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Islamic education for Muslim community in Singapore: A case study of Andalus institution / Abdullah Othman
Get PDFIslamic education in the multi-racial, multi-religious and secular Singapore faces a
multitude of challenges and problems that have existed for decades. There are basically
three major areas of concerns on the subject matter. First, the dualistic and non-integrated
education system, inherited from the colonial era that involve profound philosophical and
conceptual ramifications that resulted in the serious confusion on the true meaning and
purpose of Islamic education. Secondly, the issue of authority and leadership with regards
to the administration of Islamic education in a secular State. Thirdly, the rapidly and
continuously changing global city, the societies as well as the complexities involved and
its resultant effect on Islamic education. The position of the secular State with regards to
Islamic education in general, has to do with the long historical tradition and policies the
authority has adopted since independence; not only to studies relating to Islam but to
other religious beliefs. This thesis postulates however, the fundamental challenge to
Islamic education is not the secular nature of the State and the policies of the government
on matters pertaining but secularization as a philosophical program that affects the mind,
soul, values and learning by the Muslim individuals and the community. Thus, the
Muslim intelligentsia and leadership ought to understand these problems profoundly in
order to guide the community at large to have realistic and positive engagements with the
relevant authorities with regards to Islamic education. Although the challenges mentioned
seem overwhelming, the Muslims in Singapore has the rare but golden opportunity to
prove that it has the commitment, conviction and capability to make positive changes and
transformations with regards to Islamic education. Andalus as a private educational
institution which is the case study of this thesis has shown that this is possible. The case study that covers over a period of 19 years from 1996 to 2015, showed that educational
institution has grown significantly across the island. Andalus offers part-time Islamic
education in a structured and systematic manner for about 10,500 students from nursery
to diploma level and the student number has kept increasing. This case study provides a
comprehensive analyses on the success factors of Andalus, based on the Singapore
Quality Class (SQC) framework and envisage a scenario that a successful Islamic
educational institution for the indigenous Muslim minority in Singapore is naturally,
advantageous for both the community and the State. The key elements for the design and
implementation for the case study, encompassing the research questions, propositions,
data analysis as well as explorations via multitude of lenses are addressed via this
framework. Finally, the thesis forwards a prognosis of the future on Islamic education in
Singapore by providing clear pathways, focusing on the priorities, optimizing the
resources and expertise and thereafter, mobilizing them in the most effective ways. These
would eventually equip the Muslims with the capabilities and confidence to overcome
eventually, the challenges mentioned earlier. Thereafter, Islamic education would be
firmly established based on proper foundations and worldview as well as adopting a
framework for an excellent organization, deemed suitable for the country
The influence of different diagnostic imaging and interventional repair techniques on mortality rate in aortic aneurysm patients
No full textAmong the several factors related to high mortality, imaging methods and intervention procedures could be important. American College of Radiologists (ACR) prescribed some appropriateness guidelines for diagnostic imaging. Not complying with them fully or partially may also be a mortality factor. The present study was undertaken to investigate these aspects. NIS data for the period of 2008-2012 using ICD-9 codes were obtained for 6 types of aneurysms- intact and ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Thoracic Aneurysm and Thoracio-Abdominal Aneurysm; four imaging methods: Computerized Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Ultrasound (US) and Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) as diagnostic imaging methods; EVAR or OAR as the intervention procedures; patient characteristic factors of age, gender, race, comorbidities and insurance type; and hospital context factors of size, location and teaching status, region and admission type. The dependent variables were total, died in hospital and did not die frequencies patients. Data on 38263 patients were obtained from this search from more than 4,300 participating hospitals. The data were analyzed using SPSS22 software using descriptive statistics, ANOVA, logistic multiple regression test, Chi square test, McNemar test and Gamma test. AAA was most frequent (73.4%) followed by TA (20.6%). All ruptured aneurysms together constituted only about 3.4%. Very few cases of ruptured aneurysms affected precise evaluation of high mortality due to rupture. About 63% aneurysms were repaired using OAR and only 23% cases were treated by EVAR. Increasing popularity of EVAR was not reflected in this data. Among the imaging methods, DSA was used in about 86% cases and US was used in 13% cases. Always DSA was highest followed by US, CT and MRI in the decreasing order. Higher numbers of younger age group patients (65-79) were imaged using DSA and US. More numbers of older patients were imaged using CT and MRI (70-84). Whites, blacks and Hispanics were the highest three percentages among the races. About 70% of all aneurysm patients were males. Most patients were covered by Medicare or Medicaid or private insurance. Only 2% patients met their expenses on their own. Among comorbidities, hypertension, diabetes, heart failure and anaemia were more common. All objectives were achieved. Effect of imaging methods and its interaction with interventional procedures in reducing in-hospital mortality rates were demonstrated. Compliance with ACR appropriateness helps to reduce mortality rates. Age groups and comorbidities of patient characteristics influenced mortality rate more effectively. Linear logistic equations for odds for dying against imaging methods, its interaction with intervention procedures, ACR compliance level, patient age and comorbidities and some hospital contexts were developed. Limitations of this research and future scope of research have also been discussed.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Abdullah Othman Alamoud
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Carbon footprint of bank loans and climate change risk mitigation: an experience of banking industry in Malaysia
Get PDFVariations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Interview with Abdullah Othman
No full textمقابلة مع وزير الصناعة والتجارة اليمني، عبد الله محمد عثمان، يناقش فيها الصناعات الموجودة باليمن، كما يتحدث عن التعاون الصناعي بين دول الإتحاد السوفييتي وبعض البلدان العربية. قام بالمقابلة إبراهيم عابدين.An interview with the Yemeni Minister of Industry and Trade, Abdullah Muhammad Othman, in which he discusses the industries in Yemen. He also talks about industrial cooperation between the countries of the Soviet Union and Arab countries. The interview was conducted by Ibrahim Abdeen
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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