The delayed rectifier K+ current in Drosophila is similar to the classical delayed rectifier, originally described by Hodgkin and Huxley. Drosophila provides unique tools of mutant analysis to unambiguously determine the genetic identity of this native K+ current. We identified the Shab gene as the exclusive gene underlying delayed rectifier currents in both muscle and neurons. In muscles, a ge...

'Abd al-Latīf al-Baghdādī's (d. 1231) work Book of the Two Pieces of Advice (Kitāb al Nasīhatayn) challenges the idea that Islamic medicine declined after the twelfth century AD. Moreover, it offers some interesting insights into the social history of medicine. 'Abd al-Latīf advocated using the framework of Greek medical epistemology to criticize the rationalist physicians of his day; he argued...

‘Abd al-Şamad al-Fālimbānī who was considered a prolific scholar and had made major contribution to the development of Islamic scholarship, it turns out that his ways explaining hadith has unique way have been overlooked by previous researchers. In fact, he not only recognized as an expert in Sufism studies, but also sufficient credibility be narrations. Therefore, this article reveals characte...

abd- al sami’ ibn-mohammad-ali- yazdi is one of the lettered, jurists & poets of 13th century (a.h) that has done valuable services to the arabic language and literature like so many other iranian. so far, there are only a few biographical books in which he has been mentioned or introduced. unfortunately he has been forgotten during the passage of time. most of his writings are in arabic and th...

maqsad-ol-aqsa fi tarjamat-ol-mostaqsa« is a detailed history of mohammad (peace be upon him) and the khalifas, which is translated from arabic by hossein ibn el-hassan el-khwarazmi el-kubravi (died in a.h. 839). his other writings prove his talent in many different scientific fields such as gnosticism, commentary of quran, mathematics and astronomy. his poems were published as »the name of hos...