by baroque, one implies the “general attitude” and “the formal quality” of a work of art which is trans-historical and “radiates through” histories, cultures, and works of art. in that way, just a seventeenth-century work of art cannot be considered baroque; on the other hand, even a postmodern work can display “baroque” features. however, as a slave to its era, the baroque of 2oth and 21th cen...

neo-ottomanism in recent decades has been among the most controversial political debates in related academies and literature. frequent references to it by turkish officials in recent years, multiplied its importance in international relations. the term obviously owes its significance to the ottoman empire era, and accordingly, a sufficient analysis on the challenges of the empire during its las...

Poly(A) polymerase (PAP) plays an essential role in polyadenylation of mRNA precursors, and it has long been thought that mammalian cells contain only a single PAP gene. We describe here the unexpected existence of a human PAP, which we call neo-PAP, encoded by a previously uncharacterized gene. cDNA was isolated from a tumor-derived cDNA library encoding an 82.8-kDa protein bearing 71% overall...

PURPOSE To describe the technique and results of penis-sparing surgery combined with a cosmetic neo-glans reconstruction for benign, pre-malignant or malignant penile lesions. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty-one patients (mean age 61 years) with penile lesions with a broad spectrum of histopathology underwent organ-sparing surgery with neo-glans reconstruction, using a free split-thickness skin g...