International Islamic University, Islamabad

Energy and spatial spillovers: How renewable and non-renewable energy impact the environment?

Atmospheric emissions in one location can significantly affect adjacent regions, creating spatial dependencies. If ignored, it may biased empirical estimates of environmental degradation. This study employs spatial econometric techniques to measure the indirect (spillover) effect...

Who benefits from public education spending in Pakistan? Evidence from income and language benefit incidence analysis

Equity in public education spending is commonly assessed through income-based measures, potentially overlooking other dimensions along which educational participation and public benefits vary. This study extends conventional benefit incidence analysis (BIA) by examining the distr...

Sol-Gel Synthesis and Structural Characterization of MgO/TiO2 Nanocomposites for Photocatalytic Applications

Photocatalytic degradation is one of the most promising advanced oxidation strategies for treating water contaminated by industrial, agricultural and domestic pollutants. In this work, magnesium oxide (MgO) nanosheets were synthesized by a sol–gel route, and MgO/TiO2 nanocomposit...

Sol-Gel Synthesis and Structural Characterization of MgO/TiO2 Nanocomposites for Photocatalytic Applications

Photocatalytic degradation is one of the most promising advanced oxidation strategies for treating water contaminated by industrial, agricultural and domestic pollutants. In this work, magnesium oxide (MgO) nanosheets were synthesized by a sol–gel route, and MgO/TiO2 nanocomposit...

A Ranking Framework of Scientific Publications Using Temporal and Lexical Relevance and Citation Behavior

The exponential growth of scientific literature has amplified the need for ranking mechanisms that prioritize recent publications while ensuring the relevance and authenticity of cited information. The current recency-based metrics, like Price’s Index and the mean/median age of r...

HIERARCHY WITHOUT HEGEMONY: RETHINKING REGIONAL ORDER FORMATION IN THE POST-2011 MIDDLE EAST

Theories of regional order presume either a settled hegemon or a working balance of power. The post-2011 Middle East displays neither, and is usually characterized by what it lacks. This article proposes contested hierarchy: a configuration in which several actors claim the right...

HIERARCHY WITHOUT HEGEMONY: RETHINKING REGIONAL ORDER FORMATION IN THE POST-2011 MIDDLE EAST

Theories of regional order presume either a settled hegemon or a working balance of power. The post-2011 Middle East displays neither, and is usually characterized by what it lacks. This article proposes contested hierarchy: a configuration in which several actors claim the right...

Sequence Labeling in Urdu Social Media Texts: Data Annotation and Transformer-Based Deep Learning Models

Sequence labeling tasks such as part-of-speech (POS) tagging and named entity recognition (NER) have advanced significantly in high-resource languages and well-structured texts. However, low-resource languages, such as Urdu, face unique challenges due to limited annotated resourc...

First‐Principles Study of Ag (111) and Modified Surfaces: Electronic, Optical, and Thermoelectric Properties

ABSTRACT This research adopts modern theoretical frameworks as well as simulation methods to complete an in‐depth analysis of Ag (111) and its modified surfaces Ag/Ag (111) and Cu/Ag (111). The research examines how silver surfaces absorb and catalyze various processes after silv...

Do meaning in life interventions work among non-clinical populations? systematic literature review

Meaning in life has been a central concept in Positive Psychology for over two decades, often related to reducing mental health issues. This paper investigates the effectiveness of Positive Psychology interventions from various perspectives among nonclinical populations. A system...