Establishing the Largest Railway workshops of Assam-Bengal here in Saidpur 1870 by British Crown, brought officers, service holders, workers, and traders from throughout Indian sub-continent. Soon, this place was thriving with people diverse cultures & ethnicities. It had become so prosperous burgeoning that it became third-largest city East Pakistan. Since then, has been facing a decline g...

Automatic Cyberbullying detection has remained very challenging task since social media content and conversations are usually posted in unstructured free-text form leaving behind the language norms. The major concern gap formulating cyberbullying strategies is scarcity of available linguistic resources typically for newly evolved languages. Roman Urdu recently emerged hence a resource poor ...

ObjectiveTo estimate the age- and nationality-specific West Nile virus (WNV) seroprevalence in select Middle East North Africa (MENA) populations residing Qatar.MethodsSera were collected from male blood donors attending Hamad Medical Corporation. A total of 1,948 sera tested for anti-WNV antibodies using Serion ELISA classic IgG IgM kits.ResultsOverall, estimates WNV-specific 10.4% 3.3%, respe...

Aim: The purpose of this research was to evaluate how Pakistanis feel about and understand COVID-19 Methods: To conduct the cross-sectional survey, we used Google forms digitize a questionnaire with 17 items, which then sent sample general population. Results: There total 615 questionnaires collected from residents Sindh Province. Most people 75.1% believe that disease is spread through direct ...

Depression is an incapacitating mood disorder that present among 20 million Pakistanis. About 3.4% of annual deaths in Pakistan are due to depression. CBT has been proven a successful treatment module for depression Pakistan. However, whether individual therapist-guided internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (iCBT) practiced widely during the pandemic COVID-19 effective remains unclear. It...

Introduction Over the past decade, decapitation, particularly high-value targeting (HVT), has come into vogue and is being increasingly applied in a variety of counterterrorism, counterinsurgency, and anti-organized crime settings around the world. There are several reasons for this widespread adoption of high-value targeting as a dominant interdiction pattern. First, there is a long tradition ...

The presence of mercury in the environment is widespread and persistent, but the extent of exposure of Pakistanis to mercury is virtually unknown. We collected toenail and scalp hair samples from 158 subjects (83 males and 75 females) residing in Lahore and its suburbs. We also conducted a questionnaire survey and personal interviews to obtain information on demographic factors, lifestyles, and...

The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc throughout the world, with 150 million cases to date and over 3 lives claimed worldwide Objectives: To assess immediate side effects of vaccination among people Pakistan Study Design: Randomized, descriptive cross-sectional study Methodology: Present was carried out using an online questionnaire by enrolling 17040 subjects. Inclusion/Exclusion criteria: A...

Objectives: Effective mitigation of coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) pandemic requires true adoption precautionary measures by the masses, that primarily depends upon their knowledge and practices behaviors. The current study aimed to assess knowledge; Pakistani residents regarding COVID-19 factors associated with adequate positive practices. Material Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was...

Background: South Asians (Asian Indians and Pakistanis) are the second fastest growing ethnic group in the United States (U.S.) and have an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). This pilot study evaluated a culturally-salient, community-based healthy lifestyle intervention to reduce ASCVD risk among South Asians. Methods: Through an academic-community partnership, me...