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The manifestation of religious belief through dress: Human hights and constitutional issues [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This article considers human rights and constitutional law issues associated with bans on expressions of religious belief. This finds most currency in terms of so-called burqa bans.
Gray, Anthony
core   +1 more source

Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictive coding and religious belief

open access: yesFilosofia Unisinos, 2018
In this paper I investigate the epistemic implications of a recent theory of religious cognition that draws on predictive coding. The theory argues that certain experiences are heavily shaped by a subject’s prior (religious) beliefs and thereby makes ...
Hans Van Eyghen
doaj   +1 more source

Xenografts and religious beliefs.

open access: yesSADJ : journal of the South African Dental Association = tydskrif van die Suid-Afrikaanse Tandheelkundige Vereniging, 2014
A 24-year old Hindu female presented with missing central incisors and grossly decayed lateral incisors. Her options were varied - to have a fixed partial denture, removable partial denture, or an implant supported prosthesis/prostheses. From the initial consultation, she decided that once the teeth were extracted she would prefer dental implant ...
Naidoo, Sudeshni, Du Toit, J.
openaire   +2 more sources

Food Tastes in the United States: Convergence or Divergence?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how food consumption tastes have changed in recent decades across the United States. Using NielsenIQ data for over 77 million transactions, there is evidence of divergence in food tastes across regions from 2007 to 2016 and across households of different income, education, and race/ethnicity groups.
Michael DeDad
wiley   +1 more source

Religion and HIV in Tanzania: Influence of Religious Beliefs on HIV stigma, Disclosure, and Treatment Attitudes. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Religion shapes everyday beliefs and activities, but few studies have examined its associations with attitudes about HIV. This exploratory study in Tanzania probed associations between religious beliefs and HIV stigma, disclosure, and attitudes toward ...
Yvonne Yamanaka   +17 more
core   +2 more sources

Impact of Digital Ability and Rice Technology Adoption on Rice Farming Performance in Benin

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the combined effects of digital ability and the adoption of various rice technologies among smallholder rice farmers, using GPS‐spatially matched data sources that include household surveys and a general census of rice value chain actors in Benin.
Landry Bellarmin Kassa, Takeshi Sakurai
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence for Advanced Functional Materials: Progress and Emerging Frontiers

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Artificial intelligence is transforming the discovery of functional materials by linking synthesis, characterization, simulation, and design in unified workflows. Advances in machine learning, autonomous experimentation, and foundation models are accelerating innovation across energy, electronics, and biomedicine, while revealing new frontiers for ...
Cristiano Malica   +38 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards a Theory and Practice of Religious Literacy: A Case Study of Religion and Belief Engagement in a UK University

open access: yesReligions, 2017
This article reports on research undertaken in 2011–2012 into the role of religion and belief in one British university. In this indicative qualitative case study, we observed six important features in relation to religion and belief: a clear divide in ...
Adam Dinham   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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