cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Reviving the Fereej to Enhance Social Cohesion in Doha, Qatar
Creators: name: Al-Solaitti, Aysha Ali A.Y.
Publisher: name: Manara - Qatar Research Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 44
subject: Human society

description: AimThe research aimed to identify the need to revive the Qatari Fereej in line with the holistic view of sustainability and sustainable growth. Research BackgroundDue to the rapid transformation of the old urban fabric of the 20th century, the country has lost its aesthetic values, social cohesion, aspect of Islamic design principles and urban planning to attain those of socially cohesive urban planning neighborhoods. Research MethodologyMixed research approach was selected for the investigation. Semi-structured interviews were conducted from the Urban planners (Municipal Spatial Development Plans Team), architect, and community people [the older generation, the young generation, and the current generation]. Additionally, a visual analysis of three different case studies of neighborhoods was carried out. The analysis was based on three different municipalities i.e. New Salatah (Old traditional neighborhood in Doha Municipality - 1), West Bay Lagoon (a compound in Doha municipality - 2), and Rwadat Al Hamama Neighborhood (New neighborhood in Al-Dayeen Municipality - 3).Results and FindingsThe current urban infrastructure of Doha indicates several challenges associated with the urban planning of the country mainly about social cohesion. The comparative analysis of the three municipalities i.e. New Salatah, Rwadat Al Hamamah, and West Bay Lagoon has indicated that Rwadat Al Hamama is behind the other municipalities in terms of social harmony, the architectural and urban language of buildings, urban fabric, transportation infrastructure, pedestrian space quality of public space as well as safety and security. ConclusionA multi-dimensional solution is offered for enhancing social cohesion by introducing additional Fereej characteristics into the modern urban architecture of the image abilities. This will allow integrating space and perceptions for reaping the benefits of relational, subjective and socially connected spaces for the people.Self-reflectionThe study was quite helpful in enhancing the researchers’ self-understanding and learning about the importance of connectivity among different neighbourhoods. A mixed research approach was helpful for me to identify how the use of analytical and communication approaches can be made to attain the goals of the investigation. The use of multiple theories, case studies and the use of both qualitative and quantitative data helped me in polishing my personal and professional skills.
Women's Access to Mosques: Religion, Culture, Architecture and the Case of Pakistan
Creators: name: Azad, Aamna
Publisher: name: Manara - Qatar Research Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 50
subject: Philosophy and religious studies

description: In this thesis, the topic of mosque attendance by women is explored from the perspective of religion, culture, and architecture, globally and in the specific case of Pakistan. The main question that the thesis addresses is: if women were welcomed and frequently present at the seminal mosque at Medina during the lifetime of the Prophet (PBUH), then why is the practice not carried out in the same manner in Pakistan? This thesis investigates the relationship between women and mosques in the context of Pakistan by understanding the current situation of women’s public ritual practice and the ideological mindset (religious and cultural) behind its formation. The thesis aims to highlight this relationship in contrast with practices elsewhere, and through that identify its problematic nature. It further aims to suggest modifications in the approach of Pakistanis towards confronting the issue. To achieve this objective, the research will encompass the religious foundation of women’s stake in the typology (architectural entity) of the mosque; secondly, cultural practices adopted by Muslim women in reference to mosques in other communities; and finally, case studies relatable to Pakistan that can serve as role model in women’s struggle to carve their own niche in the socio-religious spaces of the mosque. The research methodology includes analysis of historical and contemporary literature, case studies, and qualitative primary research. The mixed method approach helps in answering the concerns of the research that range from highlighting the problem to providing its solution. The study concludes by suggesting further steps to combat the social exclusion of women from Pakistani mosques, highlighting the potential of improvement in Pakistani women’s religious awareness and social cohesion.
Aphids
Creators: name: Albrecht, Anders Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Aphids

description: Key C. Aphids on larch (Larix)
Synopsis
C1 (C2) Siphunculi absent. Apterae: antennae with at most 3 segments. Body less than 2.5 mm, often covered with white wax wool or filaments ....................... Adelges Vallot, 1836 p. 24
C2 (C1) Siphunculi present. Antennae with at least 4 segments. Body usually larger than 2.5 mm. Wax, if present, in the form of dusting or well-defined pattern .......................................C3
C3 (C4) Siphunculi present as pores raised on cones ............................... Cinara Curtis, 1835 p. 26
C4 (C3) Siphunculi elongate, tubular ..................................................... Aphis Linnaeus, 1758 p. 27
C1 (C2) Siphunculi absent. Apterae: antennae with at most 3 segments. Body less than 2.5 mm, often covered with white wax wool or filaments ................................. Adelges Vallot, 1836
description: Published as part of Albrecht, Anders Christian, 2017, Illustrated identification guide to the Nordic aphids feeding on Conifers (Pinophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Sternorhyncha, Aphidomorpha), pp. 1-160 in European Journal of Taxonomy 338 on pages 23-24, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2017.338, http://zenodo.org/record/3834349
Role of Islamic Microfinance in Achieving SDGs Through Smallholder Financing: Case of the Gambia
Creators: name: Kolley, Jainaba
Publisher: name: Manara - Qatar Research Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 50
subject: Philosophy and religious studies

description: Rising food insecurity and poverty poses a threat to the development of The Gambia. The agriculture sector employs a large segment of the country's labor force. The growth of the sector forms part of the country's strategy for enhancing food security and poverty alleviation in line with the 2030 agenda for sustainable development. However, the sector's performance is undermined by numerous factors, among which are low investments due to limited fiscal space occasion by competition among critical sectors of the economy coupled with low private sector investment, which has left a huge funding gap in the sector. The purpose of this study is to investigate the constraints that hamper agriculture productivity with the view of proposing an Islamic financing mechanism to boost the productivity of the agriculture value chain actors, especially the smallholders. Using a mixed-method approach, the study employed convenience sampling to survey 207 smallholder farmers in four farming communities in the western region of The Gambia. To ascertain the constraints they encounter in their farming activities, their sources of funding, and the impact of finance on the productivity of the farmers who were availed commercial credit, among others. The findings of the study revealed that smallholders' grapples with numerous challenges, prominent of which is the lack of access to low-cost funding. Furthermore, it has been ascertained that farmers who were availed commercial credit were able to intensify their production which results in high yields, income, access to market and improved consumption. Recommendations were made to the effect that; the regulators and policymakers of The Gambia should devise Islamic microfinance regulatory framework to enhance financial inclusion and inclusive growth. The study also recommend for the collaboration between Islamic banks and Islamic institutions of compassion in devising solutions to cater to the financial and non-financial needs of the smallholders to address the issue of food insecurity and poverty.
Celebrating the Birth of the Prophet in British India: a Study of Aḥmad Rażā Khān Barelwī's Writings on the Mawlid
Creators: name: Qazi, Osman
Publisher: name: Manara - Qatar Research Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 50
subject: Philosophy and religious studies

description: In 19th century British India, the celebration of the birth of the Prophet or mawlid became a contested ritual amongst the Muslim scholars. One such scholar Aḥmad Rażā Khān, founder of the Barelwī movement and a Sufi shaykh of the Qādiriyya fraternity, advocated strongly for its permissibility. It was his understanding of the ritual that ultimately became a core differentiating factor between more than 200 million adherents of the Barelwī movement and the rest of the Muslims in the Indian subcontinent. Accordingly, this thesis examines the manner in which the mawlid (popularly known as mīlād in the Indian subcontinent) was conducted in 19th/20th century British India, including the type of practices undertaken as part of it, and the key debates amongst the scholars (ʿulamāʾ) at that time regarding the ritual. Situating Aḥmad Rażā’s views in the context of these debates, and in the backdrop of the political and communal environment of the time, the thesis examines his thought on the legal status of the mawlid celebration and associated practices (such as the qiyām), and their significance for him. It also explores how he positioned his views within the broader Islamic tradition. Specifically, in addition to permissibility of the ritual and associated practices, the research focused on: conditions for the organizers of the ritual and for the person reciting the mawlid, involvement of Hindus, normative status of food consumption and the ontological presence of the Prophet at the ritual. Although Sajjad (2018) has reviewed certain mawlid fatwas from Aḥmad Rażā in the context of Barelwī-Deobandī polemics, this paper bases its conclusions on a detailed qualitative and to a certain extent, quantitative analysis of his complete mawlid fatwas and treatises.His fatwas, treatises and related juristic publications have recently been gathered into a 30-volume compendium published from Pakistan. This version of the Fatāwā Riḍwiyya is the main source of the study whose results have been presented here.
Digital Storytelling in Tourism: Challenges and Opportunities in Oman
Creators: name: Ambu-Saidi, Safiya Khalaf Suliman
Publisher: name: Manara - Qatar Research Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 44
subject: Human society

description: With the emergence of a new technological revolution, the question of culture evolves to include different digital dynamics. Applying new models in technology to study culture becomes a necessity. Digital storytelling is one of the models bridging cultural studies with technological knowledge. This M.A. thesis investigates the challenges and opportunities of applying digital storytelling for sustainable tourism management in Oman by conducting a case study highlighting the economic and cultural indicators and the possible strategies of applying digital storytelling in tourism. It sheds light on the role of technology in cultural preservation through digital storytelling projects.
Adelges (Adelges) laricis Vallot 1836
Creators: name: Albrecht, Anders Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Adelgidae
Adelges
Adelges laricis

description: Adelges (Adelges) laricis Vallot, 1836
Figs 58–61
Diagnosis
Neosistens: About 0.3 mm, brownish black, without wax secretion. Dorsal plates of head and thorax fused. Dorsum heavily sclerotised and somewhat wrinkled. Adult aptera oval or sub-circular, blackish or dark grey, about 1 mm., usually with wax wool. Alata 1.0– 1.5 mm, head with anterior and posterior wax gland areas, if present, usually separate. Al. gallicola (migrating from Picea) with poorly developed wax secretion. Holocyclic and dioecious, alternating between Picea (p. 9) and Larix. On Larix overwintering at bud bases or in bark crevices on twigs and branches. In spring and summer on needles. Not antattended.
Recorded secondary hosts
Pinaceae: Larix decidua *, decidua x kaempferi, gmelinii, kaempferi *, laricina *, lyallii *, sibirica *, spp.
Distribution
D F N S.
description: Published as part of Albrecht, Anders Christian, 2017, Illustrated identification guide to the Nordic aphids feeding on Conifers (Pinophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Sternorhyncha, Aphidomorpha), pp. 1-160 in European Journal of Taxonomy 338 on page 24, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2017.338, http://zenodo.org/record/3834349
Myeloid Cells and Inhibitory Immune Checkpoints in Colorectal Cancer Patients
Creators: name: Khalaf, Sarah Said
Publisher: name: Manara - Qatar Research Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) and upregulation of inhibitory immune checkpoints (ICs) are two of the key mechanisms utilized by tumor cells to induce immunosuppression and associated tumorigenesis. Despite the progress achieved in investigating MDSCs and ICs in cancer, the expression of different inhibitory ICs on distinct immune cells including MDSCs remains ambiguous. In this study, we investigated levels of myeloid cell subsets and IC expression on these myeloid subsets and other immune cells, using flow cytometry, in unfractionated whole blood (WB), peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), normal adjacent tissue (NT), and tumor tissue (TT) of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. We found monocytic myeloid cells (MMCs) are significantly expanded in PBMCs of CRC patients, compared to healthy donors (HDs). Contrary to the periphery, levels of granulocytic myeloid cells (GMCs) and immature myeloid cells (IMCs) were higher than MMCs in the tumor microenvironment (TME). Additionally, the TME had a significantly higher level of GMCs compared to NT. TIM-3 was mainly expressed on MMCs and antigen-presenting cells (APCs) in the periphery, but only on APCs in NT, and on T cells and APCs in the TME. Moreover, circulating TIM-3+ APCs showed a significantly higher level of PD-1 compared to their TIM-3- counterparts. TIM-3- T cells in NT expressed higher levels of PD-1 than TIM-3+ T cells. In contrast, TIM-3+ T cells in the TME showed a significantly higher expression of PD-1. This is the first study to investigate the differential expression of TIM-3 in CRC patients. Our results help in advancing the current knowledge on the immunosuppressive milieu in the periphery and TME of CRC patients which can aid in the improvement and development of immunotherapeutic agents for cancer patients.
Fittkauimyia
Creators: name: Dantas, Galileu P. S.
name: Hamada, Neusa
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Chironomidae
Fittkauimyia

description: Key to male of the Brazilian Fittkauimyia
1. Anterior half of TII–VII with three areas of brown pigmentation, one central and two lateral, TVIII light brown............................................................................................. F. carranquensis sp. n.
- TII-VIII with wide anterior brown bands................................................................... 2
2. Gonostylus with apical 2/3 slightly bristled; antepronotum with 1 seta; scutellum with 9–11 setae....... F. mayumiae sp. n.
- Gonostylus with apical half densely bristled; antepronotum with 3–4 setae; scutellum with about 18 setae................................................................................................ F. crypta Serrano et Nolte
description: Published as part of Dantas, Galileu P. S. & Hamada, Neusa, 2013, Two new species of Fittkauimyia Karunakaran (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Brazil, pp. 573-582 in Zootaxa 3681 (5) on page 582, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3681.5.6, http://zenodo.org/record/223089
Adelges (Cholodkovskya) viridanus
Creators: name: Albrecht, Anders Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Adelgidae
Adelges
Adelges viridanus

description: Adelges (Cholodkovskya) viridanus (Cholodkovsky, 1896)
Fig. 62
Diagnosis
Neosistens: 0.6–0.7 mm, yellow or yellow-green; dorsal plates of head and thorax separate; head with
5 pairs of small wax gland fields; dorsum membranous. Adult sistens pyriform, yellowish green, with wax wool, 1.8–2.5 mm. Eggs yellow. Alatae 2.0– 2.6 mm, greenish grey, head with anterior and posterior
wax gland areas united. Anholocyclic on Larix. On needles in summer, overwintering in bark crevices.
Not ant-attended.
Recorded hosts
Pinaceae: Larix decidua x kaempferi, gmelini, kaempferi, sibirica, spp.
Distribution
S.
description: Published as part of Albrecht, Anders Christian, 2017, Illustrated identification guide to the Nordic aphids feeding on Conifers (Pinophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Sternorhyncha, Aphidomorpha), pp. 1-160 in European Journal of Taxonomy 338 on page 25, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2017.338, http://zenodo.org/record/3834349
Influence of Secular Higher Education on Religious Identity of Emerging Adults: A Case Study in Education City - Qatar
Creators: name: Fahmy, Nahla Mohamed
Publisher: name: Manara - Qatar Research Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 50
subject: Philosophy and religious studies

description: In the sociology of religion, secularization theories consequently have been at the center of discussion throughout the twentieth century. Hence, understanding the modes in which secularization operates and how it unfolds in varying ethnic, social, cultural and religious contexts and institutions becomes imperative given our globalized world today. Secular HEIs such as universities provide a platform for the interaction of a diverse group of very young and emerging adults from varying social, cultural and religious backgrounds from across the world. This study assesses religious identity in emerging adults through their university experience in Education City – Qatar through the secularization theories related to ontology, belief liberalization theory, plausibility theory and cognitive dissonance theory.The study employs a qualitative case study of three HEI’s located in EC; The College of Islamic Studies under Hamad Bin Khalifa University (CIS-HBKU), branch campuses of Georgetown University (GU) and Weill-Cornell Medical College (WCMC). The three institutions are secular in the sense that it does not acknowledge ontology grounded in religion in its educational activities; however, they engage with religion in different ways. In the case of CIS-HBKU, the object of study itself is religion without claims to being a religious institution itself. GU, unlike CIS-HBKU and WCMC, falls between being a Jesuit institution and a secular institution based on its mission statement and founding values and principles.The study finds that while foreign secular branch HEIs stand as social institutions planted in a culture, religion and people different from what it was intended and designed for, with relation to Muslim religious identity, the social institution, the curricula it teaches, the learningenvironment it provides and its emphasis on critical analysis only strengthened the sample’s religious identity. The respondents instead benefitted from the environment EC provides leading them to take ownership of their own Muslim identity according to what made sense to them. Furthermore, parental religiousness appeared to be the utmost importance in religious socialization while Islamic Studies, the only point of formal Islamic education for most children in secondary school was the most corrosive to Muslim religious identity.
Adelges (Adelges) tardoides
Creators: name: Albrecht, Anders Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Adelgidae
Adelges
Adelges tardoides

description: Adelges (Adelges) tardoides (Cholodkovsky, 1911)
Diagnosis
In most respects similar to A. laricis. The al. gallicolae secrete abundant wax. Holocyclic and dioecious,
alternating between Picea (p. 10) and Larix.
Recorded secondary hosts
Pinaceae: Larix sibirica.
Distribution
Europe. Not recorded in the Nordic countries.
description: Published as part of Albrecht, Anders Christian, 2017, Illustrated identification guide to the Nordic aphids feeding on Conifers (Pinophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Sternorhyncha, Aphidomorpha), pp. 1-160 in European Journal of Taxonomy 338 on page 25, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2017.338, http://zenodo.org/record/3834349
Adelges (Sacciphantes) viridis
Creators: name: Albrecht, Anders Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Adelgidae
Adelges
Adelges viridis

description: Adelges (Sacciphantes) viridis (Ratzeburg, 1843)
Figs 56–57
Diagnosis
Neosistens: 0.5–0.8 mm, dull green with small, roundish wax gland plates on head, thorax and abdomen. Wax glands with double-walled facets secreting hollow tubes of wax. Sexuparae on Larix in spring pale greenish with sparse wax secretion. Aptera in summer covered with fine wax wool. Alatae 1.3–1.7 mm. Holocyclic and dioecious, alternating between Picea and Larix. On Larix overwintering at bud bases or in bark crevices on twigs and branches. In spring and summer on needles. Not ant-attended.
Recorded secondary hosts
Pinaceae: L. decidua *, decidua x kaempferi, kaempferi, sibirica *, spp.
Distribution
F.
description: Published as part of Albrecht, Anders Christian, 2017, Illustrated identification guide to the Nordic aphids feeding on Conifers (Pinophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Sternorhyncha, Aphidomorpha), pp. 1-160 in European Journal of Taxonomy 338 on page 24, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2017.338, http://zenodo.org/record/3834349
Insight into the physical processes that shape the metallicity profiles in galaxies
Creators: name: Tapia-Contreras, Brian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: galaxies: abundances
galaxies: evolution
ISM: abundances
ISM: evolution
methods: numerical

description: Metallicity profiles store information about the history of galaxy formation. These chemical patterns arise from the complex interplays between a variety of physical processes such as star formation, gas inflows/outflows, SN/AGN feedback, galaxy mergers and galaxy interactions. Using a set of simulations of the Chemo-dynamIc propErties of gaLaxies and the cOsmic web project, CIELO, we followed the assembly process of two central galaxies and were able to identify some of the most important events that participate in their formation. We studied the properties of the gas involved and relate these events to the characteristics of the gas-phase metallicity profiles, identifying a great variety of gradients and breaks during the evolution of our case studies. In this talk, we will discuss how different physical processes affect the inner and outer regions of the galaxy, emphasizing that a single process can have different stages leading to different metallicity distributions. We will also provide some characteristic timescales for the survival and recovery of disturbed metallicity profiles. This work contributes to the understanding of the observed variety of metallicity distributions in star-forming galaxies.
Sources of Development Funds for Somalia with Reference to Blended Finance
Creators: name: Abib, Abdi
Publisher: name: Manara - Qatar Research Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 50
subject: Philosophy and religious studies

description: In the past decade, Somalia has reached some important milestones in reconstructing its economy as well as normalizing relations with international financial bodies, providing renewed hope for its nation and the international community. In the semi-autonomous states of Puntland and Somaliland, peace and stability have been present for over 20 years. Furthermore, the newly formed federal government under the president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has taken some strides in reestablishing the nation as an international player. Reforms are helping the Somali economy slowly gain momentum with modest growth. Establishing a National Development Plan in 2017 had helped provide the nation with a clear direction of helping reorganize the economy. However, in order for any government to be successful in executing its plans and initiatives, it must have the resources required to achieve such objectives. Finance is considered to be a significant variable in the development of countries. Access to finance is something, which can significantly help or hinder the socio-economic development of a country. This paper explores traditional and non-traditional sources of funds in relation to Somalia, highlighting the Binding Challanges Somalia currently faces. Moreover, it provides a detailed profile on conventional external sources of development finance. Additionally, it explores non-traditional sources of development finance through a blended finance approach. The author explores ways in which Islamic finance can contribute the economic social development of Somalia. It goes further to explore the role in which the diaspora community can play in the next phase of the development of Somalia and how the large amounts of funds, which are remitted, on a regular basis can be used for sustainable development purposes.
Baloghoizetes Mahunka 2003, gen. n.
Creators: name: Mahunka, S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2003
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Sarcoptiformes
Microzetidae
Baloghoizetes

description: Baloghoizetes gen. n.
Diagnosis. Family Microzetidae GRANDJEAN, 1936. Rostrum wide, straight, with protruding rostral apex and two strong corniculate outgrowths laterally. Lamellae large, covering the prodorsum, but rostral apex visible in dorsal view. Lamellar setae arising on the bottom surface. Tutorium large, triangular. Sensillus setiform, long, directed backwards. Pteromorpha small, triangulate. Nine pairs of short, fine notogastral setae present. Epimeral region with neotrichy. Setae of anogenital region typical for the family. All legs monodactylous.
Type species: Baloghoizetes pluritrichosus sp. n.
Remarks. On the basis of the form of lamellae, rostrum and sensilli, the new genus seems to be related to the genus Hymenozetes BALOGH, 1962. However, the position and length of the lamlellarand interlamellarsetae and the neotrichy in the epimeral region (an unique feature in this family) distinguish it from all heretofore known genera in the family.
Etymology. The new genus is named in honourof Prof. J. B ALOGH, my teacher, the renown Hungarian zoologist and acarologist.
description: Published as part of Mahunka, S., 2003, Baloghoizetes Gen. N. And Two New Species From Kenya (Acari: Oribatida), pp. 17-23 in Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 49 (1) on page 18, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5731716
Cinara (Cinara) kochiana
Creators: name: Albrecht, Anders Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Aphididae
Cinara
Cinara kochiana

description: Cinara (Cinara) kochiana (Börner, 1939)
Fig. 69
Diagnosis
Aptera 4–6 mm, brown to greyish-brown, slightly wax-powdered on dorsum. Monoecious, holocyclic on Larix. In colonies in bark crevices on lower part of trunk or bases of older branches, also on more or less exposed roots. Usually ant-attended. Diagnosis based on Heie (2004).
Recorded hosts
Pinaceae: Larix decidua, gmelinii, kaempferi, sibirica.
Recorded attendant ants
Formicinae: Formica lugubris.
Distribution
D S.
C4 (C3) Siphunculi elongate, tubular .................................................................... Aphis Linnaeus, 1758
description: Published as part of Albrecht, Anders Christian, 2017, Illustrated identification guide to the Nordic aphids feeding on Conifers (Pinophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Sternorhyncha, Aphidomorpha), pp. 1-160 in European Journal of Taxonomy 338 on page 27, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2017.338, http://zenodo.org/record/3834349
Seeking Economic Diversification via Regeneration of Qatari Villages
Creators: name: Fetais, Ghada Hamad
Publisher: name: Manara - Qatar Research Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 50
subject: Philosophy and religious studies

description: This thesis aims to explore the possibilities of economic diversification in the state of Qatar through the regeneration of built heritage in order to promote tourism and create a center for culture and local heritage, thereby enhancing the sense of identity both socially and physically. This is in light of one of the key aims of the Qatar National Vision 2030, which is to diversify Qatar’s economy and minimize its reliance on hydrocarbon industries. If these ambitious goals are to be achieved, there is a necessity to develop a clear cultural identity, demonstrated through architecture and urban planning. Economic diversification needs to be created via the services and products of Qatari society and globally; this is only possible by exploiting current resources such as the historic or built environment remains in areas outside mega cities or metropolitan cities. This study is an exploratory one based on qualitative methods. The locals who used to live in the villages were approached with questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were conducted with the individuals as required, depending on their literacy levels. This research examines the means by which to revive those villages and improve the current economic level. In addition, several recommendations are made for the villages to socially and economically revive these heritage areas.
Cinara (Cinara) laricis
Creators: name: Albrecht, Anders Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Aphididae
Cinara
Cinara laricis

description: Cinara (Cinara) laricis (Hartig, 1839)
Figs 63–65
Diagnosis
Aptera 3–5 mm, subshining brown with numerous small black hair-bearing sclerites and usually with a greyish wax bloom pattern rendering a conspicuous chequered appearance. Holocyclic, monoecious on Larix. Found in forest margins, meadows, parks, plantations etc. In small colonies or scattered along 1–3 year-old twigs of tall trees, on young shoots and cones, and trunks of young trees. Sometimes antattended.
Recorded hosts
Pinaceae: Larix decidua *, decidua x kaempferi, gmelinii, leptolepis, sibirica *.
Recorded attendant ants
Formicinae: Formica rufa *; Lasius niger *.
Distribution
D F S B.
description: Published as part of Albrecht, Anders Christian, 2017, Illustrated identification guide to the Nordic aphids feeding on Conifers (Pinophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Sternorhyncha, Aphidomorpha), pp. 1-160 in European Journal of Taxonomy 338 on page 26, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2017.338, http://zenodo.org/record/3834349
Enderleinellidae Ewing 1929
Creators: name: Durden, Lance A.
name: Beati, Lorenza
name: Greiman, Stephen E.
name: Abramov, Alexei V.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Psocodea
Enderleinellidae

description: Identification Key to genera of adult lice in the family Enderleinellidae
1a. Antennae 5-segmented; abdomen with paratergal plates....................................................... 2
1b. Antennae 4-segmented; abdomen without paratergal plates (on Petaurista, Southeast Asia)....................................................................................................... Phthirunculus Kuhn & Ludwig
2a. Ventral head and first antennal segment each with a sclerotised plate bearing 3–5 large protuberances (on Glaucomys, North America)........................................................................... Microphthirus Ferris
2b. Ventral head and first antennal segment lacking plates and protuberances......................................... 3
3a. Thoracic sternal plate absent (on Petaurista, Southeast Asia)................................... Atopophthirus Kim
3b. Thoracic sternal plate present and distinct.................................................................. 4
4a. Abdominal segment 2 with a distinct ventral sclerite on each side (on various sciurids, North America, South America, Eurasia, Africa).......................................................................... Enderleinellus Fahrenholz
4b. Abdominal segment 2 lacking a distinct ventral sclerite on each side............................................. 5
5a. Abdomen lacking sternal and tergal plates (on various squirrels, Africa).............................. Werneckia Ferris
5b. Abdomen with distinct sternal and tergal plates (on Hylopetes, Southeast Asia).................. Hylophthirus new genus
description: Published as part of Durden, Lance A., Beati, Lorenza, Greiman, Stephen E. & Abramov, Alexei V., 2024, A new genus and new species of sucking louse (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Enderleinellidae) from the particoloured flying squirrel (Hylopetes alboniger) in Laos, and an updated identification key to enderleinellid genera, pp. 545-561 in Zootaxa 5405 (4) on page 548, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5405.4.4, http://zenodo.org/record/10603809
Note Illustrative della Carta geologica d'Italia alla scala 1:50.000, F. 502 Agropoli, Servizio Geologico d'Italia - ISPRA
Creators: name: Martelli, L.
name: Nardi, G.
name: Cammarosano, A.
name: Cavuoto, G.
name: Aiello, G.
name: D'Argenio, B.
name: Marsella, E.
Publisher: name: INFN Open Access Repository
Year: 2016

description: Note illustrative redatte per il Foglio geologico n. 502 Agropoli della Carta Geologica d'Italia alla scala 1:50.000. 144 pp.
The Revival of Courtyard Houses in Qatar: A Policy Development Attempts
Creators: name: Ayafei, Almaha Mohsen Ali
Publisher: name: Manara - Qatar Research Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 50
subject: Philosophy and religious studies

description: The housing typology of Qatari society has changed dramatically over the years because of the rapid urban growth in the past few decades. As a result, housing has lost various aspects such as sociocultural values, environmental and economic benefits, and particularly the loss of sufficient privacy. This thesis aims to provide a better understanding of the limitations that led to the disappearance of courtyard housing in Qatar and the effects of that loss on the Qatari community. The study discusses the importance of courtyard design in the modern context, and it presents ways and methods in which it can be revived. This thesis analyzed the parameters of several housing typologies to identify the advantages and disadvantages of each typology. The initial investigation of this thesis revealed that the detached house style creates fundamental problems for families, especially in terms of lack of privacy.The methodology was a mixed-method qualitative and quantitative approach. The research used a triangulation approach in which building policies and written sources, feedback from the public, and information from interviews were combined to provide solid, coherent results. The output of this research proposes a refinement of building regulations and design guidelines that could increase the degree of privacy while satisfying 21st-century expectations for housing. Such changes would create a livable place and improve inhabitants’ quality of life in their houses. Moreover, the courtyard design has significant positive aspects in providing new architectural and urban language that would add to the aesthetics of the house, street, neighborhood, and the whole city.
The Use of FIFA 2022 World Cup as a Nation Branding Tool: Social Media and Sentiment
Creators: name: Al Fahadi, Sanaa Rashid
Publisher: name: Manara - Qatar Research Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 44
subject: Human society

description: This research aims to analyze and shed light on the effectiveness of Qatar’s nation branding with specific reference to the FIFA 2022 World Cup. Therefore, this paper measures and examines to what extent the use of the FIFA 2022 World Cup, thus far, has been a successful nation branding tool. Additionally, it analyses how mega-events such as the FIFA 2022 World Cup can be used as powerful tools for nation branding emerging countries such as Qatar. It is hypothesized that, for a small nation such as Qatar, social media is an important and effective medium for branding and thus promote the country quickly. In order to achieve the above aims, a corpus of tweets from the hashtags (2022#الوعد) (#promise2022) (#Qatar2022) (قطر2022#) (#seeyou2022) was collected using Twitter as a social media case study. Two different analysis tools were selected to collect and analyze the tweets: Orange Data Mining and Topic Modelling. It was concluded that Qatar, through its nation branding strategy and use of social media as a mediator, is taking successful strides towards gaining prominence as a dynamic, forward-looking sovereign state. In addition, successful nation branding plays a role in promoting the country, enhancing identity and social structure, and developing cultural infrastructure to showcase the country internationally and thus strengthening its influence in the world.
Adelges (Gilletteella) cooleyi
Creators: name: Albrecht, Anders Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Adelgidae
Adelges
Adelges cooleyi

description: Adelges (Gilletteella) cooleyi (Gillette, 1907)
Figs 70–71
Diagnosis (see also p. 11)
Apterae brownish black, covered with wax wool. Neosistens 0.3–0.4 mm, black. Dorsum with rounded wax gland plates exuding sparsely white wax. Marginally with glands exuding broad and fairly short wax ribbons, and posteriorly with a tuft of long narrow ribbons. Al. sexuparae 1.2–1.7 mm; abdomen with normal spinal and pleural wax gland plates on all segments; rhinaria at most reaching half-way around the segments. Holocyclic and dioecious, alternating between Picea (p. 11) and Pseudotsuga.
Recorded secondary hosts
Pinaceae: Pseudotsuga menziesii *.
Distribution
D F N S.
description: Published as part of Albrecht, Anders Christian, 2017, Illustrated identification guide to the Nordic aphids feeding on Conifers (Pinophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Sternorhyncha, Aphidomorpha), pp. 1-160 in European Journal of Taxonomy 338 on page 28, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2017.338, http://zenodo.org/record/3834349
Charting Genomic Regions Implicated in Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance
Creators: name: Abdelaal, Aya Hassan Ali
Publisher: name: Manara - Qatar Research Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: DNA methylation plays a vital role in gene regulation and transcription and these epigenetic modifications were shown to be influenced by exterior factors like the environment. However, methylation patterns are erased at two major reprogramming/demethylation waves which prevents their transmission to the next generation. The focus of this study is to examine regions that retain methylation through both reprogramming waves and are therefore potential candidates for transgenerational epigenetic inheritance. To test these putative regions, publicly available whole genome bisulfite sequence datasets were analyzed using Bismark. The data was divided into genomic bins and filtered using varying stringency levels. Bins from each filtration step were annotated using Annotatr package in R. In addition, tests for association and enrichment were carried using various tools including ChromHMM for chromatin structure analysis, TEtranscripts for transposable elements enrichment and Great analysis for predictions of cis regulatory elements. Annotation results indicated that regions escaping methylation reprogramming are enriched for CpG islands and 5’ UTRs. ChromHMM analysis revealed high significance for repetitive elements following the most stringent filtering criteria. Further investigation of transposable elements led to the identification of a high enrichment for Alu and L1 families, which are known for their dynamic methylation patterns during epigenetic reprogramming. Lastly, Great analysis indicated significance for mTOR signaling pathway.
Aphis (Aphis) fabae Scopoli 1763
Creators: name: Albrecht, Anders Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Aphididae
Aphis
Aphis fabae

description: Aphis (Aphis) fabae Scopoli, 1763
Diagnosis
Aptera 1.5–3 mm, dull black; legs and antennae partly white; abdomen sometimes with white wax markings. See under Picea (entry A12, p. 12).
description: Published as part of Albrecht, Anders Christian, 2017, Illustrated identification guide to the Nordic aphids feeding on Conifers (Pinophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Sternorhyncha, Aphidomorpha), pp. 1-160 in European Journal of Taxonomy 338 on page 27, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2017.338, http://zenodo.org/record/3834349
Islamic Micro Investment Suggested Framework, and Its Role in Enhancing Millennials Financial Inclusion
Creators: name: Ararawi, Mohammad Zaki Abdullah
Publisher: name: Manara - Qatar Research Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 50
subject: Philosophy and religious studies

description: The millennial generation and low-income people face many challenges in their journey to financial stability. One key challenge is access to investment opportunities, which if achieved it can help address some of the other development challenges they face and by the end can lead to financial inclusion. Addressing the challenges to financial inclusion requires an innovative and integrated approach. This research studies the innovative concept of micro-investment, and tries to introduce it in an integrated framework with micro-takaful and microfinance, and explores how they can be used together to promote Islamic finance and financial inclusion. The research also presents cases of usage for micro-investment in the financial sector and how it can overcome the barriers for investment. The study concluded that, for the presented solution to succeed in addressing financial inclusion, efforts need to be taken to raise the adaptation of the micro-investment concept, and focus more on providing it in a Sharia-compliant way. It also concludes that advanced technologies have the potential to enhance this integrated framework, and make it more feasible.
Mindarus abietinus
Creators: name: Albrecht, Anders Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Aphididae
Mindarus
Mindarus abietinus

description: Mindarus abietinus (Koch, 1857)
Diagnosis
Aptera 1.7–2.0 mm, pale green, with wax dusting, fine wax wool and thick, irregularly bent wax filaments. See under Abies (entry B7, p. 21).
description: Published as part of Albrecht, Anders Christian, 2017, Illustrated identification guide to the Nordic aphids feeding on Conifers (Pinophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Sternorhyncha, Aphidomorpha), pp. 1-160 in European Journal of Taxonomy 338 on page 28, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2017.338, http://zenodo.org/record/3834349
The Investigation of Sustainability Assessments’ Transformative Role in the Resilience of Arabian Gulf Cities: The Case of Doha, Qatar
Creators: name: Najjar, Mohammad A.
Publisher: name: Manara - Qatar Research Repository
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 50
subject: Philosophy and religious studies

description: Over the last decade, city resilience has received special attention in both scientific and political arenas, as it was introduced to tackle the more recurrent ecological disasters from one hand, and vulnerabilities cities generally suffer from, especially those related to socioeconomic systems, from another hand. Many scholars suggested the presence of overlap between urban sustainability and urban resilience, as evident in academic and intergovernmental shift from the former to the latter. Yet, there are elementary differences between both, which prevent using them interchangeably. Differences start from aim and definition, all the way to tools and techniques. There are, however, ample opportunities to synergize between both and align sustainability objectives with urban resilience ones based on the suggested overlap. During the formulation stage of urban resilience, many of the proposed tools for its measurement started from the well-established sustainability assessments ones which enjoyed relatively long hands-on experience and arrived to mature levels. Others were developed to utilize the basic urban indicators to evaluate city resilience. This thesis provides a study of recently developed urban resilience assessment tools, evaluates their foci, and investigates the role regionally implemented sustainability assessments can perform in supporting urban resilience and filling the gaps of its assessment tools. This study selected four internationally known urban resilience assessment frameworks, some of which have a clear and declared relationship with sustainability assessment frameworks. From the sustainability assessment side, the study selected GSAS Districts scheme widely implemented in the selected case of Doha, Qatar. The study is conducted within a regional but holistic frame seeks for a robust evaluation of the specific and urgent challenges Arabian Gulf cities face. Different qualitative research tools and techniques were used to extract the qualities sustainability assessments can provide for urban resilience, especially where urban resilience assessments fall short.
Cinara (Cinara) cuneomaculata
Creators: name: Albrecht, Anders Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Aphididae
Cinara
Cinara cuneomaculata

description: Cinara (Cinara) cuneomaculata (del Guercio, 1909)
Figs 66–68
Diagnosis
Aptera 2.3–4.5 mm, olive brown to dark purplish brown, subshining with a thin greyish wax bloom ventrally and also as a transverse pattern on dorsum, much like the pattern of C. laricis. Small, hairbearing sclerites absent. Holocyclic, monoecious on Larix. Found in forest margins, meadowland etc. In small colonies or scattered along young twigs (usually 0–2 years old). Often ant-attended.
Recorded hosts
Pinaceae: Larix decidua *, kaempferi *, laricina, sibirica *, spp.
Recorded attendant ants
Formicinae: Formica rufa *.
Distribution
D F S.
description: Published as part of Albrecht, Anders Christian, 2017, Illustrated identification guide to the Nordic aphids feeding on Conifers (Pinophyta) (Insecta, Hemiptera, Sternorhyncha, Aphidomorpha), pp. 1-160 in European Journal of Taxonomy 338 on pages 26-27, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2017.338, http://zenodo.org/record/3834349
title: Moment-Based Variational Inference for Markov Jump Processes
Creators: name: Wildner, Christian
name: Koeppl, Heinz
Publisher: name: PMLR
Year: 2025

description: We propose moment-based variational inference as a flexible framework for approximate smoothing of latent Markov jump processes. The main ingredient of our approach is to partition the set of all transitions of the latent process into classes. This allows to express the Kullback-Leibler divergence from the approximate to the posterior process in terms of a set of moment functions that arise naturally from the chosen partition. To illustrate possible choices of the partition, we consider special classes of jump processes that frequently occur in applications. We then extend the results to latent parameter inference and demonstrate the method on several examples.