Sukkur IBA University

A Thermoelectric Hydrogel-Based Insole with Self-Decoupled Temperature and Pressure Sensing for Diabetic Plantar Monitoring

Abstract Plantar temperature and pressure reflect the plantar health status of diabetic patients and serve as critical indicators for evaluating disease progression. However, existing plantar monitoring devices are still limited by single-modal signal acquisition, bulky device co...

Does the Wiring Matter? Testing a Connectome-Extracted Escape Circuit Against Its Own Randomized Control

Connectomics datasets now provide synapse-resolution wiring diagrams for entire insect nervous systems, raisinga question that is easy to pose but rarely tested directly: does the specific wiring these datasets reveal confer afunctional advantage over a structurally-matched rando...

Association between minimum dietary diversity and growth among children aged 6–23 months in Pakistan: a propensity score matching approach

Minimum dietary diversity (MDD) is an important indicator of complementary feeding quality and has been associated with child nutritional status. This study examines the association between adequate MDD and growth outcomes among children aged 6–23 months in Pakistan using a poole...

Integrated geophysical and hydrochemical assessment of groundwater in Samaro Tehsil, District Umerkot, Sindh, Pakistan

Groundwater is the primary source of drinking and irrigation water in the semi-arid region of Samaro Tehsil, District Umerkot, Sindh, Pakistan. However, the detailed information on aquifer geometry and groundwater quality has remained limited. In this study, the first integrated...

Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and Media Practice: A Systematic Review of Applications, Limitations, and Research Approaches

This systematic review investigates the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in journalism and media practice from 2020 to 2026. Following PRISMA guidelines, we analysed 121 peer-reviewed articles from Scopus and Web of Science using a multi-metho...