shape is regarded as one of outward characteristics of islamic seals. this characteristic, which is part of common traits of all different areas of seal studies, could be defined as framework of circumference of seals impression on written materials and documents, which in fact results from the shape of seals surfaces. shape has been considered as one of the ways of recognizing the administrati...

abū al-jārūd is one of the leading figures of zaydis and the narrator of the significant books and traditions of imam al-ṣādiq (a.s.) and imam al-bāqir (a.s.), who has received the attention of the imāmī rijālīs (biographers) and dignitaries. on one hand, the imāmī and sunnī rijālīs have weakened him and, on the other hand, he is known as the transmitter of many and sometimes important traditio...

The inauguration of electric streetcar service by two foreign-owned companies in Montevideo in 1906 set off an intense debate between the city's elite and its anarchist workers over the nature of progress. The streetcar became a contested symbol of modernity as the elite attempted to dictate the terms of a new urban order. Anarchists countered with an alternative vision of progress that emphasi...

Distinguished dignitaries on the stage, honored experts in bioethics and techno sciences, ladies and gentlemen. I am happy to be present in this unique ABA conference. I would like to bring to your knowledge and concern some selected bioethical issues that are currently discussed in India. I perceive that these issues are also faced by all nations. Since all nations are concerned about the next...

INTRODUCTION The Danish physician Jens Rasmussen Hübertz (1794–1855) conducted one of the first epidemiological studies on insanity, intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) published in 1843 (1) and found a total number of persons with IDD of 2,000 and a prevalence of 0.9 per 1,000 population (2). After graduation, he had worked during a dysenteriae epidemic and this experience togeth...

The CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), the National Metrology Institute (NMI) of India, is a premier laboratory, founded on January 04, 1947, under umbrella Council Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, Government by an Act Parliament. It has now completed 74 glorious years after inception entered into its 75th year, i.e. Platinum Jubilee Year. To commemorate Foundati...

Sibiu county, with the mention that " similarly, they are classified according to the four chapters of the first part of the book ". The presence of a bibliographic list completing the monograph of each pharmacy is noteworthy. These lists are frequently extensive and in the case of the monograph of the first pharmacy, the city pharmacy that became the " Black Eagle " , created in 1494, the thor...

Organization (WHO) sponsored a conference entitled SARS: Where Do We Go From Here? The purpose of the conference, which was attended by over 900 scientific and public health experts from 43 countries, was to review available knowledge and lessons learned and to identify key priorities for the future. Three overar-ching questions were addressed: Can severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) be er...

abstractibn-nubatah is one of the poets of deterioration era who lived at this time so hispoetry has the trace of both the imitation and repetition of the poets of that time. heused a kind of poetic theme in his poems that lacks the privilege and typicality of agood poem because he imitated some poets like emre'al- qays, tarafah ibn al-a’bd,khansa, hassan ibn sabet al-ansary, ka’b ibn ...

Published Online First 21 April 2017 In 2008, Philip Morris International (PMI) launched a new global brand architecture for Marlboro, which involved establishing three Marlboro brand families known as Red (centred on flavour), Gold (based on contemporary style with contrasting diameters and taste profiles) and Fresh (being mentholated and dubbed as ‘refreshing taste sensations’). The new brand...