Review of Applied Management and Social Sciences (RAMSS) (E-Journal)
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The Role of Social Media in Proliferating Violent Behavior Among College Students in District Layyah, Pakistan
Get PDFThe usage of social media is the biggest catalyst that causes behavioral transitions among the younger age cohort. In the recent era of digitalization, the youth especially college students are addicted to various social media apps such as Facebook, Tik Tok, Twitter, Whats app, and Youtube. This younger age bracket used digital media to watch violent-based entertainment content, pornographies, and video games. Aligning this,cross-sectional survey research design was conducted in the four registered colleges of Layyah, Pakistan. A total sample size of N=263 respondents was selected through a de-facto method. Questionnaire was used as a tool for the data collection process. The responses of the participants were gathered and analyzed through SPSS Version-21. The findings of the study revealed that the younger students above the age of 18 years i.e. n=157 (59.7%), who belonged to the nuclear family system(n=123, 46.8%), had low parental education (n=53, 20.2%), and had a family income of ?30,000PKR (n=96, 36.5%) were more involved in the usage of social media apps which proliferates their violent behavioral conduct. Moreover, playing violent video games (n=210, 79.8%), watching action-based movies (n=217, 82.5%), destruction of someone's possessions (n=164, 62.4%), and watchinga person shooting (n=177, 67.3%) were the major parameters that played an imperative role in amplifying the violent behavior among college students. In conclusion, to share carrier goals, information, innovations, and methods of expression, students used social media sites for various action-based audio-visual content. The vigilance provided by the parents along with college administration and teachers can help to mitigate the role of social media in proliferating violence among youth in the study context
Real Sector Growth owed to Islamic Finance
Get PDFIslamic finance is growing rapidly not only in Islamic world but also around the globe. Foreseeing the popularity of Islamic finance, the current study intends to explore the relationship between Islamic financing and economic growth. To entertain the objectives, the study used data of United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, and Indonesia for the years 1980-2018. The ARDL approach to co-integration was used in order to obtain the empirical results for exploring the relationship between the Industrial Production Index, Islamic banks deposits, Islamic bank financing, gross fixed Capital formation, trade openness, government expenditures, and inflation. Industrial production index is taken as a proxy of growth that represents real sector growth. Study findings illustrated a strong positive relationship between industrial production indices, Islamic bank deposits & financing, gross fixed capital formation and negative significant relation with trade openness in the study period. Whereas, government expenditure has insignificant relation and inflation has shown negative relation. It is recommended that Islamic banks should design their deposit instruments in terms of long-run. The Islamic banks may follow the path of conventional banking in this regard. Deposit’s negotiable certificates should be issued similar to the conventional banks
Socio-medical and Demographic Hindering Blockades in Implementation of Expanded Program on Immunization among Mothers Working in Brick Kilns: a Study of District Vehari, Pakistan
Get PDFThe present research was designed to determine the socio-medical and demographic hindering blockades in the implementation of Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) among mothers working in brick kilns of district Vehari, Pakistan. A mixed methodology was used to find out the viewpoints of mothers working in brick kilns (N=105) and nearby village dwellers (N=23) about the study phenomenon. The results of the survey method divulged that younger age, low education level, nuclear family structure, and low familial monthly income were the major demographic hindering blockades in implementation of EPI program among the respondents. Additionally, the participants also mentioned that non-awareness (n=81), lack of accessibility (n=94), inadequate information about vaccinators (n=72), extensive working conditions of mothers during pregnancy (n=99), non-accessibility of mothers during EPI coverage (n=74), deprivation of zero OPV and BCG dosage after birth (N=61, N=70 respectively) and native believe of mothers that EPI is non-effective and disease-oriented (n=69) were the major socio-medical hindering blockades in implementation of EPI among the targeted mothers. During Informal Discussions (IDs), the village dwellers reported that illiteracy, language barriers, and cultural myths were the major obstructing undercurrents in the implementation of EPI program in the study milieu. Regular training and awareness programs along with enhancing the technical knowledge, communication skills, and behavioral conduct of vaccinators were the major recommendations that can improve the implementation of EPI program among brick kiln workers of study locale
Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Land Use Land Cover, Dynamics in Built-up Area and Its Trend Predictions in Peshawar Vale, Pakistan
Get PDFThis study focused on the Spatio-temporal monitoring of land use land cover, built-up area, its trend, and its prediction in the valley of Peshawar, Pakistan. The collected data from 1990 to 2020 were spatiotemporally analyzed in GIS to get the required objective. Parallel to this, Terr-Set has been used for change analysis, whereas Cellular Automaton and Markov model have been applied for trend prediction of built-up area for 2050. The land use land cover analysis indicates that the study area's built-up area is rapidly increasing. The land use land cover statistics reveal that, the built-up area and vegetation cover showed a positive growth trend as the area under the built environment and vegetation cover consistently increased. However, the area under barren Land is decreasing with time, showing a negative trend. The analysis of the Markov model predicted that in 2050 the built-up area in Peshawar valley would be further increased at the cost of consuming bare soil and vegetation cover
Effects of Social Media Apps on University Students’ Health Behaviour in Physical Activity, Weight Loss, and Nutrition Perspective
Get PDFThe extensive body of literature focuses on examining the role of social media apps in health-related matters. Conversely, developing county like Pakistan, there is lack of empirical evidence regarding social media app influence specifically on health-related matters in developing countries like Pakistan. The study aimed to examine the purpose of social media apps, commonly used apps, impact, and demographic attributes on health-related matters. Three domains of health (physical activity, weight loss, and nutritional choices) were considered among university students in Southern Punjab, Multan, Pakistan. This quantitative study was carried out on 200 university students aged 18-29 years, through a survey design. Results showed the primary reason for using social media apps is to gain health-related information, effectively and conveniently and YouTube is the most preferred application for this purpose. The impact of apps on health-related matters (physical activity, weight loss, and nutritional choices) was found to be significant and measured through regression analysis. Demographic variables, gender, and age were examined relative to study variables (app usage, physical activity, weight loss, and nutritional choices), gender differences are significant in health-related app usage and physical activity, while it remains insignificant in weight loss and nutritional choices. Age differences were significant in in-app usage, physical activity, weight loss, and nutritional choices. The key findings of this particular study could assist app developers and health practitioners to encourage the masses in adopting health-related behaviors and by providing sufficient introductory app-related information by creating realistic performance expectancy thus minimizing the risk perception of the masses
Students’ Socialization Level and Academic Achievement at Secondary Level
Get PDFThis study sought to determine the effect of socialization with specific reference to the academic achievement of secondary schools students in District Layyah. Moreover this has been interpreted as the socialization effect at secondary level of education: the school is considered to be the most important socializing agent transmitting social values and providing best opportunity for the transmission of academic activities through socialization. The issue is primarily a concern of policymakers, who are concerned about the type of teacher-student contact that leads to behavior problems among students. So that the training of instructors can be planned and organized. The main objectives of the study to address the most burning questions like What was the current situation of socialization level and academic achievement among secondary school students?, What were the difference between male and female students' levels of socialization? And is there any relationship present between a student's level of socialization and their academic achievement at the secondary level? Similarly, a descriptive correlational design of study was used to examine these research questions through survey design. In this study, a questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale was conducted 763 students by using simple stratified sampling technique The students’ socialization level is measured in the second section (B), which has 32 items. As a research tool, the third (C) component includes kids' families, teachers, classmates, and friends. There are twenty items in all and academic achievement measured through the grade 9th marks of the students .The results showed that socialization level have a great value for academic related purposes, particularly as teaching and learning and most of the respondents agreed that socialization build their confidence and they have a good communication with others.
 
The Impact of Afghan Refugee Influx on Labor Market Outcomes in Pakistan
Get PDFThe study gauges the impact of refugee influx on the labor market in Pakistan. The impact of Afghan refugees was analyzed using three indicators of labor market namely,unemployment, formal employment and informal employment from years 1979 to 2022. ARDL bound test for co-integrationis used to derive long run and short run relationship between labor market indicators and refugee inflow. It is found that Afghan refugees have caused positive impact on the labor market of Pakistan in long run while, in the short run it increase unemployment rate. Hence, it is concluded that refugees can serve as stimulus for investment and production in the country
Problem-focused Coping, Avoidance Coping and Emotional Coping: Coping Strategies for Daily Stressors Among Operational and Non-operational Rescue Workers in Punjab, Pakistan
Get PDFRescue workers are liable for responding to natural and man-made emergencies in the day-to-day routine. Operational rescue workers have to face extended duty hours, harsh behavior of crowds at the incident places, and less leisure time for themselves and their family members. In contrast, non-operational workers do not directly respond to emergencies. So, this study aimed to determine how operational and non-operational rescue workers cope with daily stressors. Furthermore, the study also aimed to test the correlation between different coping strategies among rescuers. For this purpose, a cross-sectional survey was conducted using cluster sampling techniques among 199 rescuers from nine districts in Punjab, Pakistan. Data was collected using the Brief COPE scale (Carver, 1997) and analyzed using correlation and t-test. Results of this study show that the mean scores of non-operational and operational rescue workers are significantly different from each other on "Problem-focused Coping," "Emotional Coping," and "Avoidance Coping." Likewise, "Problem-focused Coping" is negatively correlated to "Emotional Coping" and "Avoidance Coping." The study concludes that rescue workers who have "Problem-focused Coping" strategies are less likely to use "Emotional Coping" and "Avoidance Coping" strategies. Moreover, operational rescuers are less likely to use "Problem-focused Coping" and more likely to use "Emotional Coping" and "Avoidance Coping" strategies; however, non-operational rescue workers use coping strategies in vice versa
Perceptive FDI in Relation to Ease of Business: An empirical Analysis of Asian Countries
Get PDFThis study examines the FDI perceptive in relation to ease of doing business an empirical analysis of Asian countries. This study was applied the economic integration and foreign direct investment theory in formulating hypotheses that guide the results analysis. In this study the independent variable is Foreign Direct Investment which is measured by GDP which are measured by sub variables. The present study has been used the econometrics analysis, to find the empirical relationships and key regions for trying to attract FDI net inflows, use the liner regression method. For the years 2010 through 2019, this study includes examines 34 Asian economies, including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and many others. The main takeaway from this is that a better-rated business environment is much more likely to draw larger inflows of FDI. All indexes have inverse connections, according to the regression estimation, with the exception of trading across borders, receiving credit, and registering properties. Furthermore, all factors—aside from paying taxes, dealing with insolvency, or shutting down operations in the region—are most likely to have an impact on FDI inflows
Role of AEOs and Educational Administration in Teachers’ Performance at School
Get PDFEducational Administration is one of the mechanisms that governments use to ensure accountability to the public in terms of the value for money invested in the education systems, and to raise educational standards and quality of teaching in schools. The major purpose of this study was to investigate the “Role of AEO’S Educational Administration in Teachers’ Performance at Primary Level”. The study focused on determining the relationship between AEO’S supervision and teachers’ performance in Primary schools in Vehari. Researcher used co-relational design and questionnaire was developed and five-point Likert scale was used to find results on the basis of findings and conclusion. A total of 50% samples was taken from target population which include 28 AEO’S (Male), 22 AEO’S (Female) of district Vehari were taken as a sample of the study. After analysis of data, it was found that there is a significant role of AEO’s educational administration in teacher's performance in developing vision about teaching, Administrative Supervision and Helping the Teachers in their Performance. It was recommended that institutions concentrate on turning pleasant things into helpful things, such as educational leadership styles that promote them as a tool for not just communication and enjoyment but also learning.