A Data Analytics Study for Adverse Reactions of Blood Donors by Age, Gender, and Donation Type

The blood donation process is usually very safe, and blood donors are comfortable during the blood donation procedure; however, blood donors occasionally experience various types of adverse reactions during or at the end of blood donation. Some of these reactions are very minor while blood donors sometimes experience serious reactions as well. This study aims to analyze the various types of adverse reactions experienced by the blood donors. The study conducts detailed analysis on a significant amount of real data collected through a blood organization in the southern part of the United States and provides the results regarding the frequency and types of adverse reactions based on multiple attributes such as age, gender, and donation type

Unveiling the Evolutionary Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Workforce

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to transform industries, reshaping the workforce and societal structures. This research article explores AI's implications, economic impact, industry influence, job creation, job displacement, and ethical considerations. AI revolutionizes operations across diverse sectors, from IT and finance to healthcare and transportation. It enhances processes, security measures, customer engagement, and efficiencies, reshaping the key industries. However, certain sectors like the Chemical and Natural Resources, Fashion, Food, Education, Creative, and Personal Services industries appear less susceptible to AI disruption due to their reliance on human creativity, personalized interactions, and specialized expertise. The article also discusses the future of AI and provides recommendations on how the workers and companies can prepare for AI

Quantitative assessment of people-oriented forestry in Bangladesh: A case study in the Tangail forest division

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Online Education and its Effect on the workforce

The use of technology in education, commonly defined as electronic learning (e-learning), is commonplace in the curricula of the 21st century. The role of e-learning in professional development and workforce advancement, and more specifically, its impact on Louisiana`s workforce, was analyzed. Broader statewide efforts to address barriers and challenges that impact local adult learning opportunities are also examined. This paper also reviews the benefits of online education as it impacts on students, institutions, state and federal government, and the society in its entirety. Two models are proposed: the first addresses outreach programs to improve enrollment and retention of adult students; the second discusses methodologies to ensure the successful implementation of online programs to help those adult students to succeed

The Role of Fintech in Bridging the Divide for Economic Empowerment

The financial industry is experiencing transformation through the emergence of Financial Technology (Fintech) which brings forth fresh and innovative approaches to accessing and managing financial services. As digital financial services continue to disrupt traditional banking systems, they have the potential to significantly reduce disparity. This study explores the impacts of Fintech on promoting inclusion enabling access to capital and fostering economic empowerment. It sheds light on how Fintech advancements play a role in addressing economic gaps. Through a comprehensive review, this research highlights how Fintech innovations improve access for underserved populations. It examines both success stories and challenges faced in regions emphasising how adaptable Fintech solutions are within socioeconomic contexts, and ultimately underscores the power of Fintech as a catalyst for promoting inclusivity and empowerment in the economy. By providing insights into how Fintech divides, this study offers guidance for policymakers, financial institutions, entrepreneurs, and researchers who aim to leverage financial technology for fostering inclusivity and prosperity

Religion and civility: a study of Ibn al-Qayyim’s Aḥkām Ahl al-Dhimma and a comparative reading from the Ḥanbalī and Ḥanafī schools of law

This thesis asks, what does the Islamic legal tradition say about maintaining civil relations with non-Muslims? This thesis advances a hypothesis to this question using traditional hermeneutics in interpreting Islamic law by engaging with three distinct legal epistemologies: Ibn al-Qayyim’s Ḥanbalī-fundamentalism as well as the Ḥanbalī and Ḥanafī discursive traditions. As the primary text, I translate and engage with Ibn al-Qayyim’s ‘On Social Interactions with the Protected People’ in his Aḥkām Ahl al-Dhimma. The Aḥkām’s case-studies from this chapter rule on rudimentary forms of social interaction and engagement with non-Muslims, from which a theory of religious civility can be established. Some examples include greeting non-Muslims, attending their funerals, visiting them when they are sick and offering congratulations and commiserations for their achievements and losses. I then compare Ibn al-Qayyim’s purport with the discursive traditions of the Ḥanbalī and Ḥanafī school. This thesis argues that the Ḥanbalī school offers a limited scope of interaction with non-Muslims, where the scholars of its later epoch (muta’akhkhirūn) have almost always opted for the position of prohibition. For example, the strongest opinions of the school relay that one is not allowed to initiate a non-Muslim with any form of greeting, nor visit them when they are sick, congratulate them for their achievements nor offer commiserations for their losses. While scholars from the early-middle epoch took non-committal stances on most of these rudimentary forms of social interactions, references of the late Ḥanbalī epoch opined the position of prohibition, almost wholesale. It is only through the opinions of outliers, such as Ibn al-Qayyim and his mentor, Taqī al-Dīn Ibn Taymiyya, that a positive case for civility with non-Muslims can be established. For the Taymiyyan duo, kindness is enacted to win the hearts of non-Muslims and to entice them to Islam. For Ibn Taymiyya, one enacts civility and equity for the preponderate benefit (maṣlaḥa rājiḥa) it provides the Muslim community. In stark contrast, the Ḥanafī school is profoundly permissive as legal considerations for the emotional well-being of non-Muslims routinely feature in their jurisprudence. Similarly, positive social relations are theorised as recommended good deeds. Nonetheless, these three distinct strands argue for religious and theological obligations that are not to be negotiated. Herein, I present a hypothesis of tolerant restraint in social interactions, which entails restraining oneself respectfully and courteously when one is presented with a non-negotiable theological paradox or religious prohibition. In such situations, a religiously sound alternative can be legitimately offered, while enacting tolerant restraint to refuse or avoid the prohibited action. Crucially, the Ḥanafīs encourage civility as a good deed in and of itself, while for Ibn Taymiyya and Ibn al-Qayyim, it is the pragmatic means to a much loftier goal: proselytisation, conversion and/or winning the hearts of others. As Islamophobic far-right political voices gain widespread popularity across Europe, the pragmatic benefits of civility cannot be overstated as it serves to humanise an especially othered European minority. In the last chapter of this thesis, I reconcile this hypothesis with the doctrine al-walā’ wa l-barā’ from Qur’ānic exegetical sources. This doctrine demands that Muslims should display loyalty to God, the Prophet and the Muslim community, and dissociate themselves from sin and unbelief. While some argue that this doctrine problematises civility with non-Muslims, I demonstrate that this doctrine does not outlaw civil relations. In fact, there is a near consensus of exegetes who argue that equitable, just and kind relations with non-Muslims are justified and legitimate. Moreover, with specific reference to Q. 60:8, God explicitly permits civil relations so long that they are not hostile combatants