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    Undergraduate Catalog of Studies, 2023-2024

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    Undergraduate Catalog of Studies, 2023-2024

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    Navigating doctoral studies in Operations Management and Industrial Engineering

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    This short guidebook aims to address some frequently asked questions about doctoral studies in industrial management/industrial engineering and the related subjects. The purpose of this guide is to provide practical information with some background justification for each of the items. This is not a replacement for any university official instructions, degree structures or courses offered by the university. The contents of the guide consist of following: positioning what is our field of study, writing and defending a research plan, conducting a literature review and founding on theoretical framework, addressing questions related to research methods, discussing academic publications in conferences and journals, and outlining what constitutes a dissertation in a doctoral level. We hope that this book will demystify the process of doctoral studies, give practical advice of selecting the right journals, conferences, helping to handle review feedback, and other essential parts of the doctoral studies.fi=vertaisarvioimaton|en=nonPeerReviewed

    The Iranian-Saudi Rivalry: Prolonging the War in Yemen. External Actors, Securitisation, Sectarianisation, and Digital Media.

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    Despite the scale of the conflict in Yemen and the influence of external actors, few studies to date have analysed the nature, impact, and scope of their media campaigns surrounding the war. Across digital media, especially on online news platforms and social media, Iran and Saudi Arabia have exhibited a range of behaviours, in attempts to frame their involvement in the conflict. Thus, this thesis addresses the following research question: How have Saudi Arabia and Iran used digital propaganda to legitimise and frame their involvement in Yemen to international audiences? This is the first study to examine the impact of these two competing propaganda networks on the Yemen War. In doing so, it traces Iranian and Saudi securitisation narratives across the conflict, testing their success in gaining the support of elite and non-elite actors in the international arena. It also shows the ways in which these narratives have aided Iran and Saudi Arabia in their struggle for supremacy in the region. The thesis develops an innovative approach to securitisation theory. It also incorporates critical discourse analysis and visual analysis to explore how Tehran and Riyadh have used digital media as part of their regional competition. Using evidence from the most intense periods of fighting in Yemen and tension between the two actors between 2015 and 2021, the thesis show that Saudi Arabia successfully securitised their intervention in Yemen. Ironically, however, this worked to benefit Tehran far more than it did Riyadh. Several episodes of significance for the Saudi-Iranian relationship, and for the war in Yemen, are analysed, including: Operation Decisive Storm in 2015, The Riyadh Conference in 2017, instances of prominent Saudi airstrikes in 2017-18, the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 and the Houthi ‘Operation Victory from God’ in 2019. Through discursive and visual analysis, the thesis explores the ways in which the representation of these events had an impact on framing the conflict, to the detriment of the people of Yemen. Securitisation narratives, dispersed across the Internet, regularly had a sectarian tone. These narratives fanned the flames of war, preventing any room for a meaningful prospect for peace. They also exacerbated the humanitarian situation, a dynamic properly detailed in the thesis’ conclusion. Such narratives created a deeply polarising environment, in which extraordinary measures were justified. Through visual analysis, critical discourse tracing, and analysis of dynamics specific to the world of digital media, this thesis traces this process, providing a holistic analysis of the impact of the Iranian-Saudi rivalry on the war in Yemen. The thesis offers new methodological, theoretical, and empirical insights, emphasizing the importance of digital narrative warfare as a worthwhile and insightful field of study

    Animals in Dutch travel writing, 1800-present

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    Apart from humans, animals play a pivotal role in travel literature. However, the way they are represented in texts can vary from living companions to metaphorical entities. Existing studies mainly focus on the representation of conventional or unconventional roles that are assigned to animals from around the Napoleonic age until now, roles that have been subject to change and that tell us a lot about human reflections on encounters with non-human creatures and the position of man in this rapidly changing world. In this edited volume, scholars from the Netherlands and abroad analyse the roles that animals play in Dutch travel literature from 1800 to the present. In this way, we aim to provide new insights into the relationships between man and animals, in textual expressions and real life, and to add the ‘Dutch case’ to the flourishing international field of travel writing studies

    Péter Gábor, a ,,főbűnös, aki megtévesztette a pártot"

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    Sztálin halála után, szovjet utasításra Magyarországon is megkezdődött a koncepciós perek felülvizsgálata, a Jugoszláviával való békés viszony helyreállítása. Rákosi számára a cionista-ügy miatt börtönben fogva tartott Péter Gábor ideális eszköznek, egyfajta,,bűnbaknak” kínálkozott arra a célra, hogy a felelősséget saját magáról a bukott ÁVH-vezetőre áthárítsa. Ezért Pétert sokáig nem a valós bűnei miatt készültek felelősségre vonni, hanem perének koncepcióját az aktuális politikai céloknak megfelelően igyekeztek alakítani. Így Pétert már nem egy ,,cionista kémszervezet vezetőjeként”, hanem az állam felett álló, erőszakos, a nép vagyonát fosztogató ,,rablóbanda” vezéreként, később pedig a törvénysértő perek megrendezésének elsőszámú felelőseként, a pártot és annak vezetőjét galád módon félrevezető állam- és népellenes bűnözőként igyekeztek beállítani a közvélemény előtt. Hruscsovnak a szovjet kommunista párt 1956 februárjában tartott XX. kongresszusán elhangzott, Sztálin bűneit leleplező beszéde azonban azt eredményezte, hogy Rákosi számára többé már nem volt járható út a koncepciós perekért való minden felelősséget ,,Péter Gáborra és bandájára” hárítani, hanem bűneinek következményét vállalnia kellett. Péter Gábort végül az általa valóban elkövetett bűncselekményekért ítélték el, a Berija-ügy mintájára ellene tervezett koncepciós per nem valósult meg. Mindezekből arra a következtetésre jutottam, hogy Péter Gábor nem volt a szó eredeti jelentése szerinti, a szó szoros értelmében vett bűnbak, hiszen egyáltalán nem volt ártatlan. Ennek ellenére mégis a felelősségáthárítás eszközeként funkcionált a bukás szélén álló diktátor, és a válsághelyzetben lévő pártállam számára, ezért Péter Gábor főbűnösként való kijelölése megfelel a modern társadalmakra jellemző bűnbakképzésnek, amelyekben a bűnbakkeresés már abból indul ki, hogy a megtalált bűnbak valóban bűnös, és megbüntetése a bűnbakkeresők felfogása szerint jogos. A válságok, kollektív traumák idején ugyanis a társadalmaknak egy leegyszerűsített okmagyarázatra van szükségük a sokszor nagyon összetett okrendszerek helyett, amely célra a bűnbakok tökéletesen megfelelnek

    INTELLECTUAL AND SPIRITUAL DEBATES IN ISLAM A Comprehensive Guide to Islamic Discourse's Intellectual Origins

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    While serving as a concise introduction to the Sunnah and Quranic exegeses, the Ebook's core purpose lies in offering a comprehensive exploration of the diverse dimensions of ulum al-aqliya (rational sciences) in Islam, spanning from its inception to the contemporary era. This encompassing view incorporates perspectives from both the Sunni and Shia traditions. The Ebook is primarily designed to equip specialists with a comprehensive understanding of Islamic intellectualism, while also ensuring that individuals without specialized knowledge can readily grasp insights from each academic domain

    Altered Images: A Comparative Study of Medical Portraits by Henry Tonks and Raphaël Freida in the Great War

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    Otherwise, You Will Have to Suffer the Consequences: The Racial Cleansing of Catcher, Arkansas

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    Following the brutal murder of a young white woman in late 1923, the rural town of Catcher, Arkansas divided along racial lines. Rumors that the woman had been raped and murdered by three Black men angered a portion of the white community who formed a 500-person mob to punish the accused. After an unsuccessful attempt at lynching the men, a small portion of this mob turned its attention to the remaining Black citizens still residing around Catcher. Anonymous notices were posted at several locations throughout the community threatening Black citizens to leave or suffer the consequences. Eleven men armed themselves inside a building, refusing to give in to these warnings. Only after the National Guard was called in did the men finally throw down their guns. When the dust finally settled in Catcher, one Black man was dead, fifteen Black men were in jail, and around three hundred Black citizens had fled the region with nothing but the clothes on their back. This work reviews exactly what occurred in Catcher, Arkansas in late 1923. Going beyond that, though, it examines how this small town reflects much larger trends occurring inside Arkansas and the rest of the Jim Crow South in the early twentieth century. This racial cleansing provides an excellent case study to understand how southern communities could drive out undesired Black citizens through a combination of anonymous threats, extrajudicial violence, and legal means. All of this helped accomplish the overall goal of ‘cleansing’ the community of Black members while also allowing white members to seize lucrative land and mineral rights from Black citizens who had legally held claim to the area for decades. Examining this history helps cast a fleeting light on an otherwise hidden history and looks to understand why that history has been intentionally forgotten in these areas to this day

    New approaches to the study of neurorehabilitation protocols in dogs and cats with acute or chronic spinal cord injury with or without deep pain sensation and possible spinal shock signs

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    Tese de Doutoramento em Ciências Veterinárias na especialidade Clínica, área científica de ClínicaABSTRACT - Intensive neurorehabilitation protocols (INRP) with rehabilitation modalities and weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT), are suggested as treatment to obtain ambulation in dogs and cats with complete (DPP-), discomplete and incomplete (DPP+) compressive or non-compressive spinal cord injury (SCI), similarly to what is performed in human medicine.The first study is a cohort, prospective, controlled and blinded study that was performed in 22 dogs with T11-L3 Hansen type I, revealing ambulation in 100% of the BWSTT group, within a mean of 4.6 weeks. One other study, a retrospective controlled clinical study, was developed in 367 acute post-surgical dogs, with T10-L3 Hansen type I. A new functional neurorehabilitation scale (FNRS-DPP-) was performed to evaluate the DPP- or discomplete dogs, that were able to achieve spinal reflex locomotion (SRL). A strong significance between groups was verified in the DPP+ (p<0.001), with 99.4% of ambulation. The same difference was seen in the DPP- (p=0.007) with 58,5% of ambulation and a tendency (p=0.058) was observed in regard to DPP recovery, with 37.2% achieving SRL, within a maximum of 3 months. INRP was demonstrated to be safe and ambulation recovery achieved earlier. The same population was included in another study, on 16 dogs with incomplete recovery 3 months after surgery. DPP- were under INRP associated with 4-aminopyridine administration, achieving 78% of SRL at day 45 and automatic micturition within a mean of 62 days. Also, 100% of ambulation in the DPP+ within a mean of 47 days and positive follow-up evolution. Ambulatory status was achieved in 88%, establishing this INRP as a therapeutic option to reduce euthanasia. Non-compressive myelopathies with contusive patterns were also referred in a prospective study of 9 cats that revealed 56% (n=5) of ambulation and 44% (n=4) of SRL, showing that INRP should be considered to improve quality of life and the well-being of our patients. Some dogs may develop spinal shock following SCI, including in acute noncompressive nucleus pulposus extrusion. Thus, a cohort prospective study applied a spinal shock scale as a monitoring tool, suggesting spinal shock as a negative factor for a quick recovery. INRP was shown to be safe, tolerable and feasible, allowing 32% of ambulation within 7 days and 94% within 60 days. Follow-ups until 4 years revealed a positive evolution. These studies should be continued, considering each limitationRESUMO - Nova abordagem aos protocolos de neuroreabilitação em cães e gatos com lesão medular aguda ou crónica, com/sem sensibilidade à dor profunda e choque espinhal. - Os protocolos de neuroreabilitação intensiva (INRP), com as modalidades de reabilitação e o treino locomotor em tapete rolante com suporte de peso (BWSTT), são sugeridos como terapêutica para obter a ambulação em cães e gatos de lesão medular compressiva / não compressiva, completa (DPP-), “discompleta” e incompleta (DPP+), tal como na medicina humana. Assim, apresenta-se o primeiro artigo, estudo de coorte, prospetivo, controlado e cego, em 22 cães com lesão T11-L3 Hansen tipo I, que demonstrou 100% de ambulação no grupo BWSTT, em média de 4.6 semanas. O segundo artigo refere-se ao estudo controlado e retrospetivo de 367 cães pós-cirúrgicos com lesão aguda T10-L3 de Hansen tipo I. A escala de neuroreabilitação funcional (FNRS-DPP-) foi elaborada e aplicada nestes cães, DPP- ou incompletos, capazes de atingir a locomoção espinhal por reflexos (SRL). Verificaram-se diferenças significativas entre grupos, nos DPP+ (p<0,001) com 99,4% de ambulação, e nos DPP- (p=0,007) com 58,5%. Em relação à recuperação da sensibilidade profunda (p=0,058), ocorreu 37.3% de SRL, no máximo em 3 meses. O INRP demonstrou-se seguro e a recuperação foi atingida de forma mais precoce. O mesmo foi estudado em 16 cães com recuperação incompleta 3 meses após cirurgia, sendo associada a administração de 4- aminopiridina nos DPP- com 78% de SRL até 45 dias e micção automática em ~62 dias. Obteve-se 100% de ambulação nos cães DPP+, em ~47 dias, com evolução positiva nas consultas de seguimento. A ambulação total foi de 88%, estabelecendo este INRP como opção terapêutica, reduzindo o número de eutanásias em âmbito clínico. As mielopatias não compressivas foram, também, estudadas. Assim sendo, estudo propectivo em 9 gatos revelou 56% de ambulação e 44% de SRL, demostrando que o INRP poderá ser considerado, no sentido de melhorar a qualidade de vida e bem-estar destes doentes. Após a lesão medular, alguns cães podem desenvolver o choque espinhal, principalmente na extrusão aguda não compressiva do núcleo pulposo. Assim, foi desenvolvido estudo propectivo coorte que elaborou e aplicou escala de choque espinhal para monitorização, sugerindo o choque espinhal como fator negativo para a rápida recuperação. Este INRP revelou-se seguro, tolerável e viável, com 32% de ambulação em 7 dias e 94% em 60 dias. Consultas de seguimento até 4 anos revelaram evolução positiva. Estes estudos devem ser continuados considerando as suas limitações.N/
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