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Cloning, Expression, Purification, and Characterization of Soluble Bioactive Recombinant Human Anterior Gradient Homolog 2 - DsRed Monomer Protein in Escherichia coli

Bingjie Zhou, Hitesh Bhagavanbhai Mangukiya, Siva Bharath Merugu, Fakhar-un-Nisa Yunus, Yuchen Fan, Zhenghua Wu et al.

Anterior gradient 2 (AGR2), initially discovered as an estrogen-responsive gene in breast cancer cell lines, is a developmentally regulated gene belonging to the protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) gene family. AGR2 exists in both intracellular and secreted form…

Optimized TCP Congestion Control Over a Wired Network

Jehan Dastagir, Muhammad Amir, Bilal Ur Rehman, Shahid Hameed, Majad Ashraf

Congestion control in networks is prioritized for maintaining high and error free data rates. The work in this paper directly investigates possible attainment of optimized TCP congestion control over wired networks through a proposed modification done to one o…

The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Rhacophorus dennysi (Anura: Rhacophoridae) with Novel Gene Arrangements and its Phylogenetic Implications

Yongmin Li, Huabin Zhang, Xiaoyou Wu, Dongwei Li, Peng Yan, Xiaobing Wu

We determined the complete mitochondrial (mt) genome of Rhacophorus dennysi (family Rhacophoridae). The R. dennysi mitogenome (18,052 bp) contained the 37 genes and a single control region (CR) typically found in neobatrachian mtDNAs. In the new mt genome, the…

Genetic Evaluation of Body Weight and Survival of Black Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus monodon) fed on Different Dietary Levels of Fish Meal Protein

Song Jiang, Xianbin Mo, Falin Zhou, Jianhua Huang, Qibin Yang, Lishi Yang et al.

The purpose of the present study is to reveal the effects of different dietary levels of fish meal protein on body weight and survival of Penaeus monodon families. In this study, 5400 P. monodon from 36 families were mixed cultureed with two kinds of different…

Effect of Regular Exercise on Fat Metabolism in Rats Fed on Zinc Picolinate Supplemented Diet

Ramazan Erdogan, Mikail Tel, Vedat Cinar, Ragip Pala

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of exercise on levels of fatty acid synthesis (FAS), zinc-α2-glycoprotein (ZAG), adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL), glucose transporter-4 (GLUT-4) and insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) in adipose tiss…

Characterization of β-casein Gene Sequence Variants in Cholistani Cattle

Ruqayya Bint Khalid, Asif Nadeem, Maryam Javed, Muhammad Zubair Shabbir, Masroor Ellahi Babar

β-casein is second most abundant protein of cow’s milk. β-caseingene is highly polymorphic. A1 and A2 are the frequently occurred variants. A1 is recognized as potential cause of several human diseases. It is important to evaluate the A1/A2 &be…

Micronuclei Assay: A Suitable Tool for Evaluating the Heavy Metals Induced Genotoxicity in Fish, Labeo rohita

Abeera Razzaq, Sajid Abdullah, Huma Naz, Khalid Abbas, Laiba Shafique, Qingyou Liu

Increasing load of heavy metals from industrial, agricultural and commercial chemicals discharged into aquatic habitats could pose a serious threat to the aquatic life like fish. These metals have ability to induce the production of reactive oxygen species (RO…

Cytological Changes in Chicken Infectious Anemia Virus Infected Bone Marrow in Broilers

Syed Maaz Nadeem, Muti ur Rehman Khan, Asim Aslam, Ali Ahmad Sheikh, Arfan Ahmad, Syed Nadeem Mansoor et al.

This study was designed to compare the cytological changes in chicken infectious anemia virus (CIAV) infected bone marrow in broiler chicken. Bone marrow samples were collected from proximal tibiotarsus and femur of each of the five healthy and CAV-infected fl…

Effects of a New Sex Pheromone Trap and Biological Agents on the Control of Sesamia inferens Walker and Argyroploce schistaceana (Snellen)

Wen-Feng Li, Rong-Yue Zhang, Jiong Yin, Hong-Li Shan, Xiao-Yan Cang, Zhi-Ming Luo et al.

The sugarcane borer is a type of pest that severely damages sugarcane. To explore and seek effective and environmentally friendly control technology for sugarcane borers, promote environmentally friendly control for sugarcane pests, new sex pheromone trap of s…

Genus Spodoptera (Hadeninae: Noctuidae: Lepidoptera): A New Species from Southern Punjab, Pakistan

Zahid Mahmood Sarwar, Ayub Iqbal Malik, Maryam Suhail, Shafqat Saeed, Muhammad Umair Sial, Waqar Jaleel et al.

A comprehensive and a comparative taxonomic study of new species of the genus Spodoptera i.e. Spodoptera hirsutus is very similar to the Spodoptera litura but easily distinguish on the basis of different characters of genitalia. Specimens of this genus were id…

Prevalence of Anaplasma marginale in Tropical Area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Saira Gul, Sohail Ahmed, Tahir Usman, Khalid Khan, Sultan Ayaz, Saleha Gul et al.

Bovine anaplasmosis is an infectious tick-borne disease caused by a rickettsial parasite Anaplasma marginale. This study investigated the prevalence of A. marginale in cattle on different commercial farms in subtropical conditions…

Effect of Luminance on Visual Performance by Secondary Cavity and Non-Cavity Nesting Passerines

Nehafta Bibi, Faiq Jan, Munawar Saleem Ahmad, Haitao Wang

The great majority of avian species is diurnal and thus endures variation in light intensities, associated with daily, seasonal or lunar cycles. These diurnal birds search their food in light abundant environment and raise their broods in dark cavities. Howeve…

COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Diseases

Roheela Yasmeen, Nida Mobeen, Samia Chaudhry

Pandemic COVID-19 is a global issue which affected almost 213 countries with definite cases of 20,542,666 across the world as reported by World Health Organization on August 12, 2020. It causes severe acute respiratory syndrome and mainly invades the lungs thr…

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) with Special Reference to Pakistan: A Review on its Different Aspects

Sahar Mubashar, Tariq Mukhtar, Nasir Ahmad Khan

The novel coronavirus took the whole world by storm and in no time spread across the globe and claimed many lives. The most affected countries of the world are USA, Brazil, India, Italy, Iran, Spain, Russia, South Africa, United Kingdom and Peru. In Pakistan,…

Diet of Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) in Forest Areas of Souk Ahras Region (North-Eastern Algeria): Management Implications

Asma Kaouachi, Mohcen Menaa, Abderraouf Chouaib Rebbah, Mohamed Cherif Maazi

The wood pigeon Columba palumbus is a common bird in Algerian forests. In the near past the species populations have increased significantly in Algeria. In order to better comprehend the ecology and vital needs of the wood pigeon and to help with our results i…

Artificial Activation of Mouse Oocytes with SrCl2 with Minimal Detrimental Effect on Early Embryonic Development

Arslan Mahmood Ahmad, Muhammad Ameen Jamal, Abdul Sattar, Aamir Ghafoor, Aqeel Javeed, Amjad Riaz

Zygote, the first step in the life establishment, is sensitive to environmental impact. Any detrimental effect to this unit may lead to major abnormalities in future development. Artificial activation of oocyte is a one of key step in cloning. Strontium chlori…

Population Fluctuation of Bactrocera zonata and Bactrocera dorsalis in Guava Orchard Agro-Ecosystem in Sindh Region

Zain-Ul-Aabdin Abro, Naheed Baloch, Raza Muhammad Memon, Niaz Hussain Khuhro

The population dynamics of the peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) and oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) were monitored from January to December 2018 in guava orchards of the Sindh Pakistan. The investigations were done at different loc…

Expression of the Tyrosinase Gene in Different Dromedary Camels of Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Sheikh, Faisal Almathen, Hairul Islam Mohamed Ibrahim

Tyrosinase (TYR) gene has a role in regulating the pigmentation process and acts as a precursor for eumelanin or pheomelanin. There have been many studies that reported variations in this gene associate with the coat color of the animal. This is the first stud…

Growth Model of Body Weight and Body Size Traits of Alashan Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus)

Junyan Bai, Zhihao Dong, Rentaodi Wu, Lema Dao, Di Bao, Qiang Zhang et al.

In this study, SPSS software was used to fit five growth models (Logarithmic, Quadratic, Cubic, S, and logistic) of body weight and body size traits of Alashan Bactrian camel. The results showed that the S growth model of body height, body length, chest circum…

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