Mary and the Koran

It is surprising to many Christians that the sacred writings of Mohammed refer to Mary, the mother of Jesus, with such profound respect, even reverence. The Koran stands as a remarkable witness to the Christian and Muslim conviction that Mary played an intimate part in God’s plans for all of mankind. Mary is mentioned by name in the Koran about 35 times, and Jesus is often called, Jesus, the son of Mary. There are, of course, vast differences between the Christian view of Mary and the Islamic view, yet there is no reason to believe that Mohammed deliberately misrepresented any particular Christian beliefs: he simple took at face value the vision of those Christians around him

Africa: a Lecture Series, Spring 2012

Olufemi Vaughan Bowdoin College February 23, 2012 Africa and Globalism: State Crisis, Transnationalism, and Social Reconstruction in A New Century audio recording Rebecca Warne Peters Syracuse University March 8, 2012 Civil War and Development in Angola: ‘Local’ Actors/International Interests audio recording PowerPoint slideshow Mohammed Ben-Abdallah University of Ghana, Legon, / UNH Resident Playwright April 12, 2012 Challenges of Educational Reform in Post-Colonial Ghana audio recording UNH International Educator articl

Paolo Mengozzi; Mohammed Bedjaoui: actos de investidura

Discursos del Acto de investidura como Doctor Honoris Causa del profesor Dr. Paolo Mengozzi en la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid el 23 de enero de 1998 y del profesor Dr. Mohammed Bedjaoui el 27 de enero de 2000.Prefacio / Fernando M. Mariño Menéndez .-- Acto de investidura como Doctor Honoris Causa del profesor Dr. Paolo Mengozzi (23 de enero de 1998).-- Laudatio de Don Paolo Mengozzi por el Dr. Fernando M. Mariño Menéndez.-- Lección magistral de investidura del nuevo Doctor Honoris Causa Don Paolo Mengozzi.-- Discurso del Excmo. Sr. Rector Magnífico de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.-- Acto de investidura como Doctor Honoris Causa del profesor Dr. Mohammed Bedjaoui (27 de enero de 2000).-- Laudatio de Don Mohammed Bedjaoui por el Dr. Fernando M. Mariño Menéndez.-- Lección magistral de investidura del nuevo Doctor Honoris Causa Don Mohammed Bedjaoui

An investigation of RNR regulation in fission yeast by confocal laser scanning FRET and near-TIRF microscopy

For genome integrity, adequate levels of deoxyribonucleotide (dNTPs) are essential to maintain faithful DNA replication and repair via the regulation of ribonucleotide reductase (RNR). In the fission yeast, RNR is composed of two subunits: Cdc22 and Suc22. The importance of Spd1 (RNR inhibitor) in Cdc22-Suc22 complex formation has been demonstrated by imaging of S. pombe containing fluorescent protein (FP) modified RNR subunit proteins in the presence of Spd1 and absence of Spd1 cells using confocal laser scanning microscopy. To investigate further the significant role of Spd1 in the regulation of RNR, 41 mutants created by Nestoras group. We used fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) by acceptor photobleaching to investigate the RNR subunit interaction and provide evidence for a new model for the role of Spd1 in RNR regulation. Different treatments such as HU, 4NQO and heat shock have been used to investigate the effect of radical scavenging on the inhibition of RNR activity and induced DNA damage on S. pombe cell viability to elucidate further the role of Spd1 in the regulation of RNR. Finally a novel imaging technique, near-total internal reflection microscopy has been developed and applied with dual-view detection. The technique has been applied to image, simultaneously, the donor CFP and acceptor YFP channels of the FP-tagged RNR complex in the wild-type S. pombe cells and perform FRET measurements that are consistent with the confocal fluorescence results. In conclusion, a new hypothesis for the role of Spd1 has been drawn from the results, which is that the inhibitory role of Spd1 mediates the Suc22-Cdc22 (R1-R2) interaction to form a FRET competent but immature and inactive RNR complex, while with Spd1 deleted RNR is clearly active in a conformation that lacks FRET

A Survey on the Project in title

In this paper we present a survey of work that has been done in the project ldquo;Unsupervised Adaptive P300 BCI in the framework of chaotic theory and stochastic theoryrdquo;we summarised the following papers, (Mohammed J Alhaddad amp; 2011), (Mohammed J. Alhaddad amp; Kamel M, 2012), (Mohammed J Alhaddad, Kamel, amp; Al-Otaibi, 2013), (Mohammed J Alhaddad, Kamel, amp; Bakheet, 2013), (Mohammed J Alhaddad, Kamel, amp; Al-Otaibi, 2014), (Mohammed J Alhaddad, Kamel, amp; Bakheet, 2014), (Mohammed J Alhaddad, Kamel, amp; Kadah, 2014), (Mohammed J Alhaddad, Kamel, Makary, Hargas, amp; Kadah, 2014), (Mohammed J Alhaddad, Mohammed, Kamel, amp; Hagras, 2015).We developed a new pre-processing method for denoising P300-based brain-computer interface data that allows better performance with lower number of channels and blocks. The new denoising technique is based on a modified version of the spectral subtraction denoising and works on each temporal signal channel independently thus offering seamless integration with existing pre-processing and allowing low channel counts to be used. We also developed a novel approach for brain-computer interface data that requires no prior training. The proposed approach is based on interval type-2 fuzzy logic based classifier which is able to handle the usersrsquo; uncertainties to produce better prediction accuracies than other competing classifiers such as BLDA or RFLDA. In addition, the generated type-2 fuzzy classifier is learnt from data via genetic algorithms to produce a small number of rules with a rule length of only one antecedent to maximize the transparency and interpretability for the normal clinician. We also employ a feature selection system based on an ensemble neural networks recursive feature selection which is able to find the effective time instances within the effective sensors in relation to given P300 event. The basic principle of this new class of techniques is that the trial with true activation signal within each block has to be different from the rest of the trials within that block. Hence, a measure that is sensitive to this dissimilarity can be used to make a decision based on a single block without any prior training. The new methods were verified using various experiments which were performed on standard data sets and using real-data sets obtained from real subjects experiments performed in the BCI lab in King Abdulaziz University. The results were compared to the classification results of the same data using previous methods. Enhanced performance in different experiments as quantitatively assessed using classification block accuracy as well as bit rate estimates was confirmed. It will be shown that the produced type-2 fuzzy logic based classifier will learn simple rules which are easy to understand explaining the events in question. In addition, the produced type-2 fuzzy logic classifier will be able to give better accuracies when compared to BLDA or RFLDA on various human subjects on the standard and real-world data sets

Targeting and Detention in Non-International Armed Conflict: Serdar Mohammed and the Limits of Human Rights Convergence

In recent years, the United Kingdom has seen a steady flow of legal challenges arising out of its involvement in the armed conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Among these, the case of Serdar Mohammed, decided by the English High Court in May 2014, is of particular interest because of its wider implications. In essence, the High Court’s judgment in Mohammed questions the existence of a legal basis under the law of armed conflict for the conduct of status-based operations in non-international armed conflicts. This article demonstrates that the restrictive approach adopted by the High Court in Mohammed is mistaken as a matter of law and undesirable as a matter of policy. In short, Mohammed drives the convergence between international human rights law and the law of armed conflict too far

Targeting and Detention in Non-International Armed Conflict: Serdar Mohammed and the Limits of Human Rights Convergence

publication-status: Publishedtypes: ArticleThis is an open access article, freely available from the International Law Studies website. Please cite the ILS published version available from: https://www.usnwc.edu/getattachment/39065c16-9f35-4f65-bdbb-233a5923a964/Targeting-and-Detention-in-NIACs--Serdar-Mohammed-.aspxIn recent years, the United Kingdom has seen a steady flow of legal challenges arising out of its involvement in the armed conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Among these, the case of Serdar Mohammed, decided by the English High Court in May 2014, is of particular interest because of its wider implications. In essence, the High Court’s judgment in Mohammed questions the existence of a legal basis under the law of armed conflict for the conduct of status-based operations in non-international armed conflicts. This article demonstrates that the restrictive approach adopted by the High Court in Mohammed is mistaken as a matter of law and undesirable as a matter of policy. In short, Mohammed drives the convergence between international human rights law and the law of armed conflict too far

Impact of Completion on Wellbore Skin Effect

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