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Ascetics, slaves, and necessity in Late Antiquity: renouncing all wealth, but for a single slave
Slave owners in Late Antiquity viewed the possession of at least one slave to be a necessity and a defining mark that distinguished the dignified social classes from the poor. Ascetics who shared this perspective faced a choice when renouncing all worldly possessions in pursuit of spiritual perfection, one not merely about luxury, but also about status
E.T. Dailey, Justin Pigott
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Pilgrimage to and with the Black Nazarene: The Aesthetics of Devotion in Quiapo, the Philippines
Objects of faith in various parts of the world draw visitors of all denominations, for different reasons. This paper studies the polysemic behaviour of people going to Quiapo Church in Manila, the Philippines.
Celia Bonilla
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Flight of the dragons: a global review of migration in Odonata
ABSTRACT Insects are the most abundant and ecologically important animal migrants. Yet, we know relatively little about the patterns and processes underlying insect migration. Dragonflies (Anisoptera) and damselflies (Zygoptera) comprise the ancient insect order Odonata, whose ancestors were the first organisms to fly on Earth.
Johanna S.U. Hedlund +3 more
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Navigating the Prescription Drug Information System
Information on new prescription drugs is increasingly complex and fragmented, posing challenges for healthcare professionals, patients, and payers. Clinicians require concise, actionable guidance to support prescribing decisions, while patients seek to balance benefits and harms when making decisions aligned with their treatment goals.
Irina V. Wang +11 more
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ABSTRACT In the interstellar medium, chemical reactions proceed under conditions vastly different to those on Earth; these include extremely low temperatures and densities and take place in the gas phase and on water–ice grains. Understanding the energetics and more importantly the kinetics of such reactions is of relevance to the consequences on how ...
Judith Wurmel, John M. Simmie
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Pilgrims process to Fatima in 1922.https://ecommons.udayton.edu/imri_photos/1214/thumbnail ...
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Pilgrim Prioritisation of Religious Activities: Time Use-based Behavioural Approach in Iran
The present study investigates the time-use activities of pilgrims at their religious destination. The time diary was used to describe the behaviour of pilgrims who came on a pilgrimage to the holy shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad (Iran) in sufficient ...
Hossein Akbari +2 more
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ABSTRACT Aim To examine the perceptions and experiences of local and expatriate critical care nurses when interacting with multicultural patients and their families in Saudi healthcare settings. Design A descriptive qualitative exploratory design was employed to gain an in‐depth understanding using purposive sampling.
Maha Almarhabi +2 more
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Pilgrims arriving at Fatima on October 11, 1951.https://ecommons.udayton.edu/imri_photos/1228/thumbnail ...
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