ARO-THE SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF KOYA UNIVERSITY
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Modernization Theory and House Garden Transformation; Erbil City as Case Study
Full text linkRecently, the concept of modernity and its influences on global warming comes to be a common topic in architectural debates. The disappearance of gardens in the contemporary house layouts generated a need for new approaches to create a sustainable network of green areas within residential neighborhoods. The objectives of this paper intend to emphasize on the holistic phenomenon of house garden transformations. The rationale behind selecting cases inside Erbil city, Iraq return to its historical background which passed through rapid transformations due to the political, economic, and cultural changes. This paper aims to identify reason behind disappearance of house gardens in new developments. Moreover, it describes the physical elements of local traditions in different periods. The analytical methodology used in this paper relies on four different periods of the city evolution. It discusses the building garden visual elements in terms of architectural physical factors. The study emphases on two types of analyses, the morphology analyses for each period individually, and comparative analyses between different periods. The findings of this paper will indicate the crucial factors that affecting the disappearance of house garden as well as the general positive effects of vegetation in urban contexts
Unity Energy Response Using CaSO4:DY/Teflon
Full text linkThis study investigates the possibility of achieving unity energy response using the very sensitive CaSO4:Dy/Teflon thermoluminescent detector at photon energies below 100 keV. Accurate measurements for the energy responses were carried-out using ultra thin, 3 micron thick, TLD discs with average grain size of about 3μm. The present work shows that the experimental reduction factor for the 15 % phosphor loading with average grain size of 3 μm is in good agreement with the calculation based on the cavity theory but at grain size of 1.0 μm. This indicates that the cavity theory is underestimating the real experimental reduction factor in the energy response. The present work expect that unity energy response can be achieved with grain size of about 1 μm
VOLUME 1, NO 1 (2013)
No full textIt was less than a year ago when the Koya University Council (KUC) decided to separate its official University Journal (Govarí Zankoy Koye) into two separate publications. A journal treating topics in humanities and social sciences to be produced in hard copies; in Kurdish and Arabic, while a solely electronic journal in English dedicated to abstract and applied sciences. Our group was assigned the task of selecting an appropriate title, assembling an editorial board, and creating an editorial policy on reviews and submissions. The title selected for the latter journal was Aro, Kurdish for “today”.Aro is now borne as a peer-reviewed, open source online scientific publication. It is the fruit of great scholarly effort and editorial endeavor by the members of our academic community and the newly formed editorial board of the Journal. We would like to thank all members for their tireless support.Aro was created with a long-term aspiration of becoming a credible regional and international scientific publication, accessible to all in Kurdistan and beyond, and covering a wide range of scholarly disciplines in sciences. The focus of the journal is to reflect that of the Koya University, namely promoting scientific knowledge and research in Kurdistan. We aspire for Aro to become a channel for exchange of research and scholarship by established and aspirant academics and researchers in Kurdistan and worldwide.The warm response from researchers, academics and professionals made our task of creating an editorial Board a relatively easy one. It is clear that having a dedicated and well organized editorial board for the journal is only one side of the coin. The other is the ability to attract submissions of quality research and scholarly work. We are thankful to all of those who put their trust in Aro and presented their original research work and review articles for publication in the premier issue of the journal. Standards of submissions were flexible for the first issue. However, a robust review process has been put in place to ensure a high quality publication based on international norms and standards.We strongly hope that submission of works and articles, high in quantity and quality, continues, as this is the only guarantee for the survival of Aro as a worthy alternative to costly international publications. We at the Editorial Board hope to publish Aro in a semi-annual format, with the hope of expanding its frequency into a quarterly journal in the future.Your support and feedback are invited and appreciated. Sincerely, Professor Khidir M. HawramiExecutive PublisherDilan M. Rostam, Shwan K. Rachid, Salah I. Yahya, Sarkawt S. AbdulrahmanExecutive Editorial Boar