At Christmas many doctors experience brief but well intentioned and tangible gestures of successful patientdoctor relationships. Various patients’ gifts, such as boxes of chocolates or bottles of wine, are always appreciated by the recipient. Although doctors may receive more permanent gifts, very few will have had the delight of having their portrait painted by their patient. Artists from diff...

Tamil literature is ancient. It has[ a long historical tradition. also treasury of ideas that reflect people’s lifestyles. Although arose to and delight the lives people, it understandable purpose was inform scientific news. In sense know agricultural science technology found in literature.

The notion that education and learning can be linked with ludic, playful and pleasurable experiences is not new. Cicero linked teaching, delight and having an effect on persons. Huizinga has explored dimensions of its long history in Homo ludens. The introduction of computers and the Internet has affected this tradition for the past half century. For at least the past twenty years, concepts suc...

Time to lose myself in a book is a rare delight for me and so I am always overjoyed when I discover a good read. I was privileged to serve in the Clinton administration and was particularly fascinated by this account. Harris, a former White House correspondent, paints a page-turning picture of a president who, whatever his human frailties, showed genuine courage in the decisions that he made an...

INTRODUCTION Last April 1, Google launched Google Scholar Metrics, a new tool that provides impact metrics for scientific journals, measured from citation counts. The research community was caught on guard and many wondered whether it was a real product or just a joke (April 1 is Fools' Day). However, to the delight of bibliometricians and uneasiness of some major scientific publishers, the Goo...