A Critical Review “Phenomenology and Mysticism” by Yahya Solati

“…Steinbock’s main concern is to consider the reaction between the phenomenology and theology to make a connection and relation among the vast range of religious beliefs with philosophical problems such as “evidence”, “selfhood”, and “otherness”. …”
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The educational potential of the theory of social representations applied to climate change: A critical literature review by Harumi Takano Rojas, Alicia Castillo, Pablo Meira-Cartea

“…It also explores the relationship between this knowledge and the shared values, beliefs, and ideas within a specific social group. …”
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El exilio cotidiano: sociedad, violencia y guerra civil en el siglo xix español by Ramón Arnabat

“…In exile many found a new homeland and started families there; for others it would be a temporary experience during which their political beliefs would become either more moderate or radicalized. …”
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and its legalisation in Africa: Insights from tertiary-level students in Ghana. by Francis Acquah, Charles Owusu-Aduomi Botchwey, Prince Owusu Adoma, Emmanuel Kumah

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>People's level of support for the passage of anti-LGBTI legislation is influenced by several factors including religious beliefs, cultural values, and the perceived health implications of LGBTI. …”
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Social participation challenges and facilitators among Chinese stroke survivors: a qualitative descriptive study by Xiaojuan Wan, Dorothy Ngo Sheung Chan, Janita Pak Chun Chau, Yu Zhang, Zhi’e Gu, Limei Xu

“…These values included family-oriented beliefs regarding responsibility towards their children, struggles with societal expectations, and perceptions of social participation being a burden on others. …”
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Selected determinants of anxiety and depression symptoms in adolescents aged 11–15 in relation to the pandemic COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine by Izabela Grzankowska, Malgorzata Wójtowicz-Szefler, Monika Deja

“…The aim of the conducted study was to determine whether social stressors, namely the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, and intrapsychic factors such as beliefs about oneself, others, life, and the world, influence the occurrence of anxiety and depression symptoms in Polish youth. …”
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A Nation-Wide Survey of High School Baseball Coaches’ Perceptions Indicates their Arm Care Programs Play a Role in Injury Prevention by K A Matsel, E E Weiss, R J Butler, M C Hoch, P M Westgate, T R Malone, T L Uhl

“…However, the responding coaches exhibited inconsistent risk factor awareness and dated injury prevention beliefs. Therefore, better educational collaboration between rehabilitation professionals and high school coaches regarding injury risk factors and preventative strategies is warranted…”
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Effects of culturally-appropriate group education for migrants with type 2 diabetes in primary healthcare: pre-test-post-test design by Katarina Hjelm, Emina Hadziabdic

“…By recognising individual beliefs about health and illness, this education programme can significantly increase knowledge and thereby contribute to improved self-care and thus, overall health. …”
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Diversity-Focused Undergraduate Premedical Enrichment Programs: The Impact of Research Experiences by Acevedo A, Babore YB, Greisz J, King S, Clark GS, DeLisser HM

“…At the start of medical school and after their first year, participants completed structured interviews and Likert style surveys to assess the impact of their pre-medical school research experiences and their current beliefs about the significance of research experiences to their medical education.Results: The quantitative analyses of the survey data demonstrated that the PASS and the non-PASS students were similar in their attitudes, beliefs, and assessments of their research competence. …”
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Examining public support for comprehensive policy packages to tackle unhealthy food environments by Simone Wahnschafft, Achim Spiller, Yasemin Boztuğ, Peter von Philipsborn, Dominic Lemken

“…Conclusions: The results reveal public appetite for policy packages to address unhealthy food environments, contingent on package design and beliefs about the issue’s severity and legitimacy of intervention. …”
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How and why a multifaceted intervention to improve adherence post-MI worked for some (and could work better for others): an outcome-driven qualitative process evaluation by Holly O Witteman, Laura Desveaux, Justin Presseau, Noah Michael Ivers, Marianne Saragosa, Kirstie Russell, Nicola McCleary, J-D Schwalm

“…The behaviour of those with negative adherence outcomes was driven by beliefs about consequences, emotions and identity. …”
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Investigating the psychology of eating after exercise — a scoping review by Alice Porter, Russell Jago, Luke A Robles, Elin Cawley, Peter J. Rogers, Danielle Ferriday, Jeffrey M. Brunstrom

“…We found that increased consumption of energy-dense foods occurred after exercise when exercise was perceived as less enjoyable, less autonomous, or hard work. Personal beliefs, exercise motivation, and exercise enjoyment were key psychological determinants of changes to eating after exercise. …”
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Changes within Continuity: An Analysis of Recent Brazilian Foreign Policy (1990-2010) by Esteban Actis

“…Given the theoretical proposal that neoclassical realism offers, in this article it is maintained that while Brazil’s place in the international structure determines and constrains foreign options, these options do not translate homogeneously at the level of the state unit. The particular beliefs and perceptions of policy makers are fundamental for understanding the particular direction of foreign policy.…”
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Imam et Mahdi : Ibn Abî Mahallî by Mercedes García-Arenal

“…This variety of sources permits one to study the range of ideas concerning Ibn Abî Mahallî from the expectations and beliefs of the followers to the doctrinal construction developed by Ibn Abî Mahalli himself. …”
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Organizational Culture and the Turkish Military by R. Dilek KOÇAK, Sertif DEMİR

“…The main finding is that the Turkish military’s organizational culture includes shared basic norms, rules, values, and beliefs, and that they are taught to create a common identity to entrants. …”
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Christian prisoners: fifth and sixth century inscriptions from Corinth by C. Breytenbach

“…They shed interesting light on the hopes, beliefs and opinions of Christians from late antiquity. …”
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Au seuil des mondes : la face gorgonéenne dans l’imaginaire funéraire étrusque du vii e siècle av. J.‑C. by Christian Mazet

“…Indeed, the Gorgon is either represented isolated or as part of more developed iconographic programmes that illustrate the negotiated integration of a Greek imaginary figure within Etruscan religious beliefs. Particularly involved in Mediterranean exchanges, the city of Cerveteri undoubtedly played a key role in this process.…”
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A Comparative Study of Olodumare, the Yoruba Supreme Being and the Judea-Christian God by Segun Ogungbemi

“…This paper uses a philosophical-theological method of inquiry that is apt in giving a concise clarification of theological interface between the two religious and cultural be­liefs. It Is not the intention of this paper to argue that the Yoruba concept of 016dumare Is superior to the Christian concept of God. …”
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Community Attitude and Behavior Toward Village Forest Management Plan in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia by Hendra Pribadi, Adam Malik, Golar, Sudirman Daeng Massiri, Abdul Rahman, Arman Maiwa

“…Therefore, this research aimed to determine the attitude and behavior of LPHD members toward village forest management in Central Sulawesi by analyzing their beliefs and evaluation values. The results showed that the forest attribute had the highest value, which indicated that the village forest offered numerous opportunities to enhance the community's welfare. …”
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Modern Art, National Culture, and Hispanophilia in Revista de Avance by Iliana Cepero

“…After the collapse of the Cuban economy in the early 1920s, the magazine’s editors, who held socialist and anti-American imperialist beliefs, looked to Spain as a cultural model. In its pages, the magazine privileged Spanish civilization and conflated it with both European modernist culture and Cuban art and literature. …”
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