Asteroids (sea stars) can be important predators in benthic communities and are often present in ecologically important and vulnerable deep-sea coral and sponge habitats. However, explicit studies on the trophic ecology of deep-sea asteroids are rare. We investigated the diets of seven species of deep-sea asteroid from the bathyal zone of Newfoundland and Labrador, eastern Canada. A multifacete...

This paper scrutinizes how three seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century authors associated with the Anglican Church – Henry Lord, Thomas Hyde, Humphrey Prideaux inserted their understanding of teachings Zoroaster religion Parsis into argumentative arsenal they regularly employed against what perceived as rigidity, excessive ritualization, incomprehensible language found in contemporary Roman...

Buku ini ditulis oleh Hali, Ph.D yang merupakan dosen tetap di STT Aletheia. dituliskan karena adanya pengalaman dari penulis pada waktu itu dipercayakan mengampu mata kuliah pendidikan agama-agama se-dunia Universitas Pelita Harapan, ketika ia menyelidiki literatur mengenai buku agama-agama, menemukan buku-buku isinya terlalu sederhana tetapi ada juga membahas dalam. Hali berkerinduan untuk me...

The histories of medicine, medical law, and medical research, all begin approximately 2,500 years before the dawning of the Christian era. In 1750 B.C. the Code of Hammurabi proclaimed that a physician who performed a new operation and caused the death of his patient should have his right arm removed. A little over a century later, Persian law repeated the penalty, but allowed the physician to ...

although iran has a deep history about 10000 years, its role in development of science in general and medicine in particular is yet to be known. there are several factors responsible for this, namely the destruction of a good number of ancient persian manuscripts and books. furthermore, lack of interest found among contemporary researchers seems to add to this anonymity. one way to compensate f...

In changing and uncertain times, humanity looks toward spirituality for tranquility and peace. Historically angels have been at the forefront of bringing comfort and understanding from God. The Greek word angelos means messenger and is the origin of the modern English word angel. In monotheist–the worship of one Godreligions, angels are often mentioned in stories as being intermediaries between...