Health and Immune Boosting Techniques of General Adult Pakistani Population- A KAP Study by Iman Khan, Shaheer Farooqi, Ahmed Safi Vahidy, Mohammad Aadil Qamar, Rubaid Azhar Dhillon, Ahmed Azam

“… Objective: To discover Pakistani adult population’s perception about their general health, immune status and knowledge regarding immunity, and to highlight their efforts to improve it. …”
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Unveiling the obstacles encountered by women doctors in the Pakistani healthcare system: A qualitative investigation. by Ali Raza, Junaimah Jauhar, Noor Fareen Abdul Rahim, Ubedullah Memon, Sheema Matloob

“…Addressing this enduring matter, this study aims to explore and understand the factors that discourage women doctors from practicing medicine in Pakistani hospitals. The study employed qualitative exploratory inquiry with an interpretive paradigm to attain a deeper understanding of the problem. 59-semi structured interviews were conducted by non-working women doctors across the entirety of Pakistan. …”
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A qualitative insight into the perceptions and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Pakistani pharmacists by Muhammad Osama Yaseen, Arifa Saif, Tahir Mehmood Khan, Misha Yaseen, Alia Saif, Allah Bukhsh, Muhammad Nabeel Shahid, Faisal Alsenani, Humera Tahir, Long Chiau Ming, Muhammad Usman Amin, Amal K. Suleiman, Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi, Mirza Rafi Baig, Muhammad Saeed Imran, Ammar A. Jaber

“…What this study adds: This study is first of its kind to explore vaccine hesitancy among Pakistani pharmacists and the results of this study show that majority of the participants were willing to get COVID-19 vaccine and few of them have even got themselves vaccinated at the start of vaccination campaign. …”
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Identifying the genetic causes of phenotypically diagnosed Pakistani mucopolysaccharidoses patients by whole genome sequencing by Rutaba Gul, Rutaba Gul, Sabika Firasat, Mikkel Schubert, Asmat Ullah, Elionora Peña, Anne C. B. Thuesen, Mulazim Hussain, Frederik F. Staeger, Anette P. Gjesing, Anders Albrechtsen, Torben Hansen

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Smile aesthetics in Pakistani population: dentist preferences and perceptions of anterior teeth proportion and harmony by Rizwan Jouhar, Naseer Ahmed, Muhammad Adeel Ahmed, Muhammad Faheemuddin, Seyed Ali Mosaddad, Artak Heboyan

“…Abstract Background This study aimed to evaluate dentist perceptions of attractive smiles in the Pakistani population, considering different dental proportions. …”
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Cross-Language Validation and the Factor Structure of the Social-Emotional Competence Questionnaire for Pakistani Adolescents by Tahira Jabeen, Aneela Maqsood

“…The current study was designed to conduct Urdu translation, cross-language validation, and confirmatory factor analysis of the Social-Emotional Competence Questionnaire (SECQ) for Pakistani adolescents. Design. Urdu translation was done using the standard back-translation method. …”
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Navigating Native Slipstream and Indigenous Futurism: Upending Western Tropes in Pakistani Speculative Art by Zafrah Khalid

“…Through the concept of Native slipstream, this paper envisions a futuristic portrayal of Pakistani culture, creating a distinct Pakistani version of sci-fi art that challenges the dominance of mainstream Western sci-fi. …”
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Knowledge Attitude and Practices Regarding Urinary Tract Infection Among Pakistani Diabetic Females by Wajid Hussain, Javaria Malik, Salman Abbasi, Ather Mehmood, Attiya Hameed Khan, Amna Parvez, Arsalan Abdullah, Abdul Samad Abbasi, Adnan Shah

“…Aim: The objective of our study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practices of urinary tract infection among Pakistani diabetic females and create awareness regarding its preventive measures. …”
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Relationship between Variant Biliary and Vascular Anatomy in Living Liver Donors in Pakistani Population by Laiba Masood, Sana Sayeed, Samreen Aslam, Belqees Faiz

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THE Visual Outcomes and Prognostic Factors Associated With Open-Globe Injuries among the Pakistani Population by Asra Talpur, Adnan Abdul Majeed, Fariha Sher wali, Waqas Ali Surhio, Sajjad Ali Suriho, Mir Ahsan Talpur

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Dietary patterns of Pakistani adults and their associations with sociodemographic characteristics-a community based study by Ibrar Rafique, Muhammad Arif Nadeem Saqib, Nighat Murad, Muhammad Kashif Munir, Aftab Khan, Rabia Irshad, Tayyaba Rahat, Saima Naz

“…Conclusion: Six distinct dietary patterns among Pakistani adults were identified, showing significant association with sociodemographic characteristics. …”
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Teaching English or producing docility? Foucauldian analysis of Pakistani state-mandated English textbooks by Liaquat Ali Channa, Daniel Gilhooly, Abdul Razaque Channa, Syed Abdul Manan

“…This paper draws upon Foucault’s theories of discourse and disciplinary power. This paper takes Pakistani state-mandated English textbooks of Grades 1–5 as official documents that contain qualitative data. …”
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Individual and collective contribution of antenatal psychosocial distress conditions and preterm birth in Pakistani women. by Sharifa Lalani, Shahirose Sadrudin Premji, Kiran Shaikh, Salima Sulaiman, Ilona S Yim, Ntonghanwah Forcheh, Neelofur Babar, Sidrah Nausheen, Nicole Letourneau, Maternal-infant Global Health Team (MiGHT) Collaborators in Research

“…<h4>Background</h4>We determined whether dimensions of psychosocial distress during pregnancy individually and collectively predicted preterm birth (PTB) in Pakistani women as it may be misleading to extrapolate results from literature predominantly conducted in high-income countries.…”
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Gender Differences in Preferred Work Values in Pakistani IT Industry: Insights from Generation Z by Adnan Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Ilyas

“…Increasing trend in Pakistani females perusing higher studies and momentous enrollment of females at degree level implies that a significant chunk of available manpower for IT industry will be female in gender in upcoming years. …”
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Lepra reactions in new leprosy cases at diagnosis: a study of 50 Pakistani patients by Rabia Ghafoor, Muhammad Irfan Anwar, Mutaher Zia

“… Objective: To determine the occurrence and characteristics of the two types of lepra reactions, in new leprosy cases at initial diagnosis, in a Pakistani population. Methods: This retrospective descriptive study was done at MALC Karachi .All new leprosy cases who were registered at MALC during a two-and-a-half year period were enrolled. …”
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Sexuality and Mental Health of Pakistani-Descent Adolescent Girls living in Canada: Perceptions and Recommendations by Neelam Saleem Punjani, Elizabeth Papathanassoglou, Kathy Hegadoren, Saima Hirani, Zubia Mumtaz, Margot Jackson

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Social Media and Higher Education: A Linguistic Analysis of Identity Construction of Pakistani Universities by Fareeha Aazam, Pei Soo Ang, Noor Aqsa Nabila Mat Isa

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Phylogenetic and sequencing analysis of Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) strains from local Pakistani population by Humaira Aziz Sawal, Saifullah Khan Niazi, Eijaz Ghani, Misbah Noor

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COMPARISON OF POTENTIAL PLASMA BIOMARKERS IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND OTHER NEURODEGENERATIVE DEMENTIAS IN PAKISTANI POPULATION by Tehniat Ahmed, Fauzia Imtiaz, Affan Ahmed, Uzma Zaman, Naila Sahbaz

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Educated people's perceptions regarding causes of persisting crime against women in Pakistani society by Naima Tabassum Syed, Tabassum Afzal, Huma Tabassum

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