The yemeni scholar muhammad B. Ali Al-Shawkani (1173-1250/1760-1834) his life, works and times, together with a critical edition of Darr Al-Sihabah Fi Manaqib Al-Qarabah Wa-L-Sahabah

The purpose of this dissertation is twofold. Firstly my aim has been to produce an edition of the so far unedited text of Muhammad b. Ali al-Shawkani, Darr al-sihabah fi manaqib al-qarabah wa-l-Sahabah. This edited text is to be found In Volume II. Muhammad b. Ali al-Shawkani, who died in 1250/1834, was a figure of major importance in the Yemen. A man of tremendous intellectual stature he wrote extensively on a number of subjects and for much of his life was chief gadi in Sanca. Volume I of this study is devoted to the man, his life, works and times. It is divided Into two parts: the first an historical survey, spanning the reign of four Zaydi imams and the second concerning the man and his works. Chapter one describes the Yemen under Imam al-Mahdi Abbas (d. 1189/1775). His son, al-Mansur Ali, was then appointed imam and his long reign until 1224/1809 occupies chapters two and three. Power then passed to al-Mansur's son, al-Mutawakkil Ahmad (d. 1231/1816), and a survey of his reign appears in chapter four. Finally of the Zaydiimams al-Mahdi Abdullah (chapter five) follows. He was to die a year after al-Shawkani in 1251/1835.Part two begins in chapter six with a discussion of al-Shawkani, the man, his education, his period of office as chief qadi and his disciples. It has then been my task to discuss al-Shawkani under the various disciplines in which he wrote: chapter seven, the mujtahid and faqih; chapter eight the muhaddith; chapter nine the mufassir and chapter ten the biographer/historian and poet

Lactation Ketoacidosis: A case series

Lactation ketoacidosis is an extremely rare type of high anion gap metabolic acidosis. We report two lactating women who were diagnosed with lactation ketoacidosis. The first patient presented to the Emergency Department at Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Australia, in 2018 with lethargy, nausea and abdominal pain after she commenced a new diet regimen based on three meals of protein per day and free of glucose, gluten and dairy products. The second patient presented to the Emergency Department at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, in 2018 with headache, severe malaise, epigastric pain and worsening of gastroesophageal symptoms. Blood investigation results showed that both patients had high anion gap metabolic acidosis, ketosis and hypoglycaemia. The patients responded well to intravenous dextrose and resumption of a balanced diet. Both patients were able to continue breastfeeding and remained well on follow-up.Keywords: Breastfeeding; Starvation; Hypoglycemia; Ketosis; Acid-Base Imbalance; Metabolic Diseases; Ketone Bodies; Fasting; Case Series; Australia; Oman

The total quality management practices in Yemeni Public Universities

There is a mutual relationship between the prosperity of a nation and the quality of education it provides to its people. Quality education improves standard of living of people by enhancing the performance of engines of economic development. This study focuses on the practice and application of Total Quality Management (TQM) in Yemeni universities. A questionnaire was developed after a careful and thorough review of the related literature and consultations with experts. The questionnaire was administered to universities academy staff. The study was performed based on a survey method for collecting data. A total of 262 questionnaires usable surveys were received. Correlation Pearson, t-test, One-way ANOVA were applied to analysis the gathered data from the questionnaire. The data were analyzed using computer- mediated (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) (SPSS). According to the analysis of TQM made in Yemen universities using statistical methods; Cronbach Alpha was high enough to a value of 0.96. Unfortunately, the Yemeni public universities have low turnout of TQM practice

Challenges of total quality management in higher education institutions

In today's competitive environment Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are facing many challenges and growing pressure from various stakeholders. To cope with this pressure, HEIs require a supportive managerial approach that fosters the understanding of stakeholders' needs and expectations. Total Quality Management (TQM) is considered as one of the most comprehensive approaches to enhance performance and to meet customer needs. While this approach is being successfully adopted in the manufacturing sector, the same cannot be achieved in many service organisations. HEIs operate in a unique environment with multiple stakeholders and subjective nature of managing TQM compared with the manufacturing industry and encounter more challenges due to their unique nature. Most of the existing studies focus on students and give less attention to staff. There is lack of research that that focus on staff views, thus more attention should be given to them due to their vital role as a mediator between the policymakers and students as well as their closeness to the encountered problems. Some of these problems might result from the nature of HEIs environment, and some might originate from existing perceptions regarding TQM applicability in HEIs. This research aims to contribute toward the identification of TQM challenges in HEIs from the staff perspective in order to gain a better understanding of TQM challenges. The study designed to collect qualitative data by conducting semi-structured interviews with staff from HEIs. The findings are expected to be an important step towards the identification of major TQM challenges in HEIs and to create better awareness regarding the potential obstacles as well as to call future research to move towards the second step of seeking and proposing a TQM-framework that facilitate successful TQM implementation

Patients Undergoing Dental Surgery who are Taking Antiplatelet Medications

For the undergoing dental surgery patients taking antiplatelet medications, physicians and dentists must weigh the bleeding risks in continuing antiplatelet medications versus the thrombotic risks in interrupting antiplatelet medications. Bleeding complications requiring more than local measures for hemostasis are rare after dental surgery in patients taking antiplatelet medications. Conversely, the risk for thrombotic complications after interruption of antiplatelet therapy for dental procedures apparently is significant, although small. When a clinician is faced with a decision to continue or interrupt antiplatelet therapy for a dental surgical patient, the decision comes down to “bleed or die.” That is, there is a remote chance that continuing antiplatelet therapy will result in a (nonfatal) bleeding problem requiring more than local measures for hemostasis versus a small but significant chance that interrupting antiplatelet therapy will result in a (possibly fatal) thromboembolic complication. The decision is simple: It is time to stop interrupting antiplatelet therapy for dental surgery

Biogas Production from Cow Manure Using an Anaerobic Digestion Technique

The world is suffering from limited sources of energy thus finding a renewable and sustainable source is very crucial. Cow manure is an unexploited treasure and is expected to have a high potential for energy recovery. This study aimed to evaluate biogas production from cow manure (CM) under an anaerobic condition. The cow manure was collected from a local farm in Oman and diluted with a ratio of 1:3 (dry CM/Water). The diluted cow manure (DCM) was characterized and found to have pH 7.9, total solids (TS) 8930 mg/L, total dissolved solids (TDS)1390 mg/L, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) 8160 mg/L and electrical conductivity (EC) 2730 µS/cm. The used anaerobic reactor (20 litres, black) was fed with DCM (15 litres) and operated at atmospheric mesophilic conditions (40 to 45 C). The gas was measured by the water displacement method. The results revealed that the biogas was generated in low amounts after three days (119 mL) and achieved more than 20 litres after nine days. The percentage of volatile solids to total solids was found to be 71% and the production of the biogas was calculated as 131 L/kg VS. This study is believed to pave the way for reducing the pressure on landfills and converting an environmental burden into a product of added value serving the circular economy theme

Axial vibration mode of coupled liquid-structure-gas system in a rigid cylindrical container

This paper describes the axial vibration analysis of a closed ends rigid cylindrical container containing liquid and gas which separated by a thin circular plate at their interface. The liquid depths inside the container were varied and then the mode of vibration and the natural frequencies were analyzed. The natural frequencies obtained experimentally were compared favorably with those of commercial finite element analysis software, ANSYS. The vibration mode of the liquid-structure interaction of the tank system can be visualized from the software post processing animation/plot. The visualized modes are also consistent with the measurement by the respective experimental transducers. It was found that strong coupling predominantly occur between liquid and structure. In weak coupling conditions, the modes are predominantly gas mod

Moderation role of attitude on the relationship between participation in competitive sports and academic performance of student-athletes in Saudi Arabia

Background: This study aims to investigate how the attitude of undergraduate student-athletes moderates the relationship between competitive sports participation (CSP) and academic performance (AP). In this study, a type of attitudes was taken into consideration namely academic performance attitude (APT). Methods: A total of 102 undergraduate student athletes from 3 academic institutions in the Eastern Region of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) were selected as subjects. Instruments used were Survey of Study Habits & Attitudes (SSHA) by Brown and Holtzman, to obtain the data on APT. The instrument was back-translated to the Arabic language in order to improve its comprehensiveness. Data on sports participation and academic performance were obtained by directly enquire the participants about their grade point average (GPA) and the frequency of their CSP in a self-developed questionnaire. Results: The results showed that APT significantly alters the effect of CSP on AP, because the β value of the effect of CSP on AP was greater than the β value of the effect of CSP and APT on AP. Because β value shows the strength of the influence, it can be concluded that the actual strength of the CSP is not as strong as when it is combined with APT. In other words, APT moderates the influence of CSP on AP. Discussion: The moderation effect occurs due to the regulation of Saudi Universities Sports Federation (SUSF) that only student-athletes with required academic scores can participate in competitive sports. Without such a regulation, APT might not be correlated to the AP because some students might pay more focus on CSP and less on AP. It can be concluded that the regulation helped student-athletes in KSA to improve their AP without sacrificing their CSP and vice versa