the concept of the quran miraculousness had undergone several stages before getting to its pinnacle in the fourth century. in the first stage – which took place during the first and second centuries – it cab be witnessed that the lecturers and scholars of the era have confessed their incompetence to compete with the quran, and the scholars and exegetes have left untouched the miracle-related is...

We study the bifurcations associated with stability of the inverted (stationary) state in the parametrically forced pendulum by varying the driving amplitude ǫ and frequency ω. We first note that the inverted state is unstable for ǫ = 0. However, as ǫ is increased, the inverted state exhibits a cascade of “resurrections,” i.e., it becomes stabilized after its instability, destabilize again, and...

Although over 500 articles have been published in the last 5 years on vertebroplasty, a fundamental question remains—is vertebroplasty a safe and eff ective procedure to reduce pain and disability for patients with vertebral compression fractures? Initial enthusiasm for vertebroplasty was driven by clinician experience and meta-analysis of large observational series showing patient benefi t. Th...

Recent studies implicate Hsp104/Clp family chaperones in both protein disaggregation and protein degradation. How do these homologous ring-shaped complexes function in such different ways?

This research tries to elaborate on the interpretation of HAMKA in his book Tafsir al-Azhar (تفسير الأزهر) verses process human creation, especially Q.S. Al-Mu'minun/23:1-17. Most researchers seem more inclined approach Kauniyyah from standpoint scientific explanation, including when interpreting related creation (embryology) If scrutinized, HAMKA’s these is present disputing disbelievers' reje...