Genetic approaches in C. elegans are complementing the biochemical and antibody based strategies traditionally used to study the molecular underpinnings of fertilization in other organisms. A pair of worm studies, one based on forward genetics and one based on reverse genetics, converge on the sperm immunoglobulin superfamily molecule SPE-45. Loss of spe-45 function leads to the production of s...

Millions of pilgrims and visitors from numerous parts the world flock to Karbala (one most prominent ideological religious places in central Iraq) each year visit holy shrines due their sanctity. Many improvements have been made Two Holy Shrines (THS), Imam Husayn Abbas, area between them (ATHS), high temperatures this region improve pedestrian thermal comfort. Studies on improving outdoor comf...

Purpose Over the years, shrines have been ignored as a destination by islamic marketing scholars. However, can be classified Islamic spiritual destinations which are visited people to serve various purposes. Moreover, in country context of Pakistan with its beautiful cultural traditions and religiousness among people, visit shrine experience is scantly examined. This study fills this void aims ...

BACKGROUND Mental health problems are a major public health concern worldwide. Evidence shows that African communities, including Uganda, use both modern and traditional healing systems. There is limited literature about the magnitude of psychological distress and associated factors among attendees of traditional healing practices. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated fac...

The ancient cultural tradition in the middle belt region of northern Ghana, with its stone circle and house mounds, contains varied material culture. The unique contextual arrangements of the material culture within the stone circle mounds and the diverse ceramic art forms, as well as their ethnographic analogues in West Africa, indicate the mounds' association with past shrines that have multi...