RESPONS NAHDLATUL ULAMA PONOROGO TERHADAP GERAKAN ISLAM FUNDAMENTALIS

Islam Almasri_TOCSJ

Recently, a number of methods have been proposed to improve image retrieval accuracy by capturing context information. These methods try to compensate for the fact that a visually less similar image might be more relevant because it depicts the same object. We propose a new quick method for refining any pairwise distance metric, it works by iteratively discovering the object in the image from t...

Islam in local contexts: Localised Islam in Northern Pakistan

As Clifford Geertz remarked in his Islam Observed (1968), the idea of a ‘changing’ religion is a contradiction in terms, as religion is fundamentally concerned with what is permanent and eternal. Still, one way to come to terms with religious change is to consider the many ways that religion is interpreted, by laymen and scholars alike. Social anthropologists like myself have naturally found a ...

Islam in the West: From Immigration to Global Islam

Promotion by Verapamil of Vincristine Respons iveness in Tumor Cell

Cultured cell lines LL, B1 6, C26, and C38 establ ished from mouse solid tumors of Lewis lung carcinoma, B1 6 melanoma, and colon adenocarc inomas 26 and 38, respectively, showed inherent ly dif ferent resistance to vincrist ine (VCR) in vitro. The inherent resistance to VCR of these cell lines was related to the abil ity of the cells to accumulate VCR. Verapamil , a calcium antagonist with cor...

Uncertainty and Transparency: Augmenting Modelling and Prediction for Crisis Respons

Emergencies are characterised by uncertainty. This motivates the design of information systems that model and predict complex natural, material or human processes to support understanding and reduce uncertainty through prediction. The correspondence between system models and reality, however, is also governed by uncertainties, and designers have developed methods to render ‘the world’ transpare...