53 research outputs found
2008+ solved problems in electromagnetics
No full textSciTech Publishing is reissuing this extremely valuable learning resource, originally published in 1992 in the Schaum's Problem-Solving Series for students of electromagnetics and those who wish to refresh and solidify their understanding of its challenging applications. Problem-solving drill helps develop confidence, but few textbooks offer the answers, never mind the complete solutions, to their chapter exercises. Here noted author Professor Syed Nasar has divided the book's problems into topic areas similar to a textbook and presented a wide array of problems, followed immediately by thei
Economic Inequality in America : Facts, Fiction and How to Tell the Difference
No full textDr. Sylvia Nasar is the recipient of many honours, including the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography (1998) as the author of A Beautiful Mind (1998), a biography of mathematician John Forbes Nash, published in 30 languages which became the inspiration for the Academy Award-winning movie (2001). Her Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius (2011) received a Los Angeles Times Book Award for Science and Technology (2011) and the Spears Financial History Book of the Year Award (2012).
An economist by training, Nasar’s articles about economics and globalization have appeared in The New Yorker, Newsweek, Times Sunday Book Review, Fast Company and London Telegraph. She holds honorary doctorates from De Paul University (2005) and Niagara University (2011).Non UBCUnreviewedOtherUnknow
Tengo o hago la fotografía que Ud. necesite.: La fotografía de la agencia Casasola y el fotoperiodismo en México, 1912-1921
No full textTesis para obtener el grado de Doctor en Historia y Etnohistori
The Identities Podcast Episode 1: On Dread: Facing Futureless Futures
No full textIn this episode, Professor Nasar Meer speaks with Professor David Theo Goldberg, author of Dread: Facing Futureless Futures and Professor of Anthropology at University of California, Irvine, where he holds faculty appointments also in comparative literature, and criminology, law and society. David is the author of numerous other books and studies including The Racial State (2002) and Racist Culture: Philosophy and the Politics of Meaning (1993). His wider contribution to knowledge is simultaneously taken up in political theory, race and racism, ethics, critical theory, cultural studies, and increasingly, the digital humanities. Together with Dr Anjali Prabhu and Dr Aaron Winter, Nasar and David discuss the nature and implications of dread and analyze the politics of the world we inhabit today. Drawing on a published symposium in Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power, they delve into a conversation about the book’s politics of refusal and resistance and the social experience of dread
Geological history and fracture network characterization in unconventional reservoirs of the McArthur Basin (NT Australia)
No full textThe geological history of the McArthur Basin (NT Australia) is poorly understood. It consists of five onshore Paleo- to Mesoproterozoic packages with mainly siliciclastic and carbonate rocks, with cumulative thicknesses up to 15km. The basin contains the world’s oldest hydrocarbons, principally hosted in unconventional reservoirs in the Wilton Package. Fluid flow in these reservoirs is related to natural, reactivated or induced fractures. Characterizing the fracture network is an important part of predicting fluid flow. This study tries to link the geological history to the generation of fractures. The geological history needs to be better understood to characterize the fracture network. In this study seismic, well, outcrop and geophysical data are integrated to construct a cross section that links outcrops (Batten Fault Zone and Broadmere Complex) with the subsurface (Beetaloo Sub-basin). The literature in combination with the cross section is used to revise the geological history. A fieldwork is conducted to study fracture geometries on outcrops of the Wilton Package that are analogues to subsurface fracture networks. A drone is used to image fracture pavements at an order (102m) that is normally missed by geologists (101m) and satellite images (103m). The Tanumbirini-1 well, located in the sub-basin, provides a FMI log for interpreting fractures in the subsurface. A key objective is to differentiate fractures associated with fracture drivers like regional stress, folds and faults. This study identified two unconformities in the seismic data, corresponding to two deformation events. The Carpenteria Event between the Wilton Package and the Inacumba Group is associated with a dominantly N-S oriented stress field and the Borroloola Event within the Inacumba Group corresponds to a mainly E-W oriented stress field. Both events created their own fracture sets and are observed on outcrops and in the subsurface. The tectonic stress is σ1 at the surface but σH,max in the Beetaloo Sub-basin. Fracture generation in the sub-basin happened at another stress regime than the surface outcrop analogues, making any direct comparison less reliable. Hence this study gives a prediction of the fracture density and permeability trends in the sub-basin. A conceptual model of the subsurface permeability is proposed where the permeability trend is mainly E-W oriented.NT-WOR
Decoding Social Media’s Role in Taliban 2.0 and its Implications for Afghan Youth
No full textThe Taliban retook control of Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021 after two decades of fighting on the ground and manipulating narratives online, particularly on social media. Their tactical use of social media was more evident in 2021 when they were advancing their territorial gains and posting on social media to promote the idea of their impending return to power. This study aims to understand the (ab)use of social media by the resurgent Taliban 2.0 and to suggest ways young Afghans can utilize social media to navigate their lives under the new regime. The authors undertook a critical review of the literature to analyze the Taliban’s social media tactics in manipulating public narratives to portray themselves as the legitimate rulers of Afghans. The study finds that the Taliban’s adaptation of social media tools helped them retake control of Afghanistan by influencing public narratives in their favor. This study recommends promoting critical thinking abilities among young Afghans to utilize social media to express dissent and advocate for their rights
Misuse of charitable giving to finance violent extremism; A futuristic actions study amidst COVID-19 pandemic
No full textThe purpose of the study is to explore the shadow economy of violent extremism through charity lenses and factors associated with misuse of charitable giving in a global financial system. It reviews the emergency response situations like COVID-19 when financial needs are urgent with lacked monitoring and control over payment disbursement to vulnerable groups. It highlights several governments’ significant steps to counter the illicit finance flow through ‘public-face’ charity organizations. Descriptive research was used to gather secondary data insights using published reports, articles, news portals, and policy briefs from renowned institutions. The findings depict four factors known as economic and capacity, socio-cultural, politico-legal, and global networks support in misuse of charitable giving to finance violent extremism. This study claims not all charitable giving misused for extremism and violence. However, there is a possibility that extremist groups could take advantage of using humanitarian organizations’ face to finance violent extremism. Two possible recommendations have been made to overcome this issue by adopting digital payment mechanisms and community engagement to design and deliver the COVID-19 response recovery programs
A systematic review for netizens’ response to the truth manipulation on social media
No full textThe manipulated or manufactured truth on social media platforms spreads false information to influence netizens’ cognition, often resulting in fabricated social and political narratives. This study systematically reviews the literature on truth manipulation and its impact on the cognition of social media users. The primary focus is on disinformation, misinformation, fake news, and propaganda. The study appraises 162 peer-reviewed publications indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection database using the systematic review method. The data was put through a bibliometric analysis to unpack the evolutionary nuances of netizens’ cognitive response to manufactured truth, informativity, and manipulation on social media. The study highlights emerging trends and issues from truth manipulation on social media. The bibliometric analysis reveals since 2017, there has been an increase in the trend of scholarly work about truth manipulation on social media and its effects on the cognition of netizens. The USA seems to be the most prominent node to contribute to the study of truth manipulation. The content analysis shows multiple aspects causing truth manipulation. This study also seeks ways and methods to prevent and counter truth manipulation on social media. It looks at the possibilities of altering netizens’ cognitive abilities by improving their critical social media literacies through fact-checking. The study results show that knowledge gaps persist in truth manipulation on social media and the cognitional aspects in response to fabricated narratives. We emphasize the importance of further investigations in this domain
Control Workplace Stress with Systematic Approach
No full textThe reflection of the employees behaviour towards assigned task and lack of interest in routine activates generates the negative results for organizational sustainable growth. Generally, stress at workplace brings the negativity in whole environment, thus, individual feel uncomfortable to
perform their task under pressure. This paper evaluates the factors that causing the stressful environment in the organizations among the workforce and confers for the solution with the model employment to minimize its root causes. The in-depth examination of the evaluation reveals the confidence upon the workability of the model by applying in the organizational environment to get the affirmative productivity among workforce. This research remains helpful for the organizations to mark the prototype as their general rules to achieve the organizational goals through the efficiency workforce productiveness
Inside the British Council Collection
No full textA four-minute film, produced to mark the 90th anniversary of the British Council in 2024 and to increase understanding of the British Council Collection (its 9000 works of modern and contemporary art). The film features Annebella Pollen, author of the 2024 book Art Without Frontiers: The Story of the British Council, Visual Art and a Changing World; Emma Dexter, Director of the British Council Collection; curator Hammad Nasar and artist Larry Achiampong
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