Soft computing paradigm for climate change adaptation and mitigation in Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey: A systematic review by Muhammad Talha, A. Pouyan Nejadhashemi, Kieron Moller

“…This systematic review examines the application of artificial intelligence (AI), including machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL), for climate change adaptation and mitigation in Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey. These three nations—key Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) members and a nexus between Europe and South Asia—are experiencing diverse environmental challenges due to varying climatic conditions. …”
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Self-reported illnesses in Thatta: Evidence from a rural and underdeveloped district in Sindh province, Pakistan. by Muhammad Ashar Malik, Rahat Batool, Muhammad Ahmed, Imran Naeem Abbasi, Zafar Ahmed Fatmi, Sarah Saleem, Sameen Siddiqui

“…<h4>Discussion</h4>Our estimated prevalence of SRI is quite higher than the prevalence of unknown SRIs in national-level surveys in Pakistan. This research's findings serve as an example of aiding evidence-based priority settings within the health sector. …”
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Role of behavioral biases in the investment decisions of Pakistan Stock Exchange investors: Moderating role of investment experience by Saima Aziz, Shahid Mehmood, Muhammad Asif Khan, Anita Tangl

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Prevalence and associated factors of parental refusal rates for routine immunisation: a cross-sectional study in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan-2024 by Muhammad Hakim, Farhad Ali, Zala, Aslam Pervaiz, Saima Afaq, Zia ul Haq

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Determinants of Financial Literacy and Investment Behavior: Evidence from University Students by Muhammad Sulaman Akram, Noureen A. Khan, Baharom Hamid, Mudeer Khattak

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Assessment of groundwater intrinsic vulnerability using GIS-based DRASTIC method in district Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan by Muhammad Muneer, Mumtaz Ali Khan, Fayaz Ullah Shinwari, Ijaz Ahmed, Syed Mamoon Siyar, Fahad Alshehri, Muhammad Shahab

“…Around 45% of the samples surpassed the approved limit of PSQWA (Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority) and NSQWQ (National Standards for Quality of Water) standard. …”
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Environmental and economic drivers of subjective well-being: evaluating the effects of pollution, income growth, and income inequality in Pakistan by Saima Mehmood, Faiza Sajjad, Agha Amad Nabi, Ishfaq Ahmad, Imran Naseem, Khalid Zaman

“…Moreover, higher income levels play a crucial role in poverty reduction, enhanced productivity, improved quality of life, and overall national development. In the context of Pakistan, both polluted air and income inequality have detrimental effects on the well-being of its population. …”
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Frequency and Associated Factors of Post-dural Puncture Headache at a Tertiary Care Hospital of Southern Punjab, Pakistan by Maria Jabeen, Sohaib Hassan, Aneeqa Saad, Sohail Safdar

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Patient’s psychological experiences during and after recovery from COVID-19 pandemic: a phenomenological study in Pakistan by Farooq Ahmed, Rubina Bhatti, Najma Iqbal Malik, Muhammad Sohaib Haleem, Attia Rehman, Anam Yousaf, Muhammad Saleem, Neelum Kahlid, Rashed Nawaz, Shaoqing Gong

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Pixel and region-oriented classification of Sentinel-2 imagery to assess LULC dynamics and their climate impact in Nowshera, Pakistan by Farnaz, Nuthammachot Narissara, Shabbir Rabia, Iqbal Benazeer

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Temperature-Related Bioclimatic Variables Play a Greater Role in the Spatial Distribution of Bumblebee Species in Northern Pakistan by Muhammad Naeem, Arzoo Rani, Weiyao Lyu, Huaibo Zhao, Maryam Riasat, Saail Abbas, Sabir Hussain, Nawaz Haider Bashir, Qiang Li, Huanhuan Chen

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Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover in Patients with β-Thalassemia Major: A Single Center Study from Southern Pakistan by Sadia Sultan, Syed Mohammed Irfan, Syed Ijlal Ahmed

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Morphological and Pathogenic Variability among Macrophomina phaseolina Isolates Associated with Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) Wilczek from Pakistan by Umer Iqbal, Tariq Mukhtar

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Assessing the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Cigarette Smokers and Use of Alternative Nicotine Delivery Systems in Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study by Abdul Hameed, Daud Malik

“…Pakistan should look at the use and regulation of safer nicotine products in the UK. …”
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Nature, raison et nation dans le modernisme shï'ite de l'Inde britannique by Michel Boivin

“…On the political level, even if they were activists in the first Muslim associations, they were not able to envision the concept of a Muslim Nation in India although Sultân Muhammad Shâb Aghâ Khân acclaimed the birth of Pakistan.…”
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Enhancing tuberculosis case notifications through mapping sales of medicine in the private sector: a quasi-experimental study in Punjab province, Pakistan by Beatrice Kirubi, Kinz Ul Eman, Usman R. Lodhi, Razia K. Fatima, Ghulam Nabi Kazi, Tahmeena Tahmeena, Syed Karam Shah, Jacob Creswell

“…Abstract Introduction In Pakistan, almost one-third of people who develop tuberculosis (TB) are missed by the National TB Program (NTP). …”
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Helping people with psychosis with a low-cost intervention DIALOG+: protocol for the economic evaluation in a randomised control trial in India and Pakistan by Victoria Jane Bird, Sara Evans-Lacko, Lakshmi Venkatraman, Padmavati Ramachandran, Ashar Muhammad Malik, Renata Peppl, Sana Zehra Zehra Sajun, Onaiza Qureshi, Krishna Priya, Hufsa Sarwar

“…A probabilistic sensitivity analysis will be carried out to test for the uncertainty surrounding the estimates of cost-effectiveness.Discussion This study will provide evidence of a patient-centred approach to improve the quality of community-based care for people with psychosis in India and Pakistan. The economic evaluation will support efforts to scale up low-cost healthcare interventions such as DIALOG+ to rural and unserved areas, which is otherwise challenging in the resource-constrained health systems in many LMICs.Conclusion The evidence on the cost-effectiveness of DIALOG+ will contribute to efforts to improve community-based care and the quality of life for millions of people suffering from mental health problems in India and Pakistan who experience psychosis.Ethics and dissemination This study is approved by the Queen Mary Ethics of Research Committee (UK), Institutional Ethics Committee of SCARF (India), IRD’s Independent Institutional Review Board (IRD_IRB_2021_01_005) (Pakistan), Karawan-e-Hayat Management Committee (Institutional Approval) (Pakistan), Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre Research Committee (NO.F.2-81/2021-GENL/60224/JPMC) (Pakistan), Aga Khan’s Ethics Research Committee (2021-5933-17533) (Pakistan) and National Bio-Ethics Committee, Pakistan (Ref: No.4–87/NBC-774/22/2037 Date: 17 May 2022).The findings of this research will be widely disseminated through research publications and engagement with the communities and the healthcare providers in the public and not-for-profit sectors.Trial registration number ISRCTN13022816.…”
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The Impact of Private Standards on Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance and Rural Workers’ Motivation in Developing Countries: A Study of Mango Farms in Pakistan by Honglei Tang, Zeeshan Rasool, Ahmad Imran Khan, Anum Afzal Khan, Mohsin Ali Khan, Ghulam Ahmad Azaz

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Shaping E-commerce Experiences: Unraveling the Impact of Service Quality on Youth Customer Behavior in a Developing Nation by Muhammad Umair Wattoo, Jianguo Du, Fakhar Shahzad, Shakila Kousar

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Stewarding COVID-19 health systems response in Pakistan: what more can be done for a primary health care approach to future pandemics? by Shehla Zaidi, Raza Zaidi, Shujaat Hussain, Malik Muhammad Safi

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