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Yassin
No full textYassin is a series of figure studies and portraits of Yassin El Messoudi, a young equilibrist in the circus, his brothers Soffien and Karim (and a number of their canine companions) taken during the summer of 2006. Rather than choosing to look at magic and whimsy as the essence of circus (as in work on the subject by documentary photographers Bruce Davidson or Mary Ellen Mark) this series takes a critical examination at how the circus can become a place to observe masculine identities and explores notions of sexuality and the world of maleness. The portraits were set mainly in and around their caravan home with its small-scale emblems of strength such as boxing gloves and knives. The images are ultimately about performance, and the role it plays in the teenage struggle for identity and self-esteem. In the case of the three Messoudi siblings the performance is a testament to their showmanship and ultimately becomes a manifestation of their freedom, transition and transformation.
By looking at aspects of body politics in the context of formalist and social documentary photography, and considering the role of the portrait within this kind of enquiry, the work investigates how identity and community are constructed out of marginality, and the ethical ambivalence that surrounds the approach of documenting the lives of displaced people within the context of contemporary art.
Text by Itai Doron and afterword by acclaimed American photographer Joseph Szabo
Impact of thumb sucking on salivary melatonin, Candida albicans, and dental caries in children
No full textIntroduction: Salivary melatonin is a critical antioxidant that contributes to oral health by mitigating oxidative stress. Psychological stress linked to thumb sucking may disrupt oral homeostasis, leading to conditions such as dental caries and fungal infections. Aim: This study explores the relationships between thumb sucking, salivary melatonin levels, dental caries, and the presence of Candida albicans (CA) in children. Materials and methods: A case-control study was conducted with 60 children aged 4-5 years at the University of Baghdad’s College of Dentistry. Participants were divided into thumb-sucking (n=30) and non-thumb-sucking (n=30) groups. Salivary melatonin levels were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), dental caries were assessed via the dmfs index, and CA counts were quantified on Sabouraud dextrose agar (SDA). Statistical analyses were performed, including t-tests, ANOVA, and correlation assessments. Results: Thumb-sucking children exhibited significantly lower salivary melatonin levels (28.620±2.278 pg/mL) compared to controls (34.525±2.142 pg/mL; p=0.044). The thumb-sucking group also had higher dmfs scores (15.033±1.449 vs. 8.667±0.899; p=0.000) and greater CA counts (18.900±1.048 vs. 13.583±0.549; p=0.000). Negative correlations were observed between salivary melatonin levels and the severity of dental caries, while positive correlations linked CA with dental caries. Conclusions: Thumb sucking adversely affects pediatric oral health by reducing salivary melatonin, increasing dental caries risk, and promoting fungal overgrowth. Early intervention to curb thumb-sucking behaviors may mitigate these risks and improve oral health outcomes
In search of a home disappearing: Book review ‘Sambac beneath unlikely skies’ by Heba Hayek
No full textHeba Hayek’s debut work Sambac Beneath Unlikely Skies, published by Indie Hajar Press in the UK, is a searing work of growing up in war-torn Palestine
Heba Handoussa Oral History
No full textHeba Handoussa, a 1966 graduate of The American University in Cairo, was a faculty member teaching economics from 1977 to 1993, and served as Vice Provost in the early 1990s. Growing up in a prominent family (her father a renowned physician who treated Umm Kulthum, a friend of the family, and her mother from an elite background), Handoussa describes aspects of the household like language, recreation, neighbors, and servants (like her Slovenian nanny). She recalls their farm in the Delta and how her family managed to avoid the financial ruin that came to others due to Nasser-era policies. She points to changes for women in Egypt by sharing stories of female relatives (some who joined Huda Shaarawi in abandoning the face veil) on topics like social interactions, dress, and education; she relates her own experiences attending a French language Catholic nun’s school. Admitted to undergraduate study at AUC in the early 1960s despite modest high school grades, Handoussa recollects faculty she studied with, campus social life, and a student body inclusive of the children of families made poorer by government sequestration but also President Nasser’s daughter. She speaks of her subsequent graduate education in London (and interaction with other foreign students there), and her return to Egypt in the mid-1970s where she worked with the government investment ministry and did part-time teaching at AUC. A full time faculty member from 1977, she provides a sketch of AUC’s Economics, Political Science, and Mass Communication Department at AUC and its leading faculty (with anecdotes about interactions with figures like economist Galal Amin). Faculty issues like unequal treatment and compensation with respect to full-time and part-time faculty and foreign and Egyptian faculty are addressed too. She offers insight into AUC students (whom she socialized with as a young professor), including their academic level (better in later years than when she attended) and career paths (embracing opportunities, like banking, made available due to Sadat era economic infitah). Handoussa discusses her position as Vice Provost from 1990 to 1992), including her goals and responsibilities, such as for research (which gave her insight into the obstacles caused by government bureaucracy). She tells of leaving the Vice Provost position when excluded from senior administrative deliberations. Handoussa gives a detailed account of her post-AUC career, including her role in founding the Economic Research Forum (ERF) for Arab countries in 1993, and her position on the Egyptian parliament’s Shura Council, where she made inquiries into matters like the Toshka desert development project. She also speaks about the part she played in setting up the Egypt Network for Integrated Development supporting Egyptian handicraft makers, especially rural women, drawing on her longstanding interest in local crafts
Interview with Heba Kotb
No full textThis is a recoded interview with Affliate Instructor in the department of Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology and Egyptology, Heba Kotb. The interview is about her eperience at AUC as both undergraduate and a faculty member. Also, she discusses her views and efforts in the field of disability awareness and inclusion of people with disability in education in Egypt
Auritidibacter YASSIN ET AL. 2011
No full textEMENDED DESCRIPTION OF THE GENUS AURITIDIBACTER YASSIN ET AL. 2011 The genus Auritidibacter is as described by Yassin et al. [1] except that cells may be straight or curvy; morphologically, cells may or may not demonstrate a rod–coccus cycle over time. Motility may be difficult to demonstrate except by the hanging drop method. DNA G+C content of the type strain is 59.3% with a genome size of approx. 2589795 bps by WGS.Published as part of Bernard, K. A., Pacheco, A. L., Burdz, T., Wiebe, D., Beniac, D. R., Hiebert, S. L., Booth, T. F., Jakopp, B., Goldenberger, D., Seth-Smith, H. M. B., Egli, A. & Bernier, A-M, 2020, Emendation of the Genus Auritidibacter Yassin et al. 2011 and Auritidibacter ignavus Yassin et al. 2011 based on features observed from Canadian and Swiss clinical isolates and wholegenome sequencing analysis, pp. 83-88 in International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 70 (1) on page 86, DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.003719, http://zenodo.org/record/604866
[Challenges and steps forward for public services reforms in Libya]
No full text[authors: Mohamed Elmagbri - lead author, Heba Al-Sheikh, Lamis Ben Aiyad, Rima Hamidan]Text arabischArabisc
Challenges and steps forward for public services reforms in Libya
No full textauthors: Mohamed Elmagbri - lead author, Heba Al-Sheikh, Lamis Ben Aiyad, Rima Hamida
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