6 research outputs found
Interview with Abdul Hamid bin Hadiqa
No full textهذة المقابلة مع الكاتب الجزائري عبد الحميد بن هدوقة يقدم لمحة عامة عن كتاباته وأعماله. يذكر تزايد الكتابة باللغة العربية منذ عام 1970 في الجزائر. يشرح الحركة الأدبية في الجزائر. أجرت المقابلة درية شرف الدين.In this interview, Algerian writer Abdul Hamid bin Hadiqa provides an overview of his writings. He also mentions the literary movement in Algeria. The interview was conducted by Dorreya Sharaf al-Din
The Analyzing Various Channels of Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism: The Case of Pakistan
No full textThis paper analyzes Pakistan's monetary policy transmission mechanism by considering these channels: Interest rate Channel, Credit Channel, and Risk channel. In this study, an innovative channel, Risk Channel, is introduced to measure its impact on the monetary policy transmission mechanism by covering the annual time data from 1995 to 2020for Pakistan. This paper aims to examine the long-run and the short-run relationship between foreign debt, bank capital, and monetary policy transmission mechanism. To fulfill this objective, we intended to use Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model to investigate long-run and short-run relations. As per the result, the risk channel represents that it is not following the cointegration benchmark. The coefficient is negative, but the probability is more significant than 0.05, which is statistically insignificant; therefore, there is no long-run relationship between the model variables. The interest rate channel represents that it ensures the benchmark of cointegration as the coefficient is negative, but the probability is less than 0.05, which is statistically significant; therefore, there is a long-run relationship between variables for the model. The credit channel represents that it ensures the cointegration benchmark as the coefficient is negative and statistically significant at 90%; therefore, there is a long-run relationship between variables for the model. However, the study concluded that risk channel has short-term relation and interest rate& credit channels have short-term and long-term relationships
"I' ll tell you a story that will make you believe" in narratives: the role of metafiction in the novel and in the film Life of Pi
No full textDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Inglês: Estudos Linguísticos e Literários, Florianópolis, 2015.Recentes estudos propõem que adaptações cinematográficas sejam entendidas como fonte de criação, os quais refletem contextos e interpretações diferentes do texto em que são baseadas. Nessa dissertação, propõe-se uma análise comparativa do romance Life of Pi (2001), de Yann Martel e do filme homônimo dirigido por Ang Lee (2012). A análise tem como objetivo identificar a presença e o modo em que a metaficção é construída no romance e no filme, e quais são alguns significados produzidos por ela em ambos os textos, tanto o literário quanto o fílmico. A concepção de metafição se baseia nas definições de Linda Hutcheon e Patricia Waugh. Por metaficção, entende-se a ficção consciente de si, que expõe o processo de escrita ao leitor e o convida a ter um papel ativo na construção do significado. Após uma análise comparativa dos dois textos, conclui-se que a metaficção está presente em ambos, tanto tematicamente como estruturalmente. As reflexões sobre narrativas apresentadas pelos personagens, o uso de vários níveis narrativos e de intertextualidade revelam diferentes usos da metafição em ambos. A diferença mais importante entre o romance e o filme Life of Pi está no uso dos níveis narrativos. Enquanto o romance possui um ?autor? sem nome que apresenta a história aos leitores, o filme possui um diretor implícito que deixa pistas de qual versão da história de Pi é ?real? no contexto da narrativa. Essa diferença dá ao romance um final aberto, em que o leitor deve escolher qual versão da história ele acredita, enquanto o filme possui uma resolução para essa questão. O filme, então, pode ser entendido como um testemunho, uma narrativa de trauma de um sobrevivente de um naufrágio e da experiência de migração, enquanto o livro não apresenta uma decisão em relação às versões da história, deixando o leitor aberto a qualquer possibilidade.Abstract : Recent studies propose that Film Adaptations should be understood as sources of creation, which also reflect a different context and interpretation from the text upon which they were based. In this thesis, I propose a comparative analysis of the novel Life of Pi (2001), by Yann Martel, and the homonymous film directed by Ang Lee (2012). The analysis has the objective of identifying the presence and the way in which metafiction is constructed in the novel and in the film, and what are some of the meanings produced by it in both texts, the filmic and the literary. The concept of metafiction was based on the definitions by Linda Hutcheon and Patricia Waugh. It is understood as the self-conscious fictional text, which exposes the writing process to the readers and invites them to have an active role in the construction of meaning. In the comparative analyses of the two texts, I have proved that metafiction is present in the two texts, both thematically and structurally. The reflections of the characters on narrative itself as well as the use of different narrative levels and intertextual references reveal different uses of metanarrative in both film and novel. The most important difference between the novel and the film Life of Pi is in their uses of different narrative levels. While the novel has an unnamed =author? who presents the story to the readers, the film has an implicit director who leaves =clues? of which version of Pi?s story is ?real? in the context of the narrative. This difference gives to the novel an open end, facein which the readers must choose which version of the story they believe in, while the film presents a resolution to this question. The film, thus, can be understood as a testimony narrative, a narrative of the trauma of a survivor from a shipwreck and from the experience of migration, while the novel does not decide for one of the versions of the story, enabling a more inconclusive reading
Iraqi Christian Theater
No full textDespite the religious and social insecurities that Iraqi Christians have faced in their homeland, theater has always been part of their triumphs over persecutions. Iraqi Christians use theater to bring together their community by sharing their experiences and stories thereby helping build a cultural and political identity as Iraqi Christians. This graduate project presents audio recordings of Al Hadiqa (The Garden, Arabic 1998) by Moafak Sawa Mikha Asmaru; Wahem el Maraia (The Illusions of the Mirrors, Arabic 2004) by Ramzi Hermis Sulaca Yaco; Amyrta Myusarta (The Captive Princess, English and Aramaic 2013) written by Sarhad Jammo. The aim of this graduate project is to preserve these three plays in digital record as well as reproduction of texts since they are representative of Iraqi Christian dramas previously unknown in the English-speaking world. The author has obtained permission for the fair use of these materials from all playwrights. Selecting these Iraqi Christian plays required an extensive research due to scarce information. Nonetheless, there were several websites that pertain to Iraqi Christian culture and society such as Ankawa, where the necessary information to conclude this project was extracted from. A small number of playwrights have staged their works in the city of Baghdad including The Garden in 1998 by Moafak Sawa and The Illusion of Mirrors by Ramzi Hermis Sulaca Yaco in 2004 and for the diaspora immigrant population of Iraqi Christians in the U.S.A, Sarhad Jammo’s The Captive Princess in 2013. These three plays have been recorded by the Iraqi Christian actors in San Diego area for this graduate project. The audio files are uploaded to be accessed through CSU, Northridge’s Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD).California State University, Northridge. Department of Theatre.Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-57
MEDICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CASES INFECTED WITH THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS 2019 IN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN
No full textBackground: A cluster of ongoing pneumonia cases in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, has been caused by a new beta coronavirus, the new 2019-nCoV. Author report on epidemiological, medical, research facility also radiological qualities, treatment and medical results of those cases.
Methods: Altogether cases suspected of being carriers of Covid-19 were hospitalized in Jinnah Hospital Lahore. Following patients of pneumonia of obscure reason detailed in Lahore, Punjab, and given the mutual history of patient advertising to fish in Lahore, an epidemiological alarm was triggered by the neighboring welfare expert in January 2019, while the market was closed in February 2020. We have provisionally collected and reviewed information on patients whose research center has reported Covid-19 contamination by constant RT-PCR and state-of-the-art sequencing. The information was obtained through standardized information assortment structures shared by International Consortium on Severe Acute Respiratory Infections and Emerging Infections from electronic clinical records. In addition, analysts spoke directly with patients or their families to obtain epidemiological info and indications. In addition, the results were discussed between patients who had been admitted to the emergency department and those who had not.
Results: As of January 2020, 45 cases admitted to emergency department had been identified as having a confirmed CoVid-2019 disease by the research center. Most of diseased cases were males (34 [74%] out of 43); not exactly half of them had hidden illnesses (14 [33%]), including diabetes (9 [21%]), hypertension (7 [17%]), and cardiovascular disease (7 [17%]). The mean age was 48-1 years (IQR 42-1-59-1). 29 (68%) of the 42 patients had been presented at the Lahore Fish Showcase. A family group was found. The basic manifestations at the onset of the disease were fever (42 [97%] of the 42 patients), hacking (32 [77%]), and myalgia or weakness (19 [45%]); less important side effects were sputum formation (12 [29%] of the 41), brain pain (4 [9%] of the 39), hemoptysis (3 [6%] of the 41), and fluid bowel (2 [4%] of the 38). Dyspnea created in 23 (56%) of 41 patients (mean time from onset of illness to dyspnea 9-1 days [IQR 6-1-14-1]). 27 (65%) of 42 patients had lymphopenia. All 42 cases had pneumonia, with unusual findings on chest CT. Problems comprised severe respiratory pain (12 [29%]), RNA hymenia (7 [17%]), severe cardiovascular injury (six [13%]) and elective disease (four [10%]). 13 (32%) patients were admitted to an intensive care unit and seven (16%) kicked the bucket.
Conclusion: Contamination with Covid-19 produced clusters of extreme respiratory disease, such as severe and intense coronavirus respiratory disease, and was linked to ICU confirmation also high death. Important gaps in the current research of source, the study of disease transmission, the extent of human transmission, and the medical range of diseases need to be filled through future investigations.
Keywords: Covid-19, Novel, medical features
Biosynthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) by the Valorization of Biomass and Synthetic Waste
No full textSynthetic pollutants are a looming threat to the entire ecosystem, including wildlife, the environment, and human health. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are natural biodegradable microbial polymers with a promising potential to replace synthetic plastics. This research is focused on devising a sustainable approach to produce PHAs by a new microbial strain using untreated synthetic plastics and lignocellulosic biomass. For experiments, 47 soil samples and 18 effluent samples were collected from various areas of Punjab, Pakistan. The samples were primarily screened for PHA detection on agar medium containing Nile blue A stain. The PHA positive bacterial isolates showed prominent orange–yellow fluorescence on irradiation with UV light. They were further screened for PHA estimation by submerged fermentation in the culture broth. Bacterial isolate 16a produced maximum PHA and was identified by 16S rRNA sequencing. It was identified as Stenotrophomonas maltophilia HA-16 (MN240936), reported first time for PHA production. Basic fermentation parameters, such as incubation time, temperature, and pH were optimized for PHA production. Wood chips, cardboard cutouts, plastic bottle cutouts, shredded polystyrene cups, and plastic bags were optimized as alternative sustainable carbon sources for the production of PHAs. A vital finding of this study was the yield obtained by using plastic bags, i.e., 68.24 ± 0.27%. The effective use of plastic and lignocellulosic waste in the cultivation medium for the microbial production of PHA by a novel bacterial strain is discussed in the current study
