36 research outputs found
The Semantic Web as a Semantic Soup
No full textThe Semantic Web is currently best known for adding metadata to web pages to allow computers to 'understand' what they contain. This idea has been applied to people by the Friend of a Friend project which builds up a network of who people know through their descriptions placed on web pages in RDF. It is here proposed to use RDF to describe a person and to have their RDF document follow them around the Internet. The proposed technique, dubbed Semantic Cookies, will be implemented by storing a user's RDF in a cookie on their own computer through the browser. This paper considers the concept of Semantic Cookies and investigates how far existing technology can be pushed to accommodate the idea
Engaging politicians with citizens on social networking sites: the WeGov Toolbox
No full textGovernmental policy makers can use social networking sites to better engage with citizens. On the one hand social networking sites are well accepted by citizens and a familiar environment where discussions are already taking place and social networking sites are also more important for politicians. Thus, a need for information retrieval (the policy maker gathering information), dissemination (the policy maker broadcasting information) and two-way dialog between the policy maker and citizens over these platforms. The idea is to connect both the policy makers and the citizens. In fact social media is a mass medium and it’s difficult to sieve through multitudes of comments to get to the crux of a debate. The authors’ approach to address this is to use automatic analysis components to summarise and categorize text. To be able to place successful tools that can be used in the policy maker’s everyday life within the design process is important. This paper describes the phase of combining the policy makers’ requirements with the technical feasibility to develop a software prototype, where the analysis tools can be validated within the domain of policy makers and policymaking. This paper sets up the environment for evaluating this approach and to address the question of usefulness with respect to a dialogue with citizen
Analysis of the depiction of Al Harith and Abu Zeyd characters in the 15th maqāma of harith maqāmāh (Süleymaniye Kütüphanesi Esad Efendi 2961, Paris Bibliotheque Nationale Arabe 3929, Arabe 5847, Rusya Bilimler Akademisi Doğu Yazmaları Enstitüsü, S. Petersburg, S.23, Oxford. Bodleian Library Marsh 458 Manuscript)
No full textİslam minyatür sanatına damgasını vuran eserlerden ulaşabildiğimiz en erken tarihlileri 12. ve 13. yüzyıla aittir. Dönemin sanatları arasında yer alan minyatürlerden en zengin örnekler edebi açıdan da dönemin önemli eseri olan Harîrî Makâmât’ına aittir. Bu edebî eser, Basra’da yaşayan Harîrî lakabıyla bilinen yazarın kendi dilinden anlattığı 50 hikâyeden oluşmaktadır. Hikâyelerde başlıca iki şahıs vardır bunlar Hâris ibn Hemmâm (el-Harîrî) ve Ebû Zeyd’dir. Ebû Zeyd, edebi kimliği güçlü, zeki ve keskin dilli bir seyyahtır. Hâris ibn Hemmâm ise Ebû Zeyd’e bu özelliklerinden dolayı hayrandır. Ancak gittiği her yerde Ebû Zeyd’in hileleriyle de karşılaşmaktadır. Bu iki karakterin karşılaşmaları üzerinden anlatılan hikâyelerde dönemin yaşam tarzı ve felsefesine ait pek çok örnek bulunmaktadır. Çalışma dâhilinde 15. makâmeye ait, Süleymaniye Kütüphanesi’nde bulunan, Esad Efendi 2961 kodlu eser başta olmak üzere, Paris Bibliotheque Nationale’de bulunan, Arabe 3929, Arabe 5847 kodlu eserler, Rusya Bilimler Akademisi Doğu Yazmaları Enstitüsü’nde bulunan, S. Petersburg, S.23 kodlu eser ve Oxford, Bodleian Library’de bulunan, Marsh 458 kodlu el yazması eserlerdeki minyatürlerin Hâris ibn Hemmâm(el Harîrî) ve Ebû Zeyd karakterlerinin analizlerine baktığımızda, her eserin kendine özgü bir anlatım şekli olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu çalışmada hikâyenin ana karakterleri olan Ebû Zeyd ve el-Harîrî’nin (Hâris ibn Hemmâm) 15. makâme üzerinden değerlendirmesi yapılacaktır.The earliest of the works that left their mark on Islamic miniature art belong to the 12th and 13th centuries. The richest examples of miniatures among the arts of the period belong to the maqāmāt of Al-Harith, which is also an important literary work of the period. This literary work consists of 50 stories told in his own language by the author known as Harith, who lived in Basra. There are two main characters in the stories, Haris ibn Hemmam (Al-Harith) and Abu Zayd. Abu Zayd is an intelligent and sharp-tongued traveler with a strong literary identity. Hâris ibn Hemmâm admires Abu Zayd for these qualities. However, he also encounters Abu Zayd's tricks wherever he goes. In the stories told through the encounters of these two characters, there are many examples of the lifestyle and philosophy of the period. Within the scope of the study, we analyzed the characters of Al-Harith and Abu Zayd in the miniatures in the manuscripts of the 15th maqāma, especially the work coded Esad Efendi 2961 in the Süleymaniye Library, the works coded Arabe 3929, Arabe 5847 in the Paris Bibliotheque Nationale, the work coded S. Petersburg, S.23 in the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the manuscript coded Marsh 458 in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, It has been revealed that each work has its own unique way of narration. In this study, the main characters of the story, Abu Zayd and Al-Harith, will be evaluated through the 15th maqāmah
Gerardus van der Leeuw (Sebagai Seorang Theoloog Dan Phenomenoloog)
No full textData biografi dan aktifisnya. Gerardus van der Leeuw dilahirkan pada tanggal 19 Maret 1980 di kotaDen Haag, Negeri Belanda. Putera Sulung Gerardus van der Leeuw Senior, seorang collectant dan diaken Nederlands Hervormde Kark (Gereja Harvormde Belanda) di Den Haag. Setelah tamat sekolah dasar dia melanjutkan belajar pada Stedelijk Haags Gymnasium dari tahun 1902 sampai 1908. Gymnasium tersebut didirikan tahun 1832 dan pada waktu itu direkturnya dr. Th van Aalit. Dan diantara para gurunya antara lain: Dr. A.J Barnouw, Edward B. kostar dan dr. E.F. Korsmann. Dan diantara teman teman sebayanya pada waktu itu antara lain P.J. van Eijck (yang kemudian menjadi Guru besar dalam studi Grafika di Universitas Groningen), Martinus Nijhiff (seorang penyair), Victor van Vriesland (seorang author) dan Alexander Loundon (seorang diplomat). Juga berkenan dengan H.C. Rukma yang kemudian menjadi Guru besar dalam psiater dan neurologi di Universitas Utrecht
Hardness determination of bio-ceramics using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy.
No full textLaser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) was applied to the analysis of bioceramic
samples. The relationship between sample hardness and LIBS plasma
properties was investigated, with comparison to conventional Vickers hardness
measurements. The plasma excitation temperature Te was determined using the lineto-
continuum ratio for the Si (I) 288.16 nm emission line; we have demonstrated a
linear relationship between sample surface hardness and plasma temperature. Results
indicate that hardness determination based on measurements of Te offers greater
reproducibility than Vickers hardness measurements, under the conditions considered
here. The validity of spectroscopic diagnostics based on LTE was confirmed
The Hadiths of Neuroscience: A Hermeneutic Study on the Prophet's Sunnah in Thinking Framework
No full textThe sciences that study reason, thinking, or the brain are known as neuroscience in modern science. The interpretation of neuroscience verses in the Quran has developed rather significantly. However, similar studies of the Prophet's hadith still have little. Therefore, this study aims to discover the hadiths of neuroscience and analyze them with a hermeneutic approach. This research is a literature review with primary data sources from seven books of hadith and other relevant texts. The study found five hadiths in Sunan Abi Dawud, Musnad Ahmad, al-‘Azamah, Musnad al-Harith, and others that emphasize the Prophet’s sunnah in thinking. The author mentions the five hadiths as neuroscience hadiths: 1) differences in common sense and loss of reason in the Sunan Abi Dawud, of good quality; 2) the urgency of ijtihad in the Sunan Abi Dawud, of good quality; 3) intelligent and ignorant differences in the Musnad Ahmad, hasan quality; 4) limitations of the capacity of human reason in the al-‘Azamah as hasan li ghairihi; and 5) the position of reason in the Musnad al-Harith of da’if jiddan. The findings of these neuroscience hadiths allow them to grow steadily and potentially become a new landscape in the future. Complements the study of the interpretation of neuroscience verses that have developed earlier
La définition de la religion de la jurisprudence de la Cour suprême du Canada : L’arrêt Amselem revisité
No full textEn matière de protection des convictions religieuses, la Cour suprême du Canada a adopté, dans l’affaire Syndicat Northcrest c. Amselem (2004), une conception éminemment subjective et individualiste de la religion. Le juge a l’obligation de s’abstenir de toute appréciation sur la validité des croyances religieuses et en particulier sur les valeurs qu’elles véhiculent. La jurisprudence libérale en la matière était de nature à nourrir des inquiétudes quant à l’intensité de la protection accordée par les chartes québécoise et canadienne aux autres droits fondamentaux, notamment l’égalité et la non-discrimination. Près de quinze ans après, ces craintes se sont largement atténuées. Dans la présente contribution, l’auteur se propose de retracer succinctement les enseignements majeurs dégagés de cette décision et de les mettre en perspective avec la jurisprudence subséquente et le droit comparé en la matière.In the Amselem case (2004), the Supreme Court of Canada clearly adopts a broad and subjective conception of religion. The judge must refrain from assessing the validity of religious beliefs, and in particular the values they convey. The liberal jurisprudence on the protection of religious beliefs was likely to raise concerns about the intensity of the protection granted by Quebec and Canadian charters to other fundamental rights, notably equality and non-discrimination. Nearly fifteen years later, these apprehensions are largely attenuated. In this contribution, the author attempts to revisit the lessons learned from the Amselem decision and put them into perspective with subsequent case law and comparative law in this area
Intelligent Faraid Calculator Systems
No full textThe Islamic Inheritance Law is a comprehensive inheritance distribution system.
It covers all aspect of distribution of wealth such as how to distribute, to whom
and what percentage to be distributed. It is very important for Muslim to learn
about the Islamic Inheritance Law because they would face situations that
require them to understand the distribution of wealth in the Islamic Law in one
day. Hence, the author decides to share the knowledge of Islamic Inheritance
Law using Intelligent Faraid Calculator system. The system is mainly proposed
to provide the system that can help Muslims to calculate the distribution of
wealth based on Islamic Law which most of the Muslim nowadays get confuse
with the complexity of the calculation. The research on the system also is used to
enhance the current system that being produced by USM student. Last but not
least, the objective of the system is to educate the overall Muslims in planning
the distribution of the wealth to their family members after they die
La réception de la kafala dans l’ordre juridique québécois : vers un renversement du paradigme conflictuel?
No full textUne institution ancestrale, la kafala, constitue un moyen de protection important de l’enfant privé de famille dans de nombreux pays musulmans. Inédite au Québec, cette institution n’a de cesse d’interpeller les professionnels et juristes quant à sa nature exacte et à ses effets. Cette procédure a fréquemment été utilisée comme un expédient pour l’adoption, par une personne domiciliée au Québec, d’un enfant musulman dont la loi d’origine prohibe l’adoption. La kafala met à l’épreuve la méthode conflictuelle classique dans sa capacité à accueillir des institutions mal connues ou inconnues. La kafala, dont la nature juridique est difficile à cerner, est généralement jugée trop originale pour être intégrée dans la catégorie « adoption ». Est-ce pour autant méconnaître sa nature exacte? L’auteur tâche de démontrer le contraire. Les réponses contradictoires du droit québécois de l’adoption internationale, partagées entre fermeture frileuse et ouverture généreuse, laissent entrevoir une évolution plus libérale de la méthode des conflits de lois à l’épreuve du pluralisme culturel.An ancient institution, the kafala, is an important means of protection for the child deprived of a family, which has been implemented in different ways in Islamic countries. Unprecedented in Quebec, this particular institution concerns professionals, lawyers and legal experts as to its exact nature, effects and consequences. It has thus been frequently used as a convenient expedient towards the adoption, by an individual domiciled in the Province, of a Muslim child whose personal status law prohibits adoption. The introduction of kafala challenges the contemporary methodology of conflicts of laws in its capacity to accommodate institutions that are either little known or unknown. With its legal essence that is difficult to grasp, the kafala is usually deemed too original to be integrated in the “adoption” category. Does that really mean we should persist in disregarding its essentiality? The author precisely tries to demonstrate the opposite. Contradictory responses from Quebec law governing international adoptions, divided between an attitude of withdrawal and will for generous opening, suggest a more liberal evolution of private international law rules when challenged with cultural pluralism
Preserving Linked Data Integrity on the Semantic Web by application of techniques from Hypermedia
No full textThis report presents a Literature Review of past work in Hypertext link integrity and current work in the emerging area of Semantic Web link integrity. A design and prototype for a system which applies some ideas from Hypertext link integrity to the Semantic Web is presented alongside plans for future enhancements of this system. In addition other possible avenues of research regarding ideas from traditional Hypertext link integrity are briefly discussed
