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Magic and Ritual in Iron Age Veneto, Italy
Papers from the Institute of Archaeology, 2010 In this article I discuss the possibility that the Iron Age Veneti of Northern Italy believed in magic. By drawing on ethno-historical comparisons and contextual analysis, I suggest that items such as pierced shells, coral, amber, glass beads and ...
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Studies in Family Planning, EarlyView.Abstract This Data Article describes a novel dataset from the “Re‐Examining Traditional Method Use” (TEAM‐UP) project, which systematically collected data on the measurement of and motivations for use of non‐modern (traditional and folkloric) contraceptive methods and/or modern methods, in four sub‐Saharan African countries: the Democratic Republic of ...
Nurudeen Alhassan +13 more
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Studies in Family Planning, EarlyView.Abstract Contraceptive prevalence estimates are indicators of the performance of family planning programs. Yet, available evidence suggests that national surveys may be underestimating the prevalence of traditional methods. The apparent underestimation of traditional methods stems from current approaches for collecting, analyzing, and reporting ...
Nurudeen Alhassan +12 more
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Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
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Journal of Contemplative StudiesBuddhist amulets have been a topic of academic research for decades. But scholarly presuppositions that amulets have circulated primarily in popular Buddhist milieus, related only tangentially to the pursuits of elite practitioners, has limited our ...
James Gentry
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Miscarriage Care Practices in Taiwan: Three Reproductive Apparatuses
Sociology of Health &Illness, Volume 48, Issue 4, May 2026.ABSTRACT Existing sociological studies of miscarriage, typically undertaken in Euro‐American contexts, describe its ambiguous and uncertain character, arguing that pregnancy loss puts both pregnant people and foetuses into a liminal position. Based on 28 interviews and 24 participant drawings, this paper contributes to and challenges this literature by
Li‐Wen Shih, Celia Roberts
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The ecclesiastical fight against storm‐makers in the Latin west
Early Medieval Europe, Volume 34, Issue 2, Page 275-298, May 2026.This paper studies the strategies used by the Church to fight against the storm‐makers. These figures were said to cause the storms that ruined crops, and during Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages in the Visigothic and Frankish kingdoms were subject to punishment and constraints.
Juan Antonio Jiménez Sánchez
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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 27, Issue 4, April 2026.Abstract Background Breast cancer remains a leading cause of cancer‐related morbidity and mortality worldwide. Early detection of breast cancer using high‐quality mammography is essential for improving prognosis and treatment outcomes. Digital breast tomosynthesis with synthesized two‐dimensional mammography (SM) reduces dose and tissue overlap ...
Kazumi Sogabe +3 more
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Távol-keleti Tanulmányok, 2018 This article explores a small (14 cm×7 cm×1.5 cm) Mongolian manuscript package. The package consists of several manuscripts as follows: 1. incense offering to the Five Personal Protectors (tib. 'go ba'i lha lnga); 2. Diamond sutra; 3.
Olivér Kápolnás
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