A further implication of the doctrine of creation from nothing is that all of God’s creatures are intimately connected to one another in an echo of the primordial coinherence of the Trinitarian persons. Since all creation is centered in God, all finite things, despite their enormous differences in size, position, quality, or metaphysical status, are linked together as ontological siblings. When...

western Greece. The species is intensively exploited in the area as live bait for hand lines and long lines both for professional and sport fishermen. The study area is a closed bay in western Greece with a small opening which connects it to the Ionian Sea. Longevity of the species in the study area was found to be 4+ years. Females’ total length ranged between 18 and 54 mm; for males it ranged...

From ancient herders calling their fl ocks to today’s pet owners conversing with their cats or dogs, humans have always tried to extend their communication to other species. Francis of Assisi famously held a sermon to birds, whom he called his brothers and sisters. Stories, real, enhanced or imagined, abound through the ages, from deities taking animal shapes to modern horse whisperers. In many...

B A C K G R O U N D : Culture, beliefs and practices, mother’s employment, and increasing modernization are linked to breastfeeding. In Pakistan, some false beliefs and practices interfere with breastfeeding even among nurses. This led to the development of this study with the focus on nurses’ breastfeeding experiences since nurses constitute the major workforce in any health care setting and m...

This paper describes a computer-aided method for the reconstruction and modelling of complex sites based on content-based indexing of images. A pose, distortion and composition robust descriptor is automatically generated for each image associated with a given site. These descriptors are subsequently placed in a database, to be used for future querying. The database is interrogated in real-time...

This paper proposes an approach to economic assessment of the impact on tourist flows of the earthquake that hit the Umbria region in Central Italy on September 26, 1997. Local arrivals in Assisi fell drastically the month following the main shock, compared to the same month of the previous year. The event study methodology, frequently applied in finance, is employed to evaluate the statistical...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate cost of acute stroke care and its determinants at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi and to find out predictors of high cost care. Acute stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Cost of care is the single most important determinant in availability of acute stroke care at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. It is also an important factor in development of pu...