1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457846703321

Autore

Salaita Steven <1975->

Titolo

Modern Arab American fiction [[electronic resource] ] : a reader's guide / / Steven Salaita

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Syracuse, N.Y., : Syracuse University Press, 2011

ISBN

0-8156-5104-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (165 p.)

Collana

Arab American writing

Disciplina

813/.54098927

Soggetti

American fiction - Arab American authors - History and criticism

American fiction - 20th century - History and criticism

Arab Americans in literature

Arabs in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Uses of the Lebanese Civil War in Arab American fiction: Etel Adnan, Rawi Hage, Patricia Sarrafian Ward -- Exploring Islam(s) in America: Mohja Kahf -- Sex, violence, and storytelling: Rabih Alameddine -- The eternity of immigration: Arab American short story collections (Joseph Geha, Frances Khirallah Noble, Evelyn Shakir, Susan Muaddi Darraj) -- Promised lands and unfulfilled promises: Laila Halaby -- Crescent moons, jazz music, and feral ethnicity: Diana Abu-Jaber -- From the Maghreb to the American mainstream: writers of North African origin (Anouar Majid, Laila Lalami, Samia Serageldin) -- Potpourri: Alicia Erian, Randa Jarrar, Susan Abulhawa.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910814246103321

Titolo

Applied decisions in area of mechanical engineering and industrial manufacturing : selected, peer reviewed papers from the 3rd International Conference on Mechanical, Control, and Electronic Information (ICMCEI 2014), June 27-29, 2014, Taiwan / / edited by Kuang-Chao Fan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Zurich, Switzerland : , : TTP, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

3-03826-538-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1337 p.)

Collana

Applied Mechanics and Materials, , 1662-7482 ; ; Volume 577

Disciplina

621

Soggetti

Mechanical engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Applied Decisions in Area of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Manufacturing; Preface, Committees and Sponsors; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Materials Science and Processing; Modeling and Analysis the Effect of Helical Carbon Nanotube Morphology on the Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites Using Hexagonal Representative Volume Element; The Catalyzed Synthesis of Prenyl Alcohol; Preparation and Effect of Heat Treatment Temperature on the Crystal Phase of Anodic Aluminum Oxide Films; Effect of Preparation Conditions on the Performance of Electrodeposited Mo-Ni Coating

The Room Temperature Ferromagnetism of (N, Co) Co-Doped ZnO NanopaticlesStress Corrosion Cracking of Stainless Steel Expansion Joint for Heat-Supply Network; Study on the Effect of Fuel Sulfur Content on Emission Characteristics in Diesel Engine; Research on Emission Performances of Emulsified Diesel Oil with Diethyl Ether; Experimental Study on Frictional Resistance Characteristics of CO2-Emulsified Viscoelastic Surfactant Fracturing Fluid; Effect of Electrical Conductivity and Physical Performance about Vulcanization System in Conductive Silicon Rubber

Numerical Simulation of Borehole Heat Transfer with Phase Change



Material as GroutCharacteristic of Porous Carbon Fiber and its Microwave Absorption as Filler for Composite; Preparation and Characterization of Proton Exchange Membrane Based on Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone)/Polyacrylonitrile (SPAES/PAN); Preparation and Properties of MWCNTs/ PBO Membrane by Electrospinning; Study on Microstructure of NiCrMoY Alloy Coatings; Application of Magnetic Control Shape Memory Alloy in Structural Vibration Control

Co-Gasification Characteristic and Kinetic Analysis of Spent Mushroom Compost and Bituminous CoalEffect of TMCP Parameters on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Cargo Oil Tanks Steel; Helium Bubbles Effect on the Mechanical Properties of CLAM Alloys by Milte-Scale Simulations; Aluminium Alloy Welding the Weld Stress Deformation and Control; Maintenance Optimization of the OLED Manufacturing Process; Research on Spring-Back Simulation and Die Surface Optimization of Automotive Panel Stamping Process; The Converter Steelmaking End Point Prediction Model Based on RBF Neural Network

Structural Phase Transition and Electronic Properties of MgCe under High Pressure from First-Principles CalculationsStudy on Machining Mechanism of Glass Using Discrete Element Method; Population Transfer in Multilevel System via Modified Stimulated Raman Adiabatic Passage; Chapter 2: General Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics; A Method for Double Random Vibration Analysis; Analysis of Dynamic Characteristics on Continuous Tension Leveler; Analysis of Hydraulic Jarring Dynamics and Calculation of Impact Force

Analysis of the Influence of Superelevation of Subway Line Act on Wheel-Rail Wear

Sommario/riassunto

Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 3rd International Conference on Mechanical, Control, and Electronic Information (ICMCEI 2014), June 27 -29, 2014, Taiwan. The 283 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Materials Science and Processing, Chapter 2: General Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Chapter 3: Mechatronics, Control Systems and Robotics, Chapter 4: Electrical Engineering, Apparatus and Power Engineering, Chapter 5: Electronics and Integrated Circuits, Embedded Technology, Chapter 6: Measurements, Testing and Monitoring, Chapter 7: Signal, Image Processin