On Pulling Ear in Divan Poem

Exaggerated earlobe ptosis due to habitual ear pulling.

Report of a Case |Awoman inher 90s presentedwith considerabledroopingof the earlobes.Onexamination, thepatient appearedwell. Thebilateral earlobesdemonstrated thinningand elongation, also knownas earlobeptosis (Figure, A andB). After further questioning, she reported a habit of pulling at her earlobes. She stated that she initially pulled at them to relieve anxiety (Figure, C), but it eventuall...

The Effect of Pulling Out Cochlear Implant Electrodes on Inner Ear Microstructures: A Temporal Bone Study

The exchange of an cochlear implant or the re-positioning of an electrode have become more frequently required than a decade ago. The consequences of such procedures at a microstructural level within the cochlea are not known. It was the aim of the present study to further investigate the effects of an CI electrode pull-out. Therefore 10 freshly harvested temporal bones (TB) were histologically...

Pulling on a cytokine

In This Issue In This Issue Pulling on a cytokine he extracellular matrix (ECM) acts as a storage facility for tons of factors waiting to do business in the cell. Annes et al. (page 723) show that the ECM anchoring of one factor, the cytokine TGF-␤ , is essential for its activation. The anchoring may give cells something to pull against, with the pulling mediating the activation. Most TGF-␤ is ...

Life: A Poem

Quranicintertextuality in Abdol Alrahim Buraei poem

Intertextuality, introduced following linguistic researches in the West, is a newly coined term that refers to an old notion and was previously known in terms like: citation, adaptation, borrowing and mimesis. Most of the Muslim poets have been inspired by Quran since it has always been a source of inspiration for them, opening new horizons in front of their eyes. Thus, using Quranic verses has...