Sultan Bayezid II Külliyesi was constructed by Architect Hayrettin between 1484 and 1488. Alongside the Mosque, Külliye (complex) includes primarily Darüşşifa (hospital), Madrasah (university), Tabhane, İmaret (poorhouse), Bathhouse, Treadmill, Bridge, Mehterhane, Sıbyan Mektebi and Muvakkithane. The foundation of Sultan Bayezid II Külliyesi has been a key point both in Ottoman architecture and...

G. R. DUNSTAN (ed.), The human embryo: Aristotle and the Arabic and European traditions, University of Exeter Press, 1990, 8vo, pp. xi, 235 £25.00. This volume contains the proceedings of a conference organized by Professor G. R. Dunstan at the University of Exeter in March 1988 to commemorate the eight-hundredth anniversary of the death of Constantine the African, which is presumed to have tak...

As we witness the rise of intemperate nationalism, self-indulgent nativism, and aggressive xenophobia in many countries, multiand intercultural studies and initiatives have come under considerable pressure. At least for now, it seems that they have not been able to offer satisfactory alternatives for populations that suffer under the ill effects of globalization or believe so. Theories of trans...

the surface of the glans thickens like a callus. The glans Introduction is innervated by free nerve endings that can only sense deep pressure and pain [13]. Over 30 years ago, Masters Male circumcision, the most commonly performed surgery in the USA, removes 33–50% of the penile skin, as and Johnson, using undocumented methodology, tested the sensitivity of the glans in men with and without wel...

When the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic struck during first quarter of 2020, global attention trained in on city Wuhan, capital Hubei province China, where cases were reported December 2019. With its exponential spread to other countries over a short span time, infecting millions people and exacting death toll half million six months discovery,1 interest little-known yet devastating sever...

We are met here to-day in thankful remembrance of the life and work of Thomas Barlow. A memorial service has already been held for him elsewhere which was largely attended by his many friends both lay and medical, but it is fitting that we should have our own simple service here in the Hospital to which he was so much devoted and where much of his best work was done. We may look upon it, I thin...

Expansion of the proliferative compartment of epithelial cells in colonic crypts and colonic adenomas have been described as phenotypic precursors to colon cancer in individuals affected with hereditary or sporadic colon cancer. This study measured the size of the proliferative compartment in colonic crypts and the frequency of adenomas in asymptomatic members of families having sporadic colore...

Expansion of the proliferative compartment of epithelial cells in colonic crypts and colonic adenomas have been described as phenotypic precursors to colon cancer in individuals affected with hereditary or sporadic colon cancer. This study measured the size of the proliferative compartment in colonic crypts and the frequency of adenomas in asymptomatic members of families having sporadic colore...

Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash ABSTRACT Medical futility judgments for patients in prolonged disorders of consciousness (PDOC) frequently lead to withdrawal life-sustaining treatment (LST), which is the leading cause death with traumatic brain injuries. The field pervaded much uncertainty due limitations our current diagnostic tools, treatments, and outcome measures. In contrast...