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Ecological niche models of biotic interactions predict increasing pest risk to olive cultivars with changing climate by Ashraf, Uzma, Chaudhry, Muhammad Nawaz, Peterson, A. Townsend

“…Simple, single‐species approaches in distributional ecology leave open questions of possible roles of biotic interactions. We sought to understand impacts of…”
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Metal–ligand-based thixotropic self-healing poly (vinyl alcohol) metallohydrogels: Their application in pH-responsive drug release and selective adsorption of dyes by Afzal, Saima, Maswal, Masrat, Lone, Mohd Sajid, Ashraf, Uzma, Mushtaq, Umar, Dar, Aijaz Ahmad

“…This work reports in situ fabrication of biocompatible metallohydrogels composed of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) polymer crosslinked via coordination complexation…”
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Regional model of foF2 for Pakistan using empirical orthogonal function technique by Ashraf, Uzma, Hanif, Fozia, Ashraf, Saima

“…The ionosphere F2 layer is principally used for the reflection of radio waves in high-frequency communication and broadcasting. The ionosphere is used as a…”
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Organochlorine pesticides in the surrounding soils of POPs destruction facility: source fingerprinting, human health, and ecological risks assessment by Ali, Syeda Nazish, Baqar, Mujtaba, Mumtaz, Mehvish, Ashraf, Uzma, Anwar, Muhammad Naveed, Qadir, Abdul, Ahmad, Sajid Rashid, Nizami, Abdul-Sattar, Jun, Huang

“…The elimination of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) obsolete pesticides stockpiles, particularly the organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), is one of the…”
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Climate-Smart Siting for renewable energy expansion by Ashraf, Uzma, Morelli, Toni Lyn, Smith, Adam B., Hernandez, Rebecca R.

“…A massive expansion of renewable energy (RE) is underway to meet the world’s climate goals. Although RE serves to reduce threats from climate change, it can…”
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Microwave chemistry: Effect of ions on dielectric heating in microwave ovens by Anwar, Jamil, Shafique, Umer, Waheed-uz-Zaman, Rehman, Rabia, Salman, Muhammad, Dar, Amara, Anzano, Jesus M., Ashraf, Uzma, Ashraf, Saira

“…To understand the interactions of microwaves with dielectric materials and their conversion to thermal energy in aqueous systems, the effect of ionic…”
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Revisiting plant hardiness zones to include multiple climatic stress dimensions by Barve, Narayani, Ashraf, Uzma, Barve, Vijay, Cobos, Marlon E., Nuñez-Penichet, Claudia, Peterson, A. Townsend

“…A tradition exists for delineating “hardiness zones” for important plants in horticulture and agriculture. However, these zones are typically based on…”
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Impacts of climate change on Capparis spinosa L. based on ecological niche modeling by Ashraf, Uzma, Chaudhry, Muhammad N, Ahmad, Sajid R, Ashraf, Irfan, Arslan, Muhammad, Noor, Hassaan, Jabbar, Mobeen

“…Recent changes in climate are transforming the situation of life on Earth, including impacting the conservation status of many plant and animal species. This…”
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What is the pipeline for future medications for obesity? by Melson, Eka, Ashraf, Uzma, Papamargaritis, Dimitris, Davies, Melanie J

“…Obesity is a chronic disease associated with increased risk of obesity-related complications and mortality. Our better understanding of the weight regulation…”
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Role of ambient air pollution in asthma spread among various population groups of Lahore City: a case study by Aslam, Rabia, Sharif, Faiza, Baqar, Mujtaba, Nizami, Abdul-Sattar, Ashraf, Uzma

“…Air pollution levels rise as a result of industrial and vehicular emissions, epidemiological issues such as asthma become more prevalent in Lahore, Punjab,…”
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Aligning renewable energy expansion with climate-driven range shifts by Ashraf, Uzma, Morelli, Toni Lyn, Smith, Adam B., Hernandez, Rebecca R.

“…Fossil fuel dependence can be reduced, in part, by renewable energy expansion. Increasingly, renewable energy siting seeks to avoid significant impacts on…”
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Community perspectives to improve flood management and socio-economic impacts of floods at Central Indus River, Pakistan by Ashraf, Irfan, Ahmad, Sajid Rashid, Ashraf, Uzma, Khan, Mehreen

“…Pakistan suffers from floods in the main rivers of the Indus River System due to disturbed weather patterns during monsoon and snowmelt. The study aims to…”
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Hydrogels of sodium alginate in cationic surfactants: Surfactant dependent modulation of encapsulation/release toward Ibuprofen by Jabeen, Suraya, Chat, Oyais Ahmad, Maswal, Masrat, Ashraf, Uzma, Rather, Ghulam Mohammad, Dar, Aijaz Ahmad

“…We report effect of cationic amphiphiles on alginate gels in presence of potassium carbonate •Flow dynamics of SA hydrogels as a function of surfactant…”
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Assessing knowledge, performance, and efficiency for hospital waste management—a comparison of government and private hospitals in Pakistan by Ali, Mustafa, Wang, Wenping, Chaudhry, Nawaz, Geng, Yong, Ashraf, Uzma

“…Proper management of healthcare waste is a critical concern in many countries of the world. Rapid urbanization and population growth rates pose serious…”
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A comparative QoS survey of mobile ad hoc network routing protocols by Ahmad, Iftikhar, Ashraf, Uzma, Ghafoor, Abdul

“…A mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is a wireless, dynamic, infrastructure-less, self-organized, multi-hop, and decentralized network. Each node in MANET can act…”
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Co-solubilization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures in aqueous micellar systems and its correlation with FRET for enhanced remediation processes by Ashraf, Uzma, Lone, Mohd Sajid, Masrat, Rohi, Shah, Rais Ahmad, Afzal, Saima, Chat, Oyais Ahmad, Dar, Aijaz Ahmad

“…Surfactant enhanced remediation (SER) is an effective approach for decontaminating the PAH polluted soils. Solubilization and Cosolubilization of Phenanthrene…”
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Spatial distribution and computational modeling for mapping of tuberculosis in Pakistan by Khaliq, Aasia, Ashraf, Uzma, Chaudhry, Muhammad N, Shahid, Saher, Sajid, Muhammad A, Javed, Maryam

“…Abstract Background Tuberculosis (TB) like many other infectious diseases has a strong relationship with climatic parameters. Methods The present study has…”
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Effects of occurrence data density on conservation prioritization strategies by Cobos, Marlon E., Nuñez-Penichet, Claudia, Campbell, Peter D., Cooper, Jacob C., Machado-Stredel, Fernando, Barve, Narayani, Ashraf, Uzma, Alkishe, Abdelghafar A., Ng'eno, Eric, Nair, Rahul Raveendran, Atauchi, P. Joser, Adeboje, Adeola, Peterson, A. Townsend

“…Place-prioritization analyses are a means by which researchers can translate information on the geographic distributions of species into quantitative…”
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Effect of Lockdown on the Air Quality of Four Major Cities in Pakistan During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Khan, Mehreen, Chaudhry, Muhammad Nawaz, Anwar, Mustafa, Ashraf, Uzma, Ali, Haider

“…This study attempted to evaluate the effect of lockdown on the air quality of four major cities in Pakistan: Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, and Peshawar…”
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Comparison between the interfacial and bulk rheology of sodium carboxymethylcellulose in the presence of cationic and non-ionic surfactants by Masrat, Rohi, Shah, Rais Ahmad, Lone, Mohd Sajid, Ashraf, Uzma, Afzal, Saima, Rather, Ghulam Mohammad, Dar, Aijaz Ahmad

“…The bulk and interfacial rheological behavior of concentrated solutions of Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (NaCMC) has been investigated in presence of cationic…”
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