140 research outputs found
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA AND DEPRESSION LEVEL AMONG STUDENTS
No full textBackground: Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) is a highly prevalent health related problem because of its effects on different aspects of physical and mental health. Objectives: To find association of primary dysmenorrhea with depression. Methodology: A correlational study was conducted at Royal group of colleges Gujranwala, Pakistan. Ninety-nine female students with confirmed diagnosis of primary dysmenorrhea were included with age range between 16-25 years. The data was collected through non-probability convenience sampling technique. The data was collected using numeric pain rating scale, daily record of severity of problems (DRSP) and patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) for depression. Linear regression and chi square test have been used to observe association between variables. Results: The mean age was 21.06+2.59 years, age at menarche 13.15+1.03 years. The results showed significant association among pain, depression and severity of symptoms associated with primary dysmenorhhea (p≤0.00). Conclusion: The intensity of pain and associated symptoms was moderate in majority of subjects. There is positive association of pain and symptoms of dysmenorrhea with depression level. Increasing depression can cause difficulty in work, getting along with others and take care of other things
Hina Hanta: The Circle of Metacognition
No full textThe articles of this dissertation combine to make an autobiographical written study, a Scholarly Personal Narrative of life writing. The work culminates with a research study by way of a Talking Circle among a group of scholarly elders who gathered to share guidance for Indigenous scholars navigating colonial structures in our sites of knowledge production. Utilizing a Mixed-Methods approach, this sharing was transcribed, coded, and examined via Western thematic analysis. Through stories, casting an international light, analyses reveal a work of written guidance not only for Indigenous scholars, but also for education stakeholders, for those claiming diversity, equity, and inclusion, and for sites of knowledge production globally. The author walks alongside the memories in her mind. Through becoming a mother, she discovers a path of healing located in the philosophy her grandmother taught her as a child: Hina Hanta, a path of stories that tell who we are. Hina Hanta is her paradigm and Talking Circles hearken back to ancient times when stories were shared through Indigenous ways of being, since time immemorial (Wilson, 2008). Sharing circles, Talking Circles, are about providing experiences based on ancient ceremonial practices.Educational Leadership and Policy StudiesDoctor of Philosophy (PhD
Lunch & Keynote Speaker
No full textHina Shamsi is the Director of the ACLU’s National Security Project, which is dedicated to ensuring that U.S. national security policies and practices are consistent with the Constitution, civil liberties, and human rights. She has litigated cases upholding the freedoms of speech and association, and challenging targeted killing, torture, unlawful detention, and post-9/11 discrimination against racial and religious minorities. Her work includes a focus on the intersection of national security and counterterrorism policies with international human rights and humanitarian law. She previously worked as a Staff Attorney in the National Security Project and was the Acting Director of Human Rights First\u27s Law & Security Program. She also served as Senior Advisor to the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions. Hina appears regularly in the media and has been quoted as a national security expert by numerous outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Associated Press, and Reuters, and has appeared on MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, NPR, ABC News, and the BBC. She is the author and coauthor of publications on targeted killing, torture, and extraordinary rendition, and has monitored and reported on the military commissions at Guantánamo Bay. She is also a lecturer-in-law at Columbia Law School, where she teaches a course in international human rights
A relevance theoretic approach to the particle 'hina' in Koine Greek
No full textThis thesis uses insights from a modern theory of communication, Relevance Theory, to examine the function of certain particles - in particular the conjunction hina - in Koine Greek. This particle has been regarded from the time of Classical Greek as an introducer of purpose clauses and so has been thought to have the lexical meaning of ‘in order that.’ More recently, however, scholars have recognised that in the New Testament at least, no more than 60% of the uses of hina merit such a translation, with a considerable number of independent clauses being introduced by this particle also. Apart from the New Testament it is the case that pagan writers of Koine used this particle to introduce a wider range of clauses than merely those with a telic relationship to the main clause of the sentence. This is particularly noticeable in the Discourses of Epictetus, a philosopher who taught in the latter half of the first century of the Christian era. In addition, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, a notable critic of literary style and the historian Polybius, both writing within the Koine period used hina to introduce indirect commands and noun clauses as well as purpose clauses. The frequency of such uses (approximately 10% of all the instances of this particle) in their writings is considerably less than that of Epictetus, but those uses are nevertheless present in their works. Since iota-nu-alpha was used for this wider range of clauses by pagan, non-Jewish authors, some of whom spoke Greek as their first language, it seems extremely implausible to attribute such use to the incompetence of the implied authors of the New Testament, or ‘Semitic interference’. Since the many instances of non-telic hina in the New Testament are identified with reference to the context in which they occur, the telic instances should also be deduced from such context. I claim that the function of this particle is not to introduce a purpose clause nor does it have a fixed lexical meaning of ‘in order that’, but rather that it alerts the reader to expect an interpretation of the thought of the speaker or implied author. Of course in many instances a clause introduced by hina will be a purpose clause, but this is inferred from context rather than solely from the presence of this particle. This thesis proposes a unified account of the function of hina which fits the developing pattern of the language and relates it to the particle 'hina', and provides a theoretical basis for its use as an indicator of speaker or subject’s thought, thus enabling a reader to re-examine biblical texts whose interpretation has been problematic to date.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo
A Relevance Theoretic approach to the particle 'hina' in Koine Greek
No full textThis thesis uses insights from a modern theory of communication, Relevance Theory, to
examine the function of certain particles - in particular the conjunction hina - in Koine
Greek. This particle has been regarded from the time of Classical Greek as an introducer
of purpose clauses and so has been thought to have the lexical meaning of ‘in order that.’
More recently, however, scholars have recognised that in the New Testament at least, no
more than 60% of the uses of hina merit such a translation, with a considerable number
of independent clauses being introduced by this particle also. Apart from the New
Testament it is the case that pagan writers of Koine used this particle to introduce a
wider range of clauses than merely those with a telic relationship to the main clause of
the sentence. This is particularly noticeable in the Discourses of Epictetus, a philosopher
who taught in the latter half of the first century of the Christian era. In addition,
Dionysius of Halicarnassus, a notable critic of literary style and the historian Polybius,
both writing within the Koine period used hina to introduce indirect commands and noun
clauses as well as purpose clauses. The frequency of such uses (approximately 10% of
all the instances of this particle) in their writings is considerably less than that of
Epictetus, but those uses are nevertheless present in their works. Since iota-nu-alpha was used for
this wider range of clauses by pagan, non-Jewish authors, some of whom spoke Greek as
their first language, it seems extremely implausible to attribute such use to the
incompetence of the implied authors of the New Testament, or ‘Semitic interference’.
Since the many instances of non-telic hina in the New Testament are identified with
reference to the context in which they occur, the telic instances should also be deduced
from such context. I claim that the function of this particle is not to introduce a purpose
clause nor does it have a fixed lexical meaning of ‘in order that’, but rather that it alerts
the reader to expect an interpretation of the thought of the speaker or implied author. Of
course in many instances a clause introduced by hina will be a purpose clause, but this is
inferred from context rather than solely from the presence of this particle. This thesis
proposes a unified account of the function of hina which fits the developing pattern of the
language and relates it to the particle o(/ti, and provides a theoretical basis for its use as
an indicator of speaker or subject’s thought, thus enabling a reader to re-examine biblical
texts whose interpretation has been problematic to date
Hina Jilani on her Satyagraha for Women’s Rights in Pakistan
No full text This piece is based on a conversation the author had with lawyer and human rights activist from Pakistan, Hina Jilani, in May 2016. It captures Jilani’s account of the ‘Satyagraha’ she has waged in her lifetime for the rights of women in her country; and as she narrates her story, she interweaves it with the ‘Satyagraha’ that shaped the women’s movement in Pakistan. One can read here about Jilani’s struggle for truth, for a human rights consciousness in a political climate of military regime; and how she challenged courts in the country to step outside the realm of conventional law and extend justice to women and girls. And in the process, learn that her struggle for truth has been intertwined with that of the women’s movement in the country. </jats:p
Bluffing in Insurance Sales : A Pakistani Perspective
No full textThis thesis is a study of aspects of corporate culture that are generally ignored by the researchers. It considers issues like the effect of culture in ethical decision making, ethics in the marketing of insurance products and salespersons’ attitudes and assessment of ethical dilemmas like bluffing. This thesis explores the morality of bluffing in insurance sales while considering Pakistani culture. The word "bluffing" represents a wide range of practices from lying and deception to exaggeration of product features. Philosophers disagree on the morality of bluffing by considering different meanings. This thesis tries to evaluate all the meanings and comes to the idea that bluffing is different from deceptive practices. However, the morality of bluffing is dependent on the industry’s situation, cultural norms and expectations of the customers regarding the salesperson’s role. The practice of bluffing in insurance sales is discussed in this thesis because the insurance industry is perceived as less ethical by customers due to its major fraud cases. Moreover, this thesis tries to show the impact of cultural values in shaping the expectations of a particular behavior from an industry. By taking the example of the Pakistani insurance industry, this thesis tries to evaluate the act of bluffing in that particular culture. It studies the situation and expectations of customers in insurance sales negotiations. The aim of this thesis is to show that it is inappropriate to define bluffing as either moral or immoral, separating it from the situation. While considering the example of Pakistan, this thesis concludes that bluffing is immoral in this particular context
Interview with … : Dipo Faloyin, author of Africa Is Not A Country
No full textIn a departure from our usual format, the Editorial Collective is publishing an interview with Dipo Faloyin – author of Africa Is Not A Country: Breaking stereotypes of modern Africa (Faloyin, 2022) – alongside the Spotlight On … article by Hina Robinson on the importance of using Faloyin’s book in the geography classroom (see pages 29–32)
The Influence of the Pakistani Army on the Formulation of Foreign Policy: A Comparative Analysis of the Musharraf and Bajwa era
No full textForeign policies function as a structural design in the politics of states. Foreign policy is the insurance to maintain national security, the stability of the economy and establishes international relations with other states. While state institutions like the army, the judiciary, and the civil bureaucracy help and strengthen it. Specifically, the military supports the functioning of the state by defending borders and working under civilian governments around the world. But in the case of Pakistan, the army plays an important role in the formulation of foreign policy. Therefore, in this study, we examine the role and influence of the military in the formulation of Pakistan's foreign policy. The study will analyze the role of two military generals; Musharraf and Bajwa's role in the making of foreign policy. Furthermore, the objective is to examine the differences in foreign policies of the Musharraf government and the Bajwa era. However, the theoretical basis of the study will be Realism. The secondary literature available openly in the forms of books, journals, and media commentaries will be used for this short study.
Keywords: foreign policy, military, international politics, realism.
A neuron-glial model of exosomal release in the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease
No full textExosomes are nano-sized extracellular vesicles that perform a variety of biological functions linked to the pathogenesis of various neurodegenerative disorders. In Alzheimer's disease (AD), for examples, exosomes are responsible for the release of Aβ oligomers, and their extracellular accumulation, although the underpinning molecular machinery remains elusive. We propose a novel model for Alzheimer's Aβ accumulation based on Ca2+-dependent exosome release from astrocytes. Moreover, we exploit our model to assess how temperature dependence of exosome release could interact with Aβ neurotoxicity. We predict that voltage-gated Ca2+ channels (VGCCs) along with the transient-receptor potential M8 (TRPM8) channel are crucial molecular components in Alzheimer's progression
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