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Fang J, Wang L, Chen Z, Wang S, Yuan L, Saeed A, Hussain I, Zhao J, Liu R, Miao Q. Sulfonic Acid Functionalized Ionic Liquids for Defect Passivation via Molecular Interactions for High-Quality Perovskite Films and Stable Solar Cells. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2024. [PMID: 38652094 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c04762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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The high photoelectric conversion efficiency and low cost of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have further inspired people's determination to push this technology toward industrialization. The high-quality perovskite films and high-efficiency and stable PSCs are the crucial factors. Ionic liquids have been proven to be an effective strategy for regulating high-quality perovskite films and high-performance PSCs. However, the regulation mechanism between ionic liquids and perovskites still needs further clarification. In this study, a novel sulfonic acid-functionalized ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate (BSO3HMImOTf), was used as an effective additive to regulate high-quality perovskite films and high-performance devices. Microscopic mechanism studies revealed strong interactions between BSO3HMImOTf and Pb2+ ions as well as halogens in the perovskite. The perovskite film is effectively passivated with the controlled crystal growth, suppressed ion migration, facilitating to the greatly improved photovoltaic performance, and superior long-term stability. This article reveals the regulatory mechanism of sulfonic acid type ionic liquids through testing characterization and mechanism analysis, providing a new approach for the preparation of high-quality perovskite devices.
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- Junhui Fang
- Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, PR China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, PR China
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- Info-Powered Energy System Research Center (i-PERC), The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan
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- Longzihu New Energy Laboratory, Zhengzhou Institute of Emerging Industrial Technology, Henan University, Zhengzhou 450000, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, PR China
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- Shenzhen Huasuan Technology Co. Ltd., Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450003, PR China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, PR China
- Longzihu New Energy Laboratory, Zhengzhou Institute of Emerging Industrial Technology, Henan University, Zhengzhou 450000, PR China
- Langfang Green Industrial Technology Center, Langfang 065001, PR China
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Fan H, Zhang Z, Hussain I, Yang Q, Majeed MK, Imran M, Raza F, Li P, Zhang Y. The Asymmetry Observed between the Effects of Photon-Phonon Coupling and Crystal Field on the Fine Structure of Fluorescence and Spontaneous Four-Wave Mixing in Ion-Doped Microcrystals. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2024; 14:671. [PMID: 38668164 PMCID: PMC11053876 DOI: 10.3390/nano14080671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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In this paper, we explore the asymmetry observed between the effects of photon-phonon coupling (nested-dressing) and a crystal field (CF) on the fine structure of fluorescence (FL) and spontaneous four-wave mixing (SFWM) in Eu3+: BiPO4 and Eu3+: NaYF4. The competition between the CF and the strong photon-phonon dressing leads to dynamic splitting in two directions. The CF leads to static splitting in one direction under weak phonon dressing. The evolution from strong dressing to weak dressing results in spectral asymmetry. This spectral asymmetry includes out-of-phase FL and in-phase SFWM. Further, the large ratio between the dressing Rabi frequency and the de-phase rate leads to strong FL and SFWM asymmetry due to photon-phonon constructive dressing. Moreover, the experimental results suggest the analogy of a spectra asymmetry router with a channel equalization ratio of 96.6%.
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- Huanrong Fan
- Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education & Shaanxi Key Lab of Information Photonic Technique, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; (H.F.); (I.H.); (Q.Y.); (M.K.M.); (M.I.); (F.R.)
- College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou 412007, China
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- School of Resource & Environment and Safety Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China;
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- Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education & Shaanxi Key Lab of Information Photonic Technique, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; (H.F.); (I.H.); (Q.Y.); (M.K.M.); (M.I.); (F.R.)
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- Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education & Shaanxi Key Lab of Information Photonic Technique, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; (H.F.); (I.H.); (Q.Y.); (M.K.M.); (M.I.); (F.R.)
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- Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education & Shaanxi Key Lab of Information Photonic Technique, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; (H.F.); (I.H.); (Q.Y.); (M.K.M.); (M.I.); (F.R.)
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- Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education & Shaanxi Key Lab of Information Photonic Technique, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; (H.F.); (I.H.); (Q.Y.); (M.K.M.); (M.I.); (F.R.)
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- Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education & Shaanxi Key Lab of Information Photonic Technique, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; (H.F.); (I.H.); (Q.Y.); (M.K.M.); (M.I.); (F.R.)
- State Key Lab of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, College of Optical Science and Engineering, International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Center for Regenerative and Reconstructive Medicine, Med-X Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education & Shaanxi Key Lab of Information Photonic Technique, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; (H.F.); (I.H.); (Q.Y.); (M.K.M.); (M.I.); (F.R.)
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Tahir MH, Sohail S, Shahid D, Hussain I, Malik J, Iqra S, Faraz M. Postcardiac Injury Syndrome After Cardiac Surgery: An Evidence-Based Review. Cardiol Rev 2024:00045415-990000000-00206. [PMID: 38323874 DOI: 10.1097/crd.0000000000000662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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Postcardiac injury syndrome (PCIS) serves as a comprehensive term encompassing a spectrum of conditions, namely postpericardiotomy syndrome, postmyocardial infarction (MI) related pericarditis (Dressler syndrome), and post-traumatic pericarditis stemming from procedures like percutaneous coronary intervention or cardiac implantable electronic device placement. These conditions collectively give rise to PCIS, triggered by cardiac injury affecting pericardial or pleural mesothelial cells, leading to subsequent inflammation syndromes spanning from uncomplicated pericarditis to substantial pleural effusion. A thorough literature search conducted on MEDLINE/PubMed utilizing search terms including "postacute cardiac injury syndrome," "postcardiac injury syndrome," "postcardiotomy syndrome," "postpericardiotomy syndrome," and "post-MI pericarditis" was instrumental in collating pertinent studies. To encapsulate the amassed evidence, relevant full-text materials were meticulously selected and amalgamated narratively. The pathophysiology of PCIS is proposed to manifest through an autoimmune-mediated process, particularly in predisposed individuals. This process involves the development of anti-actin and antimyosin antibodies after a cascade of cardiac injuries in diverse forms. Treatment strategies aimed at preventing recurrent PCIS episodes have shown efficacy, with colchicine and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, including ibuprofen, demonstrating positive outcomes. Conversely, corticosteroids have exhibited no discernible benefit concerning prognosis or recurrence rates for this ailment. In summary, PCIS serves as a unifying term encompassing a spectrum of cardiac injury-related syndromes. A comprehensive review of relevant literature underscores the autoimmune-mediated pathophysiology in susceptible individuals. The therapeutic landscape involves the proficient use of colchicine and Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to deter recurrent PCIS episodes, while corticosteroids do not appear to contribute to improved prognosis or reduced recurrence rates. This nuanced understanding contributes to an enhanced comprehension of PCIS and its multifaceted clinical manifestations, potentially refining its diagnosis and management.
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- Muhammad Hamza Tahir
- From the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Analytics Group, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Sun N, Chen J, Wang Y, Hussain I, Lei N, Ma X, Li W, Liu K, Yu H, Zhao K, Zhao T, Zhang Y, Yu X. Development and utility of SSR markers based on Brassica sp. whole-genome in triangle of U. Front Plant Sci 2024; 14:1259736. [PMID: 38259948 PMCID: PMC10801002 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1259736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Introduction Simple sequence repeats (SSR), also known as microsatellites, are crucial molecular markers in both animals and plants. Despite extensive previous research on SSRs, the development of microsatellite markers in Brassica crops remains limited and inefficient. Methods Krait software was used to identify microsatellites by genome-wide and marker development based on three recently sequenced basic species of Brassica crops in the triangle of U (Brassica rapa, B. nigra and B. oleracea), as well as three allotetraploids (B. juncea, B. napus and B. carinata) using public databases. Subsequently, the primers and the characteristics of microsatellites for most of them were accordingly designed on each chromosome of each of the six Brassica species, and their physical locations were identified,and the cross-transferability of primers have been carried out. In addition, a B-genome specific SSR marker was screened out. Results A total of 79341, 92089, 125443, 173964, 173604, and 222160 SSR loci have been identified from the whole genome sequences of Brassica crops within the triangle of U crops, B. rapa (AA), B. nigra (BB), B. oleracea (CC), B. napus (AACC), B. juncea (AABB) and B. carinata (BBCC), respectively. Comparing the number distribution of the three allotetraploid SSR loci in the three subgenomes AA, BB and CC, results indicate that the allotetraploid species have significant reduction in the number of SSR loci in the genome compared with their basic diploid counterparts. Moreover, we compared the basic species with their corresponding varieties, and found that the microsatellite characters between the allotetraploids and their corresponding basic species were very similar or almost identical. Subsequently, each of the 40 SSR primers was employed to investigate the polymorphism potential of B. rapa (85.27%), B. nigra (81.33%) and B. oleracea (73.45%), and B. rapa was found to have a higher cross-transfer rate among the basic species in the triangle of U. Meanwhile, a B-genome specific SSR marker, BniSSR23228 possessing the (AAGGA)3 sequence characteristics was obtained, and it located in chromosome B3 with a total length of 97 bp. Discussion In this study, results suggest that the pattern of distribution may be highly conserved during the differentiation of basic Brassica species and their allotetraploid counterparts. Our data indicated that the allotetraploidization process resulted in a significant reduction in SSR loci in the three subgenomes AA, BB and CC. The reasons may be partial gene dominated chromosomal homologous recombination and rearrangement during the evolution of basic diploid species into allotetraploids. This study provides a basis for future genomics and genetic research on the relatedness of Brassica species.
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- Nairan Sun
- Group of Vegetable Breeding, Hainan Institute of Zhejiang University, Sanya, China
- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Supply Chain, Ningbo Haitong Food Technology Co., Ltd., Ningbo, China
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- Group of Vegetable Breeding, Hainan Institute of Zhejiang University, Sanya, China
- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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- Section of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Harbin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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- Group of Vegetable Breeding, Hainan Institute of Zhejiang University, Sanya, China
- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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- Group of Vegetable Breeding, Hainan Institute of Zhejiang University, Sanya, China
- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology, Hangzhou, China
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Usman S, Anjum A, Usman M, Imran MS, Ali M, Moustafa M, Rehman MS, Hussain T, Sarwar F, Azad A, Hussain I, Naseer J, Tiwana U, Hafeez S. Antibiotic resistance pattern and pathological features of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli O78:K80 in chickens. BRAZ J BIOL 2024; 84:e257179. [DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.257179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Abstract Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) induces colibacillosis, an acute and systemic disease, resulting in substantial economic losses in the poultry sector. This study aimed to investigate the antibiotic resistance pattern associated with frequent virulence gene distribution in APEC O78:K80 that may cause pathological alterations in chickens. The antibiogram profile showed high resistance to erythromycin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, ampicillin, and co-trimoxazole, followed by intermediate resistance to ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, enrofloxacin, norfloxacin, nitrofurantoin, and doxycycline hydrochloride, and sensitive to amikacin, streptomycin, gentamicin, and colistin. Virulence gene distribution identifies eight (irp-2, iutA, ompT, iss, iucD, astA, hlyF, iroN) genes through a conventional polymerase chain reaction. APEC O78:K80 caused significantly high liver enzyme concentrations, serum interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels in experimental birds. Also, infected birds have hypoproteinemia, hypoalbuminemia, and hyperglobulinemia. Necropsy examination revealed fibrinous perihepatitis and pericarditis, congested lungs, intestinal ecchymotic hemorrhages and necrotizing granulomatosis of the spleen. Histopathological examination depicted hepatocellular degeneration, myocardial necrosis, interstitial nephritis, intestinal hemorrhages and lymphopenia in the spleen. This study is the first evidence to assess the antibiotic resistance profile linked with virulence genes and clinicopathological potential of APEC O78:K80 in chickens in Pakistan, which could be a useful and rapid approach to prevent and control the disease by developing the control strategies.
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- S. Usman
- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pakistan
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- Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture Multan, Pakistan
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- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pakistan
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- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pakistan
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- BZU Bahadur sub campus Layyah, Pakistan
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- King Khalid University; South Valley University, Egypt
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Poultry Research Institute, Pakistan
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- Poultry Research Institute, Pakistan
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Range Land Research Institute, Pakistan
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- University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Safeer AA, Hussain I, Abrar M, Shabbir R. Omnichannel Retailing in Light of Psychological Factors: A Mediated Model. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2023; 16:5069-5088. [PMID: 38144233 PMCID: PMC10748540 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s442274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023] Open
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Purpose Retail businesses have been seeing dramatic changes in the last decades. It has evolved from single-channel retailing to omnichannel retailing, providing a seamless shopping experience to customers. Customers armed with modern technology are creating challenges for retailers and forcing them to create an omnichannel environment. So, implementing an omnichannel retailing strategy is a big challenge for retail managers in the age of modern technologies. Retailers could evaluate consumers' usage intention of omnichannel retailing based on technological and psychological factors. However, research based on psychological factors is limited in the prevailing literature on omnichannel retailing. Based on the Motivational Model (MM) and Big-Five Factors (BFF) of personality traits, the study tried to fill the gap regarding the influence of psychological factors on omnichannel usage intention. Methods A sample of 724 respondents through a structured questionnaire from a developing economy. The target population of the current study was internet users, as they might be prospective Omni shoppers in the near future. Relationships were tested through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with AMOS 23. Results Results revealed that personality traits directly correlate with omnichannel usage intention, while motivations (intrinsic and extrinsic) partially mediate these relationships. Moreover, the results of the current study also revealed that the personality traits extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness are vital antecedents of behavioral intention. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations positively impact consumers' usage intention, while extrinsic motivation partially mediates intrinsic motivation and consumers' usage intention. Additionally, full mediation prevails in the association of consumers' usage intention and personality traits (emotional stability and Openness to experiences). Originality The domino effects provide a solid theoretical milestone in understanding the phenomenon of omnichannel retailing strategy and facilitates marketing managers to design channel strategies for emerging economics.
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- Asif Ali Safeer
- Business School, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, People’s Republic of China
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- Lyallpur Business School, Government College UniversityFaisalabadPakistan
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- Lyallpur Business School, Government College UniversityFaisalabadPakistan
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- Lyallpur Business School, Government College UniversityFaisalabadPakistan
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Kumari K, Saleh I, Taslim S, Ahmad S, Hussain I, Munir Z, Javed T, Virk MFI, Javed S, Bisharat P, Ur Rehman U. Unraveling the Complexity of Apert Syndrome: Genetics, Clinical Insights, and Future Frontiers. Cureus 2023; 15:e47281. [PMID: 38021759 PMCID: PMC10656109 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.47281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Apert syndrome (AS), also known as type I acrocephalosyndactyly, is a rare congenital condition characterized by craniosynostosis resulting from missense mutations in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) gene. This comprehensive review delves into AS, covering its clinical manifestations, genetics, diagnosis, medical management, psychosocial considerations, and future research directions. AS presents with distinct features, including a brachycephalic skull, midface hypoplasia, and limb anomalies such as syndactyly. It follows an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern with mutations in the FGFR2 gene. Prenatal diagnosis is possible through advanced imaging techniques and molecular testing. The multidisciplinary approach to AS management involves surgical interventions, orthodontics, and psychological support. Although no curative treatment exists, early interventions can significantly improve function and aesthetics. The quality of life for AS patients is influenced by psychosocial factors, necessitating comprehensive support for both patients and their families. Future research directions include gene therapy, understanding cellular responses to FGFR2 mutations, and addressing genetic heterogeneity. Collaborative efforts are vital to advancing knowledge about AS and its genetic underpinnings. Overall, this review serves as a valuable resource for healthcare professionals, educators, and researchers, contributing to a deeper understanding of AS and facilitating advancements in diagnosis and treatment.
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- Kajol Kumari
- Dentistry, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK
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- Paediatrics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, USA
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- Psychiatry, Ross University School of Medicine, Bridgetown, BRB
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- Psychiatry, TIME Organization, Inc., Baltimore, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, PAK
- Internal Medicine, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, PAK
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- Emergency Department, Imran Idrees Teaching Hospital, Sialkot, PAK
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- Emergency Department, Imran Idrees Teaching Hospital, Sialkot, PAK
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- Emergency Department, Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan, PAK
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Ahmed MS, Qamar M, Waqar S, Naeem A, Javaid RA, Tanveer SK, Hussain I. Estimation of genetic components, heterosis and combining ability of elite Pakistani wheat varieties for yield attributing traits and stripe rust response. Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genet Selektsii 2023; 27:609-622. [PMID: 37965373 PMCID: PMC10641056 DOI: 10.18699/vjgb-23-72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
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Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a staple food and major source of dietary calories in Pakistan. Improving wheat varieties with higher grain yield and disease resistance is a prime objective. The knowledge of genetic behaviour of germplasm is key. To achieve this objective, elite wheat varieties were crossed in 4 by 3, line × tester design, and tested in 2019 in a triplicate yield trial to estimate genetic variance, general and specific combining ability, mid-parent heterosis and stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis L.). High grain 3358 kg·ha-1 was recorded in F1 hybrid (ZRG-79 × PAK-13). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed significant genotypic variance in grain yield. Broad sense heritability (H2) was recorded in the range of 28 to 100 %. General combining ability (GCA) significant for grain yield in parents except FSD-08 and PS-05 was recorded, while specific combining ability (SCA) was recorded to be highly significant for grain yield only in two crosses (ZRG-79 × NR-09 and ZRG-79 × PAK-13). Mid-parent heterosis was estimated in the range of -28 to 62.6 %. Cross combinations ZRG-79 × PAK-13 depicted highly significant mid-parent heterosis (62.6 %). Highly significant correlation was observed among spike length, spikelets per spike, plant height and 1000-grain weight. Rust resistance index was recorded in the range of 0 to 8.5. These findings suggest exploitation of GCA for higher grain yield is important due to the presence of additive gene action and selection in the filial generations will be effective with improved rust resistance, while cross combinations ZRG-79 × PAK-13 high GCA are best suited for hybrid development.
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- M S Ahmed
- Wheat Program, Crop Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan Rice Program, Crop Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Wheat Program, Crop Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Wheat Program, Crop Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Rice Program, Crop Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Wheat Program, Crop Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Wheat Program, Crop Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Wheat Program, Crop Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Rasool A, Farooq S, Kumar S, Kashoo ZA, Dar PA, Bhat MA, Qureshi S, Hussain I, Shah RA, Taku A, Khan I, Hassan MN. Evidence of novel Treponema phylotypes implicated in contagious ovine digital dermatitis and association of treponemes with major lameness causing foot pathogens. Microb Pathog 2023; 182:106214. [PMID: 37423496 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2023.106214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2023] [Revised: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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In this study 269 swabs collected from 254 ovine foot lesions and 15 apparently healthy ovine feet were screened by PCR for the presence of major lameness causing foot pathogens viz. Treponema species, D. nodosus, F. necrophorum and T. pyogenes with the presumption that ovine foot lesion positive for Treponema species alone or in association with other three pathogens were categorized as contagious ovine digital dermatitis (CODD). While samples positive for D. nodosus alone or its combination with F. necrophorum and T. pyogenes were considered as footrot (FR) and samples in which F. necrophorum or T. pyogenes was found either alone or in combination were considered as interdigital dermatitis (ID). The overall occurrence of Treponema sp. in ovine foot lesions was 48.0%, and ranged from 33 to 58%. In Treponema positive samples D. nodosus, F. necrophorum and T. pyogenes were present in 34 (27.4%), 66 (54.4%) and 84 (68.5%) in contrast to Treponema negative samples in which these were present in 15 (11.1%), 20 (14.12%) and 17 (12.6%) samples, respectively. The data signifies that Treponema sp. are significantly associated with these foot pathogens and their different combinations with Treponema sp. influence the severity of CODD lesion. The identification of Treponema phylotypes was done by sequencing the 16S rRNA gene fragment of ten representative samples. Out of ten sequences, four (Trep-2, Trep-4, Trep-7 and Trep-10) were identical to Treponema sp. phylotype 1 (PT1) that belongs to phylogroup T. refringens-like, one sequence (Trep-1) was genetically close (90% sequence homology) to Treponema brennaborense while five sequences (Trep-3, Trep-5, Trep-6, Trep-8 and Trep-9) matched with uncultured bacterium clones of treponemes forming separate monophyletic group in phylogenetic tree and could represent new digital dermatitis phylogroup presently containing five ovine specific phylotypes. This is the first report on the presence of Treponema phylotypes other than three digital dermatitis (DD) Treponema phylogroups viz. T. phagedenis-like, T. medium/T. vincentii-like, and T. pedis-like that are frequently detected in CODD lesions. Metagenomic analysis of two representative samples revealed the abundance of genus Treponema in CODD lesion while this genus was absent in swab collected from clinically healthy foot suggesting that it might play primary role in producing CODD. These findings may further aid in understanding the etiopathogenesis of CODD and could help to develop appropriate treatment and mitigation strategies to combat the disease.
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- A Rasool
- Anaerobic Bacteriology Laboratory, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, SKUAST-K, Shuhama (Alusteng), Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190006, India
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- Anaerobic Bacteriology Laboratory, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, SKUAST-K, Shuhama (Alusteng), Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190006, India.
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- Anaerobic Bacteriology Laboratory, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, SKUAST-K, Shuhama (Alusteng), Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190006, India
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- Anaerobic Bacteriology Laboratory, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, SKUAST-K, Shuhama (Alusteng), Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190006, India
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- Anaerobic Bacteriology Laboratory, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, SKUAST-K, Shuhama (Alusteng), Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190006, India
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- Anaerobic Bacteriology Laboratory, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, SKUAST-K, Shuhama (Alusteng), Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190006, India
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- Anaerobic Bacteriology Laboratory, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, SKUAST-K, Shuhama (Alusteng), Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190006, India
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- Anaerobic Bacteriology Laboratory, Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, SKUAST-K, Shuhama (Alusteng), Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190006, India
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- Division of Animal Biotechnology, SKUAST-K, Shuhama (Alusteng), Srinagar, India
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- Division of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry,R.S. Pura, SKUAST-Jammu, 181102, India
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- Division of Agri. Statistics, SKUAST-K, Shalimar, Srinagar, 190025, India
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- Animal Science, KVK-Budgam, SKUAST-K, India
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Ekhator C, Devi M, Barker C, Safdar S, Irfan R, Malineni J, Hussain I, Bisharat P, Ramadhan A, Abdelaziz AM, Bellegarde SB, Saddique MN. Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome: Unraveling a Rare Vascular Disorder. Cureus 2023; 15:e44906. [PMID: 37692180 PMCID: PMC10491927 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.44906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
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Arterial tortuosity syndrome (ATS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by abnormal twists and turns of arteries, leading to cardiovascular complications. This syndrome, first reported around 55 years ago, is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner and affects both genders. ATS manifests primarily in childhood, with arterial abnormalities disrupting blood circulation, increasing shear stress, and causing complications, such as atherosclerosis and strokes. This article reviews the genetics, etiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, associated conditions, management, and challenges of ATS. The syndrome's genetic cause is linked to mutations in the SLC2A10 gene, affecting collagen and elastin synthesis. Arterial tortuosity, a complex phenomenon, arises from factors such as vessel elongation, anatomic fixation, and vessel diameter. ATS is one of many conditions associated with arterial tortuosity, including Marfan syndrome and Loeys-Dietz syndrome. Recent studies highlight arterial tortuosity's potential as a prognostic indicator for adverse cardiovascular events. Management requires a multidisciplinary approach, and surveillance and prevention play key roles. Despite challenges, advancements in understanding ATS offer hope for targeted therapies and improved patient care.
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- Chukwuyem Ekhator
- Neuro-Oncology, College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, USA
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- Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
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- Medicine and Surgery, Maharajah's Institute of Medical Sciences, Vizianagaram, IND
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- Medicine and Surgery, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, PAK
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- Medicine, Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Yogyakarta, IDN
- Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, IDN
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- Internal Medicine, Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria, EGY
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Antigua, St. John's, ATG
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Gapizov A, Sidhu HK, Affaf M, Safdar S, Irfan R, Ekhator C, Saddique MN, Devi M, Silloca Cabana EO, Kamran M, Bellegarde SB, Hussain I. Unraveling Intravascular Lobular Capillary Hemangioma: A Comprehensive Scoping Review. Cureus 2023; 15:e45142. [PMID: 37711265 PMCID: PMC10498483 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.45142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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This scoping review focuses on intravascular lobular capillary hemangioma (ILCH), a rare and distinct subset of lobular capillary hemangioma (LCH). This study provides a comprehensive overview of ILCH, delving into its clinical characteristics, origins, pathogenesis, diagnostic methods, treatment options, and outcomes. Despite its rarity, ILCH presents unique diagnostic and management challenges due to its intravascular origin. The review emphasizes the importance of accurate differentiation from other vascular lesions and underscores the need for histopathological confirmation. This article discusses the presentation of ILCH in the reported literature. The pathogenesis remains uncertain, with factors such as trauma, inflammation, hormonal changes, and medications being considered potential contributors. Histopathological features, imaging techniques, and diagnostic tools are discussed, highlighting the distinct histological architecture of ILCHs and the importance of immunohistochemical staining for accurate diagnosis. Surgical excision is the primary approach for managing ILCH due to its potential complications, including superior vena cava (SVC) occlusion and thrombosis. This review concludes by outlining potential directions for future research, including investigating genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying ILCH development, developing targeted therapies, building patient registries for collaborative efforts, and exploring minimally invasive surgical techniques. The importance of long-term patient outcome studies and international collaborations is emphasized to enhance our understanding of this rare vascular anomaly.
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- Abubakar Gapizov
- Department of General Surgery, American University of Antigua, St. John's, ATG
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- Department of Dermatology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, IND
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur, IND
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Women Medical and Dental College, Abbotabad, PAK
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, PAK
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- Department of Neuro-Oncology, New York Institute of Technology, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Ziauddin University, Karachi, PAK
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Antigua, St. John's, ATG
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, PAK
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Ashraf MA, Ibrahim SM, Rasheed R, Rizwan M, Hussain I, Ali S. Effect of seed priming by taurine on growth and chromium (Cr) uptake in canola (Brassica napus L.) under Cr stress. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:87851-87865. [PMID: 37434055 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28471-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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Taurine is a recently recognized plant growth regulator under abiotic stress. However, the information on taurine-mediated plant defense responses is scarce, particularly on taurine-mediated regulation of the glyoxalase system. There is currently no report available on the use of taurine as seed priming under stress. Chromium (Cr) toxicity considerably subsided growth characteristics, photosynthetic pigments, and relative water content. Furthermore, plants encountered intensified oxidative injury due to a significant increase in relative membrane permeability, H2O2, O2•‒, and MDA production. The amount of antioxidant compounds and the functioning of antioxidant enzymes rose, but imbalance due to over ROS generation frequently depleted antioxidant compounds. Taurine seed priming (50, 100, 150, and 200 mg L‒1) notably diminished oxidative injury, strengthened the antioxidant system, and conspicuously subsided methylglyoxal levels through enhanced activities of glyoxalase enzymes. The accumulation of Cr content was minimal in plants administered taurine as seed priming. In conclusion, our research demonstrates that taurine priming effectively mitigated the adverse effects of Cr toxicity on canola. Taurine reduced oxidative damage, leading to improved growth, enhanced chlorophyll levels, optimized ROS metabolism, and enhanced methylglyoxal detoxification. These findings highlight the potential of taurine as a promising strategy to enhance the tolerance of canola plants to Cr toxicity.
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- Muhammad Arslan Ashraf
- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
- Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan.
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Ashraf MA, Hafeez A, Rasheed R, Hussain I, Farooq U, Rizwan M, Ali S. Effect of exogenous taurine on growth, oxidative defense, and nickel (Ni) uptake in canola ( Brassica napus L.) under Ni stress. Physiol Mol Biol Plants 2023; 29:1135-1152. [PMID: 37829701 PMCID: PMC10564706 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-023-01359-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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Nickel (Ni) contamination and its associated hazardous effects on human health and plant growth are ironclad. However, the potential remedial effects of taurine (TAU) on Ni-induced stress in plants remain obscure. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to examine the effect of TAU seed priming (100 and 150 mg L‒1) as an alleviative strategy to circumvent the phytotoxic effects of Ni (150 mg kg‒1) on two canola cultivars (Ni-tolerant cv. Shiralee and Ni-sensitive cv. Dunkeld). Our results manifested an apparent decline in growth, biomass, photosynthetic pigments, leaf relative water content, DPPH free radical scavenging activity, total soluble proteins, nitrate reductase activity, and nutrient acquisition (N, P, K, Ca) under Ni toxicity. Further, Ni toxicity led to a substantial increase in oxidative stress reflected as higher levels of superoxide radicals (O2•‒) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) alongside increased relative membrane permeability, lipoxygenase (LOX) activity, and Ni accumulation in leaves and roots. However, TAU protected canola plants from Ni-induced oxidative damage through the amplification of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) production that intensified the antioxidant system to avert O2•‒, H2O2, and malondialdehyde (MDA) production. Further, TAU-mediated increase in H2S levels maintained membrane integrity that might have improved ionomics and bettered plant growth under Ni toxicity. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-023-01359-9.
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- Muhammad Arslan Ashraf
- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000 Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000 Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000 Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000 Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000 Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000 Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000 Pakistan
- Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402 Taiwan
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Alam R, Rasheed R, Ashraf MA, Hussain I, Ali S. Allantoin alleviates chromium phytotoxic effects on wheat by regulating osmolyte accumulation, secondary metabolism, ROS homeostasis and nutrient acquisition. J Hazard Mater 2023; 458:131920. [PMID: 37413799 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Allantoin is a nitrogen metabolite with significant potential to mediate plant defense responses under salinity. However, the impact of allantoin on ions homeostasis and ROS metabolism has yet to be established in plants under Cr toxicity. In the current study, chromium (Cr) notably diminished growth, photosynthetic pigments, and nutrient acquisition in two wheat cultivars (Galaxy-2013 and Anaj-2017). Plants subjected to Cr toxicity displayed excessive Cr accumulation. Chromium produced substantial oxidative stress reflected as higher levels of O2•, H2O2, MDA, methylglyoxal (MG) and lipoxygenase activity. Plants manifested marginally raised antioxidant enzyme activities due to Cr stress. Further, reduced glutathione (GSH) levels diminished with a concurrent rise in oxidized glutathione levels (GSSG). Plants exhibited a considerable abridge in GSH:GSSG due to Cr toxicity. Allantoin (200 and 300 mg L1) subsided metal phytotoxic effects by strengthening the activities of antioxidant enzymes and levels of antioxidant compounds. Plants administered allantoin displayed a considerable rise in endogenous H2S and nitric oxide (NO) levels that, in turn, lessened oxidative injury in Cr-stressed plants. Allantoin diminished membrane damage and improved nutrient acquisition under Cr stress. Allantoin markedly regulated the uptake and distribution of Cr in wheat plants, abridging the degree of metal phytotoxic effect.
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- Rizwan Alam
- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan; Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
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Ameen F, Mumtaz S, Ali B, Hussain I, Hafeez A, Gul A, Elsharkawy MM, Hashim TA, Yasin G, Khan MN, Ali I, Eldin SM, Rashwan MA, Elansary HO, Ali S. The impact of Cu-polluted and organic soil on the fibrous plant; insights into plant growth promotion, antioxidant defences system, and oxidative stress. Funct Plant Biol 2023:FP23027. [PMID: 37231613 DOI: 10.1071/fp23027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Copper (Cu) is an abundant essential micronutrient element in various rocks and minerals and is required for a variety of metabolic processes in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. However, excess Cu can disturb normal development by adversely affecting biochemical reactions and physiological processes in plants. However, organic soil is rich in micronutrients and can assist plants to tolerate toxicity by promoting growth and biomass. This study explored the potential of organic and Cu-contaminated soil on fibrous jute (Corchorus capsularis). Plants were grown in the organic soil, natural soil (normal soil) and Cu-contaminated soil for 60days, and we studied different growth, physiological and ultra-structure alterations in the plant. Results showed that the addition of organic acid in the soil showed a remarkable increase in seed germination, plant height, fresh biomass, photosynthetic pigment and gas exchange parameters, and decreased the malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration in the tissues when compared to the plants grown in the natural soil. In contrast, plants grown in the Cu-contaminated soil significantly (P<0.05) decreased the seed germination, plant height, fresh biomass, photosynthetic pigment and gas exchange parameters, and increased MDA content, proline concentration and the activities of various antioxidant compounds; i.e. peroxidase (POD) and superoxidase dismutase (SOD). In addition, Cu toxicity also destroyed many membrane bounded organelles especially the chloroplast, which was revealed from transmission electron microscopy (TEM). We concluded that Cu toxicity affected growth and physiological attributes in C. capsularis, while addition of organic soil increased plant growth and biomass.
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Ashraf MA, Rasheed R, Rizwan M, Hussain I, Aslam R, Qureshi FF, Hafiza BS, Bashir R, Ali S. Effect of exogenous taurine on pea (Pisum sativum L.) plants under salinity and iron deficiency stress. Environ Res 2023; 223:115448. [PMID: 36773638 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Soil salinity and Fe deficiency affect plant growth and survival by changing nutrient availability and disrupting water balance. Natural and human activities, such as evaporation and deforestation, can intensify these soil conditions. Taurine, a novel growth regulator, holds promise in mediating plant defense responses. Its effects on defense responses are still unclear. Previously, taurine showed potential in improving clover tolerance to alkaline stress and manganese toxicity. Taurine impact on plant growth under Fe deficiency and salinity stress remains uninvestigated. A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of taurine on pea plant growth, ion uptake, and defense strategies in response to salt stress and Fe deficiency. Iron deficiency was established by substituting 0.1 mM FeSO4 for 0.1 mM Fe-EDTA in the nutrient solution. Salinity stress was induced by incorporating a mixture of NaCl, MgCl2, KCl, Na2SO4, Na2CO3, NaHCO3 and CaCl2 in a 1:1:1:1:1:1:1 ratio to produce a salinity concentration of 100 mM. The simultaneous imposition of salinity and Fe deficiency significantly exacerbated oxidative stress, as evidenced by elevated levels of relative membrane permeability, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), superoxide radical (O2•-), methylglyoxal (MG), malondialdehyde (MDA), and increased activity of lipoxygenase (LOX). Salinity stress alone and the combination of salinity and Fe deficiency resulted in substantial accumulation of Na+ ions that impeded acquisition of essential nutrients. Taurine (100 and 200 mg L-1) notably improved osmotic adjustment and oxidative defense to diminish water imbalance and oxidative injury in plants under stress. These results suggest that exogenous taurine may serve as a promising means of mitigating the detrimental effects of salt stress and Fe deficiency in plants.
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- Muhammad Arslan Ashraf
- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- NIAB-C, Pakistan Institute for Engineering and Applied Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan; Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan.
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Zook S, Ingram S, Guha A, Bhimaraj A, Fida N, Kim J, Yousefzai R, Ahsan S, Legha S, Martin C, Hussain I, Gorthi J, Graviss E, Nguyen D, Moreno M, Suarez E, Chou P, Kassi M. Is There a Relationship Between Cannula Position and Right Ventricular Failure Outcome in Patients with Centrifugal Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices? J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Hussain I, Ahmad E, Majeed MT. Curvature and turning point of the environmental Kuznets curve in a global economy: the role of governance. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:53007-53019. [PMID: 36843166 PMCID: PMC9968642 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-25835-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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This study explores the role of governance in shaping the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC), especially focusing on its curvature and turning point. The study highlights the role of various governance indicators in the formulation, implementation, and enforcement of environmental regulations. However, the study asserts that since in developing countries poverty, infrastructure, and human development are valued above a clean environment, good governance is less likely to contribute to mitigating pollution in developing countries. Using a panel of 160 countries, the study finds that better governance helps bring down the critical level of per capita income at which the relationship between income and pollution turns negative. Furthermore, the EKC can be shifted downward by improving governance in the respective countries. The study, however, reveals that the dividends of better governance are more pronounced at higher income levels. Since good governance works only when the desired regulations are in place, it is recommended that for poor countries aid packages for governance reforms need to emphasize the enactment of specific environmental regulations. Investment in institutions is expected to yield maximum dividends in such countries that have gained high-income status but are still lacking in institutional development.
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Kumar S, Nguyen D, Graviss E, Patil S, Kim J, Suarez E, Hussain I, Yousefzai R, Ahsan S, Gorthi J, Kassi M, Bhimaraj A, Martin C, Guha A. Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA in Heart Multiorgan Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Kumar S, Nguyen D, Graviss E, Patil S, Kim J, Suarez E, Hussain I, Yousefzai R, Ahsan S, Gorthi J, Kassi M, Bhimaraj A, Martin C, Guha A. A Novel Simultaneous Heart-Kidney (sHK) Transplantation Risk Calculator Predicts Chronic Dialysis or Death at 1-Year: A UNOS Analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Ahmad N, Jiang Z, Zhang L, Hussain I, Yang X. Insights on Phytohormonal Crosstalk in Plant Response to Nitrogen Stress: A Focus on Plant Root Growth and Development. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24043631. [PMID: 36835044 PMCID: PMC9958644 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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Nitrogen (N) is a vital mineral component that can restrict the growth and development of plants if supplied inappropriately. In order to benefit their growth and development, plants have complex physiological and structural responses to changes in their nitrogen supply. As higher plants have multiple organs with varying functions and nutritional requirements, they coordinate their responses at the whole-plant level based on local and long-distance signaling pathways. It has been suggested that phytohormones are signaling substances in such pathways. The nitrogen signaling pathway is closely associated with phytohormones such as auxin (AUX), abscisic acid (ABA), cytokinins (CKs), ethylene (ETH), brassinosteroid (BR), strigolactones (SLs), jasmonic acid (JA), and salicylic acid (SA). Recent research has shed light on how nitrogen and phytohormones interact to modulate physiology and morphology. This review provides a summary of the research on how phytohormone signaling affects root system architecture (RSA) in response to nitrogen availability. Overall, this review contributes to identifying recent developments in the interaction between phytohormones and N, as well as serving as a foundation for further study.
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- Nazir Ahmad
- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Institute of Vegetable Science, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Plant Science Education, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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Hassan NS, Jalil AA, Khusnun NF, Bahari MB, Hussain I, Firmansyah ML, Nugraha RE. Extra-modification of zirconium dioxide for potential photocatalytic applications towards environmental remediation: A critical review. J Environ Manage 2023; 327:116869. [PMID: 36455446 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Photocatalytic degradation is a valuable direction for eliminating organic pollutants in the environment because of its exceptional catalytic activity and low energy requirements. As one of the prospective photocatalysts, zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) is a promising candidate for photoactivity due to its favorable redox potential and higher chemical stability. ZrO2 has a high rate of electron-hole recombination and poor light-harvesting capabilities. Still, modification has demonstrated enhancements, especially extra-modification, and is therefore worthy of investigation. This present review provides a comprehensive overview of the extra-modifications of ZrO2 for enhanced photocatalytic performance, including coupling with other semiconductors, doping with metal, non-metal, and co-doping with metal and non-metal. The extra-modified ZrO2 showed superior performance in degrading the organic pollutant, particularly dyes and phenolic compounds. Interestingly, this review also briefly highlighted the probable mechanisms of the extra-modification of ZrO2 such as p-n heterojunction, type II heterojunction, and Z-scheme heterojunction. The latter heterojunction with excellent electron-hole space separation improved the photoactivity. Extensive research on ZrO2's photocatalytic potential is presented, including the removal of heavy metals, the redox of heavy metals and organic pollutants, and the evolution of hydrogen. Modified ZrO2's photocatalytic effectiveness depends on its band position, oxygen vacancy concentration, and metal defect sites. The opportunities and future problems of the extra-modified ZrO2 photocatalyst are also discussed. This review aims to share knowledge regarding extra-modified ZrO2 photocatalysts and inspire new environmental remediation applications.
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- N S Hassan
- Centre of Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia; Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Centre of Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia; Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
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- Centre of Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Center for Refining & Advanced Chemicals, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Nanotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Advanced Technology and Multidiscipline, Airlangga University, Jl. Dr. Ir. H. Soekarno, Surabaya 60115, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional "Veteran" Jawa Timur, Surabaya 60294, Indonesia
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Hussain I, Khan W, Tabrez M, Elattar S, M.Ijaz K. Impact of ferromagnetic nanoparticles on convectively heated radiative flow of Williamson nanofluid. J INDIAN CHEM SOC 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jics.2023.100915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Zaman N, Khan Z, Ualiyeva D, Hussain I, Ali S, Iqbal T, Rizwan M, Ullah I. Hepatitis C virus infection in garbage pickers of different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Dialogues Health 2022; 1:100073. [PMID: 38515884 PMCID: PMC10953860 DOI: 10.1016/j.dialog.2022.100073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a significant health problem worldwide, especially in developing countries. Medical municipal waste pickers are at higher risk of exposure to infectious viral diseases. The current study aimed to explore HCV infection in different waste collectors. The objective of the current study was to investigate the incidence of HCV infection and associated risks among the waste collectors of five districts of Malakand Divisions and Bajaur district (old Bajaur agency) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. During the study period (May-December 2017), blood samples were collected from 300 waste handlers and tested for anti-HCV antibodies using the ICT method. The results obtained from the data were analyzed statistically using SPSS 20 version. In this study, we included 300 males aged 9 to 76 years, which means 27.31 ± 11.9 years. The prevalence of HCV was 3.3% (10/300). Among the positive cases, HCV infection was slightly higher in married persons than in unmarried (3% vs. 0.33%, %, PV < 0.01, odds ratio 4.73, 95% CI =2.2-9.8). A high infection rate was reported in waste scavengers from the district Swat, followed by those in the Bajaur district. Needle prick injuries and barehanded practices were the significant risk factors for infected cases. Our findings highlight the need for personal protective equipment. It is suggested that all garbage collectors should be trained in handling waste to reduce infection.
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- Nasib Zaman
- Centre for Biotechnology & Microbiology, University of Swat, KPK, Pakistan
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- Centre for Biotechnology & Microbiology, University of Swat, KPK, Pakistan
- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510530, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Chengdu Instiute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Centre for Biotechnology & Microbiology, University of Swat, KPK, Pakistan
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- Centre for Biotechnology & Microbiology, University of Swat, KPK, Pakistan
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- Centre for Biotechnology & Microbiology, University of Swat, KPK, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Pakistan
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Khatun A, Fazili M, Malik A, Naikoo M, Choudhury A, Shah S, Lone F, Qureshi S, Hussain I. Can Honey Improve the Quality of Cryopreserved Cross Bred Ram Semen Added to Tris Egg Yolk Extender? cryo letters 2022. [DOI: 10.54680/fr22610110212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND: Honey can improve the quality of cryopreserved ram semen because of its multinutrient and cryoprotective nature added to standard tris egg yolk extender. OBJECTIVE: Different concentrations of honey were added to the standard tris egg yolk extender to improve
the post-thaw quality of crossbred ram semen. METHOD: Thirty six (36) ejaculates from eight healthy cross bred rams were pooled and divided into four aliquots. Standard tris egg yolk extender without any alteration acted as Control (C) and was supplemented with different concentrations
of honey, viz. T1 (honey 1.5%), T2 (2.5%), and T3 (3.5%). RESULTS: The percent (mean ± S. E. M) sperm motility at pre-freeze was significantly (P<;0.05) higher in Group T2 and at post-thaw in Group T3 in comparison to T1 and C treatment groups. The percent (mean ±
S. E. M) HOST reacted spermatozoa at post-thaw was significantly (P< 0.05) higher in Group C and at pre-freeze the value was significantly (P< 0.05) higher in the same treatment group than Group T1. The mean MDA level (mean ± S. E. M) at post thaw was significantly (P<0.05)
low er in Group T3 than the treatment groups C and Group T1. CONCLUSION: From this study it is concluded that the addition of 3.5% honey to the standard tris egg yolk extender provides better protection to ram semen than the addition of 1.5% honey (i. e., Control).
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- Arjuma Khatun
- Division of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics
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- Division of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics
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- Division of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics
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- Division of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics
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- Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir, University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Alusteng, Srinagar - 190006, J & K, India
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- Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir, University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Alusteng, Srinagar - 190006, J & K, India
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Khatun A, Fazili MR, Malik AA, Naikoo M, Choudhury AR, Shah S, Lone FA, Qureshi S, Hussain I. Can honey improve the quality of cryopreserved cross bred ram semen added to tris egg yolk extender? Cryo Letters 2022; 43:334-340. [PMID: 36629828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Honey can improve the quality of cryopreserved ram semen because of its multinutrient and cryoprotective nature added to standard tris egg yolk extender. OBJECTIVE Different concentrations of honey were added to the standard tris egg yolk extender to improve the post-thaw quality of crossbred ram semen. METHOD Thirty six (36) ejaculates from eight healthy cross bred rams were pooled and divided into four aliquots. Standard tris egg yolk extender without any alteration acted as Control (C) and was supplemented with different concentrations of honey, viz. T1 (honey 1.5%), T2 (2.5%), and T3 (3.5%). RESULTS The percent (mean ± S.E.M) sperm motility at pre-freeze was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in Group T2 and at post-thaw in Group T3 in comparison to T1 and C treatment groups. The percent (mean ± S.E.M) HOST reacted spermatozoa at post-thaw was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in Group C and at pre-freeze the value was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in the same treatment group than Group T1. The mean MDA level (mean ± S.E.M) at post thaw was significantly (P < 0.05) lower in Group T3 than the treatment groups C and Group T1. CONCLUSION From this study it is concluded that the addition of 3.5% honey to the standard tris egg yolk extender provides better protection to ram semen than the addition of 1.5% honey (i.e., Control). doi.org/10.54680/fr22610110212.
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- A Khatun
- Division of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir, University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Alusteng, Srinagar - 190006, J and K, India.
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- Division of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology; Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir, University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Alusteng, Srinagar - 190006, J and K, India
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- Division of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir, University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Alusteng, Srinagar - 190006, J and K, India
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- Division of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir, University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Alusteng, Srinagar - 190006, J and K, India
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- Division of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir, University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Alusteng, Srinagar - 190006, J and K, India
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- Frozen Semen Station, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir, University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Alusteng, Srinagar - 190006, J and K, India
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- Division of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir, University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Alusteng, Srinagar - 190006, J and K, India
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- Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir, University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Alusteng, Srinagar - 190006, J and K, India
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- Division of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir, University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama, Alusteng, Srinagar - 190006, J and K, India
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Akbar A, Ashraf MA, Rasheed R, Hussain I, Ali S, Parveen A. Exogenous menadione sodium bisulphite alleviates detrimental effects of alkaline stress on wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.). Physiol Mol Biol Plants 2022; 28:1889-1903. [PMID: 36484028 PMCID: PMC9723007 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-022-01250-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Menadione sodium bisulphite (MSB) is known to augment plant defense responses against abiotic and biotic stresses. Wheat is an essential cereal with significant sensitivity to alkaline stress. The present study investigated the effects of MSB seed priming (5 and 10 mM) in alleviating the damaging effects of alkaline stress on hydroponically grown wheat cultivars (salt-sensitive cv. MH-97 and salt-tolerant cv. Millat-2011). Our findings revealed a significant reduction in growth, chlorophyll contents, total soluble proteins, free amino acids, K+, Ca2+, P, and K+/Na+ in wheat cultivars under alkaline stress. In contrast, a noteworthy accretion in lipid peroxidation, H2O2 production, proline levels, antioxidant enzyme activities, soluble sugars, antioxidant compounds, and Na+ levels was noticed in wheat plants grown in alkaline hydroponic medium. MSB priming significantly lowered chlorophyll degradation, Na+ levels, and osmolyte accumulation. Further, K+/Na+ ratio, antioxidant compounds, and antioxidant enzyme activities were higher in plants primed with MSB. Therefore, seed priming eminently protected plants by regulating osmotic adjustment and strengthening oxidative defense under alkaline stress. Plants administered 5 mM MSB as seed priming manifested better tolerance to alkaline stress. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-022-01250-z.
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- Ali Akbar
- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, New Campus, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, 38000 Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, New Campus, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, 38000 Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, New Campus, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, 38000 Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, New Campus, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, 38000 Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402 Taiwan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, New Campus, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, 38000 Pakistan
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Hassan A, Parveen A, Hussain S, Hussain I, Rasheed R. Investigating the role of different maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars by studying morpho-physiological attributes in chromium-stressed environment. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:72886-72897. [PMID: 35614358 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19398-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Because of global land surface warming, heavy metal toxicity is expected to occur more often and more intensely, affecting the growth and development of the major cereal crops such as maize (Zea mays L.) in several ways, thus affecting the production component of food security. Hence, it is important to know the best cultivars of Z. mays in abiotic stress environment to fulfill the market demand of this staple food. For this purpose, we investigate the present study to find the best Z. mays cultivar to be grown in chromium (Cr)-contaminated sand (200 µM). In this experiment, we have studied 10 cultivars (Malka, Sadaf, Pearl, CZP, YY, YH, MMRI-yellow, Sahiwal, EV-20, and EV-77) of Z. mays grown in plastic pots for 4 weeks (in addition with seed germination) under Cr - (0 µM) and Cr + (200 µM) in sand medium. Based on the findings of the current experiment, we illustrated that Cr toxicity induced a significant (P < 0.05) reduction in shoot length, root length, shoot fresh weight, root fresh weight, shoot dry weight and root dry weight, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll, and carotenoid content and induced oxidative damage to membrane-bounded organelles by increasing the malondialdehyde and hydrogen peroxide which were manifested by flavonoid and phenolic contents. Moreover, Cr uptake was also higher in the plants grown in the Cr-contaminated sand compared to the plants grown without the Cr-contaminated sand. We also noticed that Pearl, CZP, and Sahiwal cultivars are suggested to be Cr-tolerant cultivars as showed better growth and development in Cr-contaminated sand while Sadaf, MMRI, and EV-77 showed lower growth and composition in Cr-contaminated sand. The overall pattern of Z. mays cultivars grown in Cr-contaminated sand is as follows: Pearl > CZP > Sahiwal > YY > YH > EV-20 > Malka > EV-77 > MMRI-yellow > Sadaf. Conclusively, it can be identified that when grown in Cr-contaminated sand, Pearl, CZP, and Sahiwal have greater ability to grow in polluted soils. Overall, Z. mays cultivars showed better growth in Cr-stressed environment due to defense mechanism but further experiments needed to be conducted on molecular level.
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- Amara Hassan
- Department of Botany, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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Ashraf MA, Rasheed R, Hussain I, Hafeez A, Adrees M, Rehman MZU, Rizwan M, Ali S. Effect of different seed priming agents on chromium accumulation, oxidative defense, glyoxalase system and mineral nutrition in canola (Brassica napus L.) cultivars. Environ Pollut 2022; 309:119769. [PMID: 35850318 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 07/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The present experiment was conducted to appraise the role of different seed priming agents in circumventing the negative impact of chromium (Cr) toxicity on canola plants. Chromium toxicity resulted in significant decline in photosynthetic pigments and growth attributes of two canola cultivars (Puriga and MS-007). Cr toxicity also resulted in higher oxidative stress mirrored as greater accumulation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) superoxide radical (O2•‒), electrolyte leakage (EL) and malondialdehyde (MDA). Further, lipoxygenase enzyme activity that catalyzes the peroxidation of membrane lipids was also enhanced due to Cr toxicity. Canola plants also manifested impaired methylglyoxal (MG) detoxification due to the downregulation of glyoxalase enzymes (GlyI and II) under Cr stress. Seed priming treatments viz. osmo-priming with calcium chloride (CaCl2) and hormonal priming with salicylic acid (SA) remarkably improved growth and chlorophyll content in both canola cultivars under Cr toxicity as compared to other priming treatments such as hydro-priming, redox priming (H2O2) and chemical priming (Se; selenium). Moreover, CaCl2 and SA seed priming also resulted in lower oxidative stress and improved enzymatic (SOD, POD, CAT, APX, GR, GST) and non-enzymatic (GSH, phenolics, flavonoids, proline) antioxidant system of both cultivars under Cr toxicity. Further, hormonal and osmo-priming strengthened glyoxalase and antioxidant systems, thus improving reactive oxygen species (ROS) and MG detoxification. In this background, the cultivar Puriga is considered Cr tolerant as it exhibited better growth and lesser oxidative stress in both seed priming and non-primed conditions under Cr toxicity than cv. MS-007.
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- Muhammad Arslan Ashraf
- Department of Botany Government College University Faisalabad, 38000, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany Government College University Faisalabad, 38000, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany Government College University Faisalabad, 38000, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany Government College University Faisalabad, 38000, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Institute of Soil & Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan; Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan.
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Grivas P, Agarwal P, Al-Ahmadie H, Friedlander T, Geynisman D, Hussain I, Lotan Y, Morgans A, Tesic-Schnell M, Meeks J. 1775P Prevalence of PD-L1 high expression in advanced urothelial carcinoma (aUC): Results from the PREVAIL prospective cohort study. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.1934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Nabgan W, Saeed M, Jalil AA, Nabgan B, Gambo Y, Ali MW, Ikram M, Fauzi AA, Owgi AHK, Hussain I, Thahe AA, Hu X, Hassan NS, Sherryna A, Kadier A, Mohamud MY. A state of the art review on electrochemical technique for the remediation of pharmaceuticals containing wastewater. Environ Res 2022; 210:112975. [PMID: 35196501 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.112975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Pharmaceutical wastewater is a frequent kind of wastewater with high quantities of organic pollutants, although little research has been done in the area. Pharmaceutical wastewaters containing antibiotics and high salinity may impair traditional biological treatment, resulting in the propagation of antibiotic resistance genes. The potential for advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) to break down hazardous substances instead of present techniques that essentially transfer contaminants from wastewater to sludge, a membrane filter, or an adsorbent has attracted interest. Among a variety of AOPs, electrochemical systems are a feasible choice for treating pharmaceutical wastewater. Many electrochemical approaches exist now to remediate rivers polluted by refractory organic contaminants, like pharmaceutical micro-pollutants, which have become a severe environmental problem. The first part of this investigation provides the bibliometric analysis of the title search from 1970 to 2021 for keywords such as wastewater and electrochemical. We have provided information on relations between keywords, countries, and journals based on three fields plot, inter-country co-authorship network analysis, and co-occurrence network visualization. The second part introduces electrochemical water treatment approaches customized to these very distinct discarded flows, containing how processes, electrode materials, and operating conditions influence the results (with selective highlighting cathode reduction and anodic oxidation). This section looks at how electrochemistry may be utilized with typical treatment approaches to improve the integrated system's overall efficiency. We discuss how electrochemical cells might be beneficial and what compromises to consider when putting them into practice. We wrap up our analysis with a discussion of known technical obstacles and suggestions for further research.
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- Walid Nabgan
- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia; Centre of Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia; Centre of Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Chemical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia; Centre of Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Solar Cell Applications Research Lab, Department of Physics, Government College University Lahore, 54000, Punjab, Pakistan.
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia; Centre of Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, People's Republic of China
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- Department of X- Ray and Sonar, Faculty Of Medical Technology, AL-Kitab University, Iraq
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, PR China
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Science and Technology, The Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Urumqi, 830011, China.
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia; Centre of Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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Kaleem M, Shabir F, Hussain I, Hameed M, Ahmad MSA, Mehmood A, Ashfaq W, Riaz S, Afzaal Z, Maqsood MF, Iqbal U, Shah SMR, Irshad M. Alleviation of cadmium toxicity in Zea mays L. through up-regulation of growth, antioxidant defense system and organic osmolytes under calcium supplementation. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0269162. [PMID: 35731737 PMCID: PMC9216560 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Calcium (Ca) is a macronutrient and works as a modulator to mitigate oxidative stress induced by heavy metals. In this study, we investigated the role of Ca to ameliorate the Cd toxicity in Zea mays L. by modulating the growth, physio-biochemical traits, and cellular antioxidant defense system. Maize genotype Sahiwal-2002 was grown under a controlled glasshouse environment with a day/night temperature of 24 ± 4°C/14 ± 2°C in a complete randomized design with three replications and two Cd levels as (0 and 150 μM) and six regimes of Ca (0, 0.5, 1, 2.5, 5, and 10 mM). Maize seedlings exposed to Cd at 150 μM concentration showed a notable decrease in growth, biomass, anthocyanins, chlorophylls, and antioxidant enzymes activities. A higher level of Cd (150 μM) also caused an upsurge in oxidative damage observed as higher electrolyte leakage (increased membrane permeability), H2O2 production, and MDA accumulation. Supplementation of Ca notably improved growth traits, photosynthetic pigments, cellular antioxidants (APX, POD, and ascorbic acid), anthocyanins, and levels of osmolytes. The significant improvement in the osmolytes (proteins and amino acids), and enzymatic antioxidative defense system enhanced the membrane stability and mitigated the damaging effects of Cd. The present results concluded that exogenously applied Ca potentially improve growth by regulating antioxidants and enabling maize plants to withstand the Cd toxicity.
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- Muhammad Kaleem
- Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan Department of Botany, Government Associate College for Women Layyah, Layyah, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government Associate College for Women Layyah, Layyah, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan Department of Botany, Government Associate College for Women Layyah, Layyah, Pakistan
- * E-mail:
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- Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Bioinformatics & Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan Department of Botany, Government Associate College for Women Layyah, Layyah, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan Department of Botany, Government Associate College for Women Layyah, Layyah, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Javad S, Shah AA, Ramzan M, Sardar R, Javed T, Al-Huqail AA, Ali HM, Chaudhry O, Yasin NA, Ahmed S, Hussain RA, Hussain I. Hydrogen sulphide alleviates cadmium stress in Trigonella foenum-graecum by modulating antioxidant enzymes and polyamine content. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2022; 24:618-626. [PMID: 35114051 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) toxicity reduces growth and yield of crops grown in metal-polluted sites. Research was conducted to estimate the potential of hydrogen sulphide (H2 S) to mitigate toxicity caused by Cd in fenugreek seedlings (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.). Different concentrations of CdCl2 (Cd1-1 mM, Cd2-1.5 mM, Cd3-2mM) and H2 S (HS1-100 µM, HS2-150 µM, HS3-200 µM) were assessed. Seeds of fenugreek were primed with sodium hydrosulphide (NaHS), as H2 S donor. Seedlings growing in Cd-spiked media treated with H2 S were harvested after 2 weeks. Cd stress affected growth of fenugreek seedlings. Cd toxicity decreased leaf relative water content (LRWC), intercellular CO2 concentration, net photosynthesis, stomatal conductance and transpiration. However, application of H2 S significantly improved seedling morphological attributes by increasing the activity of antioxidant enzymes, i.e. APX, CAT and SOD, in Cd-contaminated soil. H2 S treatment also regulated phenolic and flavonoid content. H2 S-induced biosynthesis of spermidine (Spd) and putrescine (Put) could account for the enhancement of growth and physiological performance of fenugreek seedlings under Cd stress. H2 S treatment also reduced H2 O2 production (38%) and electrolyte leakage (EL, 51%) in seedlings grown in different concentrations of Cd. It is recommended to evaluate the efficacy of H2 S in alleviating Cd toxicity in other crop plants.
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- S Javad
- Department of Botany, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology., University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan., Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Institute of Botany, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Ontario Institute of Agrology, Biology and Environmental Sciences, Albert Campbell Collegiate Institute (NS), Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
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- Senior Superintendent Garden, RO-II Office, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Botany, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology., University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan., Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KPK, Pakistan
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Ashraf MA, Rasheed R, Hussain I, Iqbal M, Farooq MU, Saleem MH, Ali S. Taurine modulates dynamics of oxidative defense, secondary metabolism, and nutrient relation to mitigate boron and chromium toxicity in Triticum aestivum L. plants. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:45527-45548. [PMID: 35147884 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19066-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The present study was undertaken to appraise the efficacy of exogenous taurine in alleviating boron (B) and chromium (Cr) toxicity. Taurine protects cell membranes from lipid peroxidation due to its function as a ROS scavenger. However, there exists no report in the literature on the role of taurine in plants under abiotic stresses. The present investigation indicated the involvement of exogenous taurine in mediating plant defense responses under B and Cr toxicity. Wheat plants manifested a significant drop in growth, chlorophyll molecules, SPAD values, relative water content, nitrate reductase activity, and uptake of essential nutrients under B, Cr, and combined B-Cr toxicity. Plants showed significant oxidative damage due to enhanced cellular levels of superoxide radicals (O2•-), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), malondialdehyde (MDA), relative membrane permeability, and activity of lipoxygenase (LOX). Additionally, a significant negative correlation existed in B and Cr levels with the uptake of essential nutrients. Taurine substantially improved growth, photosynthetic pigments, and nutrient uptake by regulating ROS scavenging, secondary metabolism, and ions homeostasis under stress. Taurine protected plants from the detrimental effects of B and Cr by upregulating the production of nitric oxide, hydrogen sulfide, glutathione, and phenolic compounds.
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- Muhammad Arslan Ashraf
- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, New Campus, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, New Campus, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, New Campus, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, New Campus, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, New Campus, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
- Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, 40402, Taiwan
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Mfarrej MFB, Wang X, Hamzah Saleem M, Hussain I, Rasheed R, Arslan Ashraf M, Iqbal M, Sohaib Chattha M, Nasser Alyemeni M. Hydrogen sulphide and nitric oxide mitigate the negative impacts of waterlogging stress on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2022; 24:670-683. [PMID: 34783146 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen sulphide (H2 S) are important gaseous signalling molecules that regulate key physiochemical mechanisms of plants under environmental stresses. A number of attempts have been made to improve waterlogging tolerance in plants, but with limited success. Having said that, NO and H2 S are vital signalling molecules, but their role in mitigating waterlogging effects on crop plants is not well established. We investigated the efficacy of exogenous NO and H2 S to alleviate waterlogging effects in two wheat cultivars (Galaxy-2013 and FSD-2008). Waterlogging produced a noticeable reduction in plant growth, yield, chlorophyll, soluble sugars and free amino acids. Besides, waterlogging induced severe oxidative damage seen as higher cellular TBARS and H2 O2 content. Antioxidant enzyme activity increased together with a notable rise in Fe2+ and Mn2+ content. Proline content was higher in waterlogged plants compared with non-waterlogged plants. In contrast, waterlogging caused a substantial decline in endogenous levels of essential nutrients (K+ , Ca2+ and Mg2+ ). Waterlogged conditions led to Fe2+ and Mn2+ toxicity due to rapid reduction of Fe3+ and Mn3+ in the soil. Exogenous NO and H2 S significantly protected plants from waterlogging effects by enhancing the oxidative defence and regulating nutritional status. Besides, the protective effects of exogenous NO were more prominent as compared with effects of H2 S. Further, we did not study the effect of H2 S and NO on photosynthetic attributes and expression of stress-related genes. Therefore, future studies should examine the effects of H2 S and NO on wheat physiology and gene expression under waterlogging.
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- M F B Mfarrej
- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- College of Life Sciences, Yan'an University, Yan'an, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad and Pakistan, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad and Pakistan, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad and Pakistan, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad and Pakistan, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, USA
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Riaz S, Hussain I, Ibrahim M, Ishtiaq M, Ali Q, Muazzam Ali M, Sajid Hamid Akash M. Extraction and Optimization of Active Metabolites From Cluster Bean: An In Vitro Biological and Phytochemical Investigation. Dose Response 2022; 20:15593258221098992. [PMID: 35558873 PMCID: PMC9087274 DOI: 10.1177/15593258221098992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The current study aimed to explore active metabolites of locally recognized and
high yielding cultivar cluster bean (BR-99) with a wide range of adaptability
having antioxidant, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic potential. Six
solvents were used (crude methanol, n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate,
butanol, and aqueous) with escalating polarity for colorimetric determination of
antioxidants such as total phenolic contents (TPC), total flavonoid contents
(TFC), and free radical scavenging activity (FRSA) by DPPH (2,
2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) assay. Moreover, an antidiabetic and anticancer
study was conducted by α-amylase inhibition and MTT (3-(4,
5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2, 5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide) assay. Biological
investigations were carried out against the most commonly found infectious
microbial strains. The significant results (P ≤ .001) of each activity were seen
among six tested solvent extracts. The ethyl acetate and methanol extract have
more antioxidant potential with the highest TPC (16.38 ± .13 mg GAE/g) and TFC
(8.15 ± .24 mg CE/g), respectively. Similarly, methanol extract presented the
highest free radical scavenging activity (46.31 ± .91%), followed by ethyl
acetate, butanol, chloroform, aqueous, and n-hexane extract. However, the
maximum α-amylase inhibition (62.54 ± 1.47%) and anticancer activity against
human lung cancer cells were congregated (78.31 ± 1.46%) in butanol and
chloroform, respectively. A positive correlation was seen between TPC with TFC
(R2= .8356), FRSA
(R2= .8381), and anti-diabetic activity
(R2= .8082), which highlights the phenolic
contents as strong anti-oxidant agents especially flavonoids. Each extract of
cluster bean (BR-99) showed significant antimicrobial activities for all tested
bacterial strains except B. cereus and E.
coli. The profound results of maximum antibacterial activity were
witnessed by chloroform extract while ethyl acetate extracts showed great
antifungal potential against all tested fungal strains. The HPLC quantitative
analysis results of cluster bean (BR-99) revealed the presence of active
phytochemicals such as gallic acid, HB acid, vanillic acid, kaempferol, sinapic
acid, ferulic acid, salicylic acid, coumarins, quercetin, rutin, p-coumaric
acid, and catechin, and the variation in both phytochemical and biological
spectrums envisioned the cluster bean (BR-99) used in future as a cheap, safer,
and potent source of bioactive drugs.
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- Saima Riaz
- Department of Botany, Government College University, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Pakistan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Government College University, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Pakistan
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- International School of Medicine Eastern Medical Campus, International University of Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan
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Waqas Mazhar M, Ishtiaq M, Hussain I, Parveen A, Hayat Bhatti K, Azeem M, Thind S, Ajaib M, Maqbool M, Sardar T, Muzammil K, Nasir N. Seed nano-priming with Zinc Oxide nanoparticles in rice mitigates drought and enhances agronomic profile. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0264967. [PMID: 35324949 PMCID: PMC8947021 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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All cereal crops, particularly rice are perpetually affected due to drastic climatic changes which triggers different stressors resulting in food shortage scenarios across the globe. In modern era, application of nanotechnology holds the pledge in combating the climate change mediated environmental stressors through nanomaterials such as pesticides, nano-biosensors, nano-clays and nano-seed priming technologies. Current study is a part of experiment conducted to comprehend the behaviour of rice plants raised from Zinc Oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) primed seeds under the water shortage environment. The seed priming treatment concentrations included 0, 5, 10, 15, 25 and 50 ppm. In the experimental results an increase in plant height, total chlorophyll contents, plant fresh and dry weights was obtained by use of seed priming with ZnONPs. The study results proved that seed priming with 25ppm of ZnONPs increased seed and straw yield with value of 85.333 and 123.333, respectively under water deficit environment. The analysis depicted that 25 ppm has been found more suitable for increasing the 1000 paddy weight of rice plants under both well irrigated and water shortage conditions. Seed priming with ZnONPs results in 53% reduction in MDA contents of water stressed rice plants Drought stress leads to reduction in plant height by 31%, plant fresh weight by 22% and plant dry weight by 28%. Seed priming treatments imparted in current study show significance increase in plant biomass. Priming with ZnONPs further enhances the levels of proline amino acid facilitating the plant to combat water shortage stress. A further elevation in activities of SOD, CAT and POD takes place in rice plants raised from ZnONPs primed seeds by 11%, 13% and 38%, respectively. An elevation in activities of antioxidant enzymes was found and the levels of oxidative stress indicators decreased upon seed priming with ZnONPs. Furthermore the yield characteristics such as panicle length, number of tillers, paddy yield and straw yield of the rice plants raised through ZnONPs primed seeds enhanced. The ZnONPs at concentration of 25 ppm proved optimum in alleviating drought induced damages. It can be inferred that seed pre conditioning with ZnONPs is helpful in increasing yield attributes under the water shortage environment.
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- Muhammad Waqas Mazhar
- Department of Botany, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Mirpur, AJK, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Mirpur, AJK, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Bahrain, Zallaq, Bahrain
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Mirpur, AJK, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Mirpur, AJK, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Mirpur, AJK, Pakistan
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- Department of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Khamis Mushait Campus, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Khamis Mushait Campus, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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Al Jabri H, Saleem MH, Rizwan M, Hussain I, Usman K, Alsafran M. Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Biosynthesis: Overview. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12040594. [PMID: 35455085 PMCID: PMC9026433 DOI: 10.3390/life12040594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Zinc (Zn) is plant micronutrient, which is involved in many physiological functions, and an inadequate supply will reduce crop yields. Its deficiency is the widest spread micronutrient deficiency problem; almost all crops and calcareous, sandy soils, as well as peat soils and soils with high phosphorus and silicon content are expected to be deficient. In addition, Zn is essential for growth in animals, human beings, and plants; it is vital to crop nutrition as it is required in various enzymatic reactions, metabolic processes, and oxidation reduction reactions. Finally, there is a lot of attention on the Zn nanoparticles (NPs) due to our understanding of different forms of Zn, as well as its uptake and integration in the plants, which could be the primary step toward the larger use of NPs of Zn in agriculture. Nanotechnology application in agriculture has been increasing over recent years and constitutes a valuable tool in reaching the goal of sustainable food production worldwide. A wide array of nanomaterials has been used to develop strategies of delivery of bioactive compounds aimed at boosting the production and protection of crops. ZnO-NPs, a multifunctional material with distinct properties and their doped counterparts, were widely being studied in different fields of science. However, its application in environmental waste treatment and many other managements, such as remediation, is starting to gain attention due to its low cost and high productivity. Nano-agrochemicals are a combination of nanotechnology with agrochemicals that have resulted in nano-fertilizers, nano-herbicides, nano-fungicides, nano-pesticides, and nano-insecticides being developed. They have anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and optical capabilities. Green approaches using plants, fungi, bacteria, and algae have been implemented due to the high rate of harmful chemicals and severe situations used in the manufacturing of the NPs. This review summarizes the data on Zn interaction with plants and contributes towards the knowledge of Zn NPs and its impact on plants.
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- Hareb Al Jabri
- Center for Sustainable Development (CSD), College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar;
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
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- Office of Academic Research, Office of VP for Research & Graduate Studies, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar; (M.H.S.); (M.R.)
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- Office of Academic Research, Office of VP for Research & Graduate Studies, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar; (M.H.S.); (M.R.)
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan;
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- Agricultural Research Station, Office of VP for Research & Graduate Studies, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
- Correspondence: (K.U.); (M.A.)
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- Agricultural Research Station, Office of VP for Research & Graduate Studies, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
- Central Laboratories Unit (CLU), Office of VP for Research & Graduate Studies, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
- Correspondence: (K.U.); (M.A.)
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Ishtiaq M, Khanum H, Hussain I, Parveen A, Maqbool M, Thind S, Hussain T, Azeem M, Shabir F, Elansary HO. Ethnobotanical inventory and medicinal perspectives of herbal flora of Shiwalik mountainous range of District Bhimber, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0265028. [PMID: 35349579 PMCID: PMC8963552 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The present study was carried out to document traditional ethnobotanical knowledge (TEK) of herbal flora of District Bhimber, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Pakistan to explore medicinal potential of wild indigenous plants (WIPs) for drug discovery. The research data was conducted during years 2015-2017 using questionnaire proforma employing structured and semi-structured interview models. The informants belonged from indigenous communities comprising of both genders with age ranging from 35-105 years. The interviews were conducted using local translator or guide who knew the dialects of all local languages. The study produced ethnobotanical inventory of 173 herbal species belonging to 45 families and out of these Poaceae was dominant family with 27 species. It was explored that maximum herbal species depicted multi-usage especially food, fodder and fuel. Among 173 herbal plant species, 69% species were used as fodder, 72% species as fuel source, 9.8% as ethnoveterinary medicines, 16% for home construction, 12% for cosmetics, 5.2% as honeybee plants and 2.7% were used as fiber source by the local people. Many local plants have been in promulgation for cure of different diseases in traditional cultures such as for cure of stomach problems, cough, cancer, jaundice, kidney diseases, diabetes, snake biting and tooth problems. Different parts of plants such as leaf, root, stem bark, flower, seed and gums are used for the treatment of different diseases by the local people. The major aliments being cured are classified into 12 disease categories by using informant consensus factor (ICF) protocol. According to ICF, the highest numbers of plant species were used against wound healing, snake bite, skin diseases, eye diseases and asthma. Fidelity level (FL) was assessed to check the reliability and use consistency of herbal drugs by the indigenous communities of the study area. The use value index (UVI) of different herb species ranged from 0.29 to 0.57 while the highest value was calculated for Alternanthera pungens L. (UVI: 0.57). Relative frequency of citation (RFC) value was calculated on the bases of the response of the interviewees recorded during survey in correlation with authenticating of traditional data. The RFC values represented the relative popularity of individual species in study area according to their use values. The highest value was calculated for Alternanthera pungens L. (0.90) and followed by Achyranthes aspera L. (0.80. The study reveals that many species are known for commonly used in traditional ethnomedicines (TEMs). Due to different biotic and abiotic factors in conjunction with climatic changes many herbal flora of Shiwalik mountain range (SMR) of District Bhimber of AJK is under threat. The factors like habitat loss, overgrazing, construction of communication infrastructure, silviculture practices, shelter construction (houses) and other more domestic use of wild land by clearing wild lands are boosting towards plant biodiversity loss. There is dare need to work on comprehensive exploration of TEMs to discover neo drugs from wild indigenous plants and do work for conservation of wild flora of the area for future generations.
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- Muhammad Ishtiaq
- Department of Botany, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Mirpur (AJK), Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Mirpur (AJK), Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Mirpur (AJK), Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Mirpur (AJK), Pakistan
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Bahrain, Zallaq, Bahrain
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- Department of Botany, Government Associate College for Women Layyah, Layyah, Pakistan
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Yousefzai R, Ahsan S, Chavez M, Castro M, Bakare O, Graviss E, Nguyen D, Suarez E, MacGillivray T, Kassi M, Kim J, Hussain I, Bhimaraj A, Guha A. Right Ventricular Failure and Left Ventricular Transmural Pressure as Predictors of Successful Left Ventricular Unloading in Patients with HM 3 CF-LVAD. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.1172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Javed G, Arshad N, Munir A, Khan S, Rasheed S, Hussain I. Signature probiotic and pharmacological attributes of lactic acid bacteria isolated from human breast milk. Int Dairy J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2021.105297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bashir S, Naqvi SMS, Muhammad A, Hussain I, Ali K, Khan MR, Farrakh S, Yasmin T, Hyder MZ. Banana bunchy top virus genetic diversity in Pakistan and association of diversity with recombination in its genomes. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0263875. [PMID: 35255085 PMCID: PMC8901069 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Banana Bunchy top virus (BBTV) is a multipartite circular single strand DNA virus that belongs to genus Babuvirus and family Nanoviridae. It causes significant crop losses worldwide and also in Pakistan. BBTV is present in Pakistan since 1988 however, till now only few (about twenty only) sequence of genomic components have been reported from the country. To have insights into current genetic diversity in Pakistan fifty-seven genomic components including five complete genomes (comprises of DNA-R, -U3, -S, -M, -C and -N components) were sequenced in this study. The genetic diversity analysis of populations from Pakistan showed that DNA-R is highly conserved followed by DNA-N, whereas DNA-U3 is highly diverse with the most diverse Common Region Stem-loop (CR-SL) in BBTV genome, a functional region, which previously been reported to have undergone recombination in Pakistani population. A Maximum Likelihood (ML) phylogenetic analysis of entire genomes of isolates by using sequence of all the components concatenated together with the reported genomes around the world revealed deeper insights about the origin of the disease in Pakistan. A comparison of the genetic diversity of Pakistani and entire BBTV populations around the world indicates that there exists a correlation between genetic diversity and recombination. Population genetics analysis indicated that the degree of selection pressure differs depending on the area and genomic component. A detailed analysis of recombination across various components and functional regions suggested that recombination is closely associated with the functional parts of BBTV genome showing high genetic diversity. Both genetic diversity and recombination analyses suggest that the CR-SL is a recombination hotspot in all BBTV genomes and among the six components DNA-U3 is the only recombined component that has extensively undergone inter and intragenomic recombination. Diversity analysis of recombinant regions results on average one and half fold increase and, in some cases up to four-fold increase due to recombination. These results suggest that recombination is significantly contributing to the genetic diversity of BBTV populations around the world.
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- Sana Bashir
- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology, National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology, National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology, National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology, National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Ishtiaq M, Hussain I, Bhatti KH, Maqbool M, Shafique Ahmed K, Ajaib M, ullah Shah A, Mushtaq W, Hussain T, Ghani A, Khanum H, Waqas Mazhar M, Mazhar M, Sardar T, Nasif O, Javed Ansari M, Ondrisik P. Study of impacts of brickkiln emanations on soil quality of agriculture lands in selected areas of District Bhimber, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0258438. [PMID: 35148326 PMCID: PMC8836308 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The pollution is hot issue of current era in world and the current study was carried to explore impacts of brickkilns' emanations on physiochemical properties of agricultural lands from District Bhimber of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Pakistan. In this research, various edaphic characteristics: pH, soil organic matter, organic carbon, water holding capacity, cation exchange capacity and heavy metal contamination in soils nearby of brickkilns were determined. The pH of soil ranged from 5.55 to 7.50, soil organic matter was 0.35-0.90% and organic carbon content was 0.65-1.40%. The water holding capacity ranged from 2.10 to 3.20 mgL-1 and carbon exchange capacity was 1250 to 4202 meq/100g. The contamination profile of heavy metal depicted that Pb showed highest conc. 0.065 mg/g followed by Co (0.053 mg/g) and Ni with 0.52 mg/g in the soil. Pb and Cr had high conc. in soil samples around brickkilns due to burning of coal and rubber tyres as fuel. The conc. of sulphate and nitrate ranged from 0.90±0.50 mol L-1 to 4.25±0.65 mol L-1 and 2.30±0.50 mol L-1 to 6.55±0.25 mol L-1, respectively. The fertility of agriculture lands was depicted that edaphic properties were directly related while nutritive features were inversely commensurate to distance from brickkilns. The research proved that emanations of brickkilns causes severe impact on quality of agriculture land, plant growth and its yield. Hence, reclamation measures should be taken to mitigate and/or eradicate nuisance of brickkilns emanations by using environmental friendly strategies.
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- Muhammad Ishtiaq
- Department of Botany, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Sargodha University, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Sargodha University, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST), Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
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- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine and King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany, Hindu College Moradabad (Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University Bareilly), Moradabad, India
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Biology, Slovak Agricultural University, Nitra, Slovakia
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Ali I, Shchegolkov A, Shchegolkov A, Zemtsova N, Bogoslovskiy V, Shigabaeva G, Galunin E, Hussain I, Almalki ASA, Alsharif MA, Alahmdi MI. Preparation and application practice of temperature self‐regulating flexible polymer electric heaters. POLYM ENG SCI 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pen.25880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Imran Ali
- Department of Chemistry Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University) New Delhi India
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- Department of Technology and Methods of Nanoproducts Manufacturing Tambov State Technical University Tambov Russian Federation
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- Department of Technology and Methods of Nanoproducts Manufacturing Tambov State Technical University Tambov Russian Federation
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- Department of Technology and Methods of Nanoproducts Manufacturing Tambov State Technical University Tambov Russian Federation
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- Research School of Chemistry & Applied Biomedical Sciences Tomsk Polytechnic University Tomsk Russian Federation
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- University of Tyumen Department of Organic and Ecological Chemistry Tyumen Russian Federation
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- University of Tyumen Department of Organic and Ecological Chemistry Tyumen Russian Federation
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- Department of General Studies Jubail Industrial College, Jubail Industrial City Jubail Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Applied Science, Department of Chemistry Umm Al‐Qura University Makkah Saudi Arabia
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Hussain I, Farooq T, Khan SA, Ali N, Waris M, Jalal A, Nielsen SL, Ali S. Variability in indigenous Pakistani tomato lines and worldwide reference collection for Tomato Mosaic Virus (ToMV) and Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV) infection. BRAZ J BIOL 2022; 84:e253605. [PMID: 35137839 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.253605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Local and exotic germplasm of tomato remains a major source for genetic improvement. Assessment of such lines for biotic stresses particularly viral diseases are the most important criteria for selection in Pakistan, where Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV) and Tomato Mosaic Virus (ToMV) are the major diseases/viruses. A set of 40 accessions (including indigenous Pakistani lines and exotic germplasm from Europe, the United States, and Asia) were evaluated for their resistance/infection response to ToMV with artificial inoculation under greenhouse conditions. Infection response was quantified through disease scoring and DAS-ELISA test (for ToMV). A subset of 24 lines, was further screened for TYLCV using disease scoring and TAS-ELISA. The tested lines showed significant variability for resistance to ToMV. Only one accession (Acc-17878) was resistant to the ToMV whereas seven accessions i.e. Acc-17890, AVR-261, CLN-312, AVR-321, EUR-333, CLN-352, and CLN-362 expressed resistance to TYLCV. Correlation between phenotypic evaluation was confirmed by the ELISA results in both diseases, although both tools complemented to assess the viral infection status. In future, tomato breeding programs must consider breeding for ToMV and TYLCV resistance (using identified germplasm in our study) so as to deliver virus resistant tomato varieties.
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- I Hussain
- University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan
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- University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan
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- University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan
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- University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan
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- Balochistan Agriculture College, Department of Plant Pathology, Quetta, Pakistan
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- The University of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Aarhus University, Department of Agroecology, Slagelse, Denmark
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- The University of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Peshawar, Pakistan.,Hazara University, Deparment of Agriculture, Mansehra, Pakistan
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Munir MA, Anjum KM, Javid A, Khan N, Jianming C, Naseer J, Anjum A, Usman S, Shahzad M, Hafeez S, Hussain T, Saeed A, Badeni AH, Mansoor MK, Hussain I. Sublethal toxicity of carbofuran in cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis coromandus): hematological, biochemical, and histopathological alterations. BRAZ J BIOL 2022; 84:e255055. [PMID: 35019107 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.255055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study was aimed to investigate Carbofuran (CF)-induced pathological changes in cattle egret. Two hundred cattle egrets were reared and equally divided into four groups and given different CF concentrations (0.03 mg/L, 0.02 mg/L, 0.01 mg/L and 0 mg/L (control group)). Hematology, serum biochemistry, histopathology, and immunological markers were studied. Our results confirm that CF induces anemic conditions, leukocytosis, elevated liver enzymatic activity, and alterations in renal biomarkers. Moreover, specific microscopic lesions such as multifocal necrosis, pyknotic nuclei, hemorrhages, congestion, and inflammatory cell proliferation were observed in the liver, kidney, spleen, and thymus. These findings suggest that CF can induce harmful effects, so the application of this pesticide in the field must be strictly monitored to mitigate the possibility of exposure to non-target species.
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- M A Munir
- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Department of Wildlife & Ecology, Ravi Campus, Pattoki, Pakistan
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- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Department of Wildlife & Ecology, Ravi Campus, Pattoki, Pakistan
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- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Department of Wildlife & Ecology, Ravi Campus, Pattoki, Pakistan
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- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture, Ravi Campus, Pattoki, Pakistan
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- Minjiang University, Institute of Oceanography, Fuzhou, China
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Department of Forestry, Range and Wildlife Management, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Department of Pathology, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Department of Pathology, Lahore, Pakistan
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Department of Pathology, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Department of Forestry and Range Management, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Department of Forestry, Range and Wildlife Management, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Department of Forestry, Range and Wildlife Management, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Department of Wildlife & Ecology, Ravi Campus, Pattoki, Pakistan
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- The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Department of Microbiology, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Bahauddin Zakariya University, Department of Pathobiology, Multan, Pakistan
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Yadav NK, Pokharel DR, Kathayat G, Sigdel M, Hussain I. Evaluation of the Diagnostic Potential of Liver Aminotransferases and Alkaline Phosphatase in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2022; 20:7-11. [PMID: 36273283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the major cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in developing countries. Early diagnosis with the best diagnostic marker is highly desired for the prevention and timely treatment of CVDs. However, there is still a dearth of an ideal marker for the detection of CVDs. Objective To explore the diagnostic potential of liver aminotransferases (AST and ALT), and alkaline phosphatase for the diagnosis of CVDs without liver involvement. Method This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 200 adult patients with CVDs, who visited the cardiology and emergency units of Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal. The study was conducted from January 2018 to December 2020. The baseline data on family history, anthropometry, baseline biochemical parameters, liver enzymes, and cardiac biomarkers were collected using standard and validated methods. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 21 and MedCalc software 2021. Result The diagnostic sensitivity of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase and alkaline phosphatase were 53.7%, 52.6%, and 33.7% and specificity were 99%, 90%, and 90% respectively. The area under the curve (AUC) of AST, ALT, and ALP were 0.78, 0.73, and 0.52 respectively. ROC curve indicated that serum AST and ALT activity was a better reliable marker than the serum ALP activities. Conclusion Our study suggests that serum aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase but not alkaline phosphatase could have some diagnostic potential to diagnose the risk of CVDs. However, they could not replace the currently adopted cardiac biomarkers such as cTnI and CK-MB.
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- School of Life and Allied Health Sciences, Glocal University, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. and Department of Biochemistry, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
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- Department of Biochemistry, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
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- Department of Biochemistry, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
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- Department of Biochemistry, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
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- School of Life and Allied Health Sciences, Glocal University, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Hussain I, Jalil A, Hamid MYS, Khoja AH, Farooq M, Sharif H, Hassan N, Aziz M, Nabgan W. Substituted natural gas (SNG) production using an environment-friendly, metal-free modified beta zeolite (@BEA) catalyst with a dandelion flower-like structure. Molecular Catalysis 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Fauzi AA, Jalil AA, Hassan NS, Aziz FFA, Azami MS, Hussain I, Saravanan R, Vo DVN. A critical review on relationship of CeO 2-based photocatalyst towards mechanistic degradation of organic pollutant. Chemosphere 2022; 286:131651. [PMID: 34346345 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nanostructured photocatalysts commonly offered opportunities to solve issues scrutinized with the environmental challenges caused by steep population growth and rapid urbanization. This photocatalyst is a controllable characteristic, which can provide humans with a clean and sustainable ecosystem. Over the last decades, one of the current thriving research focuses on visible-light-driven CeO2-based photocatalysts due to their superior characteristics, including unique fluorite-type structure, rigid framework, and facile reducing oxidizing properties of cerium's tetravalent (Ce4+) and trivalent (Ce3+) valence states. Notwithstanding, owing to its inherent wide energy gap, the solar energy utilization efficiency is low, which limits its application in wastewater treatment. Numerous modifications of CeO2 have been employed to enhance photodegradation performances, such as metals and non-metals doping, adding support materials, and coupling with another semiconductor. Besides, all these doping will form a different heterojunction and show a different way of electron-hole migration. Compared to conventional heterojunction, advanced heterojunction types such as p-n heterojunction, Z-scheme, Schottky junction, and surface plasmon resonance effect exhibit superior performance for degradation owing to their excellent charge carrier separation, and the reaction occurs at a relatively higher redox potential. This review attends to providing deep insights on heterojunction mechanisms and the latest progress on photodegradation of various contaminants in wastewater using CeO2-based photocatalysts. Hence, making the CeO2 photocatalyst more foresee and promising to further development and research.
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM Johor Bahru, 81310, Johor, Malaysia
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM Johor Bahru, 81310, Johor, Malaysia; Centre of Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy, UTM Johor Bahru, 81310, Johor, Malaysia.
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM Johor Bahru, 81310, Johor, Malaysia
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM Johor Bahru, 81310, Johor, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM Johor Bahru, 81310, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM Johor Bahru, 81310, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tarapacá, Avda, General Velasquez, 1775 Arica, Chile
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- Center of Excellence for Green Energy and Environmental Nanomaterials (CE@GrEEN), Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, 755414, Viet Nam
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Nazir N, Abbas S, Nasir H, Hussain I. Electrochemical sensing of limonene using thiol capped gold nanoparticles and its detection in the real breath sample of a cirrhotic patient. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.115977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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