this paper is an attempt to indicate how the educated audience in the us re-reads and interprets the anti –islam movies produced by hollywood. we will use the reception approach of gadamer along with edward saeed's orientalism approach to offer a theoretical synthesis that includes concepts such as 1- lived experience, 2- intercultural communication and 3- digital literacy among american a...

Introduction: Coronary artery disease is the most common type of cardiovascular disease. Despite the increasing number of patients with coronary artery disease, the lived experiences of these patients have remained unknown. The purpose of the study was to understand the lived experiences of elderly patients with coronary artery disease. Methods: This qualitative research was conducted usin...

Abstract The French natural philosopher Henri Victor Regnault (1810–1878) was one of many researchers who contributed to the development thermometer in 19th century. In this paper, we use an example from Regnault’s work explore how history thermometry can provide a context for teaching upper-secondary chemistry students about nature science (NOS), particularly its aims and values. study takes f...

Here we show that pathogen-mediated selection can influence the evolution of host longevity. Greater longevity can impair the fitness of host organisms subject to pathogen attack, by reducing the mortality rate of infected hosts and thus creating a larger and more persistent reservoir of disease, from which infection can spread to the healthy population. Where longer-lived and shorter-lived hos...