“if the perception of light is due to the emission of some sort of particles by a luminous source, the speed of light must be finite.”
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Avicenna
Ibn Sina, commonly known in the West as Avicenna, was a preeminent philosopher and physician of the Muslim world. He was a seminal figure of the Islamic Golden Age, serving in the courts of various Iranian rulers, and was influential to medieval European medical and Scholastic thought. Avicenna is considered one of the greatest thinkers and medical scholars in history.
science · Persian polymath, physician and philosopher (c. 980–1037) · philosopher · poet · astronomer · physician · music theorist · physicist · mathematician · chemist · ethicist · Islamic jurist · also Avicenna, Pūr-i Sīnā, Abitianus, Ibn Sīnā, Aboû Alî al-Hosain ibn Abdallâh ibn Sînâ, Alraaʼys Ibn sīnā
Born 0980 · Died 18 June 1037 · Q8011
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Published “Gender Gap in Parental Leave Intentions: Evidence from 37 Countries” in Political Psychology — cited 30 times.
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Published “Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among trauma-exposed adolescents from low- and middle-income countries” in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health — cited 30 times.
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The Conversation: Avicenna: the Persian polymath who shaped modern science, medicine and philosophy
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Published “UCLA PTSD reaction index for DSM-5 (PTSD-RI-5): a psychometric study of adolescents sampled from communities in eleven countries” in European Journal of Psychotraumatology — cited 54 times.
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Yahoo: Here's What to Know About Avicenna, Great Medical Mind of the Islamic Golden Age
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JSTOR Daily: Avicenna's Metaphysics in Context
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Published “Cross-cultural measurement invariance of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale across 11 world-wide societies” in Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences — cited 45 times.
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Published “Process Improvement of Biogas Production from Anaerobic Co-digestion of Cow Dung and Corn Husk” in Procedia Chemistry — cited 31 times.
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Published “Simulation Study for Economic Analysis of Biogas Production from Agricultural Biomass” in Energy Procedia — cited 41 times.
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Published “Role of personal and family factors in alcohol and substance use among adolescents: an international study with focus on developing countries” in Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing — cited 23 times.
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Published “Does the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire – self report yield invariant measurements across different nations? Data from the International Child Mental Health Study Group” in Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences — cited 56 times.
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Published “Self-Reported Mental Health Problems Among Adolescents in Developing Countries” in Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics — cited 32 times.
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Is awarded every two years by UNESCO and rewards individuals and groups for their achievements in the field of ethics in science
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Published “Liber De Philosophia Prima sive Scientia Divina” — cited 38 times.
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Published “A Treatise on the Canon of Medicine of Avicenna, Incorporating a Translation of the First Book / by O. Cameron Gruner, M.D. (Lond.)” — cited 56 times.
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Died 1037-06-18.
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Career landmark: vizier (1024–1037).
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Born 0980-00-00.
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