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The study examines the effect of return on equity (REO), sales growth (SG), debt to equity ratio (DER), Cash Ratio (CR) company size (CS) and Dividend pay-out ratio (DPR) on stock price volatility (SPV) by analyzing the financial data of 134 firms of textile sector of Pakistan. The study based on Pakistani textile sector which is one of the major pillars of the economy. It contributes 8.5% in GDP of Pakistan and employees more than 45% of labour. The data was collected from firms listed in Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) for the years of 2008 to 2019. The data was analysed through E-views and the results show that Return on equity (ROE) and sales growth (SG) has positive significant relation with stock price volatility (SPV). There is positive relation between debt-to-equity ratio (DER) and stock price volatility (SPV). The study further shows that company size (CS) and cash ratio (CR) has negative significant relation. The study highlights the factors that bring volatility in stock price and the principal variables to keep in mind while making investment decision. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Cotton leaf curl Kokhran virus (CLCuKoV) (genus, Begomovirus; family, Geminiviridae) is one of several plant virus pathogens of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) that cause cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan. Begomoviruses are transmitted by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci cryptic species group and cause economic losses in cotton and other crops worldwide. The CLCuKoV strain, referred to as CLCuKoV-Bur, emerged in the vicinity of Burewala, Pakistan, and was the primary causal virus associated with the second CLCuD epidemic in Pakistan. The monopartite ssDNA genome of (2.7 Kb) contains six open reading frames that encode four predicted proteins. RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated antiviral immunity is a sequence-specific biological process in plants and animals that has evolved to combat virus infection. The objective of this study was to design cotton locus-derived microRNA (ghr-miRNA) molecules to target strains of CLCuKoV, with CLCuKoV-Lu, as a typical CLCuD-begomovirus genome, predicted by four algorithms, miRanda, RNA22, psRNATarget, and RNA hybrid. Mature ghr-miRNA sequences (n = 80) from upland cotton (2n = 4x = 52) were selected from miRBase and aligned with available CLCuKoV-Lu genome sequences. Among the 80 cotton locus-derived ghr-miRNAs analyzed, ghr-miR2950 was identified as the most optimal, effective ghr-miRNA for targeting the CLCuKoV-Lu genome (nucleotide 82 onward), respectively, based on stringent criteria. The miRNA targeting relies on the base pairing of miRNA–mRNA targets. Conservation and potential base pairing of binding sites with the ghr-miR2950 were validated by multiple sequence alignment with all available CLCuKoV sequences. A regulatory interaction network was constructed to evaluate potential miRNA–mRNA interactions with the predicted targets. The efficacy of miRNA targeting of CLCuKoV was evaluated in silico by RNAi-mediated mRNA cleavage. This predicted targets for the development of CLCuD-resistant cotton plants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

THE LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PAKISTAN AND CHINA HAS YIELDED SUBSTANTIAL BENEFITS, NOTABLY THROUGH THE CHINAPAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (CPEC). THIS STUDY EVALUATES THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE ENERGY INVESTMENTS WITHIN CPEC USING THE COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM (CGE) MODEL AND GTAP 9.0 DATA. FINDINGS REVEAL SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE EFFECTS ON PAKISTAN'S REAL GDP, MERCHANDISE EXPORTS, AND IMPORTS, WITH AN OVERALL INCREASE IN HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT. THE COAL ENERGY PROJECTS ARE PROJECTED TO BOOST ECONOMIC GROWTH, REDUCE POVERTY, AND ENHANCE ENERGY ACCESSIBILITY. WHILE THE STUDY HAS LIMITATIONS, SUCH AS THE STATIC NATURE OF THE MODEL AND LIMITED FOCUS ON THE SERVICE SECTOR, IT UNDERSCORES THE TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL OF CPEC’S ENERGY INVESTMENTS FOR PAKISTAN'S ECONOMY AND RECOMMENDS FURTHER DYNAMIC MODELING FOR COMPREHENSIVE INSIGHTS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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