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Mental Practice Combined With Repetitive Task Practice to Rehabilitate Handwriting Dysfunction in School-Age Children
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Date Presented 4/1/2017
In a quasi-experimental study, 20 typically developing first and second graders with poor handwriting significantly improved and retained growth as measured by the Minnesota Handwriting Assessment, establishing the potential effectiveness of mental practice coupled with repetitive task practice in remediating motor control in children.
Primary Author and Speaker: Ghazala Saleem</jats:p
A gall mite, Aceria rhodiolae (Acari: Eriophyidae), altering the phytochemistry of a medicinal plant, Rhodiola rosea (Crassulaceae), in the Canadian Arctic
No full textBeaulieu, F., Cuerrier, A., Filion, V.J., Saleem, A., Arnason, J.T. (2015): A gall mite, Aceria rhodiolae (Acari: Eriophyidae), altering the phytochemistry of a medicinal plant, Rhodiola rosea (Crassulaceae), in the Canadian Arctic. Journal of Natural History 50: 1237-1263, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2015.1103910, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2015.110391
A dual-mass resonant mems gyroscope design with electrostatic tuning for frequency mismatch compensation
No full textThe micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)-based sensor technologies are considered to be the enabling factor for the future development of smart sensing applications, mainly due to their small size, low power consumption and relatively low cost. This paper presents a new structurally and thermally stable design of a resonant mode-matched electrostatic z-axis MEMS gyroscope considering the foundry constraints of relatively low cost and commercially available silicon-on-insulator multi-user MEMS processes (SOIMUMPs) microfabrication process. The novelty of the proposed MEMS gyroscope design lies in the implementation of two separate masses for the drive and sense axis using a unique mechanical spring configuration that allows minimizing the cross-axis coupling between the drive and sense modes. For frequency mismatch compensation between the drive and sense modes due to foundry process uncertainties and gyroscope operating temperature variations, a comb-drive-based electrostatic tuning is implemented in the proposed design. The performance of the MEMS gyroscope design is verified through a detailed coupled-field electric-structural-thermal finite element method (FEM)-based analysis
Study of notched MEMS specimen: Elasto-plastic modeling and experimental testing
No full textThis paper investigates the effect of stress and strains concentration, due to the notch presence, on the elasto-plastic behavior of gold microstructures subjected to tensile loading under electrostatic actuation. A kinematic model for the test microstructure which relates the experimentally measured deflection to the induced stress in the central specimen with applied electrostatic load is developed. The local maximum stress and strains at the notch root are analytically estimated using the Neuber's rule and verified through a detailed non-linear coupled-field electric-structural finite element method (FEM)-based analysis. Several experimental tests are carried out to analyze the accumulation of plastic strain and the consequent development of plastic hinges induced in the central notched specimen due to repeated cyclic tensile loading by measuring the corresponding deflection with each loading cycle. The comparison between the failure condition observed experimentally in the test notched specimens and the FEM-based simulation results shows that the notch acts as stress and strains raiser fostering the initiation and expansion of plastic hinges in the thin film gold specimen which can lead to the specimen breakdown
Fertilizer raw material resources, needs and commerce in Asia and the Pacific : proceedings of the Fertilizer Flows Conference, August 27-31, 1979, Honolulu, Hawaii
No full textFor more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/CONTENTS: Opening address: Problems and opportunities in meeting food needs in the year 2000 and beyond / Ralph W. Cummings -- Dynamics of development of fertilizer mineral resources / Richard P. Sheldon -- Phosphate rock deposits and potential of Asia and Australia, a summary report of panel discussions -- Phosphate rock deposits and potential of Oceania, a summary report of panel discussions -- Nitrogen fertilizer raw material deposits and potential of Asia and the Pacific, a summary report of panel discussions -- Conventional fertilizer manufacture: problems and trends / Jumpei Ando -- Non-conventional manufacture of chemical fertilizers: small-scale fertilizer production technology / Richard W. Treharne, Donald R. Moles, Mitchell R.M. Bruce, Charlton K. McKibben -- Future energy sources for fertilizer manufacture, a panel presentation on global energy sources for fertilizer manufacture / Toufiq Siddiqi, Kirk Smith, Jumpei Ando -- Chemical fertilizers: their applications, effectiveness, and limitations / Masao Hamamoto -- Use of organic fertilizers in the tropics and subtropics / Char-fen Lin -- The effect of intensive use of chemical fertilizers on soil fertility in comparison with the use of organic manure / Yoshio Yamada -- Environmental problems of intensive fertilizer use / Ronald G. Menzel -- Human nutrition and fertilizer needs in Asia and the Pacific / Yueh-Heng Yang -- Fertilizer requirements for some major field crops under irrigated agriculture of arid and semi-arid regions / M.R. Hamissa -- Effect of form and rate of nitrogen fertilizer on yield and nitrogen content of paddy rice under subtropical conditions / Tzo-chuan Juang -- Effectiveness of fertilizer use: an assessment of the grain:fertilizer ratio / Saleem Ahmed, Nazir Ahmad, Kazi S. Memon, Yoshio Yamada -- Assessment of arable lands / Marion F. Baumgardner -- Estimating global fertilizer requirements: some tentative results / Robert L. Fox, R.S. Yost -- Soils and future fertilizer needs / Goro Uehara -- Calculating the potential annual global fertilizer requirement using the recommended rate method: some tentative results / Saleem Ahmed, Nazir Ahmad -- Fertilizer scene in India: 2000 A.D. / N.M. Vachhrajani -- Pakistan: projected fertilizer demand to the year 2000 /Ahmed M. Shah -- Increasing effectiveness of fertilizer use: report of the adaptive production systems workshop / Filomena Campos, Herath P.M. Gunasena, M.R. Hamissa -- Farmer decision-making in technology adoption: fertilizers / Mohammad Ashraf, Tamrong Chomaitong, Saleem Ahmed -- Fertilizer supply to 2000 in reference to the Asia and Pacific region / Fernando C. Angulo -- Emerging fertilizer production capacities / Sylvester R. Panfil -- Fertilizer supply and demand: trends and cycles to the year 2000: the India context / B.L. Narayana -- Fertilizer trade patterns and trends with special reference to Asia and the West Pacific / Donald W. Fryer -- Comparative analysis of fertilizer marketing systems in South Asia: workshop report / Tikiri Subasinghe -- Fertilizer marketing in Asian countries, with emphasis on village level operations / Chong Yeong Lee -- Recommendations of the Fertilizer Flows Conference, summarized by / Richard P. Sheldon, Saleem Ahmed
Nanoscopy beyond the diffraction limit
No full textIn this paper we review the basics of optical investigations with a spatial resolution beyond the diffraction limit. Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy (SNOM) is shown to be a powerful and sensitive tool, able to transfer a wealth of conventional microscopy methods into the realm of the nanoworld. In particular, integration of SNOM with polarization-modulation methods enables analyzing and measuring optical activity at the nanoscale in solid-state samples. A few examples are presented to elucidate the potential of the technique in analyzing organic nanostructures showing linear and circular dichroism and in unraveling conformational and structural detail
FIGURE 6 in The water striders of Pakistan (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae): new records from Punjab and first checklist for the country
No full textFIGURE 6. Male genitalia of Naboandelus bergevini popovi Brown, 1951 from Lower Chenab canal (Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan): a–d) endosoma with sclerites in different positions; e) ventrite X, ventral view; f) ventrite X, dorsal view. Scale bar = 0.1 mm (photo by F. Cianferoni).Published as part of Cianferoni, Fabio, Saleem, Rukhshanda, Afsheen, Sumera & Zia, Ahmed, 2021, The water striders of Pakistan (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Gerridae): new records from Punjab and first checklist for the country, pp. 469-491 in Zootaxa 4996 (3) on page 480, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4996.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/507471
Islamic commercial law
No full textThe emergence of Islam banking and finance has refocused attention on Islamic transactions and commercial laws. Islamic Mommercial Law is a timely and welcome addition to the growing literature on the subject. it is the first book in English to introduce all the essential contracts on Islamic commerce and finance in one volume. The author also incorporates diagram, examples, and questions that offer a better understanding of the various commercial and financial transactions. This makes the book an important text and essential reading for the undergraduate and postgraduate students and for all those who work in Islamic financial institutions. I congratulate Dr. Saleem for providing students and practitioners with a useful tesource that combines the theory with the practice
The Knowledge and Determinants of Sexual Health and Sexual Transmitted Infections Among Women in Saudi Arabia: A Nationwide Survey [Response to Letter]
No full textHeba Yaagoub AlNujaidi,1 Atheer Kalid AlSaif,1 Naof Faiz Saleem ALAnsary,1 Nora A Althumiri,2 Nasser F BinDhim2 1Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 2Scientific Department, Sharik Association for Health Research, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Heba Yaagoub AlNujaidi, Email [email protected]
Folio
No full textNasim Zakaria-Message. pp. 6; Tariq Saleem Sheikh-Essay-National Unity. pp. 7-8; Essay-Our Great Son: Zahid Ali Khan. pp. 9; Mian Mukhtar Ahmad-Poetry-Poem. pp. 10-12; Nazeer Ahmad-Article-Morality and Politics. pp. 13-15; Shamim Nargis Rae-Essay-""The Fifteen"" Revived. pp. 16; Fazal-ur-Rahman Khan-Essay-The College Library. pp. 17; Siddiqui, M. Rehan-Department of Botany. pp. 18-19; Iqbal Mirza-Essay-Why English? pp. 20-22; Dr Parveen Shaukat Ali-Essay-The Role of the Teacher as an Adviser and Counsellor. pp. 23-24; Fakhar Ahmad-Article-What is Philosophy. pp. 25-31; Speech-The Speech Delivered by the Principal Govt. F. C. College, Lahore at Karachi at the Annual Function of Alumni Association Karachi. pp. 32-33; Speech-Speech of the Wafaqi Mohtasib. pp. 34-38; Ehsan Ali Nawak-A Review of Professor Riaz Hussain's Book 'Iqbal'. pp. 39-40; Folio [Urdu] 212 p.Professor Nasim Zakaria, Principal. before page 7; Prof Dr Parveen Shaukat Ali, Vice Principal, Govt. F.C. College, Lahore. before page 23; Mr Justice Sardar Mohammad Iqbal, Wafaqi Mohtasib. after page 34; Dr Rafique Ahmed, Vice Chancellor Punjab University. after page 40; Dr M. Rehan Siddiqui, Dean of Science. after page 40; Prof Viqar Ahmad Qureshi, Head Department of History. after page 40; Professor Amjad Tariq, Dean of Administration and Student Affairs. after page 40; Professor Gilani Kamran, Head of the Department of English. after page 40; Professor Zahid Parvaiz. after page 40; Professor Fazal Ur Rehman. after page 4
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