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A Haptic feedback system based on leap motion controller for prosthetic hand application
No full textLeap Motion Controller (LMC) is a gesture sensor consists of three infrared light emitters and two infrared stereo cameras as tracking sensors. LMC translates hand movements into graphical data that are used in a variety of applications such as virtual/augmented reality and object movements control. In this work, we intend to control the movements of a prosthetic hand via (LMC) in which fingers are flexed or extended in response to hand movements. This will be carried out by passing in the data from the Leap Motion to a processing unit that processes the raw data by an open-source package (Processing i3) in order to control five servo motors using a micro-controller board. In addition, haptic setup is proposed using force sensors (FSR) and vibro-motors in which the speed of these motors is proportional to the amount of the grasp force exerted by the prosthetic hand. Investigation for optimal placement of the FSRs on a prosthetic hand to obtain convenient haptic feedback has been carried out. The results show the effect of object shape and weight on the obtained response of the FSR and how they influence the locations of the sensors
An analytical study of the theatre of the Syrian playwright Saadallah Wannous, with particular emphasis on the plays written after the 1967 war
No full textThis study is an examination of the life and work of
the Syrian dramatist Saadallah Wannous (1941-1997). Wannous's name is virtually unknown in the West; only two academic studies of any significance have appeared in English on this eminent and challenging writer, who was honoured by UNESCO at the end of his life. Even in the Arab world his standing rests largely upon his celebrity as a cultural icon, since professional performances of his plays are rare due to the decline of the theatre in the region, and little attention has been devoted to theatre studies by Arab academics. The two studies in English do not attempt to be comprehensive but focus on particular stages of Wannous's career. This study is, therefore, the first to encompass the full range of Wannous's work. To do so it combines an account of his life which seeks to comprehend the various forces that shaped his thinking with an analysis of his dramatic works. The study concentrates on the plays written in the years following the trauma inflicted on the Arab world by the catastrophe of their
defeat in the Arab-Israeli war of June, 1967. Wannous's career can be divided into three phases: the immature plays of his young manhood which are influenced by European models and generally focus on the social condition of the individual; his middle period - the `theatre of politicisation', when his Marxist politics were the main
factor shaping his drama; and his late works, which are characterised by an extraordinary freedom of thought and expression. The introduction places Wannous in his historical and sociocultural context and provides a brief background explaining the literary and theatrical traditions of the Arab world that influenced his activity as a dramatist. Each phase is then examined in turn and the plays are analysed in accordance with the focus of the study. This means that emphasis is given to the middle period,
but no significant work is neglected. The study aims to trace the trajectory of Wannous's development using a
variety of sources: the plays themselves, Wannous's own journalism and critical writings, interviews with his widow, his friends and colleagues, and numerous
journals, books and articles, some of which contain
important interviews with Wannous that shed light on his thought and ways of working. Use is also made of the
two studies mentioned above. The study shows that Wannous's theatre was influenced by the key political, social and cultural developments of his time, and that he
constantly sought to find forms that would express those transformations in dramatic terms
Analisis Buku Nahwu Wadhih Juz 2 Karya Ali Al-Jarimi dan Musthafa Amin
No full textPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk: 1) mengetahui sejarah buku Nahwu Wadhih Juz 2 karya Ali Al-Jarimi
dan Musthafa Amin, 2) untuk mengetahui tujuan buku Nahwu Wadhih Juz 2 karya Ali Al-Jarimi
dan Musthafa Amin, 3) untuk mengetahui kelebihan dan kekurangan dari buku Nahwu Wadhih Juz
2 karya Ali Al-Jarimi dan Musthafa Amin. Penelitian ini merupakan studi pustaka dengan
menggunakan teknik deskriptif analitik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: 1) buku Nahwu
Wadhih Juz 2 merupakan karya dari 2 pakar di Mesir, yaitu Dr. Ali Al-Jarimi dan Dr. Musthafa
Amin dan buku ini pertama kali dicetak pada 1983 M/1403 H. 2) tujuan dari buku Nahwu Wadhih
Juz 2 karya Ali Al-Jarimi dan Musthafa Amin untuk memudahkan pelajar pemula bahasa Arab dalam
mempelajarinya dengan benar dan buku ini digunakan di beberapa pesantren dan sekolah
keagamaan. 3) Buku Nahwu Wadhih Juz 2 karya Ali Al-Jarimi dan Musthafa Amin memiliki
beberapa kelebihan dan tidak terlepas juga dari kekurangan
TAFSIR AHL-DZAUQ WA AL-IRFAN LATAIF AL-ISYARAH AL-IMAM AL-QUSYAYRI AL-NAISABURI (376 H/986 M - 465H/1075M)
No full textTAFSIR AHL-DZAUQ WA AL-IRFAN LATAIF AL-ISYARAH AL-IMAM AL-QUSYAYRI AL-NAISABURI (376 H/986 M - 465H/1075M) Ali Aljufri
Al-Qur'an interpretation of Sufi nuances is developing rapidly, especially after the prominent figure of the theoretical Sufi interpretation (nazhari) Muhiddin Ibn Arabi (w.638 H), one of which is a practical Sufi interpretation (amali or faudhi) by Abu al-Qasim Abd Karim bin Hauzan bin Abd Malik al-Qusyayri al-Nesyapuri. One of the figures in the renewal of classical Sufi interpretation that offers a new method of interpretation is the bayani isyari mujaz method which emphasizes the aspects of the Qur'anic cues from the implied meaning (inner) with the approach of language (literature) to the text as a discussion of the miracle of literary language in the Koran. Al-Qusyayri's attention is not merely a gesture or vocabulary of the Qur'an. he has an open view of how to combine the science of Shari'a and the nature of interpreting the Holy Qur'an.
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Maqalatu al-Islamiyyin wa ikhtilafu al-mushallin
No full textKitab ini telah membuat pendedahan yang berharga lagi jujur terhadap golongan-golongan yang seolah-olah mewakili sebahagian umat Islam tetapi hakikatnya golongan-golongan ini jauh menyeleweng dari landasan ?aqīdah ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama?ah. Buku ini telah mendapat pujian daripada Ibnu Taimiyyah di dalam kitabnya Muāfaqah sorīh al-Ma?qūl li sohih al-Manqūl dan menyifatkannya sebagai amat hampir dengan aqidah Imam Ahmad bin Hanba
h) Khâniqâh du sultan Beibars al-Gâchankîr
No full textBahgat Ali, Omar Ahmad. h) Khâniqâh du sultan Beibars al-Gâchankîr. In: Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l'Art Arabe. Fascicule 32, exercice 1915-1919, 1922. p. 356
FIGURES 27–30 in Intraspecific variation in adult Uvitellina iraquensis Dronen, Ali & Al-Amura, 2013 (Cyclocoelidae: Haematotrephinae) from two collection sites of white-tailed lapwing, Vanellus leucurus (Lichtenstein) (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae), in Iraq
No full textFIGURES 27–30. Diagrammatic representation showing the variability in the location of the genital pore. 27. Located about a third of distance up pharynx from the esophagus; 28. Located at about the posterior fourth of pharynx. 29. Located just anterior to posterior margin of pharynx. 30. Located at posterior margin of pharynx. Abbreviations: C, cecum; GP, genital pore; M, miracidium; P, pharynx; OS, oral sucker; SV, seminal vesicle; U, uterus.Published as part of Dronen, Norman O., Al-Kassar, Nothiala R., Ali, Atheer H., Abdulhameed, Mohanad F., Abdullah, Basim H. & Al-Mayah, Sabeeh H., 2017, Intraspecific variation in adult Uvitellina iraquensis Dronen, Ali & Al-Amura, 2013 (Cyclocoelidae: Haematotrephinae) from two collection sites of white-tailed lapwing, Vanellus leucurus (Lichtenstein) (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae), in Iraq, pp. 1-33 in Zootaxa 4242 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4242.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/37597
Implications of the Improvement of Teaching Quality for Professional Development (PD) of Academics at the Colleges of Applied Sciences (CASs) in the Sultanate of Oman
No full textThe Oman Accreditation Council (OAC), which is called later the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority (OAAA), designed a higher education institution (HEI) Quality Assurance (QA) framework for Omani public and private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), starting with a quality audit process in 2008. The Colleges of Applied Sciences (CASs), as a public HEI, are required to ensure the quality of all services and activities to meet particular national standards (specified in the framework) in order to gain a HEI and programme certificate. In line with a quality audit scope, the quality of the fields of PD and related teaching quality should be ensured and enhanced by the promotion and contribution of the former field to the maintenance and improvement of the latter one.
The chief purpose of this study was to identify the uptake and implications of the growing requirement to improve teaching quality and the PD of academics at the CASs in the Sultanate of Oman especially in the context of the application of the QA framework. The study focused on examining the academics’ participation in professional development programmes (PDPs) and current perceptions of PD with respect to the improvement of teaching quality improvement at these colleges. The current study also dealt with a reorganization and prioritization of academics’ PD needs, barriers to effective PD, and factors to enhance PD of academics regarding teaching quality improvement in the colleges.
Based on the purpose and research objectives, the current study adopted both positivist (quantitative) and interpretive (qualitative) research paradigms. Because the study perused quantitative and qualitative data regarding certain variables, it chose a mixed-research design. The researcher designed survey questionnaire to collect quantitative data and a semi-structured interview and a focus group discussion to probe and interpret quantitative findings. After fulfillment of the validity and reliability measurements, a self-completion questionnaire was distributed to a stratified random sample of academics (170) over the six CASs. A total of 150 questionnaires (out of 170) were completed and returned and the response-rate reached 88.2%. The quantitative data was analyzed by appropriate analysis using the Statistical Package for Social sciences (SPSS), while the qualitative data was analyzed by appropriate qualitative analysis.
The findings of the study showed that the level of academics’ participation in PDPs to improve teaching quality in the last two years in the CASs seems to be unsatisfactorily low. The current perceptions of the PD situations in the colleges, relating to teaching quality improvement, signified a shortage in the number of available PDPs and/or a discouragement of academics’ participation in these programmes in the last two years. The study also revealed all the 22 PD needs of academics regarding the improvement of teaching quality are significantly demanded by participants; the higher rated needs focused on a development of ‘student centred’ skills, such as critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Furthermore, the study illustrated that the highest significant perceived barriers to effective PD in the CASs, as related to teaching quality improvement, focus on a lack of a clear institutional PD policy and a lack of appropriately systematic PD plans. The study also revealed all 10 perceived factors to enhance PD regarding teaching quality improvement are very important. The most significant factors represented and stressed particular problematic issues (the high rated barriers) and a reduction of a heavy workload to enhance academics’ participation in PD regarding the improvement of teaching quality.
Conclusions drawn from the discussion of the findings of study include a lack of a clear PD policy at national and institutional levels and absence of a particular authority/unit concerning PD issues in Omani HEIs. The two problematic issues resulted in a lack of systematic and realistic PD plans in the CASs, involving a lack of academics’ involvement in PD plans, a misconnection of academics’ PD needs to PD, inappropriate facilities and resources allocation, and inappropriate evaluation processes of PD. In addition, the conclusions also include that PD of academics regarding the improvement of teaching quality in the colleges requires more attention and focus to manage particular significant issues perceived by participants as both barriers and potential facilitators relating to PD of academics.
Based on identified conclusions, particular implications for policy and practice to enhance PD to improve teaching quality were set at three levels: governmental, institutional, and individual. Moreover, achievements of the current study according to the research questions were identified and contributions of the study to the fields of PD, teaching quality, and the context of QA and quality audit in HE were addressed. Based on the findings and conclusions, particular directions and recommended issues were suggested to be studied by further research to benefit the enhancement of PD and related teaching quality improvement
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