in the second half of the 2nd/8th century, the ismā‘īlī sect, who believed in the imamate of ismā‘īl, the second son of imam ja‘far al-ṣādiq (a.s.), was formed. the ismā‘īlīs brought up specific views concerning imamate. from their point of view, the world of being can not survive a moment without the existence of an imam and that mankind is always in need of a teacher, leader, and infallible i...

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BACKGROUND The prevalence of allergic respiratory disease tends to increase in populations that adopt the so-called Westernized lifestyle. We investigated the association between atopy and several possible lifestyle-related factors in seven Danish population-based studies. METHODS A total of 20048 persons participated in the seven studies. We used logistic regression to analyse the associatio...

Seven Swedish domestic goats (Capra hircus, 2–3 years) and their kids (37 ± 4 days) were subjected to indoor temperatures above 30°C during 15 days (periods H1–H4; periods without heat C1, C2) s...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether strength of social feedback, i.e. other people who concur (or do not concur) with one's own answer to a question, influences the way one answers health questions. METHODS Online prospective study. Two hundred and twenty-seven undergraduate students were recruited to use an online search engine to answer six health questions. Subjects recorded their pre- and po...