Unraveling the Role of Oxygen Pulse Variability in Endurance Exercise Training in Individuals with COPD: A Novel Approach to Response of Oxygen Pulse and Quality of Life in Pulmona... by Huang SY, Hsieh PC, Huang KL, Yang MC, Jao LY, Tzeng IS, Lan CC, Wu YK

“…Shiang-Yu Huang,1 Po-Chun Hsieh,2 Kuo-Liang Huang,3,4 Mei-Chen Yang,3,4 Lun-Yu Jao,3,4 I-Shiang Tzeng,5 Chou-Chin Lan,3,4,* Yao-Kuang Wu3,4,* 1Division of Respiratory Therapy, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China; 2Department of Chinese Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation; School of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China; 3Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China; 4School of Medicine, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan; 5Department of Research, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yao-Kuang Wu, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, 289, Jianguo Road, Xindian City, New Taipei City, 23142, Taiwan, Republic of China, Tel +886-2-6628-9779 ext. 2259, Fax +886-2-6628-9009, Email drbfci@yahoo.com.twBackground: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by airway inflammation, airflow limitation, reduced health-related quality of life (HRQL), and exercise intolerance. …”
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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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Circulating resistin levels and mutation burden of the RETN gene variants predict long-term mortality in a Taiwanese population by Lung-An Hsu, Ming-Sheng Teng, Semon Wu, Mei-Siou Liao, Hsin-Hua Chou, Yu-Lin Ko

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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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L’inattendu du terrain by Claire Vidal

“…Based on a reflexive perspective on my ethnographic study, in this article I examine the reconfiguration processes of the Buddhist Academy of Putuoshan, where Buddhist monks and nuns are trained. …”
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Pleiotropic Associations of RARRES2 Gene Variants and Circulating Chemerin Levels: Potential Roles of Chemerin Involved in the Metabolic and Inflammation-Related Diseases by Leay-Kiaw Er, Semon Wu, Lung-An Hsu, Ming-Sheng Teng, Yu-Ching Sun, Yu-Lin Ko

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The Collections of Miraculous Stories on the Buddhāvataṃsaka-sūtra by Jing Liu

“…Known as ’stimulus-response’ stories (ganying 感應), these accounts illustrate the power of Buddhist practice through the depiction of miraculous events. …”
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APPROACHING THE LEGENDARY HSUAN TSANG, THE PILGRIM AND SCHOLAR THROUGH THE LENS OF BIOGRAPHICAL CRITICISM by Thanh Trung Nguyen

“…By employing biographical criticism and integrating three specialized methods–psychological analysis, socio-cultural context, and interdisciplinary approaches–this paper analyzes the work focusing on biographical elements, travel accounts, and Buddhist studies. The aim is to clarify the depiction of Tang Hsüan-tsang, contributing to the research on Hsuan Tsang, the Pilgrim & Scholar as a resource for Buddhist studies and Vietnamese literature at the university level. …”
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Trends in blood transfusion and causes of blood wastage: a retrospective analysis in a teaching hospital by Ju-huei Chien, Chao-yuan Yao, Hui-fen Chen, Tsing-Fen Ho

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Role of drug-induced sleep endoscopy in evaluation of positional vs non-positional OSA by Ming-Chin Lan, Stanley Yung-Chuan Liu, Ming-Ying Lan, Yun-Chen Huang, Tung-Tsun Huang, Yen-Bin Hsu

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Antipsychotic Drugs Reverse MK801-Inhibited Cell Migration and F-actin Condensation by Modulating the Rho Signaling Pathway in B35 Cells by Yi-Chyan Chen, Fu-Ming Tsai, Mao-Liang Chen

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ANAPUS GYVENIMO IR MIRTIES DUALIZMO: BUDISTINĖ EGZISTENCIJOS INTERPRETACIJA by Agnė Budriūnaitė

“…The buddhism offers another way of thinking by equalizing life and death and showing the illusiveness of ‘Self’. The buddhist term suunyataa may seem identical to Nothingness in existentialist philosophy, but it is not. …”
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Ascetical and mystical experience in Chinese Buddhism by Dabetić Ilija

“…The discipline of pre-Buddhist Chinese religious devotees will influence the abundance and importance of the monastic community in Chinese Buddhism.…”
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ANAPUS GYVENIMO IR MIRTIES DUALIZMO: BUDISTINĖ EGZISTENCIJOS INTERPRETACIJA by Agnė Budriūnaitė

“…The buddhism offers another way of thinking by equalizing life and death and showing the illusiveness of ‘Self’. The buddhist term suunyataa may seem identical to Nothingness in existentialist philosophy, but it is not. …”
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