Review of the leafhopper tribe Deltocephalini Dallas, 1870 (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae) in Pakistan with description of a new species of .

A review of the leafhopper tribe Deltocephalini in Pakistan is provided, including comprehensive illustrated keys to all genera and species, along with their diagnosis and distribution. A new species of is described, , which was discovered in the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A detailed description of this new species is provided together with photographs for visual reference.

Identification of the economics, composition, and supplementation of maggot meal in broiler production.

The primary goal of this study was to conduct a preliminary assessment of maggot meal protein supplements in broiler production. Maggot meal comprises 55 percent crude protein (CP), 27.65% ether extract, 8.

Prescription analysis and cost of antidepressant drugs in major depressive disorder outpatients at the tertiary care hospital of Pakistan: a prospective approach.

Objectives: To assess prescribing care indicators, utilization pattern, cost per prescription, cost ratios, and percent cost variation of antidepressants (ADs).

Method: A prospective cross-sectional study was carried out at the tertiary care hospital of Peshawar, Pakistan among major depressive disorder (MDD) outpatients from July 2019 to February 2020. The ideal standards for World Health Organization (WHO) prescribing care indicators were used.

Public Knowledge and Practices Regarding Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Cross-Sectional Survey From Pakistan.

Effective mitigation of coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) pandemic requires true adoption of precautionary measures by the masses, that primarily depends upon their knowledge and practices behaviors. The current study aimed to assess the knowledge; practices of Pakistani residents regarding COVID-19 and factors associated with adequate knowledge and positive practices. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted from 15-April 2020 to 20 May 2020 among 689 Pakistanis by using a validated self-administered questionnaire (Cronbach's alpha 0.

Predictors of Health-Related Quality-of-Life Status Among Elderly Patients With Cardiovascular Diseases.

Objectives: Quality of life is an important patient-reported outcome in the care of older patients with chronic diseases owing to aging-associated limited physical activity and poor health status. The current study aimed to evaluate health-related quality of life and its predictors among elderly cardiac outpatients.

Methods: A descriptive, nonexperimental, cross-sectional study was carried out from May 2018 to October 2018 in outpatient departments of a tertiary-care hospital.

Taxonomic study of the genus (Hemiptera, Fulgoroidea, Delphacidae) from Pakistan, with description of a new species.

Unkanodes (Kwonianella) malamjabbensis (Hemiptera, Delphacidae) is described and illustrated and (Dlabola, 1957) is newly recorded from Malamjabbah, Swat, Pakistan. These two species represent the first records of the genus Fennah, 1956 from Pakistan. A key to the world's species of the genus is provided.

Newly recorded genera in the planthopper family Tropiduchidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) from Pakistan with redescription of Epora montana Distant.

The tropiduchid genera Epora Walker and Zema Fennah are recorded from Pakistan for the first time and Epora montana Distant is redescribed and illustrated.

Newly reported genus Batracomorphus Lewis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae) from Pakistan with description of a new species.

The leafhopper genus Batracomorphus Lewis, 1834 is reported for the first time from Pakistan. A new species Batracomorphus pakistanicus sp. nov.

First record of the family Derbidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) from Pakistan with redescription of Kamendaka saccharivora (Matsumura).

Kamendaka saccharivora (Matsumura, 1910), originally described from Taiwan, is newly recorded from Pakistan and India and re-described and illustrated. This species represents the first record of the family Derbidae from Pakistan.

First record of Tettigometridae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) from Pakistan: description of a new species including barcode identification.

Tettigometra ziaratensis sp. nov. is described from Ziarat, Baluchistan, Pakistan; it is the first record of the genus Tettigometra Latreille, 1804 and the family Tettigometridae from this country.

Audit of antibiotic prophylaxis and adherence of surgeons to standard guidelines in common abdominal surgical procedures.

Background: Prophylactic use of antibiotics before surgery is evidence-based practice for prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs).

Aims: To investigate adherence to and surgeons' perception of antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines.

Methods: A two-phase, cross-sectional prospective study conducted in two teaching hospitals.

Apricot shell- and apple tree-derived biochar affect the fractionation and bioavailability of Zn and Cd as well as the microbial activity in smelter contaminated soil.

The aim of this study was to elucidate the effects of apricot shell-derived biochar (ASB) and apple tree-derived biochar (ATB) on soil properties, plant growth, microbial communities, enzymatic activities, and Zn and Cd fractionation and phytoavailability in mining soils. Smelter soil contaminated by Zn (1860.0 mg kg) and Cd (39.

Potentially inappropriate medications use and its association with health-related quality of life among elderly cardiac patients.

Background: Previous studies identified alarming use of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in Pakistani population but its effect on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is still largely unknown.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the association between PIMs use and HRQoL among elderly cardiac outpatients.

Method: A descriptive, non-experimental, cross-sectional study was carried out from June 2018 to September 2018 in two outpatient departments of tertiary-care hospitals in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.

A new species in the grass feeding leafhopper genus Hecalus Stål from Pakistan (Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Hecalini).

A new leafhopper species Hecalus rawalakotensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.

Review of the leafhopper genus Stirellus Osborn amp; Ball, 1902 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) with description of two new species from Pakistan.

The genus Stirellus Osborn Ball is revised for Pakistan. Four species are included, of which two are new. S.

A new species of the genus Kodaianellissus Wang, Bourgoin amp; Zhang (Hemiptera: Issidae) with morphological and molecular data.

Kodaianellissus gibbusis sp. nov. is described from Rawlakot, Azad Jammu Kashmir (Pakistan), which is first record of the genus Kodaianellissus Wang, Bourgoin Zhang, 2017 from the country.

New Oriental genus in the tribe Caliscelini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Caliscelidae) from Pakistan.

Formibelle gen. nov. is described based on the type species Formibelle vladimiri sp.

Cost analysis of registered brands of oral antidepressant drugs in Pakistan: a descriptive analysis.

: Depression is a global public health threat, and its treatment constitutes drugs in psychopharmacology, a domain that is rapidly growing with the addition of newer agents in market that are of high cost. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the number of registered brands and price variation of oral antidepressants in Pakistan. : A descriptive observational study was carried out to analyze the cost of oral antidepressants in Pakistan.

Medication Adherence and Its Association with Health Literacy and Performance in Activities of Daily Livings among Elderly Hypertensive Patients in Islamabad, Pakistan.

: Medication non-adherence is a preventable reason for treatment failure, poor blood pressure control among hypertensive patients and the geriatric population owing to poor physical activity is more vulnerable strata. The objective of this study is to investigate medication adherence and its associated factors among Pakistani geriatric hypertensive patients. : A cross-sectional survey-based study was conducted at the out-patient department of the cardiac center from May 2018 to August 2018.

Non-pharmacological management of hypertension: in the light of current research.

Hypertension is a major risk factor for a number of cardiovascular diseases. Proper management of hypertension may require both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions. Non-pharmacological interventions help reduce the daily dose of antihypertensive medication and delay the progression from prehypertension to hypertension stage.