The earthquake of 8 October 2005, an unprecedented disaster in the history of Pakistan, led to an equally exceptional national response.Reconstruction and rehabilitation of affected areas was indeed a herculean task.The Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) was immediately established as a peak national body with extraordina
Background: Atopic dermatitis is a chronic or chronically relapsing, pruritic inflammatory skin disease.The incidence of atopic dermatitis has dramatically increased during the Shears past three decades in industrialized countries.We attempted to develop an improved method to induce an animal model of atopic dermatitis and to use it to evaluate the
Induction loop detectors have become the most utilized sensors in traffic management systems.The gathered traffic data is used to improve traffic efficiency (i.e., warning users about congested areas or planning new infrastructures).Despite their usefulness, their deployment and maintenance costs are expensive.Vehicular networks are an emerging SUP
Characterizing older adult engagement is important to determine the effectiveness of interventions.Engagement refers to the occupying of oneself in external stimuli and is observable across multiple dimensions of behavior.Engagement of older adults is commonly investigated using a single behavioral dimension.There is a Pump Inlet Casing dearth of a
Diosgenin, mainly produced by Dioscorea species, is a traditional precursor of most hormonal drugs in the pharmaceutical industry.The mechanisms that underlie the origin and evolution of diosgenin biosynthesis in plants remain unclear.After sequencing the whole genome of Dioscorea zingiberensis, we revealed the evolutionary trajectory Hoodie and sw