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Praise for the Prophet Muhammad and the Kaaba
No full textThe entire manuscript is available for download as a single PDF file. Because of the large size of this manuscript, it is also available in three PDF files. In addition, each page is available as a separate, larger, JPG file. If higher-resolution JP2 files are needed (WARNING: files average 15-20MB in size), please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: M. Lamine Diallo (Lecturer of Wolof & Pular Languages) and Ahmed Diallo (Research Assistant). Technical Team: Dr. Vika Zafrin (Digital Scholarship Librarian, BU Libraries), Dr. Fallou Ngom (Director, African Language Program), Dr. Peter Quella (Assistant Director, African Studies Center), and Sarah Davis Westwood (PhD Candidate, Department of History). This collection of Fuuta Jalon Pular Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This project is funded by the BU African Studies Center. We thank Prof. Tim Longman, Director of the African Studies Center, and the entire African Studies team for their support. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]).The material is a tribute to the prophet Muhammad and the Kaaba. The material was written in 1954 in Juntu, Labe, Guinea. The material was digitized in Dakar, Senegal. The video contains Imraana Bah sharing biographical information and details related to the acquisition and contents of these Ajami materials
Money Transfers
No full textThe entire manuscript is available for download as a single PDF file. Because of the large size of this manuscript, it is also available in three PDF files. In addition, each page is available as a separate, larger, JPG file. If higher-resolution JP2 files are needed (WARNING: files average 15-20MB in size), please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: M. Lamine Diallo (Lecturer of Wolof & Pular Languages) and Ahmed Diallo (Research Assistant). Technical Team: Dr. Vika Zafrin (Digital Scholarship Librarian, BU Libraries), Dr. Fallou Ngom (Director, African Language Program), Dr. Peter Quella (Assistant Director, African Studies Center), and Sarah Davis Westwood (PhD Candidate, Department of History). This collection of Fuuta Jalon Pular Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This project is funded by the BU African Studies Center. We thank Prof. Tim Longman, Director of the African Studies Center, and the entire African Studies team for their support. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]).The material is collection of business records for money transferred from Dakar to Guinea. The material was written in 2014 in Dakar, Senegal. The material was digitized in Dakar, Senegal. The video contains Thierno Bah sharing biographical information and details related to the acquisition and contents of these Ajami materials
Respect for the Community's Traditional Practices
No full textThe entire manuscript is available for download as a single PDF file. Because of the large size of this manuscript, it is also available in three PDF files. In addition, each page is available as a separate, larger, JPG file. If higher-resolution JP2 files are needed (WARNING: files average 15-20MB in size), please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: M. Lamine Diallo (Lecturer of Wolof & Pular Languages) and Ahmed Diallo (Research Assistant). Technical Team: Dr. Vika Zafrin (Digital Scholarship Librarian, BU Libraries), Dr. Fallou Ngom (Director, African Language Program), Dr. Peter Quella (Assistant Director, African Studies Center), and Sarah Davis Westwood (PhD Candidate, Department of History). This collection of Fuuta Jalon Pular Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This project is funded by the BU African Studies Center. We thank Prof. Tim Longman, Director of the African Studies Center, and the entire African Studies team for their support. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]).The material talks about naming ceremony, community pratice, and religious organization's notes and letters. The material was written between 2006 and 2009 in Dakar, Senegal. The material was digitized in Dakar, Senegal. The video contains Fatumata Binta Bah sharing biographical information and details related to the acquisition and contents of these Ajami materials
Credit Records
No full textThe entire manuscript is available for download as a single PDF file. Because of the large size of this manuscript, it is also available in three PDF files. In addition, each page is available as a separate, larger, JPG file. If higher-resolution JP2 files are needed (WARNING: files average 15-20MB in size), please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: M. Lamine Diallo (Lecturer of Wolof & Pular Languages) and Ahmed Diallo (Research Assistant). Technical Team: Dr. Vika Zafrin (Digital Scholarship Librarian, BU Libraries), Dr. Fallou Ngom (Director, African Language Program), Dr. Peter Quella (Assistant Director, African Studies Center), and Sarah Davis Westwood (PhD Candidate, Department of History). This collection of Fuuta Jalon Pular Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This project is funded by the BU African Studies Center. We thank Prof. Tim Longman, Director of the African Studies Center, and the entire African Studies team for their support. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]).The material is a shopkeeper's accounting book. The material was written in 2014 in Dakar, Senegal. The material was digitized in Dakar, Senegal. The video contains Mamadou Alpha Bah sharing biographical information and details related to the acquisition and contents of these Ajami materials
Money and Freight Transfers
No full textThe entire manuscript is available for download as a single PDF file. Because of the large size of this manuscript, it is also available in three PDF files. In addition, each page is available as a separate, larger, JPG file. If higher-resolution JP2 files are needed (WARNING: files average 15-20MB in size), please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: M. Lamine Diallo (Lecturer of Wolof & Pular Languages) and Ahmed Diallo (Research Assistant). Technical Team: Dr. Vika Zafrin (Digital Scholarship Librarian, BU Libraries), Dr. Fallou Ngom (Director, African Language Program), Dr. Peter Quella (Assistant Director, African Studies Center), and Sarah Davis Westwood (PhD Candidate, Department of History). This collection of Fuuta Jalon Pular Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This project is funded by the BU African Studies Center. We thank Prof. Tim Longman, Director of the African Studies Center, and the entire African Studies team for their support. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]).The material is a collection of business records for freights, money transfers, and transportation from Dakar to Guinea. The material was written from 2000 to 2004 in Dakar, Senegal. The material was digitized in Dakar, Senegal. The video contains Thierno Bah sharing biographical information and details related to the acquisition and contents of these Ajami materials
A novel computational tool for the analysis of implant positioning effects in cementless total hip replacements
No full textImplant positioning is a critical factor in assuring the primary stability of cementless Total Hip Replacements (THRs). Although it is under the direct control of surgeons, finding the optimal implant position and achieving a perfect fit remain a challenge even with the advent of computer navigation. Placement of the femoral stem in an excessive ante/retroversion or varus/valgus orientation can be detrimental to the performance of THR. To determine the effect of such malalignment, finite element (FE) computer modelling is often used. However, this can be time consuming since FE meshes must be repeatedly generated and solved each time for a range of defined implant positions. In the present study, a mesh morphing technique is developed for the automatic generation of FE models of the implanted femur; in this way, many implant orientations can be investigated in a single analysis.An average femur geometry generated from a CT scan population of 13 male and 8 female patients aged between 43 and 84 years was considered. The femur was virtually implanted with the Furlong HAC titanium alloy stem (JRI Ltd, Sheffield, UK) and placed in the medullary canal in a baseline neutral nominal position. The head of the femur was then removed and both femur and implant volumes were joined together to form a single piece that was exported into ANSYS11 ICEM CFD (ANSYS Inc., 2008) for meshing. To adequately replicate implant ante/retroversion, varus/valgus or anterior/posterior orientations, the rigid body displacement of the implant was controlled by three rotations with respect to a local coordinate system. One hundred different implant positions were analysed and the quality of the morphed meshes analysed for consistency.To check the morphed meshes, corresponding models were generated individually by re-positioning the implant in the femur. Selected models were solved to predict the strain distribution in the bone and the bone-implant relative micromovements under joint and muscle loading. A good agreement was found for bone strains and implant micromotions between the morphed models and their individually run counterparts. In the post-processing stage further metrics were analysed to corroborate the findings of the morphed and individually run models. These included: average and maximum strains in bone interface area and its entire volume, percentage of bone interface area and its volume strained up to and beyond 0.7%; implant average and maximum micromotions and finally percentages of implant area undergoing reported critical micromotions of 50 ?m, 100 ?m and 150 ?m for bone ingrowth. Excellent correlation was observed in all cases.In conclusion, the proposed technique allowed an automatic generation of FE meshes of the implanted femur as the implant position varies; the required computational resources were considerably reduced and the biomechanical response was evaluated. This model forms a good basis for the development of a tool for multiple statistical analyses of the effects of implant orientation in pre-clinical studies<br/
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