Στο παρόν άρθρο παρουσιάζουμε και αναλύουμε τέσσερα αποσπάσματα από τον λυρικό ποιητή Πίνδαρο. Continue reading “Πίνδαρος – Αλήθεια, ευσέβεια, προσευχή και μνήμη θανάτου”
Πίνδαρος – Αλήθεια, ευσέβεια, προσευχή και μνήμη θανάτου
Feast of 200 Ancient Saints of Spain and Portugal Celebrated for the First Time
The glorification of the ancient saints of the Iberian Peninsula was celebrated by Orthodox hierarchs in Spain. Continue reading “Feast of 200 Ancient Saints of Spain and Portugal Celebrated for the First Time”
Nanofiber carpet could lead to new sticky or insulating surfaces
Inspired by the extraordinary characteristics of polar bear fur, lotus leaves and gecko feet, engineering researchers have developed a new way to make arrays of nanofibers that could bring us coatings that are sticky, repellent, insulating or light emitting, among other possibilities. Continue reading “Nanofiber carpet could lead to new sticky or insulating surfaces”
Gut hormone and brown fat interact to tell the brain it’s time to stop eating
Researchers from Germany and Finland have shown that so-called “brown fat” interacts with the gut hormone secretin in mice to relay nutritional signals about fullness to the brain during a meal. The study, appearing November 15 in the journal Cell, bolsters our understanding of a long-suspected role of brown adipose tissue (BAT) — a type of body fat known to generate heat when an animal is cold — in the control of food intake. Continue reading “Gut hormone and brown fat interact to tell the brain it’s time to stop eating”
Childhood Music Training Induces Change in Micro and Macroscopic Brain Structure: Results from a Longitudinal Study
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Habibi, Damasio A, Ilari B, Veiga R, Joshi AA, Leahy RM, Haldar JP, Varadarajan D, Bhushan C, Damasio H. Continue reading “Childhood Music Training Induces Change in Micro and Macroscopic Brain Structure: Results from a Longitudinal Study”
Το σκυρόδεμα της Ρωμαϊκής Αυτοκρατορίας και η αποκάλυψη του μυστικού της μοναδικότητάς του
Δύο χιλιάδες χρόνια μετά την κατασκευή των πρώτων ρωμαϊκών λιμανιών αποκαλύπτεται η μυστική συνταγή του ανθεκτικού, εύκολου στη χρήση και περιβαλλοντικά φιλικού ρωμαϊκού τσιμέντου, που έφερε επανάσταση στις κατασκευές της εποχής. Continue reading “Το σκυρόδεμα της Ρωμαϊκής Αυτοκρατορίας και η αποκάλυψη του μυστικού της μοναδικότητάς του”
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