18 articles in this issue
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Muhammad Ibrar Asif, Amina Khatoon, Shafia Arshad, Iqra Karim
Molecular imprinting is an attractive research area for synthesizing unique functional polymers with high selectivity due to template oriented active sites. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) have a wide range of applications in chemical and biological... see more
Bakhtiar Samejo, Shagufta Gul, Suraya Samejo, Naveed Qasim Abro, Nilgun Yenil, Najma Memon
The effective desalination and purification devices for seawater/ brackish water treatment are crucial in sustainable progress. Techniques that render high salt removal efficiency and water purification ability at low applied potentials play a central rol... see more
Muhammad Abdurrahman Munir, Khairiah Haji Badri, Lee Yook Heng, Muhammad Mukram Mohamed Mackeen, Edison Eukun Sage
Histamine is commonly present in food containing proteins, like in mackerel. Consuming fish is imperative for the improvement of human muscles. Nevertheless, some studies reported ingesting fish containing histamine more than 50 mg·kg-1 can cause toxicity... see more
Abdul Karim Shah
The cyclisation of citronellal to isopulegol is a significant intermediate stage in the production of menthols. In this research work, the effects of acid treatment on montmorillonite clay have been investigated and used in citronellal cyclisation reactio... see more
Olayinka Abidemi Ibigbami
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were seasonally determined in water and sediments of the Elemi River, Nigeria using gas chromatography analysis. Samples were collected in two consecutive seasons for six months, monitoring the program every month. T... see more
Saeed Ahmed Lakho
Metal oxide nanoparticles have found numerous applications in different fields. In this paper, the preparation of nickel oxide nanostructures is given. The nanostructures were synthesized by using the hydrothermal method. The characterization was done wit... see more
Mehraj ud din Bhat
The present study is carried out in Gwalior to know the level of pollutants viz sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). In this study, both NO2 and SO2 were collected during different seasons, and estimation was done using chemical methods. The ... see more
Maleeha Umber, Rashida Sultana, Sultana, Faiza Nasir, Nasir, Faiza Nasir, Nasir, Rizwana Mubashar, Mubashar, Ragheeba Sehar
Salt stress is one of the main limitations to Triticum aestivum productivity all around the world. An experiment was conducted to assess the effect of Trichoderma harzianum seed coating on germination and seedling development of wheat under salt stress (6... see more
Noorul Hassan Shar
In the present study, 240 groundwater samples were collected from eight Talukas of upper Sindh. The cadmium (Cd) content was determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Concentration (µg/L), Daily Intake ofMetals (DIM),Health Risk Indexes (HRI) for... see more
Ali Abbas, Bushra Sultana, Anwaar Hussain, Farooq Anwar, Naveed Ahmad, Muhammad Shahid, Mian HR Mahmood
The bioactive extracts recovered from Curcuma longa (stem), Mentha aquatica (stem and leaves), Emblica officinalis (fruits), Nigella sativa (seeds), and Glycyrrhiza glabra (stem) using methanol and ethanol, were appraised for antioxidant (total flavonoid ... see more
Emmanuel Ilesanmi Adeyeye, Olayinka Abidemi Ibigbami, Adeolu Jonathan Adesina, Abioye Rauf Olatoye, Yusuff Ayinde Gbolagade
Concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from a dry extract of fresh and smoked body parts of Clarias gariepinus were examined to determine associated potential human health risks. Gas chromatography analysis was employed for the PAHs det... see more
Dr Saba Naz Shaikh
The objective of our study is to monitor the oxidative stability of different cultivars of almonds (Australian, American and Iranian) kernels/oil during the 12th month of storage at room temperature. Several physicochemical parameters free fatty acids (FF... see more
Ketema Beyecha Hundie
The concept of waste to valuable products is a hot topic with exploring ongoing worldwide to minimize food-based feedstocks. This work utilized a citric acid solution and an ultrasoundassisted to extract pectin from orange waste, a critical agroindustry b... see more
AZIZ UR RAHMAN
Freshwater consumption has been increased because of population growth and economic development. At the same time, depletion and contamination of groundwater is subject of great concern. Karachi is the industrial hub and serves as the economic backbone of... see more
Theia'a Najim Al-Sabha, Mohamed Yahya Dhamra
A sensitive spectrofluorimetric method has been developed for the analysis of some medicines containing primary, secondary, and tertiary amino groups, namely Diclofenac (DIC), Domperidone (DOM), Famotidine (FAM), and Propranolol (PRO), in their pure and m... see more
Hizbullah Khan
Water samples were collected from 43 sites of Tehsil Isa Khel areas in order to determine the physicochemical parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity, turbidity, total hardness, calcium hardness, magnesium hardness, M. alkalinity, chloride ion (Cl-... see more
Mürüvvet Düz, Safiye Elif Korcan, Gülderen Uysal Akkus
This study determined the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of chloroform, ethyl acetate, methanol, and water extracts of the Viburnum opulus (V. opulus) plant. V. opulus (Gilaburu) was collected from Ahirdagi northern slope, Kirka Town, Afyonkarah... see more
Muhammad Ashraf
In the present study, the germanium (Ge) sample has been studied by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy which leads to the formation of plasma plume in the air. This research work comprises on pure Ge sample, and it has been studied using laser irradianc... see more