conics or the science of conic sections is one of the highest theoretical topics of geometry in classical antiquity and the middle ages. it was also studied for its practical applications. in this paper, we first present a short history of conics in antiquity and the islamic civilization, then we show how this discipline was introduced in persian textbooks in the qajar period and a little after...

when cultures collide, through its major activities that emanate from the translation, they can flourish themselves. intimacy and familiarity of the islamic world with greek medical heritage which happened to be in the golden age of the abbasids in baghdad, led to the enrichment and prosperity of islamic medicine. this sort of familiarity and reproductivity grew among nestorian christians throu...

the pharmaceutical knowledge and the medical science are very old in iran. during sassanid era, people who studied medicine or pharmacy at gondi-shapour university, had permission to treat sick people. after interruption in the progress of medicine and pharmacy, during the islamic civilization, these sciences were spread and became under control of the government. this research has presented th...

Cancer is a cohort of disorders that involves transformation, dysregulation of apoptosis, uncontrolled cell proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis and metastasis. Extensive research during the last five decades has revealed much about the biology of cancer. Drugs used to treat most cancers are those that can block cell cycle, cell signaling, including growth factor signaling; inflammation, angio...