659 research outputs found
Improved fisheries productivity and management in tropical reservoirs
No full textThe objective of the project was to contribute to the current research on reservoirs enhancement fisheries in tropical countries through the implementation of a series of action-research activities implemented in two small reservoirs in the Indo-Gangetic basin in India, and two very large reservoirs in Africa, the Lake Nasser (Egypt), and the Volta Lake (Ghana). Socio-institutional analyses were also conducted in these reservoirs to improve our knowledge regarding some of the main social processes that influence reservoir productivity. Overall the results of the project stress that while the natural biophysical constraints of the reservoirs are important in defining the ecological production processes, it is the socio-economic settings characterizing the community/societies around the reservoirs that eventually shape the human production enhancement possibilities.Reservoir fisheries, Inland fisheries, Sociological aspects, Socioeconomic aspects, Africa, Nasser L., Ghana, Volta L.,
Mechanical and Electrical Properties Evaluation of Conductive Concrete Matrix
No full textA Master of Science thesis in Civil Engineering by Mohammed Adnan EL Afandi entitled, “Mechanical and Electrical Properties Evaluation of Conductive Concrete Matrix”, submitted in June 2021. Thesis advisor is Dr. Sherif Yehia and thesis co-advisors are Dr. Taha Landolsi and Dr. Nasser Qaddoumi. Soft copy is available (Thesis, Completion Certificate, Approval Signatures, and AUS Archives Consent Form).Conductive concrete is a material that can conduct electricity through conductive fillers, commonly made from graphite, carbons, and steel fibers. Thanks to its conductive nature, this type of concrete can be utilized in multiple applications such as deicing, electromagnetic shielding, and traffic monitoring. However, issues can arise when adding conductive concrete to a new or existing structure. It is addition might affect the structural capacity and integrity. Therefore, concrete to concrete bond strength needs to be investigated to ensure continuous serviceability. This thesis presents an experimental study to characterize the mixes’ mechanical properties, the concrete-to-concrete bond strength, and the electrical properties of conductive concrete. Moreover, a self-consolidated concrete mix is used for all control samples and in concrete-to-concrete bond study. The mixes’ mechanical properties are evaluated using compression, modulus of elasticity, flexural third point loading, split tension, and direct shear tests. To evaluate the concrete-to-concrete bond strength, slant shear test with the addition of beforementioned tests are used except for split tension and direct shear tests. Furthermore, the conductive concrete electrical properties, namely its resistivity, are measured and analyzed as the material aged. The experimental results show that the compressive strength and the stiffness of the conductive concrete mix used in this study are approximately 13% and 35% lower than those of the self-consolidated concrete, respectively. The presence of steel fibers in the conductive concrete mix has improved the flexure strength and split tension 4 times, as well as direct shear 2.4 times of the self-consolidated concrete’s strength. Moreover, the best surface preparation technique in concrete-to-concrete bond strength is the shear key method. Additionally, the presence of conductive concrete layer at the tensile region yields the highest flexural strength, as observed in flexural tests. Furthermore, conductive fillers have improved the conductivity of the material. Moreover, steel fibers have improved the conductive concrete mix by further lowering the conductive concrete’s resistivity from 30 kΩ.mm to 0.5 kΩ.mm. Finally, a linear relationship is present between the compressive strength and the resistivity of the conductive concrete with respect to concrete aging.College of EngineeringDepartment of Civil EngineeringMaster of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE
Correspondence: A reply
No full text[No abstract available]Taha SK, 2010, ANAESTHESIA, V65, P358, DOI 10.1111-j.1365-2044.2010.06243.x0
Life in a clinical diploma course
No full textThis paper focuses on the author’s experience of a Clinical Diploma programme. The author is a Maori woman who is in her second year of a three year post-graduate Clinical Diploma programme. The paper includes comment on the cultural focus of content, culture conflicts and areas where the programme might be improved for Maori students
Operations research : an introduction / Hamdy A. Taha.
No full textIncludes bibliographical references and index.xx, 813 pages. :Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again! Includes all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events. Cram101 Just the FACTS101 studyguides gives all of the outlines, highlights, and quizzes for your textbook with optional online comprehensive practice tests. Only Cram101 is Textbook Specific. Accompanies: 9780131889231. This item is printed on demand
From Solitude to Stealth: Taha Hussein and Sonallah Ibrahim
No full textThis chapter examines the foundational three-volume autobiography in Arabic literature by Egyptian reformer Taha Hussein and an autobiographical novel by Egyptian writer Sonallah Ibrahim. The two works rework the form through important historical, cultural, and literary junctures. The chapter explores the ways in which Hussein’s The Days and Ibrahim’s Stealth blur the conventional borders between fiction and autobiography. One lays down the conventions of the autobiography of childhood and the other dramatically revises the genre. By focusing on a canonical autobiography and a seemingly conventional autobiographical novel, the chapter reads the reworking of the form from the twentieth to the twenty-first centuries in parallel with national developments and through the cultural status of the writers.</p
Life and work of Taha Husain and his contribution to Arabic literature
No full textCílem předkládané práce je představit život a dílo Taha Husaina. Práce popisuje pozadí literární tvorby autora v období kulturního obrození v Egyptě, dále život a hlavní díla autora.Práce se také zabývá přínosem Taha Husaina arabské literatuře.Katedra blízkovýchodních studiíObhájenoThe aim of this thesis is to introduce the life and work of Taha Husin. This thesis describes the background of literary creating in the epoch of the cultural Renaisannce in Egypt, the life and the main literary works of the author. The thesis deals with the contribution of Taha Husain to the Arabic literature
Literary Autobiography and Arab National Struggles
No full textIn memoirs, Arab writers have invoked solitude in moments of deep public involvement. Focusing on Taha Hussein, Sonallah Ibrahim, Assia Djebar, Latifa al-Zayyat, Mahmoud Darwish, Mourid Barghouti, Edward Said, Haifa Zangana, and Radwa Ashour, this book reads a range of autobiographical forms, sources, and affinities with other literatures.
Taking a comparative approach, Nasser shows the local sources of contemporary Arab autobiography, adaptations of a global genre, and cultural exchange. She also examines different aspects of the contemporary autobiography as it has evolved in the Arab world during the past half-century, focusing on the particularity of the genre written in different languages but pertaining to one overarching Arab culture. Drawing on memoirs, testimonies, autobiographical novels, poetic autobiography, journals, and diaries, she examines solitude and national struggles in contemporary Arab autobiography.https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_books/1060/thumbnail.jp
Adeeb of Dr Taha Hussein, Translated by Professor Munawar Hussain: An Analysis
No full textThe famous Novel Adeeb is written by a blind Egyptian modernArabic wri ter Dr. Taha Hussain and Translated in Urdu by Prof.Muhammad Munawwar. He is renowned for his urdu translation of Arabic, English and Persian.His translation style is very creative and comprehenive. Taha Hussain's this Novel is the portrayal of an author whose idiosyncrasies make him a unique character. Inspite of being a blind man, he possesses phenomenal foresight. Craving for a Paris-based fellowship in literature, he divroces his wife. But after some time, formented by regrets, he languishes in his sense of guilt. This novel denotes Taha Hussain's attitude to life
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