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Interview with Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad
No full textلقاء مع النقيب بالجيش الأمريكي عبد الرشيد محمد حول تعيينه كأول داعية إسلامية من الجيش الأمريكي. أجرى هذا اللقاء إبراهيم عابدين.An interview with US Army Captain Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad about his appointment as the first Islamic preacher in the US army. Interview conducted by Ibrahim Abdeen
Interview with Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad
No full textلقاء مع النقيب بالجيش الأمريكي عبد الرشيد محمد حول في مكة حول أدآئه لفريضة الحج هذا العام. أجرى هذا اللقاء إبراهيم عابدين.An interview with US Army Captain Abdul-Rasheed Muhammad in Mecca about performing Hajj this year. Interview conducted by Ibrahim Abdeen
رشید احمد صدیقی کے غیر مطبوعہ مکاتیب: تحقیق و تدوین
No full text In this article, Rasheed Ahmed Sidiquie's letters to Muhammad Tufail has beendiscussed. These letters are unpublished. Rasheed Ahmad Saidiqui is a prominantprose writer and Muhammad Tufail has known as sketch writer and specially EditorNaqoosh
Foliar Application of Salicylic Acid Improves Water Stress Tolerance in <i>Conocarpus erectus</i> L. and <i>Populus deltoides</i> L. Saplings: Evidence from Morphological, Physiological, and Biochemical Changes
No full textReforestation efforts are being challenged as water stress is hampering the sapling growth and survival in arid to semiarid regions. A controlled experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of foliar application of salicylic acid (SA) on water stress tolerance of Conocarpus erectus and Populus deltoides. Saplings were watered at 90%, 60%, and 30% of field capacity (FC), and half of the saplings under 60% and 30% FC were sprayed with 1.0 mM SA. Results indicated that dry weight production decreased significantly in Populus deltoides under both water deficit conditions, and leaf gas exchange parameters decreased significantly in both the species under both soil water deficit conditions. Foliar application of SA resulted in a significant increase in leaf gas exchange parameters, and compatible solutes, thereby increasing the dry weight production in both of the species under soil water deficit. Oxidative stress (hydrogen peroxide and superoxide anions) increased under soil water deficit and decreased after the foliar application of SA and was parallel to the increased antioxidant enzymes activity (superoxide dismutase, catalase, peroxidase, and ascorbate peroxidase). Therefore, it can be concluded that foliar application of 1.0 mM SA can significantly improve the water stress tolerance in both species, however, positive impacts of SA application were higher in Conocarpus erectus due to improved photosynthetic capacity and increased antioxidant enzyme activity
Salicylic Acid-Induced Morpho-Physiological and Biochemical Changes Triggered Water Deficit Tolerance in Syzygium cumini L. Saplings
No full textFruit tree culture is at the brink of disaster in arid to semi-arid regions due to low water availability. A pot experiment was carried out to analyze whether foliar application of salicylic acid (SA) can improve water stress tolerance in Syzygiumcumini. Saplings were subjected to control (CK, 90% of field capacity, FC), medium stress (MS, 60% of FC) and high stress (HS, 30% of FC) along with foliar application of 0.5 and 1.0 mM of SA. Results showed that soil water deficit significantly decreased leaf, stem and total dry weight, leaf gas exchange attributes and chlorophyll a, b. However, root dry weight and root/shoot ratio increased under MS and HS, respectively. Contrarily, foliar application of SA significantly improved chlorophyll a, b, leaf gas exchange attributes, and dry weight production under soil water deficit. Concentration of oxidants like hydrogen peroxide and superoxide radicals, along with malondialdehyde and electrolyte leakage increased under soil water deficit; however, decreased in plants sprayed with SA due to the increase in the concentration of antioxidant enzymes like superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, catalase and ascorbate peroxidase. Results suggest that the foliar application of SA can help improve water stress tolerance in Syzygiumcumini saplings; however, validation of the results under field conditions is necessary
Influence of interlayer functionalization of kaolinite on property profile of copolymer nanocomposites
No full textNanocomposites of co-poly (vinyl chloride-polyvinyl acetate-polyvinyl alcohol) (PVC-PVAc-PVA) and kaolinite were prepared via solution intercalation technique. To improve compatibility among the phases and to expand the interlayer basal spacing, kaolinite was modified using dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) as a swelling agent. The influence of kaolinite dispersion and interaction between the disparate phases on the properties of nanocomposites were investigated using Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), mechanical testing, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and water absorption measurements. IR data confirmed the hydrogen bonds formed between DMSO and the surface hydroxyl groups of kaolinite. XRD and microscopic results revealed that clay mineral was intercalated with uniform dispersion at nanoscale in the matrix. Tensile testing of these materials indicated significant improvements in the mechanical properties relative to the pure copolymer. Incorporation of kaolinite into the organic phase enhanced the thermal stability of the nanocomposites. Water absorption of the nanomaterials was reduced upon the addition of modified kaolinite rendering decreased permeability with increasing dispersibility of clay mineral in the copolymer matrix. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
Slave girls under the early Abassids : a study of the role of slave-women and courtesans in social and literary life in the first two centuries of the Abasid Caliphate, based on original sources
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رشید احمد صدیقی کے غیر مطبوعہ خطوط بنام محمد طفیل: ایک تعارف
No full textIn this article, Rasheed Ahmad Sidiqui's letters to Muhammad Tufail has been discussed. These letters are unpublished. Rasheed Ahmad Sidiqui is a prominant prose writer and Muhammad Tufail has known as sketch writer and specially Editor Naqoosh
Contesting the Saudi State: Islamic voices from a new generation
No full textThe terms Wahhabi or Salafi are seen as interchangeable and frequently misunderstood by outsiders. However, as Madawi al-Rasheed explains in a fascinating exploration of Saudi Arabia in the twenty-first century, even Saudis do not agree on their meaning. Under the influence of mass education, printing, new communication technology, and global media, they are forming their own conclusions and debating religion and politics in traditional and novel venues, often violating official taboos and the conservative values of the Saudi society. Drawing on classical religious sources, contemporary readings and interviews, Al-Rasheed presents an ethnography of consent and contest, exploring the fluidity of the boundaries between the religious and political. Bridging the gap between text and context, the author also examines how states and citizens manipulate religious discourse for purely political ends, and how this manipulation generates unpredictable reactions whose control escapes those who initiated them
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