Publications by authors named "Afzal Nimra"
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- * This study investigated the use of AgNPs combined with the local herb Swertia chirayita to tackle poultry pathogens, determining optimal conditions for their production and confirming their properties through various scientific methods like FTIR spectroscopy and zeta potential analysis.
- * Results showed that AgNPs effectively inhibited the growth of major poultry pathogens like Salmonella spp. and E.coli, measuring significant inhibition zones; however, further research is needed to fully understand their synthesis and action mechanisms while optimizing conditions for large-scale production.
Micro- plastics (MPs) pose significant global threats, requiring an environment-friendly mode of decomposition. Microbial-mediated biodegradation and biodeterioration of micro-plastics (MPs) have been widely known for their cost-effectiveness, and environment-friendly techniques for removing MPs. MPs resistance to various biocidal microbes has also been reported by various studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicroplastics: unraveling the signaling pathways involved in reproductive health.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
September 2023
Microplastics (MPs) are biologically active environmental pollutants having significant impact on the ecosystem and human health. MPs have been reported to increase oxidative stress, resulting in tissue damage, developmental abnormalities, metabolic disorders, epigenetic changes, abnormal reproduction, and reduced gamete quality. At present, most of the existing literature has focused on the effects of MPs on the reproduction of various aquatic organisms; however, the effects of MPs on mammalian reproduction specifically humans are least studied except a few ones fragmentally discussing the effects of MPs on gametogenesis in human.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNatural killer (NK) cells are considered to be the foremost fighters of our innate immune system against foreign invaders and thus tend to promptly latch onto the virus-infected and tumor/cancerous cells, killing them through phagocytosis. At present, the application of genetically engineered Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) receptors ensures a guaranteed optimistic response with NK cells and would not allow the affected cells to dodge or escape unchecked. Hence the specificity and uniqueness of CAR-NK cells over CAR-T therapy make them a better immunotherapeutic choice to reduce the load of trafficking of numerous tumor cells near the healthy cell populations in a more intact way than offered by CAR-T immunotherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContaminants of global concern, microplastics (MPs) have been lately reported to be found almost everywhere. Yet there is limited evidence to suggest if these tiny particles can bioaccumulate and biomagnify along the food chain. The current study was conducted to quantify MPs load in two fresh water bodies i.
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- * Data was collected from 326 employees at various management levels in leading Pakistani construction firms, highlighting that operational focus, management commitment, and employee involvement are crucial factors in enhancing project performance.
- * The study found that management commitment significantly mediates the relationship between employee involvement and project performance, while also noting limitations and suggesting areas for future research.
Introduction: Bioaerosols are one of major sources of hospital-acquired infections (HAI's) that can pose serious health implications to the patients, health care workers and visitors in the hospitals across the world.
Methodology: In this study, the molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of bioaerosols collected from Orthopedic Wards (OW) and Orthopedic Emergency Rooms (OER) of six hospitals in Lahore, Pakistan was done to investigate their diversity and genetic relatedness. Moreover, the role of different ventilation practices (i.