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The Complete Muhammad Ali
No full textIncluding material and photographs not included in most of the 100 other books about the champion, Ishmael Reed's The Complete Muhammad Ali is more than just a biography-it is a fascinating portrait of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st. An honest, balanced portrayal of Ali, the book includes voices that have been omitted from other books. It charts Ali's evolution from Black Nationalism to a universalism, but does not discount the Nation of Islam and Black Nationalism's important influence on his intellectual development. Filipino American author Emil Guillermo speaks about how "The Thrilla' In Manila" brought the Philippines into the 20th century. Fans of Muhammad Ali, boxing fans, and those interested in modern African American history and the Nation of Islam will be fascinated by this biography by an accomplished American author.Intro -- DEDICATION -- INTRODUCTION -- The Curious History of an Icon -- CHAPTER 1 -- CHAPTER 2 -- CHAPTER 3 -- CHAPTER 4 -- CHAPTER 5 -- CHAPTER 6 -- CHAPTER 7 -- Did the Secret Government Fear a U.S. Muslim/Overseas Muslim Alliance? -- CHAPTER 8 -- CHAPTER 9 -- The Break Between the Prophet and his Disciple -- CHAPTER 10 -- CHAPTER 11 -- CHAPTER 12 -- The GOAT (Greatest Of All Time): Ali or Louis? -- CHAPTER 13 -- The Nation of Islam, the Mob, Showdowns in Canada and Sonny Liston -- CHAPTER 14 -- CHAPTER 15 -- The Taunts: Marketing or Racism? -- CHAPTER 16 -- CHAPTER 17 -- CHAPTER 18 -- CHAPTER 19 -- Boxing and the Brain -- CHAPTER 20 -- Ali's Feet -- CHAPTER 21 -- Mr. Dick -- CHAPTER 22 -- CHAPTER 23 -- The Opening Ceremonies, November 2005 -- CHAPTER 24 -- December 2005, Las Vegas -- CHAPTER 25 -- CHAPTER 26 -- June 16, 2004 -- CHAPTER 27 -- CHAPTER 28 -- CHAPTER 29 -- Aix-en-Provence -- CHAPTER 30 -- Ali as a Black Nationalist -- San Francisco, January 2004 Black Liberation Book Fair -- CHAPTER 31 -- January 31, 2004 -- CHAPTER 32 -- October 2005, Chicago -- CHAPTER 33 -- Why Ali remained with Elijah instead of following Malcolm -- CHAPTER 34 -- CHAPTER 35 -- February 4, 2006, Oakland, California -- CHAPTER 36 -- Like Zeus Descending from Mount Olympus -- CHAPTER 37 -- CHAPTER 38 -- Tuesday, February 28, 2006, New York -- CHAPTER 39 -- Bigger Than Boxing -- CHAPTER 40 -- Tribes Gallery, New York, April 2006 -- CHAPTER 41 -- June 2006, Louisville, Kentucky -- CHAPTER 42 -- CHAPTER 43 -- CHAPTER 45 -- Bad Company -- CHAPTER 46 -- Coxson, A Very Charming Rogue -- CHAPTER 47 -- Ali and the largest embezzlement scheme in Wells Fargo history -- CHAPTER 48 -- CHAPTER 49 -- "Lonnie is a stabilizing force."-Harry Belafonte -- October 29, 2006 -- CHAPTER 50 -- Abdul Rahman -- CHAPTER 51 -- CHAPTER 52 -- CHAPTER 53How Will Ali Be Remembered? New York, January 8, 2005 -- CHAPTER 54 -- CONCLUSION -- AFTERWORD -- Boxers' Rights? -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- MUHAMMAD ALI -- ISLAM AND NATION OF ISLAM -- BOXING -- RELATED SUBJECTS -- ALSO AVAILABLE FROM BARAKA BOOKSIncluding material and photographs not included in most of the 100 other books about the champion, Ishmael Reed's The Complete Muhammad Ali is more than just a biography-it is a fascinating portrait of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st. An honest, balanced portrayal of Ali, the book includes voices that have been omitted from other books. It charts Ali's evolution from Black Nationalism to a universalism, but does not discount the Nation of Islam and Black Nationalism's important influence on his intellectual development. Filipino American author Emil Guillermo speaks about how "The Thrilla' In Manila" brought the Philippines into the 20th century. Fans of Muhammad Ali, boxing fans, and those interested in modern African American history and the Nation of Islam will be fascinated by this biography by an accomplished American author.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Maktabat Al Muthanna Baghdad Feb-May 1962
No full textOn the same date, Ali Al-Mansouri issued an official financial statement confirming that the Al-Khanji Foundation owed a total of 11.375.أصدر علي المنصوري بيانًا ماليًا رسميًا بتاريخ 25 نيسان 1962 يُفيد بأن مؤسسة الخانجي مدينة بمبلغ إجمالي قدره 11,375
Syriac-Arabic Glosses of Isho bar Ali. Volume 2
No full textThese two volumes constitute the second part (nun-taw) of the Syriac-Arabic dictionary of the 10th cent. physician Isho bar Ali (the first half of the dictionary had been published in 1874 by G. Hoffmann). Each Syriac word is defined in Arabic, often with more than one Arabic equivalent; in addition, the author deals not just with individual Syriac words, but in some cases with phrases. Gottheil used 21 manuscripts (from Oxford, London, Paris, Berlin, Leiden, and Rome) for this edition, and he has supplied a thorough critical apparatus; the manuscripts are described in the introduction. While some manuscripts give the Arabic glosses in Syriac characters (i.e. Garshuni), Gottheil has presented them here in Arabic script. These two volumes will be of great interest to Syriac lexicographers and those who study interactions between Syriac and Arabic.Contains an English introduction by Richard J.H. Gotthei
Syriac-Arabic Glosses of Isho bar Ali. Volume 1
No full textThese two volumes constitute the second part (nun-taw) of the Syriac-Arabic dictionary of the 10th cent. physician Isho bar Ali (the first half of the dictionary had been published in 1874 by G. Hoffmann). Each Syriac word is defined in Arabic, often with more than one Arabic equivalent; in addition, the author deals not just with individual Syriac words, but in some cases with phrases. Gottheil used 21 manuscripts (from Oxford, London, Paris, Berlin, Leiden, and Rome) for this edition, and he has supplied a thorough critical apparatus; the manuscripts are described in the introduction. While some manuscripts give the Arabic glosses in Syriac characters (i.e. Garshuni), Gottheil has presented them here in Arabic script. These two volumes will be of great interest to Syriac lexicographers and those who study interactions between Syriac and Arabic.Contains an English introduction by Richard J.H. Gotthei
Regeneration im peripheren und zentralen Nervensystem nach Verletzung und Applikation von Glykomimetika - Studie in Mus musculus
No full textIn adult mammals, regeneration after injury of the central nervous system is hindered by the abundance of molecules inhibiting axonal growth which severely restrict functional recovery. In contrast to the central nervous system, peripheral nerves regenerate after injury and this ability is attributed to the growth-permissive environment provided by Schwann cells and their basal lamina. Despite this regenerative potential, however, functional recovery is often limited.
Here we pursued to promote regeneration in two models of nervous system injuries in mice, femoral nerve transection and spinal cord compression, using peptides which functionally mimic polysialic acid (PSA) and human natural killer antigen-1 (HNK-1) glycan, carbohydrate epitopes on cell recognition molecules known to promote neurite outgrowth in vitro.
In the femoral nerve injury paradigm, functional HNK-1 or PSA mimicking peptides or a control peptide were applied in a polyethylene tube used to surgically reconnect the severed stumps of the femoral nerve before it bifurcates into the motor and sensory branches. Using video-based motion analysis to monitor motor recovery over a 3-month post-operative period, we observed a better functional outcome in the HNK-1 and PSA mimetic-treated than in control mice receiving a control peptide or phosphate buffered saline. Retrograde tracing of regenerated motoneurons and morphometric analyses showed that accuracy of reinnervation, motoneuron survival and motoneuron soma size were enhanced with the HNK-1 mimetic treatment but not with the PSA mimetic. However, the PSA mimetic enhances remyelination of the regenerated axons distal to the injury site, indicating that effects on Schwann cells in the denervated nerve may underlie the improved motor recovery. In line with this notion was the observation that the PSA mimetic enhanced the elongation of Schwann cell processes and Schwann cell proliferation in vitro, when compared with the control peptide. Moreover, Schwann cell proliferation in vivo was enhanced in both motor and sensory branches of the femoral nerve by application of the PSA mimetic. These effects were likely mediated by NCAM through its interaction with the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) since they were not observed when the PSA mimetic was applied to NCAM-deficient Schwann cells, and since application of two different FGFR inhibitors reduced process elongation from Schwann cells in vitro.
In the spinal cord injury paradigm, subdural infusions were performed with an osmotic pump over a two-week time period after low thoracic compression injury in young adult C57BL/6J mice. When applied immediately after injury, the PSA mimetic and the combination of PSA and HNK-1 mimetics, but not the HNK-1 mimetic alone, improved functional recovery as assessed by locomotor rating and video-based motion analysis over a 6-week observation period. Better outcome in PSA mimetic treated mice was associated with increased, as compared with control mice, number of cholinergic terminals on lumbar motoneurons, higher numbers of glutamatergic terminals and monaminergic axons in the lumbar spinal cord, and increased degree of axonal myelination proximal to the injury site. Scar formation, extent of de- and re-myelination and numbers of lumbar motoneurons were not affected by the PSA or HNK-1 mimetic treatment. In contrast to immediate post-traumatic application, the PSA mimetic treatment was ineffective when initiated 3 weeks after spinal cord injury. Our results suggest that PSA and HNK-1 mimetic peptides can be efficient therapeutic tools to promote motor recovery after peripheral and central nervous systems injuries.In adulten Säugtieren wird die Regeneration nach Verletzung des zentralen Nervensystems durch das Vorhandensein von Molekülen, die das Auswachsen von Axonen inhibieren, stark eingeschränkt. Im Gegensatz zum zentralen Nervensystem ist das periphere Nervensystem in der Lage, nach Verletzung zu regenerieren. Diese Fähigkeit wird auf die wachstumsfördernden Eigenschaften der Umgebung zurückgeführt, die von den Schwannzellen und ihrer Basallamina bereitgestellt werden. Trotz dieses regenerativen Potentials des peripheren Nervensystems ist die funktionelle Regeneration meist unvollständig.
In dieser Arbeit wurden zwei verschiedene Modelle zur Untersuchung der Regeneration des Nervensystems herangezogen: 1.) die Verletzung des Femoralnervs und 2.) die Rückenmarksläsion.
Nach der Verletzung des Femoralnervs oder des Rückenmarks wurden an der Läsionsstelle lokal Peptide eingesetzt, die funktionell Polysialinsäure (PSA) und das „human natural killer cell antigen 1“ (HNK-1) mimikrieren. Hierbei handelt es sich um Kohlenhydrat-Epitope auf Zelladhäsionsmolekülen, welche das Neuritenwachstum in vitro stimulieren.
In Experimenten zur Regeneration des Femoralnervs wurde entweder funktionelles HNK-1 Peptid, PSA mimikrierendes Peptid oder ein Kontrollpeptid in ein Polyethylene-Röhrchen appliziert, welches die beiden Stümpfen des zuvor verletzten Femoralnervs verbindet. Die Verletzung des Femoralnervs erfolgte vor der Verzweigung des Nervs in den motorischen und sensorischen Ast. Es wurden auf Video-Aufzeichnungen basierende Bewegungsstudien an den operierten Mäusen durchgeführt, mit deren Hilfe die Regeneration der Tiere anhand ihrer motorischen Fähigkeiten über einen Zeitraum von 3 Monaten post-operativ untersucht werden konnte. Diese Analysen zeigten, dass Mäuse, denen das HNK-1 und das PSA Mimetikum verabreicht wurde, wesentlich besser regenerierten als solche, die das Kontrollpeptid oder gepufferte Salzlösung erhielten. Retrograde Färbung der regenerierten Motoneurone und deren morphometrische Analysen zeigten, dass in der mit HNK-1 Mimetikum behandelten Gruppe im Vergleich zum PSA Mimetikum die korrekte Reinnervierung verbessert ist, das Überleben der Motoneurone erhöht ist und die Somata von Motoneuronen vergrößert sind. Obwohl das PSA-Mimetikum keinen Effekt auf die korrekte Reinnervierung hatte, wurde durch das PSA-Mimetikum die Remyelinisierung der regenerierten Axone distal zur Verletzung deutlich verbessert. Dies weist darauf hin, dass PSA einen Einfluß auf die Remyelinisierung durch Schwannzellen im durchtrennten Nerv hat. Diese Annahme konnte durch die Beobachtung gestützt werden, dass das PSA-Mimetikum verglichen mit dem Kontroll-Peptid das Auswachsen von Schwannzell-Fortsätzen und die Schwannzell-Proliferation in vitro verstärkt. Darüber hinaus war die Schwannzell-Proliferation auch in vivo sowohl im motorischen als auch im sensorischen Teil des Femoralnervs durch das PSA-Mimetikum erhöht. Diese Effekte könnten möglicherweise durch das neurale Zelladhäsionsmolekül (NCAM) und seine Interaktion mit dem Fibroblasten-Wachstumsfaktor-Rezeptor (FGFR) vermittelt werden, da die Effekte ausblieben, wenn NCAM-defiziente Schwannzellen mit dem PSA Mimetikum behandelt werden. Darüber hinaus verminderte die Zugabe von FGFR-Inhibitoren in vitro die Elongation der Schwannzell-Fortsätze.
In den Experimenten zur Verletzung des Rückenmarks wurde das Rückenmark junger adulter C57BL/6J Mäuse auf der Höhe der unteren Brustwirbel durch Kompression verletzt und Peptide über einen Zeitraum von zwei Wochen mittels einer osmotischen Pumpe subdural zugeführt. Über einen Zeitraum von 6 Wochen wurde die funktionelle Regeneration mittels Beobachtungen des Laufverhaltens und über auf Video-Aufnahmen basierenden Bewegungsanalysen determiniert. Wenn das PSA Mimetikum oder die Kombination aus PSA und HNK-1 Mimetikum direkt nach der Verletzung appliziert wurden, konnten diese einen positiven Effekt auf die funktionelle Regeneration ausüben. Das HNK-1 Mimetikum alleine vermittelte diesen Effekt nicht. Verglichen mit Kontrolltieren wiesen PSA Peptid behandelte Tiere eine erhöhte Anzahl von cholinergen Endungen der lumbalen Motoneurone, eine erhöhte Anzahl der glutamatergen Endungen und der monoaminergen Axone im lumbalen Rückenmark, sowie eine erhöhte Rate axonaler Myelinisierung proximal zur Verletzungsstelle auf. Die Narbenbildung, das Ausmaß an De- und Remyelinisierung und die Anzahl der lumbalen Motoneurone wurden durch die Zugabe des PSA oder HNK-1 Mimetikums nicht beeinflusst. Im Gegensatz zur Applikation direkt nach der Verletzung, hatte das PSA Mimetikum drei Wochen nach der Rückenmarksverletzung keinen Effekt. Diese Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass das PSA und das HNK-1 Mimetikum ein effizientes therapeutisches Hilfsmittel sind, welches positiv auf die funktionelle Regeneration nach Verletzung des peripheren als auch des zentralen Nervensystems wirkt
The Transcultural Critic: Sabahattin Ali and Beyond
No full textThe central theme of this volume is the work of Sabahattin Ali, the Turkish author and translator from German into Turkish who achieved posthumous success with his novel Kürk Mantolu Madonna (The Madonna in the Fur Coat). Our contributors analyze this novel, which takes place largely in Germany, and several other texts by Ali in the context of world literature, (cultural) translation, and intertextuality. Their articles go far beyond the intercultural love affair that has typically dominated the discussion of Madonna. Other articles consider Zafer Şenocak’s essay collection Deutschsein and transcultural learning through picture books. An interview with Selim Özdoğan rounds out the issue.Im Mittelpunkt dieses Bandes steht das Werk des türkischen Autors und Übersetzers aus dem Deutschen Sabahattin Ali, der mit seinem Roman Kürk Mantolu Madonna (Die Madonna im Pelzmantel) zu posthumem Ruhm gelangte. Der Roman, der zum Großteil in Deutschland spielt, und andere seiner Werke werden unter Aspekten der Weltliteratur, (kultureller) Übersetzung und Intertextualität diskutiert. Damit reicht der Fokus weit über die bislang im Vordergrund stehende interkulturelle Liebesgeschichte in der Madonna hinaus. Weitere Beiträge beschäftigen sich mit Zafer Şenocaks Essaysammlung Deutschsein und dem transkulturellen Lernen mit Bilderbüchern. Ein Interview mit Selim Özdoğan rundet diese Ausgabe ab
The Transcultural Critic: Sabahattin Ali and Beyond
No full textThe central theme of this volume is the work of Sabahattin Ali, the Turkish author and translator from German into Turkish who achieved posthumous success with his novel Kürk Mantolu Madonna (The Madonna in the Fur Coat). Our contributors analyze this novel, which takes place largely in Germany, and several other texts by Ali in the context of world literature, (cultural) translation, and intertextuality. Their articles go far beyond the intercultural love affair that has typically dominated the discussion of Madonna. Other articles consider Zafer Şenocak’s essay collection Deutschsein and transcultural learning through picture books. An interview with Selim Özdoğan rounds out the issue.Im Mittelpunkt dieses Bandes steht das Werk des türkischen Autors und Übersetzers aus dem Deutschen Sabahattin Ali, der mit seinem Roman Kürk Mantolu Madonna (Die Madonna im Pelzmantel) zu posthumem Ruhm gelangte. Der Roman, der zum Großteil in Deutschland spielt, und andere seiner Werke werden unter Aspekten der Weltliteratur, (kultureller) Übersetzung und Intertextualität diskutiert. Damit reicht der Fokus weit über die bislang im Vordergrund stehende interkulturelle Liebesgeschichte in der Madonna hinaus. Weitere Beiträge beschäftigen sich mit Zafer Şenocaks Essaysammlung Deutschsein und dem transkulturellen Lernen mit Bilderbüchern. Ein Interview mit Selim Özdoğan rundet diese Ausgabe ab
Author Self-Citation in the Turkish Otorhinolaryngology Literature
No full textObjective:To evaluate the prevalence and other characteristics of author self-citations in six Turkey-originated general otorhinolaryngology (ORL) journals of Turkish ORL literature.Methods:A total of 970 articles published in six Turkey-originated general ORL journals (ENT Updates, Journal of Ear Nose Throat and Head Neck Surgery, KBB-Forum, Praxis of Otorhinolaryngology, The Turkish Journal of Ear Nose and Throat, and Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology) in 2016-2020 were analyzed for author self-citations. The association between author self-citations and journal types, study types, study topics, country of origin, and compatibility with the topic were also evaluated.Results:There were 265 author self-citations (0.273 per article) which corresponded to 1.36% of all citations. There was no significant difference between the journal types, study topics, and origin of the studies in terms of mean self-citation values per study, whereas case reports had significantly lower self-citations than review and original investigations. There were three citations (1.1%) that were irrelevant to the study topic.Conclusion:To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that investigated the practice of author self-citation in Turkish ORL literature. Author self-citation rate in the Turkish-originated general ORL journals was found remarkably lower than the medical literature, whereas the self-citations were found compatible with the study topic to a very large extent. Members of the scientific community including authors, readers, and journal editors should be cautious regarding the unethical practices of self-citations
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No full textAli Husain Mir is a Bollywood lyricist and script writer and a professor of Management at William Paterson University. Mir visited the Hindi Urdu Flagship at the University of Texas at Austin to speak to Flagship students about his career in Urdu literature and Bollywood production. For this interview, Mir sat down with HUF directors, Syed Akbar Hyder and Herman van Olphen, to discuss his background in Urdu and the state of the language in modern India. Mir is the author of Anthems of Resistance, the definitive book on the All India Progressive Writers’ Movement; he is also an acclaimed lyricist and script-writer for Hindi and Urdu films (Iqbal, Dor). Mir’s oeuvre engages issues of religious minorities and secularism in South Asia.Asian Studie
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