19 research outputs found
Changing Demographic, Social, and Economic Conditions in Karachi City, 1959–94: A Preliminary Analysis
No full textKingsley Davis (1961) had argued that the reason that the ancient cities failed to survive was that they were too deadly. He suggested that “three of their (cities) main traits....the crowding of many people in little space, their dependence on widespread contacts (due to in-migration), and their wealth...laid them open to contagious diseases, environmental contamination, occasional starvation and warfare”. Even in the medieval age, some European cities provide examples of such problems; but especially so following the Industrial Revolution. Do the events of the 1980s and the 1990s in Karachi suggest that the city may be heading in the same direction. Recently, The Times London in a lead article in November 1994, labelled Karachi as a “City of Riches and Shattered Dreams”. It further said that Karachi had grown into a megalopolis where life moved fast and street violence had become a norm. Indeed, more than 65 percent of Pakistan’s industries and 80 percent of its finance, banking, and business are concentrated in the city and people come to it from all over the country to find jobs and fulfil their dreams [Husain (1994)]. During the past decade, street violence in the form of ethnic clashes has become a sort of regular event in Karachi. At times, these clashes have been more frequent and even bloodier than the ones before. According to the local newspaper accounts, between 1985 and 1988 (in four years), about 400 people died in Karachi due to violence, which has increased substantially over time. Thus, while the number of violent deaths remained between 350–500 during 1991–93, in 1994 alone the number exceeded 1,100, and during the first three months of 1995, over 300 persons have died due to violence.
Dr Ishrat Husain calls for empowerment of local govts
No full textThis news piece is about the launch and subsequent panel discussion on ‘Unravelling Gordian Knots: The Works and Worlds of Dr. Ishrat Husain’ held at the Institute of Business Management (IoBM) attended by IoBM President Talib Karim, Javed jabbar, Dr. Mehtab Karim, the author Sibtain Naqvi and Dr. Ishrat Husain himself
Patient controlled analgesics for post operative patients: In post-operative patients, how do PCA devices compared with traditional analgesic methods affect pain management during their hospital stay?
No full textPatient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is a portable, computerized infusion pump that releases a regulated amount of analgesics typically intravenously or subcutaneously when a patient presses the button (Perry, Potter, Stockert, Hall, Ross-Kerr, Wood, Astle, and Duggleby, 2014).The purpose of a PCA is to give the patient the control to manage
their own pain before the pain gets intolerable, keep a steady level of comfortability and prevent complications that can arise from untreated pain. The button should be pressed on the earliest sign of pain or before a pain provoking activity (Perry et al., 2018). Notable strengths of the PCA are patient control for quicker pain relief, overall safe pain management with minimal risks of overdose or inappropriate use (Perry et al., 2014). Conclusion: patients will have less post-op complications due to pain
while using the PCA. Patient education is an important factor in the effectiveness of the PCA delivery system. Research suggests PCA is effective with pain management
and comfort is improved compared with conventional methods of opioid analgesia.Not peer reviewedStudent Research Day Poster (2018
OSPE In Pharmacology - Students Perspective
No full textStudents' perspective about OSPE was assessed in 2012. They responded on pre- examination arrangement, time allocation, number of stations; ontent, process, process explanation, quality of questions, marks allocation, faculty behavior, overall atmosphere and comments about OSPE experience and its comparison to conventional pattern. Student`s responses were graded as good (combining agree and strongly agree), poor (combining disagree and strongly disagree) or neutral. Of 102 students, ninety students (88%) responded to questionnaire at the end of all four examinations. 87.65% students found pre-examination arrangement good while 86.5% were happy with explanation of procedure. 89% felt faculty behavior satisfactory, 82.5% considered OSPE process smooth, 86% expressed satisfaction with quality of questions, 79.5% considered number of stations adequate, 86.75% believed time adequate, 87% concluded that content was adequately covered. 86.87% considered atmosphere conducive and 81.25% considered marks justified. Students' overwhelmingly found OSPE in Pharmacology an effective method of assessment
Development of Intranet Messaging Application for Larger Enterprises
No full textThis Dissertation / Report is the outcome of investigation carried out by the creator(s) / author(s) at the department/division of Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore mentioned below in this page
Knowledge sharing and transfer through Tableeghi Jamaat among Muslims in India
No full textHaving had a humble beginning with the efforts
in a small region known as Mewat in India,
Tableeghi Jamaat had now make the presence
felt in almost all the continents.In the absence of any publicity material this is indeed a remarkable achievement.The present paper attempts to describe the efforts of Jamaat in the most populous state of India namely Uttar Pradesh.It is unfortunate that not enough material has been produced related to Tableeghi Jamaat. Furthermore, whatever has been written, most of it, is not free from malice and prejudice.As a matter of fact, this kind of study needs participation on the part of any author to present a balance picture.The present author has spent a considerable amount of time to get familiarity with the ideology of Jamaat. Besides outings, the author also participates in the local activities concerning the daily and weekly programmes. The present paper is thus an outcome of this indoor and outdoor participation.It states that how the Jamaat played significant role in the knowledge sharing and transfer and to what extent the Muslim community had been benefitted in India
Embracing Absurdity: A SixMonth Self Study
No full textThis self-study is based on a six-month-long personal experiment in applying the philosophy of absurdism as a healing framework for a period of depression, insomnia, and existential restlessness. Drawing on the ideas of Camus, Nietzsche, and Kierkegaard, the author rejects the search for metaphysical meaning and instead embraces the meaninglessness of existence as a means toward psychological liberation. This self-study narrates the evolution of minor, stabilizing rituals-most important among these, smoking and night-time reading-as a method for managing anxiety, determining sleep, and reshaping everyday life. Eventually, social withdrawal yields to interpersonal re-engagement, and despair gives over to a quiet, sustainable strain of contentment. This narrative would support that acceptance of life's absurdity can loosen the noose of existential pressure, diminish the fear of judgment, and foster one's sense of freedom rooted less in purpose than in presence. Not a universal model of therapy, this story does attest to the fact that lived philosophy and simple ritual can help establish emotional recovery and personal growth
Embracing Absurdity: A SixMonth Self Study
No full textThis self-study is based on a six-month-long personal experiment in applying the philosophy of absurdism as a healing framework for a period of depression, insomnia, and existential restlessness. Drawing on the ideas of Camus, Nietzsche, and Kierkegaard, the author rejects the search for metaphysical meaning and instead embraces the meaninglessness of existence as a means toward psychological liberation. This self-study narrates the evolution of minor, stabilizing rituals-most important among these, smoking and night-time reading-as a method for managing anxiety, determining sleep, and reshaping everyday life. Eventually, social withdrawal yields to interpersonal re-engagement, and despair gives over to a quiet, sustainable strain of contentment. This narrative would support that acceptance of life's absurdity can loosen the noose of existential pressure, diminish the fear of judgment, and foster one's sense of freedom rooted less in purpose than in presence. Not a universal model of therapy, this story does attest to the fact that lived philosophy and simple ritual can help establish emotional recovery and personal growth
Effect of pre-existing microstructural defects on elastic and fracture properties of composites
No full textThe objective of this research is to explore the effect of microstructural defects on the mechanical properties of fiber reinforced composites. In particular, two kinds of defects are considered in the study, namely, matrix pores and interface precracks. Three-dimensional (3-D) finite element analyses are conducted on Representative Volume Elements (RVE) to predict the effective elastic properties of the transversely isotropic unidirectional composite with a random distribution of the pore defects and the results are reported. With regards to fracture properties, cohesive zone-based two-dimensional (2-D) finite elements are employed to simulate fracture in the microstructure, where the cohesive elements are embedded throughout the FE mesh to simulate arbitrary crack initiation and propagation. The results of the simulations are reported in terms of the fracture pattern and quantified using the effective stress-strain response for various volume and area fractions of matrix pores and interface cracks respectively. It is shown that the presence of defects has a noticeable influence on the elastic properties, but severely influences the fracture properties of the composite.Aerospace Structures & Computational Mechanic
