Sultan Qaboos University

About: Sultan Qaboos University is a education organization based out in Muscat, Oman. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Medicine. The organization has 7767 authors who have published 14605 publications receiving 241390 citations. The organization is also known as: SQU.

Humanistic Knowledge Traditions That Can Inform Educational Administration and Leadership Curricula: Ancient, Islamic, Confucian, Buddhist and European Approaches

Abstract: The purpose of this chapter is to shed light on humanistic knowledge traditions and highlight their value in informing educational administration and leadership curricula designed for graduate students. We argue that, despite their distinctive features, humanist traditions such as the Confucian, Buddhist, Islamic and European share many core values and practices that should be incorporated into the educational administration and leadership curricula. However, these traditions tend to be overlooked or marginalised by curriculum designers. We argue that incorporating these traditions into educational administration and leadership curricula can contribute to greater internationalisation and achieve a greater diversity. The chapter starts with an exploration of the origins, nature and definitions of humanism. The following parts discuss Confucian, Buddhist, Islamic and European humanist traditions and examine how they can contribute to shaping educational administration and leadership curricula.

Conspicuous Consumption and Sedentary Living : Is this our legacy to our children?

Abstract: This issue of the journal highlights issues which significantly impact the physical, mental and environmental health of a generation of children and adolescents. Whether it is mute exposure to passive smoking,1 the mental stress faced by professional scholars2 or the frightening emergence of a new generation of young ‘maturity’ onset diabetics,3 it is a clarion call for parents, society and the medical fraternity to stand up and take responsibility.

First Report of Leaf Rust by Puccinia triticina on Wheat in Oman.

Abstract: Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), cultivated for forage and grain production, is an important crop in the Sultanate of Oman. In April 2005, leaf samples of an unknown local variety showing rust symptom...

Design of Arithmetic Circuits for Complex Binary Number System

Abstract: Complex numbers play important role in various engineering applications. To represent these numbers efficiently for storage and manipulation, a (−1+j)‐base complex binary number system (CBNS) has been proposed in the literature. In this paper, designs of nibble‐size arithmetic circuits (adder, subtractor, multiplier, divider) have been presented. These circuits can be incorporated within von Neumann and associative dataflow processors to achieve higher performance in both sequential and parallel computing paradigms.

Aspects of U-Th fractionation in Tertiary limestones and calcretes of Dhofar, southern Oman

Abstract: This paper presents findings from a comprehensive geochemical and geophysical re-examination of known radiogenic anomalies in Tertiary limestones and (sub-)recent calcretes of southwestern Dhofar in the Sultanate of Oman. U-Th-enrichments seem to be associated with deep-rooted fault systems that cross-cut Corg-rich shales at depths of some 800–1000 m, which generally show elevated gamma-ray levels in southern Oman and act as the initial geochemical trap. Metals and radiogenic elements, such as K (max 1945 ppm), U (max 44 ppm), and Th (max 26 ppm) mobilised from these rocks and emplaced higher up in the faults must have constituted radiogenic lineaments at and near the surface (observed in a different but difficult to access location). However, successive weathering partially obscured such anomalies through further re-mobilisation/-mineralisation processes within the calcretes that also enriched Sr and V. In these carbonates, uranium correlates positively with Sr but not very well with V, while thorium shows moderate positive correlations with Sr and V. Both U and Th are also not present (i.e., below the detection limits of a few ppm) in a second sample group that represents background conditions. Being much more immobile than U, Th remained closer to the original western fault positions of the examined site (outlined by magnetics and VLF-EM during the surveys), while uranium moved down-dip over the plateau and through underlying sub-horizontal strata towards the eastern fault system. Here, supergene Sr-enriched calcite preferentially incorporated U, thus reflecting the observed U-Th fractionation.