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A Synergetic Deep Learning Framework for Enhanced Lumbar Spine MRI Segmentation Using ResNet-50 and U-Net Architectures Open

Afia Zafar, Mohamed Abid, Shahneer Zafar, Noushin Saba, Hasan Ayaz · 2025

Lumbar spine disorders are a leading cause of disability worldwide, significantly affecting patients’ quality of life. Traditional diagnosis methods rely on manual interpretation of MRI scans by radiologists, a process that is time-consumi…

Enhancement of IoT Intrusion Detection: Evaluating ML and DL Approaches with NetFlow Datasets Open

Mohsin Suleman, Noushin Saba, Afia Zafar, Mohamed Abid · 2025

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a concept that involves integrating diverse objects to enable seamless interaction between real-world and virtual entities. IoT is now connecting the physical world to networks. IoT devices can sense, proces…

Outcomes Following Vascularised Bone Graft for the Treatment of Upper Limb Osteomyelitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Open

A Starkey, Madhura Bakshi, Harkant Singh, Saket P Shetty, Osamah Al-Zubaidi , et al. · 2025

589 Exploring Outcomes of Necrotising Fasciitis in Diabetic vs Non-Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Open

Catherine Lynch, Ahmed Mohamed, Md Rezaul Karim Khan, Choon Kiat Ong, Marlon Perera , et al. · 2025

Aim Necrotising fasciitis (NF) is a life-threatening soft tissue infection with significant morbidity and mortality. Diabetes mellitus is a key risk factor influencing the progression, outcome, and management of NF. Despite its importance,…

THE IMMATURE PLATELET FRACTION; AN EARLY RECOVERY INDICATION OF THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN DENGUE FEVER Open

Rabia Kanwal, Urooj Shuja, Afia Zafar, Hafsa Mansha, Yoichiro Haji , et al. · 2025

Background: Dengue fever is a major arboviral infection associated with significant morbidity, particularly due to thrombocytopenia, which can lead to severe complications. The immature platelet fraction (IPF%) serves as an indicator of bo…

PEER REVIEWED / REFEREED RESEARCH JOURNAL WORLD FOCUS RESEARCH UNIT RNI No. -34710/80 (P) Open

Afia Zafar · 2025

Exploring the lived experiences of deep vein thrombosis patients in Lahore, Pakistan: a qualitative phenomenological study on healthcare challenges, resilience and social support Open

Ahtasham Zameer, Javeria Saleem, Naveed Yazdani, Rabia Fatima, Ruhma Shahzad , et al. · 2024

Objective This study aimed to explore and describe the lived psychological and emotional experiences of sufferers of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and to narrate the effect of those experiences on their daily lives. Design, setting and partic…

Implementation and long-term efficacy of a multifaceted intervention to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections in intensive care units of a low-middle-income country Open

Asad Latif, Wajid Ali, Sohail Haleem, Faisal Mahmood, Tahir Munir , et al. · 2024

A Synergistic Approach to Colon Cancer Detection: Leveraging EfficientNet and NSGA-II for Enhanced Diagnostic Performance Open

Noushin Saba, Afia Zafar, Mohsin Suleman, Kainat Zafar, Shahneer Zafar , et al. · 2024

Colon cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality globally, necessitating early and accurate diagnosis to improve patient outcomes. Traditional diagnostic methods rely heavily on manual interpretation by pathologists, which …

Daptomycin MICs by Broth Microdilution Method Against Staphylococcus aureus in Clinical Specimens: A Cross-Sectional Study from Pakistan Open

Mohammad Zeeshan, Imran Ahmed, Seema Irfan, Moiz Ahmed Khan, Afia Zafar · 2024

Daptomycin, Staphylococcus aureus, Broth microdilution, Minimum inhibitory concentrations.

Identification of Invasive Filamentous Mold Isolates Using DNA Sequencing: Experience of a Clinical Laboratory in a Resource-limited Setting Open

Seema Irfan, Mohammad Zeeshan, Najia Karim Ghanchi, Kauser Jabeen, Afia Zafar · 2024

Background: Correct identification of clinically significant mold is becoming critical and cannot be relied only on phenotypic methods; hence, there is a dire need to develop an algorithm of workflows and capacity for molecular identificat…

The Second International Collaborative Mycology Conference: evidence-informed fight against fungal diseases in Pakistan Open

Joveria Farooqi, Felix Bongomin, Rumina Hasan, Nosheen Nasir, Muhammad Irfan , et al. · 2024

Placental inflammation and pregnancy outcomes: A prospective, observational study in South Asia: The PURPOSe study Open

Imran Ahmed, Najia Karim Ghanchi, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Kay Hwang, Afia Zafar , et al. · 2023

Objective To examine inflammatory lesions in placentas of stillbirths, preterm neonatal deaths and term controls in India and Pakistan. Design Prospective, observational study. Setting Three hospitals in India and a large maternity hospita…

An efficient hybrid approach for optimization using simulated annealing and grasshopper algorithm for IoT applications Open

Faria Sajjad, Muhammad Rashid, Afia Zafar, Kainat Zafar, Benish Fida , et al. · 2023

The multi-objective grasshopper optimization algorithm (MOGOA) is a relatively new algorithm inspired by the collective behavior of grasshoppers, which aims to solve multi-objective optimization problems in IoT applications. In order to en…

Prevalence of familial hypercholesterolemia in a country-wide laboratory network in Pakistan: 10-year data from 988, 306 patients Open

Awais Farhad, Ali Aahil Noorali, Salma Tajuddin, Sarim Dawar Khan, Mushyada Ali , et al. · 2023

An Optimization Approach for Convolutional Neural Network Using Non-Dominated Sorted Genetic Algorithm-II Open

Afia Zafar, Muhammad Aamir, Nazri Mohd Nawi, Arshad Ali, Saman Riaz , et al. · 2022

In computer vision, convolutional neural networks have a wide range of uses. Images represent most of today’s data, so it’s important to know how to handle these large amounts of data efficiently. Convolutional neural networks have been sh…

The causes of preterm neonatal deaths in India and Pakistan (PURPOSe): a prospective cohort study Open

Sangappa Dhaded, Sarah Saleem, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Kay Hwang , et al. · 2022

Reporting of mycetoma cases from skin and soft tissue biopsies over a period of ten years: A single center report and literature review from Pakistan Open

Mohammad Zeeshan, Saira Fatima, Joveria Farooqi, Kauser Jabeen, Arsalan Ahmed , et al. · 2022

Background Mycetoma is an important neglected tropical disease associated with debilitation, disfigurement and death if not diagnosed and treated adequately. In Pakistan, mycetoma cases have frequently been diagnosed in histopathology and …

Screening for arboviruses in healthy blood donors: Experience from Karachi, Pakistan Open

Moiz Ahmed Khan, Kehkashan Imtiaz, Humaira Shafaq, Joveria Farooqi, Mohammad Mehedi Hassan , et al. · 2022

The causes of stillbirths in south Asia: results from a prospective study in India and Pakistan (PURPOSe) Open

Elizabeth M. McClure, Sarah Saleem, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Sangappa Dhaded , et al. · 2022

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Lung Findings in Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling (MITS) Examinations of Fetal and Preterm Neonatal Deaths: A Report From the PURPOSe Study Open

Gowdar Guruprasad, Sangappa Dhaded, Yogesh Kumar, Manjunath S. Somannavar, Shivaprasad S. Goudar , et al. · 2021

Background Complete diagnostic autopsy (CDA) is considered to be the gold-standard procedure that aids in determination of cause of death in stillbirths and neonatal deaths. However, CDA is not routinely practiced in South Asian countries …

Disseminated Phaeohyphomycotic Lymphadenitis with Cladophialophora Species Open

Safia Moin, Faisal Mahmood, Joveria Farooqi, Faheem Naqvi, Romana Idress , et al. · 2021

Objective: This study describes a case of disseminated phaeohyphomycotic lymphadenitis in a young female with delayed diagnosis and good clinical response after appropriate treatment. Methods: A 32-year-old female presented with erythemato…

Extraintestinal Seeding of <i>Salmonella enterica</i> Serotype Typhi, Pakistan Open

Seema Irfan, Mohammad Zeeshan, Salima Rattani, Joveria Farooqi, Sadia Shakoor , et al. · 2021

We evaluated Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi strains isolated from all body sites in Pakistan during 2013-2018. Despite an increase in overall number of localized, extensively drug-resistant Salmonella Typhi in organ infections during 2…

Comparative analysis of N95 respirators fit testing with commercially available and in house reagent Open

Erum Khan, Joveria Farooqi, Humaira Shafaq, Kaleem Ullah Khushik, Syed Shamim Raza , et al. · 2021

The in-house test solution prepared was found to be equally sensitive to its commercially available counterpart.

Analysis of Potential Bone Donors and Deferral Rates for Bone Bank in a Tertiary Care Hospital Open

Sunil Kumar, Afia Zafar, Arun K. Jain, AN Aggarwal, Himanshu Bhayana , et al. · 2021

Background: Bone grafts are widely used in various orthopaedic procedures. Problems of limited availability of autograft and donor site complications can be overcome by use of allograft procured from the bone bank. The banks are underutili…

Patient's Feedback Platform for Quality of Services via “Free Text Analysis” in Healthcare Industry Open

Ahthasham Sajid, Muhammad Awais, Mirza Amir Mehmood, Shazia Batool, Amir Shahzad , et al. · 2020

Data analysis of social media posting continues to offer a huge variety of information about the health situation faced by an individual. Social networking or social media websites provide us a wealth of information generated by users in a…

Outbreak investigation of <i>Candida auris</i> at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan Open

Joveria Farooqi, A. Soomro, Mirza Amir Baig, Shamoona F Sajjad, Kamran S. Hamid , et al. · 2020

Background: From September 2014, a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, started diagnosing 3–5 cases/month of a yeast locally identified as Saccharomyces spp. resistant to fluconazole. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …

Screening for triazole resistance in clinically significant Aspergillus species; report from Pakistan Open

Safia Moin, Joveria Farooqi, Kauser Jabeen, Sidra Laiq, Afia Zafar · 2020

Security Challenges over Cloud Environment from Service Provider Prospective Open

Ahthasham Qureshi, Wahab Dashti, Asma Jahangeer, Afia Zafar · 2020

Cloud computing becomes very popular and growing rapidly since the last few years, various information technology giants such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others speed up their growth in development of cloud computing systems and enhan…

A REVIEW ON TECHNIQUES FOR WATER QUALITY MONITORING USING IOT DEVICES Open

Ali Javaid, Ahthasham Sajid, Afia Zafar, Zaheer Ahemed · 2020

In this paper is discussed the different kinds of environment monitoring systems related to water goodness. Different parameters are discussed to elaborate each water monitoring system with different aspects. The technology aspects of diff…

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