Intellectual Strength Research Articles

The Story of the Prophet Moses and the Pharaoh in the Qur'an: An Analysis of the Implementation of Structural Da'wah

The story of Prophet Moses (Moses) and Pharaoh (Pharaoh) is the most frequently mentioned narrative in the Qur'an, appearing in as many as 296 verses. The repetition of this story underscores its significance and the lessons it holds, especially regarding relations with leaders. Scholars such as Sayyid Qutb, Hasan al-Banna, and al-Mawardi emphasize the obligation of Muslims to preach to unjust leaders using religious teachings. Allah warns of the dire consequences of a leader's injustice, including painful punishment and the destruction of a nation. Therefore, da'wah (preaching) to leaders becomes a crucial step. The research methodology includes collecting verses related to the story of Prophet Moses and Pharaoh, carefully examining the words and sentences used in these verses, studying the interpretations from various schools of thought, and conducting a thorough analysis using objective reasoning and philosophical and allegorical methods (ishari) as approached by al-Ghazali. The results of this study indicate that the implementation of da'wah from the story of Prophet Moses with Pharaoh is that despite numerous challenges from tyrannical regimes, Prophet Moses remained steadfast and patient in carrying out his ministry. Prophet Moses' style of discussion and reasoned debate demonstrates the value of a preaching strategy that focuses on both spiritual and intellectual strength. Prophet Moses' attitude demonstrates how a preacher must be courageous, patient, and consistent when dealing with opposing powers.

Is Social Justice and the City still relevant? Some thoughts

ABSTRACT This year (2023) marks the 50th anniversary of David Harvey’s Social Justice and the City. At the time of its publication, it was viewed by many as a text that revolutionized thinking in urban geography. Since then, it has been subjected to numerous reviews and critiques. Each time, its intellectual strength allowed it to maintain its place in the geography canon. This paper describes my encounters with Social Justice; how I read it in 1978 as an African American woman graduate student in geography; and how I read it now almost 50 years on. I argue that, while Social Justice of the City demonstrates Harvey’s command of an extensive body of literature, it falls short in several ways. First, in its relative silence on the role of capitalism and the capitalist agenda, it lacks the political assertiveness (aggression) that the times required. Second, it fails to acknowledge a socio spatial dialectic or the importance of sociological variables (race/ethnicity, gender, and intersectionality) in planning. Finally, as a theory, it fails to anticipate the intellectual advances in the US and geography. This paper offers a brief synthesis of the ideas in existing reviews but is primarily a personal reflection.

ЭЛЕКТОРАЛЬНО-ИЗБИРАТЕЛЬНЫЕ ТЕХНОЛОГИИ КАК ИНСТРУМЕНТ ЛЕГИТИМАЦИИ ЭЛИТНО-ЛИДЕРСКОГО ПОЗИЦИОНИРОВАНИЯ

The article analyzes electoral-voting technologies. It is revealed that the most important component of the mechanism of elite formation, as well as elite-leadership positioning, are socio-political technologies. It is concluded that the electoral technologies of leadership-elite positioning include: technologies for demonstrating real opportunities, followed by a public manifestation of intellectual strength, political maturity and organizational abilities; technologies for forming public opinion; technologies for support and support.

Analysis of patent mortality rate across different technology fields in India

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate how indicators of patent quality affect the value of a patent, which can be measured by how often it is renewed (or “survives”). Intellectual property rights (IPRs) are becoming more important in a wide range of industries. In the same way, a country's intellectual strength can be judged by how many patents it has and how much research and development it does. The Cox-PH model and the accelerated failure time (AFT) model are used in this study to determine the patent's worth across the five major technology groups and ownership status. The final sample for survival analysis is made up of 40132 patents that were obtained from the Indian Patent Office between 1995 and 2005. (IPO). We find that broad academic patents don't last longer, but that the patent's ability to be used internationally makes it last longer. In contrast, institutional patents are geographically restricted. The collaboration appears to have a greater impact on patent value.

NGHIÊN CỨU XÂY DỰNG BỘ TIÊU CHUẨN ĐÁNH GIÁ VĂN HÓA NHÀ TRƯỜNG TẠI TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC THỦ ĐÔ HÀ NỘI TRONG BỐI CẢNH HIỆN NAY

The school culture will help the school truly become a cultural and educational center, a place where intellectual strength and compassion in society converge, contributing to a comprehensive educational product. Therefore, school culture has a great role in changing and developing schools. Building school culture is an indispensable requirement of educational activities in schools. In order to evaluate and recognize a school as meeting cultural standards, it is essential to have a set of school cultural criteria. In addition, the set of school cultural criteria is also the basis for schools to develop goals, contents, and action plans on building school culture. Therefore, the set of school cultural criteria is not only to evaluate the school culture but also to be the basis for preserving and developing the core cultural values of the school, and at the same time has the effect of orienting and regulating the school culture. make the cultural face of the school better and ensure the sustainable development of each school. The article will focus on studying the theory and reality of school culture at Hanoi Metropolitan University as a basis for proposing a set of standards for school culture assessment, contributing to realizing cultural development activities in the school.

Aspects Regarding Annual Leave and Weekly Rest-Basic Rights of Employees in Romania

This material proposes the description of some general aspects regarding the employees' right to vacation, but also regarding their weekly rest as the main forms of rest and aimed at restoring physical and intellectual strength. Employers have legal obligations in granting them and in case of non-compliance, the sanctioning force of the state intervenes through the control actions of the Labor Inspectorate. Data on the number of checks and sanctions applied are reproduced in the pages of this work in order to highlight the degree of compliance with labor legislation by employers.

The metaphysics of financial performance in financial accounting

This paper argues that the metaphysics of financial performance in the conceptual framework employed by accounting standard-setters is incoherent: income and expenses cannot, as the framework holds, both be independent elements of financial statements, identified from underlying events, tested for recognition and measured by discrete acts, separately from the identification, testing and measurement of other elements and satisfy the analytical relationship between performance and position embraced by the framework. An alternative conceptualisation is proposed, under which income and expenses are part of a wider system of classifying all changes in assets and liabilities, measured indirectly. This approach improves the metaphysical coherence, and thus the intellectual strength, of the framework project; while it leaves the measurement of financial performance unchanged, by emphasising the importance of classification, it invites further attention to the presentation of financial performance, with the potential for improving the usefulness of disclosures.

Behind the Double Helix: The Complicated Life of Rosalind Franklin

BACKGROUND: Rosalind Franklin was a British scientist in the 1950s, that in her short career covered a lot of important scientific topics, ranging from coal structure porosity, to biological molecules cristallography, and finally to viruses structure definition. AIM: This article aimed to underline the important role that she had for the elucidation of the DNA structure, and to reiterate the difficulties, she had to face – prominently as a woman – to be fully accepted in the world of scientific research. METHODS: An historical research was conducted and summarized, regarding the life of Rosalind Franklin. RESULTS: This myth overshadowed her intellectual strength and independence both as a scientist and as an individual. CONCLUSION: As one of the twentieth century’s pre-eminent scientists, Franklin’s work has benefited all of humanity. The 100th anniversary of her birth in 2020 was prompting much reflection on her career and research contributions, not least Franklin’s catalytic role in unraveling the structure of DNA Franklin’s premature death, combined with misogynist treatment by the male scientific establishment, cast her as a feminist icon.

KEHIDUPAN MUHAMMAD IQBAL DAN GAGASAN SASTERA ISLAM

This article is about the famous Pakistani poet Muhammad Iqbal. He is a leading figure of this century. His name alone is enough to describe his greatness because many of the leading figures who came after him were influenced by his ideas. When looking into his life comprehensively; his life journey in seeking knowledge, his life struggle in resisting western secular trends and setting the principles of Islamic understanding in a traditional and modern setting as if he were a perfect individual example as an ‘Islamic writer’. He does not specifically mention the term Islamic literature but every stanza of his poetry and prose is a precise reflection of Islamic thought. He contradicted western and communist secular thoughts with his intellectual strength. In one analogy, he says that his action is like the Prophet Ibrahim (a.s)who was not burned by the fire of Namruz; he was not influenced by western culture and was even able to gain control and answer some western questions about Islam. Iqbal believes that art is a sincere expression of one’s conscience. Thus, art has the power of values to educate other human beings. Furthermore, Iqbal stressed that the highest form of art is that which is able to awaken human beings and further cultivate the spirit to rise up to face the trials of life.

Learning Strategies and Competency of AIKA Lecturers in Improving Students' Religious Insights at the University of Muhammadiyah Tangerang

The purpose of this study was to find out how far the results of the achievement of religious insight produced by the University of Muhammadiyah Tangerang to its students. This research was conducted using a qualitative method, namely by collecting data through library studies or Library research and AIKA Learning Strategies and Lecturer Competencies as research objects. that AIKA's Learning Strategy and Lecturer Competence are strategic factors as the driving force, and the main mission of organizing the University of Muhammadiyah Tangerang. The AIKA Education Strategy and Lecturer Competence are also the strengths of Universitas Muhammadiyah Tangerang because they can be the basis of spiritual, moral, and intellectual strength as well as the driving force for the entire academic community. and excel in science and technology as the embodiment of tajdid da'wah amar ma'ruf nahi munkar. This is one indicator of the achievement of the mission of organizing and managing the University of Muhammadiyah Tangerang. Improving the quality of processes and outcomes (outcomes) of AIKA's Education Strategy and Lecturer Competencies must be implemented continuously and systematically.

Intelligent MPPT Control for Wind Energy Conversion Systems Based on Reinforcement Learning

This article gives the best intellectual strength wind energy variable-speed point detection algorithm systems of transfer focused on improving instruction. Since reinforcing learning (RL) helps the variable - speed wind method to learn by direct contact with the environment. Awareness of factors of wind turbines or wind speed is not concerned. The first proposed MPPT control scheme facilitates a mix of the ANN and the Q-learning method to ensure the optimal coordination between PMSG engine speed and power. The proposed ANN-based RL MPPT control algorithm is supplied with simulation and experimental data.

AN EFFICIENT MODEL FOR THE SELECTION OF LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT FOR THE SUCCESS OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS

Infrastructure advancement reflects its key role in the financial and socio-economic progression of Pakistan. Project execution and accomplishment majorly depend on the leadership competencies. The dynamics of leadership define the influence of a leader i.e. project manager in lead on his team to complete any type of project and make it a success. The objective of the study is to investigate the influence of project managers’ leadership competencies in light of theory explaining “The Competency School of Leadership” coupled with specific project types on project success outcomes for transport infrastructure projects. A structured questionnaire-based survey was conducted to collect data using purposive sampling from individuals that are currently or have been involved in recently completed projects in the transport infrastructure development of Lahore. A total of 152 useful responses were returned. Findings obtained using moderated regression analysis using Andrew Hayes ‘process’ technique suggest that leadership competence of project managers is insignificant for successful completion of the projects under a particular project type. Results suggest that the project managers in a leadership position when effectively and efficiently utilize their competencies of intellectual strength, managerial procedures and emotional balance for successful actualization of transport infrastructure projects. Moreover, it has been found that project managers in these projects exhibit efficacious leadership competencies that are substantial without regard to any project type in certain for their successful completion.

Croll, feedback mechanisms, climate change and the future

ABSTRACTOur climate future depends on the delicate, fine balance of earth processes first elaborated on by James Croll, born 200 years ago in 1821. A childhood victim of the Scottish clearances, Croll, after following various indifferent occupations, managed to remove to the then rapidly industrialising city of Glasgow and eventually to Scotland's capital, Edinburgh. He blossomed as a most original, outside-the-box, thinker of great intellectual strength and modesty. He carried out scores of studies across a broad range of research topics, many related to the physical causes of climate change. He is well known for his astronomical theory of the ice ages, but should be much better regarded for his incisive physical insights into the central importance of feedbacks in the Earth system. Although humble, Croll was an ardent controversialist who strongly, perhaps over-strongly, always defended his corner. As well as his many accomplishments as a man of science, Croll was committed to exploring philosophical questions of theism and determinism, topics which occupied his earliest and last publications. A ‘top ten’ selection out of the varied subject areas that Croll tackled are explored herein, along with a brisk survey of their legacy to contemporary modelling studies and to Earth's climate future: (1) causes of climate change (1864); (2) ice-cap melt and sea-level rise (1865); (3) predicting future climates using eccentricity (1866); (4) combining orbital precession, eccentricity and obliquity (1867); (5) geological time and the date of the glacial epochs (1868); (6) geological time and denudation rates (1868); (7) ocean currents and the hemispherical temperature difference (1869); (8) feedbacks – a remarkable circumstance which led to changes of climate (1875); (9) temperature of space and its bearing on terrestrial physics (1880); (10) the causes of mild polar climates (1884).

Nurturing Intellectual Warriors: A Nationalistic Approach

Man enjoys his intellect more than an animal enjoys its senses. Thirst for knowledge is inherent in man and no one likes to be ignorant. Knowledge alone can remove ignorance. Sir Julian Huxley, renowned biologist defines the new goal of evolution at the human level as refinement of intellect which gives fulfilment. It is easy to train and purify our impure intellect, if we know the different aspects and functions of Buddhi. The pure intellect has many characteristics such as – Alertness, Discrimination, Determination, Subtlety, Steadiness, Maturity, Vastness, Simplicity, Sharpness, and Positivity. The intense and purer the intellect (Buddhi), the greater the perfection attained. That country is great which can produce more intellectual people in different fields. Intellectual strength (buddhibalam) alone can play a vital role in a nation’s progress. We need to process our psychic energy into - creative, constructive and making for happiness and all-round welfare. This kind of development is what makes education a blessing to society. That is the goal of India in our present condition when we are developing into a constructive, developed nation.

The Loser Syndrome – universality of the strategy of defense of discriminated groups

If one assumes, like Mayer Hacker, that a social minority is a group of people who, because of their physical or cultural characteristics, are not treated as equal to other groups in a given society, then it turns out that many groups meet these criteria. In the prison subculture they are met by „losers,” in the macro-social space – by all minority groups such as national, ethnic, racial minorities, but also women and some religious minorities. It is surprising that although these groups often have comparable numerical, physical, or intellectual strength to that of the mainstream group, they are unable to obtain equal treatment, respect, and all the privileges that this entails. This is probably due to a number of factors, including tradition, cultural capital, resources, and culturally established institutions promoting specific social groups. However, an equally important determinant is the own activity of individuals forming a minority group, and their ability to integrate and consolidate with their own group. Among others, the following contribute to this: lack of intra-group solidarity, orientation towards the dominant group, excessive guilt, contempt for one’s own group etc. The article deals with the barriers inherent in the minority groups themselves, which contribute significantly to the consolidation of their unfavorable status. The size and scale of these barriers contribute to the status that I call the loser syndrome. It is also important that the factors limiting the expansion of minority groups are similar in most minority groups. They are characterized by a certain universality.

Влияние конвергентных технологий на изменение рынка труда

The article analyzes the problems of the development of convergent technologies, which, on the one hand, make it possible to overcome the natural limitations of man and expand his capabilities, on the other hand, threaten humanity. The author identifies various research positions in assessing the prospects for NBIC convergence - from overtly alarmist to overly enthusiastic. A classification of possible results of technological innovations is proposed, in which changes in the natural world, the technical environment and the transformation of social relations and spiritual and moral values are highlighted. Trends in the labor market are noted such as job cuts due to automation, the polarization of the labor market for highly paid intellectual workers and cheap physical strength, the emergence of new professions that require special education in several areas, changes in the organization of labor by the type of network interaction, the emergence of new forms of employment - temporary, deprived of guarantees and infringing on social rights. The future labor market is characterized as fragmented and isolated. The conclusion is drawn about the need for a humanistic approach in assessing the prospects of technological development.

Spiritual Model of Humanity (2): Innovation and the CEO

This paper applies the spiritual model of humanity to the offer explanation of innovation in organizations as paralleling ‘normal’ and ‘paradigm’ classifications of Thomas Kuhn. It is argued that innovation is about changes to ideas adopted in mind. That for all ideas there are those obvious, and those that form the base on the ideas of the person, referred to as their ideology, but in a far more significant sense than the ideology of Adam Smith or Marx, ideology meant as the foundation of the ideas drawn from the culture that person accepts and adopts as their fundamental ideas. Within an organization, a paradigm is thus defined the fundamental base of ideas that are accepted as the way a profession is managed, with paradigm being those ideas accepted and applied as being the strategy of the profession, typically defining divisions, thus sales, operations, administration, HR, etc., all are accepted as having a fundamental framework of ideas, defined as the paradigm, typically expected to be implemented in the organization. The first section of the paper summarizes the background science, drawn largely form the first paper in the series. Then examines what happens when we encounter ideas inconsistent with our current way of thinking? For example, ideas if adopted have the capacity to adversely alter status and income, or if the ideas not offered by an acknowledged prestigious source, or the ideas not immediately ‘fitting’ into our pre-existing set of ideas on ‘how things get done’ … We reject them. From the analysis there emerges two types of innovation, normal, involving changes within a given fundamental ideology, and paradigm changes involving changes to the fundamental ideology where everything within the discipline changes. It demands effort to pause, and ask: If better ideas adopted, will it result in greater work life success and fulfillment, and argues that the people delegated the task of ‘making it happen’, referred to a head down people, can only be realistically expected to deliver changes within a paradigm. A paradigm is the strategic framework within which a division is managed. Hence any challenge to the paradigm being applied in any division is an aspect of the strategic responsibility of the CEO. The CEO is the only heads up person in the organization, it is part of their job to judge if a challenge to the strategic thinking in the organization, or some division, is appropriate. The paper also proposes that due the failure of social science, human resources has only enjoyed normal innovation, delivering incremental gains, and it is only now with the emergence of the spiritual model of humanity that the fundamental science is able to link the organizational strategy to daily staff conduct. Without this depth of understanding a paradigm change in HR was not possible. In providing practical solutions to the significant social questions, questions, the spiritual model of humanity again proves its flexibility and its robust intellectual strength as the correct science of humanity.

Journal Co-Citation Analysis for Identifying Trends of Inter-Disciplinary Research: An Exploratory Case Study in a University

A journal stands as a marker of the intellectual space which holds vast areas of literature. Exploring and analysing the underlined knowledge sources and themes of the journal literature will significantly benefit any institution to identify the key intellectual domain strength and improve in research collaboration. The main objective of this paper is to identify inter-disciplinary trends of research for one university as a case study, using journal co-citation analysis. With the help of correlation metric and cluster analysis, the published literature between 2004 and 2013 from seven subject domains (i.e. including medicine, pharmacy and pharmacology, biological sciences, linguistics, modern languages, chemistry, and computer science and information systems) are analysed and interpreted. The results can demonstrate that there are the strong research dominance in the medical field and the prospective collaboration in social science and chemistry. In addition, the interpretation of the findings could be served as a foundation for future research in the direction of strong bonding between inter-disciplinary fields.

REVITALISASI ILMU FIQH DI PESANTREN:AGENDA MEMPERKUAT KONTRIBUSI TERHADAP EKONOMI ISLAM DI INDONESIA

Pesantren merupakan kekayaan khazanah pendidikan dan budaya Islam di Indonesia. Dalam perjalanan sejarah pendidikan Islam di Indonesia, peran pesantren tak diragukan lagi. Sebelum sekolah dan madrasah bercokol, pesantren jauh-jauh hari telah memberikan kontribusi yang besar bagi pergumulan pendidikan dan pembentukan sumberdaya manusia Indonesia.Pesantren telah melahirkan banyak tokoh nasional maupun internasional, semisal KH. Hasyim Asy'ari, KH. Wahid Hasyim, KH. Mahfudz Tremas, KH. Nawawi Banten dan lainnya. Ilmu-ilmu keislaman, sebagaimana ilmu-ilmu lainnya, selalu berkembang dan berinteraksi aktif dengan realitas dan tuntutan zaman. Karena itu, pesantren sebagai pusat studi ilmu-ilmu keislamanan pada saat ini harus selalu mengembangkan diri dan terbuka dengan realitas kekinian.Salah satu kajian keislaman yang berkembang pesat saat ini adalah ekonomi Islam. Pesantren, dengan kekuatan inteletualnya, mempunyai potensi besar untuk menjadi motor studi ekonomi Islam di Indonesia. Namun realitasnya, kajian ekonomi Islam di Indonesia tidak banyak menyentuh dunia pesantren dan masih terpusat di perguruan Tinggi umum. Penguatan peran pesantren dalam kajian ekonomi Islam sangat penting, baik bagi pesantren itu sendiri, bagi pengembangan ekonomi Islam maupun bagi kaum muslimin secara umum. Peran pesantren dibutuhkan agar ia cepat tersebar dan tetap terjaga kesyariahannya sebagai solusi bagi permasalahan ekonomi umat Islam. Sumbangsih pesantren dalam ekonomi Islam dapat dikuatkan dengan revitalisasi kajian ilmu fiqh dan ushul fiqh di pesantren. Dengan revitalisasi ini pesantren dapat menjadi pusat kajian fiqh muamalah kontemporer yang mengkaji permasalahan-permasalahan ekonomi modern. Pesantren punya modal besar yang tidak dimiliki lembaga pendidikan lainnya, yaitu kajian-kajian pesantren banyak didominasi kajian fiqh dan ushul fiqh. Hanya saja kajian tersebut masih fokus dalam masalah fiqh ibadah dan dalam lingkup madzhab Syafii saja. Kajian tentang fiqh muamalah belum banyak mendapat tempat. Disamping itu kajian di pesantren belum banyak menyentuh kitab fiqh kontemporer, akibatnya kajian fiqh muamalah di pesantren banyak yang tidak membumi dan gagap dalam menghadapi realitas ekonomi modern. Islamic boarding school is a kind of Indonesian Islamic culture and education treasure. In education history lifetime in Indonesia, the existence of Islamic boarding school is undoubtedly. Before the state or private school started their existence, the Islamic boarding school have already given a massive contribution towards the education development and the human resources establishment in Indonesia. The Islamic boarding school have yielded many national and international figures, such as KH. Hasyim Asy'ari, KH. Wahid Hasyim, KH. Mahfudz Tremas, KH. Nawawi Banten and many others. Islamic studies, as any other studies, have always been developing and actively interacting with the realities and modern life styles. Due to that matter, the Islamic boarding school as the centre of Islamic studies are obligated to develop itself and made an open-minded view of recent realities. Nowadays, one of the rapidly Islamic studies is Islamic studies. The Islamic boarding school with their intellectual strength, has a big potential to become an Islamic studies moving spirit in Indonesia. However, in reality, the Islamic economy studies haven't made any good connection to the Islamic boarding school, but it is still concentrated in common universities. The Islamic boarding school establishment participation in Islamic economy studies is considerably important. It is for the Islamic boarding school itself, for the Islamic economy development or even for Moslems as general. The participation of the Islamic boarding school is needed in order to spread and keep the purity of its syaria law as the solution for the Moslems economic problems. The Islamic boarding school contribution in Islamic economy can be strengthened by the revitalization of fiqh and ushulfiqh studies in Islamic boarding school. By the revitalization of contemporary fiqh and ushulfiqhmuamalah studies which focus on the modern economic problems. The Islamic boarding school has big potential which another institutions don't have, thus the Islamic boarding school studies which are dominated by the fiqhand ushulfiqhstudies. But, the studies are only focused on the problem of worshipping fiqh and only in the scope of Syafiimadzhab (point of view). The studies of fiqhmuamalah haven't been proportionally got place. Besides, the studies in Islamic boarding school haven't conducted studies on contemporary fiqh, so the fiqhmuamalah in Islamic boarding school haven't been grounded and felt reluctant on facing the modern economic realities.

On the Expanding Ludosphere

Background. Taking Klabbers’ call for a coherent game science as a starting point, we argue for an alternative way to approach the multidisciplinarity of research into games.Aim. Building on game studies and design research, this article reviews the history and forecasts the future of studying games.Application. All scholars of games could benefit from an awareness of the works of other game scholars in different traditions. The plurality of approaches towards games is an intellectual strength, even if it is difficult for a single scholar to maintain a holistic grasp on research relating to ‘games’. The multitude not only describes the disciplinary traditions reflecting the wider phenomenon of games and play, but also games as creative practice.Demonstration. While the article is theoretical in nature, we use real-world examples to illustrate and ground the argumentation. For example, a key challenge identified here is that the realm of games and their influence, the ludosphere, is expanding too rapidly for any single researcher to keep up with it.Conclusions. We invite game scholars to cultivate a stronger awareness of the multitude of research into games to better position their own work in a larger context.