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Embodying Tradition and Ascribing Meaning: Israeli Jewish Atheists Choosing to Circumcise Their Sons

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 64, Issue 4, Page 442-454, December 2025.
ABSTRACT This article explores the meanings Israeli–Jewish atheists ascribe to their choice to circumcise their sons. Despite their lack of religious belief, many choose to engage in this practice, often seen as a typical representation of Jewish physical embodiment. Employing a lived religion approach, which emphasizes the multifaceted nature of human
Tammar Friedman
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A Comparative Study on Density of Nerve Fibers of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide, Protein Gene Product 9.5, and Substance P in Inner and Outer Layers of Prepuce of Male Genitalia

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2012
Background: Circumcision of boys has been the tradition of all the prophets and has also been emphasized in Islam. Despite the religious teachings, reference books do not provide a standard on how much of the prepuce to leave.
Ardeshir Talebi, Mehrdad Memarzadeh, Nasrin Rasihdi   +2 more
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Male circumcision as strategy for HIV prevention and sexually transmitted diseases. The potential role of traditional birth attendants in neonatal male circumcision.

Annali dell'Istituto superiore di sanita, 2010
In developing countries, it would be advisable to give priority to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention strategies, because of the high mortality caused by the rapid spread of the pandemic. Furthermore, HIV prevention could contribute to the mitigation of tuberculosis (TB) propagation, which is tightly correlated to acquired immune deficiency ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Establishing an Improved Cellular Photoaging Model by Repeated UVA Exposure of Human Skin Fibroblasts

Skin Research and Technology, Volume 31, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Repeated ultraviolet A (UVA) exposure‐induced cellular photoaging models had been widely applicated to study skin photoaging. However, there is no standard protocol to prepare these models and cell passaging is inevitably needed when fibroblasts are cultured in conventional media for 5–7 days.
Wen‐Jun Tang, Zhuo‐Ran Li, Guang‐Lian Wang, Yu‐Fan Xue, Yi‐Yin Kou, Jia Zhao, Chi Zhang, Li‐Wen Li, Zhuan‐Li Bai   +8 more
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Beyond limits: a tribute to Dai‐Sik Kim’s academic legacy and vision

Nanophotonics, Volume 14, Issue 25, Page 4463-4478, December 2025.
Abstract This article is dedicated to the cherished memory of Prof. Dai‐Sik Kim, a visionary leader and an inspiring mentor who profoundly shaped international as well as domestic landscape of optical science, and addresses topics that were central to his scientific passion in nanophotonics. Prof.
Jae Sung Ahn, Kwang Jun Ahn, Young‐Mi Bahk, Geunchang Choi, Jeeyoon Jeong, Young‐Gyun Jeong, Taehee Kang, Hyun Woo Kim, Richard H.J. Kim, Sunghwan Kim, Dukhyung Lee, Geon Lee, Joong Wook Lee, Kwang‐Geol Lee, Woongkyu Park   +14 more
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Comparative Study of Circumcision

SAS Journal of Surgery
Background: Male circumcision is a significant practice in Muslim tradition and is widely performed for religious reasons, especially in Muslim-majority countries like Bangladesh.
Abdur Razzaque, Towhidul Islam, Akm Mizanur Rahman, Nazmun Naher Poly, Diponkar Kumar Saha   +4 more
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FR02-07 WOMEN WHO CIRCUMCISE: CHANGING AN AGE OLD TRADITION

Journal of Urology, 2019
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Circumcision, a commonly performed surgery by urologists regarded as the oldest known surgery, was first documented by the ancient Egyptians.
Alexandra L. Tabakin, T. Paneque, Kushan D. Radadia, N. Farber, R. Steckler   +4 more
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Glans tunnel‐based reconstruction with skin flap or lip mucosa graft for distal penile urethral strictures

BJUI Compass, Volume 6, Issue 11, November 2025.
Abstract Purpose The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy of glans tunnel urethroplasty using a pedicled penile flap or lower lip mucosa for glans penis urethral stricture. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 41 patients with urethral stricture at the glans penis who visited our hospital from January 2021 to July 2025 ...
Fuhao Ji, Lin Wang, Tong Zhao, Yidong Liu, Xiangguo Lyu   +4 more
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Resilience of Indigenous healthcare systems: Ethnobotanical approaches among the Baka, southeastern Cameroon

People and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 11, Page 2879-2894, November 2025.
Abstract Indigenous Peoples rely on biodiversity and traditional knowledge for health and well‐being, yet biological and cultural systems are threatened by ecological and social changes. Limited understanding exists on the factors that support the resilience of Indigenous Peoples' healthcare systems—the capacity of a healthcare system to adapt to ...
Sandrine Gallois, Miroslav Pulgar, Chiara Broccatelli, Stijn van Bemmel, Appolinaire Ambassa, Eric Ngansop, Tinde van Andel, José Luis Molina, Victoria Reyes‐García   +8 more
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“And I Believe in Signs”: Soviet Secularity and Islamic Tradition in Kyrgyzstan

Comparative Studies in Society and History
In Central Asia, the Soviet state had destroyed most Islamic institutions by the late 1930s, which gradually alienated millions of Soviet Muslims from the basics of Islamic theology and key Islamic practices of virtue cultivation, including the five ...
Usmon Boron
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