Most people believe in the existence of empirically unverifiable gods. Despite apparent heterogeneity, people's conceptions of their gods center on predictable themes. Gods are overwhelmingly represented as intentional agents with (more or less) humanlike mental lives. This article reviews converging evidence suggesting that this regularity in god concepts exists in part because the ability to ...

A novel L-lysine modified semi-crosslinked chitosan resin (LMCCR) was synthesized and demonstrated to be a promising enzyme support by studying the enzymatic properties of glucose oxidases (GODs) immobilized on it. The prepared LMCCR beads have large specific surface and excellent chemical stability. The insertion of flexible L-lysine spacers between chitosan backbone and the immobilized GODs (...

In the 90s, a remarkable number of manuscripts were found in Northern Afghanistan, including economic documents, legal documents, and letters, which have become an important resource for academic studies. This paper aims to investigate the Bactrian pantheon as reflected in the economic documents of this collection. At first, these economic documents and the pantheon mentioned in them are introd...

This paper addresses the ways in which teachers whole-class discussions invite students to elaborate their previous turn. Our conversation analytic study uncovers that teachers’ invitations are prompted by elicited as well spontaneous student turns of both subjective and factual nature. While giving space expand on turn, most nevertheless steer towards a specific type response, namely an accoun...