Frequency of branching pattern variation of the renal artery in a subset of Karachi population: A Study on Multi-Detector Computed Tomography by Maria Mohiuddin, Rosheena Nabeel Khan, Syeda Bushra Ahmed, Mubina Lakhani, Amatul Sughra, Nuzhat Hassan

“… Abstract Objective: This study was conducted to determine the frequency of early branching patterns of renal arteries in a subset of Karachi. Method: This was a cross-sectional study, conducted in  Ziauddin University Hospital, Clifton campus, Karachi.  …”
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Anticipating climate change-related mobility in Karachi and Ho Chi Minh City: lessons from a hybrid foresight approach by Aaron Martin, Boukje Kistemaker, Beth Allen, Bryan Jones

“…In response to these gaps, the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Predictive Analytics, Human Mobility, and Urbanization Project employed a hybrid approach that combined predictive analytics with participatory foresight to explore climate change-related mobility in Pakistan and Viet Nam from 2020 to 2050. Focusing on Karachi and Ho Chi Minh City, the project estimated temporal and spatial mobility patterns under different climate change scenarios and evaluated the impact of such in-migration across key social, political, economic, and environmental domains. …”
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Effect of Emission Penalty and Annual Interest Rate on Cogeneration of Electricity, Heat, and Hydrogen in Karachi: 3E Assessment and Sensitivity Analysis by Mehdi Jahangiri, Ali Mostafaeipour, Habib Ur Rahman Habib, Hamed Saghaei, Asad Waqar

“…Accordingly, this study is aimed at technical–economic–environmental sensitivity analysis of supplying electric and thermal loads of a residential building in Karachi by an off-grid wind-solar-fuel cell system. …”
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Determinants of school-going adolescent girls’ health and nutritional status in district Malir, Karachi: a baseline cross-sectional study by Saira Zafar, Babar Tasneem Shaikh, Zoha Imtiaz Malik, Abdul Momin Rizwan Ahmad

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Les hindous de Karachi dans la perspective historique.De la domination socio-économique à la marginalisation minoritaire by Michel Boivin

“…The Hindus are said to be between 500 000 and one million in Karachi. Before partition, the Hndus were in majority in the city but after 1947, most of them migrated to India where they settled. …”
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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DEPRESSION AMONG ADOLESCENTS, ENROLLED IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS (AGE 15-19 YEARS) FROM A LOCALITY OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN by Maria Kanwal, Raja Khetpal, Ramna Shafique, Saleha Haider, Perah Ali, Rafay Shahab Ansari

“…This study aims to investigate the various factors associated with depression among adolescents, enrolled in educational settings aged 15 to 19 in Karachi, Pakistan. Methods: A total of 250 participants were included in the study. …”
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['INVESTIGATION OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY POTENTIAL USING ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY SURVEY AND CHEMICAL GEOTHERMOMETERS: A STUDY OF THE MANGHOPIR HOT SPRING KARACHI, SINDH PAKISTAN'] by Muhammad Afzal Jamali, Mhammad Hassan Agheem, Rafique Ahmed Lashari, Akhtar Hussain Markhand, Asfand Yar Wali Arain, Hasib Ahmed, Wahid Bux alias zain

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FIRST RECORD OF RED ALGAE POLYSIPHONIA SUBTILISSIMA (MONTAGNE, 1840) (FAMILY: RHODOMELACEAE) COLLECTED FROM KARACHI COAST PAKISTAN (NORTHERN ARABIAN SEA). by Quratulan Ahmed, Qadeer Mohammad Ali, Fikrat. M. Hassan, Ateeqa Baloch, Shumaila Mubarak, Iqra Shaikh

Subjects: “…microalgae, Polysiphonia subtilissima, red algae, taxonomy, Karachi coast, northern Arabian Sea.…”
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Impact of home-based family planning counselling and referral on modern contraceptive use in Karachi, Pakistan: a retrospective, cross-sectional matched control study by Iqbal Shah, Sajid Soofi, Ryoko Sato, David Canning, Kristy Hackett, Elizabeth Henry, Imtiaz Hussain, Mirbaz Khan, Khalid Feroz, Navdep Kaur

“…Objectives To assess: (1) the impact of a reproductive health program on modern contraceptive use from baseline to program close; (2) the sustained impact from baseline to follow-up 36 months later; and (3) the exposure-adjusted impact at program close and follow-up.Design Retrospective, cross-sectional matched control study.Setting Karachi, Pakistan.Participants 2561 married women aged 16–49 years.Interventions The Willows Program, a community-based family planning counselling and referral program implemented from 2013 to 2015.Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome was community-level modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR), measured for January 2013 (baseline), June 2015 (program close) and at follow-up 36 months later. …”
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Regional insights on the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of carbapenem and colistin-resistant gram-negative bacteria: an observational cross-sectional study from Karachi, Pakistan by Nazia Khursheed, Fareeha Adnan, Moiz Ahmed Khan, Ramlla Hatif

“…Methods An observational, cross-sectional study was conducted at the Microbiology laboratory of Indus Hospital & Health Network, Karachi, Pakistan from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. …”
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ASSESSING DISPARITIES IN ORAL CANCER AWARENESS: A COMPARISON BETWEEN TOBACCO USERS AND NON-TOBACCO USERS FROM A PRIVATE DENTAL COLLEGE, KARACHI

“…  Objective: Study aims to assess the awareness about oral cancer among patients visiting private dental  college, Karachi.  Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the outpatient department of a private dental college  and hospital in Karachi. …”
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Detection and identification of Naegleria species along with Naegleria fowleri in the tap water samples by Muhammad Aurongzeb, Syeda Zehratul Fatima, Syed Ikhlaq Hussain, Yasmeen Rashid, Tariq Aziz, Majid Alhomrani, Walaa F. Alsanie, Abdulhakeem S. Alamri

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Post-vaccination campaign evaluation of systemic and mucosal immunity of trivalent oral poliovirus vaccine in Karachi, Pakistan (2020–2021): a cross-sectional studyResearch in context by Ali Faisal Saleem, Visalakshi Jeyaseelan, Zaubina Kazi, Mahjabeen Zehra, Muhammad Masroor Alam, Grace Macklin, Rocio Lopez Cavestany, Sajid Muhammad, Najeeb Rehman, Ondrej Mach

“…We assessed the humoral and mucosal immune responses in children who received two doses of tOPV (during vaccination campaigns) in Karachi, Pakistan. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in four peri-urban sites (Cattle Colony, Ibrahim Hyderi, Ali Akber Shah, Rehri Goth) Karachi, Pakistan. …”
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Association of iron deficiency anemia with dental caries in the permanent first molars of children aged 7–12 years in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan: protocol for an analytical cross-sectional study by Iqbal Azam, Ali Faisal Saleem, Farhan Raza Khan, Shiyam S Tikmani, Sadaf Syed, Waseem Ahmed Jamalvi

“…Pfau, Civil Hospital Karachi. Using consecutive sampling, children who met initial screening criteria were further evaluated to determine eligibility for the study. …”
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Prediction of PM2.5 via precursor method using meteorological parameters by Naeem Sadiq, Zaheer Uddin

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Salinity Stress Resilience in Sorghum bicolor through Pseudomonas-Mediated Modulation of Growth, Antioxidant System, and Eco-Physiological Adaptations by Muhammad Azeem, Robina Sultana, Naeem Ahmed, Muhammad Waseem Abbasi, Khwaja Ali Hasan, Renjie Dong, Saud Alamri, Alanoud T. Alfagham

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Uncovering the Binding Mechanism of Mutated Omicron Variants via Computational Strategies by Sajjad Haider, Nadeem Ahmad, Muhammad Shafiq, Ali Raza Siddiqui, Mohammad Nur-e-Alam, Aftab Ahmed, Zaheer Ul-Haq

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Antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of 2-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidines by Sarosh Iqbal, Shahida Perveen, M. Iqbal Choudhary, Musarrat Jabeen, Shumaila Kiran, Faiza Qayyum, Khalid Mohammed Khan

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['A STUDY OF LONG-TERM SUNSPOTS AND K-INDEX GEOMETRIC CYCLES USING PROBABILISTIC MODELING'] by Danish Hassan, Hamza Khan, Muhammad Fahim Akhter, Muhammad Danish Khan, Shaheen Abbas

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Au-Decorated Ti3C2 MXene Sensor for Enhanced Detection of Gaseous Toxins (CO, COCl2, H2S, NH3, NO2): A DFT Study by Muhammad Huzaifa, Muhammad Shafiq, Nida Ali, Caterina Cocchi, Mohammad Nur-e-Alam, Zaheer Ul-Haq

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