Experiences and beliefs related to sleep paralysis among the general population of the twin cities: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Sleep paralysis (SP) is a rapid eye movement (REM) parasomnia that occurs during the transition between wakefulness and sleep. During this brief state, a person is conscious but unable to move or speak, often experiencing hallucinations. It is 'isolated' when it occurs without other symptoms of narcolepsy or sleep disorders.

Tailoring parenting styles and family-based interventions cross-culturally as an effective prevention strategy for youth substance use: a scoping review.

Background: The challenge of substance use among youth continues to be a highly concerning public health issue across the globe. The notion that parenting lifestyles and family-based intervention can help in the prevention of adolescent substance use have received robust attention from policy makers, researchers' clinicians and general public, nonetheless, there is scarcity of high quality evidence to support these concepts.

Objective: To review available literature which assessed the effects of parenting styles and family-based interventions on the prevention of adolescent substance use.

A morphological study comparing heart size measurement on chest radiograph with echocardiography in local population.

Objective: To investigate heart size on chest X-ray via cardiothoracic ratio, and to correlate it with echocardiographic measurements.

Methods: The comparative analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted at the Pakistan Navy Station Shifa Hospital, Karachi, between January 2021 and July 2021. The radiological parameters were measured on chest X-rays posterior-anterior view, and the echocardiographic parameters were measured using 2-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography.