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Book review of Not Ready for Prime Time, which was written by Portland author,
No full textBook review of Not Ready for Prime Time, which was written by Portland author, actor and playwright Brent Askari and was published by Carroll & Graff
KAJIAN KITAB DIRA SA T FI AL-HADI TH WA AL-TARI KH: AH A DITH UMMUL MU'MINI N ‘A ISYAH KARYA MURTAD A AL-‘ASKARI
No full text‘Aisyah wa one of the wives of the Prophet Pbuh. who atrracted much attention. Among the Sunni, he received much praises –for one thing- because of the breadth and depth of his knowledge, as well as the narration and mastery of his hadith which were considered to be prominent among of the other wives of the Prophet Pbuh. On the contrary, there was a group of people from Shia who instead denounced and cursed ‘Aisha. Starting from this, the author was interested to explore one of the hadith books that tells how the figure of ‘Aisha based on the narration of hadiths compiled by a Shia scholar , Murtad a al-‘Askari. The writing of al-‘Askari can be counterweight to the “bad image†that has been given by the Shia to ‘Aisha. One interesting view was also conveyed by al-‘Askari is that the history of Islam ( from sending of the Prophet Pbuh. to the pledge of Yazid bin Mu’awiyah) can only be truly understood after examining the hadith narration of ummul mu’mini n, ‘Aisha. This research is a literatur review. The discussion of which uses descriptive-analytical method. This paper generally tries to introduce the hadith book titled Dirasat fi al-Hadi th wa al-Tari kh : Aha dith Ummul Mu’mini n ‘Aisha by looking at some general aspects of the composition of the book, including writing background, content, systematic, method, examples of discussion, and also describes the advantages and disadvantages analyzed from several section of the book. Based on the results of the discussion, the author considers that al- ‘Askari tried to put a description of the figure ‘Aisha objectively based on the historical hadiths that originatedfrom ‘Aisha and also the the other companins (sahabah) about ‘Aisha and the event surrounding herself. In discussing the death of the Prophet Pbuh., al-‘Askari included a variety of narration that seems contradictory about the Prophet’s death moments,â€whether in the lap of ‘Aisha or ‘Ali?!â€. Based on the tarji h method, al- ‘Askari more favored the narration of hadith which said that the Prophet Pbuh had died in the lap of ‘Ali because more were narrated ( four companions /sahabah). Interestingly, the source of the narration referred to byal-‘Askari is almost entirely derived from a number of well-known Sunni scholars. This was done to show how scientific research must be carried out without looking at affiliations of certain religious sects.Keywords : The Narration Hadith of ‘Aisha; Murtad a al-‘Askari;The Hadith Book of Shia; the Hadith of the Death ofthe Prophet Pbuh; The Islamic History
Achaemenid "ritual architecture" vs. "religious architecture": Reflections on the elusive archaeological evidence of the religion of the Achaemenids. Appendix by A. Askari Chaverdi, P Callieri: the monumental buidling of Tol-e Ajori (pp. 394-97).
No full textIn the frame of the congress dedicated by the Collège de France to the issue of the religion of Iran during the Achaemenid period, the author was asked to present a contribution regarding the archaeological evidence of Achaemenid age regarding religion. In his contribution, the author proposes the innovative distinction between a religious architecture, which for the Achaemenids has practically no archaeological evidence, and a ritual architecture, in which many Achaemenid buildings can be included. Shifting the focus of interpretation from a religious architecture to a ritual architecture allows a new approach to the Achaemenid world which appears much more fit to a correct understanding. In an appendix written with Alireza Askari Chaverdi, the authors also present the newly discovered monument of Tol-e Ajori, for which at the time of the conference a ritual function seemed possible (an interpretation which successive excavations have modified)
A case of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome: easy to miss in early angiographic phase of bone scan
No full textApplication of Phase Change Materials for Building Energy Retrofits in a Hot Arid Climate
No full textabstract: In 2018, building energy use accounted for over 40% of total primary energy consumption in the United States; moreover, buildings account for ~40% of national CO2 emissions. One method for curbing energy use in buildings is to apply Demand Side Management (DSM) strategies, which focus on reducing the energy demand through various technological and operational approaches in different building sectors.
This PhD research examines the integration of DSM strategies in existing residential and commercial buildings in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area, a hot-arid climate. The author proposes three different case studies to evaluate the effectiveness of one DSM strategy in buildings, namely the integration of Phase Change Materials (PCMs). PCMs store energy in the freezing process and use that stored energy in the melting process to reduce the energy demand. The goal of these case studies is to analyze the potential of each strategy to reduce peak load and overall energy consumption in existing buildings.
First, this dissertation discusses the efficacy of coupling PCMs with precooling strategies in residential buildings to reduce peak demand. The author took a case study approach and simulated two precooling strategies, with and without PCM integration, in two sample single-family homes to assess the impact of the DSM strategies (i.e., precooling and PCM integration) on load shifting and load shedding in each home.
Second, this research addresses the feasibility of using PCMs as sensible and latent heat storage in commercial buildings. The author documents the process of choosing buildings for PCM installation, as well as the selection of PCMs for retrofitting purposes. Commercial building case studies compare experimental and simulation results, focusing on the impact of the PCMs on reducing the total annual energy demand and energy cost.
Finally, this research proposes a novel process for selecting PCMs as energy efficiency measures for building retrofits. This process facilitates the selection of a building and PCM that are complementary. Implementation of this process has not yet been tested; however, the process was developed based on experimental and simulation results from prior studies, and it would alleviate many of the PCM performance issues documented in those studies.Dissertation/ThesisDoctoral Dissertation Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering 202
Musicality in political sermons of Nahj al-Balagha literary review of technical images in the presence of Imam Ali (peace be upon him)
No full textMusic forms an important part of influence on the audience and plays an important role in attracting intellects and minds. Rhetoric is one of the texts most in need of applying the potential of expression in order to influence the audience, because the artistic sermon (rhetoric) relies on absorption and persuasionamong them, political sermons are most in need of using emotional stimuli, so that the category of influence and persuasion can be realized and the audience acknowledges and believes in the thought that theorator (author) claim. Accordingly, the current research studies the quantity and quality of the use of music in the political sermons of Nahj al-Balagha, focusing on technical images based on descriptive-analytic method. The most important result of this study is that Imam Ali (as) has used visual images with the potential of music and uses two types of verbal and spiritual music, thus has realized making the peak of beauty, pictorial, and influential. The fact that verbal music is diverse in Nahj al-Balagha\u27s political sermons and involves a variety of rhymes, pun and replication, but spiritual music is merely limited in implication and does not include confrontation and marriage
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Against Newly Marketed Antibiotics: A Report From Imam Reza Hospital of Mashhad, Iran
No full textAchaemenid settlements in the Shiraz, Sepidan and Kavar Plains, Iran
No full textIn 2008, for the first time, an archaeological full coverage survey on Shiraz plain and its adjacent plains was conducted under the supervision of the author of this report. As a result of this survey, a different perspective was obtained from the settlements of the ancient period in particular the Achaemenid period from Shiraz plain and its southern plain, Kavar plain, and the northern plain, namely Sepidan plain. In this paper, the archeological sites of the Achaemenid period of these plains are introduced, discussed and evaluated.In 2008, for the first time, an archaeological full coverage survey on Shiraz plain and its adjacent plains was conducted under the supervision of the author of this report. As a result of this survey, a different perspective was obtained from the settlements of the ancient period in particular the Achaemenid period from Shiraz plain and its southern plain, Kavar plain, and the northern plain, namely Sepidan plain. In this paper, the archeological sites of the Achaemenid period of these plains are introduced, discussed and evaluated
Electrochemical determination of rutin by using NiFe2O4 nanoparticles-loaded reduced graphene oxide
No full textA binary transition metal oxide containing nickel and iron (NiFe2O4) and hybridization of this nanomaterial with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) are synthesized by the hydrothermal method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy confirm the successful synthesis of these materials. Also, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) images illustrated the particle morphology with the particle size of 20 nm. The synthesized material is then examined as a sensor on the surface of the glassy carbon electrode to detect a very small amount of rutin. Some electrochemical tests such as cyclic voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), and impedance spectroscopy indicate the remarkable accuracy of this sensor and its operation in a relatively wide range of concentrations of rutin (100 nM-100 µM). The accuracy of the proposed electrochemical sensors is approximately 100 nM in 0.1 M PBS, (pH = 3) which is relatively impressive and can be reported. Also, the stability rate after 100 DPV was about 95 , which is a considerable and relatively excellent value. Considering the very good results, it seems that the NiFe2O4-rGO can be considered as a new proposal in the development of accurate and inexpensive electrochemical sensors. © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature
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Predictors of Stunting, Wasting and Underweight among Tanzanian Children Born to HIV-Infected Women.
No full textChildren born to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women are susceptible to undernutrition, but modifiable risk factors and the time course of the development of undernutrition have not been well characterized. The objective of this study was to identify maternal, socioeconomic and child characteristics that are associated with stunting, wasting and underweight among Tanzanian children born to HIV-infected mothers, followed from 6 weeks of age for 24 months. Maternal and socioeconomic characteristics were recorded during pregnancy, data pertaining to the infant's birth were collected immediately after delivery, morbidity histories and anthropometric measurements were performed monthly. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards methods were used to assess the association between potential predictors and the time to first episode of stunting, wasting and underweight. A total of 2387 infants (54.0% male) were enrolled and followed for a median duration of 21.2 months. The respective prevalence of prematurity (<37 weeks) and low birth weight (<2500 g) was 15.2% and 7.0%; 11.3% of infants were HIV-positive at 6 weeks. Median time to first episode of stunting, wasting and underweight was 8.7, 7.2 and 7.0 months, respectively. Low maternal education, few household possessions, low infant birth weight, child HIV infection and male sex were all independent predictors of stunting, wasting and underweight. In addition, preterm infants were more likely to become wasted and underweight, whereas those with a low Apgar score at birth were more likely to become stunted. Interventions to improve maternal education and nutritional status, reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV, and increase birth weight may lower the risk of undernutrition among children born to HIV-infected women
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