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Benini, Stefano, Lorenzo Caputi, and Michele Cianci. "Cloning, purification, crystallization and 1.57 Å resolution X-ray data analysis of AmsI, the tyrosine phosphatase controlling amylovoran biosynthesis in the plant pathogenErwinia amylovora." Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications 70, no. 12 (November 28, 2014): 1693–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/s2053230x14024947.
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The Gram-negative bacteriumErwinia amylovorais a destructive pathogen of plants belonging to the Rosaceae family. Amongst its pathogenicity factors,E. amylovoraproduces the exopolysaccharide amylovoran, which contributes to the occlusion of plant vessels, causing wilting of shoots and eventually resulting in plant death. Amylovoran biosynthesis requires the presence of 12 genes (fromamsA toamsL) clustered in theamsregion of theE. amylovoragenome. They mostly encode glycosyl transferases (AmsG, AmsB, AmsD, AmsE, AmsJ and AmsK), proteins involved in amylovoran translocation and assembly (AmsH, AmsL and AmsC), and also a tyrosine kinase (AmsA) and a tyrosine phosphatase (AmsI), which are both involved in the regulation of amylovoran biosynthesis. The low-molecular-weight protein tyrosine phosphatase AmsI was overexpressed as a His6-tagged protein inEscherichia coli, purified and crystallized. X-ray diffraction data were collected to a maximum resolution of 1.57 Å in space groupP3121.
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Siddiqui, Dilnawaz. "The 20th Annual Conference of the AMSS." American Journal of Islam and Society 9, no. 1 (April 1, 1992): 126–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v9i1.2598.
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The third decade of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists' (AMSS)existence witnessed the collective effort by some of its members to identify majorareas for inclusion in its research agenda. Besides taking stock of past performance,the main determinants included those recent events in the ummah whichhave affected it as a whole and the ensuing problems calling for immediateattention.Following established tradition, the AMSS and one of its sister professionalorganizations, the Association of Muslim Scientists and Engineers (AMSE),convened their conferences at the same time and place.This year's banquet speaker was H.R.H. Crown Prince Hasan bin Talalof Jordan, whose address was delivered in his absence by Mohammad A.Hamadan, former Minister of Education of Jordan. The main thrust of PrinceHasan's address was the need for cooperation among the ummah's varioussegments in the service of professional and human resource development. TheIsma'il and Lamya al Fariiqi Memorial Lecture was given by Zafar I. Ansari,Director General, Islamic Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan. The AMSEkeynote speaker was Ali Nayfeh, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,Blacksburg, VA. Nayfeh suggested practical ways of fostering scientificand technological advancement in the ummah through intra-ummah as well asinternational collaboration.The main program consisted of seventeen thematic panels organized intoeleven sessions. The opening session was chaired by Sayyid M. Syeed, GeneralSecretary of the AMSS. It consisted of the welcome speeches of S. ImtiazAhmad, Conference Chair and President of the Islamic Society of NorthAmerica (ISNA); Sulayman Nyang, President of the AMSS; and MohammadZohdy, President of the AMSE. The Convention Chair also read out the felicitousmessages received from the White House, the State House, and the localgovernment. The program preview was given by its co-chairs, Mumtaz Ahmadand Dilnawaz Siddiqui (AMSS), and Sayed A. Nassar (AMSE).The second session had two concurrent panels: 1) "History of Muslim Communitiesin North America;' organized and moderated by Salahuddin Malik,State University of New York (SUNY ) at Brockport, Brockport, NY, and 2)'J\ndragogy: Education of Adults;' which was chaired by Mushtaqur Rahman,University oflowa at Ames, Ames, IA. The history panel featured Anwar Dil,U.S. International University, San Diego, CA, who traced the history of Muslim ...
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Mohmand, Abdul-Qayum. "AMSS Regional Conference." American Journal of Islam and Society 20, no. 2 (April 1, 2003): 146–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v20i2.1871.
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On April 12, 2003, the Association of Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS), incollaboration with the Muslim Students' Association (MSA) of theUniversity of Utah, held its first regional conference in Salt Lake City,Utah. The day-long conference, "The Place of.Islam in America," includedpanel discussions and workshops. The first panel dealt with "Images andPerceptions of Islam in America," and the second panel focused on "TheEmerging Muslim Community: Opportunities and Challenges." Toward theend of the program, both the panelists and the audience participated in threeworkshops: "Challenges of Raising a Muslim Child," "Examining the UtahMuslim Community," and "Muslim Youths Dealing with Temptations andPeer Pressure." Louay Safi (president, AMSS) and Sayyid M. Syeed (generalsecretary, ISNA) gave the two keynote addresses.At the beginning of the conference, Abdul-Qayum Mohmand, programcoordinator, welcomed the panelists and the guests and stated that: "Sincethe Muslim community is part of the social and political construct of thissociety and contributes to the build up of this society in many aspects, it isvital for them to find out where they are placed in this society."In his opening remarks, Safi talked about the importance of the Muslims'political and social positioning in the United Stated and pointed out that"American Muslims have a great opportunity to develop Islamic thought andinstitutions for modern-day society." He stressed that "faced with new socialchallenges stemming from modernist trends, American Muslims possess aUthe ingredients they need to develop solutions with far-reaching impact onimproving the quality of life both in the U.S. and throughout the Muslimworld." He expressed confidence that the conference deliberations are part ofthe Muslim American struggle to better the human condition.In the first panel, James Toronto (associate professor oflslamic studies,Brigham Young University, Utah) focused on the challenges and responsi bilitiesof the American Muslim community. Calling upon its members to ...
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Ahsani, Syed A. "AMSS Third Regional Conference." American Journal of Islam and Society 20, no. 3-4 (October 1, 2003): 228–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v20i3-4.1853.
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At its Third Regional Conference, the AMSS broke new ground, dispellingthe popular image that Muslims are extremists and Islam isengaged in holy war against the West. Mayor Robert Cluck welcomed theparticipants, praised American Muslim organizations' condemnation of9/11, and thanked AMSS for informing Americans about Islam and theMuslim contribution to civilization through its publications and annualconventions. MSA president Laith Albataineh welcomed the participantson behalf of the students.In his introduction, Chairman Basheer Ahmed stated that extremismand terrorism were not unique to a single religion. He exhorted all peacelovingpeople to unite to rein in extremism before it gets out of control.Congressman Martin Frost (D-Texas), the guest of honor at the luncheon,referred to his post-9/11 statement encouraging every Texan to join him inresisting intolerance and bigotry. While condemning terrorism in theMiddle East, he expressed his support for the "roadmap to peace" and aPalestinian state. Congressman Frost is known for his support of civilrights, getting more immigrants into the American armed forces, constituent service, upholding the Bill of Rights, furthering his district's economic development, and assisting students' career development.Moazam Syed, American Muslim Alliance president elect (TarrantCounty) thanked the congressman; said that terror, hatred, and prejudice arealien to all religions; and that: "America will remain just and tolerant, evenwhen confronted with terror and adversity." Bob Ray Sanders, Star Telegramstaff writer and columnist, moderated the question and-answer session.Jamal Badawi (Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Canada) dispelled theinaccurate notions that the Arabic words for "holy war'' can be found in theQur' an, that kufr means "infidel," that Allah is the God of Muslims only, thatIslam is exclusivistic, and that an unbeliever (kafir) does not have the sameright to life as a Muslim, and several other often-misunderstood notions. Heaffirmed that practice or juristic opinions could not replace the Qur'an andahadith, advocated an integrative contextual approach toward understandingthese texts, and pointed out common pitfalls in their interpretation. Hisstatements were well-received by both Muslims and non-Muslims.AMSS president Louay Safi analyzed the present extremism found inthe Muslim world as being based on distorted interpretations of scripture ...
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Stiles, Anne Scott. "Measuring Maternal Sensitivity in Teen Mothers: Reliability and Feasibility of Two Instruments." Journal of Nursing Measurement 12, no. 3 (October 2004): 195–214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/jnum.12.3.195.
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This study’s purpose was to compare the reliability and feasibility of two instruments measuring maternal sensitivity in adolescent mothers—the Maternal Sensitivity Q-Sort (MBQS) and the Ainsworth Maternal Sensitivity Scale (AMSS). After 2, 4, and 6 hours of home observations, 2 raters completed the MBQS and the AMSS on 10 adolescent mothers. The intraclass correlations for interrater reliability of the MBQS and AMSS were .80 and .81, respectively. There was no significant difference in raters’ scores among times 1, 2, or 3 for either instrument, implying that perhaps only 2 hours of observation is required. Training times for the MBQS and AMSS were 15 hours and 13 hours, respectively. Completion time for the MBQS averaged 59 minutes compared to 5 minutes for the AMSS. At a pay rate of $12/hour for one rater, completion of 30 visits costs $354 for the MBQS compared to $30 for the AMSS. There was magnitude bias in both instruments such that the lower the sensitivity score, the greater was the difference in ratings. Results suggest that while both tools are equally reliable, the AMSS is the most cost-effective and time-efficient. Agreement among raters leads only to reliability, not validity. Testing needs to be done on a larger sample of adolescents to further evaluate reliability as well as the relative validity of the measures.
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Bullock, Katherine. "Editorial." American Journal of Islam and Society 24, no. 4 (October 1, 2007): i—iv. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v24i4.1511.
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In July 2007, the Association of Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS) launchedits new website: www.amss.net. This event signals a reinvigorated AMSSthat seeks to update itself and enhance its professional image. The launchcomes after several years of hard work, conducted mostly behind the scenes,on behalf of the AMSS Executive Board. Under the guidance of Dr. RafikBeekun (president, AMSS), a recognized expert in strategic planning,AMSS has undergone a complete overhaul, from a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses,opportunities, threats) analysis to revising its by-laws and engagingin strategic planning, to implementation.In order to recognize the separate but related nature of Canada to theUnited States (it is not simply the 51st state!), as well as the prominent rolebeing played by Canadian social scientists in AMSS, the board has suggesteda new name: The Association of Muslim Social Scientists of NorthAmerica. This is, of course, contingent upon the membership’s pendingapproval of the new by-laws. In addition, this name change helps identifyus in relation to our sister organizations: AMSS-UK and AMSS-France.Each association is an independent entity sharing a common name, vision,and goals. The first AMSS international conference was held in Istanbul in2006.One theme of AMSS’ new mission statement is that the organizationwill serve as an enabling environment for critical dialogue and debatebetween Muslim and non-Muslim scholars about issues of importance tothe ummah and global society at large. The ability to dialogue is currentlynot one of the Muslim community’s strengths. Dialogue is about talking,about sitting down with people from different backgrounds in order tounderstand their perspective on often controversial issues. The point is notto convince them that your position is the “truth” or vice versa, but to hearthem as fellow human beings and have them hear you. As the NationalCoalition for Dialogue and Deliberation points out, “dialogue is not aboutwinning an argument or coming to an agreement, but about understandingand learning. Dialogue dispels stereotypes, builds trust and enables peopleto be open to perspectives that are very different from their own” (http://-thataway.org/index.php/?page_id=713) ...
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Mir, Shabana. "AMSS Thirty-second Annual Conference." American Journal of Islam and Society 20, no. 3-4 (October 1, 2003): 224–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v20i3-4.1850.
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The Thirty-second Annual AMSS Conference, cosponsored this year byIndiana University's Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies program and thedepartment of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, analyzed "EastMeets West: Understanding the Muslim Presence in Europe and NorthAmerica." Katherine Bullock (program committee chair, University ofToronto), Nazif Shahrani (professor of anthropology, director of MiddleEastern and Islamic studies program, Indiana University), PatrickO'Meara (dean, International Programs, Indiana University), and LouaySafi (president, AMSS) welcomed attendees and made introductoryremarks.Since the passing of Edward Said coincided with the beginning of theconference, in his welcoming remarks Shahrani referred to this greatscholar's lasting legacy. In fact, many panelists during the course of theconference talked about the importance of Said's research to their ownwork.Regular AMSS attendees such as myself would tell you that this conferencewas a tightly organized orchestra of excellent sessions, one after theother. The number of sessions was smaller than usual, and there were fewerparallel sessions, probably because far more academic rigor had been exercisedin selectiong papers than had been the case in previous conferences.A special delight on the first day was the lunch and jumu'ah prayer atthe Bloomington Islamic Center, catered and served by BloomingtonMuslim community volunteers. After these events, the conference beganin earnest. The opening panel, "A Political Philosophical Perspective onIslam and Democracy," featured M. A. Muqtedar Khan (Adrian College),who addressed the theoretical aspects of this debate, and Nazia Khandwalla(University of Texas), who looked at the debate in an empiricalstudy of slum-dwelling women in Karachi ...
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Rahman, Mushtaqur. "Sixteenth Annual Conference of The Association of Muslim Social Scientists." American Journal of Islam and Society 4, no. 2 (December 1, 1987): 329–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v4i2.2737.
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The Association of Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS) held its SixteenthAnnual Conference at the ISNA headquarters in Plainfield, Indiana, October9-11, 1987. Registration listed about 200 participants from the United States,Canada, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Trinidad, and other countries. Theinaugural session on October 9 provided a hospitable setting for camaraderie.Eloquent and spirited speeches by Iqbal Unus, Conference Chairman; lbrahimSyed, AMSE Program Chairman; and Mushtaqur Rahman, AMSS ProgramChairman, set the stage for the conference and the sessions.Chaired by Salahuddin Malik, AMSS Vice-president, the first session onPolitical Science was held on Friday evening after Salat-ul Maghrib. HashemAl-Jaseem of the University of California was the first to present his paperon Islam and Politics. He was followed by Taysir Nashif of Essex CountyCollege, who pleaded for a Nuclear Free Zone in the Middle East. LouaySafi of Wayne State University concluded the session with his presentationof War and Peace in Islam.This session was so lively and discussions so absorbing that no time wasleft for the following session scheduled for the same evening. Conferees preferredto postpone the second session rather than to conclude the discussions.It was heartening that every conferee maintained the Islamic tradition of conductingdebates in a spirit of good humor, disagreeing without beingdisagreeable.The first full day of the conference, Saturday, October 10, began with aTilawat-e-Quran, and a session on Education. Chaired by M.A.W. Fakhri ofChicago State University, the session had two presentations. Hakim Rashidof Howard University opened the session with his paper on “SocializatiodEducationof Muslim Children in America”. He was followed by NimatHafez Barzangi of Cornell University, who presented her paper on “Perceptionsof the Islamic Belief System: The Muslims in North America. Followingthe session on education, two concurrent sessions were held on Sociologyand History dealing with Muslim minorities. This was the first time the strategyof concurrent sessions was ever tried in the AMSS. The sociology sessionChairperson, Ilyas Baynus of the State University of New York, first invited ...
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Handlovičová, Angela. "Finite Volume Scheme for AMSS Model." Tatra Mountains Mathematical Publications 75, no. 1 (April 1, 2020): 49–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/tmmp-2020-0004.
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AbstractWe propose a new finite volume numerical scheme for the approximation of the Affine Morphological Scale Space (AMSS) model. We derive the basic scheme and its iterative improvement. For both schemes, several numerical experiments using examples where the exact solution is known are presented. Then the numerical errors and experimental order of convergence of the proposed schemes is studied.
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Belanger, Jackie, and Megan Oakleaf. "AMSs: Questions to Spark Librarian Engagement." Journal of Academic Librarianship 39, no. 4 (July 2013): 354–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2013.06.003.
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Han, Lu, and Shunai Che. "Anionic surfactant templated mesoporous silicas (AMSs)." Chem. Soc. Rev. 42, no. 9 (2013): 3740–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2cs35297d.
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Malik, Abdul-Rehman. "The AMSS (UK) Fifth Annual Conference." American Journal of Islam and Society 21, no. 2 (April 1, 2004): 144–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v21i2.1809.
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Traditional fiqh is facing a new challenge: formulating a suitable fiqh forminority Muslim communities. In this spirit, the Association of MuslimSocial Scientists (AMSS [UK]) in conjunction with the InternationalInstitute of Islamic Thought, The Muslim College, and Q-News Media,convened its fifth annual conference, “Fiqh Today: Muslims as Minorities,”at the University of Westminster (London) during February 21-22, 2004.Anas Al-Shaikh-Ali, AMSS (UK) Executive Committee Chair, setout the vision in his opening remarks: A genuine fiqh for minorityMuslims requires a collective engagement between social scientists andShari`ah scholars “in the wider public arena.” He challenged participantsto work for a “comprehensive methodology of minority fiqh” drawing onthe past, but not being afraid to be innovative.Keynote speaker Mustafa Ceric, Grand Mufti of Bosnia-Herzegovina,maintained that while he did not believe in a minority fiqh per se, he readilyaccepted the position that Muslims living as political minorities often arebetter able to fulfill their religious obligations than Muslims elsewhere. Heposited a vision of Muslims in Europe that recognized their unique historicposition and contribution to Europe, which he sees as a place of interactionrather than of confrontation. After discussing the interdependence of culturesand the need for balance and tolerance, he considered present diagnoses ofthe intellectual pathologies of Muslim and European societies and concludedby challenging Muslim minorities to see themselves as driving Islam’s civilizationalwheel. He also called on Europe to institutionalize Islam and forMuslims in Europe to come together within a universal worldview.Al-Shaikh-Ali awarded the AMSS (UK) 2003 Lifetime AchievementAward posthumously to Edward Said. Michel Abdul Messih, QC, eminentlawyer, Palestinian activist, and close friend of Said, accepted it on hisbehalf. Zaki Badawi spoke of how Said’s works changed academia and ...
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Willoughby, Jay. "The Thirty-fourth AMSS Annual Conference." American Journal of Islam and Society 22, no. 4 (October 1, 2005): 148–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v22i4.1677.
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This conference, held from Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 2005 and co-sponsored byTemple University (Philadelphia), represented a homecoming for theAssociation of Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS), for its source of inspiration,Dr. Isma`il al-Faruqi, taught religion there from 1968-1986. Elevenpanels addressed the theme, “Muslims and Islam in the Chaotic ModernWorld: Relations of Muslims among Themselves and with Others,” by coveringa wide range of topics, from Muslim minority groups, mutual understanding,and women, to modernity, family law, legal theory, education, andjust war. Due to space constraints, only a few of them will be covered here.After the welcoming and introductory remarks by Program ChairKhalid Blankinship (Temple University) and Rafik Beekun (University ofNevada), Abdul Mutualo (American University in Cairo) began the proceedingsby discussing the history of Islam as an “imported” religion in his nativeMozambique. Heol Choul Kim (Temple University) spoke on KoreanMuslims’ problems due to cultural traditions (e.g., ancestor worship) and thelack of an indigenous Muslim community. Robert Riggs (University ofPennsylvania) discussed how the White Fathers gave Algeria’s KabyleBerers a sense of national self-consciousness and how many of them, livingin small Christian communities, left Algeria after independence.The banquet’s keynote speaker, Abdullah Schleifer (American Universityin Cairo), reflected on his many years as a news reporter and producerin the Middle East. His talk received such an enthusiastic response that wehave included it in our “Forum” section. The winners of the AMSS BestGraduate Paper Awards were also announced: Zareena Grewal (first place),Maleeha Aslam (second place), and Kamran Hashimi (third place).Panel 4A featured, among others, Helena J. Kaler (George WashingtonUniversity), who revealed, probably to the surprise of many, commonalitiesbetween Ayman al-Zawahiri’s and Farid Esack’s responses to modernity.She said that while al-Zawahiri bases his worldview on grievances, Esack ...
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Silalahi, Udin, and Dian Parluhutan. "The Necessity of ASEAN Competition Law: Rethinking." Hasanuddin Law Review 3, no. 3 (December 26, 2017): 218. http://dx.doi.org/10.20956/halrev.v3i3.1165.
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As outlined in the AEC Blueprint, all ASEAN member states (AMSs) will endeavour to introduce competition policy by 2015. At present 7 (seven) AMSs, namely: Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Myanmar have the national competition laws to supervise anti-competitive conduct in the domestic market. But the question is what if happened unfair competition between ASEAN member states, due to the agreement or businesses activities by business actors that harm competition? ASEAN has an ASEAN Regional Guidelines on Competition Policy (ARGCP) that developed by ASEAN Experts Group on Competition (AEGC) as framework for member states to develop its own competition law or policy and as a guideline in measuring that directly affect the behaviour of enterprises and the structure of industry and markets. Regional Guideline is just to help AMSs in increasing of awareness of important policy, not to sustain the competition among ASEAN member countries. Until now there is no ASEAN Competition Law and Institution to oversee competition among ASEAN member countries. In this era, ASEAN economic integration it is a certainty that anti-competitive among AMSs will happen.
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Partowmah, Mozaffar. "The 14th Annual AMSE Conference." American Journal of Islam and Society 5, no. 2 (December 1, 1988): 311. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v5i2.2727.
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The 14th Annual Conferknce of the Association of Muslim Scientistsand Engineers (ASME) was held during the weekend of qufur 2628,1409/0ctober 7-9, 1988, at the Islamic Center of North America in Plainfield,Indiana. Papers presented at the Conference dealt with a variety of subjectsranging from agriculture and health sciences to car manufacturing tips,computers, industrial, civil and electronic engineering, as well as resourcemanagement and organizational behavior.Members of the AMSS (Association of Muslim Social Scientists) whoattended the AMSE Conference, participated in the sessions with undividedattention. Dr. AbdulHamid AbuSulayman, the AMSS President, in his banquetspeech, stressed the need for an active AMSE that will eventually attracta more sizable number of Muslims in North America and coordinate theirscientific efforts for their common benefit.In a session entitled “Technology Transfer,” the Japanese and Koreanapproaches were contrasted with the Muslim world approach. A highlightof the Conference was the announcement of the A1 Khwarazmi Award thatthe AMSE will award annually to a distinguished Muslim scientist or engineer.The first Al Khwarazmi Award went to Dr. M.A.K. Lodhi of Texas A&MUniversity in appreciation of his continuous support for Muslim studentsand his long-time involvement in the AMSE in addition to his scientific interestand achievements in nuclear physics and field theory.The Best Student Paper Award went to the following: 1) Abdullah M.Elramsisi of Rochester Hill, Michigan for his paper “On Model-based ImageRestoration and Performance Evaluation;” and 2) Khatib Rajab of Morgantown,West Virginia for his paper on “Agricultural Research Needs and Prioritiesin Zanzibar as perceived by Administrators and Extension Workers.”Copies of all of the presented papers were distributed at the Conferenceand will be ppblished in the conference proceedings. Preprints and reprintsmay be obtained by writing to the AMSE office at P.O. Box 38, Plainfield,Indianna, 46168 ...
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Sugimoto, Koh-ichi. "Recent Progress of Low and Medium-Carbon Advanced Martensitic Steels." Metals 11, no. 4 (April 17, 2021): 652. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/met11040652.
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This article introduces the microstructural and mechanical properties of low and medium-carbon advanced martensitic steels (AMSs) subjected to heat-treatment, hot- and warm- working, and/or case-hardening processes. The AMSs developed for sheet and wire rod products have a tensile strength higher than 1.5 GPa, good cold-formability, superior toughness and fatigue strength, and delayed fracture strength due to a mixture of martensite and retained austenite, compared with the conventional martensitic steels. In addition, the hot- and warm-stamping and forging contribute to enhance the mechanical properties of the AMSs due to grain refining and the improvement of retained austenite characteristics. The case-hardening process (fine particle peening and vacuum carburization) is effective to further increase the fatigue strength.
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Bastas, Kubilay Kurtulus, and Ayşegül Gedük. "Elma ve Erwinia amylovora İnteraksiyonlarında Etkili Proteinler." Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology 8, sp1 (December 14, 2020): 215–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v8isp1.215-225.3923.
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Fire blight disease caused by Erwinia amylovora can infect almost 140 plants of the Rosaceae family and poses a great threat to pome fruits growing all over the world. It needs amylovoran and Type III secretion systems (T3SS) to cause disease in host plants. AmsB, AmsD, AmsE, AmsF, AmsG, AmsJ, AmsI and AmsK proteins are involved in the binding of different galactose, glucuronic acid and pyruvyl subunits to the lipid carrier to form an amylovoran unit. T3SS proteins secreted by E. amylovora are HrpA HrpN, HrpW, AvrRpt2EA, HopC1 and DspA/E. DspA/E, the sole effector of E. amylovora, is secreted by during the formation of pilus T3SS. The chaperone protein of E. amylovora is DsB/F, which is in the IA class. EopB (outer membrane protein) has been characterized as one of the secretory proteins of E. amylovora. In addition to the harpins, the pathogenicity protein DspE and OrfB proteins are secreted via the Hrp-secretory system of E. amylovora. E. amylovora forms a Hrp pilus, which is produced by the structural protein HrpA. Genes encoding antimicrobial proteins cloned and expressed in apples and pears for impart resistance to the pathogen, attacin E are cecropins and lysozymes. The expression of PR2, PR5 and PR8 proteins is increased with E. amylovora infection in apple. Again, the HIPM protein in apples interacts with the E. amylovora HrpN protein, and the HIPM protein is found in higher amounts in flowers than leaves and shoots. In addition, four apple proteins (DIPMs) that interact with E. amylovora effector protein DspA/E have an effective role in endurance. In order to understand the interaction between the plant and the pathogen, it will be possible to understand the proteins that recognize the pathogen in the host, as well as the signal system and plant defense mechanism resulting from the infection. In this study, the roles of proteins associated with pathogenesis as a result of infection of E. amylovora in apples were tried to be revealed.
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Luo, Jianchao, Keyi Xing, and Yunchao Wu. "Robust supervisory control policy for automated manufacturing systems with a single unreliable resource." Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control 39, no. 6 (July 29, 2016): 793–806. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0142331216656755.
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Over the past two decades, the development of supervisory controllers that guarantee deadlock-free operation for automated manufacturing systems (AMSs) has been an active area of research. Most work to date assumes that the system resources are reliable. This paper focuses on the robust supervisory control problem of AMSs with a single unreliable resource. Our objective is to develop a robust supervisory control policy under which the system can continue producing in the face of the unreliable resource’s failure or recovery. To do so, we integrate an optimal deadlock avoidance policy based on a Petri net with a modified Banker’s Algorithm and present a novel robust supervisory control policy. It is proven to be of polynomial complexity and more permissive than two existing policies. Also, experimental results on a set of AMSs generated randomly indicate its superiority over all other existing policies.
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Rose, P. E., and M. J. Gilbert. "A comprehensive anticoagulant management support system (AMSS)." Clinical & Laboratory Haematology 11, no. 1 (March 1989): 75–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2257.1989.tb00181.x.
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Bungard, Tammy J., Stephen L. Archer, Peter Hamilton, Bruce Ritchie, Wayne Tymchak, and Ross T. Tsuyuki. "Bringing the Benefits of Anticoagulation Management Services to the Community." Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada 139, no. 2 (March 2006): 58–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/171516350613900207.
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Background: While warfarin is efficacious for the prevention of thromboembolic disorders, many patients are undertreated. To optimize therapy, anticoagulation management services (AMSs) deliver a coordinated, focused approach to this care; however, AMSs are limited in their ability to impact patients outside of tertiary care settings. Objective: To describe the methods used to develop community-based AMSs across Alberta. Methods: Through a three-staged approach, this project created community-based, pharmacist-managed AMSs for patients requiring warfarin therapy. Stage I was the initiation of a central or “core” AMS, located at a quaternary referral centre. Starting with the core enabled us to develop and test the program and create an environment to serve as a training and support centre for future aspects of the program. Next, an educational program was developed and implemented (Stage II) for a diverse group of pharmacists to establish and manage a community-based or “satellite” AMS (Stage III) at their practice site. All three stages are undergoing detailed evaluation, capturing project-specific (patient outcome) data as well as system-level (integration within the health care infrastructure) data. Conclusion: By offering a focused, coordinated, and consistent approach to warfarin management, with ongoing collaboration with other providers, the ultimate goal of this program is to optimize patient outcomes. Utilizing pharmacists as central players within a collaborative setting will enhance the use of our current infrastructure. This program may serve as a model for other health regions and other chronic diseases.
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Ul Haq, Irfan. "The Twenty-Second Annual Conference of the AMSS." American Journal of Islam and Society 11, no. 1 (April 1, 1994): 122–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v11i1.2462.
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The Twenty-Second Annual Conference of the Association of MuslimSocial Scientists (AMSS) was jointly organized by the Intemational Instituteof Islamic Thought (IIIT) and the AMSS and was held at the IIITpremises in Hemdon, VA. The open-theme conference featured eighteenpanels organized into fourtem sessions.The opening session consisted of the welcoming address by DilnawazSiddiqui, President (Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, PA), remarksby Mushtaqur Rahman, Conference Chairman (University of Iowa,Ames, IA), and the inaugural address of Taha al 'Alwani (President,IIIT). The second session, "Islamic Philosophy and Compamtive Approaches,"was chaired by Ja'afar Sheikh Idris (Institute of Islamic andArabic Sciences, Fairfax, VA). Presentations included "Islamic Theory ofKnowledge: A Reapptaisal" by Sirajul Husain (Islamic Research and DevelopmentCouncil, Cleveland, OH), "Islamization of the Creative Imaginationand Its Ramifications in the Visual Arts of Islam" by Halide A.Salam (Radford University, Radford, VA), and "The Concept of Free Willin the Comments of al Ash'ari, al Hilli, and Taftazani" by Anne E.Francisse (Seattle, WA).The third session had two concurrent panels: "Concept of Shzird andDemocracy in Islam," chaited by Mumtaz Ahmad (Hampton University,Hampton, VA) and "Culture and Communication," chaired by Ali Ramadan(IIIT). The first panel comprised Aziza a1 Hibri (University of Richmond,Richmond VA) and Ja'afar Shaikh Idris. Al Hibri pointed out thatshura (mutual consultation) is part of Islamic constitutional theory and reflectsthe divine dimension of an Islamic political framework-while democracyis one process of shzirti reflecting the human will in the politicalplane. Also featured was Hamid al-Ghazali (Islamic Center of Lawrence,Lawrence, MO), who gave a special report on the removal of an unjustleader from an Islamic institution that had been presented to the CircuitCourt of Jackson County, Missouri.The culture and communication panel had three presentors. ShamfRahman (Northern State Univedty, Aberdeen, SD) spoke on media typesand Muslim culture vis-8-vis Pakistani films and videos. Hussein Abiva(Chicago, IL) dealt with the role and importance of Sufi orders in Balkan ...
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OGUMA, Hiroyuki. "The development of AMSS(Airborne Multi Spectral Scanner)." Journal of the Japan society of photogrammetry and remote sensing 37, no. 4 (1998): 51–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.4287/jsprs.37.4_51.
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Han, Lu, and Shunai Che. "ChemInform Abstract: Anionic Surfactant Templated Mesoporous Silicas (AMSs)." ChemInform 44, no. 28 (June 21, 2013): no. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chin.201328194.
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Carcache, Carlos M. "Modelo de evaluación del desarrollo urbano en el Área Metropolitana de San Salvador." Realidad y Reflexión 52, no. 52 (December 22, 2020): 68–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/ryr.v52i52.10642.
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Este proyecto de investigación pretende establecer una forma de medir (un modelo) el grado de sostenibilidad del desarrollo urbano en el Área Metropolitana de San Salvador y es un esfuerzo que se suma al de otras entidades pensando en ¿cómo se puede modificar nuestra infraestructura actual para suplir las necesidades del AMSS sin comprometer la seguridad y prosperidad de las generaciones futuras? La investigación se enmarca exclusivamente dentro de la porción geográfica del AMSS e incluye la revisión de algunos modelos que se han aplicado con éxito en algunas ciudades de España para tenerlos como un referente a la hora de diseñar e implementar el propio.
Se espera que este sistema de observación del desarrollo urbano local, en su primera fase, pueda servir de base para la creación de un laboratorio urbano en el cual se produzcan cifras propias que lleven a resultados precisos y de esa manera propiciar o estimular la elaboración de futuros estudios en el campo de la sostenibilidad, y más aún, que nuevas generaciones de estudiosos del urbanismo logren dotar de inteligencia urbana suficiente al AMSS para que ésta sea considerada una ciudad sostenible.
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Coscueta, Ezequiel R., Celso A. Reis, and Manuela Pintado. "Phenylethyl Isothiocyanate Extracted from Watercress By-Products with Aqueous Micellar Systems: Development and Optimisation." Antioxidants 9, no. 8 (August 3, 2020): 698. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antiox9080698.
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Phenylethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC) was reported as a useful antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and chemopreventive agent. Due to technological and stability issues, it is necessary to be able to extract PEITC from its natural matrix (watercress) through sustainable and scalable methodologies. In this article, we explored, for the first time, the extractive capacity of aqueous micellar systems (AMSs) of two non-ionic surfactants. For this, we compared the AMSs with conventional organic solvents. Furthermore, we developed and optimised a new integral PEITC production and extraction process by a multifactorial experimental design. Finally, we analysed the antioxidant capacity by the oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) and ABTS methods. As results, the AMSs were able to extract PEITC at the same level as the tested conventional solvents. In addition, we optimised by response surface methodology the integrated process (2.0% m/m, 25.0 °C, pH 9.0), which was equally effective (ca. 2900 µg PEITC/g watercress), regardless of the surfactant used. The optimal extracts showed greater antioxidant capacity than pure PEITC, due to other antioxidant compounds extracted in the process. In conclusion, by the present work, we developed an innovative cost-effective and low environmental impact process for obtaining PEITC extracts from watercress by-products.
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Abouel Nasr, Emad, Abdulaziz M. El-Tamimi, Abdulrahman Al-Ahmari, and Husam Kaid. "Comparison and Evaluation of Deadlock Prevention Methods for Different Size Automated Manufacturing Systems." Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2015 (2015): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/537893.
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In automated manufacturing systems (AMSs), deadlocks problems can arise due to limited shared resources. Petri nets are an effective tool to prevent deadlocks in AMSs. In this paper, a simulation based on existing deadlock prevention policies and different Petri net models are considered to explore whether a permissive liveness-enforcing Petri net supervisor can provide better time performance. The work of simulation is implemented as follows. (1) Assign the time to the controlled Petri net models, which leads to timed Petri nets. (2) Build the Petri net model using MATLAB software. (3) Run and simulate the model, and simulation results are analyzed to determine which existing policies are suitable for different systems. Siphons and iterative methods are used for deadlocks prevention. Finally, the computational results show that the selected deadlock policies may not imply high resource utilization and plant productivity, which have been shown theoretically in previous publications. However, for all selected AMSs, the iterative methods always lead to structurally and computationally complex liveness-enforcing net supervisors compared to the siphons methods. Moreover, they can provide better behavioral permissiveness than siphons methods for small systems. For large systems, a strict minimal siphon method leads to better behavioral permissiveness than the other methods.
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Alhalafawy, Waleed Salim, Ali Hassan Najmi, Marwa Zaki Tawfiq Zaki, and Majed Hamed Alharthi. "Design an Adaptive Mobile Scaffolding System According to Students’ Cognitive Style Simplicity vs Complexity for Enhancing Digital Well-Being." International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM) 15, no. 13 (July 13, 2021): 108. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v15i13.21253.
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The present study is aimed to design an adaptive mobile scaffolding System (AMSS) to provide educational scaffolding to students that is compatible with their cognitive style simplicity vs complexity (CSSC), and to measure the effectiveness of the model in enhancing students' digital well-being (DWB) in the Faculty of education, University of XXXX. Semi-experimental design of two groups was used: the first experimental group received unified mobile scaffold regardless of their cognitive styles. The second experimental group received mobile scaffold that was organized and directed to the students based on their characteristics related to their CSSC. Both experimental groups received mobile scaffold as a complementary component to the lectures delivered for the Technological Innovations in Education course in the General Diploma in Education. The study sample consisted of (71) students who met the requirements and they were randomized to two experimental groups. To examine the effectiveness of the AMSS, a DWB scale was developed. Kelly's scale of CSSC was used to identify students who fell within the scope of this style. The results were statistically analyzed using T-test to compare between the groups and to determine the significance of differences. The results showed the effectiveness of the proposed model of AMSS in developing the students’ DWB compared to the unified scaffold model.
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Ahmad, Ehsan. "Summary of the Proceedings of the Fourth International Economics Seminar." American Journal of Islam and Society 9, no. 4 (January 1, 1992): 584–686. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v9i4.2547.
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The theme of the Fourth International Islamic Economics Seminarwas "Economic Growth and Human Resource Development in an IslamicPerspective." It was a joint undertaking of the Association of Muslim SocialScientists (AMSS) and the International Institute of Islamic Thought(IIIT). The program was divided into five sessions: a) Human ResourceDevelopment in an Islamic Perspective; b) Human Resource Developmentin a Comparative Perspective; c) Issues in Human Resource Development:Case Studies from Selected Muslim Countries; d) Human Resources, EconomicDevelopment, and Government Policies in Muslim Countries; ande) Business Sector and Human Resource Development. This latter sessionalso dealt with the role of financial institutions in human developmentfrom an Islamic perspective. Welcoming and opening remarks were madeby Sultan Ahmad of the World Bank and Sayyid Syeed of the AMSS ...
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Silva Soares, Ana Karla, Bruna Da Silva Nascimento, Jacqueline Silvestre Da Silva, Nataly Da Cruz Serejo Barbosa, and Daniely Fernandes Kamazaki. "Psychometric properties of the Academic Major Satisfaction Scale (AMSS) in Brazilian College Students." Revista de Psicología 39, no. 1 (January 21, 2021): 229–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.18800/psico.202101.010.
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Academic satisfaction has been studied from different perspectives that considerate distinct ways of measurement. However, the plurality of evaluated facets prevents a more parsimonious assessment of the general students’ academic satisfaction. In the article, we aimed to provide psychometric evidence of the validity and reliability for the AMSS in Brazil in two studies (N = 893). In Study 1, an exploratory factor analysis and item parameters (Item Response Theory) support the one-factor solution and the suitability of the six items. Moreover, evidence for factorial invariance across gender and convergent validity with the PANAS and with the SWLS was also presented in Study 2. In conclusion, the present paper provides evidence of the adequacy of the AMSS to evaluate global satisfaction with the academics course in Brazil.
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Gómez Blanco, Pablo, Luis Fernández Martínez, Enrique Manuel Flores, and Oscar Eduardo Hernández. "Planteamiento del problema y propuesta de soluciones para abordar el desafío de la gestión de las aguas lluvias en el área metropolitana de San Salvador (AMSS), El Salvador." Aqua-LAC 11, no. 2 (September 30, 2019): 71–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.29104/phi-aqualac/2019-v11-2-07.
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Existen diversos eventos de precipitación que han causado daños importantes derivados de la ocupación del territorio y la falta de espacio para el agua dentro del Área Metropolitana de San Salvador (AMSS). Sin embargo, a pesar de no ser relevante en cuanto a la variable precipitación acumulada, el 3 de julio de 2008, sucedió un desgraciado incidente que cambió el ritmo de los acontecimientos y desencadenó la puesta en marcha de medidas para reducir los problemas derivados de la peligrosidad por inundación, fallecieron 30 personas de una misma congregación religiosa que viajaban dentro de un autobús camino a casa en la Calle Montserrat a la altura de la Colonia La Málaga en San Salvador. A partir de dicho instante, el problema trascendió al ámbito político y se desarrollaron varios estudios y construcciones encaminados a minimizar los efectos de las inundaciones fluviales en el AMSS. El presente artículo establece el desarrollo de lagunas de laminación y SUDS como la propuesta para paliar los efectos de las inundaciones fluviales en el ámbito urbano y presenta criterios: económico-financieros, socio-políticos, ambientales e hidrológico-hidráulicos; para acotar la tipología y ubicación de las mismas. La evaluación conjunta de los diversos criterios permite establecer un criterio de priorización de medidas válido para la elaboración de futuros planes maestros de gestión de aguas lluvias. Basándose en estos criterios se planteó la construcción de un sistema compuesto por tres reservorios de retención para minimizar los efectos de las inundaciones en el ámbito del Arenal de Montserrat una de las cuencas con mayores problemas en la gestión de aguas lluvias dentro del AMSS. En este contexto, se justifica la necesidad de contar con una planificación maestra para el desarrollo de soluciones encaminadas a resolver tanto los problemas derivados del drenaje fluvial como del pluvial en los sistemas tradicionales de alcantarillado – por ser el destino de éstos los cauces del AMSS y por contar con numerosos problemas por la falta de capacidad y mantenimiento de los mismos.
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Tanikawa, Tomonori, Teruo Aoki, and Fumihiko Nishio. "Remote sensing of snow grain-size and impurities from Airborne Multispectral Scanner data using a snow bidirectional reflectance distribution function model." Annals of Glaciology 34 (2002): 74–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.3189/172756402781817437.
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AbstractAlgorithms to retrieve the snow grain-size and the concentration of snow impurities were developed using a theoretical bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) model of the snow surface. In this model, snow grains are assumed to be independent spherical ice particles, and the BRDF is calculated with multiple scattering by snow particles. Using these algorithms, the snow grain-size and snow impurities were retrieved from Airborne Multispectral Scanner (AMSS) images at the visible (λ = 0.545 μm) and near-infrared (λ =1.24,1.64 and 2.23 μm) wavelengths observed over the flat snowfield in eastern Hokkaido, Japan, in February 1998. The estimated snow grain-size and impurities were consistent with the results of in situ measurements on the snow surface. For snow grain-size, measured reflectances in the different near-infrared AMSS channels indicated grain-size differences in the vertical profile of the snowpack.
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Sein, Layla. "Muslim Identities." American Journal of Islam and Society 24, no. 1 (January 1, 2007): 147–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v24i1.1581.
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The AMSS 35th Annual Conference, held from 27-29 October 2006 andcosponsored by Hartford Seminary’s Macdonald Center for the Study ofIslam and Christian-Muslim Relations, analyzed “Muslim Identities: ShiftingBoundaries and Dialogues.” Welcoming and introductory remarks werepresented by Seminary President Dr. Heidi Hadsell, Program Chair Dr. JaneI. Smith (co-director, Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam andChristian-Muslim Relations), and AMSS President Dr. Rafik Beekun.Many regular participants mentioned how they look forward to the collegialatmosphere. In fact, as the majority of presenters were Ph.D. candidates,Program Chair Smith stated that “often at academic meetings like thisone, younger scholars listen while the more experienced ones dominate theconversation. … This conference displayed a seriousness of interchangeamong the participants and an appreciation of the contributions of everyone.”Friday’s three panel sessions explored the engagement of Muslim discoursesand institutions with democracy and political transitions in Iran, ...
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Chen, Wei-Sheng, Li-Pang Wang, and Chen-Yao Hung. "Recovery of Valuable Metals from Acoustic Magnet Swarf Slurry." E3S Web of Conferences 53 (2018): 04015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20185304015.
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Acoustic magnet swarf slurry (AMSS) has 1900 tons production worldwide. The composition of AMSS contained 12.45% neodymium, 34.35% iron, 0.48% boron and 52.5% of cooling reagent. Removing cooling reagent and decreasing iron dissolution percent were achieved by oxidation roasting and selective leaching. Selective leaching removed 89% of iron with parameter of 0.5M HCl, solid-liquid ratio equal to 1:100, 4 hours at 95℃. The rest of iron was separated by solvent extraction with Aliquat 336 as extractant. The optimal parameters of extracting iron were 0.1M A336, 3M chloride ion, aqueous-organic ratio equal to 1:3 and mixed for 1 minute. Oxalic acid added to solution after solvent extraction to precipitate neodymium. The final product was neodymium oxidize with 99% of purity by calcined neodymium oxalate at 900℃ for 0.5 hour. The recovery percent of neodymium was 99%.
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Picken, Gavin. "‘Fiqh Today: Muslims as Minorities’ 5th Annual AMSS (UK) Conference." Journal of Qur'anic Studies 6, no. 1 (April 2004): 149–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/jqs.2004.6.1.149.
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Cai, Hui, Jinhui Cai, Guangxin Zhang, and Zekui Zhou. "Adaptive multi-scale AMSS operator for quality detection of silks." International Journal of Computer Mathematics 86, no. 4 (April 2009): 719–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00207160701697347.
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Willoughby, Jay. "Crossing Boundaries." American Journal of Islam and Society 25, no. 4 (October 1, 2008): 149–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v25i4.1447.
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On 24-25 October 2008, the thirty-seventh annual conference of theAssociation of Muslim Social Scientists of North America (AMSS) washeld at the Harvard Divinity School, thanks to the efforts of the late Dr.Louis Cantori (an AMSS board member) and the gracious support of DeanWilliam Graham. Given the expanding role of religion in American foreignpolicy and public life, the conference’s seven panels were structured aroundfinding common ground in a religiously pluralistic world, healing inter-religiousand intra-religious rifts, and using religion to promote (or at least mitigate)international conflicts.AliA. Mazrui (Binghamton University, andAMSS President) welcomedthe audience and spoke of how America, the world’s “first and only universalcountry,” has not always welcomed non-Anglo/non-Christian immigrants.He contended that the country might be in the process of accommodatingIslam, as witnessed by the Clinton administration’s hosting of iftar dinnersand the Bush administration’s extension of Ramadan greetings to the MuslimAmerican community ...
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Siddiqui, Dilnawaz A. "Social Sciences and Social Change." American Journal of Islam and Society 8, no. 1 (March 1, 1991): 175–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v8i1.2655.
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The second decade of the association's existence culminated in a veryencouraging conference in Dearborn, Michigan this year.The conference highlights included a keynote address by Ali Mazrui,Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities, State University of New Yorkat Binghamton, and addresses by 'AbdulHamid AbuSulayman, past presidentof AMSS and current rector of the Islamic University of Malaysia, and MunirAhmad Khan, director of the Pakstan Atomic Energy Commission. Mazrui,who focused on the Gulf crisis, spoke about the double standards practicedby the West in dealing with the Muslim ummah. AbuSulayman stressed theneed for reform of character at the individual level for achieving lasting socialchange.The Isma'il and Lamya' al Faruqi Memorial Lecture was delivered byJohn Esposito, director of the Center for International Studies, Holy CrossCollege, Worcester, Massachusetts and past president of the Middle EastStudies Association (MESA). He reminded the Muslim social scientists ofIsma'il al Faruqfs tradition, urging them to become activists and scholarsof Islam at the same time.The conference proceedings were spread over nineteen panels whichoffered a variety of papers on Islam and Muslim life by scholars from NorthAmerica and overseas.The tradition that had been revived three years ago was maintained, andthus the Association of Muslim Scientists and Engineers (AMSE) also heldtheir annual conference concurrently with this year's AMSS conference. Theother tradition that continued was the trialogue between representatives ofthe three Abrahamic faiths.Another feature of the program was the incorporation of the AMSSBusiness Administration seminar. This program featured two panels. In thefirst panel, Ahmed M. Abo-Hebeish of Northrop Corporation discussed theframework of debtor-creditor relations as the foundation of financial accountingin Islam, and Mohamed A. El-Badawi of California State University addressedthe issue of computing zakatable funds.The other panel (Session 5: Panel 10) in this discipline had fourpresentations. The seminar chairman, Ghouse A. Shareef of Bellannine Collegein Kentucky, spoke on "Acountability, Congruency, and Equilibrium as the ...
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Siddiqui, Dilnawaz A. "Farewell to Mushtaqur Rahman." American Journal of Islam and Society 16, no. 4 (January 1, 1999): 157–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v16i4.2095.
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Professor Mushtaqur Rahman, a renowned Muslim geographer, who wasborn on July 1,1933 in Agra (India), died of cardiac arrest at Des Moines,Iowa (USA), on November 5, 1999. He had heart problems for severalyears that had slowed down his academic and social service activities butnever deterred him from performing them.In 1947, he migrated to Pakistan, a country he loved dearly and lived toserve throughout his life. Still, his contributions went beyond it in a numberof ways. Having done his B.A. (1953) and M.A. (1955) from theUniversity of Karachi, he taught at Islamiah College, Karachi, and SindhUniversity, Hyderabad for a few years. He earned his Ph.D. degree inCultural Geography, from Louisiana State University in 1960, and didpostdoctoral research at the University of Geisen, Germany in 1966-67. Heserved in the Department of Geography, University of Karachi, Pakistanfrom 1963 to 1969. He was appointed Professor of Geography in theDepartment of Anthropology, Iowa State University (ISU), Ames, Iowa.He served ISU till his retirement in May 1998.Dr.. Rahman’s contribution to the field of Cultural Geography of SouthAsia has been recognized worldwide. In Professor Rahman was combinedan activist and quiet researcher. He was a founding member of the OldStudents’ Association of Karachi University (OSAKU), which he served invarious capacities. Besides carrying out advisory duties for the MuslimStudents Association at ISU, he organized for its students and faculty manystudy tours of Pakistan and brought a number of Pakistani scholars to IowaState.His main scholarly contributions are through his very long, sincere, dedicatedservice to the Association of Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS) andthrough his many worthy publications in the field of political and culturalgeography. Not only did he serve AMSS as its vice president with one ofits founders, Dr. AbdulHamid AbuSulayman, but he was also elected its ...
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Sattar, Zaidi. "Report on the Third Seminar on Islamic Economics." American Journal of Islam and Society 8, no. 1 (March 1, 1991): 181–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v8i1.2656.
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The Third Seminar on Islamic Economics, held under the sponsorshipof the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) and the Associationof Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS), took on an international character withdelegates in attendance from as far east as Malaysia, Egypt, and Saudi Arabiain addition to participants from Canada and the United States. This year'stheme for the conference, "Resource Mobilization and Investment in an IslamicFramework;' evoked considerable interest among both academicians andpractitioners of the Islamic economic reform movement. Evidence of thisinterest was seen in the large number of research papers received on thesubject although, regrettably, funding limitations prevented many a scholarfrom participating in the meetings.The first day's sessions opened with brief remarks from Sayyid M. Syeed,general secretary of the AMSS, and Zaidi Sattar, program director for theseminar. Their remarks, while highlighting the significant strides made inthe past decade in research on Islamic economics, pointed to the substantialfinancial and logistical constraints that remain in the advancement of futureresearch in the area. IIIT and AMSS were commended for their past rolein this endeavor, and hopes were expressed for a more vigorous role in thefuture.The highlight of the opening session was the thoughtful inaugural addressby Taha Jabir al ‘Alwani, President, IIIT, who emphasized the importanceof the “human” element in the organization and management of economicresources as “. . . man is both intellect ready for thought, and hands readyfor action.” Citing from the Holy Qur’an and the works of Islamic scholars,he stressed that Islamic thought has much to offer in the emancipation ofthe ummah from the debilitating influence of colonialism. Development ofthe mind, he argued, is as critical to a society’s growth process as is thedevelopment of economic resources ...
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Mian, Sameera. "Social Responsibility." American Journal of Islam and Society 17, no. 3 (October 1, 2000): 131–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v17i3.2056.
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The 2nd Annual AMSS-UK Conference, “Social Responsibility:Challenges for the Future,” took place October 21-22 at the University ofWestminster, London. Scholars from the United Kingdom, Ireland,Malaysia, the United States, Western Europe, and Turkey presented fortytwopapers. Over one hundred participants attended the two-day event. TheConference featured scholars such Malik Badri, Kamal Hassan, MuradHofmann, Abdelwahab El-Affendi, in addition to emerging intellectualssuch as Mashood A. Baderin and Fauzi Ahmad. The vital participation ofgraduate students and junior faculty at the AMSS-UK and the AMSS-USconference in Washington, DC, the prior weekend indicates the growingpresence of Muslims in western academia.Asad Ahmad was master of ceremonies and Yusuf El-Khoie from theKhoie Foundation gave the opening remarks. The keynote address inauguratedthe conference and was followed by a plenary session. Paper sessionscomprised the rest of the event with a “book Iaunch” and final plenary sessionconcluding the program Sunday afternoon.Paper sessions were organized around various subthemes directly relatedto social responsibility and the future. Presenters reflected upon social welfare,the state, social policy and community development, law, health andsocial care, grassroots action, globalization and the media, education, andmethodologies and gender. The direct link between the Conference themeand paper sessions encouraged a lucid and fertile ground for intense discussion,paving the way for an emerging discourse on social responsibilityin Islam.The keynote address was delivered by Kamal Hassan, rector,International Islamic University, Malaysia, and established the importanceof scholars and academics in promoting social responsibility. He reflectedupon the role of universities in promoting social responsibility under globalization.At present, universities are reacting to globalization by adoptinga “corporatization of curriculum” and a “market driving” approach to ...
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Sein, Layla. "The Thirtieth Annual Conference of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS)." American Journal of Islam and Society 18, no. 4 (October 1, 2001): 200–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v18i4.2001.
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The Association of Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS) held its 30th annualconference with the collaboration of the International Institute of IslamicThought (IIIT) at the University of Michigan - Dearbom campus fromOctober 26 - 28,2001. Students, academicians, Muslim and non-Muslimintellectuals and activists were among the guests at the conferencecosponsored by the University of Michigan - Dearborn and its Center forArab-American Studies, and Project MAPS: Muslims in the AmericanPublic Square, Georgetown University.The conference theme "Religion and Public Life in the Global Epoch"echoed in the presentations given by eighty five panelists in twenty panelsand seven roundtable discussions, including one workshop; two plenarysessions; and a keynote address at the annual banquet. The social issuesoutlined and defined by Muslims and non-Muslims in these sessions didnot only encourage a stimulating and lively debate after the panel androundtable presentations, but they also advanced the development of theacademic forum fostered by the AMSS, since its inception, to analyze theapplication of an Islamic worldview on social issues in the larger worldcommunity.In his opening statement, AMSS President Mumtaz Ahmad, who is alsoa political science professor at Hampton University, underscored the needfor Muslim scholars and professionals to educate the public on Islam,and to work with people of different faith groups to influence the developmentof a global social order based on justice, morality and Godconsciousness.His remarks drew attention to the importance of establishinga better understanding of Islam and creating an awareness of ourcommon humanity. Professor Ahmad's opening remarks also set the tenorof the conference and established a theme based on peace and goodwilltowards mankind that echoed throughout the three-day gathering.In fact, the character of the conference was further established on the firstday at the Conference Reception hosted by the University of Michigan atthe Henry Ford Estate -Dearborn campus, when Dr. Ronald Stockton,Interim Director, Center for Arab-American Studies (CAAS), stated that ...
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Huang, Yi Sheng, and Ho Shan Chiang. "Enhancement of a Fault Measure for AMSs Using Probabilistic Timed Automata." Advanced Materials Research 317-319 (August 2011): 681–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.317-319.681.
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A novel approach for probabilistic timed structure that is based on combining the formalisms of timed automata and probabilistic automata representation of the system is proposed. Due to their real-valued clocks can measure the passage of time and transitions can be probabilistic such that it can be expressed as a discrete probability distribution on the set of target states. The usage of clock variables and the specification of state space are illustrated with real value time applications. The transitions between states are probabilistic by events which describe either the occurrence of faults or normal working conditions. Additionally, the passage of discrete time and transitions can be probabilistic by mean of the theory of expectation sets to obtain a unified measure reasoning strategy.
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Carlini, Elisabetta, and Roberto Ferretti. "A Semi-Lagrangian approximation for the AMSS model of image processing." Applied Numerical Mathematics 73 (November 2013): 16–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apnum.2012.07.003.
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Bullock, Katherine. "Editorial." American Journal of Islam and Society 25, no. 1 (January 1, 2008): i—viii. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v25i1.1489.
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This year AJISS turns twenty-five. In 1983, during a meeting of the Associationof Muslim Social Scientists’ (AMSS) executive board in Plainfield,Indiana, the pros and cons of establishing a journal were discussed in greatdetail and at length. The board members, Dr.Waheed Fakri (president), Dr.Sulayman S. Nyang (vice president), and Dawood Zwink (treasurer) agreedthat the United States needed a Muslim-led and Muslim-organized scholarlypublication to address important issues at home and abroad. In theirvision, the journal would educate university and college students, as well aspolicymakers, with respect to the life and conditions ofMuslims in the socialsciences. In addition, the journal would be a vehicle for articulating andaggregating Muslim views and understanding of the social sciences.Another objective was to provide a forum for Muslim scholars, andespecially for those associated with the AMSS, to publish their research.At the time, it was felt that Muslim scholars engaged in social scienceresearch projects with an Islamic perspective found mainstream scholarlyjournals inhospitable. The board thought that the proposed journal wouldbecome – as it has – a forum for cutting-edge research in the social sciencesand the humanities, employing both the standard social scienceresearch methodologies as well as the Islamic theoretical and methodologicalperspectives.Two issues were critical: (1) obtaining the financial resources needed tosustain the proposed journal and (2) its viability and effectiveness. After thego-ahead decision had been taken, and in order to establish the journal, theboard members drew upon the intellect and services of AMSS members aswell as friends and sympathizers. With this in mind, Dr. Mumtaz Ahmad, arespected and activeAMSS member and friend of Dr. Nyang, was proposedas the journal’s co-editor. Dr. Nyang became the editor-in-chief and Dr.Ahmad, a former editor of a scholarly journal in Pakistan, became the editor.Several prominent Muslims were invited to serve on the advisory boardto widen the circle of involvement ...
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Mahdi, Syed Iqbal. "Second Annual Economics Seminar." American Journal of Islam and Society 5, no. 2 (December 1, 1988): 317–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v5i2.2729.
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The Second Economics Seminar of the AMSS Economic DisciplineCouncil on Islamic Economics co-sponsored by the International Instituteof Islamic Thought (IIIT) and the Association of Muslim Social Scientists(AMSS) was held Rabi‘ al Akhir 8-10, 1409/November 18-20, 1988, at theIIIT headquarters in Herndon, Virginia. The program chairman for theconference was Dr. Mohammad Safa of Southeastern University, Washington,DC and the Seminar was attended by over fifty (50) people from variousparts of the United States and Canada including academicians, Islamic bankers,and graduate economics students.Following recitations from the Holy Qur’in, the opening sessioncommenced with the welcome addresses of Dr. Taha Jabir Al-Alwani,President, and Dr. AbdulHamid AbuSulayman, Director-General of the ID”,respectively. Dr. Taha emphasized the importance of the implementation ofIslamization of Knowledge in modem social sciences particularly in economics,and the role of IIIT in this process. Dr. Taha also paid tribute to the servicesof Dr. AbuSulayman in building Islamic institutions like the AMSS and theIIIT in their formative years. He prayed for the success of Dr. ’AbuSulaymanin his new assignment as the Rector of the International Islamic Universityin Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Dr. AbuSulayman then outlined the challenges lying ahead for Muslimeconomists in their efforts to Islamize the science of economics.Conference Program and Papers:The conference program was divided into four sessions. The first sessionwas on “Methodological Issues in Islamic Economics” chaired by Dr. RasoolM. Hashimi of Southern Illinois University. Drs. Syed Iqbal Mahdi of BenedictCollege and Masudul Alam Choudhury of University College of Cape Bretonpresented papers entitled “Methodological Issues in Islamic Economics” and“Cost-Benefit Framework in an Islamic Economic System” respectively. Thelast paper in this session was given by Shamim Siddiqui who is a doctoralcandidate at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The title ofhis paper was “Savings and Investment in an Islamic Economic System.” ...
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Salcedo, D., K. Dzepina, T. B. Onasch, M. R. Canagaratna, Q. Zhang, A. R. Huffman, P. F. DeCarlo, et al. "Characterization of ambient aerosols in Mexico City during the MCMA-2003 campaign with Aerosol Mass Spectrometry – Part I: quantification, shape-related collection efficiency, and comparison with collocated instruments." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 5, no. 3 (June 28, 2005): 4143–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acpd-5-4143-2005.
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Abstract. An Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) was deployed at the CENICA Supersite, while another was deployed in the Aerodyne Mobile Laboratory (AML) during the Mexico City Metropolitan Area field study (MCMA-2003) from 31 March–4 May 2003 to investigate particle concentrations, sources, and processes. This is the first of a series of papers reporting the AMS results from this campaign. The AMS provides real time information on mass concentration and composition of the non-refractory species in particulate matter less than 1 µm (NR-PM1) with high time and size-resolution. For the first time, we report field results from a beam width probe, which was used to study the shape and mixing state of the particles and to quantify potential losses of irregular particles due to beam broadening inside the AMS. Data from this probe show that no significant amount of irregular particles was lost due to excessive beam broadening. A comparison of the CENICA and AML AMSs measurements is presented, being the first published intercomparison between two quadrupole AMSs. The speciation, and mass concentrations reported by the two AMSs compared relatively well. The differences found are likely due to the different inlets used in both instruments. In order to account for the refractory material in the aerosol, we also present measurements of Black Carbon (BC) using an aethalometer and an estimate of the aerosol soil component obtained from Proton-Induced X-ray Emission Spectrometry (PIXE) analysis of impactor substrates. Comparisons of AMS + BC + soil mass concentration with other collocated particle instruments (a LASAIR Optical Particle Counter, a Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance (TEOM) and a DustTrak Aerosol Monitor) are also presented. The comparisons show that the AMS + BC + soil mass concentration during MCMA-2003 is a good approximation to the total PM2.5 mass concentration.
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Stronks, H. C., J. J. Briaire, and J. H. M. Frijns. "The Temporal Fine Structure of Background Noise Determines the Benefit of Bimodal Hearing for Recognizing Speech." Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology 21, no. 6 (October 26, 2020): 527–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10162-020-00772-1.
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Abstract Cochlear implant (CI) users have more difficulty understanding speech in temporally modulated noise than in steady-state (SS) noise. This is thought to be caused by the limited low-frequency information that CIs provide, as well as by the envelope coding in CIs that discards the temporal fine structure (TFS). Contralateral amplification with a hearing aid, referred to as bimodal hearing, can potentially provide CI users with TFS cues to complement the envelope cues provided by the CI signal. In this study, we investigated whether the use of a CI alone provides access to only envelope cues and whether acoustic amplification can provide additional access to TFS cues. To this end, we evaluated speech recognition in bimodal listeners, using SS noise and two amplitude-modulated noise types, namely babble noise and amplitude-modulated steady-state (AMSS) noise. We hypothesized that speech recognition in noise depends on the envelope of the noise, but not on its TFS when listening with a CI. Secondly, we hypothesized that the amount of benefit gained by the addition of a contralateral hearing aid depends on both the envelope and TFS of the noise. The two amplitude-modulated noise types decreased speech recognition more effectively than SS noise. Against expectations, however, we found that babble noise decreased speech recognition more effectively than AMSS noise in the CI-only condition. Therefore, we rejected our hypothesis that TFS is not available to CI users. In line with expectations, we found that the bimodal benefit was highest in babble noise. However, there was no significant difference between the bimodal benefit obtained in SS and AMSS noise. Our results suggest that a CI alone can provide TFS cues and that bimodal benefits in noise depend on TFS, but not on the envelope of the noise.
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Chen, Wei Qing, Xin Yu Jin, Xiao Feng Jiang, and Xiang Bin Zeng. "Network Selection for Accessing Multiple Services Simultaneously under Heterogeneous Wireless Network Environment." Advanced Materials Research 403-408 (November 2011): 2818–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.403-408.2818.
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With the development of wireless network technology, heterogeneous wireless networkis ubiquitous. Thus, selection of an optimal access network canmeet the demands of customersto the highest degree. A non-optimal network selection can result in bad effects such as poor service or higher cost.The traditionalapproach for network selection is based on Received Signal Strength (RSS). However, this paper aims to propose a Multi AttributesDecisionMaking (MADM) algorithm,which combined the parameters of network quality, system state, terminal state and user preferences, to select the optimal network for Accessing Multiple Services Simultaneously (AMSS).This paper analyzesservices classification,handoff related network attributes and the strong association attributes of services, and concerns both of the objective weights and subjective weights when calculating the attributes weights under AMSS. This proposal uses Entropy Method to assign the objective weights and Analytic Hierarchy Processto assign the subjective weights. In the end of this article, a Matlab simulation is performed to evaluate theproposed network selection mechanism based on Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution(TOPSIS).
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Abdullah, Omer Bin. "The Eighteenth Annual Conference of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists." American Journal of Islam and Society 7, no. 1 (March 1, 1990): 95–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v7i1.2672.
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The Annual Conference of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists(AMSS) has acquired a certain niche for itself in the academic life of Muslimsin North America. Each year the Conference is attended by Muslim andseveral non-Muslim scholars from across North America and overseas.The 18th Annual Conference was held in conjunction with the 15th AnnualConference of the Association of Muslim Scientists and Engineers (AMSE).This provided an opportunity for exchange of ideas among specialists fromvarious disciplines. It was coordinated by the AMSS Vice President Dr.Salahuddin Malik. In all, some forty papers on Islam and Muslims werepresented followed by interesting discussions.Dr. Taha J. Al- 'Alwani, President of the International Institute of IslamicThought (IIIT) was the keynote speaker at the Banquet. The Isma'il and Lamya'al Fariiqi Memorial Lecture was delivered by Dr. Ralph Braibanti of DukeUniversity. One highlight of the Conference was the well-attended InterfaithTrialogue which was addressed by Dr. James Evans of Colgate Divinity School,Dr. Tamara Sann of St. John Fisher College, Rabbi Judea Miller of Rochester,NY, and Dr. Jamal Badawi of Halifax University, Nova Scotia, Canada.The Conference, which was spread over twelve sessions, included eighteenpanels on a variety of subjects.The First Session comprised two panels: Business and Economics inIslam where Dr. Ausaf Ali reflected on the "Systemized Theory of the IslamicEconomy." Dr. M. E. Biraima's paper, which was presented in his absence,discussed "A Qur'anic Model For a Universal Economic Theory." Dr. HishamAhmad of the University of Chicago spoke about the "Qur'anic Perspectiveon the Creation and Distribution of Wealth and Economic Justice," whileMohamed R. Bouz.akuk of the University of Oklahoma spoke on "lbn Khaldun:The Economist."The parallel panel on Language and Education featured Dr. M. A. WaheedFakhri of Chicago State University who introduced the 1989 survey of fulltimeIslamic Schools in North America. Dr. Ni'mat H. Barazangi of Cornellspoke on "North American Parents and Children: Theoretical Model forIslamization of Education," and Dr. Kamal Nimer of the Islamic Saudi Academyfocused on adult education ...
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Xu, Ling, Jianzhong Qiao, Shukuan Lin, and Xiaowei Wang. "Research on the Task Assignment Problem with Maximum Benefits in Volunteer Computing Platforms." Symmetry 12, no. 5 (May 24, 2020): 862. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/sym12050862.
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As a type of distributed computing, volunteer computing (VC) has provided unlimited computing capacity at a low cost in recent decades. The architecture of most volunteer computing platforms (VCPs) is a master–worker model, which defines a master–slave relationship. Therefore, VCPs can be considered asymmetric multiprocessing systems (AMSs). As AMSs, VCPs are very promising for providing computing services for users. Users can submit tasks with deadline constraints to the VCPs. If the tasks are completed within their deadlines, VCPs will obtain the benefits. For this application scenario, this paper proposes a new task assignment problem with the maximum benefits in VCPs for the first time. To address the problem, we first proposed a list-based task assignment (LTA) strategy, and we proved that the LTA strategy could complete the task with a deadline constraint as soon as possible. Then, based on the LTA strategy, we proposed a maximum benefit scheduling (MBS) algorithm, which aimed at maximizing the benefits of VCPs. The MBS algorithm determined the acceptable tasks using a pruning strategy. Finally, the experiment results show that our proposed algorithm is more effective than current algorithms in the aspects of benefits, task acceptance rate and task completion rate.