eulogizing mohammad (pbuh), with the long history as we know it, has always been in the center of attention for poets since his birth. as we know, one of the most notable poems, categorized as religious poems, is that of bordeh bosiri which was written in 7th century and revitalized the eulogy of the prophet. since then, following bosiri’s style, many have portrayed their genuine affections on ...

Recounts the career and contributions of Jim Meindl.

This paper highlights the status of thin-layer chromatography (TLC) of mycotoxins in various sample matrices. The outstanding merits of TLC in the field of the qualitative and quantitative determination of mycotoxins have been briefed. A comparison between different TLC methods and TLC with HPLC, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and GC methods, etc. is made, in general.

Motivated by Breiman's rousing 2001 paper on the two cultures in statistics, we consider role that different modeling approaches play causal inference. We discuss relationship between model complexity and (mis)interpretation, relative merits of plug-in versus targeted estimation, issues arise tuning flexible estimators effects, some outstanding cultural divisions

The state-of-the-art in Lagrangian methods for the grid-free simulation of three-dimensional, incompressible, high Reynolds number, internal and/or external flows is surveyed. Specifically, vortex and velicity (or impulse) element methods are introduced. The relative merits of various available techniques and the outstanding challenges in simulating the processes of convection and diffusion, as...

The dynamics of resistive switchings in nanometer-scale metallic junctions formed between an inert metallic tip and an Ag film covered by a thin Ag2S layer are investigated. Our thorough experimental analysis and numerical simulations revealed that the resistance change upon a switching bias voltage pulse exhibits a strongly non-exponential behaviour yielding markedly different response times a...

Sometimes, a scientific achievement merits its own prize. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) acknowledged Samuel Rahbar, MD, PhD, with just such an honor—the Samuel Rahbar Outstanding Discovery Award— for a contribution to the study and treatment of diabetes that resonates to this day. Rahbar is the person who discovered that HbA1c is elevated in people with diabetes. This breakthrough cam...

Comparison is a common research method with outstanding merits and with widespread application. The aim of this article is to discuss systematically some of the methodological strategies of using this mode of research in social science. To do so a few typologies regarding the functions and leverages of comparative analysis are presented first. In the next step various ways in which comparative ...

Presents the recipients of select PES society awards.