145 research outputs found
Studies on Genetic Divergence of Rapeseed Genotypes Using SSR Markers
No full textThirty five Brassica napus genotypes were evaluated to check their genetic diversity on the basis of mapped 20 microsatellite markers. The genetic similarity values of coefficient ranged from 0.28 to 0.85. A dendrogram was generated based on UPGMA which showed that genotypes were divided into five major clusters. Cluster A had genotypes with higher similarity coefficient of 0.85 while Cluster E had only one genotype (pop 35) genetically distinct from other genotypes. PIC values were calculated for each of the 20 SSR primer pairs. Ten primers PIC value ranged from 0.30 (O110-A05) to 0.59 (Na10-D09 markers). This study would be helpful in assessing the genetic diversity. It was revealed that there was no correlation between the geographical distribution and genetic diversity of the studied germplasm, depicting their close genetic relationship
Terbelahnya bulan dalam Al-Qur’an telaah perbedaan penafsiran Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Al-Qurtubi dan Ahmad Mustafa Al-Maraghi atas ayat terbelahnya bulan dalam surah Al-Qamar ayat 1-5
No full textPenelitian ini berawal dari adanya perbedaan penafsiran dalam surah al-Qamar ayat 1-5 yang membahas mengenai bulan terbelah. Menurut kebanyakan mufasir al-Qurtubi misalnya yang menganggap bahwa bulan sudah pernah terbelah, akan tetapi menurut al-Maraghi bulan akan terbelah ketika mendekati hari kiamat.Masalah yang diteliti dalam hal ini adalah 1) Bagaimana perbedaan penafsiran Muh}ammad ibn Ah}mad al-Qurtubi, dan Ah}mad Mus}t}afa al-Maraghi atas ayat tentang terbelahnya bulan dalam surah al-Qamar? 2)Bagaimana teori Muhammad ibn Ah}mad al-Qurtubi, dan Ah}mad Mus}t}afa al-Maraghi dalam menafsirkan ayat terbelahnya bulan sehingga terjadi perbedaan penafsiran?Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk memaparkan data penafsiran dua mufasir yang berbeda yaitu penafsiran al-Qurtubi dan al-Maraghi dalam menafsirkan ayat terbelahnya bulan. Dan mengetahui teori yang digunakan kedua mufasir dalam memahami ayat yang sama.Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Sedangkan metode penelitiannya library research (penelitian perpustakaan). Kajian kepustakaan ini berupa data primer berasal dari al-Jami' li Ahkam al-Qur’an karya Abu Abdillah Muh}ammad ibn Ah}mad al-Qurt}ubi, dan tafsir al maraghi karya Ahmad Mus}t}afa al-Maraghi, dan data sekunder yang berasal dari literatur tentang Asba>b al-Nuzu>l dan fungsi hadis terhadap al-Qur’a>n serta muna>sabah yang relevan dengan penelitian ini. Adapun teknik dalam pengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu dengan menggunakan metode dokumentasi. Sementara analisis dilakukan dengan mengunakan deskriptif dan content analisis. Yaitu menggambarkan dan menguraikan secara menyeluruh mengenai objek yang diteliti. Sedangkan analisis isi adalah metodologi dengan memanfaatkan sejumlah perangkat untuk menarik kesimpulan dari sebuah dokumen atau bahan pustaka.Hasil penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa al-Qurtubi dan al-Maraghi mempunyai pemahaman yang berbeda terkait penafsiran surah al-Qamar atas ayat bulan terbelah. Menurut al-Qurthubi lafadz inshaqq al-qamar adalah suatu peristiwa yang telah terjadi di masa Rasulullah SAW atas permintaan suku Quraisy di Makkah. Sedangkan menurut al-Maraghi yang dimaksud dengan lafadz inshaqq al-qamar ialah suatu peristiwa yang akan terjadi ketika menjelang hari kiamat, ketika aturan alam ini mulai rusak dan bumi akan berganti dengan bumi yang lain. Perbedaan penafsiran ini dikarenakan teori yang digunakan kedua mufasir berbeda. Al-Qurtubi menggunakan teori Asbab al-Nuzul sedangkan al-Maraghi menggunakan teori munasabah
Pemahaman mufasir dan astronom tentang bulan terbelah pada Qs. Al-Qamar ayat 1-2
No full textPenelitian ini berawal dari adanya fenomena-fenomena alam semesta yang disebutkan dalam al-Qur’ān salah satunya bulan terbelah, fenomena ini terjadi yaitu ketika pada zaman Nabi saw. seperti yang diriwayatkan oleh Ibn Mas’ud dari Rasulullah bahwa kaum Qurays di Mekkah meminta bukti kepada Nabi Muhammad saw. atas kebenaran Risalahnya dengan membelah dua bulan, Maka bulan itu pun terbelah yaitu terlihat di sebelah kanan Gua Hira’ dan sebelahnya lagi disebelah kirinya. Namun, kebenaran peristiwa bulan terbelah ini masih menjadi perdebatan oleh para mufasir maupun astronom.
Pengakuan seorang mualaf yaitu David M. Pidcock pada salah satu ceramah Dr. Zaghlul di Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Cardiff di Wales, Inggris Barat. Ayat pertama dari surah Al-Qamar inilah yang menyebabkan ia masuk Islam.
Menurut para Astronom bahwasanya peristiwa bulan terbelah itu belumlah terjadi, karena belum adanya bukti-bukti yang kuat adanya bekas terbelahnya bulan itu.
Masalah yang diteliti dalam hal ini adalah 1) Bagaimana fenomena bulan terbelah menurut Mufasir? 2) Bagaimana fenomena bulan terbelah menurut Astronom?
Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk memaparkan data penafsiran para mufasir dan paparan sainsnya mengenai fenomena bulan terbelah. Dan mengetahui teori yang digunakan keduanya dalam menjelaskan fenomena tersebut.
Jenis Penelitian ini adalah kualitatif. bersifat Library Research (penelitian kepustakaan), dengan menggunakan content analisys sebagai metodenya. Sumber data primernya yaitu Tafsir ayat al-Qur’ān surat al-Qamar ayat 1-3, dalam Tafsir Klasik tafsir al-Kabīr au mafātih al-ghaib karya Fakhruddin ar-Razi, Tafsir al-Maraghi karya Ahmad Mustafa al-Margahi, kitab Shafwah al-Tafasir karya Muhammad Ali Ash Shabuni,Tafsir al-munīr, Tafsir al-Misbah karya M. Quraish Shihab, Tafsir Al-Azhar karya Hamka. Data sekundernya buku-buku tentang benda langit, ensiklopedia mukjizat al-Qur’ān.
Hasil penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa Sebagian besar mufasir berpendapat Bulan terbelah pernah terjadi dua kali di Makkah tepatnya sebelum Rasulullah berhijrah. Peristiwa bulan terbelah ini terjadi atas permintaan kaum Qurays yang menginginkan Nabi Muhammad menunjukkan Kerasulannya, dan ketika bulan terbelah itu benar-benar telah terjadi dan disaksikan oleh mereka, akan tetapi mereka tetap tidak mempercayainya sehingga menganggap Nabi Muhammad memakai sihir.
Menurut Astronom sendiri mengatakan bahwasanya peristiwa bulan terbelah itu belum pernah terjadi, karena belum jelas adanya bekas terbelahnya bulan itu. Dan mengenai retakan yang terdapat di bulan atau garis yang melingkar itu merupakan sebuah Rille. Rille yaitu sebuah lembah panjang dipermukaan bulan atau suatu tabung lava atau aliran rilisan berliku bulan melalui mekanisme saluran / tabung lava
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.
Contribution of Services Sector in the Economy of Pakistan
No full textThe services sector has provided steady support to Pakistan’s economic growth. It share in GDP now stands a more than 50 percent. The paper analyses its continuation in the growth of the economy in general and the development of trade and genera tion of employment in particular. The study identifies the bottlenecks in its growth and suggest measures to remove them. A set of policy reforms has been suggested to make the sector more effective in the growth of the national economy.Services Sector, Industry, Employment, Financial Institutions and Pakistan’s Economy
Poverty Dynamics of Female-headed Households in Pakistan: Evidence from PIHS 2000-01 and PSLM 2004-05
No full textThe paper attempts to empirically test a naïve version of what is rather stylistically termed as “feminisation of poverty”, using the sub-sample of female -headed households (FHHs) from two household surveys in Pakistan. Although, the database is constrained by quality factors and small sample size, the following findings add to the richness of current research in this area: (a) The numerical incidence of poverty among households headed by females is less than that for all households in the country, at the national, urban and rural level for both the years. This can be traced to the finding that more than 70 percent of households headed by females receive remittances, (b) The incidence of poverty among FHHs during the period 2000-01 to 2004-05 did not decline as fast as it did for mixed households, nationwide. In urban areas, it did not decline at all, (c) Among the determinants of poverty of FHHs, illiteracy, dependency and rural residence exacerbate poverty, while remittances domestic and/ or foreign reduce poverty, (d) The dynamics of incidence of poverty among FHHs during the period indicated that Illiteracy as the factor exacerbating poverty became less important in 2004-05. Moreover, residence in rural areas was also a weaker factor in determining the incidence of poverty. By far the most notable contribution in reducing the incidence of poverty was self-employment in agriculture in 2004-05.
Long-term strength training reverses the effects of aging on skeletal muscle of health elderly men.
No full textIntroduction: Aging is related to a gradual decline in skeletal muscle mass, which is associated with morphological modifications such as reduced muscle fiber cross-sectional area and satellite cell content. Data also suggest that a short-term strength training period can be an effective instrument to rejuvenate these morphological parameters and to restore muscle mass. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of one year progressive strength training on fiber type-specific morphological parameters (fiber type composition, fiber area, satellite cell content, myonuclear number and domain) in skeletal muscle of elderly men. Methods: Thirteen healthy elderly men (age range, 66-77 years) were randomly assigned into training (T) (n=7) and control (C) (n=6) groups. 52 weeks of progressive strength training was performed. Before and after the training, muscles biopsies were collected from the middle part of the vastus lateralis by percutaneous needle biopsy technique. Muscle biopsies were examined for muscle fiber type composition, fiber type-specific hypertrophy and alterations in satellite cell content, myonuclear content and domain using immuno-histochemistry. Results: At baseline, myonuclear content and mean fiber area was larger in type I fibers compared to type II fibers (p<0.05). No statistically significant differences were found in fiber type composition, mean fiber area, satellite cell content and myonuclear domain between T and C groups at baseline. By the end of the training period, fiber area was increased by 59% (p<0.05) in type I and 71% (p<0.05) in type II. Satellite cell content, myonuclear content and myonuclear domain were increased after training in type I by 58% (p<0.05), 33% (p<0.05), and 20% (p<0.05), respectively. Similar increases in satellite cell content (+65%; p <0.05), myonuclear content (+36%; p <0.05) and myonuclear domain (+25%; p<0.05) were seen in type II fibers. Conclusion: The current study reported that long-term strength training is an excellent tool to prevent sarcopenia. It is demonstrated that skeletal muscle in elderly is capable to enhance satellite cell and myonuclear content, which contributed to muscle hypertrophy. presentation was made in august 2012 and thesis is approved and got result as well in november 2012For an enhanced reading experience go to a later version: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-31017.This study was a part of a larger research project studying adaptations to strength, endurance and combined trainin
Long-term strength training reverses the effects of aging on skeletal muscle of health elderly men.
No full textIntroduction: Aging is related to a gradual decline in skeletal muscle mass, which is associated with morphological modifications such as reduced muscle fiber cross-sectional area and satellite cell content. Data also suggest that a short-term strength training period can be an effective instrument to rejuvenate these morphological parameters and to restore muscle mass. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of one year progressive strength training on fiber type-specific morphological parameters (fiber type composition, fiber area, satellite cell content, myonuclear number and domain) in skeletal muscle of elderly men. Methods: Thirteen healthy elderly men (age range, 66-77 years) were randomly assigned into training (T) (n=7) and control (C) (n=6) groups. 52 weeks of progressive strength training was performed. Before and after the training, muscles biopsies were collected from the middle part of the vastus lateralis by percutaneous needle biopsy technique. Muscle biopsies were examined for muscle fiber type composition, fiber type-specific hypertrophy and alterations in satellite cell content, myonuclear content and domain using immuno-histochemistry. Results: At baseline, myonuclear content and mean fiber area was larger in type I fibers compared to type II fibers (p<0.05). No statistically significant differences were found in fiber type composition, mean fiber area, satellite cell content and myonuclear domain between T and C groups at baseline. By the end of the training period, fiber area was increased by 59% (p<0.05) in type I and 71% (p<0.05) in type II. Satellite cell content, myonuclear content and myonuclear domain were increased after training in type I by 58% (p<0.05), 33% (p<0.05), and 20% (p<0.05), respectively. Similar increases in satellite cell content (+65%; p <0.05), myonuclear content (+36%; p <0.05) and myonuclear domain (+25%; p<0.05) were seen in type II fibers. Conclusion: The current study reported that long-term strength training is an excellent tool to prevent sarcopenia. It is demonstrated that skeletal muscle in elderly is capable to enhance satellite cell and myonuclear content, which contributed to muscle hypertrophy. presentation was made in august 2012 and thesis is approved and got result as well in november 2012For an enhanced reading experience go to a later version: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-31017.This study was a part of a larger research project studying adaptations to strength, endurance and combined trainin
الشيخ السيّد نفيس الحسيني رحمة اللہ علیہ حیاتہ و آثارہ: SAYYED NAFEES Al-HUSSAINI: LIFE AND WORK
No full textSayyed Nafees Al-Hussaini, may God have mercy on him, was of high lineage, a great Sufi, a talented poet, a great author, and a professor. His full name was Sayyed Anwar Hussain S/O Sayyed Muhammad Ashraf Ali. Sayyed Nafees Al-Husseini was born on Saturday 13 Dhul-Qi’dah in the year 1351 AH, corresponding to March 11, 1933 AD, in the village of Kahoriala in the Sialkot District. He did not study in Arab Islamic religious schools and was not a graduate of Islamic universities, but God Almighty gave him knowledge, extensive information from Himself, and insight. Sayyed Nafees says that he moved from Faisalabad to Lahore in the month of Zul-Hajj in the year 1370 AH/September 1951 AD. Here, after a short time, I met the writer and calligrapher Taj al-Din, known as Zarrin. Sayyed Nafees used to teach people the art of calligraphy and teach students who longed to teach writing and the art of calligraphy. Sayyed Nafees was a talented poet, and his passion for poetry was innate to him. He started reciting poetry when he was a high school student. He wrote poetry by calling him “Zaidi” and “Nafees.” The subject of his poetry was love for the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and love for his family and companions. He published collections of his poetry, “Nafa’is al-Nabi(SAAW)” and “Barg e Gul”. Sayyed Nafees Al-Hussaini died on February 5, 2008 AD. Abd al-Rashid Qamar says about him: “There is no doubt that Sayyed Nafees al-Hussaini was elected by God. Divine power opened the door to spirituality before him during his writing. According to people of thought and theory, Sayyed was a religious leader.” I hope this article may help the readers to enhance knowledge about the great Sufi, a talented poet and a great author
Long-term strength training reverses the effects of aging on skeletal muscle of health elderly men [Elektronisk resurs]
No full textIntroduction: Aging is related to a gradual decline in skeletal muscle mass, which is associated with morphological modifications such as reduced muscle fiber cross-sectional area and satellite cell content. Data also suggest that a short-term strength training period can be an effective instrument to rejuvenate these morphological parameters and to restore muscle mass. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of one year progressive strength training on fiber type-specific morphological parameters (fiber type composition, fiber area, satellite cell content, myonuclear number and domain) in skeletal muscle of elderly men.Methods: Thirteen healthy elderly men (age range, 66-77 years) were randomly assigned into training (T) (n=7) and control (C) (n=6) groups. 52 weeks of progressive strength training was performed. Before and after the training, muscles biopsies were collected from the middle part of the vastus lateralis by percutaneous needle biopsy technique. Muscle biopsies were examined for muscle fiber type composition, fiber type-specific hypertrophy and alterations in satellite cell content, myonuclear content and domain using immuno-histochemistry. Results: At baseline, myonuclear content and mean fiber area was larger in type I fibers compared to type II fibers (p<0.05). No statistically significant differences were found in fiber type composition, mean fiber area, satellite cell content and myonuclear domain between T and C groups at baseline. By the end of the training period, fiber area was increased by 59% (p<0.05) in type I and 71% (p<0.05) in type II. Satellite cell content, myonuclear content and myonuclear domain were increased after training in type I by 58% (p<0.05), 33% (p<0.05), and 20% (p<0.05), respectively. Similar increases in satellite cell content (+65%; p <0.05), myonuclear content (+36%; p <0.05) and myonuclear domain (+25%; p<0.05) were seen in type II fibers.Conclusion: The current study reported that long-term strength training is an excellent tool to prevent sarcopenia. It is demonstrated that skeletal muscle in elderly is capable to enhance satellite cell and myonuclear content, which contributed to muscle hypertrophy. </p
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