The year 1935 marked the 800th anniversary of birth Jewish scholar Moses ben Maimon, better known as Maimonides. This article focuses on representations Maimonides a cultural hero during this year, taking its central case commemorations in Cairo. Specifically, examines historiography and discussions past Egypt tied with debates revival, commonly nahḍa. It argues first all that Egyptian non-Jewi...

So I would challenge and encourage you all young and old to grasp this fantastic means of communication as I will and go to the AfPP website and sign up. I look forward to talking with you through both of these fantastic mediums in the future. Ann Abbassi, one our regional leads, and Tracy Coates, our immediate past president, are both avid ‘Twitterers’ so look out for messages from them. We wi...

Professor Arto Urtti had his 60th birthday in December 2016. He is currently the Professor of Biopharmaceutics at the University of Helsinki and University of Eastern Finland (UEF). He was the editor-in-chief of European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (EJPS) in 2001–2011, and this special issue of EJPS is dedicated to Arto in honour of his 60th birthday. The celebrations include a scientifi...

Drawing on archival material from slaveholding families in North Carolina and the narratives of formerly enslaved State, John Kooner parades other Christmas festivities are employed this article as a lens to consider what meanings might have held for some members within State. Such celebrations were arguably used by enslavers demonstrate their good will benevolence allowing engage carnivalesque...

The article tends to grasp the Pushkin Myth in Konstantin Paustovsky’s works. author explores influence of official commemorative discourse celebrations 1949 (the 150th anniversary Pushkin’s 26 birth) on play “Our Contemporary”. She also examines essays which depict writer’s visits Pushkinskye Gory, where poet’s estate was located. enlightens historical and cultural context method analysis appl...

The creation of virtual reality environments has become one of the major celebrations, attractions and causes of concern in the development and application of digital technologies today. Because of their profound social, economic and humanistic implications, the development and applications of technological virtual realities are urgent and vital areas for ethical reflection and debate. Doing so...

Strangely enough, IFLA was itself born during the celebrations of another professional anniversary; that of the (British) Library Association. It was at the 50th anniversary conference, held in Edinburgh, of the second oldest library association in the world, that a resolution was passed which led to the establishment of what we now know and love as IFLA. So it is very appropriate that we retur...

1998 Oceans Conservation Report Series 2 The Oceans Conservation Report Series is a newly established series published by Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), as part of the 1998 International Year of the Oceans' celebrations. This report series is intended to serve a broad audience interested in coastal and oceans issues affecting Canada and the global coastal community. The subj...

During the 25-year BJCVS celebrations in 2011, we had the first Impact Factor (IF) published by ISI-Thomson Reuters. The prime number of 0.963, almost 1, at first evaluation, shows the high degree of development of Brazilian cardiovascular surgery. In an attempt to check the SciELO database and verify if it coincides with the 25 years of the BJCVS, we observe the best academic performance of th...