Publications by authors named "N Ikram"
Iron (Fe) and iodine (I) are essential microelements required for a healthy life, with Fe playing a vibrant role in oxygen transport, and I is vital for cognitive development and thyroid function. Global Fe and I deficiencies affect a significant portion of the population worldwide, leading to widespread health concerns, especially anemia, impaired cognitive function, and thyroid disorders. This review not only inspects the potential of agronomic biofortification to enrich Fe and I content in tomatoes, but also highlights its bright future for crop nutrition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Career or specialty choice is one of the crucial steps of a medical student's life. It's a difficult yet important decision that is hard to reverse after getting into the residency program. The recent catastrophic experience of shortage and maldistribution of the health workforce among different specialties during the recent pandemic has made it critical for the authorities to look into the motivators and determinants for the specialty choice from the undergraduate medical student's perspective.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMaternal self-efficacy during infancy is shaped by many factors, including maternal mental health and social support. This study examines how depression, emotional support, and childcare support relate to maternal self-efficacy among mothers of infants in rural Pakistan. Participants included 885 mothers assessed at 3 and 6 months postpartum.
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- Pigeon feces can spread infectious diseases in urban areas, and this study examined the presence of harmful bacteria in pigeon droppings in Jeddah, as well as their resistance to antibiotics.
- Researchers collected 225 samples from parks and used microbiology techniques along with automated systems to identify bacteria, finding that a significant portion of the isolates were resistant to multiple antibiotics.
- The study highlighted that 90% of the resistant bacteria could resist cefuroxime and meropenem, emphasizing the need to monitor antimicrobial resistance in pigeons to prevent the spread of these resistant strains to other organisms in the area.
Background: Current guidelines recommend simultaneous initiation of multidrug guideline-directed medical therapy classes for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate county-level variation in use of triple guideline-directed medical therapy, defined as simultaneous prescription fills for beta-blockers, renin-angiotensin system inhibitors or angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitors, and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
Methods: We conducted a cohort study using Medicare Fee-for-Service claims data (parts A, B, and D between 2013 and 2019).