Abbottabad University of Science and Technology

Riverine flood risk mapping using GIS–AHP and climate-driven hydrodynamic simulations in an alpine basin of the Indus River system

The Swat River Basin (SRB), a mountainous sub-catchment of the Indus Basin, has faced frequent floods in the past 25 years. Limited structural and non-structural measures, such as flood risk mapping, early warning systems, and land use planning, continue to expose the SRB. This s...

Pharmacist-led educational intervention for rational prescribing and deprescribing of proton pump inhibitors in cancer patients: A quasi-experimental study from Pakistan

PurposeProton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are often overprescribed in cancer care, leading to unnecessary side effects and increasing healthcare costs. Pharmacists can optimize and improve the rational prescribing of PPIs particularly in low/middle income countries, where such data is...

Institutional quality, financial development, and the circular economy in Europe

The importance of financial development is widely recognized due to its positive impacts on the investment, innovation, poverty reduction, entrepreneurship and sustainable economic performance. Similarly, an efficient circular economy brings multiple benefits including the conser...