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Daoism and Disease in China and Diaspora

open access: yes, 2020
This article discusses past epidemics and their influence on the spread of Daoism and Buddhism in China. The article details the response of both Buddhism and Daoism to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stanley-Baker, Michael   +1 more
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Daoism and Sustainable Development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This paper examines the relationship between Daoism and sustainable development. It examines the contribution of religion to issues of sustainability in local economies and the way in which Daoist world views intersect with those of growth economics and ...
Miller, James
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Why Social Egg Freezing for Single Women Should Not Be Prohibited: A Confucian Perspective

open access: yesBioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Beginning with a recent high‐profile case in mainland China, this paper argues that the current prohibition on social egg freezing for single women cannot be justified from a Confucian ethical perspective. We first explain why Confucian ethics provides a normatively appropriate and socially salient framework for evaluating reproductive policy ...
Rui Deng, Ruiping Fan
wiley   +1 more source

The Zhenwu Sculpture in the Nanshan, Dazu District and Its Metaphor for Alchemy Cultivation

open access: yesReligions
Zhenwu (Perfected Warrior), one of the most influential Daoist martial deities, was historically shaped by the northern celestial emblem Xuanwu and later personified and integrated into the Daoist pantheon.
Zhiying Zhan, Lijuan Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Trajectories of second language student classroom engagement: Profiles and correlates

open access: yesBritish Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Research on the development of second language (L2) student classroom engagement is growing; however, this body of research primarily relies on designs that preclude the examination of whether this development is common to all students or whether different developmental trajectories emerge for different groups. Aim Adopting a person‐
Hoi Vo
wiley   +1 more source

Zhuxi's Historical Notion of Daoism

open access: yes, 2008
试图从朱熹自己的说法出发,对朱熹所认为的道教所指,道教人物关系,以及他对宋代道教的评价等问题做一简单梳理。我们认为,朱熹所指的道教包括道家,同时涉及方士方术、黄老道以及后来的张陵五斗米道等,他们分属道教的不同方面和发展阶段。老、庄、列、杨等先秦人物都被朱熹明确纳入道教体系,在时间上以老、杨、列、庄为序,并对老、庄思想进行了明确区分。对庄子师承问题,朱熹有保留地继承了韩愈的说法,比较含蓄地认为庄子出自儒家。对道教前期,也就是目前学界常说的先秦道家,朱熹评价颇高,但对宋代道教状况的评价却颇不乐观 ...
杨燕
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D‐amino acid oxidase as a chemogenetic tool for spatiotemporally controlled hydrogen peroxide production: The oxygen connection

open access: yesBritish Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Purpose D‐amino acid oxidase (DAO) has been developed as a chemogenetic tool, to precisely manipulate redox levels in tissues and cells by generating H2O2 in the presence of D‐amino acids. The enzyme's significant oxygen consumption during H2O2 production may influence cellular oxygen levels.
Wiebke Maurer   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Challenges and Coping Strategies of Migrant Parents in Türkiye: A Qualitative Study

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This qualitative study explored the coping mechanisms used by 22 immigrant parents (nine men, 13 women) of Syrian, Iraqi, Afghan and Palestinian origin in Türkiye to cope with challenges related to food, shelter, healthcare and social exclusion while caring for their children.
Murat Altuntaş, Habibullah Akinci
wiley   +1 more source

The synthesis of Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism in the ideas of liberation in Vietnamese Mahāyāna Buddhism of the 18th century (a case study of Ngo Thi Nham)

open access: yesStudia Humanitatis
This paper examines the synthesis of Confucianism, Mahāyāna Buddhism and Daoism in the conception of liberation within 18th century Vietnamese religious and philosophical thought, focusing on the case of Ngo Thi Nham (1746-1803).
Le Thi Hong Phuong, Mai K Da
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Magnesium Enhances Immune Clearance of P. gingivalis in Macrophages by Suppressing MCU‐Mediated Mitochondrial Calcium Overload

open access: yesCell Proliferation, EarlyView.
Magnesium restores macrophage clearance of P. gingivalis by inhibiting MCU‐mediated calcium overload. P. gingivalis is mainly phagocytosed by macrophages but escapes intracellular clearance via MCU‐mediated mitochondrial and cytosolic Ca2+ overload in periodontitis. The persistent P.
Dao‐Kun Deng   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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