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This article critically reflects on future directions in cross-cultural psychiatry and cultural psychology by engaging the challenges of interpreting psycho-social theories of causation and evidence in what is conventionally called “sorcery” in anthropology. This anthropologist argues that sorcery, notwithstanding its status as an older, classic topic in the history of anthropology and its seemingly “exotic” reputation, has continuing value in recent efforts to de-colonize the study of local ontology and moral personhood, in particular, in contexts of transcultural encounters. The focus here is on an incident in a Saharan Tuareg community that is locally-defined as “sorcery” (called ark echaghel in Tamajaq, their Amazigh language). Many Tuareg, predominantly Muslim, traditionally semi-nomadic, and socially-ranked, have experienced socio-economic and ecological upheavals, armed conflicts, and settled life in towns. This analysis examines a case of sorcery practice and its social context—of a transcultural encounter between a smith/artisan and a tourist and its aftermath—of diagnosis and commentary by an Islamic scholar—as moral discourse and local psycho-social treatment as critical commentary on and resistance to transcultural inequalities. The broader goal here is to suggest avenues to pursue by showing how sorcery reveals local ontology, moral discourse on evil, and culture theory. Thus, sorcery, rather than a “retrograde” or irrelevant topic, offers rich insights into local ontology’s psycho-social and political implications, thereby contributing to current concerns in transcultural psychiatry with social and political power asymmetries, critical epistemologies, and indigenous critiques that question universalizing absolutist psychological interpretations in cultural encounters.

Note Bear in mind the meaning of critical, as used in the term 'critical commentary'. In general speech, 'criticism' is often synonymous with 'fault-finding'. In the language of literary studies, 'criticism' and 'critical' denote appraisal. To criticise is to judge. Good criticism is as sensitive to strengths as to weaknesses; and, since the books set for study at 'A' level are noteworthy for their literary merit, your critical commentaries will be largely concerned with the analysis and appreciation of successful writing. However, you should not fail to comment on any weaknesses you may detect.

Response to: 'Critical Commentary 'Infectious complications of Belimumab with standard care in systemic lupus erythematosus: A systematic review and meta-analysis' by Saketh Sainag Mandiga et al.

Objectives: Occupational exposure limits for hydrogen sulphide (H2S) vary considerably; three expert group reports, published from 2006 to 2010, each recommend different limits. Some jurisdictions are considering substantial reductions. Methods: This review assesses the scientific evidence used in these recommendations and presents a new systematic review of human studies from 2006–20, identifying 33 studies. Results: The three major reports all give most weight to two sets of studies: of physiological effects in human volunteers, and of effects in the nasal passages of rats and mice. The human studies were done in one laboratory over 20 years ago and give inconsistent results. The breathing style and nasal anatomy of rats and mice would make them more sensitive than humans to inhaled agents. Each expert group applied different uncertainly factors. From these reports and the further literature review, no clear evidence of detrimental health effects from chronic occupational exposures specific to H2S was found. Detailed studies of individuals in communities with natural sources in New Zealand have shown no detrimental effects. Studies in Iceland and Italy show some associations; these and various other small studies need verification. Conclusions: The scientific justification for lowering occupational exposure limits is very limited. There is no clear evidence, based on currently available studies, that lower limits will protect the health of workers further than will the current exposure limits used in most countries. Further review and assessment of relevant evidence is justified before exposure limits are set.

My mental development, A.J. Ayer varieties of meaning and truth, Evandro Agazzi Ayer and pragmatism, James Campbell on judging sufficiency of evidence, David S. Clarke the metaphysics of verificationism, Michael Dummett A.J. Ayer's philosophical method, Beth Eames the construction of the physical world, John Foster on Sir Alfred Ayer's theory of truth, Paul Gochet man as a subject for social science, Martin Hollis causation - one thing just happens after another, Ted Honderich Ayer and the Vienna circle, Tscha Hung Oh Boy! You Too! - aesthetic emotivism re-examined, Peter Kivy Ayer on metaphysics - a critical commentary by a kind of metaphysician, Arne Naess Ayer on free will and determinism, D.J. O'Connor Ayerian qualia and the empiricist heritage, Desiree Park Ayer's view on meaning-rules, David Pears remarks on logical empiricism and some of Ayer's achievements - some fifty years later, A. Polikarov and D. Ginev is it necessary that water is h2o?, Hilary Putnam Ayer's philosophy of logic and mathematics, Francisco Miro Quesada C. Ayer and ontology, Anthony Quinton Ayer's treatment of Russell, Emanuelle Riverso Ayer on perception and reality, Ernest Sosa Ayer on other minds, T.L.S. Sprigge Ayer's Hume, Barry Stroud Ayer on morality and feeling - from subjectivism to emotivism and back?, David Wiggins.

To the Editor:— The critical commentary by Dr. John H. Moyer, ( 200 :454, 1967) fails to present an accurate picture of the efforts to increase the numbers of trained clinical pharmacologists by the National Institutes of Health in general, and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) in particular. We feel that it is essential to correct some of the misstatements of fact which he presented. Public Law 87-838, Section 442, provides for the establishment of the NIGMS for the conduct and support of research and research in health-related sciences. Under this law the Institute may not support training in drug testing except as it may be an adjunct to other aspects of training for professional careers, nor does its mission include support for drug screening programs. Dr. Moyer's editorial manipulation of an alleged quotation of a NIGMS staff member makes it sound as though this legal restriction

Althrough IRC discourse and face-to-face discourse are the forms of communication using two different media with their respective characteristics, they in fact share the same features of communication. Face-to-face interaction is a kind of direct interaction where the participants meet and talk each other face-to-face, so their facial expressions and gestures can directly be seen; whereas IRC is a new discourse which has the characteristics of its own, but has similar features as face-to-face interactions. IRC chat or IRC discourse is a new talk forum, computer mediated communication, which takes place in real life; however, the participant who are called the chatters do not meet face-to-face, but the talk via computer and internet. Because of the different media, the languages produced is also different, i.e. the fillers produced in face-to-face interactions and IRC chats differ. Fillers are words or phrases that do not alter the meaning of what is uttered and could appear anywhere in the sentence. For that reason, this study examines the kinds and the functions of fillers that occur on IRC chats and which kind and function of fillers that predominantly occur on IRC chats. In the analysis, the writer combines the two theories from both kinds of discourses, which are the theories of fillers in face-to-face interactions and IRC chats. The findings show that the most common kind of fillers found on IRC is abbreviations, which is LOL and the most common function of fillers on IRC is filling the pause. These results imply that IRC is a unique mode of communication since it has its respective characteristics and the chatters on IRC use fillers in order to make the conversation go smoothly, so the relationship and the solidarity between the chatters will be more close and casual.

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Judicial review of a defective judgment — critical commentary on the decision of the Supreme Administrative Court of 14.06.2019 r. (I GSK 598//19)

The paper analyses the liability of a member of the management board (third party) of a limited liability company for the obligations of that company, in the event of failure to file a bankruptcy petition in due time, in a situation where the company had only one creditor (the State Treasury). The author critically refers to the ruling that fits into the line of case law, according to which even in a situation where there is only one creditor, there are grounds for filing a bankruptcy petition. The gloss indicates that this statement is contrary to the essence of bankruptcy law, which is the so-called group enforcement proceedings, intended to ensure equal opportunities in satisfying receivables. In the absence of the requirement of a plurality of creditors, it is inappropriate to burden the company with the obligation to file a bankruptcy petition, and thus to impose subsidiary liability for the company’s obligations.

Journal Article AESTHETICS AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF ART: A CRITICAL COMMENTARY ON THE WRITINGS OF JANET WOLFF Get access Tony Hincks Tony Hincks Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Aesthetics, Volume 24, Issue 4, AUTUMN 1984, Pages 341–354, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjaesthetics/24.4.341 Published: 01 April 1984

Journal Article The Bhagavad-Gītā: A Translation and Critical Commentary. By A. L. Herman Pp. xii+188. Springfield Illinois: Charles C. Thomas, 1973. $7.95. Get access The Bhagavad-Gītā: A Translation and Critical Commentary. By A. L. Herman Pp. xii+188. Springfield Illinois: Charles C. Thomas, 1973. $7.95. R. C. Zaehner R. C. Zaehner Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Journal of Theological Studies, Volume XXVI, Issue 1, April 1975, Pages 244–245, https://doi.org/10.1093/jts/XXVI.1.244 Published: 01 April 1975

Introduction As is well known, the first Jan Andolan (People's Movement) of 1990 put an end to the autocratic reign of the Shah monarchy in Nepal. The subsequently promulgated Constitution of Nepal, 1990, reflected this political transition and, in turn, legally guaranteed many changes in the nature of the Nepali state. These changes made possible the realization of a different kind of public sphere in Nepal in which critical commentary on erstwhile off-limit subjects became a routine affair. We use the term ‘public sphere’ in a very general sense to refer to the public domain in a descriptive and empirical manner. Hence, for the current purpose, the term ‘public sphere’ encompasses all of the arenas and media in which public discourses take place. The transformed public sphere of Nepal during the early and late 1990s manifested itself in both print and audio-visual media but we are only concerned with the print media here. The transformed print public sphere was constituted by, among other things, mainstream media produced by newly formed private companies with commercial interests (Onta, 2002; Mainali, 2006), ‘alternate’ media produced by not-for-profit non-governmental organizations claiming to work for the public good (Basnet, 2003), critical commentary and journalism from an explicit ‘left’ political persuasion (Shrestha, 2007), and social movement-assisting media that emerged from and was part of the women's (Dhakal, 2013), Dalit (Ramtel, 2013; Biswokarma, 2013, Chapter 2) and Adivasi Janajati movements. In this chapter, we look at the contents of magazines published by Janajatis during the 1990s to show how they managed to transform the hitherto dominant public sphere of the Panchayat era (1960–90). We do so by paying attention to various texts published in these magazines that provided critical commentaries on or analyses of cultural, historical, linguistic and religious aspects of Nepali identities from various Janajati perspectives. In other words, issues that had been hardly available for critical public scrutiny from these perspectives during the Panchayat years were reported, discussed and analysed in the pages of newly started Janajati magazines after the political transformation of 1990.

Pre‐pandemic research has suggested that video counselling is as effective as face‐to‐face practice. However, the mass migration of therapy to the online video domain as a result of the COVID‐19 pandemic makes it essential to interrogate the evidence base. This paper provides a critical commentary on how video therapy is defined/labelled, the current evidence about whether video therapy is effective, and whether the working alliance and therapeutic relationship functions differently in video counselling. The paper concludes that while the evidence to date is promising, it is limited in quantity and applicability and hence generalisability. Lack of evidence is not evidence that video therapy is ineffective, but the large gaps in understanding highlight the importance, both ethically and empirically, of further research in this area.

This book answers the following general question: when it comes to the impact of socio-economic status (SES) on student results in the context of the so-called Nordic model, what can we learn from large-scale international student assessments? The findings presented are not only new and valuable, but they also raise critical questions, some of which I will discuss below.