Physical cosmology places constraints on philosophical cosmologies, understood in Alfred North Whitehead’s sense as comprehensive theories of nature and ultimate reality. These constraints are not strict because it is usually possible for a philosophical cosmology to work around an awkward implication from physical cosmology, though the price may be a decrease in plausibility. This paper identi...

ABSTRACT: This paper explores narratives about eating the flesh of a dragon or whiteserpent. It is argued that these can be interpreted as examples initiation. The snake’s association with wisdom common motif in Scandinavian folklore,stretching back at least to Middle Ages. author argues folklore accounts white snake correspond symbolically Different texts explain and legitimise how certain per...

Although tremendous effort has been put into synthetic libraries, most drugs on the market are still natural compounds or derivatives thereof. There are encyclopaedias of natural compounds, but the availability of these compounds is often unclear and catalogues from numerous suppliers have to be checked. To overcome these problems we have compiled a database of approximately 50,000 natural comp...

Objective: Decision making for health care at the household level is a crucial factor for malaria management and control among young children. This study sought to determine exactly how mothers reacted when faced with fever in a child. Design: Qualitative study based on in depth semistructured interviews of mothers and free form discussion with traditional healers (Nganga). Setting: Village of ...

BACKGROUND Studies demonstrate ethnic variations in pathways to care during first episode psychosis (FEP). There are no extant studies, however, that have statistically examined the influence of culturally mediated illness attributions on these variations. METHODS We conducted an observational study of 123 (45 White; 35 Black; 43 Asian) patients recruited over a two-year period from an Early ...