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2. Construction Of Drain With Soak Pit At Amdai Paschim From The House Of Abdul Karim Khan To The House Of Tojmal Khan
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Business, international - Abstract
Tenders are invited for Construction of Drain with Soak Pit at Amdai Paschim from the house of Abdul Karim Khan to the house of Tojmal Khan. Doc Fees : INR [...]
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- 2023
3. Employee mindfulness, innovative work behaviour, and IT project success: the role of inclusive leadership.
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Jabran Khan, Mastura Jaafar, Namra Mubarak, and Abdul Karim Khan
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- 2024
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4. Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Regarding Cervical Cancer and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccination
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Meeshal Khan, Amara Zafar, Ramsha Muneer, Amna Siddiqui, Shuja Abdul Karim Khan, and Arouba Zafar
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Biochemistry ,QD415-436 ,Dentistry ,RK1-715 ,Therapeutics. Pharmacology ,RM1-950 ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
Background: Cervical cancer remains the third most common cancer among women in Pakistan. Human Papilloma Virus is a major cause of cervical cancer. This study aimed to access knowledge regarding cervical cancer, awareness about the vaccine against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), to compare the differences in the attitude of different groups of women and factors that may help to improve acceptance of the vaccine. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 491 female students of Karachi. Participants were selected on random in the age group of 18 to 30; from different universities with the majority of the sample being medical students. Pearson Chi-squares and Mann Whitney U tests were applied for the key statistical analysis and p-value ≤0.05 was considered significant. Results: In total of 343(69.9%) females were aware of the availability of the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine. Whereas, 60(19.3%) of the females were vaccinated against Human Papilloma Virus while, 239(77.1%) of the females said that they intend to get vaccinated against the virus in the future. A significant relationship was found between the recommendation of HPV vaccine and the intention to get the vaccination (p = 0.002). Awareness of the HPV vaccine was more common among medical university students (p
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- 2024
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5. Exploring Shadab Zeest Hashmi’s 'THE GREEN WALLS' through Lexical Deviation
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Muhammad Wasim Khan, Iqra Malook, Sawera Ishaq, and Abdul Karim Khan
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Shadab Zeest Hashmi ,Stylistics ,Lexical Deviation ,Pakistani Literature in English ,Code-switching ,English literature ,PR1-9680 ,Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar ,P101-410 - Abstract
The chief aim of this study is to investigate Shadab Zeest Hashmi’s poem “THE GREEN WALLS” through the level of lexical deviation. The study focuses solely on Code-switching in lexical deviation that is employed to unfold the concealed meanings of the text and to showcase the different layers of meanings that code-switched words carry in this poem. The study is examined by employing the tool of lexical deviation in order to find out how lexical-deviated choices unravel the miserable conditions of child labourers. Therefore, through the use of lexical deviation, the vicious or inhumane attitude and behaviours of the owners, impatience of the customers and owners, the greedy nature of the owners, the payment of a debt in the form of sacrificing life, class distinction, cultural similarities, and new forms of child labour such as forced labour and child soldiers are badly exposed. The study suggests that statistics are alarming all over the world, especially in Pakistan so there is a dire need to take stern measures to eradicate the issue. The study is vital for future scholars as it will encourage them to conduct research in the field of Stylistics because this study is unique regarding its innovative linguistic interpretation. The poetry of Shadab may be explored through various tools such as Cognitive and Feminist Stylistics.
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- 2023
6. Five artistes to pay homage to Abdul Karim Khan
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Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies ,Philosophy and religion - Published
- 2005
7. How and when do employees hide knowledge from co-workers?
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Ghulam Ali Arain, Imran Hameed, Abdul Karim Khan, Alberto Dello Strologo, and Amandeep Dhir
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- 2022
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8. Melodies of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan
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Business ,Business, international - Abstract
(From Business Recorder) Byline: SAEED MALIK Professional Muslim musicians invariably owed allegiances to one gharana or the other. They were scions of different established gharanas, which have contributed much to [...]
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- 2006
9. Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on provision of cardiology services: a scoping review
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Farah Yasmin, Syed Muhammad Shujauddin, Aisha Naeem, Adina Jabeen, Syed Muhammad Ismail Shah, Rohan Kumar Ochani, Osama Mohiuddin, Anosh Aslam Khan, Sumeen Jalees, Aminah Abdul Razzack, Shiza Salman, Shuja Abdul Karim Khan, Ahmad Mustafa, and Hassan Mehmood Lak
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coronavirus disease-19 (covid-19) ,cardiovascular ,primary percutaneous coronary intervention ,cardiac catheterization ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
The coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has forced hospitals to prioritize COVID-19 patients, restrict resources, and cancel all non-urgent elective cardiac procedures. Clinical visits have only been facilitated for emergency purposes. Fewer patients have been admitted to the hospital for both ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMI) and non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarctions (NSTEMI) and a profound decrease in heart failure services has been reported. A similar reduction in the patient presentation is seen for ischemic heart disease, decompensated heart failure, and endocarditis. Cardiovascular services, including catheterization, primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI), cardiac investigations such as electrocardiograms (ECGs), exercise tolerance test (ETT), dobutamine stress test, computed tomography (CT) angiography, transesophageal echocardiography (TOE) have been reported to have declined and performed on a priority basis. The long-term implications of this decline have been discussed with major concerns of severe cardiac complications and vulnerabilities in cardiac patients. The pandemic has also had psychological impacts on patients causing them to avoid seeking medical help. This review discusses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of various cardiology services and aims to provide strategies to restore cardiovascular services including structural changes in the hospital to make up for the reduced staff personnel, the use of personal protective equipment in healthcare workers, and provides alternatives for high-risk cardiac imaging, cardiac interventions, and procedures. Implementation of the triage system, risk assessment scores, and telemedicine services in patients and their adaptation to the cardiovascular department have been discussed.
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- 2021
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10. Loaded with knowledge, yet green with envy: leader-member exchange comparison and coworkers-directed knowledge hiding behavior.
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Qingxiong (Derek) Weng, Kashmala Latif, Abdul Karim Khan, Hussain Tariq, Hirra Pervez Butt, Asfia Obaid, and Naukhez Sarwar
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- 2020
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11. Transethosomal gels as carriers for the transdermal delivery of colchicine: statistical optimization, characterization, and ex vivo evaluation
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Abdulbaqi IM, Darwis Y, Abou Assi R, and Abdul Karim Khan N
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Transethosomes ,Ethosomal nanocarriers ,Colchicine ,Factorial design ,Skin permeation ,Rheology. ,Therapeutics. Pharmacology ,RM1-950 - Abstract
Ibrahim M Abdulbaqi, Yusrida Darwis, Reem Abou Assi, Nurzalina Abdul Karim Khan School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Penang, Malaysia Introduction: Colchicine is used for the treatment of gout, pseudo-gout, familial Mediterranean fever, and many other illnesses. Its oral administration is associated with poor bioavailability and severe gastrointestinal side effects. The drug is also known to have a low therapeutic index. Thus to overcome these drawbacks, the transdermal delivery of colchicine was investigated using transethosomal gels as potential carriers.Methods: Colchicine-loaded transethosomes (TEs) were prepared by the cold method and statistically optimized using three sets of 24 factorial design experiments. The optimized formulations were incorporated into Carbopol 940® gel base. The prepared colchicine-loaded transethosomal gels were further characterized for vesicular size, dispersity, zeta potential, drug content, pH, viscosity, yield, rheological behavior, and ex vivo skin permeation through Sprague Dawley rats’ back skin.Results: The results showed that the colchicine-loaded TEs had aspherical irregular shape, nanometric size range, and high entrapment efficiency. All the formulated gels exhibited non-Newtonian plastic flow without thixotropy. Colchicine-loaded transethosomal gels were able to significantly enhance the skin permeation parameters of the drug in comparison to the non-ethosomal gel.Conclusion: These findings suggested that the transethosomal gels are promising carriers for the transdermal delivery of colchicine, providing an alternative route for drug administration. Keywords: transethosomes, ethosomal nanocarriers, colchicine, factorial design, skin permeation, rheology
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- 2018
12. Supervisor off-work boundary infringements: Perspective-taking as a resource for after-hours intrusions
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Jacob McCartney, Jennifer Franczak, Katerina Gonzalez, Angela T. Hall, Wayne A. Hochwarter, Samantha L. Jordan, Wajda Wikhamn, Abdul Karim Khan, and Mayowa T. Babalola
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Applied Psychology - Published
- 2023
13. Effects of vitamin E on stroke: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis
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Renly Lim, Hong Chuan Loh, Kai Wei Lee, Chin Yik Ooi, Deik Roy Chuan, Yuen Kah Hay, and Nurzalina Abdul Karim Khan
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Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ,RC346-429 - Abstract
There are several previous studies on the association of vitamin E with prevention of stroke but the findings remain controversial. We have conducted a systematic review, meta-analysis together with trial sequential analysis of randomised controlled trials to evaluate the effect of vitamin E supplementation versus placebo/no vitamin E on the risk reduction of total, fatal, non-fatal, haemorrhagic and ischaemic stroke. Relevant studies were identified by searching online databases through Medline, PubMed and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. A total of 18 studies with 148 016 participants were included in the analysis. There was no significant difference in the prevention of total stroke (RR (relative risk)=0.98, 95% CI 0.92–1.04, p=0.57), fatal stroke (RR=0.96, 95% CI 0.77–1.20, p=0.73) and non-fatal stroke (RR=0.96, 95% CI 0.88–1.05, p=0.35). Subgroup analyses were performed under each category (total stroke, fatal stroke and non-fatal stroke) and included the following subgroups (types of prevention, source and dosage of vitamin E and vitamin E alone vs control). The findings in all subgroup analyses were statistically insignificant. In stroke subtypes analysis, vitamin E showed significant risk reduction in ischaemic stroke (RR=0.92, 95% CI 0.85–0.99, p=0.04) but not in haemorrhagic stroke (RR=1.17, 95% CI 0.98–1.39, p=0.08). However, the trial sequential analysis demonstrated that more studies were needed to control random errors. Limitations of this study include the following: trials design may not have provided sufficient power to detect a change in stroke outcomes, participants may have had different lifestyles or health issues, there were a limited number of studies available for subgroup analysis, studies were mostly done in developed countries, and the total sample size for all included studies was insufficient to obtain a meaningful result from meta-analysis. In conclusion, there is still a lack of statistically significant evidence of the effects of vitamin E on the risk reduction of stroke. Nevertheless, vitamin E may offer some benefits in the prevention of ischaemic stroke and additional well-designed randomised controlled trials are needed to arrive at a definitive finding. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42020167827.
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- 2021
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14. Cross Refrence Citation Name: ABDUL KARIM KHAN AND ORS. v. MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE, RAIPUR
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News, opinion and commentary - Abstract
Karachi: PETITIONER: ABDUL KARIM KHAN AND ORS. Vs. RESPONDENT: MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE, RAIPUR DATE OF JUDGMENT: 08/03/1965 BENCH: GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B. (CJ) BENCH: GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B. (CJ) DAYAL, RAGHUBAR RAMASWAMI, V. CITATION: 1965 [...]
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- 2011
15. Apocynin and catalase prevent hypertension and kidney injury in Cyclosporine A-induced nephrotoxicity in rats.
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Yong Chia Tan, Munavvar Abdul Sattar, Ahmad F Ahmeda, Nurzalina Abdul Karim Khan, Vikneswaran Murugaiyah, Ashfaq Ahmad, Zurina Hassan, Gurjeet Kaur, Mohammed Hadi Abdulla, and Edward James Johns
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Oxidative stress is involved in the pathogenesis of a number of diseases including hypertension and renal failure. There is enhanced expression of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADPH oxidase) and therefore production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) during renal disease progression. This study investigated the effect of apocynin, an NADPH oxidase inhibitor and catalase, an H2O2 scavenger on Cyclosporine A (CsA) nephrotoxicity in Wistar-Kyoto rats. Rats received CsA (25mg/kg/day via gavage) and were assigned to vehicle, apocynin (2.5mmol/L p.o.), catalase (10,000U/kg/day i.p.) or apocynin plus catalase for 14 days. Renal functional and hemodynamic parameters were measured every week, and kidneys were harvested at the end of the study for histological and NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4) assessment. Oxidative stress markers and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) were measured. CsA rats had higher plasma malondialdehyde (by 340%) and BUN (by 125%), but lower superoxide dismutase and total antioxidant capacity (by 40%, all P
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- 2020
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16. In vivo anti-arthritic and anti-nociceptive effects of ethanol extract of Moringa oleifera leaves on complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA)-induced arthritis in rats
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Harith Jameel Mahdi, Nurzalina Abdul Karim Khan, Mohd Zaini Bin Asmawi, Roziahanim Mahmud, and Vikneswaran A/L Murugaiyah
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Miscellaneous systems and treatments ,RZ409.7-999 - Abstract
Background: The medicinal uses of plants are in many cases based exclusively on traditional knowledge without enough scientific evidences. Different parts of Moringa oleifera were traditionally used for the treatment of wide variety of ailments including arthritis and joints pain. The present study had been designed to evaluate the anti-arthritic and anti-nociceptive activities of ethanol extract of Moringa leaves, this being the most abundant plant part suitable for commercial mass production of botanical medicinal products. Methods: Complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA)-induced arthritis in rats was used as disease model. CFA-induced inflammatory paw edema, body weight, arthritic index, X-ray radiography, hematological parameters, and walk track and locomotion analysis were all evaluated for the assessment of disease progression. In addition to that, anti-nociceptive activity was examined at different dose levels in both normal and arthritic-induced rats using Eddy's hot plate and tail flick thermal analgesia. Results: The analysis of various arthritic assessment parameters used in this study revealed that Moringa extract has a considerable effect in preventing development or ameliorate arthritis disease severity. Moreover, the ethanol extract of Moringa leaves revealed significant anti-nociceptive activity at in both normal and CFA-induced arthritis rats in a dose-dependent manner. Conclusion: Ethanol extract of Moringa leaves appears to be a really promising as analgesic and arthritis medication, but a larger and more detailed preclinical and clinical studies especially in human is highly recommended. Keywords: Anti-nociceptive, Complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA), Moringa and Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
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- 2018
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17. Design of Ratioless Ternary Inverter Using Graphene Barristor.
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Sunwoo Heo, Jinwoo Noh, Yun Ji Kim, So-Young Kim, Abdul Karim Khan, and Byoung Hun Lee
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- 2016
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18. Formulation and In Vivo Evaluation of a Solid Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery System Using Oily Liquid Tocotrienols as Model Active Substance
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You Zhuan Lee, Eng Kwong Seow, Sheau Chin Lim, Kah Hay Yuen, and Nurzalina Abdul Karim Khan
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self-emulsifying drug delivery system ,poorly water-soluble drugs ,solid dosage forms ,in vivo oral bioavailability ,pharmacokinetic ,tocotrienols ,Pharmacy and materia medica ,RS1-441 - Abstract
Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (SEDDS) can improve the oral bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drugs. Solid self-emulsifying drug delivery systems (s-SEDDS) offer several advantages including improved drug stability, ease of administration, and production. Most compounds employed in developing s-SEDDS are solid in nature, with a high amount of surfactants added. The aim of this study was to develop an s-SEDDS using a tocotrienol-rich fraction (TRF) as the model liquid active substance via a simple adsorption method. The solid formulation was developed using magnesium aluminosilicate as the carrier with 70% TRF and 30% surfactants (poloxamer and Labrasol®). The formulation showed good self-emulsification efficiency with stable emulsion formed, excellent powder flowability, and small emulsion droplet size of 210–277 nm. The s-SEDDS with combined surfactants (poloxamer and Labrasol®) showed a faster absorption rate compared to preparations with only a single surfactant and enhanced oral bioavailability (3.4–3.8 times higher) compared to the non-self-emulsifying oily preparation when administered at a fasted state in rats. In conclusion, an s-SEDDS containing a high amount of TRF was successfully developed. It may serve as a useful alternative to a liquid product with enhanced oral bioavailability and the added advantage of being a solid dosage form.
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- 2021
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19. Psychological distress and project success: The moderating role of employees’ resilience and mindfulness
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Namra Mubarak, Jabran Khan, and Abdul Karim Khan
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Management of Technology and Innovation ,Building and Construction ,Business and International Management - Published
- 2022
20. COVID-19-related job insecurity and employees’ behavioral outcomes: mediating role of emotional exhaustion and moderating role of symmetrical internal communication
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Abdul Karim Khan, Maria Khalid, Nida Abbas, and Shehryar Khalid
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Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management - Abstract
Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of COVID-19-related job insecurity on two types of employees’ behaviors: family undermining and withdrawal. This study also proposes emotional exhaustion as a mediator and symmetrical internal communication as a moderator in the relationship between COVID-19-related job insecurity and employees’ behaviors. Design/methodology/approach Using a time-lagged design, data were gathered from 193 employees working in Pakistan’s hospitality sector. Structural equation modeling in AMOS and PROCESS Macro were used to test the hypotheses. Findings The results show that COVID-19-related job insecurity is positively related to family undermining and withdrawal behaviors, and these associations are mediated by emotional exhaustion. Furthermore, symmetrical internal communication weakens the positive influence of COVID-19-related job insecurity on emotional exhaustion. Additionally, the indirect impact of COVID-19-related job insecurity on employees’ behavioral outcomes via emotional exhaustion is stronger for employees with low symmetrical internal communication than for those with high levels of symmetrical internal communication. Practical implications Hospitality management needs to focus on transparent and horizontal communication patterns to reduce the ensuing negative behaviors from COVID-19-related job insecurity. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to examine the impact of COVID-19-related job insecurity on two types of employees’ behaviors: family undermining and withdrawal. This study also offers new insights via mediating mechanisms and moderators associated with the relationship between COVID-19-related job insecurity and employees’ behavioral reactions.
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- 2022
21. How the supervisor's Machiavellianism results in abusive supervision: understanding the role of the supervisor's competitive worldviews and subordinate's performance
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Abdul Karim Khan, Imran Hameed, Samina Quratulain, Ghulam Ali Arain, and Alexander Newman
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Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management ,Applied Psychology - Abstract
PurposeDrawing on the dual process model of ideology and prejudice, the purpose of this paper is to examine whether, how and when a supervisor's Machiavellianism leads to subordinates' perceptions of abusive supervision. In doing so, the authors also explore the mediating role of the supervisor's competitive world views and the moderating role of subordinates' performance on this relationship.Design/methodology/approachThe theoretical model was tested using three sources of data from supervisors, their subordinates and the organization. Hierarchical linear model analysis was run on supervisor and subordinate dyadic data for testing whether subordinates' performance moderated the mediated relationships or not.FindingsThe results suggest that the supervisors' competitive worldviews explain the positive link between their Machiavellianism and subordinates' perceptions of abusive supervision. The results highlight that the mediation effect of supervisors' competitive worldviews on the link between their Machiavellianism and their subordinates' perceptions of abusive supervision is more pronounced when subordinates' performance is low than when it is high.Research limitations/implicationsThis research contributes to the authors’ knowledge of the link between supervisors' Machiavellianism and abusive supervision, and how the toxic influence of their Machiavellianism is mediated by supervisors' competitive worldviews.Originality/valueThe study contributes to the literature on abusive supervision and personality by studying the role of personality as an antecedent of abusive supervision. Further, this study used subordinates' performance as a contextual variable for understanding abusive supervision.
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- 2022
22. Interpersonal justice and creativity: testing the underlying cognitive mechanisms
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Abdul Karim Khan, Chris M. Bell, and Samina Quratulain
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General Business, Management and Accounting - Abstract
Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the underlying cognitive mechanisms between interpersonal justice and creativity. Design/methodology/approach The theoretical model was tested through survey method in two distinct settings, i.e. student teams and organizational setting. Findings This study found evidence that interpersonal justice has an indirect relationship with creative behavior through two distinct paths of psychological meaningfulness and psychological availability in Study 1 and through psychological availability in Study 2. The results clarify and support the proposition in the justice literature that interpersonal fairness is relevant to creativity because of its relationship to risks associated with creativity, and that this affect holds when controlling for procedural, distributive and informational justice (Study 2). Research limitations/implications The results suggest that interpersonally fair supervision has a significant influence on employees’ creativity. Fair supervisory treatment adds value to the organization and contributes to the well-being of employees by directly influencing perceptions of psychological engagement factors of meaningfulness and availability of resources. Originality/value This study contributes to the justice, creativity and psychological engagement literatures by exploring the mechanisms linking organizational justice and creativity in a non-Western context.
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- 2022
23. A review on promising phytochemical, nutritional and glycemic control studies on Moringa oleifera Lam. in tropical and sub-tropical regions
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Hafiz Irfan Muhammad, Mohd Zaini Asmawi, and Nurzalina Abdul Karim Khan
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Antihyperglycemic ,Aqueous ,Ethanol ,Moringa oleifera ,Antidiabetic ,Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine ,RC955-962 ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Plants have provided sources to find novel compounds. These plants are being used as therapeutic purposes since the birth of mankind. The traditional healers normally utilize medicinal plants as crude drugs while scientists using the folk claim as guides to explore medicinal plants. Moringa oleifera is a famous edible plant having therapeutic and nutritive values. The present study was designed to cumulate the research data regarding to what extent, phytochemical, nutritional and glycemic control studies has been explored using its different extracts. The articles indicated that the powder, aqueous, methanol and ethanol extracts of Moringa oleifera (leaves, pods, seeds, stem and root bark) have significant therapeutic herbal potential to treat diabetes mellitus. Collectively, the mechanism behind is intestinal glucose inhibition, insulin release as well as decrease in insulin resistance probably regeneration of β-cells of pancreas, increase in glutathione and reduction in malondialdehyde. Conclusively, this article give descriptive information about antidiabetic effect, claimed marker compounds and proposed antihyperglycemic mechanism of a single plant. It can be suggested a potential herbal source to treat diabetes mellitus as being widely accepted by major population as nutrition and therapeutic agent.
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24. Losing compassion for patients? The implications of COVID-19 on compassion fatigue and event-related post-traumatic stress disorder in nurses
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Wayne Hochwarter, Samantha Jordan, Christian Kiewitz, Patrick Liborius, Antonia Lampaki, Jennifer Franczak, Yufan Deng, Mayowa T. Babalola, and Abdul Karim Khan
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event system theory ,Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management ,Social Psychology ,pandemic ,compassion fatigue ,COVID-19 ,PTSD ,Management Science and Operations Research ,nurses ,Applied Psychology - Abstract
PurposeThe authors investigated a psychological process that links characteristics of events related to the coronavirus disease (2019) COVID-19 pandemic (i.e. perceived novelty, disruptiveness and criticality) to compassion fatigue [(CF), a form of caregiver burnout] and subsequent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in nurses.Design/methodology/approachAdministering two online surveys (October and November 2020) resulted in matched data from 175 nurses responsible for patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic.FindingsPerceived disruptiveness and criticality of COVID-19 events were positively associated with nurses' CF, which also mediated those characteristics' effects on PTSD instigated by COVID-19. Contrary to the authors' hypothesis, the perceived novelty of COVID-19 events was not significantly associated with CF nor was the indirect effect of perceived novelty on PTSD mediated by CF.Originality/valueThe authors extend event system theory by investigating the psychological processes linking event features and resultant outcomes while providing practical implications on preparations for future unexpected and potentially life-altering events.
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- 2022
25. A meta‐analysis of the nomological network of knowledge hiding in organizations
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Ghulam Ali Arain, Zeeshan Ahmed Bhatti, Imran Hameed, Abdul Karim Khan, and Cort W. Rudolph
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Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management ,Applied Psychology - Published
- 2023
26. Psychological entitlement and knowledge-hiding behaviours: role of job stress and living a job calling
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Maria Khalid, Amir Gulzar, Abdul Karim Khan, and Nida Abbas
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Management of Technology and Innovation ,Library and Information Sciences ,Business and International Management ,Management Information Systems - Published
- 2021
27. Impact of employees’ perceived threat of market competition on unethical marketing and selling practices: Moral disengagement and ethical leadership
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Adnan Muhammad Shah, Rizwan Ullah, Abdul Karim Khan, Liaqat Ali, and Salim Khan
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Ethical leadership ,Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management ,Economics and Econometrics ,Philosophy ,Market competition ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,Business and International Management ,Marketing ,Psychology ,Moral disengagement - Published
- 2021
28. Intrinsic Motivation and Extrinsic Motivation as the Factors involved in English Learning in District Bannu
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Abdul Karim Khan
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Mathematics education ,Intrinsic motivation ,Psychology - Published
- 2021
29. EXPLORING SUPPRESSION AND CONFLICT IN THE DISCOURSES OF MOHSIN HAMID’S MOTH SMOKE
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Abdus Samad, Shah Nawaz Khan, Abdul Karim Khan, and Muhammad Ramzan
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050101 languages & linguistics ,General Arts and Humanities ,media_common.quotation_subject ,05 social sciences ,General Social Sciences ,0506 political science ,Epistemology ,Power (social and political) ,Social group ,Critical discourse analysis ,Originality ,Argument ,050602 political science & public administration ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Social inequality ,Sociology ,Basic needs ,Theme (narrative) ,media_common - Abstract
Purpose of the Study: This paper explores suppression and conflicts projected through the linguistic choices used by the characters in Moth Smoke. The chief argument of the study is to analyze as to how the less powerful are suppressed through language and how far such discourses give rise to conflicts and cause an imbalance in society. Methodology: The study uses Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) as a methodological and theoretical framework. The role of CDA is to expose the evils constructed in a piece of literature. It provides the essential tools for analyzing social evils and injustices. As the novel is replete with social inequalities and injustices, CDA is proper for the critical investigation of the evils understudy. Principal Findings: Most of the time, the powerful strive to control the institutions while the powerless have no access to basic needs. The study explored the themes of suppression of the powerless strata of society. It also explored the theme of conflict due to the unequal distribution of wealth and privileges in society. Mohsin Hamid’s Moth Smoke (2000) depicts the Pakistani society constructing the distinction between the two classes described in the novel. Application of the Study: This research will help teachers and students who wish to analyze literary pieces objectively. This research is helpful to bring to light the suppression of the powerless by the powerful, power exercise, and conflict between the two social groups through the use of language. Novelty/Originality of the Study: Hamid’s Moth Smoke has been analyzed from many perspectives, but the current study explores suppression, conflict, and power abuse from the standpoint of CDA. The study is not descriptive but critical as well as explanatory, which makes it original and unique.
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- 2021
30. Post-modernist Elements in Javed Ihsas’s Poetic Collection ‘Ayina (The Mirror)’
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Shah Faisalullah, Muhammad Ramzan, and Abdul Karim Khan
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Literature ,Poetry ,business.industry ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Modernism ,Representation (arts) ,Art ,Social constructionism ,language.human_language ,Style (visual arts) ,Politics ,Critical theory ,language ,Pashto ,business ,media_common - Abstract
Javed Ihsas is a prominent contemporary Pashto poet, critic, and columnist. He writes poetry with the new spirit and style of the modern critical theories of literature and philosophy. In his verses, we can observe the elements of Modernism and Post-modernism as well. In this study, we explored the post-modernist elements in his poetry, especially in his Pashto poetic collection titled Ayina. The word 'Ayina' is a Pashto word that means 'The Mirror'. The very title of the collection gives a symbolic representation in the sense that it depicts a realistic picture of society. This study is an attempt to examine the Post-modernist elements in his poetry by using a post-modernist approach. The poet touches on the elements of post-modernism in his poetry such as the element of social construction; the notion that ideas, politics, and language are socially constructed, consumerism, postponement, etc. This study explores the post-modernist elements in Javed Ihsas’ poetry which are will prove a beacon light for the young poets.
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- 2021
31. Do self-monitors experience less emotional exhaustion? Testing the role of supervisor-rated performance and perceived competitive climate
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Aqsa Ejaz, Abdul Karim Khan, and Samina Quratulain
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Research design ,Strategy and Management ,media_common.quotation_subject ,05 social sciences ,Confirmatory factor analysis ,Antecedent (behavioral psychology) ,Moderated mediation ,0502 economics and business ,Self-monitoring ,Personality ,050211 marketing ,Optimal distinctiveness theory ,Emotional exhaustion ,Psychology ,Social psychology ,050203 business & management ,media_common - Abstract
PurposeThe purpose of this research is to examine frontline employees' self-monitoring personality as an antecedent of their emotional exhaustion and how supervisor-rated performance mediates this relationship. In addition, the authors explored the moderating role of perceived competitive climate on the indirect relationship between self-monitoring and emotional exhaustion.Design/methodology/approachTwo hundred and thirty-seven frontline employees and their immediate supervisors working in hospitality organizations responded to the survey using time lagged research design. Measurement model was tested using confirmatory factor analysis to assess the distinctiveness of study constructs, and proposed moderated mediation model was tested using Process macro.FindingsResults show that high self-monitoring leads to high supervisor-rated performance, and this relationship is stronger in highly competitive work climate. The supervisor-rated performance was negatively related to emotional exhaustion.Originality/valueThis study is the first to examine the interaction effects of self-monitoring and perceived competitive climate on frontline employees' performance and emotional exhaustion, particularly in the frontline jobs. Supervisor-rated performance has not been previously theorized or researched as an underlying mechanism of the effect of self-monitoring on emotional exhaustion.
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- 2021
32. FORMULATION, EVALUATION, AND IN VIVO ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTI-ARTHRITIC ACTIVITIES OF MORINGA GRANULES
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Nurzalina Abdul Karim Khan, Roziahanim Mahmud, and Harith Jameel Mahdi Alsammarraie
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Moringa ,Chemistry ,medicine.drug_class ,In vivo ,medicine ,Pharmaceutical Science ,Pharmacology ,Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous) ,Anti arthritic ,Anti-inflammatory - Abstract
Objective: Consumption of crude natural products like plants and herbs for mitigation or treatment of illnesses usually accompanied with inconsistent therapeutic effects because of poor solubility and low bioavailability of active phytochemical(s) in addition to product instability. To overcome all of above mentioned drawback ethanol extract of Moringa oleifera leaf was formulated as standardised solid dosage form. Methods: Different types of materials as an adsorbent, surfactant and other necessary excipients were tested to be use in formulation of Moringa granules utilising wet granulation method. The formulated Moringa granules was then evaluated for organoleptic properties and physical characteristics, in vitro dissolution test, compatibility, drug content, heavy metal tests and microbial limit tests. Additionally, the in vivo anti-inflammatory against Carrageenan-induced paw oedema and anti-arthritic activity against CFA-induced arthritis were also assessed. Results: 95% ethanol extract of M. oleifera leaves was successfully formulated as standardised granules for oral administration utilising simple and low-cost techniques. Dissolution rate for the marker compounds was increased by an average of 1.076 fold. Animal groups given the prepared Moringa granules showed an improvement in the anti-inflammatory activity and the anti-arthritic activity compared to animal groups given crude extract at the same dose level. Additionally, all the treatment groups showed a significant difference at P
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- 2021
33. Employee mindfulness, innovative work behaviour, and IT project success: the role of inclusive leadership
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Jabran Khan, Mastura Jaafar, Namra Mubarak, and Abdul Karim Khan
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Communication ,Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) ,Information Systems - Published
- 2022
34. Impact of Techno Overload on Students’ Performance in Technology-Enhanced Learning: The Mitigating Role of Peer Support and ICT Personnel Support
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Imran Hameed, Abdul Karim Khan, Samina Quratulain, Nayla Munawar, and Khalid Muhammad
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Drawing on conservation of resource theory, this study proposes the relationship between university students' perceived techno-overload, burnout, and academic performance, while also hypothesizing the mitigating influence of peer support and ICT personnel support on the aforementioned relationships. Through multiple moderated regression analyses and conditional process analysis, our hypotheses were tested on a sample of 261 university students. Results indicate that techno-overload has a positive effect on students’ burnout which negatively affects their academic performance. Based on three-way moderated mediation analysis, the direct effect of techno-overload on burnout and indirect effect on academic performance are strongest in low peer and ICT personnel support conditions while the negative effect of techno-overload on students’ academic performance is weakened in the presence of high support (both peer and ICT personnel). This study highlights the importance of multiple sources of support for students’ academic performance considering the unavoidable nature of techno-overload that the majority of students are facing with the advent of the COVID pandemic.
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- 2022
35. Ahmed Indigenization of English Language in Ahmed Ali’s Twilight in Delhi
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Abdul Karim Khan, Muhammad Shakeel Ur Rehman, and Ihsan Ullah Khan
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Indigenization ,Polymers and Plastics ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Western thought ,Linguistics ,language.human_language ,Indigenous ,Multiculturalism ,language ,Urdu ,Sociology ,Local language ,Indigenous language ,Decolonization ,General Environmental Science ,media_common - Abstract
The study employed the theoretical approach of indigenization by Kachru in Ahmed Ali’s Twilight in Delhi. Indigenization is one of the fundamental components of decolonization adopted by post-colonial linguists to familiarize a local language in a race against the dominant language of colonizers (Kilickaya, 2009). Through this tool of indigenization, post-colonial writers and more specifically, Ahmed Ali represented the native culture, flora, and fauna of the sub-continent in the selected work to bring about a reconciliatory approach between the languages of the colonizer (English) with the language of inhabitants of the sub-content (Urdu). Therefore, the novelist indigenized the English language by weaving and embedding indigenous figures of speech, local terminologies, idioms, proverbs, and translation of compacted concepts of English and Urdu languages into each other in an endeavor to combat with the western thought. Hence, the article delves into the novel to unfold the multicultural reconciliatory approach that is possible only at the time when the voices of the indigenous language and culture are accommodated by the dominant language and culture of the colonizers. Arguably, the portrayal of reconciliation of the two languages and cultures in the sub-continent during the rule of the British in the novel may introduce a more pluralistic approach to survive in the modern world of globalization. The findings may help reach a better understanding between an indigenous language and an international language in the same culture in which local culture and language get equal manifestation.
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- 2021
36. Stylistic Analysis of Shadab Zeest Hashmi’s Poem 'You are chained'
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Ihsan Ullah Khan, Abdul Karim Khan, and Muhammad Ramzan
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Parallelism (rhetoric) ,History ,Polymers and Plastics ,Poetry ,Aesthetics ,Foregrounding ,Pakistani literature ,Stylistics ,General Environmental Science ,Focus (linguistics) - Abstract
This paper aims at analyzing Shadad Zeest Hashmi’s poem ‘You are chained’ with a special focus on the foreground. The tools of foregrounding i.e. parallelism and deviation are surfaced that attract the attention of the reader for hidden messages related to the socio-political scenario of Pakistan, Kashmir, and India. Thus the miserable plight of the Kashmiris is encompassed through stylistic devices which are peculiar to Hashmi’s poetry. Foregrounding is the tool through which one can analyze a piece of literature having so many deviations and code-switching. The main aim of the study is to bring to the fore the local poets writing in English. The research is based on this intention to strike the attention of new researchers to criticize as well as to appreciate our local poets for their encouragement. On the other hand, research on Pakistani literature in English is an emerging area of investigation that is why, it is hoped, that this paper will prove to be an encouraging step ahead for future scholars.
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- 2021
37. Power and Gender Issues in Sidhwa’s The Pakistani Bride: A Critical Discourse Analysis
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Ihsan Ullah Khan, Shah Faisal Ullah, and Abdul Karim Khan
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Power (social and political) ,Critical discourse analysis ,Hegemony ,Social system ,Gender studies ,Abuse of power ,Sociology - Abstract
This critical discourse study explores power and gender issues discursively constructed in Bapsi Sidhwa’s The Pakistani Bride. The study aims to examine gender issues in the tribal patriarchal social system in Pakistan. The novel understudy critically explored the abuse of power in a patriarchal society. Lazar’s concept of Feminist critical discourse analysis and Fairclough’s approach to critical discourse analysis has been chosen to examine the main issues faced by women in remote areas of Pakistan. Fairclough’s (1989) model has been adopted as a method for the analysis of the selected excerpts taken from the text of the novel. The analysis of the text has been made on the ground to explore women's marginalization, patriarchal hegemony, and power exercise in Pakistan’s remote areas.
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- 2021
38. An Exploration of Classroom-related Sources of Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety of Pakistani University Students
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Abdus Samad, Abdul Karim Khan, and Mansoor Ali
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Future studies ,Content analysis ,medicine ,Mathematics education ,Anxiety ,Qualitative property ,medicine.symptom ,Psychology ,Fear of negative evaluation ,Language acquisition ,Foreign language speaking ,Foreign language anxiety - Abstract
Foreign language anxiety is a distinct variable particular to language learning and it has debilitative effects on the learning and production of language. The current study aims to explore the perspectives of Pakistani postgraduate non-major English language students specifically regarding classroom-related factors that may contribute to their speaking anxiety (SA). A questionnaire was administered to 170 students and aiming to find a more comprehensive explanation of their SA, 20 students were interviewed. Quantitative data were analyzed through SPSS while exploratory content analysis was followed to analyze the qualitative data. Findings highlight several classroom-related sources of SA namely; a formal classroom environment, oral tests, fear of negative evaluation, large classrooms, fear of being put on the spot, short time granted to formulate answers, and unfamiliarity among classmates. The last four sources of SA have not been mentioned earlier in the field of SA. Implications and recommendations are offered for language teachers and material designers. Finally, recommendations for future studies are given.
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- 2021
39. Widened Roots of Kirana Gharana in Karnataka.
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Rashmi, Hricha
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CARNATIC music ,BORDERLANDS ,SINGERS ,MUSICIANS - Abstract
Just a hundred years ago, there was no trace of Hindustani Music in Karnataka. But today Karnataka is tops in the field of Hindustani Music. Most of the Hindustani musicians are from Karnataka, particularly Hubli, Dharwad, Belgaum, and Gadag. Most of these are exponents of the Kirana Gharana. Great vocalists and maestros of Hindustani Classical music, like Bhimsen Joshi, Gangubai Hangal, Mallikarjun Mansur, Basavraj Rajguru and Kumar Gandharva all hail from this region. Rambhau Kundgolkar, popularly known as Sawai Gandharv, who was the foremost disciple of Abdul Karim Khan, also hails from this region. The border region along Karnataka and Maharashtra is famous for the Kirana School of singing. It is interesting that the Kirana Gharana, which originated from Kairana district in Uttar Pradesh, spread its roots in Karnataka and thus imbibed many of the features of the Carnatic tradition also. The primary objective of this study is to find out the lineage of Kirana Gharana that led this tradition to spread its wide roots to Karnataka. The secondary objective of this study is to find out how the Carnatic Music centric region is a Hindustani Music bastion today and how this Kirana music tradition became influenced by Carnatic Music. For the study of this topic, observational and analytical methods of research are used. Primary and secondary sources are used for the objectives to be achieved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
40. Transethosomal gels as carriers for the transdermal delivery of colchicine: statistical optimization, characterization, and ex vivo evaluation
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Abdulbaqi,Ibrahim M, Darwis,Yusrida, Abou Assi,Reem, Abdul Karim Khan,Nurzalina, Abdulbaqi,Ibrahim M, Darwis,Yusrida, Abou Assi,Reem, and Abdul Karim Khan,Nurzalina
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Ibrahim M Abdulbaqi, Yusrida Darwis, Reem Abou Assi, Nurzalina Abdul Karim Khan School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Penang, Malaysia Introduction: Colchicine is used for the treatment of gout, pseudo-gout, familial Mediterranean fever, and many other illnesses. Its oral administration is associated with poor bioavailability and severe gastrointestinal side effects. The drug is also known to have a low therapeutic index. Thus to overcome these drawbacks, the transdermal delivery of colchicine was investigated using transethosomal gels as potential carriers.Methods: Colchicine-loaded transethosomes (TEs) were prepared by the cold method and statistically optimized using three sets of 24 factorial design experiments. The optimized formulations were incorporated into Carbopol 940® gel base. The prepared colchicine-loaded transethosomal gels were further characterized for vesicular size, dispersity, zeta potential, drug content, pH, viscosity, yield, rheological behavior, and ex vivo skin permeation through Sprague Dawley rats’ back skin.Results: The results showed that the colchicine-loaded TEs had aspherical irregular shape, nanometric size range, and high entrapment efficiency. All the formulated gels exhibited non-Newtonian plastic flow without thixotropy. Colchicine-loaded transethosomal gels were able to significantly enhance the skin permeation parameters of the drug in comparison to the non-ethosomal gel.Conclusion: These findings suggested that the transethosomal gels are promising carriers for the transdermal delivery of colchicine, providing an alternative route for drug administration. Keywords: transethosomes, ethosomal nanocarriers, colchicine, factorial design, skin permeation, rheology
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- 2018
41. Developing Critical Thinking Among Inter-Level Students of Bannu Through Dialogic Pedagogy
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Abdul Hamid Khan, Abdul Karim Khan, and Ihsan Ullah Khan
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Critical thinking ,education ,Pedagogy ,Sociology ,Dialogic pedagogy ,humanities - Abstract
The aim of the study is to explore the role of dialogic teaching, based on Bakhtin's concept of 'Dialogism', in developing critical thinking among students of intermediate level in District Bannu. The experimental research design was used in the study. Data was collected from the pre and post-tests of an experimental study, which was carried out on the 12th grade class of a public sector college. For this purpose, a pretest-posttest control group design was selected. In this design, the control group and treatment group were administered pre and posttests, but treatment was provided to the treatment group only. The test was designed to assess the critical thinking of the treatment group. The data from an experimental study was analyzed through paired sample t-test. The mean value of the difference between post-test and pretest of the treatment group is 7.16129, which indicates that the performance of the treatment group improved significantly, proving the positive role of dialogic teaching.
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- 2020
42. Discursive Construction of Power Relations in Pashtun Society in Hamid Khan’s Short Story Badmash
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Muhammad Ramzan and Abdul Karim Khan
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Power (social and political) ,Critical discourse analysis ,Polymers and Plastics ,Media studies ,Power relations ,Commit ,Sociology ,Session (computer science) ,Club ,General Environmental Science ,Three dimensional model - Abstract
This paper deals with the critical exploration of Power in the Pashtun society depicted in Hamid Khan’s Badmash. The story was published in The Journal of the English Literary Club Department of English, University of Peshawar, Pakistan, and session 1982-1983. The story portrays the realistic picture of the Pashtun society where there is the rule of the powerful. Those who commit crimes and murders can grab every lucrative opportunity. They get very influential. This badly affects the younger generation as they are negatively influenced. Hamid Khan has a critical eye on the evils prevailed in the society. The researchers used Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) as the tool for critical investigation of the selected lines, passages, or excerpts which contain power exercise in every shape such as power through language, wealth, or through bodily strength. In this regard, Fairclough’s (1989) Three Dimensional Model (TDM) of CDA has been adopted for the analysis of the text.
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- 2020
43. The Projection of Societal Evil in the Poetry of Hamid Khan
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Abdul Karim Khan
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History ,Polymers and Plastics ,Poetry ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Foregrounding ,Pakistani literature ,Empathy ,Human condition ,Aesthetics ,Sympathy ,Consciousness ,General Environmental Science ,Theme (narrative) ,media_common - Abstract
The concept of evil is foregrounded in most of the poems of Khan. This paper focuses on the theme of evil in its variant shapes that are foregrounded in Khan’s poetry. For this purpose, both the collections of Khan, “Velvet of Loss” and “Pale Leaf (Three Voices)” are used for the data under study. Only those poems are selected that bear the foregrounded theme of evil. The poems that foreground the evil are Octopus, I Won’t Talk, The Dawn, The City, In a Café, Labyrinth, Nostalgia, Nemesis, Eclipsed Moon, Space-Scape, and Inertia. The presence of evil that negatively shapes the human condition is indirectly projected for making the reader taking interest which, in turn, compels them to become conscious of their plight in the present and terrifying dangers in the future. This consciousness, ultimately, leads to the reformation of society. In this regard, Khan can be taken as a great reformer of the society who carries a sense of sympathy and empathy through his terse and stenographic style. Lastly, this paper will guide local researchers for furthering research in the area of Pakistani Literature in English. In this regard, local voices will be analyzed for local issues and problems.
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- 2020
44. The Efficacy of the Application of Mother Tongues Education in Pakistan
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Shah Nawaz Khan, Abdul Karim Khan, and Ihsan Ullah Khan
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Medium of instruction ,Medical education ,Second language ,First language ,education ,Subject (philosophy) ,Primary level ,Psychology ,Focus group - Abstract
No doubt, the importance of English cannot be denied, but at the same time, mother tongue has also due importance concerning one's culture and understanding basic concepts at schools at primary level. This paper is an attempt to prove the importance of mother tongue as a medium of instruction at the primary level in District Bannu. The data were collected from students’ focal groups of fifty classrooms from ten schools. Two questions were asked in each subject from the focus groups to check their concept of the subject. Similarly, among the teachers, thirty respondents were interviewed in the Parents-Teachers Meeting (PTM) to find out their views about the efficacy of mother tongue instructions at the primary level. In this connection, parents were also interviewed. The results showed that among the students whose concept was clear, eighty percent of students were those who were taught in their mother tongue whereas twenty percent of students were those who were taught in English. Again, among the thirty teachers, eighty-five percent felt comfortable with teaching in the mother tongue whereas fifteen percent of teachers showed positive inclination towards teaching in a second language. Lastly, parents also felt at ease with the mother tongue instructions as they conveyed that their children go to school with zeal. Thus, mother tongue instruction proved helpful at the primary level. This study will also prove helpful to other researchers in the future for conducting similar studies in other districts.
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- 2020
45. A Critical Discourse Analysis of Powerlessness in Mohsin Hamid’s Novel 'Moth Smoke'
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Muhammad Ramzan and Abdul Karim Khan
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Critical discourse analysis ,Working class ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Word choice ,Media studies ,Upper class ,Sociology ,Objectivity (science) ,Social issues ,media_common - Abstract
This paper is an attempt to explore powerlessness in the discourses of Mohsin Hamid’s novel Moth Smoke (2000)' from the perspective of Fairclough's Three Dimension Model (TDM). The main issue of the paper is to examine the communicative process as to how and why the powerless are made to feel inferior. It is a common practice in today's society that in social gatherings a man always wants to show higher which in most of the cases is exercised through language. As analyzing texts through CDA carries objectivity, so the text understudy yielded the theme of powerlessness projected through the word choice of the writer. Through the analysis of the selected discourse, two-class have been found i.e. the upper class and the lower class. They are represented as powerful and powerless respectively. The elites enjoy a luxurious life but the poor often turn to be criminals. Because of this scenario, Fairclough's approach to CDA is quite an appropriate perspective to explore such social issues enacted in the society.
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- 2020
46. Impact of Inclusive Leadership on Innovative Work Behavior: The Role of Creative Self‐Efficacy
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Sajid Bashir, Basharat Javed, Tasneem Fatima, and Abdul Karim Khan
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Self-efficacy ,Visual Arts and Performing Arts ,Work behavior ,Developmental and Educational Psychology ,Psychology ,Social psychology ,Education - Published
- 2020
47. Fatigue and Syncope Caused by Right Ventricular Perforation by a Pacemaker Lead
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Jehanzeb A Khan and Shuja Abdul Karim Khan
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General Engineering - Published
- 2022
48. Fatigue and Syncope Caused by Right Ventricular Perforation by a Pacemaker Lead
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Khan, Jehanzeb A, primary and Abdul Karim Khan, Shuja, additional
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- 2022
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49. Monolayer MoS2 metal insulator transition based memcapacitor modeling with extension to a ternary device
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Abdul Karim Khan and Byoung Hun Lee
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Physics ,QC1-999 - Abstract
Memcapacitor model based on its one possible physical realization is developed and simulated in order to know its limitation before making a real device. The proposed device structure consists of vertically stacked dielectric layer and MoS2 monolayer between two external metal plates. The Metal Insulator Transition (MIT) phenomenon of MoS2 monolayer is represented in terms of percolation probabilty which is used as the system state. Cluster based site percolation theory is used to mimic the MIT of MoS2 which shows slight discontinuous change in MoS2 monolayer conductivity. The metal to insulator transition switches the capacitance of the device in hysterical way. An Ioffe Regel criterion is used to determine the MIT state of MoS2 monolayer. A good control of MIT time in the range of psec is also achieved by changing a single parameter in the model. The model shows memcapacitive behavior with an edge of fast switching (in psec range) over the previous general models. The model is then extended into vertical cascaded version which behaves like a ternary device instead of binary.
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- 2016
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50. Parallelism of Words and their Socio-cultural Implications in Hamid Khan’s Velvet of Loss
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Abdul Karim Khan
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Parallelism, Hamid Khan, socio-cultural connotations, Velvet of Loss ,Space (punctuation) ,History ,Poetry ,biology ,Repetition (rhetorical device) ,Velvet ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Foregrounding ,Dusk ,biology.organism_classification ,Linguistics ,Parallelism (grammar) ,Dream ,lcsh:L ,lcsh:Education ,media_common - Abstract
This paper analyses the parallel words that occur in various poems of Hamid Khan in the collection, “Velvet of Loss”. These words are: night, bird, dream, dawn, life, mist, dusk, and hope. The analysis of the words is based on foregrounding that is subcategorized as deviation and parallelism. Here, for the sake of brevity and restrictions of the space, only parallelism is taken into consideration and that too is delimited to the frequency of the above mentioned words in various poems of the entire collection, “Velvet of Loss”. These words are tabulated with the page numbers of the book and frequency of repetition. Moreover, these words are also shown in the 3-D pi-chart so that their frequency could be highlighted in percentage as well. This is done in order to make it reader-friendly. In addition, the words are contextualized and taken into consideration with reference to the time frames of past, present and future. Lastly, the socio-cultural implications that are foregrounded are also mentioned. This article will lead other researchers to novel directions to probe into Pakistani poetry in English. This will add to their methods of objective analysis.
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- 2020
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