Abd Ghafur Ahmad

In the present study we have synthesized Polyaniline-rutile TiO2 nanocomposite (PAni-rTiO2) and Polyanilineanatase TiO2 nanocomposite (PAni-aTiO2) and performed comparative study. In-situ polymerization of aniline in presence of TiO2 nanoparticles was used to synthesize nanocomposite. Nanocomposite were characterized by XRD & TEM for crystal and morphological analysis. FTIR characterization further confirmed emeraldine PAni synthesis. XRD pattern showed anatase and rutile polymorph presence in PAni matrix. LCR analysis showed high dielectric constant in PAni-rTiO2 compared to PAni-aTiO2. CV analysis showed maximum specific capacitance of 129.37 F/g for PAni-aTiO2 and 46.95 F/g for PAni-rTiO2.

Water is the most valuable resource of human civilization and other earth beings. Industrial wastes and dyes are the major threat to these water assets. Untreated industrial wastewater drained into the rivers and oceans results in the water pollution. Therefore, prior to release of these industrial effluents into natural water resources, it is necessity of time to make it environment friendly. For this purpose, various physical and chemical methods have been in practice. But, these methods are more time consuming, expensive and less effective. Consequently, in modern nanotechnology era, use of nanoparticles for the treatment of wastewater has been considered as a better option due to their excellent surface properties which facilitate the catalytic degradation of toxic dyes into environmental benign products. Thus, use of some biological materials for the successful fabrication of metal nanoparticles as well as metal …

In this comparative study, the researchers analyzed the syntactical errors in English writings of secondary-level Pakistani ESL students; though syntactical errors are commonly found in each language, it is mostly committed by ESL students in English language writings. The present study was formed on the quantitative method. The population of the study was one government and one private secondary school in the district of Lahore. Due to ethical considerations, the schools' names were not mentioned. The researchers selected 60 students’ sample from both schools; the G-group 30 students represent government schools and P-group 30 students represent private schools; the questionnaire was divided among these students as a research instrument for data collection. The data was analyzed in statistical charts, and mentioned in numbers and percentages. The findings of this comparative study disclosed that private school students committed fewer syntactical errors than government school students justifying the role of medium of instruction.

The ideas of ambiguous bipolar skepticism under algebra and closed skepticism ambiguous bipolar ideals and related features have been developed. The fuzzy measure ideal is described in terms of bipolar ambiguous measure algebra and bipolar skepticism, and the linkages between bipolar fuzzy measure algebra are determined. A bipolar misty ideal’s skepticism is examined. In BCW and BCL-measure algebra, homogeneous ideas and dubious pictures of fuzzy bipolar measure ideas are examined. Also, we gave the relationship between these concepts. Finally, it is given the perfect terms for an occult bipolar doubt to be a measure of ideal fuzzy bipolar closed doubt.

BackgroundThe causes for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) are diverse and the incidence trends of IMIDs from specific causes are rarely studied. The study aims to investigate the pattern and trend of IMIDs from 1990 to 2019.MethodsWe collected detailed information on six major causes of IMIDs, including asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and atopic dermatitis, between 1990 and 2019, derived from the Global Burden of Disease study in 2019. The average annual percent change (AAPC) in number of incidents and age standardized incidence rate (ASR) on IMIDs, by sex, age, region, and causes, were calculated to quantify the temporal trends.FindingsIn 2019, rheumatoid arthritis, atopic dermatitis, asthma, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease accounted 1.59%, 36.17%, 54.71%, 0.09%, 6.84%, 0.60% of overall new IMIDs …

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many people experiencing bereavement in challenging circumstances. In April 2020 at a large London Trust, a “Bereavement Welfare Hub” (BWH) was established to offer support and advice by telephone to relatives and carers of all adults who died as inpatients. Data from these calls has been used to examine and learn from experiences of the bereaved at this time. Methods Data from BWH call records regarding 809 adults who died at the Trust in March - May 2020 were collated and analysed quantitatively. A random selection of 149 call records were examined using thematic analysis. Results 809 adults died at the Trust between March and May 2020. The mean age at death was 76 (SD=14) and 86% of deaths occurred on medical wards (outside intensive care). Bereavement calls were completed …

Stereolithography (SLA) is a form of 3D printing technology in additive manufacturing (AM) that uses a light source either a laser or a projector to cure photosensitive resins into hardened plastics to create objects based on the 3D file format. Material properties are an important aspect in engineering so that suitable materials can be determined for a certain application. In this study, related specimens were fabricated using high temp (HT) SLA resin with different layer thicknesses to evaluate the mechanical and physical properties namely tensile strength, impact resistance, hardness, and density. Based on the experimental results, the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) for high temp resin with layer thickness (LT) of 100 µm was better than LT setting of 25 µm with values of 72.84 MPa and 66.82 MPa, respectively. Meanwhile, the impact resistance values obtained from the test showed HT resin with 50 µm LT of printed …

The research aims to determine the proficiency of intermediate-level ESL learners regarding the English language and to know the attitude that was shown by them toward the English language. The population of the study includes all government colleges of district Khairpur Sindh, and the selected sample size was 150 ESL students from both genders and locations. For the purpose of evaluating ESL learners' proficiency and attitude, a comparison was made by the researchers. The results demonstrated that intermediate-level ESL students of district Khairpur Sindh have a normal level of English language. The results also displayed that becoming an expert and proficient in English is linked to the learner’s attitude. The present research showed that ESL learners of both rural and urban areas were inclined to learn the English language and there is no significant difference in the proficiency and attitude of male and female ESL learners of district Khairpur Sindh.

Most complex problems in the real-world typically involve uncertain, incomplete and indeterminate two-dimen sional data ie information pertaining to the attributes and the periodicity of the problem parameters. To meet the demand for models that has the ability to handle these information with these characteristics, the introduction of neutrosophic sets (NSs) was followed by their extension to the complex neutrosophic sets (CNSs). In this paper, we introduce the concept of Q-complex neutrosophic set (Q-CNS) by extending the ranges of the membership functions in Q-neutrosophic set (Q-NS) from [0, 1] to the unit circle in the complex plane. Q-CNS plays a key role in the decision making theory, where the extra information provided by the elements of the Q-set serve in modeling of some decision making problems. Based on this new concept we define the basic theoretical operations such as complement, equality …

DEMATEL serves as a tool for addressing multi-criteria decision-making problems, primarily by identifying critical factors that exert the most significant influence on a specific system. To enhance its capabilities in handling contextual decision problems, DEMATEL has been further developed through integration with various other MCDM methods. The inherent reliance on direct input from experts for initial decision information in DEMATEL raises concerns about the potential limitations imposed by experts' domain knowledge and bounded rationalities. The effectiveness of decision-making can be compromised if the initial information provided by experts is deemed unreliable, leading to debatable outcomes. To address these challenges, this study proposes the incorporation of a Bonferroni mean aggregation operator within a Pythagorean neutrosophic environment, illustrated through a numerical example applied to DEMATEL. This integration is intended to fortify decision accuracy by introducing a more enhanced decision framework by developing a new normalized weighted Bonferroni mean operator for Pythagorean neutrosophic set aggregation (PN-NWBM). By integrating this operator, this study aims to alleviate the impact of unreliable initial information and enhance the overall reliability of decision outcomes thereby contributing to its improvement in decision making. Through the implementation of the Bonferroni mean aggregation operator, the study anticipates achieving a more comprehensive and accurate representation of decision factors as illustrated in the numerical example. This research includes a comparative and sensitivity analysis …

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Stereolithography (SLA) is a type of additive manufacturing (AM) technology used to create 3D printed objects. This process uses an ultraviolet (UV) laser to cure a photosensitive resin into a solid object. Information on material characteristics is an important aspect for designers especially in relation to critical engineering applications. In this study, high temp (HT) and clear (CL) resins were used to make the test specimens. HT is categorised as an engineering material while CL is categorised as a standard material based on the Formlabs materials library. Both materials were used to make specimens for dimensional accuracy, surface roughness and surface morphology using different layer thicknesses. Measurements for dimensional accuracy were performed using a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) and analysis was performed on respective geometry shapes. Meanwhile, surface roughness and surface …

2023 Index IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters Vol. 22 Page 1 1 IEEE ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS PROPAGATION LETTERS, VOL. 22, NO. 12, DECEMBER 2023 This index covers all technical items—papers, correspondence, reviews, etc.—that appeared in this periodical during 2023, and items from previous years that were commented upon or corrected in 2023. Departments and other items may also be covered if they have been judged to have archival value. The Author Index contains the primary entry for each item, listed under the first author’s name. The primary entry includes the coauthors’ names, the title of the paper or other item, and its location, specified by the publication abbreviation, year, month, and inclusive pagination. Author Index A Abbasi, QH, see Ahmad, N., LAWP Oct. 2023 2605-2609 Abdolali, A., see Hoseini, M., LAWP Aug. 2023 2027-2031 Abe, T., see Nakano, H., LAWP May …

This paper presents the concepts of a complex intuitionistic fuzzy subfield (CIFSF) and the direct product of a complex intuitionistic fuzzy subfield which is generalized from the concept of a complex fuzzy subfield by adding the notion of intuitionistic fuzzy into a complex fuzzy subfield. The main contribution and originality of this research are adding the non-membership term to the definition of a complex fuzzy subfield that assigns for any element a complex-valued grade. We expand the complex fuzzy subfield and obtain a new structure called CIFSF. This new concept is innovative in that it may attain a wider range of values for both membership and non-membership functions where these functions are expanded to the unit disc in the complex plane. Furthermore, we discuss that the direct product of two CIFSFs is CIFSF, and some related properties are investigated. In addition, we present the definition of necessity …

Analysis of AstroSat CZTI data with the CIFT framework (Sharma et al., 2021, JApA, 42, 73) showed the detection of the bright long GRB 230204B which was also detected by MAXI-GSC (GCN Circ. 33265), SWIFT/BAT-GUANO (GCN Circ. 33267), along with CALET, INTEGRAL and FERMI notices. The source was clearly detected in the 20-200 keV energy range. The light curve showed multiple peaks of emission with the strongest peak at 2023-02-04 21: 45: 19.5 UTC. The measured peak count rate associated with the burst is 175.4 (+ 27.7-26.6) counts/s above the background in the combined data of all four quadrants, with a total of 7611 (+ 557-740) counts. The local mean background count rate was 131.2 (+ 0.7-0.9) counts/s. Using cumulative rates, we measure a T90 of 216.64 (+ 5.13-22.56) s. In the preliminary analysis, we find 3240 Compton events associated with this event. It was also clearly detected in the …

This study aimed to assess the role of serum albumin as an independent indicator in Guillain–Barre Syndrome patients receiving plasmapheresis treatment. This descriptive case series was conducted at Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, Pakistan, from December 2022 to May 2023. Total 80 patients with GBS syndrome. Patients were divided into two groups equally. Group A patients had lower serum albumin, and group B had normal serum albumin. In both groups, serum albumin as an independent indicator was assessed. Chi-square and Independent T-tests were applied in both groups, keeping the P value less than 0.05. The mean age of the patients was 31.90±8.63 years. The frequency of male patients was 62.5%, while female patients were 37.5%. In group A, 27.5% of patients had good outcomes, while 75.5% had poor outcomes, while in group B, 57.5% had good outcomes, and 42.5% had outcomes. The outcome in group B was significantly better than in group A (P= 0.007). In the normal serum albumin group, the Guillain-Barre syndrome disability score was significantly lower after receiving plasmapheresis treatment than in patients with low serum albumin levels.

The main focus of the present research study was to find the impact of metacognitive strategies on the creative writing of ESL Students at the college level in district Lahore. Metacognitive strategies teach creative writing, develop confidence and enhance the critical thinking of ESL students. By using quasi-experimental research design the researchers observed the effects of metacognitive strategies on creative writing. Sixty ESL students from a private college were selected as the research sample these participants were divided equally into two groups. The control group was taught by means of the traditional method while the experimental group was taught by using metacognitive strategies. The pre and post-test questionnaire was used as a research instrument for data collection. The collected data was analyzed through SPSS and an independent t-test was employed to analyze the results of pre and post-test. The results showed that metacognitive strategies are more effective than the traditional method because it has a positive impact on ESL students' creative writing.

Smart Grid is significantly being initiated in all fields due to their extensive use of IT, monitoring, protection, and automation control. Safety, integrity, privacy and dependability of data with long-term sustainability using green sources of energy. Ensuring perfection in their implementation is a herculean task amidst varying environments. This paper sketches and highlights about the scope of implementing reliable, secure, error-controlled fault-tolerant techniques in Electric Grid-systems. Thus, the paper talks about the sub-units of Smart Grid systems. The discussions on opportunities due to nanotechnology and incorporation of FPGAs are part of this paper. Hence, the design of this paper is well thought-out as the critical focal junction in enhancing the future in design of Smart Grid systems.

IntroductionAntimicrobial prophylaxis is critical in mitigating opportunistic infections in patients who have undergone bone marrow transplantation. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is the standard of care antibiotic for prophylaxis of pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP). We hypothesized that patients with reported sulfonamide allergy would be more likely to receive an alternative antibiotic for PJP prophylaxis and have increased risk of opportunistic infections.MethodsData were obtained using TriNetX, a de-identified health research network for population cohort research. Bone marrow transplant patients with a reported sulfonamide allergy were compared to those without the allergy. We evaluated the following outcomes based on ICD-10 code: diagnosis of pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP), pneumonia of other causes, neutropenic fever, bacteremia and sepsis. We explored the outcome up to 12 months …

Interval complex neutrosophic soft set (ICNSS) is the generalization of complex neutrosophic soft set (CNSS) as it provides an interval-based membership structure to handle the complex neutrosophic soft data. However, in the definition of the ICNSS, parameters set is a classical set, and the parameters have the same degree of importance which is considered as 1. This poses a limitation in modeling of some problems. Therefore, we introduce the concept of fuzzy parameterized interval complex neutrosophic soft set (FP-ICNSS) based on idea that each of elements of parameters set has got an importance degree. The basic theoretical operations and properties are defined and verified on FP-ICNSS. For FP-ICNSS, we conceptualize the relevant mapping and study the properties of the FP-ICNSS images and inverse images. Then, we propose a new algorithm that is applicable in the field of medical diagnosis and …