Issue · 2019
Vol.34, Iss. 2
18 articles · pp. 105-238 · All issues →
Research ArticleComparative Pathogenic Potential of Avian Influenza A/H9N2 Viruses Isolated from Commercial, Backyard and Fancy Birds
Muhammad Furqan Shahid, Tahir Yaqub, Muhammad Yasin Tipu, Asim Aslam, Saima Yaqub, Aziz-ul-Rahman et al.
Poultry industry is confronting numerous viral infections particularly low pathogenic avian influenza virus (LPAIV) H9N2, which can bring exceptional abatement in trade of poultry products in endemic countries such as Pakistan. The current study was conducted…
6 Dec 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2019.34.2.143.148
ReviewSilk of Spider and Bombyx mori: An Overview
Hafiz Muhammad Tahir, Palwasha Jabeen, Chand Raza, Shaukat Ali
Silk is harvested from spiders and silkworms throughout the world. Spider silk varies in types and functions according to the gland producing them. The silk in mulberry and non-mulberrys silkworms also varies from each other. Spidroin is the protein found in s…
30 Dec 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2019.34.2.221.229
Research ArticleSocio Economic Status of Fishermen Community, South Punjab, Pakistan
Muhammad Saleem Hanif, Khalid Javed Iqbal, Arshad Javid, Noor Khan, Irfan, Hamid Majeed et al.
This study was conducted to evaluate the socio-economic status of fishermen community at Rivers of Pakistan in South Punjab. Head Taunsa and Punjnad were selected as study sites to collect information from fishermen through well prepared questionnaire. It was…
16 Sept 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2019.34.1.115.118- Research Article
Screening of Resistant Cotton Varieties against Thrips, Thrips tabaci in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan Based on Population Dynamic
Muhammad Ramzan, Muhammad Nadeem, Masood Maqbool, Ghulam Murtaza
An experimental study was conducted to screened out the different resistant varieties of cotton against thrips, Thrips tabaci.In this experiment seven cotton genotypes viz. MNH-886, MNH-986, MNH-554, MNH-52, NIAB-78, NIAB-98 and NIAB-999 were sown on dibbling…
30 Dec 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2019.34.2.185.189 - Review
Colostrum Composition and its Importance to the Health of Animals- A Review
Ali Mujtaba Shah, Ali Raza Shah, Muhammad Farooque Hassan, Muhammad Yousif, Zhisheng Wang
Colostrum is the highly nutritious secretion of the mammary glands produced before parturition. It is recommended that neonates must ingest colostrum to develop passive immunity. Regardless of placental structure and transfer of immunity in utero, ingestion of…
30 Dec 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2019.34.2.197.206 
Research ArticleApplication of Water Quality and Pollution Tolerance Indexes as Effective Tools for River Management
Joyce Osarogie Odigie
High levels of anthropogenic activities alters freshwater bodies and thus depreciating water quality. Water quality (WQI) and Pollution tolerance indexes (PTI) are effective biomonitoring tools being applied in river management by freshwater ecologists. Obueni…
6 Sept 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2019.34.1.105.113
Research ArticleOptimization of Fermentation and Production of Antimicrobial Agents as Secondary Metabolites from an Indigenous Aspergillus niger
Fizza Anwar, Muddassar Zafar, Zahid Anwar, Raja Tahir Mehmood
Fungal strains are being exploited extensively for their potential in synthesizing antimicrobial agents. In the present research work, four fungal strains Rhizopus stonolifer, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus terreus were tested for the…
14 Dec 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2019.34.2.165.173
Research ArticleCorrelation between Biochemical and Anti-Oxidative status in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Update from Lahore, Pakistan
Hafiz Muhammad Arsalan, Maria Altaf, Zeemal Seemab Amin, Muhammad Khalil Ahmad Khan, Anum Shahzadi, Hina Mudasser et al.
Bones determinedly altered through integration body matrix osteoblast, resorption bone via osteoclasts. Rheumatoid arthritis allied with considerable levels pain, tiredness, disability, reduced distinction life. Precise pathogenesis job rheumatoid factor not k…
14 Dec 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2019.34.2.159.164
Research ArticlePrevalence of Malaria Infection in District Dir Lower, Pakistan
Hanif Ullah, Muhammad Inayat Ullah Khan, Suleman, Sawar Khan, Salma Javed, Abdul Qadeer et al.
Malaria is a mosquito borne infectious disease caused by protozoan parasite of the genus Plasmodium. In Pakistan, P. vivax and P. falciparum are common species. The current study was designed to investigate the prevalence of malaria infection in District Lower…
5 Dec 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2019.34.2.137.141
Research ArticleAssessment of Prevalence and Possible Risk Factors of Type II Diabetes in Hazara Region Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Salma Javed, Muhammad Fiaz Khan, Irfan Ullah, Sadia Tabassum
Abstract | Pakistan ranks fourth among countries with a high burden of type II diabetes, with approximately 8 million (6.72%) people suffering from it. The present study was carried out to assess the prevalence and the possible risk factors of type II diabetes…
16 Sept 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2019.34.1.119.125
Research ArticleTissue Specific Changes in the Antioxidant Enzyme Activity of Manganese Exposed Labeo rohita
Maliha Ayub, Muhammad Javed, Fariha Latif, Faiza Ambreen, Komal Sabir
The accumulation of heavy metals in the body organs of aquatic organisms poses serious impacts on the activities of antioxidant enzymes. These enzymes are effective in protecting the bio-molecules against the reactive oxygen species (ROS) and their harmful eff…
16 Sept 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2019.34.1.127.132
Research ArticleFirst Record of Baccha maculata Walker, 1852 (Diptera: Syrphidae) from the Pothwar Punjab, Pakistan
Muhammad Asghar Hassan, Imran Bodlah, Ayesha Aihetasham, Muhammad Adnan Bodlah, Khadim Hussain
The hoverfly genus Baccha Fabricius, 1805 is a rarely collected aphidophagous hoverfly from Pakistan is newly recorded for the Pothwar region of Punjab. In this paper the detailed taxonomic note on Baccha maculata Walker, 1852, supplementary photographs, habit…
5 Dec 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2019.34.2.133.135
Research ArticleAnalysis and Management of Phytonematodes Associated with Walnut (Juglans regia L.) in Hazara Division, Pakistan
Nadia Saeed, Mian Sayed Khan, Habib Ahmad, Muzafar Shah
A survey was conducted to estimate the ratio of plant parasitic nematodes associated with Walnut (Juglans regia L.) in different areas of Hazara Division, KP, Pakistan. Soil samples collected from walnut trees showed that Abbottabad and Mansehra had both paras…
30 Dec 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2019.34.2.191.195
Research ArticleScreening and Optimization of Cultural Conditions for Production of Thermophilic Mannanase from Bacillus megaterium
Tanzeela Riaz, Fiza Sana-Ullah Khan, Farah Rauf Shakoori
Mannanase belongs to hydrolytic family of enzymes which occupies a great commercial position because of their high stability under alkaline and acidic conditions. The current research was planned to isolate, screen and optimize mannanase production from Bacill…
14 Dec 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2019.34.2.175.183
Research ArticleUtilization of Bombyx ceiba Seed Pods: A Novel Substrate for Cellulase Production through Solid State Fermentation using Response Surface Methodology
Sobia Nazir, Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Nadeem, Hafiz Abdullah Shakir, Muhammad Khan, Shaukat Ali et al.
In this work, Trichoderma viride was used for cellulase production in solid state fermentation (SSF) using seed pods of Bombyx ceiba as substrate. Three parameters were used such as inoculum size (1, 5.5 and 10%), medium volume (1, 3 and 5ml) and incubation pe…
30 Dec 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2019.34.2.213.219
ReviewEpigenetics: A Bridge between Artificial Light at Night and Breast Cancer
Hafiza Sadaf Zahra, Asia Iqbal, Sayyeda Hira Hassan, Hafiz Abdullah Shakir, Muhammad Khan, Muhammad Irfan et al.
The second most frequent cancer all over the world is breast cancer (BC). It is reported that only about 10% BC cases are attributed due to inherited genetic mutations while remaining 90% cancer cases are associated with environmental factors. Artificial light…
30 Dec 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2019.34.2.231.238
Research ArticleAcetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Activity of Venom of Hottentota tamulus (Fabricius) and Androctonus finitimus (Pocock) (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in Musca domestica
Naila Riaz, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir, Muhammad Khalid Mukhtar, Ali Hassan, Shaukat Ali, Shafaat Yar Khan
In the present study, different venom fractions were isolated from the crude venom of Hottentota tamulus (Fabricius, 1798) and Androctonus finitimus (Pocock, 1897) by HPLC. The toxicity and acetylcholinesterase activity of selected venom fractions were determi…
30 Dec 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2019.34.2.207.211
ReviewHepatocellular Carcinomas Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Prevention and Frontier to Probiotic Treatment
Shaukat Ali, Sadia Batool, Fatima Javed Butt, Sundas Nasreen, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir
In the arena of latest technologies, researchers are looking for a unique treatment strategy for diagnosis and treatment of cancer; it is a second chief cause of deaths in the world. Advances in chemotherapeutic agents, various radiological techniques and bio-…
6 Dec 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pujz/2019.34.2.149.158