The drop in NPQ can be explained by the dilution and the decreased biomass concentration reducing the cultures self-shading (Küster et al. 2004).
… Throughout ancient and modern history and across primitive and contemporary cultures, self-inflicted bodily damage has been an important and highly symbolic act.
"I hope that that can drive at the core of definitions of race, ethnicity, culture, self determination, personal agency and, ultimately, empowerment".
"The literary novel as an art work and a narrative art form central to our culture," Self writes, "is indeed dying before our eyes".
Art speaks to culture, self-expression and creativity.
Fat cats, bonus culture, self-administered rewards by the CEOs of faltering companies, irresponsible bankers have made few friends.
WACKY inventions are a mainstay of American culture: self-tipping hats, refrigerated running shoes, leashes for canaries, to name just a few.
"As 'Hava Nagila' and American Jews gained acceptance in mainstream culture, self-humor, reflection and parody came into the remix," one caption explains.
The scene died away as quickly as it emerged, but left a significant imprint on the city's culture, self-image and even the way it branded itself.
Our 2011 homelands report found huge benefits for Aboriginal people living on their traditional lands: connection to land and culture, self-determination, employment, improvements to physical and mental health, and a reduction in substance abuse and violence.
Of course, legal scholars have long recognized that the law is more than an antiseptic collection of rules, precedents and procedures that stand apart from the larger world of politics, culture, self-interest and morality.
