We develop an approach to utilize anisotropic metamaterials to solve one of the fundamental problems of modern plasmonics--parasitic scattering of surface waves into free-space modes, opening the road to truly two-dimensional plasmonic optics. We illustrate the developed formalism on the examples of plasmonic refractor and plasmonic crystal, and discuss limitations of the developed technique an...

When the problems of sex and living together are understood as symptoms of underlying old existential wounds in need of healing, and when the physician accepts the role as coach supporting the patient to confront these emotional pains, then the patient can heal existentially in order to obtain the wanted closeness and intimacy. The change of perspective from: "He or she is not all right in..." ...

This study aims to understand the experience of adolescents with cancer, family and the health team regarding death in the healthcare context, in the light of Edgar Morin's proposed theoretical framework of complexity. Participants were 12 adolescents, 14 relatives and 25 health professionals. The interview was used for data collection. The discussion of data was guided by the dialogic life-dea...

In the absence of immortality, the human species has over the millennia developed rites and rituals to help in the passing of life to honor the person who is dying or has died or in some way demonstrate their "courage" and perseverance as well as duty even in the face of almost certain death. The centuries-old traditions of the gathering of loved ones, the chanting of prayers, the ritual religi...

‘Uleyye bt. el-Mehdî b. el-Mansûr, Abbâsî döneminde yaşamış bir kadın şair ve müzisyendir. hanedanlığına mensup olan hakkında günümüze fazla bilgi ulaşmış değildir. Ne var ki klasik kaynaklarda onun hayatına ilişkin bazı detaylardan bahsedilmektedir şiirleri bu eserler sayesinde ulaşmayı başarmış durumdadır. ‘Uleyye, Halifesi Mehdî-Billâh’ın kızı halefi Hârûnürreşîd’in üvey kardeşidir. Özellikl...