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Practicing the Perfections: \u3ci\u3eCommunitas\u3c/i\u3e During the \u3ci\u3eSaga Dawa Kortsay\u3c/i\u3e at Swayambhunath, Nepal [PDF]
, 2020 Based on observations from personal participation in the 2014 Saga Dawa Kortsay at Swayambhunath Stupa complex located near Kathmandu, Nepal, my essay draws attention to the distinctive lay Buddhist community that is formed in such ritual performances ...
Sorensen, Michelle J.
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The Anuvrat Movement: A Case Study of Jain-inspired Ethical and Eco-conscious Living
Religions, 2019 From proclaiming the equality of all life forms to the stringent emphasis placed upon nonviolent behavior (ahimsa), and once more to the pronounced intention for limiting one’s possessions (aparigraha), Jainism has often been pointed to for its ...
Michael Reading
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Mediaevalia Historica Bohemica, 2021 This study examines when mandatory clerical celibacy was instituted in the Czech lands. At first it was only demanded of candidates to become bishops while other priests regularly had wives and children up to the 12th century.
Petr Kubín
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Two-Stage Bagging Pruning for Reducing the Ensemble Size and Improving the Classification Performance [PDF]
, 2019 Ensemble methods, such as the traditional bagging algorithm, can usually improve the performance of a single classifier. However, they usually require large storage space as well as relatively time-consuming predictions. Many approaches were developed to
Chen, Bi +4 more
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The Fast, the Steady and the Tenacious: Funding Pathways for Circular Start‐Ups
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Circular start‐ups (CSUs) are critical for unlocking the circular economy, yet they face persistent barriers in accessing finance. Despite growing interest from policymakers and financing institutions, little empirical evidence explains how these ventures pursue and secure funding.
Pilar Mejía‐Vélez +4 more
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, 1992 In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay\u27s first paragraph.
Crist, Cheri
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Visualization of Wormholes in Sensor Networks [PDF]
, 2004 Several protocols have been proposed to defend against wormholes in ad hoc networks by adopting positioning devices, synchronized clocks, or directional antennas.
B Bhargava, W Wang
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Inconsistency of the Capital Asset Pricing Model in a Multi‐Currency Environment
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The capital asset pricing model (CAPM) is a widely adopted model in asset pricing theory and portfolio construction because of its intuitive nature. One of its main conclusions is that there exists a global market portfolio that each rational investor should hold in proportion to the risk‐free asset. In this paper, we demonstrate theoretically
Khalifa Al‐Thani +4 more
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”Murderess of Two Husbands”: Female Agency as Female Loyalty in the History of the Nun
Gender Studies, 2018 This work studies the behaviour of the protagonist of The History of the Nun: or, The Fair Vow- Breaker (1689) to investigate both what motivates her decisions (from pious woman to murderer) and what the objectives of her author may be.
De Dios Torralbo Caballero Juan
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Structural Racism and Supporting Black Lives – A Pharmacist’s Vow amid COVID-19
INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, 2021 COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting Black communities in the United States due to racial structures that increase exposure (e.g., densely populated areas, substandard housing, overrepresentation in essential work) and promote underlying diseases ...
Nicole D. Avant
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