Average Carbohydrate and CaLoric Intake of Patients with Type-2 diabetes at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan: ACCLIP study.

Background & Objective: Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most common chronic non-communicable diseases and a serious health issue worldwide because of its rising prevalence amongst the young adults. Dietary diversity, rapid economic development and sedentary lifestyle are amongst the common factors contributing for the rapid rise of diabetes. Our objective was to assess the average carbohydrate (CHO) and caloric consumption and its association with obesity and disease status in patients with Type-2 diabetic patients in an outpatient setting.

Skull base osteomyelitis (SBO): a dreaded clinical entity.

Objectives: To identify the risk factors and clinical manifestations associated with skull base osteomyelitis.

Methods: The retrospective study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised data from July 2013 to October 2020 related to adult patients of either who presented with base osteomyelitis. All relevant data was retrieved from hospital records.

Addition of three new species of Xylariomycetidae fungi on bamboo from Southern China.

In our ongoing research on bambusicolous Xylariomycetidae fungi, three new microfungi taxa were collected and identified as members of the genera , , and . , , and are introduced based on morphological comparisons and phylogenetic analyses using combined ITS, LSU, , and 1α loci. Comprehensive morphological descriptions, illustrations, and a phylogenetic tree showcasing the placement of these new taxa are provided.

Morphological and molecular identification of Euclinostomum heterostomum (Trematoda: Clinostomidae) from spotted snakehead Channa punctata in Bangladesh.

Parasites belonging to the trematode family Clinostomidae have a global distribution. Freshwater fish in Bangladesh frequently serve as hosts for different clinostomid species. During the metacercaria stage, the digenetic trematode Euclinostomum heterostomum exhibits a specific preference for Channidae species, where it undergoes encystment within the liver, kidneys, and muscles of these hosts.

Morphology and multigene phylogeny reveal four new (Xylariales, Xylariaceae) species from karst region in China.

This study presents the identification of four novel species, discovered in the karst region of China. The discovery was facilitated by a rigorous analysis that encompassed both morpho-anatomical features and multi-locus phylogenetics utilizing sequences from the ITS, 2, and 2 loci. The newly identified species are designated as , , , and The distinction of these species from their known counterparts was verified through comparison of morphological features and phylogenetic analysis.