Distribution of salinity and trace elements in surface seawater of the Arabian Gulf surrounding the State of Qatar

2019 ◽  
Vol 143 ◽  
pp. 102-110
Author(s):  
Kavithaa Loganathan ◽  
Huda A. Al Sulaiti ◽  
Sayed J. Bukhari ◽  
Ahmed Kayvani Fard ◽  
Yehia M. Manawi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
The State ◽  
Surface Seawater

Fragmentation as a Challenge: Tribal and Sectrarian Identities in the Middle East

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-85
Author(s):  
Kleanthis Kyriakidis
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
The State ◽  
Islamic Revolution ◽  
Direct Response ◽  
Tribal Identity ◽  
Gulf States ◽  
The Ideal

In the Arabian Gulf two identities can be really considered almost as important as the national one: the tribal and the sectarian ones. Someone should expect that the reinforcement of these identities is a direct response to inequality and processes of exclusion. Furthermore, parochial tribalism is expected to arise as the protector of cultural heritage, especially in a region where the ex-pats vastly outnumber the locals. Nonetheless, both statements are far from truth. In this paper we will analyze how in the Gulf, sectarian identity came to play a significant role only after the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran and it keeps on surviving through mainly instigations and Iranian propaganda, provocations and support. It should be noted that Sunni identity has been allegedly subjugated in other Middle East States (mainly in Syria and Iraq) but in the Gulf the sectarian challenge stems from the Shia communities, openly supported by Tehran. Strangely enough, the tribal identity does not pose that much of a challenge, since tribes are more the friend than the enemy of all Gulf States. Actually, these countries could not have survived without the loyalty and commitment of the tribes not only to the Royal families but also to the idea of the State and the ideal of the Nation – and Gulf Nations do protect their cultural heritage. Keywords: Gulf, Globalization, Fragmentation, Sectarianism, Tribalism

scholarly journals Spatial distribution and potential ecological risk assessment of some trace elements in sediments and grey mangrove (Avicennia marina) along the Arabian Gulf coast, Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-96
Author(s):  
Hameed Alsamadany ◽  
Hassan S. Al-Zahrani ◽  
El-Metwally M. Selim ◽  
Mohsen M. El-Sherbiny
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Trace Element ◽  
Ecological Risk ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
Avicennia Marina ◽  
Potential Ecological Risk ◽  
Average Concentration ◽  
Grey Mangrove

AbstractTo assess trace element concentrations (Zn, Cu, Pb, Cr, Cd and Ni) in the mangrove swamps along the Saudi coast of the Arabian Gulf, thirteen samples of surface sediment and leaves of grey mangrove, Avicennia marina were collected and analyzed. The detected trace element contents (μg g-1) in surface sediments were in the following descending order according to their mean values; Cr (49.18) > Zn (48.48) > Cu (43.06) > Pb (26.61) > Ni (22.88) > Cd (3.21). The results showed that the average concentrations of Cd and Pb exceeded their world average concentration of shale. The geo-accumulation, potential ecological risk and toxicity response indices demonstrated that trace elements have posed a considerable ecological risk, especially Cd. The inter-relationships between physico-chemical characters and trace elements suggests that grained particles of mud represent a noteworthy character in the distribution of trace elements compared to organic materials. Moreover, the results revealed that Zn was clearly bioaccumulated in leaf tissues A. marina. Dredging, landfilling, sewage effluents and oil pollution can be the paramount sources of pollution in the area under investigation.

The Islamic Subject of Home Cinema of Kerala

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Shafeeq Karinkurayil
Keyword(s):  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
The State ◽  
Full Length ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
Home Video ◽  
Feature Films

Migration to the Arabian Gulf as the experience of the state of Kerala has mostly been elided in mainstream Malayalam cinema. The digital revolution towards the end of the last century has spurred a local film practice in northern Kerala, usually called ‘Home Cinema’/‘home video’/‘home film’ and so on. Home Cinema of Kerala is locally produced low-quality CD/DVD video productions which are full-length feature films distributed through video shops, stationeries, bookstores and so on. Home Cinema, synonymous in its beginning with the films of Salam Kodiyathur, began as an attempt to oppose what was perceived as the immoral qualities of mainstream cinema, both global and regional. As a counter to the mainstream, Kodiyathur attempted to formulate Islamic cinema but in the idiom of a strand of mainstream Malayalam cinema. This article looks at the constitution of the Islamic subjects of these cinemas as negotiating the figure of the migrant Muslim in the dominant idiom of Malayalam cinema.

Biomonitoring of 18 trace elements in the urine of workers from a smelting industry in the state of São Paulo (Brazil)

2018 ◽  
Vol 295 ◽  
pp. S271-S272
Author(s):  
B.M. Freire ◽  
T. Pedron ◽  
W.R. Pedreira Filho ◽  
B.L. Batista
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
The State ◽  
São Paulo

scholarly journals The Present and Future of Kuwaiti-Iranian Relations and Their Influence on the Security of the Arabian Gulf

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaled Abdulaziz Alsalloum ◽  
Mohamed Salman Tayie
Keyword(s):  
Arabian Gulf ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
Gulf Countries ◽  
External Relations ◽  
The Future ◽  
Gulf States ◽  
The State Of Kuwait ◽  
Hans Morgenthau

Objective: The objective is to study the present and future of Kuwaiti-Iranian relations through the determinants of the geographical, social, economic and political relationship and the reflection of that relation on the security of the Gulf. The study also examines the future of Gulf security in light of the Kuwaiti-Iranian relations.Method: The study used the approach of the national interest because it is linked to the theory of power, according to Hans Morgenthau, since power is the goal of the foreign policy maker, a major objective of the state in its external relations. Where the political interactions of Kuwait with the Gulf States and Iran is considered in accordance with its national interest.Results: The study concluded that the Kuwaiti-Iranian relations were positive at most stages and that security is one of the most important problems for small countries, but it is capable of playing a role in regional security. The future of Gulf security is linked to the relations of Gulf countries and Iran with major countries and for Kuwait specifically in its relationship with the United States of America and Western Countries through the security and military agreements.Conclusion: The study shows that the State of Kuwait as a small country played a major role through its political and geographical determinants in resolving regional disputes and conflicts.

INFLUENCE OF TEHNOGENIC CONTAMINATION ON INDEXES OF THE STATE OF FREE-RADICAL OXIDIZATION AND MICRONUTRIENTN STATUS FOR WORKERS OF THE FILLINGS STATIONS, RESIDENTS OF KHMAO – YUGRA

2017 ◽  
pp. 39-42
Author(s):  
V.I. Korchin ◽  
Yu.S. Makaeva ◽  
T.Ya. Korchina ◽  
E.A. Shagina
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Trace Elements ◽  
Free Radical ◽  
Chemical Elements ◽  
The State ◽  
Toxic Chemical ◽  
Antioxidant Defence ◽  
Low Concentration ◽  
Cadmium Lead

Тhe analysis of metabolic violations and microelement disbalance is presented for the workers of the fillings stations on territory of KHMAO – Yugra. The expressed changes are set in the processes of oxidizing stress and antioxidant defence. In the hairs was registered the meaningful exceeding of concentration of toxic chemical elements (cadmium, lead) and iron possessing pro-oxidant properties on a background reliable to low concentration of the universal antagonist of heavy metals – by a calcium and trace elements possessing antioxidant activity (selenium, zinc) – in the organism.

scholarly journals Geochemical behaviour of trace elements during fractional crystallization and crustal assimilation of the felsic alkaline magmas of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2015 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 1959-1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
AKIHISA MOTOKI ◽  
SUSANNA E. SICHEL ◽  
THAIS VARGAS ◽  
DEAN P. MELO ◽  
KENJI F. MOTOKI
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Continental Crust ◽  
Fractional Crystallization ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Nepheline Syenite ◽  
The State ◽  
Granitic Rocks ◽  
Alkaline Basalt ◽  
Crustal Assimilation ◽  
Geochemical Behaviour

ABSTRACT This paper presents geochemical behaviour of trace elements of the felsic alkaline rocks of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with special attention of fractional crystallization and continental crust assimilation. Fractionation of leucite and K-feldspar increases Rb/K and decreases K2O/(K2O+Na2O). Primitive nepheline syenite magmas have low Zr/TiO2, Sr, and Ba. On the Nb/Y vs. Zr/TiO2 diagram, these rocks are projected on the field of alkaline basalt, basanite, and nephelinite, instead of phonolite. Well-fractionated peralkaline nepheline syenite has high Zr/TiO2 but there are no zircon. The diagrams of silica saturation index (SSI) distinguish the trends originated form fractional crystallization and crustal assimilation. In the field of SSI<-200, Zr/TiO2 and Ba/Sr have negative correlations to SSI in consequence of fractional crystallization. In the field of SSI>-200, they show positive correlations due to continental crust assimilation. Total REEs (Rare Earth Elements) is nearly 10 times that of granitic rocks, but LaN/SmN and LaN/YbN are similar. REE trend is linear and Eu anomaly is irrelevant. The pegmatitic liquid generated by country rock partial melting is SiO2-oversaturated and peraluminous with high Ba, Sr, Ba/Sr, Zr/TiO2, and SSI, with high content of fluids. This model justifies the peraluminous and SiO2-oversaturated composition of the rocks with relevant effects of continental crust assimilation.

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