First Report of causing crown rot on (Olive) in Pakistan.

Crown rot impacted olive plants (cv. Koroneiki) in an orchard in Chakwal, Punjab, Pakistan (32° N, 72° E), with a prevalence of 60%. Observable symptoms included leaf chlorosis, defoliation, wilting, and twig dieback in 6-8-year-old plants, ultimately resulting in their demise (Fig.

A high-performance, hardware-based deep learning system for disease diagnosis.

Modern deep learning schemes have shown human-level performance in the area of medical science. However, the implementation of deep learning algorithms on dedicated hardware remains a challenging task because modern algorithms and neuronal activation functions are generally not hardware-friendly and require a lot of resources. Recently, researchers have come up with some hardware-friendly activation functions that can yield high throughput and high accuracy at the same time.

Role of Pumpkin Parts as Pharma-Foods: Antihyperglycemic and Antihyperlipidemic Activities of Pumpkin Peel, Flesh, and Seed Powders, in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats.

Pumpkin is a well-known vegetable, among the members of family, due to its importance as pharma food. Keeping in view the antidiabetic and plasma lipids lowering potential of pumpkin, the present study was conducted to investigate that, which part of pumpkin (peel, flesh, and seeds), possess more bioactive compounds, exhibiting antihyperglycemic and antihyperlipidemic potential. Albino rats with 190-210 g body weight were divided into 11 groups.

A Machine-Learning-Based System for Prediction of Cardiovascular and Chronic Respiratory Diseases.

Cardiovascular and chronic respiratory diseases are global threats to public health and cause approximately 19 million deaths worldwide annually. This high mortality rate can be reduced with the use of technological advancements in medical science that can facilitate continuous monitoring of physiological parameters-blood pressure, cholesterol levels, blood glucose, etc. The futuristic values of these critical physiological or vital sign parameters not only enable in-time assistance from medical experts and caregivers but also help patients manage their health status by receiving relevant regular alerts/advice from healthcare practitioners.

On the classification of Microsoft-Windows ransomware using hardware profile.

Due to the expeditious inclination of online services usage, the incidents of ransomware proliferation being reported are on the rise. Ransomware is a more hazardous threat than other malware as the victim of ransomware cannot regain access to the hijacked device until some form of compensation is paid. In the literature, several dynamic analysis techniques have been employed for the detection of malware including ransomware; however, to the best of our knowledge, hardware execution profile for ransomware analysis has not been investigated for this purpose, as of today.

Phenolic Profile and Thermal Stability of Monovarietal Extra Virgin Olive Oils Based on Synchronous Fluorescence Spectroscopy.

The olive oil production in Pakistan has recently been started with the cultivation of exotic cultivars that are successfully adapted at Barani Agriculture Research center (BARI), Chakwal, Pakistan in Potohar valley. Therefore, characterization of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) from this agro-climatic region is mandatory in establishing its biochemical profile and thermal stability. Seventeen monovarietal EVOOs extracted from these cultivars were analysed using synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy (SFS) and subjected to heating at 115, 150 and 170 °C for 15 min to identify their thermal stability.