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A brief historical perspective of otitis externa in dogs. [PDF]
Vet DermatolAbstract Background The history of otology and otitis externa (OE) goes back to the earliest days of medicine, with notations made in early Egyptian writings and evolving to our modern‐day textbooks and publications. Conclusions and Clinical Relevance The history of OE in dogs is closely tied to the history of otology and veterinary dermatology, and ...
Noxon JO.
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Once again on the Empress Zoe: Women, dermatology, cosmetics, and materia medica (medical matter) in the ancient world. [PDF]
J Cosmet Dermatol, 2023 Abstract Background An article published in 2012 in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology discussed the historical sources presenting the Byzantine Empress Zoe Porphyrogenita as an expert in cosmetic and pharmacological remedies that could give their users a youthful appearance and a kind of eternal youth.
Cilione M, Cavarra B, Gazzaniga V.
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The virtues of limits and environmental sustainability in healthcare. [PDF]
BioethicsAbstract The spectre of human‐induced climate change has drawn attention to the need to discover new, environmentally sustainable approaches to healthcare. This article draws upon David McPherson's The Virtues of Limits (2021) to develop a virtue ethics for sustainability in healthcare.
Symons X.
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Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Volume 29, Issue 7, Page 1161-1170, October 2023., 2023 Abstract Grounded in ideas about sense‐making and whole‐person care with a long intellectual heritage, the movement for Philosophical Health—with its specific conceptions of philosophical care and counselling—is a relatively recent addition to the ongoing debate about understanding better the perspectives of patients to improve health practice.
Luis de Miranda, Michael Loughlin
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Philosophy as a way of life, spiritual exercises, and palliative care
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Volume 29, Issue 7, Page 1171-1179, October 2023., 2023 Abstract This paper proposes that resources from philosophy as a way of life (PWL), in particular the prescription of targeted ‘spiritual exercises’ (Hadot) can be used in palliative counselling, addressing Alexandrova's critique that philosophy as ‘big picture’ theories alone are insufficient.
Matt Sharpe, Robert P. Nolan
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Evidence, hints and assumptions for late pregnancy in the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East
Acta Paediatrica, Volume 112, Issue 7, Page 1371-1377, July 2023., 2023 Abstract Ancient women, who survived childhood mortality, received good and adequate nutrition, did not work hard and escaped death during childbirth could live fairly long lives. Girls started procreation after marriage, usually at 15 years, had on average seven children, childbearing lasted 14–21 or more years and could happen at the age of 35 or ...
Ariadne Malamitsi‐Puchner +1 more
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Women and Stoic ethics in early modern England
Philosophy Compass, Volume 18, Issue 6, June 2023., 2023 Abstract This paper provides an overview of women's engagement with Stoic ethics in early modern England (c. 1600–1700). It builds on recent literature in the field by demonstrating that there is a positive gender‐inclusive narrative to be told about Stoic philosophy in this time—one that incorporates women's specific concerns and responds to women's ...
Jacqueline Broad, Diana G. Barnes
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The Conservation of Marcus Aurelius' Monument. Technical studies [PDF]
, 2015 The equestrian bronze monument of Marcus Aurelius in Rome has been further investigated, after restoration, mainly to foresee possible damages caused by outdoor exposure.
Bartuli, Cecilia +2 more
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Marcus Aurelius: Ideas of the last great stoic as a foundation of different natural law theories [PDF]
Zbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom SaduLiterature on Marcus Aurelius is quite controversial. A part of scholars fully deny that he was a stoic philosopher, more moderate scholars are classifying him as an emperor to whom stoic philosophy was only a personal philosophy (a life standing), while
Avramović Dragutin S.
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Du théologique au religieux: l'usage de la rhétorique dans les pensées de Marc Aurèle [PDF]
, 2013 Our purpose is to renew the studies on the relationship between Rhetoric and Philosophy in Marcus Aureliuss Meditations: beyond its unquestionable therapeutic function, does Rhetoric have a religious dimension?
Pia Comella, Jordi
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