46 research outputs found
Friends, colleagues remember Zubeida Mustafa at CEJ-IBA event
No full textThe Centre for Excellence in Journalism (CEJ-IBA) hosted a memorial event to honor veteran journalist and former Dawn assistant editor, Zubeida Mustafa. Colleagues and friends highlighted her integrity, intellectual rigor, and quiet leadership. Senior journalist Ghazi Salahuddin recalled how she enriched journalism with her research-based approach, even expanding Dawn’s reference library. Former colleagues including Muna Khan, Sumera Naqvi, Rumana Husain, Rizwana Naqvi, and Zofeen T. Ebrahim shared personal stories of mentorship, encouragement, and her “tough love” that shaped their careers. Despite failing eyesight, she remained committed to her work, even learning braille. Remembered as caring, principled, and inspiring, Zubeida Mustafa’s legacy was celebrated as that of a change agent who empowered colleagues, advanced women’s voices in journalism, and left behind an enduring impact on Pakistani media
Responding to the Needs and Challenges of Arts Entrepreneurs: An Exploratory Study of Arts Entrepreneurship in North Carolina Higher Education
No full textabstract: To address the call for examination of academic and professional approaches to arts entrepreneurship, we summarize the academic arts entrepreneurship programs in the State of North Carolina and conduct a pilot study with data gathered from arts entrepreneurs who attended the 5th annual Southern Entrepreneurship in the Arts Conference in Greensboro, North Carolina. Our review of the descriptive data reveals that arts entrepreneurs face a variety of needs and challenges, which are psychological (e.g., peer support) as well as technical (e.g., start-up skills). These findings suggest that, as prior literature stresses, arts entrepreneurship education programs should entail both the “entrepreneurship mindset” aspect and the “venture creation” aspect, so we advocate a holistic approach that combines both these perspectives with other related courses. We conclude, based on our exploratory study, that collaborative and flexible approaches, such as cross-campus programs for arts entrepreneurship education in higher education, could have beneficial outcomes for art entrepreneurs. Implications for future research are discussed
No Return Ticket: CBSA Deportation in Canada
No full textViewed through the theoretical lens of securitization theory & moral regulation, this thesis examines deportation and detainment in Canada across CBSA jurisdictional regions. Furthermore, this thesis attempted to explain how deportation and detainment trends changed since 2005, and what may be possible causes. Being a descriptive analysis study, this thesis utilizes a documentary research methodology to gather data, while using current literature to explain border security and deportation in Canada—bolstering results from the analysis on deportation and detainment statistics. The findings from the results ultimately provide new insight for CBSA, as well as for future research into the efficacy of operations of CBSA and the status quo on border security.
Findings from this thesis show deportation rates, across the majority of CBSA jurisdictional regions, have been steadily declining since 2005. Furthermore, it was found as deportation rates decline, average days detained and detention rates have increased nationally since 2005. Although this thesis was able to answer its research question in part, it was not able to answer any causes of change because of a lack of literature on the topic—which is a gap of knowledge future researchers can address
اقبال اور حلاج کے مشترک فکری عناصر
No full textThe is a lot of similarities in thoughts of Allam Iqbal and Mansoor Hallaj, the renowned sufi of Islamic world. These similarities may be specially found regarding love and affection of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (P.B.U.H) and Hazrat Abu Bakar Siddique(R.A).l Some other topics like concept of Iblees and Khudi are also similarly discussed by bath the great scholars. In this article these similarities have been analysed by the author
Synthesis and characterization of 12-aminolauric acid-modified montmorillonite for catalytic application
No full textZastosowanie automatyki sterowania i programów do zarządzania energią w audycie energetycznym przedsiębiorstwa
No full textThe Energy Efficiency Act and the resulting notice of the Minister of Energy of 23 November 2016. "on a detailed list of energy efficiency improvement projects predicts "installation of measuring and control equipment, teletransmission equipment and automation in the implementation of energy management systems" as one of the methods of improving energy efficiency. Using specific examples of energy audits carried out by the author, this article demonstrates how such a solution can improve energy efficiency in the buildings of companies from various industries and what conditions must be met by such a system in order to operate efficiently.Ustawa o efektywności energetycznej i wynikające z niej obwieszczenie Ministra Energii z dnia 23 listopada 2016 r. "w sprawie szczegółowego wykazu przedsięwzięć służących poprawie efektywności energetycznej" przewidują jako jedną z metod poprawy efektywności energetycznej „instalację urządzeń pomiarowo-kontrolnych, teletransmisyjnych oraz automatyki w ramach wdrażania systemów zarządzania energią” Artykuł przedstawia na konkretnych przykładach audytów energetycznych wykonanych przez autora, jak takie rozwiązanie może wpłynąć na poprawę efektywności energetycznej przedsiębiorstw różnych branż i jakie warunki musi spełnić taki system, by działać efektywnie
ناول جندر پر ایک نظر
No full textAkhtar Raza Salimi is one of the important novelist in the 21st century. His novel “Jundar” is the most famous novel in history of Urdu novel.
The contemporary society is depicted in the novel and according to the author the technology and facilities have brought ease to human life but on the other hand these have made humans lonely and deserted. This realistic depiction is one of the best characteristic of the novel. As it is representing the social norms and values being forgotten by people.
Written from this perspective the novel is catching the attention of the readers regarding the stylish and memorable qualities
Growth and physio-biochemical responses of maize (Zea maysL.) to drought and heat stresses
No full textDrought and heat are major abiotic stresses that usually occur simultaneously and cause significant yield losses in cereal crops including maize (Zea maysL.). First, ten genotypes of maize were screened using root length stress tolerance indices under heat (40 degrees C for 2, 4 and 6 h) and drought (-0.2, -0.4, and -0.6 MPa) stress. Two tolerant and two sensitive genotypes were selected and their growth and different biochemical traits were analyzed under drought stress (60% field capacity), heat stress (one cycle of 40 degrees C for 6 hours) and combined drought and heat stress. the results showed that drought stress had a predominant effect over heat stress, whereas combined drought and heat stress caused significant adverse effects on all parameters. the biochemical attributes such as total soluble sugars (TSS), proline, and total free amino acids (TFAA) were increased, whereas total soluble proteins (TSP) and nitrate reductase activity were decreased as compared to controls under all stress treatments. Biomass was positively correlated with the transpiration rate and TSP, while negatively related to leaf temperature and TFAA. the tolerant genotypes maintained higher proline, TSP, TSS, and TFAA contents and could be used for breeding for the adaptation to drought and heat under climate change.GC Women University, Faisalabad; Inst. of Mol. Biol./Biotech., the University of Lahore, Lahore; National Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad from Pakistan; Ege UniversityEge University; Hatay Mustafa Kemal University in TurkeyMustafa Kemal UniversityAuthors extend sincere thanks to the GC Women University, Faisalabad; Inst. of Mol. Biol./Biotech., the University of Lahore, Lahore; National Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad from Pakistan, and Ege University as well as Hatay Mustafa Kemal University in Turkey for their full support in this and ongoing project collaborations. Our special thanks are due to the colleagues from the faculty of languages for linguistic improvemnents
Effects of Sunlight Coverage and Soil Moisture Levels on Abundance of Plant Species
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<p>The purpose of the experiment was to determine the amount of plant species within each quadrat that was placed within grassland and relate them to the amount of sunlight and soil quality via moisture level. The data was collected on Monday October 19th 2015 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm at York Universities Danby Woodlot grassland (behind the forested part) located at 4700 Keele St in Toronto Ontario. It was 14 degrees outside and Sunny, the sun varied in position due to timing of experiment because it started to set off into the west. 2 quadrats were used to conduct the experiment; a quadrat is a tool used to calculate local abundance of individuals in a given area and works very well for stationary individuals such as plants. The quadrat was a 1 metre by 1 metre measurement of area. 120 quadrat replicates were used. The individuals that conducted the experiment were Sumera, Mustafa, Krystal and Savannah (me). Mustafa and I took one quadrat and conducted 60 replicates, 30 in open grassland near no trees and 30 on the edge of the grassland where trees were present. Sumera and Krystal took the other quadrat and did the same procedure. 6 steps were taken between each quadrat as per what the random number generator produced. A table was set up in a notebook with columns labelled # of Quadrat Replicates, Number of Plant Species, Soil Moisture Level, and Sunlight Coverage. This table was then transferred and duplicated into excel after the experiment was complete. All the variables used in table were Numerical, discrete. Number of plant species was interpreted through observation, a new species is determined if it looks nothing like the last species found within the quadrat, as in it had different colour or/and leaf shape or size. Only the number of recognizable taxonomic units was noted, not the actual names of each species of plant or number of how many individuals of that species were present. A scale was used to determine sunlight levels for the plants within each quadrat, 0 = 0%, 1 = 25%, 2 = 50%, 3 = 75%, and 4 = 100% coverage within the quadrat. This variable depended on the time of day, weather, and where the quadrat was situated in the grassland (by trees vs. in open). Estimations were given in this case to the quadrats that would normally get full sunlight, such as those found in the middle with no trees around them but because of the time of day (4pm sun is starting to set) was not getting as much as usual. Soil moisture levels were also determined by a scale, 0 equals completely dry, 1 is semi-dry, 2 is semi-wet and 3 is moist. The soil moisture level depended on rain and sunlight coverage. It had rained 24 hours before the data was collected and it was a sunny and fairly warm day. To determine what number on the scale each quadrat sample should be given, a sample of the soil was tested with our hands from the both the edges of the quadrat and the middle for consistency. This same procedure and definition of variables was used for all 120 quadrat replicates and data was noted in the table.</p
Radiative MHD flow and heat transfer characteristics of Cu-Fe3O4 /blood base hybridized nanofluid through stenotic artery
No full textThe main purpose of the present study is to examine the key role of Cu and Fe3O4 nanoparticles that are submerged in human blood in the existence of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) flow through the stenosis artery. The reason behind the selection of Cu and Fe3O4 nanoparticles is that they show high potential usefulness in drug delivery and imaging properties. Moreover, the governing partial differential equations (PDEs) that define the flow and the heat transfer characteristics of blood-based hybrid nanofluid (HNF) are converted to non-dimensional form of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) using suitable similarity transformation. The shooting method is applied to solve the equations through Maple software to observe the effects of specified nanoparticles volume fractions and used physical parameters in stenotic arteries. The results show that the velocity of human blood gradually decreases with an increase in the size of the nanoparticles but temperature increases in both cases of the , either stretching or shrinking. Moreover, an increase in magnetic, suction/injection, and nanoparticle volume fractions decrease the velocity of the blood-based hybrid nanofluid flow through the stenotic artery. While, an increase in thermal radiation, magnetic, flow parameters, and nanoparticle volume fraction increases the temperature of the blood during flow through the stenotic artery. On the other hand, the Prandtl number and suction/injection parameter decrease the temperature of the blood during flow through the stenotic artery. The present research has the potential that be proven highly advantageous for an effective drug delivery in human blood arteries
