Energy is the economy's oxygen and lifeblood of progress, particularly in developing economies that are undergoing widespread industrialization. In growth theories, it frequently suggested energy, like labor capital, should be regarded as inputs. The current study aims to look into this contrivance context South Asian countries. Panel data has been utilized for Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Sri ...

BACKGROUND Delayed cord clamping at birth has shown to benefit neonates with increased placental transfusion leading to higher haemoglobin concentrations, additional iron stores and less anaemia later in infancy, higher red blood cell flow to vital organs and better cardiopulmonary adaptation. As iron deficiency in infants even without anaemia has been associated with impaired development, dela...

BACKGROUND Coronary heart disease (CHD) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Pakistan. The temporal trends in the risk factors for myocardial infarction (MI) and the impact of socioeconomic status on these risk factors remain ambiguous. OBJECTIVES The objectives of the present analysis were to investigate the potential association between various risk factors and MI in North Pu...

SETTING The hill district in Nepal, where access to health care facilities is difficult. OBJECTIVE To compare results before and after a decentralised directly observed treatment (DOT) intervention. DESIGN Prospective study of patients registered in Dhankuta district, Nepal, 1996-1999. Patients received their intensive phase treatment under health worker supervision via one of three DOT opt...

The relationship between energy consumption and economic growth is a hot issue in today's society. This paper aims to empirically verify the growth. article analyzes relation of with taking case South Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal) along macroeconomic determinants that affect total – FDI growth, CPI rate population order avoid omitted variab...

Mountain regions worldwide are affected by climate change. Indeed, mountains represent unique areas for the detection of climate change and the assessment of climate-related impacts (Beniston 2003; Messerli & Ives 1997). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has predicted dramatic impacts on mountain ecosystems as a result of climate change. Changing climates will potentially alt...

OBJECTIVES To assess the field accuracy, reproducibility and feasibility of the formol gel test (FGT), the urine latex agglutination test (KAtex) and a rK39 antigen-based dipstick for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in rural Nepal. METHOD Patients with clinical suspicion of VL were recruited at Rangeli District Hospital (DH), a 15-bed government hospital located in south-eastern ...

The present study was carried out to explore the Cordyceps species and other entomopathogenic fungal flora around Kathmandu Valley and a few high altitude locations of Nepal. In this paper, we report eight Cordyceps species as new to Nepal: C. gracilis, C. ishikariensis, C. liangshanensis, C. martialis, C. militaris, C. pruinosa, C. sphecocephala and C. tricentri. We also mention a few allied g...

This study is related to an Islamic project financing with a major focus on investigating the role of Islamic finance in financing infrastructural development projects (toll roads, power plants, airports, and plants, as well as natural resource exploitation projects, such as hydroelectric dams, mining projects, oil and gas assets, and paper mills), especially in the context of Pakistan. Infrast...