We describe a variational problem on a surface under a constraintof geometrical character. Necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence ofbifurcation points are provided. In local coordinates the problem corresponds toa quasilinear elliptic boundary value problem. The problem can be consideredas a physical model for several applications referring to continuum medium andmembranes.

The paper offers a critical analysis of the proposal to dismantle genetic unity so-called Nile-Nubian languages by positioning one its former constituents, Nobiin language, as earliest oshoot from Common Nubian stem. Combining straightforward lexicostatistical methodology with more scrupulous etymological material, I argue that evidence in favor hypothesis is offshoot may and, fact, should rath...

?.. leaving the reader to form ^is own opinions'. So scrupulous he been, however, in avoiding lhe intrusion of his own prejudices, 'hat much of the sharpness of contemporary debate is blunted by the reasonableness of the exposition. The author ranges widely in his ?PProach but it was disappointing the passages dealing with conception, sterilisation and termination of pregnancy, that while he le...

Background and Objectives: On 12 November 2017, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 on the Richter scale occurred in Kermanshah Province. Explaining the challenges and needs of the victims in such circumstances can be an important source of information for future planning and better management of such conditions. Thus, the purpose of this study was to explain the challenges and needs of the e...

Analogies and metaphors are widespread in science. We use them to convey difficult concepts to colleagues or when popularizing science to communicate with the general public. Analogies also form an integral part of the scientific process itself (1). Some may even say that science is all about finding analogies between seemingly different phenomena, organizing them using unifying abstract concep...

I suggest that the core ideas of Kit Fine’s Semantic Relationism are the notion of semantic requirement and the notion of manifest consequence, the non-classical logical relation associated with semantic requirement. Surrounding this core are novel “relational” systems of coordinated sequences of expressions, relational (as opposed to intrinsic) semantic values, coordinated propositions, and co...

Job challenges the theological milieu of retributive justice prevalent in NearEastern society by daring to ask the veritable question: can people deserve? This article examines the theories of desert, agency, and righteousness embedded within the Job manuscript. Bracketing the question of theodicy, this study utilizes contemporary philosophical, theological and exegetical considerations to exam...

OBJECTIVE To determine the factors related to pharmaceutical expenditure per primary care physician in the province of Cuenca, which could allow public health authorities to take decisions to curb expenditure. Determining these factors could also be of interest to primary care physicians, specialists, health authorities, health economists, and health management researchers. METHODS We perform...

Understanding the distinction between impressions and ideas that Hume draws in the opening paragraphs of his A Treatise on Human Nature is essential for understanding much of Hume’s philosophy. This, however, is a task that has been the cause of a good deal of controversy in the literature on Hume. I here argue that the significant philosophical and exegetical issues previous treatments of this...