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Educating library and information science professionals to cater to the modern needs
This article examines the Pakistani model of library and information science (LIS) education in the light of changes brought about by information and communication technology. Library and Information Science is a profession that...
Published by: Department of History, University of Karachi
Content Analysis of Library & Information Science (LIS) Curricula in Pakistani Universities
Education in Library & Information Science at postgraduate level in Pakistan is imparted by 12 universities including nine in public and three in private sector, whereas one public university has suspended the program in...
Published by: Department of History, University of Karachi
Reading Habits and Attitude among the Seminar Librarians of University of Karachi
Reading is the most valuable among many habits of man. Some feel it as a source of pleasure and enjoyment and some consider it a wearisome activity. While a large number of people believe that it is need of time. This paper...
Published by: Department of History, University of Karachi
Professionals’ satisfaction and Dissatisfaction with LIS Curricula in Pakistan
This paper explores the opinion of junior and senior library professionals working for various organizations in Pakistan on LIS curricula and seeks their suggestions to develop an effective and practicable curriculum. Survey...
Published by: Department of History, University of Karachi
Collection of Serial Publications in Selected Public Libraries of Karachi
Public libraries provide free of cost academic, educational, and reading facilities to the readers without any discrimination. The role of public library has always been acknowledged in every field of life. This library...
Published by: Department of History, University of Karachi
Psychological Effects of Library Environment on Library Users
Library has always been an important part for any educational institution. Library environment tempts an individual towards it. Settled books in surrounding compel the visitors think how all that knowledge was originated, how...
Published by: Department of History, University of Karachi
How important is the financial sector to price indices in an inflation targeting regime? An empirical analysis of the UK and the US
This paper investigates whether there are benefits in terms of higher economic stability from incorporating stock prices into the price index targeted by the central banks. It also looks into the question of whether central...
Electrochemical Deconstructive Methoxylation of Arylalcohols – A Synthetic and Mechanistic Investigation
Herein, we report a mechanistic investigation of a recently developed electrochemical method for the deconstructive methoxylation of arylalcohols. A combination of synthetic, electroanalytical, and computational experiments have...
Electrochemical Deconstructive Methoxylation of Arylalcohols – A Synthetic and Mechanistic Investigation
Herein, we report a mechanistic investigation of a recently developed electrochemical method for the deconstructive methoxylation of arylalcohols. A combination of synthetic, electroanalytical, and computational experiments have...
Making the most of high inflation
The article examines the relationship between the real effects of inflation and its level in countries with frequent episodes of high inflation. The real effects are computed as asymmetric impulse responses of output to...
The Emerging Roles of Cytosine-5 Methylation in mRNAs
Shobbir Hussain
Jun 01, 2021
Recent studies have unequivocally confirmed the presence of 5-methylcytosine (m5C) in mammalian mRNAs while indicating significant functional roles for this internal base modification type. Here, a brief history of m5C...
Making the most of high inflation
The article examines the relationship between the real effects of inflation and its level in countries with frequent episodes of high inflation. The real effects are computed as asymmetric impulse responses of output to...
How important is the financial sector to price indices in an inflation targeting regime? An empirical analysis of the UK and the US
This paper investigates whether there are benefits in terms of higher economic stability from incorporating stock prices into the price index targeted by the central banks. It also looks into the question of whether central...
A Historical Study of the Social and Political Movements of Muslims in Poonch State, Jammu And Kashmir against Dogra Raj (1846-1947)
The history of Jammu and Kashmir describes that Poonch State has always been significant position in this region. The social and political history of the state of Jammu and Kashmir is full of regional prejudice. In the political...
Poonch State Jammu and Kashmir Dogra Raj Political and Social Movements and Muslims of Poonch. History Pakistan Studies Kashmir Studies
Published by: Department of History, University of Karachi
Matrimony and Monarchy
The research paper titled “Matrimony and Monarchy: The Failure of Bourbon-Habsburg Matrimonial Alliance,” is an in depth study of the matrimonial alliance between the Bourbon and Habsburg dynasties through the marriage of Louis...
Published by: Department of History, University of Karachi
Shaping and Reshaping Transcriptome Plasticity During Evolution
Shobbir Hussain
Sep 01, 2017
Transcriptome plasticity, usually associated with alternative isoform generation, is recognised as a key mechanism driving proteomic diversity and biological complexity. Recent findings of Liscovitch-Brauer et al. and Ma et al....
The Emerging Roles of Cytosine-5 Methylation in mRNAs
Shobbir Hussain
Jun 01, 2021
Recent studies have unequivocally confirmed the presence of 5-methylcytosine (m5C) in mammalian mRNAs while indicating significant functional roles for this internal base modification type. Here, a brief history of m5C...
Fruit Peels
Hidayat Hussain, Nilufar Z Mamadalieva, Amjad Hussain, Uzma Hassan, Aisha Rabnawaz, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Ivan R Green
Jul 09, 2022
Fruits along with vegetables are crucial for a balanced diet. These not only have delicious flavors but are also reported to decrease the risk of contracting various chronic diseases. Fruit by-products are produced in huge...
Catalytic crosslinking-based methods for enzyme-specified profiling of RNA ribonucleotide modifications
Shobbir Hussain
Mar 01, 2019
Well over a hundred types of naturally occurring covalent modifications can be made to ribonucleotides in RNA molecules. Moreover, several types of such modifications are each known to be catalysed by multiple enzymes which...
Globalization, Media Access and Role of Woman Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Economic Development of Pakistan
Where globalization fetch up it’s "beauty and the beast" to entrepreneurship in developing economies, it redirects women to be proven as one of the significant players in development of country with sustainability. They are...
Published by: Department of History, University of Karachi
On a new proposed mechanism of 5-fluorouracil-mediated cytotoxicity
Shobbir Hussain
May 01, 2020
The major molecular mode of action of the cytotoxic drug 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is generally considered to result from thymidylate synthase inhibition. Recent findings relating to the function of the human uracil-5...
Combining Global Expertise with Local Knowledge in Colonial India
Mobeen Hussain
Nov 04, 2021
This article traces the evolution of branded commodity advertising and consumption from corporeal health concerns to the racialisation of beauty through skin-lightening cosmetics in late colonial India. It centres two empirical...
Elusive lives
Mobeen Hussain
Nov 04, 2021
Quest for an Islamic Welfare State and Endeavors of Small Religious Parties
After 9/11, there is a heated debate on the political and economic aspects of Islam. It is believed that Islamic socio economic order, being an effective part of Islamic code of life, finds solution to everyday problems which a...
Published by: Department of History, University of Karachi
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