the kernel of religion and religiousness« is a philosophical and theological issue that emerged in the west during renaissance. two theories of “religious experience” and “philosophia perennis” are very important in this realm. the kernel of religion, on the basis of the former, is an experience that causes the owner of it to be considered as a religious man, and the husk of religion consist of...

Disclosures: T.O. Clanton: 1; Arthrex, Stryker. 2; Arthrex, SBI, Smith & Nephew, Stryker. 3B; Arthrex, Stryker. 5; Arthrex. 7; Saunders/Mosby-Elsevier. C.T. Haytmanek: None. B.T. Williams: None. D.M. Civitarese: None. T.L. Turnbull: None. R.F. LaPrade: 3B; Arthrex. 5; Arthrex, Smith & Nephew, Ossur, Linvatec. C.A. Wijdicks: 5; Acumed, AlloSource, Arthrex, Biomet, Ceterix Orthopaedics, ConMed Li...

Genetic relationship of a newly discovered teosinte from Nicaragua, Zea nicaraguensis with waterlogging tolerance, was determined based on randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA using 14 accessions from Zea species. RAPD analysis showed that a total of 5,303 fragments were produced by 136 random decamer prim...

The recent discovery of a nearly complete ceratopsid skull in the Aguja Formation of southwest Texas supports previous conclusions that the Aguja ceratopsid represents a distinct species, Chasmosaurus mariscalensis. The diagnostic features of C. mariscalensis include an extensive anteromedian projection of the nasal between the premaxillae, erect supraorbital horns, and laterally rounded squamo...

PURPOSE We respond to Bellis, Chermak, Weihing, and Musiek's (2012) criticisms of the evidence-based systematic review of Fey et al. (2011) on the effects of auditory training on auditory, spoken, and written language performance of children with auditory processing disorder or language impairment. In general, we argue that the conceptualizations and methods on which our review was based were w...

Competition between males to fertilize a female’s eggs can occur before, during, and after copulation (Parker, 1970; and see Birkhead & Møller, 1998). When the sperm of two or more males simultaneously occupies the reproductive tract of a female and competes to fertilize her eggs, sperm competition occurs (Parker, 1970). Sperm competition has been documented or inferred to exist in many species...

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