ibn sina speaks repeatedly of the distinction between the specific (khas) being and the positive (ijabi) being; a distinction on the basis of which is his distinction of being and essence. thence, the famous problem of the distinction of being and essence is applicable to this distinction too. the difficulty is this: if the specific being is 'being'? this is indeed a problem about ess...

in order to investigate effects of addition of salvia mirzayanii essence and comparison with antibiotic an experiment was conducted as dietary a completely of the randomized design with 5 treatments, and 5 replicates with 12 chickens per replicate for 42 days with treatments control, virginiamycin antibiotic 10% (100 ppm) and three levels of s. mirzayanii essence (200, 400 and 600 ppm). weight ...

In this paper, we propose a story unit extraction method using contextual information in video shots. We divide the contextual information into two categories: local and global contextual information. We represent the local contextual information in the video shot as foreground region's information, shot activity, and background color semantics. The global contextual information is determined b...

We argue that a recent discussion of Jetzer and Straumann [Phys. Lett. B 606, 77 (2005)] relating the measured noise spectrum in Josephson junctions to van der Waals forces is incorrect. The measured noise spectrum in Josephson junctions is a consequence of the fluctuation dissipation theorem and the Josephson effect and has nothing to do with van der Waals forces. Consequently, the argument of...

one of the important philosophical issues and debates dating back over two thousand years, and the beginning of wisdom in ancient greece has been proposed, is the problem of essence. some believe that the discussion on the issue of substance is aristotelian thought, and believe that the roots of this attribution in aristotle approach to the existence and its relation with the essence and nature...

in this study, the concentrations of 25, 375 and 500 ml l -1 of cola+ 2000 mg l -1 of peppermint essence and concentrations of 30, 45 and 60 ml l -1 of apple extract +2000 mg l -1 rosemary essence on alstroemeria cut flowers (cv. balance) were investigated to verify the use of natural ingredients in flowers preservative solutions. this experiment was conducted in the laboratory of gorgan univer...

Introduction: Antioxidants protect body against the oxidative stress caused by free radicals. This study aims at comparing the antioxidant properties of hydro-alcoholic extract and extract of Nepeta crispa (from its shoot part). Methods: The study was carried out in Lorestan University of Medical Sciences in 2012. Both hydro-alcoholic extract and essence of Nepeta crispa were prepared and an...