Effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention to reduce social isolation and loneliness in community-dwelling elders: A randomized clinical trial. [PDF]
Abstract Aims To assess the effect of a multicomponent intervention on reducing social isolation and loneliness and improving the quality of life in community‐dwelling older adults. Design A cluster‐randomized controlled clinical trial. Methods A total of 56 older adults participated in the control group and 63 older adults in the experimental group ...
Hernández-Ascanio J +6 more
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Taming the nafs: Unbounded spirits and mental illness in militarized Pakistan
Abstract In Pakistan, jinn afflictions reveal the maddening effects of displacement, economic inequality, and household conflicts. In this article, I consider how healers treat conditions of the nafs (soul), specifically its impurity and corruption through material desires, as enhancing the susceptibility of clients to jinn affliction where healers ...
Sanaullah Khan
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Anthropology of Deep Brain Stimulation; the 30th Anniversary of STN DBS in 2023
Abstract Background The year 2023 marks the 30th anniversary of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) for Parkinson’s disease (PD). This procedure prompted a universal interest in DBS for various brain disorders and resulted in a unique expansion of clinical and scientific collaboration between many disciplines, with impact on ...
Marwan Hariz +3 more
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Diabetes Mellitus across the Arabo‐Islamic World: A Revolution
Background. Mankind continues to suffer from the ever‐growing diabetes epidemic and the rapid rise of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This metabolic disease has been studied since ancient civilizations. The Arabo‐Islamic civilization excelled in establishing some of the most notable discoveries and teachings that remained the blueprint for years to ...
Mohamad Fleifel +3 more
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General Themes and their Effect on Movashehat Prosody [PDF]
Many studies have been conducted on the relation between Movashehat (light-hearted poetry) and the mainstream of Arabic poetry. They have expressed different attitudes toward this type of Andalusian poetry.
Isa Ibrahim Fares
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Endülüs Şiirinde Peygamber Methiyeleri
Hz. Muhammed’i (s.a.s.) konu alan ilk methiyeler, henüz o hayattayken ortaya çıkmıştır. Ḥassān b. S̠ābit (öl. 60/680 [?]), Abdullah b. Revāḥa (öl. 8/629) ve Kaʿb b. Mālik (öl. 50/670) gibi dönemin önemli Müslüman şairleri, Hz.
Harun Özel
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Among the figures of culture in Andalusia, the literary judge Munther bin Saeed Al-Ballouti [PDF]
A researcher in Arabic literature often notices a multiple picture of the cohesion of Arabic sciences and arts with the sciences of the Noble Qur’an and the rulings of Islam in various aspects of the individual’s life and society.
Hazim Kdeer
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The Purposes and Artistic Characteristics of Andalusian Poetry (zajal)
يتناول هذا البحث الزجل، وهو ضرب من أضرب الشعر المحدثة، ويختلف عن الشعر التقليدي من حيث الإعراب والقافية. ويهدف البحث إلى تعريف الزجل لغةً واصطلاحاً، وبيان نشأته وأغراضه وخصائصه الفنية. وخلص البحث إلى أن الزجل يعدّ موشحاً ملحوناً، وأنه انتشر في الأندلس ثم المشرق، وأن له أغراضاً عديدةً مثل: الغزل والخمريات والمدح، كما أن له خصائص فنية متعددة كالبسيط ...
null Abdulqader Bkhosh +1 more
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Of Two Arias and Nine Ragas: Analysing Monteverdi through a Karnatik Lens
ABSTRACT Commencing from an elaboration of extant theoretical and analytical positions in Monteverdi studies, this article closely analyses two of the most well‐known arias from Claudio Monteverdi's earliest opera, L'Orfeo (1607), from the melodic perspective of the Karnatik music of South India.
Charulatha Mani
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Education in Andalusia in the fifth century of migration [PDF]
The Arab civilization contains amusing ambiguities, and high models that indicate originality and creativity. Many aspects of our heritage are still unknown to scholars of our time, and education in subduction is one of them.
Munjeed Bahjat
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