Bodies tell stories: Freudian hysteria in Fay Weldon's The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

Fay Weldon's The Life and Loves of a She-Devil deals with the nature of the hysteric psychological state women in abusive relationships or situations may suffer from and how they may react in either passively relenting to these conditions or taking control of their lives to achieve change. Thus, the question is raised as to whether the hysteric condition may be used as a means to an end. Women's Freudian hysterical symptoms are often physically manifested by anorexia nervosa, loss of speech (muteness), disturbed sleep, and alienation, among other maladies which may be subsumed under the category of symptoms of Freudian hysteria. Such symptoms, according to Freud, appear as the consequences of sexual violations a subject may have encountered, resulting in the manifestation of psychological disturbances characteristic of hysteria. This paper aims to investigate Fay Weldon's The Life and Loves of a She-Devil from Freud's theoretical perspectives on hysteria in order to indicate the influences of hysteria and its symptoms and reactions, focusing on the actions taken by the heroine of the novel under discussion to actualise herself

Islamic Branding

The market of halal food and Islamic finance sector which have increased dramatically in the past decade and many other Islamic products and services including cosmetics, real estate, hotels, fashion and insurance, (Alserhan, 2010a), have amplified the role of Islamic brand at present. Fatema et al. (2013) stated that Islamic marketing is aimed at Muslim consumers who are significantly different from the average consumer and that it utilizes specific recourses, skills, and tools that are directly relating and attractive to this particular segment. Therefore, with the presence of Muslim customers, this market segment can be targeted, reached and to a certain extent, predicted by marketers. The demographic changes and purchasing power of Muslim consumers and the success of Muslim businessmen have begun to make Islamic marketing an intellectually and managerially attractive area. As a result, the use of Islamic brands as marketing strategies has intensified in academic circles within the past few years, both inside and outside the Islamic world (Alserhan, 2010). This claim was further supported by Wilson and Liu (2011), stating that the phenomenon of Islamic branding as a new and independent discipline has attracted the attention of both academics and practitioners

Cytogenetic Investigations and Y-Chromosome Microdeletion Screening in some Infertile Kurdish males In Erbil province/ Iraq

لعقم هو مرض يصيب الجهاز التناسلي يُعرف بالفشل في تحقيق الحمل السريري بعد 12 شهرًا أو أكثر من الجماع المنتظم غير المحمي. في جميع أنحاء العالم ، يؤثر العقم على ما يقرب من 15٪ من جميع الأزواج الذين يحاولون الإنجاب. يعد العقم عند الرجال مسؤولاً عن حوالي 50٪ من حالات العقم عامة. تشوهات الكروموسومات وحذف الكروموسوم Y هي الأسباب الجينية الأكثر شيوعًا لعقم الذكور، أذ تعد متلازمة كلاينفيلتر و الحذف الصغير لعامل فقد النطاف على كروموسوم Y من اهمهما. هدف هذه الدراسة هو التحري عن و مدى انتشار كلاً من التشوهات الكروموسومية وعمليات الحذف الدقيقة على كروموسوم Y في 296 رجلاً كرديًا يعانون من العقم في محافظة أربيل ، من بينهم 289 مريضًا يعانون من نقص النطاف (97.6٪) و 7 مرضى يعانون من قلة النطاف الشديدة (2.4٪) و 50 من الرجال الأصحاء كمجموعة مقارنة. وجد ان 29 مريضا (9.8٪) لديهم تشوهات كروموسومية مختلفة. تم العثور على تشوهات الكروموسومات الأكثر شيوعًا في الكروموسومات الجنسية (93.1٪ ؛ 29/27) ، من بين هذه التشوهات 20 مريضًا (69٪) لديهم متلازمة كلاينفيلتر النمط النووي 47,XXY ، 4 مرضى (13.8٪) لديهم نمط 45X0/46, Xder(Y)، كان لدى مريضان نمط XXY t(11;22)(q25;q13)   وكان لدى مريض واحد (3.4٪) نمط متلازمة تيرنر Mosaic Turner 46XY/45X0. تم اكتشاف تشوهات الكروموسومات الجسمية (6.9٪ ؛ 2/29) في مريضين 45 XY rob (13;14) (q10;q10).  تم العثور على الحذف الصغير لكروموسوم Y في 10 من 289 مريضًا يعانون من فقد النطاف (3.5٪) ، ثلاثة منهم (30٪) لديهم حذف دقيق في منطقة AZFc ، 3 منهم (30٪) لديهم حذف دقيق في منطقة AZFb ، كما كان لدى 3 مرضى آخرين الحذف الصغير في كل من المنطقة من  AZFb و  AZFc ، والمريض الأخير (10٪) كان لديه عمليات حذف صغيرة في المنطقة a و b و AZFc, AZFb, AZFa) c). وكشفت هذه الدراسة  ان كلا من تشوهات الكروموسومات و الحذف الصغير لكروموسوم  Yوجد في 3 مرضى.Infertility is a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. Worldwide, infertility affects approximately 15% of all couples trying to conceive. Male infertility is responsible for about 50% of the infertility cases. Chromosomal abnormalities and Y-chromosome microdeletions are the most common genetic causes of male infertility. Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is the most prevalent factor of the chromosomal abnormality in the infertile male. Azoospermia Factor (AZF) microdeletions located on the Y chromosome are one of the recurrent genetic cause of male infertility. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of chromosomal anomalies and AZF microdeletions in 296 infertile Kurdish men in Erbil province, 289 patients diagnosed as azoospermia (97.6%) and 7 patients as severe oligozoospermia (2.4%) and 50 healthy men as control group. Twenty nine patients (9.8%) had various chromosomal abnormalities. The most common chromosomal abnormalities were found in sex chromosomes (93.1%; 29/27),  among these abnormalities 20 patients (69%) had Klinefelter syndrome 47,XXY karyotype, 4 patients (13.8%) had 45X0/46, Xder(Y), 2 patients (6.9%) had XXY t(11;22)(q25;q13) and 1 patients (3.4%) had Mosaic Turner syndrome 46XY/45X0. The autosomal chromosomal abnormalities (6.9%; 2/29) detected in 2 patients 45, XY, rob (13;14) (q10;q10). Y chromosome microdeletions were found in 10 of 289 patients with azoospermia (3.5%), three of them (30%) had microdeletions in the AZFc region, 3 of them (30%) had microdeletions in the AZFb region, also other 3 patients had microdeletions in the b and c of AZF (AZF b,c) region, and the final one patient (10%) had microdeletions in the all a, b and c (AZF a,b,c) region. Combined Y chromosome microdeletions and chromosomal abnormalities were detected in 3 patients

Context-Based Information Retrieval of Athletic Sport Management System (ASMS)

Athletic Sport Management System (ASMS) is an online system that help user in managing and handling data for athletic sport event. This system consists of 7 main modules such as registration, lane determination, result representation etc. that will be discussed in this paper. As overall, this paper delivers the design and implementation of ASM. This study intends to develop a computerized system for athletic sport management (ASMs) that could assist administration in planning and managing the athletic sport activity. This paper presents the design and the implementation phase of the research. Context-based information retrieval is being chosen as the searching technique. to enhance the searching capability. Furthermore, we proposed the use of similar word detection and knowledge based in searching module to enhance the retrieval effectiveness

Experimental Investigation of Forced Convection Heat Transfer in Open Cell Copper Fins

Recently, major part of convection heat transfer researches focus on increasing fins efficiency by increasing thermal performance for the same fin volume. Metal foam is a promising way to achieve this aim. Performance analysis has been carried out to investigate the heat transfer characteristics of copper fin foam samples. The samples have been compared with the solid metal fin heat transfer. A forced convection heat transfer had been applied to a four specimens. An electrical heater heats up the fins, which are subjected to a stream of the ambient air driven by a blower fan as heat dissipated. The heat flux had been fixed along the tests with three different air velocity used; the forced heat convection had been simulated. The pores density of copper fin foam is varied in the range of 10, 20 & 40 pores per inches (PPI). Thermal performance of copper fin foam has been evaluated in terms of average Nusselt number and thermal resistance of heat sinks. The increasing in the heat transfer rate and average Nusselt number when used metal foam has been found in the range of 36-133 % compare to solid copper. Furthermore, it has been proven that this increment reaches the maximum value for a given PPI even when raise the air velocity

Assessment of Knowledge Regarding Osteoporosis Among Female Medical Students at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

Introduction: Osteoporosis is a worldwide public health problem that affects both male and females. It is a silent progressive disorder that affects the skeletal system and leads to diminished bone density and fracture. Therefore, awareness, attitude, and practices of people about osteoporosis contribute significantly to primary prevention and early detection of disease. Objective: the present study conducted to assess the knowledge of the female medical students at King Faisal University about osteoporosis in Saudi Arabia. Study design: A cross-sectional study conducted at the medical college of King Faisal University at Al-Ahsa region, Saudi Arabia. The study included all female medical students at King Faisal University, through an online self-administered questionnaire using the Osteoporosis Knowledge Assessment Tool (OKAT) questionnaire. Results: The total number of participants was 176 female medical students, with 58.7% response rate. The age of participants ranged between 17 and 27 years, with a mean and standard deviation of 21.46±1.54 years. The participant's knowledge score about osteoporosis was as follow: 65.1% had satisfactory knowledge, 32.2% had poor knowledge, and only 2.3% of the participant had good knowledge. Conclusion: Most of the participants had a satisfactory knowledge score on osteoporosis. However, there was a significant gap in knowledge regarding the risk factors such as high salt intake. The good knowledge score was significantly low in the present study compared to worldwide. Therefore, an educational effort is needed to improve knowledge and the quality and reliability of information about osteoporosis targeted undergraduates and young females in Saudi Arabia

The Behavioral Intention of Micro Enterprises to Use the Integrated Cash Waqf Micro Enterprise Investment (ICWME-I) Model as a Source of Financing

This study is designed to examine the behavioural intention of micro enterprises to use the Integrated Cash Waqf Micro Enterprise Investment (ICWME-I) model as a source of financing in Malaysia. The primary data are collected from the survey administered to micro entrepreneurs in the Klang Valley and the analysis is conducted using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Furthermore, the model has validated its acceptance in the field by adopting the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA). This study has revealed that both the attitude and subjective norms are found to have a positive impact on the intention of micro entrepreneurs to use the ICWME-I Model in the context of Malaysia

Alternative model for financing micro enterprises in Malaysia

The contributions of micro enterprises (MEs) in Malaysia can be measured in terms of some inter-related issues: economic, social and political. Despite these recognized importance and the largest contributor to SMEs - the micro enterprises have hardly considerable financing assistance. MEs are considered as risky business and strict loan conditions have been imposed on them such as strict collateral requirement, high cost of financing, strict documentation requirement and good business track record. Unfortunately, most of them cannot fulfil these conditions and continue to face the problem of accessing finance. Thus, the present study has used content analysis to critically survey the literature on the subject. This study aims to propose an Integrated Cash Waqf Micro Enterprise Investment (ICWME-I) Model as a solution to overcome MEs’ financial constraints and enhance their activities that contribute to the national income. The study concludes with some suggestions for future research

Molecular study of hepatitis C viral RNA extracted from local isolates in Pahang, Malaysia: genotyping, subtyping and base sequencing

Hepatitis C virus infection affects approximately 170 million individuals constituting about 3% of the world's population. Most of those infected face the risk of developing liver cirrhosis and/or liver cancer. In Malaysia, hepatitis C prevalence is 1.6% and is still the foremost infection among multiple blood transfusion groups. The current mainstay treatment of HCV is pegylated alpha-interferon in combination with ribavirin, incurring considerable expense on local health services. In fact, less than 50% of treated patients respond favorably to the given therapy. Understanding the characteristics of the RNA genome of the local HCV genotypes can serve as foundation for future development of rapid diagnostic techniques. In addition, it has the potential for helping in designing small interfering RNA (siRNA) to be utilized in studies related to specific silencing of vital viral genes. However, despite the plethora of global HCV studies, there is relative scarcity HCV research in Malaysia. In this present study, HCV isolates from infected haemodialysis patients were studied, focusing on the characterization of their genomes, by genotyping and base-sequencing. The nucleotide sequence of the conserved 5’UTR region of HCV genome revealed several sequence patterns across the 4 main HCV genotypes available in the study panel. Phylogenetic analysis of the NS5B region showed a predominance of HCV genotype 3a. The revealed sequence patterns have the potential for designing probes that could differentiate the predominant HCV genotype 3 from other genotypes. Analysis of the secondary structure of genotype 3a showed conserved loop structures that could be targeted by small interfering RNA molecules. In conclusion, molecular studies of local HCV strains provide a new dimension for the improvement of current HCV detection and genotyping methods, aid in better understanding of the molecular epidemiology of the virus infection and may form the basis for future in-vitro studies on viral molecular pathogenetic mechanis