We construct a novel database containing hundreds of thousands geotagged messages related to the COVID-19 pandemic sent on Twitter. create daily index social distancing—at state level—to capture distancing beliefs by analyzing number tweets keywords such as “stay home”, safe”, “wear mask”, “wash hands” and “social distancing”. find that an increase in Twitter day t-1 is associated with decrease...

background and objectives: belief health and possession of proper religious beliefs are among hygienic priorities for effective and active strata of the society. false religious beliefs and adherence thereto lead human beings astray. the present study intends to get insight into awareness of qom university of medical sciences students from wrong religious beliefs. methods: the present research ...

Theistic and atheistic beliefs respectively play a fundamental role in the definition of man's free will and moral responsibility, so far as they can determine the nature, quality, and quantity of human's freedom. After believing in God, the belief in a revealed or a non-revealed religion and the manner in which God’s attributes are interpreted play an essential role in the definition of free w...

discussing tales and proverbs of different tribes and nations is very interesting; especially when compared to each other and their origin is searched. the shared themes mean that two different persons in two different places and at two different times have been influenced by one subject and have quoted it. there are a lot of examples of this in literature of different nations.in this article, ...

background advocacy coalitions play an increasingly prominent role within the global health landscape, linking actors and institutions to attract political attention and resources. this paper examines how coalitions negotiate among themselves and exercise hidden forms of power to produce policy on the basis of their beliefs and strategic interests.   methods this paper examines the beliefs...