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Material Semiotic Narratives of Finnishness Through a Mundane Object: The Case of the Plastic Bucket

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores how Finnishness is constructed in media texts with and through plastic buckets. By so doing, the article contributes to research on materiality and nationalism through examining the role of a mundane object instead of official national symbols.
Alma Onali
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Narrative formatting, chronotopic orderings, and moralization in ex‐gay stories

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 1, May 2026.
Abstract Formatted stories rely on spatiotemporal cues to evoke recognizability through linearity, which prescribes a particular template for meaning‐making. This article examines stories narrated by ex‐gay members of a Christian organization in Singapore and considers how chronotopes within the stories are ordered to regiment ways of feeling for ...
Vincent Pak
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Factors Associated With Induced Abortion Among Childbearing‐Aged Women in Nepal: Evidence From the 2022 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims In Nepal, abortion was legalized in 2002; however, national‐level evidence on the factors influencing abortion practices remains limited. This study explored the predictors of induced abortion among women of reproductive age in Nepal using data from the most recent nationally representative survey.
Yula Salifu, Joseph Lasong, Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba, Patrick Addo, Mubaric Yakubu, Amidu Alhassan, Frank Odonkor Offei, John Kuumuori Ganle   +7 more
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Pendidikan feminis dalam novel Putri Kalingga karya Wibawa Wibidharma

Diglosia
Putri Kalingga [Princess Kalingga] is one of the literary works that deals with feminist education issues, especially in the Ancient Mataram Era (7th century).
Wiyatmi Wiyatmi, Sudiati Sudiati, Yeni Artanti   +2 more
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Bridging the Gap Between Evidence and Women's Menopausal Experience: Aligning Malaysia's Menopause Guidelines With Cultural, Religious, and Equity Realities (MARIE‐Malaysia WP2a)

Reproductive, Female and Child Health, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2026.
Abstract Objective Menopause, a universal yet diverse life stage, profoundly influences women's physical, emotional, and social well‐being. In Malaysia's multi‐ethnic context, experiences are shaped by cultural meanings, religious beliefs, healthcare structures, and socioeconomic factors.
Teck‐Hock Toh, Kim‐Yen Lee, Leong‐Hoe Ngu, Juhaida Jaafar, Nor Fareshah Mohd Nasir, Aini Hanan Azmi, Vaitheswariy Rao, Nurul Amalina Jaafar, Siti Nurul Aiman, George Uchenna Eleje, Jie Sun, Julie Taylor, Lucky Saraswat, Sharron Hinchliff, Kristina Potocnik, Kathryn Elliot, Carol Atkinson, Vikram Talaulikar, Nirmala Rathnayake, Tharanga Mudalige, Vindya Pathiraja, Jeevan Dhanarisi, Donatella Fontana, Lamya Al‐Kharusi, Nihal Al‐Riyami, Ieera Madan‐Aggarwal, Helen Felecity Kemp, Victoria Corkhill, Kingshuk Majumder, Ramiya Palanisamy, Muhammad Irfan, Rabia Kareem, Nick Panay, Jian Shi, Sohier Elneil, Peter Phiri, Gayathri Delanerolle, MARIE collaborative   +37 more
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Reduced risk for metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance associated with ovo-lacto-vegetarian behavior in female Buddhists: a case-control study.

PLoS ONE, 2013
IntroductionThe association of vegetarian status with the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is not clear. In Asia, Buddhists often have vegetarian behavior for religious rather than for health reasons.
Jui-Kun Chiang, Ying-Lung Lin, Chi-Ling Chen, Chung-Mei Ouyang, Ying-Tai Wu, Yu-Chiao Chi, Kuo-Chin Huang, Wei-Shiung Yang   +7 more
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Preliminary Practices: Bloody Knees, Calloused Palms, and the Transformative Nature of Women’s Labor

Religions, 2020
In this article, I explore the prostration accumulation portion of the Preliminary Practices of a specific group of Tibetan Buddhist women in Bongwa Mayma, a rural area of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province.
Kati Fitzgerald
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No egalitarianism in the Wa hills: relative commensuration in kinship, sacrifice, and war Nul égalitarisme dans les hautes terres Wa : commensuration relative dans la parenté, le sacrifice et la guerre

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue S1, Page 85-103, March 2026.
The autonomy of the United Wa State Army of Myanmar today is said to be based on the egalitarianism of Wa communities in the past. The analysis of commensuration in kinship, sacrifice, and war challenges these portrayals of autonomy and egalitarianism.
Hans Steinmüller
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Impact of Religion on the Social Status of Women in India: Historical and Legal Overview

Law and Safety
The article is devoted to a retrospective study of the impact of religion on the social status of women in India. In particular, it is shown that throughout the long history of Indian civilisation, religion has shaped and changed the idea of women, their
I. A. Lohvynenko, Ye. S. Lohvynenko
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Unlocking the Tyranny of Modern Thinking: Keys From Anthropology, Psychology, Neuroscience, and Buddhism

Anthropology of Consciousness, Volume 37, Issue 1, Spring 2026.
ABSTRACT One barrier to mental health and a common focus of psychotherapy is the tendency to identify with relentless, often self‐critical thinking that searches for faults, becomes easily distracted, and pulls individuals away from the present moment.
Barbara Carter
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