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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…

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Phytochemical screening and evaluation of antioxidant, antimicrobial, cytotoxic and dermal irritant activities of Ranunculus laetus extracts

ZAMARA MASOOD, FAROOQ SALEEM, SARFRAZ AHMAD, TALHA JAMSHAID, IMRAN WAHEED, MUHAMMAD AZEEM et al.

In present study, different leaves, roots and floral extracts i.e. methanol, chloroform, and n-hexane of Ranunculus laetus (R. laetus) were tested to find out their bioactivities. The yield obtained from the methanolic extracts was 15.12%, 20.5% and 31.3%, whi…

Consumer attitude towards wild-caught and farm-raised fish in Bahawalpur

KHALID JAVED IQBAL, ARSHAD JAVID, NOOR KHAN, IRFAN BABOO, AHMED ALI, KASHAF MOHSIN et al.

Health consciousness is becoming an imperative factor driving the intentions of people towards fish consumption due to its healthy and nutritious characteristics. So, a simulated research was designed to study consumer‘s attitude towards Wild-caught fish…

Temporal variations in Avian Fauna in Rawalpindi division, Punjab Pakistan

RUBAB ZAFAR KAHLON, IBTISAM BUTT

The present study was conducted to examine the temporal variations that took place in the bird richness and diversity in the Rawalpindi division of Punjab during 2007-2015. Secondary sources of data were utilized for the study. The district-wise data for 12 bi…

Proximate analysis and in vitro biological evaluations of Misopates orontium (L.)

SHEHLA AKBAR, SAIQA ISHTIAQ, KHALID HUSSAIN, ANS MUNIR, SAIRA REHMAN

Proximate analysis plays an important role in assessing the appropriateness of medicinal plants or their extracts orally taken by the marginal communities. Primary and secondary metabolites of Misopates orontium (L.) belongs to Plantaginaceae family were scree…

Assessment of dietary calcium intake in young subjects and its association with obesity

SAIMA SHARIF, NIMRA PERVEEN, SHAGUFTA NAZ, TASNIM FARASAT, FARKHANDA MANZOOR, ASMA ABDUL-LATIF et al.

Many of the studies had shown an inverse association between dietary calcium intake and weight loss so the present study was aimed to investigate the association between dietary calcium intake and body mass indices. This cross-sectional study was conducted to…

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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…

Detection of Salmonella in poultry eggs and egg storing trays collected from poultry farms and local stores of Mianwali, Pakistan

ZULNAIRAH REHMAN, AZMATULLAH KHAN, ABDUL WAJID, AYESHA MAQBOOL

Bacterial genus Salmonella causes food borne illness called salmonellosis. It is characterized by the typhoid fever and gastroenteritis. To investigate the prevalence of Salmonella 240 samples were collected from different areas of District Mianwali. Out of 24…

Quantification of pesticide residues in cow milk samples collected from district Sargodha Punjab, Pakistan

FARZANA SIDDIQUE, NAZIMA FIRDOSE, MUHAMMAD ARSHAD, WARDAH HASSAN, SHAFAAT YAR KHAN

Milk and milk products are known to have high nutritional value. Milk is a source of energy and it contains all required building proteins, bone forming minerals and fats. Milk is contaminated with pesticides and consumption of contaminated milk, meat and dair…

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…

Thyroid and its regulatory hormone variations in workers of automobile workshops and petrol filling stations

MAH NOOR KHAN, NABILA ROOHI, BILAL JAVED, MUHAMMAD AMIR IQBAL

Serum thyroid hormone and TSH levels were determined in the worker of automobile workshops and petrol filling stations workers through ELISA. A total of 44 exposed individuals (25 automobile workshop and 19 petrol filling station workers) having an age range o…

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…

Importance and concept of resistance versus tolerance in biofilm mode of bacterial proliferation

MALIK ASIF HUSSAIN

Biofilms play an important role in the pathogenesis of many microorganisms. A number of animal and clinical studies have presented importance and role of biofilms in various clinical conditions. This form of growth enables them to grow in form of microbial com…

Diet composition of black rock Agama (Laudakia melanura)

MISBAH RAZZAQ, MUHAMMAD RAIS, MUHAMMAD ARSLAN ASADI, SALEHA ABBASI, ABDULLAH IBRAHIMv

The empirical data on diet of many reptilian species of Pakistan are scarce. We aimed to document major dietary items of Black Rock Agama (Laudakia melanura) in rocky habitat, croplands, areas around human habitations and natural streams of Mori Said Ali Game…

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…

Air-borne concentrations of Pm(10) and Pm(total) in residential micro-environments of Asthmatics

SYED SHAHID IMRAN BUKHARI, ZULFIQAR ALI, RIDA AHMAD

Developing countries are facing major health concerns due to deteriorating air quality. In the ambient air, particulate matter (PM) is attributed as major source of health concerns in children as well as adults but comparatively less information is available a…

Tree Flora of the Botanical Garden and two campuses of Punjab University Lahore Pakistan

IRAM MUJAHID IQBAL, ASAD SHABBIR, KANZA SHABBIR, MAHAM NAVEED, FAREIHA UROOJ, AQSA BUTT et al.

The living collection of plants in botanical gardens and academic institutions play an important role in scientific research, education, and conservation. The University of the Punjab (PU) is one of the oldest and largest seat of higher education learning in P…

Prevalence of Parasitic Contaminations in Raw Vegetables in District Narowal

Syed Shakeel Shah, Ayesha Jameel, Sabila Afzal, Muhammad Zubair, Iram Fatima Bokhari

Consumption of raw vegetables is common in many parts of the world. Raw vegetables are an obligatory source of nutritious intake and parasitic transmission to humans. Vegetables contaminated with parasites play a vital role in the cycle of intestinal parasitic…