11,260 research outputs found
Assessment of human-leopard conflict in Machiara National Park, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
No full textLivestock depredation by leopards is one of the key conservation issues in landscapes with limited resources worldwide. Any attempts to mitigate human-leopard conflict and conserve the species in conflict should be based on an unequivocal understanding of the conflict patterns. A household survey was conducted with an intention to quantify livestock losses resulting from depredation by leopards in and around the Machiara National Park, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. A total of 301 livestock were killed between June 2007 and August 2008 by leopards. The extent of loss varied in different months, with maximum killing occurring in the month of May. Small-bodied livestock such as goats and sheep were more vulnerable than large-bodied cattle. Goats were killed in significantly higher numbers as compared to other livestock. Domestic animals were killed more frequently at night as compared to other times of the day. There was a significant effect of the nighttime protection measures on depredation. Most attacks happened in valleys and in areas far from the forests. Factors most closely associated with livestock depredation included decline of natural prey, herding practices, guarding especially during the nighttime, and repeated use of pastures where predators were known to be hunting actively. Attitudes of the local community towards leopards were largely negative, and further efforts should be made to improve support for carnivore conservation. We suggest widespread local community education and proactive human-leopard conflict management, particularly through adopting carnivore-friendly livestock protection measures.AJ&K wildlife & Fisheries departmen
Pioneers of Library Movement in Pakistan
No full textThe paper aims to describe in brief the contribution of seven leaders of Pakistan librarianship, viz. K.B. Khalifa M. Asadullah, Prof. Dr. Abdul Moid, Dr. Abdus Subuh Qasimi, Muhammad Shafi, Fazal Elahi, Khawaja Nur Elahi and S. V. Hussain. The early library developments are given for better understanding of the role of these leaders
A Review of Milk Production in Pakistan with Particular Emphasis on Small-scale Producers
No full textThe purpose of the study is to assess the economics of dairy farming in Pakistan and the prospects for improving the dairy income for small-scale producers, which currently form the backbone of the dairy industry. The document begins with a general overview of milk production in the country, followed by a detailed study of dairy farming in the province of Punjab, with a particular focus on the small-scale producers. Preliminary estimates of the margins in the formal and informal market for liquid milk are provided. The study applies a method of economic analysis developed by the International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN) which is based on the concept of typical farms. Four farm types were selected to represent 'typical farms' in the province of Punjab: one farm with one and three, and two farms with ten dairy animals respectively, one of the latter located near the city of Lahore. Each farm is described in detail with assets, production costs, profits and other economic information presented both graphically and in the text. The study concludes that a sound intervention strategy to strengthen the position of the small scale dairy farms would focus simultaneously on at least three fronts: (1) lowering farm production costs, (2) increasing productivity and (3) promoting a "higher" farmers' share in the consumer milk prices. A more competitive milk marketing system designed to cater for the needs of small-scale dairy farmers would send strong positive signals for small farmers to mobilise their own resources and develop their operations.Livestock Production/Industries,
The Cost Competitiveness of Electric Refrigerated Light Commercial Vehicles: A Total Cost of Ownership Approach
No full textThis article aims to investigate the economic feasibility of renewing a fleet of diesel
light commercial vehicles (LCVs) with equivalent more environmentally friendly vehicles in the distribution of frozen and chilled foods. A Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) approach is proposed that includes all pertinent expenses to compare the cost competitiveness of battery electric, fuel-cell electric, and bio-diesel LCVs with respect to their conventional diesel counterparts, and to perform policy scenarios. We adopt both a private and a social perspective by also accounting for the external costs of transportation. We found that electric LCVs outperform their rivals in the city and panel LCV categories even in the absence of government subsidies while being cost competitive in box LCV segment, while FCEVs require the development of refueling infrastructure and government subsidies to compete with diesel counterparts
Sustainable Supply Chain Innovations and Circular Economy Challenges: A Multi-Perspective Analysis of Cost, Barriers, and Logistics Optimization
No full textSustainable supply chain intends to reduce social and environmental effects while preserving economic viability at the same time. Throughout the production and distribution process, it incorporates environmental friendly practices like cutting carbon emissions, saving resources, and limiting waste. The purpose of this research is three-folded; first, to carry out a systematic literature review at the crossroad between SCM, sustainability and innovation by employing Marrying content analysis and explore the connections between these three streams of research and highlight new areas for future research. Second, to identify possible cost competitive alternatives to traditional gasoline light commercial vehicle (LCV) segment of Bofrost that are more sustainable in daily operations (more cost competitive with decreased social and environmental effects) while implementing the Total Cost of Ownership technique. Third, to identify the circular economy barriers and rank them through expert opinion by implementing FUCOM analysis in case of frozen food industry. Additionally, this study also presents a logistics center identification model by implementing the Fuzzy-MCDM technique to design a resilient logistics network with enhanced transport efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Outcome from the first study discuss sustainability from the innovation perspective. We discussed three categories of sustainability i.e., economic, social, and environmental with the primary innovation-related issues that emerged from our research, with a distinction made between supply chain innovation that is a) organizational, b) product, c) process, d) strategic, and e) technology. Second study reveals that a battery electric powertrain layout may currently be suggested to outperform a diesel, biodiesel, and fuel cell electric powertrain layout. This conclusion is primarily due to higher current cost factors for fuel cell system production, hydrogen storage system production, and hydrogen refueling. The critical part in decision making is the inclusion of external costs for proposed propulsion systems that makes BEVs a preferred choice in our case. For third study, we found that the most prominent CE barriers in our case includes the absence of CE infrastructure, high setup costs of CE adoption, the lack of sufficient CE incentives and lack of public awareness about CE. We also presented a mathematical model to assist decision-makers in choosing the optimal LC location among a range of possible sites subjected to certain criteria. Finally practical implications and future research avenues are discussed.Sustainable supply chain intends to reduce social and environmental effects while preserving economic viability at the same time. Throughout the production and distribution process, it incorporates environmental friendly practices like cutting carbon emissions, saving resources, and limiting waste. The purpose of this research is three-folded; first, to carry out a systematic literature review at the crossroad between SCM, sustainability and innovation by employing Marrying content analysis and explore the connections between these three streams of research and highlight new areas for future research. Second, to identify possible cost competitive alternatives to traditional gasoline light commercial vehicle (LCV) segment of Bofrost that are more sustainable in daily operations (more cost competitive with decreased social and environmental effects) while implementing the Total Cost of Ownership technique. Third, to identify the circular economy barriers and rank them through expert opinion by implementing FUCOM analysis in case of frozen food industry. Additionally, this study also presents a logistics center identification model by implementing the Fuzzy-MCDM technique to design a resilient logistics network with enhanced transport efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Outcome from the first study discuss sustainability from the innovation perspective. We discussed three categories of sustainability i.e., economic, social, and environmental with the primary innovation-related issues that emerged from our research, with a distinction made between supply chain innovation that is a) organizational, b) product, c) process, d) strategic, and e) technology. Second study reveals that a battery electric powertrain layout may currently be suggested to outperform a diesel, biodiesel, and fuel cell electric powertrain layout. This conclusion is primarily due to higher current cost factors for fuel cell system production, hydrogen storage system production, and hydrogen refueling. The critical part in decision making is the inclusion of external costs for proposed propulsion systems that makes BEVs a preferred choice in our case. For third study, we found that the most prominent CE barriers in our case includes the absence of CE infrastructure, high setup costs of CE adoption, the lack of sufficient CE incentives and lack of public awareness about CE. We also presented a mathematical model to assist decision-makers in choosing the optimal LC location among a range of possible sites subjected to certain criteria. Finally practical implications and future research avenues are discussed
Doing Transgender ‘Right’: Bodies, Eroticism and Spirituality in Khwajasira Work
No full textThe regulative and oppressive effects of gender norms on bodies of transgender workers have been mostly explored in standard binary gender work settings. We explore the regulative effects of specialized transgender work regimes by posing the following two questions: How do specialized transgendered work regimes regulate transgender work and bodies? How do transgender workers cope with these regimes? Through a case study of khwajasiras, a community of male-to-female transgender people in Pakistan, we explain how competing and conflicting body ideals of hyper-eroticism, spirituality, and hybridity set by these regimes, allow khwajasiras to transgress the binary gender norms. Ironically, however, these specialized work regimes have their own regulative and oppressive effects on khwajasiras’ bodies and work. We then demonstrate how khwajasiras cope with these regulative effects in three different ways: embracing the body ideals, strategically shifting work and body across the regimes, and relegating body norms as unimportant for being a transgender. We finally argue that these differences in enacting different form of transgenderness is an outcome of a tight coupling or contradiction between audiences, khwajasira community and individual workers’ own sense of transgender authenticity
sj-docx-1-onc-10.1177_11795549221084832 – Supplemental material for Body Mass Index and Diabetes Mellitus May Predict Poorer Overall Survival of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients: A Retrospective Cohort From a Tertiary-Care Centre of a Resource-Limited Country
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-onc-10.1177_11795549221084832 for Body Mass Index and Diabetes Mellitus May Predict Poorer Overall Survival of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients: A Retrospective Cohort From a Tertiary-Care Centre of a Resource-Limited Country by Yumna Adnan, Syed Muhammad Adnan Ali, Muhammad Sohail Awan, Nida Zahid, Muhammad Ozair Awan, Hammad Afzal Kayani and Hasnain Ahmed Farooqui in Clinical Medicine Insights: Oncology</p
ANALISIS LIPUTAN AWAN BERDASARKAN CITRA SATELIT PENGINDERAAN JAUH
No full textTelah dilakukan analisis terhadap liputan awan berdasarkan citra satelit untuk wilayah Sulawesi Selatan. Analisis tersebut dilasanakan dengan cara mengkaji dan membahas hasil penelitian sebelumnya yang menggunakan citra satelit, kemudian dikombinasikan dengan hasil penelitian dengan menggunakan radar cuaca. Analisis ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penggunaan dan pemanfaatan data satelit untuk memantau parameter cuaca.\ud
Hasil analisis tersebut menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan citra satelit untuk pemantauan cuaca dengan menggunakan radar cuaca terdapat kesamaan. Namun hasil pemantauan melalui citra satelit hanya memberikan gambaran tentag pola cuaca seperti liputan awan secara global. Sedangkan hasil pengamatan dengan menggunakan radar cuaca lebih rinci namun cakupannya lebih sempit
Teknologi komputasi awan
No full textBuku Teknologi Komputasi Awan merupakan sebuah buku edukatif yang mengajarkan kiat-kiat awal dalam memahami ilmu komputasi awan. Buku ini menyajikan panduan komprehensif tentang komputasi awan, dari pengenalan dasar hingga penerapan teknis dan manajerial yang lebih mendalam. Memulai dengan pengantar yang menjelaskan konsep dasar dan evolusi komputasi awan, buku ini secara sistematis menguraikan bagaimana teknologi ini telah menjadi pilar utama dalam dunia digital saat ini. Bab-bab selanjutnya mengeksplorasi nilai bisnis yang ditawarkan oleh komputasi awan, termasuk keunggulannya dalam skalabilitas dan keamanan, serta dampaknya terhadap strategi bisnis modern. Pembaca akan dipandu melalui perspektif teknis, tantangan, dan teknologi yang diperlukan untuk memanfaatkan layanan cloud secara optimal
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