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Ayad Akhtar: A Conversation
No full textOn October 25, Pakistani-born artist and RISD alumna Shahzia Sikander, the Painting Department\u27s 2016 Kirloskar Fellow, organized a lecture and conversation with playwright and author–and her frequent collaborator–Ayad Akhtar, at the RISD Metcalf Auditorium.https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/painting_kirloskarvisitingscholarlectures/1000/thumbnail.jp
IDENTITY NEGOTIATION OF PAKISTANI-AMERICAN MUSLIMS IN AYAD AKHTAR'S HOMELAND ELEGIES
No full textPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk menyelidiki bagaimana generasi pertama dan kedua Muslim Pakistan-Amerika menegosiasikan identitas ganda mereka dalam Homeland Elegies karya Ayad Akhtar. Mulai saat ini, nama Ayad Akhtar akan mengacu pada karakter dalam novel, bukan penulisnya, kecuali dinyatakan sebaliknya. Penelitian ini menggunakan konsep poskolonial milik Bhabha mengenai mimikri, ambivalensi, hibriditas serta teori orientalisme milik Said dan teori budaya milik William. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif analitis untuk menganalisis proses, alasan, dan bentuk Ayad dan orang tuanya dalam menegosiasikan identitas ganda mereka sebagai Muslim Pakistan-Amerika. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa negosiasi identitas tokoh utama dipengaruhi oleh beberapa faktor penting yaitu keluarga, lingkungan sosial, dan nilai-nilai Islam yang diajarkan oleh keluarganya. Akibatnya, generasi pertama dan kedua terus-menerus menegosiasikan identitas mereka untuk bersosialisasi dengan baik di dunia yang terus berubah. Ayad dan orang tuanya melalui berbagai proses negosiasi identitas. Negosiasi identitas imigran generasi pertama ditunjukkan melalui perbedaan tindakan dan juga pendapat Ayad terhadap budaya Pakistan, Amerika, dan Islam. Ayad lebih kritis terhadap budaya tersebut dan negosiasinya terbukti lebih ekstrem bagi seorang Muslim, seperti mengenakan salib dan berpartisipasi dalam seks bebas. Proses pada imigran generasi kedua berbeda dengan generasi pertama, Sikander dalam bentuk mimikri obsesif ketika ia mencoba untuk meniru segala sesuatu yang Amerika dan juga percaya pada nilai-nilai fanatik atau rasis. Bentuk Fatima kontras karena dia lebih tahan dengan budayanya sendiri, Fatima menyangkal hampir semua hal Amerika dan memilih untuk hanya mengikuti budaya Pakistan-Muslim. Terlepas dari bentuk negosiasi identitas yang sangat berbeda antara Sikander dan Fatima, kedua karakter tersebut diperlihatkan lebih menyukai budaya tanah air mereka. Pada akhirnya, Ayad menemukan identitas Amerikanya, Sikander mendapatkan kembali identitas Pakistannya, dan Fatima mempertahankan identitas Pakistan-Muslimnya.
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This study aims to investigate the negotiation of the first and second generation of Pakistani-American Muslim’s multiple identities in Homeland Elegies written by Ayad Akhtar the author. From this point on, the name Ayad Akhtar will be referring to the character in the novel instead of the author unless stated otherwise. This study is deploying Bhabha’s postcolonial concepts of mimicry, ambivalence, hybridity also Said’s orientalism theory and William’s culture theory. This study applied descriptive analytical method to analyse the process, reason, and form of Ayad and his parents in negotiating their multiple identities as Pakistani-American Muslim. The finding showed that the main characters identity negotiation had been influenced by several important factors which were family, social environment, and Islamic values taught by their family. As a result, the first and second generations were continuously negotiating their identities in order to properly socialize in a changing world. Ayad and his parents went through various processes of identity negotiation. The first-generation immigrant identity negotiation is shown through the difference of action and also opinion Ayad has towards Pakistani, American, and Islamic culture. Ayad is more critical towards those and his negotiation are shown to be more extreme for a Muslim, such as wearing a cross and participating in casual sex. The process in second-generation immigrant is different compared to first generation, Sikander is in the form obsessive mimicry as he tried to mimic everything American and also believed in bigoted or racist values. Fatima’s form is contrast as she was more resilient with her own cultures, Fatima denied almost everything American and chose to only follow Pakistani-Muslim cultures. Despite the wildly different forms of identity negotiation between Sikander and Fatima, both characters are shown to prefer their homeland cultures. In the end, Ayad discovered his American identity, Sikander regained his Pakistani identity, and Fatima kept her Pakistani-Muslim identity
THE REPRESENTATION OF FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE IN AYAD AKHTAR’S AMERICAN DERVISH
No full textThis research analyzes the representation of feminist perspective in
American Dervish novel. It is portrayed in Ayad Akhtar’s American Dervish by
its female characterization. In literary work, character can be used as an
equipment to deliver the idea of the author through the story to the readers.
Through American Dervish, Ayad Akhtar tells an interesting story about
Pakistani-American culture. There are three problems to discuss in this research.
The first is the women’s oppression in the novel, then, the representation of
feminist perspective in the novel, and the last is the author’s ideology that
constructed behind the novel.
This research is significant because it discusses about gender inequality
that often happens in Pakistani-American society. This research aims to gain
understanding about the representation of feminism in the midst of Pakistani
American Muslim societies that is considered as strong patriarchal culture.
To support the analysis, I use the Stuart Hall’s theory of representation and
Chandra Mohanty’s feminism approach. Theory of representation is used to
analyze the feminist perspective in the novel that supported by Mohanty’s
feminism approach. Then, from the results of analysis, finally I found the author’s
ideology from connecting previous analysis results with the social context of the
novel, and the social background of the author. Specifically, the social context and
social background that I discuss is about Pakistani American Muslim life in
1980’s, even until nowadays. This research is qualitative research. This research is
divided into two kinds of data, primary data and secondary data. The primary data
are taken from the narrative and descriptive dialogues in Ayad Akhtar’s American
Dervish. I use literature journals, essays, articles, relevant books and e-sources as
the secondary data.
As the result of the discussion, it can be inferred that the author delivers
his feminist perspective through the female characterization in his American
Dervish novel. Mina and Muneer are two female characters who have feminist
perspective in the novel. The feminist perspective in the novel mostly emerge in
merely the way of thinking or mindset like criticizing, complaining, etc, but
female characters cannot escape from this oppression that is resulted by the
patriarchal culture that have been practiced for a long time ago. Basically, the
author criticizes the fundamentalism in Islam that also affects to gender issues.
Above all, the author tries to advocate gender equality. By this research, we can
know that Islam actually holds woman in high esteem, and woman has some equal
rights with men. The patriarchal culture that occurs in most Muslim societies is
resulted by many factors, such as misinterpretation, misconception, etc
Groundwater quality assessment for drinking and irrigation purposes in the Ayad river basin, Udaipur (India)
No full textGlobally, about 5.25 billion people depend on groundwater for their water needs. However, groundwater quality significantly impacts human health and agriculture, influenced by factors such as land use, waste seepage, soil properties, and geological settings. In Rajasthan, the primary groundwater quality issues involve fluoride, nitrate, chloride, and calcium. This study addresses the gap in the understanding of the spatial and temporal variations of these contaminants and how the variations are linked to geology and land use. The basis for the analysis is data spanning 2000 to 2021from the Ground Water Department (GWD), the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), and citizen science data from 2022 to 2023, focusing on the Ayad River Basin. The research aims to evaluate groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation by assessing physico-chemical parameters and using the Weighted Arithmetic Water Quality Index (WAWQI) method to calculate the Groundwater Quality Index (GWQI) from 2000 to 2023. The findings suggest a decreasing GWQI trend from west to east in the basin, with good groundwater quality (GWQI below 50) in the southern regions near the cities Umarda, Ramgiri, Undri, and Hariyab. The highest index values were near Bhoyana, Khemli, and Sisarma. The results of the salinity hazard test showed that salinity is a major issue in the eastern part of the basin. Though the groundwater is notably hard, a comprehensive analysis of various parameters nevertheless suggested its suitability for irrigation purposes. These results provide new insights in the quality of the groundwater resources in the Ayad River basin and valuable insights for policymakers and for decision-makers to develop strategies to preserve the groundwater quality.Globally, about 5.25 billion people depend on groundwater for their water needs. However, groundwater quality significantly impacts human health and agriculture, influenced by factors such as land use, waste seepage, soil properties, and geological settings. In Rajasthan, the primary groundwater quality issues involve fluoride, nitrate, chloride, and calcium. This study addresses the gap in the understanding of the spatial and temporal variations of these contaminants and how the variations are linked to geology and land use. The basis for the analysis is data spanning 2000 to 2021from the Ground Water Department (GWD), the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), and citizen science data from 2022 to 2023, focusing on the Ayad River Basin. The research aims to evaluate groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation by assessing physico-chemical parameters and using the Weighted Arithmetic Water Quality Index (WAWQI) method to calculate the Groundwater Quality Index (GWQI) from 2000 to 2023. The findings suggest a decreasing GWQI trend from west to east in the basin, with good groundwater quality (GWQI below 50) in the southern regions near the cities Umarda, Ramgiri, Undri, and Hariyab. The highest index values were near Bhoyana, Khemli, and Sisarma. The results of the salinity hazard test showed that salinity is a major issue in the eastern part of the basin. Though the groundwater is notably hard, a comprehensive analysis of various parameters nevertheless suggested its suitability for irrigation purposes. These results provide new insights in the quality of the groundwater resources in the Ayad River basin and valuable insights for policymakers and for decision-makers to develop strategies to preserve the groundwater quality.</p
Economic-lot-size formulas in manufacturing using MATLAB
No full textEconomic-lot-size formulas enable us to get number of orders that reduce costs of each of: inventory, setup, and ordering. In manufacturing problems, formulas of economic-lot-size may give rise in unrealizable schedules, in some production periods the shop could not satisfy demands, whereas at other times slack periods that lead to idleness may occur. This research depicts a technique that allows the computation of order quantities in order that demands are satisfied with available labor and machines. The technique includes a simple step-by-step computation, particularly adaptable to computer programming (MATLAB).M.S.Includes bibliographical referencesby Ayad Abdulaziz Mahmoo
Transgenic tilapia and the tilapia genome
No full textThe tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus) has an important place in the aquaculture of the developing world. It is also a very useful laboratory animal, and readily lends itself to the transgenic technology. Through the use of reporter genes, a range of potential gene promoters have been tested in tilapia, both through transient and stable expression of the reporter construct. Using the transgenic technology, growth enhanced lines of tilapia have been produced. These fish have no abnormalities and offer a considerable growth advantage for future exploitation. It is however crucial that transgenic fish, to be exploited in aquaculture, be sterile, and various methods of achieving sterility are considered. These include triploidy, gene knock out of crucial hormone encoding genes via homologous recombination, and knock down of the function of the same genes via ribozyme or antisense technologies
Positionsbestämning Tekniker i Trådlös Kommunikation System
No full textDevelopment of wireless communication technology and widely use of wireless networks have made location-aware applications possible and necessary. Object positioning location is an essential element in many applications such as navigation, tracking, emergency service, location based services (LBS) and security. Position location refers to the functionality and events to estimate the location of a node of interest. Position location involve the coordinates of the node that may be in two or three dimensions, and contain information such as the latitude and longitude where the node is located. The positioning location ideally to be available everywhere, inside buildings, outside in the street, in the sea, etc. The positioning location of objects as well as of people is important. To keep track of objects positioning location can to assist improve safety and control logistics efficiently. As climate changes and irregular weather becomes more common, there will be an increased need to sense and monitor the environment. This thesis presents an overview of existing positioning location solutions of nodes in different wireless communication systems. Applications of positioning of nodes are discussed and few examples are reviewed. The methods used to determine the positioning location of nodes with the aid of mathematical concepts are also explained.+46 (0) 737 411 444 Ayad Khalel Gullabergsvägen 6; lgh 107 371 43 Karlskron
Being In A 'Blanked-Out' State of Mind
No full textBeing in a ‘Blanked Out State’ - Extinction of Self/Consciousness of A Human
Author: Ayad Gharbawi
2023
Word Count: 1,088
Key Words: Human Existence; Human Non-existence; Mind; Awareness; Non-awareness; Extinction of Mind, Self and Physicality
Dear Sir/Madam;
I hope this email finds you well.
This paper seeks to prove that in certain mental states, the Mind can be in what we call in the English language, ‘being in a blanked-out state.’ This means the conscious person is not thinking, feeling, sensing, hearing, or smelling anything – his Mind is in a state of Nothingness precisely because he is not acting, reacting or interacting with the Constituents of his own Mind [CoM] or with anything in his surroundings.
So, what can say about such an individual?
In this manuscript, I will argue that the person in question no longer exists.
Why? Because the individual’s Awareness is non-existent. And this is the decisive reason for this phenomenon.
Neither his Mind is aware, conscious, alert to anything and nor is his body alert, aware, or sensitive to anything. Therefore, the Mind and the Physicality of the person are extinct.
It is no different to being in a coma or a dreamless state. Thus, our lives, and our existence cannot be a linear field precisely because every now and then we cease to ‘exist’, as just explained.
It is counterintuitive for people to think that when they blank out for a few moments, they ‘no longer exist’, but in every practical and functional sense, it is true. We like to think we are in ‘control’ of ourselves, our minds, and our bodies, but in truth, that is far from being the case
Efficient start–up energy management via nonlinear control for eco–traction systems
No full textElectrochemical capacitors, called supercapacitors (SCs) or ultracapacitors, are devices conveniently used for embedded electrical energy management owing to their huge capacitance, low internal resistance and flexible control through power electronic conversion. This paper proposes a main power supply of hybrid Wind Generator (WG)–SC within the train station for feeding the traction onboard SC through specified limited feeding transit durations. Onboard SCs provide the train with the requested start–up self–energy. The hybrid WG–SCs system is an environmental–friendly source that enables the independency on national grid and guarantees an efficient bidirectional power transfer for energy management with enhanced dynamic performance. Therefore, the dynamic modelling and the experimental analysis of the modern hybrid WG–SCs used for managing the charge/discharge operation of SCs at Unity Power Factor (UPF) mode are presented. For this purpose, the Port–Controlled Hamiltonian (PCH) methodology is deduced and explicitly presented. Simulation results, via MATLABTM, reveal that the proposed PCH control methodology can be successfully implemented to ensure acceptable system dynamic behavior. Numerical results are validated with experimental measurements to investigate the significance of the PCH approach for the energy management operation in eco-tractions
An Evolutionary Simulating Annealing Algorithm for Google Machine Reassignment Problem
No full textGoogle Machine Reassignment Problem (GMRP) is a real world problem proposed at ROADEF/EURO challenge 2012 competition which must be solved within 5 min. GMRP consists in reassigning a set of services into a set of machines for which the aim is to improve the machine usage while satisfying numerous constraints. This paper proposes an evolutionary simulating annealing (ESA) algorithm for solving this problem. Simulating annealing (SA) is a single solution based heuristic, which has been successfully used in various optimisation problems. The proposed ESA uses a population of solutions instead of a single solution. Each solution has its own SA algorithm and all SAs work in parallel manner. Each SA starts with different initial solution which can lead to a different search path with distinct local optima. In addition, mutation operators are applied once the solution cannot be improved for a certain number of iterations. This will not only help the search avoid being trapped in a local optima, but also reduce computation time. Because new solutions are not generated from scratch but based on existing ones. This study shows that the proposed ESA method can outperform state of the art algorithms on GMRP
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