Epidemiologists, like many scientists, tend to become specialized and focused on a particular disease, even though behavioral risk factors such as physical activity have effects across many diseases. This commentary is a personal reflection by an epidemiologist on the shortcomings of this disease-oriented approach to prevention.

Abstract. The archaeological site of Tiwanaku is among the most important examples Bolivian archaeology and UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. This works reports a geomatic-based surveying modelling methodology applied to ritual receptacle excavated from semi-subterranean temple in complex. A high-resolution 3D survey was conducted through structured-light projection scanning post-processin...

In recent years, discourses around the Islamic ‘burqa’ have proliferated in Western Europe and in Canada. France and Belgium have been the epicentres of significant ‘burqa’ political storms, which have resulted in the passing of laws that prohibit full-face veiling in all public spaces. Other countries have witnessed similar debates, with the Netherlands coming close to adopting a law banning t...

Ecological civilization city is the advanced stage and senior form of development human residential area and has the characteristics of harmony, sustainability and high efficiency, etc. Ecological civilization construction of the city is the concrete practice of Marxism ecological civilization in the contemporary society, and helps to improve the quality of the urban residents' life, propel the...

INTRODUCTION The genius of Indian civilization is based on the eternal values of philosophy and religion. True education is that which helps in realizing this goal. Our educational system should not only provide information and equip us with knowledge but also ultimately manifest the spark of divinity within each individual. Now every system of education being at bottom a practical philosophy t...

circumstances and development of Muslim nations has been the subject of intense debate among Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Western critics of Islam or “Islamic civilization,” such as Bernard Lewis (1990) and Samuel Huntington (1993), have decried its economic irrationality, incompatibility with democracy, and failure to separate religion and state; while scholars such as Edward Said (2001:11) ...

To account, in a proper epidemiological way, for the nation’s births and deaths as well as cases of cancer has, until recently, been a hallmark of our Nordic civilization, if we can use such a term. Today, I have an increasing feeling that this is not the case any more. Unfortunately, we have seen examples in our countries that would support such a feeling. The title represents a challenge to t...

How are they related to each other? This chapter seeks to answer these questions. Answering the first is simple. Obviously, the current world order cannot be fully understood without taking ‚globalization‛ into consideration. The effects of Globalization reach every corner of the world in different scope and degree. Why is ‚civilization‛ important? It is important because civilization incorpora...