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Mental representations of the supernatural: A cluster analysis of religiosity, spirituality and paranormal belief [PDF]

, 2016
The aim of the study was to establish a new typology of belief in the supernatural; categorising people, based on their levels of religiosity, spirituality and paranormal belief. Examining how the various beliefs are defined was a further objective.
Sheffield, David, Baker, Ian S., Staples, Paul, Schofield, M.   +3 more
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A Dual‐Modal Wearable PPG Smartwatch with AI‐Enhanced Correction for High‐Accuracy and Continuous AF Burden Assessment

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases the risk of stroke and heart failure, yet accurate quantification of AF burden in daily life remains difficult. Although smartwatch photoplethysmography (PPG) supports continuous monitoring, complex rhythms and signal noise can impair burden estimation.
Song Zuo, Jinglei Wang, Xin Wang, Han Feng, Yize Zhao, Fadong Li, Shaobin Wei, Le Zhou, Zixu Zhao, Songjie Chen, Xiangyi Kong, Jue Wang, Liu He, Shijun Xia, Xin Li, Junmeng Zhang, Xiaoxia Liu, Xueyuan Guo, Ning Zhou, Songnan Li, Chenxi Jiang, Ribo Tang, Caihua Sang, Deyong Long, Xin Du, Jianzeng Dong, Wenwu Zhu, Changsheng Ma   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source

Review of Gastrointestinal Capsule Robots: Materials, Actuation, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review examines gastrointestinal capsule robots through a systems engineering lens, covering shell materials, actuation and localization strategies, diagnostic modalities, therapeutic interventions, and commercialization status. By mapping the complete technological chain from fabrication to clinical deployment, this work identifies critical gaps ...
Zengsheng Li, Zhongguo Ren, Yiliang Lin, Xianfeng Xia, Tianlong Li, Kai Fung Chan, Philip Wai Yan Chiu, Wei Peng Yong, Mengmeng Sun   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Introduction: The Intersections of Supernatural and Secular Power

, 2015
Early modern England was a world 'resonating with magical forces'. The dominant, or at least politically established and safeguarded, Church was reformed and taught that the age of miracles had passed, however many English Christians accepted the ...
Harmes Marcus, Bladen, Victoria
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The Fiddler and the Waterfall: The Quest for Inspiration in Norwegian Legends of Fiddlers

Scottish Studies
Tracing cultural affinities between stories recorded in the Northern Isles of Scotland (especially Shetland) and those found in the wider Nordic world, the author examines legends and beliefs connecting fiddle music and the supernatural.
Terry Gunnell
doaj   +1 more source

Stars, djinns, and the air : reconciling natural and supernatural in explaining diseases in the Ottoman healing domain in the 1660s [PDF]

Published: July 2024This paper delves into the relationship between the natural and supernatural realms in the understandings of disease and sickness in the late seventeenth century, particularly in the 1660s.
DURMAZ, Tunahan
core   +1 more source

A Novel tRNA Half mt‐5’‐tiRNA‐Tyr Promotes Colorectal Cancer Proliferation via Inducing HARS2 Succinylation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A mitochondria‐derived tRNA half, mt‐5’‐tiRNA‐Tyr, is upregulated in colorectal cancer tissues and plasma and promotes tumor proliferation. It binds HARS2 and promotes CPT1A‐associated HARS2 K91 succinylation, disrupts HARS2–mt‐tRNA‐His association, impairs mitochondrial translation, enhances succinate‐linked metabolic reprogramming, and shows promise ...
Xinliang Gu, Danping Zhu, Xinwei Liu, Shangshang Hu, Xincheng Yang, Junjie Nie, Tao Xu, Yuqin Pan, Mu Xu, Huiling Sun, Shukui Wang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aspects of the Marine Otherworld of Rathlin Island

Scottish Studies
This article examines maritime stories and folklore collected in Rathlin Island. Located between Ireland’s north coast and southwestern Scotland, Rathlin has long connected the two countries while also developing its own distinctive culture.
Séamus Mac Mathúna
doaj   +1 more source

Mythocritique et hypertextualité : le cas des Quatre Cavaliers de l’Apocalypse dans la série télévisée Supernatural

Comparatismi, 2016
Dans la série télévisée Supernatural, tout comme dans la Bible, l’Apocalypse est une série de violences et de désordres cosmiques qui précèdent la fin du monde.
Christos Nikou
doaj   +1 more source

Reversing Macrophage Immunometabolic Dysfunction in Prolonged Infections Via a Glutaminolysis‐Fueled Restoration‐Based Hierarchically Selective Therapeutic System

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A hierarchically selective immunotherapeutic nanoplatform, mGls@HEV‐MTP, selectively restores macrophage immunocompetence through GLS1‐mediated restoration of glutaminolysis‐fueled anaplerosis. Concurrently, it renders Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) more readily recognizable to the metabolically reprogrammed macrophages, thereby facilitating ...
Weinan Yang, Zihao An, Honglu Cai, Congsun Li, Jiaxuan Zou, Wushi Cui, Wentao Chen, Tao Zhang, Shicheng Wang, Zizhan Su, Jian Xiao, Tao Sun, Bin Hu, Min Cheng, Zhongru Gou, Jianbin Xu, An Liu, Haobo Wu   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source