a survey and analysis of the ancient iranian religion calls for a profound familiarity with the elamite religion and its gods. elamite beliefs played an important role in forming the iranian religion between the 4th millennium bc and the advent of the indo-iranians on the iranian plateau. in this paper, we examine the elamite religious background and the major gods and goddesses that were worsh...

Parliaments in most established democracies are characterised by high levels of political party cohesion in voting. Political scientists tend to explain this behaviour in terms of individual incentives, implicitly or explicitly applying a logic of rational choice. Cohesion is linked to discipline, and the powers available to party whips: for example control over resources, reselection opportuni...

Although the mechanisms by which Bcl-2 family proteins control the apoptotic machinery of the cell are not fully understood, it becomes clear that the role of BH3-only proteins consists in serving as sensors or sentinels of cellular damage, transducing the apoptotic stimuli to the mitochondria. For this reason, mammalian cells have developed several strategies for their strict regulation throug...

A product of years research, both on and off-site, this volume provides a much-needed documentation corpus eighteen monumental rock reliefs carved between the seventeenth sixth centuries BC in Elamite highland open-air sanctuaries Izeh valley its surrounds (Xong-e Azdhar, Shah Savar, Shekaft-e Salman, Kul-e Farah, Qal-e Tul), Mamasani river district (Kurangun), Marvdasht plain (Naqsh-e Rustam)....