: This study aimed at analyzing impact of the 2014 flood on socio-economic and infrastructural aspects in Punjab province, Pakistan. During the month of September 2014, heavy and prolonged monsoon rai ... Read More
Monocropping of traditionally grown maize (Zea mays L.) on diverse elevations with inappropriate fertilizer dosage is leading to low land productivity and staple food insecurity in the mountainous are ... Read More
This research was conducted to know the pattern of distribution of Marble Goby based on reproductive performance. It was carried out at five research stations namely Jangari, Ciputri, Inlet Citarum Ri ... Read More
A comparative study of total seed protein profile was carried out to determine the extent of genetic variability amongst 53 genotypes of Indian mustard [(Brassica juncea L.) germplasm using sodium dod ... Read More
In this investigation, nine maize genotypes were used to check the genetic relationship using 20 PCR based markers (SSR). These markers produced 55 polymorphic bands with an average of 2.75 bands per ... Read More
One of the problems encountered in coastal areas and small islands in Indonesia is habitat degradation, especially the coral reef. Bottom gillnets have been commonly used by traditional fishermen, but ... Read More
This study aimed at determining proximate value, vitamin E, antioxidant activity and active components extracts of Sargassum sp. and Eucheuma cottonii Doty. Extraction was done by maceration stratifie ... Read More
Hepatitis C (HCV) affects around 3% of the world population and, thus, remains a global threat. Globally, Pakistan is at second place with regard to incidence of HCV, as 4.5-8.0% of its population is ... Read More
Jatropha curcas L. is a vegetable oil plant growing under diverse climates throughout the year. This plant can adapt to very low rainfall areas and marginal lands possessing low soil fertility, and co ... Read More
This investigation examined the relationships between housing quality indicators and incidence of health issues among household members in district Lahore, the second largest city of Pakistan after Ka ... Read More
Different dose levels of mango (Mangifera indica L.) and kinnow (Citrus reticulate L.) peel extracts were administered to rats for 60 days and myocardial infarction was induced by administering doxoru ... Read More
This study aimed at determining suitable dose of 24-epibrassinoloid (24-EBL) for improving morphological, physiological, and photochemical efficiency of PS II (Fv/Fm) characteristics in thermotolerant ... Read More
The objective of this study was to determine shelf-life of fish koya prepared from Snakehead Murrel [Channa striata Bloch, 1793)] and tempeh powder and packed in metalized plastic. Moisture adsorption ... Read More
Bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) is an important production constraint production of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in some countries of Asia including Indonesia. Seventeen wil ... Read More
Malnutrition in young children is a serious problem in Pakistan. In a recently carried out nutritional survey in the country, more than 44% of children, under five years, have been observed to be stun ... Read More
An experiment was conducted to study the comparative effect of citric acid and ascorbic acid as antioxidants and variations in concentration of sugar (20, 30 and 35 °brix) on over-all quality of apple ... Read More
This study dealt with geospatial analysis of Landslide Susceptibility (LS) and resultant zonation in Shahpur valley, eastern Hindu Kush (HK) using Frequency Ratio Model (FRM). Geologically, HK region ... Read More
Pakistan is facing acute shortage of energy which, in turn, is adversely affecting its economic growth besides discomfort to its vast population. Concurrently, the country is faced with gigantic chall ... Read More
Ketoprofen is propionic acid derivative and belongs to the Non-Steroidal anti-inflammatory group of drugs. Due to the short half-life, dosage frequency, patient non-compliance and side effects such as ... Read More
This study investigated the insecticidal potential of Adiantum incisum Forssk (Pteridaceae), Alternanthera pungens Kunth (Amaranthaceae) and Trichodesma indicum L. (Boraginaceae). Aqueous, methanolic ... Read More
Melon fruit fly [Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett)] is an injurious pest of vegetables and fruits throughout the cosmos. Vegetables are key source of proteins, minerals and vitamins for human nutriti ... Read More
Trend in expression of amylase gene along with changes in starch and total sugar contents in different banana cultivars during fruit ripening stages were examined. Five exotic cultivars of banana were ... Read More
The increase in frequency of glacial lakes outburst floods resulting from changing climatic conditions in the recent years demands understanding of the existing situation of glacial lakes behavior in ... Read More
Stability analysis of a model of glucose insulin glucagon system in humans is made which is one of the important factors for study of model for healthy life. If glucose, insulin or glucagon is negativ ... Read More
The delivery of prenatal-care services and its quality reduces mortality and morbidity in mothers and neonates. The current study has attempted to explore the socioeconomic determinants of quality of ... Read More
Oxidation is a common physical treatment used to render the surface of polystyrene suitable for cell adhesion and spreading. In this work, the effects of oxidation of polystyrene (PS) microspheres by ... Read More
Increasing biogas production through the use of Dried Capsule Husk - Jatropha curcas Linn. (DH-JcL) as raw materials study was conducted at PT Bumimas Ekapersada experiment field, in Bekasi, West Java ... Read More
Organic acids and nutrients composition of total mixed ration (TMR) silage inoculated with local Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) derived from paddy rice was studied. This study was conducted to prepare TMR ... Read More
Dimethyl ether (DME) is a flammable gas that changes to liquid phase when applied a relatively mild pressure to it, i.e., 0.5 MPa. Therefore, DME has a special advantage to be utilized as both the gas ... Read More
This study presents some basic biology of Uroteuthis (Photololigo) duvauceli, the most often caught species during sampling in the area of study, such as the sex ratio and length-frequency, allometric ... Read More
The present study investigated the optimization of dilute sulphuric acid pretreatment to maximize cellulase production from banana peduncle waste through Box-Behnken design of response surface methodo ... Read More
