Struggles for Women’s Safe Political Participation

Sadia Nawaz Cheema 이화여자대학교 아시아여성학센터 2016 이화여자대학교 아시아여성학센터 학술대회자료집 Vol.2016 No.7

In this paper I am very much envisioned to share my duties in Voice and Accountability Program that is called “Aawaz Program” in Pakistan. The one of the top and most prioritized output is: “Women’s safe participation in political and public spheres” As a woman team member I am responsible to take lead for this specific and leading output of Aawaz program. I will share my challenges to lead this output of the program in District Gujranwala. Whereas I will also share my strategies to address the challenges to sensitize the communities especially women of Gujranwala district of the Province Punjab. I will focus on the achievements of struggling part of the society that is engaged in Aawaz Program. On the other hand I am intended to draw an attention note on institutional mind set and approach towards women rights in Pakistan especially in District Gujranwala that is purely male chauvinistic as this is in full influence of different religious groups. I will also share how I dealt with this challenges and got successes to put a very small amount of the citizenry on route towards women’s safe participation in Political and public spheres.

Somatic JAK-2 V617F Mutational Analysis in Polycythemia Rubra Vera: a Tertiary Care Center Experience

Sultan, Sadia,Irfan, Syed Mohammed,Khan, Sadia Rashid Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2016 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.17 No.3

Background: Polycythemia rubra vera (PV), being a primary polycythemia, is caused by neoplastic proliferation of erythroid, megakaryocytic and granulocytic lineages which result in panmyelosis. PV patients have a somatic acquired mutation in the Janus kinase (JAK2) pathway, rendering cell proliferation independent of the normal regulatory mechanisms that regulate erythropoiesis. The rational of this study was to determine the prevalence of the JAK-2 V617F mutation in Pakistani patients with PV. Materials and Methods: In this cross sectional study, 26 patients with PV were enrolled from January 2010 to December 2014. Patients were diagnosed based on WHO criteria for PV. All were screened for G-T point mutation (V617F) in the JAK2 gene on chromosome 9 by an allele specific PCR. Results: The mean age was $53.4{\pm}9.31years$ (range 36-72) and the male to female ratio was 2:1. The frequency of JAK2 V617F positivity in our PV patients was found to be 92.3%. Overall 30.7% of patients were asymptomatic and remaining 69.3% presented with symptomatic disease. The mean hemoglobin was $18.1{\pm}1.9g/dl$ with the mean hematocrit of $55.6{\pm}8.3%$. The mean total leukocyte count was $12.8{\pm}7.1{\times}10^9/l$ and the platelet count was $511{\pm}341.9{\times}10^9/l$. A positive correlation of JAK2 V617F mutation was established with high TLC count (P=0.01). No correlation of JAK2 V617F could be established with age or gender (P>0.05). Conclusions: The JAK2 V617F mutation frequency in our PV patients was similar to those reported internationally. Screening for the mutation in all suspected PV cases could be beneficial in differentiating patients with reactive and clonal erythrocytosis.

Electrical conductivity and dielectric properties of sulfamic acid doped polyaniline

Sadia Ameen,Vazid Ali,M. Zulfequar,M. Mazharul Haq,M. Husain 한국물리학회 2007 Current Applied Physics Vol.7 No.2

The temperature and frequency dependence of dielectric constant (e0) and dielectric loss (e00) is studied for dierent samples of poly-aniline (PANI), doped with dierent concentration of sulfamic acid in the frequency range (10100 kHz) and temperature range (300by the propagation of polaron through a conjugated polymer chain due to shifting of double bonds (alternation), which gives rise toelectrical conduction.

Preparation and measurements of electrical and spectroscopic properties of sodium thiosulphate doped polyaniline

Sadia Ameen,Vazid Ali,M. Zulfequar,M. Mazharul Haq,M. Husain 한국물리학회 2009 Current Applied Physics Vol.9 No.3

Polyaniline has been synthesized and is doped with sodium thiosulphate. The doping of polyaniline (PANI) is done at two different time periods and DC conductivity is measured to see the effect of dopant. It has been observed that the crystallinity of PANI increases through doping which ultimately increases the conductivity. The conductivity result shows that the conduction is taking place through hopping process due to wide range of localized states present near the fermi level. Structural changes due to interaction of dopant species with PANI are studied through FTIR. Polyaniline has been synthesized and is doped with sodium thiosulphate. The doping of polyaniline (PANI) is done at two different time periods and DC conductivity is measured to see the effect of dopant. It has been observed that the crystallinity of PANI increases through doping which ultimately increases the conductivity. The conductivity result shows that the conduction is taking place through hopping process due to wide range of localized states present near the fermi level. Structural changes due to interaction of dopant species with PANI are studied through FTIR.

Intraleukocytic hemozoin pigments in complicated Plasmodium falciparum cerebral malaria

Sadia Sultan,Syed Mohammed Irfan 대한혈액학회 2015 Blood Research Vol.50 No.2

Phytochemical and biological investigations of Polygonum lanatum

Sadia A Chowdhury,Mohammad H Sohrab,Mohammad R Haque,Choudhury M Hasan,Mohammad A Rashid 경희대학교 융합한의과학연구소 2008 Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine Vol.8 No.1

A total of five compounds namely, 2-methylanthracene-9, 10-dione (1), 1-hydroxy-6- methylanthracene-9,10-dione (2), β-sitosterol (3), stigmasterol (4) and sitosterone (5) were isolated from the stem extracts of Polygonum lanatum for the first time. The structures of the isolated compounds (1-5) were established by extensive spectroscopic studies, including 2D NMR such as 1H-1H COSY, HSQC and HMBC studies. The crude extracts and purified compound (1) were screened for antimicrobial activity against a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and fungi by the disc diffusion method. The n-hexane and dichloromethane soluble partitionates of the methanolic extract revealed mild to moderate inhibition of growth of the test organisms. The cytotoxic potential of the extractives and compound 1 was also determined by using brine shrimp lethality bioassay, where the extractives demonstrated significant cytotoxic activities. A total of five compounds namely, 2-methylanthracene-9, 10-dione (1), 1-hydroxy-6- methylanthracene-9,10-dione (2), β-sitosterol (3), stigmasterol (4) and sitosterone (5) were isolated from the stem extracts of Polygonum lanatum for the first time. The structures of the isolated compounds (1-5) were established by extensive spectroscopic studies, including 2D NMR such as 1H-1H COSY, HSQC and HMBC studies. The crude extracts and purified compound (1) were screened for antimicrobial activity against a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and fungi by the disc diffusion method. The n-hexane and dichloromethane soluble partitionates of the methanolic extract revealed mild to moderate inhibition of growth of the test organisms. The cytotoxic potential of the extractives and compound 1 was also determined by using brine shrimp lethality bioassay, where the extractives demonstrated significant cytotoxic activities.

Bloom to Gloom-Emotional Intelligence and Employee Silence: An Empirical Study from Pakistan

Sadia SAEED,Naveed AKHTAR,Shariq HUSSAIN 한국유통과학회 2021 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.8 No.12

The objective of the current research study is to examine those elements/factors that can reduce silence so that organizations can become more efficient, innovative, and adaptable by sharing knowledge and work-related problems. The purpose behind conducting this research was to explore the effects of emotional intelligence on silent behavior. The study also focuses on other individual negative aspects that can increase counterproductive behavior like silence and examines the effects of emotional intelligence on silence through moral disengagement. Data was collected from 400 employees using stratified sampling to ensure adequate representation of males and females. Data was collected from nurses and young doctors using the adopted measurement scale through a self-administered questionnaire. Since the sample included nursing staff and they usually are not well versed in English, the instrument was translated into Urdu. Data were analyzed using SEM to assess the direct and indirect effects of EI on employee silence. The result indicates that emotional intelligence has a positive impact on employee silence and moral disengagement. In contradiction to theory, the findings suggest that people with high emotional intelligence tend to get morally disengaged. As a result, they will remain silent and withhold information regarding work-related issues and problems.

The Construction of China’s Artificial Island in the South China Sea

Sadia Afrin 미래사회통합연구센터 2017 Journal of Conflict and Integration Vol.1 No.2

The construction of China’s artificial island with modern facilities such as ports, airstrips, radar facilities, and other military buildings in the South China Sea alarmed the entire world as a burning international political issue. This paper explains China’s efforts to build artificial islands in the South China Sea and how international law, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), has failed to address with China’s building of artificial islands and to resolve the international conflicts it has caused.

Visceral leishmaniasis in an Afghan woman with systemic lupus erythematosus

Sadia Sultan,Syed Mohammad Irfan 대한혈액학회 2014 Blood Research Vol.49 No.4

Plant Root Hair in Tap Water: A Potential Cause for Diagnostic Confusion

Sadia Shakoor,Mohammad Wasay,Afia Zafar,Mohammad Asim Beg 대한진단검사의학회 2011 Annals of Laboratory Medicine Vol.31 No.1

Plant root hairs are commonly found artifacts in parasitology specimens and may be confused with helminthes by an untrained eye. We report a case of brain tuberculoma where the tissue sample was contaminated with root hair derived from tap water; the presence of this root hair, which mimicked a larva, led to diagnostic confusion. Therefore, tap water should be considered a source of root hair and vegetable matter.