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Erratum to: Fixture layout optimization for multi point respot welding of sheet metals (Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, (2018), 32, 4, (1749-1760), 10.1007/s12206-018-0331-5)
No full textThere is one correction to make to the original article. The affiliation of the 3rd author, Muhammad Asad, was misprinted. The affiliation should be corrected as follows:3Mechanical Engineering Department, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, AlKhobar 31952, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
sj-docx-1-npx-10.1177_1934578X211031148 - Supplemental material for Antileishmanial Potential of Berberine Alkaloids From <i>Berberis glaucocarpa</i> Roots: Molecular Docking Suggests Relevant <i>Leishmania</i> Protein Targets
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-npx-10.1177_1934578X211031148 for Antileishmanial Potential of Berberine Alkaloids From Berberis glaucocarpa Roots: Molecular Docking Suggests Relevant Leishmania Protein Targets by Muhammad Alamzeb, Saqib Ali, Mamoon-Ur-Rashid, Behramand Khan, Ihsanullah, Adnan, Muhammad Omer, Asad Ullah, Javed Ali, William N. Setzer, Syed M. Salman, Ajmal Khan and Akram Shah in Natural Product Communications</p
sj-docx-2-npx-10.1177_1934578X211031148 - Supplemental material for Antileishmanial Potential of Berberine Alkaloids From <i>Berberis glaucocarpa</i> Roots: Molecular Docking Suggests Relevant <i>Leishmania</i> Protein Targets
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-2-npx-10.1177_1934578X211031148 for Antileishmanial Potential of Berberine Alkaloids From Berberis glaucocarpa Roots: Molecular Docking Suggests Relevant Leishmania Protein Targets by Muhammad Alamzeb, Saqib Ali, Mamoon-Ur-Rashid, Behramand Khan, Ihsanullah, Adnan, Muhammad Omer, Asad Ullah, Javed Ali, William N. Setzer, Syed M. Salman, Ajmal Khan and Akram Shah in Natural Product Communications</p
Rasionalitas tafsir The Message Of The Quran karya Muhammad Asad: Analisis ayat-ayat mukjizat
No full textINDONESIA :
Khawariqul ‘Adah atau diistilahkan dengan peristiwa luar biasa yang Allah anugerahkan kepada para nabisebagai bukti kenabiannya di hadapan umatnya pada waktu nabi di utus. Sesuatu yang diluar nalar atau irasonal (tidak masuk akal), atau khawariqul ‘adah. Seperti halnya Nabi Ibrahim A.s yang tidak terluka sama sekali oleh api ketika dibakar oleh kaumnya dan Nabi Isa As. Yang bisa menghidupkan orang mati, atau ketika Nabi Musa A.s membelah lautan dengan tongkatnya saat di kejar oleh Fir’aun dan pasukannya, dan masih banyak lagi nabi-nabi lain yang mendapatkan mukjizat dari Allah Swt. di satu sisi mukjizat itu adalah kejadian di luar nalar akan tetapi ada mufassir yang mencoba merasionalkan ayat-ayat mukjizat para nabi agar bisa dipahami akal, seperti apa yang dikemukaan oleh Muhammad Asad, bahwa kejadian luar biasa pada masa lalu ( mukjizat) yang dialami oleh para nabi, zaman sekarang harus bisa dipahami secara rasional.
Di dalam penelitian tesis ini memakai analisis-deskriftif yang berkaitan dengan pendapat penafsiran Muhammad Asad mengenai ayat-ayat yang berkaitan dengan mukjizat para nabi di dalam al-Qur’an, langkah yang diambil oleh penulis di dalam proses pengumpulan data adalah dengan mencari kata mukjizat dalam al-Qu’ran, seterusnya menncoba melihat pembahasan mukjizat para nabi dalam al-Qur’an, kemudian langkah selanjutnya adalah mencoba menganaslisis penafsiran Muhammad Asad dan membandingkan dengan penafsiran-penafsiran yang sudah ada baik penafsiran sebelum Muhammad Asad atau penafsiran setelah Muhammad Asad.
Semua ayat yang berkaitan dengan kejadian luar biasa, yang menimpa para nabi. Muhammad Asad terkadang merujuk pada penafsiran-penafsiran sebelum dirinya yang sependapat dengan penafsirannya, mengutif dari Bibel, mencari makna kata dll, agar penafsirannya rasional.
Muhammad Asad, dalam menafsirkan ayat-ayat alqur’an mengenai mukjizat para nabi, menggunakan pendekatan ilmiah yaitu peristiwa-peristiwa alam dan banyak juga menggunakan bentuk-bentuk penafsiran alegoris. Sehingga muncul sebuah penafsiran yang rasional.
ENGLISH :
Khawariqul 'Adah or it is termed an extraordinary event that Allah gave to the prophets as proof of his prophethood before his people when the prophet was sent. Something that is beyond reason or irrational (does not make sense), or khawariqul 'adah. Like Prophet Ibrahim A.s, who was not injured at all by fire when burned by his people and Prophet Isa As. Who can bring the dead to life, or when the Prophet Musa A.s split the sea with his staff while being chased by Fir'awn and his troops, and many other prophets who received miracles from Allah SWT. on the one hand the miracle is an unreasonable incident but there are commentators who try to rationalize the miracle verses of the prophets so that reason can be understood, like what Muhammad Asad disclosed, that extraordinary events in the past (miracles) were experienced by the prophet, today must be understood rationally.
In this thesis research, using descriptive analysis related to Muhammad Asad's interpretation of the verses related to the miracles of the prophets in the Koran, the steps taken by the author in the data collection process were to look for the word miracle in al-Qu'ran, then tries to look at the discussion of miracles of the prophets in the Koran, then the next step is to try to analyze Muhammad Asad's interpretation and compare it with existing interpretations, either pre-Muhammad Asad or after Muhammad Asad.
All the verses relate to the extraordinary events that befell the prophets. Muhammad Asad sometimes refers to his prior interpretations that agree with his interpretation, curse from the Bible, look for the meaning of words etc., so that the interpretation is rational.
Muhammad Asad in interpreting the verses of the alquran regarding the miracles of the prophets, used a scientific approach, namely natural events and also used many forms of allegorical interpretation.
ARAB :
خوارق اعادة أو ما يسمى بحدث غير عادي أعطاه الله للأنبياء كدليل على نبوته على قومه عند إرسال النبي. ما هو فوق العقل أو غير منطقي ، أو خوارق الصلاة. مثل النبي إبراهيم عليه السلام ، الذي لم يصب إطلاقاً بنيران أحرقه قومه ونبيه عيسى عليه السلام من يستطيع إحياء الموتى ، أو عندما شق النبي موسى البحر بعصاه أثناء مطاردته من قبل فرعون وجنوده ، والعديد من الأنبياء الآخرين الذين تلقوا المعجزات من الله سبحانه وتعالى. من ناحية ، المعجزة حادثة غير معقولة ، لكن هناك مفسرين يحاولون تبرير آيات
معجزات الأنبياء بحيث يمكن فهم العقل ، مثل ما كشفه محمد أسد ، تلك الأحداث غير العادية في الماضي (المعجزات) التي مرت بها. الأنبياء اليوم يجب فهمهم بعقلانية.
يستخدم البحث في هذه الرسالة التحليل الوصفي المتعلق بتفسير محمد أسد للآيات المتعلقة بإعجاز الأنبياء في القرآن ، والخطوات التي اتخذها المؤلف في عملية جمع البيانات هي البحث عن كلمة معجزة في ثم يحاول القرآن أن ينظر في مناقشة معجزات الأنبياء في القرآن ، ثم الخطوة التالية هي محاولة تحليل تفسير محمد أسد ومقارنته بالتفسيرات الموجودة ، سواء قبل محمد الأسد أو بعد محمد أسد.
كل الآيات تتعلق بالأحداث غير العادية التي حلت بالأنبياء. يشير محمد أسد أحيانًا إلى تفسيراته السابقة التي تتفق مع التفسير ، ويلعن من الكتاب المقدس ، ويبحث عن معنى الكلمات ، وما إلى ذلك ، حتى يكون التفسير عقلانيًا.
استخدم محمد أسد في تفسير آيات القرآن الخاصة بمعجزات الأنبياء منهجًا علميًا ، أي الأحداث الطبيعية ، كما استخدم العديد من أشكال التفسير المجازي
TEORI KEBERMAKSUDAN DALAM TERJEMAHAN AL-QUR'AN (STUDI AYAT ALEGORI DALAM THE MESSAGE OF THE QURAN KARYA MUHAMMAD ASAD)
No full textTranslation of the Al-Qur’an has become a contestation to explore the meaning of
the Qur’an more concisely. However, despite its brevity, there is a rather complex
polemic. Based on the Skopos Theory (meaningful translation), the author here
discusses about the Al Qur’an translation released by Muhammad Asad titled “The
Message of the Quran”. The core problem raised in this study is to identify the
translation hermeneutics which brought to the surface by Asad in terms of the
intention theory; as well as examining his translation result of allegoric verses
(mutasyābihāt), which consist of three subcategories: anthropomorphism,
muqaṭṭa’āt, and supernaturalism. Both of these problems were explored using a
descriptive-qualitative method which generated several findings. First,
hermeneutically, Asad puts rationality as the aim that underlies each movement of
translations. Asad supports his aim with several points of purpose, such as context,
extra quranic nasakh, emphasizing the integration concept of the verses, along with
mainstreaming the ibrah over the historicity of the Qur’an. Second, specifically in
three themes of allegorical verses: anthropomorphism, muqaṭṭa’āt, and
supernaturalism (gaib), Asad still stands faithful to the rationality concept.
However in this topic, the validity of Asad’s rationality is being tested, considering
the limitation of human’s reasoning, whereas revelation does not. Responding this
dilemma, Asad preferred to conclude his arguments turned around, that the true
truth of Al-Qur’an’s meaning lays on God’s hands. This is a rationality according
to Muhammad Asad. Lastly, theoretical reflection of this research is a paradigm
shifting of translation from equivalency to purposive, which is very relevant when
translating scriptures
Estimating Passenger Car Equivalent Factors for Heterogeneous Traffic Using Occupancy-Density Linear Regression Model
No full textA variety of methods have been proposed in the existing literature for the estimation of passenger car equivalent (PCE) factors. These methods are based on the comparison of selected attributes of different vehicles. This research, for the first time, utilizes the basic notion of the linear relationship between road area occupancy and density for the estimation of PCE factors for different vehicle types in heterogeneous traffic. Aerial photographs obtained from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) were analyzed to estimate the road area occupancy and the number of vehicles classified in seven selected groups. A linear least-squares regression model was developed between road area occupancy and classified vehicle count. The coefficients of the occupancy-density linear regression model were used to estimate PCE and motorcycle equivalent (MCE) factors. The comparison of the estimated set of PCE values with the values reported in the literature shows that PCE factors estimated using the proposed method are reasonable and produce a better occupancy-density relationship than the other studies. In comparison with the existing methods that rely on lane-based measurements, the proposed method is well suited for traffic with weak/no lane discipline, as it considers the entire road width and the dynamics of lateral movement of different types of vehicles. The proposed method does not need extensive traffic data of speeds, headways, flow rates, and so forth, and is applicable on aerial photographs obtained from other sources, such as satellites.Funding
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was supported with funding from Exascale Open Data Analytics Lab, National Center for Big Data and Cloud Computing (NCBC) and the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
Acknowledgments
The authors are thankful to research students Syed Hassan Ali, Haseeb Ahmed, Zohaib Ahmed, Aqib Abbasi, Asad Rehan, Mirza Ali Haider, Syed Abbas Hasan Zaidi, and Omema for their help in this research
Adapting authoritarianism: institutions and co-optation in Egypt and Syria
No full textThis PhD thesis compares Egypt and Syria’s authoritarian political systems. While the tendency in social science political research treats Egypt and Syria as similarly authoritarian, this research emphasizes differences between the two systems with special reference to institutions and co-optation. Rather than reducibly understanding Egypt and Syria as sharing similar histories, institutional arrangements, or ascribing to the oft-repeated convention that “Syria is Egypt but 10 years behind,” this thesis focuses on how events and individual histories shaped each states current institutional strengthens and weaknesses. Specifically, it explains the how varying institutional politicization or de-politicization affects each state’s capabilities for co-opting elite and non-elite individuals.
Beginning with a theoretical framework that considers the limited utility of democratization and transition theoretical approaches, the work underscores the persistence and durability of authoritarianism. Chapter two details the politicized institutional divergence between Egypt and Syria that began in the 1970s. Chapter three and four examines how institutional politicization or de-politicization affects elite and non-elite individual co-optation in Egypt and Syria. Chapter five discusses the study’s general conclusions and theoretical implications.
This thesis’s argument is that Egypt and Syria co-opt elites and non-elites differently because of the varying degrees of institutional politicization in each governance system. Rather than view one country as more politically developed than the other, this work argues that Syria’s political institutions are more politicized than their Egyptian counterparts. Syria’s political arena is, thus, described as politicized-patrimonialism. Syria’s politicized-patrimonial arena produces uneven co-optation of elites and non-elites as they are diffused through competing institutions. Conversely, the Egyptian political arena remains highly personalized as weak institutions and individuals are manipulated and molded according to the president’s ruling clique. This is referred to as personalized-patrimonialism. As a consequence, Egypt’s political establishment demonstrates more flexibility in ad hoc altering and adapting its arena depending on the emergence of crises.
This study’s theoretical implications suggest that, contrary to modernization and democratization theory’s adage that institutions lead to a political development, politicized institutions within a patrimonial order actually hinder regime adaptation because consensus is harder to achieve and maintain. It is within this context that Egypt’s de-politicized institutional framework advantages its top political elite. In this reading of Egyptian and Syrian politics, Egypt’s personalized political arena is more adaptable than Syria’s. These conclusions do not indicate that political reform is a process underway in either state
Remittances and Poverty Linkages in Pakistan: Evidence and Some Suggestions for Further Analysis
No full textGlobal remittances experienced a dramatic increase over the years, particularly since 1990 wherein the developing world emerged to be the major beneficiary accounting for 60 percent of the total amount. Because of the sheer volume, and magnitude of the remittances, and pre-eminence of these flows compared to the FDIs, development assistance and in some cases the trade related transactions, the development practitioners tended to focus and investigate the importance of remittances which are generally regarded as a dependable source for growth, improved welfare and poverty alleviation in the developing world. Given the fact that remittances flows entail wide ranging ramifications both for sending as well as receiving countries, difficult to be generalised, hence empirical evidence has been mounted though lack of consensus is visible.
al-Misbāh fī al-Nahw By Nāsir al-Dīn al-Mutarrizī al-Nahwī (d. 610/1213) A Critical Edition of the Text with the Life History of the Author
No full textNāsir al-Dīn al-Mutarrizī al-Nahwī (d.610/1213) was one of the most renowned figures in the field of Arabic Grammar. He has left an indelible mark on the world of Arabic language and literature. He is also known as the successor of al-Zamakhsharī.
He wrote a number of books but his al-Misbāh fī al-Nahw gained prominence at a level that no other book in this field could claim to achieve. For this reason, a great number of commentaries have been written in every age, of which the most famous are al-Daw and Khulāsat al-I‘rāb written by Tāj al-Dīn al-Isfrā’īnī and ‘Abd al- Karīm al-Tūsī (better known as Hājjī Bābā) respectively. Moreover, its translation into other languages also demonstrates its value as a useful book.
Although al-Misbāh has been edited on more than one occasion, the published editions do not fulfil the needs and requirements of modern academic research criteria. The basic aim of this thesis is to present this book with a current modern research style so that the students, teachers and ordinary readers of Arabic language and literature may benefit from this work.
This thesis is divided into two parts. The first part deals with the life history of the author and his other works. A brief note of the environment under which he grew up (generally referred to as the ‘Seljuk’ period) is also included in this part.
The second part consists of a text edition that deals with the derivation (Takhrīj) of syntactical issues together with the differing opinions of grammarians on syntactical/grammatical issues. This part also proffers the idiomatic English translation of al-Misbāh
Psychological factors and entrepreneurial orientation: Could education and supportive environment moderate this relationship?
No full textThe purpose of this study is to find out the role of individual's psychological factors in determining entrepreneurial orientation and to examine if the relationship could be moderated by non-psychological factors? Reflecting on competency theory as a specific theoretical foundation and resource based theory as an overarching theory, impact of four psychological factors i.e. self-confidence, internal locus of control, tolerance of ambiguity, and propensity to take risk and two non-psychological factors i.e. role of education and role of supportive environment were studied in relationship to their impact on entrepreneurial orientation. Unit of analysis of this cross sectional study was individual entrepreneurs operating their food-related business (retail outlets) at micro level. The results of survey explain that psychological factors affect entrepreneurial orientation and non-psychological factors moderate this relationship. Findings of this study can be adopted by high risk ventures capitalists to assess entrepreneurial capabilities to improve return on investment as well as by managers in the new employees hiring process
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