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This paper suggests a rational explanation for extreme voluntary sacrifice in situations in which the state of the world when the decision must be made is observable only by the agent. Such explanation is the cult of martyrs, heroes, and saints.
Ferrero, Mario
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Decoration from the house snake cult belief system, as evidenced in Kosovan vernacular architecture [PDF]
, 2009 This study investigates symbolic decoration arising from the house snake cult belief system, as evidenced in Kosovo’s vernacular (popular) architecture.
Doli, Flamur
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Popular society increasingly questions preferences that drive many resource allocations and production decisions, with many groups actively seeking to alter those preferences to achieve changes to resource use. Agricultural and applied economists, who are already equipped with excellent technical skills to undertake consumer preference and ...
Brian E. Roe
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Studies on the current situation of the Archiepiscopate of Bucharest agricultural partimony [PDF]
, 2014 The Romanian Orthodox Church, founded as Patriarchy in 1925, performs alongside the pastoral and missionary works specific to the orthodox cult and administrative works.
Alecu, Ioan Niculae, Ungureanu, Florin
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Religion: Spirits of the Deep: A Study of an Afro‐Brazilian Cult. SETH and RUTH LEA‐COCK [PDF]
, 1973 Diana Brown
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract We explored community‐based doulas' perspectives on the acceptability of using formal screening tools to address low rates of mental health screening, diagnosis, and treatment for perinatal anxiety and depression among Black women. Using thematic analysis, we analyzed interview data from 30 community‐based doulas who support Black families ...
Tamara Nelson +5 more
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Martyrdom, Murder, and Magic: Child Saints and Their Cults in Medieval Europe [PDF]
, 2010 F. Thomas Noonan
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Bioprinted Excitable Tissues with Multistimulation Systems for Promoting Function and Maturation
Advanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.This review provides an overview of stimulation strategies used to enhance the functional maturation of bioprinted excitable tissues. It addresses key limitations in physiological performance of bioprinted excitable tissues, outlines major stimulation modalities—including electrical, mechanical, optical, magnetic, ultrasound, and hybrid—and examines ...
Uijung Yong, Jinseon Park, Jinah Jang
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Snakes and Sacrifices: Tentative Insights into the Pre-Christian Ethiopian Religion
Aethiopica, 2014 Despite the recent efforts which were recently made in this field of study, our knowledge of the pre-Christian religion of Aksumite Northern Ethiopia remains very limited. This article presents the contribution that archaeology can make to debate on this
Andrea Manzo
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Beyond Gotcha: Blogs as a Space for Debate [PDF]
, 2007 The mainstream media and critics of Web 2.0’s "cult of the amateur" often suggest that blogs and citizen journalism will never replace their mainstream counterparts because they "don’t break stories".
Bruns, Axel +2 more
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