The evolution of hospitals from Antiquity to the Renaissance by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…In India the monastic system created by the Buddhist religion led to institutionalised health care facilities as early as the 5th century BC, and with the spread of Buddhism to the east, nursing facilities, the nature and function of which are not known to us, also appeared in Sri Lanka, China and South East Asia. …”
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The origin and development of procedural rules in Ancient Greece by D. V. Slynko, L. I. Kalenichenko

“…In addition, law-making activities are freed from the influence of religion and mythology. Instead of unwritten customs, which were interpreted by representatives of the ruling elite, secular law begins to be applied and enshrined in writing. …”
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Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment in US Nursing Homes: A Case Study of CRNP Engagement in the Care Planning Process by Gerald A. Hartle, David G. Thimons, Joseph Angelelli

“…Days since original POLST completion, Charlson Comorbidity Index score, number of hospitalizations since index admission, and other sociodemographic characteristics including religion and payer source were among the data elements extracted via chart review for the sample as well as for a nonequivalent control group of 115 residents also under the care of the medical provider group practice at the nursing home. …”
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Semiotic insights on the socio-cultural influence of the San Sebastian Church architectural facade, Lumban, Laguna, Philippines by Ronald Allan S. delos Reyes, Jomel Paulo G. Ebron, Jhona N. Gamez, Christie C. Amores, Ma Rovilla C. Sudaprasert

“…Through semiotic analysis, the meanings of the symbols and designs found in San Sebastian Church have been corroborated to have played a role in the formation of the values and norms of the people indicating that spirituality and religion are significant facets of the human persona. …”
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Evaluation of Hematological Parameters in Partial Exchange and Packed Cell Transfusion in Treatment of Severe Anemia in Pregnancy by Sudha Salhan, Vrijesh Tripathi, Rajvir Singh, Harsha S. Gaikwad

“…The two groups were comparable in terms of age, height, weight, religion, diet, education, occupation of self and husband, and income. …”
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Serum Adiponectin Level in Diabetic Patients with and without Helicobacter pylori Infection: Is There Any Difference? by Jamshid Vafaeimanesh, Akram Heidari, Marzieh Effatpanah, Mahmoud Parham

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Exploring Customary Law: Perspectives of Hazairin and Cornelis Van Vollenhoven and its Relevance to the Future of Islamic Law in Indonesia by Ilham Tohari, Siti Rohmah, Ahmad Qiram As-Suvi

“…In contrast, Van Vollenhoven argues that customary law does not need to consider religion because all humans have equal rights before God, thus rejecting or eliminating customs or traditions is considered undignified. …”
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The Implementation of Religious Moderation in West Sumatra from the Perspective of Maqāsid Sharī'ah by Rusyaida D, Noor Fadlli Marh, M Taufiq, M Fadhli, Sabri

“…The findings show that the implementation of religious moderation aligns with the concept of religious moderation in Islam, known as Wasatiyatul Islam as a distinctive Islamic quality, both in terms of showing moderation in differing religious interpretations with mutual respect for varied practices, as well as between different religions and ethnicities. From a Maqashid Shariah perspective, religious moderation in West Sumatra successfully safeguards and protects the five key aspects: religion (ad-din), intellect (al-‘aql), life (an-nafs), lineage (an-nasl) from conflict and violence, and property (al-mal). …”
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Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITN) ownership and utilization patterns among caregivers with children under five years: A community-based cross-sectional study in Battor, North Tong... by Emmanuel Abu Bonsra, Petra Amankwah Osei, Akua Grace Sekyi, Gideon Amankwah Kyere

“…Chi-square analysis revealed significant associations between ITN knowledge and factors such as sex (p = 0.025), educational level (p = 0.043), marital status (p < 0.001), religion (p = 0.020), challenges faced in using ITNs (p = 0.012), affordability (p = 0.001), and cultural beliefs (p = 0.003). …”
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Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Correlates in Palliative and End-of-Life Care: Quantitative Insights from Final-Year Nursing and Medical Students in a Mixed-Methods Study by Germanus Natuhwera, Eve Namisango, Peter Ellis

“…Predictors of knowledge were Gender ( p  = 0.0242), course of study ( p  = 0.0001) and religion ( p  = 0.0338). Participants had very low self-efficacy scores in the three domains of the Palliative Care Self-Efficacy scale. …”
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Female genital mutilation among children in Ethiopia: A time-to-event analysis of age at circumcision. by Michael Arthur Ofori, Daniel Biftu Bekalo, David Kwamena Mensah, Niharika Jha

“…The analysis revealed that residential status (rural vs urban, HR = 1.73: 1.35-2.70), religion (Muslim vs Christian, HR = 1.51: 1.38-2.70), mother's educational level (none vs higher, HR = 5.25: 2.23-12.36 or primary vs higher HR = 4.12: 1.25-9.68), father's educational level (none vs higher, HR = 1.65: 1.12-2.43), and mother's age (15-24 years vs 35 +, HR = 1.89: 1.21-2.95 or 24-34 years vs 35 +, HR = 1.55: 1.18-2.02) are significant risk factors for age at circumcision. …”
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Increase in assisted suicide in Switzerland: did the socioeconomic predictors change? Results from the Swiss National Cohort by Marcel Zwahlen, Nicole Steck, Christoph Junker

“…We calculated crude rates and used Cox proportional hazard and logistic regression models to examine associations of assisted dying with gender, marital status, education, religion, neighbourhood socioeconomic status and other variables, and investigated trends over time.Results We identified 3941 assisted suicides among 6 237 997 Swiss residents, 80% of which occurred in the older age group. …”
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Explaining the Factors Affecting the Competence Development of Managers in Public Hospitals with an Approach Based on the General Policies of the Health System by Saied Moradi, Mohammadreza Rabiee Mandejin, Mohammad Mohammadi

“…Human resource management, public relations, and religion were identified as strategies, while the resulting consequences were classified into expertise, a knowledge-based economy, and internationalization. …”
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Determinants of Household Food Insecurity and Depression in Mothers: Evidence from Ghana by Anthony Wemakor, Ibrahim Alhassan Mohammed, Victoria Awuni

“…The mean age of mothers was 30.1(±6.5) years with almost all practising Islamic religion (96.2%) and were married (96.7%). The prevalence of household FI and maternal depression were 51.6% and 25.3%, respectively. …”
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RELIGIOUS COMMUNICATION IN THE CONTEXT OF CULTURE MEDIA by Maria S. Petrushkevych

“…Modern believer gets a lot of different kinds of religious information, on any subject, any explanation of the religious question, with respect to any religion. Such volume of religious information and the speed with which a person receives it, does not usually make it religious or spiritually advanced, but only informed. …”
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РERSONAL PHILOSOPHIZING MOTIVES: DESCARTES AND KIERKEGAARD by A. M. Malivskyi

“…This affinity is reflected firstly, in distancing from depersonalized and dehumanized world view; secondly, in religion-oriented search and proof of God’s existence based on human nature. …”
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The Economic Crisis and the Protestant Congregations in the Contemporary Russia by I. G. Kargina

“…They yearn, on one hand, to determine new value guidelines and, on the other, to compensate for the stress, fear, and uncertainty caused by reforms and crisis by means of religion. This can be clearly seen in the unprecedented surge of the levels of religiosity in the country and is directly influenced the dynamic of the diversity of religious organizations. …”
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A Sociopsychological Analysis of the Profiles of the Earliest Muslims and the Nature of the Islamic Call by Mücahit Yüksel, Hakan Temir

“…Islam is the religion preached by all prophets, from the first human being and the first prophet, Adam, to the last prophet, Muhammad. …”
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The role of religiosity in enhancing tourist loyalty through halal tourism and quality services by Martaleni Martaleni, Sugeng Mulyono, Elok Sri Utami

“…This study investigates the relationship between non-Muslim visitors’ loyalty to halal products and services and the growth of halal tourism, with a focus on the role of religion as a mediating factor. Using a quantitative approach, the data were collected from 308 non-Muslim tourists in East Java Province, Indonesia, through a questionnaire. …”
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Partner Choices in Long Established Migrant Communities in Belgium by Emilien Dupont, Amelie van Pottelberge, Bart Van de Putte, John Lievens, Frank Ceastecker

“…We focused on the role of migration history and transnational links, culture (religion, language), skin colour and structural characteristics of the district migrants live in (mainly community size) to gain further insight into the partner choices of migrants in Belgium. …”
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