The Galilee Society Regional Research and Development Center, in cooperation with the Arab Group for the Protection of Nature (APN) and the Antaki Center for Herbal Medicine Ltd, and sponsored by Sprunk-Jansen Wellbeing, Denmark; Delass Co and the World Health Organization (WHO) organized a three day conference in the field of ‘Traditional Arabic and Islamic Medicine’ (TAIM). The conference was...

Dr. Parviz Dabiri (1921–2012) was a distinguished professor of pathology at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in Iran and an in uential mentor who devoted most of his fruitful life to the promotion of science and culture. He passed away, at age 91, on July 3, 2012 in Isfahan. Professor Dabiri was born in Tehran to an educated family. His father, Seyed Mehdi Agha was a senior of cial of the...

TOPIC: Critical Care TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid routinely used for sedation and analgesia in the intensive care unit (ICU). Though typically safe when vigilantly ICU-level care, it can sometimes cause serious adverse effects such as acute encephalopathy that usually improve with supportive care. We present rare case of persistent cau...

Although the use of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion aorta (REBOA) has expanded management options among patients with noncompressible torso hemorrhage, risk procedural complications continues to elicit caution. this life-saving adjunct proven effective in carefully select patients, limb loss remains a dreaded complication that demands proper training, technique, and experience. Low...

in medieval islamic persia, mina was known as a general term for enameling on metal, glass and ceramic. consequently, in modern times mina’i is one of the most important types of islamic ceramic production and identified by stone paste body and multicolored polychrome over-glazes which represent figural, geometric and floral designs as well as calligraphic perform. additionally, mina’i wares ar...

pardaz is technique of employing points or small dots of colour to creat the maximum colour intensity. in other word, it is type of intaglio engaraving in which groups of dots and lines are used to build up tonal effects. it conveys dual interest in intensifying the effect of colour and light. this was a lengthy process requiring great skill and colour impressions were usually double the price ...

Using novel firm-level data, we examine the trade effect of changed security arrangements for Pakistan's exports to US following 9/11. The pre-shipment scanning facility introduced by Integrated Cargo Container Control (IC3) program, 100% requirement, affected beyond-the-border and behind-the-border costs exporting. We exploit exogenous nature this shock its specificity one export market in ide...

Monsoon plays a critical role in triggering environmental features such as seawater temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen content and nutrient generation which in turn become responsible for production of phytoplankton and zooplankton. Along the southwest coast of India the intensity of southwest monsoon as evidenced by annual rainfall showed a declining trend during the years 1983 to 1988. A...

Special economic zones (SEZs) are mushrooming across the developing world. Increasingly, policymakers resort to with aim of turning around their countries’ fortunes. Zones expected deliver greater innovation, exports, knowledge and technological spillovers. Yet, little is known about state play SEZs in Africa, where almost half SEZ programmes less than 10 years old. The recent proliferation con...