Vol.66, Iss. 2, Pages 125-208

Toxoplasma gondii infection in sheep, goats and farmers from Bahawalpur (Pakistan)

SAGHIR AHMAD, WARDA HANIF, SANA YOUNAS

Toxoplasmosis is a disease that has been reported from all over the world. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the prevalence of Immunoglobulin-G (IgG) antibodies specific to Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) simultaneously in sheep, goat and humans…

Appraisal of the effect of industrial effluents on the chlorophyll, protein and heavy metals contents in water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes L.)

SHEZA AYAZ KHILJI1* ZAHOOR AHMAD SAJID, SONIA GHULAM BARI

The purpose of this study was to observe the effects of heavy metals on proteins, chlorophyll content and growth of Eichhornia crassipes L. in different concentrations of industrial effluents of district Shiekhupura. Eichhornia crassipes was grown for 15, 30 a…

Evaluation of salt stress tolerance on some growth and biochemical attributes in Suaeda fruticosa L. (Forssk)

ZAHOOR AHMAD SAJID, SHEZA AYAZ KHILJI

A field-experiment was setup with earthen pots in complete randomized block design having ten replicate plants for each salt (NaCl) treatment. Initially the plants were raised by irrigating with tap water and then after their establishment, with NaCl (50, 100…

Campylobacteriosis in humans & poultry and sustainable rescue options

SHEIKH AJAZ RASOOL, MUNAZZA DANISH AJAZ, MUHAMMAD SALMAN RASOOL, AHSAN SATTAR SHEIKH, FIRDAUS KOUSAR BUKHARI

Campylobacter jejuni constitutes the front runner bacterium towards causing gastroenteritis globally. It is usually contracted through consuming improperly processed poultry products and by intake of contaminated water. Post intake, the bacterium tends to adso…

Estimation of aflatoxins in cattle feed used in and around Lahore District

KHADIJA SUMMIA, ROHEELA YASMEEN, ALEEM UN NISA, SAMIA DJEFFAL, TAHIRA JABEEN

There are more than 100 types of fungi that can yield mycotoxins. They are secondary metabolites and their main producing agents are Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus nomius and Aspergillus parasiticus that are famous for Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, and G2. The presen…

Study of constricted blood vessels through ANSYS fluent

MUHAMMAD JAVAID AFZAL, FARAH JAVAID, SHAHZADI TAYYABA, MUHAMMAD WASEEM ASHRAF, MUHAMMAD ILYAS YASIN

Blood vessels of humans may constrict due to different reasons reducing the internal diameter available for blood flow. In broader spectrum this phenomena is known as vasoconstriction. The constricted blood vessels offer greater resistance to the normal blood…

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Prevalence of Endoparasites in Indian Peafowl under captive facilities in Punjab, Pakistan

ZAHID FAROOQ, RUQIA BIBI, IRFAN BABOO, KAMRAN ABBAS, MUHAMMAD SHAHBAZ, KHALID JAVED IQBAL et al.

To evaluate the prevalence of endoparasites in Indian peafowl (four mutant form; black shoulder, pied, white and common peafowl), freshly egested fecal samples (n=100) from six different captive facilities were collected. The prevalence of endoprasites among a…

Platelets, D-dimer and Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) as Cost Effective Biomarkers for the detection of COVID-19-Associated Coagulopathy (CAC)

SADAF IFTIKHAR, SAMAN SHAHID, MUHAMMAD UMAR HASSAN, UBAID ULLAH

We highlighted the role of D-dimers, platelet count and LDH (lactate dehydrogenase) as primary biomarkers in diagnosing the COVID-19-associated coagulopathy (CAC) in severe and critical cases. 141 COVID-19 patients of severe and critical categories, were enrol…

New record of genus Aphanuroides Nagaty and Abdel-Aal, 1962 from Siluriform host fish Rita rita of Indus River, Sindh, Pakistan

HIRA SOOFI, ARIFA BHUTTO, ABDUL RASOOL ABBASI, GHULAM SARWAR GHACHAL

The parasitic study on catfish Rita rita of river Indus, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan. A total of 22 host catfishes were collected from study area and brought to the Parasitological Laboratory, Department of Zoology University of Sindh Jamshoro. During examinatio…

Development of a new method for the validation of levofloxacin by UV-Spectrophotometer

MUHAMMAD ASLAM, ASAD GULZAR, AMINA ASGHAR, MISBAH IRSHAD, ZAHRA NOREEN, SADAF JAVAID et al.

The purpose of the study is to develop an efficient, fast, accurate and precise UV spectrophotometric method by using 0.1N HCl as a solvent, for the validation of levofloxacin in injection form. The λmax for levofloxacin was found to be 293nm using 0.1N…