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The Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility in Pakistan\u27s Health Insurance Industry in Preserving a Sustainable Competitive Advantage
Get PDFIn Pakistan, health care system is vulnerable and under developing phase. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities influence the health insurance sector\u27s competitiveness. This study attempts to investigate the connection between CSR practices and the long-term competitive advantage of Pakistani health insurance carriers. To create a lasting competitive advantage, it aims to pinpoint the precise CSR actions that significantly affect consumer perception, brand reputation, and market placement. The rising significance of CSR in business and its potential effects on the health insurance sector are the driving forces behind this study. Customers are drawn to businesses that show a commitment to ethical business practices as society\u27s consciousness regarding environmental and social concerns rises. To get in-depth understanding of health insurance firms\u27 CSR practices and attitudes, the study uses a qualitative technique. Interviews and focus groups have used to gather data and Thematic analysis has been used as an analysis tool. The themes obtained through thematic analysis are Initiatives to Promote Community Health, Sustainability in corporate sector and social impact, Healthcare accessibility and Affordability, Healthcare Sustainability Promotion, Collaboration and social engagement among corporate stakeholders. CHASS theoretical model has developed based on obtained factors. Future potential for the study includes offering vital information to health insurance firms on the best CSR projects to engage in, strengthening their competitive posture in the market
Can the Interplay of Risk Management and Financial Innovation Affect the Bank’s Performance in Pakistan?
Get PDFThis study investigated the unclear relationship between financial innovation and the performance of Pakistani banks, placing particular emphasis on the mediating role of risk management. Conducted over the period from 2013 to 2022, the research encompasses an analysis of several Pakistani banks, utilizing hierarchical multiple regression analysis to assess how distinct characteristics of financial innovation influence bank efficiency. The findings highlight that effective risk management significantly influences the relationship between financial innovation and bank performance, especially in terms of risk intensity, innovation longevity, and specificity. The study demonstrates that by leveraging technological advancements in their services and products, Pakistani banks can enhance their financial performance and strengthen their risk management frameworks. Additionally, it reveals that a bank\u27s financial health can be significantly improved through a strategic approach to financial innovation, focusing on targeted, long-term innovative initiatives and robust risk management practices. This approach not only aids in navigating the challenges posed by a rapidly evolving financial landscape but also positions these banks to capitalize on new market opportunities, thereby reinforcing their competitive edge in the banking sector
Adaptive Strategies of Santal Families in Educating Their Children: A Study on Primary Education in the Context of Basbari Village of Rajshahi
Get PDFIn spite of being a multicultural and multilingual country, what continuous trend seen over country is that ethnic communities of Bangladesh are excluded from primary education due to poverty, ignorance, lack of social consciousness, lack of learning opportunity in ethnic language, intolerance for indigenous culture, negligence of teachers and students towards indigenous children and discrimination, which may threaten Bangladesh’s achieving SGDs and may result in less graduate/human capital, less literacy rate, decreased job opportunity in ethnic societies as well as Bangladesh. This contradictory socio-cultural environment leads Santal families to occupy new adaptive strategies. Literatures found lacks discussion on this especial issue, which made the sufferings of the Santal families in ensuring education undiscovered. The current research aims to know how Santal children overcome the problems faced in Schools and understand the strategies Santal children take in getting education. This research argues that the Santal families are teaching their children Bangla language, hiding their cultural identity, stopping cultural practices, focusing on their religious identity and taking opportunities given by different Churches, NGOs and government agencies as means of coping strategies in educating their children, which is helping them in participating in education but falling in threats of losing cultural diversity in futur
A Critical Discourse on Divergent System of Education: Evaluating Youth Engagements for a Secure Pakistan
Get PDFThis study investigated the divergent system of education in Pakistan with a special focus on evaluating youth engagement contributing to a secure Pakistan. Youth engagement activities were explored with respect to economic, social, and political context. The study adopted a descriptive strategy following a qualitative approach. Nine participants from government institutions, private institutions and madrasahs were selected using convenient sampling technique for data collection. Interviews with structured questions were designed to apply the thematic analysis. The findings show that a small segment of private schools understand its significance and engage their students in activities that facilitate them to understand the concepts such as entrepreneurship, business engagements, small and large-scale businesses, and ideas related to such business domain. It was found that only a few public schools responded to promote leadership skills in their respective schools through various classroom practices and school activities. The respondents of madrasahs perceive political engagement of youth by affiliating themselves with a political party. The findings show a mixed response to the political engagement of youth. However, the realization of its significance in the current times has been found among all respondents. In accordance with the social engagement of youth, there seems to be a proper system in place for fostering social skills amongst the students in private schools
Impact of Ethical Leadership Practices on Teachers’ Psychological Safety and Performance: A Case of Primary School Heads in Karachi - Pakistan
Get PDFThis study investigated the level of effective ethical leadership practices of primary school heads from the perspective of teachers serving in Karachi schools. It also compared the effective ethical leadership practiced by primary school head from the perspective of teachers serving in Karachi schools in terms of their various demographics including gender, academic qualification, professional qualification, and locality of their schools. Using a quantitative exploratory method, it targeted the primary schools in each district of Karachi to approach the teachers currently serving in the respective primary schools. The findings of the study revealed that teachers perceive the effective ethical leadership practiced by primary school heads. However, this perception of teachers changed frequently based on their different demographic characteristics that led the study to infer a potential biasness displayed by the primary school heads while practicing their leadership. The study recommends awareness sessions and training programs for primary school heads to avoid their potential biasness
Teachers’ Perspective on Teacher Education Program in Pakistan
Get PDFThis study aimed to understand teachers’ perceptions about the impact of teacher education programs (B.Ed.) on their teaching practices in their classrooms. The study implied a qualitative approach, and the data collection was done through semi-structured interviews with 14 secondary school teachers. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings of the present study suggest that formal teacher education is helpful and progressive for teachers to gain practical pedagogical skills during their teacher education. Their learning during teacher education increased their confidence in teaching in the classroom. It also emphasizes that pre-service teacher education is essential for all teachers as it provides a valuable experience of teaching, and equips teachers with the tools and techniques to teach well. It helps them to be confident as a professional teacher. The study suggests an updated teacher training syllabus, which would include the development of teachers’ soft skills and the opportunity to practice the methodology and skills they learned
Updates in Medical Colleges’ Curriculum in Iraq
Get PDFMedical colleges are the only places where doctors earn their knowledge and skills for their future career roles in treating patients and helping the community. The curriculum taught in these colleges has a vital role in preparing them for postgraduate continuous education as the sciences in general and medicine in special have been modernized and updated. There are different types of curricula used in Iraqi colleges of medicine, the most prominent one was the traditional subject based. Relatively, the best curriculum used is the summation of the integrated, student-centered, and community-based. The best available way to evaluate the medical curriculum in Iraq is by the certificate of the accreditation standard issues of the National Iraqi Council for Accreditation
Role of CDX2 Marker in Patients with Colorectal Cancer
Get PDFCDX2 has been proposed as a tumor suppressor in colon cancer, CDX2 gene is often amplified in colon cancer, there is a lineage survival oncogene function in some tumors, the role of CDX2 protein during CRC development remains debatable. The aim of this study investigate the effect of low CDX2 expression on overall survival (OS) for prognosis of CRC patients and estimate of therapeutic activity of CDX2 expression in predictive of chemotherapy respond. This study done in the Middle Euphrates Unit for Cancer Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kufa in Al-Najaf province. This study was carried out on sixty-three cases of CRC in the form of available paraffin blocks who underwent surgical resection between 2015 and 2020. Thirty_ seven blocks of normal non tumoral colorectal tissue collected randomly from archives of two private laboratories during collection of malignant tissue blocks. Nuclear low expression of CDX2 in control and patient groups were 0(0.00%) and 30 (47.6%), while high expression of this protein was 37 (100%) and 33(52.4%) in control and patient groups respectively. OS was longer in patients with low CDX2 protein expression who intake adjuvant chemotherapy (71.33%) with mean survival (24.75±2.81 month) than patients were not intake adjuvant chemotherapy (53.71%) with mean survival (15.227±1.66 month). CDX2 expression regarded as diagnostic marker for non-mucinous CRC. High of CDX2 expression can be used as an independent good prognostic biomarker to predict longer survival of patients with CRC
Analytical Studies and Biological Activity of New Azo Dye and Its Complexation with Zinc
Get PDFAzo dye (AD), (Z)-5-amino-2-(((4-(5-(p-tolyl)-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl) phenyl) sulfonyl) diazenyl) phenol) and its complex with zinc were prepared and characterized using FTIR, UV-visible, elemental analysis and mass spectrum. Analytical studies showed that this dye had high solubility in ethanol and gave three isopiestic points when studying the pH effect in a range of buffer solutions. The protonation constants pKb1 and pKb2 of nitrogen atom and the ionization constant pKa of OH-group were equal to 3.4, 7.26 and 10.5 respectively. These results indicated the suggested ionization scheme in acidic and basic media. Further, the synthetic AD was provided non-toxic effects using different concentrations, and did not show any heamolysis effects in the cells in contrast with another chemical compound. The new AD is considered as novel medicine or chemical sanitizer. Further, the biological activity of AD and its complex was tested against four different bacteria, (Staphylococcus Aureus, Escherichia Coli, Bacillus Cereus and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa) and two different fungi (Aspergillus Albicans and Candida Albicans). The results showed that the complexation of AD with zinc was decreased the biological activity of synthetic AD
Indirect Spectrophotometric Method for Determination of Methyldopa in Pure and Pharmaceutical Formulation
Get PDFSensitive and accurate spectrophotometric method for the assay of methyldopa (MeD) as pure form and in it is formulations. The method was centred on the oxidation of methyldopa drug with Fe+2ions. The free Fe+2 ions react with 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline chromogenic reagent. In the method, the formed Ferron complex is colorimetrically can be monitored at 533 nm versus reagent blank. The linear relationship between various MeD concentrations versus absorbance for each concentration was in the range of 0.25-2.5 μg.mL-1 with molar absorptivity 1.3272x105 L.mol-1.cm-1 for the method. The determination coefficient (R2) was found to be 0.9902, and the limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) were 0.011μg.ml-1and 0.036 μg.ml-1, respectively. The percent recovery from 99.84% to 102.40 %. The suggested procedure could be used for the estimation of MeD in dosage forms (two types of tablets from two companies) with satisfactory results