علی جواد زیدی کی رحلت
افسوس ہے کہ ۶؍ سمبر ۲۰۰۴ء کو جناب سید علی جواد زیدی لکھنو میں رحلت فرماگئے، ان کی وفات علمی و ادبی دنیا کا سخت حادثہ ہے، ان سے راقم کا ذاتی تعلق تھا اور وہ دارالمصنفین کے بڑے قدرداں اور اس کے نہایت مخلص خیر خواہ تھے، مرحوم تقریباً نوے برس کے ہوگئے تھے، عرصے سے بیمار تھے، کئی بار قلبی دورہ بھی پڑ چکا تھا لیکن اس پیری اور بیماری میں بھی ان کے ولولے اور حوصلے جوانوں کی طرح بلند تھے، کتنے ارمان اور کیسے کیسے علمی و ادبی منصوبے ان کے ذہن میں پرورش پاتے رہتے تھے، جب بھی ملاقات ہوتی تو ان کا ذکر دلچسپی سے کرتے تھے، اب شمع علمی کے ایسے پروانے، تلاش، تحقیق اور جستجو کے دیوانے اور شعر و ادب کے متوالے، فضل و کمال کی تحصیل میں سرگرداں اور تحریر و تقریر میں کامل الفن کہاں ملیں گے جن کو اردو، فارسی، عربی، انگریزی اور ہندی پر عبور اور سنسکرت سے واقفیت ہو اور وہ ملک کی گنگا جمنی تہذیب کا دلکش نمونہ، قوم وطن کی محبت میں سرشار اور اپنی مذہبی و اخلاقی قدروں کے پاسباں ہوں، دراصل وہ سانچا ہی ٹوٹ گیا جس میں علی جواد جیسے ذہین و طباع، صائب الراے، معاملہ فہم، عظمت و شرافت کے حامل، مہر و محبت کے پتلے، حلم و مروت کے پیکر اور وضع داری رکھ رکھاؤ اور انکسار کے مجسمے ڈھلا کرتے تھے۔
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علی جواد زیدی شاعر، ادیب، محقق، نقاد، خاکہ نگار، صحافی، عالم، دانشور، سیاست داں، مجاہد آزادی، فرض شناس اور ایمان دار افسر اور مختلف علوم و فنون میں دست گاہ رکھتے تھے، فلسفہ، تاریخ، اقتصادیات، سماجیات، لسانیات، ادبیات اور اسلامیات ہر میدان ان...
Abstract: Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia are associated with a number of complications including kidney damage, neurological damage, cardiovascular damage, damage to the retina or damage to feet and legs, lethargy, impaired mental functioning and irritability. The most abundant mineral in the body is calcium. Its abnormal levels also associated with multiple disorders. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the blood glucose and calcium levels in healthy female volunteersMethods: A cross sectional study was conducted at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, over a period of 6 months, after obtaining the ethical approval from the The University of Lahore. A total number of 60 females were enrolled through consecutive sampling technique. Females of all age groups were included. All of the females had gone through routine history taking and lab investigations for the assessment of blood glucose an calcium concentrations. Results: In this study out 60 female participants, 33.3% were between ages of 15-30 years, 33.3% were between age of 31-50 years and remaining 33.3% were above 50 years old. All females of age group 15-30 years had normal glucose levels while single case of age group 15-30 years had abnormal calcium level. The results indicated that females of above age 50 years had low calcium and high glucose levels due to poor nutrition and less physical activity. Conclusions: The results of the current study showed that females with increasing age should intake food enriched in calcium and low glucose and adopt a physically active life style to manage normal blood glucose levels.
Background: Infections caused by Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamases (ESBLs) producing enterobacteriaceae have become a global problem. Initially confined to the hospital set-up, they are increasingly being reported in the community.
These infections are often resistant to a wide variety of B- lactams including extended spectrum cephalosporins, with clinical and epidemiological implications for healthcare systems and necessitate surveillance measures based on local data. Local information on the genotypes of ESBLs and their association with cephalosporin resistance in community acquired ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates is scanty, hence the need for this study.
Aim: To detect ESBLs genotypes and correlate these with susceptibility to cephalosporins among ESBL producing Escherichia coli (E.coli) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (K.pneumoniae) isolates acquired in the community.
Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in which 52 ESBL producing bacterial isolates chosen through consecutive sampling were analyzed for ESBLs genotypes by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and gel electrophoresis. The isolates were from various clinical specimens submitted in the outpatient setting. The genotypes of interest were SHV, CTX-M, and TEM. Cephalosporin susceptibility was determined by Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) using E-tests and classified into three categories; sensitive, intermediate, and resistant. I also determined association between the genotypes and MICs categories.
Results:Forty six (88.5%) of the isolates expressed CTX-M, 13(25%) had SHV, and 18(34.6%) had TEM. Nineteen (36.5%) isolates had more than one genotype. Urine specimens provided most of the ESBL producing isolates (71%) followed by respiratory specimens (11%).
The MICs for the cepharosporins were elevated with MIC50 for cefotaxime, ceftazidime, and ceftriaxone being 60ug/ml, 13ug/ml, and 139ug/ml, respectively. There was a statistically significant association (p-value= 0.017) between SHV genotype and resistance to Ceftazidime. Though other trends could be discerned between the remaining genotypes and susceptibility profiles of the three dugs, they were not statistically significant.
Interpretation and conclusion: CTX-M is the predominant ESBL genotype in community acquired Enterobacteriaceae infections, majority of which tend to be urinary tract infections.Though the presence of ESBL genes resulted in elevated MICs for the cephalosporins, only the SHV genotype could predict resistance to Ceftazidime. This information of the genotypes present in our locality could form a basis for surveillance of ESBL spread and antibiotic resistance in community isolates.