<p>A short addendum that contains Tibetan text that was accidently omitted from Alex Wayman's article "A Problem of 'Synonyms' in the Tibetan Language: <em>Bsgom Pa</em> and <em>Goms Pa</em>" published in volume 7 (1987) of <em>The Jounal of the Tibet Society</em>. (Ben Deitle 2005-11-01)</p>
More than 100 years after Edison's life changing discovery, 1.6–2 billion people around the globe still live without light, in dark and smoke filled homes. The remote and impoverished Himalayan villages of upper Humla, in north-west Nepal, belong to some of the 2.4 billion people who still depend on the use of traditional biomass for their daily energy services such as cooking, heating and light. These activities on open fireplaces have a direct chronic impact on the health and extremely low life expectancy of the women and children along with devastating deforestation. There is a strong relationship between prosperity and access to electricity. The more remote and isolated communities in Nepal generally live in great poverty. Eighty percent of Nepal's 28.5 million people live in rural areas, with around half of these so remote, that neither a road, nor the national grid is ever likely to reach them. While Nepal has no fossil fuel resources, it is a country that is rich in renewable energy resources such as hydropower and solar energy. These abundant and locally available renewable energy resources can be tapped into with appropriate locally developed technologies. Generating and storing electrical energy derived from these rich local energy resources can provide for appropriate and sustainable lighting, which brings potential health, education, social and economic benefits to the people who have previously lived in homes with excessive indoor air pollution. This paper describes the living conditions of some villages in upper Humla, and the possible benefits of a simple village electrification system that provides basic lighting for the homes and the consequent improvements in the living conditions of the villagers.
<p>This introduction to the Bhutan section of <em>Impressions of Bhutan and Tibetan Art</em>, a volume of the proceedings of the ninth seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies, briefly explores areas of inquiry and recent trends in the field of Bhutan Studies. (Ben Deitle 2006-03-15)</p>
Background Dysfunctional breathing/hyperventilation syndrome (DB/HVS) is a respiratory disorder, psychologically or physiologically based, involving breathing too deeply and/or too rapidly (hyperventilation) or erratic breathing interspersed with breath-holding or sighing (DB). DB/HVS can result in significant patient morbidity and an array of symptoms including breathlessness, chest tightness, dizziness, tremor and paraesthesia. DB/HVS has an estimated prevalence of 9.5% in the general adult population, however, there is little consensus regarding the most effective management of this patient group.
<p>Data on tantric medicine rituals among Tibetan Buddhists as a healing practice through elimination of lust, hatred, and delusion. (Mark Turin 2004-05-03)</p>
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