from its genesis, islamic mysticism has relied upon asceticism and withdrawal from the world and its inhabitants, and there are numerous words by the great figures of such manner in line with this. world-escaping and retiring from the people is one of the prevailing ideas in this intellectual school which has been fashioned based on the actions and claims of its followers. however, numerous evi...

an important feature of the holy quran, which has often gone unnoticed, is its rich vocabulary and expressions employed to eloquently express various aspects of daily life. this aspect of the holy quran is often reflected in everyday conversations of people from various walks of life: the old and the young, the rich and the poor, the literate and the illiterate, the master and the peasant. this...

normal 0 false false false microsoftinternetexplorer4 background: war is a known cause of tremendous physical injuries to different body organs, and eyes are not exceptions. war-related no visual acuity (nva) affects both the victim and the family. activity of daily living (adl) can display personal life independency and is considered as a morbidity index. this study was designed to investigate...

A visual prosthesis that applies electrical stimulation to different parts of the visual pathway has been proposed as a viable approach to restore functional vision. However, the created percept is currently limited due to the low-resolution images elicited from a limited number of stimulating electrodes. Thus, methods to optimize the visual percepts providing useful visual information are bein...