In the Steps of Jael and Deborah: Judith as Heroine

Entropy generation analysis of non-newtonian fluid in rotational flow

The entropy generation analysis of non-Newtonian fluid in rotational flow between two concentric cylinders is examined when the outer cylinder is fixed and the inner cylinder is revolved with a constant angular speed. The viscosity of non-Newtonian fluid is considered at the same time interdependent on temperature and shear rate. The Nahme law and Carreau equation are used to modeling dependenc...

Listening Carefully to the Bible : The Many Voices in Deborah

S tudents often approach the familiar stories of the Bible wondering what more they can learn from texts they have been reading since childhood.As teachers, we face the challenge of getting students to focus on the text itself, without being overly influenced by the preconceptions and interpretations that have become attached to these stories through centuries of retelling and commentary. One d...

شیوع مصرف مواد در دانشجویان دانشگاه‏های علوم پزشکی شهر تهران*

Objective: This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of drug use among students of universities of Medical Sciences in Tehran. Method: Four thousands of medical students (both sexes) in academic year 1388-89 in different level of education, B.A., M.Sc. and Ph.D. were selected by random stratified sampling method. These students were selected from Iran, Tehran and Shahid Beheshti Universi...

Caravaggio’s Judith and Holofernes: a forensic approach

Sir, Michelangelo Merisi was born in September 1571 in Caravaggio, near Milan and was always known by the name of his hometown. Caravaggio moved to Rome in the early 1590s. His paintings were characterized by their extreme realism and dramatic contrasts of light and shade. Several works were realized as religious works commissioned by important exponents of clergy (BBC, 2017). In this group of ...

Portrayals of Older Adults in U.S. and Indian Magazine Advertisements: A Cross-Cultural Comparison