during the reign of the seljuks (431–590), a considerable number of persian poets and writers lived in their territory. reviewing the lives of the kings, and that of their ministers and other politicians and dignitaries of seljuks ear, this article tries to show how much each of these individuals had supported persian literature.  at the next step, the patrons are classified in six categories: ...

The lives of mathematical prodigies who passed away very early after groundbreaking work invoke a fascination for later generations: The early death of Niels Henrik Abel (1802–1829) from ill health after a sled trip to visit his fiancé for Christmas; the obscure circumstances of Evariste Galois’ (1811–1832) duel; the deaths of consumption of Gotthold Eisenstein (1823–1852) (who sometimes lectur...

On St Martin’s Day (November 11), volleys of gunpowder explosions disturb the quiet of Fenny Stratford, a small country town midway between Oxford and Cambridge close to Stony Stratford (1). The explosions are part of a curious celebration, which has taken place every year since 1734. The celebration consists of three events. The first is a sermon in the parish church for which the invited spea...

This article investigates and compares the origins, intentions contents of two biographical collections from South Arabia. The first, al-Sulūk fī ṭabaqāt al-ʿulamā̉ wa-l-mulūk, was written by al-Janadī, who held important legal administrative positions for Rasūlid court during first part 8th/14th century. collection mainly emerges an earlier Yemeni historiographical work, which descr...

The article discusses manuscript books – collections of public life materials created in the 17th and 18th centuries Grand Duchy Lithuania, now located Poland. They were mainly by nobles chancellery clerks officials employed at magnates’ state dignitaries’ courts as an expression interests collectors or documentary historiographical concerns, sometimes also support for activity. contained vario...

2270 Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 10, No. 12, December 2004 tapped into the universal wish for harmony and peace. Well ahead of his time, he invited to his kingdoms not only leading human figures and innocent children but also a consortium of animals whose presence he found indispensable. Domesticated animals, part of his life as a farmer, appeared in realistic detail, ...

There is limited evidence on diet and physical activity (PA) interventions to prevent childhood over- under-nutrition in Nigeria, particularly those with parental involvement. The aim of this qualitative cross-sectional study was explore parents’, children’s, other stakeholders’ views what might enable or hinder participation PA involvement, potential intervention components likely be feasible ...