BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE In 2008 we developed a shared health research information network (SHRINE), which for the first time enabled research queries across the full patient populations of four Boston hospitals. It uses a federated architecture, where each hospital returns only the aggregate count of the number of patients who match a query. This allows hospitals to retain control over their l...

OBJECTIVES Various antibacterial and antiplaque agents are used in chemical plaque control but none are without their shortcomings. Chlorhexidine considered a gold standard, also has an array of side effects. To overcome these, numerous herbal extracts have been tried and tested and one among them is holy basil. The present study evaluated the antibacterial efficacy of holy basil in vitro again...

The Circular Mausoleum tomb in the Roman Necropolis of Carmona was carved on a calcarenite sequence in an ancient quarry located in the town of Carmona, Southern Spain. This rock-cut tomb, representative of Roman burial practices, currently suffers from serious deterioration. A detailed survey over several years permitted the identification of the main tomb's pathologies and damaging processes,...

This essay analyzes the connection between Nietzsche’s philosophy and contemporary transhumanism, on the basis of his Apollonian-Dionysian dichotomy and how it articulated in lateRomantic European culture. Nietzsche’s personal insanity, and the morbidity of the Romantic Movement in general, can serve as a warning of what transhumanism might become if it overemphasizes individualism. Nietzsche’s...

In Galatians 1–2, Paul mentions several times that the apostles’ leadership is situated in Jerusalem. Gal 2:1–2, he even designates it simply as “Jerusalem”. acknowledges centrality of apostles Jerusalem his enterprise collection money for saints Yet, city transformed into central theological concepts Paul’s distinction between “the present Jerusalem” and “Jerusalem above” (Gal 4:25–26). Thus, ...

Muslims believe that the The Holy Quran is the message of God Almighty which has been transmitted to His messenger, Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), through revelation in the Arabic language. This Holy book has been translated into many languages, including English. Although the content of the The Holy Quran has been translated into the English language, few studies have been conducted to explore the b...

the most beautiful names of god (asmā’ al-ḥusnā) are among the most frequently used concepts in the holy qur’ān and the study of the application of these names has a great role in understanding and interpretation of the qur’ān. since the concepts employed in the qur’ān have been mostly studied with the traditional narrative, legal, or theological approaches and since the lexical and literal app...