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LADY HEALTH WORKERS PROGRAM IN PAKISTAN

Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019
Being signatory to Alma Ata declaration, the Government of Pakistan started the ‘National Program for Family Planning and Primary Health Care’ (NPFP & PHC), also called ‘Lady Health Workers (LHWs) program’ in 1994. Being one of the largest and successful,
Iftikhar Ahmad
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EFFICACY OF DOXAZOSIN VERSUS TAMSULOSIN IN LOWER URETERIC STONE EXPULSION IN ADULT POPULATION OF DISTRICT DERA ISMAIL KHAN, PAKISTAN

Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background: Urolithiasis is the third common disease of the urinary tract after UTIs and pathological diseases of the prostate. The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of doxazosin versus tamsulosin in lower ureteric stone expulsion in ...
Muhammad Seerwan, Ghazi Khan, Muhammad Ilyas, Dastgeer Waheed, Atta Ur Rehman, Fawad Humayun   +5 more
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Correcting Apparent Priming Bias Unveils Fertilizer Nitrogen‐Risk Archetypes of Surplus and Depletion Across Asian Rice Systems

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Correcting the apparent priming effect resolves systematic biases in Asian rice fertilizer nitrogen accounting. Net soil retention drops below 7%, while 48% of fertilizer escapes, inflicting US$98.53 billion in annual reactive‐nitrogen damages. High‐resolution mapping uncovers N‐risk archetypes across 42% of the rice area, delivering a spatially ...
Xiuyun Liu, Siyuan Cai, Longlong Xia, Jagdish K. Ladha, Xiaoyuan Yan, Xu Zhao   +5 more
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Asymmetric Multi‐Site Ion Exchange in Porous Carbon Electrodes

Advanced Energy Materials, EarlyView.
A lognormal‐distribution 2D EXSY NMR framework uncovers the full spectrum of ion dynamics in hierarchical porous carbons, bridging fast surface exchange and confined in‐pore transport—establishing structure–transport relationships for next‐generation energy storage, gas storage, and ion removal materials.
Henry R. N. B. Enninful, Marius Hermesdorf, Muhammad Abdullah Khan, Desirée Leistenschneider, Martin Oschatz, Rustem Valiullin   +5 more
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Landlessness and Rural Poverty in Pakistan

, 2004
Poverty imposes a repressive weight on Pakistan particularly in rural areas where almost one third of population and majority of the poor live.
Anwar, Talat, Qureshi, Sarfraz Khan, Ali, Hammad   +2 more
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Forecast of an Emerging Urgency in Pakistan

, 2020
Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global challenge due to little available knowledge and treatment protocols. Thus, there is a great need for collecting data related to COVID-19 from all around the world.
Minhas, Sadia, Chaudhry, Rabia M, Asif, Tahira, Gilani, Syed A, Hanif, Asif, Kashif, Muhammad, Chaudhary, Muhammad, Mirza, Khalid   +7 more
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
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Pakistan Cotton Survey 2013, Round 1.1

, 2013
The dataset "Pakistan Cotton Survey 2013, Round 1.1" was collected to inform the research study that examines the efficiency of markets for cotton seed in Pakistan with particular emphasis on the market for genetically modified cotton seed embodying ...
Innovative Development Strategies (Pvt) Ltd., Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), National Institute of Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB), National Agricultural Research Center (NARC), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Office of Research, Innovation, and Commercialization (ORIC), University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF)   +4 more
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Farmers' Financial Literacy—Scale Development and Linkages to Accounting Practices and Financial Outcomes

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the financial literacy (FL) of Swedish farmers, its linkages to farmer characteristics, management accounting practices and farm outcomes by surveying Swedish Farm Accountancy Data Network farmers. Using item response theory, we expand the existing FL measurement specifically to the farming context, assess measurement ...
Uliana Gottlieb, Helena Hansson
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
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