Compliant actuation contributes enormously in legged locomotion robotics since it is able to
alleviate control efforts in improving the robot's adaptability and energy efficiency. In this …

Background In Pakistan,the estimated prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and asthma are 2.1% and 4.3% respectively, and existing care is grossly lacking …

Over the past century, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials (AASHTO)-specified live loads have been evolving to catch up with the ever-changing …

The available live load models were developed for short and medium span bridges. The paper
deals with the development of live load for long span structures. Loads are considered as …

Background Hypertension in Pakistan affects 33% of people aged ≥45 years, and in urban
areas around 70% of basic health care occurs in private facilities. Aim To assess whether …

Background Integrated care for diabetes and associated conditions at primary level health
facilities can make care available to a much larger population, especially in rural areas. Aim …

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… In this paper, a summary of the analytical and experimental program performed by Sheikh-Ibrahim6
on full-scale bolted beam splices will be presented. The tested splices were sub…

Background In Pakistan chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) prevalence is 2.1%
in adults aged >40 years. Despite being a health policy focus, integrated COPD care has …

Background In Pakistan about 18% of all adults are affected by hypertension, and only one
in eight of the prevalent cases have their hypertension controlled. As in many other low-…