324 research outputs found
PORTRAYAL OF ANXIETY AND DEFENSE MECHANISM OF HALA IN HALA (2019)
No full textThe purpose of this study is to analyze Hala's character's anxiety and defense mechanism. Hala is a film depicting the day-to-day activities of a teenage girl named Hala. While she tries to face her family and relationship issues, Hala experienced three anxieties and they will be coped with defense mechanism. In this study, the author employs Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis theory to examine Hala's psychology. This study is aimed to to identify the type and factors of anxiety and to explain the defense mechanism as a strategy to handle it. This study uses descriptive qualitative method. For collecting the data, this study uses observation and documentation technique. The results of this study are that there are two types of Hala's anxiety: neurotic anxiety and realistic anxiety. Hala uses four types of defense mechanism—displacement, rationalization, denial, and sublimation to handle her anxiety
The Twenty-Ninth Year
No full textWild, lyrical poems that examine the connections between physical and interior migration, from award-winning Palestinian American poet, novelist, and clinical psychologist Hala Alyan, author of Salt Houses.https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/dlpp_all/1538/thumbnail.jp
Histoire et fiction dans Beyrouth Adrénaline (2008) de Hala Ghosn
No full textCet article propose l’analyse d’une œuvre dramatique actuelle dans ses liens avec l’histoire : dans un premier temps, il met en lumière le modus scribendi original d’une pièce saisie par un événement historique contemporain (la guerre du Liban) et ancrée dans le parcours intime de son auteur, la Franco-Libanaise Hala Ghosn (née en 1976) ; il inscrit dans un second temps cette œuvre selon ses particularités dans la constellation des écritures de plateau afin, dans un troisième temps, d’expliciter les défis anthropologiques qu’elle soulève.This article offers an analysis of a dramatic work in its current links with History: at first, it highlights the original modus scribendi of a work written about a contemporary historical event (the Lebanese war) and rooted in the intimate path of Franco-Lebanese author, Hala Ghosn (born in 1976). In a second part, this article places the text with his feature in the nebula of current devised theater, in order to clarify the anthropological challenges it raises in a third part
CONFORMATION-SPECIFIC INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY OF -PEPTIDE FOLDAMERS: Ac--hPhe--hAla-NHMe AND Ac--hAla--hPhe-NHMe
No full textAuthor Institution: Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907; Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706IR/UV double-resonance spectroscopy has been used to study the intrinsic conformational preferences of naturally occurring and synthetic peptides. These studies demonstrated the power of double-resonance methods and highlighted the ability of even short peptide mimics to form a variety of intramolecular hydrogen bonded architectures. Currently, we are extending these studies to a series of model -peptides, which differ from -peptides by virtue of having two additional, substitutable methylene units separating amide groups in the peptide backbone. Initial studies centered on the conformation-specific infrared spectra of Ac--hPhe-NHMe, where three unique conformational isomers (two hydrogen-bonded and one intramolecular amide stacked) were observed under the isolated-molecule conditions of a jet-cooled environment. This talk will focus on on two larger -peptides, Ac--hPhe--hAla-NHMe and Ac--hAla--hPhe-NHMe. Utilizing resonant ion-dip infrared spectroscopy, the single-conformation infrared spectra of eight resolved conformers of the two molecules were recorded in the amide NH stretch region. The resulting infrared spectra of the tri-amides contain evidence for structures comprised of one, two, and three intramolecular amide-amide hydrogen bonds, the last of which is unprecedented for a tri-amide. In an effort to make firm conformational assignments, the spectroscopic data will be compared to the results of harmonic vibrational frequency calculations using traditional DFT and dispersion-corrected DFT methods, the results of which will be discussed
The 13th/12th centuries destructions and the abandonment of Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus
No full textRenewed excavations at Hala Sultan Tekke under the direction of the author, which have so far extended over seven field campaigns (2010–2016), have exposed three new city quarters. These comprise City Quarters 1–3 with three phases of occupation, of which Stratum 2 and the most recent Stratum 1 are of chronological relevance to this paper. Excavations took place near the ancient harbour, i.e. close to today’s Salt Lake, in the north-western part of this large city, the total extent of which is still not known but which seems to have exceeded 25 hectares according to the recent findings. Destructive events affected both Strata 2 and 1. Stratum 1 structures with a partly new layout were built on the ruins of the occupation of Stratum 2 shortly after its destruction. Radiocarbon dates suggest that the transition from Stratum 2 to Stratum 1 most likely occurred around 1200 BCE, shortly after 1200 BCE at the latest. The evidence from pottery supported by radiocarbon dates proposes that the end of the settlement in Stratum 1 can be placed around the mid-12th century BCE. Domestic and industrial structures, where copper and textiles were produced, were destroyed twice, and the once flourishing city was abandoned after the second destruction, never to be reoccupied again by permanent settlers. The present paper will discuss the possible reasons for the destructions of Hala Sultan Tekke and the eventual abandonment of the city. Hypotheses will be presented as regards the fate of its population after leaving the city. In addition, destructive events and the abandonment of roughly contemporaneous settlements will be summarized and discussed
Digital incentive for generation Z towards a better financial far future: Reflection and Perspective-taking with Retirement Experts
No full textMany people have certain dreams for their far future besides living a comfortable life, such as owning a vacation house or taking a long trip. However, most people do not have financial plans. The lack of having such plans decreases the chance of these wishes and goals to be realised.Although the majority starts saving for their retirement above the age of 40, studies show that it is more beneficial to invest earlier in life. According to an analysis by the World Economic Forum (2018), delaying retirement savings by just five years, at age 27 instead of 22, results in a retirement account 18% smaller. Starting with savings later, even in higher amounts, rarely outperforms earlier savings with compounding interest. Encouraging young generations to long-term saving, even if for small amounts, provides opportunities to significantly improve retirement outcomes and anticipate the future of investment behaviour (World Economic Forum, 2017, 2018). The challenge, however, is to effectively engage young people, age 22 or younger, to participate in the first place. The selected target group are late adolescents between the ages of 16 to 18 with a Money Mindset of Controller or Future Planner based on their Financial Behaviour. This target group seems the best likely to adopt saving behaviour that enables young people to be better equipped for the far future before other pressing expenses hijack their willingness to retirement investment. There are currently 624.459 young people of age 16,17 and 18 in the Netherlands (CBS, 2018). According to the percentages above, 156.114 people should have the mindset of a Controller, and 103.035 of Future Planner. Together there will be 259.149 young people to motivate and engage with retirement investing. Based on the findings in this research, young people desire to either retire early at age 55, or fulfil their need for self-actualisation: living to one's full potential. What they need is having support in setting a realistic retirement age and income goals as well as professional, genuine advice from personal experiences. INFINITY is a far future exploration tool with the focus on increasing young people's awareness for the far future through motivation, engagement, reflection and perspective-taking. This is done with retirement experts, whose role are to support users in their needs. INFINITY is deliberately designed as light and playful tool; with a low threshold and game-like elements to trigger young people and make it easy for them to start exploring their far future (Eyal and Hoover, 2014; Fogg, 2009). The tool will gently guide users through several steps, called 'The Journey', based on The Path of Expression (Sanders & Stappers, 2012). The Path of Expression is a method that explains how the present (now) connects to the past and the future through memories and dreams. It describes the path as guiding awareness in "steps of thinking of the present first, then the past, then looking for underlying layers, in order to move towards the future" (Sanders & Stappers, 2012, pp. 55). The Journey triggers users throughout the product flow to perform small tasks and engage in conversation with their retirement expert. The design intends to have users reflect and explore other perspectives regarding retirement, instead of postponing it. The benefits of this showcase is its direct link to users. It includes the advantage for the company of shortcutting the current route, which is for clients to identify opportunities first and then pass it on to Yellowtail. Having a direct link enables the company to respond to user demand and present clients with innovative, user-oriented propositions quickly. This showcase also increase in the company’s knowledge about target groups with a thorough understanding of a new and young target group under the age of 25. The showcase includes users’ values, needs and wishes concerning the far future. It supports the company with developing differentiated, user-oriented value propositions. As for the clients, with this proposal they are able to increase the quality of the financial life of their consumers significantly and to be distinct and ahead of the competition. This user-driven showcase for a generation of savers represents an opportunity for any financial services company to renew and revitalise its brand. INFINITY is designed to motivate and engage young people for far future exploration and investment. It provides clients with the opportunity to connect with users and provide them with additional services and tools that further support their needs and wishes
Adapting authoritarianism: institutions and co-optation in Egypt and Syria
No full textThis PhD thesis compares Egypt and Syria’s authoritarian political systems. While the tendency in social science political research treats Egypt and Syria as similarly authoritarian, this research emphasizes differences between the two systems with special reference to institutions and co-optation. Rather than reducibly understanding Egypt and Syria as sharing similar histories, institutional arrangements, or ascribing to the oft-repeated convention that “Syria is Egypt but 10 years behind,” this thesis focuses on how events and individual histories shaped each states current institutional strengthens and weaknesses. Specifically, it explains the how varying institutional politicization or de-politicization affects each state’s capabilities for co-opting elite and non-elite individuals.
Beginning with a theoretical framework that considers the limited utility of democratization and transition theoretical approaches, the work underscores the persistence and durability of authoritarianism. Chapter two details the politicized institutional divergence between Egypt and Syria that began in the 1970s. Chapter three and four examines how institutional politicization or de-politicization affects elite and non-elite individual co-optation in Egypt and Syria. Chapter five discusses the study’s general conclusions and theoretical implications.
This thesis’s argument is that Egypt and Syria co-opt elites and non-elites differently because of the varying degrees of institutional politicization in each governance system. Rather than view one country as more politically developed than the other, this work argues that Syria’s political institutions are more politicized than their Egyptian counterparts. Syria’s political arena is, thus, described as politicized-patrimonialism. Syria’s politicized-patrimonial arena produces uneven co-optation of elites and non-elites as they are diffused through competing institutions. Conversely, the Egyptian political arena remains highly personalized as weak institutions and individuals are manipulated and molded according to the president’s ruling clique. This is referred to as personalized-patrimonialism. As a consequence, Egypt’s political establishment demonstrates more flexibility in ad hoc altering and adapting its arena depending on the emergence of crises.
This study’s theoretical implications suggest that, contrary to modernization and democratization theory’s adage that institutions lead to a political development, politicized institutions within a patrimonial order actually hinder regime adaptation because consensus is harder to achieve and maintain. It is within this context that Egypt’s de-politicized institutional framework advantages its top political elite. In this reading of Egyptian and Syrian politics, Egypt’s personalized political arena is more adaptable than Syria’s. These conclusions do not indicate that political reform is a process underway in either state
Transgressive contemporary Arab women’s writing: Ahlem Mosteghanemi’s Memory in the Flesh and the poetry of Hala Mohammad in Poets of Protest
No full textAs the first female Algerian author to have her works translated from Arabic to English, Ahlem Mosteghanemi writes novels amidst a current of linguistic and cultural transgression. The Syrian poet Hala Mohammad’s work in the Poets of Protest series (2012) and her writings on social media shall be examined comparatively, considering Mosteghanemi’s novel Memory in the Flesh (1993). This paper shall examine both female writers’ roles as literary transgressors in and outside of Arabia and the academe. With artistic boundaries being tested so prolifically in the post-Arab-Spring era, a recent ‘freeing up’ of artistic space by both writers has provoked a literary evolution in female Arab writing. Beginning with an account of how the Algerian and Syrian Springs (both recent and past) have influenced each writer, a historical and structural account will be given to show how each writer complicates strictly structuralist or historiographical literary paradigms. Amidst political upheaval and cultural violence and displacement, each writer is seen to shape and develop their roles as writers. A relationship will then be made between how these writers address taboo subjects in otherwise orthodox states and varyingly find themselves subject to a polarised response: suppression or sustained popularity. Finally, it will be argued that a reevaluation of the role of the author or poet is incited by this transgression.
 
Exposure of Air Pollution and its Relationship with Child Mortality in Pakistan
No full textThis study discovered the special effects of coal energy (a kind of non-renewable energy), Greenhouse gases, Industrialization, Population growth rate and renewable energy on human health, with key emphasis on Child Mortality rate in Pakistan. For profound practical insight, study established Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model and study analyzed time series data of Pakistan for time period 1986 to 2017. The results reported that with an increase in use of coal energy mortality among children increase. In addition, results also underscored that by turning to renewable energy (energy by sun, wind and air) the health conditions could be improved as renewable energy type is environment friendly and does not produce Greenhouse gases. So, renewable energy serves as a helping factor to reduce mortality among children in Pakistan. On the other hand, coal energy is the cause of environmental degradation by increasing amount of Greenhouse gas emissions in atmosphere which in turn causes Child mortality in Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Energy Use and Human Health Nexus in Pakistan
No full textThis study finds the impact of coal energy (a kind of non-renewable energy), renewable energy, Greenhouse gases, industrialization, population growth and environmental degradation and on the health of human beings, with the key emphasis on Tuberculosis incidence in Pakistan for the time span 1986 to 2017. For a deep practical insight, the study develops a system Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model. The results report that with an increase in the usage of coal energy, the incidence of Tuberculosis also increases. In addition, the results also highlight that by turning to the renewable energy (energy by sun, wind and air) the health could be improved as the renewable energy is environment friendly and it does not generate greenhouse gases and it also does not cause environmental degradation. So, renewable energy serves as helping factor to reduce the occurrence of Tuberculosis in Pakistan. Moreover, the renewable energy is serving to lessen the greenhouse gas emission and it also serves to lessen the environmental degradation in Pakistan. On the contrast, the coal energy is causing environmental degradation by increasing the amount of Greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere which in turn causes Tuberculosis in Islamic Republic of Pakistan
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