Due to its artificial and unnatural structure, Israeli society has since the beginning of its establishment, been a context for the emergence of different kinds of cleavages and tensions. This state of affairs has endangered the political stability of the Israeli regime. The present research is trying to answer this question: what is the effect of religious-secular cleavages in Israel on the fu...

Following a previous study that revealed the disobedience of Ultra-Orthodox citizens, as compared to secular citizens, of traffic lights at crosswalks, the present study examined the road habits of 995 Ultra-Orthodox and secular pedestrians in neighboring Ultra-Orthodox and secular cities. Using an observation grid designed specially for this study, the pedestrians were observed at two crosswal...

background and objectives: shigella plays an important role as a causative organism of acute gastroenteritis, in children and others. rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance warrants continuous monitoring of susceptibility pattern of bacterial isolates. we report here our findings about shigella spp. isolates and their drug resistance patterns in nepalese patients. materials and methods: the s...

this paper presents the analysis of the onset and withdrawal dates and the duration of summer monsoon over nepal for last 63 years (1951-2013). the trend analysis revealed that both the onset and withdrawal of summer monsoon are delayed in recent years. the statistical analysis using cumulative deviation and worsley likelihood tests showed a step jump in mean withdrawal date after the year 1997...

In the last decades, rice yields in South Asian countries grew tremendously in one hand and a noticeable yield fluctuation on the other. The objective of this study was to examine the rice yield distributions, estimate yield risks at country level, and compare risks between five countries namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. Anderson Darling (AD) test was applied to t...

Address for correspondence: Dr. Devendra Shrestha Department of Paediatrics, KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal. Email: [email protected] Tel No; +977-9851108123 1Dr. Devendra Shrestha, Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Imadol, Lalitpur, Nepal, 2Dr. Ajaya Kumar Dhakal, Lecturer, Department of Pa...

* Dr. Resident, Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, T. U. Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. ** Professor, Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, T. U. Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. *** Professor and HOD, Department of Pathology, T. U. Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. **** Dr. Associate Professor, Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, T. U. Teaching Hospital, ...

background and aims: according to different reports about the demographic characteristics of patients with acute myocardial infarction in iran, this study performed to determine the average age of morbidity and mortality from ami and its changes over time. methods: a hospital-based retrospective cohort study (historical) including all patients with acute myocardial infarction admitted to hospit...

Ronald Dworkin and Philip Kitcher recognize that traditional, religious faith—especially in Christian theistic tradition—has virtues that seem to be missing in a secular worldview. To remedy this apparent deficit, they both propose that a secular worldview can provide a satisfying foundation for a flourishing, meaningful life. Moreover, Kitcher argues that secular humanism is far more justified...

www.thelancet.com Vol 374 August 15, 2009 515 On May 4, 2009, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the Maoist Prime Minister of Nepal, resigned, adding yet another stage to the transformation of Nepal from bullets to ballots. The Maoists had initiated a leg islative agenda to “secure rights for all minority people in Nepal”. Politicians and everyday Nepalese alike spoke of the “New Nepal” with great promise, an...