Assessment of Flue Gas Emissions in Faisalabad's Textile Industry: A Comparative Analysis of Fuel Types.

This study examines the flue gas emissions originated from various fuel types used in the textile industries of Faisalabad, Pakistan, and their compliance with the Punjab Environmental Quality Standards (PEQS), Pakistan. Data from 109 textile factories revealed significant emission variations based on fuel types. Natural gas was identified as an eco-friendly fuel, with emissions far below the PEQS limits (CO: 334.

Ionizing Radiation Exposure: What are the Risks Today?

Medical imaging plays an increasingly central role in the diagnostic workup and management of patients. As imaging technologies evolve, the radiology community faces the challenge of balancing the diagnostic benefits of medical imaging with the potential risks associated with ionizing radiation. As part of the Association of Academic Radiology's 2025 Radiology Research Alliance task force, we present an updated review of the current literature on the risks associated with ionizing radiation in medical imaging, discuss technological advances focused on dose reduction, and present best practices for safety protocols.

Adding Value to Brewery Industry By-Products as Novel Ingredients in Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverage Applications.

The growing population and increasing concerns about food security and sustainability demand innovative solutions to minimize food waste and transform by-products into functional ingredients valuable to the food sector. Brewery by-products, including brewer's spent grain (BSG) and brewer's spent yeast (BSY), are underutilized resources despite their high protein contents and potential as sustainable food ingredients. This study aimed to transform BSG and BSY into protein hydrolysates (BSGH and BSYH, respectively) through enzymatic hydrolysis and thus add value to these brewery industry by-products to be used in the food industry.

Systemic AA Amyloidosis Secondary to Chronic Bronchiectasis and Primary Immunodeficiency: A Case Report.

A 37-year-old ex-teacher, having suffered severe bronchiectasis for over a decade and not diagnosed as having primary specific antibody deficiency, later developed systemic AA amyloidosis and end-stage renal disease. Persistent respiratory symptoms developed at age 26, and subsequent investigations revealed cylindrical bronchiectasis and impaired specific antibody responses to and . Lack of compliance with the treatment and follow-up despite continuous specialist treatment led to a gradual decline in lung function and frequent and -induced infections.

Sustainable synthesis of Ce-La loaded ontoCitrus limonfor phosphate removal: Performance and regeneration studies.

Efficient phosphate (P) treatment and resource recovery from water are crucial environmental challenges in water pollution management. In this study, a bimetallic La-Ce nanoparticle Citrus limon residue-based biosorbent was developed through a solvothermal synthesis method, using fruit waste as the raw material. This research work revealed that the surface of the agricultural waste became rough and uniformly layered through La and Ce after modification.

Comparison between multispectral imaging and laser Doppler imaging to predict burn wound requirements for surgery.

Background: Burn injuries significantly impact quality of life and physical functionality. Early, accurate evaluation of burn wounds is essential, yet assessing burns remains a challenge, especially for non-specialists. This pilot study examines the efficacy of an AI-powered diagnostic tool using multispectral imaging (MSI) to help medical teams determine whether conservative or surgical management is required for burn wounds.

Achromobacter sp. FB-14 mediated morpho-physio-biochemical and molecular improvements in cotton subjected to salt stress.

Background: Cotton is considered moderately salt-tolerant, yet the degree of tolerance can vary significantly among different genotypes.

Methods And Results: The current study examined the effects of plant growth-promoting bacterium "Achromobacter sp. FB-14" in two cotton genotypes (FH-326 and FH-941).

Heart matters: Understanding heart attacks.

Coronary heart disease (CAD), the leading cause of myocardial infarctions, or heart attacks, is most often caused by atherosclerosis. Heart attacks are a worldwide health issue because they can result in tissue damage or even death due to the occlusion of blood flow to the heart. In order to treat, prevent, and diagnose cardiovascular diseases, one must be aware of the causative factors.

Elucidating Genotypic Variation in Quinoa via Multidimensional Agronomic, Physiological, and Biochemical Assessments.

Quinoa ( Willd.) has emerged as a climate-resilient, nutrient-dense crop with increasing global popularity because of its adaptability under current environmental variations. To address the limited understanding of quinoa's genotypic performance under local agro-environmental conditions, this study hypothesized that elite genotypes would exhibit significant variation in agronomic, physiological, and biochemical traits.

Machine learning based insights into cardiomyopathy and heart failure research: a bibliometric analysis from 2005 to 2024.

Background: Cardiomyopathy and heart failure are among the most critical challenges in modern cardiology, with increasing attention to the integration of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) for diagnostics, risk prediction, and therapeutic strategies. This study was aimed at evaluating global research trends, influential contributions, and emerging themes in the domain of cardiomyopathy and heart failure from 2005 to 2024.

Methodology: A comprehensive bibliometric analysis was conducted using the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database.

Nutrient requirements and feeding management for ostrich during breeding and production: A comprehensive review.

Ostrich farming has emerged as a significant contributor to the livestock industry, driven by the high value of its meat, hides, feathers, and oil in international markets. With an average egg production of 40 eggs per season and yielding 58.59% carcass on live weight, ostriches offer substantial economic benefits.

Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Vitamin D supplementation may have beneficial effects on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but the underlying data are conflicting. We conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the effect of vitamin D on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with CKD. We searched MEDLINE (via PubMed), the Cochrane Library, Scopus, and ClinicalTrials.

Characterization of total phenolic and flavonoid content in (Mill.) and its in-silico antioxidant evaluation.

Introduction: The (Mill.) is an important medicinal plant found in tropical and warm areas, and is known for its application in the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries. However, no information is available regarding its chemical composition, total phenolics and antioxidant potential.

ATLASS: An AnaTomicaLly-Aware Self-Supervised Learning Framework for Generalizable Retinal Disease Detection.

Medical imaging, particularly retinal fundus photography, plays a crucial role in early disease detection and treatment for various ocular disorders. However, the development of robust diagnostic systems using deep learning remains constrained by the scarcity of expertly annotated data, which is time-consuming and expensive. Self-Supervised Learning (SSL) has emerged as a promising solution, but existing models fail to effectively incorporate critical domain knowledge specific to retinal anatomy.

Wild-type Cardiac Amyloidosis due to Transthyretin Protein - A Review.

Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) arises from the accumulation of transthyretin amyloid fibrils in the myocardium, a consequence of instability and misfolding in wild-type or variant transthyretin protein. ATTR-CM should be suspected in older heart failure patients with raised myocardial wall thickness and diastolic dysfunction on echocardiography in the absence of hypertension or other known causes. This diagnosis can be further supported with late gadolinium enhancement on Cardiac MRI which indicates raised myocardial extracellular volume (ECV) hinting at the expansion of interstitial space by amyloid deposits.

Threshold-based compliance with diabetic ketoacidosis management protocols and its association with inpatient mortality: a retrospective single-centre study in a tertiary hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate protocol adherence and its impact on inpatient mortality in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at a tertiary hospital in Karachi. The major hypothesis was that adherence to the DKA protocol reduces inpatient mortality.

Design: This was a retrospective cohort study.

Cognitive link adaptation via modulation scheme classification in narrowband networks under AWGN and SUI channel conditions.

The demand for faster data transfer rates rises along with the number of mobile devices, such as smartphones and IoT gadgets, which makes the radio spectrum more crowded. The forthcoming 5G wireless communication technology seeks to significantly enhance data speeds and spectrum efficiency by dynamically adjusting to fluctuating channel conditions. This research presents a new approach in the form of a hierarchical machine learning system for automation of modulation classification and adaptive parameter selection that optimizes spectral efficiency for different communication channels.

The diagnostic utility of the captopril challenge test for primary aldosteronism in a Bangladeshi population: a prospective study.

Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common cause of endocrine hypertension. Current screening uses the plasma aldosterone-to-renin ratio (ARR) followed by confirmatory testing with one of several tests. The saline suppression test (SST) is widely used but contraindicated in patients with renal insufficiency or congestive heart failure.

Recent advances in the application of microbiota transplantation in chickens.

Extensive evidence demonstrates that a healthy and well-balanced gut microbiota profoundly influences host nutrient absorption, immunity, and metabolism. Unlike mammals, early microbiota colonization in commercial poultry largely depends on the environment as chicks hatch in incubators under a relatively sterile environment (egg and incubator sterilization) without maternal-offspring interaction. The early gut microbiota remains unsaturated, providing a critical window for modulation and influencing the subsequent microbiota succession, which may have long-term health outcomes.

Global Burden and Disparities in Pediatric Heart Failure: 1990-2021.

Background: Heart failure (HF) is a major global health threat; however, the disease burden of pediatric heart failure (PHF) remains poorly understood.

Objectives: This study aimed to comprehensively assess the global burden of PHF using the GBD (Global Burden of Disease) 2021 study.

Methods: Data for PHF (0-20 years) were analyzed to estimate the prevalence, years lived with disability, and estimated annual percentage changes, stratified by age, gender, region, country, and sociodemographic index.

Optimization of phenolic yield of Carthamus oxyacantha Bieb. leaves and flowers extracts pertaining to the antioxidant and antidiabetic effect by response surface methodology.

The study was designed to establish the pharmacognostic and pharmacological validation of Carthamus oxyacantha (C. oxyacantha) leaves and flowers crude extracts, the optimization of crude extracts as per Box-Behnken's experimental design, indicated that ethanolic leaves and flowers extracts of C. oxyacantha prepared at extraction conditions of run # 3 and 8 (ELE-3 and EFE-8) respectively, presented the highest level of dependent variables, while, the alpha-amylase IC value (5.

Long-Term (≥5-Year) Remission and Survival After Treatment With Ciltacabtagene Autoleucel in CARTITUDE-1 Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma.

CARTITUDE-1 evaluated ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel) in patients with heavily pretreated relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). We describe overall survival (OS), ≥5-year progression-free outcomes, associated biomarkers, and safety, with a median study follow-up of 61.3 months.

Multidisciplinary Care: Facial Reanimation in the Pediatric Population.

Facial reanimation refers to the array of options available to manage patients with facial nerve injury or palsy. From congenital to acquired etiologies, a multidisciplinary approach and team is needed to treat the functional and aesthetic deficits these patients may experience. This is particularly true in the pediatric population, who frequently experience significant psychosocial stress from their peers, and cannot adequately voice their experiences due to age.

Associations between parental perceptions of neighbourhood environments and active travel to school: IPEN Adolescent study.

Background: Studies of correlates of active transport to and from school (ATS) focus mainly on children, have a limited conceptualisation of ATS trips, lack heterogeneity in built environments, and rarely consider effect modifiers. This study aimed to estimate associations of parent-perceived neighbourhood environment characteristics with self-reported ATS among adolescents from 14 countries, and whether associations differ by sex, city/region, and distance to school.

Methods: Observational cross-sectional design.