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Factors Impacting Tracheostomy Decisions in Korean Individuals With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Cross‐Sectional Survey

open access: yesMuscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Decisions regarding tracheostomy are often made under emergent circumstances, although they require complex considerations of patient preferences, quality of life, and prognosis. This study investigated decision‐making surrounding tracheostomy in Korean people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (pwALS) and factors influencing
Juhee Chae   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

From a Smuggling Item to a Propaganda Tool: Historical Insights into the Circulation of Russian Imperial Currency in Mongolia, Nineteenth to Early Twentieth Centuries

open access: yesOriental Studies
Introduction. The article examines the circulation of Imperial Russia’s currency in Mongolia’s domestic markets during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Goals.
Anna M. Plekhanova   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Freedom From Responsibility: Agent-Neutral Consequentialism and the Bodhisattva Ideal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This paper argues that influential Mahāyāna ethicists, such as Śāntideva, who allow for moral rules to be proscribed under the expediency of a compassionate aim, seriously compromise the very notion of moral responsibility.
Coseru, Christian
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Mindfulness as a treatment for gambling disorder: current directions and issues [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Mindfulness is a form of meditation that derives from Buddhist practice and is one of the fastest growing areas of psychological research. Studies investigating the role of mindfulness in the treatment of behavioural addictions have, to date, primarily ...
Griffiths, MD, Shonin, E, Van Gordon, W
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We ought to discuss the social construction of cadavers: Here's why and how

open access: yes
Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Fatima Ehsan, Susan Lamb
wiley   +1 more source

Do cultural taboos regulate hunting in transitioning Indigenous communities? The case of the Idu Mishmi of Northeast India

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract There is rising recognition of resource‐use rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) within wildlife conservation. Historically, sociocultural institutions ensured wildlife sustainability in many IPLC areas. However, the future viability of such institutions is uncertain as IPLCs change in response to external pressures and ...
Sahil Nijhawan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is mindfulness buddhist? (and why it matters) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Modern exponents of mindfulness meditation promote the therapeutic effects of “bare attention”—a sort of non-judgmental, non-discursive attending to the moment-to-moment flow of consciousness.
Sharf, RH
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Integrating human acceptance into habitat suitability models for snow leopards in northern Bhutan

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Habitat suitability models are commonly used to assess the potential distribution of large carnivores by identifying ecologically favourable areas. However, these models often overlook human dimensions, such as conflict and acceptance, which can lead to overestimation of species ranges and a mismatch between predicted and actual distributions.
Dechen Lham   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tunka Buryats in the 19th century: ethnic composition and settlement

open access: yesВестник археологии, антропологии и этнографии, 2017
The article deals with a study of ethnic composition of the Tunka Buryats and features of their settlement on the territory of the former Tunkinskaya Steppe Duma, which was split into four parts called Torskaya, Koimorskaya, Kharibyatskaya indigenous ...
Nanzatov B.Z., Sodnompilova M.M.
doaj   +1 more source

Mechanism of Tantra in the Light of Buddhism: A Means to Enlightenment (Society for New Testament Studies) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Tantra means knowledge of methodical and mechanical investigational-technique through which we develop our consciousness and faculties of consciousness. It is also a process through which we can able to be realized our inherent spiritual powers. The term
Behera, Rajiba, Cm, Shimi
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