comparing the islamic logic and jurisprudential principles, and basedon the separation between minor and major authorities (hujjiyyatsughrawi wa kubrawi), it can be proved that (1) minor authority ofsuitable verbal text per nexum (al-mantuq al-muwafiq al-iltizami),minor authority of suitable concept per nexum (al-mafhum al-muwafiqal-iltizami), and minor authority of contrary concept (al-mafhum ...

The civil construction sector is growing, which of great socioeconomic importance. However, this increase has consequences that are already the focus studies for many researchers. One main materials used in construction, cement, responsible a significant amount carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Cement production alone been approximately 8% global CO2 emissions, primarily due to its high level emb...

The process of mismatch repair was first postulated to explain the results of experiments on genetic recombination and bacterial mutagenesis. Mismatch repair has long been known to play a major role in two cellular processes: (1) the repair of errors made during DNA replication or as the result of some types of chemical damage to DNA and DNA precursors; and (2) the processing of recombination i...

In this paper Robert Leeson offers what he calls a ‘dynamic framework’ for policy analysis. He uses the term ‘dynamic’ not in any technical sense but, in a sense akin to what McCloskey (1994) called the ‘rhetoric of economics’ – the battle for the hearts and minds of fellow economists and policy-makers. We are introduced to a world of cynical, campaigning and revolutionary scholars, who study s...

Pacific Economic Bulletin Volume 21 Number 2 2006 © Asia Pacific Press The MIRAB model has been put forward as a way to explain the economies of small island nations with little formal sector economic activity, explaining the development of these economies based on a mix of migration, remittances, aid and bureaucracy. Reinforcing these characteristics has been the generation of rental incomes f...

Timothy A. Sanborn, MD, FACC,* Lynn A. Sleeper, SCD,† Eric R. Bates, MD, FACC,‡ Alice K. Jacobs, MD, FACC,§ Jean Boland, MD,\ John K. French, MBCHB, PHD,¶ Jo Dens, MD,# Vladimir Dzavik, MD,** Sebastian T. Palmeri, MD, FACC,†† John G. Webb, MD, FACC,‡‡ Mark Goldberger, MD, FACC,§§ Judith S. Hochman, MD, FACC,\\ for the SHOCK Investigators New York, New York; Watertown, Massachusetts; Ann Arbor, ...

IntroductIon In an economic environment where organizations have been forced to take a step back and reevaluate their core competencies and ability to innovate, organizational knowledge has come to the forefront as a valuable strategic asset (Haghirian, 2003). While the concept of knowledge management (KM) is not new, the focus on knowledge management as a strategy has increased in recent times...