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- The Changing Use of Health Care Services by Unmarried Older Women, 1969 to 1975: Final Report to the NRTA-AARP Andrus Foundation
- Final report to the National Retired Teachers Association (NRTA)- American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Andrus Foundation. This reports on a research study of the changing use of health care services by unmarried older women from 1969 to 1975.
- Utilization of Hospital Services by the Older Adult: A look at today's trends, and projections for tomorrow
- Article on the utilization of hospital services by older adults and a look at today's trends and projections for tomorrow.
- Down deep in the holler: chasing seeds and stories in southern Appalachia
- This article is the third in a series "Recollections, Reflections, and Revelations: Ethnobiologists and their First Time in the Field" and is a personal reflection by the researcher on his experience and involvement in kinship and friendship networks while conducting agrobiodiversity research in southern Appalachia, USA.
- Cultural Memory and Heirloom Seeds: The Foundation of Local Food Systems
- This presentation is part of the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on the Food We Eat. This presentation discusses heirloom seeds and covers information about the Foundation of Local Food Systems.
- The Dharmic Method to Save the Planet
- This article discusses environmentalism and ways in which dharmic methods can help save the planet. While most Americans are familiar with the terms such as "yoga" and "Bollywood," Indian perspectives toward the ecology seem to be largely unknown.
- Renunciation and Non-Renunciation in Indian Films
- Article discussing the renunciation and non-renunciation in Indian films. The author reviews several films to analyze the portrayal of ascetics and householders.
- Dharmic Ecology: Perspectives from the Swadhyaya Practitioners
- Article on dharmic ecology and perspectives from the Swadhyaya practitioners.
- Bollywood and Beyond: Hinduism Changing the World
- Article discussing research on the ideals of Hinduism, such as pluralism, dharma, ritam, and nonviolence holding important lessons for the future of Hinduism in particular and for humanity in general.
- Reinterpreting Yajña as Vedic Sacrifice
- In this article, the author endeavors to problematize the term "sacrifice," which is often used to translate the word yajna in Indological writings.
- [Review] Mourning the Nation: Indian Cinema in the Wake of Partition
- This article reviews the book "Mourning the Nation: Indian Cinema in the Wake of Partition," by Bhaskar Sarkar. The book examines the political truncation of India at the end of British colonial rule in 1947.
- Indology and Marxist Hermeneutics
- Article discussing research on Indology and Marxist hermeneutics.
- [Review] Biodivinity and Biodiversity: The Limits to Religious Environmentalism
- This article reviews the book "Biodivinity and Biodiversity: The Limits to Religious Environmentalism," by Emma Tomalin, a book about religion and ecology.
- Improving Student Success: Researching How Students Use Electronic Library Resources
- This presentation presents a research study conducted at UNT. The UNT Libraries partnered with the Department of Anthropology at UNT to conduct ethnographic research of how UNT students use the electronic library services.
- Improving Student Success: Researching How Students Use Electronic Library Resources
- This presentation presents a research study conducted at UNT. The UNT Libraries partnered with the Department of Anthropology at UNT to conduct ethnographic research of how UNT students use the electronic library services.
- Improving Student Success: Researching How Students Use Electronic Library Resources
- This paper presents a research study conducted at UNT. The UNT Libraries partnered with the Department of Anthropology at UNT to conduct ethnographic research of how UNT students use the electronic library services.
- Improving Student Success: Researching How Students Use Electronic Library Resources
- This paper presents a research study conducted at UNT. The UNT Libraries partnered with the Department of Anthropology at UNT to conduct ethnographic research of how UNT students use the electronic library services.
- Irony and the 'yoga wars'
- Article discussing the debated topic of whether yoga is a Hindu or Secular practice and the potential causes and impacts of how and why this subject is being debated.
- Jainism, Dharma, and Environmental Ethics
- Article discussing the absence of a formal category of environmental ethics in Jainism and Jainism's historical relationship to environmental ethics.
- The Cosmic Dance of Obama-Raja on Newsweek
- Article discussing an image that appears on the front cover of Newsweek magazine depicting President Barack Obama.
- The Hindu Method to Save the Planet
- This paper discusses the Hindu religion and elements of ecology that relate to this religion. It describes some of the principles of Mahatma Gandhi and describes how these are important spiritually and ecologically.
- Ten Key Hindu Environmental Teachings
- This article discusses diverse theologies in Hinduism and describes ten important Hindu teachings on the environment.
- Swadhyaya's Dharmic Ecology
- Article discussing an essay by the author titled "Dharmic Ecology: Perspectives from the Swadhyaya Practitioners," discussing the Swadhyayis and their Vrksamandiras, or tree-temples, and dharmic ecology.