Farah Naz
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3915356 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Farah Naz |
| PRENOMES | Farah |
| SOBRENOME | Naz |
| ASSINATURA | NAZ F |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Bahauddin Zakariya University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9170-9300 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 32 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 32 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2015 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Psychosocial and Cultural Challenges of Social Media Influencers in Pakistan
Social media influence is a rapidly developing market in which influencers face unique challenges linked to their cultural context. The development of digital platforms in Pakistan has enabled influencers to endorse products and advocate for them. This study investigated the experiences and challenges of social media influencers in Pakistan. Using a qualitative research approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with N= 8 Instagram influ…
Issues of Food Pricing Policy in Pakistan and the Way Forward
Price control policies are implemented to support farmers and ensure affordability for consumers but often lead to market distortions and inefficiencies. The present study aims to investigate the role of food pricing policy in Pakistan. In each district, on the behalf of Deputy Commissioner Office (DCO), market committees (MC) fix retail prices of fruits and vegetables daily. We collected data on 11 fruits and vegetables from four mega cities (Is…
Quality Leaders’ Journey
Total Quality Management (TQM) is a way of managing everything in an organisation or institution to get the level of excellence. The study was conducted to investigate the implementation of TQM approaches in public and private universities of Pakistan, to compare the implementation of TQM approaches and results achieved by public and private universities. This study offers an in-depth exploration of the application of TQM approaches in Pakistani …
Engage less, provide more
Pakistan has 40 Super High Risk Union Councils (SHRUCs) where polio has been persistently endemic, and community relationships have been a persistent challenge due to campaign fatigue and violent, organised resistance. This study aimed to gather perspectives from frontline workers in these areas to improve community engagement. We conducted participant observation, over 100 interviews, and held Human-centred Design inspired sessions with 171 team…
Factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders among the male rice farmers
Rice farming involves repetitive tasks, heavy loads, and prolonged static postures that increase the risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Evidence on MSDs among Bangladeshi rice farmers is limited. We conducted an analytical cross-sectional study among 340 male rice farmers aged 18–65 years from five purposively selected districts in the Dhaka division. Trained interviewers administered a structured questionnaire and the Bengali-translated N…
Gujarat under Modi
Analysis of Gender‐Inclusive Rural Transformation and Policies in Pakistan
Despite rapid technological advancements and rural transformation in many Asian agricultural economies, persistent sociocultural norms, patriarchal barriers, and limited access to funding pose significant challenges to rural womenʼs participation in agricultural development. However, studies addressing gender disparities in this context are absent in Pakistan, highlighting a critical research gap. The present address this gap by conducting an ana…
An Investigation of the Pattern and Extent of Regional Rural Transformation Development in Pakistan
Rural Transformation Development (RTD) is about the reconstruction of the rural economies their regional patterns through rapid industrialisation, urbanisation, changing cropping patterns and employment structure transformation. However, existing literature overlooks the spatial disparities and multidimensional nature of this transformation, leaving significant gaps. This study employs a holistic approach, utilising Principal Component Analysis (…
Issues of Food Pricing Policy in Pakistan and the Way Forward
Price control policies are implemented to support farmers and ensure affordability for consumers but often lead to market distortions and inefficiencies. The present study aims to investigate the role of food pricing policy in Pakistan. In each district, on the behalf of Deputy Commissioner Office (DCO), market committees (MC) fix retail prices of fruits and vegetables daily. We collected data on 11 fruits and vegetables from four mega cities (Is…
Carbon footprints, dynamic capabilities, and financial inclusion in G7 and E7 nations
This study explores the impact of financial inclusion on CO2 emissions in G7 and E7 countries over the period 2004 to 2020. Through fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), the research reveals that financial inclusion interacts with key factors such as income levels, energy consumption, urbanization, and foreign direct investment, shaping emissions outcomes in these countries. Trade openness is identified as a significant driver of en…
Efficiency of HEC's Quality Assurance Agency's (QAA) Framework
This qualitative study examined Pakistani Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) executives' views on the HEC's Quality Assurance and Agency (QAA) framework's effectiveness in higher education. Thematic analysis was used to discover and analyse QEC executives' various viewpoints on the HEC's QAA framework's efficacy using in-depth interviews with 20 purposive sampled participants. Analysis revealed two themes: "Ideal Role Model" and "Loopholes in the Mod…
Management Practices in Private and Public Higher Education Institutions
The study's goal is to compare and contrast public and private university administration practices in Pakistan. Using a random sampling technique, 200 institutional heads from (various departments) of public and private institutions (universities) of Punjab were selected for the study.According to the study, managing operations at higher education institutions in these locations is difficult for both commercial and governmental universities. Howe…
How to eradicate polio in Pakistan
Pakistan, along with Afghanistan, is one of two countries where wild poliovirus is still endemic. Frontline workers (FLWs) are the staff most intimately familiar with both implementation challenges and community context. Harnessing their expertise may be a way to improve the community-polio program interface, which has been a persistent and shifting challenge in polio-endemic areas of both countries. From 2020–2022, we engaged frontline workers i…
Low back pain among professional bus drivers
The high burden of LBP among the participants calls for a focus on this vulnerable group's occupational health and safety, with particular emphasis on implementing standard measures
The impact of climate change on the lives and livelihoods of readymade garment (RMG) workers
Employee participation in hazard recognition, employer preparedness, prevention through design, research, surveillance, and upholding workplace ethics and standards can be the answers to climate change problems for readymade garment workers
Challenges & Suggestions of Online Teaching
Online learning has transformed higher education. Many empirical studies have been done on the challenges with online courses, but few have presented an overview. We reviewed the literature using Cooper's framework. Concerns were found to be common in three large groups: online students, teachers, and people who make materials. Online education had problems because students had different ideas about what was expected of them, their level of prepa…
Addressing TB multimorbidity in policy and practice
In people with TB, co-existence of long-term conditions (e.g., depression, diabetes and HIV) and risk factors (e.g.,alcohol misuse, malnutrition, and smoking) are associated with increased mortality and poor treatment outcomes including delayed recovery, TB treatment failure and relapse. However, it is unclear as to what extent these comorbidities are addressed in TB policy and practice. Between August and October 2021, we conducted an online cro…
Covid-19 and the Pakhtun pregnant women
Purpose This exploratory study aims to explore the Pakhtun pregnant women’s experiences/issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach This research is based on interviews. Findings This research found that plummeting medical services pose not only serious health risks to the Pakhtun women in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) but expose them to social and cultural challenges resulting in severe mental health issues. This study also found …
Transformation of Peace Culture
The present paper discusses the implacable suggestions for the transformation of peace culture and sustainable development in the universities of Pakistan. The recent situation in the educational institutions especially universities of Pakistan facing the multiple issues regarding, intolerance and lack of social adjustments in the behaviors of the students, this situation creates unrest in the educational phenomena, the most challenging issue in …
Implementing SDG 4 in Pakistan
Purpose of the study: This article's primary objective was to survey tenured faculty members at the universities in Pakistan to determine their attitudes toward Sustainable Development Goal 4. Methodology: Both quantitative and qualitative research design was adopted for this study. A simple random sampling technique was used to obtain data. Semi-structured interview questionnaires were distributed among 20 tenured public sector university facult…
Towards a Culture of Inclusion
Purpose of the study: This study aimed to explore the benefits and threats of accepting diversity and examine the level of intercultural tolerance in higher educational institutions (HEIs). Methodology: This is an empirical study conducted through quantitative methods based on survey research. Document analysis technique was used to verify the diversity in the target population, i.e., higher educational institutions (HEIs). The researcher collect…
Factors associated with the belief in Covid-19 related conspiracy theories in Pakistan
The COVID-19 pandemic signifies not only a global health crisis but has also proven to be an infodemic characterised by many conspiracy theories. Prior research informs us that belief in health-related conspiracies can harm efforts to curtail the spread of a virus. Therefore, as the global efforts of mass inoculation are underway, it is crucial to understand which factors shape tendencies to believe in conspiracy theories. In the current study, w…
Examining the Feasibility of Shared Mobility Programs for Reducing Transportation Inequities
Shared mobility services, such as car-share and ride-hail programs, have become increasingly popular within the sharing economy. Shared mobility services could reduce transportation inequities among marginalized populations. However, research has yet to assess how those responsible for disseminating shared mobility services perceive these resources. To address this gap, researchers interviewed 28 community agency service providers and transportat…
Covid-19 and inequalities
Reasons of relapse and pattern of drug use among the substance users in Bangladesh
This study aimed at investigating the reasons of relapse and patterns of drug use among the substance users in Bangladesh. We have conducted a descriptive type of cross-sectional study among the relapse cases of substances users in the whole of Bangladesh. Concerning the reasons for relapse after taking treatment; family unrest (29.5%), peer pressure (27.4%), to reduce depression (24.8%) and craving for drugs (24.3%) were the most frequent. Amphe…
Analysis of Gender‐Inclusive Rural Transformation and Policies in Pakistan
Despite rapid technological advancements and rural transformation in many Asian agricultural economies, persistent sociocultural norms, patriarchal barriers, and limited access to funding pose significant challenges to rural womenʼs participation in agricultural development. However, studies addressing gender disparities in this context are absent in Pakistan, highlighting a critical research gap. The present address this gap by conducting an ana…
Understanding Human Well-being
The division of theoretical work into two broad areas of social and economic theory kept the social and economic domains separated from each other for a long time. Sen’s major contribution in the field of economics is to resist the desocialization of economics. In capability approach (CA), Sen shifted the focus in the field of economics and development studies from an exaggerated emphasis on growth toward issues of personal well-being, agency, an…
An Investigation of the Pattern and Extent of Regional Rural Transformation Development in Pakistan
Rural Transformation Development (RTD) is about the reconstruction of the rural economies their regional patterns through rapid industrialisation, urbanisation, changing cropping patterns and employment structure transformation. However, existing literature overlooks the spatial disparities and multidimensional nature of this transformation, leaving significant gaps. This study employs a holistic approach, utilising Principal Component Analysis (…
Covid-19 and inequalities
Innovative Teaching Has a Positive Impact on the Performance of Diverse Students
Pakistan is one of the progressing countries in the world. Its education system is yet in the stage of development. Students from towns and far flung areas come to advanced cities for higher education. This has made the university classrooms a mix of students having a diversity of age, gender, exposure, language, and family backgrounds. To facilitate all these students with personal differences under the same roof, a teacher has to adapt curricul…
Does academic assessment system type affect levels of academic stress in medical students? A cross-sectional study from Pakistan
Based on the present study, we suggest governing bodies to revise and employ a uniform assessment system for all the medical colleges to improve student academic performance and at the same time reduce stress levels. Our results indicate that the pass/fail assessment system accomplishes these objectives
Effect of Visible Range Electromagnetic Radiations on Escherichia Coli
Background: Escherichia coli is the agent responsible for a range of clinical diseases. With emerging antimicrobial resistance, other treatment options including solar/photo-therapy are becoming increasingly common. Visible Range Radiation Therapy/Colour Therapy is an emerging technique in the field of energy/vibrational medicine that uses visible spectrum of Electromagnetic Radiations to cure different diseases. In this study, our goal was to un…
Understanding Human Well-being
The division of theoretical work into two broad areas of social and economic theory kept the social and economic domains separated from each other for a long time. Sen’s major contribution in the field of economics is to resist the desocialization of economics. In capability approach (CA), Sen shifted the focus in the field of economics and development studies from an exaggerated emphasis on growth toward issues of personal well-being, agency, an…
The trials and travails of the Islamic State in Pakistan
While Pakistan is in many ways an ideal location for transnational terrorist groups due to state weakness, Islamic State has had difficulty making headway in the country. In this article, the authors argue that Islamic State’s failures in Pakistan are due to competition from other groups. Drawing on the terrorist competition literature and interviews with Pakistani counterterrorism officials, the authors find that the presence of other groups in …
Innovative Teaching Has a Positive Impact on the Performance of Diverse Students
Pakistan is one of the progressing countries in the world. Its education system is yet in the stage of development. Students from towns and far flung areas come to advanced cities for higher education. This has made the university classrooms a mix of students having a diversity of age, gender, exposure, language, and family backgrounds. To facilitate all these students with personal differences under the same roof, a teacher has to adapt curricul…
Consumption and Life-Styles
Reasons of relapse and pattern of drug use among the substance users in Bangladesh
This study aimed at investigating the reasons of relapse and patterns of drug use among the substance users in Bangladesh. We have conducted a descriptive type of cross-sectional study among the relapse cases of substances users in the whole of Bangladesh. Concerning the reasons for relapse after taking treatment; family unrest (29.5%), peer pressure (27.4%), to reduce depression (24.8%) and craving for drugs (24.3%) were the most frequent. Amphe…
Understanding labour processes in global production networks
Over the last few decades, the changing nature of global production and distribution processes has raised a number of critical questions regarding work and employment relations. Presenting a qualitative case study of the football industry in Pakistan as an example of the general mechanism of the social relations of re/production in a global system of industrial organization, this research highlights how and under what conditions informal workers …
Transformation of Peace Culture
The present paper discusses the implacable suggestions for the transformation of peace culture and sustainable development in the universities of Pakistan. The recent situation in the educational institutions especially universities of Pakistan facing the multiple issues regarding, intolerance and lack of social adjustments in the behaviors of the students, this situation creates unrest in the educational phenomena, the most challenging issue in …
Implementing SDG 4 in Pakistan
Purpose of the study: This article's primary objective was to survey tenured faculty members at the universities in Pakistan to determine their attitudes toward Sustainable Development Goal 4. Methodology: Both quantitative and qualitative research design was adopted for this study. A simple random sampling technique was used to obtain data. Semi-structured interview questionnaires were distributed among 20 tenured public sector university facult…
Towards a Culture of Inclusion
Purpose of the study: This study aimed to explore the benefits and threats of accepting diversity and examine the level of intercultural tolerance in higher educational institutions (HEIs). Methodology: This is an empirical study conducted through quantitative methods based on survey research. Document analysis technique was used to verify the diversity in the target population, i.e., higher educational institutions (HEIs). The researcher collect…
Factors associated with the belief in Covid-19 related conspiracy theories in Pakistan
The COVID-19 pandemic signifies not only a global health crisis but has also proven to be an infodemic characterised by many conspiracy theories. Prior research informs us that belief in health-related conspiracies can harm efforts to curtail the spread of a virus. Therefore, as the global efforts of mass inoculation are underway, it is crucial to understand which factors shape tendencies to believe in conspiracy theories. In the current study, w…
Examining the Feasibility of Shared Mobility Programs for Reducing Transportation Inequities
Shared mobility services, such as car-share and ride-hail programs, have become increasingly popular within the sharing economy. Shared mobility services could reduce transportation inequities among marginalized populations. However, research has yet to assess how those responsible for disseminating shared mobility services perceive these resources. To address this gap, researchers interviewed 28 community agency service providers and transportat…
Covid-19 and inequalities
Challenges & Suggestions of Online Teaching
Online learning has transformed higher education. Many empirical studies have been done on the challenges with online courses, but few have presented an overview. We reviewed the literature using Cooper's framework. Concerns were found to be common in three large groups: online students, teachers, and people who make materials. Online education had problems because students had different ideas about what was expected of them, their level of prepa…
Addressing TB multimorbidity in policy and practice
In people with TB, co-existence of long-term conditions (e.g., depression, diabetes and HIV) and risk factors (e.g.,alcohol misuse, malnutrition, and smoking) are associated with increased mortality and poor treatment outcomes including delayed recovery, TB treatment failure and relapse. However, it is unclear as to what extent these comorbidities are addressed in TB policy and practice. Between August and October 2021, we conducted an online cro…
Covid-19 and the Pakhtun pregnant women
Purpose This exploratory study aims to explore the Pakhtun pregnant women’s experiences/issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach This research is based on interviews. Findings This research found that plummeting medical services pose not only serious health risks to the Pakhtun women in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) but expose them to social and cultural challenges resulting in severe mental health issues. This study also found …
Efficiency of HEC's Quality Assurance Agency's (QAA) Framework
This qualitative study examined Pakistani Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) executives' views on the HEC's Quality Assurance and Agency (QAA) framework's effectiveness in higher education. Thematic analysis was used to discover and analyse QEC executives' various viewpoints on the HEC's QAA framework's efficacy using in-depth interviews with 20 purposive sampled participants. Analysis revealed two themes: "Ideal Role Model" and "Loopholes in the Mod…
Management Practices in Private and Public Higher Education Institutions
The study's goal is to compare and contrast public and private university administration practices in Pakistan. Using a random sampling technique, 200 institutional heads from (various departments) of public and private institutions (universities) of Punjab were selected for the study.According to the study, managing operations at higher education institutions in these locations is difficult for both commercial and governmental universities. Howe…
How to eradicate polio in Pakistan
Pakistan, along with Afghanistan, is one of two countries where wild poliovirus is still endemic. Frontline workers (FLWs) are the staff most intimately familiar with both implementation challenges and community context. Harnessing their expertise may be a way to improve the community-polio program interface, which has been a persistent and shifting challenge in polio-endemic areas of both countries. From 2020–2022, we engaged frontline workers i…
Low back pain among professional bus drivers
The high burden of LBP among the participants calls for a focus on this vulnerable group's occupational health and safety, with particular emphasis on implementing standard measures
The impact of climate change on the lives and livelihoods of readymade garment (RMG) workers
Employee participation in hazard recognition, employer preparedness, prevention through design, research, surveillance, and upholding workplace ethics and standards can be the answers to climate change problems for readymade garment workers
Issues of Food Pricing Policy in Pakistan and the Way Forward
Price control policies are implemented to support farmers and ensure affordability for consumers but often lead to market distortions and inefficiencies. The present study aims to investigate the role of food pricing policy in Pakistan. In each district, on the behalf of Deputy Commissioner Office (DCO), market committees (MC) fix retail prices of fruits and vegetables daily. We collected data on 11 fruits and vegetables from four mega cities (Is…
Carbon footprints, dynamic capabilities, and financial inclusion in G7 and E7 nations
This study explores the impact of financial inclusion on CO2 emissions in G7 and E7 countries over the period 2004 to 2020. Through fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), the research reveals that financial inclusion interacts with key factors such as income levels, energy consumption, urbanization, and foreign direct investment, shaping emissions outcomes in these countries. Trade openness is identified as a significant driver of en…
Psychosocial and Cultural Challenges of Social Media Influencers in Pakistan
Social media influence is a rapidly developing market in which influencers face unique challenges linked to their cultural context. The development of digital platforms in Pakistan has enabled influencers to endorse products and advocate for them. This study investigated the experiences and challenges of social media influencers in Pakistan. Using a qualitative research approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with N= 8 Instagram influ…
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