This article will present what we know of the life and times of an important alchemist, Ibn Umayl. It is entitled ‘Towards a Context’ because I have not yet consulted a number of his treatises, which are mostly only available as manuscripts. Ibn Umayl’s position in alchemy accords with Hermetic doctrines, and may have developed as a traditionalist reaction to developments in alchemy around the ...

1 Survey of Vulnerabilities and Mitigation Techniques for Mooc-Based Applications; Hossain Shahriar, Department of Information Technology, Kennesaw State University, Marietta, Georgia, USA Hisham M. Haddad, Department of Computer Science, Kennesaw State University, Marietta, Georgia, USA David Lebron, Department of Computer Science, Kennesaw State University, Marietta, Georgia, USA Rubana Lupu,...

Relation of Markers of Inflammation (C-Reactive Protein, Fibrinogen, von Willebrand Factor, and Leukocyte Count) and Statin Therapy to Long-Term Mortality in Patients With Angiographically Proven Coronary Artery Disease ,90 1 Christoph Bickel, HansJ. Rupprecht, Stefan Blankenberg, Christine Espiniola-Klein, Axe1 Schlttt , Gerd Rippin, Gerd Hafner, Rainer Treude, Hisham Othman, Klaus-Peter Hofma...

The religion of Islam is based on a sacred text called Qur‟an, a divine speech expressed in Arabic language. Qur‟an constitutes the main root of Islam jurisprudence which has a second source of inspiration known as Hadiths. As the Muslim‟s life is governed by those holy texts, need of their authenticity is required. Using VSM (Vector Space Model), we can represent Hadiths as a vector of words. ...

Centre de Référence de Médecine et de Réanimation Néonatale de l’Hôpital d’Enfants de Rabat, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Sina, Avenue Ibn Rochd, Agdal, Rabat, Maroc, Unité Mixte de Recherche en Nutrition et Alimentation URAC 39, Université Ibn Tofail-CNESTEN, RDC-Nutrition AFRA/AIEA, Maroc, Equipe de Recherche en Santé et Nutrition du Couple Mère-Enfant, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharm...

the issue of transmission of hadith, in western views, is an influential factor concerning the historical reliability of hadith. many western scholars dealing with muslim tradition assumed that in the main the hadith had been transmitted orally and consequently through the oral transmission process, it has been distorted and changed. the reason for this idea is the existence of some prophetic h...

A study was conducted to compare the testicular morphology and semen quality of three strains (FUNAAB-Alpha, ISA brown and Bantam) of chickens. A total of 45, thirty four week old cocks were used for the six months study. Semen samples were collected weekly by abdominal massage technique and semen volume, colour, pH, motility, percentage live, normal and sperm concentration were evaluated. Test...

A close look at the writings of the Middle Eastern and North African scholars who lived in the Middle Ages (roughly between A.D. 476-1500) reveals an immense body of theoretical knowledge pertaining to the humanities, and behavioral and social sciences. A partial list of the scholars who wrote on these issues includes names such as Abu Yusuf (8th century), Abul-Fadl Al-Dimishgi (9th century), A...