186 research outputs found
Syed Sabir Muhammad
No full textThe author is a doctoral candidate at the Department of International Relations, University of Peshawar, Pakistan. He previously graduated from National Defence University and Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Currently, he is a lecturer of International Relations at National University of Modern Languages, Peshawar Campus. He recently published “Exceptionalism in US Foreign Policy: A Case Study of ISIS,” IPRI Journal XIX, no. 1 (Winter 2019). 128-146.; and “The Security Dilemma of Iraq and Syria and Regional Politics,” NUST Journal of International Peace & Stability 1, no. 1 (2017). 39-52. He can be reached at: [email protected]://commons.erau.edu/ibpp-bios/1009/thumbnail.jp
Incompatibility of Laws and Natural Resources: A Case Study of Land Revenue Laws and Their Implications in Federal Areas of Pakistan
No full textSocio-economic determinants of household out-of-pocket payments on healthcare in Pakistan
No full textIn Pakistan, Out-of-pocket (OOP) payment on healthcare is 67% of total expenditure on healthcare. Analysis of determinants of OOP health expenditure is sparse, and this paper attempts to fill the research gap. Results show household non-food expenditure was the single highest significant predictor of household OOP health expenditure. Analysis confirms earlier findings that economic status and number of old aged members are significant positive predictors of OOP payments. This association can direct government where to enhance allocations to healthcare. The interaction between white collar professions and their economic status in predicting OOP payments is an area for further research
Determinants of Willingness to Donate and Volunteer to Help their Poor Fellow Students in the University
No full textEach society consists of poor and rich. Those who are rich have more chances to have a better and more education, health facilities and other amenities of life but the poor segment of society is more likely to be deprived of these and get trapped in the vicious circle of poverty. Assuming that the government is unable to reach each citizen because of increasing proportion of the poor population. For the harmonious development of the society, it is the responsibility of every individual of society to contribute to the betterment of poor segment. Do people have such preferences? The current study is undertaken with the objectives to investigate the willingness to donate and volunteer behavior of the students and to find out the factors which help in the cause of educational uplift of the poor fellow students in the Quaid I Azam University, Islamabad. The study used primary data of 251 respondents. The study employed descriptive analysis, the logistic regression model for the realization of the mentioned objectives. The study found that 50% of the student is willing to contribute and help their poor colleagues financially. In addition, the study also demonstrates that extrinsic factors i.e., Gender, Income of family and living away from home, are more influencing on a willingness to donate as compare to intrinsic i.e., Satisfaction and Religiosity. The policy implication is that the government should fulfill her responsibility in contributing to the education of poor and there must be facilitation for organizing societies to channelize the donated funds for the betterment of society in letter and spirit
Spectrum Distribution in Cognitive Radio: Error Correcting Codes Perspective
No full textCognitive radio is a growing zone in wireless communication which offers an opening in complete utilization of incompetently used frequency spectrum: deprived of crafting interference for the primary (authorized) user, the secondary user is indorsed to use the frequency band. Though, scheming a model with the least interference produced by the secondary user for primary user is a perplexing job. In this study we proposed a transmission model based on error correcting codes dealing with a countable number of pairs of primary and secondary users. However, we obtain an effective utilization of spectrum by the transmission of the pairs of primary and secondary users' data through the linear codes with different given lengths. Due to the techniques of error correcting codes we developed a number of schemes regarding an appropriate bandwidth distribution in cognitive radio.Isra Univ, SEAS, Islamabad 44000, PakistanQuaid I Azam Univ, Dept Math, Islamabad 44000, PakistanGIK Inst, Topi 44000, Khyber Pakhtunk, PakistanUNESP, IBILCE, Dept Math, BR-15054000 Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP, BrazilUNESP, IBILCE, Dept Math, BR-15054000 Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP, Brazi
Industry, community, and alumni networking: MoU & MoA, MBSB Bank - UiTM
No full textOn February 14, 2023, a significant event took place in Shah Alam as Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) partnered up with MBSB Bank Berhad to sign a momentous Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The primary focus of this MoU is to foster financial education and enhance learning through various financial management programs, benefiting both academic and business development. The esteemed Vice Chancellor of UiTM, Professor Datuk Ts. Dr. Hajah Roziah Mohd Janor, had the honor of signing the MoU alongside the Chief Executive Officer of the MBSB Bank Group, Datuk Nor Azam M. Taib. This significant moment was witnessed by the respected Dean of FBM, Professor Dr. Firdaus Abdullah, and MBSB Bank's Head of Digital Business, Zainul Abidin Mustafa, at the distinguished Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Chancellery Building, UiTM Shah Alam
Mn3O4@ZnO Hybrid Material: An Excellent Photocatalyst for the Degradation of Synthetic Dyes including Methylene Blue, Methyl Orange and Malachite Green
No full textIn this study, we synthesized hybrid systems based on manganese oxide@zinc oxide (Mn3O4@ZnO), using sol gel and hydrothermal methods. The hybrid materials exhibited hierarchical morphologies and structures characterized by the hexagonal phase of ZnO and the tetragonal phase of Mn3O4. The hybrid materials were tested for degradation of methylene blue (MB), methyl orange (MO), and malachite green (MG) under ultraviolet (UV) light illumination. The aim of this work was to observe the effect of various amounts of Mn3O4 in enhancing the photocatalytic properties of ZnO-based hybrid structures towards the degradation of MB, MO and MG. The ZnO photocatalyst showed better performance with an increasing amount of Mn3O4, and the degradation efficiency for the hybrid material containing the maximum amount of Mn3O4 was found to be 94.59%, 89.99%, and 97.40% for MB, MO and MG, respectively. The improvement in the performance of hybrid materials can be attributed to the high charge separation rate of electron-hole pairs, the co-catalytic role, the large number of catalytic sites, and the synergy for the production of high quantities of oxidizing radicals. The performance obtained from the various Mn3O4@ZnO hybrid materials suggest that Mn3O4 can be considered an effective co-catalyst for a wide range of photocatalytic materials such as titanium dioxide, tin oxide, and carbon-based materials, in developing practical hybrid photocatalysts for the degradation of dyes and for wastewater treatment
Residual Effect of Poultry Manure and Mineral N Application on Maize Production under Wheat-Maize Cropping System
No full textThe study was designed to asses the residual effect of organic N (Poultry Manure) and mineral N on maize crop in field experiments carried out on silty clay loam soil at NIFA, Tarnab, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Pakistan during 2014-15. Combined dose of N from both sources were 120 kg ha-1 applied to wheat crop alone and in different combination making six treatments. Maize variety (Azam) was sown in Randomized complete block (RCB) design with four replications. Agronomic data, grains ear-1, 1000 grain weight, biomass grain yield data, N-uptake in maize grain and straw were recorded. Results showed that maximum grain ear−1, 1000 grain weight, biomass and grain yield was obtained from treatment where 25% N applied from poultry manure + 75% from mineral N source applied to previous wheat crop. Agronomic efficiency and nitrogen use efficiency were also found maximum in treatment where 75% poultry manure + 25% mineral N was applied. It was concluded from the study that residual effect of organic manure with mineral N in different ratios enhances crop productivity and soil fertility
Interplay of weak noncovalent interactions in alkoxybenzylidene derivatives of benzohydrazide and acetohydrazide: a combined experimental and theoretical investigation and lipoxygenase inhibition (LOX) studies
No full textIn this study, three new hydrazide-based Schiff bases (1-3) have been synthesizedviasonication in good to excellent yields 73-90% and mainly characterized by UV-visible, IR,1H-NMR and single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal structure of compounds1and2is stabilized by N-H⋯O, C-H⋯O and C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds, as well as C-H⋯π contacts. In addition, weak π⋯π stacking interactions were observed in the structure of2. A detailed analysis of the intermolecular interactions that stabilize the crystal packing has been performed by using Hirshfeld surface analysis and energy framework calculations were carried out to analyze and visualize the topology of the supramolecular assembly, indicating that the dispersion energy is dominant over the electrostatic one in the most energetic dimers of both compounds. The interaction energies associated with the noncovalent interactions observed in the crystal structures and the interplay between them have been calculated using DFT calculations. Moreover, these intermolecular interactions were also characterized by using both Bader´s quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) and NCI plots. The synthesized alkoxybenzylidene analogs of benzohydrazide and acetohydrazide were screenedin vitroagainst soybean lipoxygenase and were found to show better activity than the standard indomethacin. Putative binding modes and comparison of binding interactions in the protein-ligand complex were analyzed by molecular docking studies.Fil: Ahmed, Muhammad Naeem. University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir; PakistánFil: Arif, Muneeba. University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir; PakistánFil: Andleeb, Hina. Quaid-i-Azam University; Pakistán. International Islamic University Islamabad; PakistánFil: Ali Shah, Syed Wadood. University of Malakand; PakistánFil: Arshad, Ifzan. Quaid-i-Azam University; PakistánFil: Tahir, Muhammad Nawaz. University of Sargodha; PakistánFil: Rocha, Mariana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Química del Noroeste. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia. Instituto de Química del Noroeste; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia. Instituto de Química Orgánica; ArgentinaFil: Gil, Diego Mauricio. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto de Biotecnología Farmacéutica y Alimentaria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto de Biotecnología Farmacéutica y Alimentaria; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia. Instituto de Química Orgánica; Argentin
In Search of Competencies of an Exceptional QS in Public Entity: Building a Theoretical Foundation.
No full textIt is the government role in providing infra-structure and basic amenities for the public. In Malaysia the Work Ministry is formed to oversee this role. Ensuring effectiveness and efficiency, the Public Service Department must identify competencies require for every position created in the Work Ministry and one such position is the position of Quantity surveyor. Research thus far shows that individual employees performance is not just built around technical expertise possess but also important is the behaviour. Since organization successes stand on its employees performance thus it is utmost important for organization to identify not only the right technical but also behavioural competencies for each and every individual position created. This paper discusses the need to explore competencies of exceptional Quantity surveyors and in the process suggests the means to identify those competencies. It is also argued that undertaking this heavy task cannot be accomplished without the participation of experienced public Quantity surveyors. The importance of competencies model for Quantity surveyors is also discussed in relation to human capital development which includes promotion, training, and recruitment of young Quantity surveyors to serve the public service.Competencies, Exceptional Quantity surveyor, Quantity Surveying Profession, Public Sector, Delphi Study
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