82 research outputs found
Delegation from the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
No full textL. to r.: Dr Hafeez Hoorani (NCP) and Dr Michel Della Negra, Spokesman, CMS experiment with a delegation from the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission: Mr Saeed Ahmed, Director SES, PAEC, Mr Muhammad Naeem, Director PWI and Mr Javed Iqleem, Deputy Chairman PAEC visiting the CMS magnet assembly hall at Point 5
Hydraulic simulations to evaluate and predict design and operation of the Chashma Right Bank Canal
No full textIrrigation systems / Irrigation canals / Flow control / Velocity / Canal regulation techniques / Hydraulics / Simulation models / Design / Operations / Crop-based irrigation / Distributary canals / Water delivery / Policy / Protective irrigation / Water allocation / Water requirements / Sedimentation / Water distribution / Equity / Water conveyance / Pakistan / Chashma Right Bank Canal
محمد حفیظ خان کا اہم نسائی کردار ’’ماہین‘‘: ایک جائزہ
No full textMuhammad Hafeez Khan is a well-known modern novelist, researcher, columnist, playwright, historian and translator. He is a versatile personality. Every novelist has a goal and a vision for life. He tries to present the conditions of his era, his environmental experiences and his outlook on life through his art. Mohammad Hafeez Khan has presented the exploitation and helplessness of the feminine class in some aspect in his novels. His female characters are more lively than the male characters. The writer has not only felt the existence of a breathing woman in his society but has also acknowledged her existence. Through the character of "Maheen" in his novel "Karaknath", the author has not only informed about the negative consequences of social media and internet, but also exposed the heinous actions of the police, the increasing brutality and the dark deeds of the elite
A BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF SOLOMONIC PROVERBS
No full textThe book of proverbs lies in the Old Testament. Beautiful and wisely sayings of prophet Solomon Sang of the Songs and Proverbs are considered the masterpieces that reflect the highest rank of poetry and the most influenced sayings. The book of Proverbs consists of seven (7) sections and thirty-one (31) chapters.The first section (chapter 1-9) consists of sayings of Solomon in which the father or teacher advise his son or students. The second section consists of two parts, the first part (10-14) contrasting the righteous and the wicked, and the second (15-22:16) addressing wise and foolish speech. Verse 22:17 opens ‘the words of the wise’, until verse 24:22, with short moral discourses on various subjects. Verses 24:23-34 ‘also belong to wise’ chapters 25-29 are proverbs of Solomon composed by “the men of “Hezekiah”, contrast the just and the wicked proverbs 30 are ‘The words of Agur’ the last chapter 31 consists of the words of king Lemuel and the proverbs of the ideal wise woman. This article describes the composition of proverbs and throws light on the importance of these golden sayings
مخزنِ اخلاق_اقوالِ حکمت اور حکایاتِ دانش کا خزانہ
No full text"Makhzan-e-Akhlaq" is a litrary collection of proverbs, sayings, aphorisms and epigrams. The compiler of this book Allama Mulana Rahmat Ullah Subhani was well known scholar and man of letters. One on easily examine his hardwork extensive study and sense of selection. "Makhzan-e-Akhlaq" is a unique book of useful and interesting sayings, verses on various aspects and literary jokes. In short "Makhzan-e-Akhlaq" is a mustread book which can change one's life
Economic Performance of Bt Cotton Varieties in Pakistan
No full textFarmers in Pakistan have been growing cotton that contains the first generation of Bt gene since 2002. The cultivation of these varieties, although formally unapproved and unregulated, increased rapidly after 2005. In 2007, nearly 60 percent of the cotton area was under BT varieties. This paper examines the economic performance of Bt cotton in Pakistan based on data collected through a structured questionnaire survey in January-February 2009 in two districts (Bahawalpur and Mirpur Khas). The extent of the impact of Bt cotton on costs of production and yield gains are different across the two districts with their diverse agro-climatic conditions and pest pressures. Seed expenditures increase in both districts, but a decline in the number of bollworm sprays and hence in the expenditure for pesticides is observed and total pesticide control costs (for bollworms and non bollworm pests) declines in both districts. Total production costs decline in Bahawalpur but rise in Mirpur Khas. The yield increases are higher in Mirpur Khas as well, resulting in total revenue and gross margins improving more than in Bahawalpur. The results are similar to other studies of Bt cotton in India and suggest gains for Pakistan from progressing to a regulated national market for Bt cotton technologies.Bt cotton, economic performance, Pakistan, Bahawalpur, Mirpur Khas, Crop Production/Industries, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies,
A Critical Discourse Analysis of Short Story “Property of Woman” by Sara Suleri
No full textPostcolonial literature, by definition, is deeply concerned with the histories, normally with retelling or reassessing the way in colonial/ postcolonial histories have been presented in colonial/ western accounts (Ramone, J. 2013). Critical discourse analysis (CDA) as a tool used to analyse the spoken and written texts to expose the unrevealed ideologies. The purpose of the research is how the author has controlled the mind of people through the writing in short story “property of woman”. The objective of the research is to highlight that what kind of lexicons (discourse markers, modifiers) are being used to control the minds of readers. The researcher has manually collected all kinds of lexicons (discourse markers and modifiers) from the story. This present study answers two questions: 1) What kind of discourse markers and modifiers are used by Sara Suleri to control the minds of readers? 2) How these discourse markers and modifiers are helping to clarify the main theme of the story “property of woman”? For the analysis of data, Van Dijk’s Socio-cognitive model (2006) based on ideology and discourse, has been applied to explain the mind control. The result of the study is that the author has extensively used the lexicons which control the minds of her readers and engaged them in story. The conclusion of the study is that the theme of the story is sociological and ethnographic example of postcolonial literature which analyses female experience in social and political circumstances. Keywords: postcolonial, literature, discourse markers, modifiers, nostalgia DOI: 10.7176/JLLL/64-04 Publication date: January 31st 202
RETRACTED: Impact of dramatics on composition skills of secondary school English language learners
No full textThis article has been retracted at the request of the Author. Please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy).Reason: This article was not presented at the 2010 World Conference on Educational Sciences and therefore should not have been included in this issue
Will Artificial Intelligence Rejuvenate Islamic Finance? A Version of World Academia
No full textModern Artificial Intelligence (AI) uprising has transformed the world of finance and financial institutions have taken it as the unprecedented challenge to gain a competitive advantage. The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the nexus of Artificial Intelligence and Islamic finance based on Islamic finance experts’ opinions and assessments across the globe. Therefore, purposive sampling technique has been applied to collect the opinions. Narrative analysis was used to analyze the data. Henceforth, professors and associate professors were contacted through social networks such as WhatsApp, Facebook and emails messages as the author knows these experts individually. The respondents were chosen from Malaysia, UK, Qatar, Germany, Turkey, Indonesia, Brunei, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, USA, and Pakistan. Data were collected in the duration of one month. Majority of the respondents agreed that Artificial Intelligence can play an important role in almost every area. It can replicate human thinking in technical areas to a great extent. AI/Machine Learning amp; also Data Science amp; Data Analytics, can provide solutions involving automation and data...e.g banking services automation, robo-advisors, auto-trading, data services (like Reuters amp; Bloomberg), commodity trading, wealth management, rating agency services, and software (IOS/Android) development. Blockchain is separate (eg on crypto-currencies, but processing speed is slow) but anyway short term success for IF can be with Machine learning amp; Data Analytics rather than blockchain, but blockchain technology is improving and opening up new areas of application. Furthermore, in some countries, such as Pakistan, Islamic finance is personality driven. So Artificial Intelligence cannot replace actual persons in the short-run to create a credible trust. In the long-run gradually, it may be possible that robo Shariah advisory may be popular. Technology is important indeed. Maybe artificial ıntelligence will help Islamic finance to make people more financialized which is not good. However, we can look into the issue of how can we use artificial intelligence to support real sector. The Islamic banks are scaring to use partnership based financial instruments as Mudarabah and Musharakah when allocating their funds to customers. The reason is control function. Can artificial ıntelligence help to have the control of those deals? If so it is very good.
Nonetheless, this study suggests that it will be great if we can archive such more systems at advance levels, but are we aware of the amount of programming to do that? Having overcome the Main framework, then Islamic Finance mitigation and Sariah framework can be adopted with less efforts. This study explores the needs and potentials of artificial ıntelligence for different avenues as it will improve the performance of Islamic Finance. However, we should specify and narrow it as Islamic finance is very broad. This study, therefore, has opened many future research opportunities in the area of artificial ıntelligence in Islamic Banking and Finance. It discovers many new avenues that contribute to the development of artificial ıntelligence in Islamic Banking. Besides, the present study appears to be the first attempt to discuss the opinions and assessments of the experts of Islamic finance from across the globe. This study also helps to add the value to the existing literature in Islamic finance and financial technology
Spillover Effect of Financial Insecurity during the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Banking Industry: The Relationship Between HRM Practices, Workplace Social Support, Work Engagement and Turnover Intention
No full textFinancial remuneration, career flexibility, performance assessment, supervisor and coworker assistance, and workplace social support were the primary foci of this investigation into the connection between human resource practises and employee turnover intentions. The results demonstrated a moderated association between work engagement and financial uncertainty. In order to decrease employee turnover, businesses must acknowledge the role that work satisfaction plays
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