Faiz Ahmed Faiz folio

Two poems, entitled Tyranny and You Should Get on with Your Business, by the poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, in English translations from the original Urdu by Raza Ali Hasan and Christopher Kennedy

THE DAWN OF FREEDOM (PAKISTAN 1947) TRANSLATED FROM URDU BY SHOAIB HASHMI

This leprous brightness, this dawn which reeks of night This is not the one- the long awaited morn This is not the shining light which beckoned Beckoned men ever onwards, to go on Seekin

Analyse des coûts des implants par AP-DRG

Les APDRG consistent à classer les hospitalisations en des groupes cliniquement et économiquement homogènes Chaque groupe constitue un AP-DRG (All Patient Diagnosis Related Group). L'objectif initial de cette classification est de servir comme modalité de remboursement des activités hospitalières au lieu des durées de séjour. Le but de l'étude est essayer d'établir une méthodologie qui pourrait servir à l'étude de la distribution des coûts des implants par AP-DRG, et de faire une comparaison avec des données similaires provenant de la Belgique. L'analyse faite ici montre que la fraction du coût des implants est très élevée pour certains AP-DRG. L'étude du coût des implants par groupe de pathologie indique une grande variance au sein de certains AP-DRG. La facturation par AP-DRG qui remplacera la facturation par durée de séjour reste essentiellement un modèle qui a fait ses preuves aux Etats-Unis, dans certaines conditions. Son application en Suisse devra tenir compte des particularités locales et le doter de nouveaux outils flexibles permettant de suivre l'évolution scientifique et les défis d'un marché soumis à une tendance économique de plus en plus libérale

Parametric and Semiparametric Competing Risks Models for Statistical Process Control with Reliability Analysis

The work in this thesis is concerned with the development of techniques for the assessment of statistical process control in data that include censored observations. Various regression models with censored data are presented and we concentrate on four competing risks models namely, two parametric Cox’s model that is, Cox’s with Weibull distribution, Cox’s with exponential distribution and two semiparametric Cox’s model with subdistribution function that is, the weighted score function (W) and censoring complete (CC). The Expectation Maximization (EM) algorithm is utilized to obtain the estimate of the parameters in the models. A generated data where the failure times are taken as exponentially distributed are used to further compare these two parametric models. From the simulation study for this particular case, we can conclude that Weibull distribution describes well the nature of the model concerned as compared to the exponential distribution in terms of the mean value of parameter estimates, bias, and the root means square error. Plots of survival distribution function against failure time are used to examine the predicted survival patterns for the two types of failures. In this thesis we develop a modified Fine and Gray methods to increase the sensitivity of the models and these methods are tested and compared. A simulation data using subdistribution function for the two types of failure are carried out to compare the performance of the modified model. The results of the study indicate the models show better result compared to Fine and Gray models. However, the weighted score function (W) shows better result compared to the censored complete data (CC). Residual-based approaches are used to assess the validity of the two models (MW, CC) assumptions. Plots of this residual against failure time are used to investigate whether important explanatory variables have been omitted from the model. The study also carries out an investigation of the causes of failure for statistical process control. The x chart, R chart and Cp, and Cpk are examined for the possibility of being used to detect the state of control of the covariates in the two competing risks models (Cox’s with Weibull distribution (PHW2) and modification of weighted score function (MW)). The result of this study indicates that both models are successful in investigating the causes of failure for statistical process control. However, the results from the real data sets which involves the measurement of stress against three covariates (aluminum, wood and plastic) showed that the tubes wrapped on plastic mandrel have excellent crashworthiness performance with respect to the x chart, R chart, Cp, and Cpk

Microbial β-Glucosidase: sources, production and applications

Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer in biosphere and the major constituent of plant biomass. Cellulose polymer is made up of β-glucose units linked by β-glucosidic bonds. Cellulase is an enzymatic system that catalyzes the hydrolysis of cellulose polymer to glucose monomers. This enzymatic system consists of three individual enzymes namely endoglucanase, exoglucanase and β-glucosidase which act synergistically to degrade cellulose molecules into glucose. Cellulases are produced by bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals and used in many industrial applications such as textile industries, laundry and detergent industries, paper and pulp industry, animal feeds, and biofuels production. β-Glucosidase is a diverse group of enzymes with wide distribution in bacteria, fungi, plants and animals and has the potential to be utilized in various biotechnological processes such as biofuel production, isoflavone hydrolysis, flavor enhancement and alkyl/aryl β-D-glucoside and oligosaccharides synthesis. Thus, there is increased demand of β-glucosidase production from microbial sources under profitable industrial conditions. In this review, β-glucosidase classification, localization, and mechanism of action will be described. Subsequently, the various sources of β-glucosidase for industrial sector will be discussed. Moreover, Fermentation methods and various parameters affecting β-glucosidase production will be highlighted on the light of recent findings of different researchers. Finally, β-glucosidase applications in biofuel production, flavors enhancement, isoflavones hydrolysis, cassava detoxification and oligosaccharide synthesis will be described

The mediating effect of market orientation on the relationship between total quality management, entrepreneurial orientation and the performance of banks in Libya

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effect of Market Orientation (MO) on the relationship between total quality management (TQM), entrepreneurial orientation (EO), and organizational performance (OP). The motivation for this study was driven by the inconsistent findings in the literature concerning the relationships between TQM, EO, and organizational performance. Due to the inconsistent results, a new research has emerged and this has prompted further investigation on the effect of other variables that may better explain the nature of these links. In the related literature, many theories have suggested that the compatibility between strategies, resources, and capabilities as the keys for success. To achieve this purpose, this study has integrated different theories such as the resource-based view, and the Congruence Model . Questionnaires were distributed to 400 Sections of the Libyan banks. 230 questionnaires were returned and used in the analysis using the PLSSEM. The results of this study revealed that TQM, and EO were positive and have also been proven to be significant predictors of organizational performance. More importantly, the results have also confirmed the mediating effect of Market Orientation on the relationships between TQM, EO, and organizational performanc

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATED JOB FAILOVER

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of managing multi data cluster failure. The method comprises scheduling one or more applications on a primary cluster and a secondary cluster, monitoring a status of the one or more applications scheduled in one cluster by the other data cluster, identifying the status of the applications of one cluster by the other cluster, updating the status of the one or more applications associated with each cluster on the distributed file system (DFS) of respective cluster, and generating output reports of the scheduled one or more applications. The method automatically converts the secondary data cluster to the primary cluster and vice-versa upon identifying the status of primary cluster as under failure or under maintenance during monitoring

Short, convenient preparative procedures for 7-isopropylidenenorbornane, 7-isopropylidenenorbornene, and 7-isopropylidenenorbornadiene

Short synthetic routes to the title compounds 1,-3, from readily available Diels-Alder adduct 5 of 6,6-dimethylfulvene and acrylonitrile are described