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بشریٰ رحمٰن کے ناول "پیاسی" کا فکری و فنی جائزہ : INTELLECTUAL AND ARTISTIC REVIEW OF BUSHRA REHMAN'S NOVEL "PIYASI"
No full textBushra Rehman is a unique novelist who sheds light on our social issues, economic and political life events through his novels. At the same time, she makes the exploitation of women a topic because she is a keen observer of women's psychology. This is the language that is spoken in our society. The novel theme of the novel depicts love, social issues and the mental struggles of middle-class women and the exploitation of women. The extension of rights is wide. This novel is a beautiful confluence of such topics. In this novel, there is height and depth of art in the mind of the author and the plot keeps moving forward at its own pace. The novel is also alive
Nature of Academic Programs, Epistemological Beliefs and Their Impact on Pakistani University Students’ Academic Performance
No full textThe students’ academic behaviours and academic performance differ with their epistemological beliefs. Different social-cultural and educational contexts inculcate differences in students’ epistemological beliefs. However, the impact of the nature of the academic programs on students’ epistemological beliefs is most obvious. The students of different disciplines can have different epistemological beliefs. These different epistemological beliefs differ in their impact on students’ academic performance and academic behaviour. Hence, the current study evaluated the interrelationships of various educational programs and epistemological beliefs and their importance in students’ academic performance. The volunteer university students provided data about their academic programs, epistemological beliefs, and academic performance. Researchers used the Generalized Structured Component Analysis approach to calculate the suitability of specified measurement and structural models. The impact of subjects of the soft field of study such as Behavioural Sciences, English Literature was negative on naive epistemological beliefs in knowledge structure and omniscient authority compared to subjects of the hard field of studies such as Mathematical, Physical Sciences, and Biological Sciences. The Business Sciences from the soft applied field of study had the least noticeable negative impact on naive epistemological beliefs compared to other subjects of pure soft and pure hard field of studies. Only, the belief in quick learning had a significant negative impact on students’ academic performance
Gendered Personality Traits, Academic Programs and Academic Performance of Pakistani University Students: An Evidence From Pakistan
No full textThe academic performance reflects students’ success or failure to achieve learning objectives and goals in their academic endeavours. Previous studies have highlighted the major influence of students’ gender, personalities, and academic programs on their academic performance. Different cultures, social settings, and educational systems promote different perceptions of gender roles that can produce different preferences of subjects and personality traits. Hence, the study aimed to assess the direct and total effects of Pakistani university students’ gender, personality traits, and subject choices or academic programs on their academic performance. The Structure Equation Modeling approach was applied in two stages to find out the impacts of gender, personality traits, and academic programs on students’ academic performance. The results showed that the gender variable is related to students’ personality traits and the academic program. Although, gender did not have a direct impact on students’ grades, but its total effect through personality traits and the academic program was significant. The personality traits were not found to have a direct or total significant effect on students’ academic performance. The academic performances of students of some academic programs were higher as compared to students of other academic programs. The stereotype gendered personality traits and subject choices were present in students. The students’ perceptions of stereotype gender roles, consequent personality traits, and subject choices should be intervened to improve the academic performance of both genders
Dependence of Academic Performance on English Speaking Anxiety in Academic Programs of English Medium Instructional Context
No full textMost countries in the world have adopted English Medium instruction in universities. The increasing global trend of the English language as the medium of instruction has made researchers focus on students' adjustment and performance in English medium instructional contexts. One key issue highlighted in English medium instruction is English speaking anxiety. The literature has pointed out that English language speaking anxiety among students has a dependency on their personal and interpersonal worries and the context of learning. Pakistan is also a country that has adopted English medium instruction at different levels of education. Therefore, the current study probed the dependencies of English language speaking anxiety on students' academic programs and how these anxieties impact students' academic performance in Pakistan. The survey study design consisted of convenience or accidental sampling. The structural equation modeling helped researchers infer the significance of academic programs' impact on academic performance, the effect of language anxiety dimensions on academic performance, and the impact of academic programs on academic performance via English-speaking anxieties. The academic departments significantly impact students' academic performance directly and indirectly through language-speaking anxieties
Students’ Age, Perceptions of Poor Performance, and Fear of Negative Assessment in English Speaking as Predictors of Academic Performance in Male and Female Students
No full textThe students’ implicit theories of intelligence and ability play a crucial role in determining their interest and effort in their studies. The negative mindset promotes poor perceptions of performance and fear of negative evaluation in students, which negatively impacts their learning and academic performance. The English language experts have tried to understand these perceptions of poor performance and fear of negative evaluation in English speech anxiety. Gender and age differences are present in implicit theories and perceptions of poor performance, fear of negative evaluation, and speech anxiety. Therefore, the current study explored the role of age in perceptions of poor performance and fear of negative evaluation in English speaking anxiety and academic performance among male and female students. The sample of the study was 956 university students. Generalized structured component analysis multi-group approach revealed the differing impacts of age on dimensions of negative thoughts in English speaking and academic performance in male and female students. The direct effect of age on students’ academic performance was insignificant. However, the students’ perceptions of poor performance mediated the impact of age on academic performance. The effect of perceptions of poor performance on academic performance was negative compared to the positive effect of fear of negative evaluation on students’ academic performance
Relationship between circulating levels of IFN‐γ, IL‐10, CXCL9 and CCL2 in pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis is dependent on disease severity
No full textProtection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is dependent on T cell and macrophage activation regulated by cytokines. Cytokines and chemokines produced at disease sites may be released into circulation. Data available on circulating cytokines in tuberculosis (TB) is mostly on pulmonary TB (PTB) with limited information on extrapulmonary disease (EPul-TB). We measured interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), interkeukin-10 (IL-10), CXCL9 and CCL2 in sera of patients ( n = 80) including; PTB ( n = 42), EPul-TB ( n = 38) and BCG vaccinated healthy endemic controls (EC, n = 42). EPul-TB patients comprised those with less severe (LNTB) or severe (SevTB) disease. Serum IFN-γ, IL-10 and CXCL9 levels were significantly greater while CCL2 was reduced in TB patients as compared with EC. IFN-γ was significantly greater in PTB as compared with LNTB ( P = 0.002) and SevTB ( P = 0.029). CXCL9 was greater in PTB as compared with LNTB ( P = 0.009). In contrast, CCL2 levels were reduced in PTB as compared with LNTB ( P = 0.021) and SevTB ( P = 0.024). A Spearman’s rank correlation analysis determined a positive association between IFN-γ and IL-10 (rho = 0.473, P = 0.002) and IFN-γ and CXCL9 (rho = 0.403, P = 0.008) in the PTB group. However, in SevTB, only IFN-γ and CXCL9 were positively associated (rho = 0.529, P = 0.016). Systemic levels of cytokines are reflective of local responses at disease sites. Therefore, our data suggests that in PTB increased IFN-γ and CXCL9 balanced by IL-10 may result in a more effective cell mediated response in the host. However, elevated inflammatory chemokines CXCL9 and CCL2 in severe EPul-TB without concomitant down modulatory cytokines may exacerbate disease related pathology and hamper restriction of M. tuberculosis infection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]Peer reviewedfinal article publishe
Thermal surface analysis on high-rise building façades with neo-minimalist and modern style in Penang, Malaysia
No full textA microsatellite study for determination of allelic variation of Kurdish population-Kurdistan region-Iraq
No full textTHE INFLUENCE OF CORONAVIRUS ON THE HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICES (CASE STUDY OF ISRAEL & MOLDOVA)
No full text<p><i><strong>Abstract</strong>: The trends of growing demand among learners in higher education systems leading for improved accessibility and convenience, lower costs, and direct application of content to work settings in the institutes. This radically changing the local and international environment for higher education system. The new phenomenon of using technical methods is demand the competition between the organization. If we look at the United States and globally (other countries), in this rapidly changing environment, which is increasingly based within the context of a global and knowledge-based economy and competition between higher education systems. The author found that higher education organizational in Israel and Moldova have changes, and new developments are being fueled by accelerating advances. The author will describe the local situation and the trends in the Israeli & Moldavian higher education system.</i></p>
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