Abu Nu‛aym al-Iṣfahānī (d. 430/1038), a celebrated scholar and author of many works, famed for his Ḥilya, mostly remembered as Sufi advocate, historiographer, hadith traditionist. Despite renowned reputation, one struggles to find much research concerning life works. Classical Arabic literature presents some information about him in scattered short biographical entries. Modern scholarship has e...

Prevalence of cysticercosis among cattle and pigs slaughtered in the Lublin province in the years 2009-2012 was evaluated. The study draws its data from annual reports of the Veterinary Inspectorate in Lublin. Cysticercus bovis was detected in 1038 animals (0.19%) out of 542,963 heads of cattle in the Lublin province, whereas Cysticercus cellulosae was found in 150 (0.0044%) out of 3,367,444 ex...

The article presents the results of surgical treatment of 1038 patients with cholelithiasis, acute and chronic calculous cholecystitis and complicated forms of the disease. Operations were performed with traditional laparotomic and minimally invasive approaches. Indications for choosing access, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of various options of surgery in patients with cholelithi...