صحتِ انسانی اور صحت مند ماحول میں نباتات کا کردار: سائنس اوراسلامی تعلیمات کے تناظر میں ایک مطالعہ

The research paper deals with role of plants in human health and healthy environment in the context of Qur'anic verses and science. The concept of growing plants for health rather than for food or fiber is slowly changing plant biotechnology and medicine. Rediscovery of the connection between plants and health is responsible for launching a new generation of botanical therapeutics that include plant-derived pharmaceuticals, multi component botanical drugs, dietary supplements, functional foods and plant-produced recombinant proteins. Many of these products will soon complement conventional pharmaceuticals in the treatment, prevention and diagnosis of diseases, while at the same time adding value to agriculture. Holy Quran describes the importance of rain as pure water to irrigate dead soil and emergence of life (plant’s growth) from the dead soil. Plants provide foods for human beings and are necessary for healthy environment. Man is an omnivore who gets his food from both plant and animal sources. However, for immediate energy, humans rely more on plant starches and soluble sugars, including glucose and edible sugar. Generally, our normal diet consists of rice or wheat bread which is a very important source of starch.  Sugar and fats are the two most important components of food managed by plants. Apart from this, the man manages vegetables and salads from plants which are the guarantors of his health/survival in modern times. There are many reasons for diversity in plants. The obvious reason is the chemistry of that particular piece of land, what kind of minerals/salts and other nutrients that land has and what types of plants can grow there in their presence. In this research written with a descriptive and analytical approach, it is proved that according to Quran and science plants have a great role in human health and healthy environment.

Effective Training and Development Practices and Their Influence on Performance

This study pursues the perceived training effectiveness by applying the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and Technological acceptance model (TAM)and intend to examine the effects of individual differences on perceived training effectiveness and performance of individuals. The main focus is to evaluate the perceived training effectiveness, and role of individual differences in terms of learning. The significant application of this study isto explain the role of individual differences, measured in terms of creative self-efficacy, intrinsic motivation, creativity and emotional intelligence. Implications for theory, task and contextual performance are discussed. Despite the relatively a big portion of literature concerning training and development effectiveness, most of the studies focusing the evaluation of effectiveness of training and development practices in terms of environment and delivery and in few studies generalized individual differences were focused. This study is based on the Theory of planned behavior (TPB) and Technology acceptance model (TAM)and intend to examine the effects of individual differences on perceived training effectiveness and performance of individuals. The main focus is to evaluate the perceived training effectiveness, and role of individual differences in terms of learning. Implications for theory, task and contextual performance are discussed. This study draws on cross sectional type of data of trainees: academia and bureaucracy. The sample data of 204 trainees were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Validity and reliability of scales were checked prior to use SEM. The results of this study supported all the hypothesis that participants with higher level of creative self-efficacy, intrinsic motivation, creativity and emotional intelligence (EI) will have greater inclinations to learn. Results showed that perceive training effectiveness is positively related to training transfer and training transfer increase the performance of individuals. In general, results significantly agree with the Theory of planned behavior (TPB) which was applied to measure the perceived training effectiveness and suggest trainee’s perception of usefulness, ease and benefits enhance learning dimensions of participants that make any program effective. The study has highlighted a number of issues that influence the perceived training effectiveness. As this is included as a first endeavor to situate training effectiveness within the TPB, and individual differences (creative self-efficacy, intrinsic motivation, creativity and EI) with Pakistani focus because most of the studies covers the western culture. This study thus contributes to frame a pragmatic approach in developing the new concepts of effectiveness of training and development practices for future research.