441 research outputs found
Dalia Sofer, 32nd Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textDalia Sofer, author of the award-winning novel Septembers of Shiraz, was born in Iran and fled at the age of ten to the United States with her family. She is the recipient of a Whiting Writers\u27 Award and has been a resident at Yaddo. A graduate of the MFA program at Sarah Lawrence College, she lives in New York City
Does self-compassion relate to the fear of the future during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic? A cross-cultural study
No full textThe coronavirus pandemic has a high impact on mental health, as for example, anxiety. It was the main goal of this study to investigate if rumination and worry mediate the possible relation of self-compassion and fear of the future in females and males of three European and three Middle Eastern countries during the coronavirus pandemic. 2765 men and women participated and answered questions regarding their fear of the future on the one hand and completed the reflection-rumination questionnaire, the Penn-state worry questionnaire, and the self-compassion scale. The results of a mediation analysis demonstrated a relation between self-compassion and fear of the future, which was mediated by worry but not by rumination, independent of gender and country. Furthermore, the fear of the future variable was predicted by different factors in each country. The only clear difference between the participants of the European and the Middle Eastern countries was that women show more fear of the future only in the European countries but not in the Middle Eastern countries. However, there were also differences between the three European and the three Middle Eastern countries. The results indicate that in general, psychological consequences of the coronavirus pandemic should be investigated for each country separately. It does not to seem possible to infer results from one country to another country even on the same continent
Caffeine Consumption among Zayed University Students in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Study
No full textBackground: Over the past decade, the global caffeine consumption rate has increased dramatically. Coffee and tea are among the common sources, but energy drinks are becoming an important contributor to total caffeine consumption. Recommendations for daily caffeine intake is not being followed due to the perceived benefits of caffeine which include mood improvement, concentration, social factors, and energy boosting. This study was important to add to the limited data about caffeine consumption in the Gulf region and mainly in the UAE.Objectives: The objectives were to determine the prevalence of caffeinated beverage consumption among university students and perceived benefits in addition to the estimation of daily caffeine consumption (mg/day).Design: Data was collected through a self-reported questionnaire from a total of 175 participants (129 females and 46 males) who were conveniently selected from different settings at Zayed University - Dubai. Usual Caffeine intake was calculated from all caffeine containing beverages. Results: Eighty-six percent of the 175 participants, both males and females, at Zayed University-Dubai consumed caffeinated beverages with an average intake of 249.7±235.9 mg. The intake among the 150 caffeine consumers varied from 4.2 mg/day to 932.2 mg/day. Average intake of caffeine was not significantly different between genders (P=0.125). Thirty-five percent of the population consumed more than 400 mg/day of caffeine, with no statistical difference between males and females (P=0.202). Coffee was the most commonly consumed drink among both genders, followed by tea. Most perceived benefits of caffeine consumption were not significantly different except for the relationship between caffeine and improved exercise performance (P=0.018) and caffeine in relation to weight loss (P=0.001) among males.Conclusion: The prevalence of caffeine consumption at Zayed University was high among both males and females. Further research is necessary to estimate the total caffeine intake from all dietary sources, mainly the cultural foods and beverages, and to determine the relationship between accessibility to caffeine containing beverages and caffeine consumption among University student.</jats:p
The new corporation in Europe
No full textThis Policy Brief examines how Europeâ??s corporations are changing the way they do business since the 2004 EU Enlargement. Dalia Marin argues that firms are adapting to heightening global competition by shifting decision-making processes. The author gives policy recommendations in the areas of EU neighbourhood and trade policies.
The New Corporation in Europe. Bruegel Policy Brief 2008/07, September 2008
No full textThis Policy Briefing examines how Europe’s corporations are changing the way they do business since the 2004 EU Enlargement. Dalia Marin argues that firms are adapting to heightening global competition by shifting decision-making processes. The author gives policy recommendations in the areas of EU neighbourhood and trade policies
Ficha bibliométrica autor USTA - Dalia Carreño Dueñas
No full textInforme de las métricas de autor de la Dra. Dalia Carreño Dueñas de las
publicaciones indexadas en Google Académico cuyo objetivo es entregar un insumo
para el fortalecimiento de las capacidades y potencialidades de los autores de la
Universidad Santo Tomás en el posicionamiento y visibilidad de sus publicaciones.Report of the author metrics of Dalia Carreño Dueñas of the publications indexed in
Google Scholar whose objective is to provide an input for the strengthening of the
capacities and potentialities of the authors of the Santo Tomás University in the
positioning and visibility of their publications.http://unidadinvestigacion.usta.edu.c
Muslim democrats: moderating Islam, modifying the State
No full textWhat explains the increase in moderate Islamists movements in the Middle East? Why do Islamist movements at times adopt moderate strategies while others do not? What conditions facilitate Islamist ideological moderation? And finally, what effect does the integration of Islamists into the political arena have on the state? The central claim of this study is that the moderation of opposition movements is the outcome of political processes that involve the tension among three variables: political inclusion, internal organization of the movement, and ideological frames. Over time, the interaction of these affects the trajectory of an Islamist movement, such as the Muslim Brotherhood, ultimately leading to sustained ideological change.Ph. D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Dalia Fikry Fahm
Signs of style in Balys Dvarionas’ opera "Dalia”
No full textStraipsnyje Balio Dvariono opera "Dalia" (1959) nagrinėjama iki šiol mažai tyrinėtais aspektais, siekiant nustatyti įvairias sąsajas su to meto istoriniu kontekstu, estetinėmis nuostatomis, socialiniais momentais, kvestionuojami kai kurie iki šiol su šiuo sceninės muzikos opusu susiję stereotipai bei norima nustatyti to istorinio laikotarpio bei paties kūrėjo paliktus stiliaus ženklus. Pasak autorės, opera "Dalia" tęsia romantizmo operų tradiciją, joje akivaizdi rusų kompozitorių įtaka. Čia gausu ryškių, įsimenančių melodijų, vyrauja homofonija, muzikoje persipina herojinis ir lyrinis pradai. Opera atitiko daugelį to meto sovietinių ideologų reikalavimų: sukurtas herojinis-istorinis libretas (pagal rašytojo ir dramaturgo Balio Sruogos dramą "Apyaušrio dalia"), jame atsispindi kovos momentai, vaizduojami liaudies kovotojai, šaržuojami aukštuomenės bei dvasininkijos atstovai. Operai būdingas epizodiškumas bei muzikinių vaizdinių kaleidoskopiškumas. Ypač svarbus vaidmuo teko orkestrui: jam pavesta visos operos muzikinės medžiagos vienytojo funkcija; orkestro partijoje jautriai reaguojama į dramaturginius niuansus, siužeto posūkius, jis tarsi komentuoja scenoje vykstančius įvykius. B. Dvariono "Dalia" buvo pastatyta tris kartus - du pastatymai Lietuvos nacionaliniame operos ir baleto teatre (1959 m. ir 2004 m.) ir Lietuvos televizijos filmas (1985 m.). Reikšminiai žodžiai: Balys Dvarionas; Opera "Dalia"; Lietuvių muzikos istorija; Lietuvių opera; Formalizmas; B. Dvariono muzikos stiliusThe article examines Balys Dvarionas’s opera "Dalia" (1959) in terms of aspects, which have not been extensively studied until present for the purpose of establishing different relations with the historical context of the period, the aesthetical provisions, social moments, questions certain stereotypes, related to the said opus and attempts to identify the signs of the style of the historic period and those, left by the creator himself. According to the author the opera "Dalia" continues the tradition of the Romanticist operas, the influence of Russian composers is obvious. The opera is plentiful with prominent and memorable melodies, homophony and heroic and lyrical subjects intertwine in the music. The opera complied with most Soviet ideological requirements of the period: a heroic – historical libretto (according to the drama “Apyaušrio Dalia” by Balys Sruoga), reflecting moments of fighting, depicting folk fighters and caricaturing the representatives of nobility and clergy. The opera characterizes with patchiness and kaleidoscopicality of musical imagery. The orchestra plays an especially important role, i. e. the function of unification of the musical material of the entire opera; the orchestra part sensitively responses to the dramaturgy nuances, turns of the plot, the orchestra comments the events on the stage. B. Dvarionas’s "Dalia" was staged three times – two stagings at the Lithuanian Opera and Ballet Theatre (in 1959 and in 2004) and as a Lithuanian Television film (in 1985)
Raw data for Comparison of Self-reported Measures of Hearing to an Objective Audiometric Measure in Adults in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)
No full textRaw data, computed data and statistical code for all main analyses and subgroup analyses presented in JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(8):e2015009. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.15009
Data sharing statement:
Access to The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) dataset is publicly available via the UK Data Service (https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk)
Note:
Statistical code to create the subcategories of some demographic variables included in the analyses (e.g. age categories of participants) may not be available in the current dataset. Additional statistical code is available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request at: [email protected]</span
Migrant sites: America, place, and diaspora literatures
No full textAbout the Book
In Migrant Sites, Dalia Kandiyoti presents a compelling corrective to the traditional immigrant and melting pot story. This original and wide-ranging study embraces Jewish, European, and Chicana/o and Puerto Rican literatures of migration and diasporization through the literary works of Abraham Cahan, Willa Cather, Estela Portillo Trambley, Sandra Cisneros, Piri Thomas, and Ernesto Quiñonez. The author offers a transformed understanding of the ways in which the sense of place shapes migration imaginaries in U.S. writing. Place is a crucial category, one that along with race, class, and gender, has a profound impact in shaping migration and diaspora identities and storytelling. Migrant Sites highlights enclosure as a prominent sense of place and translocality as its counterpart in diaspora experiences created in fiction. Repositioning national literature as diaspora literature, the author shows that migrant legacies such as colonialism, empire, borders, containment, and enclosure are part of the American story and constitute the diaspora sense of place.
About the Author
Dalia Kandiyoti is a professor of English at the City University of New York, College of Staten Island.
About the Electronic Publication
This electronic publication of Migrant Sites was made possible with the permission of the author. University Press of New England created EPUB, MOBI, and PDF files from a scanned copy of the book. The Dartmouth College Library Digital Production Unit created the HTML file and performed quality assurance.
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