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- Dictionaryinsular/ˈɪnsjʊlə/
adjective
- 1. ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience: "a stubbornly insular farming people" Similar Opposite
- 2. relating to or from an island: "goods of insular origin"
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1 day ago · The insula is often considered the fifth lobe of the brain and is increasingly recognized as one of the most connected regions in the brain, with widespread connections to cortical and subcortical structures. As a follow-up to our previous tractography work, we investigated the resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) profiles of insular subregions and assessed their concordance with ...
5 hours ago · In fact, insular destinations, i.e., top tourism destinations in the Mediterranean Region (Greece included), lie at the heart of this discussion as, according to Fernandes and Pinho , the “islandness” state affects the spatial and developmental pattern in insular territories both in a positive and negative manner, depending on the spatial ...
1 day ago · Background Anxious depression (AD) is a common subtype of major depressive disorder (MDD). Neuroimaging studies of AD have revealed inconsistent and heterogeneous brain alterations with the use of single-model methods. Therefore, it is necessary to explore the pathogenesis of AD using multi-model imaging analyses to obtain more homogeneous and robust results. Methods One hundred and eighty-two ...
1 day ago · "Sustainability can be defined as the capacity to maintain or improve the state and availability of desirable materials or conditions over the long term." [23] "Sustainability [is] the long-term viability of a community, set of social institutions, or societal practice.
4 days ago · Cerebral contusions result from blunt head trauma and are thus seen more frequently in young males. Typical causes include motor vehicle accidents or situations in which the head strikes the ground, such as falls in the elderly 9 .
3 days ago · Moreover, Japan’s struggle to define its identity between “East” and “West,” reflected in the various political projects described in the early chapters of the book, also means that premodern values and practices thrive and coexist with more Westernized ways of living, thinking, and being.
4 days ago · This paper assesses the evidence for cumulative culture in the Palaeolithic through the lens of the most widely available line of evidence: knapped stone. Two types of cumulative culture are defined: additive traits in an individual’s repertoire, versus a population wide stock of skills. Complexity may both cumulate within a single realm of expertise such as stone knapping, or may accumulate ...
