The Seven Wonders of China in Stroke Therapy: Fact or Illusion? To the Editor: In the June 2007 issue of Stroke, Wu et al presented figures of their meta-analysis of controlled trials suggesting that (1) there are at least 21 traditional Chinese medications that significantly improve neurological deficit after stroke, and (2) seven of these treatments in a pooled analysis also significantly dec...

The following supplementary material is available online for this article at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jse.12938/suppinfo: Fig. S1. geographical location of individual and Records Empress Wude. S2. Proportion C > T G A substitutions in human DNA across fragments the Ashina individual. red curve represented that increased 5′-end blue 3′-end, as expected authentic ancient DNA. S3...

The word "fractal" was coined by Benoit Mandelbrot in the late 1970's, but object now defined as fractal in form have been known to artists and mathematicians for centuries [8]. Mandelbrot's definition "a set whose Hausdorff dimension is not an integer" is clear now in mathematical terms. The fractal geometry is quite young (the first studies are the works of G. Julia (1893 1978) at the beginni...

This is an account of ethnographic research examining the specialist scientific processes known as ‘Disaster Victim Identification’ (DVI) in three settings: Québec, United States, and Kingdom. In cases multiple deaths, a series actions accompanied by plethora tools are often invoked, housed at disaster scene, forensic laboratories, family assistance centre, mortuary. this article, I examine pro...

Navid Kermani's and Feridun Zaimoglu's engagements as Muslims with Christian art reveal the possibilities limitations of aesthetic experiences divine beyond all doctrinal divides. Although own research into dimension Islam highlights potential for to offer spiritual insight, his rejection some imagery, especially crucifix, in book Ungläubiges Staunen: Über das Christentum (2015), suggests this ...

Mercury is present in the world in very small amounts, but it has played a very important role in the development of alchemy, extraction of gold and silver, in the chloro-alkali industry, batteries, construction of scientific instruments, treatment of illnesses, and pest control. Increasing environmental concerns are leading to a significant reduction in annual production and to its substitutio...

The purpose of my investigation is to clarify the mechanical characteristics of fuzzily arranged Hanegi (Photo 3) of Japanese traditional buildings, and to give suggestions as to possibility of application to structural design of modern wooden buildings. Hanegi is an unstable structural system of roof frame which is supported with the action of levers. The writers analyze why an unstable struct...