We are psychiatrists based at the American University of Beirut Medical Center, one largest psychiatric departments in Lebanon. Since October, 2019, Lebanon has navigated through several crises. It started with unremitting political unrest, national bankruptcy, and currency devaluation. The COVID-19 pandemic complicated situation by stretching health-care system to its limits. Our ordeal would ...

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This paper provides a reflection on the written works of Miss Virginia Avenel Henderson. Miss Henderson is a nurse, a scientist, an artist and a quintessential human being--all traits which informed her written output. Nursing practice, research and education were all subjects of her extensive chronicle. The four-volume Nursing Studies Index is her contribution to nursing research. The Index wa...

Oracles used for testing graphical user interface (GUI) programs are required to take into consideration complicating factors such as variations in screen resolution or color scheme when comparing observed GUI elements to expected GUI elements. Researchers proposed fuzzy comparison rules and computationally expensive image processing techniques to tame the comparison process since otherwise the...

A comparison with the Liliaceae in Rothmaler (pp. 605-6) shows that the second plant is in fact Solomon's seal (Polygonatum multiflorum L., var., also called Meyglockchen). These examples reiterate a common pattern among medieval herbals. The pictures do not always show the plant in question. Rather, they reflect the botanical biases of the illustrator. Though these volumes are undoubtedly valu...