Antimicrobial susceptibility and genetic characteristics of Neisseria...
AbstractBackgroundKnowledge on antimicrobial drug resistance and genetic characteristics of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates circulating in India, Pakistan, and Bhutan is sorely lacking. In this paper,...
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Acetyl and butyryl cholinesterase inhibitory sesquiterpene lactones from...
AbstractBackgroundAlzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by a progressive memory loss that leads to a profound emotional disturbance in later stages. As no safe and effective drug is yet available...
View ArticleSoil organic C and nutrient contents under trees with different functional...
AbstractAimsThe selection of tree characteristics is critical for the outcome of the tree effects on soil fertility in silvopastoral pastures. This study aims to quantify the effects of trees on soil...
View ArticleDeciphering the role of Burkholderia cenocepacia membrane proteins in...
AbstractChitosan, a versatile derivative of chitin, is widely used as an antimicrobial agent either alone or mixed with other natural polymers. Burkholderia cenocepacia is a multidrug-resistant...
View ArticleUndersampling Techniques to Re-balance Training Data for Large Scale...
AbstractLearning-to-rank (LtR) algorithms for information retrieval use the supervised learning framework to learn a ranking function from a training set consisting of query-document pairs. In this...
View ArticleAlgal Biomass Production Using Waste Water
AbstractMicroalgae have emerged as a potential feedstock for sustainable energy in recent years because of their higher biomass productivity and ability to eradicate air and water pollutants via...
View ArticleNanoparticles in Sustainable Agricultural Crop Production: Applications and...
AbstractFor the ever-increasing population of the world, an increasing demand for more and more food is required. To cope with this alarming situation, there is a dire need for sustainable agricultural...
View ArticleProtein Profiling Analyses of the Outer Membrane of Burkholderia cenocepacia...
AbstractOuter membrane proteins (OMPs) are integral β-barrel proteins of the Gram-negative bacterial cell wall and are crucial to bacterial survival within the macrophages and for eukaryotic cell...
View ArticleEDTA enhanced plant growth, antioxidant defense system, and phytoextraction...
AbstractCopper (Cu) is an essential micronutrient for normal plant growth and development, but in excess, it is also toxic to plants. The present study investigated the influence of...
View ArticleApplication of GIS for the identification and demarcation of selective heavy...
AbstractGroundwater is the most appropriate and widely used source of drinking water, which is increasingly threatened by pollution from industrial and agricultural activities. To check the severity of...
View ArticleEvaluation of Antioxidant, Total Phenol and Flavonoid Content and...
AbstractArtocarpus altilis (breadfruit) pulp, peel and whole fruit were extracted with various solvents such as hexane, dichloromethane (DCM) and methanol. The antioxidant activity of these extracts...
View ArticleThe effect of excess copper on growth and physiology of important food crops:...
AbstractIn recent years, copper (Cu) pollution in agricultural soils, due to arbitrary use of pesticides, fungicides, industrial effluent and wastewater irrigation, present a major concern for...
View ArticleMembrane protein profiling of Acidovorax avenae subsp. avenae under various...
Abstract Membrane proteins (MPs) of plant pathogenic bacteria have been reported to be able to regulate many essential cellular processes associated with plant disease. The aim of the current study was...
View ArticleFulvic acid mediates chromium (Cr) tolerance in wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.)...
AbstractChromium (Cr) stress is one of the most adverse environmental factors that affect plant growth and food chain contamination. Fulvic acid (FA) is known to enhance the growth and production of...
View ArticleCitric acid enhances the phytoextraction of chromium, plant growth, and...
AbstractChromium (Cr) toxicity is widespread in crops grown on Cr-contaminated soils and has become a serious environmental issue which requires affordable strategies for the remediation of such soils....
View ArticleMechanisms of silicon-mediated alleviation of drought and salt stress in...
AbstractDrought and salinity are the main abiotic stresses limiting crop yield and quality worldwide. Improving food production in drought- and salt-prone areas is the key to meet the increasing food...
View ArticleMechanisms of biochar-mediated alleviation of toxicity of trace elements in...
AbstractTrace elements (TEs) contamination is one of the main abiotic stresses which limit plant growth and deteriorate the food quality by their entry into food chain. In recent, biochar (BC) soil...
View ArticleGaseous pollutants from brick kiln industry decreased the growth,...
AbstractGaseous pollutant emissions from brick kiln industries deteriorate the current state of ambient air quality in Pakistan and worldwide. These gaseous pollutants affect the health of plants and...
View ArticleBaccaurea angulata fruit inhibits lipid peroxidation and induces the increase...
AbstractPurpose The consequence of the increased demand due to the population expansion has put tremendous pressure on the natural supply of fruits. Hence, there is an unprecedented growing interest in...
View ArticleProtein profiling analysis of Gossypium hirsutum (Malvales: Malvaceae) leaves...
AbstractThe whitefly Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) is an important pest of cotton in many countries including Pakistan. Even though it has gained resistance for various registered...
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