Optimization of inclusion level of lipid in larval diet of Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822).

Formulation and preparation of larval feed according to the requirement of Indian major carp is a prerequisite for improving the survival (%) and growth during early developmental stages. A feeding trial of 50 days in a replicate of five was conducted to determine the optimal inclusion levels of fish oil (lipid) in the larval diet of Labeo rohita. Four isonitrogenous (50% CP) nanoparticulate diets with four lipid inclusion levels, L5 (5%), L7 (7%), L9 (9%), and L11 (11%) were prepared and fed to four groups of rohu (Labeo rohita) larvae.

Evaluation of diet as a risk factor in the development of childhood leukaemia: a case control study.

Objective: To evaluate probable association of dietary risk factors with childhood leukaemia.

Methods: The case-control study was conducted at the Children Hospital, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan, from January to December 2017, and comprised children of either gender aged 2-12 years with recently diagnosed acute lymphocytic or acute myelocytic leukaemia An age and gender matched equal group of healthy children was taken as controls. Dietary-intake data was collected for six food groups, namely raw vegetables, fresh fruits, packed fruit juices, caffeinated drinks, junk foods, and processed/precooked food items.

Localization Of Accessory Pathway In Patients With Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome From Surface Ecg Using Arruda Algorithm.

Background: To ablate accessory pathway successfully and conveniently, accurate localization of the pathway is needed. Electrophysiologists use different algorithms before taking the patients to the electrophysiology (EP) laboratory to plan the intervention accordingly. In this study, we used Arruda algorithm to locate the accessory pathway.

Association of Preoperative Serum Thyroid-stimulating Hormone Levels with Thyroid Cancer in Patients with Nodular Thyroid Disease.

The aim of the current study was to determine the frequency of carcinoma thyroid among patients presenting with goiter and its association with preoperative serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels. A total of 73 ( = 73) adult patients of either gender with solitary solid cold nodule and multinodular goiter with predominant solid cold nodule were analyzed. All surgically resected samples were sent for histopathology.

Risk Factors Associated with Thyroid Carcinoma in North Pakistan.

Background: Epidemiological data on thyroid cancer and associated risk factors are scarce in our setting. The present study was therefore designed to gather data which could be helpful in providing insights to thyroid physicians and surgeons for better management of affected patients.

Purpose: To determine the frequency of carcinoma thyroid among patients presenting with goiter and its association with TSH, Tg/ATg and other demographic factors.

Presentation delay in breast cancer patients and its association with sociodemographic factors in North Pakistan.

Background: There is strong evidence that delayed diagnosis of breast cancer is associated with poor survival. The objectives were to determine the frequency of breast cancer patients with delayed presentation, the reasons of delay and its association with different socio-demographic variables in our settings.

Methods: We interviewed 315 histologically confirmed breast cancer patients.

Presentation delay in breast cancer patients, identifying the barriers in North Pakistan.

Background: There is strong evidence that delayed diagnosis of breast cancer is associated with poor survival. Our objectives were to determine the frequency of breast cancer patients with delayed presentation, the reasons of delay and its association with different socio-demographic variables in our North Pakistan setting.

Materials And Methods: We interviewed 315 histologically confirmed breast cancer patients.

An imaging analysis of (99m)Tc-UBI (29-41) uptake in S. aureus infected thighs of rabbits on ciprofloxacin treatment.

Purpose: The uptake of (99m)Tc-UBI (29-41) was evaluated at sites of bacterial infections in rabbits before and after treatment with ciprofloxacin.

Methods: Staphylococcus aureus susceptible to ciprofloxacin was used to induce a focal infection in each rabbit of group 1 (G1), group 2 (G2), and group 3 (G3) with 2 x 10(4), 2 x 10(6), and 2 x 10(8) colony forming units (CFU), respectively. After 24 h, images of infected thighs (target: T) and contralateral thighs (nontarget: NT) were acquired.

Gated spect myocardial perfusion scintigraphy for identifying septal perfusion artifacts in left bundle branch block.

Objective: To determine the role of gated Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) for accurate assessment of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) of patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB).

Design: Analytical study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Punjab Institute of Nuclear Medicine (PINUM), Faisalabad, Pakistan, from June 2002 to April 2003.

Antimicrobial peptide 99mTc-ubiquicidin 29-41 as human infection-imaging agent: clinical trial.

Unlabelled: Ubiquicidin (UBI) 29-41 is a cationic, synthetic antimicrobial peptide fragment that binds preferentially with the anionic microbial cell membrane at the site of infection. The current study was conducted to evaluate its potential as an infection-imaging agent in humans.

Methods: Eighteen patients, 9 female and 9 male (mean age, 31.

99mTc-labeled antimicrobial peptide ubiquicidin (29-41) accumulates less in Escherichia coli infection than in Staphlococcus aureus infection.

Unlabelled: 99mTc-Labeled antimicrobial peptide ubiquicidin, (99m)Tc-UBI (29-41) in a freeze-dried kit, was evaluated as a bacterial infection-seeking agent in Staphlococcus aureus- and Escherichia coli-induced infections.

Methods: Thirty-three rabbits were classified in 3 groups. Biodistribution of (99m)Tc-UBI (29-41) was studied in 3 animals (group I).

Diagnosis of coronary artery disease by stress echocardiography and perfusion scintigraphy.

This meta-analysis was performed to compare the diagnostic efficacy of stress echocardiography (SE) and Stress perfusion studies (SPS) in detecting coronary artery disease (CAD). A meta-analysis of peer reviewed articles, published in English language, reporting head-to-head comparison of vasodilator stress echocardiography (VSE) and SPS for the diagnosis of CAD, was performed. Data of 13 studies comprising of 860 patients from 13 different institutions were analyzed.