The Intermediate Bronze Age (IB) in the Southern Levant (ca. 2350-2000 BCE) is known as the "Dark Ages," following the collapse of Early Bronze urban society and predating the establishment of the Middle Bronze cities. The absence of significant settlements and monumental building has led to the reconstruction of IB social organization as that of nomadic, tribal society inhabiting rural village...

BACKGROUND The "Health Promoting School" (HPS) is a holistic and comprehensive approach to integrating health promotion within the community. At the time of conducting this study, there was no organized accreditation system for HPS in India. We therefore developed an accreditation system for HPSs using support from key stakeholders and implemented this system in HPS in Chandigarh territory, Ind...

Mining plays a very important role in the history of man. From the very beginning man's development has been accompanied by the extraction, processing and utilization of mineral substances. In the past, mining often exerted influence on economic, social, legal and cultural structures within society. The technological aspect must be emphasized as well, for the technical achievements in mining an...

Abstract Many works of art throughout the centuries have not only garnered intrigue, but also debate among physicians relating to a possible medical diagnosis depicted by artist. Representation both anatomy and disease with use votive offerings forms grotesque is well recognized. Such work was particularly prevalent in pieces produced during Hellenistic Age includes statuettes, anatomical repli...

in conjunction with our results, demonstrate that in certain H. pylori strains, CagA plays an essential role in the activation of NF-κB. We acknowledge in our article that CagA may not be the only component that H. pylori uses to activate inflammation. Compelling evidence exists that under some circumstances other H. pylori factors can induce an inflammatory response. For example, CagA clearly ...