Megafaunal Rodents: Behaviour and Ecological Roles of Southeast Asian Forest Porcupines. [PDF]
Southeast 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]
Abstract 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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Schweitzer and Gandhi: The ahimsa factor
The work discusses how much Mohandas Gandhi's and Albert Schweitzer's beliefs coincide and differ in the context of the key problem for both philosophers: their attitude to life around them and a possibility to manifest (accept) any form of violence.
Gorbunov S.S.
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Asian elephants are associated with a more robust mammalian community in tropical forests. [PDF]
It'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
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
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
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
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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AJARAN AHIMSA DALAM BHAGAVADGĪTĂ
Bhagavadgȋtā is a very important holy book which gives a deep spiritual understanding of life. The Bhagavadgȋtā text is divided into 700 sloka which are summarized in 18 chapters or adhyaya.
Supastri, Ni Made +1 more
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Book Review. Resurrecting Kuntowijoyo's Idea on Prophetic Transformative (Sosial) Sciences
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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