Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) is one of many leukodystrophies in which patients struggle to produce the myelin sheath.

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The first tests were on mice when they were six weeks old, after signs of PMD had already emerged.

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As a key component of the UNESCO s Project "Strategic Strengthening of Flood Warning and Management Capacity of Pakistan", the workshop was organized at NUST Institute of Civil Engineering from 20-23 Dec, 2011 in cooperation with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Pakistan Metrological Department (PMD), SUPARCO and other partner organizations.

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This system will provide a common platform for all stakeholders of flood management and related activities including Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), Indus River System Authority (IRSA), Federal Flood Commission (FFC), Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), Indus Water Commissioner (IWC), provincial irrigation departments, and many others.

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