Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Human Umbilical Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transfected with miR-7704 Improved Damaged Cartilage and Reduced Matrix Metallopeptidase 13 by Kun-Chi Wu, Hui-I Yang, Yu-Hsun Chang, Raymond Yuh-Shyan Chiang, Dah-Ching Ding

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About Oirat Texts from the Handwritten Collection BM-574 from the Collection of P. B. Baldanzhapov by Deliash N. Muzraeva, Tsymzhit P. Vanchikova

“…Among these texts, along with hymns, praises of the deities of the Buddhist pantheon, sutras, fortune-telling books, descriptions of incense rituals, dharani texts (tarni) and texts against slander are presented. …”
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Conventional and complementary alternative medicine therapies for renal anemia: a literature review by Ching-Ming Lu, Ching-Ming Lu, Yuan-Hsuan Hsu, Yuan-Hsuan Hsu, I-Hsin Lin, Ko-Lin Kuo, Jian-Fu Liao, Hui-Fen Huang, Hui-Fen Huang, Ping-Hsun Lu, Ping-Hsun Lu

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La demarcazione religiosa del territorio nel Bhutan by Pietro Scarduelli

“…This paper deals with the symbolic organization of space in the traditional Bhutanese society on the background of the Buddhist religion. The author argues that there are different semantic networks whose ‘knots’ are monasteries, temples, stupa (mound-like structures containing Buddhist relics) and holy places. …”
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Perbandingan Visualisasi Motif Kalpataru pada Berbagai Candi Peninggalan Mataram Kuno Abad 8-10 Masehi by Herliyana Rosalinda, Nurulfatmi Amzy, Edo Galasro Limbong

“…By chronologically comparing the Kalpataru motif in Hindu and Buddhist temples, this research explores its evolving meaning and form. …”
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High Serum Adipocyte Fatty Acid Binding Protein Is Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Jer-Chuan Li, Du-An Wu, Jia-Sian Hou, Yi-Maun Subeq, Hsin-Dean Chen, Bang-Gee Hsu

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THE STRAFIFICATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE YOGACARA BUDDHISM PHILOSOPHY by Audrius Beinorius

“… The philosophical interpretation of the Buddhist concept of consciousness and stratification of its levels is analysed in the article with the reference to the Sanskrit sources of early Yogacara philosophy. …”
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Bathing Practices as a Religious and Medical Encounter: Water, Climate and Health Across Monsoon Asia by Francesco Bianchini

“…This study explores the intersection between religious and medical bathing practices across Monsoon Asia, with particularly reference to āyurvedic and Buddhist traditions. While previous scholarship has emphasised the ritualistic and social dimensions of bathing in Brahmanical and Buddhist contexts, this article complements it with discussions of its medicinal and healing functions, as outlined in classical texts and displayed in material culture. …”
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Vajravārāhī in Khara Khoto and Prajñāpāramitā in East Java: Connected by Pearl Ornaments by Lesley S Pullen

“…This research, situated in the geographical and historical context of the Tangut and East Java, uncovers a significant aspect of the evolution of Buddhist art styles. A thangka of the goddess Vajravārāhī found in Khara Khoto, dated to the late 12th century, shows the bodhisattva decorated with a pearl-chain girdle and upper-arm bands. …”
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Les politiques du passé face aux usages sociaux dans la restauration des temples bouddhistes by Béatrice Byer Bayle

“…This paper analyses the impact of modern heritage conservation policies on traditional frameworks for preserving Buddhist monas­teries in Thailand and Sri Lanka by investigating the shift of practice and approaches in conservation. …”
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Spiradenoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Jia-Ying Chang, Yen-Chang Chen, Dah-Ching Ding

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Self-Effacing Barbie: The Ideal, the Real and the Quest for Authentic Selfhood by John Michael Corrigan, Justin Prystash

“…This metaphysical quandary is what propels the protagonists on a Buddhist-inspired quest for authentic selfhood, a selfhood characterized by both the effacement of the discrete self (the Buddhist concept of anatman) and the eclipse of monumentalized cultural and commercial idols, like Barbie, that organize and disseminate ideology.…”
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Exhibiting the Exotic, Simulating the Sacred: Tibetan Shrines at British and American Museums by Imogen Clark

“…In these displays, Tibetan culture has been defined for viewers as overridingly religious, that is to say Buddhist. Why have shrine displays become such popular curatorial strategies? …”
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Kāla: Faces of Time in Classical Indian Philosophy by Audrius Beinorius

“… This article discusses the perception of time (kāla) in the Brahmanical, Buddhist and Jain schools on the basis of primary Sanskrit sources and critical studies. …”
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Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Differentiated Chondrocytes Repair Cartilage Defect in a Rabbit Osteoarthritis Model by Yu-Hsun Chang, Kun-Chi Wu, Dah-Ching Ding

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Role of Leucine-Rich Repeat–Containing G-Protein-Coupled Receptors 4–6 (LGR4–6) in the Ovary and Other Female Reproductive Organs: A Literature Review by Yu-Hsun Chang, Kun-Chi Wu, Kai-Hung Wang, Dah-Ching Ding

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The Essay «Tobčilan ǰokiyaүsan šasin-u ǰiruqai orusiba» («A Brief Chronology of the Doctrine») of G.-Zh. Dylgyrov by Marina V. Ayusheeva

“…Dylgyrov named as “Briefly compiled chronology of the doctrine” and its handwritten copies stored at the Center for Oriental Manuscripts and Xylographs of the Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies of the Siberian Branch of RAS. …”
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Poetic Biography of G.-Zh. Tuguldurov (1817-1872), the Vth Abbot of Aginsky Datsan Dechen Lhundupling by Bair L. Tushinov, Soelma R. Batomunkueva, Vladimir V. Hartaev

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Association between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Risk of Osteoporosis in Elderly Taiwanese Women with Upper Gastrointestinal Diseases: A Retrospective Patient Record Review by Shih-Chun Lin, Malcolm Koo, Kun-Wei Tsai

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