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Comet and Meteorite Traditions of Aboriginal Australians [PDF]

, 2014
Of the hundreds of distinct Aboriginal cultures of Australia, many have oral traditions rich in descriptions and explanations of comets, meteors, meteorites, airbursts, impact events, and impact craters. These views generally attribute these phenomena to spirits, death, and bad omens.
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Review of Dao Companion to Contemporary Confucian Philosophy

Концепт: философия, религия, культура, 2021
Elstein, D. (ed.) (2021) Dao Companion to Contemporary Confucian Philosophy. Cham: Springer International Publishing.The book under review is entitled Dao Companion to Contemporary Confucian Philosophy It brings together the most prominent scholars from ...
V. V. Sukhomlinova
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From Rome to the Antipodes: the medieval form of the world [PDF]

International Journal of Literature and Arts. Vol. 1, No. 2, 2013, pp. 16-25, 2012
Here we discuss how some medieval scholars in the Western Europe viewed the form of the world and the problem of the Antipodes, starting from the Natural History written by Pliny and ending in the Hell of Dante Alighieri. From the center of the Earth, Dante and Virgil came to the Antipodes: eventually, their existence was accepted. Among the others, we
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Valuing patient perspectives in the context of eating disorders

Eating and Weight Disorders
Purpose This paper advocates for the inclusion of patient perspectives in the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders (EDs) for ethical, epistemological, and pragmatic reasons.
Harshita H. Jaiprakash, Amy MacKinnon, Sarah Arnaud, Jacob P. Neal   +3 more
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Innovating to amplify the voices of young people from marginalized ethnic migrant backgrounds

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The meaningful participation of young people from marginalized ethnic backgrounds in civic processes is central to the social cohesion of increasingly diverse liberal democracies, but their participation is compromised by a range of barriers resulting in decision‐making that is disconnected from their lives.
Kelsey L. Deane, John Fenaughty, Pat Bullen, Maria Ahmad, Yimei Chuah, Jade Tang‐Taylor, Dione Joseph, Jay Marlowe   +7 more
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Retracted: Can the chemical industry solve the climate change?On the role of human energy production, renewable energies, and the potential of chemistry as a solution provider

Chemie Ingenieur Technik, EarlyView., 2023
Let us consider an alternative perspective on climate change: The sum of solar radiation and heat generated by human activity result in a net energy input of 1.96 times that of the Sun on the Earth's surface. The expanding global population is expected to exacerbate this issue. Potential solutions are proposed, including replacement and heat recycling.
Martin Bertau, Gerald Steiner
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Ethical issues in pragmatic randomized controlled trials: a review of the recent literature identifies gaps in ethical argumentation

BMC Medical Ethics, 2018
Background Pragmatic randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are designed to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions in real-world clinical conditions. However, these studies raise ethical issues for researchers and regulators.
Cory E. Goldstein, Charles Weijer, Jamie C. Brehaut, Dean A. Fergusson, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Austin R. Horn, Monica Taljaard   +6 more
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A scoping review of non‐binary research in “Australian” social sciences: Community, solidarity, resilience and resisting marginalisation

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract Non‐binary and genderqueer identities are increasingly discussed in public discourse and academia, but there remains a dearth of academic literature centred on non‐binary people's lives and experiences. When non‐binary people are included in research, it is frequently as an additive to explorations of trans identities and subsumed under the ...
Lucy Nicholas, Sal Clark, Chloe Falzon
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Mindfulness as taught in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: A scoping review

Clinical Psychology &Psychotherapy, Volume 29, Issue 6, Page 1843-1853, November/December 2022., 2022
Abstract This scoping review considers 11 studies that have focussed on the effect of teaching the mindfulness element of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) on clinical outcomes. These articles utilized either mindfulness skills as embedded into the full DBT‐Skills programme or a stand‐alone mindfulness skills module (DBT‐M), as treatment for clinical
Jennifer Eeles, Dawn‐Marie Walker
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Understanding well‐being and safety for First Nations children and young people in the Riverland—Engaging with metic knowledge via a capability approach

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract Aboriginal culture is both a strength and a protective factor for Aboriginal children; yet, we continue to see disparities in education, health and well‐being outcomes. To improve outcomes for Aboriginal children and families, local cultural ways of knowing, being and doing need to be incorporated into policy and practice.
Michelle Jones, Luke Cantley, Donna Quinn, Daniel Quinn, Craig Rigney, Jenny van der Arend   +5 more
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