there are two methods for identifying formation interface in oil wells: core analysis, which is a precise approach but costly and time consuming, and well logs analysis, which petrophysists perform, which is subjective and not completely reliable. in this paper, a novel coupled method was proposed to detect the formation interfaces using gr logs. second approximation level (a2) of gr log gained...

In this report 6566 women enrolled in the Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP) were separated into three groups; members of religious sects, Christians who attend church frequently and Christians who are infrequent attenders. These three groups, respectively labelled Christian sects, Christian attenders and lukewarm Christians were compared on a number of social background, ...

This paper challenges conventional views of violent religious extremism, particularly those that emphasize militant theology. We offer an alternative analysis that helps explain the persistent demand for religion, the different types of religious that naturally arise, and the special attributes of the “sectarian” type. Sects are adept at producing club goods – both spiritual and material. Where...

KOSEKI J. KOBAYASHI-KIRSCHVINK∗, KING-FAI LI†,‡,§, RUN-LIE SHIA† and YUK L. YUNG† ∗Department of Mathematical Engineering and Information Physics The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan †Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA ‡Atomic and Molecular Physics Laboratories Research School of Physics and Engineering Aus...

Religions and sects ensure that the past is always recreated in order to protect their sense of belonging pass it on future generations. One most important tools this carried out through religious rituals. Shiism one schools thought which ritualistic religiosity common. The Karbala case played an role transition from a political movement theological phase gaining sectarian belongings. In Shiite...