Pandemic as Pretext: The Implications of Global Cataclysms in Don DeLillo’s The Silence and Slavoj Žižek’s Writings on Covid-19 by Alicja Piechucka

“…DeLillo’s novel is more of a meditation while Žižek’s collection of essays may be seen as a call to action. …”
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System Design to control a wheelchair using brain electric signals by Fausto Freire Carrera, Olga Chadrina, Edison Maila Andrango, Vladimir Drozdov

“…The electroencephalography signals generated by the user (emotion, participation / boredom, frustration and meditation) were observed and measured using a waveform. …”
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Ovid Among the Floating Garbage: Derek Mahon on Recycling and Exile by Peter Kelly

“…It argues that the Metamorphoses provides a means of contemplating the interconnections between the human and natural world, while the Tristia and Ex Ponto offer an extensive meditation on exile and displacement. Mahon’s long lasting relationship with Ovid, however, extends beyond thematic interest. …”
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Cultivating Well-being, Community Cohesion, and Sense of Purpose through African Contemplative Practices by Lucy Draper-Clarke, Caryn Green

“…Exploring Southern African contemplative traditions addresses an important gap in the fields of contemplative science and healing modalities. In contrast to meditation practices drawn from Eastern wisdom traditions, practices embedded in African spirituality are sound- and movement-based and conducted in community settings. …”
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Incorporation of opacifier to Type III alpha gypsum and its effect on scannability and linear setting expansion – An in vitro study by Sai Akhil Khadkekar, Mahendranadh Reddy Kareti, Mahadev Shastry Yelishetty, S. Venkata Aditya, Srilekha Daripalli

“…Each group’s scannability was assessed using a Medit lab scanner, and their LSE was measured. Statistical Analysis Used: One-way ANOVA with Tukey’s post-hoc test for multiple comparisons. …”
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The feasibility of an innovative online mind-body wellness program for medical students by Christina Ray, Shankar Jha, Makayla Watt, Ashley Hyde, Kendra McGowan, Sarah Tymchuk, Puneeta Tandon

“…From September to October 2020, medical students from a large Canadian medical school were introduced to a 12-week online program with weekly sessions on yoga, breathwork, meditation, and nutrition. Feasibility measures included adherence, satisfaction, and retention, with secondary outcome measures including stress, anxiety, quality of life, and mindfulness. …”
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Mere moral beliefs aren't sufficient to determine pro-social behaviors! A moderated mediation framework tested in healthcare settings based on Belief in Self-Determinism (BSD) Theo... by Muhammad Ali Asadullah, Tabassum Iqbal, Ali Haj Khalifa, Sajid Haider

“…The study also found that the mediating role of moral courage between moral convictions and pro-social rule-breaking differs across different levels of professional experience. Particularly, the meditating role of moral courage between moral convictions and prosocial behaviors reduces with the increase in professional experience. …”
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Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Strategies among Couples for Sustainable Family Survival in Oyo State, Nigeria by Taiwo Adekemi Akinyemi, Olajide Olatunde Adeola, Halimot Omobola Toriola

“…The study shows that 59.9% of respondents practice mindfulness and meditation, while 34.8% seek mental health advice. 21.7% are aware of local mental support services. …”
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Physical activity at home during the COVID-19 lockdown in India: Need of the hour for optimum physical health and psychological resilience by Suraj CHAWLA, Manisha KOCHER

“…In this viewpoint we overview several ways to stay active and reduce sedentary behavior while at home such as short active bre- aks and exercises, breaking up sitting, using online resources for being active, deep breaths, and meditation. Maintaining regular physical activity using the aforementioned measures in a safe home environment is an important strategy for physical health and emotional resilience during the coronavirus crisis.…”
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JEANAS PAULIS SARTRE'AS: "PONO-VERGO" DIALEKTIKA IR SOLIPSIZMO ĮVEIKOS ILGESYS by Jūratė Baranova

“…Why Sartre, starting from Husserl, does not accept the relation between Me and the Other as alter ego explicated in the fifth Cartesian Meditation? Why he turns toward the dialectics of "master-slave" found in the Phenomenology of Spirit by Georg Hegel? …”
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Vitamin D sensitizes cervical cancer to radiation-induced apoptosis by inhibiting autophagy through degradation of Ambra1 by Zhaoming zhang, Xinyue Yu, Guanghui Cheng

“…Hence, the aforementioned findings revealed the essential impact of vitamin D in terms of enhancing radiosensitivity in CC meditated by inhibiting autophagy and proposed the addition of vitamin D as a viable strategy to improve the therapeutic efficacy of VDR-positive CC.…”
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In Sight of Mont Blanc: an Approach to Ruskin’s Perception of the Mountain by Laurence Roussillon-Constanty

“…Dans sa biographie, Praeterita, John Ruskin décrit son premier aperçu des Alpes comme "not only the revelation of the beauty of the earth, but the opening of the first page of its volume" (XXXV. 116), établissant d’emblée un lien entre expérience et écriture, appréhension physique et méditation poétique, spectacle naturel et interprétation symbolique. …”
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Evaluation of Therapeutic Potential of Yoga Practice in Managing Hypertension Based on Cardiopulmonary Efficiency and Physical Fitness by Ruchi Kothari, Ashay Gomashe, Bala C. Bethamcherla, Nithila Sivakumar, Lakshiya Ramamoorthy, Lakshmi Murugesan

“…Yoga, an ancient Indian practice, enhances physical, mental, and spiritual well-being through postures, breathing exercises, and meditation. This study examines yoga’s potential to lower blood pressure by increasing VO2 Max, a critical cardiovascular fitness indicator. …”
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JEANAS PAULIS SARTRE'AS: "PONO-VERGO" DIALEKTIKA IR SOLIPSIZMO ĮVEIKOS ILGESYS by Jūratė Baranova

“…Why Sartre, starting from Husserl, does not accept the relation between Me and the Other as alter ego explicated in the fifth Cartesian Meditation? Why he turns toward the dialectics of "master-slave" found in the Phenomenology of Spirit by Georg Hegel? …”
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COVID-19 PANDEMIC: STRENGTHENING THE IMMUNITY BY REENGINEERING AMONG MENTAL HEALTH TANGLES by Priyaranjan Maral, Deepa Punetha, Usha Kiran Subba

“…To achieve good mental health and a strong immunity system, maintaining the homeostasis of mind and body, engagement in close connections, and social support, using low-stressor techniques, nearness to the environment, practicing Yoga and meditation, infusing positivity, and following healthy lifestyles are necessary for people. …”
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URBAN POPULATION DYNAMICS IN USA AND THE ECONOMICS by Valentin Gabriel CRISTEA

“…Long-term population trends meditate socioeconomic transformations likely better than other territorial factors and/or socioeconomic processes. …”
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Cross-sectional study on the risk of breast cancer and practices among young women in Central India by Arti Tiwari, Maharaj Singh, Bharati Sahu, Shatrughan Pareek

“…Furthermore, approximately 91% did not follow weight management strategies, and 38.4% practiced meditation for stress reduction. Moreover, among the 250 young women surveyed, 218 (87.2%) did not engage in regular physical exercise (at least 3 h/week). …”
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Bilinçli Farkındalık (Mindfulness) ve Perinatal Ruh Sağlığı: Bir Sistematik Derleme by Nevin Hotun Şahin, Özge Şiir Dağlar

“…Literatür taraması için “Mindfulness”, “Meditation”, “Pregnancy”, “Prenatal”, “Perinatal” ve “Postpartum” anahtar kelimeleri kullanılmıştır. …”
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A Hybrid Model for Assessing the Performance of Medical Tourism: Integration of Bayesian BWM and Grey PROMETHEE-AL by Chin-Cheng Yang, Chih-Chien Shen, Tso-Yen Mao, Huai-Wei Lo, Chun-Jui Pai

“…The scope of medical treatments covers dentistry, surgery, antiaging procedures, preventive medicine, and even some health-related treatments (meditation, physiotherapy, psychotherapy, addiction treatment, psychiatry, etc.). …”
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PERCEIVING THE SACRED FEMININE: SOME THOUGHTS ON THE CYCLADIC FIGURINES AND JUNGIAN ARCHETYPES by T. V. Danylova

“…These ancient images can be used for introspection, art therapy, active imagination, meditation, mindfulness. Conclusions. The results show that the Cycladic figurines have had a huge impact on the artists of the 20th century and continue to influence our contemporaries due to the emotional response they evoke in the unconscious, which conceals the primordial features of the ancient mind. …”
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