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ٹھہرا دریا بہتی یادیں
No full text<p>Foreword (Translated by Eesha Farzeen Khan)</p><p>Introducing the book "ٹھہرا دریا بہتی یادیں" is an honor for me. Nasir Razzaq, who is a renowned and celebrated young author and poet. All of his works reflect his insight, sensitivity, and artistry. Razzaq's work is a journey through various emotions experienced in our lives, and his books serve as a reminder that amidst chaos and turmoil, there is always a voice of hope and peace that we can find within ourselves.</p><p>In the landscape of contemporary literature, encountering a body of work that dives deeply into the complexities of the human heart and reflects the numerous complexities of our society is a rare delight. "ٹھہرا دریا بہتی یادیں," a remarkable effort by Nasir Razzaq, is a literary gem that offers its readers a unique journey through the depths of human emotions and the challenges presented in our ever-changing world.</p><p>Nasir Razzaq has skillfully woven a tapestry of stories and poetry that not only captivates the reader's imagination but also encourages self-reflection and thoughtful contemplation. Reading Razzaq's writings creates a beautiful scenario where love, loyalty, selfless love, and betrayal—all these subjects—come together. Various voices and expressions complement each other, creating a rich and varied experience that is thought-provoking and deeply moving.</p><p>"ٹھہرا دریا بہتی یادیں" encompasses a wide array of subjects, exploring the complexities of human relationships, the quest for self-discovery, and the societal expectations impacting our lives. Through the author's style of writing, I feel that life is an endless journey where everyone carries their pains and joys with them.</p><p>As soon as you begin the journey through the pages of this book, you will find yourself lost in the realms that Nasir Sahib has masterfully crafted. The author's deep understanding of human conditions and the complexities of our society is evident in every line, every poem, and every philosophy.</p><p>Whether you find peace in the emotional depths of poetry or are motivated to act on the critical issues presented in prose, "ٹھہرا دریا بہتی یادیں" is a composition that will stay in your mind long after turning the last page.</p><p>After reading "ٹھہرا دریا بہتی یادیں", I felt that every word and every sentence speaks of love and emotions. It is my desire that everyone reads this book and participates in the intellectual journey of Nasir Sahib.</p><p>With respect,</p><p>Professor S. Sirajuddin Ajmali</p><p>Department of Urdu, Aligarh Muslim University, India</p>
Kad Hari Raya
No full textKad ucapan hari raya yang diutuskan kepada Profesor Diraja Ungku Abdul Aziz daripada M. Nasir, KESUMA, Universiti Malay
FIGURE 1 in Vanderbylia kashmiriana sp. nov. (Polyporales, Polyporaceae) from Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan
No full textFIGURE 1. Phylogram generated from Maximum Likelihood (ML) method based on ITS sequence data representing Vanderbylia kashmiriana and its related species. Novel sequences generated during this study are in bold.Published as part of <i>Khalid, Uzma Irfan Abdul Nasir & Aziz, Abida, 2023, Vanderbylia kashmiriana sp. nov. (Polyporales, Polyporaceae) from Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan, pp. 269-278 in Phytotaxa 616 (3)</i> on page 272, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.616.3.6, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10144754">http://zenodo.org/record/10144754</a>
FIGURE 2 in Vanderbylia kashmiriana sp. nov. (Polyporales, Polyporaceae) from Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan
No full textFIGURE 2. Phylogram generated from Maximum Likelihood (ML) method based on LSU sequence data representing Vanderbylia kashmiriana and its related species. Novel sequences generated during this study are in bold.Published as part of <i>Khalid, Uzma Irfan Abdul Nasir & Aziz, Abida, 2023, Vanderbylia kashmiriana sp. nov. (Polyporales, Polyporaceae) from Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan, pp. 269-278 in Phytotaxa 616 (3)</i> on page 272, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.616.3.6, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10144754">http://zenodo.org/record/10144754</a>
Nasir Shehzad as a Preface Writer: ناصر شہزاد بحیثیت دیپاچہ نگار
No full textNasir Shehzad is a notable literary figure of the 20th century. He wrote down many books: “Kon Dais Gyo,” “Pukarti Rahee Bansi, andd "Ban Bas." He not only wrote the prefaces of his own books but also the books of his contemporaries. Nasir Shehzad creates a unique pleasure with his style of narration in the prefaces. The book and the author are introduced by him in a good manner. In these prefaces, a glimpse of his literature, ideas, and personality is also seen. He has written prefaces only on poetry genres. Along with songs, ghazals, and poems in these poetry genres, he has shed light on the tradition and narration of coffee and couplets in the form of a preface. The main purpose of the preface is to make the contents of the book clear in such a way that the person interested in the subject is drawn to read it because it makes the outline of the book clear to the reader, which makes the reader interested in the study. The prefaces of Nasir Shahzad meet this standard to a great extent. In this article, effort is made to analyze his preface writing in detail.
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1. Ibadat Barelvi, Dr., Compiler, Qadar Abdul Haq (Extended Edition), Lahore: Urdu Center, 1964, p. 862. All Ahmad Surur, Professor, What is criticism, Karachi: Urdu Academy Sindh, Sun Darhad, p. 7.1963. Nasir Shehzad, Bin Bas, p. 7. 364. Ahmad Umar Sharif, Gita Geet, Preface (Lyric Setting of Gita Geet) by Nasir Shahzad, Karachi: Pakistan Writers Guild Sindh,2006, p.:175. Also, p. 2.116. Also, p. 157. Tahir Saeed Haroon, Dr., Megh Malhar, Foreword: Megh Malhar and her First Phuwar by Nasir Shahzad, Lahore: Sang-e-Mail Publi.cations, 700 2, p. 58. Jameel Azimabadi, Doha Sansar, Foreword: Gyan Darpan by Nasir Shahzad Contents: Doha Sansar, Karachi: Rashid Publications,2004, pp. 1-209. Shaukat Hashmi, Hal Dhamaal, Foreword: Nasir Shehzad, Lahore: Al-Hamd Publications, 1995, p. 510. Afzal Hussain Geelani, Syed, Kafi A Yaar Da Vihra, Preface: Punjabi Kafi An Additional Case by Nasir Shahzad, Okara:Sound-e-Hadi Sheikho Sharif Institute, 2009, pp. 27-811. Javed Batsh, Dr., Dreams of Waking Eyes, Preface: Musafat-e-Shib-Tab by Nasir Shehzad, Sahiwal: Tamehol Publications, 2002, p. 1612. Afzal Hussain Geelani, Syed, Kafi A Yar Da Vehra, p. 2813. Ahmad Umar Sharif, Gita Geet, p. 1614. Jameel Azeemabadi, Doha Sansar, Preface: Gyan Darpan by Nasir Shahzad, including Doha Sansar, p. 2015. Abid Ali Abid, Syed, Style, Lahore: Sangmail Publications, 2001, p. 6016. All Ahmad Suroor, Professor, Visions and Ideas (Prose Style), New Delhi: New Delhi Maktaba Jamia Limited, 1973, p. 4917. Moinuddin Aqeel, Dr., Pakistani Ghazal, Formative Period Attitudes and Trends, Karachi: Abul Kalam Azad Research Institute, 1997, p. 10718. Tahir Saeed Haroon, Dr., Megh Malhar, p. 1219. Nasir Shehzad, Who Des Gayo (Backflap) by Joginder Pal20. Ahmad Umar Sharif, Gita Geet, p. 1621. Javed Batish, Dr., Dreams of Waking Eyes, p. 2022. Afzal Hussain Geelani, Syed, Kafi A Yar Da Vihra, p. 2723. Ibid, p. 2124. Ibid, p. 2525. Javed Batish, Dr., Dreams of Waking Eyes, p. 13.
Factors that lead to adoption of E-commerce among youths in Kuala Lumpur / Adam Aziz Muhamed Nasir
No full textThe purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between three independent variables against one dependent variable. Basically, it consists of three factors influencing the adoption of e-commerce among youths in Kuala Lumpur and the factors are Trust in Sellers, Perceived Risks and Frauds and Perceived Behavioural Control. In order to complete this write up, a few hypotheses were constructed and focused on the objectives to determine whether there were significant relationships between Trust in Sellers, Perceived Risks and Frauds and Perceived Behavioural Control against Adoption of E-commerce. For this study, 384 youths residing in Kuala Lumpur were chosen as respondents for this study. However, only 279 responses were returned back to the researcher. The data was obtained from primary data by using questionnaires. All data collected through the questionnaires were analyzed systematically by Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). From the correlation testing, the result shows three independent variables which are Trust in Sellers and Perceived Behavioural Control have strong relationships, while Perceived Risks and Frauds has moderate relationship. For multiple regression analysis, the results indicate that Trust in Sellers, Perceived Risks and Frauds and Perceived Behavioural Control are factors that lead to Adoption of E-commerce among youths in Kuala Lumpur. In terms of hypotheses testing, two hypotheses pertaining to Trust in Sellers and Perceived Behavioural Control are accepted, while hypothesis concerning Perceived Risks and Frauds is rejected
Vanderbylia kashmiriana U. Irfan, Khalid & Aziz 2023, sp. nov.
No full text<p> <i>Vanderbylia kashmiriana</i> U. Irfan, Khalid & Aziz <i>sp. nov</i>. <b>(Figures 3 & 4)</b></p> <p>Mycobank: MB#849986</p> <p> <b>Etymology:</b> The specific epithet <b>‘</b> <i>kashmiriana’</i> refers to the locality of the collection, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan.</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis:</b> <i>Vanderbylia kashmiriana</i> differs from its closest species <i>V. delavayi</i> in creamy to pale yellow corky pileate basidiocarp with wavy margins, globose to sub-globose to ellipsoid, non-truncate and variably dextrinoid basidiospores (4.2) 5.4–6.7 (6.8) × (2.8) 3.5–5.5 (5.9) µm; with abundant arboriform hyphae; sub-clavate to obovoid basidia and the presence of clavate to obclavate cystidia.</p> <p> <b>Holotype:</b> PAKISTAN. Azad Jammu & Kashmir, District Bhimber, Tehsil Samahni (33° 3’52.63”N, 74° 5’45.40”E) 826 m a.s.l., at the base of <i>Zanthoxylum armatum</i> DC, October 17, 2022, SM 01 Uzma Irfan (LAH37856), GenBank (OR120349 ITS), (OR120347 LSU)</p> <p> <b>Basidiomata</b> perennial, pileate, corky when fresh, becoming hard corky upon drying, single to imbricate, smells like wood, taste not recorded. <i>Pileus</i> 190–210 mm in diameter, sulcate, glabrous, cream to pale yellow (Hue 5 Y 9/2) with wavy margins. <b>Context</b> cottony when fresh, hard upon drying; Pore surface round, concolorous with pileal surface. <b>Basidiospores</b> (4.2) 5.4–6.7 (6.8) × (2.8) 3.5–5.5 (5.9) µm, avL × avW 5.72 × 4.06, Q = 1.5–1.1, Q av = 1.27, globose to subglobose to ellipsoid, hyaline, with apiculus, highly dextrinoid. <b>Basidia</b> 21.3–27.8 × 4.3–5.7 µm, clavate to sub-clavate to obovoid, clamp connections present, hyaline in 5 % KOH; sterigmata 1–4 about 1.9–2.3 µm long, sharp; <b>Cystidia</b> 16.0–40.3 × 3.9–7.3 µm, abundant, polymorphic, clavate to obclavate to ventricose, tubular, apically encrusted, granular throughout, clamp connections present. <b>Plurocystidia</b> and <b>Pileocystidia</b> absent. Dimitic hyphal system in context and tubes, highly dextrinoid, olive green to hyaline (7.5Y 9/2) in 5 % KOH. <b>Contextual hyphal system:</b> Dimitic; Skeletal hyphae 1.2 × 5.0 µm, frequent, thick-walled with narrow lumen, rarely branched, Arboriform hyphae 3.6 × 14.7 µm, extensively branched like a tree with short lateral and terminal processes. <b>Tramal hyphal system</b> generative hyphae not observed. Skeletal hyphae 1.5 × 3.9 µm, frequent, thick-walled and branched.</p> <p> <b>Additional specimens examined</b> PAKISTAN. Azad Jammu & Kashmir, District Bhimber, Tehsil Samahni (Jandi Chontra), (33° 2’43.36”N, 74° 7’11.22”E) 1140 m. a. s. l. October 17, 2022, on wooden logs of angiosperm trees, SM02, Uzma Irfan (LAH37857), GenBank (OR120350 ITS), (OR120348 LSU), (33° 3’5.23”N, 74° 6’50.69”E) 896 m. a. s. l., SM03, Uzma Irfan (LAH37858), GenBank (OR120351 ITS), (33° 3’3.21”N, 74° 6’58.16”E) 904 m. a. s. l., SM04, Uzma Irfan, (LAH37859) GenBank (OR120352 ITS).</p>Published as part of <i>Khalid, Uzma Irfan Abdul Nasir & Aziz, Abida, 2023, Vanderbylia kashmiriana sp. nov. (Polyporales, Polyporaceae) from Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan, pp. 269-278 in Phytotaxa 616 (3)</i> on page 273, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.616.3.6, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10144754">http://zenodo.org/record/10144754</a>
Fertility transition in Pakistan: neglected dimensions and policy implications
No full textThis research addresses some of the neglected non-program dimensions related to stagnant fertility transition in Pakistan. Previous research identified a range of factors influencing fertility in Pakistan, particularly the effect of distortions in reported ages, fertility inhibiting variables, timing of first marriage and first birth, and birth intervals. The literature provides evidence that there is no systematic analysis of these dimensions particularly at the regional levels. This research addresses these dimensions by evaluating the fertility and reproductive health data in particular using the cross-sectional data from the 1990 and 2006 Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey, and 2000-01 Pakistan Reproductive Health and Family Planning Survey.Based on the application of relevant demographic and statistical techniques, the study demonstrates evidence of clear discrepancies in age reporting among married females across the seven geographic regions. This had influence on the estimated marital fertility rates which tend to be significantly higher when the reporting effects were adjusted. The analysis of fertility inhibiting factors reveals that timing of marriage and contraceptive use are crucial determinants associated with fertility reduction in Pakistan. By far, the strongest factor driving increase at first marriage in Pakistan is the level of female education which tends to vary significantly across different geographic regions. The analysis of the duration between marriage and first conception shows rather unexpected complex hazard functions with two peaks suggesting the behaviour of two different groups of women: those adhering to the traditional pattern in which conception take place soon after marriage; and those who postpone conception after marriage. Punjab, Baluchistan and urban regions are ahead of the fertility transition at the national level, confirming the effect of longer birth intervals. Based on the analysis of the proximate determinants framework, it can be concluded that Pakistan has entered the early third phase of the fertility transition. Urban Punjab and Baluchistan have also showed convergence to the third phase of the fertility transition. Breastfeeding and amenorrhea have emerged as significant determinants of birth interval duration.The results of this study highlight various areas for programme intervention and policy development. There is a dire need for a policy to improve the levels of female literacy and education especially in poorly developed regions which are in the second phase of fertility transition. A cost-effective intervention would be using mass media, for example radio broadcasting as the medium to disseminate reproductive health and family planning information. Pakistan needs specific policy interventions aimed at empowering girls with education for delaying marriage and encouraging contraceptive use. In formal education programmes, the syllabus should include the introduction to contraception, sexual health education as well as information on sexually transmitted diseases
Flow structure and heat transfer in an impinging jet CVD reactor:
No full textA detailed experimental study is undertaken to investigate the flow structure and heat transfer in an impinging jet Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) reactor at atmospheric pressure. It is critical to develop models that predict flow patterns in such a reactor to achieve uniform deposition across the substrate. Free convection can negatively affect the gas flow as cold inlet gas impinges on the heated substrate, leading to vortices and disturbances in the normal flow path. This experimental research will be used to understand the buoyancy-induced and momentum-driven flow structure encountered in an impinging jet CVD reactor. Investigations are conducted for various operational parameters such as substrate temperature and inlet velocity. In addition, different reactor geometries with varying inlet length and height between the substrate and inlet are included in the study. Experimental results obtained from the study provide information on the temperature distribution, heat transfer rates, and flow field. Such results validate the operation of the reactor at atmospheric pressure and provide valuable insight into future design of impinging jet CVD reactors.M.S.Includes bibliographical references (p. 64-67)by Nasir Memo
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