John Schellman and his scientific work.

John Schellman and the birth of protein folding.

John Schellman, who passed away on December 16, 2014, had two exceptional teachers, Walter Kauzmann and Kaj LinderstrømLang, both of whom quickly recognized John’s scientific depth and creativity. His doctoral work with Kauzmann at Princeton University taught John how to find the basic issues in a new research area and how to solve problems. His postdoctoral work with Linderstrøm-Lang placed Jo...

An Analysis of speeches of Hussein ibn Ali (AS) in the first step toward the incident of Karbala (Departing Medina to Mecca) based on John Searle’s Speech Acts

Linguistic theories can open new doors to historical analysis. This paper seeks to analyze the speeches of Hussein ibn Ali in the first step toward the incident of Karbala which was his departure from Medina to Mecca. The Speech Acts theory which roots in Discourse Analysis focuses on the role of language. It sees speech as an act that brings about actions in this world. Searle introduces only...

The Resuscitation Greats

John Snow’s work on resuscitation is less well known than his contributions to the scientific foundations of anaesthesia [1]. However, together with his understanding of the physiopathology of respiration, it was not the least of the reasons for his fundamental contributions to anaesthesia. His initial work on resuscitation with asphyxiated stillborn infants, was published in 1841 [2], but, as ...

Circular Dichroism and Optical Rotation?

Social Work in Disaster, a Case Report

Introduction: Natural disasters cause many problems for society. Children are one of the most vulnerable groups that could face severe mental illness and are often separated from their family members and primary caregivers in this situation. Therefore, professional interventions are necessary to reduce the consequence of such situations for children. The purpose of this article is to report a s...