BIG IDEAS: 1: The process of evolution drives the diversity and unity of life. 2: Biological systems utilize free energy and molecular building blocks to grow, to reproduce and to maintain dynamic homeostasis. 3: Living systems store, retrieve, transmit and respond to information essential to life processes. 4: Biological systems interact, and these systems and their interactions possess comple...

The overall aim of this paper is to highlight a transcendental usage of the Religion of Islamin the Qur’an. I will show that the notion of Islamas a unitary Religion is used in the Qur’an as a genus for religions (adyan) which have appeared throughout human history. This usage will show that there is a sense of Religion which guarantees the essential unity of all religions and...

in this research, the methodology of which is descriptive-inferential, our problem is the role of the unity of divine acts in mulla sadra’s transcendent philosophy and the evaluation of his arguments on it. in this regard, after explaining the concept of “unity of divine acts”, we show that since the boundaries of sadra’s philosophical system approaches speculative mysticism, sadra’s system in ...

Abstract Cost-effective construction practices generally rely on the selection of sustainable building materials irrespective their environmental responsiveness and adaptability towards developing a comforting habitat. Present study aims to address feasibility soil-based blocks using natural recyclable by following modified adobe method. Unburnt bricks were manufactured from native red soil opt...