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Jay, Caroline. "The healing power of nature." Bereavement Care 34, no. 1 (January 2, 2015): 4–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02682621.2015.1028195.
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Vaidya, Ar Kamakshi, and Kanika Borade. "Healing Landscape: The Restorative Power of Nature." Journal of Nursing Research,Patient Safety and Practise, no. 33 (May 24, 2023): 30–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.55529/jnrpsp.33.30.38.
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This paper discusses the idea of the "healing landscape," showing how the combination of nature and carefully considered design can promote healing and well-being. The healing landscape becomes apparent as a crucial element in tackling life's issues as a result of the increasing awareness of the significant influence that environmental elements have on both physical and mental health. Healing landscapes are intentionally created spaces that combine human creativity with natural factors to provide therapeutic advantages. They offer areas for rest, renewal, and getting back in touch with nature. This paper explores the research underlying the importance of healing landscapes in promoting well-being, as well as the fundamental ideas and practices that help their design.
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Whitaker, Ann. "Happiness and the healing power of nature." Self & Society 27, no. 5 (November 1999): 40–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03060497.1999.11085981.
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Spanos, Konstantinos, and George Kouvelos. "Infected Stent Graft: The Healing Power of Nature!" European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 61, no. 6 (June 2021): 899. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2021.03.022.
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Rajput, Tejas A. "The Healing Power of Nature: Exploring Herbal Ointments for Skin Wellness." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 12, no. 6 (June 30, 2024): 1035–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2024.63266.
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Abstract: This study investigates the therapeutic potential of an herbal ointment primarily composed of sage, complemented by the inclusion of rosemary and chamomile, for enhancing skin wellness. Sage, revered for its antimicrobial and antiinflammatory properties, serves as the cornerstone of the formulation. Rosemary and chamomile are integrated to augment the salve with their respective benefits, enriching its efficacy. By synthesizing traditional knowledge with contemporary scientific insights, this research endeavours to elucidate the healing mechanisms and potential applications of this herbal blend. Through an examination of its safety profile, formulation considerations, and comparative effectiveness against conventional treatments, this study aims to underscore the viability of herbal ointments as a natural approach to promoting skin health and wellness.
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Prof. Mirza Sibtain Beg. "Healing Power of Wordsworth’s Romantic Poetry." Creative Saplings 1, no. 12 (March 26, 2023): 36–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.56062/gtrs.2023.1.12.230.
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Poetry has immense potential to soothe the senses and heat the wounds. Through poetry, mental health and peace of mind can be maintained with pace immeasurable. The waves of passion that runs through poet’s sensibility, soothes the senses of the readers. Poetry reading, writing and listening casts good therapeutic effects. Poetry provides peace, calmness, and comfort to the minds by elevating mood in distress and duress. Studies show that poetry therapy proves a boon to patients suffering from serious ailments and augment their emotional resilience and brings joy in their life. Our brains are electrified with rhyme and rhythm of the poetry to give emotional reaction to joy and sadness both. Like sweet melody of music, poetry heals our emotional hurts. The metaphors embellish the poetic lines with magical brilliance, and they glitter with astute meaning and message. Diction plays a very emphatic role in discerning poet’s leanings. Reflection, perception and attachment are interwoven in diction so inextricably that they turn poet’s mouthpiece, and roar and rave with perfect resonance to poetic experiences. Through the intoxicated taken-for- grantedness of the laidback reading public will take somersault by the melody of the tone and exquisiteness of diction. The paper, however, explores how poetry can be a natural tool to heal mental stress, trauma, and agony and maintain mental health well. We will examine some poetic utterances of great romantic poet William Wordsworth and see how they can be a tool to heal the emotional hurts and wounds. Moreover, we will too examine that how the nature can extend peace, purpose, poise to mind.
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Raj Sharma, Lok. "PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT OF NATURE IN ROMANTIC POETRY." International Journal of Advanced Research 10, no. 02 (February 28, 2022): 87–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/14181.
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Love for nature is one of the perennial characteristics perceived in Romantic poetry. English Romantic poets employ nature as an influential theme in their poetry: however their treatment of nature does not sound to be similar. This article aims at differentiating English Romantic poets preferential treatment of nature succinctly by including ten poems of five noted English Romantic poets, namely Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats. This article concludes that nature for Wordsworth is a sort of God or Goddess for Coleridge it is an expression of the mystical power for Byron it is a reflection of mankind for Shelley it is a healing power and for Keats it is a source of sensuousness inflaming sensual pleasures.
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Herdiana, Ignadhitya. "Nature’s Role Toward Mental And Physical Healing Reflected On The Secret Garden By Frances Hudgson Burnett: An Ecocritical Reading." Vivid Journal of Language and Literature 7, no. 2 (July 23, 2019): 51. http://dx.doi.org/10.25077/vj.7.2.51-56.2018.
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This research aims to show the ability of nature to heal mental and physical of children that shown on The Secret Garden written by Frances Hudgson Burnett. The relation of nature and human in this novel are captured on the characters experience the transformation from illness to wellness when interact to the nature in the garden. We might should realize that the main function of literature is not only to entertain but also to teach us how important nature to human. In this case the writer uses qualitative methods and applies eco-criticism to explain how close the relation between nature and human. It means that human and nonhuman have benefited each other and it reflects on how nature or space can be the media of mental and physical healing, and healing power of nature is portrayed in this novel. The writer focuses on: 1) the relation between nature and human, 2) Nature as a media of mental and physical healing to the children depict on the novel interact with space and experience the goodness of nature.
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Lamond, Margrete. "The Healing Magic of Joy: Understanding Magic as a Metaphor for Positive Emotion in The Secret Garden." International Research in Children's Literature 8, no. 2 (December 2015): 127–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/ircl.2015.0163.
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Literary analysis tends to be conceptual and top-down driven. Data-driven analysis, although it belongs more to the domain of scientific method, can nevertheless sometimes reveal elements of narrative that conceptual readings may fall short of identifying. In critiques of Burnett's The Secret Garden, the children's return to health is generally understood to be the result of their interactions with nature. Some readings add the power of storytelling as a healing force in the novel. Burnett's concept of magic has tended to be treated with uneasy abstractions, and the influence of affect on health remains open for further investigation. This article bases its argument on data-driven analysis that charts how affective content in the novel occurs in conjunction with references to magic. It identifies the narrative significance of negative allusions to nature and how concepts of magic occur alongside representations of positive affect, and suggests that the magic of healing in The Secret Garden is not the transforming power of biological nature, nor the transforming power of storytelling, but the transforming power of surprise, wonder and happiness in conjunction with all these factors. Positive affect represents the essence of what Burnett means by magic.
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Tseng, Paul. "The Literary Mind of “Being”: Healing Power in The Prelude." DIALOGO 9, no. 1 (December 5, 2022): 25–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.51917/dialogo.2022.9.1.1.
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Book Fourteenth of The Prelude by William Wordsworth serves as a religious conclusion that signifies that a spiritual communion with God, infinite and transcendental and magnificently expressed by Nature, can heal and restore man’s mind in his crises of life. God’s being is a supreme Dasein, which in terms of essence is the Word/Logos, and which embraces the feature of “de-severance”, that is, eternity. And as a creator, God’s being-in-the-world is essentially caring. This article aims to employ hermeneutics to explicate the religious significance of Book Fourteenth, pointing out that Being housed in Logos is actually the healing power in life crises. I apply hermeneutics to explicate the theological significance of Book Fourteenth.
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Peters, Catherine. "A Thomistic Defense of “Nature” in Avicenna’s Physics." European Journal for the Study of Thomas Aquinas 39, no. 1 (November 1, 2021): 43–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ejsta-2021-0003.
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Abstract Avicenna offers a novel definition of “nature” as a power in his Physics of the Healing. Some have seen in this redefinition a radical departure from Aristotle. James Weisheipl, for one, rejected Avicenna’s definition as a mistaken interpretation of Aristotle and as a position incompatible with Thomas Aquinas. In Weisheipl’s view, Avicenna reifies form into a kind of motor of the natural being, a conception earlier rejected by Thomas Aquinas in several works. In this study, I offer a Thomistic defense of Avicenna by investigating the definition of nature and its relation to matter and form.
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Nisar, Noman, and Jay Panchal. "Pro-active Self healing – An Extension Concept in Smart Grid." Iraqi Journal for Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11, no. 2 (December 1, 2015): 159–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.37917/ijeee.11.2.2.
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The reliability of power system under fault susceptible environment has become major challenge for the power sector units. The injection of renewable power source has increased the complexity for distribution system and to deal with massive network, evolution of smart-grid has been enforced, which works in an automated fashion to improve overall reliability, efficiency and quality of the system. Proactive Self-healing is a critical feature of smart-grid. This paper tries to explain the concept sensing the occurrence of fault beforehand and providing possible solution for self-healing in smart grid. The fundamental base for incorporating afore discussed technology viz. understanding nature of fault, sources of fault and implementation of effective measuring techniques are enumerated in paper briefly. Support required in terms of technology is reviewed towards the end followed by a case study of practical implementation of self-healing control in a distribution system.
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Baek, Wonki. "The essence of healing mind: healing correlation between forest and meditation poetry." Journal of Meditation based Psychological Counseling 30 (December 31, 2023): 17–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.12972/mpca.20230007.
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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of Buddhist meditation poetry produced on the basis of forests and meditation on mental and physical healing. Forests are the source and home of life that mankind has enjoyed so far. So nature[forest] has the power of wisdom to bring man back to his true self. Especially, various phytoncides emitted from the forest, and the appearance and sounds of nature: mountain colors, birds, water, wind, etc. have the function of relaxing the five senses. Actually, interacting with the forest is not only a good way to find the meaning of "true self" but also calms down the complicated and unsettling heart of people. In this vein, the forest becomes the best space for mental and physical healing. Today, many people visit the forest and reflect not only on the “outside landscape” but also on the “inner scape” together. It is for this reason that they want to let go of greed for a while and heal the inner side through simplicity and emptiness of the forest. Therefore, the meditation poetry of Buddhist thought arising from the harmonious relationship between forest and meditation is one of the alternatives to overcome stress and promote a sense of solidarity of harmony, communication, empathy, contemplation and emptiness. It makes us realize that all things arise by dependence on something else. Furthermore, it will become a signature that allows future generations to dream of tomorrow and live a more positive life.
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Bom, K. L. "Verder reiken naar genezing. Een theologisch gesprek tussen christenen uit Afrika, de Andes en Nederland." Theologia Reformata 63, no. 4 (December 1, 2020): 390–404. http://dx.doi.org/10.21827/tr.63.4.390-404.
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This article aims to establish an intercultural theological dialogue among African, South American Andes and Dutch perspectives about healing. Part one explores different cultural contexts. Traditional cultures in both African and the Andes contribute to the Christian and integral understandings of healing of the body and mind of the individual, the spiritual and social dimensions, and the material environment. In the Netherlands, however, illness and healing are mainly understood from a modern point of view, one which understands religion and spirituality as strictly private issues that should be separated from public health care. Part two examines three major themes of the intercultural encounter on healing among people from these three contexts: (1) the nature – supernature divide; (2) Divine providence; and, (3) the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Carter, Jennifer Mary, and Melissa Carey. "Healing the spirit:." Ethnographic Edge 6, no. 1 (March 1, 2023): 63–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.24135/ee.v5i1.236.
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Liberation is the act of setting free from internal and social oppression (Afuape, 2011), in 2019 it was the Liberation Trail fire that raged through our place, turning the living essence of our livelihood, and belongings to dust. The dust had barely settled when the torrential rains drenched the remains, weeping over the ashes. These ashes were not just of things, houses, and furniture, but also of trees, ferns, and animals of all sizes. Next, it was isolation and fear that arose from the ashes in the form of Coronavirus (COVID-19 virus). Isolating people from the natural environment and from each other. Through these transmutations, we relied upon the resilient nature of the human spirit to survive. This autoethnographic story explores human resilience in the face of personal and global loss. The power of storytelling is an ancient tradition, stemming from a human need to make meaning of the lived experience. Each person who tells a story speaks from their ‘biographical position’ and is unique as the storyteller (Denzin, 2014). Stories, or narratives, assisted in the survival of cultures by retelling warnings of potential threats. They are intrinsic to all cultures, whether they are written or verbal. The act of storytelling can impart a metaphysical presence that can provide a sense of spirituality in the communication process (Snyder & Lindquist, 2006; Uys, 2014). Storytelling has been described as an expression of human consciousness and as such, can guide the person towards healing the spirit, and liberating from trauma (Carter,2019).
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Rodionova, Yu V. "Treatise <i>De adventu Medici ad aegrotum</i> — the attitude of doctors to the disease and its treatment, an example of the Salerno Medical School." Russian Journal of Church History 3, no. 1 (March 9, 2022): 126–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.15829/2686-973x-2022-80.
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The article presents a translation of an anonymous treatise De adventu Medici ad aegrotum in Russian, the origin of which is attributed to the Salerno School of Medicine. Using the example of the treatise, it is possible to determine what characteristic the doctors of the XIII century attached to the disease, and the tasks of the doctor’s craft.The philosophy of healing the body is based on an understanding of nature as an instrument created by God, and not on the influence of divine power (will), which makes a decision about healing in each individual case (individually for each patient). The origin of the disease of the body is considered a consequence of some kind of influence on substance, an overabundance of substance affects nature, which resists and strives for the return of balance and its integrity.
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Rodionova, Yu V. "Treatise <i>De adventu Medici ad aegrotum</i> — the attitude of doctors to the disease and its treatment, an example of the Salerno Medical School." Russian Journal of Church History 3, no. 1 (March 9, 2022): 126–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.15829/2686-973x-2022-80.
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The article presents a translation of an anonymous treatise De adventu Medici ad aegrotum in Russian, the origin of which is attributed to the Salerno School of Medicine. Using the example of the treatise, it is possible to determine what characteristic the doctors of the XIII century attached to the disease, and the tasks of the doctor’s craft.The philosophy of healing the body is based on an understanding of nature as an instrument created by God, and not on the influence of divine power (will), which makes a decision about healing in each individual case (individually for each patient). The origin of the disease of the body is considered a consequence of some kind of influence on substance, an overabundance of substance affects nature, which resists and strives for the return of balance and its integrity.
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DuBose, Jennifer, Lorissa MacAllister, Khatereh Hadi, and Bonnie Sakallaris. "Exploring the Concept of Healing Spaces." HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal 11, no. 1 (December 18, 2016): 43–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1937586716680567.
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Evidence-based design (EBD) research has demonstrated the power of environmental design to support improved patient, family, and staff outcomes and to minimize or avoid harm in healthcare settings. While healthcare has primarily focused on fixing the body, there is a growing recognition that our healthcare system could do more by promoting overall wellness, and this requires expanding the focus to healing. This article explores how we can extend what we know from EBD about health impacts of spatial design to the more elusive goal of healing. By breaking the concept of healing into antecedent components (emotional, psychological, social, behavioral, and functional), this review of the literature presents the existing evidence to identify how healthcare spaces can foster healing. The environmental variables found to directly affect or facilitate one or more dimension of healing were organized into six groups of variables—homelike environment, access to views and nature, light, noise control, barrier-free environment, and room layout. While there is limited scientific research confirming design solutions for creating healing spaces, the literature search revealed relationships that provide a basis for a draft definition. Healing spaces evoke a sense of cohesion of the mind, body, and spirit. They support healing intention and foster healing relationships.
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Haider, Ali Jal. "DEJECTION : AN ODE--- COLERIDGE’S UNCONVENTIONAL TREATMENT OF THEME." JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 10, no. 04 (2023): 13–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.54513/joell.2023.10403.
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Coleridge is influenced by the poetic ideas of Wordsworth. He has a firm faith in Pantheism. He is fascinated by the healing power of nature. He keenly observes nature in his own way. For, his Romanticism is a philosophy, a way of life and garret of optimism. But in Dejection: An Ode, Coleridge’s treatment of theme is unconventional. The poem is personal in tone. Coleridge's internal conflict makes him unaware to feel nature. He argues the he has lost his power, poetic creativity, he has lost his sources of secondary imagination. He wants an escape to abstract world. He wants to observe the harsh reality. Such transition of theme provides this particular poetry an extra poetic charm. The word ‘ dejection’ symbolize here the poet's own psyche. The poetry has its own unique appeal. Coleridge is quite successful in his purpose because he treats this unconventional theme with safe hands.
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de Miranda, Luis. "The healing-growth future of humanity: regenerative politics and crealectic care." Acta Academica 53, no. 2 (December 13, 2021): 143–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.18820/24150479/aa53i2/8.
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The 2020 coronavirus pandemic served to remind us that despite our Cartesian fantasies of control, naturing nature (natura naturans) is still active in the form of an untamed Other. The dominant reaction on most political sides was anthropocentric: if we do something – a doing generally framed within the scope of technique and management – nature shall go back to the kind and submissive non-viral neutrality that we appreciate in ‘her’ as a supposedly passive resource for productivism. How could humanity – a pandemic species itself and not only metaphorically – be better attuned with the powers of naturing nature, in a posture of co-creation rather than of a reactive technocratic war against the non-periodic or ‘monstrous’ aspects of life? This question is a matter of philosophical health: the future of humanity does not depend on statistics and logistics, but on the possibility of a philosophical (re)generative politics, a trustful care for creative singularity rather than an anxious control and production of regularity. Humanity’s collective health presupposes this reconciliation with naturing nature and the deployment of a global shared cosmology based on the creative healing-growth flux of originative creativity. This regenerative and life-affirming creative Real is here termed ‘Creal’, and we call ‘crealectics’ the generative philosophical health that favours healing growth.
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Eggers, Nicole. "MUKOMBOZI AND THE MONGANGA: THE VIOLENCE OF HEALING IN THE 1944 KITAWALIST UPRISING." Africa 85, no. 3 (July 9, 2015): 417–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s000197201500025x.
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ABSTRACTThis article investigates the fraught relationship between violence and healing in Central African history. Looking at the case study of one of the largest uprisings in the colonial history of Congo – the Lobutu–Masisi Kitawalist uprising of 1944 – the article asks how the theories of power that animated the uprising might help better illuminate the nature and role of violence not only in the uprising itself but in the broader history of the region. Drawing attention to the centrality of discourses that relate to the moral and immoral use of disembodied spiritual power (puissance/nguvu/force) in the uprising, the article evokes critical questions about the deeper history of such discourses and the imaginaries and choreographies of violence that accompanied them. Thinking about violence in this way not only breaks down imagined lines between productive and destructive/legitimate and illegitimate violence by highlighting that such distinctions are always contentious and negotiated, but also demonstrates that the theories of power animating such negotiations must be understood not as tangential to the larger anti-colonial political struggle of Bushiri and his followers, but as central to that struggle. Moreover, it paves the way towards thinking about how these same theories of power might animate negotiations of legitimacy in more recent violent contexts in Eastern Congo.
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Talreja, Shreya, and Shashank Tiwari. "A STUDY OF ALTERNATE HEALING SYSTEMS: NATUROPATHY." Feb - Mar 2021 p5, no. 03 (March 25, 2021): 2820–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.46607/iamj09p5032021.
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Health and well-being are a fundamental in enhancing the quality of life of the individual. Naturopathy is a way of maintaining good health and works as preventive as well as curative technique to either eradicate a disease or maintain well-being. Naturopathy aims at enhancing the overall wellbeing of the body and most of the techniques in it are aimed at enhancing the body’s self-healing tendencies. Principles of naturopathic techniques include fo- cus on healing power of the nature, health workers as teachers, treatment of cause of illness, preventive treatment, and focus on overall well-being of the person. In this paper all the naturopathic approaches like herbal medicine, messages etc. will be discussed in depth. There are various techniques of naturopathy such as Ayurveda, Unani medicine, Yoga and meditation, Chromo therapy etc. will also be discussed in depth in the paper. Naturopathy can be effective in curing various ailments such as various forms of allergies, arthritis, digestive problems, depression and other mental issues, infertility and reduced immunity. Keywords: Naturopathy, well-being, Ayurveda, chromo therapy.
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Błasiak, Anna. "Education Through Nature (and With Nature) as the Source of a Child’s Resilience: The Educational and Healing Context of a Forest." Multidisciplinary Journal of School Education 11, no. 2 (22) (December 28, 2022): 325–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.35765/mjse.2022.1122.16.
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The objective of the article is to present the healing and educational properties of a forest in the context of the digital and consumerist reality of the 21st century and to discuss education for resilience as a specific kind of mental strength, inner power, and ability to cope with obstacles by using one’s own resources and reaching for social support. The research question was formulated as follows: What is the role of education through nature (and with nature) – an important element of which is a forest – in developing and reinforcing resilience in children? The choice of subject is justified by the social and cultural changes, which force a person to face new challenges and expectations. The dynamics of those changes leaves the modern person little time to think about, try to understand, and give meaning to the new conditions of life. Resilience may be a construct that facilitates adaptation to the changing and fragile reality and it may be developed and reinforced through contact with nature, that is, in a forest. In terms of its methodological aspects, the article includes research of a theoretical nature. The author has carried out a synthetic and analytical review of selected books, as well as an analysis of the existing data related to the issue in question.
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Povilaikaitė, Gustė, and Zita Gierasimovič. "Pooperacinių antriniu būdu gyjančių žaizdų priežiūra: literatūros apžvalga." Slauga. Mokslas ir praktika 5, no. 1 (325) (February 2, 2024): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.47458/slauga.2024.5.1.
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Abstract. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) ‘Half the cases of post-operative hard-to-heal wounds can be avoided’ [1]. Foreign authors A. E. Boniakowski, A. S. Kimball, B. N. Jacobs, et al. (2017) state that ‘Wound monitoring and periodic post-operative wound care performed at periodically planned time are important at all stages of wound healing’ [2].
Objective of the literature review. To analyse scientific articles on risk factors and wound management of hard-to-heal wounds.
Methods. The literature review was conducted using the PubMed, ECDC, and Google Scholar search in the electronic MEDLINE database. The search was carried out between September and December 2023. Keyword phrases and their combinations were used for the search. Twenty three articles on the examined topic were included in the literature review.
Results of the literature review. The present article discusses the main risk factors for wound infection and preventive measures. After analysing scientific articles, the causes of hard-to-heal wounds have been elucidated, which depend on the nature of the surgery, different pathogenic microorganisms, and the selection of dressings at each stage of wound healing.
Conclusions. 1. Favourable conditions must be created for wound healing. Regular assessment of the wound healing process based on clinical indicators is attributed to an important factor. 2. Topical antimicrobial agents are used when wound healing is suspected to be impaired; dressings are selected based on the type of wound healing.
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Gunda, Masiiwa Ragies. "Prediction and Power: Prophets and Prophecy in the Old Testament and Zimbabwean Christianity." Exchange 41, no. 4 (2012): 335–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1572543x-12341237.
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Abstract The prominence of prophets such as TB Joshua of Nigeria and Immanuel Makandiwa of Zimbabwe has triggered debates on the nature of prophets and prophecy. Through a socio-historical and reception historical analysis, this article contends that there are two major characteristics of prophets, that is, the ability to make accurate predictions and the ability to confound nature and normalcy by manifesting unrivalled power through healing and other activities. These characteristics are observable in the activities of Zimbabwean prophets both pioneers such as Masowe, Marange, Mutendi and contemporary ones like Makandiwa. It is also noted that the narratives of Old Testament prophets, especially Elijah and Elisha, are used by contemporary prophets to confirm that their own ‘signs and deeds’ are in line with those of the great prophets of God. The extraordinary abilities of these prophets are seen as proof of their being divinely chosen, hence the multitude of followers who are in need of their ‘signs and wonders’.
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Fakahany, Sohayla El. "Charlatans and Fraudsters." Anthropology of the Middle East 19, no. 1 (June 1, 2024): 25–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/ame.2024.190103.
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Abstract This article delves into the intricate interplay among state institutions, belief systems, dominant discourses and alternative spiritual healing practices in Egypt. It scrutinises the challenges encountered by individuals seeking spiritual healing within a societal framework shaped by educational and religious institutions, social norms, media and the law. Employing a multidisciplinary approach that integrates social anthropology, discourse analysis and cultural studies, the research sheds light on the regulations and limitations imposed on individuals by state-generated discourses, compelling adherence to prescribed rules and belief systems. The analysis explores how power hierarchy and dominant institutions, which categorise certain practices as disordered due to their ritualistic nature, are challenged by practitioners persisting in their work and seekers continuing to pursue these services.
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Albanese, Catherine L. "Physic and Metaphysic in Nineteenth-Century America: Medical Sectarians and Religious Healing." Church History 55, no. 4 (December 1986): 489–502. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3166370.
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Writing in the first issue of The Magnetic and Cold Water Guide in 1846, an unnamed editor hailed the virtues of the cold-water cure: “Instead of the dosing and drugging of the old system of practice, it proposes to rely on the indwelling healing power of nature alone, to provoke and regulate which, it employs the widespread element of fresh unadulterated water.” In case readers had not caught the full dimensions of the message, the writer inserted “the testimony of an experienced physician of Massilon, Ohio.” The doctor, an A. Underhill, waxed eloquent on his investigations of “the Water Treatment of disease” and worked his way to a concluding rhetorical flourish. “Physiology, Phrenology, and Magnetism,” he summarized, “are the keys that are unlocking the great mysteries of nature and mind, and letting us in, as it were, to the inner temple, where the sunbeams of light and truth are filling the minds and understandings of all the truly devout worshippers of the Eternal principles which govern all things.”
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Herkal, Surendra Chandrakant. "THE ROLE OF SPIRITUAL POWER IN HUMAN HEALTH." SCHOLARLY RESEARCH JOURNAL FOR HUMANITY SCIENCE AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE 9, no. 46 (March 25, 2021): 11310–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.21922/srjhsel.v9i46.1539.
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पMedicine, and healthcare have been related in one way or another in all population groups since the beginning of recorded history. Only in recent times have these systems of healing been separated. One of the challenges physicians face is to help people find meaning and acceptance in the midst of suffering and chronic illness. Spirituality is the person’s inner truth or blissful experience. For many, spirituality takes the form of religious observance, prayer, meditation or a belief in a higher power. For others, it can be found in nature, music, art or a secular community. Spirituality is different for everyone. Through spiritual pursuit, a person tries to connect with a supreme divine or what most people call almighty God. Such people resort to techniques like silence, prayer, meditation and yoga mostly as individual or collective practice, usually under the directions of a spiritual Guru. Others believe in the self-less service to the mankind as a major pathway for seeking god. They adore ‘goodness’ to see God.
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Kim, Tae-eun. "Application of Taoistic Naturalism and Treatment of Naturalistic medicine: The history of Taoism and Traditional Chinese medicine in 《Laozi》,《Zhuangzi》,《Huainanzi》,《Huangdi-Neijing》." Korean Association for Philosophy of Medicine 35 (June 30, 2023): 45–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.54685/phiom.2023.35.45.
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This paper investigates the relationship of medical practitioners based on the concepts of Naturalism and Power of natural treatment(自然治癒力) in Taoism. It focuses on how the concept of Naturalism has been applied and evolved in 『Laozi』, 『Zhuangzi』, 『Huainanzi』, and 『Huangdi-Neijing』. The characteristic of the Naturalism in 『Laozi』 is to minimize artificial acts(人爲) and preserve the essence(精) and spirit(神) of the body, achieving maximum effects with minimal involvement and effort. 『Laozi』 emphasizes emptying desires and delusions, achieving inner stability, behaving with gentleness and humility, practicing moderation in vital energy(精氣) and conduct, and cultivating physical essence. The teaching of 『Laozi』 aims to let the state and the body operate naturally without artificial acts. Furthermore, 『Laozi』 suggests that even when problems occur in any process, the body has an inherent self-healing power that resolves the health problems and restores its original state.
『Zhuangzi』 depicts the ideal of living with empty mind without greed for external things, practicing deep breathing, and cultivating the union of heaven and human(天人合一). It emphasizes the possibilities of the universal system and the motive power of medicine and science within the concept of Naturalism. Interpreted through Guo Xiang(郭象)'s theory of self-becoming(獨化論), Taoist philosophy of 『Zhuangzi』 enhances its natural scientific characteristics. If the meaning of self-perception(自得) in 『Zhuangzi』 is interpreted through Guo Xiang's theory of inner sage and outer ruler(內聖外王論), it can be summarized as the perception of governing the external world through the inactive attitude(無爲). The theory of Naturalism in 『Zhuangzi』 respects the principles of nature and individual nature and personality, aiming to govern all affairs in accordance with the will of heaven(天命) and prolong the lifespan of individuals and communities.
In 『Huainanzi』, the concept of Naturalism is supplemented with the notion of assisting the realization of one's innate nature, emphasizing the necessity of active efforts and education. According to 『Huainanzi』, there are conditions for natural healing in the spirit(神) and body(形). If the body follows the spirit, it leads to survival and healing, while if the spirit follows the body, it leads to death. The theory of mutual response(感應論) and the relation of heaven and men(天人相通) in 『Huainanzi』 control the fundamental aspects to the terminal symptoms through the power of natural healing. 『Huainanzi』 emphasizes the importance of active actions based on one's nature. In the context of 『Huainanzi』, Naturalism as an inactive attitude, amplifies the realization of all possibilities by adding human actions, embodying an active and intentional philosophy. The characteristic of 『Huainanzi』 is respecting the natural disposition while considering the importance of human actions.
『Huangdi-Neijing』 is a medical theory that applies the Taoist concept of Naturalism. In 『Huangdi-Neijing』, the role of medical techniques based on the power of natural healing is crucial. The direction of life and death is determined by the principles of direct motion(順行) and retrogression(逆行) respectively. The treatment approach focuses on balancing and promoting circulation. The human body possesses dynamism. It is important to regulate the balance between Yin and Yang and the fullness and emptiness of Qi(氣) within the appropriate therapeutic period. By addressing the problem within the progressing time period, one can resolve a problem and restore the body to its original healthy state. The emphasis here lies in the timing propriety of treatment. The logic of cause and effect(本末) from Taoism has been specialized into the medical theory of 『Huangdi-Neijing』. In essence, diseases have both root causes and peripheral symptoms, and the relationship between diseases and treatments involves addressing both the root cause and the peripheral symptoms.
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McKimmon, Eric. "Presbyterians and conscience." Theology in Scotland 27, no. 2 (November 26, 2020): 13–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.15664/tis.v27i2.2137.
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This essay explores the nature and role of conscience in the history of Scottish and Irish Presbyterianism. It sets out an account of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit in relation to conscience arguing that, with regard to present debates, Presbyterianism needs to reflect more deeply on the renewing power of the Spirit. It concludes by reflecting on conscience as a possible means to approach healing the rift between the Church of Scotland and the Presbyterian Church in Ireland over the issue of same-sex relationships.
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KİYAT, A. "MATERIALS AND METHODS USED IN HEALING IN KYRGYZ TURKS' FOLK MEDICINE." Turkology 110, no. 2 (June 15, 2022): 49–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.47526/2022-2/2664-3162.03.
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Since ancient time the intention to seek healing for diseases and lead a healthy life has been the primary concern of people. The treatment practices with traditional knowledge and experience which were developed accordingly have reached our days, passing from generation to generation through oral tradition. Folk medicine, which is based on the concept that health made up of soul and body integrity, is a purification and treatment formula in which the experience of generations, cooperation, belief and trust are affirmed, and nature and the power of nature are blessed. These healing practices in Turkish culture which consist of pre-Islamic and post-Islamic customs, traditions, beliefs, cultures and experiences are also an important and remarkable field for Kyrgyz Turks. The folk medicine tradition of the Kyrgyz Turks and its performers carry the traces of the ancient healers such as shamans and Shamanism as well as Islamic tradition, and it exemplifies cultural diversity and continuity. For Kyrgyz Turks, the tradition of folk medicine is considered as complementary and alternative treatment system to the modern medicine as well as the first treatment system that patients apply for healing. The performers of this tradition, their personal characteristics, the treatment practices and methods used in healing, as well as materials used in the treatment are important to draw the boundaries this tradition and to explore the tradition. This study presents the materials and methods used in the treatment within the folk medicine tradition of Kyrgyz Turks which will be evaluated in relation to the treatment methods and diseases. The findings will be discussed regarding the data obtained through observation and interview as well as the literature review.
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Jasiewicz, Arkadiusz. "Znaczenie cudów w "Historii mnichów w Egipcie"." Vox Patrum 57 (June 15, 2012): 217–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.31743/vp.4128.
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The Historia Monachorum contains material which is instructive for social life in fourth century Egypt, for monasticism in its exterior aspects in Egypt, and for the spiritual and moral approach of visitors to Egypt in recording the account of the lives of the monks. One of the elements in the whole literature of early monasticism which is perhaps especially unfamiliar to the modern reader is the account it gives of miracles There are in the Historia Monachorum the miracles of clairvoyance; the miracles of healing; miraculous dreams and visions; and ‘nature’ miracles. These events are not seen primarily as mirabilia, as things to be wondered at for their strangeness, as being contrary to the course of nature. There are signs, and signs of the power of God. There are, moreover, signs that God is working as strongly now as he did among the prophets and apostles. They illustrate the virtus of the monks, and place them directly in the line of the biblical revelation of the power of God.
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Danco, Jeffrey C. "Why Psychiatric Drugs “Work”: The Attribution of Positive Effects Due to Psychological Factors." Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry 10, no. 1 (June 2008): 10–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1559-4343.10.1.10.
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While outcome research has attempted to elucidate the real benefit of any treatment through randomized, double-blind studies, the role of placebo and other psychological reactions has been given scant but growing attention. This article examines the nature and power of the placebo in the context of antidepressant therapy. Other factors influencing patient reports of positive response are considered, including emotional blunting, victimization, and rebound. It is concluded that the attribution of healing properties to antidepressant drugs is complex and multifaceted, and that the modest advantage of these drugs over placebo may well derive from psychological, not physiological, factors.
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Zlatanov, Ilya. "What does Kurort mean?" Chuzhdoezikovo Obuchenie-Foreign Language Teaching 48, no. 6 (December 17, 2021): 629–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.53656/for21.67kakv.
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The article examines the evolvement of the Bulgarian word kurort in historical terms. The first part discusses the practices of using the healing power of nature from ancient times to the present day. Special attention is paid to balneology in Bulgaria as evidenced by numerous settlements named Banya, lit. ‘bath’. Next, an analysis is made of the word kurort and its dissimilarity from the corresponding English and French terms. The emergence of the concept of Kurort in the German language is associated with the general development of medicine from the XIV century onwards, when the medical terminology changed.
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Alzahrani, Sara. "Travelling Memories: Revisiting the Past in Larry Heinemann’s Black Virgin Mountain." International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation 7, no. 2 (February 3, 2024): 34–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.32996/ijllt.2024.7.2.5.
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The Vietnam War was a period of immense upheaval and trauma for American troops. In recognition of the urgent need for psychological support and care for veterans, a therapy culture and narratives of healing began to take shape, acknowledging the psychological potential of revisiting sites of trauma. While there are numerous cases of war veterans returning to Vietnam in search of closure, very few studies have delved into the specific ways in which mobility and movement influence the reconstruction of war memories and their impact on veterans’ healing. This paper aims to examine how the physical act of returning to a place of trauma can be a powerful form of remembrance and healing, potentially leading to a greater understanding of the complex and interconnected nature of trauma and memory. Through a close reading of Larry Heinemann’s memoir Black Virgin Mountain: A Return to Vietnam (2005), this paper seeks to uncover the power and potential of physical movement to manifest and process traumatic memories, and the potential risks involved. Understanding how war memories continue to manifest long after the war has ended is crucial for understanding the healing process and the urgent needs of veterans. It highlights the significance of mobility and movement as active vehicles of remembrance, allowing veterans to navigate the traumas of the past and find closure.
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Khankhoje, Rohit. "Effortless Test Maintenance: A Critical Review of Self-Healing Frameworks." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 11, no. 10 (October 31, 2023): 826–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2023.56048.
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Abstract: As the intricacy of web applications continues to escalate, the difficulties linked with the upkeep of testing in web-based automation have grown more apparent. Conventional automation scripts frequently encounter difficulties in adjusting to frequent modifications in web components, resulting in substantial manual endeavours and diminished testing efficacy. In reaction to these challenges, self-correcting web-based automation frameworks have emerged as a promising resolution. This critical review paper offers a comprehensive examination of web-based automation frameworks that have the ability to selfheal. It provides a thorough analysis of their principles, mechanisms, and real-world applications. Through the categorization and analysis of these frameworks' essential components, this review aims to elucidate their effectiveness in addressing the continuously evolving nature of web applications.While acknowledging the advancements made possible by self-healing frameworks, this review also explores the inherent challenges and limitations they possess. It outlines potential areas for future research and highlights emerging trends, such as the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning, which have the potential to further enhance the self-healing capabilities of these frameworks. In summary, this evaluative critique offers a valuable asset for researchers, practitioners, and organisations aiming to optimize the process of managing tests in web-based automation. Through comprehending the fundamental concepts and potential compromises of self-healing frameworks for web-based automation, testing teams can strive towards effortless test maintenance and enhanced quality of web applications
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Bhikha, Rashid. "ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL IN THE MEDICINE OF HIPPOCRATES." International Journal of Advanced Research 11, no. 05 (May 31, 2023): 1436–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/17010.
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In recognition of his contribution to the medical field, Hippocrates is universally known as the Father of Medicine. The Medicine of Hippocrates has been practised for more than 2500 years under various names across the world. Hippocrates conceptualised philosophical principles of medicine including Vis Medicatrix Naturae (healing power of nature), Humours, Temperament and Lifestyle Factors. More significantly, he is known for transforming the practice of medicine that included superstition and magic, to a scientific system based on the principle of cause and effect, with holism, professionalism, and medical ethics with respect to bedside manner, benevolence, and conduct. This led to the Medicine of Hippocrates being known as A Science of Medicine and the Art of Care. Whilst the technological advancements of Western medicine have made excellent progress in diagnostics,with pathological and imaging technology and also in surgical procedures, the side-effects associated with Western medication, is a major concern within the context of the Medicine of Hippocrates.
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Surekha, T., and G. Maniprasad. "Agrohomoeopathy: Bridging Nature and Agriculture for Sustainable Crop Health." Galore International Journal of Health Sciences and Research 8, no. 3 (August 17, 2023): 6–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.52403/gijhsr.20230302.
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Agro-Homeopathy is an emerging field of science that seeks to revolutionize agricultural practices by integrating the principles of homeopathy with sustainable farming methods. This innovative approach aims to promote crop health, enhance productivity, and reduce the reliance on conventional chemical inputs. Drawing inspiration from homeopathy, which focuses on stimulating the self-healing abilities of living organisms, Agro-Homeopathy utilizes potentized remedies to treat and prevent diseases in crops. These remedies are then applied to crops in various forms, such as sprays, soil treatments, or through irrigation systems. By stimulating the plant's natural defense mechanisms and strengthening its vitality, Agro-Homeopathy aims to create an optimal environment for crops to thrive. The potential benefits of Agro-Homeopathy are manifold. Firstly, it offers a sustainable alternative to conventional chemical pesticides and fertilizers, minimizing environmental contamination and reducing the risk of chemical residues in food. Secondly, Agro-Homeopathy has shown promising results in enhancing crop resistance to diseases, pests, and adverse environmental conditions. Additionally, it has the potential to improve nutrient uptake, strengthen plant roots, and promote overall plant vigor. Rigorous scientific studies are needed to evaluate its effectiveness across different crops, regions, and farming systems. In conclusion, Agro-Homeopathy holds great promise as a sustainable and eco-friendly approach to agriculture. By harnessing the power of natural remedies and principles of homeopathy, this field of science offers a holistic and harmonious way of nurturing crops, supporting biodiversity, and safeguarding the environment for future generations. Keywords: Homoeopathy, Agro-Homoeopathy, Biotic and Abiotic stress, Fertilizers, Pesticides, Insecticides.
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Ljubomirović, Irena, and Nenad Radulović. "The spread and importance of iatric cults in the antiquity with special reference to the cult of Asclepius and his veneration in Naissus." Zbornik radova Filozofskog fakulteta u Pristini 51, no. 1 (2021): 139–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/zrffp51-30714.
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Iatric cults were spread in Hellas, and in the Hellenistic period were also venerated in Roman Empire. The most famous were Asclepius and his daughter Hygeia. Asclepius was famous Greek physician whose divine nature helped to heal the patients, which is why he was very popular among people. That's why he was popular among people. Asclepius was the only Greek deity to be accepted in the Temple of Westphalia in Rome, which means that the Romans thoroughly accepted him as very important deity in the Roman religion. He was considered to be the guardian of the individuals as well as the whole families, in addition, the protector of soldiers and even emperors. Sanctuaries were built in his honor, but he was also revered in sanctuaries of other gods. The healing power of Asclepius was associated with hot and cold water springs for use of water in the healing process which was very respected since the water was used in healing processes. It is assumed that one shrine was placed in imperial villa in Mediana, due to near hot water source in Niška banja. The veneration of cult of Asclepius in Mediana is traced back to the Roman emperor Julian and his restoration to paganism. Although Julian ruled for a short period of time, the statues of Asclepius and Hygeia remained in the villa in Mediana for decoration, only to be destroyed during the Hun devastation of Nais in 378. The need to prevent and cure people form deadly infectious diseases, which took many lives, had caused the respect of the cult of Asclepius in the territory of Hellas, Asia Minor and most part of Roman Empire in the period from the 16th century BC until the 6th century AD. From ancient time, people felt the need to take care of their own health, and when there was no other way to be cured, Asclepius helped with his supernatural power. His ability and readiness to provide help to everyone who needed it, made him the most widespread and respected cult of healing.
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Chennareddy, S. Sankhar Reddy, Anita Agrawal, and Anupama Karuppiah. "Modular Self-Reconfigurable Robotic Systems: A Survey on Hardware Architectures." Journal of Robotics 2017 (2017): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5013532.
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Modular self-reconfigurable robots present wide and unique solutions for growing demands in the domains of space exploration, automation, consumer products, and so forth. The higher utilization factor and self-healing capabilities are most demanded traits in robotics for real world applications and modular robotics offer better solutions in these perspectives in relation to traditional robotics. The researchers in robotics domain identified various applications and prototyped numerous robotic models while addressing constraints such as homogeneity, reconfigurability, form factor, and power consumption. The diversified nature of various modular robotic solutions proposed for real world applications and utilization of different sensor and actuator interfacing techniques along with physical model optimizations presents implicit challenges to researchers while identifying and visualizing the merits/demerits of various approaches to a solution. This paper attempts to simplify the comparison of various hardware prototypes by providing a brief study on hardware architectures of modular robots capable of self-healing and reconfiguration along with design techniques adopted in modeling robots, interfacing technologies, and so forth over the past 25 years.
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Loh, Shi Lin, and Sulfikar Amir. "Healing Fukushima: Radiation hazards and disaster medicine in post-3.11 Japan." Social Studies of Science 49, no. 3 (June 2019): 333–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306312719854540.
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What happens when expertise is forced to face disasters of unprecedented scales? How is knowledge produced in critical moments when every action and decision is a matter of life and death? And how are local social networks mobilized to cope with unforeseen crisis? This paper addresses these questions by examining the emergence of disaster medicine expertise in the aftermath of Fukushima nuclear disaster that struck Japan in 2011. Studies on Fukushima’s impact have to date revolved around the suffering of Tōhoku citizens and the development of Japan’s nuclear energy industry. Acknowledging the gravity of such work, this paper offers an alternative, but equally crucial angle on the disaster: that of the medical caregiving and public health system built in response to radiation hazards resulting from the triple meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. Through detailed interviews conducted with eight medical practitioners in Fukushima Prefecture, this paper analyses the significance and impact of Japan’s most recent radiation disaster on its public health infrastructure. To describe the contingent nature of radiation disaster medicine developed in response to radiation risk in Fukushima, we draw on Jasanoff’s characterization of scientific knowledge as ‘serviceable truths’ with regards to public policy and the law, suggesting that expertise in relation to disasters is usefully understood in analogous terms.
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Gebreyohannes, Nigus Michael, and Abiye Daniel Ambachew. "Women’s Perceptions of Nature: An Ecofeminist Analysis of Tsitsi Dangarembga’s This Mournable Body." Humanities 11, no. 6 (December 15, 2022): 159. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/h11060159.
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The purpose of this article is to explore ecofeminist issues in Tsitsi Dangarembga’s This Mournable Body. It mainly focuses on the relationship between women and nature and explores the perceptions of women toward the natural environment. Thus, a close reading was done to extract the necessary information from the novel. Next, the extracted data was analyzed using textual analysis. Additionally, ecofeminist literary criticism was adopted as a lens to analyze the novel. Therefore, based on the analysis made, the novel portrays various issues related to women and nature. Firstly, the novel shows that African women are gardeners, agricultural laborers, and protectors of the land and the natural environment, which makes them have a strong relationship with the natural environment. On the other hand, it shows, that not all women have the same perception of nature. In this manner, Tracey, a white businesswoman, considered nature as an income generator in the form of the ecotourism industry, regardless of the degradation of the natural environment. In contrast, the native women consider nature as a means of their survival. Nyasha, a woman from Zimbabwe, believes nature and land space enhance co-operation and harmony between inhabitants. Similarly, Tambudzai, also from Zimbabwe, recounts the beauty and healing power of nature, and she expresses her concern about the degradation of the natural environment. Therefore, the novel has discovered the different relationships between women and nature. Their understanding of and connection to nature vary and directly relate to their background and context. At last, the novel portrays the impact of neocolonialism and capitalism predominantly on women and nature. In this manner, the author shows her concern for African women and the natural environment.
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Su, Yang, and David Jones. "Healing the ‘Scar’ of the Landscape: Post-Mining Landscape in Anglesea." KnE Engineering 2, no. 2 (February 9, 2017): 182. http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/keg.v2i2.613.
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<p>The nexus between environmental bio-remediation and environmental design, as it pertains to disused coal mining sites in Australia, is little investigated. Increasingly, many of these open cut extraction holes around south-eastern Australia, are becoming redundant as their resources are exhausted or non-economic viability creeps into the industry or are becoming management ‘nightmares’. The recently announced March 2017 cessation of the Yallourn Power Station and associated brown coal Open Cut, and the recent fires and insurance liability legal determinations of the Yallourn Open Cut are exemplar of the former and latter respectively.</p>This paper surveys the deeper bio-remediation and ecological transformative issues directly associated with the Anglesea brown coal Open Cut, and offers an ecological design lens insight as to possible treatments and scenarios that can be offered to guide the future use and management of the site. The lens demonstrates the richness that interdisciplinary design and applied research offers in assisting the healing and mediation of sites. The extraordinary nature and scope of the Anglesea coal mine site provides an opportunity to create a range of cultural attractions, natural succession treatments, natural bio-remediation strategies and educational opportunities. One scenario, for an Anglesea Lake Eco-Resort, proposes to incorporate an integrated Aboriginal cultural destination, performance centre, art installations and recreational venues, engaging the Anglesea community, visitors, researchers and students towards creating a vibrant and unique environment.
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Khalid, Najwa A. "Cultural Ecofeminism in Pat Mora's Poetry." Al-Adab Journal 1, no. 136 (March 15, 2021): 107–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.31973/aj.v1i136.1027.
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Eco-feminist writers, in general, investigate the relationship between the oppression of women and the degradation of nature. Cultural ecofeminism, as a branch of ecofeminism, reclaims the twinning of nature with women in terms of productivity and bounty. Cultural eco-feminists emphasize a kind of affinity between elements of nature such as land, woods, desert….etc. and women, in an attempt to reach out to a better cultural community. They try to integrate their views of nature with culture. With such perspective, the current study approaches the poetry of the Mexican American poet, Pat Mora (1942-). Mora's attachment to the Mexican environment and culture greatly influences her literary output which is imbued with images of the desert stressing the cultural concept of the desert as a mother who is endowed with a healing power. She believes that one's culture and environment knit one's heritage and the process of recovering heritage conditions reviving cultural traditions, concepts, practices, values, beliefs and character of place. Thus, her writings focus on the cultural value of land, of communal identities and the Latino mythologies. She depicts Latino people who dwell in a harsh desert from which she unearths the stories of the past to heal the present with special emphasis on the role of land/ desert as a healer by exploiting the image of the curandera, the woman healer in the Mexican culture.
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PURNOMO, Antonius R. Pujo. "The Journey of the Wounding Heart：Trauma Healing Therapy in the Novel <i>Malika’s Sofa</i> by Yoshimoto Banana." Border Crossings: The Journal of Japanese-Language Literature Studies 15, no. 1 (December 28, 2022): 55–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.22628/bcjjl.2022.15.1.55.
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Yoshimoto Banana’s novels are referred to as ‘self-help’ literature. As a result of Yoshimoto’s impactful role in literature, it has the power to be of use in self-healing. One of them is Yoshimoto Banana’s novel which describes the search for meaning within oneself by reconnecting with nature called <i>Marika no Sofa</i> (Malika’s Sofa). This novel tells the story of a female doctor named Junko sensei and Malika, her patient who has many personalities. The symptoms of DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) are shown by Yoshimoto in this novel, and it shows an interesting part that is highlighted how Yoshimoto offers a method of trauma healing by traveling and dialogue. In addition, in this study, the friendship connection and empathy emotion between the therapist and her patient are seen from the <i>imago dialogue</i> approach in Alfred Adler’s therapy. And then, followed by the natural therapy method using green trees approach. The researcher chose to use the concept of <i>shinrin yoku</i> (forest bathing), which is an immersion in the natural surroundings to have a good physiological effect and provide relaxation on the mind and body. Junko sensei and Malika’s trip to Bali can also be interpreted as a desire (motivation) to leave old wounds in the healing stage. Both of them rediscovered something that had been missing in their lives for a long time, it is to feel and live a full life like humans.
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Chukwuma Okoye, James. "The Eucharist in African Perspective." Mission Studies 19, no. 1 (2002): 159–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157338302x00242.
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AbstractIn this article, Nigerian James Chukwuma Okoye explores the idea of an inculturated African Eucharist. After a discussion of the possibility of a truly African Eucharist according to Catholic teaching, Okoye outlines several elements that would need to be present in any Eucharist that would claim to be authentically African: it would be a sacrifice that would maintain the "ontological balance" between God and human beings; it would be richly communal in nature; it would function as an access to mystical power; it would have a healing role in the community; it would be a liturgy that would be celebrated in word, song, body movements and dance. Okoye then briefly discusses the Zairean rite of Eucharist as a concrete example of a eucharistic celebration that is rooted both in the Roman Rite as well as in local, African traditions.
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Islam, Md Zohorul. "‘AND EARTH, SEA, MAN, ARE ALL IN EACH’: AN ECOCRITICAL STUDY OF DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI’S SELECTED POEMS." International Journal of Language and Literature 5, no. 3 (November 2, 2021): 105–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.23887/ijll.v5i3.32132.
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Ecocriticism or Green Study emerged in the field of literature in the late 20th century where the relationship between literary text and physical environment is explored. The recent human actions and environmental degradation have encouraged human beings to explore the ecological visions of the authors from different genres. The industrial revolution in the Victorian era brought enormous changes in society, and literary texts were produced concerning ecological degradation or celebrating the relationship between human beings and nature. Dante Gabriel Rossetti's vision toward establishing the connection between humans and the physical environment is an important aspect of the ecocritical study. Ecocriticism has been widely viewed as a field of study where environmental awareness can be raised through the theoretical study of literary texts. Therefore, this paper aims at exploring Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s selected poems from an ecocritical point of view. Rossetti's poems represent a significant amount of human-nature interaction and nature’s enormous healing power to the eco-system. This study also aims at growing the ecological consciousness of the readers in a world where it is going through a phase of life-threatening climate change.
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Bauer, Anicee Carolyn. "Pride and productivity – introducing and testing the Healing Offices® design concept." Journal of Corporate Real Estate 22, no. 4 (October 14, 2020): 313–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jcre-02-2019-0012.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to learn to what extent the physical workspace can contribute to employee health and happiness. In this context, it introduces an evidence-based design concept and evaluation method for workplaces to transform the traditional subjective design process into a more objective, systematic approach. Identifying issues regarding physical design and work culture is assumed to lead to a better person-environment fit. Design/methodology/approach The study describes a comparison between a pre-measurement at an IT company’s old workplace and a post-measurement in the new location with a new office design. The independent variable is the objective quality of the physical work environment, which was determined by an interior quality index. The dependent variables were the perceived health, engagement, comfort and productivity, assessed by an online questionnaire and interviews. Findings The objective quality of the work environment improved remarkably, especially regarding sustainability, diversity, nature and the possibilities to move and relax. The subjective experience of employees also improved, specifically regarding feelings of comfort and energy, possibly because of a more inspirational and diverse environment, which also better captured the company identity. A more connected workspace moreover seemed to relate to more physical activity and personal contact, as well as to teamwork and productivity. Originality/value The study promotes an evidence-based design approach for design and real-state, encouraging all stakeholders to design responsibly: to work more closely together, take well-informed design decisions and evaluate and learn from what was “left behind.” It also stresses the power of tailor-made designs, as any design eventually is shaped by its broader cultural context.
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Ustun, Taha Selim, and Saqib Ayyubi. "Automated Network Topology Extraction Based on Graph Theory for Distributed Microgrid Protection in Dynamic Power Systems." Electronics 8, no. 6 (June 10, 2019): 655. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/electronics8060655.
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Unlike conventional grids, microgrids may utilize different connections and the overall topology can be variable. Considering this, it is required to develop a new protection concept/scheme for safe operation. Maintaining proper selective operation of the relays in these dynamic microgrid structures is a challenge itself. This requires monitoring the connections and updating time delays of the relays which will ensure the desired hierarchy in the system. In this paper, a novel approach has been taken where electrical networks are modeled according to graph theory. Smart algorithms, such as network graph discovery, local manager selection, and protection coordination strategy, are run to automatically detect topology changes and ensure proper protection operation. Furthermore, distributed nature of this method mitigates the risks associated with central controller-based schemes. The developed method is applicable to all power system operations, and it poses a unique implementation in postdisaster recovery. After a disaster or terror attack, this self-diagnosis, self-healing system can identify healthy sections and run them as a standalone system until the relief arrives. The ability of the protection system to be run as a distributed control makes sure that any healthy part of the system can be restructured and utilized, without the dependency, on any central controller or connection.
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Topp, Leslie. "An Architecture for Modern Nerves: Josef Hoffmann's Purkersdorf Sanatorium." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 56, no. 4 (December 1, 1997): 414–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/991312.
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This reexamination of Josef Hoffmann's Purkersdorf Sanatorium (Purkersdorf, Austria, 1904-1905) takes as its starting point the fact that Hoffmann's building was built as part of a complex founded by the psychologist Richard von Krafft-Ebing as a sanatorium for nervous ailments. Krafft-Ebing believed that the modern metropolis was ruining the nervous health of its inhabitants and called for the widespread establishment of sanatoriums to treat the nervous case. The article proposes that Krafft-Ebing's appeal to the healing power of light, air, nature, simplicity, and regularity influenced Hoffmann's design for the Purkersdorf Sanatorium. Also influential, it argues, was the fact that around 1900 the scientific basis of Krafft-Ebing's physical approach to neurosis was being shaken by Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic method. The self-consciously "technological" aspects of Hoffmann's design helped to reinforce the perception among patients that their ailments were being treated in a rational, fact-based manner.