a search into the earlier tradition sources of the sunnīs indicates that part of them, entitled kitāb al-faḍā’il, address the excellences (faḍā’il) and virtues (manāqib) of individuals and groups. dedicating a separate chapter under this rubric along other chapters and sections of ḥadith collections reveals the importance of this issue and the endeavors of the compilers of sunnī ḥadith collecti...

There is an increasing focus on promoting person-centred systems across continuing care settings, emphasizing the need to enhance the quality of life of older adults. Life story books (LSB) can provide a holistic view of older adults, promote relationship-centred care and enhance person-centred care. The process of developing LSB involve collecting and recording aspects of a person's life both ...

This paper provides an overview of the INEX 2008 Book Track. Now in its second year, the track aimed at broadening its scope by investigating topics of interest in the fields of information retrieval, human computer interaction, digital libraries, and eBooks. The main topics of investigation were defined around challenges for supporting users in reading, searching, and navigating the full texts...

These bibliographies have been prepared by information specialists at The National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature, Kennedy Institute of Ethics (http://bioethics.georgetown.edu). The documents are “Works-in-Progress.” Please return to this website to view updates to these lists as new literature is identified by the High School Bioethics Project staff and/or added to the library colle...

from the antiquity, muslim scholars have always been interested in working on the hadiths(talks) of the prophet mohammad (pbuh). since then, the hadiths, in all fields, especially in fields of health and medicine, have attracted the attention of many scholars, leading to the publication of a number of books on hadiths as well as the collection of hadiths, including those related to health. the ...

IAPR Fellow, shares a personal sketch of his career in statistical pattern recognition. At the end, he poses questions to entice further research. Chart of some upcoming IAPR and non-IAPR workshops, conferences, and summer schools of interest to the I APR community. The views expressed in this newsletter represent the personal views of the authors and not necessarily those of their host institu...