74 research outputs found
Too many horns in the Temple of the God Hadad of Aleppo at the time of the Ebla archives!
No full textAmong the deliveries registered in the annual accounts of metals of the Ebla principal archive there are quantities of
silver and gold used for the circular decoration of the horns of bulls or oxen offered to some deities, especially to the god adad of the city of Aleppo. It was considered by some scholars that the horns had been part of the regular offerings to the god Hadad of Aleppo and served as decoration of the temple. The author proposes that the gift to the god consisted in the animals with decorated horns not in their horns. An example from the Odissey confirms this interpretation
MANAJEMEN DAKWAH HABIB UMAR BIN MUHDOR AL HADAD DALAM MEMBENTENGI PAHAM RADIKALISME DI MAJELIS AN-NUR TELUK BETUNG SELATAN
No full textABSTRAK
Permasalahan dalam penelitian ini adalah masuknya paham-paham radikalisme di
Majelis-majelis yang akan mendoktrin kalangan masyarakat. Majelis An-nur
Teluk Betung Selatan adalah lembaga keagamaan non formal yang mengajarkan
ajaran agama Islam. Untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan santri dan Jama’ah agar
tidak terjerumus dalam paham radikal di perlukan pengelolaanya yang baik.
Beranjak dari permasalahan tersebut penulis tertarik melakukan penelitian tentang
Manajemen Dakwah Habib Umar Bin Mudhor Al Hadad Dalam Membentengi
Paham Radikalisme Di Majelis An-nur Teluk Betung Selatan. Penelitian ini
bertujuan mengetahui Manajemen Dakwah Habib Umar Bin Mudhor Al Hadad
dalam membentengi paham Radikalisme di Majelis An-Nur Teluk Betung
Selatan. Jenis penelitian ini merupakan penelitian Field Research atau penelitian
lapangan. Teknik pengumpulan data yaitu dengan Wawancara, Observasi, dan
Dokumentasi. Sumber data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah data
primer dan data sekunder. Analisis data menggunakan analisa deskritif kualitatif.
Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Manajemen Dakwah Habib Umar dalam
membentengi paham Radikalisme meliputi: Planning (Perencanaan) yaitu
melakukan penyusunan program-program baik program jangka pendek maupun
jangka panjang, Organizing (Pengorganisasain) dengan melakukan pembagian
kerja yang tepat sesuai tugas dan tanggung jawab masing-masing pengelola,
Actuating (Pelaksanaan) dengan penerapan metode-metode pengajaran,
pemberian motivasi dan menjalin komunikasi yang baik dengan santri dan
Controling (Pengawasan) dengan melihat langsung perkembangan program yang
telah terlaksana.
Kata Kunci : Manajemen Dakwah, Paham Radikalisme.
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ABSTRACT
The problem in this research is the inclusion of radicalism in the assemblies that
will indoctrinate the community. The Teluk Betung Selatan An-nur Assembly is a
non-formal religious institution that teaches Islamic teachings. To increase the
knowledge of students and the Jama'ah so as not to fall into radical
understanding, good management is needed. Moving on from these problems, the
author is interested in conducting research on the Management of Habib Umar
Bin Mudhor Al Hadad's Da'wah in Fortifying Radicalism in the An-nur Assembly
of South Betung Bay. This study aims to determine the Da'wah Management of
Habib Umar Bin Mudhor Al Hadad in fortifying the notion of Radicalism in the
An-Nur Assembly of South Betung Bay. This type of research is a field research or
field research. Data collection techniques are interview, observation, and
documentation. Sources of data used in this study are primary data and secondary
data. Data analysis used qualitative descriptive analysis. The results showed that
Habib Umar's Da'wah Management in fortifying Radicalism includes: Planning
(Planning), namely making programs both short-term and long-term programs,
Organizing (Organising) by doing the right division of work according to the
duties and responsibilities of each management, Actuating (Implementation) by
applying teaching methods, providing motivation and establishing good
communication with students and Controling (Supervision) by directly observing
the development of programs that have been implemented.
Keywords: Da'wah Management, Understanding Radicalism
Fuel cell system
No full textIn a fuel cell system comprising a first zone (1) and a second zone (2), wherein the first zone (1) comprises a reaction area (4), wherein the second zone (2) comprises a fluidic connection (6, 7), wherein the fuel cell system comprises a decoupling structure (3) located between the first zone (1) and the second zone (2), wherein the decoupling structure (3) is configured to achieve an at least partial thermal decoupling between the first zone (1) and the second zone (2), the fuel cell system is configured to maintain a temperature of the first zone (1) essentially stable during an operation of the fuel cell system.AVP-R-TTOAlternative title(s) : (de) Brennstoffzellensystem (fr) Système de pile à combustibl
Nanoionics Phenomena and Devices with Oxide Thin Films
No full textThe number of studies on solid state ionic thin films (Nanoionics) has increased dramatically over last decades due to their high potential in micro and nanoscale technologies. Micro solid oxide fuel cells (micro-SOFC), and resistive switching memories (ReRAMs) are the most promising topics in this field, having impacts on portable energy sources, and future non-volatile memories. One can also add the new discovery of giant electrostriction (GES) in Gd-doped ceria (CGO), proposing ion conducting thin films as a new electromechanical family. While very astonishing results have been obtained, there are still some remaining challenges that are needed to be addressed: a) Mechanical stability in micro-SOFC, b) performance study of classically known fast ion conducting -i.e. yttrium stabilized zirconia (YSZ) and CGO- in ReRAMs, and c) Investigating and understanding of the acting mechanism leading to novel properties in CGO thin films.
In micro-SOFC, we have proposed a ring-shaped corrugated structure that can result in more stable membranes up to millimeters wide openings. Stable liberation borders, low mechanical buckling, increased area density in given volume, and high surface utilization are the main characteristics of such membranes. The electrochemical performance of a 500 um wide micro-SOFC cell has been measured at 350 °C and a power density of 12.5 mW/cm2 has been obtained. This value is close to the reported performance in the literature at the same temperature. An open circuit voltage of 0.7 V was achieved. The optimal membrane diameter in a single PEN cell (Positive electrode-Electrolyte-Negative electrode) was identified as 0.5 mm. For upscaling to several Watts of electrical output, it is proposed to fabricate a planar array of such cells.
Furthermore, we have studied the potential of CGO and YSZ thin films to be used as switching layer in ReRAMs. Both films have shown outstanding electrical characteristics comparable to high-performance switching materials with high stability and endurance. CGO thin films are able to operate at V(set)=1 V and V(reset)=-0.6 V over multiple cycles. YSZ thin films switch between V(set)=1.1 V and V(reset)=-0.6 V. Both cells have shown stable response over 10000 cycles with ON/OFF ratio of 100 and 5 for CGO and YSZ, respectively. It turned out that the switching mechanism in CGO films is rather of multi-filamentary mechanism as the low resistance state (LRS) and forming voltage decreases with increasing the device size. In contrast, in the YSZ-based memories, less filaments are expected to be formed since the scaling effect was not clearly observed.
Finally, we have investigated the GES in CGO thin films and we succeeded to reproduce the giant response, which was found to take place only at low frequency. We have shown that the giant electrostriction is related to the defects which are produced during rather specific deposition parameters such as low deposition temperature, an optimal ion bombardment, and high deposition rate. It has been found that a higher oxygen vacancy concentration than introduced by Gd doping is needed. Additional oxygen vacancies are most likely compensated by the reduction of Ce(4+) to Ce(3+). A large dielectric constant of over 1000 was observed at low frequency reminding at the phenomenon of the colossal dielectric constant. Moreover, the films are characterized by a strong nonlinear I-V behavior with a threshold voltage of about 10 V, very much like a varistor
Fuel cell system for portable applications
No full textIn a fuel cell system component, the fuel cell system component comprises a glass ceramic composite.AVP-R-TTOAlternative title(s) : (fr) Système de pile à combustible pour applications portable
Knowledge Economy: Characteristics and Dimensions
No full textOver the past several decades, the theme of knowledge economy (KE) has become increasingly important, being seen as a source of economic growth and competitiveness in all economic sectors. As a consequence of this development, the author provides evidence that scholars and commentators have pleaded in favor of using modern resources which enrich knowledge-based-economies, such as investments in IT&C, high-technology industries, and highly skilled workers. These factors are perceived as fundamental factors of KE, as the present research will state. The drivers of KE are indeed technologies with the help of knowledge and the production of information, all these conditioned by dissemination. The hereby article opens with a compare and contrast analysis of the traditional economy versus the knowledge economy. Also, the article defines the KE, focusing on the debate existing on the subject of its key characteristics and components (dimensions) according to international forums, scholars, and practitioners. At the same time, the author provides information on the drivers of KE, by thoroughly reviewing the academic literature in this field. In the end of the research, the focus moves to the four pillars of KE and their means of assessment. The positive economic trends that the KE brings forth are also analyzed, as well as the core elements of KE, also known under the name of the four pillars of KE: economic and institutional development stimuli; educated and skilled workers that can facilitate the creation and dissemination of knowledge; an adequate innovation system able to embrace the globalized knowledge stock, grasp it and adjust it to particular regional/local conditions; up-to-date information infrastructure enabling communication, information delivery and handling of information and knowledge
THE USE OF A MONOLITHIC COLUMN TO IMPROVE THE SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATION OF CAFFEINE, PARACETAMOL, PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, ASPIRIN, DEXTROMETHORPHAN, CHLORPHENIRAMINE IN PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS BY HPLC–A COMPARISON WITH A CONVENTIONAL REVERSED-PHASE SILICA-BASED COLUMN
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Adding ofloxacin to standard triple-drug regimens increased the Helicobacter pylori eradication rate: Data from randomized clinical trial
No full textBackground: The rate of Helicobacter pylori (H.pylori) eradication in dyspeptic patients using bismuth- based triple therapy is low due to bacterial that are resistant to antibiotics. The results of recent studies regarding levofloxacin have been encouraging, but the high cost of treatment prevents its routine administration. We, therefore, performed the present double-blind clinical trial to compare the efficiency of quadruple-drug regimen containing ofloxacin, clarithromycin, amoxicillin, and omeprazole and the same standard triple-therapy regimen minus ofloxacin in H. pylori positive dyspepsia.
Methods: The study patients were recruited among dyspeptic patients requiring gastroscopy. Patients with the history of H.pylori treatment, renal failure and pregnancy were excluded. Diagnosis of H.pylori infection was confirmed by rapid urease test and response to treatment was confirmed via negative urease breath test (UBT) 20 days after completion of treatment. Patients were allocated intermittently to standard triple therapy containing amoxicillin, clarithromycin, omeprazole alone or plus ofloxacin for ten days. Response to treatment was compared between the two groups.
Results: A total of 140 patients entered the study (70 patients in each group). At endpoint 30 (42.9%) patients of group 1 and 39 (55.7%) patients of group 2 became asymptomatic. Furthermore, 55 (78.6%) patients of group 1 and 66 (94.3%) patients of group 2 revealed negative urea breath test (P= 0.01).
Conclusion: This study indicates adding ofloxacin to standard triple-therapy for H.pylorri infection significantly increases the rate of eradication. These findings highlight ofloxacin as empiric treatment of H. pylori infection
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