482 research outputs found
Making it through..
No full textThis project is for the Audio Production course JRMC 4460 at the American University in Cairo, and was made by Communication and Media Arts Junior Badr El Din Mazen. Photo Credit: Youssef Ayman Professor Kim Fox: @ohradiogirl Script: docs.google.com/document/d/1z46LJ…KYu0zzZciY2E/edit The #AUCdiaries project is an oral history project that documents the life of the AUC community. The project was initiated by Kim Fox in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication (JRMC) along with Hoda Mostafa, Maha Bali and Nadine Aboulmagd, all from the Center for Learning and Teaching (CLT). The bulk of the content that was created for the #AUCdiaries podcasts was completed by students as part of AUC courses. As such, this is both a digital pedagogy project, since students learn while producing, and a digital scholarship project, since the output is considered to be digital scholarship
Ḫarā’iṭ muntaṣaf al-layl (Mappe della mezzanotte, 2009) di ‘Alī Badr e la ridefinizione dell’immaginario geografico e culturale mediterraneo
No full textThis paper represents an early stage of a research on the literary genre of al-riḥlah, the travelogue, in the Arab literary production of the last two decades. This research is designed to fill a gap in existing studies on contemporary Arabic travelogues, since the raḥalāt written in the classical period until the nahḍah, the Arab renaissance, has been deeply analysed by scholars, who have almost neglected the travelogues created by contemporary authors.
The present paper will focus on Ḫarā’iṭ muntaṣaf al-layl (Midnight Maps), published by the Iraqi author ‘Alī Badr in 2009, and awarded in 2010 with the “Ibn Battuta Prize for Contemporary Travel Literature”. In this travelogue, ‘Alī Badr describes his journey through Tehran, Istanbul, Algiers, Athens, Cyprus, Paris, Marseille. He emphasizes the literary dimension of the journey to retrieve and renew the sense of discovery that has characterized the renowned travelogues written by Arab travellers in the XIX centur
FederAI: Federated & Trusted Data Mesh Platform
No full textAuthor: Badr Tajini
Abstract
NB: The development of the platform is still in progress.
The federated & trusted data platform named FederAI (in reference to the French verb -Fédérer- meaning to group together, assemble, unify states or entities) strictly complies with the specifications of the Data Mesh paradigm by adhering to 4 principles :
Domain-driven ownership of data,
Data as a product,
Self-serve data platform,
Federated computational governance.
The docker image at the time of its creation is encrypted and signed, which allows, firstly, maintaining a trace of who initially created the docker image, secondly, giving a legitimate appearance to the container as well as its code, and last but not least, an increased security against malware attacks.The development of the platform is still in progress
Finzione, caffé e filosofia nel romanzo Baba Sartr di ‘Ali Badr
No full textThis paper will focus on the novel Baba Sartre (Papa Sartre) published by the Iraqi author ‘Ali Badr in 2001. The novel depicts the Baghdadi society between the ’50 and the ’60 till the end of the century. The central issues of the narration are the questions of identity, knowledge and power. In this novel, a writer is in charge for writing the biography of pseudo-philosopher ‘Abd al-Rahman Shawqat. After having studies philosophy in France, Shawqat returns to Iraq and decides to launch an existentialist movement trying to imitate his hero, Jean-Paul Sartre. During the investigation to re-construct the life of “The Sartre of Baghdad” and his mysterious death, the biographer runs into a generation of intellectuals whose know-ledge of the existentialist philosophy is almost limited. They consider that the main func-tion of existentialism is to legitimize a practice of life, according to Sartre’s famous statement “ma philosophie est une philosophie de l’existence”, rather than contribute to a serious development of Arab thought. This novel contains a fierce critique of Iraqi society, and ‘Ali Badr uses satire large on a large scale to make fun of the contradictions of the cultural Arab milieu. The novel, emphasizing complicity between literature and philosophy, gives us the op-portunity to re-read the literary production of an entire generation of Arab in-tellectuals deeply influenced by French existentialism
Nephrologists sans frontières: the return to Beirut
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Isoprostanes and the kidney
No full textIsoprostanes are not mere bystanders of oxidative injury, but possess potent biological activity and may thus contribute to the pathophysiology of various disorders associated with an increase in free radical formation. 15-F2t-IsoP (8-iso-prostaglandin F2α) and 15-E 2t-IsoP (8-iso-prostaglandin E2), two of the most abundant isoprostanes, are potent vasoconstrictors in various vascular beds, including the kidney. Since their discovery, numerous studies have aimed to define the receptors through which isoprostanes exert their effects. Whether the thromboxane receptor and-or other prostaglandin receptors mediate the actions of isoprostanes, or whether these compounds interact with their own unique receptors, remains to be clarified. Regardless of their exact mode of action, isoprostanes are being implicated in the pathophysiology of a variety of diseases, and their discovery might give rise to novel therapies for these diseases. Here we describe early studies that defined the vasoactive properties of isoprostanes in the kidney, and subsequent discoveries relating to their renal actions and pathophysiologic significance.ABRAMOVITZ M, 1995, ADV PROSTAG THROMB L, V23, P499; Audoly LP, 2000, CIRCULATION, V101, P2833; BADR KF, 1987, AM J PHYSIOL, V253, pF239; BADR KF, 1989, J CLIN INVEST, V83, P336, DOI 10.1172-JCI113880; Dobrian AD, 2001, HYPERTENSION, V37, P554; FAM SS, 2003, CURR MED CHEM, V10, P1241; Fukunaga M, 1997, AM J PHYSIOL-RENAL, V272, pF477; FUKUNAGA M, 1993, AM J PHYSIOL, V264, pC1619; GOPAUL NK, 1995, FEBS LETT, V368, P225, DOI 10.1016-0014-5793(95)00649-T; GRANGER JP, 2001, AM J HYPERTENS, V14, P178; Handelman GJ, 2001, KIDNEY INT, V59, P1960, DOI 10.1046-j.1523-1755.2001.0590051960.x; Hirata T, 1996, J CLIN INVEST, V97, P949, DOI 10.1172-JCI118518; Hou X, 2001, AM J PHYSIOL-REG I, V281, pR391; Hou X, 2000, STROKE, V31, P516; Huang H, 2003, AM J TRANSPLANT, V3, P1531, DOI 10.1046-j.1600-6135.2003.00264.x; Janssen LJ, 2002, J PHARMACOL EXP THER, V301, P1060, DOI 10.1124-jpet.301.3.1060; Koya D, 1997, J CLIN INVEST, V100, P115, DOI 10.1172-JCI119503; Lerman LO, 2001, HYPERTENSION, V37, P541; Lim PS, 2002, BLOOD PURIFICAT, V20, P537, DOI 10.1159-000066962; Montero A, 2000, KIDNEY INT, V58, P1963, DOI 10.1046-j.1523-1755.2000.00368.x; MORABITO E, 1995, LIFE SCI, V56, P13; MORROW JD, 1994, J BIOL CHEM, V269, P4317; MORROW JD, 1990, P NATL ACAD SCI USA, V87, P9383, DOI 10.1073-pnas.87.23.9383; MORROW JD, 1993, J LIPID MEDIATOR, V6, P417; MORROW JD, 1992, PROSTAGLANDINS, V44, P155, DOI 10.1016-0090-6980(92)90077-7; NAKAMURA T, 1995, DIABETES, V44, P895, DOI 10.2337-diabetes.44.8.895; NATARAJAN R, 1996, AM J PHYSIOL, V271, P159; Ohkubo S, 1996, PROSTAGLANDINS, V52, P403, DOI 10.1016-S0090-6980(96)00105-0; Ortiz MC, 2001, HYPERTENSION, V38, P655; PALLER MS, 1984, J CLIN INVEST, V74, P1156, DOI 10.1172-JCI111524; Parent JL, 1999, J BIOL CHEM, V274, P8941, DOI 10.1074-jbc.274.13.8941; PRATICO D, 1995, J BIOL CHEM, V270, P9800; Pratico D, 1996, J BIOL CHEM, V271, P14916; Reckelhoff JF, 2000, HYPERTENSION, V35, P476; Reckelhoff JF, 1998, AM J PHYSIOL-REG I, V274, pR767; SALAHUDEEN A, 1995, J AM SOC NEPHROL, V6, P1300; SALAHUDEEN A, 1999, KIDNEY INT, V55, P1749; Sametz W, 1999, EUR J PHARMACOL, V378, P47, DOI 10.1016-S0014-2999(99)00437-9; Schnackenberg CG, 1999, HYPERTENSION, V33, P424; Sedeek MH, 2003, HYPERTENSION, V42, P806, DOI 10.1161-01.HYP.0000084372.91932.BA; SHARMA K, 1995, DIABETES, V44, P1139, DOI 10.2337-diabetes.44.10.1139; TAKAHASHI K, 1990, J CLIN INVEST, V85, P1974, DOI 10.1172-JCI114661; TAKAHASHI K, 1992, J CLIN INVEST, V90, P136, DOI 10.1172-JCI115826; TAKAHASHI K, 1992, KIDNEY INT, V41, P1245, DOI 10.1038-ki.1992.186; Tintut Y, 2002, J BIOL CHEM, V277, P14221, DOI 10.1074-jbc.M11551200; Wagner RS, 1997, PROSTAGLANDINS, V54, P581, DOI 10.1016-S0090-6980(97)00127-5; Weber TJ, 2003, MOL PHARMACOL, V63, P1075, DOI 10.1124-mol.63.5.1075; Weber TJ, 2000, AM J PHYSIOL-RENAL, V278, pF270; YIN K, 1994, J PHARMACOL EXP THER, V270, P1192; YOSHIDA K, 1995, DIABETOLOGIA, V38, P201, DOI 10.1007-s001250050271; Yura T, 1999, KIDNEY INT, V56, P471, DOI 10.1046-j.1523-1755.1999.00596.x20171
Historian Badr al-Din bin Habib al-Shami al-Halabi (d. 779 AH) his biography and scientific implications
No full textThis research explores the study of the life of the author Badr al-Din Bin Habib al-shami al-Halabi (d.779 AH),since he is considered the historian of the eighth century AH, and he lived in an era that the researchers called several labels, including the era of Mamluk and Mamluks and the Ottomans era, and there are those called the era of the Tatar or era Mughal, and the author obtained a scientific and historical position among the successors of this era, he wrote the construction and the secret and the judiciary prosecution and the writing of the dear judgment and the good luck and other religious and administrative functions as well as authorship and teaching
Educational Thought of Imam Badr Al-Din Bin Jama`ah
No full textThe progress of a nation depends on its educational thinking based on the direction of scholars and thinkers, and from it the goals, objectives, principles and means of education achieve goals. The Islamic ummah is the best ummah, because it is the ummah that Allah glorified with the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad SAW and divided by the most just and straight sharia. Its history has been traversed by the role of prominent Muslim scholars who are considered as beacons in education. There is no doubt, that there are examples of thinkers and scholars who have succeeded in his life, and achieved great goals whose influence still lingers after his death, even after hundreds of years have passed. The character that the author raises in this paper in the role of Islamic education is Imam Badr al-Din bin Jama`ah. Among those who are known are because of his great interest in Islamic education and literature, he classifies and compiles, and bases his thoughts on education which is one of the foundations of Islam. Ibnu Jamaah realizes that the teacher is the most important element in the success of the educational process. The teacher education method is to read, read, study, learn, memorize, and spend time with the teacher. Ibn Jama'ah saw that a good teacher can stay away from lust in dealing with students.
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Kemajuan suatu bangsa tergantung pada pemikiran pendidikannya berdasarkan arahan dari para cendekiawan dan pemikir, dan darinya tujuan, sasaran, prinsip, dan sarana pendidikan dijabarkan. Umat Islam adalah umat yang terbaik, karena ia adalah umat yang dimuliakan Allah dengan al-Qur'an dan Sunnah Nabi Muhammad, SAW dan dikhususkan dengan syariah yang paling adil dan lurus. Sejarahnya telah dilewati dengan peran para cendekiawan muslim terkemuka yang dianggap sebagai mercusuar dalam pendidikan. Tidak diragukan lagi, bahwa ada contoh para pemikir dan ulama yang telah berhasil dalam hidupnya, dan mencapai tujuan-tujuan besar yang pengaruhnya masih ada setelah wafatnya, bahkan setelah ratusan tahun telah berlalu. Tokoh yang penulis angkat pada tulisan ini dalam peran pendidikan islam, adalah Imam Badr al-Din bin Jama`ah. Di antara yang dikenal adalah karena minatnya yang besar dalam pendidikan dan sastra Islam, ia mengklasifikasikan serta menyusun, dan mendasarkan pemikiran dalam ilmu pendidikan yang merupakan salah satu fondasi Islam. Ibnu Jamaah menyadari bahwa guru merupakan unsur terpenting dalam keberhasilan proses pendidikan. Metode pendidikan guru adalah dengan membaca, membaca, meneliti, menelaah, menghafal, dan lamanya berkumpul dengan guru. Ibnu Jama`ah melihat bahwa seorang guru yang baik dapat menjauhkan diri dari hawa nafsu dalam menghadapi siswa
Inhouse Bridging Thrombolysis Is Associated With Improved Functional Outcome in Patients With Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke: Findings From the German Stroke Registry
No full textBackground: Endovascular treatment (EVT) for large vessel occlusion stroke (LVOS) is highly effective. To date, it remains controversial if intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) prior to EVT is superior compared with EVT alone. The aim of our study was to specifically address the question, whether bridging IVT directly prior to EVT has additional positive effects on reperfusion times, successful reperfusion, and functional outcomes compared with EVT alone.Methods: Patients with LVOS in the anterior circulation eligible for EVT with and without prior IVT and direct admission to endovascular centers (mothership) were included in this multicentric, retrospective study. Patient data was derived from the German Stroke Registry (an open, multicenter, and prospective observational study). Outcome parameters included groin-to-reperfusion time, successful reperfusion [defined as a Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction (TICI) scale 2b-3], change in National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), modified Rankin Scale (mRS), and mortality at 90 days.Results: Of the 881 included mothership patients with anterior circulation LVOS, 486 (55.2%) received bridging therapy with i.v.-rtPA prior to EVT, and 395 (44.8%) received EVT alone. Adjusted, multivariate linear mixed effect models revealed no difference in groin-to-reperfusion time between the groups (48 ± 36 vs. 49 ± 34 min; p = 0.299). Rates of successful reperfusion (TICI ≥ 2b) were higher in patients with bridging IVT (fixed effects estimate 0.410, 95% CI, 0.070; 0.750, p = 0.018). There was a trend toward a higher improvement in the NIHSS during hospitalization [ΔNIHSS: bridging-IVT group 8 (IQR, 9.8) vs. 4 (IQR 11) points in the EVT alone group; fixed effects estimate 1.370, 95% CI, −0.490; 3.240, p = 0.149]. mRS at 90 days follow-up was lower in the bridging IVT group [3 (IQR, 4) vs. 4 (IQR, 4); fixed effects estimate −0.350, 95% CI, −0.680; −0.010, p = 0.041]. There was a non-significantly lower 90 day mortality in the bridging IVT group compared with the EVT alone group (22.4% vs. 33.6%; fixed effects estimate 0.980, 95% CI −0.610; 2.580, p = 0.351). Rates of any intracerebral hemorrhage did not differ between both groups (4.1% vs. 3.8%, p = 0.864).Conclusions: This study provides evidence that bridging IVT might improve rates of successful reperfusion and long-term functional outcome in mothership patients with anterior circulation LVOS eligible for EVT
Prevalence of intracranial and extracranial arterial stenosis in ischemic stroke patients in Badr University Hospital
No full textAbstract Background Stroke stands as the major cause of morbidity and the second of mortality worldwide. Extracranial arterial stenosis (ECAS) and intracranial arterial stenosis (ICAS) are significant contributors to ischemic stroke. Understanding the prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes is crucial for improving stroke management and patient outcomes. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the current prevalence of ECAS, ICAS, and to identify the risk factors among stroke patients at Badr University Hospital. Methodology We included one hundred and twenty-eight patients diagnosed with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Data were collected and statistically analyzed. We established prevalence and risk factors of ECAS and ICAS, and the correlations with functional outcomes as assessed by modified Rankin Scale (mRS). Results Of the 128 patients, 25 patients (19.50%) exhibited ECAS, while 35 patients (27.30%) exhibited ICAS. Regarding the risk factors associated with ECAS and ICAS, the study revealed a significant statistical association with old age, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. The results showed that ICAS, hypertension, and recurrent ischemic stroke are associated with poor functional outcomes by mRS. Conclusions ECAS and ICAS are highly prevalent and strongly associated with ischemic stroke. Hypertension and dyslipidemia are the primary risk factors associated with both ECAS and ICAS. As a result, effective management of hypertension and dyslipidemia, has become crucial for preventing recurrence of ischemic stroke and improving the outcome of patients
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