Mahr as Contract: internal pluralism and external perspectives

This paper examines the Islamic legal doctrine of mahr - an inherent component to the marriage contract.In the first part the principal aspects of the marriage contract are analysed and the pluralism between Islamic schools and geo-political regimes are acknowledged.In the second part the "mahr" itself is specifically considered, noting the difficu

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Canadian Society of Nephrology Commentary on the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline Update for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, Prevention, and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder

Purpose of review: (1) To provide commentary on the 2017 update to the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline Update for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, Prevention, and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD); (2) to apply the evidence-based awid sr-2400 guideline update for impl

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Integrated High-Performance Platform for Fast Query Response in Big Data with Hive, Impala, and SparkSQL: A Performance Evaluation

This paper first integrates big data tools—Hive, Impala, and SparkSQL—which support SQL-like queries for rapid data retrieval in big data.The three introduced tools are not only suitable for operating in business intelligence to serve high-performance data retrieval, but they are also an open-source software solution with low cost for s

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Analysis of morphobiological response of potato plants to treatment with silicon dioxide and molybdenum nanoparticles

The article presents the results of the effect of treating tubers and above-ground parts of the Kuzovok potato variety with SiO2 and Mo nanoparticles on morphometric parameters and biochemical composition.It was found that treating seed potato tubers with SiO2 0.18, Mo 0.045 mursteinsformer g/kg increased germination energy on the 6th day regardles

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