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Showing 1 to 20 of 194 for “"ABD"”.
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Abd Al-Karim Al-Jili: tawhid, transcendence and immanence
The present thesis is an attempt to understand Abd Al-Karim Al-Jili’s thought and to illustrate his original contribution to the development of medieval Islamic mysticism. In particular, it maintains that far from being an obscure disciple of Ibn Arabi, Al-Jili was able to overcome the apparent …
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'ABD Al-Rahman Al-Kawakibi's Vision for an Islamic Renaissance: Umm Al-Qura
… a Young Turk plot to frighten the Sultan-Caliph Abdul Hamid into reinstating the constitution of 1876. However, as most of "Umm al-Qura" was written before al-Kawakibi's emigration to Cairo, it is likely he had not come into contact with that idea when he started writing it. Rather than having …
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La comunità copta nell'Egitto di Gamal 'Abd al-Nasser (1952-1970): tra politica e religione
… influenzandone le relazioni con il potere. Gamal Abd al-Nasser, leader del movimento e presidente della Repubblica egiziana dal 1956, si fece portavoce di un programma politico che segnò una definitiva cesura, non solo dal punto di vista istituzionale, con il regime liberale precedente. Mettendo …
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The development of a novel air bearing device for aerodynamic flow control
… novel method, a so called "air bearing device" (ABD) which provides both drag reduction and enhancement of lift.<br/><br/>The basic principle of this technique is to introduce a groove in the solid upper surface and an air stream is injected into one side of the groove and then removed from the …
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Discovering the behaviors that facilitate or impede the dissertation completion of selected doctoral students having the all but dissertation (ABD) status
… participants were in the all but dissertation (ABD) status at the start of the study. Four participants graduated with the doctorate after the evidence was gathered for this study. One participant remains as an ABD in two doctoral programs. The two interviews with each of the nine participants …
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Hip Abductor Strength and Hip External Rotator Strength Effects on Medial Knee Displacement in Post Pubescent Females
<p>ABSTRACT</p> <p>Hip Abductor Strength and Hip External Rotator Strength Effects on Medial Knee Displacement in Post-Pubescent Females</p> <p>Megan A. Barry, University of Connecticut</p> <p><strong>Purpose</strong>: The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between hip …
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Identification of Drosophila heart-specific Cis-Regulatory Modules under Hox control
… Overexpression and inactivation of the Hox gene abdominal-A (abd-A), which is expressed exclusively in the heart, revealed that abd-A controls heart identity. The aim of our work is to isolate the heart-specific cisregulatory sequences of abd-A direct target genes, the realizator genes granting …
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Abdominal-B Neurons Control Drosophila Virgin Female Receptivity
… RNAi screen, we identified a requirement for Abdominal-B (Abd-B), a homeobox transcription factor, in virgin female sexual receptivity. Silencing adult Abd-B neurons in the abdominal ganglion and reproductive tract decreased female receptivity. Whereas previous work measured copulation, we …
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The Emergence of a Scholar from a Garrison Society: A contextual analysis of Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Wahhāb's doctrine in the light of the Qur’ān and Hadīth
… discourse. Amongst them was Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Wahhāb (1703-1792), a Sunni scholar, who still influences Muslims today, encouraging them to ‘revert’ to his view of ‘orthodox’ Islam and to follow the original practices of the Prophet Muhammad. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria …
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Has Wahhabi Islam played a part in the rise of global terrorism ?
… no connection to the ideology that Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Wahhab espoused. However, the involvement of Saudi nationals in the 9/11 attacks has led to Wahhabi Islam and Saudi Arabia coming under intense scrutiny, and requires us to have a greater understanding of the core tenets of Ibn Abd …
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Comparative Analysis of <i>Al-Ard</i> by ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Sharqawi and the Film by Youssef Chahine: Prison Literature and Collective Memory
… a 1954 novel<em> </em>by Egyptian author ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Sharqawi has been described by many literary critics as a nationalist social realist novel that centers the <em>fallah </em>as a political agent. In the 1970s, <em>al-Ard</em> was adapted into a film by Youssef Chahine, an …
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Diet and media components related to central adiposity in prepubertal children
… and activity-related effects on actual fat mass. Abdominal adipose tissue (central adiposity) in children has been previously correlated with higher plasma lipids, elevated blood pressure, and insulin resistance (Daniels et al., 1999; Morrison et al., 1999; Krekoukia, 2007). Furthermore, children …
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Diagnosing and debugging abnormal battery drain on smartphones
… to a rapid increase in Abnormal Battery Drain (ABD) problems that can be caused by software defects, mis- configuration, or environmental changes. Such issues can drain a fully-charged battery within a couple of hours, and can potentially affect a significant number of users. The goal of this …
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Defending divine unity in the Muslim milieu: the Trinitarian and Christological formulations of Abū al-Faraj ‘Abd Allāh Ibn al-Ṭayyib and Iliyyā of Nisibis
… The theologians in question are Abū al-Faraj ʽAbd Allāh Ibn al-Ṭayyib (d. 1043/434) and Bishop Iliyyā of Nisibis (d. 1046/437). Both men were characterized by a remarkable literary production marking them out among the intellectual elite of their day as polymaths. The research discusses the two …
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A critical investigation of the opposition of the Rifi confederation led by Muhammed bin 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi to Spanish colonial expansion in northern Morocco, 1920-1925, and its political and social background
… mountains. After the emergence of Mubammad bin 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattdbl as leader of the coalition, it was able to inflict a series of military defeats on the Spanish in the summer of 1921, a success which led to the' expansion of the coalition and, in 1923, to the announcement of an independent …
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Abd al-Rahman Al-Kawakibi's Tabai` al-Istibdad wa Masari` al-Isti`bad (The Characteristics of Despotism and The Demises of Enslavement): A Translation and Introduction
… educated in both Arab and European traditions. Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi is one of the gigantic pioneers of Arab Nahda. He has left indelible marks on early modern Arab thought and sociopolitical ideology. His ideas have always been a strong link between the religious, literary and scholarly …
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Improving the performance of aerofoil sections using momentum transfer via a secondary flow
… by air passing through an air breathing device (ABD) which was implemented in the aerofoil surface. This resulted in an almost tangential and uni-directional fluid interaction. Numerical and experimental work showed a beneficial influence of the secondary flow on the aerodynamic characteristics …
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Blue economy investments and injustices around marine protected areas: the case of Mtwara coast, Tanzania
… of the accumulation by dispossession (AbD) and on Issa Shivji’s articulations of AbD and displacement. Several conceptual insights including governmentality, displacement, livelihood and vulnerability, local livelihoods (referring to Dorward’ aspirations), criminalisation of livelihood …
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Retention and Attrition of Doctoral Candidates in Higher Education
… attained the level of “all but dissertation” (ABD), is limited. The purpose of this research was to examine retention and attrition factors of doctoral candidates from a typical Higher Education Doctoral Program (Research II Public Institution) who were admitted to candidacy from 1991 through …
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