science and art of pediatrics, and gives practical rules for diagnosis and prognosis, and also deals with the essentials of infant feeding and the principles of scientific treatment. Ever since the days of Hippocrates aphorisms have been a favourite mode of expressing the essential truths of medical science. It is not to be expected that all will agree with all the statements, but we agree with...

due to its unique features derived from ancient iranian history and culture, ferdowsi’s shahnameh has captured the attention of all iranian social classes including the folk. the interest of the folk in the shahnameh can be witnessed in the common proverbs they use. the hemistiches, couplets and themes of this great masterpiece used as proverbs, or the proverbs including allusions to the epic s...

CONCRETE, OR AUTISTIC? ALGIMANTAS M. SHIMKUNAS, MALCOLM D. GYNTHER, AND KATHLEEN SMITH Washington University School of Medicine Psychopathology was more effective in predicting autistic responses to proverbs of acutely ill schizophrenic patients than was intelligence as measured by the Wechsler Vocabulary subtest. Autistic responses decreased significantly from preto post-S wk. of hospital trea...

the purpose of this study was to analyze selected wolaita proverbs for their reflection of prejudiced negative images of femininity. the subjects used for the current study were 20 theme-relevant proverbs collected by interviewing systematically selected 12 elders and conducting participant-based observation. the qualitative research design was used to conduct this study. the result indicated t...

Previous research suggests that members of East Asian cultures show a greater preference for dialectical (vs. nondialectical) thinking than do members of Western Cultures. We suggest this difference is rooted in a greater chronic fear of isolation (FOI) in East Asians than in Westerners. To explain this hypothesis, we manipulated fear of isolation in a group of Western college students and asse...

Book Review: Sergio Rotasperti, Metaphors in Proverbs. Decoding the Language of Metaphor Proverbs (Supplements to Vetus Testamentum 188; Leiden – Boston: Brill 2021).

the present study investigates the culture of development in hawrami proverbs. analysis of development-related variables is the basis of sociology. as collective phenomena, proverbs are part of the oral culture of a society and their investigation can sociologically explain cultural and social foundations of the society. this research attempts to specify 6 development-related parameters in hawr...

discussing tales and proverbs of different tribes and nations is very interesting; especially when compared to each other and their origin is searched. the shared themes mean that two different persons in two different places and at two different times have been influenced by one subject and have quoted it. there are a lot of examples of this in literature of different nations.in this article, ...

This study examines Japanese proverbs using the metaphor of names plant parts. The name part is one element that forms proverbs. research aims to find several things, namely: 1) use parts in proverbs; 2) finding lexical and idiomatic meaning 3) proverbs, 4) cultural values contained concept data collection was carried out by author taking on from internet books. results showed there are used si...

Traditional modes of communication, including songs, riddles, appelations, and proverbs, remain predominant in small African communities and should be given greater attention as a means of disseminating government policy on family planning. An examination of the folklore of the Akan, an ethnic group in Ghana, demonstrates both the power of traditional communication and its intrinsic stability ...