Knowledge Economy from the Pakistani Perspective, IkramulHaq,Pervaiz Ahmad

Knowledge Economy from the Pakistani Perspective

Developing a Research Instrument to Document Awareness, Knowledge, and Attitudes Regarding Breast Cancer and Early Detection Techniques for Pakistani Women: The Breast Cancer Inventory (BCI)

There is a general hesitation in participation among Pakistani women when it comes to giving their responses in surveys related to breast cancer which may be due to the associated stigma and conservatism in society. We felt that no research instrument was able to extract information from the respondents to the extent it was needed for the successful execution of our study. The need to develop a...

HER2 Amplification, Polysomy17 and Histopathological Features in Pakistani Breast Cancers

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers occurring among women throughout the world, and is the leading cause of death from cancer. Globally, it averages more than 1.1 million new cases, where developed countries face 55% of the burden; the incidence is rapidly catching up in the developing world as well (Parkin et al., 2005). In Pakistan like other Asian countries, breast cancer among f...

WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT FROM THE DECADE OF 1990’s?

Countries who learn from their own experiences have a better chance of avoiding the same mistakes and move forward. I will, therefore this evening, take a comparative long-term perspective and juxtapose Pakistan in relation to other developing countries and its own experience of the 1990’s. My hands-on involvement in restructuring of the economy during the last four years, in-depth analysis of ...

Zinc Status and its Correlation with Basic Parameters in Transfusion Dependent Thalassemic Patients: A Pakistani Perspective

Background: β-thalassemia is an autosomal hemoglobinopathy with inconsistent universal distribution. Among patients with thalassemia diverse non-siderotic complications distinctly influence the attribute of life, including zinc deficiency due to varied etiologies. The objective of the present study was to determine zinc levels in patients with β-thalassemia major and its correlation with mat...