66 research outputs found
Role of flame-retardants as EDCs in metabolic disorders
No full textThe destructive potential of fire is well known and thus it makes sense to prevent it from happening at all, or slow its rate of spread and to be able to stop it as soon as it happens in undesirable situations. Flame retardants (FRs), as the name indicates, are chemical substances with the capability of slowing down or preventing the growth of fire, have been used in many households and industrial products for a while now. Many kinds of FRs are currently in use, such as halogenated, organophosphosphate, nitrogenous, inorganic and intumescent coatings. These products are also well known to have many side effects, including carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, endocrine disruption, and immune system disorders. Not all fire retardants are made or function the same way thus vary in extent of fire-retardant capacity as well as toxic side effects. Herein we succinctly describe various classes of chemical FRs, and associated biological hazards to humans. We have also described underlying mechanisms or pathways that may possibly be involved in inducing endocrine disruption leading to obesity, diabetes, oxidative stress and inflammatory responses
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No full textJonson, Robert-Article-What Interfaith Dialogue Should and Shouldn't be at FCC. pp. 1-3; Suhail Umar-Article-Between Secular Pluralism and Religious Exclusivism. pp. 4-11; Nisar Ahmed-Article-Interfaith Relationship. pp. 12; Abdul Ghani-Article-Religious Harmony. pp. 13-16; Bashir Ahmed Khan-Article-The Politics of Interfaith Dialogue. pp. 17-19; Abur Razzaq Black-Article-The Adobe of Peace. pp. 20-24; Anood Alta-Article-Technology has Replaced Faith. pp. 25; Riaz Akbar Somrai-Article-Peace Exclusive. pp. 26-27; Interview-An Interview with General Pervaiz Musharaf. pp. 29-32; Memoirs from Across the Border. pp. 33-35; Kuldip S. Bajwa-Zulfie, My Friend. pp. 36-37; Ch. Muhammad Aslam-My Memories, My Wealth. pp. 38; Kuldip S. 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Halim-The Golden Registration Day. pp. 122-123; Imran Bashir-Proud to be a Formanite. pp. 124-125; Sundus Maqbool-Do We Even Exist? pp. 126; Haider Farooq-Class Versus Cafeteria. pp. 127; Furqan Ali Akhtar-Conventional Consequences of Academic Achievements. pp. 128; Report-Campus Roundup. pp. 129-132; Kudos to FCC Faculty and Students. pp. 133; Imran Iqbal-International Negotiations. pp. 134; Formanites Alumni Association. pp. 135-136; Foreign Faculty at FCC: A Survey. pp. 137-138; Luqman Saeed-An Immoral Activity. pp. 139; Arooj Wahid-Story-Haji Sahib. pp. 140; Farhan Hashmi-Story-Untitled. pp. 141; Talha Mahboob-Story-If She Could Know. pp. 142-143; Maureen Miscus Crisick-Poetry-Arguing with Sand in Mali. pp. 144; Talha Mahboob-Poetry-Do They Care? pp. 144; Bilkis Hussain-Poetry-Less is More. pp. 145; Ramla Zaheer-Poetry-Dare Face the Challenge. pp. 145; Bilkis Hussain-Poetry-Memories. pp. 146; Umar Tahir-Poetry-Once.... pp. 146; Arif Qureshi-Poetry-Nostalgia. pp. 147; Shaharyar Khan-Poetry-To Dust. pp. 147; Easha Farooq-Poetry-Memories. pp. 148; Aakash Qasir Iqbal-Poetry-Hummingbirds. pp. 148; Jawad, M.-Poetry-Everlasting Attachments.... pp. 149; Arif Qureshi-Poetry-Reminiscences. pp. 149; Birinder Kaur Pannu-Poetry-A Requiem for Our Silky. pp. 150; Junaid Ali-Poetry-Here I am. pp. 150; Awan, M. Shaheer-Poetry-I Desire to Paint You. pp. 151; Uzma Azad-Poetry-Silent Wish. pp. 151; Uzma Azad-Poetry-Some Day. pp. 152; Amber M. Gill-Poetry-Patience. pp. 152; Ramla Zaheer-Poetry-Life Goes On. pp. 153; Awan, M. Shaheer-Poetry-Lost Angel. pp. 153; Jawad, M.-Poetry-The Foggy Trees. pp. 154; Sadia Riaz-Poetry-Tears and Laughter. pp. 154; Hafiz Ali Aziz Khokhar-Poetry-I Shine Now. pp. 155; Nauman Ahmad-Poetry-Life is Ephemeral. pp. 155; Ramla Zaheer-Poetry-To Time and Fate. pp. 156; Muhammad Adeel Ahmad-Poetry-Death of Beauty. pp. 156; Hafiz Ali Aziz-Poetry-What Should I do? pp. 157; Shaheryar Khan-Poetry-What May I Think? pp. 157; Azzam Saddique-Poetry-The Smith. pp. 158; Rao Ayyaz Ahmad-Poetry-Assignment Girls College. pp. 159; Zeeshan Zaighum-Poetry-Divorce. pp. 159; Folio [Urdu]. 146 p.Editorial Board (English). before the Editorial page; Kennedy Hall, Forman Christian College (1959-60). after page 30; Folio team with the President of Pakistan. after page 30; Offices. page 160; Visitors. after page 160; Convocation. after page 160; Sports. after page 160; Societies. after page 160; Drama. after page 160; Music. after page 160; College Life. after page 160; Alumni. after page 160; Sundaisay. after page 16
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No full textPlatinum EditionGod Bless Them! pp. 1; In Memory of Prof. Khurshid A. Gill. pp. 2; Sandhu, M. Y.-Poetry-Memories of the Bye-gones. pp. 2; Arif Qureshi-In dulcet memory... pp. 3-4; Arif Qureshi-Poetry-Reminiscences. pp. 4; Ravia Shabeen-The Folio (Registering its History). pp. 5-6; Folio (Year by Year). pp. 7-8; Interview-The Living Legend (F.E. Chaudhry is the oldest Formanite alive, to the best of our knowledge). pp. 9-10; Interview-An Hour with Mian Muhammad Somroo. pp. 11-12; Zainab Mohsin-Buildings. pp. 13-14; Agha Mohsin Sohail-Formanites Are Great. pp. 15-17; Once A Formanite... Always A Formanite. pp. 18-20; Haque Nawaz Cheema-Love for my Institution. pp. 21; Agha Saeed-Old is Gold, New is Silver. pp. 22; Lamia Islam Khan-My Favourite Place. pp. 23; Sara Kanwal-Motivation Forever. pp. 24-25; Bilkis Hussain-Before Sunset. pp. 26; Farid A. 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Shehril-Story-...as I sat down, I sensed something was Different... pp. 89; Hassan Noor Assad-Story-Born Again. pp. 90; Muhammad Adeel-Story-The Cookies. pp. 91-92; Waseem Anwar-Poetry-Out West and the Rule of the Law. pp. 93; Zainab Mohsin-Poetry-Life goes on. pp. 94; Bilkis Hussain-Poetry-Paint me, please. pp. 94; Minam Ahmed-Poetry-Mother. pp. 95; Usman Nasir-Poetry-My tears. pp. 95; Jahanzaib Aslam-Poetry-Untitled. pp. 96; Mehwish Shafi-Poetry-A Fairy Who Lives with Me. pp. 96; Rashion Sajid-Poetry-Old days. pp. 97; Abdul Rehman-Poetry-Essence. pp. 97; Saadia Riaz Sehole-Poetry-Can you justify it? pp. 98; Saad Sarfraz Sheikh-Poetry-The Wishlist thing of mine. pp. 98; Razzaq, M. 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They are made. pp. 131-132; Fraaz Mehmud-Romanticism as a Pillar of Nationalism. pp. 133-134; Fizza Ali Shah-Is mobile phone use among youngsters really a menace? pp. 135-136; Mehreen Ali Kasana-One Muffled Scream. pp. 137-138; Kamal ud Din-Dr. Kamal ud Din. pp. 139-140; Miss Zara Hussain. pp. 141; Miss Saima Saleem. pp. 142; Beenish Khokhar-Unforgettable Tour. pp. 143-144; Rizwan Kamran-The Teacher. pp. 145; Maryam Azhar-IT: A New, Challenging Dimension. pp. 146-148; Folio [Urdu] 148 p.Editorial Board (English). 2 pages before Editorial; Advisory Board. 1 page before Editorial; Prof. Khurshid A. Gill & Mr Perviaz Rehmatullah. page 1; F. E. Chaudhry. after page 10; Mian Muhammad Somroo. before page 11; Society Presidents. before page 29; Political Cartoons created by Javed Iqbal (Famous Cartoonist). on 2 pages, after page 79; 20 pages of pictures, Memories, Commencement 2008: Convocation, Valedictory 2009, Sports Day, Line Work, The Story of Yester Years, People Who Make Difference, Campus Life, Societies, Drama. after page 148; Folio Team with Prof Dr K. K. Aziz. after page 8 (Urdu side); Editorial Board (Urdu). 1 page before Urdu Content
Analysing and Reducing Risk Factor in 3-C's Model Communication Phase Used in Global Software Development
No full textManagement of Arterial Injury in Children with Supracondylar Fracture of the Humerus and a Pulseless Hand
No full textTHE REALTIONSHIP BETWEEN CLASSROOM LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND BULLYING OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
No full textThe goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between bullying and the learning environment in the classroom. Population of the research were the students from Lahore city elementary schools. The sample size was 100, 50males and 50 females. The sample selection was random. Questionnaire was adapted to collect the relevant data from the students. It has been determined that a variety of elements, including instructor cooperation, teacher focus, friendliness, quiz preparation, school climate, etc., may affect students' learning. At the elementary level, there is a significant mean difference between how male and female pupils perceive the learning environment in the classroom (p 0.05 threshold of significance)
Clinico-epidemiological Characteristics of Children with Infectious Meningitis at Nishtar Medical Hospital
No full textObjective: This study aims to determine the common Clinico-epidemiological Characteristics of Patients suffering from infectious meningitis presenting at Nishtar medical university hospital Multan, Pakistan. Study design: Descriptive cross-sectional study Place and duration of study: Pediatric department, Nishtar Hospital Multan the duration of the study was February 01, 2016 to January 31, 2017. Method The study comprised of 172 patients. All the children of age 1 month to 12 years with suspected meningitis presenting to Pediatric Department Nishtar Hospital, Multan were included in our study. The patients who were critically ill or immune compromised were not included in the study. The cases in which the parents did not give consent were also excluded. The written informed consent was taken from the parents. All these cases were evaluated by detailed history, thorough physical examination and the necessary investigations. All the demographic data and other variables related to clinico-epidemiological features were measured and recorded using a specifically designed performa. The data were analyzed by using computer program SPSS 21 version. Result Of the 154 patients included in the final analysis, 98 (63.6%) were females and 56 (36.4%) males. The age ranged from 1 month to 12 years with a median of 31 months (6.00 - 72.50). Seventy-five percent of them were below 5 years. On the basis of investigations, bacterial meningitis was diagnosed in 91, viral meningitis in 27, tuberculous meningitis in 21 and cryptococcal meningitis in 15 patients. The most common clinical presentations of meningitis were fever, vomiting, headache, irritability, neck stiffness and altered level of consciousness. While the photophobia and fits were less common. The GCS score was more than 13 in 109 patients (70.8%) while less than eight GCS score was observed in 45 children (29.2%). Most of the complications were observed in the initial 36 hours of admission. The commonly observed complications were an altered level of sensorium, seizure, and shock. The minimum length of hospitalization was one day and the maximum was 36 days with median (IQR) of 12 days (4-15). The mortality was observed in 22 patients (14.3%) of Pediatric Medicine Department. Conclusion Meningitis is a highly morbific and fatal central nervous system infection in children population. It is associated with life-threatening complications and exhibits highly diverse clinical course with a very non-specific sign and symptoms. Younger children of rural areas are highly prone to fall a victim to this lethal disease. By vaccinating the children population against causative agents of meningitis, we can reduce the burden of disease. Keywords: Meningitis. Children. Clinico-epidemiological features
Security and Privacy in IoT Using Machine Learning and Blockchain: Threats and Countermeasures
No full textSecurity and privacy of users have become significant concerns due to the involvement of the Internet of Things (IoT) devices in numerous applications. Cyber threats are growing at an explosive pace making the existing security and privacy measures inadequate. Hence, everyone on the Internet is a product for hackers. Consequently, Machine Learning (ML) algorithms are used to produce accurate outputs from large complex databases, where the generated outputs can be used to predict and detect vulnerabilities in IoT-based systems. Furthermore, Blockchain (BC) techniques are becoming popular in modern IoT applications to solve security and privacy issues. Several studies have been conducted on either ML algorithms or BC techniques. However, these studies target either security or privacy issues using ML algorithms or BC techniques, thus posing a need for a combined survey on efforts made in recent years addressing both security and privacy issues using ML algorithms and BC techniques. In this article, we provide a summary of research efforts made in the past few years, from 2008 to 2019, addressing security and privacy issues using ML algorithms and BC techniques in the IoT domain. First, we discuss and categorize various security and privacy threats reported in the past 12 years in the IoT domain. We then classify the literature on security and privacy efforts based on ML algorithms and BC techniques in the IoT domain. Finally, we identify and illuminate several challenges and future research directions using ML algorithms and BC techniques to address security and privacy issues in the IoT domain
Single-Timestamp Skew Correction (STSC) in V2X Networks
No full textModern vehicles nowadays have many capabilities apart from the basic function of driving. These are now intelligent, smart, and can communicate over the Internet. A vehicle-to-everything (V2X) wireless network represents a network where vehicles communicate vital sensor data with other vehicles, pedestrians, and fixed infrastructure over the internet. There are various challenges in V2X communication that may affect the efficiency of autonomous devices, systems, and infrastructure. Of the many challenges, time synchronization among many devices in V2X networks is a key challenge. In a V2X network, all nodes within the network need to be time-synchronized; this is essential for task scheduling, computation off-loading, event sequencing, resource sharing, and efficient utilization of resources in the network. In recent works, many researchers have addressed time synchronization in V2X networks by considering multiple timestamps in order to estimate the time skew offset with varying results. In this paper, we consider a skew-based approach, namely, a single-timestamp skew correction (STSC) for time synchronization in V2X networks. The proposed method needs a single timestamp to estimate time skew at the hardware level with the help of physical-layer time synchronization using symbol timing recovery. Implementation results prove that the STSC accurately synchronizes the nodes in phase and frequency, therefore resulting in a greater accuracy and better energy savings in the V2X networks
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