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Justice in coexistence: Pastoralism and large carnivores on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau
People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 7, Page 2186-2199, July 2026.Abstract The conflict between livestock husbandry and large carnivore conservation presents significant challenges in grassland ecosystems worldwide. Achieving sustainable coexistence among herders, livestock and large carnivores requires reconciling diverse perspectives and interests through equitable, inclusive and fair processes that address both ...
Yufang Gao, Yue Yu
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Buddhism, Diversity and ‘Race’: Multiculturalism and Western convert Buddhist movements in East London – a qualitative study [PDF]
This study considers the development of convert Buddhism in multicultural environments. Its focus is on the encounters of people of colour (defined for the purposes of this study as people of African, Asian and Caribbean descent) with Western convert ...
Smith, Sharon Elizabeth
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Exorcising the Mandala: Kālacakra and the Neo-Pentecostal Response
Journal of Global Buddhism, 2015 Since the late 1990s, the Dalai Lama's "Kalachakra for World Peace" initiation has emerged as a central site where Tibetan Buddhism and its relationship to the West have been imagined and acted upon by a movement within evangelical Christianity called ...
Laura Harrington
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Integrating human acceptance into habitat suitability models for snow leopards in northern Bhutan
People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 7, Page 2266-2280, July 2026.Abstract Habitat suitability models are commonly used to assess the potential distribution of large carnivores by identifying ecologically favourable areas. However, these models often overlook human dimensions, such as conflict and acceptance, which can lead to overestimation of species ranges and a mismatch between predicted and actual distributions.
Dechen Lham +4 more
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Higher Hierarchs of Tibetan Buddhism in Early Song-Shas of Mongolian-Speaking Peoples
Научный диалогThis paper continues the exploration of early song records from Mongolian-speaking peoples (Khalka Mongols, Oirat, Kalmyks, Buryats). Introducing song-shas into scholarly discourse is of significant interest for studying the broader issue of the ...
B. Kh. Borlykova
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Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, Volume 26, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT Introduction Sandplay therapy is a globally utilised depth‐oriented psychotherapy method that has expanded substantially over the past 15 years, reaching beyond Western contexts into Asia and Latin America. Grounded in a non‐verbal and non‐directive approach, sandplay is particularly valuable in therapeutic work with children, as well as ...
Juliette Ttofa +5 more
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Ecological and Social Dimensions of Human–Bear Coexistence in Nepal's Gaurishankar Conservation Area
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.We modelled habitat suitability for Asiatic black bears in Nepal's Gaurishankar Conservation Area and combined it with community surveys to understand human–bear coexistence. Our results show that bear habitat is concentrated between 1000 and 3000 m and that conflict is rising in forest‐edge communities.
Shreyashi Bista +4 more
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Construction and Application of GAN Enhanced Virtual Interpretation Model for Sports Communication
Engineering Reports, Volume 8, Issue 6, June 2026.This model is an end‐to‐end framework. Firstly, the style‐based generation network Style‐based GAN2 (StyleGAN2) is used to generate a highly realistic and adjustable static narrator portrait. Then, Bi‐directional Long Short‐Term Memory (Bi‐LSTM) is used to encode the Mel‐frequency Cepstral Coefficients (MFCCs), phonemes, and prosodic features of the ...
Li Zhang +3 more
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Humanities & Social Sciences CommunicationsTibetan Buddhism is a branch of Buddhism with strong regional and ethnic characteristics, widely distributed across the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau in China.
Yao Yang +6 more
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Exploring the complexity of community perceptions toward Przewalski's gazelle conservation
Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2026.To understand local perceptions toward Przewalski's gazelle conservation, we combined two clustering analysis methods to identify four primary types of perspectives and key influencing factors regarding the conservation of Przewalski's gazelle within the local community.
Wenxuan Ma +5 more
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