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Desiring the east: a comparative study of Middle English romance and modern popular sheikh romance
No full textThis thesis comparatively examines a selection of twenty-first century sheikh romances and Middle English romances from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries that imagine an erotic relationship occurring between east and west. They do so against a background of conflict, articulated in military confrontation and binary religious and ethnic division. The thesis explores the strategies used to facilitate the cross-cultural relationship across such a gulf of difference and considers what a comparison of medieval and modern romance can reveal about attitudes towards otherness in popular romance.
In Chapter 1, I analyse the construction of the east in each genre, investigating how the homogenisation of the romance east in sheikh romance distances it from the geopolitical reality of those parts of the Middle East seen, by the west, to be "other". Chapter 2 examines the articulation of gender identity and the ways in which these romances subvert and reassert binary gender difference to uphold normative heterosexual relations. Chapter 3 considers how ethnic and religious difference is nuanced, in particular through the use of fabric, breaking down the disjunction between east and west. Chapter 4 investigates the way ethnicity, religion and gender affect hierarchies of power in the abduction motif, enabling undesirable aspects of the east to be recast.
The key finding of this thesis is that both romance genres facilitate the cross-cultural erotic relationship by rewriting apparently binary differences of religion and ethnicity to create sameness. While the east is figured differently in Middle English and modern sheikh romance, the strategies they use to facilitate the cross-cultural erotic relationship are similar. The thesis concludes that the constancy of certain attitudes towards the east in both medieval and modern romance reveals a persistence of conservative values in representations of the east in romance
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
Investigating and learning lessons from early experiences of implementing ePrescribing systems into NHS hospitals:a questionnaire study
No full textePrescribing systems have significant potential to improve the safety and efficiency of healthcare, but they need to be carefully selected and implemented to maximise benefits. Implementations in English hospitals are in the early stages and there is a lack of standards guiding the procurement, functional specifications, and expected benefits. We sought to provide an updated overview of the current picture in relation to implementation of ePrescribing systems, explore existing strategies, and identify early lessons learned
Sheikh Suleiman
No full textColor slide photograph showing a house of a family in the vicinity of Sheikh Suleiman, Syria
The Role of Sheikh Dr. H. Abdul Karim Amrullah in Developing Muhammadiyah in Maninjau West Sumatera
No full textThis study aims to describe the role of Sheikh Dr. Abdul Karim Amrullah in developing Muhammadiyah in Maninjau. This type of research is qualitative research with historical methods, and heuristic measures, source criticism, interpretation, and historiography. The theory and approach in this research is the phenomenological approach and the theory of study figures. The results obtained from this study first, Sheikh Dr. H. Abdul Karim was a scholar who was born in 1879 Ad and died in 1945 A.D. He was born to a religious family, since childhood he has received a religious education from both parents and then continued his education through non-formal course. Secondly, the role of Sheikh Dr. H. Abdul Karim Amrullah in developing Muhammadiyah in Maninjau, backed by the religious condition of Maninjau that time has been mixed only, is no longer distinguished where the teachings of pure Islam and which are mixed with bid'ah, and Khurafat. This is what prompted Sheikh Dr. H. Abdul Karim Amrullah to make updates to Islam that has been corrupted in Maninjau. Therefore, to accelerate this renewal. He was the pioneering establishment of Muhammadiyah in Maninjau, after his return from Java in 1925 A.D
Annexin A1: Uncovering the Many Talents of an Old Protein.
No full textAnnexin A1 (ANXA1) has long been classed as an anti-inflammatory protein due to its control over leukocyte-mediated immune responses. However, it is now recognized that ANXA1 has widespread effects beyond the immune system with implications in maintaining the homeostatic environment within the entire body due to its ability to affect cellular signalling, hormonal secretion, foetal development, the aging process and development of disease. In this review, we aim to provide a global overview of the role of ANXA1 covering aspects of peripheral and central inflammation, immune repair and endocrine control with focus on the prognostic, diagnostic and therapeutic potential of the molecule in cancer, neurodegeneration and inflammatory-based disorders.British Heart Foundation (Award number: FS/16/60/32739) to MHS and FISM Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla Cod. 2014/R/21 to ES
Validity of clinical severity scores for respiratory syncytial virus: a systematic review - data extraction sheet
No full textThe file presented is the standardised data extraction sheet that was used to extract data for the systematic review on the validity of severity scores for respiratory syncytial virus in children (≤24 months). This systematic review was conducted as a part of the Preparing for RSV Immunisation and Surveillance in Europe (PROMISE) project, funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking (grant number: 101034339). The file is related to the upcoming publication Sheikh Z., E. Potter, Y. Li, R. Cohen, G. Dos Santos, L. Bont and H. Nair (in submission). Validity of clinical severity scores for respiratory syncytial virus: a systematic review
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