Aims: The Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network recently warned that the Zika virus-containing mosquitoes are being found in Pakistan and the health sector is on high alert. It is thus significant to understand public beliefs and perceptions of the Zika virus and vaccination in the current scenario of Pakistan. Methods: Twenty semistructured q

With a recent a global focus on financial inclusion, mobile money services have become a popular tool to deliver affordable and appropriate financial services to the poor. Many developing countries especially in the Sub-Saharan Africa are using mobile money services to include the lower of the pyramid who have been excluded from the mainstream fina

Covid-19 known as the ‘2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Pneumonia’ is believed to spread from Wuhan, China, then aroused the global attention due to its fast spread nature throughout the World. In March 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) declared Covid-19 as a global pandemic. Covid-19 causes a tremendous impact to people throughout the wo

The objective of the paper is to propose and introduce a system, a mobile application-based platform called "Scan&Go”, enables the user who have problems in paying cash while using vending machines. Furthermore, "Scan&Go" aims to accomplish part of the Sustainable Development Goal 8 i.e. Decent Work and Economic Growth. The sy

In this paper, a new configuration of four elements circular equivalent planar array has been proposed to achieve high gain and directivity with lower sidelobe level. After being designed and simulated, the proposed antenna array has achieved high directivity of 15.3 dBi with 85 % radiation efficiency. Besides, the array has a maximum realized gain

Candida krusei (C. krusei) is associated with oral candidiasis, particularly in immune-compromised patients. The objective of the study was to determine the effect of phenotypic switching to the susceptibility of C. krusei towards amphotericin B, nystatin and aqueous extract of Piper betle (P. betle). To induce phenotypic switching, C. krusei was i

Al wasatiyyah is Arabic word which means moderation and balance. Down the centuries, Islam provided an entire life structure that teaches man to follow the middle ground between physical and spiritual needs, balance between worldly life and hereafter and balance between Physical universe, (micro & macro- humans, flora, fauna, inanimate environm

Machine learning has been introduced in the sphere of the medical field to enhance the accuracy, precision, and analysis of diagnostics while reducing laborious jobs. With the mounting evidence, machine learning has the capability to detect mental distress like depression. Since depression is the most prevalent mental disorder in our society at pre

The two-dimensional laminar MHD mixed convective flow of non-Newtonian power-law nanofluid in a lid-driven cavity with the presence of heat generation and chemical reaction effects is analysed. The nanofluid incorporates the effects of Brownian motion and thermophoresis using Buongiorno’s model. The governing equations in a vector form are transf

As the spectrum demand increasing with time, so, the directivity and efficiency of antenna array now become a vital issue. Mostly, researchers have used a planar antenna array to get a high directive antenna with better performances. However, the planar array’s gain is limited. It contributes high sidelobe levels and strong mutual coupling effect