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das Beispiel der Old Order Amish in Ohio, Indiana und Pennsylvania, USA

, 1979
Die vorliegende Arbeit "Die Entwicklung der Wirtschaftsstruktur einer traditionellen Sozialgruppe – Das Beispiel der Old Order Amish in Ohio, Indiana und Pennsylvania, USA" erwuchs aus meiner langjährigen Beschäftigung mit dieser Sozialgruppe.
Tank, Heide
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Symposium Review of The Lives of Amish Women—Karen Johnson-Weiner

The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2020
Who should respond to a cultural anthropologist’s monograph about Amish women? In developing a symposium for Karen Johnson-Weiner’s The Lives of Amish Women, the author’s own text provided an answer.
Sheila Petre, Vlatka Škender
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The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease and Associated Risk Factors in the Old Order Amish in Northern Indiana: A Preliminary Study

Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 2011
Background: The Amish are a culturally distinct religious sect who are the fastest growing rural group in the U.S. Little is known about their prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors of the Amish The purpose of this study was to ...
Deborah Gillum, Beth Staffileno, Karon Schwartz, Lola Coke, Louis Fogg   +4 more
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Sleep onset insomnia, daytime sleepiness and sleep duration in relationship to Toxoplasma gondii IgG seropositivity and serointensity

Pteridines, 2017
Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infects central nervous tissue and is kept in relative dormancy by a healthy immune system. Sleep disturbances have been found to precipitate mental illness, suicidal behavior and car accidents, which have been previously ...
Ahmad Zaki, Moustafa Yara W., Stiller John W., Pavlovich Mary A., Raheja Uttam K., Gragnoli Claudia, Snitker Soren, Nazem Sarra, Dagdag Aline, Fang Beverly, Fuchs Dietmar, Lowry Christopher A., Postolache Teodor T.   +12 more
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A Sustainable Medicine: Lessons From the Old Order Amish

, 2002
Daniel Callahan's concept of a "sustainable medicine" is examined by looking at experiences Old Order Amish communities have had with organ and bone marrow transplantation.
Girod, Jennifer
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Church District Fissioning and Watershed Boundaries among Holmes County, Ohio, Amish

The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2014
Upon reaching 40 households, an Amish church district typically divides into two smaller, relatively equally sized districts. This article analyzes the relationship between Amish church divisions and topographic demarcation lines within Clark Township ...
Scott Long, Richard Moore
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Transcriptomic Analysis of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Derived from Patients with Bipolar Disorder from an Old Order Amish Pedigree.

PLoS ONE, 2015
Fibroblasts from patients with Type I bipolar disorder (BPD) and their unaffected siblings were obtained from an Old Order Amish pedigree with a high incidence of BPD and reprogrammed to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).
Kwi Hye Kim, Jiangang Liu, Rachelle J Sells Galvin, Jeffrey L Dage, Janice A Egeland, Rosamund C Smith, Kalpana M Merchant, Steven M Paul   +7 more
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When Everything Old is New Again: Amish Career and Technical Education [PDF]

, 2018
In this qualitative study, the authors briefly describe the Amish formal education system, discuss career and technology education in Amish communities and examine the possible transfer of the model to public schools.
Edgington, William D., Hynes, James W.
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Horse and Buggy Crash Study III: Low Illumination and the Sun’s Glare in Crashes between Motor Vehicles and Amish / Old Order Mennonite Horse and Buggies

The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2014
The purpose of this study is to identify time periods of particular crash risk through the day for Amish and Old Order Mennonite horse & buggies. As suggested in prior studies, transitional illumination (dawn/dusk) may be a risk to travel because of a ...
Cory Anderson
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Horse Manure Management by Commercial and Old-Order Amish Equine Operators: Economic and Conservation Implications

, 2020
Horse operations may produce high amounts of manure per acre/ha and be less aware of recommended manure management practices than livestock farmers, leading to negative environmental impacts.
Justin Dijak, Laura McCann, Caroline Brock   +2 more
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