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Papers by Naveeda Akhtar Qureshi

Asian journal of natural and applied sciences, Sep 1, 2014

Behind malaria and filariasis, leishmaniasis is the third largest infectious diseases transmitted... more Behind malaria and filariasis, leishmaniasis is the third largest infectious diseases transmitted by vectors. Aim of this research work was to evaluate the anti leishmanial activity of Euphorbia helioscopia.

BMC Infectious Diseases, Jan 8, 2020

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B-biology, Dec 1, 2020

This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the ad... more This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.

PLOS ONE

Mosquitoes are found in tropical and subtropical areas and are the carriers of a variety of disea... more Mosquitoes are found in tropical and subtropical areas and are the carriers of a variety of diseases that are harmful to people’s health.e.g., malaria, filariasis, chikungunya, dengue fever, etc. Although several insecticides are available, however, due to insect resistance and environmental hazards, more eco-friendly chemicals are needed for insect control. So, the current research was planned to explore the prospective ofMentha piperitato be used for the formulation of larvicides against mosquitoCulex quinquefasciatus. The ethanolic and water extracts ofM.piperitaleaves were prepared using the soxhlet apparatus. The extracts were dried and subjected to prepare five concentrations multiple of 80 ppm. Each concentration was applied for its larvicidal efficacy setting an experiment (in triplicate) in plastic containers of 1000 ml with extracts, 30 larvae of all four instars separately, and fed with dog biscuits along with controls. Observations were taken after each 12 hrs. till 72 h...

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Leishmaniasis - General Aspects of a Stigmatized Disease

Leishmaniasis is a third most important vector born disease caused by intracellular parasite belo... more Leishmaniasis is a third most important vector born disease caused by intracellular parasite belongs to genus Leishmania. The leishmaniasis is prevalent in 102 countries/areas worldwide. Approximately, it effected 350 million people worldwide. Leishmaniasis effects developing and undeveloped countries globally. Antileishmanial drugs (pentavalent antimonials, stibogluconate, miltefosine, paramycin, and amphotericin) are most vital tool for curing leishmaniasis. However, none of these drugs is free from side effect including cost, toxicity, drug resistance, administration route, and prolong time, these disadvantages are main obstacle in the Leishmania infection eradication. Considering the increasing cases of leishmaniasis and drug resistance there is an urgent need for an effective and novel approach against leishmaniasis. Therefore, many researchers have tried to develop new medicines for the treatment of Leishmania infection. In the course of new therapies identification, plant bas...

Acta Tropica, 2021

While Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is not a life-threatening disease, it leads to devastating eff... more While Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is not a life-threatening disease, it leads to devastating effects on local community. CL is widely scattered manifesting a noticeable epidemiological pattern around the globe. The present study was planned to address the role of Geographic Information System (GIS) using CL clinico-epidemiological data to determine the high-risk areas of CL. Recorded data (2014-2018) of 3630 positive individuals was collected from Basic Health Units of the Upper and Lower Dir Districts, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Descriptive and statistical analysis was used for clinico-epidemiological characterization. For spatial analysis, ArcGIS V.10.3 was used and the CL average incidence was tagged on the proportional, choropleth, and digital elevation model maps. For focal transmission and high-risk zones, Inverse Density Weight (IDW) spatial interpolation, focal statistics, hot spot, cluster and outlier, and Bayesian geostatistical analysis were used. The trend of CL cases was elevated from 2014 to 2016 except for 2017 and 2018. Individuals of both genders younger than 20 years old were highly susceptible. Single lesions were more prominent (56%) and frequently affected facial parts (51%). The size and pretreatment duration of the CL lesion was significantly associated. Spatially, a choropleth map displayed the maximum CL incidences in Tehsil Balambat, Khal, and Termergara (31%-13%) located within a range of 948-1947m elevation in the central regions with proximal CL transmissions. Hot spot and cluster and outlier analysis affirmed that Tehsil Khal was the high-risk CL foci. The Bayesian geostatistical analysis revealed high temperature, less altitude, and annual precipitation as important risk factors. An increasing trend in CL transmission has become evident, affecting both genders and <20 years old children. GIS resolute the concealed CL hubs in the least elevated central regions which warrant the control strategies to restrict future epidemics.

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the ad... more This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.

Volume 5 Issue 1

A great diversity of termite species is found all over the world, among these 53 species are iden... more A great diversity of termite species is found all over the world, among these 53 species are identified from Pakistan. The knowledge about morphological features in soldier cast of termites is proved to be a technical tool for taxonomy and identification. In the present studies, the morphometric variations of external morphology in soldier caste of Odontotermes obesus (Rambur) and Microtermes obesi (Holmgren) from three different areas i.e. Gujar Khan (A), Rawalpindi (B) and Islamabad (C) were studied. About 36 characters like body, thorax, abdomen, from head to mandible tip, head, pronotum, postmentum, mandible, antenna (scape, pedicle, flagellum), and legs parts were used for morphometric measurements. The data were statistically analyzed for significant differences in their mean, standard deviation, standard error, 95% confidence interval, coefficient of variability and analysis of variance. "Student t-test" was used for the comparison of mean values using Minitab versi...

Bacteria are potential microorganisms involved in enzymatic hydrolysis of agricultural wastes by ... more Bacteria are potential microorganisms involved in enzymatic hydrolysis of agricultural wastes by producing cellulases and other valuable chemicals. Different ionic solvents at different pH and temperature are also involved in the pretreatment of agricultural wastes to enhance the saccharification by cellulases. However, the remaining and conditioning of pretreatment buffers strongly inhibit the cellulase activity. In view of this, a symbiotic cellulolytic strain was isolated from the gut of building infesting termite Heterotermes indicola for the production of ionic-solvent tolerant cellulase. After screening by Congo red, strain HI-08 was identified as Bacillus licheniformis using 16S rDNA sequence analysis. It was accounted for maximum cellulase production on 2% sugarcane bagasse (1156 U/mL). The crude cellulase was purified by (NH4)2SO4 precipitation, affinity and size exclusion chromatography, with 12.02 purification fold and 32.33% overall recovery. Approximately 55 kDa molecul...

Background: Malaria is the fifth leading cause of death worldwide. Pakistan is considered as a mo... more Background: Malaria is the fifth leading cause of death worldwide. Pakistan is considered as a moderate malaria-endemic country but still, 177 million individuals are at risk of malaria. Roughly 60% of Pakistan’s population, live in malaria-endemic regions. The present study is based upon the survey of various health care centers in ten cities of Northern and Southern Punjab to find out the malarial infection patterns in 2015. The diagnosis, seasonal variations, age and gender-wise distribution of Plasmodium spp. circulating in the study area were also included in the objectives. Methods: The malaria-suspected patients ‘16075’ were enrolled for malaria diagnosis using microscopy, out of which 925 were malaria positive which were processed for molecular analysis using nested PCR. The 18S rRNA genes of Plasmodium species were amplified, sequenced, blast and phylogenetic tree was constructed based on sequences using online integrated tool MEGA7. Results: The 364 cases recruited from No...

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, 2012

Different parts of three woods of Eucalyptus cammeldulensis, Dalbergia sissoo and Acacia arabica ... more Different parts of three woods of Eucalyptus cammeldulensis, Dalbergia sissoo and Acacia arabica were analyzed for their toxicity potentials against two species of termites (Heterotermis indicola and Coptotermis heimi). Termite workers were allowed to feed on 2 g complete wood powder of plant species and their parts, including; bark, sapwood and heartwood. Samples of flagellates were collected after each 24 h from the termites' gut and they showed a significant variation in their mortality rate as per the wood species and their parts used in the experiments. After six days, mortality rates in flagellates were 100% with all wood parts of E. cammeldulensis, whereas it was 87.2, 47.61 and 100% with bark, sapwood and heartwood of D. sissoo respectively. However, in the case of A. Arabica, only bark inflicted 44.5% mortality on the flagellates in termites on the 6th day. It is revealed from the results that different woods or their specific parts have some specific toxic compounds that inflicted varying degree of toxicity on enteric flagellates of termites. Considering the toxigenic nature of different woods and their respective parts, the three woods; E. cammeldulensis, D. sissoo and A. arabica and their parts barks, sapwoods and heartwoods were analyzed for the presence of water soluble constituents such as lignin, benzene-ethanol soluble components and alpha cellulose contents. However, it is highly recommended that such protozoicidal compounds should be isolated, purified and biochemically characterized in order to apply them as commercial products for the control of pest like termites, which cause a huge damage to woody plants, and their products.

The Pakistan Veterinary Journal

Avian coccidiosis, a protozoan parasitic disease caused by genus Eimeria. Due to emergence of dru... more Avian coccidiosis, a protozoan parasitic disease caused by genus Eimeria. Due to emergence of drug resistant Eimeria species, this study was aimed to evaluate anticoccidial potentials of Ficus racemosa, Cassia fistula and Syzygium cumini leaves extracts. In vitro anticoccidial efficacy of extracts was evaluated by oocysts sporulation inhibition and sporozoites viability inhibition assays of mixed Eimeria species oocysts. The set up was examined after 48hrs of incubation. DPPH radical scavenging activity, ferric reducing antioxidant power and total antioxidant capacity were used for the evaluation of antioxidant potential of extracts. Among tested extracts maximum oocysts sporulation inhibition 86.81±2.35% and sporozoites viability inhibition was 86.73±1.67% at concentration 30 mg/ml of C. fistula methanolic leaves extract against E. mitis and E. tenella respectively. Highest radical scavenging capacity 67.82±0.00 and reducing power 2.17±0.01 was shown by F. racemosa and C. fistula m...

Australian Journal of …, 2009

The genetic variation of seed protein was assayed by SDS-PAGE for ninety-two accessions of soybea... more The genetic variation of seed protein was assayed by SDS-PAGE for ninety-two accessions of soybean (Glycine max). The germplasm represented five different origins/sources (Pakistan, USA, AVRDC, North Korea and Japan). To our knowledge, no studies have yet been ...

jcsp.org.pk

... in the Black Seeds (Nigella sativa L.) Gene Stock of Pakistan for their Composition of Minera... more ... in the Black Seeds (Nigella sativa L.) Gene Stock of Pakistan for their Composition of Mineral Nutrients ll2MUHAMMAD SAJJAD IQBAL*, 3ABDUL GHAFOOR, 'AFSARI SHARIF QURESHI, 'MUHAMMAD RASHID KHAN AND "MUHAMMAD IQBAL CHAUDHARY 'Department of ...

The termites are small insects (order: Isoptera, class: Insecta), world widely distributed but th... more The termites are small insects (order: Isoptera, class: Insecta), world widely distributed but their infestation cause a loss of billions of dollar each year in a single country. The two termite species Microtermes obesi and Odontotermes obesus are commonly found in Pakistan and for the present study, were collected from the locality of Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad in the month of June 2013. The extracts in water and methanol solvent with varying concentrations (100ppm, 200ppm, 300ppm) of Melia azedarach were tested against both termite species selected. 40 termite workers were placed in each petri dish having filter paper soaked in every concentration of extract taken in each solvent. Mortality of termites and LC50 and LC90 was calculated after each 24, 48 and 72 hrs of the experiment compared with day zero and found to be 0.002 and 0.007 % in water solvent and 0.0003 and 0.0004 % after 72 hrs in methanol solvent against O. obesus respectively. Similarly LC50 and LC90 value ag...

To study the pediculocidal activity of Euphorbia helioscopia,

Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems

Present study is an interdisciplinary approach towards rapid and efficient medical diagnosis. Th... more Present study is an interdisciplinary approach towards rapid and efficient medical diagnosis. The research articulated on data set of cross-sectional study of pregnant females dwelling rural area of Pakistan. The prognosis of gestational wellbeing followed through analyzing heterogenic medical information to develop a holistic picture of ongoing pregnancy. Therefore, for rapid medical diagnosis and precision in decision-making, Fuzzy Soft Set (denoted as FSS) theory selected to develop an algorithm. The algorithm constructed as single point, multipoint and cumulative diagnosis for predicting health status with respect of Hemoglobin, Body Mass Index and Random Glucose Concentration (Respectively denoted as Hb, BMI and RGC) of subjects under study. We successfully proposed novel approach for complex modeling and provision of algorithm for medical diagnosis. The algorithms successfully dealt with analyzing diversely attributed detailed medical tests/reports as input. The output of com...

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Background Malaria, disproportionately affects poor people more than any other disease of public ... more Background Malaria, disproportionately affects poor people more than any other disease of public health concern in developing countries. In resource-constrained environments, monitoring the occurrence of malaria is essential for the success of national malaria control programs. Militancy and military conflicts have been a major challenge in monitoring the incidence and controlling malaria and other emerging infectious diseases. The conflicts and instability in Afghanistan have resulted in the migration of refugees into the war-torn tribal districts of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province and the possible introduction of many contagious epidemics. Although malaria is very common in all tribal districts, molecular, clinical and epidemiological data are scarce in these high-burden districts. Therefore, for the proper surveillance, detection, and control of malaria, obtaining and analyzing reliable data in these districts is essential. Methodology/Principal findings All 1,127 ma...

Asian journal of natural and applied sciences, Sep 1, 2014

Behind malaria and filariasis, leishmaniasis is the third largest infectious diseases transmitted... more Behind malaria and filariasis, leishmaniasis is the third largest infectious diseases transmitted by vectors. Aim of this research work was to evaluate the anti leishmanial activity of Euphorbia helioscopia.

BMC Infectious Diseases, Jan 8, 2020

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B-biology, Dec 1, 2020

This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the ad... more This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.

PLOS ONE

Mosquitoes are found in tropical and subtropical areas and are the carriers of a variety of disea... more Mosquitoes are found in tropical and subtropical areas and are the carriers of a variety of diseases that are harmful to people’s health.e.g., malaria, filariasis, chikungunya, dengue fever, etc. Although several insecticides are available, however, due to insect resistance and environmental hazards, more eco-friendly chemicals are needed for insect control. So, the current research was planned to explore the prospective ofMentha piperitato be used for the formulation of larvicides against mosquitoCulex quinquefasciatus. The ethanolic and water extracts ofM.piperitaleaves were prepared using the soxhlet apparatus. The extracts were dried and subjected to prepare five concentrations multiple of 80 ppm. Each concentration was applied for its larvicidal efficacy setting an experiment (in triplicate) in plastic containers of 1000 ml with extracts, 30 larvae of all four instars separately, and fed with dog biscuits along with controls. Observations were taken after each 12 hrs. till 72 h...

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Leishmaniasis - General Aspects of a Stigmatized Disease

Leishmaniasis is a third most important vector born disease caused by intracellular parasite belo... more Leishmaniasis is a third most important vector born disease caused by intracellular parasite belongs to genus Leishmania. The leishmaniasis is prevalent in 102 countries/areas worldwide. Approximately, it effected 350 million people worldwide. Leishmaniasis effects developing and undeveloped countries globally. Antileishmanial drugs (pentavalent antimonials, stibogluconate, miltefosine, paramycin, and amphotericin) are most vital tool for curing leishmaniasis. However, none of these drugs is free from side effect including cost, toxicity, drug resistance, administration route, and prolong time, these disadvantages are main obstacle in the Leishmania infection eradication. Considering the increasing cases of leishmaniasis and drug resistance there is an urgent need for an effective and novel approach against leishmaniasis. Therefore, many researchers have tried to develop new medicines for the treatment of Leishmania infection. In the course of new therapies identification, plant bas...

Acta Tropica, 2021

While Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is not a life-threatening disease, it leads to devastating eff... more While Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is not a life-threatening disease, it leads to devastating effects on local community. CL is widely scattered manifesting a noticeable epidemiological pattern around the globe. The present study was planned to address the role of Geographic Information System (GIS) using CL clinico-epidemiological data to determine the high-risk areas of CL. Recorded data (2014-2018) of 3630 positive individuals was collected from Basic Health Units of the Upper and Lower Dir Districts, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Descriptive and statistical analysis was used for clinico-epidemiological characterization. For spatial analysis, ArcGIS V.10.3 was used and the CL average incidence was tagged on the proportional, choropleth, and digital elevation model maps. For focal transmission and high-risk zones, Inverse Density Weight (IDW) spatial interpolation, focal statistics, hot spot, cluster and outlier, and Bayesian geostatistical analysis were used. The trend of CL cases was elevated from 2014 to 2016 except for 2017 and 2018. Individuals of both genders younger than 20 years old were highly susceptible. Single lesions were more prominent (56%) and frequently affected facial parts (51%). The size and pretreatment duration of the CL lesion was significantly associated. Spatially, a choropleth map displayed the maximum CL incidences in Tehsil Balambat, Khal, and Termergara (31%-13%) located within a range of 948-1947m elevation in the central regions with proximal CL transmissions. Hot spot and cluster and outlier analysis affirmed that Tehsil Khal was the high-risk CL foci. The Bayesian geostatistical analysis revealed high temperature, less altitude, and annual precipitation as important risk factors. An increasing trend in CL transmission has become evident, affecting both genders and <20 years old children. GIS resolute the concealed CL hubs in the least elevated central regions which warrant the control strategies to restrict future epidemics.

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the ad... more This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.

Volume 5 Issue 1

A great diversity of termite species is found all over the world, among these 53 species are iden... more A great diversity of termite species is found all over the world, among these 53 species are identified from Pakistan. The knowledge about morphological features in soldier cast of termites is proved to be a technical tool for taxonomy and identification. In the present studies, the morphometric variations of external morphology in soldier caste of Odontotermes obesus (Rambur) and Microtermes obesi (Holmgren) from three different areas i.e. Gujar Khan (A), Rawalpindi (B) and Islamabad (C) were studied. About 36 characters like body, thorax, abdomen, from head to mandible tip, head, pronotum, postmentum, mandible, antenna (scape, pedicle, flagellum), and legs parts were used for morphometric measurements. The data were statistically analyzed for significant differences in their mean, standard deviation, standard error, 95% confidence interval, coefficient of variability and analysis of variance. "Student t-test" was used for the comparison of mean values using Minitab versi...

Bacteria are potential microorganisms involved in enzymatic hydrolysis of agricultural wastes by ... more Bacteria are potential microorganisms involved in enzymatic hydrolysis of agricultural wastes by producing cellulases and other valuable chemicals. Different ionic solvents at different pH and temperature are also involved in the pretreatment of agricultural wastes to enhance the saccharification by cellulases. However, the remaining and conditioning of pretreatment buffers strongly inhibit the cellulase activity. In view of this, a symbiotic cellulolytic strain was isolated from the gut of building infesting termite Heterotermes indicola for the production of ionic-solvent tolerant cellulase. After screening by Congo red, strain HI-08 was identified as Bacillus licheniformis using 16S rDNA sequence analysis. It was accounted for maximum cellulase production on 2% sugarcane bagasse (1156 U/mL). The crude cellulase was purified by (NH4)2SO4 precipitation, affinity and size exclusion chromatography, with 12.02 purification fold and 32.33% overall recovery. Approximately 55 kDa molecul...

Background: Malaria is the fifth leading cause of death worldwide. Pakistan is considered as a mo... more Background: Malaria is the fifth leading cause of death worldwide. Pakistan is considered as a moderate malaria-endemic country but still, 177 million individuals are at risk of malaria. Roughly 60% of Pakistan’s population, live in malaria-endemic regions. The present study is based upon the survey of various health care centers in ten cities of Northern and Southern Punjab to find out the malarial infection patterns in 2015. The diagnosis, seasonal variations, age and gender-wise distribution of Plasmodium spp. circulating in the study area were also included in the objectives. Methods: The malaria-suspected patients ‘16075’ were enrolled for malaria diagnosis using microscopy, out of which 925 were malaria positive which were processed for molecular analysis using nested PCR. The 18S rRNA genes of Plasmodium species were amplified, sequenced, blast and phylogenetic tree was constructed based on sequences using online integrated tool MEGA7. Results: The 364 cases recruited from No...

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, 2012

Different parts of three woods of Eucalyptus cammeldulensis, Dalbergia sissoo and Acacia arabica ... more Different parts of three woods of Eucalyptus cammeldulensis, Dalbergia sissoo and Acacia arabica were analyzed for their toxicity potentials against two species of termites (Heterotermis indicola and Coptotermis heimi). Termite workers were allowed to feed on 2 g complete wood powder of plant species and their parts, including; bark, sapwood and heartwood. Samples of flagellates were collected after each 24 h from the termites' gut and they showed a significant variation in their mortality rate as per the wood species and their parts used in the experiments. After six days, mortality rates in flagellates were 100% with all wood parts of E. cammeldulensis, whereas it was 87.2, 47.61 and 100% with bark, sapwood and heartwood of D. sissoo respectively. However, in the case of A. Arabica, only bark inflicted 44.5% mortality on the flagellates in termites on the 6th day. It is revealed from the results that different woods or their specific parts have some specific toxic compounds that inflicted varying degree of toxicity on enteric flagellates of termites. Considering the toxigenic nature of different woods and their respective parts, the three woods; E. cammeldulensis, D. sissoo and A. arabica and their parts barks, sapwoods and heartwoods were analyzed for the presence of water soluble constituents such as lignin, benzene-ethanol soluble components and alpha cellulose contents. However, it is highly recommended that such protozoicidal compounds should be isolated, purified and biochemically characterized in order to apply them as commercial products for the control of pest like termites, which cause a huge damage to woody plants, and their products.

The Pakistan Veterinary Journal

Avian coccidiosis, a protozoan parasitic disease caused by genus Eimeria. Due to emergence of dru... more Avian coccidiosis, a protozoan parasitic disease caused by genus Eimeria. Due to emergence of drug resistant Eimeria species, this study was aimed to evaluate anticoccidial potentials of Ficus racemosa, Cassia fistula and Syzygium cumini leaves extracts. In vitro anticoccidial efficacy of extracts was evaluated by oocysts sporulation inhibition and sporozoites viability inhibition assays of mixed Eimeria species oocysts. The set up was examined after 48hrs of incubation. DPPH radical scavenging activity, ferric reducing antioxidant power and total antioxidant capacity were used for the evaluation of antioxidant potential of extracts. Among tested extracts maximum oocysts sporulation inhibition 86.81±2.35% and sporozoites viability inhibition was 86.73±1.67% at concentration 30 mg/ml of C. fistula methanolic leaves extract against E. mitis and E. tenella respectively. Highest radical scavenging capacity 67.82±0.00 and reducing power 2.17±0.01 was shown by F. racemosa and C. fistula m...

Australian Journal of …, 2009

The genetic variation of seed protein was assayed by SDS-PAGE for ninety-two accessions of soybea... more The genetic variation of seed protein was assayed by SDS-PAGE for ninety-two accessions of soybean (Glycine max). The germplasm represented five different origins/sources (Pakistan, USA, AVRDC, North Korea and Japan). To our knowledge, no studies have yet been ...

jcsp.org.pk

... in the Black Seeds (Nigella sativa L.) Gene Stock of Pakistan for their Composition of Minera... more ... in the Black Seeds (Nigella sativa L.) Gene Stock of Pakistan for their Composition of Mineral Nutrients ll2MUHAMMAD SAJJAD IQBAL*, 3ABDUL GHAFOOR, 'AFSARI SHARIF QURESHI, 'MUHAMMAD RASHID KHAN AND "MUHAMMAD IQBAL CHAUDHARY 'Department of ...

The termites are small insects (order: Isoptera, class: Insecta), world widely distributed but th... more The termites are small insects (order: Isoptera, class: Insecta), world widely distributed but their infestation cause a loss of billions of dollar each year in a single country. The two termite species Microtermes obesi and Odontotermes obesus are commonly found in Pakistan and for the present study, were collected from the locality of Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad in the month of June 2013. The extracts in water and methanol solvent with varying concentrations (100ppm, 200ppm, 300ppm) of Melia azedarach were tested against both termite species selected. 40 termite workers were placed in each petri dish having filter paper soaked in every concentration of extract taken in each solvent. Mortality of termites and LC50 and LC90 was calculated after each 24, 48 and 72 hrs of the experiment compared with day zero and found to be 0.002 and 0.007 % in water solvent and 0.0003 and 0.0004 % after 72 hrs in methanol solvent against O. obesus respectively. Similarly LC50 and LC90 value ag...

To study the pediculocidal activity of Euphorbia helioscopia,

Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems

Present study is an interdisciplinary approach towards rapid and efficient medical diagnosis. Th... more Present study is an interdisciplinary approach towards rapid and efficient medical diagnosis. The research articulated on data set of cross-sectional study of pregnant females dwelling rural area of Pakistan. The prognosis of gestational wellbeing followed through analyzing heterogenic medical information to develop a holistic picture of ongoing pregnancy. Therefore, for rapid medical diagnosis and precision in decision-making, Fuzzy Soft Set (denoted as FSS) theory selected to develop an algorithm. The algorithm constructed as single point, multipoint and cumulative diagnosis for predicting health status with respect of Hemoglobin, Body Mass Index and Random Glucose Concentration (Respectively denoted as Hb, BMI and RGC) of subjects under study. We successfully proposed novel approach for complex modeling and provision of algorithm for medical diagnosis. The algorithms successfully dealt with analyzing diversely attributed detailed medical tests/reports as input. The output of com...

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Background Malaria, disproportionately affects poor people more than any other disease of public ... more Background Malaria, disproportionately affects poor people more than any other disease of public health concern in developing countries. In resource-constrained environments, monitoring the occurrence of malaria is essential for the success of national malaria control programs. Militancy and military conflicts have been a major challenge in monitoring the incidence and controlling malaria and other emerging infectious diseases. The conflicts and instability in Afghanistan have resulted in the migration of refugees into the war-torn tribal districts of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province and the possible introduction of many contagious epidemics. Although malaria is very common in all tribal districts, molecular, clinical and epidemiological data are scarce in these high-burden districts. Therefore, for the proper surveillance, detection, and control of malaria, obtaining and analyzing reliable data in these districts is essential. Methodology/Principal findings All 1,127 ma...