An analysis of cultural translation procedures in four novels of Ibrāhīm al-Kawnī

This thesis seeks to investigate cultural translation procedures in four novels of Ibrāhīm al-Kawnī by Arabic-English translators. It also aims to assess to what extent the style and culture of the original work has been conveyed and preserved. In other words, it focuses on the original language, the language of the author and the source text. The aim is to allow the target reader to understand as much as possible of the content of the source text. Furthermore, the work considers translation equivalence theory as a framework within which several translations of the meaning of cultural terms have been analytically evaluated. The researcher selected 97 translated cultural words, phrases and identified various cultural and linguistic problems in their translation

The Kin-Ship

This is a group of two English poems the author composed separately in 2019 and 2021 about the imaginary scenes of his grandpa and mother from a Iu-Mien family of Southeast Asia and Southwestern China. The group was submitted to the upcoming Kinship volume of the Comparative Woman journal of Louisiana State University

Topics in quantum topology

In chapter 1, which represents joint work with Gilmer, we define an index two subcategory of a 3-dimensional cobordism category. The objects of the category are surfaces equipped with Lagrangian subspaces of their real first homology. This generalizes the result of [9] where surfaces are equipped with Lagrangian subspaces of their rational first homology. To define such subcategory, we give a formula for the parity of the Maslov index of a triple of Lagrangian subspaces of a skew symmetric bilinear form over R. In chapter 2, we find two bases for the lattices of the SU(2)-TQFT-theory modules of the torus over given rings of integers. We find bases analogous to the bases defined in [13] for the lattices of the SO(3)-TQFT-theory modules of the torus. Moreover, we discuss the quantization functors (V_{p}, Z_{p}) for p = 1, and p = 2. Then we give concrete bases for the lattices of the modules in the 2-theory. We use the above results to discuss the ideal invariant defined in [7]. The ideal can be computed for all the 3-manifolds using the 2-theory, and for all 3-manifolds with torus boundary using the SU(2)-TQFT-theory. In fact, we show that this ideal using the SU(2)-TQFT-theory is contained in the product of the ideals using the 2-theory and the SO(3)-TQFT-theory under a certain change of coefficients, and it is equal in the case of torus boundary. In chapter 3, we give a congruence which relates the quantum invariant of a prime-periodic 3-manifold to the quantum invariant of its orbit space. We do this for quantum invariant that is associated to any modular category over an integrally closed ground ring

Carren Moham

Dr. Moham was Professor of Music at Illinois Wesleyan from 1998-2014. She matriculated from The Ohio State University in Columbus where she earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Vocal Pedagogy and Black Music History. During this interview she recounts her move from her doctoral program at the Ohio State University, to the Washington Cancer Institute and her choice of Illinois Wesleyan. Moham also discusses some of the memorable moments from her teaching and performing career in Illinois. After retiring, she became artist teacher voice at Illinois State University and is the owner of a voice rehabilitation business in Normal, Illinois

Consociational Democracy and Peripheral Capitalism in Late-Modernising Societies: A Political Economy of Lebanon

Following the assassination of Prime Minister Hariri in 2005, Lebanon witnessed vigorous debate over the nature of its political system raising the question of whether it is based on consociation between confessions or consensus and balance of power between political factions. Lebanon has traditionally alternated between several extremes: from ‘the happy phenomenon’, a liberal example of self-perpetuating prosperity and ‘the only Arab democracy’ to a haven for warlords and the scene for recurring political impasses and violence. Underpinning these extremes, however, is the national myth that Lebanon is the ‘Switzerland of the East’. Whether this refers to its mountainous geography, freewheeling capitalism, salience of the tertiary sector or the politico-cultural cantonisation of the country is the subject matter of this research. This study explores political economy and political culture in Lebanon by locating the confessional subcultures within the theoretical framework of ‘hybrid modernities’. The research presented in this study, hence, aims to make sense of the perennial cycles of conflict and political impasses which have scarred modern Lebanese history. This is done by critically examining the intersections between consociationalism as a political superstructure, peripheral capitalism as a political economy and confessionalism as a political paradigm. The theory of ‘hybrid modernities’ is utilised in an attempt to redefine ‘modernity’ as an inclusionary and dynamic process whereby multiple socio-cultural projects are continually constructed and reconstructed through negotiation and conflict, hence, producing a hybrid order. Conflict is, therefore, interpreted as a mechanism of redistribution and negotiation between multiple subnational centres as opposed to a modality of state-society relations. Accordingly, the vulnerabilities of modernity and the unintelligibility of its constellations are mitigated not through bureaucratic universalism and the logics of the market, but through asymmetric relations of power between zu‘ama (patrons) and their ’atbā‘ (clients). The pervasiveness of political patronage, therefore, is not a relic of pre-modernity but a ‘modern’ and adaptive response to the disarticulations of Lebanese capitalism. Patron-client dyads capitalise on and reinforce social relations within vertical segments, hence, modernising and instrumentalising ‘the confession’. Social change, therefore, emanates from the subnational periphery (the confession) and targets the subnational and, eventually, the national centre. In responding to the aims and objectives of this study, ethnographic research was conducted to explore the intersections between the disarticulations of late developmentalism in Lebanon and the social construction of ‘imagined communities’. Focusing on the triangulation of consociationalism, peripheral capitalism and confessionalism as the political modus operandi in Lebanon and the Shi‘a as a subnational ‘imagined community’, this research explores the intersections between political economy and political culture in the production of multiple hybrid modernities within the multicentred Lebanese system. This is achieved by examining the political economy dynamics of the social construction of ‘the Shi‘a’ as well as the ontological worldviews and modus vivendi which underpin its socio-cultural project. In this context, Hezbollah is conceptualised as the ‘cohesive core’ of a social movement which articulates its own authenticated modernity and produces social change through a dynamic and bidirectional process facilitated by the party’s monolithic non-state welfare sector, civil society, media and the ulema

The Effect of Er:YAG Laser Irradiation and Different Concentrations of Sodium Hypochlorite on Shear Bond Strength of Composite to Primary Teeth’s Dentin

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of various concentrations of NaOCl on shear bond strength of composite resin to dentin of primary teeth, prepared with laser and bur.Methods: In this in vitro study, 48 primary molars were sectioned at mesiodistal direction and were randomly divided into 6 groups; G1: bur, G2: bur + NaOCl 2.5%, G3: bur + NaOCl 5.25%, G4: laser, G5: laser + NaOCl 2.5%, G6: laser + NaOCl 5.25%. One-Step Plus adhesive was applied after phosphoric acid gel and NaOCl over the dentin surfaces for all groups, and composite resin cylinders were bonded to the samples. After thermocycling, shear bond strengths of composite resin to dentin were measured and statistical analyses were done by means of t test and analysis of variance (ANOVA).Results: The mean shear bond strength showed no significant difference between the groups prepared with bur (13.82 ± 3.49) and laser (14.18 ± 3.65) (P > 0.05). The mean difference of shear bond strength between three groups G1, G2 and G3 and between G4, G5 and G6 were not statistically significant (P > 0.05). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) figures showed an irregular surface in laser groups and fairly complete removal of smear layer from the orifices of the dentinal tubules, in the group in which NaOCl was used.Conclusion: The application of different concentrations of NaOCl does not significantly improve the bond strength in dentin surfaces prepared with laser or bur

Influence of Polyethylene Soil Mulch and Foliar Application of Urea , Complete Fertilizers, Seaweed in Alleviating Salt Stress of Broccoli (Brassica Oleracea Var.Italica)

This experiment was carried out to study the effect of soil mulch (with black polyethylene) and foliar application of  urea, complete fertilizer and seaweed as well as control) and their interaction in alleviation of salt stress on broccoli which cultivated in salty soil(11.3 dS.m-1) under drip irrigation , by estimating of leaf area, SOD and Catalase activity , MDA and Glutathione concentration in both of leaves and flowers.  In broccoli leaves, soil mulch gave a significant effect in each of leaf area, SOD activity and non- significant effect in catalase activity, Glutathione  and MDA concentration , while in flowers it caused a significant effects on all studied parameters except catalase activity compared to no mulch treatment . Complete fertilizer treatment caused higher effect in all studied parameters than urea and seaweed compared to control treatment . In all studied parameters , the interaction between soil mulch and foliar treatments had high significant effect . complete fertilizer + mulch treatment was the  best, which caused increase in leaf area , SOD and Catalase activity in addition of Glutathione concentration compared to control treatment in both leaves and flowers , while it caused the biggest significant decrease in MDA concentration in both of leaves and flowers. Keywords: Broccoli, Foliar fertilizer, seaweed , soil mulch, Urea, complete fertilize

Preparation and Application of Catalysts for Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation of N,N-dimethylformamide

Pd负载在炭黑BP2000、CeO2以及C-CeO2载体上用于催化湿式氧化过层（CWAO）。这些催化剂在150-180摄氏度，1.4-2.5MPa氧气下催化湿式氧化处理N，N-二甲基甲酰胺（DMF）废水。不同的催化剂有不同的催化性能。3wt%Pd/C催化剂活性差但稳定性强，然而氧化物载体负载的催化剂则恰恰相反。所以，我们分别利用化学还原法和浸渍法制备了3wt%Pd/CeO2/C催化剂。还原法制备的催化剂3wt%Pd/20%CeO2/C-CR表现出了很高的活性和抗流失性能。为了阐明催化剂的结构，我们利用TPR，XPS，XRD，HADDF-STEM对催化剂进行表征。结果表明，对于3wt%Pd/20...Pd catalyst supported on carbon black BP2000, CeO2, C-CeO2 was prepared by chemical reduction method for catalytic wet air oxidation (CWAO) applications. These catalysts were tested in the CWAO of N, N-dimethylformamide aqueous solutions, a simulated waste water, at 150-180oC under 1.4-2MPa. Different performances were obtained depending on the catalysts used. 3wt%Pd/C showed poor activity, but th...学位：理学硕士院系专业：化学化工学院_化学工程学号：2042014115455

Upstream-Downstream Challenges On The Ganges- Examining The Bilateral Treaty Between India-Bangladesh And Proposing A New Legal Regime

本文试图探讨《恒河水资源共享协议》的空白和其面临的挑战，并试图找出该 协议对于作为下游国的孟加拉国是否有所裨益，以使印度和孟加拉国可在枯水季共 享恒河水源及其增流。由于印度法拉卡拦河坝的建设，恒河水的利用问题已成为两 国之间冲突的主要来源。尽管两国已签署了两个条约和两部谅解备忘录，下游国家 孟加拉国仍然声称他们没有得到根据条约规定应得的利益。事实上，他们在农业、 环境、社会和经济方面的确正面临着严峻的问题。 本篇论文有两个目的：一是探讨法拉卡拦河坝的存在对处于恒河下游的孟加拉 国而言是否有利，剖析现有的条约以及孟加拉国面临的社会、经济、环境等问题； 二是通过分析国际法律和条约，...This thesis tries to find out the gaps and challenges in Ganges water sharing treaty. Also try to find, whether there are benefits for the lower riparian country Bangladesh or not, getting from the Farakka barrage. Both India and Bangladesh shares waters of the Ganges River. Since the construction of the Farakka barrage in India, Ganges water became the key source of conflict between the two c...学位：法学硕士院系专业：法学院_民商法学(含劳动法学、社会保障法学)学号：1292011115421