The aim of this study was to compare the solubility of Zinc Phosphate and Glass Ionomer cements (conventional) in artificial saliva of different pH values. These cements are commonly used for permanent cementation of indirect restorations in dental practice at Peshawar, Pakistan and have to resist the harsh environment of oral cavity. The study was carried out at National Center of Excellence i...

BACKGROUND Soft tissue management around the lower third of the leg and foot presents a considerable challenge to the reconstructive plastic surgeon. The options in this region are limited. A durable flap is the preferred option for coverage of such defects. This descriptive study was conducted at Hayatabad Medical Complex and Said Anwar Medical Centre Peshawar over a period of 4 years to evalu...

OBJECTIVES To find out prescription patterns of general practitioners in Peshawar. METHODS Cross-sectional survey of drug prescriptions was done at six major hospitals and pharmacies of Peshawar between April and May 2011. A total of 1097 prescriptions that included 3640 drugs, were analyzed to assess completeness, average number of drugs, prescription frequency of various drug classes, and n...

OBJECTIVE To assess knowledge and practices related to dengue management among physicians. METHODS The cross-sectional study was conducted at hospitals in Islamabad, Lahore, Faisalabad, Peshawar, Quetta and Karachi between June and December 2012Physicians from public and private sectors filled a self-administered questionnaire about dengue knowledge and its management practices. A maximum sco...

Objective: To compare the success rate of trabeculectomy with and without Mitomycin C in lowering intraocular pressure. Design: Prospective, comparative, randomized, interventional study. Duration: Two years. Place: Department of Ophthalmology, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar. Material and Methods :This prospective study of 100 eyes of 80 patients of glaucoma was conducted from January 2005 to ...

OBJECTIVE: To find out the pattern of glomerulopathies in paediatric population, undergoing renal biopsy at Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar. METHODS: This was a prospective study carried out at the department of Nephrology at Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar from June 2010 till June 2012. Ultrasound guided percutaneous renal biopsies were carried out in patients with the finding of; 1) Nep...

Sundown of the twentieth century saw the emergence of the World Wide Web. A decade later, semantic web (SW) envisioned enriching of web-accessible information and services with machine-processable semantics to solve the problems of information management and sharing which are aroused by the success of the web. However, success of the SW largely depends on the availability of formal ontologies f...

BACKGROUND Viral hepatitis during pregnancy is associated with a high risk of maternal complications. The virus has a high risk of vertical transmission and it has been reported as the leading cause of maternal death. OBJECTIVES To study the prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) viral infections among pregnant women in the Peshawar district of Pakistan. MATERIALS AND METHODS...

The aim of the present study was to compare emotional and behavioral problems in children adolescents with without hearing impairments Peshawar. It hypothesized that i) having impairment would show high behavior than normal hearing; ii) be comparatively more hyperactive iii) Children score on peer problem hearing. sample consisted 150 students age’s 4-16 years were recruited from special school...

Yield of some crops performs better in the intercropping than sole cropping system. Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) canopy is fragile providing a lot of ground cover, hence, therefore, has a great potential to intercrop with a short stature and/or duration crop making it comparable for the better net return in a cropping system. Field experiment was, therefore, expressly conducted to study the...