Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is characterized by raised serum LDL cholesterol levels, which result in excess deposition of cholesterol in tissues, leading to accelerated atherosclerosis and incr ... Read More
A new species of the genus Tubulovesicula Yamaguti, 1934 is described here and named Tubulovesicula microcaudum n.sp. from the stomach of the fish Otolithus argenteus (Sciaenidae) off Karachi coast. T ... Read More
Siccia taprobanis Walker is recorded from Pakistan and redescribed in detail with special reference to its head appendages, venation of fore and hind wings and female genitalia. ... Read More
In the survey, the work was done to develop taxonomic record of sand fly Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus)) papatas i (Scopoli) collected for the first time from new epidemic localities of cutaneous leishmani ... Read More
The influence of the ethanolic extract of the flower of Viola odorata L. on degranulation of rat peritoneal mast cell induced by compound 48/80 and Egg albumin was studied. The inhibitory effect of th ... Read More
This computer aided drug design based conformational and potential energy quantitative structure activity relationship established to find out best fit conformations with minimum potential energy, act ... Read More
Fresh water alga, Enteromorpha procera was used as nutrition supplement for broiler chicks. Four concentrations of algal material at 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% were mixed with commercial feed of chicks (st ... Read More
The present study was planned to investigate the alteration in renal function of ischemic ARF patients and to compare the magnitude of these variations in men and women. The study was conducted in col ... Read More
Many adverse health effects have been reported with the use of tobacco (smokeless) in populations, including CVDs, buccal cavity cancers, soft tissue lesions of mouth and gum recession. The purpose of ... Read More
The continuous monitoring of pesticide residues in our food, drinking water, environment and biosphere at large is needed for creating awareness for the trends of level of contamination and building u ... Read More
Histopathological studies revealed that Meloidogyne javanica larvae entered roots by puncturing action of the stylet. The cells adjacent to nematode were severely damaged causing cell congestion. A nu ... Read More
Aqueous extracts from various plant / litter components of Guaicum officinale L. significantly inhibited germination of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) except bark which had very mild inhibitory effect. ... Read More
The quality of air was investigated from different environmental backdrops such as residential, commercial, industrial and rural (control) areas in Faisalabad, Pakistan. It was noticed that the SPM, N ... Read More
Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L. ssp. aestivum) lines were screened in multi-location trials in highland Balochistan, Pakistan from 1982(F2) to 1990 (fixed lines). Objective of the study was to selec ... Read More
A swarm of black aphid, Aphis fabae Scop is reported in Karachi on March 15th , 2006 at about 1:30pm which has lasted until dusk. The collected specimens were identified as Aphis fabae Scop. Some stu ... Read More
Attack of mealy bug (Planococcoides citri ) on sunflower is described from Karachi and its control measures are suggested ... Read More
Cotton wilt diseases caused by Aspergillus japonicum var. Aculeatus is reported from Derra Ghazi Khan, Pakistan. ... Read More
Vascular thrombosis is a major component leading to acute cardiovascular events. Rapid and efficient thrombolysis is critical for quick relief of symptoms and prevention of organ damage. This article ... Read More
Hyperlipidemia is one of the major contributors to atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. Non-pharmacological dietary therapy and exercise are the first line of treatment in Hyperlipidemia and se ... Read More
The non-bonded potential energies were computed for 2-[4-(5-Bromo-3-methyl-2-pyridyl) butylamino]-5-(6- methyl -3 - pyridyl - methyl) - 4 – pyrimidone, trihydrobromide , (Temalastine), which is the H1 ... Read More
The losses of the Feutrell’s Early transported from Kallurkot, Bhalwal and Jauharabad to Faisalabad market during the month of November were found to be 16, 17 and 16 percent respectively. The losses ... Read More
Toxic effect of various concentrations of Lead (2,4, 8, 10, 16, 20 mg/mL) on some gram +ive and gram –ive bacteria is reported in this study. Lead inhibited the growth of gram +ive Staphylococcus are ... Read More
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia Viv. (Tex-Mex tobacco) is recorded from Karachi as a rare winter weed in flower beds and growing as road-side plant near plant-nurseries and along sewerage lines. Data on it ... Read More
This study investigates the public health profile of drinking water resources at Khirthar National Park (KNP). Groundwater discharged from springs or water pumped from wells provides the only source o ... Read More
Chinna Creek is about 5.0 km long, 300 to 500 m wide with a depth ranges from 1 to 3 m situated at the south east of Karachi. The concentrations and spatial distributions of different pollutants, incl ... Read More
Ten wheat cultivars were screened for salt tolerance at seedling stages under glasshouse conditions. Four levels of salinity i.e., 0.25 (control) 10, 15 and 20 dS m-1 were induced in soil. As the grow ... Read More
This study was conducted to evaluate the mineral concentration, nutritional and anti- nutritional contents of the leaf of Berbaris baluchistanica. It is commonly used as a forage plant and is found in ... Read More
For exploitation of the yield components to to formulate a selection criteria, eighteen diverse type of mungbean genotypes from different countries under IAEA/RCA project were planted in 3 repeats hav ... Read More
In 2007, during the Survey for the plant parasitic nematodes in the Punjab Province, three new hosts (Alternate) of root knot nematode were recorded. Galling on the roots of Creeping Weed ‘Khatti Boot ... Read More
Blood lipids, particularly total and LDL cholesterol levels, are associated with all subtypes of brain infarction. Furthermore, many of the effects of elevated or modified low density lipoproteins on ... Read More
Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum L.) is one of the most popular spices. It has been used for thousands of years for its medicinal properties. It has long been used for the treatment of diabetes, inflam ... Read More
Cladistic analysis of the species of the genera Brunsellius Distant and Plinachtus Stål from Indopakistan subcontinent are carried out on the basis of their outgroup. A cladogram is constructed on th ... Read More
A new oxyurid Nematode Pharyngodon oderolalensis is described from the common frog Rana tigrina collected from the vicinity of the agricultural area of Oderolal in Sindh, Pakistan. The new species is ... Read More
Lühe, 1911 is described here from the crow (Corvus splendens Vieillot) from Hyderabad, Pakistan. The new species name is proposed P. fatimaae. This species is characterized by having proboscis hooks i ... Read More
Amerila astreus (Drury) is recorded from Pakistan and described in detail with special reference to its head appendages, venation of fore and hind wings and male and female genitalia. The systematic ... Read More
Parasa lepida Moore, recorded from Sylhat, Bangladesh, a pest of tea plant. Its larva feeds on leaves, the adult female described in detail with reference to its head, venations of fore and hind wing ... Read More
The work was done to develop taxonomic record of sand flies Grassomyia dreyfussi turkestanica (Theodor & Mesghali) collected for the first time from endemic places of Sindh and Punjab provinces. In vi ... Read More
During studies on the transferable antibiotic resistance of clinical gram-negative bacteria, 28 R plasmids were isolated from indigenous strains. The R plasmids conferred resistance to one or several ... Read More
Eight selected advanced superior genotypes of smooth mesta (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) containing different traits were evaluated for further identification and development of higher yield of edible leav ... Read More
Ten genotypes of wheat were studied at three water regimes by applying three, two and only one irrigation at different intervals/stages. The experiment was conducted at NIAB Farm, Faisalabad, Pakistan ... Read More
Fourteen genotypes of Brassica (Brassica comprestries L.) were studied in the Laboratory under different salinity levels (EC=5, 10,15,20,25 d.Sm-1 ) for preliminary evaluation in respect of germinat ... Read More
