Zafar Iqbal
Biographic Data
| ID | 104209 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zafar Iqbal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zafar |
| FAMILY NAME | Iqbal |
| SIGNATURE | IQBAL Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Agriculture Faisalabad |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3323-229X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 65 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 65 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Medical uncertainty, structural inequities and disease: The experiences of long-Covid among racialized immigrants and racialized non-immigrants in Canada
The social practice approach: A pathway to improved academic achievement in adult basic literacy
This study aimed to address the challenge of low academic achievement among adult learners in basic literacy programmes by examining the use of a social practice approach to improve their academic achievement. The study was conducted in a metropolitan area in Pakistan, where two out of 14 adult literacy centres, located in both urban and rural parts of the region, were selected as intact groups for a four-month experiment, providing a diverse con…
Effectiveness of Social Practice Approach for Academic Achievement of Adult Learners in Basic Literacy: A Mixed‐Methods Study
This study explores the effectiveness of social practice approach by integrating social practices along with modern teaching strategies, and teacher training to address the challenge of low academic achievement among adult learners in basic literacy programs. For a 4‐month experiment, two of a metropolitan city's fourteen adult literacy centres were chosen as intact groups. There were 35 adult learners in each group, which included a control grou…
Adult participation in basic literacy programs in Pakistan: Challenges and practical steps for policy administrators
Effectiveness of the social practice approach: Enhancing the application of basic literacy in daily life among adult learners
Women in mountain tourism: Exploring the links between women tourism entrepreneurship and women empowerment in Hunza Valley
Tourism entrepreneurship is crucial to boosting household income and fostering gender equality in Pakistan. However, the involvement of women in mountain tourism entrepreneurship remains rather limited. This study examines the experiences of women entrepreneurs in the Hunza Valley of Pakistan, highlighting their transformative journey into the tourism market despite facing various obstacles. Through qualitative research involving 24 women-led tou…
Beyond the Battlefield: Trauma, Patriarchy, and Structural Violence in Women’s Literature From Asia
This paper examines how contemporary Asian literature portrays trauma and oppression, with a focus on the experiences of women and the struggle for autonomy, through a comparative analysis of works by Han Kang (South Korea), Arundhati Roy (India), and Dng (Vietnam).Drawing on feminist and trauma studies perspectives, the study analyzes Kang's The Vegetarian, Roy's The God of Small Things, and Dng's Paradise of the Blind.Despite disparate cultural…
Social Practice Approach in Adult Literacy: A Theoretical Perspective
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used for Wound healing in North Waziristan, Pakistan
Background: Pakistani communities possess a rich tradition of healthcare knowledge, particularly in the use of medicinal plants. The local community of North Waziristan similarly relies on a wide variety of plant species for treating burns, cuts, and wounds. This region is especially significant due to its rich biodiversity, well-preserved indigenous knowledge systems, limited access to modern medical facilities, and a strong cultural dependence …
Flexible Scheduling, Perceived Organizational Support and Employees’ Organizational Commitment: Mediation of Job Satisfaction
This study examined the role of flexible scheduling and perceived organizational support in organizational commitment of employees. The study also probed the mediating role of job satisfaction in the specified association. For this purpose, the study applied continence sampling technique and selected a sample from the universities of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Primary data were collected from the respondents through a mailed questionnaire. The resea…
The nexus between ecology of foraging and food security: Cross-cultural perceptions of wild food plants in Kashmir Himalaya
The older age group has more knowledge about WFPs compared to the younger generation, who are not interested in learning about the utilization of WFPs. This lack of interest in information about WFPs among the younger generation can be attributed to their limited access to markets and availability of food plants in the study area. Traditional gathering of food plants has been reduced in younger generations during recent years; therefore, it is cr…
Quantitative ethnomedicinal survey of wild edible fruits used by the indigenous community in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Background: This study documented ethnomedicinal importance of wild edible Fruits (WEFs) from the wild floristic emporium of North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. There is good diversity of plant species in the studied area which are being used for therapeutic purpose for a wide range of applications. Methods: Ethnomedicinal data was collected through face-to-face interviews and semi-structured questionnaires. Various ethnobotanical ind…
From Islamophobia to Neo-Islamophobia: A New Style of Governance in the West
Islamophobia is thought to be a modernized version of Orientalism, which was initially used to justify European political actions against the Ottoman Empire and, later, after its decline, to support their imperialist pursuits in the Muslim world. It is now used as a strategy for governing Western societies, particularly the United States, where people are forced to live with historical prejudices against Islam and Muslims. The nature of this anim…
Effect of Social Practice Approach on Academic Achievement of Adult Learners in Basic Literacy
The challenge of low academic achievement among adult learners has been continuously reported in adult basic literacy. Adult literacy programs prioritize integrating basic life-related literacy, empowering learners to manage daily responsibilities independently and enhancing academic achievement. Therefore, the present study was conducted to empirically investigate the effect of the social practice approach on learners' academic achievement throu…
Quantitative ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by the indigenous communities of Shawal Valley, District North Waziristan, Pakistan
Background: The current survey aimed to assess the traditional knowledge and use of therapeutic plants to treat various respiratory disorders by traditional healers. The local communities of District North Waziristan are reliant on therapeutic plant species for their primary health care needs. Methods: Ethnobotanical data were collected through semi-structured interviews. A sum of 130 informants (107 male and 23 female) selected randomly. Ethnobo…
Ethnomedicinal plants uses for the treatment of respiratory disorders in tribal District North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, Pakistan Authors
Background: The current survey aimed to assess the traditional knowledge and use of therapeutic plants to treat various respiratory disorders by traditional healers. The local communities of District North Waziristan are reliant on therapeutic plant species for their primary health care needs. Methods: Ethnobotanical data were collected through semi-structured interviews. A sum of 130 informants (107 male and 23 female) selected randomly. Ethnobo…
The effectiveness of non-Invasive ventilation in Covid-19 patients
Background: Endotracheal intubation is avoided more often with noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in COVID-19 patients with hypoxemia. An endotracheal or tracheostomy tube is not required to use the NIV to deliver mechanical ventilation. When inflating the lungs for oxygenation, positive pressure is provided directly to the airway while negative pressure is applied externally to the abdomen and thorax to draw air into the lungs. Methods: The study was…
Neo-Islamophobia: A New Western Social Order
Traditionally, the term Islamophobia refers to prejudice, racism, and/or securitization which implies that this phenomenon operates at cognitive, cultural, or structural levels. The current researchers anticipate that the term now represents an Islamophobic social order in the West where hatred for Islam and everything related to it appears to be the collective behaviour of the society. This points to a new social reality that goes beyond the psy…
Ethnomedicinal study of medicinal plants used by the inhabitants of tribal District North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Background: Therapeutic plants are the wealth of any area for disease treatment. The current study was focused on report the traditional knowledge of unexplored areas of District North Waziristan, Pakistan. This was the first quantitative survey for studying the medicinal plants of the study area. Methods: Ethnomedicinal data was collected from 130 informants through face-to-face interviews as well as semi-structured questionnaires. The collected…
Peter the Venerable: An Axiological Analysis of His Polemics against the Prophet Muḥammad
Polemics against Islam, the Qur’ān and the Prophet Muḥammad (peace be on him) are not new in the realm of literature. Nonetheless, the artefacts produced by Peter the Venerable (1092-1156 CE) were seminal and had lasting effects on the perceptions of Islam in the West. His work has been considered prophetic and the line of arguments he developed continued to find space in contemporary Islamophobic literature. His work included translation of the …
Effect of asthma on the English-speaking and reading comprehension ability of dusty allergy affected school children: A pediatric research
Background: This study examines the effect of Asthma on the English-speaking time of school children. The study was investigated systematically in 34 patients with a history of asthma from the Cholistan desert of Punjab province in Pakistan, who attended an emergency department of a hospital in Bahawalpur city having dust allergy with asthma for an acute aggravation. Each patient listened to an educational audiotape on the appropriate counting te…
A paediatric English linguistics intervention on spoken language for English-speaking parents of deaf children having hearing problems
Background: This research aimed to find internet information about hearing loss, hearing technology, and spoken language acquisition for Pakistani English-speaking families of deaf or hard-of-hearing children (DHH). Methods: The existence or lack of parent education material on various websites was investigated using an exploratory, descriptive methodology. The research looked at the many Internet resources available. Results: Many websites with …
The Outcomes of Organizational Cronyism: A Social Exchange Theory Perspective
The current research examines the possible outcomes of cronyism like organizational deviance (OD), organizational cynicism (OCy), and counterproductive work behavior and also investigates the mediating variable violation of psychological contract (VPC) among cronyism and its possible outcomes. Many studies have investigated the presence of organizational cronyism (OC) at the workplace and its impacts on certain variables. However, the outcomes ob…
Perception of Teacher Educators about Professional Conduct and Ethics and its Impact on Students' Academic Performance
The present study intended to investigate the perception of teacher educators about professional conduct and ethics and its relationship with the academic performance of the students. There were 29 government colleges for elementary teachers. 90 teacher educators and 220 students were selected using a convenient sampling technique.Data was collected from teacher educators with the help of a questionnaire having five points rating scale from stron…
Smart Lockdown Strategy, Second and Third Waves of Covid-19 in Pakistan: A Political Discourse Analysis
Purpose: The present study investigates the violations of SOPs regarding the spread of COVID19 during the political processional campaigns in the Gilgit Baltistan and Senate elections in Pakistan held just before the second and third waves of COVID-19. For instance, during the first wave Pakistani government employed a smart lockdown along with persuasive awareness campaign. However, in the second and third waves, it seemed that SOPs were not inf…
The nexus between ecology of foraging and food security: Cross-cultural perceptions of wild food plants in Kashmir Himalaya
The older age group has more knowledge about WFPs compared to the younger generation, who are not interested in learning about the utilization of WFPs. This lack of interest in information about WFPs among the younger generation can be attributed to their limited access to markets and availability of food plants in the study area. Traditional gathering of food plants has been reduced in younger generations during recent years; therefore, it is cr…
Women in mountain tourism: Exploring the links between women tourism entrepreneurship and women empowerment in Hunza Valley
Tourism entrepreneurship is crucial to boosting household income and fostering gender equality in Pakistan. However, the involvement of women in mountain tourism entrepreneurship remains rather limited. This study examines the experiences of women entrepreneurs in the Hunza Valley of Pakistan, highlighting their transformative journey into the tourism market despite facing various obstacles. Through qualitative research involving 24 women-led tou…
The Outcomes of Organizational Cronyism: A Social Exchange Theory Perspective
The current research examines the possible outcomes of cronyism like organizational deviance (OD), organizational cynicism (OCy), and counterproductive work behavior and also investigates the mediating variable violation of psychological contract (VPC) among cronyism and its possible outcomes. Many studies have investigated the presence of organizational cronyism (OC) at the workplace and its impacts on certain variables. However, the outcomes ob…
Diversity of flora used for the cure of equine diseases in selected peri-urban areas of Punjab, Pakistan
Background Plants have widely been used and documented for their therapeutic potential in many parts of the world. There are, however, few reports on the use of plants for the treatment of diseases of equines. To this end, participatory epidemiology and rapid rural appraisal techniques were used to document the plants having pharmacotherapeutic significance against different ailments of equines in selected population of Punjab, Pakistan. Methods …
Neo-Islamophobia: A New Western Social Order
Traditionally, the term Islamophobia refers to prejudice, racism, and/or securitization which implies that this phenomenon operates at cognitive, cultural, or structural levels. The current researchers anticipate that the term now represents an Islamophobic social order in the West where hatred for Islam and everything related to it appears to be the collective behaviour of the society. This points to a new social reality that goes beyond the psy…
McDonaldization, Islamic Teachings, and Funerary Practices in Kuwait
Drawing on George Ritzer's sociological concept of McDonaldization, this article explores the transformation of burial practices in Kuwait. It is argued that traditional, religious, and private ways of dealing with death have been modernized using the fast-food model of McDonald's. This article examines Islamic teachings on burial and how that model has been applied to the traditional Muslim funerary services, including cemetery management, grave…
The early impact of the grant of autonomy to government educational institutions in Pakistan
This paper explores the recent innovation in Pakistan of the grant of financial and administrative autonomy to selected colleges in Punjab. The origins and rationale behind the privatization scheme are analysed, together with its actual organizational structure. A pilot study of two autonomous colleges, based on participants’ reactions, is described. Seven themes emerge: alternative types of autonomy desired; financial and administrative problems…
Governance and Corruption: Can Islamic Societies and the West Learn from Each Other? by Zafar Iqbal and Mervyn K. Lewis
This paper compares the Islamic and the western social scientific perspectives on corruption. Jt is argued that the emerging shift in social scientific thought in viewing corruption from "grease that oils the economic wheel" to a "menace that undermines economic growth" has brought rational understanding of the phenomenon much closer to [slamic doctrine. Where they differ is with respect to remedial action. The western approach focuses on gover…
Impact of Maternal Depression on Infant Nutritional Status and Illness: A Cohort Study
BACKGROUND: The risk for emotional and behavioral problems is known to be high among children of depressed mothers, but little is known about the impact of prenatal and postnatal depression on the physical health of infants. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether maternal depression is a risk factor for malnutrition and illness in infants living in a low-income country. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Rural community in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. …
Anthelmintic activity of Artemisia brevifolia in sheep
Anthelmintic activity of Calotropis procera (Ait.) Ait. F. flowers in sheep
Ethnoveterinary practices of owners of pneumatic-cart pulling camels in Faisalabad City (Pakistan)
In vivo anthelmintic activity of ginger against gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep
An inventory of the ethnobotanicals used as anthelmintics in the southern Punjab (Pakistan)
Anthelmintic activity of Chenopodium album (L.) and Caesalpinia crista (L.) against trichostrongylid nematodes of sheep
An account of the botanical anthelmintics used in traditional veterinary practices in Sahiwal district of Punjab, Pakistan
Ethnoveterinary practices for the treatment of parasitic diseases in livestock in Cholistan desert (Pakistan)
An inventory of the ethnoveterinary practices for reproductive disorders in cattle and buffaloes, Sargodha district of Pakistan
Efficacy of crude neem seed kernel extracts against natural infestation of Sarcoptes scabiei var. ovis
A History of Alcohol Dependence Increases the Incidence and Severity of Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Cardiac Surgical Patients
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) commonly occurs after cardiac surgery. We tested the hypothesis that a history of alcohol dependence is associated with an increased incidence and severity of POCD in male patients undergoing cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass. Recent verbal and nonverbal memory and executive functions were assessed before and one week after surgery in patients with or without a history of alcohol dependence. C…
Anthelmintic activity of Ziziphus nummularia (bark) and Acacia nilotica (fruit) against Trichostrongylid nematodes of sheep
Islamophobia or Islamophobias: Towards Developing A Process Model
This paper attempts to explore Islamophobia and assumes it to be a composite and multi-dimensional construct with its epistemic/symbolic dimensions having different connotations, the meaning of which needs to be distilled through its explication into less abstract dimensions. This study assumes Islamophobia to be a mediated construct which is variegated; hence, it appears as a corpus constituted of Islamophobias. This exploration attempts to conc…
McDonaldization, Islamic Teachings, and Funerary Practices in Kuwait
Drawing on George Ritzer's sociological concept of McDonaldization, this article explores the transformation of burial practices in Kuwait. It is argued that traditional, religious, and private ways of dealing with death have been modernized using the fast-food model of McDonald's. This article examines Islamic teachings on burial and how that model has been applied to the traditional Muslim funerary services, including cemetery management, grave…
NHS health checks through general practice: Randomised trial of population cardiovascular risk reduction
The NHS Health Check service in Stoke on Trent resulted in significant reduction in estimated population CVD risk. There was no evidence of further benefit of the additional lifestyle support services in terms of absolute CVD risk reduction
Diversity of flora used for the cure of equine diseases in selected peri-urban areas of Punjab, Pakistan
Background Plants have widely been used and documented for their therapeutic potential in many parts of the world. There are, however, few reports on the use of plants for the treatment of diseases of equines. To this end, participatory epidemiology and rapid rural appraisal techniques were used to document the plants having pharmacotherapeutic significance against different ailments of equines in selected population of Punjab, Pakistan. Methods …
A novel survey of the ethno medicinal knowledge of dental problems in Manoor Valley (Northern Himalaya), Pakistan
Contributions to the phytotherapies of digestive disorders: Traditional knowledge and cultural drivers of Manoor Valley, Northern Pakistan
Investigation of traditional medicinal floral knowledge of Sarban Hills, Abbottabad, KP, Pakistan
Ecological Assessment of Plant Communities and Associated Edaphic and Topographic Variables in the Peochar Valley of the Hindu Kush Mountains
This study quantified the effect of environmental variables on plant species composition in the Peochar Valley, located in the Hindu Raj mountains of the Hindu Kush. A mixture of quadrat and transect methods were used. Quadrat sizes were 10 × 10 m, 2 × 5 m, and 1 m2 for trees, shrubs, and herbs, respectively, determined using the minimal area method. Twenty-seven stations were established along 6 elevation transects on slopes with various aspects…
A new heuristically optimized Home Energy Management controller for smart grid
Randomised controlled trial comparing uptake of NHS Health Check in response to standard letters, risk-personalised letters and telephone invitations
Registration number: ISRCTN15840751 date of registration: 24/10/2017
Medicine (31 works) · Sociology (24 works) · Biology (21 works) · Political science (20 works) · Traditional medicine (20 works) · Psychology (17 works) · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (14 works) · Geography (13 works) · Botany (11 works) · Computer Science (11 works)