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The Political Thought of the Late H.H. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Founder of the United Arab Emirates (1966 - 2004)
No full textThis thesis highlights the political thought of H.H. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, a man who made decisive contributions to the history of the twentieth century, and the various reflections of this political thought on the UAE, its people and the international community at large. In this regard, it explores and analyzes a multifaceted political thought that took its form in political practice in the establishment of the Federation, the management of crises and in the building of a prosperous enduring nation. Evaluating the factors that influenced the formation of the doctrinal matrix of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, this thesis traces the background from within which Sheikh Zayed’s leadership skills evolved and developed. From his early years onwards, Sheikh Zayed made a firm commitment to undertake the considerable task of building a fully fledged state out of a divided tribal background, improve the lives of citizens, and carve a place for the UAE in the international arena.
This research project illustrates the implications and dimensions of Sheikh Zayed's political thinking process exemplified in his discursive statements and actions. It documents and analyzes the career achievements of Sheikh Zayed, a statesman acknowledged by contemporary and future generations to have had significant impact on the political direction and overall development of the UAE. This impact also demonstrates the potential of his contribution to the field of political thought.
One of this study’s primary conclusions is that the accomplishments of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan during his rule have resulted primarily from his development of an integrated doctrine of governance that reflected his humanistic outlook. In this regard, at both the domestic and international levels, Sheikh Zayed’s political decisions and acts were undertaken with reference to this outlook
Pioneers of Library Movement in Pakistan
No full textThe paper aims to describe in brief the contribution of seven leaders of Pakistan librarianship, viz. K.B. Khalifa M. Asadullah, Prof. Dr. Abdul Moid, Dr. Abdus Subuh Qasimi, Muhammad Shafi, Fazal Elahi, Khawaja Nur Elahi and S. V. Hussain. The early library developments are given for better understanding of the role of these leaders
Applicability of nonlinear static procedures for low-rise unreinforced masonry buildings with flexible diaphragms
No full textAbstract not availableYasuto Nakamura, Hossein Derakhshan, Michael C. Griffith, Guido Magenes, Abdul H. Sheik
A protective antiarrhythmic role of ursodeoxycholic acid in an in vitro rat model of the cholestatic fetal heart
No full textIntrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy may be complicated by fetal arrhythmia, fetal hypoxia, preterm labor, and, in severe cases, intrauterine death. The precise etiology of fetal death is not known. However, taurocholate has been demonstrated to cause arrhythmia and abnormal calcium dynamics in cardiomyocytes. To identify the underlying reason for increased susceptibility of fetal cardiomyocytes to arrhythmia, we studied myofibroblasts (MFBs), which appear during structural remodeling of the adult diseased heart. In vitro, they depolarize rat cardiomyocytes via heterocellular gap junctional coupling. Recently, it has been hypothesized that ventricular MFBs might appear in the developing human heart, triggered by physiological fetal hypoxia. However, their presence in the fetal heart (FH) and their proarrhythmogenic effects have not been systematically characterized. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated that ventricular MFBs transiently appear in the human FH during gestation. We established two in vitro models of the maternal heart (MH) and FH, both exposed to increasing doses of taurocholate. The MH model consisted of confluent strands of rat cardiomyocytes, whereas for the FH model, we added cardiac MFBs on top of cardiomyocytes. Taurocholate in the FH model, but not in the MH model, slowed conduction velocity from 19 to 9 cm/s, induced early after depolarizations, and resulted in sustained re-entrant arrhythmias. These arrhythmic events were prevented by ursodeoxycholic acid, which hyperpolarized MFB membrane potential by modulating potassium conductance. Conclusion: These results illustrate that the appearance of MFBs in the FH may contribute to arrhythmias. The above-described mechanism represents a new therapeutic approach for cardiac arrhythmias at the level of MFB.Michele Miragoli, Siti H. Sheikh Abdul Kadir, Mary N. Sheppard, Nicoló Salvarani, Matilda Virta, Sarah Wells, Max J. Lab, Viacheslav O. Nikolaev, Alexey Moshkov, William M. Hague, Stephan Rohr, Catherine Williamson and Julia Goreli
Niching particle swarm optimization techniques for multimodal buckling maximization of composite laminates
No full textAbstract not availableLiang Huang, Ching-Tai Ng, Abdul H. Sheikh, Michael C. Griffit
A higher order model for inelastic response of composite beams with interfacial slip using a dissipation based arc-length method
No full textAbstract not availableMd. Alhaz Uddin, Abdul Hamid Sheikh, David Brown, Terry Bennett, Brian U
A damage-plasticity based interface model for simulating in-plane/out-of-plane response of masonry structural panels
No full textAbstract not availableYu Nie, Abdul Sheikh, Michael Griffith, Phillip Visinti
Large deformation analysis of two layered composite beams with partial shear interaction using a higher order beam theory
No full textAbstract not availableMd. Alhaz Uddin, Abdul Hamid Sheikh, Terry Bennett, Brian U
An efficient finite element model for buckling analysis of grid stiffened laminated composite plates
No full textAbstract not availableLiang Huang, Abdul H. Sheikh, Ching-Tai Ng, Michael C. Griffit
C(0) FE model based on HOZT for the analysis of laminated soft core skew sandwich plates: bending and vibration
No full textAbstract not availableH.D. Chalak, Anupam Chakrabarti, Abdul Hamid Sheikh, Mohd. Ashraf Iqba
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