The authors analyzed the main directions for improving regulation mechanisms in order to findthe optimal balance of public and private interests process implementing a particular model(interventionist or liberal) state management field physical culture sports inthe state. As result studying legislative relations Russian Federation, theauthors identified number features that are characteristic t...

In Islamic culture, dome continues its ancient representation when it becomes a clear epitome of Islamic substantial creation of the universe. Islamic signs such as center, circle and sphere which are inherently dome are immediately realized via a symbolic transfer. Although domes have unavoidable relationship with other elements signifying Iranian mosques form and function, it includes secrets...

In China, despite the traumatic collective memory relating to militaristic Japan during World War II, an increasing number of Chinese young adults have developed obsession with Japanese culture, due its export anime, movies, pop music, and other popular culture. Based on interviews 40 adults, this work examines how contemporary culture historical war memories related influenced who had reconcil...

This paper analyzes a school district conference panel discussion to illustrate how " culture " is an interactionally emergent construct and " identity " is performatively achieved through struggles to position the self and other in socially meaningful ways. In the interaction between the panel of Asian American teens and the audience of teachers, advisors, and administrators , the term " cultu...

In an effort to articulate a naturalized concept of karma for the purposes of contemporary ethical reflection, this paper raises four critical questions about the Buddhist doctrine of karma. The paper asks (1) about the advisability of linking the concept of karma to assurance of ultimate cosmic justice through the doctrine of rebirth; (2) about the effects of this link on the quest for human j...

This article questions the assumption that globalisation has fostered cultural dialogue. In order to understand how globalisation has specifically impacted the sphere of the cultural, it starts by examining the way cultural practises are transformed in its wake. Does globalisation yield new, global forms of culture? To address this conundrum, this article takes the example of a cultural movemen...

Sphere formation assay is widely used in selection and enrichment of normal stem cells or cancer stem cells (CSCs), also known as tumor initiating cells (TICs), based on their ability to grow in serum-free suspension culture for clonal proliferation. However, there is no standardized parameter to accurately score the spheres, which should be reflected by both the number and size of the spheres....

abstract in recent decades, because of the vast socio-cultural changes which occurred in iran, iranian women have experienced new values and identities and they have achieved more advanced education and consciousness, so that they oppose the gender stereotypes which attribute inferior characteristics to women and cause inequalities and limitations in their everyday life. although gender stereot...