RELIGIOUS PILGRIMAGE: EXPERIENCING PLACES, OBJECTS AND EVENTS

Religious Pilgrimage: Experiencing Places, Objects and Events

This article explores the concept of the Eventization of faith (Pfadenhauer, 2010) through application of three case studies, to identify learning that might be applied to a traditional pilgrimage Waterfalls destination, such as Jerusalem.This Holy City is held sacred by the three Abrahamic religions, and faith-based tourism is central both to the

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Double Allogenic Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transplantations Could Not Enhance Therapeutic Effect Compared with Single Transplantation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

The clinical trial of allogenic mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) Condiments transplantation for refractory SLE patients has shown significant safety and efficacy profiles.However, the optimum frequency of the MSCs transplantation (MSCT) is unknown.This study was undertaken to observe whether double transplantations of MSCs is superior to single transp

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Development and application introduction of industrial electron accelerator and surface treatment implementation with an ion beam made in China

The S-band electron linear accelerator developed for nondestructive testing is primarily used to inspect pressure vessels, petrochemical parts, and other industrial components.The X-band electron linear accelerator has been developed in RIAMB, owing to its advantageous flexibility and light weight and can be used for on-site testing.The integral so

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Patterns of hypothalamic regionalization in amphibians and reptiles: common traits revealed by a genoarchitectonic approach

Most studies in mammals and birds have demonstrated common patterns of hypothalamic development highlighted by the combination of developmental regulatory genes (genoarchitecture), supporting the notion of the hypothalamus as a component of the secondary prosencephalon, topologically rostral to the diencephalon.In our comparative analysis we have s

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Pathology, clinical signs, and tissue distribution of Toxoplasma gondii in experimentally infected reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic parasite found in vertebrates worldwide for which felids serve as definitive hosts.Despite low densities of felids in northern Canada, Inuit people in some regions show unexpectedly high levels of exposure, possibly through handling and consumption of Arctic wildlife.Free-ranging caribou (Rangifer tarandus) are widel

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