Circulating levels and role of IL-6, IL-1ra, TNFsr-II and CRP in patients with heatstroke is not fully known. This study correlated levels of these mediators with outcome in 26 patients. In survivors (n=20), IL-6 concentration declined on cooling, whereas in non-survivors levels continued to increase at 6 h following admission before declining. Admission TNFsr-II concentrations in survivors wer...

Medieval itineraries of pilgrimage to the Holy Land conveyed the collective conscience of the society for which they were written rather than the impressions of the individual author. The first Hebrew itineraries were written in the 12th century, probably following the contemporary Christian genre. Yet, despite the evident influence, the Jewish writers succeeded in adopting the Christian genre ...

An outbreak of serogroup W-135 meningococcal disease was reported among pilgrims returning from the annual hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) in mid-March 2000. Molecular characterization was used to investigate the similarity of the hajj-associated W-135 strains with those isolated in Sweden during a 23-year period (1978 to 2000). The same hajj-associated genosubtype, genosubtype P1.5,2,36b, has been ...

The paper presents an agent-based model for the explicit representation of groups of pedestrians in a crowd. The model is the result of a multidisciplinary research (CRYSTALS project) where multicultural dynamics and spatial and sociocultural relationships among individuals are considered as first class elements for the simulation of crowd of pilgrims taking to the annual pilgrimage towards Mak...

Combining religious and national symbolism is not a new phenomenon. There are known examples of countries where there were or still connections between nationality religion. Pilgrimage centres symbolic landscapes based on the presence sacred. Such anthropogenic visible result culture formed under influence religion, special spiritual often heritage expressed through sacred objects, visual evide...

background the annual hajj pilgrimage to mecca brings over two million people together in a small confined area. respiratory involvement is the most common disease during this ceremony, and up to now no unique cause has been identified. the present study was conducted to determine the incidence and types of respiratory diseases and their associated etiologic agents. materials and methods during...

Ever since the Meiji period, kimono has been commodified — nationally and internationally as Japanese national dress, symbolising Japan a land full of exquisite, exotic traditions. While production is now in decline, its image still thriving, actively promoted marketed to attract tourists domestic international ones alike quest an “authentic”, sometimes premium, experience. As result, consumed ...

Images in movement and images of take a central place iterations Islamic material visual piety. Yet the still image remains default object inquiry most studies devotional visuality. Taking rather than stasis as prerequisite for engagement, many popular decorative items technologies that share status “moving images” evoke affective experience pilgrimage. In what follows, close analysis repertoir...