Muhammad Ilyas
Biographic Data
| ID | 1056306 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Muhammad Ilyas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Muhammad |
| FAMILY NAME | Ilyas |
| SIGNATURE | ILYAS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aga Khan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7035-8943 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 34 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 34 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Gendered and cultural bias in elementary school assessment: DIF as evidence of epistemic inequality
This study examines Differential Item Functioning (DIF) as a method for identifying gender and cultural bias in elementary school assessments. It employs an explanatory mixed-methods research design, with a strong emphasis on critical quantitative analysis supported by conceptual interpretation grounded in feminist theory. This approach was chosen to enable the empirical identification of bias in assessment while simultaneously providing a critic…
Impact of clinical pharmacist-led antimicrobial stewardship on antibiotic appropriateness, clinical outcomes, and antimicrobial consumption in hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia: A …
Background Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are major drivers of inappropriate antimicrobial use and resistance in hospitals. Clinical pharmacist-led antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) are promising interventions for optimizing antimicrobial prescriptions and combating antimicrobial resistance. Methods This prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted over 18 months (from April 2023 to Oc…
Socio-behavioral determinants of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes in middle-aged adults: A cross-sectional analysis
Background Late diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus causes preventable complications and higher morbidity. Obesity, inactivity, poor diet, and smoking increase the risk of diabetes; however, their relationship with undiagnosed diseases in middle-aged adults requires further clarification. Methods Between January and June 2024, we enrolled 200 adults aged 35–45 years from outpatient clinics. The staff measured the height, weight, and body mass i…
Exploring the relationship between climate-related exposures and oral health outcomes in Pakistan: A community-based cross-sectional study
Climate change is increasingly recognized as a contextual determinant of health in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Climate-related stressors such as water scarcity and food insecurity may influence oral health indirectly by disrupting hygiene practices, dietary patterns, and access to care. However, epidemiological evidence examining these relationships remains limited, particularly in resource-limited settings. This study aimed to exam…
Winning quietly, losing loudly: Asymmetric Instagram engagement and collective sense-making in Indonesian football
This study examines how match outcomes influence normalized digital fan engagement on the official Instagram accounts of Indonesian football clubs. Analysing 611 full-time result posts from the 2024–2025 BRI Liga 1 season, the research utilizes normalized Like, Comment, and Share Rates to ensure equitable comparison across clubs of varying sizes. One-way ANOVA reveals that match results significantly impact all forms of interaction. Findings demo…
Integration of Shariah and Hakikat in the Tijaniyyah Tarekat: An Analysis of Global and Local Acceptance Through the Perspective of Mīzān al-Shar
This study examines the integration of Sharia and Haqiqat within the Tarekat Tijaniyyah, a Sufi order founded by Shaykh Ahmad al-Tijani in the 18th century in Morocco. This order emphasizes the importance of harmony between the practice of Sharia (Islamic rituals and laws) and the understanding of Haqiqat (profound spiritual knowledge). The concept of Mīzān al-Sharʿ (Shari'a Scale) was introduced by Shaykh al-Tijani to ensure that every teaching …
Responsive Law of the National Sharia Council of the Indonesian Ulema Council’s Fatwa on Permissibility of Electronic Money
This research examines the role of the fatwa of the National Sharia Council of the Indonesian Ulema Council regarding the permissibility of using electronic money as a law responsive to socio-economic phenomena and its impact on the economic practices of Muslim communities in Indonesia. With a descriptive-analytical qualitative approach, this research uses primary data from in-depth interviews and secondary data from official documents to underst…
Transforming work in the digital era: AI-enhanced leadership and its effect on IT professional burnout
This study examines the impact of AI-enhanced transformational leadership on IT professional burnout among Chinese IT professionals while investigating the mediating role of AI learning self-efficacy and the moderating effects of AI-enabled work practices and organizational AI-communication adequacy. Drawing on the technology-organization-environment (TOE) Framework, our research integrates traditional transformational leadership with emerging AI…
Impact of Gender Diversity on Real Earnings Management: Evidence from BRIC Public Listed Non-Financial Firms
Weak corporate governance (CG) practices have been cited as a major factor that causes financial disasters. However, gender diversity (GD) is considered one of these factors that can reduce the effects of such crises. This study, uses 712 publicly listed firms from 2017 to 2022, to investigate the effect of GD on real earning management (REM). Control variables such as firm size, leverage, current ratio, and state-owned enterprises are also used …
Examining the Impact of Digital Transformation on Exports of Pakistan
Exports are vital for emerging economies because they offer people and firms many more markets for their goods. In both developed and developing countries, exports as a catalyst for economic growth. This study examines the impact of digital transformation on exports to Pakistan. Global market changes are driven in large part by the digital transformation. By transforming digitally businesses and exports can become more competitive, efficient, and…
“Disease X” and prevention policies
Citation: Zaman MH, Ali N and Ilyas M (2024) "Disease X" and prevention policies. Front. Public Health 12:1303584. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1303584
Analysis Of Wasatiyyah Thoughts Of Muhammad Mahfudh Tarmadzi's On Takfirism In His Is'af Al Mathali'
Wasatiyyah thinking, or moderation, is an essential principle in Islamic teachings which prioritizes balance and tolerance in religious life. This concept becomes very relevant amidst the challenges of extremism and intolerance modern society faces. Muhammad Mahfudh Tarmadzi, a great Indonesian cleric, made a significant contribution through his work Is'af al-Mathali', which offers a moderate view in dealing with the phenomenon of takfirism, an i…
External Debt, Transmission Channels, and Economic Growth: Evidence of Debt Overhang and Crowding-Out Effect
This study investigates the intricate relationship between external debt, debt service, and economic growth by using the panel data of 32 Asian Developing Economies (ADE) spanning 1995 to 2020. Employing a two-step system generalized method of moments (GMM) and a dynamic common correlated estimate (DCCE) model, the research explores key macroeconomic channels through which debt influences growth and rigorously tests for debt overhang and crowding…
Variability in Reproductive Choices: A Comprehensive Analysis of Women’s Working Status and Fertility Behavior in Pakistan
The relationship between women's working status and fertility behavior has been a topic of interest for researchers and policymakers. The societal shifts over time, particularly the increasing participation of women in the workforce, have transformed traditional roles. Women, once primarily perceived as caregivers, are now assuming roles of economic independence. This transformation prompts a re-evaluation of the traditional association between w…
A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis of Nadeem Aslam’s The Golden Legend
The Golden Legend a novel by Nadeem Aslam is subject to a Foucauldian discourse analysis in this research paper. Michel Foucault's post-structuralist concepts of discourse, power, and knowledge are employed to examine how the novel challenges and dismantles dominant discourses of modern society. The novel mainly focuses on the sufferings of marginalized faction of Pakistani society, particularly the Christian community and covers the prevailing r…
New study sheds light on the impressive intraspecific variation of Quaternary Asiatic black bears in China
Improving students’ ability in learning mathematics by using the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) approach
The science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) approach is a leading and important learning approach to analyze thinking ability and learning motivation. Accordingly, this study attempts to elaborate a STEM approach to analyze the critical thinking ability and motivation of high school students in Indonesia, especially in Palopo City, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The current research applied pre-experimental treatment on research obje…
Nilai, Hambatan, dan Dampak Sosial dalam Prosesi Perkawinan Adat Sasak di Bayan Kabupaten Lombok Utara
This paper discusses the values, barriers, and social impacts of the Sasak Traditional Marriage Procession in Bayan, North Lombok Regency. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and documentation. The theories used are value theory, cultural theory, and social theory. The research findings are (1) Values ??include: a) mutual cooperation values, b) kinship values, c) solidarity values, d) religious values, e) cultural values, f) spir…
Machine learning prediction of gestational age from metabolic screening markers resistant to ambient temperature transportation: Facilitating use of this technology in low resource settings of South A…
Background: Knowledge of gestational age is critical for guiding preterm neonatal care. In the last decade, metabolic gestational dating approaches emerged in response to a global health need; because in most of the developing world, accurate antenatal gestational age estimates are not feasible. These methods initially developed in North America have now been externally validated in two studies in developing countries, however, require shipment o…
Dynamic Linkage between Tourism, Corruption and CO 2 Emission on Economic Growth in BRI Countries
This study represents the dynamic association among tourism, corruption, and CO2 emissions in 59 Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries from 2002-2020. For estimation, we utilize dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS) and fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) methods. To check the robustness, we use common correlated effects (CCE) and dynamic common correlated effects (DCCE). The results find that tourism arrivals, and corruption, increa…
Environmental Effects of China's Overseas Direct Investment in South Asia
This paper attempts to analyze the effects of China's outward direct investment on environmental pollution in selected South Asian countries from 2004 to 2019 under framework of environmental Kuznet curve hypothesis. This empirical work is accomplished through fully modified ordinary least square. The findings of the full panel of fully modified ordinary least square indicates that China's outward direct investment significantly spurs carbon emis…
An Impact Evaluation of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on Environmental Degradation
This study presents an attempt to scrutinize whether the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) promotes environmental degradation in BRI countries using panel data of 130 countries during the period 1990 to 2018. For this, we used carbon emission as a proxy variable to estimate environmental degradation. Taking BRI as a quasi-natural experiment this paper used a difference-in-difference approach to estimate the impact of the Belt and Road Initiative (BR…
City Milieu, Love and Alienated Gender Relations in Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon
In fact, many of relations and bonds of black people in Morrison suffer from alienation (spiritual or physical detachment from each other) and it is argued here that these relations suffer from alienation in the long run because of capitalistic urban environment. It is found that women suffer more from this alienation in Morrison and they have to struggle to survive under patriarchal exploitation created by capitalism and urbanization. The common…
Gender Issues of Immigrants: An analysis of female characters in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah
This study examines the situation of Nigerian women in America depicted by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah in terms of how they are subjugated and marginalized in their day-to-day lives. It also investigates the problems and hurdles faced by Nigerian women in their own and American society due to migration and immigration. The study, furthermore, delineates the suppression of the desires and needs of Nigerian women and lays bare how it affe…
Relationship Between Coaching Styles and Achievement Motivation in Basketball Players
Purpose of the study: This study was carried out to investigate the relationship between coaching leadership styles and university-level basketball players` achievement motivation. Methodology: A cross-sectional survey research design was used. Data were collected from 150 male and female basketball players. The data were analyzed utilizing regression analysis in SPSS 20. Main Findings: The statistical results of the present study showed that the…
Minority Viewpoint: Capturing Ethnic Minority Voices in Renfrewshire
The research reported in this paper is an abridged version of a study exploring the views of ethnic minority communities in Renfrewshire. The study provided a voice to these communities in relation to their awareness of Renfrewshire Council's services and initiatives targeting ethnic minority groups. The study also surveyed the extent to which ethnic minorities engage with ethnic minority organisations designed to support their needs, the challen…
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Understanding biological mechanisms underlying adverse birth outcomes in developing countries: Protocol for a prospective cohort (Amanhi bio–banking) study
OBJECTIVES: The AMANHI study aims to seek for biomarkers as predictors of important pregnancy-related outcomes, and establish a biobank in developing countries for future research as new methods and technologies become available. METHODS: AMANHI is using harmonised protocols to enrol 3000 women in early pregnancies (8-19 weeks of gestation) for population-based follow-up in pregnancy up to 42 days postpartum in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Tanzania, …
Development and validation of a simplified algorithm for neonatal gestational age assessment – protocol for the Alliance for Maternal Newborn Health Improvement (Amanhi) prospective cohort study
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the Alliance for Maternal and Newborn Health Improvement (AMANHI) gestational age study is to develop and validate a programmatically feasible and simple approach to accurately assess gestational age of babies after they are born. The study will provide accurate, population-based rates of preterm birth in different settings and quantify the risks of neonatal mortality and morbidity by gestational age and birth weight i…
Cross-Cultural Politeness Perspective of Bapsi Sidhwa’s Novel “An American Brat“
This research opens up cross-cultural politeness perspective of the Bapsi Sidhwa's novel "An American Brat". Moreover, it endeavors to explore most preferred polite linguistic strategies utilized by American speakers while interaction with the people of third world countries. Brown & Levinson's theoretical framework of politeness will be employed as a research instrument for the textual analysis of the novel. It's very supportive tool in current …
Accusing Heresy Is A Heresy: How Heresy Became An Instrument In Political Sectarianism
The Islamic world in recent years, along with the phenomenon of the Arab Spring, witnesses the strengthening of sectarianism and takfirism which has even sparked the war in parts of the region. One of the main concepts used by the takfiris was puritanism, namely the obligation to dispose of other groups who are considered to have carried out heresy. This first, the determination of heresy article argues three main theses, by the takfiris is actua…
City Milieu, Love and Alienated Gender Relations in Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon
In fact, many of relations and bonds of black people in Morrison suffer from alienation (spiritual or physical detachment from each other) and it is argued here that these relations suffer from alienation in the long run because of capitalistic urban environment. It is found that women suffer more from this alienation in Morrison and they have to struggle to survive under patriarchal exploitation created by capitalism and urbanization. The common…
Gender Issues of Immigrants: An analysis of female characters in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah
This study examines the situation of Nigerian women in America depicted by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah in terms of how they are subjugated and marginalized in their day-to-day lives. It also investigates the problems and hurdles faced by Nigerian women in their own and American society due to migration and immigration. The study, furthermore, delineates the suppression of the desires and needs of Nigerian women and lays bare how it affe…
Relationship Between Coaching Styles and Achievement Motivation in Basketball Players
Purpose of the study: This study was carried out to investigate the relationship between coaching leadership styles and university-level basketball players` achievement motivation. Methodology: A cross-sectional survey research design was used. Data were collected from 150 male and female basketball players. The data were analyzed utilizing regression analysis in SPSS 20. Main Findings: The statistical results of the present study showed that the…
Using Amanhi-ACT cohorts for external validation of Iowa new-born metabolic profiles based models for postnatal gestational age estimation
BACKGROUND: Globally, 15 million infants are born preterm and another 23.2 million infants are born small for gestational age (SGA). Determining burden of preterm and SGA births, is essential for effective planning, modification of health policies and targeting interventions for reducing these outcomes for which accurate estimation of gestational age (GA) is crucial. Early pregnancy ultrasound measurements, last menstrual period and post-natal ne…
Minority Viewpoint: Capturing Ethnic Minority Voices in Renfrewshire
The research reported in this paper is an abridged version of a study exploring the views of ethnic minority communities in Renfrewshire. The study provided a voice to these communities in relation to their awareness of Renfrewshire Council's services and initiatives targeting ethnic minority groups. The study also surveyed the extent to which ethnic minorities engage with ethnic minority organisations designed to support their needs, the challen…
Improving students’ ability in learning mathematics by using the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) approach
The science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) approach is a leading and important learning approach to analyze thinking ability and learning motivation. Accordingly, this study attempts to elaborate a STEM approach to analyze the critical thinking ability and motivation of high school students in Indonesia, especially in Palopo City, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The current research applied pre-experimental treatment on research obje…
Nilai, Hambatan, dan Dampak Sosial dalam Prosesi Perkawinan Adat Sasak di Bayan Kabupaten Lombok Utara
This paper discusses the values, barriers, and social impacts of the Sasak Traditional Marriage Procession in Bayan, North Lombok Regency. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and documentation. The theories used are value theory, cultural theory, and social theory. The research findings are (1) Values ??include: a) mutual cooperation values, b) kinship values, c) solidarity values, d) religious values, e) cultural values, f) spir…
Machine learning prediction of gestational age from metabolic screening markers resistant to ambient temperature transportation: Facilitating use of this technology in low resource settings of South A…
Background: Knowledge of gestational age is critical for guiding preterm neonatal care. In the last decade, metabolic gestational dating approaches emerged in response to a global health need; because in most of the developing world, accurate antenatal gestational age estimates are not feasible. These methods initially developed in North America have now been externally validated in two studies in developing countries, however, require shipment o…
Dynamic Linkage between Tourism, Corruption and CO 2 Emission on Economic Growth in BRI Countries
This study represents the dynamic association among tourism, corruption, and CO2 emissions in 59 Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries from 2002-2020. For estimation, we utilize dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS) and fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) methods. To check the robustness, we use common correlated effects (CCE) and dynamic common correlated effects (DCCE). The results find that tourism arrivals, and corruption, increa…
Environmental Effects of China's Overseas Direct Investment in South Asia
This paper attempts to analyze the effects of China's outward direct investment on environmental pollution in selected South Asian countries from 2004 to 2019 under framework of environmental Kuznet curve hypothesis. This empirical work is accomplished through fully modified ordinary least square. The findings of the full panel of fully modified ordinary least square indicates that China's outward direct investment significantly spurs carbon emis…
An Impact Evaluation of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on Environmental Degradation
This study presents an attempt to scrutinize whether the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) promotes environmental degradation in BRI countries using panel data of 130 countries during the period 1990 to 2018. For this, we used carbon emission as a proxy variable to estimate environmental degradation. Taking BRI as a quasi-natural experiment this paper used a difference-in-difference approach to estimate the impact of the Belt and Road Initiative (BR…
A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis of Nadeem Aslam’s The Golden Legend
The Golden Legend a novel by Nadeem Aslam is subject to a Foucauldian discourse analysis in this research paper. Michel Foucault's post-structuralist concepts of discourse, power, and knowledge are employed to examine how the novel challenges and dismantles dominant discourses of modern society. The novel mainly focuses on the sufferings of marginalized faction of Pakistani society, particularly the Christian community and covers the prevailing r…
New study sheds light on the impressive intraspecific variation of Quaternary Asiatic black bears in China
Impact of Gender Diversity on Real Earnings Management: Evidence from BRIC Public Listed Non-Financial Firms
Weak corporate governance (CG) practices have been cited as a major factor that causes financial disasters. However, gender diversity (GD) is considered one of these factors that can reduce the effects of such crises. This study, uses 712 publicly listed firms from 2017 to 2022, to investigate the effect of GD on real earning management (REM). Control variables such as firm size, leverage, current ratio, and state-owned enterprises are also used …
Examining the Impact of Digital Transformation on Exports of Pakistan
Exports are vital for emerging economies because they offer people and firms many more markets for their goods. In both developed and developing countries, exports as a catalyst for economic growth. This study examines the impact of digital transformation on exports to Pakistan. Global market changes are driven in large part by the digital transformation. By transforming digitally businesses and exports can become more competitive, efficient, and…
“Disease X” and prevention policies
Citation: Zaman MH, Ali N and Ilyas M (2024) "Disease X" and prevention policies. Front. Public Health 12:1303584. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1303584
Analysis Of Wasatiyyah Thoughts Of Muhammad Mahfudh Tarmadzi's On Takfirism In His Is'af Al Mathali'
Wasatiyyah thinking, or moderation, is an essential principle in Islamic teachings which prioritizes balance and tolerance in religious life. This concept becomes very relevant amidst the challenges of extremism and intolerance modern society faces. Muhammad Mahfudh Tarmadzi, a great Indonesian cleric, made a significant contribution through his work Is'af al-Mathali', which offers a moderate view in dealing with the phenomenon of takfirism, an i…
External Debt, Transmission Channels, and Economic Growth: Evidence of Debt Overhang and Crowding-Out Effect
This study investigates the intricate relationship between external debt, debt service, and economic growth by using the panel data of 32 Asian Developing Economies (ADE) spanning 1995 to 2020. Employing a two-step system generalized method of moments (GMM) and a dynamic common correlated estimate (DCCE) model, the research explores key macroeconomic channels through which debt influences growth and rigorously tests for debt overhang and crowding…
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