44 research outputs found
ڈاکٹرجمیل جالبی کا حاسئہ تحقیق : میرا جی، راشد اور میرکے خصوصی حوالےسے: SENSATION OF RESEARCH OF DR JAMIL JALBI:WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MIRA.G, RASHID & MEER
No full textDr. Jamil Jalbi being an authentic reference of Urdu literature, Research and criticism has no alternative in Reseach specially. He has reviewed critically work of many literary personalites. Critical analysis of Mira.G, Rashid and Meer by Dr Jamil Jalbi are significantly known in Urdu literature. The purpose of this article is to explore Reseach expertise of Dr. Jamil Jalbi regarding Kulyat-e-Meera G, Noon-Meem Rashid-Aik Mutalia, Muhammad Taqi Meer. Author has concluded that criterion and standards of Research established by Dr. Jamil Jalbi are road map for new scholars and Researchers
Impact of Exchange rate Volatility on Growth and Economic Performance: A Case Study of Pakistan, 1973-2003
No full textThis paper investigates the impact of volatility of exchange rates on the manufactured production of Pakistan’s economy. After a short introduction of the underlying theories and empirical literature, the relationship between these two variables is estimated. In the regression, the conditional variance of the real exchange rate is the measure of uncertainty (GARCH estimation). The results obtained are positive but are insignificant, and do not support the position that excessive volatility or shifting of exchange rate regimes has pronounced effects for manufacturing production. These results are consistent with what we obtain from the impulse responses. It is believed, however, that the thesis adds to the body of evidence, suggesting that exchange rate variability has no significant effect on manufacturing products.
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
Conversion of African Americans to Islam : a sociological analysis of the Nation of Islam and associated groups
No full text'Conversion of African Americans to Islam: A Sociological Analysis of the Nation of
Islam Associated groups' is an empirical study of the religious experience of people
who had/have distinctive features in terms of race, ethnicity and historical experience.
The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate how African Americans' (AAs) conversion
experience in general, and the Nation of Islam associated groups' conversion in
particular, differ from the studies of recruitment and conversion in the sociology of
religion and New Religion Movements (NRMs). More specifically, their recruitment
and conversion experiences to Islam diverge from those who converted to mainstream
Islam. The study investigates how AAs' historical experience, soci-economic
difficulties and the racism they encountered shaped and influenced their religious
understanding.
Research methods involved participant observations, a survey questionnaire, interviews,
conversations, personal communications and correspondence. To collect ethnographic
data eleven months field research was conducted mainly in the Chicago area and on two
short visits to Detroit, and three years continued communications with Muslim officials
and academics in the area. During the field research and afterwards through personal
communication 181 survey questionnaire responses were received, and 23 Muslim
officials, academics and ordinary Muslims were interviewed through semi-structured,
unstructured interviews, conversation and correspondence.
The thesis begins with a brief history of Islam and Muslims in general and the African
American Muslims (AAMs) in particular. More emphasis is given on the historical
development of the Nation of Islam (NOl). Then in Chapter III, discussions of schisms
in the history of the NOT are examined from sociological perspectives of social and
religious movements. In Chapter IV I aimed to formulate my own perspective to
analyse and study the conversion experiences of AAMs to Islam. I used a multivariate
approach, considering selectively widely held conversion and recruitment theories in the
sociology of the religion. I consider in Chapter V the predisposing conditions for AAMs
that influence their decision-making to join in the NOT, for example, political and
nationalistic sentiments and socio-economic deprivations. In Chapter VI I have applied
different terms to describe their religious experiences, such as conversion, alteration and
reversion. I have analysed further their encounters with the NOT, the methods of
recruitment they used and their major motives for joining the NOT and converting to
Tslam. In the concluding chapters (Chapter VII VTTT) I describe the different responses
of AAMS to Islam following the death of Elijah Muhammad. It is found out that the
Islamic appeal has polarised. While Farakhan's NOT appeared to continue the tradition
and style of the old NOI with the emphasis on nationalistic and socio-economic factors,
Tmam W. D. Mohammed's community turned more to the religious and spiritual aspects
of Tslam. These different approaches led to a polarisation of the appeal of Tslam to
AAMS.
This thesis contributes to knowledge in four key areas; the sociology of religion and
religious movements, the sociology of social and nationalistic movements, religious and
Islamic studies
Novel CO2 Separation Membranes
No full textUsing membranes for CO2 capture has gained recent prominence in the global scientific community due to its lower capital cost and a quicker separation performance than the conventional separation methods. The membrane process features desirable properties, like compactness, energy efficiency, and environmental friendliness. Various polymeric and inorganic materials have been tested both as unique ingredients and blends to form CO2 separation membranes with a focus on increasing the performance but have had varying rates of success. For commercial viability, the membrane sector requires new techniques and testing materials to lower the cost of CO2 capture. Recently, thermally rearranged polymers, intrinsic microporous polymers, ionic liquid inclusion as fillers, and binary fillers have all emerged as novel trends, focusing on enhancing the working efficiency and sustainability of the membranes. This chapter explores the most recent advances in membrane technology and its future prospects as a sustainable solu ion towards carbon dioxide capture. This Page is compulsory Book Title – Sustainable Carbon Capture: Technologies and Applications Chapter Author(s) – Asif Jamil, Department of Chemical Polymer and Composite Material Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology (New Campus), Lahore, Pakistan, [email protected] Muhammad Latif, Institute of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of the Punjab, 54590, Lahore, Pakistan, [email protected] Alamin Idris Abdulgadir, Department of Engineering and Chemical Sciences, Karlstad University, SE-651 88 Karlstad, Sweden, [email protected] Danial Qadir, Centre for Sustainable Engineering, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, [email protected] Hafiz Abdul Mannan, Institute of Polymer and Textile Engineering, University of the Punjab, 54590, Lahore, Pakistan, [email protected]</p
Sectoral Volatility, Development, and Governance: A Case Study of Pakistan
No full textDevelopment of overall economy of any country largely depends
upon the characteristics of different prominent sectors such as
agriculture, industry, services, etc. Sharp structural change in
prominent sectors are experienced by the Pakistan’s economy during the
last four decades, in which industrial and service sector have exhibited
an extra ordinary rate of growth, while the agricultural sector did not
shown that rate of growth which was experienced during the time of green
revolution. Due to these structural changes in the prominent sectors
volatility of growth rate has been experienced by the economy. To the
extent that most of the recent volatility in growth rate of GDP can be
attributed to the increasing share of the some volatility of the some
prominent sectors, the analysis of their volatility can be useful in
providing some enlightenment on the factors behind this phenomenon and
its implications for the formulation of the policy in the
future
Impact of Exchange Rate Volatility on Growth and Economic Performance: A Case Study of Pakistan, 1973-2003
No full text“Exchange rate” is the price of one currency in relation to
another. In a slightly different perspective, it expresses the national
currency’s quotation in respect to foreign ones. Thus, exchange rate is
a conversion factor, a multiplier or a ratio, depending on the direction
of conversion. It is believed that if exchange rates can freely move, it
may turn out to be the fastest moving price in the economy, bringing
together all the foreign goods with it. In the existing literature,
(most of the time) volatility comes with the exchange rate. Volatility
is defined as “instability, fickleness or uncertainty” and is a measure
of risk, whether in asset pricing, portfolio optimisation, option
pricing, or risk management, and presents a careful example of risk
measurement, which could be the input to a variety of economic
decisions
The Transformation of the Act of Narration: Strategies of Adaptation of Al-Qamar w\u27al-Aswar / تحّول العملية السردية: استراتيجيات اقتباس القمر والأسوار
No full text[Taking into account the parallel rise and development of cinema in the Arab world in the twentieth century with that of the Arabic novel, this article analyzes the relationship between film and novel through a study of Muhammad Shukri Jamil\u27s 1979 film Al-Aswar , which adapted \u27Abd al-Rahman Majid al-Rubay\u27i\u27s 1976 novel Al-Qamar w\u27al-Aswar . The author explores the impact of the novel\u27s political nature on the process of adaptation, and the transformation of its narrative through the rhetorical and reflexive style of Jamil\u27s adaptation and filmic techniques. تحلل هذه المقالة العلاقة بين السينما والرواية على خلفية العلاقة المتوازية بين تطور هذين النوعين الفنيين ونهوضهما في العالم العربي في القرن العشرين، متخِذة من فيلم الأسوار للمخرج محمد شكري جميل (۱۹۷۹) ـ المقتبس عن رواية القمر والأسوار (۱۹۷٦) للكاتب عبد الرحمن ماجد الرُبَيعي ـ مثالاً. ويتناول الكاتب أثر طبيعة الرواية السياسية على عملية الاقتباس، وتحول سرديتها من خلال أسلوب المخرج البلاغي وتقنياته السينماﺋية .
Wireless sensor network system for remote monitoring application.
No full textNatural disasters are extreme events within the earth’s system that result in death or injury to humans, and/or damage to infrastructures. To reduce the effects of damage, humans rely on useful data to warn on impending disaster and management of disaster after/when it occurs. Collection of data comes from many scientific disciplines and should be integrated. Therefore, the author has developed a system that contributes towards providing data to the collective effort of disaster management.
In this project, the author had created a prototype of flood monitoring on remote places using wireless sensor. The objective is to collect data such as water flow, temperature and water level when flood occurs on a remote area. These data provides valuable information on emergency relief efforts and to give timely and accurate information of conditions on the ground.
The wireless sensor that the author has developed consists of a transmitter node. The author have also created a Graphical User Interface that can be easily executed to any laptop and is transferable simply by copying and pasting – without the need to use any special software such as Mat Lab.Bachelor of Engineerin
