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OPTICAL MICROBOTTLE RESONATOR FOR FORMALDEHYDE (CH2O) LIQUID SENSING ABDULLAH AL NOMAN FACULTY OF ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA
iii Abstrak v Acknowledgements vii Table of
Kuala Lumpur Abdullah Al Noman
139382907
Optical mibrobottle resonator for formaldehyde (CH2O) liquid sensing Al Noman Abdullah
In recent years, microbottle resonator (MBR) has attracted an excessive attention on account of its various applications such as sensors, lasing and filters. Compared to the other optical microresonators (OMRs) it has some advantages of fast tunability through the strain application, better control over the coupling by optical tapered microfiber and in the spectrum the probability of attaining a great number of equally spaced modes. The MBR was fabricated with an SMF 28 silica optical fiber by "soften and compress" method which created a bulge area on the fiber to become formed as bottle shape. The formaldehyde (CH2O) liquid which was used for this work has 37% purity of formalin with other ions. In this investigation, the influence of whispering gallery mode (WGM) on an optical microbottle resonator (OMBR) and its consequence on liquid (formaldehyde, CH2O) sensing is demonstrated. The MBR then excited using a tapered optical microfiber of 5 mm waist diameter and for each concentration levels of liquid the Q factor (quality factor) noted as >105. Comparison between the MBR and the bare fiber has stated based on four specific parameters such as linearity, sensitivity, p value and standard deviation where MBR has shown better potentiality than the bare fiber towards liquid sensing for the sensor. Moreover, the outcome of MBR was explained with two different diameters of tapered microfiber which are 8 mm and 10 mm. The MBR energized through both tapered fiber and also stated their effect for the liquid sensing in this work. For both experiments, the MBR was categorized by three significant constraints such as bottle distance
Abdullah Al Noman
197885075
The role of regulation on bank competition and stability in ASEAN 5 countries Abu Hanifa Md. Noman Alam
Competition in banking industry has favourable outcomes in terms of efficiency, product diversification, financial innovation and financial inclusion. Whether competition is good or bad for bank stability is an issue of ongoing academic and policy debate, especially after the global financial crisis. Several studies have identified that regulatory oversight is one of the most important causes of the global financial crisis. However, to date, there has been no empirical evidence as to whether bank regulation shapes bank stability in competitive environment. The main objective of this study is to identify the moderating role bank regulation on the relationship between bank competition and bank stability in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) over the period of 1990 2014. For the purpose of analysis, the main objective is divided into three parts. Firstly, examining the effect of bank competition on bank stability, secondly, identifying the moderating role of bank regulation on the relationship between bank competition and bank stability, and thirdly, analysing the influence of financial crisis on the moderating role of bank regulation on the relationship between bank competition and bank stability. The bank regulations considered in this study include capital regulation, activity restrictions, deposit insurance, and official supervision. Annual data on bank level variables, bank regulations and macroeconomic variables for five ASEAN countries Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand are compiled and analyzed. Two step system Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) has been employed as estimation technique to bank level panel data. The results indicate that competition enhances bank stability by promoting solvency and capitalisation, and by reducing credit risk. Moreover, bank regulation moderates the relationship between bank competition and bank stability. Among bank regulations, this thesis found that activity restrictions are most effective bank regulation in promoting bank stability in competitive environment, while deposit insurance found most effective bank regulation in promoting bank stability in less competitive environment. Furthermore, the moderating roles of bank regulation on the relationship between bank competition and bank stability are found remained unchanged during the financial crisis except deposit insurance. The results have several policy implications for policy makers and regulators. Firstly, the policy makers should avoid anticompetitive policies as competition promotes bank stability. Secondly, activity restrictions work well only in the competitive market, while deposit insurance enhances bank stability only in less competitive markets. Thirdly, deposit insurance found effective to keep banks stable in competitive market during crisis period.
Abu Hanifa Md Noman Alam
55643876
Floristic diversity and vegetation analysis of Wadi Al Noman, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Wadi Al Noman in Mecca is one of the most important wadis. It was included among the most important water sources where the springs and wells of Zobida run and it provides drinking water for the holy places in Mecca and visitors to the Kaaba and Arafat regions. The present study provides an analysis of floristic composition, vegetation types, and structure and species distribution at 20 sites, emphasising the environmental factors that affect species distribution. A total of 126 species representing 39 families of vascular plants are recorded. Fabaceae, Poaceae, and Boraginaceae are the largest families, and therophytes and chamaephytes are the most frequent, indicating a typical desert life form spectrum. The floristic composition of the different geomorphologic landscape units shows differences in species richness. The highest species richness value (23 species stand1) is recorded in the wadi bed. The lowest species richness value (18 species stand1) is recorded in the wadi plateau and fissures. Chorological analysis revealed that 52% of the studied species are bioregional, native to the Saharo ArabianSudano Zambezian region. After application of the TWINSPAN, DCA, and CCA programs 4 vegetation groups were identified, and they were named after the characteristic species as follows: (I) Aristolochia bracteolata Cucumis prophetarum; (II) Calotropis procera Acacia hamulosa Caralluma russeliana; (III) Acacia abyssinica Acacia hamulosa Tephrosia desertorum; and (IV) Argemone ochroleuca Senna italica. The associations and speciation of these Wadi Al Noman plants demonstrate significant variation in pH, electrical conductivity, soil mineral contents, and human impact.
Kadry Ne Abdel Khalik Mohamed A El-Sheikh Abeer El-Aidarous
54923116
WHEN CULTURE MEETS RELIGION: THE MULUDAN TRADITION IN THE KA NOMAN SULTANATE, CIREBON, WEST JAVA
This article is based on a fundamental question, what is the relationship between practicing the Muludan tradition and seeking of power by the Royal family of the Kanoman Sultanate in Cirebon? The Muludan is a tradition conducted by the Royal family, and thousands of people participate in this tradition. This article is aimed to analyze the extent of which the Royal family uses Muludan tradition to regain their political power as they had in the past. Our participatory research shows that the Muludan tradition could be defined as a religious cultural system. This is not only a religious ritual but also a cultural tradition. On the one hand this tradition is done primarily based on the knowledge, beliefs, norms and moral values of religious teachings. People participating in this tradition believe that they would gain God blessing (Ngalap Berkah) and Shafa'at as cited by the Quran and the Hadith. On the other hand, this tradition involves cultural tradition that has been practiced by the local people since long time ago. This research also found that the Royal family fails to use this tradition to gain political power as they intend to do. This tradition could mainly effectively be implemented in terms of the socio cultural relationship between the Sultan and the followers. Political power, the Royal family aims to gain through conducting the Muludan tradition, does not significantly happen. Key words: The Muludan Tradition, Power Relationship, Religious Identity, and the Kanoman Sultanate
Mohamad Yusuf
128821895
SPREAD OF INTERNAL PARASITES AMONG THE STUDENT OF AL SHAHEED AL NOMAN SCHOOL, WIDI JADEED VILLAGES, TAIZ PROVINCE REPUBLIC OF YEMEN
Majed A Noman Samer A Alshargby Hussien O Kadi Thayer Mansoor Rafeeq A Rahman Gareer S Abudo Gamel A Aon Mohamd A Soltan
16432707
Part I Introduction Introduction and Overview Noman and Stiglitz Complexities of African Development Introduction and Overview a Disappointing Record Introduction and Overview Noman and Stiglitz
Why has the economic performance of Sub Saharan Africa (which we will simply refer to as Africa from here on) been so disappointing? Our real objective, though, is not so much to understand what went wrong, as to assess how Africa can change its course: What are the policy options for a sustained reversal of that trend? How can Africa catch up with other developing countries, some of which have had spectacular successes in the very period during which Africa was stagnating? It is worth recalling that as Africa emerged from colonialism, East Asia was the region in trouble and turmoil. Its extensive involvement with and destruction in and the Vietnam War that spilled over into Laos and Cambodia and continued for over three decades. A widely held view at the time contrasted Africa's promise with Asia's pitfalls. Thus, just a half century ago, Nobel Laureate economist Gunnar Myrdal visited Asia whose economies then were doing little better than those of Africa have since that time. Even his rich and sophisticated work shared the view that that continent's prospects were dismal. 1 History, of course, proved that consensus view to be wrong: Much of the continent was just beginning the most rapid period of sustained growth seen anywhere in the world at any time. Stiglitz was one of the leaders of the early 1990s World Bank study, undertaken to understand the factors responsible for Asian countries' success; The East Asian Miracle 2 described the important role that government had played in promoting savings, education, technology, and entrepreneurship as well as regulating finance and ensuring that financial markets served the needs of society a view markedly different from that embodied in the market fundamentalist version of the " Washington Consensus, " 3 which entails a very limited role of the state and was the prevailing doctrine in the World Bank and the IMF at the time. (The financial crisis that broke out in 2008 and the ensuing recession has, of course, bolstered the critique of market fundamentalism. 4) These ideas that the government can play a central role in the promotion of development and govern markets have been encapsulated in the notion of the developmental state. Given the disappointing results of reforms that relied excessively on markets, one of the central issues addressed by the chapters in this volume 5 is, could government play a more active role in promoting development? If so, what should it
Akbar Noman J E Stiglitz
23940578
Influence of immunogenicity on the long term efficacy of infliximab in Crohn's disease.
BACKGROUND Treatment with infliximab, a chimeric monoclonal IgG1 antibody against tumor necrosis factor, can result in the formation of antibodies against infliximab. We evaluated the clinical significance of these antibodies in patients with Crohn's disease. METHODS In a cohort of 125 consecutive patients with Crohn's disease who were treated with infliximab infusions, we evaluated the concentrations of infliximab and of antibodies against infliximab, clinical data, side effects (including infusion reactions) and the use of concomitant medications before and 4, 8, and 12 weeks after each infusion. RESULTS A mean of 3.9 infusions (range, 1 to 17) per patient were administered over a mean period of 10 months. Antibodies against infliximab were detected in 61 percent of patients. The presence of concentrations of 8.0 microg per milliliter or greater before an infusion predicted a shorter duration of response (35 days, as compared with 71 days among patients with concentrations of less than 8.0 microg per milliliter; P<0.001) and a higher risk of infusion reactions (relative risk, 2.40; 95 percent confidence interval, 1.65 to 3.66; P<0.001) Infliximab concentrations were significantly lower at four weeks among patients who had had an infusion reaction than among patients who had never had an infusion reaction (median, 1.2 vs. 14.1 microg per milliliter; P<0.001) Patients who had infusion reactions had a median duration of clinical response of 38.5 days, as compared with 65 days among patients who did not have an infusion reaction (P<0.001) Concomitant immunosuppressive therapy was predictive of low titers of antibodies against infliximab (P<0.001) and high concentrations of infliximab four weeks after an infusion (P<0.001) CONCLUSIONS The development of antibodies against infliximab is associated with an increased risk of infusion reactions and a reduced duration of response to treatment. Concomitant immunosuppressive therapy reduces the magnitude of the immunogenic response.
The New England journal of medicine
Filip J Baert Maja Noman Severine Vermeire Gert Van Assche Geert D' Haens An Carbonez Paul J Rutgeerts
1808681
PD L1 is a novel direct target of HIF 1a, and its blockade under hypoxia enhanced MDSC mediated T cell activation
Hypoxia selectively up regulates PD L1 on myeloid derived suppressor cells via HIF 1a, thus affecting T cell activation.
The Journal of experimental medicine
Muhammad Zaeem Noman Giacomo Desantis Bassam Janji Meriem Hasmim Saoussen Karray Philippe Dessen Vincenzo Bronte Salem Chouaib
125217094
Noman (an excerpt from The Geometry of God)
Uzma Khan