The longevity and excellent health status of the population of Crete has been attributed to its lifestyle and dietary habits. The impact of Greek Orthodox Christian Church fasting on these dietary habits has never been studied. One hundred and twenty Greek Orthodox Christians living in Crete participated in a 1-year prospective study. One half of the subjects, who fasted regularly (fasters), an...

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the phenomenon of war has always caused redefining new scientific horizons and areas in societies, which next generations can use them too. because of threatening the entity of a nation, it causes implementing all mental, intellectual and practical strengths of a community, to be used. one of the most used knowledge's in the war, has been management. on the other hand, the dominant organiz...

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We know of some 650 holy springs in Denmark. Their abundance seems to be the reason why a decade ago one of Denmark's leading authorities on late-medieval archaeology wrote that the popular worship of saints in that country appeared to be more closely connected to the cult of holy springs than anywhere else in Europe.' This statement was apparently based largely on post-Reformation sources. A v...

Background: Finding scientific data from the Holy Qur’an is an old trend, which emerge newly with rise of modern science. In the literature, we have found that total number of medicinal plants cited in the Holy Qur’an varies author to author. Objective: The aim of this study was to indentify the plants mentioned in the Holy Qur’an and to confirm the botanical name with othe...