540 research outputs found
Development of a Scale for Assessing Emotional and Behavioral Problems of School Children
Full text linkTo develop a scale to assess emotional and behavioral problems in school children, a list of 109 most frequently occurring problems after validation by 20 experienced school psychologists was administered to 853 school children (grades 8-10) along with Youth Self Report (YSR; Keywords: emotional and behavioral problems, school children, reliability, validity Adolescence is known as the period that demands continual adjustment with the ever changing developmental process. During the normal growth and development, adolescents face many challenges and difficulties including changing physical growth, parental expectations, role identification and becoming a member of a society Throughout the world, extensive research has been conducted to determine the prevalence rate of emotional and behavioral problems of children and adolescents Sadia Saleem and Dr. Zahid Mehmood, Clinical Psychology Department, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Sadia Saleem, Clinical Psychology Department, GC University, Lahore. Email: [email protected] There have been few sporadic studies carried out in Pakistan to look at the emotional and behavioral problems of school children. Javed
Mental Practice Combined With Repetitive Task Practice to Rehabilitate Handwriting Dysfunction in School-Age Children
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Date Presented 4/1/2017
In a quasi-experimental study, 20 typically developing first and second graders with poor handwriting significantly improved and retained growth as measured by the Minnesota Handwriting Assessment, establishing the potential effectiveness of mental practice coupled with repetitive task practice in remediating motor control in children.
Primary Author and Speaker: Ghazala Saleem</jats:p
Stress Spectrum: A screening tool for special education educators: Dr.Sidra Afzal,Dr.Inam Ul Haq,Dr.Sadia Saleem,Dr.Zahid Mehmood
No full textStress is a dynamic state in which a person is faced with a demand, opportunity, or restriction pertaining to what they want and for which the outcome is seen as both significant and unknown. Each person's perception and response to stressful situations may differ. To quantify the extent to which a person is under the influence of stress has been a source of attraction for researchers for ages. However, there are no developed indigenous measures to assess occupational stress among teachers working in the special education sector. Therefore, the current study aims to develop a scale to identify the domains of stress among special education educators. The current study lays it foundation on quantitative research design. The Special Education Teachers Stress Scale (SETSS) is developed in three stages. In Stage I, the phenomenology of stress was collated from different sources to generate the item pool. Empirical validation from the relevant field experts on the list of items was derived in Stage II. Stage III focuses on establishing the scale's reliability, and Stage IV talks about the sensitivity, specificity, cutoff scores of SETSS. Cross sectional study design was used to identify the stressors, its domains, phenomenology and associated factors among special education teachers both in government and private sectors. Findings revealed that two factors were similar to the existing tools for measuring teachers' stress, i.e., Workload and disciplinary/behavioral issues of the children. Interviews revealed that role ambiguity, excessive paperwork, dealing with a higher number of students with varying issues, and institutional politics were significant sources of stress for the teachers. However, lack of support from parents and individual attention were the factors identified as unique to the Pakistani sample
Islamic commercial law
Full text linkThe emergence of Islam banking and finance has refocused attention on Islamic transactions and commercial laws. Islamic Mommercial Law is a timely and welcome addition to the growing literature on the subject. it is the first book in English to introduce all the essential contracts on Islamic commerce and finance in one volume. The author also incorporates diagram, examples, and questions that offer a better understanding of the various commercial and financial transactions. This makes the book an important text and essential reading for the undergraduate and postgraduate students and for all those who work in Islamic financial institutions. I congratulate Dr. Saleem for providing students and practitioners with a useful tesource that combines the theory with the practice
Human rights, globalisation and the Asian economic crisis / Shad Saleem Faruqi
Full text linkInjustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Human rights abuses in any part of the globe deserve world-wide condemnation because state sovereignty is a shield against external aggression. It cannot be used as a sword against one’s own nationals. Haifa century after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, one can say with guarded optimism that freedom is on the march; that the human rights quest has gained a universal appeal. But despite global recognition of the legitimacy of the human rights discourse, there remain disagreement and discord on a number of thorny issues. The essay examines whether the “Asian values” argument is a smokescreen for the perpetuation of authoritarianism or whether it is a genuine attempt to resist the sweep of hegemonic “Western ” values. The author warns that the human rights quest is a journey, not a destination and one must remain vigilant against new threats like economic globalisation which has added a new form of oppression to older discriminations
Clinical relevancy and determinants of potential drug–drug interactions in chronic kidney disease patients: results from a retrospective analysis
No full textAhsan Saleem,1,2 Imran Masood,1 Tahir Mehmood Khan3 1Department of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan; 2Pharmacy Services Department, Integrated Medical Center, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan; 3School of Pharmacy, Monash University, Sunway Campus, Selangor, Malaysia Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) alters the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic responses of various renally excreted drugs and increases the risk of drug-related problems, such as drug–drug interactions.Objectives: To assess the pattern, determinants, and clinical relevancy of potential drug–drug interactions (pDDIs) in CKD patients.Materials and methods: This study retrospectively reviewed medical charts of all CKD patients admitted in the nephrology unit of a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan from January 2013 to December 2014. The Micromedex Drug-Reax® system was used to screen patient profiles for pDDIs, and IBM SPSS version 20 was used to carry out statistical analysis.Results: We evaluated 209 medical charts and found pDDIs in nearly 78.5% CKD patients. Overall, 541 pDDIs were observed, of which, nearly 60.8% patients had moderate, 41.1% had minor, 27.8% had major, and 13.4% had contraindicated interactions. Among those interactions, 49.4% had good evidence, 44.0% had fair, 6.3% had excellent evidence, and 35.5% interactions had delayed onset of action. The potential adverse outcomes of pDDIs included postural hypotension, QT prolongation, ceftriaxone–calcium precipitation, cardiac arrhythmias, and reduction in therapeutic effectiveness. The occurrence of pDDIs was found strongly associated with the age of <60 years, number of prescribed medicines ≥5, hypertension, and the lengthy hospitalization of patients.Conclusion: The occurrence of pDDIs was high in CKD patients. It was observed that CKD patients with an older age, higher number of prescribed medicines, lengthy hospitalization, and hypertension were at a higher risk of pDDIs. Keywords: potential drug–drug interactions, interactions, CKD, pharmacist, clinical pharmacy, DDI, drug interaction, chronic kidney disease, Pakista
قتیل شفائی اور ساحر لدھیانوی کی گیت نگاری اختراقات کے تناظرمیں
No full textQatil Shafai, who was born as Muhammad Aurangzeb in the touristic and spacious place of Haripur, song starts in 1948, when he wrote two songs in the musical romantic film 'Teri Yaad', both of them received public acclaim. One of them was 'Dukkh Ki Maari Rahar Api Bhaag Ko Roi' and another was 'Mohabbate Ka Mara Chala Yaa', after which he wrote one or two songs for most of the films.
Qatil Shafai continued to deliver a bouquet of mesmerizing and memorable songs in the 60s. Be it the record song 'Ae Dil Kisi Ki Yad Mein Hota Hai Be Kare Kyun' in the voice of Saleem Raza and Naseem Begum from the movie 'Ek Tara Sahara' or 'Dil Dita Hai Ro Ro Dekad Kise Se' from the movie 'Ishq Pe Zor Nahin'. Koi Pyaar Na Kare' or similarly, singer Mala's song 'Muh Ai Na Jag Se Laj Ke Ghangro Tot Gaye', along with the feeling of love and love, also sheds light on the pain of love.
Sahir Ludhianvi's songs were mostly sung by Muhammad Rafi, Mukesh, Talat Mehmood, Lata Mangeshkar, Manade, Asha Bhonsle, Geetat and Kishore Kumar. Sahar Ludhianvi was a close friend of Yash Chopra. Yash Chopra wrote songs for many of his films with him. These films include "Waqt, Trishul, Kabhi Kabhi and Daag". All these four films proved to be super hits and of course Sahir Ludhianvi's songs played a big role in the success of these films. Sahir Ludhianvi was once asked about which films he faced difficulty while writing songs, and he named three films, "Pyasa, Hum Both Aur Vaqt". All the songs of the famous movie "Taj Mahal" released in 1962 became popular. This article is written on the basis of differences among these two writers
قتیل شفائی اور ساحر لدھیانوی کی گیت نگاری اختراقات کے تناظرمیں
No full textQatil Shafai, who was born as Muhammad Aurangzeb in the touristic and spacious place of Haripur, song starts in 1948, when he wrote two songs in the musical romantic film 'Teri Yaad', both of them received public acclaim. One of them was 'Dukkh Ki Maari Rahar Api Bhaag Ko Roi' and another was 'Mohabbate Ka Mara Chala Yaa', after which he wrote one or two songs for most of the films.
Qatil Shafai continued to deliver a bouquet of mesmerizing and memorable songs in the 60s. Be it the record song 'Ae Dil Kisi Ki Yad Mein Hota Hai Be Kare Kyun' in the voice of Saleem Raza and Naseem Begum from the movie 'Ek Tara Sahara' or 'Dil Dita Hai Ro Ro Dekad Kise Se' from the movie 'Ishq Pe Zor Nahin'. Koi Pyaar Na Kare' or similarly, singer Mala's song 'Muh Ai Na Jag Se Laj Ke Ghangro Tot Gaye', along with the feeling of love and love, also sheds light on the pain of love.
Sahir Ludhianvi's songs were mostly sung by Muhammad Rafi, Mukesh, Talat Mehmood, Lata Mangeshkar, Manade, Asha Bhonsle, Geetat and Kishore Kumar. Sahar Ludhianvi was a close friend of Yash Chopra. Yash Chopra wrote songs for many of his films with him. These films include "Waqt, Trishul, Kabhi Kabhi and Daag". All these four films proved to be super hits and of course Sahir Ludhianvi's songs played a big role in the success of these films. Sahir Ludhianvi was once asked about which films he faced difficulty while writing songs, and he named three films, "Pyasa, Hum Both Aur Vaqt". All the songs of the famous movie "Taj Mahal" released in 1962 became popular. This article is written on the basis of differences among these two writers
Molecular Characterization of Extensively Drug Resistant Salmonella Enterica Serovar Typhi Clinical Isolates from Lahore, Pakistan
No full textKokab Jabeen,1 Sidrah Saleem,1 Shah Jahan,1 Summiya Nizamudin,2 Faiqa Arshad,1 Zill-e Huma,1 Syed Mohsin Raza,3 Maria Mehmood,1 Muhammad Roman,1 Faiz Ul Haq1 1Department of Microbiology, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan; 2Department of Microbiology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan; 3Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, PakistanCorrespondence: Kokab Jabeen, Tel +92 3128878893, Email [email protected]: The emergence of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) typhoid in Pakistan has endangered the treatment options available to manage this infection. Third generation cephalosporin were the empiric choice to treat typhoid fever in Pakistan, but acquisition of ESBLs have knocked them out of the arsenal. The current empiric choice is azithromycin which is vulnerable to resistance too. This study aimed to assess the burden of XDR typhoid and the frequency of resistance determinants in blood culture samples collected from different hospitals in Lahore, Pakistan.Methods: A total of 835 blood cultures were collected from different tertiary care hospitals in Lahore during January 2019 to December 2021. Among 835 blood cultures, 389 Salmonella Typhi were identified, and 150 were XDR S. Typhi (resistant to all recommended antibiotics). Antibiotics resistance genes of the first-line drugs (blaTEM-1, catA1, sul 1, and dhfR7) and second line drugs (gyrB, gyrA, qnrS, ParC and ParE) were investigated among XDR S. Typhi. There were different CTX-M genes isolated using the specific primers, blaCTX-M-U, blaCTX-M-1, blaCTX-M-15, blaCTX-M-2, blaCTX-M-8 and blaCTX-M-9.Results: Antibiotic resistant genes of the first-line drugs were isolated with different frequency, blaTEM-1 (72.6%), catA1 (86.6%), sul 1 (70%), and dhfR7 (56%). Antibiotics resistance genes of second-line drugs were isolated as: gyrB (60%), gyrA (49.3%), qnrS (32.6%), parC (44%) and parE (28%). Among CTX-M genes, blaCTX-M-U (63.3%) was the most frequent followed by blaCTX-M-15 (39.3%) and blaCTX-M-1 (26%).Conclusion: Our study concluded that XDR isolates circulating in Pakistan have acquired first-line and second-line antibiotic resistant genes quite successfully along with CTX-M genes (ESBLs) rendering them resistant to the third generation cephalosporins as well. Emergence of azithromycin resistance in XDR S. Typhi which is currently used as an empiric treatment option is worrisome and needs to be monitored carefully in endemic countries like Pakistan.Keywords: Salmonella, antimicrobial resistance, plasmids, XDR typhoi
Adoption of blockchain technology : exploring the factors affecting organizational decision
Full text linkBlockchain (BCT) is an emerging technology that promises many benefits for organizations, for instance, disintermediation, data security, data transparency, a single version of the truth, and trust among trading partners. Despite its multiple benefits, the adoption rate of BCT among organizations has not reached a significantly high level worldwide, thus requiring further research in this space. The present study addresses this issue in the Australian context. There is a knowledge gap in what specific factors, among the plethora of factors reported in the extant literature, affect the organizational adoption of BCT in Australia. To fill this gap, the study uses the qualitative interpretative research approach along with the technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework as a theoretical lens. The data was mainly drawn from the literature review and semi-structured interviews of the decision-makers and senior IT people from the BCT adopter and potential adopter organizations in Australia. According to the findings, perceived information transparency, perceived risks, organization innovativeness, organization learning capability, standards uncertainty, and competition intensity influence organizational adoption of BCT in Australia. These factors are exclusively identified in this study. The study also validates the influence of perceived benefits and perceived compatibility on BCT adoption that are reported in the past studies. Practically, these findings are helpful for the Australian government and public and private organizations to develop better policies and make informed decisions for the organizational adoption of BCT. The findings would guide decision-makers to think about the adoption of BCT strategically. The study also has theoretical implications explained in the discussion section. © 2022 Saleem Malik et al
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