Based on the distinction between living body and lived body, we describe the disease-subject as representing the impact of disease on the existential life-project of the subject. Traditionally, an individual's subjectivity experiences disorders of the body and describes ensuing pain, discomfort and unpleasantness. The idea of a disease-subject goes further, representing the lived body suffering...

acknowledge my Linguistics 4 classes for helping to trigger the original insight of this paper, the Department of Linguistics at Ohio State University for continuing to stimulate and encourage my thinking on this topic, and Grant Goodall and Maria Polinsky for helpful comments on and discussion of the paper itself. All remaining errors are my own. Please address all correspondence to <rkluender...

based on the epistemological theory of islamic reformism which is an important school of thought in the muslim world, in order to gain or construct an authentic knowledge, the interaction between reason and religion is a necessity. this theory faces with two main theoretical challenges. the first challenge is the position of modernists toward this theory. they argue that this theory is in contr...

POSTURAL CHANGES in the electrocardiogram are of considerable interest and have been the subject of numerous communications by many investigators.'-7 Recently, study of the exercise electrocardiogram with the subject in the upright position has stimulated our additional interest in these phenomena.8' 9 The present investigation was undertaken to evaluate the incidence and significance of postur...

the repetitious nature of propelling a wheelchair has been associated with the high incidence of injury among manual wheelchair users (mwus), mainly in the shoulder, elbow and wrist. recent literature has found a link between handrim biomechanics and risk of injury to the upper extremity. the valid measurement of three‑dimensional net joint forces and torques, however, can lead to a better unde...

I am delighted to see this subject taking a prominent position in discussions on human resources for the NHS and in particular in primary care. It was back in 1981 that Ian FM Saint-Yves and I wrote about this subject.1–3 However at that time the reaction from the profession was mainly derided and considered unnecessary. I hope the observational studies continue to show GPs how effective this a...

In Western theological reflection, the relationship between openness and commitment in interreligious dialogue is often construed as a two ends of seesaw or arms balance; raising one end lowers other, cannot therefore be simultaneously fully committed open. critical conversation with work Catherine Cornille Marianne Moyaert, this paper argues that perspective related to specific understanding “...

the unique character of imam ali bin abi talib (a.s.) has occupied a high ranking position in shi&apos;ite&apos;s literature since centuries. apart from the interest of arab shi&apos;ite poets, we also find non-arabs who paid attention to imam ali&apos;s attributes and virtues, including mihiar al-dailami the persian who lived in buwaihid era.this study uses content analysis method aimed at stu...

with regard to human cloning or artificial human reproduction – and contrary to the opinions of sunni scholars - shiite thinkers have not held a unified position. after having surveyed a number of shiite fatwas and analyses on the subject, this essay will classify them into four groups. the first group states that we are granted absolute permission to engage in human cloning; while the second g...