Implications of Cultural Capital in Women’s Higher Education Participation and Social Mobility

Equality of opportunity in higher education participation is a basic right of people in a society that leads to their social mobility in the long run. Benadusi (2002) endorsed Bourdieu’s explanations that cultural capital acts as an empowering force that predetermines equality/inequality of educational opportunity of people in a society. The study, thus, aimed to explore cultural capital as means of participation in higher education and eventually social mobility of women. A cross sectional survey was used to collect data from 103 working and 97 non-working women using purposive and convenience sampling. The study found positive relation of cultural capital of women with their participation in higher education and social mobility. Significant difference was also found between cultural capitals of working and non- working women, where cultural capital of working women was high as compared to non-working. The study therefore, concludes that education for women must be the core value of our society to enhance their cultural capital as well as social mobility in a society. Because higher is the cultural capital of women; higher would be their participation rate in higher education and social mobility for them.

2-Methyl-3,5-dinitro­benzoic acid

In the title compound, C8H6N2O6, the O atoms of the nitro groups, the methyl H atoms and the carboxyl C=O and C—OH groups are disordered over two sets of sites with an occupancy ratio of 0.595 (16):0.405 (16). In the crystal, inversion dimers linked by pairs of O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds arise for both carboxyl disorder components and C—H⋯O bonds and weak C—H⋯π inter­actions consolidate the packing

Public Policies and Sustainability of Industrial Growth in Pakistan

The paper evaluates the effectiveness of public policies on the growth and development of the industries sector of Pakistan. Based on the supporting arguments, it historically reviews the performance of the industrial sector during the last seven decades (from 1951 to 2020), pointing out the flaws in the formulation and implementation of public policies. The components of the industrial structure are required to identify the major obstacles hampering the growth and sustainability of this sector. The components like; industrial power supply, credit facility, technical and vocational education to industrial workers, flexible taxation system, and basic infrastructure facilities are given emphasis here and are thought to be of more importance in the rapid industrial progress in the country. Likewise, the security issue and law and order situation is also of greater importance in giving protection to physical as well as human resources in the overall industrial structure. The paper also suggests coherent sustainable policy recommendations as a way forward for the sustainable industrial growth of Pakistan in the larger public interest

Poly[(μ6-2-methyl-3,5-dinitro­benzoato)potassium]

In the structure of the title coordination polymer, [K(C8H5N2O6)]n, each ligand bridges six K+ cations. The carboxyl­ate group coordinates both bidentately to one K+ ion and monodentately to two K+ ions, while one nitro group coordinates bidentately to a fourth K+ ion. The last two K+ ions are coordinated by the remaining nitro group, one in a bidentate fashion, the other monodentately through one O atom. This bridging mode results in a three-dimensional network. The coordination geometry of the K+ ion is represented by an irregular KO9 polyhedron. Very weak C—H⋯O inter­actions are observed in the crystal structure

Poly[(μ5-2-methyl-3,5-dinitro­benzoato)sodium]

In the crystal of the title coordination polymer, [Na(C8H5N2O6)]n, the Na(I) ion is linked to five nearby anions. Their bonding modes are three monodentate carboxyl­ate O atoms, one O,O′-bidentate carboxyl­ate group and one O,O′-bidentate nitro group. This results in an irregular NaO7 coordination geometry for the metal ion. This connectivity leads to a layered network propagating in (100)

Evaluation of hepatoprotective effect of chloroform and methanol extracts of <i>Opuntia monacantha</i> in paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity in rabbits

The chloroform and methanol extracts of Opuntia monacantha were studied for its hepatoprotective effect against paracetamol induced liver damage in rabbits. Results proved that both extracts at 200, 400 and 600 mg/kg body weight in one week protocol showed significant (p<0.001) hepatoprotective activity by reducing the magnitude of liver markers including alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phasphatase and total bilirubin levels. The results were supported by histopathological studies of liver tissue. Chemical analysis of O. monacantha indicated the presence of alkaloids, tannins, saponins, flavonoids and  polysaccharides and its hepato-protective potential may be due to the presence of flavonoids. Its is concluded that 600 mg/kg is the potent dose of both extracts of O. monacantha as hepatoprotective plant

catena-Poly[[(2-methyl­benzoato-κ2 O,O′)sodium]-di-μ-aqua-κ4 O:O′]

In the title coordination polymer, [Na(C8H7O2)(H2O)2]n, the cation is chelated by the carboxyl­ate O atoms of the anion in a bidentate mode and is surrounded by the O atoms of four water mol­ecules. The coordination of the Na+ cation is distorted octa­hedral. The water mol­ecules bridge adjacent metal cations, forming polymeric layers parallel to (100). The structure is stabilized by an extensive network of O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds

Tetra­kis(μ-2-methyl­benzoato-κ2 O:O′)bis­[(methanol-κO)copper(II)]

In the title compound, [Cu2(C8H7O2)4(CH3OH)2], the Cu—O bond distances are in the range 1.943 (2)–2.149 (2) Å within a sligthly distorted square-pyramidal coordination. The Cu⋯Cu separation is 2.5912 (4) Å. In the crystal, the mol­ecules are linked into polymeric chains propagating in [001] by inter­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and C—H⋯π inter­actions

catena-Poly[(diaqua­strontium)-bis­(μ-2-methyl-3,5-dinitro­benzoato)]

The title compound, [Sr(C8H5N2O6)2(H2O)2]n, essentially consists of a one-dimensional polymeric network with Sr2O2 rings extending along the [100] direction. The range of Sr—O bond lengths is 2.4822 (13)–2.8113 (13) Å. C—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen-bonding inter­actions stabilize the mol­ecules in the form of a two-dimensional polymeric network parallel to (001). One of the nitro groups is disordered over three sets of sites with the occupancy ratio of 0.46:0.32:0.22