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Fractious holism: the complex relationship between women and war

open access: yesActa Academica, 2002
Feminists have agreed to disagree on the interaction between women and war. This is elucidated by means of a critical assessment of the various positions of feminists regarding comprehensive human security in general and military security in particular.
Heidi Hudson
doaj   +3 more sources

Disentangling the Holism of Intentional Systems From the Interactionism of Mechanistic Systems in Person-Oriented Research

open access: yesJournal for Person-Oriented Research, 2015
A key assumption in the person-oriented approach is that a person must be understood as a complex, integrated system, represented by patterns of within-person variation rather than scores on separate variables.
Artur Nilsson
doaj   +1 more source

Zbigniew Rau, Contractrianism versus holism. Reinterpreting Locke’s Two Treatises of Government, University Press of America, Inc., Lanham, New York, London 1995, ss. 152.

open access: yesCzasopismo Prawno-Historyczne, 1996
Recenzja: Z. Rau, Contractrianism versus holism. Reinterpreting Locke’s Two Treatises of Government, University Press of America, Inc., Lanham, New York, London 1995, ss. 152.
Maria Zmierczak
doaj   +1 more source

Holism, not again!

open access: yesSouth African Family Practice, 1990
No abstract available.
Sam Fehrsen
doaj   +1 more source

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

The Interdisciplinary Circulation of “Holism”

open access: yesLychnos
Holism is a term loaded with multiple meanings. Coined by statesman and botanist Jan Smuts in 1926, it was mainly used in academia until its public breakthrough around 1980. This article explores holism’s interdisciplinary circulation in science during,
Bruno Hamnell
doaj   +1 more source

Holistic Infrastructure Resilience Research Requires Multiple Perspectives, Not Just Multiple Disciplines

open access: yesInfrastructures, 2018
Resilience research includes multiple definitions, concepts, perspectives, and applications across a broad range of academic disciplines. While experts, policy-makers, and practitioners assert that resilience requires holism, what is considered holistic ...
John E. Thomas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Holism: A Concept Analysis

open access: yesInternational Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices, 2018
The concept of holism is not new to the world of healthcare in other countries, but in the practice of traditional Western medicine, holism is still emerging. Holism is including the whole being, mind, body, and soul, acknowledging that the whole is more
E. McMillan   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Holism, Chinese Medicine and Systems Ideologies: Rewriting the Past to Imagine the Future

open access: yes, 2018
Int roduction This chapter explores the articulations that have emerged over the last halfcentury between various types of holism, Chinese medicine and systems biology.
V. Scheid
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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