one of the most important issues in the occultation age that has been discussed by islamic jurists is whether the implementation of hudod punishment is allowed during the occultation age of infallible imam or not. the jurists have different opinions about this issue that we could generally categorize such opinions into three groups. the majority of jurists believe in the permissibility of perfo...

â â â â â  bashar b. burd's atheism: reality or politics? â  â seyyed mohammad javad moosavi bafrooi * â  â abstract â many historical events demand more reflection. one of such cases is bashshar b. burd about whom there are different opinions. some people believe that he was killed because of the accusation of being atheist. however, because of the following reasons, it seems that such a ...

In this essay I will consider two theses that are associated with Frege, and will investigate the extent to which Frege “really” believed them. Much of what I have to say will come as no surprise to scholars of the historical Frege. But Frege is not only a historical figure; he also occupies a site on the philosophical landscape that has allowed his doctrines to seep into the subconscious water...

anxiety comprises many clinical descriptions and phenotypes. a genetic predisposition to anxiety is undoubted; however, the nature and extent of that contribution is still unclear. extensive genetic studies of the serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-ht) transporter (5-htt) gene have revealed how variation in gene expression can be correlated with anxiety phenotypes. complete genome-wide linkage s...

Welcome to the inaugural issue of Vascular Health and Risk Management. It is our hope that this journal will provide a vehicle for the timely publication of important clinical information from studies undertaken by the international scientific community in academia and other institutions (ie, public, private, and government). Here at Dove Medical Press, we recognize that it is going to take som...