The English Translation of Arabic Puns in the Holy Quran     

Mohammed H. Al Aqad  Ahmad Arifin Bin Sapar  Mohamad Bin Hussin  Ros Aiza Mohd Mokhtar  Abd Hakim Mohad 《Journal of Intercultural Communication Research》2019,48(3):243-256

The pun is a tricky use of a word or phrase which has very different meanings that are closely interrelated, or of words with the same sound but different meanings. The Pun is a term with a dual meaning: “close” using obvious reference, and “far” using obscure reference. The hidden is usually meant. The close meaning is the sooner that comes to the listener’s mind. However, the speaker targets at the far one yet use the close to hide it. Translating the Quran text always raises several serious challenges in translation; these challenges are due to the different translations of puns and the misinterpretations between the intended meanings of a pun with their basic concepts, which could result in a certain amount of ambiguity. The study examines the Quranic corpus and its three versions of English translations. The study utilizes the typology of Delabastita?s for horizontal puns, Nida’s techniques of dynamic and formal equivalent and Newmark’s translation methods. This research attempts to investigate the semantic meaning of puns in the Quran translation and to define the translation techniques applied in translating the Quranic puns from Arabic into English.  相似文献   

Classification System for English Language Learners: Issues and Recommendations     

Jamal Abedi 《Educational Measurement》2008,27(3):17-31

High‐stakes decisions for the instruction and assessment of English language learner (ELL) students are made based on the premise that ELL classification is a valid dichotomy that distinguishes between those who are proficient in the use of the English language and those who are not. However, recent research findings draw a vague picture of the term “ELL” and call for a more valid classification system for ELL students. Thus, the purpose of this paper is twofold: (1) to reveal issues concerning the validity of the current ELL classification system based on the results of several empirical studies, and (2) to initiate a discussion on ways to improve the validity of the ELL classification system by proposing a system that uses existing multiple criteria in a stepwise manner. While the suggested system has its own limitations and controversies, we hope this discussion stimulates thoughts and brings much needed attention to this very important national issue.  相似文献   

Validation of the short form of the career development inventory with an Iranian high school sample     

Ahmad Sadeghi  Iran Baghban  Fatemeh Bahrami  Ahmad Ahmadi  Peter Creed 《International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance》2011,11(1):29-38

A short 33-item form of the Career Development Inventory was validated on a sample of 310 Iranian high school students. Factor analysis indicated that attitude and cognitive subscale items loaded on their respective factors, and that internal reliability coefficients at all levels were satisfactory to good. Support for validity was demonstrated by associations in the expected direction for career decidedness and career decision-making self-efficacy. This short form of the inventory shows promise as a measure of career maturity with students from a non-Western country.  相似文献   

Finite element analysis and modeling of water absorption by date pits during a soaking process     

Motahareh Waezi-Zadeh  Ahmad Ghazanfari  Shahin Noorbakhsh 《Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B》2010,11(7):482-488

Date pits for feed preparation or oil extraction are soaked in water to soften before milling or extrusion. Knowledge of water absorption by the date pits helps in better managing the soaking duration. In this research, the process of water absorption by date pits was modeled and analyzed using Fick's second law of diffusion, finite element approach, and Peleg model. The moisture content of the pits reached to its saturation level of 41.5% (wet basis) after 10 d. The estimated coefficient of diffusion was 9.89×10-12 m2/s. The finite element model with a proposed ellipsoid geometry for a single date pit and the analytical model fitted better to the experimental data with R2 of 0.98. The former model slightly overestimated the moisture content of the pits during the initial stages of the soaking and the latter model generally underestimated this variable through the entire stages of soaking process.  相似文献   

Bread wheat varieties as influenced by different nitrogen levels   总被引：4，自引：2，他引：2  

Hussain I  Khan MA  Khan EA 《Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B》2006,7(1):70-78

INTRODUCTION Dera Ismail Khan lies in Pakistan’s arid zone (71.07° longitude, 31.57° latitude and 500 m above sea level). This zone is in the extreme south of (NWFP) Pakistan at the bank of the River Indus. Dera Ismail Khan is bounded by Sulaiman Range to the West, the Indus River on the East, Marwat and Bhit- tani Ranges on the North and Vehowa Nala (Punjab) on the South. Besides certain local variability the area is comprised of four basic divisions viz mountains, a series …  相似文献   

An integrated, multiparametric flow cytometry chip using ��microfluidic drifting�� based three-dimensional hydrodynamic focusing     

Xiaole Mao  Ahmad Ahsan Nawaz  Sz-Chin Steven Lin  Michael Ian Lapsley  Yanhui Zhao  J. Philip McCoy  Wafik S. El-Deiry  Tony Jun Huang 《Biomicrofluidics》2012,6(2):024113-024113-9

In this work, we demonstrate an integrated, single-layer, miniature flow cytometry device that is capable of multi-parametric particle analysis. The device integrates both particle focusing and detection components on-chip, including a “microfluidic drifting” based three-dimensional (3D) hydrodynamic focusing component and a series of optical fibers integrated into the microfluidic architecture to facilitate on-chip detection. With this design, multiple optical signals (i.e., forward scatter, side scatter, and fluorescence) from individual particles can be simultaneously detected. Experimental results indicate that the performance of our flow cytometry chip is comparable to its bulky, expensive desktop counterpart. The integration of on-chip 3D particle focusing with on-chip multi-parametric optical detection in a single-layer, mass-producible microfluidic device presents a major step towards low-cost flow cytometry chips for point-of-care clinical diagnostics.  相似文献   

An integrated, multiparametric flow cytometry chip using "microfluidic drifting" based three-dimensional hydrodynamic focusing     

Mao X  Nawaz AA  Lin SC  Lapsley MI  Zhao Y  McCoy JP  El-Deiry WS  Huang TJ 《Biomicrofluidics》2012,6(2):24113-241139

In this work, we demonstrate an integrated, single-layer, miniature flow cytometry device that is capable of multi-parametric particle analysis. The device integrates both particle focusing and detection components on-chip, including a "microfluidic drifting" based three-dimensional (3D) hydrodynamic focusing component and a series of optical fibers integrated into the microfluidic architecture to facilitate on-chip detection. With this design, multiple optical signals (i.e., forward scatter, side scatter, and fluorescence) from individual particles can be simultaneously detected. Experimental results indicate that the performance of our flow cytometry chip is comparable to its bulky, expensive desktop counterpart. The integration of on-chip 3D particle focusing with on-chip multi-parametric optical detection in a single-layer, mass-producible microfluidic device presents a major step towards low-cost flow cytometry chips for point-of-care clinical diagnostics.  相似文献   

Peranan bahasa dalam kebudayaan     

Muhammad Ariff b Ahmad 《Asia Pacific Journal of Education》1978,1(1):34-36

Bahawa “bahasa” dalam pengertian orang-orang Melayu tidaklah semata-mata bersifat lingual (yang hanya menjadi alat komunikasi antara dua pihak pengguna bahasa sahaja); tetapi bahasa itu adalah lebih kultural (yang menjadi pengilham dan pendorong manusia ke tahap lebih baik dalam hidupnya; sekaligus mempertinggi kebudayaan manusia itu).  相似文献   

Thoughts on the renewal of Arab education     

Dr Ahmad Hasan Ubeid 《Prospects》1975,5(3):399-405

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Assessing Students' Opportunity to Learn: Teacher and Student Perspectives   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Joan L. Herman  Davina C. D. Klein  Jamal Abedi 《Educational Measurement》2000,19(4):16-24

How can we assess the opportunity that students have to learn the material they find on tests? How do students' perceptions of opportunity to learn differ from their teachers?  相似文献