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Instagram as a Da’wah Medium for Al-Hasany Foundation Islamic Boarding School
No full textSocial media expands the volume of information for each individual so that it holds power over control. Human interaction through online media is not limited by time and space, as long as the user is connected to an internet connection. Unlimited interaction is a reason for an Islamic boarding school manager to create a @alhasanymedia Instagram account. This study explores the use of Instagram by Al-Hasany Islamic boarding school for da’wah. The research uses a qualitative field method, the research procedure assembles descriptive data of interview or written word sequences from the observed people, and this approach is directed at the individual setting in a holistic (whole) manner. In qualitative research, the author becomes an essential instrument (human instrument) to establish the focus of the research, find and select informants as the data source, collect data, assess data quality, analyze data, interpret data and make conclusions on the findings. The results of this study show that the Instagram account @alhasanymedia has contributed to Islamic boarding school as an educational institution which includes the media of da’wah, information, blessing, promotion, nostalgically, and documentation for pesantren and graduates of Al-Hasany Sumber Islamic boarding school, parents and Abituren
Evaluation of a new bond-type anchorage system with expansive grout for a single FRP rod
No full textPrestressed concrete applications require a high strength prestressing material that could apply and maintain effective compressive force to concrete members. Although fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) materials, especially carbon FRP (CFRP), have the desired strength, no efficient system for its anchorage to concrete has been devised yet. This paper presents an experimental evaluation on a new bond-type anchorage system using an expansive grout as a filling material to anchor CFRP rods. A total of twelve specimens were fabricated and tested. Short-term and long-term pullout tests were performed. The CFRP rods were 0.375 in. (10 mm) and 0.50 in. (13 mm) in diameter. The parameters investigated were the bond length, rod diameter, and curing time of the expansive grout. The experimental results showed that 12 in. (305 mm) and 15 in. (381 mm) were adequate bond lengths to effectively anchor the 0.375 in. (10 mm) and 0.50 in. (13 mm) CFRP rods, respectively. The results also indicated that the anchor strength and stiffness were directly proportional to the bond length, and cross-sectional area ratio of CFRP rods to anchor borehole affected the stiffness and bonding capacity of the proposed anchor. Finally, a numerical analysis was carried out to predict the tensile behavior of FRP anchors. The numerical results had good agreement with the experimental results
Dr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Duane M. Jackson. Dr. Jackson talks about his paper, "Recall and the Serial Position Effect: The Role of Primacy and Recency on Accounting Students' Performance." Jackie Daniel, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
Efektivitas Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Jigsaw Dengan Menggunakan Media Visual Terhadap Hasil Belajar PKn Pada Siswa Kelas VII SMP Al-Hasany Banyoneng Laok Geger Bangkalan
No full textResearch used in this research is quantitative descriptive research. Quantitative research is a research method based on the philosophy of positivism, used to examine specific populations or samples for which data collection uses quantitative data analysis. Based on the data analysis, it was concluded that showing citizenship education (PKn) learning using visual media, there were differences in student learning outcomes after using using visual media in class VIII subjects in Al-Hasany Banyoneng Banyaneng Laok Geger Bangkalan
"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States" By M. Carey.
No full text"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States: containing bried sketches of the moral and political character of those states.
By M. Carey, member of the American philosophical, and of the American Antiquarian Society, and author of The Olive Branch, Cindiciae Hibernicae, essays on banking, on political economy, and on internal improvement.
To which are now added the English editor's comments on the subject; together with Important Advice to Emigrants, and Cautions Against Impositions Practiced in the Outports
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Dr. Glendon Swarthout
No full textHosted by Roger M. Busfield, MSU Assistant Professor of Speech and Theater, Meet the Author is designed to introduce a general audience to a contemporary author and their work through in-depth interviews. This episode features a conversation between Dr. Glendon Swarthout, prolific author and English professor at MSU, and assistant professors Sam S. Baskett and Theodore B. Strandness
Simulation of thermal plant optimization and hydraulic aspects of thermal distribution loops for large campuses
No full textFollowing an introduction, the author describes Texas A&M University and its utilities system. After that, the author presents how to construct simulation models for chilled water and heating hot water distribution systems. The simulation model was used in a $2.3 million Ross Street chilled water pipe replacement project at Texas A&M University. A second project conducted at the University of Texas at San Antonio was used as an example to demonstrate how to identify and design an optimal distribution system by using a simulation model. The author found that the minor losses of these closed loop thermal distribution systems are significantly higher than potable water distribution systems. In the second part of the report, the author presents the latest development of software called the Plant Optimization Program, which can simulate cogeneration plant operation, estimate its operation cost and provide optimized operation suggestions. The author also developed detailed simulation models for a gas turbine and heat recovery steam generator and identified significant potential savings. Finally, the author also used a steam turbine as an example to present a multi-regression method on constructing simulation models by using basic statistics and optimization algorithms. This report presents a survey of the author??s working experience at the Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL) at Texas A&M University during the period of January 2002 through March 2004. The purpose of the above work was to allow the author to become familiar with the practice of engineering. The result is that the author knows how to complete a project from start to finish and understands how both technical and nontechnical aspects of a project need to be considered in order to ensure a quality deliverable and bring a project to successful completion. This report concludes that the objectives of the internship were successfully accomplished and that the requirements for the degree of Degree of Engineering have been satisfied
Blending Electronics with the Human Body: A Pathway toward a Cybernetic Future
No full textAt the crossroads of chemistry, electronics, mechanical engineering, polymer science, biology, tissue engineering, computer science, and materials science, electrical devices are currently being engineered that blend directly within organs and tissues. These sophisticated devices are mediators, recorders, and stimula-tors of electricity with the capacity to monitor important electrophysiological events, replace disabled body parts, or even stimulate tissues to overcome their current limitations. They are therefore capable of leading humanity forward into the age of cyborgs, a time in which human biology can be hacked at will to yield beings with abilities beyond their natural capabilities. The resulting advances have been made possible by the emergence of conformal and soft electronic materials that can readily integrate with the curvilinear, dynamic, delicate, and flexible human body. This article discusses the recent rapid pace of development in the field of cybernetics with special emphasis on the important role that flexible and electrically active materials have played therei
Intern experience at CH���M Hill, Inc.: an internship report
No full textIncludes author's vita"Submitted to the College of Engineering of Texas A&M University in partial
fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Engineering."Includes bibliographical referencesA review of the author's internship experience with CH���M HILL, Inc.
during the period September 1975 through May 1976 is presented. During this nine month
internship the author worked as an Engineer II in the Industrial Processes discipline of this
large consulting engineering firm... The author's prime responsibility was as one of three
lead design engineers on the design of a large wastewater treatment facility for a pulp mill
in Hoquiam, Washington owned by ITT Rayonier Inc. The work generally consisted of the design
of individual treatment units and associated piping and pumping. The purpose of the project
was to provide wastewater treatment capabilities that would satisfy the effluent limitations
(standards) imposed upon the mill by the State of Washington Department of Ecology and the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The author's assignment also entailed necessary
interaction with the project manager and other CH���M HILL design engineers and support staff
members, the client's representatives, and representatives of two other consulting engineering
firms working on the project. Thus, the internship position at CH���M HILL provided considerable
experience coordinating the author's work with the work of other engineers, guiding the design
and administrative efforts of a support staff, and interacting regularly with the client and
other consulting firms. This broad exposure to a variety of engineering and organizational
problems provided a valuable educational experience
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