492 research outputs found
Zn-Cu Metal-Organic Framework on Cu-Foam Substrate as a Pseudocapacitive Electrode in Asymmetric Supercapacitor Towards Enhanced Energy Density
No full textA Master of Science thesis in Chemical Engineering by Halima Ali Sulaiman Khalfan Alnaqbi entitled, “Zn-Cu Metal-Organic Framework on Cu-Foam Substrate as a Pseudocapacitive Electrode in Asymmetric Supercapacitor Towards Enhanced Energy Density”, submitted in April 2021. Thesis advisor is Dr. Sameer Al-Asheh and thesis co-advisor is Dr. Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem. Soft copy is available (Thesis, Completion Certificate, Approval Signatures, and AUS Archives Consent Form).College of EngineeringDepartment of Chemical EngineeringMaster of Science in Chemical Engineering (MSChE
Sustainability Awareness Week 2021: esa New York presents Halima Garrett of Threads of Habit
No full textIn this workshop, master-thrifter and designer, Halima Garrett, will describe the importance and craft of upcycling. She will give advice for identifying materials that can be upcycled and take the audience through a short upcycling tutorial to show how it is done in a way that minimizes waste and maximizes utility and style. Ms. Garrett is the founder of Threads of Habit, a New Jersey-based outlet offering bold, eccentric, and unique vintage pieces.Sustainability is a key component of FIT’s mission and is embedded in the college’s curriculum and operations. During virtual Sustainability Awareness Week, we invite our community to learn about recent innovations from leaders in the industry, FIT students, faculty, staff, and alumni; experience FIT’s efforts to make a positive impact on the earth; and discover new ways to live with a smaller footprint
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Final technical report. 1998 HU CFRT summer fusion high school workshop
No full textThe center conducted its third High School Summer Fusion Science Workshop in Summer 1998. The center had only three faculty mentors available only for a part of Summer 1998, The center accepted four scholars in this workshop, Prof. Halima Ali coordinated this workshop. Each student was assigned to a research mentor according to the student's interest in a specific research area and problem. In the workshop in the center, the students received instructions and training in the basics of energy, plasma and fusion sciences. They also received one-on-one instructions and training by their mentors to further their understanding of the subject and to introduce to relevant concepts such as magnetic confinement fusion, tokamaks, diverters and area-preserving maps
The traumatic experience and sexual violence in Halima Bashir’s tears of the desert
No full textEl objetivo principal de este trabajo se centra en el análisis de la experiencia traumática de la escritora sudanesa Halima Bashir en su obra autobiográfica Las lágrimas del desierto. A la hora de analizar la obra hemos tenido en cuenta los postulados del trauma para entender la función de la memoria como herramienta a partir de la cual la memoria individual de Halima se convierte en memoria colectiva para los sudaneses oprimidos en Darfur. La obra de Halima, aunque se centra en la experiencia de violación de un individuo, implica un mensaje político y un testimonio histórico de las atrocidades en Darfur.This paper applies trauma theory to Tears of the Desert, an autobiography written by the Sudanese author Halima Bashir. It examines the traumatic experience of the protagonist Halima Bashir who has been raped during Darfur conflict. In applying the aforementioned theory, this paper shows how the traumatic memory of Halima stands as a collective memory for the oppressed Sudanese in Darfur. Halima’s work, although focusing on the rape experience of an individual, implies a political message that many Sudanese were subjected to physical and psychological traumas as they were bearing witness to the conflict in Darfur
Pharmacological and Antioxidant Activities of <i>Rhus coriaria</i> L. (Sumac)
No full textRhus coriaria L. (Anacardiaceae), commonly known as sumac, is a commonly used spice, condiment, and flavoring agent, especially in the Mediterranean region. Owing to its bountiful beneficial values, sumac has been used in traditional medicine for the management and treatment of many ailments including hemorrhoids, wound healing, diarrhea, ulcer, and eye inflammation. This plant is rich in various classes of phytochemicals including flavonoids, tannins, polyphenolic compounds, organic acids, and many others. By virtue of its bioactive, Rhus coriaria possesses powerful antioxidant capacities that have ameliorative and therapeutic benefits for many common diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. This review describes the phytochemical properties of R. coriaria and then focuses on the potent antioxidant capacities of sumac. We then dissect the cellular and molecular mechanisms of sumac’s action in modulating many pathophysiological instigators. We show how accumulating evidence supports the antibacterial, antinociceptive, antidiabetic, cardioprotective, neuroprotective, and anticancer effects of this plant, especially that toxicity studies show that sumac is very safe to consume by humans and has little toxicity. Taken together, the findings we summarize here support the utilization of this plant as an attractive target for drug discovery
Halima C. Schmaling, Lawan Bala Hausawa (co-author of Book 1). Maganar Hannu. Harshen Bebaye na ƙasar Hausa/Hausa Sign Language. Liffafi na farko: Iyali/Book 1: Family, Kano: Good Image Printing Ltd., 2011, 28 pp; Littafi na biyu: Haɗuwa da sadarwa/Book 2: Meeting and communicating, Hamburg: Helmut Buske Verlag, 2013, 31 pp; Littafi na uku: Kwatancin mutane da abubuwa/Book 3: Describing people and things, Hamburg: Helmut Buske Verlag, 2016, 35 pp; Littafi na huɗu: Kasuwanci da kiɗaya/Book 4: Commerce and counting, Hamburg: Helmut Buske Verlag 2016, 32 pp; Littafi na biyar: Ayyukan yau da kullum/Book 5: Everyday activities, Hamburg: Helmut Buske Verlag, 2017, 35 pp.
No full textA review of series of books by Halima C. Schmaling, Lawan Bala Hausawa (co-author of Book 1). Maganar Hannu
Altab Ali and the Battle of Brick Lane; Film screening and panel discussion
No full textTuesday 4 May marks the annual commemoration of Altab Ali, the young Bengali man whose brutal murder in 1978 mobilised the Bangladeshi and wider community to take a stand against racism.
This year, the council is again unable to host a physical gathering in Altab Ali Park but will be marking this important moment with a screening of Altab Ali and the Battle of Brick Lane. This will be followed by a panel discussion and live Q&A with those who were involved in making the film, as well as Dr Halima Begum from the Runnymede Trust.
Altab Ali and the Battle of Brick Lane is a poignant animated film made in partnership with Loughborough University’s Migrant Memories and the Post-colonial Imagination project and directed by doctoral researcher Diwas Bisht. Young people who were inspired by their research to share the story of the senseless attack which marked a turning point in east London’s race relations, led the animation.
Panel includes:
• Dr Halima Begum, Runnymede Trust
• Diwas Bisht, Director
• Ansar Ahmed Ullah, Altab Ali Foundation and film participant
• Jamal Hassan, Altab Ali Foundation
• Julie Begum, Swadhinata Trust
• Shuhel Ahmed, son of the late Ishaque Ali
• Chaired by Dr Aminul Hoque (academic, writer and presenter)
We invite you to watch this striking film and join us for a lively discussion about the topics which are still relevant today. Tickets are free but limited.
There is also a fantastic online education resource, The Fight for Equality, developed with young people from George Green School as a way to help others learn about the radical history on their doorstep. Local communities have come together to help stamp out racism by speaking out and taking direct action against hatred and intolerance. This can be accessed at www.towerhamlets.gov.u
Letter to the Editor: Management of PFO: More evidence, same recommendation
No full textThe author offers more evidence to support Zhang\u27s assertion in CRP 3(2) that closure of patent foramen ovale or medical therapy alone are both appropriate choices for preventing recurrent cryptogenic strokes (https://doi.org/10.22237/crp/1518739380)
Effects of adalimumab, an anti-tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-?) antibody, on obese diabetic rats
No full textBackground: Diabetes mellitus (DM) represents a major health problem worldwide.
Recent studies have confirmed that obesity is a state of chronic inflammation that is characterised
by increased concentrations of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-?), interleukin-6 (IL-6)
and other inflammatory markers. It has been reported that increased TNF-? and IL-6 cause an
immunological disturbance in DM. In the present study, the levels of fasting glucose, TNF-? and
IL-6 were estimated in order to determine whether adalimumab can improve the glucose levels in
obese diabetic rats.
Materials and methods: Twenty-eight Wistar rats were divided into four groups: obese +
diabetes + adalimumab (group 1), obese + diabetes (group 2), obese (group 3) and normal control
(group 4), respectively (n = seven per group). Obesity was induced by feeding the rats in groups 1, 2
and 3 with a high-fat diet for four weeks. Some 30 mg/kg of streptozotocin (STZ) was administered
to groups 1 and 2 so as to induce diabetes. Adalimumab was administered at a rate of 50 mg/kg
to group 1 following the induction of diabetes. The fasting glucose, TNF-? and IL-6 concentrations
were determined.
Results: A significant decrease was observed in the glucose levels of the treated rats (6.91
[0.11] mmol/L) when compared to those of the untreated rats (15.43 [0.44] mmol/L) (P < 0.001).
The TNF-? levels were lower in group 1 (20.71 [0.35] ng/L) than in groups 2 (37.90 [0.27] ng/L)
and 3 (25.89 [0.12] ng/L) (P < 0.001), although they were higher when compared to the levels seen
in group 4 (12.44 [0.38] ng/L) (P < 0.001). The IL-6 concentrations were found to be elevated in
groups 1 (22.89 [0.45] ng/L), 2 (21.00 [0.40] ng/L) and 3 (31.80 [1.32] ng/L) when compared to the
levels seen in group 4 (18.70 [0.37] ng/L) (P < 0.001), although they were lower in group 1 (22.89
[0.45] ng/L) than in group 3 (31.80 [1.32] ng/L) (P < 0.001).
Conclusion: Adalimumab reduced the glucose and TNF-? levels of diabetic rats, which
indicates that it has a therapeutic effect in terms of controlling the blood glucose
Commodifying multicultures: urban regeneration and the politics of space in Spitalfields
No full textPhDSpitalfields, within close distance to the City of London. has been subject to intense
regeneration and gentrification in recent years. This thesis investigates the use of
culture in promoting urban regeneration. This thesis analyses the role of
multiculturally based regeneration in Spitalfields and assesses the possibilities for
civic engagement in a number of recent regeneration initiatives. I argue that
regeneration in Spitalfields has taken a cultural turn, and that a new set of discourses
is present in regeneration practices. These new forms of regeneration practices
demand a different kind of interpretation. This distinctiveness in policy consists of
the use and mobilisation of 'culture' and 'multicultural capital' as tools for
regeneration. Most notably the study's timing during a phase of intense change sets it
apart as one of the few studies undertaken of the complex relationship between the
new cultural industries, multicultural capital and the practice of selling places. The
study's theoretical framework draws from a range of inter-disciplinary literature on
urban space. cultural politics and feminist theory.
In capturing a series of moments that took place between 2000 and 2003,1
analyse a range of regeneration initiatives but focus closely on three case studies: the
construction of Banglatown in Brick Lane, the Rich Mix Centre for London, and the
annual street festivals/melas that took place in 2001 and 2002. I focused on two sets
of respondents - young people and young Muslim women whose experiences of
regeneration raise unsettling questions of inclusion and exclusion in/through space.
Cumulatively these sites are key examples of Spitalfields' multi-cultural spaces.
They extend a sense of promise to all its residents in the hope of a cosmopolitan
future or progressive city politics.
The tensions from these cultural strategies pose challenges for thinking about the
place of citizenship in urban multicultures. The research findings point to a
sophisticated understanding of the relationship of ethnicity, gender, commerce and
public space
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