The fitting resolution of anger

Philosophical Studies - How can we explain the rational diminution of backward-looking emotions (e.g., grief, regret, and anger) without resorting to pragmatic or wrong kind of reason explanations?...     

信仰的阶序建构:藏传佛教中国化的实践--以甘肃省武威市金塔寺为例

本文根据田野调查资料,观察藏传佛教金塔寺与地方社会中其它宗教形态及社会文化之间的张力和共生状态,分析其在多元文化空间中吸纳和整合其它社会文化过程中所体现出的阶序特点,为藏传佛教中国化乃至宗教中国化实践提供一个启发性的经验案例。     

Discontinuous growth of tin whiskers

Three types of discontinuous growth behaviour of tin whiskers are described. First, growth bands were observed in whiskers on a tin finish held in an ambient environment for 30 days after plating; the spacing between the growth bands was 0.2–0.4?µm. Second, growth of a whisker was discontinuous with time, in which there was about 30 days of stagnation, after which whisker growth reoccurred. Third, an irregular whisker with a triangular morphology and abruptly changing cross-section was observed by SEM. Discontinuous whisker growth behaviour challenges the previously proposed mechanism of tin whisker growth. It is postulated that alternating breakdown and self-curing in air of an oxide film at point defects could be a reason for discontinuous growth of whiskers.     

Blue Monday Is Real for Suicide: A Case–Control Study of 188,601 Suicides

Many studies have reported that suicides tend to occur on Mondays. However, owing to a lack of controls, conclusive findings on the potential effects of a day of the week on suicides have been lacking. We analyzed public data for causes of death from 1997 to 2015 in the Republic of Korea. Accidental death was used as a control group. The probability of suicide on each day of the week according to age group was calculated. A total of 377,204 deaths (188,601 suicides and 188,603 accidental deaths) were used. The frequency of suicide was highest on Monday and decreased throughout the week until Saturday. Accidental death was highest on Saturday and showed no variations according to weekday. For people in their teens and 20s, the probabilities of suicide on Monday were 9% and 10% higher, respectively, than those on Sunday. As age increased, the differences in suicide probability according to the day of the week were attenuated. The so‐called Blue Monday effect is real, particularly for people in their teens and 20s. Suicide prevention strategies that aim to attenuate the burden and stress of Mondays should be planned.