This paper employs the theories and methods of music anthropology to conduct a deep analysis of the newly composed Guangdong Han Opera“Tianfeng Haiyu Meihuadu.”By exploring its musical forms,performance rituals,and ...This paper employs the theories and methods of music anthropology to conduct a deep analysis of the newly composed Guangdong Han Opera“Tianfeng Haiyu Meihuadu.”By exploring its musical forms,performance rituals,and the cultural connotations of the Hakka people,it reveals the unique cultural memory embedded in the musical aspects of the opera.The study finds that“Tianfeng Haiyu Meihuadu”is not only a representative work of the newly composed Guangdong Han Opera but also an important carrier of Hakka cultural inheritance and dissemination.Its music and performance are closely linked to the history,emotions,and social life of the Hakka people,providing a vivid example for understanding the characteristics of Hakka culture and the functions of musical culture.展开更多
Art composed of categories of the scale of beauty transmutes the aesthetic into eroticism, such that as an element of life it may be displayed as a love relationship between beauty and eros, the knowledge of which is ...Art composed of categories of the scale of beauty transmutes the aesthetic into eroticism, such that as an element of life it may be displayed as a love relationship between beauty and eros, the knowledge of which is referenced as early as Plato＇s philosophical contemplations. Plato characterizes eros in the Symposium and the Phaedrus as an invincible psychic force, capable, taking into account the fallibility of man, of compelling him toward the acquisition of that which will entail his completion. Eros, considered thusly, contributes to human ontogeny. Plotinus, who experiences beauty as eros and terror accompanied by pleasure, to the same degree will characterize it as the outcome and consequence of an intellectually and morally superior human soul. By this definition, the greatness of art lies in the fact that it compels the souls of men to eros for its spiritual content, the true nature of a work of art being the idea. As such, as long as it is not easy to know if this beauty exists as an ontologically, gnoseologically, and aesthetically idealized entity, so much the more we consider that we cannot entirely prove Freud＇s erotic theory of primordial and desirable phantasms, which seems to differ only slightly from the Platonic theory, or from Jung＇s theory of archetypes, as it seems not to recognize to an appropriate degree individual human experience. On the contrary and in agreement with the Lacanian theory on eros, in the environment of which eros is directed towards the other, so like it, it emerges in the life of the other, rupturing and reformulating it, we consider that each of us, in reality, in the erotic phenomenon, meets the other, and, behind him, our own self, which, enchanted by all that we sense that the other represents, rates all his characteristics as charmingly beautiful, because they have the privilege of coinciding, or at least of converging towards the aesthetic, entirely unique foundation of our self.展开更多
The geographical environment of the Zhaozhou Basin provides diverse possibilities for the formation and evolution of vernacular settlements and architectural spaces within multi-ethnic communities.Taking the vernacula...The geographical environment of the Zhaozhou Basin provides diverse possibilities for the formation and evolution of vernacular settlements and architectural spaces within multi-ethnic communities.Taking the vernacular settlements and architecture of the Zhaozhou Basin as a case study,this research adopts the anthropological concept of the“Bazi Society”as an analytical framework,and integrates the methodology of“social memory”to explore the social mechanisms that shape regional architectural space.By utilizing the“social memory”research approach,this study integrates GIS image analysis,social memory indicator surveys,oral interviews,and local historical materials from the Ming and Qing Dynasties,including local chronicles,historical maps,and illustrations,along with data from the Republican era,to conduct an in-depth investigation of typical settlements in the Zhaozhou Basin.This study proposes a“rule of in-depth memory depiction”,which is structured around three elements:the research objects(settlement spaces,public temples,and vernacular dwellings),the analytical dimensions(spatial patterns,cultural practices,and collective memory),and the narrative methods(oral testimony,schematic mapping,and quantitative indicators),thereby providing a clear framework for its application.It analyzes the feasibility of the research pathway for the“Bazi Society of basins”.The results can be summarized in three points.(1)Based on field investigation and GIS-historical triangulation,151 valid questionnaires yielded five principal memory factors(communalities>0.8;cumulative variance contribution rate 85.66%),thus verifying the operational feasibility and quantitative validity of the“Thick Description of Memory”framework.(2)Settlements in the Zhaozhou Basin exhibit a significant“landform-function-memory coupling pattern”,which reveals the continuous reconstruction of power structures and spatial forms within the processes of social memory.(3)Despite their functional transformations,public temples continue to serve as the spiritual cores of communities and as explicit carriers of collective memory,so they reflect the material continuity of productive and everyday life memories.Overall,this study demonstrates that“social memory functions as a key mediating mechanism”linking geographical environment,social practice,and vernacular architectural space,which provides new theoretical and methodological support for understanding the evolutionary logic of basin settlements and for guiding cultural heritage renewal.展开更多
First Published:2020 ISBN:9781421438740 Published by John Hopkins Press https://www.press.jhu.edu“The geological imagination of India,its landscapes,people,past and destiny,drive the narrative of this book”,Pratik C...First Published:2020 ISBN:9781421438740 Published by John Hopkins Press https://www.press.jhu.edu“The geological imagination of India,its landscapes,people,past and destiny,drive the narrative of this book”,Pratik Chakrabarti writes in his introduction to Inscriptions of Nature.His ambitious work examines the development of the natural and anthropological sciences on the Indian subcontinent since the early 19th century,and the shaping of knowledge about Indian nature through the exploration of its deep past:an exploration that dug not only into the depths of the earth,but also into ancient history,texts,myths,legends,folklore and the genealogies of local populations.This in-depth study not only combines the history of geology,paleontology,anthropology and ethnography,it also finely analyzes the interactions between the theoretical framework of scientific knowledge imported from Europe and local history,mythologies and indigenous beliefs.展开更多
Background:This essay mainly explores the theoretical roots of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)practice in the Han Dynasty.It places individual small lives in the big life of heaven,earth and the universe and looks a...Background:This essay mainly explores the theoretical roots of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)practice in the Han Dynasty.It places individual small lives in the big life of heaven,earth and the universe and looks at life’s occurrence,development and death from a broader cosmology perspective,and thus provide the“Great Harmony between Heaven and Human”in the Huangdi Neijing(Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor)of the Han Dynasty.Methods:This paper mainly uses the analysis method of literature review and philosophical concepts.It uses the image-number logic thinking method of I Ching to compare images with analogy and the holistic thinking method of the three-talent view of heaven,earth,and man to understand life.Results:It is mainly reflected in three aspects:(1)One Yin and one Yang are called Tao((1)Yin Yang as the coherent fabric of nature and mind,exhibited in all existence,(2)Yin Yang as Jiao(interaction)between the waxing and waning of the cosmic and human realms,and(3)Yin Yang as a process of harmonization ensuring a constant,dynamic balance of all things);(2)The way of life in the Book of Changes;and(3)The Unity of the Way of Heaven and the Way of TCM.Conclusion:The main medical thought laid the theoretical foundation of early practice and the development model of life cognition.It is still worthy of continuous exploration,development,and innovation in contemporary philosophy and life sciences.展开更多
It is a well-established fact that forensic anthropology has been extremely helpful in identifying thermally altered human remains,especially in recent years.With the improvement of new analytical techniques,the ident...It is a well-established fact that forensic anthropology has been extremely helpful in identifying thermally altered human remains,especially in recent years.With the improvement of new analytical techniques,the identification success rate has also been increased.With the help of statistical analysis,combined with analytical anthropological methods,the Forensic Anthropology Service of the Afranio Peixoto Medico-Legal Institute succeeded in identifying a charred body,with a margin of error of approximately 1:500 million to be obtained.展开更多
We investigated the forensic efficacy of the 30 insertion/deletion(Indel)markers included in the Qiagen Investigator■DIPplex kit in 529 Pakistani individuals from five major subpopulations in Pakistan(Punjabi,Pashtun...We investigated the forensic efficacy of the 30 insertion/deletion(Indel)markers included in the Qiagen Investigator■DIPplex kit in 529 Pakistani individuals from five major subpopulations in Pakistan(Punjabi,Pashtun,Sindhi,Saraiki,and Baloch).In the Sindhi population,the distribution of HLD81 and HLD97 alleles deviated from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium after Bonferroni correction.The combined match probability ranged from 2.0E-12(Pashtun and Baloch)to 1.0E-12(Sindhi),and the mean paternity exclusion power varied from 0.995(Punjabi,Sindhi,and Saraiki)to 0.996(Pashtun and Baloch).The high combined power of discrimination(0.99999999999997)and low combined match probability(1.7E-12)for all subpopulations studied support the utility of the 30 Indel markers for forensic identification in the studied subpopulations.The allele frequencies of the Indel markers in the Pakistani subpopulations were compared with those from 18 other populations.The results show that the populations clustered according to geography.The subpopulations investigated in this work showed a close genetic relationship with others from Pakistan,as well as with South Central Asian and Middle Eastern populations.The results suggest that the Investigator■DIPplex kit can be useful as a supplementary tool for human identification in the five Pakistani subpopulations investigated in this study.展开更多
Objective:Autoethnography combines personal experiences with cultural analysis,emerging as a response to the limitations of traditional ethnography.This review aimed to explore,describe,and delineate the utilization o...Objective:Autoethnography combines personal experiences with cultural analysis,emerging as a response to the limitations of traditional ethnography.This review aimed to explore,describe,and delineate the utilization of autoethnography by nurses published in peer-reviewed journals.Methods:A scoping review was conducted according to the Arksey and O’Malley framework.On October 12,2023,autoethnographic studies in nursing were identified through searches of CINAHL,PubMed,PsycINFO,and Scopus.Peer-reviewed articles published in English language were retrieved.We applied no date restriction.Data were extracted on nursing,epiphany,results,style of writing,implications for nursing,and ethical considerations.Results:Twenty-six articles met the inclusion criteria.Mental health nursing,covered by nine articles,elucidated experiences of stigma,ethical dilemmas,and professional identity.Nursing education,represented by seven articles,highlighted identity struggles,systemic biases,and evolving pedagogies.Palliative care,addressed by three articles,provided insights into communication challenges and emotional complexities in end-of-life care.The remaining articles explored rehabilitation,cultural competence,and chronic pain management.A conceptual framework integrating ontological,epistemological,ethical,and practical dimensions was developed,emphasizing the interplay between personal and professional roles.Conclusions:This review underscores autoethnography’s value in uncovering the cultural and ethical dimensions of nursing.This framework advocates for a reflective,culturally attuned approach to healthcare,fostering transformative changes in nursing.Further research should explore underrepresented nursing specialties to harness autoethnography’s potential fully.展开更多
Huang Di Nei Jing(《黄帝内经》The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic) has been the source text of Chinese medicine knowledge and innovation for over two thousand years. Despite this key relevance, many of its ideas and p...Huang Di Nei Jing(《黄帝内经》The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic) has been the source text of Chinese medicine knowledge and innovation for over two thousand years. Despite this key relevance, many of its ideas and practices have proven difficult to understand and implement fully into clinical practice. Cultural and language differences can be compounded with these challenges but may also present new opportunities for advancement and insight when studied by researchers outside of the originating culture. This article introduces the method of Classical-Text Archaeology and delves into the author’s two-decade journey of researching this text, with a discussion on cultural differences and issues of medical scholarship.展开更多
The essay has two main purposes.The first is a general reconstruction of Cattaneo’s linguistic thought,highlighting the most important aspects of both his reflections on the connection between language and the commun...The essay has two main purposes.The first is a general reconstruction of Cattaneo’s linguistic thought,highlighting the most important aspects of both his reflections on the connection between language and the community of speakers,and his study of the functions and properties of language.The latter includes an analysis of the influence Cattaneo’s philosophy had on the sphere of Italian linguistics at the turn of the 20th century.展开更多
Science fiction takes many forms, including academic work that calls on readers to think about social and cultural problems. This paper takes a piece of science fiction, Kirinyaga: A Fable of Utopia, as an example and...Science fiction takes many forms, including academic work that calls on readers to think about social and cultural problems. This paper takes a piece of science fiction, Kirinyaga: A Fable of Utopia, as an example and discusses the conflicts among globalization, modernization and tradition present in the text, thus highlighting the academic meaning of science fiction as a literary form.展开更多
This study investigates the use of a decision tree classification model, combined with Principal Component Analysis (PCA), to distinguish between Assam and Bhutan ethnic groups based on specific anthropometric feature...This study investigates the use of a decision tree classification model, combined with Principal Component Analysis (PCA), to distinguish between Assam and Bhutan ethnic groups based on specific anthropometric features, including age, height, tail length, hair length, bang length, reach, and earlobe type. The dataset was reduced using PCA, which identified height, reach, and age as key features contributing to variance. However, while PCA effectively reduced dimensionality, it faced challenges in clearly distinguishing between the two ethnic groups, a limitation noted in previous research. In contrast, the decision tree model performed significantly better, establishing clear decision boundaries and achieving high classification accuracy. The decision tree consistently selected Height and Reach as the most important classifiers, a finding supported by existing studies on ethnic differences in Northeast India. The results highlight the strengths of combining PCA for dimensionality reduction with decision tree models for classification tasks. While PCA alone was insufficient for optimal class separation, its integration with decision trees improved both the model’s accuracy and interpretability. Future research could explore other machine learning models to enhance classification and examine a broader set of anthropometric features for more comprehensive ethnic group classification.展开更多
The present paper reviews the theoretical framework and analytic methods of Critical Discourse Analysis （CDA） and then introduces the latest development of CDA from the perspectives of linguistic anthropology, cogni...The present paper reviews the theoretical framework and analytic methods of Critical Discourse Analysis （CDA） and then introduces the latest development of CDA from the perspectives of linguistic anthropology, cognitive linguistics and corpus linguistics. The prospect of CDA is accordingly advanced.展开更多
The demographic trend of a species depends on the dynamics of its local populations,which can be compromised by local or by global phenomena.However,the relevance of local and global phenomena has rarely been investig...The demographic trend of a species depends on the dynamics of its local populations,which can be compromised by local or by global phenomena.However,the relevance of local and global phenomena has rarely been investigated simultaneously.Here,we tested whether local phenomena compromised a species'demographic trend using the Eurasian common lizard Zootoca vivipara,the terrestrial reptile exhibiting the widest geographic distribution,as a model species.We analyzed the species'ancient demographic trend using genetic data from its 6 allopatric genetic clades and tested whether its demographic trend mainly depended on single clades or on global phenomena.Zootoca vivipara's effective population size increased since 2.3 million years ago and started to increase steeply and continuously from 0.531 million years ago.Population growth rate exhibited 2 maxima,both occurring during global climatic changes and important vegetation changes on the northern hemisphere.Effective population size and growth rate were negatively correlated with global surface temperatures,in line with global parameters driving long-term demographic trends.Zootoca vivipara's ancient demography was neither driven by a single clade,nor by the 2 clades that colonized huge geographic areas after the last glaciation.The low importance of local phenomena,suggests that the experimentally demonstrated high sensitivity of this species to short-term ecological changes is a response in order to cope with short-term and local changes.This suggests that what affected its long-term demographic trend the most,were not these local changes/responses,but rather the important and prolonged global climatic changes and important vegetation changes on the northern hemisphere,including the opening up of the forest by humans.展开更多
The objectives of this study were to demonstrate ethno-scientific elicitation techniques in retrieving indigenous knowledge at village-level, and to document the indigenous soil classification systems of different eth...The objectives of this study were to demonstrate ethno-scientific elicitation techniques in retrieving indigenous knowledge at village-level, and to document the indigenous soil classification systems of different ethnic groups in Luang Prabang province in the Lao PDR. The study area comprised three villages – Nambo, Huaymaha and Thapo, in the Phonxay district of Luang Prabang province. Three ethnic groups were covered by the study – Hmong, Khmu and Lao Loum. All three ethnic groups used soil color as main criteria for soil classification. However, even within the same ethnic group, sometimes different villages have differences in the way they classify soils; this was apparent for the Hmong ethnic group in the villages of Huaymaha and Nambo. A significant difference of the Lao Loum ethnic group from the other two, was the emphasis used in classifying soil types according to their water holding capabilities. In contrast, the Khmu and Hmong classified many soil types in relation to their rock content (‘with rock’ or ‘pure rock’ sometimesbeing used). The results of the study suggest that the ethnic groups classify the soils in relation to their potential for different types of agricultural production.展开更多
The subject of this study is how pre-Islamic poets viewed religious beliefs and how the Arabs dealt with such beliefs in the period that preceded the emergence of Islam, known as the/ahiliyya. The study discusses Arab...The subject of this study is how pre-Islamic poets viewed religious beliefs and how the Arabs dealt with such beliefs in the period that preceded the emergence of Islam, known as the/ahiliyya. The study discusses Arab religious beliefs and rites, which were filled with mythical elements such as idol worship, treating some animals as sacred, and worship of the sun, plants, certain inanimate objects and birds. It describes the various stages through which these beliefs passed, from sanctification of trees and caves, through the worship of the sun and the stars, to idol worship and more. The study then proceeds to inquire into the traces of mythology to be found in Arabic poetry. It shows how humans did not only inherit their forefathers＇ beliefs, but also their ideas, and explains how poets were able to embody reality by means of artistic symbols that reflected such elements of their lives as emotions and objective mental states. Subsequently the study discusses the sanctity which the Arabs ascribed to some animals, and which they worshipped in the hope of obtaining a blessing, maintaining an intimacy with the animal or averting evil. Many Arabs in those days believed in the sanctity of animals, the sun, the moon and Venus, thought that trees and other p｜ants possessed a spirit, and considered some animals to be deities with extraordinary powers, among them the viper, the crocodile, the bull, the gazelle and the goat. Finally, the study shows how pre-lslamic Arabic poetry can serve as a reliable document that reflects the society of the times, and how even the restricted amount of verse that has survived from those times can provide considerable information about mythical elements that go back to the remotest times.展开更多
Alcoholism and cirrhosis,which are two of the most serious health problems worldwide,have a broad spectrum of clinical outcomes.Both diseases are influenced by genetic susceptibility and cultural traits that differ gl...Alcoholism and cirrhosis,which are two of the most serious health problems worldwide,have a broad spectrum of clinical outcomes.Both diseases are influenced by genetic susceptibility and cultural traits that differ globally but are specific for each population.In contrast to other regions around the world,Mexicans present the highest drinking score and a high mortality rate for alcoholic liver disease with an intermediate category level of per capita alcohol consumption.Mexico has a unique history of alcohol consumption that is linked to profound anthropological and social aspects.The Mexican population has an admixture genome inherited from different races,Caucasian,Amerindian and African,with a heterogeneous distribution within the country.Thus,genes related to alcohol addiction,such as dopamine receptor D2 in the brain,or liver alcoholmetabolizing enzymes,such as alcohol dehydrogenase classⅠpolypeptide B,cytochrome P450 2E1 and aldehyde dehydrogenase class 2,may vary from one individual to another.Furthermore,they may be inherited as risk or non-risk haplogroups that confer susceptibility or resistance either to alcohol addiction or abusive alcohol consumption and possibly liver disease.Thus,in this era of genomics,personalized medicine will benefit patients if it is directed according to individual or population-based data.Additional association studies will be required to establish novel strategies for the prevention,care and treatment of liver disease in Mexico and worldwide.展开更多
基金supported by the sub-topic“Research on Language Folklore Art”of the 2022 China National Social Science Fund Art Major Project“Theoretical and Practical Research on Chinese Art Folklore”(Moderator:Professor Bo Dong)’s phased research results(Grant No.22ZD06).
文摘This paper employs the theories and methods of music anthropology to conduct a deep analysis of the newly composed Guangdong Han Opera“Tianfeng Haiyu Meihuadu.”By exploring its musical forms,performance rituals,and the cultural connotations of the Hakka people,it reveals the unique cultural memory embedded in the musical aspects of the opera.The study finds that“Tianfeng Haiyu Meihuadu”is not only a representative work of the newly composed Guangdong Han Opera but also an important carrier of Hakka cultural inheritance and dissemination.Its music and performance are closely linked to the history,emotions,and social life of the Hakka people,providing a vivid example for understanding the characteristics of Hakka culture and the functions of musical culture.
文摘Art composed of categories of the scale of beauty transmutes the aesthetic into eroticism, such that as an element of life it may be displayed as a love relationship between beauty and eros, the knowledge of which is referenced as early as Plato＇s philosophical contemplations. Plato characterizes eros in the Symposium and the Phaedrus as an invincible psychic force, capable, taking into account the fallibility of man, of compelling him toward the acquisition of that which will entail his completion. Eros, considered thusly, contributes to human ontogeny. Plotinus, who experiences beauty as eros and terror accompanied by pleasure, to the same degree will characterize it as the outcome and consequence of an intellectually and morally superior human soul. By this definition, the greatness of art lies in the fact that it compels the souls of men to eros for its spiritual content, the true nature of a work of art being the idea. As such, as long as it is not easy to know if this beauty exists as an ontologically, gnoseologically, and aesthetically idealized entity, so much the more we consider that we cannot entirely prove Freud＇s erotic theory of primordial and desirable phantasms, which seems to differ only slightly from the Platonic theory, or from Jung＇s theory of archetypes, as it seems not to recognize to an appropriate degree individual human experience. On the contrary and in agreement with the Lacanian theory on eros, in the environment of which eros is directed towards the other, so like it, it emerges in the life of the other, rupturing and reformulating it, we consider that each of us, in reality, in the erotic phenomenon, meets the other, and, behind him, our own self, which, enchanted by all that we sense that the other represents, rates all his characteristics as charmingly beautiful, because they have the privilege of coinciding, or at least of converging towards the aesthetic, entirely unique foundation of our self.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(52478058)The 2025 Yunnan Provincial Philosophy and Social Science Planning Annual Project(QN202522)。
文摘The geographical environment of the Zhaozhou Basin provides diverse possibilities for the formation and evolution of vernacular settlements and architectural spaces within multi-ethnic communities.Taking the vernacular settlements and architecture of the Zhaozhou Basin as a case study,this research adopts the anthropological concept of the“Bazi Society”as an analytical framework,and integrates the methodology of“social memory”to explore the social mechanisms that shape regional architectural space.By utilizing the“social memory”research approach,this study integrates GIS image analysis,social memory indicator surveys,oral interviews,and local historical materials from the Ming and Qing Dynasties,including local chronicles,historical maps,and illustrations,along with data from the Republican era,to conduct an in-depth investigation of typical settlements in the Zhaozhou Basin.This study proposes a“rule of in-depth memory depiction”,which is structured around three elements:the research objects(settlement spaces,public temples,and vernacular dwellings),the analytical dimensions(spatial patterns,cultural practices,and collective memory),and the narrative methods(oral testimony,schematic mapping,and quantitative indicators),thereby providing a clear framework for its application.It analyzes the feasibility of the research pathway for the“Bazi Society of basins”.The results can be summarized in three points.(1)Based on field investigation and GIS-historical triangulation,151 valid questionnaires yielded five principal memory factors(communalities>0.8;cumulative variance contribution rate 85.66%),thus verifying the operational feasibility and quantitative validity of the“Thick Description of Memory”framework.(2)Settlements in the Zhaozhou Basin exhibit a significant“landform-function-memory coupling pattern”,which reveals the continuous reconstruction of power structures and spatial forms within the processes of social memory.(3)Despite their functional transformations,public temples continue to serve as the spiritual cores of communities and as explicit carriers of collective memory,so they reflect the material continuity of productive and everyday life memories.Overall,this study demonstrates that“social memory functions as a key mediating mechanism”linking geographical environment,social practice,and vernacular architectural space,which provides new theoretical and methodological support for understanding the evolutionary logic of basin settlements and for guiding cultural heritage renewal.
文摘First Published:2020 ISBN:9781421438740 Published by John Hopkins Press https://www.press.jhu.edu“The geological imagination of India,its landscapes,people,past and destiny,drive the narrative of this book”,Pratik Chakrabarti writes in his introduction to Inscriptions of Nature.His ambitious work examines the development of the natural and anthropological sciences on the Indian subcontinent since the early 19th century,and the shaping of knowledge about Indian nature through the exploration of its deep past:an exploration that dug not only into the depths of the earth,but also into ancient history,texts,myths,legends,folklore and the genealogies of local populations.This in-depth study not only combines the history of geology,paleontology,anthropology and ethnography,it also finely analyzes the interactions between the theoretical framework of scientific knowledge imported from Europe and local history,mythologies and indigenous beliefs.
基金The National Social Science Foundation Project“Research on Chinese Life Wisdom from the Perspective of Creative Transformation and Innovative Development”(22ZDA082).
文摘Background:This essay mainly explores the theoretical roots of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)practice in the Han Dynasty.It places individual small lives in the big life of heaven,earth and the universe and looks at life’s occurrence,development and death from a broader cosmology perspective,and thus provide the“Great Harmony between Heaven and Human”in the Huangdi Neijing(Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor)of the Han Dynasty.Methods:This paper mainly uses the analysis method of literature review and philosophical concepts.It uses the image-number logic thinking method of I Ching to compare images with analogy and the holistic thinking method of the three-talent view of heaven,earth,and man to understand life.Results:It is mainly reflected in three aspects:(1)One Yin and one Yang are called Tao((1)Yin Yang as the coherent fabric of nature and mind,exhibited in all existence,(2)Yin Yang as Jiao(interaction)between the waxing and waning of the cosmic and human realms,and(3)Yin Yang as a process of harmonization ensuring a constant,dynamic balance of all things);(2)The way of life in the Book of Changes;and(3)The Unity of the Way of Heaven and the Way of TCM.Conclusion:The main medical thought laid the theoretical foundation of early practice and the development model of life cognition.It is still worthy of continuous exploration,development,and innovation in contemporary philosophy and life sciences.
文摘It is a well-established fact that forensic anthropology has been extremely helpful in identifying thermally altered human remains,especially in recent years.With the improvement of new analytical techniques,the identification success rate has also been increased.With the help of statistical analysis,combined with analytical anthropological methods,the Forensic Anthropology Service of the Afranio Peixoto Medico-Legal Institute succeeded in identifying a charred body,with a margin of error of approximately 1:500 million to be obtained.
基金The study was supported by an overseas research grant to Muhammad Adnan Shan from the University of the Punjab,Pakistan[grant number D-1829-Est-I/2017].
文摘We investigated the forensic efficacy of the 30 insertion/deletion(Indel)markers included in the Qiagen Investigator■DIPplex kit in 529 Pakistani individuals from five major subpopulations in Pakistan(Punjabi,Pashtun,Sindhi,Saraiki,and Baloch).In the Sindhi population,the distribution of HLD81 and HLD97 alleles deviated from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium after Bonferroni correction.The combined match probability ranged from 2.0E-12(Pashtun and Baloch)to 1.0E-12(Sindhi),and the mean paternity exclusion power varied from 0.995(Punjabi,Sindhi,and Saraiki)to 0.996(Pashtun and Baloch).The high combined power of discrimination(0.99999999999997)and low combined match probability(1.7E-12)for all subpopulations studied support the utility of the 30 Indel markers for forensic identification in the studied subpopulations.The allele frequencies of the Indel markers in the Pakistani subpopulations were compared with those from 18 other populations.The results show that the populations clustered according to geography.The subpopulations investigated in this work showed a close genetic relationship with others from Pakistan,as well as with South Central Asian and Middle Eastern populations.The results suggest that the Investigator■DIPplex kit can be useful as a supplementary tool for human identification in the five Pakistani subpopulations investigated in this study.
文摘Objective:Autoethnography combines personal experiences with cultural analysis,emerging as a response to the limitations of traditional ethnography.This review aimed to explore,describe,and delineate the utilization of autoethnography by nurses published in peer-reviewed journals.Methods:A scoping review was conducted according to the Arksey and O’Malley framework.On October 12,2023,autoethnographic studies in nursing were identified through searches of CINAHL,PubMed,PsycINFO,and Scopus.Peer-reviewed articles published in English language were retrieved.We applied no date restriction.Data were extracted on nursing,epiphany,results,style of writing,implications for nursing,and ethical considerations.Results:Twenty-six articles met the inclusion criteria.Mental health nursing,covered by nine articles,elucidated experiences of stigma,ethical dilemmas,and professional identity.Nursing education,represented by seven articles,highlighted identity struggles,systemic biases,and evolving pedagogies.Palliative care,addressed by three articles,provided insights into communication challenges and emotional complexities in end-of-life care.The remaining articles explored rehabilitation,cultural competence,and chronic pain management.A conceptual framework integrating ontological,epistemological,ethical,and practical dimensions was developed,emphasizing the interplay between personal and professional roles.Conclusions:This review underscores autoethnography’s value in uncovering the cultural and ethical dimensions of nursing.This framework advocates for a reflective,culturally attuned approach to healthcare,fostering transformative changes in nursing.Further research should explore underrepresented nursing specialties to harness autoethnography’s potential fully.
文摘Huang Di Nei Jing(《黄帝内经》The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic) has been the source text of Chinese medicine knowledge and innovation for over two thousand years. Despite this key relevance, many of its ideas and practices have proven difficult to understand and implement fully into clinical practice. Cultural and language differences can be compounded with these challenges but may also present new opportunities for advancement and insight when studied by researchers outside of the originating culture. This article introduces the method of Classical-Text Archaeology and delves into the author’s two-decade journey of researching this text, with a discussion on cultural differences and issues of medical scholarship.
文摘The essay has two main purposes.The first is a general reconstruction of Cattaneo’s linguistic thought,highlighting the most important aspects of both his reflections on the connection between language and the community of speakers,and his study of the functions and properties of language.The latter includes an analysis of the influence Cattaneo’s philosophy had on the sphere of Italian linguistics at the turn of the 20th century.
文摘Science fiction takes many forms, including academic work that calls on readers to think about social and cultural problems. This paper takes a piece of science fiction, Kirinyaga: A Fable of Utopia, as an example and discusses the conflicts among globalization, modernization and tradition present in the text, thus highlighting the academic meaning of science fiction as a literary form.
文摘This study investigates the use of a decision tree classification model, combined with Principal Component Analysis (PCA), to distinguish between Assam and Bhutan ethnic groups based on specific anthropometric features, including age, height, tail length, hair length, bang length, reach, and earlobe type. The dataset was reduced using PCA, which identified height, reach, and age as key features contributing to variance. However, while PCA effectively reduced dimensionality, it faced challenges in clearly distinguishing between the two ethnic groups, a limitation noted in previous research. In contrast, the decision tree model performed significantly better, establishing clear decision boundaries and achieving high classification accuracy. The decision tree consistently selected Height and Reach as the most important classifiers, a finding supported by existing studies on ethnic differences in Northeast India. The results highlight the strengths of combining PCA for dimensionality reduction with decision tree models for classification tasks. While PCA alone was insufficient for optimal class separation, its integration with decision trees improved both the model’s accuracy and interpretability. Future research could explore other machine learning models to enhance classification and examine a broader set of anthropometric features for more comprehensive ethnic group classification.
文摘The present paper reviews the theoretical framework and analytic methods of Critical Discourse Analysis （CDA） and then introduces the latest development of CDA from the perspectives of linguistic anthropology, cognitive linguistics and corpus linguistics. The prospect of CDA is accordingly advanced.
基金J.L.H.was supported by a Spanish MINECO grant IJCI-2015-23618Project funds were provided by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science[CGL2012-32459,CGL2016-76918 AEI/FEDER,UE to P.S.F.].
文摘The demographic trend of a species depends on the dynamics of its local populations,which can be compromised by local or by global phenomena.However,the relevance of local and global phenomena has rarely been investigated simultaneously.Here,we tested whether local phenomena compromised a species'demographic trend using the Eurasian common lizard Zootoca vivipara,the terrestrial reptile exhibiting the widest geographic distribution,as a model species.We analyzed the species'ancient demographic trend using genetic data from its 6 allopatric genetic clades and tested whether its demographic trend mainly depended on single clades or on global phenomena.Zootoca vivipara's effective population size increased since 2.3 million years ago and started to increase steeply and continuously from 0.531 million years ago.Population growth rate exhibited 2 maxima,both occurring during global climatic changes and important vegetation changes on the northern hemisphere.Effective population size and growth rate were negatively correlated with global surface temperatures,in line with global parameters driving long-term demographic trends.Zootoca vivipara's ancient demography was neither driven by a single clade,nor by the 2 clades that colonized huge geographic areas after the last glaciation.The low importance of local phenomena,suggests that the experimentally demonstrated high sensitivity of this species to short-term ecological changes is a response in order to cope with short-term and local changes.This suggests that what affected its long-term demographic trend the most,were not these local changes/responses,but rather the important and prolonged global climatic changes and important vegetation changes on the northern hemisphere,including the opening up of the forest by humans.
文摘The objectives of this study were to demonstrate ethno-scientific elicitation techniques in retrieving indigenous knowledge at village-level, and to document the indigenous soil classification systems of different ethnic groups in Luang Prabang province in the Lao PDR. The study area comprised three villages – Nambo, Huaymaha and Thapo, in the Phonxay district of Luang Prabang province. Three ethnic groups were covered by the study – Hmong, Khmu and Lao Loum. All three ethnic groups used soil color as main criteria for soil classification. However, even within the same ethnic group, sometimes different villages have differences in the way they classify soils; this was apparent for the Hmong ethnic group in the villages of Huaymaha and Nambo. A significant difference of the Lao Loum ethnic group from the other two, was the emphasis used in classifying soil types according to their water holding capabilities. In contrast, the Khmu and Hmong classified many soil types in relation to their rock content (‘with rock’ or ‘pure rock’ sometimesbeing used). The results of the study suggest that the ethnic groups classify the soils in relation to their potential for different types of agricultural production.
文摘The subject of this study is how pre-Islamic poets viewed religious beliefs and how the Arabs dealt with such beliefs in the period that preceded the emergence of Islam, known as the/ahiliyya. The study discusses Arab religious beliefs and rites, which were filled with mythical elements such as idol worship, treating some animals as sacred, and worship of the sun, plants, certain inanimate objects and birds. It describes the various stages through which these beliefs passed, from sanctification of trees and caves, through the worship of the sun and the stars, to idol worship and more. The study then proceeds to inquire into the traces of mythology to be found in Arabic poetry. It shows how humans did not only inherit their forefathers＇ beliefs, but also their ideas, and explains how poets were able to embody reality by means of artistic symbols that reflected such elements of their lives as emotions and objective mental states. Subsequently the study discusses the sanctity which the Arabs ascribed to some animals, and which they worshipped in the hope of obtaining a blessing, maintaining an intimacy with the animal or averting evil. Many Arabs in those days believed in the sanctity of animals, the sun, the moon and Venus, thought that trees and other p｜ants possessed a spirit, and considered some animals to be deities with extraordinary powers, among them the viper, the crocodile, the bull, the gazelle and the goat. Finally, the study shows how pre-lslamic Arabic poetry can serve as a reliable document that reflects the society of the times, and how even the restricted amount of verse that has survived from those times can provide considerable information about mythical elements that go back to the remotest times.
基金Supported by The National Council of Science and Technology,(Conacyt-Fondo Sectorial,Mexico),Grant No.Salud-2010-1-139085 awarded to Roman S
文摘Alcoholism and cirrhosis,which are two of the most serious health problems worldwide,have a broad spectrum of clinical outcomes.Both diseases are influenced by genetic susceptibility and cultural traits that differ globally but are specific for each population.In contrast to other regions around the world,Mexicans present the highest drinking score and a high mortality rate for alcoholic liver disease with an intermediate category level of per capita alcohol consumption.Mexico has a unique history of alcohol consumption that is linked to profound anthropological and social aspects.The Mexican population has an admixture genome inherited from different races,Caucasian,Amerindian and African,with a heterogeneous distribution within the country.Thus,genes related to alcohol addiction,such as dopamine receptor D2 in the brain,or liver alcoholmetabolizing enzymes,such as alcohol dehydrogenase classⅠpolypeptide B,cytochrome P450 2E1 and aldehyde dehydrogenase class 2,may vary from one individual to another.Furthermore,they may be inherited as risk or non-risk haplogroups that confer susceptibility or resistance either to alcohol addiction or abusive alcohol consumption and possibly liver disease.Thus,in this era of genomics,personalized medicine will benefit patients if it is directed according to individual or population-based data.Additional association studies will be required to establish novel strategies for the prevention,care and treatment of liver disease in Mexico and worldwide.
