Does COVID -19 Effect Intention to Adopt Mobile Banking Services? Role of Decomposed Theory of Planned Behavior

Abstract: This study aims to measure the impact of this disruption on customers’ intention to adopt Mobile Banking Services (MBS) offered during the pandemic.  This model is designed based on DTPB with a modification of COVID-19. The data were collected from 150 respondents through the convenience sampling technique. The data were analyzed on SPSS and Jamovi, to measure the structure model. According to the results, the relationship of attitude with behavioral intention is significantly positive. However, Social influence does not show any significant direct relationship with behavioral intention. The results also showed the significant positive effect of the direct impact of perceived behavioral control over behavioral intention. The variable representing COVID-19 also showed a direct significant effect on behavior. The findings revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic positively impact the customer’s behavioral intention to adopt MBS and significantly mediated the impact of PBC and social influence. However, customers’ attitudes did not alter by this pandemic. Study provides implications for banking managers to optimize their advanced MBS to attract customers and enhance their attraction towards mobile banking applications. Especially the customers of rural areas can be beneficial for the banking sector. Along with this, banks can also target the educated section of society who has the skill and capabilities to use the technology for their benefit and are technology savvy. The incorporation of DTPB in the banking sector during COVID-19 could implicate theoretical contribution in disruption situations

Diffuse low-grade glioma - Changing concepts in diagnosis and management: A review

Though diffuse low-grade gliomas (dLGGs) represent only 15% of gliomas, they have been receiving increasing attention in the past decade. Significant advances in knowledge of the natural history and clinical diversity have been documented, and an improved pathological classification of gliomas that integrates histological features with molecular markers has been issued by the WHO. Advances in the radiological assessment of dLGG, particularly new magnetic resonance imaging scanning sequences, allow improved diagnostic and prognostic information. The management paradigms are evolving from wait and watch of the past to more active interventional therapy to obviate the risk of malignant transformation. New surgical technologies allow more aggressive surgical resections with a reduction of morbidity. Many reports suggest the association of gross total resection with longer overall survival and progression-free survival in addition to better seizure control. The literature also shows the use of chemotherapeutics and radiation therapy as important adjuncts to surgery. The goals of management have has been increasing survival with increasing stress on quality of life. Our review highlights the recent advances in the molecular diagnosis and management of dLGG with trends toward multidisciplinary and multimodality management of dLGG with an aim to surgically resect the primary disease, followed by chemoradiation in cases of progressive or recurrent diseas

Phytochemical and cytotoxic analysis of Pharthenium hysterophosis selected from District Bannu, Pakistan

Parthenium hysterophorus is a well known medicinal plant widely used traditionally in the treatment of various diseases and as a constituent of various drugs, and in phytotherapy. The current study was designed to investigate the phytochemical screening and cytotoxic capacity of methanolic and n-hexane extract of P. hysterophorus. Quantitative analysis of P. hysterophorus showed maximum quantity of flavonoids in methanolic extract of P. hysterophorus which turned down gradually in n-hexane extract of P. hysterophorus due to the decrease in organic solvents polarity. Similar results were also observed for saponins and tannins during this investigation. The highest quantity of alkaloids was recorded in the methanolic extract of P. hysterophorus when compared to n-hexane extract. The extracts also showed maximum cytotoxic potential in various concentrations of n-hexane and methanolic extract of P. hysterophorus. The results revealed that P. hysterophorus contains a remarkable cytotoxic activity due to the presence of bioactive constituents.Key words: Parthenium hysterophorus, cytotoxic, phytochemical screening

Natural Interpretation of UML/MARTE Diagrams for System Requirements Specification

International audienceTo verify embedded systems early in the design stages, we need formal ways to requirements specification which can be as close as possible to natural language interpretation, away from the lower ESL/RTL levels. This paper proposes to contribute to the FSL (Formal Specification Level) by specifying natural language requirements graphically in the form of temporal patterns. Standard modeling artifacts like UML and MARTE are used to provide formal semantics of these graphical models allowing to eliminate ambiguity in specifications and automatic design verification at different abstraction levels using these patterns

Serological and molecular detection of bovine brucellosis at institutional livestock farms in Punjab, Pakistan

Bovine brucellosis remains a persistent infection in ruminants in Pakistan. A total of 828 (409 buffaloes and 419 cattle) sera were collected from 11 institutional-owned livestock farms in Punjab, Pakistan. The samples were tested by rose bengal plate agglutination test (RBPT) and indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA). The seroprevalence along with 95% confidence interval (CI) was determined. Univariable and multivariable analysis of the epidemiological background data was conducted and odds ratio (OR) was calculated to understand any association between the risk factors and the seroprevalence. An overall seroprevalence of 3.9% (Positive/Tested = 32/828) and 3.3% (27/828) was detected by RBPT and iELISA, respectively. The seroprevalence of 5.6% (CI 3.6–8.3) and 4.7%, (CI 2.8–7.2) and the odds ratio of 2.63 (CI 1.20–5.77) and 2.50 (CI 1.08–5.78) for testing positive by RBPT and iELISA, respectively were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in buffaloes than in cattle. Breed, sex, history of abortion and retention of fetal membranes (RFM) in the animals were not found statistically significantly associated with the infection. RBPT and iELISA based results agreed almost perfect (k = 0.877). In total, Brucella abortus-DNA (9/27) was amplified from seropositive samples by real-time polymerase chain reaction. This study identified for the first time the etiological agents of brucellosis at a molecular level at institutional-owned livestock farms in Pakistan. View Full-Tex

Cinematic Presentation of Pakistan-India Relations: A Comparative Study of Lollywood and Bollywood Movies (2000 - 2013)

Movies are a major source of entertainment for viewers, but they have also become an effective tool for furthering foreign policy objectives of the countries. Pakistan and India are neighboring countries having a long history of ups and downs in their bilateral relations since they got independence in 1947. The movies being produced on both sides of the border cannot stand aloof from portraying nature of the relationship between the two neighbors. The research focuses on how Bollywood, representing Indian film industry, and Lollywood, representing Pakistani movies, portray Pakistan-India relations. A content analysis of selected movies from both sides in a chosen sample was conducted, which explores that films are not very much neutral and always showcase foreign policies of their respective countrie

A Proposed Decision Support System/Expert System for Guiding Fresh Students in Selecting a Faculty in Gomal University, Pakistan

This paper presents the design and development of a proposed rule based Decision Support System that will help students in selecting the best suitable faculty/major decision while taking admission in Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. The basic idea of our approach is to design a model for testing and measuring the student capabilities like intelligence, understanding, comprehension, mathematical concepts plus his/her past academic record plus his/her intelligence level , and applying the module results to a rule-based decision support system to determine the compatibility of those capabilities with the available faculties/majors in Gomal University. The result is shown as a list of suggested faculties/majors with the student capabilities and abilities. Copyright © www.iiste.org Keywords: Expert System, Decision Support System, Rule-Based System and CLIPS

Crucial Water Issues between Pakistan and India, CBMs, and the Role of Media

This paper thrashes out the water issues between Pakistan and India and the recent developments that have taken place specifically in the year 2011. The disputes of building dams on cross &ndash; boundary rivers like the construction of Kishanganga Hydro &ndash; Electricity Project by India, Pakistan&rsquo;s objections to the project, decision of the International Court of Arbitration, Indian response, confidence building measures and the role of media have been analysed. The study identifies India&rsquo;s various unfair dealings with Pakistan in watersharing. The water issues will attain significance greater than the Kashmir issue. Solving the Kashmir issue will lead towards solving the water issues.&nbsp