435 research outputs found
Emancipation as submission: Muhammad Iqbal, storytelling and critical theory
No full textpeer reviewedIn this chapter, I study the concept of emancipation as one of the core ideas of critical theory. I trace how, with the changing material conditions, critical theory could not articulate the conditions of possibility for emancipation. I then introduce the thought of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, the revolutionary philosopher-poet from the East and use one of his poems, as a form of storytelling, to articulate his idea of emancipation as submission, his concept of khudi and its three dimensions. As an empirical illustration of Iqbalian ideas, I present a short case study of Akhuwat, an Islamic microfinance organization in Pakistan. This case shows how Iqbal’s theologically inspired idea of emancipation liberates man from oppressive conditions through psychological empowerment and creates agency when none would be thought to exist from a material perspective of critical theory.Decolonial theor
Emancipation as submission: Muhammad Iqbal, storytelling, and critical theory
No full textIn this chapter, I study the concept of emancipation as one of the core ideas of critical theory. I trace how, with the changing material conditions, critical theory could not articulate the conditions of possibility for emancipation. I then introduce the thought of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, the revolutionary philosopher-poet from the East and use one of his poems, as a form of storytelling, to articulate his idea of emancipation as submission, his concept of khudi and its three dimensions. As an empirical illustration of Iqbalian ideas, I present a short case study of Akhuwat, an Islamic microfinance organization in Pakistan. This case shows how Iqbal’s theologically inspired idea of emancipation liberates men from oppressive conditions through psychological empowerment and creates agency when none would be thought to exist from a material perspective of critical theory
Assessment of toxicological health risk of trace metals in vegetables mostly consumed in Punjab, Pakistan
No full textIn the present study, levels of trace metals in two commonly consumed vegetables (Spinacia oleracea and Brassica campestris) were assessed. Both vegetables are cultivated in a semi-arid area which receives effluents from various sources. Leafy parts and tender stems are used for human consumption as well as for farm animals as a source of nourishment. However, the aim of the present study was to appraise the concentrations of trace metals in different tissues of both vegetables at the time of harvesting when they become accessible to the humans. The analysis showed that mean trace metal levels in the stem of S. oleracea showed the highest bioconcentration of Zn (25.43 mg kg−1), while in the stem (28.56 mg kg−1) and roots (22.40 mg kg−1), Fe level was the highest. In case of B. campestris, Fe level was highest (18.45 mg kg−1) in the stems. Copper (Cu) has the highest bioconcentration factor values (BF = 1.030) in the stem of B. campestris, whereas Mn (BF = 0.010) was the least accumulated element in the leaves and roots of B. campestris. Collectively, bioconcentration of trace metals in plant tissues exceeded the standard values set by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Environmental Protection Agency. So, the vegetables cultivated in effluent-impacted areas may stance a potential public health risk for end-consumers
Evaluation of Self-Esteem, Emotional Intelligence, and their Association with Demographic Factors among Healthcare Professionals in Karachi
No full textBackground: Healthcare professionals are exposed to difficult situations that lead to increased stress. Higher emotional intelligence can lead to better psychological adaptation and greater self-esteem while lower emotional intelligence may result in hopelessness and stressful behavior
Collected Papers (on Neutrosophic Theory and Applications), Volume VII
No full textThis seventh volume of Collected Papers includes 70 papers comprising 974 pages on (theoretic and applied) neutrosophics, written between 2013-2021 by the author alone or in collaboration with the following 122 co-authors from 22 countries: Mohamed Abdel-Basset, Abdel-Nasser Hussian, C. Alexander, Mumtaz Ali, Yaman Akbulut, Amir Abdullah, Amira S. Ashour, Assia Bakali, Kousik Bhattacharya, Kainat Bibi, R. N. Boyd, Ümit Budak, Lulu Cai, Cenap Özel, Chang Su Kim, Victor Christianto, Chunlai Du, Chunxin Bo, Rituparna Chutia, Cu Nguyen Giap, Dao The Son, Vinayak Devvrat, Arindam Dey, Partha Pratim Dey, Fahad Alsharari, Feng Yongfei, S. Ganesan, Shivam Ghildiyal, Bibhas C. Giri, Masooma Raza Hashmi, Ahmed Refaat Hawas, Hoang Viet Long, Le Hoang Son, Hongbo Wang, Hongnian Yu, Mihaiela Iliescu, Saeid Jafari, Temitope Gbolahan Jaiyeola, Naeem Jan, R. Jeevitha, Jun Ye, Anup Khan, Madad Khan, Salma Khan, Ilanthenral Kandasamy, W.B. Vasantha Kandasamy, Darjan Karabašević, Kifayat Ullah, Kishore Kumar P.K., Sujit Kumar De, Prasun Kumar Nayak, Malayalan Lathamaheswari, Luong Thi Hong Lan, Anam Luqman, Luu Quoc Dat, Tahir Mahmood, Hafsa M. Malik, Nivetha Martin, Mai Mohamed, Parimala Mani, Mingcong Deng, Mohammed A. Al Shumrani, Mohammad Hamidi, Mohamed Talea, Kalyan Mondal, Muhammad Akram, Muhammad Gulistan, Farshid Mofidnakhaei, Muhammad Shoaib, Muhammad Riaz, Karthika Muthusamy, Nabeela Ishfaq, Deivanayagampillai Nagarajan, Sumera Naz, Nguyen Dinh Hoa, Nguyen Tho Thong, Nguyen Xuan Thao, Noor ul Amin, Dragan Pamučar, Gabrijela Popović, S. Krishna Prabha, Surapati Pramanik, Priya R, Qiaoyan Li, Yaser Saber, Said Broumi, Saima Anis, Saleem Abdullah, Ganeshsree Selvachandran, Abdulkadir Sengür, Seyed Ahmad Edalatpanah, Shahbaz Ali, Shahzaib Ashraf, Shouzhen Zeng, Shio Gai Quek, Shuangwu Zhu, Shumaiza, Sidra Sayed, Sohail Iqbal, Songtao Shao, Sundas Shahzadi, Dragiša Stanujkić, Željko Stević, Udhayakumar Ramalingam, Zunaira Rashid, Hossein Rashmanlou, Rajkumar Verma, Luige Vlădăreanu, Victor Vlădăreanu, Desmond Jun Yi Tey, Selçuk Topal, Naveed Yaqoob, Yanhui Guo, Yee Fei Gan, Yingcang Ma, Young Bae Jun, Yuping Lai, Hafiz Abdul Wahab, Wei Yang, Xiaohong Zhang, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Lemnaouar Zedam
Diversification for multi domain result sets
No full textLAUREA SPECIALISTICADove posso trovare un albergo a Milano, vicino ad una sala concerti, un museo e un buon ristorante?
Queste informazioni sono disponibili sul Web, ma nessun sistema software è in grado di accettare tali query, né di calcolare la risposta. Il search computing si puo definire come una nuova scienza multidisciplinare che fornisce le astrazioni, le fondamenta, i metodi e gli strumenti necessari per rispondere a queste e molte domande simili.
A causa della natura combinatoria dei risultati, le istanze di entità rilevanti (per esempio, alberghi a cinque stelle) tendono a comparire più volte tra le prime combinazioni prodotte in risposta a una query multi-dominio. Per migliorare la qualità dei risultati, è importante equilibrare pertinenza (cioè, valori elevati della funzione di rango) con diversità, che promuove entità diverse, ma quasi egualmente pertinenti nei tra le prime combinazioni. Questa tesi esplora tre differenti nozioni di diversità (categoriale, quantitativa e la mescolanza di categorica e quantitativa) per risultati di query multidominio, confronta sperimentalmente algoritmi alternativi per il trade-off tra la pertinenza e la diversità, ed esegue uno studio con utenti per valutare l'utilità della diversificazione di query multi-dominio.Find a hotel in Milan close to a concert venue, a museum and a good restaurant?
This information is available on the Web, but no software system can accept such queries nor compute the answer. Search computing as the new multi-disciplinary science which provides the abstractions, foundations, methods, and tools required to answer these and many similar questions.
Due to the combinatorial nature of results, good entity instances (e.g., five stars hotels) tend to appear repeatedly in top-ranked combinations. To improve the quality of the result set, it is important to balance relevance (i.e., high values of the ranking function) with diversity, which promotes different, yet almost equally relevant, entities in the top-k combinations. This thesis explores three different notions of diversity (categorical, quantitative and mixture of categorical and quantitative) for multi-domain result sets, compares experimentally alternative algorithms for the trade-off between relevance and diversity, and performs a user study for evaluating the utility of diversification in multi-domain queries
Reversing the colonial warp in education: a decolonial encounter with Muhammad Iqbal
No full textIn this paper, I study management and business education in Pakistan to evaluate their suitability for the local context and their compatibility with Islamic philosophy of education. I use decolonial theory and Iqbalian poetry to craft an evaluative lens for management education and to generate an alternative critical discourse grounded in theology. I found that utilitarianism and managerialism taught in the business schools is creating “captive minds” and is not compatible with traditional Pakistani norms and values. I use decolonial theorists’ idea of pluriversality to offer an alternative. In this manner, I contribute to the critical educational philosophy by showing its parochial character. I argue that addressing the legacy of colonialism is important to develop an emancipatory and new way of thinking about education
EFFICACY OF LACTULOSE VS LACTULOSE WITH RIFAXAMIN IN PATIENTS WITH HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL
No full textObjective; To compare the outcome of lactulose alone versus lactulose with Rifaxamin in cases with hepatic encephalopathy. Study design; Randomized control trial. Place and duration of study; Medical departments of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. Lahore and DHQ teaching hospital, Sargodha during June 2019 to December 2019. Patients and methods The cases of hepatic encephalopathy of any grade within last 7 days of its onset with age range of 20-60 years were included. The cases with end stage cardiac or renal failure were excluded. The cases were divided into two groups labelled as A and B. The group A was treated with lactulose alone in a dose to 20 to 100 ml per day to maintain stool frequency of at least 2 per day and the group B was treated with same amount of lactulose along with Rifaxamin in a dose of 550 mg thrice a day. The efficacy was assessed daily till there were no signs and symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy till day 7 where final outcome was seen to label efficacy or mortality as yes or no. Results; In the present study, 100 cases of hepatic encephalopathy were included. Out of these 50 were in each group. The maximum cases were in child pugh class in both groups comprising 26 (52%) and 25 (50%) in group A and B respectively. The mean age at presentation was 46.73± 9.13 years in A as compared to 51.25± 9.04 years in group B with p= 0.54. The efficacy in group A was seen in 28 (56%) of cases and in group B as 38 (76%) of cases with p= 0.01. This difference was also statistically significant in terms of mortality which was seen in 22 (44%) of cases in group A and 12 (24%) in group B (p=0.01). Conclusion; Combination of lactulose plus Rifaxamin is significantly better as compared to lactulose alone for the treatment as well as mortality benefit in cases of hepatic encephalopathy.
Key words; Lactulose, Rifaxamin, Cirrhosis, Encephalopath
Reducing pharmacy patient waiting time
No full textPurpose: Pharmacy services start right from prescribing medicines and continue as the medication\u27s effect is monitored. Hospital and community pharmacy staff promote rational prescribing and medicine use. Consequentially, pharmacy is a complex and busy field. Often there are peak workload hours when patients must wait, which is associated with patient dissatisfaction that may negatively affect patient experience and the organisation\u27s reputation. The purpose of this paper is to enlist techniques, methods and technological advancements that have been successfully employed to reduce patient waiting time.Design/Methodology/Approach: A database search was conducted in 2017 to locate articles addressing methods and technologies that reduce pharmacy waiting time. The literature revealed various techniques and technologies like queuing theory, tele-pharmacy, evidence-based pharmacy design, automated pharmacy systems (robotics), system modelling and simulation and the Six Sigma method for identifying potential problems associated with increased wait time.Findings: The authors conclude that various techniques and methods, including automated queuing technology, tele-pharmacy, automated pharmacy devices/machines for quick and accurate filling and dispensing, computer simulation modelling, evidence-based pharmacy infrastructure for smooth workflow and Six Sigma can maintain customer satisfaction, reduce waiting time, attract new customers, decrease workload and improve the organisation\u27s reputation.Practical Implications: The authors conclude that various techniques and methods, including automated queuing technology, tele-pharmacy, automated pharmacy devices/machines for quick and accurate filling and dispensing, computer simulation modelling, evidence-based pharmacy infrastructure for smooth workflow and Six Sigma methodology can maintain customer satisfaction, reduce waiting time, attract new customers, decrease workload and improve the organisation\u27s reputation.Originality/Value: The authors carried out a literature search and identified the techniques that have been successfully implemented to reduce pharmacy patient waiting time and methods that can identify potential process behind medication dispensation delays
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