Bilal Khan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3693979 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bilal Khan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bilal |
| FAMILY NAME | Khan |
| SIGNATURE | KHAN B |
| AFFILIATIONS | FATA University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9562-9922 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Behavioral, not self-reported, experiential avoidance predicts early treatment discontinuation at residential substance use treatment
Behavioral measures might provide a more proximal measure of EA than self-report. Treating EA may help improve treatment retention. More research is needed to extend the current findings and clarify the mechanisms
Dynamic Hypergraph for Cross-Domain Session-Based Social Recommendations
The dynamic and temporal nature of user interactions on social media platforms has increased the importance of session-based recommendations. The adoption of graph neural networks in these systems has increased due to their capacity to incorporate structural topology and node information. Nevertheless, current session-based recommendation methods relying on pairwise graph structure ignore intricate and evolving interactions between users, items, …
English as a Lingua Frankensteinia: An Investigation into the Perceptions of Educated Pakistani Populace
This study explores how educated Pakistani professionals perceive the dominance of English and its effects on local languages and social structures. Though often viewed as a neutral lingua franca, English is framed here as a tool of linguistic imperialism, shaping education, economy, and identity. Guided by Robert Phillipson’s theory of Linguistic Imperialism and the metaphor of Lingua Frankensteinia, the study analyzes semi-structured interviews…
Advancing Sustainable Urban Mobility: A Decentralised Framework for Smart EV-Grid Integration and Renewable Energy Optimisation
The transition to sustainable urban mobility requires innovative solutions optimising electric vehicle (EV) ecosystems while integrating seamlessly with smart urban grids. This paper proposes a decentralised framework leveraging adaptive algorithms, vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, and renewable energy prioritisation to enhance urban sustainability without requiring new infrastructure. By integrating federated learning (FL) for privacy-preservin…
Comparative Analysis of the Motivational Orientations of English as Second Language Learners among Erstwhile Fata and Settled Areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
The main objective of this study is to analyze students' L2 motivations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, among the ESL learners of the settled areas (non-FATA) and the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The main factors focused in the study are Exposure to English, Parental Role, Awareness of the importance of English and the Schooling facilities. The study follows qualitative methodology where the data was collected from 30 L2 le…
Analysis of the themes of women, work, and poverty in Our Lady of Alice Bhatti by Muhammad Hanif
The study focuses on the themes of women, work and poverty presented in Our Lady of Alice Bhatti by Muhammad Hanif and to highlight how these factors define the life of the protagonist as well as the experience of women in the modern day Pakistan. Alice Bhatti a young female nurse of lower class and Christian faith presents the dilemma of women who suffer from discriminant policies, gender abuse, and poverty. In this research, the study of gender…
A Memory-Efficient Approach to Cost-Optimized Storage Tiering for Cloud Workloads
As cloud computing continues to grow, managing and optimizing storage for cloud workloads becomes a crucial challenge. A significant concern in this domain is the cost associated with cloud storage, which can become overwhelming when dealing with vast amounts of data. Traditional storage management methods often fail to adequately address both performance and cost-efficiency, especially in dynamic and fluctuating workloads. This paper proposes a …
Covid-19 Vaccination and Mental Stress within Diverse Sociodemographic Groups
In this study, we surveyed 635 participants to determine: (a) major causes of mental stress during the pandemic and its future impacts, and (b) diversity in public perception of the COVID-19 vaccination and its acceptance (specifically for children). Statistical results and intelligent clustering outcomes indicate significant associations between sociodemographic diversity, mental stress causes, and vaccination perception. For instance, statistic…
Social Tribal Values: Thematic Investigation of Patriarchy in “The Wandering Falcon”
The present research was aimed to find the association between personal networking, social exclusion,and social well being among transgenders. Under the quantitative approach of study, the correlational design of the research was employed to evaluate the affiliation amid personal networking and social well being. Systematic sampling techniques and strategy were used to collect data of 350 transgender people having age ranges (18-60) years from fo…
Comparing Social Network Structures Generated through Sociometric and Ethnographic Methods
Social connections between individuals are often an important source of information for both quantitative and qualitative anthropological research. Here, we seek to understand the relative strengths and weaknesses of sociometric and ethnographic representations of social connections. We do this by comparing network data collected using a sociometric technique (a name generator) with a network drawn by project ethnographers representing their unde…
Rural and urban injection drug use in Puerto Rico: Network implications for human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus infection
Understanding the short- and long-term transmission dynamics of blood-borne illnesses in network contexts represents an important public health priority for people who inject drugs and the general population that surrounds them. The purpose of this article is to compare the risk networks of urban and rural people who inject drugs in Puerto Rico. In the current study, network characteristics are drawn from the sampling "trees" used to recruit part…
Confounding Culture: Drinking, Country Food Sharing, and Traditional Knowledge Networks in a Labrador Inuit Community
This article presents evidence from one Northern Inuit community showing that networks associated with the exchange of traditional knowledge and subsistence foods among households overlap with alcohol co-use patterns. The findings presented here are based on a large social network research project that included 330 interviews with adult residents of a single community over the course of more than five months. These data belie depictions of alcoho…
A Method for Determining the Size of the Underground Cash Economy for Commercial Sex in Seven US Cities
This chapter describes a new method for determining the size of the underground cash economy for commercial sex in seven major US cities: Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Miami, San Diego, Seattle, and Washington, DC. In this innovative methodology, the operating assumption of the process is that estimates of the size of various domains of the underground economy are more accurate when comparative data across time and different locations are taken into a…
Flying Ad-Hoc Networks: Technological and Social Implications
With the world turning into a global village due to technological advancements, automation in all aspects of life is gaining momentum. Wireless technologies address the everincreasing demands of portable and flexible communications. Wireless ad-hoc networks, which allow communication between devices without the need for any central infrastructure, are gaining significance, particularly for monitoring and surveillance applications. A relatively ne…
Relocation Redux: Labrador Inuit Population Movements and Inequalities in the Land Claims Era
The importance of community relocation experiences for aboriginal land claims movements is well documented; the role played by successful land claims in prompting ongoing out-migration is not. Data collected in 2011 on the lives of migrants are used to test three hypotheses: H1, Inuit leaving the land claims area for a nearby nonaboriginal city show markedly different social outcomes based on the length of time since migration; H2, these social o…
Estimating the Size and Structure of the Underground Commercial Sex Economy in Eight Major US Cities: (508162014-001)
Out on the Land: Income, Subsistence Activities, and Food Sharing Networks in Nain, Labrador
In recent Inuit ethnography, a major concern has been how and to what extent contemporary Inuit participate in and depend on subsistence activities, particularly in the context of increasing wage employment and growing participation in the cash economy. This paper provides an analysis of these activities in the predominately Inuit community of Nain, Labrador. Using social network data and demographic information collected between January and June…
Assessing reporting patterns of child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church using discontinuities in model parameter timeseries
Comparing Social Network Structures Generated through Sociometric and Ethnographic Methods
Social connections between individuals are often an important source of information for both quantitative and qualitative anthropological research. Here, we seek to understand the relative strengths and weaknesses of sociometric and ethnographic representations of social connections. We do this by comparing network data collected using a sociometric technique (a name generator) with a network drawn by project ethnographers representing their unde…
Relocation Redux: Labrador Inuit Population Movements and Inequalities in the Land Claims Era
The importance of community relocation experiences for aboriginal land claims movements is well documented; the role played by successful land claims in prompting ongoing out-migration is not. Data collected in 2011 on the lives of migrants are used to test three hypotheses: H1, Inuit leaving the land claims area for a nearby nonaboriginal city show markedly different social outcomes based on the length of time since migration; H2, these social o…
Assessing reporting patterns of child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church using discontinuities in model parameter timeseries
Assessing reporting patterns of child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church using discontinuities in model parameter timeseries
Out on the Land: Income, Subsistence Activities, and Food Sharing Networks in Nain, Labrador
In recent Inuit ethnography, a major concern has been how and to what extent contemporary Inuit participate in and depend on subsistence activities, particularly in the context of increasing wage employment and growing participation in the cash economy. This paper provides an analysis of these activities in the predominately Inuit community of Nain, Labrador. Using social network data and demographic information collected between January and June…
Estimating the Size and Structure of the Underground Commercial Sex Economy in Eight Major US Cities: (508162014-001)
A Method for Determining the Size of the Underground Cash Economy for Commercial Sex in Seven US Cities
This chapter describes a new method for determining the size of the underground cash economy for commercial sex in seven major US cities: Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Miami, San Diego, Seattle, and Washington, DC. In this innovative methodology, the operating assumption of the process is that estimates of the size of various domains of the underground economy are more accurate when comparative data across time and different locations are taken into a…
Flying Ad-Hoc Networks: Technological and Social Implications
With the world turning into a global village due to technological advancements, automation in all aspects of life is gaining momentum. Wireless technologies address the everincreasing demands of portable and flexible communications. Wireless ad-hoc networks, which allow communication between devices without the need for any central infrastructure, are gaining significance, particularly for monitoring and surveillance applications. A relatively ne…
Relocation Redux: Labrador Inuit Population Movements and Inequalities in the Land Claims Era
The importance of community relocation experiences for aboriginal land claims movements is well documented; the role played by successful land claims in prompting ongoing out-migration is not. Data collected in 2011 on the lives of migrants are used to test three hypotheses: H1, Inuit leaving the land claims area for a nearby nonaboriginal city show markedly different social outcomes based on the length of time since migration; H2, these social o…
Confounding Culture: Drinking, Country Food Sharing, and Traditional Knowledge Networks in a Labrador Inuit Community
This article presents evidence from one Northern Inuit community showing that networks associated with the exchange of traditional knowledge and subsistence foods among households overlap with alcohol co-use patterns. The findings presented here are based on a large social network research project that included 330 interviews with adult residents of a single community over the course of more than five months. These data belie depictions of alcoho…
Rural and urban injection drug use in Puerto Rico: Network implications for human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus infection
Understanding the short- and long-term transmission dynamics of blood-borne illnesses in network contexts represents an important public health priority for people who inject drugs and the general population that surrounds them. The purpose of this article is to compare the risk networks of urban and rural people who inject drugs in Puerto Rico. In the current study, network characteristics are drawn from the sampling "trees" used to recruit part…
Comparing Social Network Structures Generated through Sociometric and Ethnographic Methods
Social connections between individuals are often an important source of information for both quantitative and qualitative anthropological research. Here, we seek to understand the relative strengths and weaknesses of sociometric and ethnographic representations of social connections. We do this by comparing network data collected using a sociometric technique (a name generator) with a network drawn by project ethnographers representing their unde…
Social Tribal Values: Thematic Investigation of Patriarchy in “The Wandering Falcon”
The present research was aimed to find the association between personal networking, social exclusion,and social well being among transgenders. Under the quantitative approach of study, the correlational design of the research was employed to evaluate the affiliation amid personal networking and social well being. Systematic sampling techniques and strategy were used to collect data of 350 transgender people having age ranges (18-60) years from fo…
Covid-19 Vaccination and Mental Stress within Diverse Sociodemographic Groups
In this study, we surveyed 635 participants to determine: (a) major causes of mental stress during the pandemic and its future impacts, and (b) diversity in public perception of the COVID-19 vaccination and its acceptance (specifically for children). Statistical results and intelligent clustering outcomes indicate significant associations between sociodemographic diversity, mental stress causes, and vaccination perception. For instance, statistic…
A Memory-Efficient Approach to Cost-Optimized Storage Tiering for Cloud Workloads
As cloud computing continues to grow, managing and optimizing storage for cloud workloads becomes a crucial challenge. A significant concern in this domain is the cost associated with cloud storage, which can become overwhelming when dealing with vast amounts of data. Traditional storage management methods often fail to adequately address both performance and cost-efficiency, especially in dynamic and fluctuating workloads. This paper proposes a …
Comparative Analysis of the Motivational Orientations of English as Second Language Learners among Erstwhile Fata and Settled Areas in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
The main objective of this study is to analyze students' L2 motivations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, among the ESL learners of the settled areas (non-FATA) and the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The main factors focused in the study are Exposure to English, Parental Role, Awareness of the importance of English and the Schooling facilities. The study follows qualitative methodology where the data was collected from 30 L2 le…
Analysis of the themes of women, work, and poverty in Our Lady of Alice Bhatti by Muhammad Hanif
The study focuses on the themes of women, work and poverty presented in Our Lady of Alice Bhatti by Muhammad Hanif and to highlight how these factors define the life of the protagonist as well as the experience of women in the modern day Pakistan. Alice Bhatti a young female nurse of lower class and Christian faith presents the dilemma of women who suffer from discriminant policies, gender abuse, and poverty. In this research, the study of gender…
Dynamic Hypergraph for Cross-Domain Session-Based Social Recommendations
The dynamic and temporal nature of user interactions on social media platforms has increased the importance of session-based recommendations. The adoption of graph neural networks in these systems has increased due to their capacity to incorporate structural topology and node information. Nevertheless, current session-based recommendation methods relying on pairwise graph structure ignore intricate and evolving interactions between users, items, …
English as a Lingua Frankensteinia: An Investigation into the Perceptions of Educated Pakistani Populace
This study explores how educated Pakistani professionals perceive the dominance of English and its effects on local languages and social structures. Though often viewed as a neutral lingua franca, English is framed here as a tool of linguistic imperialism, shaping education, economy, and identity. Guided by Robert Phillipson’s theory of Linguistic Imperialism and the metaphor of Lingua Frankensteinia, the study analyzes semi-structured interviews…
Advancing Sustainable Urban Mobility: A Decentralised Framework for Smart EV-Grid Integration and Renewable Energy Optimisation
The transition to sustainable urban mobility requires innovative solutions optimising electric vehicle (EV) ecosystems while integrating seamlessly with smart urban grids. This paper proposes a decentralised framework leveraging adaptive algorithms, vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, and renewable energy prioritisation to enhance urban sustainability without requiring new infrastructure. By integrating federated learning (FL) for privacy-preservin…
Behavioral, not self-reported, experiential avoidance predicts early treatment discontinuation at residential substance use treatment
Behavioral measures might provide a more proximal measure of EA than self-report. Treating EA may help improve treatment retention. More research is needed to extend the current findings and clarify the mechanisms
Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (3 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Population (3 works)