On a prima facia reading, Zhuangzi seems to endorse some form of skepticism or relativism. This at odds with as one the two main sources classical Daoism, considering ideals virtue and self-development promoted by that philosophy. However, Zhuangzi’s metaphorical allegorical style lends itself number interpretations his epistemology, well kind self-knowledge ethical development it might allow. ...

With mortise and tenon structure furniture as the design carrier, cultural connotation of traditional symbols is absorbed new ideas for inheritance development culture in modern life are explored. Starting from analysis modeling characteristics, decorative allegorical connotations swastika, its feature elements summarized, keywords screened, applications extensions on this basis designed, basic...

this commentary explores some of the issues raised by gilbert et al.short communication, morality and markets in the nhs. the increasing role of market mechanisms and the changing types of healthcare providers together with the use of choice and competition to drive improvements in quality in the national health service (nhs), all have important ethical implications. in order for the nhs to con...

complementary and alternative medicine (cam) is widely used by patients worldwide. financial factors may influence the decision to use cam. national health systems are requested to consider cam in their health plans.

Summary The article analyses for the first time décor motifs of bronze chandeliers from Lithuania and Latvia in 16th–18th century. More abundant objects are used to reconstruct lost heritage Lithuania, variety, origin, symbolism analysed. study revealed two groups elements: some them came Gothic were still during Renaissance, while other started use altogether with beginning promotion antiquity...

If ever a literary genre were made for consumer research, that is allegory. The word comes from the Ancient Greek allegoreo, meaning to speak of other in marketplace. Building on pioneering research Barbara B. Stern, this article considers character and characteristics allegorical storytelling. It does so by means an empirical study richly storied apparel brand, Hollister (HCo), whose sudden ri...

various approaches have emerged in the arab world view.one of the most notable of them is a national approach to the arab nation’s ups and downs that accompany. playwrights according show to this approach and comprised a part of the production of own to this approach.”ali aghle arsan” undoubtedly, is a pioneer in this field that the national concern - a true reflection of the man himself and hi...

in arid and semi-arid rangelands, grazing as one of the natural or human induced processes has direct and indirect effects on structure and dynamics of plant community and ecosystems. a study was done to analyze the effects of grazing on plant species diversity and plant functional types‘ (pfts) diversity of arid and semi-arid rangelands. we analyzed plant richness and diversity data from 75 sa...

Teaching Charlotte Lennoxs Harriot Stuart (London, 1750) and Euphemia 1790) offers a transatlantic perspective of the New York region its diverse population African Americans, Native European Americans as understood from British woman novelist who lived in 1740s during time which both novels are set. In addition to this diversity, her demonstrate conflicts networks within part America, all can ...

every year, for realizing the goals of five-year state civil development plan, a great part of state credits and financial resources are spent for investment in national projects, whilst most of national projects are performed with considerable delay. essential objectives of applying this research is design and explanaion of national projects managers’ competencies model, focusing on risk that ...