Issue · 2025
Vol.40, Iss. 1,
11 articles · All issues →
Research ArticleHistopathological Changes Affected by Oral Administration of Diclofenac Sodium in the Bone Marrow of Male Albino Rats (Rattus rattus)
Wurood Hassan Hadi, Ali Hasan Abood, Ameer Ali Shakir Imarah
Diclofenac is a remedy nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID); that is used for treating the manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis and is being deliberate for forbidding of some types of skin cancer. It plugs releasing substances that cause inflammation…
20 Jun 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2025/40.1.63.69
Research ArticleExploring Elicit-AI Powered Literature Research Tool: Insights from a Topic on Digitalization in Insect Science
Nahdia Perveen
Elicit is a powerful research assistant tool based on language models like GPT-3, and uses semantic similarity to search articles relevant to a research question among multiple databases. This article evaluates the effectiveness of the Elicit-AI tool in facili…
20 Jun 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2025/40.1.53.62
Research ArticleImpact of Probiotic-Fortified Mulberry Leaves on the Enzymatic Activity and Economic Traits of Bombyx mori L.
Bushra Mushtaq, Aamir Ali, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir, Ayesha Muzamil, Hooria Ashraf Khan, Hamid Manzoor et al.
Nutritional supplements play a crucial role in enhancing the growth and development of silkworms (Bombyx mori L.). This study evaluated the effects of probiotic-fortified mulberry leaves on biological and economic parameters as well as the digestive enzyme act…
7 Feb 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2025/40.1.9.17
Research ArticleDevelopment and Evaluation of a Disease Predictive Model for Bemisia tabaci Population Management in Tomato Crops
Nawaz Haider Bashir, Salman Ahmad, Yasir Ali, Saqi Kosar Abbas, Umbreen Shahzad, Azhar Abbas Khan et al.
Abstract | This study investigated environmental variables for developing an anticipated model for giving prediction of tomato leaf curl virus vector Bemisia tabaci. A stepwise regression model was designed with maximum and minimum temperatures, relative humid…
20 Jun 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2025/40.1.43.51
Research ArticlePhenotypic and Genotypic Diagnostic Study of Eimeria spp. in Avian Species: Molecular and Microscopic Insights from Al-Diwaniyah Province
Intisar Yousif Fanfoon Alrammahi, Khaled Thamer Mattar Alshaebani, Mahood Hanaa Enayaa
This study investigated the prevalence of Eimeria species infecting various avian hosts, including chickens, ducks, pigeons, and ornamental chickens, in Al-Diwaniyah Province, Iraq. The diagnostic efficacy of microscopy and PCR techniques was also compared. Mi…
1 Jul 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2025/40.1.71.77
Research ArticlePrevalence of Antibiotic Resistance Non-Typhoidal Salmonella in Controlled Layer Poultry Sheds
Muhammad Rashid, Adil Shahzad, Hafiz Qadeer Ahmed, Muhammad Hamza, Muhammad Fayyaz Akhtar, Syed Faizan ul Hassan et al.
Abstract | Salmonella is a major zoonotic pathogen causing salmonellosis in poultry and gastroenteritis in humans. In poultry, Salmonella is the leading cause of bacterial infections causing watery diarrhea, inadequate food intake, poor growth, and low egg pro…
13 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2025/40.1.37.42
Research ArticleDojo Loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor 1842): An Addition to the Loach Fauna of Pakistan
Zaigham Hasan, Fazal Subhan, Muhammad Faisal Khalil, Qaisar Jamal, Syed Basit Rasheed, Ajmal Khan et al.
Some fish were found in June 2013, buried at a depth of 4-5 inches in a sandy loam textured soil, having an average moisture content of 21% in the Botanical Garden of the University of Peshawar. Preliminary investigations suggest that the fish is classified wi…
9 Apr 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2025/40.1.19.27
Research ArticleImpact of Commercial Energy Drinks (Red Bull and Monster) on Cardiac Enzymes, Electrolyte Ions, and Oxidative Stress Markers in Immature Male Rats
Manal Hameed Raheem, Hanaa Enayaa Mahood
This study aimed to investigate the physiological and biochemical impacts of two commercially available energy drinks Red Bull and Monster on immature male rats. The analysis focused on cardiac enzyme activity, electrolyte ion levels, and oxidative stress mark…
1 Jul 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2025/40.1.85.90- Research Article
Effects of In-Ovo Injection of Znic-Methionine on Some Microbial and Parameters of Immunology of Broiler
Ali A. Alsudani, Hashim Hadi Al-Jebory, Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim Al-Saeedi
This study was carried out to assess the influence of in-ovo injection of broiler embryo with Zinc-methionine, on some characteristics of biochemistry of blood serum in addition to total count of some bacteria in the gut of broiler. A 300 of hatching eggs of R…
7 Feb 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2025/40.1.1.7 
ReviewAssociation of Interleukins to Rheumatoid Arthritis
Summia Azam, Sri Rahayu, Atira Saba, Afsana Huseynova Anvar, Muhammad Irfan
Abstract | Number of Cytokines play key role in number of autoimmune syndromes such as rheumatoid arthritis but exact factor is still not known. But this has been noticed that many pro inflammatory interleukins like IL-1,IL-17,IL-6,IL-18,IL-21,IL-23,IL-32,IL27…
13 May 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2025/40.1.29.36
Research ArticleInvestigation of the Effect of Temperature and Time on the Eggs and Larva of Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) for Maggot Debridement Therapy in Laboratory Conditions
Laya Khatibi, Kamran Akbarzadeh, Yavar Rassi, Mojgan Baniardalan, Morteza Akbari, Atiyeh Rafinejad et al.
Maggot debridement therapy is a controlled myiasis used as an auxiliary method to debride chronically infected wounds and ulcers that contain necrotic tissues without suitable surgical conditions. Today, maggot therapy is used as a simple, fast and effective m…
1 Jul 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2025/40.1.79.84