Jovan Cvijic: Forefather of neotectonics

Jovan Babić

In the age of globalization and increased interdependence in the world that we face today, there is a question we have to raise: Do we need and could we attain a world government, capable of insuring peace and facilitating worldwide wellbeing in a just and efficient way. We may think that the issue of world governance is something new, but it is not. Every era has its version of ―globalization‖...

The Forgotten Forefather: Joseph James Kinyoun and the Founding of the National Institutes of Health

In celebrating the 125th anniversary of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in August 2012, NIH has been examining its origins, its history, and the visionary men and women whose research have contributed to the saving and/or improving the quality of life of millions of people throughout the world. This minireview examines Joseph James Kinyoun (1860 to 1919), the 1887 founder of a federal H...

Robert Reynolds Macintosh, M.D. (1897-1989): Forefather of Anesthesiology, Advocate for Patient Safety.

Cataract, ocular surgery, aphakia, and the chromatic expression of the painter Jovan Bijelić.

Background/Aim Approaching art from the standpoint of optics and the artist’s eye pathology can sometimes explain the shift of the spectral colors in the work of some artists with cataract and aphakia. This may not be obvious in the paintings of other artists with the same eye pathology. The aim of this study was to create a timeline from the recently obtained details of the cataract surgery, h...

Application of Remotely Sensed Data for Neotectonics Study in Western Mongolia

Landsat TM and ASTER data were used in the neotectonics study of Western Mongolia. The latter has been one of the most seismically active intracontinental regions of the world in this century. The occurrences of earthquakes are mostly controlled by active faults. The relief in the area is remarkable due to its sharp contrasts and the multitude and variability of the morphological elements: high...