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Forman Christian College Magazine
No full textLest we Forget. pp. 3; Velte, H. C.-Speech-The Induction of Dr. S. K. Datta: Inaugural Address. pp. 4-10; Parshad, I. Durga-Article-Russia To-day. pp. 11-16; Poetry-Stout Thoughts In Lean Times. pp. 16; Drama-The Fire-Worshippers. pp. 17-19; Parkashananda-Essay-Books and Reading. pp. 19-21; Benade, M. M.-Travelogue-To Java and Back-II. pp. 21-27; Aziz-ur-Rahman-The Gypsy Women India. pp. 27-29; Mumtaz Hasan-A Word to College Students. pp. 29-31; Joshi, M. L.-Pottery and Poetry. pp. 31-35; Anwar, M. M.-Article-The Literary Significance of Sigrid Undset. pp. 35-38; Banerji, F.-Essay-The Beauties of Nature. pp. 38-39; Periwinkle-On Speaking and Speakers. pp. 39-41; Aziz-ur-Rahman-News and Notes. pp. 42-45; Sports. pp. 46-50; Cap and Bells. pp. 50; New Books in the Library. pp. 51-52; [Hindi]. 10 p.; Punjabi Kiyari [Punjabi]. 8 p.; Khisa-e-Urdu [Urdu]. 20 p.Dr. H. C. Velte, M.A., D.D. Professor, Forman Christian College (1886-1910) President. Board of Directors (1926-1933). before page
Forman Christian College Magazine
No full textJain, M. P.-Editorial. pp. 1-2; Darling, M. L.-Speech-Live Hard and Live Well. pp. 3-7; Bhatty, M. S.-Article-Disarmament II. pp. 8-14; The Skull of a Young Woman. pp. 14-15; Kitchlu, S.-Essay-National Education in India. pp. 15-16; Aziz-ur-Rahman-Essay-In Defence of Cramming. pp. 16-18; Mohd. Yamin Qureshi-A Cup of Tea. pp. 18-20; Ram Dhan Kwatra-Away From the World. pp. 20-21; Hardyal Singh-Beauty. pp. 21-22; Krishan Chander-You and I. pp. 22-23; Maqbool Elahi-My Friend. pp. 24-25; Patrick, B. N.-Poetry-Love Me for Ever. pp. 25; Poetry-Cupid's Stock Taking. pp. 25-26; Maqbool Elahi-Of Lesser Order. pp. 26-27; Malik, A. Rashid-Initiation. pp. 27-28; Aziz-ur-Rahman-News and Notes. pp. 29-33; Jagdish Singh-Hostel News. pp. 33-36; [Hindi]. 6 p.; Punjabi Kiyari [Punjabi] pp. 21-32; Khisa-e-Urdu [Urdu]. 20 p
Forman Christian College Magazine
No full textAta Ullah Kalim-Editorial. pp. 1-2; A Welcome to Dr. Datta. pp. 3-5; Orbison, J. H.-Essay-Sixty Years Ago. pp. 5-7; Pottery and Poetry. pp. 7-11; Benade, M. M.-Travelogue-To Java and Back. pp. 11-16; Bhandara, G. D.-My Ideal Land. pp. 16-17; Aziz-ur-Rahman-The Money Order. pp. 18-19; Ranjit Singh Narula-Essay-Women as a Liberating Force in the Modern World. pp. 20-21; Prakashanand-Essay-The Tragedy of Modern Education. pp. 21-23; Velte, F. M.-News and Notes. pp. 24-25; Sports. pp. 26-27; Cap and Bells. pp. 28; Harrington, B. C.-How to Study. pp. 29-30; [Hindi]. 4 p.; Punjabi Kiyari [Punjabi]. 8 p.; Khisa-e-Urdu [Urdu]. 12 p.Dr S. K. Datta. before page
Nothing but the truth: the Sufi testament of 'Aziz Nasafi
No full text`Aziz Nasafi is among the most important Islamic mystics of the medieval period. His achievement was to integrate various ideas, including those of Ibn `Arabi and Najm
al-Din Kubrä into a coherent whole, providing Persian speaking Sufis with an introduction to the speculative and practical dimensions of Sufism.
This thesis is an attempt to present Nasafi's main teachings. After introducing his life, times and works, the second chapter focuses upon ontology. This is the spine of
Nasafi's treatises and it is based upon the Sufi interpretation of God's incomparability and similarity (tanzih wa tashbih) and His infinite self-disclosure which occurs within a form processed by the imagination. The second chapter investigates the different forms
of knowledge available to Sufis, which includes sense perception, reason and mystical knowledge. Nasafi's presentation depicts all three in a hierarchical structure with Sufi knowledge at the pinnacle. Having discussed the theoretical nature of Sufism, chapter four deals with the practical element of Sufism and how it is able to contribute to felicity in this life. Having followed the Sufi path, it is possible that a wayfarer may experience
unity with God. This is examined in chapter five, and Nasafi's description is compared with that of other Sufis in an attempt to show his "orthodox" position within Sufism. It is also argued that modern models of mystical experience do not fit Nasafi's depiction of tashbih-tanzih, and that one also needs to re-think the idea of perennial philosophy. Finally, the perfection of man is considered through examining the relationship between Prophecy and Friendship of God. Sufis interpreted Friendship as the interior element of Prophecy and were able to offer new insights to Islamic doctrine
Rose Angina questionnaire: Validation with cardiologists' diagnoses to detect coronary heart disease in Bangladesh
No full textAim/objectivesThe study aimed to validate the Rose Angina Questionnaire (RAQ) to detect coronary heart disease (CHD) by comparing with cardiologists' diagnoses in Bangladesh.MethodsPatients aged 40-75 years attending to two cardiac hospitals were diagnosed as either CHD positive or CHD negative by cardiologists. The RAQ was used to reclassify them into CHD positive [RAQ] and CHD negative [RAQ].FindingsThere were 302 CHD positive [cardiologists] and 302 CHD negative [cardiologists] individuals. The RAQ reclassified 194 individuals as CHD positive [RAQ] and 409 individuals as CHD negative [RAQ]. Therefore, the RAQ had 53% sensitivity and 89% specificity. There was no difference in sensitivity and specificity during subgroup analyzes by age and gender; the sensitivity was higher among people from lower socio-economic status.ConclusionThe RAQ, having moderate sensitivity but high specificity to detect CHD, can be used to screen individuals at risk of CHD in large-scale epidemiological surveys.Muhammad Aziz Rahman, Nicola Spurrier, Mohammad Afzal Mahmood, Mahmudur Rahman , Sohel Reza Choudhury, Stephen Leede
Current concepts on oxidative/carbonyl stress, inflammation and epigenetics in pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
No full textChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a global health problem. The current therapies for COPD are poorly effective and the mainstays of pharmacotherapy are bronchodilators. A better understanding of the pathobiology of COPD is critical for the development of novel therapies. In the present review, we have discussed the roles of oxidative/aldehyde stress, inflammation/immunity, and chromatin remodeling in the pathogenesis of COPD. An imbalance of oxidants/antioxidants caused by cigarette smoke and other pollutants/biomass fuels plays an important role in the pathogenesis of COPD by regulating redox-sensitive transcription factors (e.g., NF-κB), autophagy and unfolded protein response leading to chronic lung inflammatory response. Cigarette smoke also activates canonical/alternative NF-κB pathways and their upstream kinases leading to sustained inflammatory response in lungs. Recently, epigenetic regulation has been shown to be critical for the development of COPD because the expression/activity of enzymes that regulate these epigenetic modifications have been reported to be abnormal in airways of COPD patients. Hence, the significant advances made in understanding the pathophysiology of COPD as described herein will identify novel therapeutic targets for intervention in COPD
The Rahman Polynomials Are Bispectral
No full textIn a very recent paper, M. Rahman introduced a remarkable family of polynomials in two variables as the eigenfunctions of the transition matrix for a nontrivial Markov chain due to M. Hoare and M. Rahman. I indicate here that these polynomials are bispectral. This should be just one of the many remarkable properties enjoyed by these polynomials. For several challenges, including finding a general proof of some of the facts displayed here the reader should look at the last section of this paper.This paper is a contribution to the Vadim Kuznetsov Memorial Issue ‘Integrable Systems and Related Topics’. I am very thankful to a couple of referees who read the paper with great care and pointed out typos as well as ways to improve the presentation. The author was supported in part by NSF Grant # 0603901
The Rahman Polynomials Are Bispectral
No full textIn a very recent paper, M. Rahman introduced a remarkable family of polynomials in two variables as the eigenfunctions of the transition matrix for a nontrivial Markov chain due to M. Hoare and M. Rahman. I indicate here that these polynomials are bispectral. This should be just one of the many remarkable properties enjoyed by these polynomials. For several challenges, including finding a general proof of some of the facts displayed here the reader should look at the last section of this paper.This paper is a contribution to the Vadim Kuznetsov Memorial Issue ‘Integrable Systems and Related Topics’. I am very thankful to a couple of referees who read the paper with great care and pointed out typos as well as ways to improve the presentation. The author was supported in part by NSF Grant # 0603901
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