: In this work, hexaaluminate based catalysts – namely LaMnAl11O19 andPd/LaMnAl11O19 were tested for catalytic oxidation of a model gas comprising of a mixture of CO and CH4 . The co-precipitation rou ... Read More
In this paper an effort has been made to identify suitable sites for safe disposal of municipal and other solid waste generated in Peshawar City District. Using GIS and Remote Sensing for identificati ... Read More
: The aim of this study was to explore the medicinal value of seeds of two maize varieties obtained from Cereal Crop Research Institute, Pirsabak, Nowshera, Pakistan. The antioxidant system was evalua ... Read More
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a fatal disease of central nervous system caused by free living amoebae, Naegleria fowleri. The disease is associated with exposure to contaminated water f ... Read More
Plant-tissue analyses are performed to assess plant nutrient status, and to determine fertilizer requirements of the current and the future crop grown in the field. Application of zinc (Zn) fertilizer ... Read More
Peat is generally used as a medium for growing cucumber, which is highly expensive.Many wastes which are useless by-products of vegetables production process can be useful as organic materials with po ... Read More
Colorization is an automatic technique to enhance greyscale images by introducing chromatic information. In this research we investigate to produce colorized medical images, potentially supporting in ... Read More
Water resources of Pakistan are dwindling but its water needs are continuously rising due to tremendous increase in population and urbanization. Fulfillment of increasing water demands is a challenge ... Read More
Asian peoples consume noodles as a staple food since ancient time. It is convenient, easy to cook, delicious and nutritionally rich product and is now gaining great appraisal outside Asia also. Genera ... Read More
Present study was conducted for nematodes communities associated with Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.), Grapes (Vitis vinifera L.), Peach (Prunus persica L.), Plums (Prunus domestica L.), Tobacco (Nic ... Read More
The green seeker technology was applied to acquire Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Red-Near Infrared (NIR) ratio of main crops i.e. wheat, rice and oats grown in the NARC field stati ... Read More
Healthcare expenditures rise day by day. There is a clear disparity among nations to provide global healthcare and equal health facilities among different countries. This research aims to develop a kn ... Read More
Tannery waste water severely effects the quality of water bodies into which it is discharged. Tanning effluent contains organic matter, chromium (Cr) and solid waste such as fleshing, trimmings, shavi ... Read More
In Pakistan, about 80% population in large cities and do not have access to clean water. Demand for fresh water supply has increased many times to meet domestic and industrial requirements. Lahore is ... Read More
Development of new reservoirs are utmost important for their utilization of providing water for irrigation, hydropower and flood damages reduction etc. In-addition to constructing new reservoirs, the ... Read More
Water is life line. Pakistan is close to becoming a water scarce country owing to our own poor water management coupled with exploitation of water resources by our neighbouring country India. If unfor ... Read More
Global warming is one of the main cause of climatic variability along with the increased frequency and intensity of extreme events in Pakistan. Northern Pakistan is composed of the greatest mountain c ... Read More
Five parametric Wakeby (L-moment) distribution has been compared with Gaussian, Gumbell and Generalized Extreme Value (GEV) for representing the rainfall and thunderstorm activities over four stations ... Read More
Aspergillus niger Van Tiegh, Chalara state of Ceratocystis fimbriata Ellis & Halst., Alternaria dianthicola Neergaard and Lasiodiplodia ricini Sacc. are reported for the first time on Psidium guajava ... Read More
Contaminated food products have been reported to be responsible for numerous food borne diseases all around the world. Microbial contaminants have been shown to be present in a wide variety of food pr ... Read More
This research was carried out to characterize the wastewater of major industries of Quaid-e-Azam Industrial Estate (QIE), to analyze effect of wastewater drain on groundwater quality in the area, and ... Read More
Effect of chlorination at pH 6, 7 and 8 at temperatures 15, 25 and 35˚C for maximum inactivation of Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Salmonella in distilled, tap and well water was examined at 0.25, 0.5 ... Read More
The solid waste management (SWM) trends are changing rapidly in big urban centers. For improving efficiency of service delivery,invariably the collection and transportation services are outsourced to ... Read More
In this study GIS and remote sensing techniques have been applied for assessing the increasing trend of farmland conversion of Mardan city, Pakistan into impervious surfaces. The study area was a part ... Read More
The aim of this study was to evaluate the proximate and functional properties of flours obtained from various rice varieties, i.e., Super Basmati Shaheen, Super Basmati Kainat, Super Fine, JP5, Basmat ... Read More
Natural regeneration of forest is an important factor for sustainable forestry in Northern Pakistan. In natural forests, the coniferous forest has higher regenerative capacity which enhances their sig ... Read More
Logistic regression (LR) analysis is the most common statistical methodology to find out the determinants of childhood mortality. However, the significant predictors cannot be ranked according to thei ... Read More
A study was conducted to check the ground water quality of the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) campus, Lahore during October 13, 2014 to November 10, 2014. For this purpose grab samples ... Read More
The focus of the study was to analyze the commercially available meat for its heavy metal contents and bacterial contamination. The meat samples were collected from four commercial markets of Lahore, ... Read More
