Cultural anthropology
Branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans
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| 2023 | Jaber F. Gubrium co-edited the book 'CRAFTING ETHNOGRAPHIC FIELDWORK' with Amir Marvasti, published by Routledge, discussing the concept of 'site-specificity' in ethnographic research. |
| 2022 |
Nocebo
Goli proposed a biosemiotic model explaining how harm and healing expectations can lead to multimodal interoceptive feelings and potentially induce epigenetic changes related to nocebo and placebo responses.
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| January 2022 |
Nocebo
A systematic review and meta-analysis concluded that nocebo responses accounted for 72% of adverse effects after the first COVID-19 vaccine dose and 52% after the second dose.
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| 2018 |
Multimodal anthropology
The journal 'entanglements: experiments in multimodal ethnography' is first published, co-edited by Melissa Nolas and Christos Varvantakis, aiming to explore and advance the subfield of multimodal anthropology.
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| 2018 | Dewan published research highlighting the contextual nature of ethnographic research, emphasizing that researchers should not seek to generalize findings but understand them within their specific situational context. |
| 2015 | The rumor about Ainu people's alleged preferential treatment continued, prompting public discourse about Ainu indigenous identity and rights. |
| 2014 | A rumor began circulating about Ainu people allegedly enjoying preferential treatment by claiming victim status from historical rape by Japanese colonizers. |
| 2013 |
Nocebo
A systematic review revealed that 8.8% of placebo-treated patients in Parkinson's disease clinical trials dropped out, potentially due to the nocebo effect.
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| 2013 |
Nocebo
UK media publicity about statin side effects led to hundreds of thousands of patients discontinuing medication, estimated to have caused 2,000 additional cardiovascular events in subsequent years.
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| 2013 |
Nocebo
A review found that approximately 1 in 20 patients receiving placebos in depression clinical trials discontinued participation due to adverse events attributed to the nocebo effect.
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| 2012 | A Hokkaido University interview revealed that contemporary Ainu primarily practice Buddhism as their family religion. |
| 2010 | Sapporo University launched the 'Ureshipa Project' for Ainu, which includes a scholarship program with tuition exemptions and classes on Ainu culture and communication. |
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