Paediatric Pain Assessment and Perioperative Pain Management: A Survey of Practice in Teaching Hospitals in the Two Provinces of Pakistan.

Objective: To map the practice of paediatric perioperative pain assessment and management among consultant anaesthetists working in teaching institutions in the two provinces of Pakistan.

Study Design: A cross-sectional survey. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Anaesthesiology, Teaching institutions of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan, from January to October 2022.

Robust regenerable metal-selenide-chitosan photocatalyst for the effective removal of Bromothymol Blue (BB) from wastewater.

Water scarcity has been a crucial debate in recent years regarding the critical scenario of water pollution. The water body is continuously contaminated by organic effluents of textile industries, including pigmented dye pollutants. To tackle water bodies contamination, there is a need to develop an eco-friendly and efficient method for removing toxic dyes.

Virtual reality with artificial intelligence-led scenarios in nursing education: a project evaluation.

Aim: To provide insights into the optimal use of virtual reality (VR) in nursing education by evaluating pre-registration nursing students' experiences in conducting holistic patient assessments while interacting with artificial intelligence (AI)-led patients. Specifically, this project evaluation compares the use of two different VR scenarios, one employing a menu-based interface and another using AI voice-controlled technology.

Methods: Eleven pre-registration adult nursing students from two UK universities were selected through purposeful sampling to participate in the two VR simulations.

Mitochondrial DNA control-region and coding-region data highlight geographically structured diversity and post-domestication population dynamics in worldwide donkeys.

Donkeys (Equus asinus) have been used extensively in agriculture and transportations since their domestication, ca. 5000-7000 years ago, but the increased mechanization of the last century has largely spoiled their role as burden animals, particularly in developed countries. Consequently, donkey breeds and population sizes have been declining for decades, and the diversity contributed by autochthonous gene pools has been eroded.

Prediction of Mortality Using the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients.

Objective:  To determine the accuracy and reliability of the sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score in predicting the risk of mortality in ICU-admitted COVID-19 patients.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: COVID Intensive Care Unit (ICU), The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from January to June 2022.