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The worship of Shiva-Buddha in the Balinese Hindu community [PDF]
, 2008 The phenomenon of ´Siva-Buddha cult in Bali is more pronounced than in other places such as in East Java, South East Asian, or even in India itself, where ´Siva-Buddha took place as a major re-ligious life of the masses.
Widnya, I Ketut
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Online technologies are required for accessing essential services, such as healthcare, transportation, and education. Challenges to online technology access can prevent resource‐constrained communities from connecting to these services. Human intermediaries who act in the middle space between technology and the person using the technology may ...
Marcy G. Antonio +4 more
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The Clash Between Christianity and the Concept of Genius in Roman Society
Forum Theologicum SardicenseThis study offers a critical examination of the complex conflict between early Christianity and the Roman conception of Genius—a foundational spiritual and ideological construct that permeated the social, religious, and political fabric of the Roman ...
Stoycho Staykov
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Emotional nourishment begets academic coping during the primary to secondary school transition
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The transition from primary to secondary school is widely viewed as the most demanding in a child's educational journey. Despite a wealth of research on this transition, little is known about the children's ‘lived experience’ of it across different contexts.
Peter Wood +2 more
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Flaunting it on Facebook: Young adults, drinking cultures and the cult of celebrity [PDF]
, 2014 Copyright © Antonia Lyons; Tim McCreanor; Fiona Hutton; Ian Goodwin; Helen Moewaka Barnes; Christine Griffin; Kerryellen Vroman; Acushla Dee O’Carroll; Patricia Niland; Lina Samu Print publication available from: http://www.drinkingcultures.info/Young
Barnes, Helen Moewaka +9 more
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Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Nicole D. S. Grunstra
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The Cult of Theoi: Economic Uncertainty and Religion [PDF]
Sacrifices to deities occur in nearly all known religions. In this paper, we report on our attempts to elicit this type of religious behaviour towards "Theoi" in the laboratory. The theory we test is that, when faced with uncertainty, individuals attempt
Barón, Juan D., Frijters, Paul
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The Birgu painting of St. Alphonse Maria De Liguori : a journey in the history of popular religion in Malta [PDF]
, 2008 Simon Mercieca is led by the restoration or a painting depicting St. Alphonse Maria De Liguori to examine the birth of the cult in Malta and the impact that his works had in Malta in particular on the cult of the Immaculate Conception and that of Jesus ...
Mercieca, Simon
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Symbolic or Substantive Action: Intent, Effort, and Results
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Many firms have made ambitious climate pledges since the Paris Agreement of 2015. These pledges may be symbolic or substantive, but the literature is fragmented in defining these two terms. We propose a conceptual framework with three frames to delineate symbolic from substantive action: Intent—underlying motivations for engaging in climate ...
Vincent Xinyi Gu +1 more
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Elaborating the Motivations and Attitudes Driving Interest in Voluntary Biodiversity Credits
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Global biodiversity loss has prompted the search for new sources of conservation finance, such as voluntary biodiversity credits (VBCs). However, despite optimistic market projections, current uptake of VBCs is limited. Adopting an interpretive approach, we analyse 21 semistructured interviews with early market actors (buyers, sellers ...
Gamze Yakar‐Pritchard +5 more
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