17 research outputs found
Knowledge of Medical Professionals toward Monkey pox virus in Karachi, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study
No full textBackground: Monkeypox disease (MPD) is a relatively rare viral infection. Recently, health officials in Pakistan have been alerted to confirmed cases of monkeypox in non-endemic countries, including the United Kingdom.
Objective: This study aims to investigate the knowledge of medical professionals about monkeypox disease in Karachi, Pakistan, to better understand the factors contributing to the emergence and management of the disease.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted by using an open online self-administered survey through Google Forms. The survey data were taken between January and April 2023. The study respondents were 470. Of the 430 participants included in the final analysis, 54.40% were female, and all were "somewhat knowledgeable" about monkeypox disease. The associations between independent factors and either knowledge or attitude were assessed.
Results: A total of 550 questionnaires were distributed via online, but only 470 were received back. Among these 470, forty questionnaires have been found to be incomplete, and they were excluded from the study. The current study included 430 questionnaires with a response rate of 90%. The result showed that 56.27% were aware of monkeypox disease (MPD), while 22.79% were uninformed of it, and 22.94% lacked adequate knowledge of MPD. 40% of respondents believe immunizations can prevent monkeypox disease (MPD). Data strongly depended on gender, with female predominance. The majority of females, 54.40%, determined themselves to be somewhat knowledgeable.
Conclusions: This study concludes that there is a gap in awareness among healthcare professionals. Medical professionals might require educational interventions to overcome their lack of expertise, allowing for more accurate diagnosis and treatment
THE ROLE OF ISLAMIC THEOLOGY TEACHERS IN BUILDING CLASS CLIMATE IN STUDENTS SIKKA FLORES REGENCY, EAST NUSA TENGGARA
No full textThis article discusses the role of Theology Teachers in Building a Classroom Climate for Students at Mts Nur Muhammad Pemana, Sikka Flores Regency, NTT. This article uses a qualitative research methodology with a focus on research (Field Research) in obtaining documents related to this issue and using multiple sites. Teachers have a very big role in creating a conducive classroom climate, so teacher competence is needed. A good classroom climate will describe demonstrations, where the teacher's behavior is more active in creating a conducive classroom climate. where a teacher provides opportunities for optimal learning achievement. Students who live in a pleasant classroom atmosphere are expected to be able to produce better performance when compared to children who live in an unpleasant classroom atmosphere. The author has come to the conclusion that the role of the moral theology teacher of class VIII MTs Nur Muhammad starting from the role of class management is both from students and the state of the classroom environment before the lesson begins, then after that hold a little dialogue or story with the aim of conditioning students to learn
Supercritical fluid extraction of ginger (Zingiber Officinale Var. Amarum) : Global yield and composition study
No full textCattaneo-Christov heat and mass transmission of dissipated Williamson fluid with double stratification
No full textThe vast significance and applications in various industrial works such as heat and cooling process, chemical reactors, food storage systems and several medical works motivated the author to conduct this type of study. The aim of this paper is to inspect the two-dimensional incompressible magnetohydrodynamic flow of Williamson fluid through a stretching sheet. The Cattaneo-Christov temperature and concentration flow is considered with the effects of double stratification and viscous dissipation. The leading nonlinear partial differential equations of flow are transformed into ordinary differential equations by means of renowned similarity transformations and the solutions of flow problem are obtained by means of bvp4c method on MATLAB software. The Williamson fluid parameter depending on time relaxation and declines the fluid motion. The motion of fluid slowed down due to Hartman number. The mass and heat flow is noted to be decline due to thermal and solutal relaxation parameters. The rises in stratification coefficient reduce the mass and heat transferal rate
CHARACTERS OF THE NOVEL DARASHIKOH
No full textThe article encompasses the fictional endeavours of Qazi Abdul Sattar, a renowned writer of Urdu literature. He came across four fabulous historical novels besides several beautiful figments of fiction. His novels Dara Shikoh, Ghalib, Khalid Bin Waleed and Salahuddin Ayyubi, are his masterpieces of Historical Urdu fiction. In this article, an attempt is made to analyze and critically examine the art of characterization in his novel Dara Shikoh.
In this critical examination, characters will be examined in the context of history, psychology, religion, art and culture, and dialogical perspective. Moreover, his characters contemporary age historical nature, readers standing about the character and the way certain characters are deliberately given more importance and a few ones are put under the carpet, are pertinent to be examined carefully in order to know their true nature. In analyzing historical characters, it is also a matter of great interest to know the very history of that character, its semi-historical nature and the self-creation of the charter by the author. It has also been tried to analyze characters explicitly and implicitly keeping in mind their psychological tilts and bends and characters’ active participation and contemporary inclinations and demands. All such aspects unveil the character’s true picture and it becomes crystal clear to objectively know the inner self of characters.  
Author Correction: Prediction of gestational age using urinary metabolites in term and preterm pregnancies
No full textAuthor Correction to "Prediction of gestational age using urinary metabolites in term and preterm pregnancies
Short Circuit Analysis on Distribution Network 20 kV Using Etap Software
No full textIn an electric power system, electricity is generated by the power plant and then channeled to a transmission line and then distributed to consumers, in the process of distributing electrical energy, the system does not always work in normal conditions, sometimes the system can experience disturbances such as one-phase, two-phase, and three-phase disturbances. This interference can disrupt the electrical system and can damage equipment if left unchecked, therefore it is necessary to install a protection device that can decide the interference so as not to damage other equipment when a disturbance occurs. Here the protection device used is a circuit breaker. In a fault condition, the circuit breaker must be able to separate the points of the fault so as not to damage other electrical equipment. In this case, to determine the capacity of the best protection device for the system, a short circuit fault simulation is performed. To simplify the calculation process here the author uses the help of ETAP software (Electrical Transient Analysis Program)
Pediatric Off-Label COVID-19 Vaccination: The Concerns of Healthcare Professionals in Pakistan
No full textGlobal health authorities have emphasized the vital role of healthcare professionals (HCPs) as a reliable source of vaccination information for patients in primary care. However, HCPs are concerned whether COVID-19 vaccinations can be used off-label. Hence, the current study was conducted to assess their perspectives towards off-label COVID-19 immunization in children. The study tool, consisting of 40 items, was utilized to evaluate HCPs’ knowledge and attitudes towards the off-label use of the COVID-19 vaccine in children under 12 years of age. To assess the unfavorable attitudes regarding vaccinations, the Vaccination Attitudes Examination Scale was employed. Overall, 477 completed questionnaires were incorporated in the present study, with a response rate of 88.9%. The mean age of the respondents was 38.6 ± 7.5 years; among whom the majority were physicians, n = 209 (43.8%), and pharmacists, n = 112 (23.4%). Approximately 78% of the respondents had a general awareness of off-label vaccination. Around 80% knew the adverse drug reactions associated with the use of COVID-19 vaccines. Females showed more mistrust about vaccine benefits, n = 55 (16.9%), compared to males, n = 21 (13.8%), and concerns about commercial profits of vaccines, n = 59 (18.1%), compared to males, n = 19 (12.5%). By profession, physicians showed statistically significantly lower mistrust, n = 18 (8.6%), and higher concerns about unpredicted effects of vaccines, n = 41 (19.6%). A major portion of the respondents, n = 327 (68.5%), did not consider that HCPs should prescribe/administer off-label COVID-19 vaccination in children. The current findings demonstrated that respondents had an appropriate level of understanding about COVID-19 immunization in children. They showed higher levels of rejection for off-label use of the COVID-19 vaccination
Islamic financial contracting forms in Saudi Arabia: Law and practice
No full textThis thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel UniversityThe main objective of this research is to examine whether the current practices of Islamic banking and financial activities in Saudi Arabia are compatible with the principles of Shariah. This examination includes the current uses of sukuk (Islamic bonds), the models of takaful (Islamic insurance) and accepted risk transfer mechanisms in Islamic structured finance (Islamic derivatives). The second purpose is to investigate the basic laws of banking and financial activities in Saudi Arabia and examine whether they are compatible with Shariah principles. The final aim is to suggest solutions to the absence of regulatory and supervisory systems of Islamic finance in Saudi Arabia by proposing a legislative and regulatory framework for Islamic banking and finance in Saudi Arabia.
The research findings show that there are no specific laws and regulations governing Islamic banking and financial activities in Saudi Arabia. In addition, there is no independent central Shariah board to regulate and supervise Islamic banking and financial activities in Saudi Arabia, nor are there are any specialised commercial courts to look into banking issues. The research finds that there are some articles in the law of supervision of cooperative insurance companies in Saudi Arabia, and its implementing regulations, which do not comply with Shariah, and in addition, there is some incompatibility between the law and its implementing regulations. The final finding is that the issuance of sukuk and Islamic financial derivatives in Saudi Arabia are not consistent with Shariah requirements, due to the absence of regulatory policies and supervisory harmonisation, while Islamic insurance needs to amend some articles of the law of supervision of cooperative insurance companies in Saudi Arabia, and its implementing regulations, in order to comply with Shariah and also to avoid incompatibility between them
Author Correction: Prediction of gestational age using urinary metabolites in term and preterm pregnancies
No full textAssessment of gestational age (GA) is key to provide optimal care during pregnancy. However, its accurate determination remains challenging in low- and middle-income countries, where access to obstetric ultrasound is limited. Hence, there is an urgent need to develop clinical approaches that allow accurate and inexpensive estimations of GA. We investigated the ability of urinary metabolites to predict GA at time of collection in a diverse multi-site cohort of healthy and pathological pregnancies (n = 99) using a broad-spectrum liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC-MS) platform. Our approach detected a myriad of steroid hormones and their derivatives including estrogens, progesterones, corticosteroids, and androgens which were associated with pregnancy progression. We developed a restricted model that predicted GA with high accuracy using three metabolites (rho = 0.87, RMSE = 1.58 weeks) that was validated in an independent cohort (n = 20). The predictions were more robust in pregnancies that went to term in comparison to pregnancies that ended prematurely. Overall, we demonstrated the feasibility of implementing urine metabolomics analysis in large-scale multi-site studies and report a predictive model of GA with a potential clinical value
