Megafaunal Rodents: Behaviour and Ecological Roles of Southeast Asian Forest Porcupines. [PDF]
Ecol EvolSoutheast Asian porcupines (Malayan porcupine, Hystrix brachyura; brush‐tailed porcupine, Atherurus macrourus) performed at least four important ecological roles in a Malaysian rainforest. Burrows of both species were used in several ways by at least 22 animal species, while the soil above was potentially good sites for seedling recruitment. Porcupines
McConkey KR +9 more
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Induced abortion in the world: 1. Perception of abortion throughout the centuries and by religions. [PDF]
Int J Gynaecol ObstetAbstract Induced abortion has religious, moral, and cultural dimensions that place it at the center of major ethical debates. The interest of women caught in the middle of this never‐ending controversy requires that a dialogue replaces current confrontation.
Benagiano G +4 more
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Asian elephants are associated with a more robust mammalian community in tropical forests. [PDF]
J Anim EcolIt's the first evidence that Asian elephants are positively associated with robustness of mammalian networks, increases ungulate/primate abundances and minimally disrupts activity patterns. Highlights elephants' overlooked role as keystone architects beyond vegetation engineering, urging conservation prioritization to safeguard ecosystem resilience ...
Li LL, He RC, Chen C, Quan RC.
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The Nonviolence Conundrum: Political Peace and Personal Karma in Jain and Hindu Traditions
Religions, 2023 Debates on war and peace within Jain and Hindu traditions revolve around the fear of incurring individual bad karma from violence, potentially inhibiting the individual’s journey to spiritual liberation.
Veena R. Howard
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Resistant vulnerability: Voices of feminist dissent from the Panjabi minority in Italy
DiGeSt: Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies, 2022 Set in Brescia, an Italian city with a sizeable Indo-Pakistani minority, this article considers the media panic that honor killings raised and echoed nationwide since 2006.
Sara Ahimsa Bonfanti
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Ahiṃsā: An analytical study on the basis of commentaries of Yoga Sūtra
Yoga-Mimamsa, 2016 Background: Ahiṃsā is a word formed by adding the negative prefix“a” to the word hiṃsā, a derivative from the root“hiṃs” meaning“to harm” and“to injure.” Accordingly, Ahiṃsā carries the meaning of nonkilling.
Bandita Satapathy
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Nasionalisme Humanistis Mahatma Gandhi
Wacana: Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia, 2007 This article proposes to investigate how Gandhi developed the idea of humanistic nationalism and what the component of this idea is. Using the historical and political approaches, the investigation shows that Gandhian's nationalism reveals the ...
Agnes Sri Poerbasari
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Regenerative-Relational Tritangtu: Sundanese Triadic Transformation Model [PDF]
, 2013 Â Tritangtu atau pola pikir tritunggal merupakan kosmologi masyarakat Sunda dan Minang yang terdiri dari tiga entitas (pola tiga). Tritangtu sebagai kearifan lokal juga melatarbelakangi struktur mental pelaku kreatif dalam membuat karya baik berupa ...
Ahimsa-Putra, H. S. (Heddy) +3 more
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Peace and non-violence : Sathya Sai education in human values in British schools [PDF]
, 2008 Not only is peace one of the values at the heart of Sathya Sai Education in Human Values (SSEHV), it is also presented as one of the programme's outcomes.
Arweck, Elisabeth, Nesbitt, Eleanor
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Book Review. Resurrecting Kuntowijoyo's Idea on Prophetic Transformative (Sosial) Sciences
Humaniora, 2016 Understanding Kuntowijoyo’s idea about prophetic (social) sciences was the underpinning for Ahimsa-Putra to produce his lastest work. The fundamental structure of science offered by Kuntowijoyo, according to Ahimsa-Putra, still leaves some problems, both
Harto Wicaksono
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