Publications by authors named "Fozia Fozia"

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  • The study examines the impact of high energy nutritional supplements on cardiometabolic risk markers in underweight pregnant women (primigravidas) who have increased metabolic demands.
  • Conducted as a randomized controlled trial in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, thirty-six participants were divided into two groups: one receiving the nutritional supplement 'MAAMTA' and the other a placebo, with measurements taken at different stages of pregnancy and postpartum.
  • Results indicated significant improvements in insulin levels, insulin resistance, and LDL cholesterol levels, suggesting that high energy nutritional supplements may enhance metabolic health during pregnancy for underweight women.
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This study focused on analyzing the pharmacological activities of AgNPs synthesized from an aqueous plant extract of . The effectiveness of AgNPs was evaluated for protein kinase inhibition, antioxidant, antibacterial, and antifungal activities. The AgNPs and plant were used to regulate the protein kinase activity using the liquid TSB and ISP4 medium protein kinase inhibition study demonstrated that nanoparticles exhibited a larger zone of inhibition (9.

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To determine the incidence of antimicrobial-resistant emerging pathogens, , and its associated risk factors in tertiary care setups of Pakistan. This cross-sectional prospective study was conducted from January 2019 to December 2020, to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance patterns of strains isolated from 450 stool specimens of patients suffering from diarrhea hospitalized in tertiary care hospitals in Peshawar, Pakistan. The stool samples of the patients were processed for culture and detection of toxin A and toxin B by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and PCR.

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Introduction: This study determines the incidence of common viral and helminth coinfections with malaria in the tertiary care hospital set up in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Materials And Methods: The multidimensional research included malaria patients admitted to different hospitals of district Kohat during January and December 2021. Stool samples and blood were assembled from the patients.

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Introduction: Raw milk may contain pathogenic microorganisms harmful to humans, e.g., multidrug-resistant non-O157:H7, which can cause severe colitis, hemolytic uremia, and meningitis in children.

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  • - Proper management strategies are necessary to combat the spread of harmful bacteria causing urinary tract infections (UTI), leading to the development of new antibacterial agents like iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs).
  • - IONPs were synthesized using a simple method and characterized using various techniques (UV-vis, FT-IR, XRD, SEM), with results showing effective antibacterial activity at higher concentrations and identifying their crystalline nature and morphology.
  • - The study also found high antibiotic resistance in isolated uropathogenic bacteria, indicating the potential for IONPs to serve as an alternative treatment against resistant strains.
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Objective: To investigate the response of nutritional supplement (LNS-PLW) on appetite score, energy intake, insulin and glucose levels in preeclamptic women.

Design & Participants: Sixty under-weight preeclamptic primigravida were divided into two groups randomly and provided LNS-PLW/Placebo in the fasted state. Blood samples were collected at fasting state, after 30mins of supplementation, "ad libitum buffet" breakfast and lunch for glucose and insulin levels.

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Ticks pose a major threat to cattle health and production in Pakistan because they transmit pathogens of diseases like Babesiosis and Theileriosis. spp., found across Africa, Asia, and Europe, are especially problematic.

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The goal of the current study is to achieve plant-mediated synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles (FeO NPs). The plant extract of was used as a reducing and stabilizing agent for the synthesis of FeO NPs. Different techniques such as energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and UV-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis) were used to characterize the synthesis of FeO NPs.

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In this study, we described the environmentally friendly biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) utilizing ethanolic extract of () as a capping and reducing agent. We also looked at the antioxidant and antibacterial capacities of AgNPs. In order to determine the size, shape, and crystallinity of the created AgNPs, the current project was designed to produce AgNPs utilizing the crude extract of the .

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In the current study, we examined the antioxidant activity and anti-amyloidogenic potential of 6-aminoflavone in an adult mice model of d-galactose-induced aging. Male albino eight-week-old mice were assigned into four groups: 1. the control group (saline-treated), 2.

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The green synthesis of nanoparticles using plant extract is a new method that can be used in various biomedical applications. Therefore, the green approach was an aspect of ongoing research for the synthesis titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO NP) using the aqueous plant extract, which acts as a stabilizing and reducing agent. The synthesis of TiO NPs was confirmed by energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and UV-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis) analyses.

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The goal of the current study was to synthesize zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) using ZnCl.2HO salt precursor and an aqueous extract of Nephrolepis exaltata (N. exaltata), which act as a capping and reducing agent.

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Background: The IL-12/IFN- axis pathways play a vital role in the control of intracellular pathogens such as .

Objective: The study is aimed at using whole exome sequencing (WES) to screen out genetic defects in IL-12/IFN- axis in patients with recurrent typhoid fever.

Methods: WES using next-generation sequencing was performed on a single patient diagnosed with recurrent typhoid fever.

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Background: Congenital ichthyosis is a diverse group of keratinization disorders associated with generalized scaling of skin of varying severity. The non-syndromic forms of congenital ichthyosis are further grouped into common ichthyosis (ichthyosis vulgaris and X-linked ichthyosis), autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis, and keratopathic ichthyosis.

Objective: To identify sequence variants involved in different forms of hereditary ichthyoses.

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Background and Objectives: In pre-eclampsia, restricted blood supply due to the lack of trophoblastic cell invasion and spiral artery remodeling is responsible for adverse pregnancies and maternal outcomes, which is added to by maternal undernutrition. This study was designed to observe the effect of multiple nutritional micronutrient supplements on the pregnancy outcomes of underweight pre-eclamptic women. To investigate the effects of lipid-based multiple micr supplementations (LNS-PLW) on pregnancy and maternal outcomes in underweight primigravida pre-eclamptic women.

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Nanotechnology is one of the most recent technologies. It is uncertain whether the production of small-size nanoparticles (NPs) can be achieved through a simple, straightforward, and medicinally active phytochemical route. The present study aimed to develop an easy and justifiable method for the synthesis of Ag, Au, and their Ag/Au bimetallic NPs (BNPs) by using (HH) extract, and then to investigate the effects of Ag, Au, and their Ag/Au BNPs as antimicrobial and phytotoxic agents.

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The use of non-toxic synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles (FeO NPs) by an aqueous plant extract has proven to be a viable and environmentally friendly method. Therefore, the present investigation is based on the FeO NPs synthesis by means of FeCl·6HO as a precursor, and the plant extract of () serves as a capping and reducing agent. Various techniques were used to examine the synthesized FeO NPs, such as UV-Visible Spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX).

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The goal of the research was to explore a new green method used to synthesize silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) from an aqueous extract of , which serves as a reducing and stabilizing agent. The obtained results showed an 85% yield of nanoparticles by using 2:5 (/) of 5% plant extract with a 0.5 M solution of AgNO.

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Background: Dystrophic Epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) is a rare, severe subtype of epidermolysis bullosa (EB), characterized by blisters and miliary rashes of the skin. Dystrophic EB (DEB) includes variants inherited both in an autosomal-dominant or autosomal-recessive manner. Recessive dystrophic EB (RDEB) is divided into many subtypes and prevails as a result of biallelic genetic mutations in COL7A1 gene encoding type VII collagen, a major stabilizing molecule of the dermo-epidermal junction.

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Phytochemical studies on the alkaloids fraction of the entire plant of Bunge resulted in the alkaloids isolation, which were first time isolated from this species. The 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic data were used to identify their structures, and there was satisfactory compatibility of the data compared to those which were previously published. In the examined compounds , Isaindigotidione () and Isaindigotone () were shown as an effective urease inhibitor in such a concentration-dependent way against Jack bean and urease, with IC values 29.

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Moroccan folk healers use medicinal plants to treat several diseases including skin burns. The traditional knowledge of wound healing is not common among the general population. Only one ethnobotanical survey was carried out in Rabat, Morocco, to track the traditional use of medicinal plants in wound healing.

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Raddi. and L. are perennial woody plants belonging to the Anacardiaceae family, widely distributed in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa, and they are broadly used for many applications such as in traditional medicine as an antipyretic, analgesic, depurative, and in the treatment of diseases of the urogenital system as well as culinary and ornamental species.

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Background: Woodhouse-Sakati syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disease with endocrine and neuroectodermal aberrations with heterogeneous phenotypes and disease course. The most common phenotypes of the disease are progressive sensorineural hearing loss and alopecia, mild-to-moderate mental retardation and hypogonadism. The disease results from mutations in the DCAF17 gene.

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