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JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES – MEDICAL CARE, MINORS AND THE RELIGIOUS RITE/RIGHT [PDF]
Responsible and caring parents seek the best possible medical care for their children. In the case of parents who are Jehovah’s Witnesses their religious beliefs prohibit medical intervention which uses blood.
Ziebart, David
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Actual Problems of the Orthodox Mission among Members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses Religious Organization in Modern Russia [PDF]
The collapse of the Soviet Union led to a serious spiritual crisis among many Russians. Quite a few of them responded to the missionary activity of Western preachers including Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Larisa Yasonova
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Effects of military base closures on young adults
Abstract This study examines how young adults respond to local labor market disruptions caused by military base closures in Sweden between 1998 and 2005. The results show substantial differences in responses between men and women, reflecting the sharp gender imbalance in military roles.
David Sandberg
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Managing acute promyelocytic leukemia in patients belonging to the Jehovah’s Witness congregation
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a hyper-acute leukemia and presents with cytopenias and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Jehovah’s Witnesses with APL offer a unique challenge during induction by refusing transfusion and pose a difficult ...
Anand P. Jillella +7 more
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Inter‐institutional perspectives on usage of fibrinogen replacement therapies in North America
Abstract Background and Objectives Cryoprecipitated antihemophilic factor (cryoprecipitate), fibrinogen concentrate (FC), and pathogen‐reduced cryoprecipitated fibrinogen complex (PR cryoprecipitate) are sources of fibrinogen replacement, and each has advantages and disadvantages in terms of cost, efficacy, safety, and logistics of administration. This
Cindy Tay +5 more
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Jehovah’s Witnesses move global conventions online amid COVID-19 pandemic
This article details the national and international response of Jehovah’s Witnesses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The article focuses primarily on the “Always Rejoice!” Convention and it’s shift from an in-person platform to a virtual platform. Jarrod Lopes,
Post, Kathryn
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Therapy for acute leukemia in Jehovah’s Witnesses patients is very challenging because of their refusal to accept blood transfusions, a fundamental supportive therapy for this disease.
Yumi Yamamoto +3 more
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Institutionalization of Protestantism as a way out
The study of the current state and tendencies of the development of the traditional trends of late Protestantism in Ukraine - Baptism, Adventism and Pentecostalism, as well as Jehovah's Witnesses during 1999-2005 made it possible, in our opinion, to be ...
Petro Yarotskiy, Yu.Ye. Reshetnikov
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Complex surgery associated with major hemorrhage presents particular risks for Jehovah's Witnesses who do not accept transfusion of blood products. Intraoperative use of two cell saver machines simultaneously can maximize the yield of salvaged blood from
Thomas G. Smith +5 more
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A Farewell to Arms… Manufacturing: Learning From a Landmine Producer Who Became a Deminer
ABSTRACT Certain industries—labeled “dirty,” “sinful,” “stigmatized,” or “controversial”—are under public scrutiny because of the ethical, social, and environmental concerns that they raise. Previous research has typically focused on the industry or organizational level of analysis, examining how companies in controversial industries can enhance their ...
Marco Guerci, Luca Carollo
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