A5003938902- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Water Systems and Optimization
- Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Social and Economic Development in India
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
- Transboundary Water Resource Management
- Global Health Care Issues
Shah Abdul Latif University
2020-2024
University of Peshawar
2018
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
2006
Land use land cover (LULC) changes have emerged as a pivotal driver of environmental challenges in the Northwestern mountainous belts Pakistan. These are increasingly recognized for their pervasive impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services. The conversion pastures rangelands into other uses is key facet LULC change, posing substantial threat to availability animal feed sources. This study aims evaluate investigate consequences sources Upper Kurram Valley, located Koh-e-Safid mountain...
Pastoralism in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region of Pakistan has undergone significant sociocultural, economic and ecological changes over last three decades. The value mountain pastoralism been underestimated ignored, leading to loss Indigenous ethnomedicinal knowledge threatening food livelihood security eastern region. This study explores transformations their societal impacts, focusing on knowledge, traditional skills, sustainability. Primary data were collected through extensive field...
Deforestation in remote mountainous regions is considered to be one of the fundamental elements for triggering changes biophysical environment driven by various socioeconomic parameters, particularly population growth and road construction a previously inaccessible environment. A sudden increase exerts adverse impacts on local natural resources, specifically forests. The present study conducted Tribal District Kurram, located northwestern belt Pakistan. This aimed analyze temporal pattern...
Acute sore throat is a common presentation in primary care settings. We aimed to improve our compliance with national antibiotic guidelines for symptoms 90% 3 months' time period. The are based on Centor criteria. A retrospective audit of 102 patient records presenting between 1 January 30 December 2015 showed that over 50% were given antibiotics. Those who prescribed antibiotics, 27% did not meet NICE criteria and 85% patients immediate prescription. was documented just 2% cases. Compliance...
Mountain agriculture is the linchpin of economy in Pakistan's Hindu Kush Karakoram and Himalaya mountain regions. Currently, a state transition, experiencing rapid changes innovation due to physical anthropogenic drivers, resulting far-reaching consequences on livelihood sustainability food security local people. This study explores multifaceted drivers agricultural transformation Eastern region, specifically Lotkuh Valley, Pakistan, focusing intricate relationship between...
Background: Candida auris is a multidrug-resistant yeast capable of invasive infection with high mortality and healthcare-associated outbreaks globally. Due to limited labratory capacity, the burden C. unknown in Bangladesh. We estimated extent colonization among patients Dhaka city intensive care units. Methods: During August 2021–September 2022 at adult units (ICUs) neonatal (NICUs) 1 government private tertiary-care hospital, we collected skin swabs from all blood samples sepsis on...
Background: Healthcare personnel (HCP) in crowded and resource-poor countries (eg Bangladesh), might be at risk of exposure to transmission respiratory illnesses coworkers, patients, caregivers. The infection control practices public hospitals are inadequate Bangladesh. We estimated the incidence illness episodes among HCP, proportion HCP who worked during illnesses, including influenza virus infection, 2 tertiary-care Methods: From May 2008 February 2016, (defined as physicians, nurses,...