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Experiencing the armed struggle : the Soweto generation and after
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (p. 354-369).This study explores the experiences of the rank-and-file soldiers of Umkhonto we Sizwe and the Azanian People's Liberation Anny. Extensive interviews by the author and other researchers reveal the voices of the soldiers themselves. The African National Congress and Pan African Congress archives at the University of the Western Cape and the University of Fort Hare supplement and verify these oral testimonies, as do some published sources. Most previously published materials about the armed struggle against apartheid have already focused on diplomacy, strategy and tactics, operations, leadership, and human rights abuses to the neglect of the soldiers' actual experiences. This study complements these with significant new oral history materials from the Soweto generation of soldiers and their successors. When dealing with MK, many authors have documented issues of the camp structure in Angola, and operations inside South Africa, so much of this detail is only addressed briefly, leaving space to explore the soldiers' experiences. In the case of APLA, very little has been written on its history, and more detail is provided on these subjects. This study therefore deals with the soldiers' politicisation and motivation for joining the armed struggle, their experiences in leaving South Africa and training in exile, the crises in exile which limited their effectiveness for a time, their return to fight in South Africa, and their difficulties in the "new" South Africa. These materials reveal that vast problems remain facing these veterans of the struggle against apartheid, and that they have the potential, if properly supported and employed, to contribute substantially to the development of present day South Africa. Conversely, if their neglect continues, they also have the potential to bring vast harm to the country. Further use of the investigative tools of oral history, especially if extended to the former soldiers' vernacular languages, is necessary to augment the history of South Africa, and these soldiers' contributions
1° Ajournement de la discussion du rapport de MM. Pauty et Ahmad el-Sayed Bey sur la mosquée d'Ibn Touloun
No full textOmar Ahmad, Sayed Metoualli, Sayyed Ahmad el-, 'Amrusi Ahmad Fahmi al-, Pauty Edmond. 1° Ajournement de la discussion du rapport de MM. Pauty et Ahmad el-Sayed Bey sur la mosquée d'Ibn Touloun. In: Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l'Art Arabe. Fascicule 35, exercice 1927-1929, 1934. p. 199
Severe liver disease is caused by HBV rather than HCV in children with hematological malignancies
No full textSevere liver disease is caused by HBV rather than HCV in children with hematological malignancies
No full textRecent Results From the EU POF-PLUS Project: Multi-Gigabit Transmission Over 1 mm Core Diameter Plastic Optical Fibers
No full textRecent activity to achieve multi-gigabit transmission over 1 mm core diameter graded-index and step-index plastic optical fibers for distances up to 50 meters is reported in this paper. By employing a simple intensity-modulated direct-detection system with pulse amplitude or digital multi-tone modulation techniques, low-cost transceivers and easy to install large-core POFs, it is demonstrated that multi-gigabit transmission up to 10 Gbit/s over 1-mm core diameter POF infrastructure is feasible. The results presented in this paper were obtained in the EU FP7 POF-PLUS project, which focused on applications in different scenarios, such as in next-generation in-building residential networks and in datacom applications
Note à MM. les membres de la commission d'achat d'antiquités
No full textLacau Pierre, Farnall Harry, Haswell C. J. R., Bahgat Ali, Sayyed Ahmad el-, Simaïka Marcus H., Sayed Metoualli. Note à MM. les membres de la commission d'achat d'antiquités. In: Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l'Art Arabe. Fascicule 33, exercice 1920-1924, 1928. pp. 301-302
Note à MM. les membres de la commission d'achat d'antiquités
No full textLacau Pierre, Farnall Harry, Haswell C. J. R., Bahgat Ali, Sayyed Ahmad el-, Simaïka Marcus H., Sayed Metoualli. Note à MM. les membres de la commission d'achat d'antiquités. In: Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l'Art Arabe. Fascicule 33, exercice 1920-1924, 1928. pp. 301-302
Microplastics in sediments of Kuala Perlis, Perlis / Sharifah Farah Naimi Sayed Zukinai
No full textA study on microplastics in sediments is held at Kuala Perlis, Perlis due to the lack of study regarding the amount of microplastic in the area. Microplastics are a pollutant capable of causing harm to many organisms and the following trophic levels by entering their food chain and may later affect human health. This study aims to provide information on microplastics in the sediments surrounding Kuala Perlis, Malaysia. Therefore, it is expected that there will be a significant amount of microplastics in the sediments. The sample was collected on three sampling sites around Kuala Perlis, based on 0.5 m x 0.5 m quadrats. Sampling method was sieving the sample collected through 1mm sieve and later was observed, measured, and classified into their size and morphologies. Then the sample was chosen randomly and the composition was identified through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The results obtained 53 item/mm2 of microplastics. The most frequent morphotypes were foams, followed by fragments, fibres, and pellet. The size range of microplastics was high in range 1.1 mm – 2.0 mm meanwhile, microplastics in size range 4.1 mm – 5.0 mm were the lowest. Furthermore, polystyrene (PS), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are the composition of MPs that were found by using FTIR. Therefore, this research added to our understanding of MP levels in Kuala Perlis
Size Effect on Concrete Shear Strength in Beams Reinforced with FRP Bars
No full textThe understanding of size effect on the concrete shear strength of beams reinforced with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) bars is of fundamental and practical significance. The calibration and verification of the ACI 440 shear design algorithm has been mainly based on experimental results from specimens with a maximum effective depth of 360 mm (14.19 in.), which are not always representative of large-scale applications. In this paper, the results of laboratory tests on scaled FRP-reinforced concrete beams without shear reinforcement, having a maximum effective depth of 883 mm (34.75 in.), are presented. Based also on results available in the literature for normal-strength concrete, the scaling of strength is discussed in relation to effective depth, reinforcement ratio, aggregate size, and presence of minimum shear reinforcement and longitudinal skin reinforcement. Representative North American design algorithms that account for the shear force being resisted primarily by the uncracked concrete in compression (ACI) and through aggregate interlock (CSA) are then assessed
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