Bacterial community structure and functions in microhabitats associated with black stones in Black Gobi desert, China by Ali Bahadur, Zhenqing Zhang, Wasim Sajjad, Fahad Nasir, Muhammad Amir Zia, Guangxiu Liu, Tuo Chen, Wei Zhang

“…Desert soil around the black stones is highly complex, which substantially affects the diversity and composition of inhabiting microbes. …”
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The Cultural Heritage of “Black Stones” (<i>Lapis Aequipondus</i>/<i>Martyrum</i>) of Leopardi’s Child Home (Recanati, Italy) by Patrizia Santi, Stefano Pagnotta, Vincenzo Palleschi, Maria Perla Colombini, Alberto Renzulli

“…This work contributes to the cultural heritage of Leopardi’s child home, as the four black stones had never been investigated.…”
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Charcoal or black stone? Reconstructions as a tool to study the behaviour of dry underdrawing materials within the paint structure of sixteenth century panel paintings by H. P. Melo, Sara Valadas, António João Cruz, António Candeias

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The black Arab as a substitution for sin and guilt by Petrović Radmilo

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Editorial by Katherine Bullock

“…When the tribes of Makkah decided to rebuild the Ka`bah, they worked together well until it was time to return the Black Stone to its corner. Each clan wanted the honor of this task, and tensions ran high for four or five days due to the stalemate over who would have the honor of lifting the Black Stone so that it could be returned to its proper place. …”
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Diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of recurrent renal stone disease by Anthony Meyers, Natalie Whalley, Maria Martins

“…Twenty-four hours urinary values in black stone formers were found to be approaching those levels found in white. …”
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Thermal Comfort in the Built Environment: A Digital Workflow for the Comparison of Different Green Infrastructure Strategies by Stefano Cascone, Alessia Leuzzo

“…Three basic scenarios were created that depended on the pavement material used in the built environment: a black stone pavement (reference material from Mount Etna), a permeable pavement, and grass. …”
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Colour term ‘black’ in Estonian place names by Kaidi Rätsep

“…The most frequent occurrences of must in the nominative case were Mustjõgi ‘Black-river’ (frequency = 26), Mustjärv ‘Black-lake’ (22), Mustkivi ‘Black-stone’ (21), Mustoja ‘Black-rivulet’ (18) and Mustmägi ‘Black-hill’ (16). …”
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Makna Simbolik Ibadah Haji Perspektif Ali Syariati by Ahmad Fauzan

“…The symbols in the Hajj ritual include the Miqat is a symbol of liberation from selfishness, Ihram is a symbol of purity and equality, the Kaaba is a symbol of God's decree and immortality, Black Stone is a symbol of the oath of allegiance, Maqam Ibrahim is a symbol of historical reality, Sa' i is a symbol of optimism in life, Arafah is a symbol of knowledge and wisdom, Masy'aril haram (Muzdalifah) is a symbol of awareness and intuition, Mina is a symbol of love and martyrdom, Throwing Jumrah is a symbol of jihad against the trinity of kabilism, Cutting hair (tahallul) is a symbol of human gratitude, and Kurban is a symbol of absolute surrender and the fusion of hayawaniyah nature.…”
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Tourism in Romania, after 1990 by Ramona ARSENE, George ERDELI

“…With complex representative tourist areas, Romania has had a significant tourism potential (Fagaras Country, Barsa Country, Hateg Country, Dorna Country, Prahova Valley, Buzau Valley, Olt Valley, Teleajen, Valley, Jiu Valley ,Vrancea Country, boilers Danube, Transylvanian plateau, Mountains National Park, National Park Semenic National Park Retezat, Nera Gorge, Székely, edge Sibiu, Rucar Bran road, Danube Delta, Romanian Black Stone Land respectively) which, in my view, was not sufficient value.Highlighting the tourism potential of our country, creating, in fact, tourist attractiveness depends directly by basic technical and service quality without which no tourist assets, however valuable, can not be realized.Romanian tourism offer was and is, in this view, faced with numerous problems that we believe should be considered in greater development programs, developed throughout the country and regional level.Keywords: tourism potential, tourist offer, types of tourism, service quality, specific statistical indicators, value for money.…”
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Moderate Behavior of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as a Role Model in Encountering Pluralism by Ahmad Riyadh Maulidi

“…The results showed that the moderate behavior of the Prophet Muhammad was reflected in his behavior when Surah al-Kafirun was revealed, his tolerance towards other religions, and his wisdom in solving the problem of laying the Black Stone. He is moderate in doing worship, not excessive. …”
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The position of Shia spirituality in the dialogue between Islam and Christianity in Henry Corbin's thought by Insha&#039;allah Rahmati

“…Therefore, spiritual exegesis of church is specifically compared and contrasted with esoteric exegesis of stations and sacred rites of Hajj, particularly al-Hajar al-Aswad "Heavenly Black Stone", from Ghazi Sa'eed Qomi's view. The paper proves that Islamic spirituality is not only superior in these issues, but also provides a proper ground for correct understanding of Christian spirituality.…”
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Performance investigation of improved box-type solar cooker with sensible thermal energy storage by Ephrem Milikias, Addisu Bekele, Chandraprabu Venkatachalam

“…Testing results showed that the averaged first figure of merits (F1) is 0.115 for conventional and, 0.1349 for improved solar cooker with black stone as a thermal energy storage, 0.1238 for improved solar cooker with concrete as a thermal energy storage and 0.1453 for improved solar cooker without any thermal storage. …”
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The Representation of Prophetic Intelligence in The Learning Outcomes of Al-Islam and Kemuhammadiyahan by Bahar Agus Setiawan, Sofyan Rofi, Tri Endang Jatmikowati

“…The study found that Al-Islam and Kemuhammadiyahan learning can develop and improve on the human/social dimension, which includes tolerance, critical and creative attitudes, maturity in attitude, and communicativeness as an indicator of the image of prophetic intelligence that can be relied on several events in the life of the Prophet Muhammad such as Hudaibiyah agreement, laying of the Black Stone, and leadership in the state of Medina. …”
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Snakebites in a Nigerian children Population: A 5-year review by Ikenna Kingsley Ndu, Benedict Onyeka Edelu, Uchenna Ekwochi

“…Prehospital visit interventions included visit to the native doctor, local incision, application of herbs, tourniquet, and black stone application. One of the patients died, giving a case fatality rate of 7.7%. …”
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WHAT IS THE MODEL OF MUSLIM RELATIONS WITH THE KAABA FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE QUR'AN by Abdurrahman Abulmajd

“…And the connection of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, to the House is greater than that of Abraham, peace be upon him, because he, may God bless him and grant him peace, participated in building the House voluntarily and honorably - by the grace of God Almighty before the mission - and he re-placed the Black Stone. In its place, he decisively purified the house. …”
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Epidemiology and preclinical management of dog bites among humans in Wakiso and Kampala districts, Uganda: Implications for prevention of dog bites and rabies. by Stevens Kisaka, Fredrick E Makumbi, Samuel Majalija, Alexander Bangirana, S M Thumbi

“…Nearly half of the patients had applied substances that were not recommended e.g. herbs (47/193), antiseptics (46/193), "black stone" (25/193), and unknown creams (10/193). …”
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"Then they prayed, they did nothing else, they just prayed for the boy and he was well": A qualitative investigation into the perceptions and behaviours surrounding snakebite and i... by Leo Wood, Cecilia Ngari, Stanley Parkurito, Kieran Barnes, Denis Otundo, Daniel Asiago Misiani, Geoffrey Maranga Kephah, Anna Trelfa, George O Olouch, Robert A Harrison, Frank-Leonel Tianyi

“…There was a universal recognition of the benefit of early intervention with a specific appreciation of the utility of the black stone. Furthermore, the removal of a snake's "teeth" was an expected treatment outcome for some community members, with the failure to do so perceived as causing poor wound healing or persistence of symptoms. …”
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Dealing with snakebite in rural Cameroon: A qualitative investigation among victims and traditional healers by Manon Chuat, Gabriel Alcoba, Justin Eyong, Franck Wanda, Eric Comte, Armand Nkwescheu, François Chappuis, Patricia Hudelson

“…A range of traditional treatments were described, including tourniquets, black-stone application and medicinal plant decoctions. …”
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A comparative study of gallstones from children and adults using FTIR spectroscopy and fluorescence microscopy by Marks Robert S, Polyak Boris, Levi Chen, Kantarovich Keren, Cohen Beny, Huleihel Mahmoud, Ramesh Jagannathan, Kleiner Oleg, Mordehai Jacov, Cohen Zahavi, Mordechai Shaul

“…</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Our results show that black stones from adults and children are rich in bilirubin. …”
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