Cotton Production and It's Economical Role in Pakistan

Jami, M.,Rha, Eui Shik 한국국제농업개발학회 2005 韓國國際農業開發學會誌 Vol.17 No.1

Cotton is the mainstay of Pakistan's economy. Cotton is the second most important cash crop of Pakistan, in terms of area and earning after wheat. It is cultivated over about 12 percent of the total cultivated area in the country and its output has been between 8 million and 10.7 million bales over the past 10 years, with an average of 9.3 million bales. Cotton is a major Kharif season crop and cultivated on silty loam soil, not high in sand or clay content. Pakistan is fourth largest cotton growers in the world and one of the largest exporter of cotton yarn in the world and a prominent exporter of cotton fabrics, garments and textile products. Cotton also play a vital role in Pakistan industry, in farmer's life in term of chase returns and provides employments to rural and urban population. This paper summarized the studies on the cotton crop in Pakistan which includes (1) cotton in Pakistan (2) cotton production techniques (3) role of cotton in Pakistan economy.

The roles of coaches in optimizing team functioning in curling

Jamie Collins,Natalie Durand-Bush 한국코칭능력개발원 2016 International Journal of Coaching Science Vol.10 No.2

Coaches have been described as teachers, leaders, motivators, managers, and arbitrators (Giges, Petitpas, & Vemacchia, 2004). That said, how coaches fulfill such roles is not well understood. The current study stems from an extensive grounded theory (Charmaz, 2006) research initiative in which factors and strategies contributing to optimal functioning in high performance curling teams were investigated. The purpose of this study was to uncover the various roles of curling coaches in the process of developing high functioning teams based on the perceptions of both coaches and athletes. Participants were members of 19 high performance curling teams (N=78 athletes) and their coaches (N=10). Data were collected from teams of athletes through face-to-face focus group interviews, and from coaches via individual telephone interviews. Results show that coaches played five primary roles: technical/tactical specialist, mediator, manager, facilitator, and motivator. These roles were dependent on athletes’ needs as well as both coaches and athletes’ personal characteristics and competencies. Coaches and athletes’ perceptions regarding these roles sometimes differed, however, both parties reported that coaches sometimes lacked competencies to perform certain roles. Consequently, specific training should be provided to enable coaches to assist athletes in optimizing team functioning in curling.

Pursuing Spirituality : A Challenge in Children’s Ministry

Jamie M. Kang 한국기독교교육정보학회 2008 Journal of Christian education information tech Vol.0 No.14

What is spirituality? The search for a definition is significant for children’s ministry specialists as they ask themselves whether to include spiritual formation and development as a part of children’s ministry and, if they decide to do so, how to do it. Unfortunately, it is not easy to find a clear definition of the term “spirituality.” Out of various definitions, Hay and Nye’s understanding of spirituality as relational consciousness is chosen for this paper. For today’s children, called Generation Z, who are accustomed to the postmodern construction of knowledge, awareness is an appropriate stepping stone to transcendence. As a way to improve children’s capacity for awareness, a teacher needs to present themselves as a facilitator and a model and create a safe environment for children to deepen their relationship with and consciousness about themselves, others, and transcendence.

Male Breast Cancer: a 24 Year Experience of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan

Jamy, Omer,Rafiq, Ammar,Laghari, Altaf,Chawla, Tabish Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.16 No.4

Background: Male breast cancer accounts for less than 1% of all cancers found in men. It usually presents at a later age and stage as compared to female breast cancer. Treatment strategies are extrapolated from the management of female breast cancer. Our study here looked at 18 patients diagnosed with and treated for male breast cancer at The Aga Khan University Hospital in Pakistan. We compared our findings with the existing data from Asian and Western countries. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted looking at patients with male breast cancer between January 1986 and December 2009. Patient and disease characteristics were analyzed and 5 year overall survival was calculated using Microsoft Excel and SPSS. Results: The average age at diagnosis was 52 years (38-67 years). Twelve (66.7%) patients had axillary lymphadenopathy. Stage II disease was the most common stage at presentation (9 patients, 50%). Infiltrating ductal carcinoma was seen in 16 patients (88.8%). Seven lesions were positive for both estrogen and progesterone receptors. Sixteen patients had surgery in the form of either modified radical mastectomy or radical mastectomy. Radiation was used in 7 patients in an adjuvant setting. The five year overall survival for stage I, II, III and IV disease was 100% vs 78% vs 50% vs 0%( p<0.05). Five year overall survival was 61%. None of the other prognostic factors were statistically significant. Median follow up was 15 months (3-202 months). Conclusions: Male breast cancer may be on a slow rise but is still an uncommon disease. Tumor stage and lymph node status are important prognostic markers. Public awareness and screening may help in detecting the disease at an earlier stage. Prospective trials are needed to improve the management of this disease.

VALIDATION OF ON-LINE MONITORING TECHNIQUES TO NUCLEAR PLANT DATA

JAMIE GARVEY 한국원자력학회 2007 Nuclear Engineering and Technology Vol.39 No.2

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) demonstrated a method for monitoring the performance of instrument channels in Topical Report (TR) 104965, “On-Line Monitoring of Instrument Channel Performance.” This paper presents the results of several models originally developed by EPRI to monitor three nuclear plant sensor sets: Pressurizer Level, Reactor Protection System (RPS) Loop A, and Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Loop A Steam Generator (SG) Level. The sensor sets investigated include one redundant sensor model and two non-redundant sensor models. Each model employs an Auto- Associative Kernel Regression (AAKR) model architecture to predict correct sensor behavior. Performance of each of the developed models is evaluated using four metrics: accuracy, auto-sensitivity, cross-sensitivity, and newly developed Error Uncertainty Limit Monitoring (EULM) detectability. The uncertainty estimate for each model is also calculated through two methods: analytic formulas and Monte Carlo estimation. The uncertainty estimates are verified by calculating confidence interval coverages to assure that 95% of the measured data fall within the confidence intervals. The model performance evaluation identified the Pressurizer Level model as acceptable for on-line monitoring (OLM) implementation. The other two models, RPS Loop A and RCS Loop A SG Level, highlight two common problems that occur in model development and evaluation, namely faulty data and poor signal selection

장태묵의 여백의 풍경 - 서정시를 만나는 듯한 여백의 풍경

Jamie Elin Forbes 현대건축사 2006 마루 Vol.- No.56

Constructing English Language Learners as Intercultural Speakers through Digital Technologies

Jamie Myers 영상영어교육학회 2007 영상영어교육 (STEM journal) Vol.8 No.1

This article introduces various theories that support a goal for English language learning as the production of critical intercultural speakers through digital multimedia activities in the English as Foreign Language Classroom. The existing research and theory draws from the scholarly fields of Applied Linguistics, Socio-cultural Philosophy and Language, Anthropology, and Language and Literacy Education. These theories highlight a close connection between the definitions of critical literacy in first language education and the definitions of intercultural speakers in English as a second language education. Additional theories about new literacies and technology in addition to research studies with students in grades 7-12 and university undergraduates and graduate students illustrate how the goal of critical intercultural speakers can be achieved through multimedia digital technologies. Specific instructional projects with English language learners described include the multimedia activities of website authoring, podcast audio recording, and online asynchronous discussion. Three common characteristics of language learner activity across these multimedia instructional events are 1) the use digital tools to represent cultural identities and practices, 2) the reflection on identities, relationships, and values especially as they are constructed and positioned through media communications, and 3) the development of critical thinking and critical voices to enable students to speak global Englishes within authentic communicative contexts.

Constraining the Mass Loss Geometry of Beta Lyrae

Jamie R. Lomax 한국우주과학회 2012 Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences Vol.29 No.1

Massive binary stars lose mass by two mechanisms: jet-driven mass loss during periods of active mass transfer and by wind-driven mass loss. Beta Lyrae is an eclipsing, semi-detached binary whose state of active mass transfer provides a unique opportunity to study how the evolution of binary systems is affected by jet-driven mass loss. Roche lobe overflow from the primary star feeds the thick accretion disk which almost completely obscures the mass-gaining star. A hot spot predicted to be on the edge of the accretion disk may be the source of beta Lyrae’s bipolar outflows. I present results from spectropolarimetric data taken with the University of Wisconsin’s Half-Wave Spectropolarimeter and the Flower and Cook Observatory’s photoelastic modulating polarimeter instrument which have implications for our current understanding of the system’s disk geometry. Using broadband polarimetric analysis, I derive new information about the structure of the disk and the presence and location of a hot spot. These results place constraints on the geometrical distribution of material in beta Lyrae and can help quantify the amount of mass lost from massive interacting binary systems during phases of mass transfer and jet-driven mass loss.

Reviews: Indonesia’s War over Aceh: Last Stand on Mecca’s Porch

Jamie S. Davidson 서울대학교행정대학원 2007 Asian Journal of Political Science Vol.15 No.3

BOARDS OF TRUSTEES IN NEW ZEALAND’S RURAL SCHOOLS: THE CHALLENGES OF TOMORROW’S SCHOOLS

Jamie Costley 한국교육행정학회 2011 한국교육행정학회 학술연구발표회논문집 Vol.2011 No.2