Proverbs as a part of colloquial literature are always nourished by religion, culture, traditions, and philosophical beliefs of a community, and thus they mirror the common beliefs of a people. The frequent repletion of a proverb pregnant with a specific thought makes that type of thought a behavioral pattern and affects the actions and behaviors of the people of a society. In the Iranian socie...

"science of woman," the doctrine of the nature and diseases of woman as distinct from man, became embodied in gynecology. Moreover, this new specialty of physicians constructed a theory of femininity which prescribed social roles without raising opposition, because they had the validation of science. Women became identified as a special group of patients, based upon their reproductive capacitie...

Katz 's new clothes Katz's new view about language and linguistics comes in two parts: platonism and nonreductionism. Those of us who have been skeptical about the empirical basis for claims that have arisen from within linguistics will welcome Katz's defection to our side in respect of platonism, but we will be dismayed by his refusal to adopt the rest of our methodology concerning reductionis...

Farming techniques in sub-Saharan African is not progressing at the same stride with advancement of modern agriculture practice. The resultant effects are obscenest and foulest recital agricultural productivity which culminate food insecurity, impoverishment deprived national economy. This study examined climate smart practices among maize farmers Funtua development zone Katsina State. Primary ...

The critique of utilitarianism forms a crucial subplot in the complex analysis of social justice that John Rawls develops in his first book, A Theory of Justice. 1 The weaknesses of utilitarianism indicate the need for an alternative theory, and at many stages of the argument the test for the adequacy of the new theory that Rawls elaborates is whether it can be demonstrated to be superior to th...

anniversary of Boyle's death in 1691. This was held appropriately near Stalbridge on the Somerset-Dorset border where Boyle lived between 1645 and 1655. The twelve revised conference papers printed here include a useful Boyle bibliography of nearly 300 items published since 1940 and a helpful introductory orientation by Hunter which again lays to rest Jacob's thesis that there was a direct conn...

Over the past few decades, medical school curricula have grown to include bioethics courses, recognizing importance of ethical clinical practice [1, 2, 3]. As a student, I found that one most difficult challenges for myself and others during training has been simply learning bioethics. This project examines some issues seen in education, which stymie both knowledge uptake by students applicatio...

Over the last decade, employability has been presented by its advocates as the solution to employment uncertainty, and by its critics as a management rhetoric possessing little relevance to the experiences of most workers. This article suggests that while employability has failed to develop into a key research area, a deeper probing of its message is warranted. In particular, it is suggested th...

Bucke, at the London Asylum in Canada, embraces such an entity is more questionable. S.E.D. Shortt's monograph has certainly taken a bold leap, incorporating a general review of the development of Victorian medical psychology with a detailed analysis of data from an Ontario asylum and its keeper, but the result is top-heavy and awkward. The enterprise parallels one of Bucke's, his all-explanato...

Although qualitative research methods have only recently been included in occupational therapy curricula, they are being embraced by those researchers who recognise both their utility in exploring many of the issues that are of relevance and importance to clients and the profession and their congruence with client-centred philosophy (Hammell 2001). If qualitative research is to provide convinci...