Publications by authors named "P Paudyal"

In 2023, Bangladesh experienced its largest and deadliest outbreak of the Dengue virus (DENV), reporting the highest-ever recorded annual cases and deaths. Historically, most of the cases were recorded in the capital city, Dhaka. We aimed to characterize the geographical transmission of DENV in Bangladesh.

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  • Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is found in cancer-associated fibroblasts and is linked to poor cancer outcomes; PET/CT imaging using FAPI (radiolabeled FAP inhibitors) is being explored for diagnosing various cancers.
  • FAPI PET/CT outperforms F-fluorodeoxyglucose ([F]FDG) in many cases due to better tumor-to-background contrast, improved specificity for certain metastases, and enhanced sensitivity for identifying disease spread.
  • Despite its advantages, FAPI has challenges such as non-specific uptake in some situations, variations with age/menopause, limited clinical accessibility, and a lack of extensive clinical data supporting its use.
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Background: Recent years have seen record levels of migration to Europe. Female migrants are at heightened risk of developing mental health disorders, yet they face barriers to accessing mental health services in their host countries. This systematic review aims to summarise the barriers and facilitators to accessing mental health support for female migrants in Europe.

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Chylous ascites is an uncommon condition of accumulation of milky fluid rich in lymph and chylomicrons in the peritoneal cavity. Post-surgical complications following dissection near the base of the mesentery, retroperitoneum, or near the cisterna chyli, malignancies (e.g.

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Thermal springs are the sites where the water temperature lies above ambient temperature. They are widely used for power generation, hot water spas, balneotherapy, agriculture, laundering, and aquaculture. In Nepal, many thermal springs are reported but scientific understanding on water quality and hydrogeochemistry of the springs is very limited.

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