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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Sotol (Dasylirion spp.) is a resilient desert plant that sustains ecosystems, cultures and livelihoods in Chihuahua Desert. Our review highlights its nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications in food, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy and water remediation. By synthesizing evidence across disciplines, we show how sotol can
Dámaris Leopoldina Ojeda Barrios +7 more
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Prostate Cancer, Genetic Susceptibility, and Risk of Chronic Non‐Urological Complications
The Prostate, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Chronic nonurological complications are common among prostate cancer (PCa) survivors; however, their spectrum, magnitude, and genetic contribution remain poorly characterized. Methods We evaluated 15 commonly reported nonurological complications and tested their associations with exposure to PCa and disease‐specific polygenic risk ...
Brian T. Helfand +14 more
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The laws in the decline of the Empire: Augustine about Roman Law
Revista Opinião Filosófica, 2017 The following article aims to investigate the role played by Roman law in the decline of the Roman Empire, in the vision of Augustine of Hippo. At first, we will make brief remarks about the causes of the decay of the Roman world.
Philippe Oliveira de Almeida
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An Expression of Faith that Fits (Chapter 8 of Starting Missional Churches)
, 2014 With a wealth of dynamic information regarding the people of his city, Pastor AJ Swoboda, of the Foursquare Church tradition, writes a compelling chapter on planting a church in the unique place of Portland, Oregon.
Swoboda, A.J.
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Most climate‐resilience health interventions are designed at the global level, with minimal attention to Indigenous communities' needs. The lack of consideration can lead to unintended harm and exacerbate health risks. This study aims to identify the capacities of Indigenous communities that can serve as transformative pathways in safely ...
Chrishma D. Perera +17 more
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The Mediating Role of Attachment to God in Relation to Spiritual Intelligence and Life Satisfaction [PDF]
Health, Spirituality and Medical EthicsBackground and Objectives: Attachment to God and human spiritual growth have increasingly attracted the attention of psychologists and experts over the past few decades.
Munereh Masoumian +3 more
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ReligionsThis paper takes the interaction between late-Ming Jesuits and Chinese City God (chenghuang, 城隍) worship as a case study, employing the “Great Tradition/Little Tradition” framework to examine the confrontation between “humans-becoming-gods” and “God ...
Shiyu Wang
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The Storm-Gods of the Ancient Near East: Summary, Synthesis, Recent Studies. Part II [PDF]
, 2007 In many regions of the ancient Near East, not least in Upper Mesopotamia, Syria and Anatolia where agriculture relied mainly on rainfall, storm-gods ranked among the most prominent gods in the local panthea or were even regarded as divine kings, ruling ...
Schwemer, Daniel
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From Particle to Purpose: A Systems‐Theoretical Model of Unity and Coherent Adaptation
Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper develops a conceptual integration that bridges classical systems theories with insights from the Islamic intellectual tradition, focusing on the notion of zerre (particle) as articulated by Said Nursî. We reinterpret zerre as a systems‐theoretical agent that exhibits lawful responsiveness without autonomy, offering a new lens on how
Erhan Atay
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Dialogues d'Histoire Ancienne, 2009 Enigmatic Vintius. The epigraphic evidence of the city of Vienna makes us know a still enigmatic indigenous deity : Vintius. Worshipped by the city aristocracy as soon as the beginning of the Empire, it looks as if he were the tutelar god of the pagus ...
Arnaud Vigier
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