objectives: the present study was carried out to investigate the relationship between different lunar phases and the occurrence of overdose attempted suicide. method: the study was carried out for a period of three lunar years (shaban 1416 to shaban 1419) with patients admitted to the intoxication emergency clinic at imam reza hospital in mashad. in this research, 13422 cases of suicide attempt...

the chronobiology of the acute myocardial infarction (ami) is an interesting matter for recognition of the biological mechanism that might trigger ami. the present study was aimed to investigate the circadian, seasonal and circannual variation of the ami occurrence with solar, lunar, and christian months. a retrospective study of 1174 cases with diagnosis of ami was conducted. all cases include...

split of the moon (shaqq al-qamar) is introduced as one of the prophet’s miracles. this miracle is supported by evidences from the noble verse of the qur’ān ﴾the hour has drawn near and the moon is split.﴿ [q. 54:1], and a collection of the shī‘a and sunnī traditions. this noble verse has been understood in several ways, of which, one concerns the split of the moon in the time of the prophet an...

Background and objectives: Oliveria decumbens belongs to Apiaceae family and is used in wide range of diseases such as gastrointestinal disorder. Several studies have shown that Oliveria decumbens essential oil possessed high amount of thymol and carvacrol but some other studies revealed that myristicin was one of the main components of the oil. The aim of the...

the islamic calendar is based on lunar months, which begin when the thin crescent moon is actually sighted in the western sky after sunset within a day or so after the new moon. the islamic dates begin at sunset on the previous day. the visibility of the lunar crescent as a function of the moon's age - the time counted from the new moon - is obviously of great importance to muslims. the da...

OBJECTIVES Popular belief holds that the lunar cycle affects human physiology, behavior, and health, including sleep. To date, only a few and conflicting analyses have been published about the association between lunar phases and sleep. Our aim was to analyze the relationship between lunar phases and sleep characteristics. METHODS In this retrospective, cross-sectional analysis, data from 319...

The elevated moon usually appears smaller than the horizon moon of equal angular size. This is the moon illusion. Distance cues may enable the perceptual system to place the horizon moon at an effectively greater distance than the elevated moon, thus making it appear as larger. This explanation is related to the size-distance invariance hypothesis. However, the larger horizon moon is usually ju...