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The Increase of the Operation Efficiency of Water Supply Wells on the Production Facilities of the Oil and Gas Complex
Authors: Shkolnyi М. P. , Bortnіak О. М. , Steliga І. І. , Lialiuk-Viter H. D. , Shymanskyi V. Ya.
Published: March 2020

Water for oil pump stations and compressor stations of the main hydrocarbon carriers transmission systems, as well as for most other production facilities of the oil and gas complex is usually supplied from the underground sources. In this case, the function of water intake structures is performed by the bored wells or special wells. As most of them are located in quick ground, they require the use of filters of various designs. In the process of water supply systems operation, wells filters and pre-filter zones of aquifers are contaminated with mechanical particles as well as with the depositions of calcium salt, magnesium salt, silicon salt and other elements dissolved in under-ground waters. It inevitably leads to the increase in hydraulic resistance and, accordingly, to the decrease in wa-ter flow and water intakes productivity. The construction of new buildings requires additional substantial capital investments; therefore it is considered to be economically impracticable and is used very rarely. The more rational way to restore the well flow rate is to clean the filters and the aquifers pre-filter zones off the clogging. It gives a possibility to get a significant economic effect. The analysis of the existing methods and means of water supply wells recovery shows that despite the urgent need to improve water supply and to use groundwater rationally, the search for the most effective methods of regeneration of water take systems is still ongoing. Nowadays, the devel-opment of treatment modes for filters and the prefilter zone of aquifers implies the use of approaches that summa-rize the experience of previous methods which need further theoretical and experimental justification. The authors offer a more effective method for the destruction and dispergation of colmatation deposits. It requires the creation of the vibrational impact inside the filter as well as the creation of a powerful filtration flow of alternating direc-tion by implementing a multi-regulated explosion of the steam-and-gas mixture. It gives an opportunity to use it under a wide range of hydrogeological conditions, as well as in the wells equipped with filters of different types. The suggested method is simple and cost-efficient. In order to find scientifically substantiated criteria for the se-lection of optimal modes of wells treatment using this method, the authors have made a series of research. One of the main purposes of the studies is to determine the nature of the distribution and the parameters of elastic hydro-dynamic oscillations in the aquifer which are caused by the explosion of steam-and-gas mixture in the filter area of the water supply well.
The Influence of the Characteristics of the Gas Reservoirs Perforation-Entering on the Well Production Capabilities
Authors: Kondrat R. М. , Khaidarova L. І.
Published: March 2020

The main complications in the production of residual gas from depleted gas reservoirs are characterized. The deterioration of the formation pay zone in the depleted reservoirs occurs mainly due to the accumulation of liquid and particles and due to possible deformation of the rocks. One of the methods to reduce the effect of the for-mation bottom-hole zone contamination on the productive characteristics of wells is to create perforation tunnels in the bottomhole zone that can pass through the contaminated zone and improve the hydrodynamic connection of the gas-bearing reservoir with the well. The author studies the effect of the number and the size of perforation tun-nels (depending on the permeability of the reservoir at constant wellhead pressure) on the gas-well flow rate. The research results are presented in the form of graphical dependence of the ratio between the flow rate of the well with perforation channels and a hydrodynamically perfect well q/q0 on determining factors, as well as in the form of graphic relationships among individual determining factors. Using the research results, it is found that the ra-tional value of the diameter of the perforation channels should be at least 0,03 m, the channel lengths should not be shorter than 0,292-0,307 m and the number of channels per meter of the revealed reservoir thickness should be not less than 17-19 depending on the permeability of the formation. The number of perforation tunnels and their length de-crease with the growth of reservoir permeability according to the exponential law.
The Role of the On-Line Multi-Media Library "Eco-School" in Extracurricular Activities of Students
Authors: Truneva Olga Mikhailovna , Munkoeva Lyudmila Vladimirovna , Rubtsova Irina Vladimirovna
Published: March 2020

The experience of the urban secondary school on the development and implementation of its own model of the on-line multi-media library of environmental orientation as one of the clusters of multifunctional school information and library center is presented in the article. The purpose of the article is to consider the purpose, objectives, principles, expected outcomes of implementing this model, its structure, components, material and technical parameters and conditions of forming of networking cooperation between educational institutions, ready-to-use possibilities of multi-media library «ECO-school». The authors outline that in general, the multi-media library «ECO-school» is defined as a sphere of media education with special means and methods to ensure the educational process aimed at creating conditions for the implementation of students’ individual trajectories and expanding the digital space of extracurricular activities on the basis of networking cooperation. During the study the following methods were applied: analysis, observation, and comparison. The model developed by the MAEI "Secondary school №26" in Ulan-Ude of the Republic of Buryatia is considered in the article. It is based on the principles of introducing electronic resources based on the school library as a factor that directly affects the quality of education. It is concluded that on the one hand, the multi-media library provides remote access to information resources belonging to other subjects of the information space represented on the Internet. On the other hand, the multi-media library «ECO-school» forms information resources created directly at the school or by members of the network community. In addition, the article provides brief guidelines for the application of the on-line multi-media library resources in students’ extracurricular environment-related activity.
Performing Homework on Physical Education by Students to Increase the Level of Physical Qualities
Authors: Leshkevich Sergey Anatolevich , Leshkevich Vadim Anatolevich , Lipovaya Nataliya Nikolaevna , Potyomkina Elena Ivanovna , Kargina Svetlana Yurevna
Published: March 2020

The question on the need to perform homework on physical education for students in the form of additional physical activity is considered in the article. The problem of motor activity lack is studied and a solution presented in the form of certain exercises set in order to accustom the student to regular physical activity is found. The positive and negative aspects of this innovation are considered. Method of research. To confirm the theoretical assumption about the benefits of doing homework, a study that lasted for three months was conducted. The study engaged 60 students (30 young males and 30 young females) aged 17-19 years, in which they were divided equally by gender into 2 groups – control (CG) and experimental (EG). The results of the study. As a result of experiment, after doing homework for 3 months, improvements in student’s physical qualities in the experimental group could be observed. Among them: strength, endurance, flexibility, dexterity, speed and coordination of movements. It is concluded that due to physical exercises performed independently at home, the blood supply to the muscles and regulation of their activity by the nervous system improves – muscle mass increases, the immune system strengthens and, consequently, health improves, endorphins are produced in the body, so students feel better after training. Also, training the muscular system increases endurance in conditions of both physical and mental stress, thanks to an active lifestyle, the body's metabolic rate remains at a high level for long time, which prevents aging. Regular exercise makes it easier to fall asleep and improves the quality of sleep.
Extracurricular Self-Guided Work As a Means of Intensifying the Process of Teaching Professionally-Oriented English to Students of Non-Linguistic Specialties at the University (Specialty "Ecology")
Authors: Kostareva Elena Aleksandrovna
Published: March 2020

The article touches upon some actual issues on the organization of extracurricular students’ self-guided work in teaching English at non-linguistic specialties at the university and its impact on the learning process intensity. The article discusses the methodological foundations of the intensification of extracurricular students’ self-guided work. The purpose of the article is to consider the current issue caused by the need to apply in modern education such new forms of organization of students' self-guided work that can be effective and contribute to increase of students’ educational motivation and active cognitive activity. It is proposed to combine established, structured topics with controversial topical issues in teaching professionally-oriented English to students and take this principle into account when developing educational materials for extracurricular students' self-guided work and include them in a separate section when writing textbooks or teaching aids. During the study the following methods were applied: analysis, observation, comparison. Research result. It was found out that creation and application of practically-oriented teaching materials require greater individualization of tasks, greater freedom of research, orientation toward the professional competencies formation, and an increase in students’ creative activity. It is concluded that practically-oriented approach in the organization of students' self-guided work in teaching English can be one of the ways to improve practical language skills and an incentive for students’ personal qualities formation.
Does Arginine Vasopressin Reflect HPA-axis Activation in Major Depressive Disorder?
Authors: Halaris Angelos , Halaris Angelos , Hage Brandon , Carter C. Sue , Nazarloo Hossein P. , Singh Jasleen
Published: March 2020

Researchers have endeavored to subclassify depressive illness based on pathophysiological mechanism.
One model relates to hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis overactivation with a shift from
corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) driven regulation to arginine vasopressin (AVP) driven regulation.
Given the mixed literature, we compared plasma AVP levels in healthy controls to patients with major
depressive disorder (MDD). Plasma samples from 33 patients and 12 controls were collected at baseline, 8
weeks, and 12 weeks of treatment and measured by immunochemical assay. Patients who were treatment
responders trended toward lower AVP levels than non-responders. Patients were stratified into low and high
AVP groups based on median split. Within the low AVP group, patients whose current episode lasted longer
than a year had significantly higher baseline AVP levels than patients whose current episode was less than
6 months. Female patients in the low AVP group had significantly higher baseline AVP levels than male
patients. Given the association between stress, HPA axis activation, immune dysregulation, and depression,
we also measured concentrations of inflammatory biomarkers. We found a significant negative correlation
between IL-10 and baseline AVP levels, within the low AVP subgroup. Given inconsistent data, HPA axis
overactivation may be present within a subset of depressed patients.
Common Prognostic Scoring Systems for Patients Presenting with Brain Metastases
Authors: Topkan Erkan , Kucuk Ahmet , Pehlivan Berrin , Sezen Duygu , Topkan Erkan , Ikiz Esma Didem , Aydemir Eyub Yasar , Durankus Nulifer Kılıc , Senyurek Sukran , Selek Ugur , Bolukbasi Yasemin
Published: March 2020

Brain metastases (BM) of various primaries merely remain the most prevalent type of intracranial tumors, and approximately 25% of all cancer patients are diagnosed with this poor prognostic disease condition somewhere during their treatment course. Contingent upon the general wellbeing status of the potential patient, currently available major treatment options typically include palliative radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and best supportive care. Various published studies have convincingly shown the likelihood to stratify BM patients into particular prognostic gatherings according to the conceivable combinations of multiple patients- and tumor-related characteristics; namely the prognostic scoring systems, which might be useful in the accurate prediction of survival, and thusly, the appropriate choice of the best-fit treatment alternative. In this present article, we meant to review the pros and cons of the as of now accessible and broadly acknowledged prognostic scoring systems for BMs and their clinical values.
Right-Sided Bochdalek Hernia with Cecum Perforation
Authors: Natroshvili Tina , Faraj Dashti , Janssen Emmy , Goor Harry van , Hartman Melanie , Buyne Otmar R. , Natroshvili Tina
Published: March 2020

Background: A Bochdalek hernia is one of the most frequently occurring congenital diaphragmatic hernias,
and it occurs in 1 out of 2,500 births. Clinical cases of adults with symptomatic Bochdalek hernias are very
rare. We describe a patient with an incarcerated Bochdalek hernia who underwent emergency surgery and
presented with a recurrence after three years. Comparable cases in the literature were reviewed.
Case Presentation: A 56-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with acute dyspnea and
pain in the epigastrium shortly after gastroscopy. A CT scan showed right sided intrathoracic herniation of
the ascending colon and signs of perforation of a hollow viscus. During the operation, a suture repair of a
cecal perforation as well as of a diagrammatic lesion was performed. The thorax and abdomen were lavaged
and drained. The postoperative course was uneventful. After 3 years, the patient presented with colic pain
in the upper abdominal quadrants. A small recurrence of the Bochdalek hernia was observed on a computed
tomography scan and was managed with watchful waiting. A systematic search of comparable acute cases
of Bochdalek hernias was performed.
Conclusion: An incarcerated right colon with a perforation in a Bochdalek hernia is extremely rare; only
11 comparable cases of right sided Bochdalek hernia with acute symptoms are described in the literature.
Recurrent Bochdalek hernias are even rarer. As a delay in the diagnosis or a missed diagnosis can ultimately
lead to death, adequate imaging is warranted when considering a recurrence of a Bochdalek hernia.
The Interaction of Linguistic Worlds in Contemporary Russian Speech
Authors: Grigorian Elena
Published: March 2020

The paper deals with alien linguistic elements in contemporary Russian speech on television. The analysis reveals the systematic character of their usage which serves particular pragmatic functions such as filling in lexical gaps, adding national color, etc. What presents the greatest interest are the cases showing that speakers are often aware of non-concurrence of lexical meanings (and conceptual systems) in different languages and even ascribe to the words from other languages new meanings and additional connotations they originally had not in the languages they come from (among the dominating ones are English, German, French and Italian, having the full scope of functions). Accordingly, today many native speakersof Russian (to different extent) live in several interacting linguistic worlds, using freely the resources of other languages, borrowing whatever they need for their mental model of the world.
Absence of inflexion of common nouns ending in a consonant: the boundary of the phenomenon in the modern Russian speech
Authors: Marinova Elena
Published: March 2020

The study was based on the texts from the “Electronic corpus of Russian newspapers” (MSU project), “Integrum”, “Russian national corpus” and recordings of speech, from the beginning of the XXI century. The aim is to analyze the absence of inflexion of common nouns ending in a consonant. The relevance of the research lies in the fact that the concerned phenomenon, previously peripheral, is becoming more and more frequent. The article describes the factors supporting indeclinability of nouns ending in a consonant: multi-functionality of a word, analogy with a proper name (onim), foreign graphics, fashion factor; as well as new categories of nouns ending in a consonant, which are used without inflexion. The analysis shows that in certain fields of the modern Russian language, deep mechanisms of traditional inflexion compete with analytical tendencies. The facts of grammatical variation of new foreign nouns prove it. The study was carried out in the framework of dynamic language description method.
Wyzwania rozwojowe Polski w okresie programowania 2014–2020 w kontekście unijnej polityki spójności ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem infrastruktury transportowej i inteligentnego rozwoju
Authors: Oleksiuk Adam
Published: March 2020

The paper discusses the use of EU funds in the field of transport infrastructure andsmart development. It was pointed out that the distance in the level of economic developmentdividing Polish regions from the EU average is gradually decreasing, and the use of EU fundshelps all Polish regions to approach the average level of development of the EU. Although theconvergence process is uneven, it has been pointed out that the funds available under cohesionpolicy, allow, to a certain extent, to stop the process of regional diversifying in the regions.An analysis of the benefits Poland gained from the cohesion policy in the field of transportinfrastructure and intelligent development is presented . The possibilities of support fromstructural funds in the scope of investments aimed, among others, at strengthening research,technological development and innovation were studied in this paper. The EU strategicdocuments pertaining to the above-mentioned areas were also reviewed in in this study.
The development of Alexander Bondarko’s ideas in the aspect of grammar of estimation theory
Authors: Khaliman Oxana
Published: March 2020

The study of the functional particularity of grammatical units allowed to pay attention to their pragmatic importance in the discursive practice and communication. Based on the principles of linguistic functionalism, which is a basis of active type grammar, it is necessary to continue the study of grammatical units as one of the means of expressing evaluation in relation to their structural peculiarities with the communicative process. A. Bondarko is one of the founders of functional grammar. In his works he has created a systemic-functional description on the Russian grammatical system. Principles of the development of a dynamic aspect of the grammatical units functioning in the interaction with elements of different language levels are one of the postulates which underlie in the description of the expression of evaluative meaning by grammatical units, the principles of grammar of estimation. The article enlightens the principles of the theory of functional grammar, grammar of active type, that concern the problem of creation of grammar of estimation as a complex description of grammatical means for expressing estimation meanings; A. Bondarko’s ideas of functional grammar that are significant for the theory of grammar of estimation are described in the article.
Ideological adapting of orthodox vocabulary in soviet and post-soviet dictionaries
Authors: Mikhailova Olga , Mikhailova Yulia
Published: March 2020

The article is devoted to the analysis of vocabulary definitions that explain the vocabulary of Orthodoxy. The material was the basic dictionaries published in the USSR, modern explanatory dictionaries of the Russian literary language and dictionaries that represent the religious picture of the world. It is shown how by means of ways of interpretation of orthodox lexicon, system of marks and illustrations in dictionaries of the Soviet period occurs ideologization of lexicon, polarization of evaluations, opposition of Orthodox religion. Explanatory dictionaries of modern times are exempted from the Soviet ideological evaluations and political characteristics. They overcome ideological simplification in the representation of religious vocabulary. As a result of comparative analysis of vocabularies for secular people and dictionaries for the religious sphere discourse variants of vocabulary are revealed and it is proved that differences in the definitions of identical Orthodox lexemes are conditioned by the ideological concept of dictionaries compilers.
The system of values of the priestless Old Believers in an historical retrospective
Authors: Pociechina Helena
Published: March 2020

The article discusses some problems of the sacrament of penance, connected to the system of values, contained in the text of hand written document called ‘A Rite of Confession’ from the collection of library of the nunnery of the Holy Trinity and the Savior in Wojnowo (Poland). Because the Old Believers did not recognize the jurisdiction of state authorities, considering the authorities as the embodiment of the Antichrist, all aspects of social life of the Old Believer’s community were governed by the provisions of ancient Byzantine canon law from No-mocanon and by traditional norms of ethics. The penalty for each offense was determined by confessor and could be defined by dint of the text of ‘A Rite of Confession’. The author discusses the legitimacy of using the modern approach to describing the value system with respect to historical texts.
The Qualification of Value in a Linguistics
Authors: Krasnobayeva-Chorna Zhanna
Published: March 2020

The article establishes the constitutive features of value in a linguistics with the projection of the phrasemics of single-structured and multi-structured languages (based on the success value). The object is the category of value in its multilevel and multi-dimensional. The subject of the research is the phrasemes with evaluative semantics in the Ukrainian, Russian, English and German. The value in phrasemics is described by the method of parametric analysis of the phraseme semantic structure with accentuation of evaluative macrocomponent and the method of ideographic grouping. The basic unit of analysis is phraseme axiological opposition, regarded as a unity of two phraseme blocks: the first is formed by phrasemes, semantics of which correlates with the values, and the second is made up by phrasemes, semantics of which correlates with non-values. The nature of value provides for the appeal to the antinomy, thus actualizing the clash of axiological and non-axiological, compatible with the binary opposition of good – bad.
"Most of the People My Age Tend to Move Out"
Authors: Badwan Khawla , Wilkinson Samantha
Published: March 2020

Universities are as a means of leaving for the city for young people living increasingly precarious and mobile lives. This article explores how male university students (aged 18–25) talk about, and belong to, the places they inhabit in Greater Manchester, England. Drawing on mixed-methods data collection from survey responses and in-depth semi-structured interviews, this article finds that while young men embrace liquid understandings of place, they express tensions between “insiders” and “outsiders.” While universities appear to be significant places for male university students, only half the participants reported feelings of belonging to university communities. Consequently, this article proposes recommendations for universities, in order to ensure male university students feel they can open up to staff, thereby enabling them to feel part of a “learning community”—a key theme of the National Student Survey.
The Mystery of the Missing Men
Authors: Trowler Vicki , Allan Robert , Din Rukhsana
Published: March 2020

There is something of a moral panic about the relative paucity of men in higher education in many countries. Closer examination shows that it is often men from subordinate groups in their contexts, such as working-class men (in the UK context) or African men (in the South African context) who are most underrepresented. This article draws on research in Scotland, South Africa and England to examine the experiences of young men positioned as “nontraditional” in their localized HE contexts who do attend university. Our studies found their experience of “belong-ing” to be mediated by their underrepresentation, as well as constructions of masculinity at system/context or at individual/group level. Understanding the latter can help ameliorate the effects of the former.
Textbooks and School Identity: The Content and Use of History Textbooks in Dutch Classical and Modern Education, 1863–1917
Authors: Amsing Hilda T.A.
Published: March 2020

This article wonders if and how the different educational identities of the classical gymnasium and the modern HBS were reflected in the textbooks used for teaching history. From the intentions of publishers, the use of books by schools, and the content of the books, it appears that in the context of shifting boundaries, the differences between HBS and gymnasium had become permeable. Differences were found in respect to stylistic devices. This show that the varying notions of citizenship nevertheless seemed to have found their way into schools and it reveals the power of examinations.
A new training method for leg explosive power in taekwondo and its data-driven predictive models
Authors: Liu Jiaojiao , Liu Xiaoxiao , Zhang Qian
Published: March 2020

BACKGROUND:

Kicking is the major way to score in a Taekwondo competition, which makes athletes’ leg power a key quality. However, the characteristics of leg power are very complex and it is difficult to generate physical models to predict training performance.

OBJECTIVE:

To study training programmes of leg power for Taekwondo using data-driven techniques in correlation analyses and modelling.

METHODS:

An 8-week program for back squat training was performed using two devices, a Cormax training system and a conventional barbell. Data analysis was conducted to identify the factors affecting the explosive power training. Finally, a data-driven modelling paradigm employing fuzzy rule-based systems was developed to predict the training performance.

RESULTS:

The Cormax system performed better in improving athletes’ maximum power and velocity. Maximum leg power was best correlated with athletes’ height. The developed predictive models showed good accuracy despite possession of limited training data.

CONCLUSIONS:

This study demonstrated some new training devices which could greatly improve power training. Moreover, a state-of-the-art modelling strategy was able to construct accurate models for training and exercise performance. The predictive models will likely enhance the anticipation of training outcome in advance which may assist in formulating and improving the training programmes.
Perinatal events predicting retinopathy of prematurity in extremely pre-term infants
Authors: AlRyalat Saif Aldeen , Al Oweidat Khaled , Al-Amer Ahmed , Khader Ahmad , Ajaj Abdulla , Alessa Zeyad , Roto Allaa
Published: March 2020

BACKGROUND:

Extremely preterm infants are peculiar in regard to their risk of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). In this study, we aim to study insults that may affect extremely preterm infants, including prenatal, at birth, and postnatal insults and their effect on the development of ROP.

METHODS:

This study used the data from Prematurity and Respiratory Outcomes Program (PROP). All included infants with a gestational age of 23 0/7 to 28 6/7 weeks using best obstetrical estimate. We included stressful events and/or modifiable variables that may affect the normal development. We used multiple regression analysis in our statistical analysis.

RESULTS:

We included a total of 751 infants in our study. The mean birth weight for the included sample was 915.1 (±232.94) grams. 391 (52.1%) Infants were diagnosed with ROP. We found a significant negative correlation between ROP development and birth weight ( p < 0.001), with a correlation coefficient of – 0.374. We found that the need for prophylactic indomethacin (OR 1.67), the occurrence of air leaks (OR: 2.35), ventilator-associated pneumonia (OR: 2.01), isolated bowel perforations (OR: 3.7), blood culture-proven sepsis (OR: 1.5), other infections (OR: 1.44), and receiving ventricular shunt (OR: 2.9) are significantly associated with the development of ROP.

CONCLUSIONS:

We believe this study included the largest number of factors studied in the largest sample of extremely premature infants. We recommend a screening program for extremely preterm infants that takes into account a scoring system with higher scores for complicated condition.
Smoking and Health: Young Lebanese University Women
Authors: Papazian Taline
Published: March 2020

Success in the prevention of diseases caused by smoking can be achieved, but only if the attack is effectively organized and made on many fronts. The goal is the preservation of the lives and health of thousands of smokers who would otherwise continue year after year to become ill and die before time. (Pitman, 1971)
The Regional Conference for Business and Professional Women
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The Regional Conference for Business and Professional Women
For a More Productive Role by Lebanese Women
Authors: Abul-Husn Randa
Published: March 2020

The purpose of the lectures of this conference was to examine women's needs and problems that must be addressed for development. The Lebanese Family Planning Association, organizers of the event, intends to develop workshops, action programs and bring forth women's needs to government officials based on these revized studies incorporating suggestions and corrections brought forth.
Emily Fares Ibrahim Receives The National Cedar Award
Authors: Abul-Husn Randa
Published: March 2020

Ms. Emily Fares Ibrahim outstanding writer, poet, feminist and a pillar in Arabic literature was awarded The National Cedar Award by the President of the Lebanese Republic on November 19th, 1992. Who is Emily Fares Ibrahim?
Unheard Voices / Both Right and Left Handed
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Unheard Voices / Both Right and Left Handed
Out of the Margins, by Aaron and Walby (Eds.)
Authors: Ghurayyib Rose
Published: March 2020

Out of the Margins Women's Studies in the Nineties. Jane Aaronand Sylvia Walby, eds. 1991, New York: The Palmer Press.
Saying of this Issue / Quotation
Authors: Shiva Vandana
Published: March 2020

Taken from an interview with Dr. Vandana Shiva in the Planeta Fermea tent in Rio' Earth Summit. Interviewed by Annemiek Hoogenboom for Terraviva, The independent daily of the Earth Summit, Monday June 8, 1992 issue.
Arab Women at the Rio Summit?
Authors: Abul-Husn Randa
Published: March 2020

Why Environment again? But then, how many times have there been Earth Summits, if only for the purpose of reminding the world of an important issue: The Environment? This issue of Al-Raida does not pretend to be an expert in environmental science or in the political and economic debates and dialogues that surrounded the Summit. Al-Raida only wishes to shed some light on the place, the participation and the involvement of women .in the struggle for protecting nature, improving the quality of life and saving the Earth.
Images of Woman in Literature, By David Holbrook
Authors: Abul-Husn Randa
Published: March 2020

David Holbrook, Images of Woman in Literature. New York: New York University Press, 1989. ISBN 0-8147-34600-X.
Yearning
Authors: Nasrallah Emily
Published: March 2020

Yearning: Reprinted with permission from Ms. Emily Nasralah
IWSAW's New Publications for Children
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

IWSAW's New Publications for Children
Women and The Environment in The Arab World
Authors: Abul-Husn Randa
Published: March 2020

A decade ago, nobody really worried about the environment, except for a few concerned environmentalists. Their repeated warnings against global warming, the various forms of pollution, the slow extinctions of rare species, health hazards and other environmental problems went without much notice. Global awareness rose only when the danger became real and the consequences were tangibly felt.
Women and the Environment
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Women tend to be more dependent than men on trees andforests as a source of income, and the money they earn may be critical to the family (Trees for Life)
The Seed and the Earth
Authors: Shiva Dr. Vandana
Published: March 2020

Dr. Vandana Shiva explores the sexuality of creation and procreation in a patriarchal age of technology. Her argument is written using unusual depth of social philosophy that seems hard to follow at first. But in essence, her ideas concentrate on the effects of biotechnology and technological development on the roles of men and women vis-a-vis creation of life. She explains that technological and patriarchal colonization of childbirth for women is similar to the colonization of plant regeneration. In other words, medicine and biotechnology are pretending, although implicitly, to replace women, thus, reducing her to a passive carrier of life.
Environmental Degradation in Developing Countries: The Plight and Potential Role of Women
Authors: Rahim Maya Abdel
Published: March 2020

The past two decades have witnessed a growing awareness of and concern with the ever-increasing magnitude of environmental problems, laying bare the societies and government's incomplete understanding of these problems and their inability to deal with them effectively.
Worldwide Efforts
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Miscellaneous envrironmental progress
Arabic Short Stories, by Mahmoud Manzalaoui
Authors: Accad Evelyne
Published: March 2020

Arabic Short Stories, by Mahmoud Manzalaoui
Lulu Baasiri
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Between 'role' as artist and 'status' as woman, she (the woman artist) experiences a provoking undercurrent of tension engendered by the polarized forces of freedom and (traditional) restriction that exist in her life»
Participation Of Women In Politics During The War (Lebanon)
Authors: Moghaizel Laure
Published: March 2020

What role and function did Lebanese women serve during the war? Where are they amidst the politics and the violence? What advantage did they take of the political equality that is granted to them in the State power?
Moroccan Women And The Political Debate
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

When they discovered that the judge was a woman, the plaint if and the defendant preferred to settle their case outside the court. . The legal condition for issuing a passport to a married Moroccan woman remains the same: a written authorization from her husband.
Women in Management
Authors: Ghurayyib Rose
Published: March 2020

I shall never forget a spectacle called «The Wall of Death», performed by two young cyclists: a man and a woman, each driving a motorcycle. The riders pushed the motorcycles from the ground up a huge, cup-shaped wall and let it glide spirally, until they reached the top from which they slid downward to the point of departure. The least hesitation, the least failure, preventing their hands from taking a firm hold of the handle bar, meant to them instant death.
Gilberte Abu Jaudeh: A pioneer nurse in the field of public health
Authors: Ghurayyib Rose
Published: March 2020

As a student at the St. Famille Secondary School in Beirut, Gilberte Abu Jaudeh won distinction in her science courses. During laboratory hours, she used to dream of studying medicine. Her teachers, who remarked on her scientific bent, told her that the Board of the French Hospital «Hotel Dieu» was badly in need of a Lebanese trained nurse who would specialize in teaching nursing at the French Nursing School.
Women in Advertisement
Authors: Azarcon Pennie
Published: March 2020

Excerpts from an article on "Women in Advertisement" by Pennie Azarcon. Essays on Women, Edited by St. Mary John Manenzan, OSB Women's Studies Series. St. School Astica's College Manila 1987. Abridged by Leila Fawaz.
Women and Liberation
Authors: Ghurayyib Rose
Published: March 2020

When we turn over the pages of the numerous feminist publications received by IWSA W from various parts of the world, we immediately notice the scarcity of materials published by or about women of the Middle East, particularly women of Arab countries..
A contemporary Algerian Girl Tells her Story
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

A French colony in the 19th century, Algeria was awakened to the ideas of independence in the early 20th century, particularly after the organization of the FLN (National Liberation Front) in 1930. Women were encouraged to participate in the political struggle but the era of independence did not bring them the liberation they expected.
Report From Indonesia
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The PKK, a Family Welfare Development Movement. From Indonesia, the host country where the AWI Conference was held, we have no general report about women's activities or about their integration in higher education as represented by Satyr Wacana Christian University where the Conference members met.
Women of the Mediterranean
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The editor of this book. Monique Gadant, a lecturer at the University of Paris, a researcher at the National Center for Scientific Research, in charge of CNRSCRESM programme on Women, Time and Money. She has published many articles on the political and cultural life of Algeria in "Les Temps Modernes" and "Peuples Mediterraneens.' ,
Tribute to a Music Educator: Mrs. Soda Aharonian
Authors: Simonian Azadouhi
Published: March 2020

Mrs. Sona Aharonian is a well-known music educator in Lebanon whose career over the past 50 years has been marked by genuine love and dedication to the aesthetic and musical development of the succeeding generations of youth in Lebanon.
Interviews With Pioneer Artists
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The word art is immediately associated in our minds with an art object... a painting, sculpture ... the fine arts. An artist is the executor of these objects. An artiste is explained in the dictionary as a skilled performer: musical or theatrical: an entertainer.
Causes of Divorce in Tunisia
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Abstract of a study effected on a group of Tunisian women forming part of the cadres.
Fatima Hussein
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Fatima Hussein lssa al-Qiney is a pioneer Kuwaiti writer and a prominent figure in the media. She was born in Kuwait in 1937 where she received her highschool education, and later continued her education at Cairo University (1956-1960).
The General Federation of Iraqi Women
Authors: Arasoghli Aida
Published: March 2020

The General Federation of Iraqi Women GFIW was convened in Baghdad from March 29 - April 5 1986. Around 250 delegates from all over the world attended the conference which was opened by Vice President Mr. Taha Muheiddin Ma'rouf, who gave a speech on the important role of women and the need to integrate women in the process of social and economic development.
An Interview with Hoda al-Namani
Authors: Al-Rihani Amin
Published: March 2020

An Interview with Hoda al-Namani
Saudi Arabia: Development and Growth
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The idea of setting up factories for women only was initiated by His Majesty King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. The factories will be operating within five years time and will employ around fifty thousand females, who will contribute to relieving the country of its dependence on foreign labor.
Tunisian Women Writing in French
Authors: Khaddar Hedia
Published: March 2020

Tunisian women, like their sisters all over the world, have always expressed themselves in gestures and symbols of everyday life.
Thorayya Malhas: a Pioneer from Jordan
Authors: Malhas Thorayya
Published: March 2020

Thorayya Malhas is widely regarded as the first Jordanian woman writer to declare her rebellion against obsolete ideas, and to attack, through her way of life and her writings, the «cave-dwellers» who cling to tradition as a means of preserving their privileges or justifying their wrong acts.
Dr. Mariam Baghdadi - Saudi Arabia
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Dr. Mariam Baghdadi - Saudi Arabia
Contemporary Lebanese Women Writers
Authors: Ghurayyib Rose
Published: March 2020

This lecture, says Dr. Yared, does not deal with Lebanese women poets, nor with Lebanese women who write in French and English, nor with women who write children's books. It discusses women writers most representative of the different genres, subjects and trends in contemporary Lebanese feminine literature and two outstanding female critics:
Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

A major step towards the attainment of the goal of equal rights for women was taken on 18 December 1979, when the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Maha EI Khalil Chalabi and the International Association to Save Tyre
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Tyre, the «Phoenician Metropolis» praised by historians for its past beauty and glory, was founded in 2750 B.C. It rapidly became the most important commercial centre of its timerenowned for its purple dye and glass industries.
Pakistan Women's Day Award
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Pakistan Women's Day Award
Myriam Ben, « Echo Multiple des labours de I'Ame Humaine»
Authors: Accad Evelyne
Published: March 2020

J'ai rencontre Myriam Ben au cours de mon recent voyage de recherche en Afrique du Nord. Je m'etais arretee chez des amis a Boumerdes, uneville cotiere pres d' Alger. C'est la que j 'ai decouvert cette femme exceptionelle qui devait rendre monsejour en Algerie tellement plus fascinant et intense.
Continuing Education For Arab Women
Authors: Abu Nasr Julinda
Published: March 2020

The issue of Continuing Education for Arab Women was the theme of a workshop sponsored by the Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World and the Middle East Church Council and was held last May in an old monastery in Ayia Napa, Cyprus.
Information and Propaganda
Authors: Ghurayyib Rose
Published: March 2020

One of our political leaders once declared that propaganda may have a stronger effect on people than the atomic bomb.
" Femmes de la Mediterranee," Peuples Mediterraneens, No. 22 - 23, Paris. 1983
Authors: Accad Evelyne
Published: March 2020

This double issue of Mediterranean People is devoted to women of the lV1editerranean. It includes eighteen theoretical and descriptive articles from various countries around the basin, aswell as some poems by Amina Said.
Gibran’s Anniversaries
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The years 1981 and 1983 were officially proclaimed respectively commemorative of the fiftieth anniversary of Gibran's death and the centennial of his birth.
Pakistan Women's Institute (PWI) Newsletter
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

The "Pakistan Women's Institute" is a member of the Asian Women's Institute (AWl), an organization founded in 1975, comprising women's studies centers established during that year in eight major women's universities and colleges of Asia.
Revival of the Veil and its Causes
Authors: Ridwan Dr. Zeinab
Published: March 2020

Quoted from an article published in Arabic in Majallatul-Ullum-il-Ijtima'yya Journal of the Social Sciences), Kuwait University, no. 4, year 10, December 1982, pp. 300-301
New Horizons for Saudi Arabian Women
Authors: Abdin Salha
Published: March 2020

Studies about Saudi Arabian women are very scarce if they are not totally inexistent. Rumors say that complete segregation between the sexes is required, female illiteracy is very high, early marriage is the rule, opportunities for work are closed to women.
Role of the Kuwaiti Woman in Development Administration
Authors: Khaleq Dr. Nasef Abdul
Published: March 2020

Condensed from an article by Dr. Nasef Abdul Khalleq , inJournal of the Social Sciences, (Kuwait University), vol. 9,no. 4, Dec. 1981 , pp. 7-35.
A Survey of the Children's Needs in the Egyptian Republic
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Abstract of a report published by UNICEF, National Center forSocial and Criminal Research, Cairo, 1974.
Asian Women's Role in Peace and Development
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Under the auspices of the Asian Women's Institute (AWI)(2), a conference, bringing together a number of Asian women and representatives of a few institutions of higher learning, was held in Manila, the Philippines, July 7-10, 1980. Its aim was to examine and affirm women's role in peace building and development.
The Status and Role of the Aged in Lebanon
Authors: Khoury Dr Mounir
Published: March 2020

Condensation of a study made by Dr. Mounir Khoury, andsubmitted to the U.N. Social Integration and Welfare Section,Social Development Division, 1973.
A Unique Photographic Exhibit of Cultural Life in the Beka'a Region
Authors: Kanafani Dr. Aida
Published: March 2020

The Lebanese waf, by reducing many parts of Lebanon into heaps of ruins, has aroused in the population a strong desire to save what has been left and to revive traditions and art work threatened by disappearance.
The Over-Population Problem in Egypt
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

A quarterly review published by the Population and FamilyPlanning Board, Research Office, under the Supreme Councilfor Populaticn and Family Planning in Egypt.
Various articles
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Various articles
Seminar On Social Problems Of The Lebanese Working Woman: A Serious Effort For Her Promotion
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

Closely following the Seminar on Arab Journalists, 3-8 February 1981 111, a seminar on the «Social Problems of the Lebanese Working Woman» was held in Beirut on February 16-26. The participants were Mr. Hamid Khoury, director of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, the representatives of the General Confederation of Labor and of the Permanent SyndicalTraining and Workers Committees, besides delegates of the Arab Labor Office and other partiCipants.
Locating Arab Refugee Women: Identity and Allegiance in Global Feminist Conflicts
Authors: Ossome Lyn
Published: March 2020

There are academics who argue that the most significant failing of the Arab feminist movement is that it has yet to become a political actor with significant power and influence in the social and political arena.1 Overtly radical Arab feminists are accused of being pawns of the West, of being too polarizing to represent the interests of Arab women and are ostracized by the Islamic establishment. Their “personal is political” stance is seen as a deliberate subversion of the primary issues concerning Arab women generally, including Arab refugee women. Notably, though Arab refugee women are a highly politicized group, for the most part they remain silent in the Arab feminist discourse: they are neither addressed by Arab feminism nor are they given a voice in Arab feminism.
Career Counselling Workshop BUC
Authors: American University Lebanese
Published: March 2020

A career counsel ing workshop for secondary school teachers was held at Beirut University College on March 12, 1980. The purpose of the workshop was to help teachers to identify students interests and aptitudes and use career information effectively.