An epidemiologic systems analysis of diarrhea in children in Pakistan is presented. Application of additive Bayesian network modeling to 2005-2006 data from the Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey reveals the complexity of child diarrhea as a disease system. The key distinction between standard analytical approaches, such as multivariable regression, and Bayesian network ana...

BACKGROUND There is a close association between poor mental health status and both poor physical health and decreased productivity. An evidence base on the risk factors for psychological distress in low-income countries is lacking and is much needed to help develop appropriate interventions. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of psychological distress in urban Pakistan and identify associated ...

30 Abstract—The blessings of hyperspectral remote sensing are manifold and it has enabled researchers to locate, map and identify different materials on the surface of Earth. Hyperspectral remote sensing play a key role in mineral mapping activities and it can be a much powerful and cost effective tool for mineral development activities in a developing country like Pakistan where there are rich...

Today, Pakistan stands as the sixth most populous country in the world with a projected population of around 162 million people [1]. Around one-third of these people live below poverty level. There are four provinces that are further divided into districts that make up the local government. With the current devolution of power plan, the district governments have been given funds to manage commu...

A total of 200 whole blood samples along with thin blood samples smears and 100 samples of ticks from 20 flocks of sheep from different localities of district Lahore with a history of tick infestation , relapse of fever and anemia were screened for the prevalence of Theileria species during spring and summer seasons in 2007. On microscopic examination 44/200 (22%) samples were positive for Thei...

abstract: this study uses esi indicators and statistics database for comparative evaluation of scientific production of iran, turkey, egypt and pakistan during 2002- 2012. this study is a survey and is done scientometrics approaches. spss software used for analysis of findings. toky and pearson correlation test was performed. study population was leader islamic countries who indexed base of esi...