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The Culture Police: Manning The Barricades Of Allowable Art And Culture, Ramy Aly

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In this chapter I look at the history and ontology of censorship in Egypt from the Monarchical era to the present. I focus on the post-1952 era and how a tutelary state culture has been deployed as part of a broader cultural militarism. The chapter also covers the legislative architecture that has ensured a stranglehold on the part of syndicates and the creation of a broad range of crimes associated with art and culture production and exhibition.

Microwaving Dreams? Why There Is No Point In Reheating The Hart-Dworkin Debate For International Law, Jason A. Beckett

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A critique of attempts to transpose Hart and Dworkin's legal theories to international law. I demonstrate why neither approach can provide insights into international law. Hart and Dworkin are institutional theorists, their methodologies are anchored by the need to justify the exercise of socially centralised violence. International law lacks both institutions and centralised violence, and the stabilising force these bring; it is radically indeterminate. Attempts to suppress this indeterminacy have resulted in international lawyers fragmenting into communities of practice, united by their eschatological faith in the international community. I challenge this faith.

Insight-Driven Sales Management, Hesham O. Dinana

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In the new VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) world that we live in, there are new rules that will reshape many of the components of sales management, from prospecting, to lead qualification, to closing and relationship management. This chapter will explore the impact of technology, data proliferation, and omni-channel customer touch points on how organizations will manage their sales process and the sales teams in the integrated online and offline worlds (O2O sales). The digital-age consumer and the digital-age sales team will have different communication needs and tools that need to be addressed by sales leaders to ensure their …

Effect Of Cfrp Strips Bonding Location On Flexural Capacity And Ductility Of Reinforced Concrete Beams, Mina Iskander, Mina Melad, Mourad Yasser, Waleed Abdel Rahim, Amr Mosa

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Partnering For Egyptian Heritage Oral History: Internal And External Collaborations Pursued By The Archives, Stephen Urgola

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The story of Egypt and its people is a long one, written literally in stone at ancient monuments throughout the country. But perhaps the best way to tell the story of its contemporary period is through its inhabitants’ voices, by means of recorded oral history interviews. Oral history has become a major means of historical documentation for the Archives within the Rare Books and Special Collections Library of the American University in Cairo (AUC), one of the founding members of the AMICAL Consortium of American international liberal arts universities. A variety of collaborations and partnerships have enhanced the Archives’ efforts …

Design Tool Of Deep Convolutional Neural Network For Intelligent Visual Inspection, Fusaomi Nagata, Kenta Tokuno, Akimasa Otsuka, Takeshi Ikeda, Hiroaki Ochi

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A Framework For Using Data Analytics To Measure Trust In Government Through The Social Capital Generated Over Governmental Social Media Platforms, Nahed Azab, Mohamed Elsherif

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© 2018 is held by the owner/author(s). It has been noted that citizens' trust in public institutions is continuously declining. Low social capital has been confirmed as one of the main reasons for this decrease in trust towards government. As social media offer a number of features that could foster social capital, governments worldwide are embracing these new tools in an attempt to restore citizens' trust. Having an existence on social media doesn't guarantee that it would increase trust; it can even compromise on the reputation of a public agency in the absence of a clear strategy targeted towards developing …

A Methodology For Evaluating The Hygroscopic Behavior Of Wood In Adaptive Building Skins Using Motion Grammar, Rana El-Dabaa, Sherif Abdelmohsen

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Hierarchical Coherent And Non-Coherent Communication, Kareem M. Attiah, Karim G. Seddik, Ramy H. Gohary

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Egypt And The Middle East, Magda Shahin

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In the early days of his presidency, Donald Trump has rolled out the red carpet for Arab leaders and reaffirmed the traditional U.S. privileging of alliances over human rights narratives, two decisions which radically differed from the Obama administration. Despite these developments, which regional leaders welcomed, Trump’s failure to articulate a comprehensive strategy to defeat ISIS and his preference for military might over diplomacy have caused concerns. While it is clear the U.S. has re-exerted itself in the Middle East, much of the Arab population (and their leaders) remain perplexed as to the Washington’s plans for the region. That Trump …

University On The Square: Documenting Egypt’S 21st-Century Revolution Project, Stephen Urgola

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This article discusses the University on the Square: Documenting Egypt’s 21st-Century Revolution Project, which aimed at collecting and disseminating material related to Egypt's January 2011 Tahrir Square protests and their aftermath. It covers efforts to collect artifacts like signs and souvenirs, photographs, printed material, websites, etc,. Includes an examination of the project's program of conducting oral history interviews with participants and observers, noting techniques and challenges.

Moving Pictures: Context Of Use And Iconography Of Chariots In The New Kingdom, Lisa Sabbahy Dr.

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Chariots, the racing cars of the ancient world, first appeared in Egypt about 1600 BC, and quickly became not only the preferred mode of transport for royalty and the elite, but also revolutionised military tactics and warfare. Remains of chariots have been found in Egyptian tombs –Tutankhamun’s tomb contained six chariots, which tripled the number of ancient Egyptian chariots known before the discovery of his tomb. However, none of the chariots was complete, as all lacked their leather casings, which were only known from images on tomb and temple walls.

In 2008, the Ancient Egyptian Leatherwork Project (AELP) working in …

Preprocessor With Spline Interpolation For Converting Stereolithography Into Cutter Location Source Data, Fusaomi Nagata, Yudai Okada, Tatsuhiko Sakamoto, Takamasa Kusano, Maki K. Habib

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A Validation Of A Re-Equilibrium Decisionsupport System For Ppp Contracts, Amira Shalaby, Amr Hassanein, Atter Hannoura

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Analytical Hierarchy Process Decision Support System (Ahp-Dss) For Trenchless Technology, Mohamed Salah, Soliman Abu Samra, Ossama Hosny

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Time-Cost Tradeoff Model For Multiple Asphalt Paving Projects Using Genetic Algorithms, Mohamed Salah, Tarek Zaki, Ossama Hosny

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Integrated Simulation Model For Maintenance And Repair Optimization For Rubble Mound Coastal Structures Using Markov Chains, Regression And Genetic Algorithms, A. H. El Hakea, S. Abu-Samra, Ossama Hosny, M. Iskander, H. Osman

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A Decade Of Advances In The Paleopathology Of The Ancient Egyptians, Lisa Sabbahy Dr.

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Although the bioarchaeology (study of biological remains in an archaeological context) of Egypt has been documented in a desultory way for many decades, it is only recently that it has become an inherent part of excavations in Egypt. This volume consists of a series of essays that explore how ancient plant, animal, and human remains should be studied, and how, when they are integrated with texts, images, and artefacts, they can contribute to our understanding of the history, environment, and culture of ancient Egypt in a holistic manner.

Topics covered in this volume relating to human remains include analyses of …

Greening In Contemporary Arabic Literature: The Transformation Of Mythic Motifs In Postcolonial Discourse, Ferial J. Ghazoul

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This chapter focuses on the motif of greening in contemporary Arabic literature by giving selected examples of how the motif carries with it a regenerative subtext and a critique of the present collapse of environmental health. The socioeconomic structure of the Arab World until recently has been based on rural village life and desert oases, with farming as a major source of livelihood, thus making green emblematic of growth and life-giving forces. There has been no shortage of works on the environment in recent years in Egypt and the Arab world as long as the question is social, political, or …

Modeling Of A Symmetric Five-Bar Displacement Amplification Compliant Mechanism Using Energy Methods, Moataz M. Elsisy, Yasser Anis, Mustafa Arafa, Chahinaz Saleh

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Estetikk Som Kosmologi, Graham Harman

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Norwegian translation of "Aesthetics as Cosmology"

An Overview Of The Evidence For Tuberculosis From Ancient Egypt, Lisa Sabbahy Dr.

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The study of human remains from ancient Egypt and Nubia has captured the imagination of many people for generations, giving rise to the discipline of palaeopathology and fostering bioarchaeological research. This book contains 16 papers that cover material presented at a workshop entitled 'Palaeopathology in Egypt and Nubia: A Century in Review,' held at the Natural History Museum, London (August 29-30, 2012), which formed part of a three-year research project, 'Sir Grafton Elliot Smith: Palaeopathology and the Archaeological Survey of Nubia.' The papers explore the subject of palaeopathology from its beginnings in the early 1900s through to current research themes …

Solar Thermal Power Generation Using A Double Concentration On A Dish Collector, Ramy Khalid Zakaria El Adli Imam, Mohamed Yassin, Mohamed Donia, Ahmed Atiya

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Novel Aluminum-Carbon Nanotubes Composites For Structural Applications, Amal M. K. Esawi, E. Salama, Y. Ibrahim

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The development of aluminum-carbon nanotubes (Al-CNT) composites has seen a surge in interest following promising results reported by various groups. The latest enhancements achieved by the research group: an increase in tensile strength and Young's modulus of 69% and 23% respectively for Al-CNT composites with 5 wt. % MWCNT were accompanied by a reduction in ductility expected to limit the applications of these novel composites. This is currently being addressed through the use of (1) dual matrix approach in which the CNTs are embedded in a first matrix of aluminum powders which are consequently embedded in a second matrix of …

Experimental Investigation On Shear Strength Of Elastic End-Web Panels Strengthened With Cfrp Strips, S. S. Safar, Mohamed N. Abou-Zeid

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An experimental program was conducted to investigate the shear strength of elastic end-web panels of steel plate girders strengthened with intermediate-modulus carbon fiber-reinforced polymers, CFRP, strips. Test parameters included; number of strips, aspect ratio of end-web panel and width-to-thickness ratio of web plate. Twelve plate girder specimens composed of mild-steel were loaded in a four-point bending test till failure. The girders were proportioned so that the load capacity was governed by elastic web buckling. Four specimens were not strengthened to serve as reference girders whereas the remaining specimens were strengthened by applying CFRP strips in the diagonal tension direction on …

Development Of A Hybrid Solar Power Management Unit For Mobile Platforms, Ahmed A. Abdelmoaty, Amr Helmy, Yehea Ismail

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A hybrid power management unit was developed to interface photovoltaic energy to loads, and meeting its challenges such as variation of power, unregulated voltage and limited power, the unit implements a Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) to maximize the output power under environmental variations. The power management system proposed applies photovoltaic harvested energy effectively to mobile devices. It mainly consists of an MPPT block and a Power Distribution Control Unit (PDCU). Different cases of operation exist depending on the availability of power, load needs, and battery state of charge. Analysis and simulation results are provided to demonstrate system functionality and …

Seismic Retrofit Of Shear Critical Beam-Column Joints In Existing Concrete Buildings, Wael M. Hassan, A. A. Bilal

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Shear deficient beam-column joints in existing concrete buildings are believed to have caused partial or total structural collapses during past earthquakes. These joints primarily lack joint transverse reinforcement. A recent NEES grand challenge project resulted in detailed assessment tools for the seismic vulnerability of beam-column joints in existing buildings; however, retrofit strategies were not suggested. The literature body includes various retrofit solutions for interior and exterior joints. However, most of these solutions are either very expensive or highly invasive. The intent of retrofit is usually to have deficient joints to conform to ACI 352 to allow for flexural yielding in …

Aesthetics As Cosmology, Graham Harman

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Posted with the kind permission of editor and exhibition curator Espen Gangvik.

Le Gallienne’S Paraphrase And The Limits Of Translation, Adam Talib

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This essay shows that Richard Le Gallienne’s 1897 edition of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is an original literary text and that it, along with other versions of the Rubáiyát published in the same period, was a response to FitzGerald’s wildly popular translation of a few decades earlier. Le Gallienne’s paraphrased versions of Persian poetry, Khayyam and later Hafez, are linked to his close involvement with the commercial publishing industry while his primary reliance in these paraphrases on academic translations highlights the parallel trend of scholarly reaction, often corrective, to FitzGerald’s edition. By examining how Le Gallienne composed his paraphrase …

Depictional Study Of Chariot Use In New Kingdom Egypt, Lisa Sabbahy Dr.

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The present work is the result of the First International Chariot Conference, jointly organised by the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) and the American University in Cairo (AUC) (30 November to 2 December 2012). The intention of the conference was to make a broad assessment of the current state of knowledge about chariots in Egypt and the Near East, and to provide a forum for discussion.

A wide variety of papers are included, ranging from overviews to more detailed studies focusing on a specific topic. These include philology, iconography, archaeology, engineering, history, and conservation. The book is of interest to …