This is the second of a 3-part series analyzing a recent report in the Journal of Reproductive Medicine claiming to have shown positive results (a 100% increase in pregnancies from in vitro fertilization) resulting from distant prayers performed simultaneously by 3 different volunteer prayer groups in 3 different countries. Part 1 analyzed the scientific defects of the study. Part 2 analyzes th...

Four articles in this issue demonstrate effective adaptation of the methodology of systematic reviews to environmental health science (Johnson et al. 2014; Koustas et al. 2014; Lam et al. 2014; Woodruff and Sutton 2014). Researchers in many countries and disciplines have participated in developing this methodology for more than a century and have used it to synthesize evidence from primary sour...

Abstract: This paper is a study of certain notions ‘Divine Mercy’ in the West Syriac liturgical tradition light Word God and prayers. The author tries to explore theme ‘Mercy’ (rahme) prayers using technical phrases coined with word rahme. Some are “Door Mercy” (tar’o drahme), “Dew (talā “Sea (yamā drahme) “Wings (kenfe drahme).

deviation from the norm in al-sahifa al-sajjadiyah abstract literature deals with the arrangement and decoration of language with a beautiful form and an impressive message. foregrounding and deviation from the norm are the outcome of the manipulation of standard language in its phonology, semantics, lexis, syntax, and dialects, among other aspects. al-sahifa al-sajjadiyah is among the most val...

The individual prayers fo r protection within the Psalter are marked by a consistency in terms o f the context supposed and the nature o f violence experienced by the psalmists. Consistently, these psalms also assert that the right to retributive violence against the enemies belongs to Yahweh alone. Such a consistent pattern indicates that those responsible fo r assembling the Book o f Psalms i...

This study aims to describe and analyze the prevention of free sex through Islamic education at SMK Al Fattah Tigaraksa. Free that often occurs among adolescents is caused by several main factors, namely lack education, influence increasingly rapid globalization personality themselves because they have entered a transition period from childhood adolescence, so very important for adolescents. re...