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Islamic jurisprudence on the regulation of armed conflict ::text and context /
No full text"In Islamic Jurisprudence on the Regulation of Armed Conflict: Text and Context, Nesrine Badawi argues against the existence of a 'true' interpretation of the rules of regulation armed conflict in Islam. In a survey of formative and modern seminal legal works on the subject, the author offers a detailed examination of the internal deductive structures of those key juristic works on the subject and elaborates on different methodological inconsistencies in them to shed light on the role played by the socio-political context in the development of Islamic jurisprudence"-
From Individuals to Teams: A Conceptual Model for Group Behavior Integration in Industry 5.0
No full textInternational audienceIn Industry 5.0 environments, integrating human behavior models into scheduling and planning is essential. However, most research in this field focuses on individual modeling, overlooking the significant influence of group dynamics. Beyond isolated interactions, collective decision-making and team behaviors shape system performance, especially when deploying collaborative technologies such as Autonomous Intelligent Vehicles (AIVs) and smart information systems. This paper proposes a conceptual model that incorporates group behaviors into scheduling frameworks, shifting from purely operational goals toward more human-centric, adaptive approaches. By aligning production planning with human needs and behaviors, we advance sustainable, worker-friendly solutions that enhance efficiency, safety, and flexibility, paving the way toward human-centric scheduling and production management
Machine learning-based prediction of toxic metals concentration in an acid mine drainage environment, northern Tunisia
No full textIn northern Tunisia, Sidi Driss sulfide ore valorization had produced a large waste amount. The long tailings exposure period and in situ minerals interactions produced an acid mine drainage (AMD) which contributed to a strong increase in the mobility and migration of huge heavy metal (HM) quantities to the surrounding soils. In this work, the soil mineral proportions, grain sizes, physicochemical properties, SO42− and S contents, and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms such as the Random Forest (RF), Support Vector Machine (SVM), and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models were used to predict the soil HM quantities transferred from Sidi-Driss mine drainage to surrounding soils. The results showed that the HM concentrations had significantly increased with the increase of decomposition and oxidation of galena, marcasite, pyrite, and sphalerite-marcasite and Fe-oxide-hydroxides quantities and the sulfate dissolution (marked with SO42− ions increase) that produced the decreased soil pH. Compared to SVM, and ANN models outputs, the RF model that revealed higher R2val, RPD, RPIQ, and lower error indices had satisfactorily predicted the soil HM accumulation coming from the AMD environment. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.] © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature
Dawydoffia siphonocryptida Wesener & Moritz & Akkari 2023, new species
No full text<i>Dawydoffia siphonocryptida</i> new species <p>Figures 6–9</p> <p> <b>Etymology</b>: The first author’s first thought was, when observing this species, that it belongs to the Siphonocryptida, whose members resemble this species in their habitus. Noun in apposition.</p> <p> <b>Material examined</b>:</p> <p> Holotype: 1 ♁, <b>SMF</b>, broken and utilized for SEM and genetic sampling. Laos, Luang Prabang Prov., SE Luang Prabang, Nam Khan, Xien Ngeun Dist., Ban Keng Koung, 372 m, 19°40'96.3'' N, 102°18'44.2'' E, disturbed forest, valley, waterfall, forest soil, pitfall trap, leg. P. Jäger 21– 28.2.2008.</p> <p> Paratypes: 1 ♀, <b>SMF</b>, same data as holotype, but coll. by Winkler extraction, leg. P. Jäger, 23.2.2008; 1 ♀, <b>SMF</b>, Laos, Luang Prabang Prov., SE Luang Prabang, Nam Khan, between Ban Khon Why and Xieng Ngeun, Houay Tham, 363 m, 19°44'51.2'' N, 102°13'15.4'' E, along stream, leaf litter at rocks, daytime, sieving, leg. P. Jäger, 24.3.2007; 1 ♀, <b>ZFMK MYR 12266</b>, same data as previous.</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis</b>:</p> <p> <i>D siphonocryptida</i> <b>n. sp.</b> differs from <i>D. kalonota</i> in the coloration: body white, with black stripe starting at tergite 3 (body red-brown, with conspicuous black-brown stripe running from collum to anal segment in <i>D. kalonota</i>). It also differs from <i>D. kalonota</i> in the number of conical protuberances on the second sternite (4 versus 2) and in the posterior gonopod, with podomere 2 being the largest, as long as (but wider then) podomeres 3 and 4 combined (in <i>D. kalonota</i> with podomere 3 being larger than 2, cylindrical, as long as 4 and 5 combined).</p>Published as part of <i>Wesener, Thomas, Moritz, Leif & Akkari, Nesrine, 2023, Integrative redescription of the sucking millipede genus Dawydoffia Attems, 1953 with a description of a new species and a transfer to the family Hirudisomatidae (Diplopoda, Polyzoniida), pp. 411-429 in Zootaxa 5263 (3)</i> on pages 422-423, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5263.3.6, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/7804359">http://zenodo.org/record/7804359</a>
LBVS no decoys
No full textTwo datasets for Ligand-Based Virtual Screening (LBVS) benchmarking without decoys.
If you use them, please cite the original datasets:
@article{butkiewicz2013,
title={Benchmarking ligand-based virtual High-Throughput Screening
with the PubChem database},
author={Butkiewicz, Mariusz and Lowe, Edward W and Mueller, Ralf and
Mendenhall, Jeffrey L and Teixeira, Pedro L and
Weaver, C David and Meiler, Jens},
journal={Molecules},
volume={18},
number={1},
pages={735--756},
year={2013},
publisher={Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute},
doi={10.3390/molecules18010735}
}
@article{Lagarde2014,
author = {Lagarde, Nathalie and Ben Nasr, Nesrine and Jérémie, Aurore and
Guillemain, Hélène and Laville, Vincent and Labib, Taoufik and
Zagury, Jean-François and Montes, Matthieu},
title = {NRLiSt BDB, the Manually Curated Nuclear Receptors Ligands and
Structures Benchmarking Database},
journal = {Journal of Medicinal Chemistry},
volume = {57},
number = {7},
pages = {3117-3125},
year = {2014},
doi = {10.1021/jm500132p},
note ={PMID: 24666037},
URL = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jm500132p},
eprint = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jm500132p}
Ommatoiulus ktarii Akkari & Reip 2023, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Ommatoiulus ktarii</i> sp. nov. <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> A species of the genus <i>Ommatoiulus</i>, most similar to <i>O</i>. <i>rimosus</i> (Karsch, 1881) (see Akkari (2013) for a redescription) in the general shape of promerite with a protruding mesal ridge and a subapical plate bearing large setae, elongated and curved mesomerite, long distal process and serrated lamella of solenomerite, and a stout and apically folded paracoxite. Distinct from it in the promerite differing in the longer mesal distal process and a uniformly rounded lateral process (vs. angular in <i>O. rimosus</i>); a broader subapical fold, not higher than half the distal process (vs. almost as high as the mesal distal process in <i>O. rimosus</i>); posterior gonopods differing in the distal part of the mesomerite which is curved, pointing meso-posteriad (vs. strongly curved, making almost a full loop, pointing meso-anteriad in <i>O. rimosus</i>), in a stouter and longer paracoxite of the same length as solenomerite (vs. paracoxite shorter than solenomerite in <i>O. rimosus</i>) and in details of the distal part of the solenomerite with a shorter distal process (<b>ds</b>) and a less broad distal lamella (<b>dl</b>) in the new species.</p> <p> <b>Name.</b> The species epithet honours the Tunisian Zoologist and Emeritus Professor Mohamed Hédi Ktari, who inspired the first author to engage in the study of myriapods and for his tremendous support to her scientific work in her debuts in Tunisia.</p> <p> <b>Material examined.</b> <b>Holotype:</b> male, TUNISIA, Kairouan Governorate, Oueslatia, N 35.8139, E 9.6550, 17.10.2017, mixed forest of <i>Pinus halepensis</i>, in litter and under stones, Hans Reip leg. (NHMW MY 10328). <b>Paratypes:</b> 1 male, 1 female, 2 juveniles (NHMW MY 10329); 1 male (SMNG VNR 020846), same data as holotype.</p> <p> <b>Description. Measurements.</b> Males: body length: 16–18 mm, vertical diameter: 1.4–1.6 mm, 43–46 podous rings + 0–2 apodous rings + telson, antennae length: 1.03–1.06 mm, antennae/vertical diameter ratio: 0.67–0.74, midbody leg length: 0.68–0.79 mm, ratio midbody leg/vertical diameter: 0.48–0.50. Female: body length: 21.5 mm, vertical diameter: 2.1 mm, 45 podous rings + 1 apodous ring + telson, antennae length: 1.08 mm, antennae/vertical diameter ratio: 0.51, midbody leg length: 0.84 mm, ratio midbody leg/vertical diameter: 0.4.</p> <p> <b>Colour</b> (Fig. 1). General colour dark brown fading into pale-yellowish below ozopore level. Head (Fig. 1A–C) dark brown with lighter brown to yellowish sputter, paler towards the labral zone; antennae, stipes of the mandibles and gnathochilarium brown, labrum yellowish. Collum and anteriormost rings uniformly dark brown with light brown-yellow sputter (Fig. 1B). Posterior to that, colour contrasting with dorsally uniformly dark almost black prozonites fading on the lateral sides, and pale whitish metazonites (Fig. 1A, B, E). Legs pale whitish (Fig. 1D), gonopods more pigmented (Fig. 1A, B). Anal valves and preanal ring brown; preanal ring projection and subanal scale pale yellowish to white (Fig. 1E).</p> <p> <b>Head</b> (Fig. 1A–C). With 8–10 vertical rows of ommatidia. Labrum tridentate. Gnathochilarium typical for Julidae.</p> <p> <b>Body rings</b> (Fig. 1A, B, E). Metazonites with regular longitudinal striae, denser on the lateral sides; prozonites with denser and irregular oblique striae. Ozopores as small and round transparent openings at half their diameter distance from the posterior margin of the metazonites. Suture complete, rectilinear, slightly curving at the level of ozopores in the posteriormost body rings. Preanal ring (Fig. 1E) protruding into a straight caudal projection, bearing a few short setae on tip and an upturned hyaline process. Anal valves with a marginal row of long setae and a submarginal row of ca. 4–5 shorter setae. Subanal scale semi-circular, with several setae.</p> <p> <b>Male sexual characters</b>. Mandibular stipites ventrally enlarged into rounded lobes (Fig. 1A, B), first pair of legs hook-shaped, the rest of the leg-pairs with postfemoral and tarsal pads (Fig. 1D). <i>Gonopods</i> (Figs 2, 3). Promerite (Figs 2A, C, D, 3A–D) with a broad rounded lateral margin, distally with an incision (<b>i</b>) and an asymmetrically square-like subapical lobe with a thickened margin (Fig. 2A, C, D); mesal ridge (<b>M</b>) apically protruding beyond the subapical lobe as a narrow cylindrical process with a blunt tip. In posterior view (Fig. 2D), the distal margin shows an oblique ridge connected with the mesal apical process, bearing circa six-seven strong setae pointing distolaterad and subapically circa three-four shorter ones close to the mesal ridge. Mesomerite (<b>Ms</b>) (Figs 2B, E, F, 3E–H) large and higher than the other processes, proximal part uniformly broad, abruptly narrowing at the upper third and distally curving meso-posteriad in a hook-shaped process (<b>ho</b>) (Fig, 2E); distal part gently narrowing into a thin apex, lateral margin of mesomerite marking an angle at the site of the curvature (Figs 2F, 3E, H). Solenomerite (<b>S</b>) broad at the basis, with a row of scattered spikes (<b>Sp</b>), and a deep notch (<b>n</b>) separating the main process from a small triangular scaly process (<b>pr</b>), distally with a hyaline lamella (<b>dl</b>) and a long process (<b>ds</b>) (Figs 2B, 3E–G), long, gradually narrowing and curving latero-distad, showing a small straight conical ramification at the level of the curvature; distal lamella (<b>dl</b>) with two main folds bearing several serrations and an acuminate tip (Figs 2B, 3F, G). Seminal groove (<b>g</b>) originating from the fovea (<b>F</b>) visible in mesal view (Figs 2E, 3E), running postero-distad towards <b>ds</b>. Paracoxite (<b>Px</b>) simple, uniformly broad, of the same length as solenomerite, distally bent posterio-mediad, and apically folded (Figs 2B, E, F, 3E–H). Coxite (<b>Co</b>) showing as a round broad projection (Figs 2B, 3F, G).</p> <p> <b>Distribution</b>. Known only from the type locality in Tunisia.</p> <p> <b>Habitat</b>. Found under stones and in litter of a <i>Pinus halepensis</i> forest mixed with <i>Juniperus</i> sp. and diverse deciduous shrubs.</p>Published as part of <i>Akkari, Nesrine & Reip, Hans, 2023, Ommatoiulus ktarii, a new millipede from Tunisia and considerations on the taxonomy of the genus (Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae), pp. 183-191 in Zootaxa 5231 (2)</i> on pages 184-188, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5231.2.5, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/7575368">http://zenodo.org/record/7575368</a>
Tatar Author Möhemmet Mehdiyev And Hıs Novel Named Frontovıklar (Revıew Text)
No full textÇağdaş Tatar edebiyatının önemli isimlerinden, Abdullah Tukay Devlet Ödülü ve
Tataristan Cumhuriyeti Millî Yazarı unvanı sahibi Möhemmet Mehdiyev, Tatar Türkleri
tarafından sevilen ve eserleri ilgiyle okunan bir yazardır. Tatar nesrine getirdiği yeniliklerle de
tanınan yazar, edebiyat bilimci ve eğitimci kimlikleriyle de Tatar içtimai hayatında birçok
çalışmaya imza atmış, Tatar Türklüğüne önemli hizmetlerde bulunmuştur. Tatarların özel
önem verdiği yazarlarından olan Mehdiyev'e ve onun eserlerine ait Türkiye'de bu zamana
kadar yapılmış kapsamlı hiçbir inceleme bulunmamaktadır. Bu konudaki büyük bir boşluğu
dolduracağı düşünülen bu tez çalışması, XX. yüzyıl Tatar edebiyatına, özellikle de Tatar
romanına dair bilgi verirken, esas olarak ise dönemin önemli yazarlarından Möhemmet
Mehdiyev'in biyografisi (hayatı-edebi kişiliği-eserleri) ve Frontoviklar adlı ilk romanının
incelenmesi başlıklarını içermektedir. Ayrıca Türkiye Türkçesine de aktarılan romanda;
Sovyetler Birliği döneminde, II. Dünya Savaşı sonrasında öğretmenlik yapan cephedekilerin
ve eğitim uğruna emek harcayan Tatarların hayatlarının anlatıldığı görülür. Bu sebeple eserde
sosyolojik ve tarihî unsurlar yoğun bir şekilde yer alır. Hem siyasi hem de toplumsal sonuçlar
barındıran roman, edebiyat sosyolojisi araştırmaları için bize birçok veri sunar ve günümüz
okuyucusuna dönemin sosyal ve siyasi atmosferini anlama imkânı tanırOne of the important names for contemporary Tatar literature, who has Gabdulla Tukay
Governmental Award and the title National Author of Tatarstan Republic, Möhemmet
Mehdiyev is a author, whose the works are loved and readed interestedly by Tatar Turks. The
writer that also known with the innovations brought by him to Tatar prose, has undertaken
several studies in Tatar social life with own litterateur and educator identities, and has made
significant service for Tatar Turks. So far there is no any comprehensive study in Turkey on
Mehdiyev that has particular attention of Tatars and on his works. This work that will fill a
large gap in this issue includes the following titles: information about the Tatar literature and
the novel of 20th century, Möhemmet Mehdiyev's biography (his life, literary personality and
works) and the review of the first novel of him Frontoviklar. In the novel also translated to
Turkish is told the life stories of the Tatars working as a teacher during the Soviet Union after
World War II. Therefore sociological and historical factors take place intensively in the novel.
The novel contains both political and social consequences, gives us a lot of data for the
researches on sociology of literature and allows to understand the social and political
atmosphere of the period to contemporary readers
Unveiling the paint stratigraphy and technique of Roman African polychrome statues
No full textpeer reviewedIf ancient written sources and the visual analysis of polychromies have recently revealed the complexity of the technique of painting on statues and their frequent restoration, the non-invasive punctual chemical analyses carried out do not allow one to access the chemical composition of the different paint layers. This paper presents the analysis of three statues from Roman Africa discussing the results obtained from this understudied territory and chronology. By combining visual observation (VIS, UVL), video microscopy and MA-XRF imaging, we propose here a non-invasive protocol to determine the chemical composition of the different paint layers. This allows one to unveil the complexity of the ‘know-how’ of a sculpture painter and sheds light on the evolution of the original appearance of the statues
Has the pandemic become an excuse for curbing visitors from the Global South?
No full textRestrictive policies introduced to contain the spread of Covid-19 may now be conveniently applied to contain mobility from the global south to the global north. These Covid-19-related restrictions should have been reviewed pari passu with vaccination and infection rates, and with other mechanisms employed to slow down the spread of the virus. However, in many countries, the revision of laws and policies still lags. Guardian columnist and author Nesrine Malik succinctly encapsulates this emerging trend in her recent piece: “It’s hard to shake the impression that there is a desire not to return to normal rates of ebb and flow, but to use this opportunity to make it permanently harder to move around, particularly if your starting point is in the global south.
Redescription of Mesoschendyla javanica (Attems, 1907) and its first records from Borneo (Chilopoda, Geophilomorpha, Schendylidae)
No full textThe geophilomorph Mesoschendyla javanica (Attems, 1907) was originally described from a small number of males collected from bat guano in Tjompea (Ciampea), Java. Subsequently, no additional material was identified. The type series remained the only specimens belonging to this genus known from Asia.
Mesoschendyla javanica is re-discovered 118 years after its original description amongst centipedes collected from soil cores taken during the 1977–1978 Royal Geographical Society Gunung Mulu Expedition to Sarawak (Borneo, East Malaysia) and is deposited in the collection of the Natural History Museum (London). The new material comprising 49 specimens, amongst which are the first known females, is described and illustrated, shedding light on intraspecific morphological variation. The syntypes and sole previously available specimens are redescribed and illustrated, completing the summary original description of the species. Ecological and biogeographical notes are provided for Sarawak specimens.Copyright © Popovici G et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. The attached file is the published version of the article.NHM Repositor
