The Idiocerinae of Pakistan are reviewed and a new species, Tasnimocerus sindhensis sp. nov. (Pakistan: Tandojam), is described and illustrated from Pakistan. Two new junior synonyms of Idioscopus nitidulus (Walker) are recognized: Idioscopus karachiensis Ahmed, Naheed & Ahmed syn. nov. and I. freytagi Ahmed, Naheed & Ahmed syn. nov. Idioscopus nagpurensis (Pruthi) is newly recorded from Pakist...

Our objective was to characterize the distribution, diversity and patterns of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Source of data was a database of HCV genotype studies in MENA populated using a series of systematic literature searches. Pooled mean proportions were estimated for each genotype and by country using DerSimonian-Laird random-effects meta-ana...

OBJECTIVE To determine prevalence of Exercise-induced Bronchospasm (EIB) in hockey players, who had represented or were aspiring to represent Pakistan at international level. METHOD An observational, cross-sectional study was done on the prevalence of EIB in national hockey players of Pakistan. All participants of the training camp (n = 27) players were included in this study, after obtaining...

ABDUL HANNAN BASIT, WAJID ARSHAD ABBASI, AMINA ASIF, AND FAYYAZ UL AMIR AFSAR MINHAS † Biomedical Informatics Research Laboratory, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan Department of Electrical Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineer-ing and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Nilore, Islamabad, 440...

phosphorus bioavailability and performance of broiler chicks. J. I. Sultan*1, S. Khalil1, A. Javed1, M. Yaqoob1, and M. Yousaf1, 1Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technolgy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, 2Department of Livestock Management,University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, 3Department of Poultry Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, Fa...

The process of digitization in libraries of Pakistan is at a very initial stage. Pakistan is lagging behind developed countries due to many reasons such as: funding, computer illiteracy and expertise in digitization. However, some institutions like the Higher Education Commission, the Punjab University Library, the National Library of Pakistan and some private organizations are doing digitizati...

BACKGROUND The assessment of dental anxiety among children will aid in dealing with management issues related to dental treatment. There is no study available from Pakistan on dental anxiety in children. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of dental anxiety in children attending a teaching dental hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on ...

Millennium Development Goals [MDG] are being pursued since the year 2001, to scale up the critical health and development indicators for the world population. In this article we aimed to describe and explain the status of maternal and child health in Pakistan, in the light of MDGs 4 & 5 with their corresponding targets and indicators. Secondary data has been used to analyze the achievements or ...

BACKGROUND Rotavirus gastroenteritis places a significant health and economic burden on Pakistan. To determine the public health impact of a national rotavirus vaccination program, we performed a cost-effectiveness study from the perspective of the health care system. METHODS A decision tree model was developed to assess the cost-effectiveness of a national vaccination program in Pakistan. Di...

Abstract Pakistan is an agricultural country mainly dependant on irrigation through the Indus water system. The country has developed the world’s largest contagious canal network. Monsoon precipitation is the lifeline of Pakistan which not only caters the national power supply and standing crops water demands but help gathers the reserves to meet the requirements of low flow period in the next ...