Vitamin K-dependent protein S belongs to the family of clotting factors (e.g. Factors IX and X, and protein C). Unlike the other clotting factors, the C-terminal half (residues 250-634) of protein S is not a serine proteinase. In fact, the function of residues 250-634 of protein S is unknown. By using computer programs designed to detect evolutionary relationships between proteins, we find that...

Translation of culture-bound terms is of special importance in translation theory and practice. The present study is an attempt to examine the procedures used in translating these terms in the English translations of the Holy Qur’an.  As  such,  English  equivalents  of  terms  related  to Practical laws of religion (Furū al-Dīn) in five English versions of the Qur'an are identified and the  tr...

Hz. Ömer döneminde Amr b. Âs, Filistin bölgesindeki şehirleri fethetmiş, Beytülmakdis’i ise kuşatma altında tutmuş ancak ilk etapta başarılı olamamıştı. Daha sonra Ebû Ubeyde’nin bölgeye gelmesi ve Beytülmakdis’te kaleye sığınan halkın daha fazla dayanamayacaklarını anlaması sonucu şehir, isteği ile Ömer’e teslim edilmiştir. Ömer’in Beytülmakdis halkına vermiş olduğu emannâme can mal güvenliği,...

İslam düşünce tarihinin en etkili şahsiyetlerinden biri Fahreddin Râzî’dir (ö. 606/1210). Başta metafizik ve teolojik bahisler olmak üzere birçok konu ile ilgili problem oluşturan müşekkik, sorunları mezhepler üstü çözmeye çalışan muhakkik farklı görüşü üst kavramlarda buluşturan câmi kimlikleri, kendinden sonraki bütün düşünürleri ciddi anlamda etkilemiştir. Bu yüzden gelenekte ekoller onun ge...

Kaḥḥālah refers to him also as an astronomical observer, but without mentioning this book or even discussing if he was a physician possessed medical knowledge . The same can be said about Al-Ziriklī, who only lists the books by Taqī al-Dīn on astronomy Previously, Ḥājjī Khalīfah in his encyclopedia Kashf al-Ẓunūn had not mentioned either.

Abstract Due to their high specificity and efficacy, RNA interference (RNAi)-based strategies have been used for fundamental functional genomics studies in a number of insects. However, its potential translational applications pest management is also great interest. The lack suitable RNAi triggering approaches, however, so far has largely precluded the implementation RNAi-based approaches targe...

Abstract This paper is devoted to a fascinating passage in Faḫr al-Dīn al-Rāzī (d. 1210), which he argues that non-human animals have rational souls. It found his Mulaḫḫaṣ fī l-manṭiq wa-l-ḥikma ( Epitome on Philosophy and Logic ). Following discussion of the afterlife, suggests should, like humans, be capable grasping universals, they are aware their own identity over time. Furthermore, animal...