Smartphone digital image colorimetry couple with chemometric approach for determination of boron in nuts prior to deep eutectic solvent liquid-liquid microextraction: a first application of hybrid chemometrics in SDIC.

In this research, a green approach utilizing deep eutectic solvent liquid-liquid microextraction is combined with smartphone digital image colorimetry for the determination of boron in nut samples. A smartphone camera was used to capture the image of the analyte extract located in a custom-made colorimetric box. Using ImageJ software, the images were split into RGB channels, with the green channel identified as the optimum.

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) of Postgraduate Medical Trainees Regarding Patient Care in Diabetes and Hypertension.

Background: Diabetes and hypertension are common chronic illnesses that need to be effectively managed. To improve patient outcomes, healthcare workers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) are essential.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the KAP of postgraduate medical trainees regarding the management of diabetes and hypertension.

Effectiveness of behavioural and psychological interventions for managing obesity in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis framed using minimal important difference estimates based on GRADE guidance to inform a clinical practice guideline.

Objective: Conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of behavioural and psychological interventions for managing paediatric obesity.

Methods: Eligible studies, published between 1985 and 2022, included 0 to 18 year olds with outcomes reported ≥3 months post-baseline, including patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), cardiometabolic and anthropometric outcomes, and adverse events (AEs). We pooled data using a random effects model and assessed certainty of evidence (CoE) related to minimally important difference estimates for outcomes using GRADE.

A Rare Case of Concurrent Intramedullary and Brain Tuberculoma: Diagnostic Challenges and Management.

Intramedullary spinal tuberculomas constitute a small percentage of spinal tuberculosis. These, in combination with brain tuberculomas, are an uncommon manifestation of central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis. This report details a unique case of a 32-year-old retroviral disease-positive male who presented with a two-month history of symmetrical quadriparesis and recent seizures.

Doctors' knowledge, practices, challenges, and limitations regarding disclosure of bad news: A multicentre study from Pakistan.

Background: Breaking bad news is one of the most difficult tasks for practicing doctors, especially for those working in health care specialties where life-threatening diseases are diagnosed and managed routinely. Our aim was to elicit the knowledge and practices of doctors and identify barriers faced by them in disclosure of bad news across the provinces of Pakistan.

Methods: Cross-sectional, multi-centered study supported by an external grant in 15 Government and Private Hospitals across Pakistan.