Design and Optimization of Novel Taste-Masked Medicated Chocolates of Dextromethorphan with In vitro and In vivo Taste Evaluation - Rahat Fatima Naqvi; Ahmad Khan; Muhammad Farooq Umer; Obaidullah Malik; Nisar Ahmad Shahwani (Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation, 2022)

Reliability of the Mass Transfer Factor Models to Describe the Adsorption of NH4+ by Granular Activated Carbon - Mohamad Ali Fulazzaky; Nur Atikah Abdul Salim; Mohd Hafiz Puteh; Mohd Hairul Khamidun; Abdull Rahim Mohd Yusoff; Mohammad Fulazzaky; Noorul Hudai Abdullah; Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini (International Journal of Environmental Research, 2022)

Modelling Climate Uncertainty and Adaptations for Soybean-Based Cropping System - Maryam Ejaz; Ghulam Abbas; Zartash Fatima; Pakeeza Iqbal; Muhammad Ali Raza; Ahmed M. S. Kheir; Mukhtar Ahmed; Khair Muhammad Kakar; Shakeel Ahmad (International Journal of Plant Production, 2022)

Phycoremediation of textile effluents with enhanced efficacy of biodiesel production by algae and potential use of remediated effluent for improving growth of wheat - Muhammad Rashid Waqas; Sajid Mahmood Nadeem; Muhammad Yahya Khan; Zeeshan Ahmad; Liaqat Ali; Hafiz Naeem Asghar; Azeem Khalid (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

The asymmetric effects of crops productivity, agricultural land utilization, and fertilizer consumption on carbon emissions: revisiting the carbonization-agricultural activity nexus in Nepal - Abdul Rehman; Hengyun Ma; Muhammad Kamran Khan; Sufyan Ullah Khan; Muntasir Murshed; Fayyaz Ahmad; Haider Mahmood (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Teratological effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in mice embryo - Munir Ahmad; Muhammad Khalil Ahmad Khan; Khurram Shahzad; Naveed Ahmad; Munazza Parveen; Muhammad Saleem Khan (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Arsenic-induced oxidative stress in Brassica oleracea: Multivariate and literature data analyses of physiological parameters, applied levels and plant organ type - Natasha; Muhammad Shahid; Sana Khalid; Irshad Bibi; Samina Khalid; Nasir Masood; Saeed Ahmad Qaisrani; Nabeel Khan Niazi; Camille Dumat (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2022)

Recent trends in microalgal harvesting: an overview - Natasha Laraib; Ali Hussain; Arshad Javid; Tahir Noor; Qurat-ul-Ain Ahmad; Asma Chaudhary; Maleeha Manzoor; Muhammad Akmal; Syed Mohsin Bukhari; Waqas Ali; Tae Jin Choi; Peer M. Schenk (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2022)

Exogenous application of strigolactone alleviates drought stress in maize seedlings by regulating the physiological and antioxidants defense mechanisms - Abdul Sattar; Sami Ul-Allah; Muhammad Ijaz; Ahmad Sher; Madiha Butt; Tahira Abbas; Muhammad Irfan; Tehreem Fatima; Saleh Alfarraj; Sulaiman Ali Alharbi (Cereal Research Communications, 2022)

Establishment of effective plantlets regeneration protocol via isolated microspore culture in Malaysian indica rice MR219 - Zuraida Abd Rahman; Zulkifli Ahmad Seman; Ayu Nazreena Othman; Mohamad Bahagia Ab Ghaffar; Shahril Ab Razak; Muhammad Fairuz Mohd Yusof; Khairun Hisam Nasir; Khairulmazmi Ahmad; Yeow Lit Chow; Teo Chee How; Norsharina Md Saad; Sreeramanan Subramaniam (Plant Biotechnology Reports, 2022)

Scholarly output of energy and fuels research in Saudi Arabia during 1972–2020: a bibliometric analysis - Mohammad Aqil; Muhammad Abdul Mujeebu; Shafiq Ur Rehman; Shakil Ahmad (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Survival strategies in two high altitude Sorghum species from western Himalayas - Khwaja Shafique Ahmad; Anum Javaid; Mansoor Hameed; Sana Fatima; Farooq Ahmad; Muhammad Ashraf; Syed Mohsan Raza Shah; Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad; Iftikhar Ahmad (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2022)

Anatomical and physiological features modulate ion homeostasis and osmoregulation in aquatic halophyte Fimbristylis complanata (Retz.) link - Muhammad Kaleem; Mansoor Hameed; Farooq Ahmad; Muhammad Ashraf; Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2022)

Genetic diversity in natural population of Notopterus notopterus evaluated through mitochondrial DNA marker ATPase 6/8 regions and cytochrome b gene - Waqas Ahmad; Muhammad Naeem (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

Synthesis of 1,2,3-benzotriazin-4(3H)-one derivatives as α-glucosidase inhibitor and their in-silico study - Zunera Khalid; Syed S. Shafqat; Hafiz A. Ahmad; Hafiz M. Rehman; Munawar A. Munawar; Matloob Ahmad; Abdullah M. Asiri; Muhammad Ashraf (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2022)

The Interactive Approach of Rhizobacteria and l-tryptophan on Growth, Physiology, Tuber Characteristics, and Iron Concentration of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) - Zain Mushtaq; Hafiz Naeem Asghar; Zahir Ahmad Zahir; Muhammad Maqsood (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2022)

Influence of Endogenous Plant Hormones on Physiological and Growth Attributes of Kinnow Mandarin Grafted on Nine Rootstocks - Muhammad Ahsan Qureshi; Muhammad Jafar Jaskani; Ahmad Sattar Khan; Rashid Ahmad (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2022)

Volkamer Lemon Tetraploid Rootstock Transmits the Salt Tolerance When Grafted with Diploid Kinnow Mandarin by Strong Antioxidant Defense Mechanism and Efficient Osmotic Adjustment - Muhammad Fasih Khalid; Raphael Morillon; Muhammad Akbar Anjum; Shaghef Ejaz; Muhammad Junaid Rao; Shakeel Ahmad; Sajjad Hussain (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2022)

Development of Basmati lines by the introgression of three bacterial blight resistant genes through marker-assisted breeding - Allah Ditta Babar; Abha Zaka; Shahzad Amir Naveed; Niaz Ahmad; Kashif Aslam; Muhammad Asif; Umer Maqsood; Casiana M. Vera Cruz; Muhammad Arif (Euphytica, 2022)

Different sources of irrigation water affect heavy metal accumulation in soils and some properties of guava fruits - Sajjad Hussain; Ahmad Hassan; Pakiza Arshad; Muhammad Akbar Anjum (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Strategic combination of metal–organic frameworks and C3N4 for expeditious photocatalytic degradation of dye pollutants - Ome Parkash Kumar; Muhammad Ahmad; Muhammad Altaf Nazir; Aqsa Anum; Muhammad Jamshaid; Syed Shoaib Ahmad Shah; Aziz Rehman (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Assessment of cobalt in wheat grains as affected by diverse fertilizers: implications for public health - Abid Ejaz; Kafeel Ahmad; Zafar Iqbal Khan; Shahzad Akhtar; Razia Sultana; Muhammad Nadeem; Muhammad Iftikhar Hussain; Mohamed S. Elshikh (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Appraising growth, daily intake, health risk index, and pollution load of Zn in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown in soil differentially spiked with zinc - Abid Ejaz; Zafar Iqbal Khan; Kafeel Ahmad; Fatima Ghulam Muhammad; Shahzad Akhtar; Muhammad Iftikhar Hussain (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Temporal variation in leachate composition of a newly constructed landfill site in Lahore in context to environmental pollution and risks - Mahsoon Ashraf; Muhammad Zeshan; Sadia Hafeez; Rahib Hussain; Abdul Qadir; Muzaffar Majid; Farman Ahmad; Sajid Rashid Ahmad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Identifying impact of international trade and renewable energy consumption on environmental quality improvement and their role in global warming - Arshad Ahmad Khan; Sufyan Ullah Khan; Muhammad Abu Sufyan Ali; Adnan Safi; Yuling Gao; Jianchao Luo (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Cyclo(L-Leucyl-L-Prolyl) from Lactobacillus coryniformis BCH-4 inhibits the proliferation of Aspergillus flavus: an in vitro to in silico approach - Mahwish Salman; Anam Tariq; Ghulam Mustafa; Muhammad Rizwan Javed; Shazia Naheed; Sarmad Ahmad Qamar (Archives of Microbiology, 2022)

Reducing nutrient uptake in okra weeds by suppressing their population through alligator weed compost mulch for better pod yield and quality - Asif Tanveer; Muhammad Sarwar; Muhammad Shahbaz Asghar; Muhammad Farrukh Saleem; Hamza Maqsood; Basharat Ali; Muhammad Kashif Munir; Muhammad Arshad; Rao Muhammad Ikram; Nabeel Ahmad Ikram; Muhammad Rizwan (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Correction to: Fabrication, Evaluation, In Vivo Pharmacokinetic and Toxicological Analysis of pH-Sensitive Eudragit S-100-Coated Hydrogel Beads: a Promising Strategy for Colon Targeting - Sadia Rehman; Nazar Muhammad Ranjha; Hina Shoukat; Asadullah Madni; Faiz Ahmad; M. Rafi Raza; Qazi Adnan Jameel; Abdul Majeed; Nasreen Ramzan (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2022)

An alternative approach to estimate river cross-sections using LIDAR-based digital elevation model - Mohd Talha Anees; Ahmad Farid Bin Abu Bakar; Mohammad Muqtada Ali Khan; Muhammad I. Syakir; K. Abdullah; Mohd Nawawi Mohd Nordin; Kamal Abdelrahman; Ahmed M. Eldosouky; Peter Andráš; Nasehir Khan Bin E.M. Yahaya; Zubaidi Johar; Fatehah Mohd Omar; et al. (Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2022)

Spectroscopic techniques for monitoring changes in the quality of milk and other dairy products during processing and storage - Mohammed Loudiyi; Havva Tümay Temiz; Amna Sahar; Muhammad Haseeb Ahmad; Oumayma Boukria; Abdo Hassoun; Abderrahmane Aït-Kaddour (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2022)

Static force-based seismic analysis of reinforced concrete frames having weaker beam-column joints - Naveed Ahmad; Muhammad Rizwan; Qaisar Ali; Akhtar Naeem Khan (European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2022)

ICP-MS determination of elemental abundance in traditional medicinal plants commonly used in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Rizwan Ahmad; Heba Shaaban; Sahar Y. Issa; Anwar Alsaad; Majd Alghamdi; Njoud Hamid; Rand Osama; Sara Algarni; Ahmed Mostafa; Abdulmalik M. Alqarni; Mohammed Aldholmi; Muhammad Riaz (Food Additives & Contaminants Part B-Surveillance, 2022)

First report on molecular surveillance based on duplex detection of Anaplasma marginale and Theileria annulata in dairy cattle from Punjab, Pakistan - Farhan Ahmad Atif; Rao Zahid Abbas; Saba Mehnaz; Muhmmad Fiaz Qamar; Kashif Hussain; Muhammad Usman Nazir; Muhammad Arfan Zaman; Aman Ullah Khan; Mourad Ben Said (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2022)

Effects of mirror and coloured balls as environmental enrichment tools on performance, welfare and meat quality traits of commercial broiler - Muhammad Shahid Zahoor; Sohail Ahmad; Muhammad Usman; Muhammad Dawood; Karim El-Sabrout; Syed Ghulam Mohayud Din Hashmi; Ehsaan Ullah Khan; Murrawat Hussain; Muhammad Adeel Maqsood; Hafiz Rao Abdul Latif (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2022)

Effects of Ferula asafetida, closantel, albendazole, oxfendazole, and ivermectin against Haemonchus contortus in goats and sheep - Abdul Jabbar; Muhammad Zahid Iqbal; Muhammad Ashraf; Aneela Zameer Durrani; Hira Sajjad; Mohammed Nasiru Wana; Asad Ullah; Muhammad Imran; Muhammad Shair Zaman Ghauri; Hafiz Ishfaq Ahmad (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2022)

Sub-lethal effects of organophosphates and synthetic pyrethroid insecticides on muscle tissue transaminases of Oreochromis niloticus in vivo - Muhammad Amin; Masarrat Yousuf; Naveed Ahmad; Mohammad Attaullah; Muhammad Ikram; Attia A. Abou Zaid; Clement Ameh Yaro; Eida M. Alshammari; Yaser S. Binnaser; Gaber El-Saber Batiha; Islam Dad Buneri (Toxicological Research, 2022)

Meteorological trend analysis for Najd and Hejaz regions, Saudi Arabia - Ateeq-ur-Rauf; Navid Ahmad; Muhammad Ajmal; Abdul Malik; Zia ur Rahman (Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2022)

Determinants of renewable energy sources in Pakistan: An overview - Umar Suffian Ahmad; Muhammad Usman; Saddam Hussain; Atif Jahanger; Maira Abrar (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Marble waste site suitability assessment using the GIS-based AHP model - Muhammad Fawad; Farid Ullah; Muhammad Irshad; Wisal Shah; Qaisar Mahmood; Iqbal Ahmad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Effects of diverse irrigation with wastewater in soil and plants: assessing the risk of metal to the animal food chain - Zafar Iqbal Khan; Fatima Ghulam Muhammad; Kafeel Ahmad; Shahzad Akhtar; Muhammad Sohail; Muhammad Nadeem; Shahzadi Mahpara; Muhammad Umer Farooq Awan; Mona S. Alwahibi; Mohamed S. Elshikh; Muhammad Iftikhar Hussain (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Growth and productivity assessments of peanut under different irrigation water management practices using CSM-CROPGRO-Peanut model in Eastern Mediterranean of Turkey - Semih Metin Sezen; Ishfaq Ahmad; Muhammad Habib-ur-Rahman; Ebrahim Amiri; Servet Tekin; Kadir Can Oz; Clever Mwika Maambo (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)
Irrigation water scheduling is crucial to make the most efficient use of ever-decreasing water. As excessive irrigation decreases yield, while imprecise application also causes various environmental issues. Therefore, efficient management of irrigation frequency and irrigation level is necessary to sustain productivity under limited water conditions. The objective of the current study is to assess the water productivity at various irrigation regimes during peanut crop growing seasons (2014 and 2015) in Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey. The field experiments were conducted with treatments consisting of three irrigation frequencies (IF) (IF 1 : 25 mm; IF 2 : 50 mm; and IF 3 : 75 mm of cumulative pan evaporation (CPE)), and four irrigation water levels (WL 1 = 0.50, WL 2 = 0.75, WL 3 = 1.0, and WL 4 = 1.25). WL 1 , WL 2 , WL 3 , and WL 4 treatments received 50, 75, 100, and 125 of cumulative pan evaporation. The CSM-CROPGRO-Peanut model was calibrated with experimental data in 2014 and evaluated with second-year experimental data (2015). The model simulated seed yield and final biomass (dry matter) reasonably well with low normalized root mean square error (RMSE n ) in various irrigation intervals. The model simulated reasonably well for days to anthesis (RMSE = 2.53, d -stat = 0.96, and r 2 = 0.90), days to physiological maturity (RMSE = 2.55), seed yield (RMSE = 1504), and tops biomass dry weight at maturity (RMSE = 3716). Simulation results indicated good agreement between measured and simulated soil water content (SWC) with low RMSE n values (4.0 to 16.8% in 2014 and 4.3 to 18.2% in 2015). Further results showed that IF 2 I 125 irrigation regime produced the highest seed yield. Generally, model evaluation performed reasonably well for all studied parameters with both years’ experimental data. Results also showed that the crop model would be a precision agriculture tool for the extrapolation of the allocation of irrigation water resources and decision management under current and future climate.

The long-run relationship between energy consumption, oil prices, and carbon dioxide emissions in European countries - Muhammad Qamar Rasheed; Abdul Haseeb; Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo; Zahoor Ahmed; Mahmood Ahmad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Evaluation of nickel toxicity in wheat as function of diverse type of fertilizers: implications for public health - Abid Ejaz; Kafeel Ahmad; Zafar Iqbal Khan; Razia Sultana; Shahzad Akhtar; Muhammad Nadeem (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Feeding niche overlap between native and alien fishes in Swat River, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan - Amir Said; Muhammad Imran; Muhammad Tahir Waseem; Abdul Majid Khan; Noman Khalique; Ghulam Sarwar; Rana Manzoor Ahmad (Environmental Biology of Fishes, 2022)

A pathway toward future sustainability: Assessing the influence of innovation shocks on CO2 emissions in developing economies - Zhu Weimin; Muhammad Zubair Chishti; Abdul Rehman; Manzoor Ahmad (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2022)

Antimicrobial Resistance of Shigella flexneri in Pakistani Pediatric Population Reveals an Increased Trend of Third-Generation Cephalosporin Resistance - Iqbal Nisa; Mohammad Haroon; Arnold Driessen; Jeroen Nijland; Hazir Rahman; Nusrat Yasin; Mubashir Hussain; Taj Ali Khan; Amjad Ali; Saeed Ahmad Khan; Muhammad Qasim (Current Microbiology, 2022)

Erratum to: Impact of rangeland enclosure and seasonal grazing on protected and unprotected rangelands in Chakwal region, Pakistan - Muhammad Islam; Abdul Razzaq; Muhammad Zubair; Sawsan Hassan; Sarfraz Ahmad; Shamim Gul; Barbara Rischkowsky; Mounir Louhaichi (Journal of Mountain Science, 2022)
The article “Impact of rangeland enclosure and seasonal grazing on protected and unprotected rangelands in Chakwal region, Pakistan”, written by ISLAM Muhammad, RAZZAQ Abdul, ZUBAIR Muhammad, HASSAN Sawsan, AHMAD Sarfraz, GUL Shamim, RISCHKOWSKY Barbara and LOUHAICHI Mounir, was originally published electronically on the publisher’s internet portal (currently SpringerLink) on 27 December 2021 without open access. With the author’s decision to opt for open choice the copyright of the article changed in 02/2022 to © The Author(s) 2022. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . The original article has been corrected.

Consumer Perception and Behavior Toward Water Supply, Demand, Water Tariff, Water Quality, and Willingness-To-Pay: A Cross Sectional Study - Toqeer Ahmed; Hassaan Sipra; Muhammad Zahir; Anwar Ahmad; Mumtaz Ahmed (Water Resources Management, 2022)

Drought-tolerant Bacillus megaterium isolated from semi-arid conditions induces systemic tolerance of wheat under drought conditions - Urooj Rashid; Humaira Yasmin; Muhammad Nadeem Hassan; Rabia Naz; Asia Nosheen; Muhammad Sajjad; Noshin Ilyas; Rumana Keyani; Zahra Jabeen; Saqib Mumtaz; Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni; Parvaiz Ahmad (Plant Cell Reports, 2022)

Identification of putative genetic variants in major depressive disorder patients in Pakistan - Sarah Rizwan Qazi; Muhammad Irfan; Zoobia Ramzan; Muhammad Jahanzaib; Maleeha Zaman Khan; Mahrukh Nasir; Muhammad Shakeel; Ishtiaq Ahmad Khan (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

Modulation in Plant Micro-structures Through Soil Physicochemical Properties Determines Survival of Salsola imbricata Forssk. in Hypersaline Environments - Nargis Naz; Sana Fatima; Mansoor Hameed; Farooq Ahmad; Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad; Muhammad Ashraf; Hina Shahid; Ummar Iqbal; Muhammad Kaleem; Syed Mohsan Raza Shah; Iftikhar Ahmad (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2022)

Cadmium Toxicity in Plants: Recent Progress on Morpho-physiological Effects and Remediation Strategies - Usman Zulfiqar; Aqsa Ayub; Saddam Hussain; Ejaz Ahmad Waraich; Mohamed A. El-Esawi; Muhammad Ishfaq; Muhammad Ahmad; Nauman Ali; Muhammad Faisal Maqsood (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2022)

Purification and functional characterization of lectin from Chenopodium album - Mahwish Javed; Muhammad Bilal; Bushra Tabassum; Arif Malik; Olawale Samuel Adeyinka; Muhammad Tariq; Idrees Ahmad Nasir (Journal of Proteins and Proteomics, 2022)

Quantitative evaluation of zinc metal in meadows and ruminants for health assessment: implications for humans﻿ - Ayesha Maqsood; Zafar Iqbal Khan; Kafeel Ahmad; Shahzad Akhtar; Asma Ashfaq; Ifra Saleem Malik; Razia Sultana; Muhammad Nadeem; Jawaher Alkahtani; Yheni Dwiningsih; Mohamed S. Elshikh (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Assessing the performance of sustainable entrepreneurship and environmental corporate social responsibility: revisited environmental nexus from business firms - Zafran Ahmad; Liu Chao; Wang Chao; Wasim Iqbal; Sulaman Muhammad; Shujaat Ahmed (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Impact of credit, liquidity, and systematic risk on financial structure: comparative investigation from sustainable production - Muhammad Sadiq; Sami Alajlani; Muhammed Sajjad Hussain; Rashid Ahmad; Furrukh Bashir; Supat Chupradit (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Flood hazards and agricultural production risks management practices in flood-prone areas of Punjab, Pakistan - Dilshad Ahmad; Muhammad Afzal (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Sustainability and efficiency analysis w.r.t adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in Pakistan: a group-wise comparison of adopters and conventional farmers - Muhammad Ali Imran; Asghar Ali; Richard J. Culas; Muhammad Ashfaq; Irfan Ahmad Baig; Shoaib Nasir; Arshad Hussain Hashmi (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Climate change impact uncertainty assessment and adaptations for sustainable maize production using multi-crop and climate models - Mubashra Yasin; Ashfaq Ahmad; Tasneem Khaliq; Muhammad Habib-ur-Rahman; Salma Niaz; Thomas Gaiser; Iqra Ghafoor; Hafiz Suboor ul Hassan; Muhammad Qasim; Gerrit Hoogenboom (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)
Future climate scenarios are predicting considerable threats to sustainable maize production in arid and semi-arid regions. These adverse impacts can be minimized by adopting modern agricultural tools to assess and develop successful adaptation practices. A multi-model approach (climate and crop) was used to assess the impacts and uncertainties of climate change on maize crop. An extensive field study was conducted to explore the temporal thermal variations on maize hybrids grown at farmer’s fields for ten sowing dates during two consecutive growing years. Data about phenology, morphology, biomass development, and yield were recorded by adopting standard procedures and protocols. The CSM-CERES, APSIM, and CSM-IXIM-Maize models were calibrated and evaluated. Five GCMs among 29 were selected based on classification into different groups and uncertainty to predict climatic changes in the future. The results predicted that there would be a rise in temperature (1.57–3.29 °C) during the maize growing season in five General Circulation Models (GCMs) by using RCP 8.5 scenarios for the mid-century (2040–2069) as compared with the baseline (1980–2015). The CERES-Maize and APSIM-Maize model showed lower root mean square error values (2.78 and 5.41), higher d -index (0.85 and 0.87) along reliable R 2 (0.89 and 0.89), respectively for days to anthesis and maturity, while the CSM-IXIM-Maize model performed well for growth parameters (leaf area index, total dry matter) and yield with reasonably good statistical indices. The CSM-IXIM-Maize model performed well for all hybrids during both years whereas climate models, NorESM1-M and IPSL-CM5A-MR, showed less uncertain results for climate change impacts. Maize models along GCMs predicted a reduction in yield (8–55%) than baseline. Maize crop may face a high yield decline that could be overcome by modifying the sowing dates and fertilizer (fertigation) and heat and drought-tolerant hybrids.

Triggering sustainable firm performance, supply chain competitive advantage, and green innovation through lean, green, and agile supply chain practices - Muhammad Waqas; Xue Honggang; Naveed Ahmad; Syed Abdul Rehman Khan; Zia Ullah; Muzaffar Iqbal (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

The role of innovation investment and institutional quality on green total factor productivity: evidence from 46 countries along the “Belt and Road” - Wei Qiu; Jinwei Zhang; Haitao Wu; Muhammad Irfan; Munir Ahmad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Reinvestigating the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis by a composite model constructed on the Armey curve hypothesis with government spending for the US States - Cem Işık; Serdar Ongan; Umit Bulut; Sahir Karakaya; Muhammad Irfan; Rafael Alvarado; Munir Ahmad; Abdul Rehman (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Mapping sequences and mineral deposits in poorly exposed lithologies of inaccessible regions in Azad Jammu and Kashmir using SVM with ASTER satellite data - Muhammad Imran; Sultan Ahmad; Amir Sattar; Aqil Tariq (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Economic study on biohydrogen production from liquid pineapple waste - Syaza I. Ahmad; Roslina Rashid; Zanariah Hashim; Chew Chee Meng; Chong Kar Lun; Den Muhammad Hamdi Jumaatuden; Norhidayah Ahmad Yasin; Ashella Jati; Mimi H. Hassim (Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2022)

Developing monthly hydrometeorological timeseries forecasts to reservoir operation in a transboundary river catchment - Hammad-ur-Rehman; Ijaz Ahmad; Faraz-ul-Haq; Muhammad Waseem; Jinxin Zhang (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2022)

Biochemical resistance characterization to chlorpyrifos, acetamiprid, spinosad, and emamectin benzoate in Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) from Pakistan - Bushra Saddiq; Muhammad Babar Shahzad Afzal; Ashfaq Ahmad Sial; Naeem Abbas; Sarfraz Ali Shad; Asif Sajjad; Sajjad Ali (Phytoparasitica, 2022)

Effects of interspecific competition between Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus on their life history traits - Daniyal Ahmad; Muhammad Waqas Sumra; Rizwan Mustafa Shah; Mehboob Alam; Sarfraz Ali Shad; Unsar Naeem-Ullah; Muhammad Binyameen (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2022)

Efficacy of various natural plant extracts and the synthetic insecticide cypermethrin 25EC against Leucinodes orbonalis and their impact on natural enemies in brinjal crop - Mehran Ullah; Farman Ullah; Muhammad Anwar Khan; Shakil Ahmad; Momana Jamil; Sapna Sardar; Kaleem Tariq; Nazeer Ahmed (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2022)

Production of bimodal molecular weight levan by a Lactobacillus reuteri isolate from fish gut - Waqar Ahmad; Anam Nasir; Fazal Sattar; Iram Ashfaq; Ming-Hsu Chen; Azam Hayat; Mujaddad ur Rehman; Sainan Zhao; Shazia Khaliq; Muhammad Afzal Ghauri; Munir Ahmad Anwar (Folia Microbiologica, 2022)

Removal of emerging contaminants by emulsion liquid membrane: perspective and challenges - Nur Dina Zaulkiflee; Abdul Latif Ahmad; Nuur Fahanis Che Lah; Meor Muhammad Hafiz Shah Buddin (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Correction to: Bioaccumulation of lead in different varieties of wheat plant irrigated with wastewater in remote agricultural regions - Wuyi Liu; Asma Zafar; Zafar Iqbal Khan; Muhammad Nadeem; Kafeel Ahmad; Kinza Wajid; Humayun Bashir; Mudasra Munir; Ifra Saleem Malik; Asma Ashfaq (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Attenuating effect of Prosopis cineraria against paraquat-induced toxicity in prepubertal mice, Mus musculus - Muhammad Furqan Akhtar; Muhammad Omer Mehal; Ammara Saleem; Ahmad El Askary; Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim; Fareeha Anwar; Muhammad Ayaz; Alam Zeb (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

A study on the contamination assessment, health risk and mobility of two heavy metals in the soil-plants-ruminants system of a typical agricultural region in the semi arid environment - Xiaoping Ge; Zafar Iqbal Khan; Fu Chen; Mubeen Akhtar; Kafeel Ahmad; Abid Ejaz; Muhammad Arslan Ashraf; Muhammad Nadeem; Shahzad Akhtar; Jawaher Alkahtani; Yheni Dwiningsih; Mohamed S. Elshikh (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Biochar and slow-releasing nitrogen fertilizers improved growth, nitrogen use, yield, and fiber quality of cotton under arid climatic conditions - Sobia Manzoor; Muhammad Habib-ur-Rahman; Ghulam Haider; Iqra Ghafoor; Saeed Ahmad; Muhammad Afzal; Fahim Nawaz; Rashid Iqbal; Mubashra Yasin; Tanveer-ul-Haq; Subhan Danish; Abdul Ghaffar (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)
The efficiency of nitrogenous fertilizers in South Asia is on a declining trajectory due to increased losses. Biochar (BC) and slow-releasing nitrogen fertilizers (SRNF) have been found to improve nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in certain cases. However, field-scale studies to explore the potential of BC and SRNF in south Asian arid climate are lacking. Here we conducted a field experiment in the arid environment to demonstrate the response of BC and SRNF on cotton growth and yield quality. The treatments were comprised of two factors, (A) nitrogen sources, (i) simple urea, (ii)neem-coated urea, (iii)sulfur-coated urea, (iv) bacterial coated urea, and cotton stalks biochar impregnated with simple urea, and (B) nitrogen application rates, N 1 =160 kg ha -1 , N 2 = 120 kg ha -1 , and N 3 = 80 kg ha -1 . Different SRNF differentially affected cotton growth, morphological and physiological attributes, and seed cotton yield (SCY). The bacterial coated urea at the highest rate of N application (160 kg ha -1 ) resulted in a higher net leaf photosynthetic rate (32.8 μmol m -2 s -1 ), leaf transpiration rate (8.10 mmol s -1 ), and stomatal conductance (0.502 mol m -2 s -1 ), while leaf area index (LAI), crop growth rate (CGR), and seed cotton yield (4513 kg ha -1 ) were increased by bacterial coated urea at 120 kg ha -1 than simple urea. However, low rate N application (80 kg ha -1 ) of bacterial coated urea showed higher nitrogen use efficiency (39.6 kg SCY kg -1 N). The fiber quality (fiber length, fiber strength, ginning outturn, fiber index, and seed index) was also increased with the high N application rates than N2 and N3 application. To summarize, the bacterial coated urea with recommended N (160 kg ha -1 ) and 75% of recommended N application (120 kg ha -1 ) may be recommended for farmers in the arid climatic conditions of Punjab to enhance the seed cotton yield, thereby reducing nitrogen losses.

The influence of energy consumption and economic growth on environmental degradation in BRICS countries: an application of the ARDL model and decoupling index - Sobia Naseem; Muhammad Mohsin; Muhammad Zia-UR-Rehman; Sajjad Ahmad Baig; Muddassar Sarfraz (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Flood hazards and livelihood vulnerability of flood-prone farm-dependent Bait households in Punjab, Pakistan - Dilshad Ahmad; Muhammad Afzal (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Assessment of major food crops production-based environmental efficiency in China, India, and Pakistan - Muhammad Shoaib Aslam; Pan Huanxue; Sidra Sohail; Muhammad Tariq Majeed; Saeed ur Rahman; Shoaib Ahmad Anees (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Analysis of the mechanism of the impact of internet development on green economic growth: evidence from 269 prefecture cities in China - Jianlong Wang; Weilong Wang; Qiying Ran; Muhammad Irfan; Siyu Ren; Xiaodong Yang; Haitao Wu; Munir Ahmad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Establishing a corporate social responsibility implementation model for promoting sustainability in the food sector: a hybrid approach of expert mining and ISM–MICMAC - Muhammad Shahjahan Usmani; Jianling Wang; Naveed Ahmad; Zia Ullah; Muzaffar Iqbal; Muhammad Ismail (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

A step towards sustainable path: The effect of globalization on China’s carbon productivity from panel threshold approach - Atif Jahanger; Muhammad Usman; Paiman Ahmad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of clinicians about antimicrobial stewardship and resistance among hospitals of Pakistan: a multicenter cross-sectional study - Sohaib Ashraf; Shoaib Ashraf; Moneeb Ashraf; Muhammad Ahmad Imran; Zawar Ahmad Choudhary; Hadiqa Tul Hafsa; Abeer Bin Awais; Larab Kalsoom; Iqra Farooq; Zaighum Habib; Sidra Ashraf; Qurrat Ul Ain Iqbal; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

A new steroidal alkaloid from Fritillaria michailovskyi Fomin - Yan Wang; Muhammad Aamer; Meral Aslay; Bilge Sener; Farooq-Ahmad Khan; Atia-tul Wahab; Atta-ur Rahman; Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary (Natural Product Research, 2022)

Taxonomic implications of leaf epidermis in halophytes of Amaranthaceae from Salt Range of Punjab, Pakistan - Moona Nazish; Mushtaq Ahmad; Riaz Ullah; Abdelaaty A. Shahat; Daniel Potter; Muhammad Zafar; Shazia Sultana (Plant Biosystems, 2022)

Growth prediction of Alternanthera philoxeroides under salt stress by application of artificial neural networking - Qaiser Javed; Ahmad Azeem; Jianfan Sun; Ikram Ullah; Daolin Du; Muhammad Ali Imran; Muhammad Imran Nawaz; Hassan T. Chattha (Plant Biosystems, 2022)

A novel protein truncating mutation in L2HGDH causes L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria in a consanguineous Pakistani family - Muhammad Muzammal; Muhammad Zeeshan Ali; Beatrice Brugger; Jasmin Blatterer; Safeer Ahmad; Sundas Taj; Syed Khizar Shah; Saadullah Khan; Christian Enzinger; Erwin Petek; Klaus Wagner; Muzammil Ahmad Khan; et al. (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2022)
Background L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria (L2HGA) is a rare neurometabolic disorder that occurs due to accumulation of L-2-hydroxyglutaric acid in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), plasma and urine. The clinical manifestation of L2HGA includes intellectual disability, cerebellar ataxia, epilepsy, speech problems and macrocephaly. Methods In the present study, we ascertained a multigenerational consanguineous Pakistani family with 5 affected individuals. Clinical studies were performed through biochemical tests and brain CT scan. Locus mapping was carried out through genome-wide SNP genotyping, whole exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing. For in silico studies protein structural modeling and docking was done using I-TASSER, Cluspro and AutoDock VINA tools. Results Affected individuals presented with cognitive impairment, gait disturbance, speech difficulties and psychomotor delay. Radiologic analysis of a male patient revealed leukoaraiosis with hypoattenuation of cerebral white matter, suggestive of hypomyelination. Homozygosity mapping in this family revealed a linkage region on chromosome 14 between markers rs2039791 and rs781354. Subsequent whole exome analysis identified a novel frameshift mutation NM_024884.3:c.180delG, p.(Ala62Profs*24) in the second exon of L2HGDH . Sanger sequencing confirmed segregation of this mutation with the disease phenotype. The identification of the most N-terminal loss of function mutation published thus far further expands the mutational spectrum of L2HGDH.

Chromium (VI)-Induced Leaf-Based Differential Physiological, Metabolic and Microstructural Changes in Two Transgenic Cotton Cultivars (J208, Z905) and Their Hybrid Line (ZD14) - M. K. Daud; Shafaqat Ali; M. T. Variath; Mumtaz Khan; Muhammad Jamil; Maqsood Ahmad; S. J. Zhu (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2022)

Ameliorative effect of ethoxylated chalcone-based MAO-B inhibitor on behavioural predictors of haloperidol-induced Parkinsonism in mice: evidence of its antioxidative role against Parkinson’s diseases - Naseer Maliyakkal; Uzma Saleem; Fareeha Anwar; Muhammad Ajmal Shah; Bashir Ahmad; Filzah Umer; Mohammad Ali Abdullah Almoyad; Della Grace Thomas Parambi; Asmy Appadath Beeran; Lekshmi R Nath; Lotfi Aleya; Bijo Mathew (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

An impact of climate change and groundwater salinity on shadow price of water, farmers’ revenue, and socioeconomic and environmental indicators in district Kohat-Pakistan - Arshad Ahmad Khan; Sufyan Ullah Khan; Muhammad Abu Sufyan Ali; Tehseen Javed; Aftab Khan; Jianchao Luo (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Fabrication of visible light active Mn-doped Bi2WO6-GO/MoS2 heterostructure for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue - Noor Tahir; Muhammad Zahid; Ijaz Ahmad Bhatti; Yasir Jamil (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Health concerns among waste collectors during pandemic crisis - Qing Ye; Fahad Asmi; Muhammad Azfar Anwar; Rongting Zhou; Ahmad Nabeel Siddiquei (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Synthesis and evaluation of Ca-doped ferrihydrite as a novel adsorbent for the efficient removal of fluoride - Khalil Ahmad; Izaz Ali Shah; Sharafat Ali; Muhammad Tariq Khan; Muhammad Bilal Ahmed Qureshi; Syed Hassan Ali Shah; Asmat Ali; Wajid Rashid; Hifza Nayab Gul (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Metal-tolerant Pantoea sp. WP-5 and organic manures enhanced root exudation and phytostabilization of cadmium in the rhizosphere of maize - Muhammad Tahir; Muhammad Bismillah Khan; Muhammad Shahid; Iftikhar Ahmad; Umaira Khalid; Muhammad Akram; Ahmad Dawood; Muhammad Kamran (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Ecological risk assessment of heavy metal chromium in a contaminated pastureland area in the Central Punjab, Pakistan: soils vs plants vs ruminants - Fu Chen; Fatima Ghulam Muhammad; Zafar Iqbal Khan; Kafeel Ahmad; Muhammad Nadeem; Shahid Mahmood; Muhammad Umar Farooq Awan; Mudasra Munir; Ifra Saleem Malik; Asma Ashfaq; Razia Sultana; Ayesha Maqsood; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Evaluation of potential ecological risk and prediction of zinc accumulation and its transfer in soil plants and ruminants: public health implications - Fu Chen; Laraib Saqlain; Jing Ma; Zafar Iqbal Khan; Kafeel Ahmad; Asma Ashfaq; Razia Sultana; Fatima Ghulam Muhammad; Ayesha Maqsood; Majida Naeem; Ifra Saleem Malik; Mudasra Munir; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Bioaccumulation and transfer of zinc in soil plant and animal system: a health risk assessment for the grazing animals - Fu Chen; Fatima Ghulam Muhammad; Zafar Iqbal Khan; Kafeel Ahmad; Ifra Saleem Malik; Asma Ashfaq; Majida Naeem; Muhammad Nadeem; Jing Ma; Muhammad Umer Farooq Awan; Shahzadi Mahpara; Shahid Mehmood (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Examining the carbon emissions and climate impacts on main agricultural crops production and land use: updated evidence from Pakistan - Abdul Rehman; Hengyun Ma; Ilhan Ozturk; Muhammad Irshad Ahmad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Salinity modulates lead (Pb) tolerance and phytoremediation potential of quinoa: a multivariate comparison of physiological and biochemical attributes - Azka Iftikhar; Ghulam Abbas; Muhammad Saqib; Arslan Shabbir; Muhammad Amjad; Muhammad Shahid; Iftikhar Ahmad; Shahid Iqbal; Saeed Ahmad Qaisrani (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2022)

Multivariate Investigation of Toxic and Essential Metals in the Serum from Various Types and Stages of Colorectal Cancer Patients - Mian H. R. Mahmood; Muhammad Abdul Qayyum; Farhan Yaseen; Tahir Farooq; Zahid Farooq; Muhammad Yaseen; Ahmad Irfan; Khawaja Muddassir; Muhammad Nadeem Zafar; Muhammad Tariq Qamar; Arshad Mehmood Abbasi; Hai-Yang Liu (Biological Trace Element Research, 2022)

Economic assessment of water-saving irrigation management techniques and continuous flooded irrigation in different rice production systems - Muhammad Ishfaq; Nadeem Akbar; Usman Zulfiqar; Nauman Ali; Fahimuddin Shah; Shakeel Ahmad Anjum; Muhammad Farooq (Paddy and Water Environment, 2022)

Impact of rangeland enclosure and seasonal grazing on protected and unprotected rangelands in Chakwal region, Pakistan - Muhammad Islam; Abdul Razzaq; Muhammad Zubair; Sawsan Hassan; Sarfraz Ahmad; Shamim Gul; Barbara Rischkowsky; Mounir Louhaichi (Journal of Mountain Science, 2022)
Scrub rangelands support livestock grazing and provide ecosystem services to their inhabitants. The present study was conducted in Chakwal, an important tract of the Pothwar Plateau, which sustains herds of small domestic and nomadic ruminants. Urbanization and uncontrolled grazing practices have reduced rangeland productivity and increased soil erosion and resulted in poor land conditions. This study assessed the influence of two years of rangeland protection on aboveground vegetation biomass and the chemical composition of plants and aimed to determine the influence of seasonal grazing on the live-weight gain of small ewes. Using the line intercept method, vegetation data from protected and unprotected plots in 2015 and 2016 were collected at two sites, Dhulli and Begal. Vegetation cover was assessed from images using VegMeasure. Results showed that protected study sites displayed higher vegetation biomass (834 and 690 kg ha -1 ) compared to the unprotected study site (477 and 326 kg ha -1 ) during April and August of both years. In the seasonal grazing trial, the experimental ewes that grazed on protected rangelands showed higher live-weight gain (33–63 g day -1 ) compared to live weight of ewes (17–21 g day -1 ) that grazed on unprotected rangelands during the experimental period of 127 days at both sites. The results suggest that the Chakwal rangeland has tremendous potential to improve vegetation productivity but modern livestock management and seasonal grazing practices are needed to improve carrying capacity and livestock productivity.

Spatial and temporal fluctuation of rainfall and drought in Balochistan province, Pakistan - Muhammad Rafiq; Yue Cong Li; Yanpei Cheng; Ghani Rahman; Ikram Ullah; Ahmad Ali (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Modeling of rainfall–runoff events using HEC-HMS model in southern catchments of Jerusalem Desert-Palestine - Mohammad Omar Ahmad Shakarneh; Asim Jahangir Khan; Qaisar Mahmood; Romana Khan; Muhammad Shahzad; Adnan Ahmad Tahir (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Deep learning-based identification system of weeds and crops in strawberry and pea fields for a precision agriculture sprayer - Shahbaz Khan; Muhammad Tufail; Muhammad Tahir Khan; Zubair Ahmad Khan; Shahzad Anwar (Precision Agriculture, 2021)

Correction to: Zinc-Solubilizing Bacteria-Mediated Enzymatic and Physiological Regulations Confer Zinc Biofortification in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) - Sadia Batool; Hafz Naeem Asghar; Muhammad Asif Shehzad; Sanaullah Yasin; Muhammad Sohaib; Fahim Nawaz; Gulzar Akhtar; Khuram Mubeen; Zahir Ahmad Zahir; Muhammad Uzair (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2021)

Hydrogen Sulfide: A Novel Gaseous Molecule for Plant Adaptation to Stress - Mukhtar Ahmed; Shah Fahad; Muhammad Arif Ali; Sajjad Hussain; Muhammad Tariq; Fariha Ilyas; Shakeel Ahmad; Shah Saud; Hafiz Mohkum Hammad; Wajid Nasim; Chao Wu; Hongyan Liu (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2021)

Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Mitigates Arsenic (As)-Induced Toxicity in Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Plants by Regulating Osmoregulation, Antioxidant Defense System, Ascorbate Glutathione Cycle and Glyoxalase System - Abdulaziz Abdullah Alsahli; Javaid Akhter Bhat; Mohammed Nasser Alyemeni; Muhammad Ashraf; Parvaiz Ahmad (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2021)

Analysis of food resources, host availability and insecticidal impacts on the fecundity, longevity and parasitism efficiency of Diaertiella rapae (M’intosh) - Ahmad Nawaz; Habib Ali; Sajid Fiaz; Muhammad Sufyan; Miza Abdul Qayyum; Rashid Azad; Yasir Niaz; Muhamamd Adnan Bodlah; Khalid Ali Khan (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2021)

New records of Meschia pugnax (Heteroptera: Meschiidae) and stethoconus praefectus (Heteroptera: Miridae): predatory deraeocorinae plant bug associated with tingidae bugs, Pakistan - Zuhaib Ahmad; Muhammad Naeem; Tariq Mahmood; Rashid Azad (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2021)

Foliar Spray of Natural and Synthetic Plant Growth Promoters Accelerates Growth and Yield of Cotton by Modulating Photosynthetic Pigments - Muhammad Shaukat; Ashfaq Ahmad; Tasneem Khaliq; Irfan Afzal; Sher Muhammad; Bushra Safdar; Sabir Hussain Shah (International Journal of Plant Production, 2021)

Geological and Geomorphological Characteristics of Hingol National Park (HNP), Balochistan: a Geoheritage Candidate from Southern Pakistan - Muhammad Yaseen; Abbas Ali Naseem; Jawad Ahmad; Afrasiab Khan; Abdullah Khan; Muhammad Alamzeb; Adnan Ahmad; Usman Saeed; Arsalan Ahmad (Geoheritage, 2021)

An analysis on the effect of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic movement control order (MCOS) on the solid waste generation in Peninsular Malaysia - Muhammad Afiq Brohan; Nazri Che Dom; Ahmad Razali Ishak; Samsuri Abdullah; Hasber Salim; Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail; Nopadol Precha (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Assessing the potential of partial root zone drying and mulching for improving the productivity of cotton under arid climate - Rashid Iqbal; Muhammad Habib-ur-Rahman; Muhammad Aown Sammar Raza; Muhammad Waqas; Rao Muhammad Ikram; Muhammad Zeshan Ahmed; Monika Toleikiene; Muhammad Ayaz; Farhan Mustafa; Salman Ahmad; Muhammad Usman Aslam; Muhammad Mohsin Waqas; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)
Water scarcity constrains global cotton production. However, partial root-zone drying (PRD) and mulching can be used as good techniques to save water and enhance crop production, especially in arid regions. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of mulching for water conservation in an arid environment under PRD and to further assess the osmotic adjustment and enzymatic activities for sustainable cotton production. The study was carried out for 2 years in field conditions using mulches (NM = no mulch, BPM = black plastic mulch at 32 kg ha -1 , WSM = wheat straw mulch at 3 tons ha -1 , CSM = cotton sticks mulch at 10 tons ha -1 ) and two irrigation levels (FI = full irrigation and PRD (50% less water than FI). High seed cotton yield (SCY) achieved in FI+WSM (4457 and 4248 kg ha -1 in 2017 and 2018, respectively) and even in PRD+WSM followed by BPM>CSM>NM under FI and PRD for both years. The higher SCY and traits observed in FI+WSM and PRD+WSM compared with the others were attributed to the improved water use efficiency and gaseous exchange traits, increased hormone production (ABA), osmolyte accumulation, and enhanced antioxidants to scavenge the excess reactive oxygen. Furthermore, better cotton quality traits were also observed under WSM either with FI or PRD irrigation regimes. Mulches applications found effective to control the weeds in the order as BPM>WSM>CSM. In general, PRD can be used as an effective stratagem to save moisture along with WSM, which ultimately can improve cotton yield in the water-scarce regions under arid climatic regions. It may prove as a good adaptation strategy under current and future water shortage scenarios of climate change.

Energy structure, digital economy, and carbon emissions: evidence from China - Yan Li; Xiaodong Yang; Qiying Ran; Haitao Wu; Muhammad Irfan; Munir Ahmad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Impact of the mixture verses solo residue management and climatic conditions on soil microbial biomass carbon to nitrogen ratio: a systematic review - Ihsan Muhammad; Jun Wang; Ahmad Khan; Shakeel Ahmad; Li Yang; Izhar Ali; Muhammad Zeeshan; Saif Ullah; Shah Fahad; Shamsher Ali; Xun Bo Zhou (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Assessment of Hg accumulation in fish and scalp hair in fishing communities along river Swat, Pakistan - Muhammad Aamir Munir; Bushra Khan; Ishaq Ahmed Mian; Muhammad Rafiq; Samreen Shahzadi; Kashif Naeem; Iqbal Ahmad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Asymmetric effects of premature deagriculturalization on economic growth and CO2 emissions: fresh evidence from Pakistan - Sana Ullah; Waheed Ahmad; Muhammad Tariq Majeed; Sidra Sohail (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Carbon nanotubes from waste cooking palm oil as adsorbent materials for the adsorption of heavy metal ions - Suriani Abu Bakar; Norhafizah Jusoh; Azmi Mohamed; Muqoyyanah Muqoyyanah; Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman; Mohamad Hafiz Mamat; Mohd Khairul Ahmad; Mohd Ambri Mohamed; Muhammad Noor Azlan; Norhayati Hashim; Muhammad Danang Birowosuto; Tetsuo Soga (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

The mediating role of ICTs in the relationship between international tourism and environmental degradation: fit as a fiddle - Muhammad Khalid Anser; Muhammad Azhar Khan; Abdelmohsen A. Nassani; Sameh E. Askar; Muhammad Moinuddin Qazi Abro; Khalid Zaman; Ahmad Kabbani (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Hydrogeochemical and health risk investigation of potentially toxic elements in groundwater along River Sutlej floodplain in Punjab, Pakistan - Sajjad Ahmad; Muhammad Imran; Behzad Murtaza; Natasha; Muhammad Arshad; Rab Nawaz; Abdul Waheed; Hafiz Mohkum Hammad; Muhammad Asif Naeem; Muhammad Shahid; Nabeel Khan Niazi (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2021)

Transfersomes: a Revolutionary Nanosystem for Efficient Transdermal Drug Delivery - Muhammad Waseem Akram; Humzah Jamshaid; Fiza Ur Rehman; Muhammad Zaeem; Jehan zeb Khan; Ahmad Zeb (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2021)

Farm-level autonomous adaptation to climate change and its impact on crop productivity: evidence from Pakistan - Nasir Abbas Khan; Zaiwu Gong; Ashfaq Ahmad Shah; Muhammad Abid; Uttam Khanal (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2021)

Using space–time scan statistic for studying the effects of COVID-19 in Punjab, Pakistan: a guideline for policy measures in regional agriculture - Sajjad Hussain; Muhammad Mubeen; Ashfaq Ahmad; Shah Fahad; Wajid Nasim; Hafiz Mohkum Hammad; Ghulam Mustafa Shah; Behzad Murtaza; Muhammad Tahir; Saima Parveen (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Essential oil composition and antibacterial activity of Canarium strictum Roxb. resin - Halima Tahir; Nadeem Muhammad; Azeem Intisar; Muhammad Imran Din; Uzma Qaisar; Muhammad Abdul Qadir; Noor Ul Ain; Zeeshan Ahmad; Pakeeza Aziz; Muhammad Khurram Shahzad; Irshad Hussain (Plant Biosystems, 2021)

Implication of Remote Sensing Data under GIS Environment for Appraisal of Irrigation System Performance - Sultan Ahmad Rizvi; Afeef Ahmad; Muhammad Latif; Abdul Sattar Shakir; Aftab Ahmad Khan; Waqas Naseem; Muhammad Riaz Gondal (Water Resources Management, 2021)

Correction to: First report of Alternaria alternata causing post‑harvest brown spot of Citrus reticulata Blanco cv. ‘Kinnow’ in Pakistan - Anam Moosa; Ayaz Farzand; Shahbaz Talib Sahi; Sajid Aleem Khan; Muhammad Naveed Aslam; Tanvir Ahmad; Ambreen Maqsood; Muhammad Shafique (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2021)

First report of Alternaria alternata causing post-harvest brown spot of Citrus reticulata Blanco cv. ‘Kinnow’ in Pakistan - Anam Moosa; Ayaz Farzand; Shahbaz Talib Sahi; Sajid Aleem Khan; Muhammad Naveed Aslam; Tanvir Ahmad; Ambreen Maqsood; Muhammad Shafique (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2021)

Impregnation on activated carbon for removal of chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and radioactive content - Sidra Shaoor Kiani; Amjad Farooq; Masroor Ahmad; Naseem Irfan; Mohsan Nawaz; Muhammad Asim Irshad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

RETRACTED ARTICLE: The non-linear relationship between carbon dioxide emissions, financial development and energy consumption in developing European and Central Asian economies - Leng Chunyu; Syed Zain-ul-Abidin; Wajeeha Majeed; Syed Muhammad Faraz Raza; Ishtiaq Ahmad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Financial development, oil resources, and environmental degradation in pandemic recession: to go down in flames - Muhammad Khalid Anser; Muhammad Azhar Khan; Khalid Zaman; Abdelmohsen A. Nassani; Sameh E. Askar; Muhammad Moinuddin Qazi Abro; Ahmad Kabbani (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Quantile nexus between human development, energy production, and economic growth: the role of corruption in the case of Pakistan - Muhammad Luqman; Yafei Li; Salah Ud-Din Khan; Najid Ahmad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Does COVID-19 pandemic disrupt sustainable supply chain process? Covering some new global facts - Muhammad Khalid Anser; Muhammad Azhar Khan; Abdelmohsen A. Nassani; Muhammad Moinuddin Qazi Abro; Khalid Zaman; Ahmad Kabbani (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Does temperature matter for COVID-19 transmissibility? Evidence across Pakistani provinces - Muhammad Irfan; Muhammad Ikram; Munir Ahmad; Haitao Wu; Yu Hao (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Pollution characteristics and human health risk assessments of toxic metals and particle pollutants via soil and air using geoinformation in urbanized city of Pakistan - Khalid Mehmood; Yansong Bao; Roman Abbas; Saifullah; George P. Petropoulos; Hamaad Raza Ahmad; Muhammad Mohsin Abrar; Adnan Mustafa; Alwaseela Abdalla; Katia Lasaridi; Shah Fahad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Experimental and comparative study of Chinese commercial improved coal-fired cooking and space-heating stoves - Riaz Ahmad; Adnan Abbas; Wang Jufei; Li Hua; Muhammad Sultan; Bohong Li; Samuel M Nyambura; Pan Xingjia (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Environmental and human iodine and selenium status: lessons from Gilgit-Baltistan, North-East Pakistan - Saeed Ahmad; Elizabeth H. Bailey; Muhammad Arshad; Sher Ahmed; Michael J. Watts; Alex G. Stewart; Scott D. Young (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2021)
Iodine and selenium deficiencies are common worldwide. We assessed the iodine and selenium status of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. We determined the elemental composition (ICP-MS) of locally grown crops ( n = 281), drinking water ( n = 82), urine ( n = 451) and salt ( n = 76), correcting urinary analytes for hydration (creatinine, specific gravity). We estimated dietary iodine, selenium and salt intake. Median iodine and selenium concentrations were 11.5 (IQR 6.01, 23.2) and 8.81 (IQR 4.03, 27.6) µg/kg in crops and 0.24 (IQR 0.12, 0.72) and 0.27 (IQR 0.11, 0.46) µg/L in water, respectively. Median iodised salt iodine was 4.16 (IQR 2.99, 10.8) mg/kg. Population mean salt intake was 13.0 g/day. Population median urinary iodine (uncorrected 78 µg/L, specific gravity-corrected 83 µg/L) was below WHO guidelines; creatinine-corrected median was 114 µg/L but was unreliable. Daily selenium intake (from urinary selenium concentration) was below the EAR in the majority (46–90%) of individuals. Iodine and selenium concentrations in all crops were low, but no health-related environmental standards exist. Iodine concentration in iodised salt was below WHO-recommended minimum. Estimated population average salt intake was above WHO-recommended daily intake. Locally available food and drinking water together provide an estimated 49% and 72% of EAR for iodine (95 µg/day) and selenium (45 µg/day), respectively. Low environmental and dietary iodine and selenium place Gilgit-Baltistan residents at risk of iodine deficiency disorders despite using iodised salt. Specific gravity correction of urine analysis for hydration is more consistent than using creatinine. Health-relevant environmental standards for iodine and selenium are needed.

Multiple geochemical factors may cause iodine and selenium deficiency in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan - Saeed Ahmad; Elizabeth H. Bailey; Muhammad Arshad; Sher Ahmed; Michael J. Watts; Scott D. Young (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2021)
Deficiencies of the micronutrients iodine and selenium are particularly prevalent where populations consume local agricultural produce grown on soils with low iodine and selenium availability. This study focussed on such an area, Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan, through a geochemical survey of iodine and selenium fractionation and speciation in irrigation water and arable soil. Iodine and selenium concentrations in water ranged from 0.01–1.79 µg L −1 to 0.016–2.09 µg L −1 , respectively, which are smaller than levels reported in similar mountainous areas in other parts of the world. Iodate and selenate were the dominant inorganic species in all water samples. Average concentrations of iodine and selenium in soil were 685 µg kg −1 and 209 µg kg −1 , respectively, much lower than global averages of 2600 and 400 µg kg −1 , respectively. The ‘reactive’ fractions (‘soluble’ and ‘adsorbed’) of iodine and selenium accounted for < 7% and < 5% of their total concentrations in soil. More than 90% of reactive iodine was organic; iodide was the main inorganic species. By contrast, 66.9 and 39.7% of ‘soluble’ and ‘adsorbed’ selenium, respectively, were present as organic species; inorganic selenium was mainly selenite. Very low distribution coefficients (kd = adsorbed/soluble; L kg −1 ) for iodine (1.07) and selenium (1.27) suggested minimal buffering of available iodine and selenium against leaching losses and plant uptake. These geochemical characteristics suggest low availability of iodine and selenium in Gilgit-Baltistan, which may be reflected in locally grown crops. However, further investigation is required to ascertain the status of iodine and selenium in the Gilgit-Baltistan food supply and population.

Heavy Metals Accumulation in Dragonflies (Odonata) and Their Habitats in District Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: Assessing Dragonfly Bionomics in the Region - Hajra Noor-Ul-Islam; Khurshaid Khan; Syed Ahmed Zia; Muhammad Naeem; Waqas Ahmad Shams (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2021)

Structural and Functional Determinants of Physiological Pliability in Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb. for Survival in Hyper-Saline Saltmarshes - Sahar Mumtaz; Mansoor Hameed; Farooq Ahmad; Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad; Iftikhar Ahmad; Muhammad Ashraf; Muhammad Hamzah Saleem (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2021)

Mitochondrial phylogenetic and diversity analysis in Azi-Kheli buffalo - Farhad Ali; Ijaz Ahmad; Muhammad Ijaz Ali; Muhammad Hasnain Riaz; Nadar Khan; Obaid Ullah; Faizul Hassan; Syed Muhammad Suhail; Rajwali Khan; Muhammad Tahir Khan; Irshad Ahmad; Muhammad Tariq Zeb (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2021)

Role of nanotechnology in animal production and veterinary medicine - Ahmad Ali; Muhammad Ijaz; Yasir Razzaq Khan; Hina Afzal Sajid; Kashif Hussain; Ameer Hamza Rabbani; Muhammad Shahid; Omer Naseer; Awais Ghaffar; Muhammad Anas Naeem; Muhammad Zeeshan Zafar; Amir Iftikhar Malik; et al. (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2021)

Pharmacological evaluation of the gabapentin salicylaldehyde derivative, gabapentsal, against tonic and phasic pain models, inflammation, and pyrexia - Nisar Ahmad; Fazal Subhan; Nazar Ul Islam; Muhammad Shahid; Naseem Ullah; Rahim Ullah; Muhammad Khurram; Muhammad Usman Amin; Shehla Akbar; Ihsan Ullah; Robert D. E. Sewell (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2021)

Distinct genetic landscape and a low response to doxorubicin in a luminal-A breast cancer cell line of Pakistani origin - Muhammad Shakeel; Salman Ahmed Khan; Anum Jabeen Mughal; Muhammad Irfan; Daniel C. Hoessli; M. Iqbal Choudhary; Muhammad Aurongzeb; Ishtiaq Ahmad Khan (Molecular Biology Reports, 2021)

Antioxidative and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Kojic Acid in Aβ-Induced Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease - Amjad Khan; Tae Ju Park; Muhammad Ikram; Sareer Ahmad; Riaz Ahmad; Min Gi Jo; Myeong Ok Kim (Molecular Neurobiology, 2021)

SNPs at 3′UTR of APOL1 and miR-6741-3p target sites associated with kidney diseases more susceptible to SARS-COV-2 infection: in silco and in vitro studies - Muhammad Safdar; Muhammad Sajjad Khan; Abdulkarim Yasin Karim; Shwan Ali Omar; Shukur Wasman Smail; Muhammad Saeed; Sana Zaheer; Mazhar Ali; Bilal Ahmad; Muhammad Tasleem; Yasmeen Junejo (Mammalian Genome, 2021)

Melatonin-Induced Salinity Tolerance by Ameliorating Osmotic and Oxidative Stress in the Seedlings of Two Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Cultivars - Muhammad Ali; Muhammad Kamran; Ghulam Hassan Abbasi; Muhammad Hamzah Saleem; Salman Ahmad; Aasma Parveen; Zaffar Malik; Sobia Afzal; Sunny Ahmar; Khadim Muhammad Dawar; Sardar Ali; Saud Alamri; et al. (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2021)

Investigating the myth of smokeless industry: environmental sustainability in the ASEAN countries and the role of service sector and renewable energy - Fayyaz Ahmad; Muhammad Umar Draz; Abbas Ali Chandio; Lijuan Su; Munir Ahmad; Muhammad Irfan (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Occurrence, distribution, and pollution indices of potentially toxic elements within the bed sediments of the riverine system in Pakistan - Javed Nawab; Zia Ud Din; Riaz Ahmad; Sardar Khan; Mazhar Iqbal Zafar; Shah Faisal; Waleed Raziq; Hamza Khan; Zia Ur Rahman; Abid Ali; Muhammad Qayash Khan; Sajid Ullah; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Carbonated ground granulated blast furnace slag stabilising brown kaolin - Ahmed Mohammed Awad Mohammed; Nor Zurairahetty Mohd Yunus; Muhammad Azril Hezmi; Ahmad Safuan A. Rashid; Suksun Horpibulsuk (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Evaluation of pasture allowance of manganese for ruminants - Xiaoping Ge; Fu Chen; Laraib Saqlain; Jing Ma; Zafar Iqbal Khan; Kafeel Ahmad; Ifra Saleem Malik; Asma Ashfaq; Razia Sultana; Mudasra Munir; Muhammad Nadeem; Muhammad Umer Farooq Awan; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Do economic openness and electricity consumption matter for environmental deterioration: silver bullet or a stake? - Ali Jan; Zhao Xin-gang; Munir Ahmad; Muhammad Irfan; Shahid Ali (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Urban noise assessment and its nonauditory health effects on the residents of Chiniot and Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan - Zia Ur Rahman Farooqi; Iftikhar Ahmad; Nukshab Zeeshan; Predrag Ilić; Muhammad Imran; Muhammad Farhan Saeed (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Exploring natural colorant behavior of husk of durum (Triticum durum Desf.) and bread (Triticum aestivum L.) wheat species for sustainable cotton fabric dyeing - Ali Ahmad Khan; Shahid Adeel; Muhammad Azeem; Naeem Iqbal (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Sources, chemistry, bioremediation and social aspects of arsenic-contaminated waters: a review - Syed Ejaz Hussain Mehdi; Rabia Amen; Awais Ali; Hirra Anjum; Abid Mahmood; Muhammad Mubashir; Ahmad Mukhtar; Sami Ullah; Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi; Muhammad Ibrahim; Mohd Shariq Khan; Muhammad Abdul Qyyum; et al. (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2021)

Effects of different water percentages in non-surfactant water-in-diesel emulsion fuel on the performance and exhaust emissions of a small-scale industrial burner - Ili Fatimah Abd Razak; Wira Jazair Yahya; Ahmad Muhsin Ithnin; Mohd Rashid; Muhammad Ahmar Zuber; Hasannuddin Abd Kadir; Syahrullail Samion; Hirofumi Noge (Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2021)

Homozygosity mapping coupled with whole-exome sequencing and protein modelling identified a novel missense mutation in GUCY2D in a consanguineous Pakistani family with Leber congenital amaurosis - HADIA GUL; ABDUL HALEEM SHAH; RICARDO HARRIPAUL; SUMRA WAJID ABBASI; MUHAMMAD FAHEEM; MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR; MUHAMMAD MUZAMMAL; SAADULLAH KHAN; JOHN B. VINCENT; MUZAMMIL AHMAD KHAN (Journal of Genetics, 2021)

Transcriptome Sequencing of a Novel Albino Mutant of Hexaploid Sweetpotato - Mohamed Hamed Arisha; Yan Hui; Muhammad Qadir Ahmad; Tang Wei; Kou Meng; Liu Yaju; Wang Xin; Zhang Yungang; Li Qiang (Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2021)

Remote Ischemic Post-Conditioning Therapy is Protective in Mouse Model of Traumatic Optic Neuropathy - Muhammad Nadeem; Adam Kindelin; Laura Mahady; Kanchan Bhatia; Md Nasrul Hoda; Andrew F. Ducruet; Saif Ahmad (NeuroMolecular Medicine, 2021)

Zinc-Solubilizing Bacteria-Mediated Enzymatic and Physiological Regulations Confer Zinc Biofortification in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) - Sadia Batool; Hafiz Naeem Asghar; Muhammad Asif Shehzad; Sanaullah Yasin; Muhammad Sohaib; Fahim Nawaz; Gulzar Akhtar; Khuram Mubeen; Zahir Ahmad Zahir; Muhammad Uzair (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2021)

Sulfate-Based Fertilizers Regulate Nutrient Uptake, Photosynthetic Gas Exchange, and Enzymatic Antioxidants to Increase Sunflower Growth and Yield Under Drought Stress - Bilal Ahamid Shafiq; Fahim Nawaz; Sadia Majeed; Muhammad Aurangzaib; Abdullah Al Mamun; Muhammad Ahsan; Khawaja Shafique Ahmad; Muhammad Asif Shehzad; Muqarrab Ali; Sarfraz Hashim; Tanveer ul Haq (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2021)
The challenging impact of drought to agricultural productivity requires the adoption of mitigation strategies with a better understanding of underlying mechanisms responsible for drought tolerance. The present study aimed at investigating the effects of sulfur-based fertilizers on mitigation of drought stress in sunflower. Sulfate-containing fertilizers, viz., ammonium sulfate, zinc sulfate, magnesium sulfate, potassium sulfate, and gypsum, were initially evaluated at two different rates (10 and 20 mg kg −1 soil equivalent to 20 and 40 kg ha −1 , respectively) for nutrient uptake and growth-promoting traits in sunflower seedlings (cv. Hysun-33). The best performing fertilizer (gypsum) was then selected to evaluate the response of sunflower under drought stress imposed at flowering stage for three weeks (25–30% water holding capacity). Results indicated significant amelioration of drought stress with higher activity of photosynthetic apparatus, upregulation of antioxidative enzymes, and increased achene yield by gypsum application. In comparison to control, gypsum-treated plants (20 mg kg −1 soil) exhibited higher water status (32%), leaf photosynthetic rate (29%), transpiration rate (67%), and stomatal conductance (118%) under drought stress. The antioxidant enzyme activities of catalase, guaiacol peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase were also increased by 67%, 62%, and 126%, respectively, resulting in higher achene yield (19%) under water-deficit conditions. This study indicates that the application of sulfur-based fertilizers (gypsum) can be used to induce drought tolerance and obtain high sunflower yields under drought stress, and furthermore, it is a cost-effective strategy resulting in high benefit–cost ratio with respect to no gypsum application.

Silicon Alleviates Arsenic Toxicity in Maize Seedlings by Regulating Physiological and Antioxidant Defense Mechanisms - Muhammad Kashif; Abdul Sattar; Sami Ul-Allah; Ahmad Sher; Muhammad Ijaz; Madiha Butt; Abdul Qayyum (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2021)

Outer Membrane Protein‐Coated Nanoparticles as Antibacterial Vaccine Candidates - Majid Anwar; Faqir Muhammad; Bushra Akhtar; Muhammad Irfan Anwar; Ahmad Raza; Abdul Aleem (International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, 2021)

Paclobutrazol Improves Sesame Yield by Increasing Dry Matter Accumulation and Reducing Seed Shattering Under Rainfed Conditions - Muhammad Zeeshan Mehmood; Ghulam Qadir; Obaid Afzal; Atta Mohi Ud Din; Muhammad Ali Raza; Imran Khan; Muhammad Jawad Hassan; Samrah Afzal Awan; Shakeel Ahmad; Muhammad Ansar; Muhammad Aqeel Aslam; Mukhtar Ahmed (International Journal of Plant Production, 2021)
Several biotic and abiotic stresses significantly decrease the biomass accumulation and seed yield of sesame crops under rainfed areas. However, plant growth regulators (such as Paclobutrazol) can improve the total dry matter and seed production of the sesame crop. The effects of the paclobutrazol application on dry matter accumulation and seed yield had not been studied before in sesame under rainfed conditions. Therefore, a two-year field study during 2018 and 2019 was conducted with key objectives to assess the impacts of paclobutrazol on leaf greenness, leaf area, total dry matter production and partitioning, seed shattering, and seed yield of sesame. Two sesame cultivars (TS-5 and TS-3) were treated with four paclobutrazol concentrations (P0 = Control, P1 = 100 mg L −1 , P2 = 200 mg L −1 , P3 = 300 mg L −1 ). The experiment was executed in RCBD-factorial design with three replications. Compared with P0, treatment P3 improved the leaf greenness of sesame by 17%, 38%, and 60% at 45, 85, and 125 days after sowing, respectively. However, P3 treatment decreased the leaf area of sesame by 14% and 20% at 45 and 85 days after sowing than P0, respectively. Compared with P0, treatment P3 increased the leaf area by 46% at 125 days after sowing. On average, treatment P3 also improved the total biomass production by 21% and partitioning in roots, stems, leaves, capsules, and seeds by 23%, 19%, 23%, 22%, and 40%, respectively, in the whole growing seasons as compared to P0. Moreover, under P3 treatment, sesame attained the highest seed yield and lowest seed shattering by 27% and 30%, respectively, compared to P0. This study indicated that by applying the paclobutrazol concentration at the rate of 300 mg L −1 in sesame, the leaf greenness, leaf areas, biomass accumulation, partitioning, seed yield, and shatter resistance could be improved. Thus, the optimum paclobutrazol level could enhance the dry matter accumulation and seed production capacity of sesame by decreasing shattering losses under rainfed conditions.

Environmental friendly extraction of walnut bark-based juglone natural colorant for dyeing studies of wool fabric - Waseem-ul- Arifeen; Fazal-Ur- Rehman; Shahid Adeel; Muhammad Zuber; Mirza Nadeem Ahmad; Tanvir Ahmad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Processed animal manure improves morpho-physiological and biochemical characteristics of Brassica napus L. under nickel and salinity stress - Muhammad Naveed; Allah Ditta; Maryum Ahmad; Adnan Mustafa; Zulfiqar Ahmad; Manuel Conde-Cid; Shermeen Tahir; Syed Atizaz Ali Shah; Muhammad Mohsin Abrar; Shah Fahad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Climatological and social fallacies about COVID-19 pandemic - Ambar Farooq; Uttam Kumar; Junaite Bin Gais Uddin; Muhammad Haroon U. Rashid; Matoor Mohsin Gilani; Taimoor Hassan Farooq; Awais Shakoor; Matloob Ahmad (Environmental Sustainability, 2021)

Occurrence, abundance, and distribution of microplastics pollution: an evidence in surface tropical water of Klang River estuary, Malaysia - Muhammad Rozaimi Mohd Zaki; Peh Xin Ying; Azim Haziq Zainuddin; Muhammad Raznisyafiq Razak; Ahmad Zaharin Aris (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2021)

Fate of selenium in biofortification of wheat on calcareous soil: an isotopic study - Saeed Ahmad; Elizabeth H. Bailey; Muhammad Arshad; Sher Ahmed; Michael J. Watts; Scott D. Young (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2021)
Selenium (Se) biofortification of staple cereal crops can improve the Se nutritional status of populations. A field trial employing an enriched stable isotope of Se ( 77 Se) was undertaken over three consecutive cropping seasons in a coarse-textured, calcareous soil in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The objectives were to (1) assess the feasibility and efficiency of Se biofortification, (2) determine the fate of residual Se, and (3) assess the consequences for dietary Se intake. Isotopically enriched 77 Se ( 77 Se Fert ) was applied, either as selenate or as selenite, at three levels (0, 10, and 20 g ha −1 ) to a wheat crop. Residual 77 Se Fert availability was assessed in subsequent crops of maize and wheat without further 77 Se Fert addition. Loss of 77 Se Fert was c.35% by the first (wheat) harvest, for both selenium species, attributable to the practice of flood irrigation and low adsorption capacity of the soil. No 77 Se Fert was detectable in subsequent maize or wheat crops. The remaining 77 Se Fert in soil was almost entirely organically bound and diminished with time following a reversible (pseudo-)first-order trend. Thus, repeat applications of Se would be required to adequately biofortify grain each year. In contrast to native soil Se, there was no transfer of 77 Se Fert to a recalcitrant form. Grain from control plots would provide only 0.5 µg person −1 day −1 of Se. By contrast, a single application of 20 g ha −1 Se VI could provide c. 47 µg person −1 day −1 Se in wheat, sufficient to avoid deficiency when combined with dietary Se intake from other sources (c. 25 µg day −1 ).

Impact of green trust and green perceived quality on green purchase intentions: a moderation study - Allah Wasaya; Muhammad Abid Saleem; Jamil Ahmad; Muhammad Nazam; M. Mohsin Ali Khan; Mohammad Ishfaq (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2021)

Evaluation of Cadmium Chloride-Induced Toxicity in Chicks Via Hematological, Biochemical Parameters, and Cadmium Level in Tissues - Shaukat Ali; Saleha Bashir; Shumaila Mumtaz; Hafiz Abdullah Shakir; Chaman Ara; Farooq Ahmad; Hafiz Muhammad Tahir; Mehwish Faheem; Muhammad Irfan; Azeem Masih; Mazhar Ulhaq; Saiqa Andleeb (Biological Trace Element Research, 2021)

Landslide assessment by using multi-temporal UAV datasets: a case study in northern Pakistan - Naseem Ahmad; Muhammad Shafique; Mian Luqman Hussain (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

New remains of Gazella (Bovidae) from Middle Miocene, Pakistan - Muhammad Akbar Khan; Muhammad Asim; Muhammad Adeeb Babar; Sayyed Ghyour Abbas; Muhammad Khalil Nawaz; Qudeer Ahmad (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Low temperature and hypoxic conditions induce flavonoids biosynthesis and enhances antioxidant potential of crabapple (Malus profusion) fruits - Rana Naveed Ur Rehman; Sajid Ali; Mahmood Ul Hasan; Raheel Anwar; Muhammad Wasim Haider; Ahmad Sattar Khan; Aman Ullah Malik; Li Pengmin (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2021)

Phytochemical and spectral analysis of the methanolic extracts of leaves of Murraya koenigii of Jazan, Saudi Arabia - Sivakumar Sivagurunthan Moni; Muhammad Hadi Sultan; Hafiz A. Makeen; Aamena Jabeen; Syeda Sanobar; Rahimullah Siddiqui; Zia ur Rehman; Md Shamsher Alam; Sarfaraz Ahmad; Mohamed Eltaib Elmobark; Remesh Moochikkal (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Geospatially analysing the dynamics of the Khurdopin Glacier surge using multispectral and temporal remote sensing and ground observations - Muhammad Imran; Umair Ahmad (Natural Hazards, 2021)

Inhibition of jack bean urease by amphiphilic peptides - Zafar Ali Shah; Sadam Hussain; Serab Khan; Nawab Ali; Samiullah Burki; Syed Uzair Ali Shah; Ashfaq Ahmad; Faiz -Ur-Rehman; Muhammad Nasimullah Qureshi; Syed Muhammad Mukrram Shah; Farzana Shaheen (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2021)

Antiparkinsonian activity of Cucurbita pepo seeds along with possible underlying mechanism - Uzma Saleem; Aisha Shehzad; Shahid Shah; Zohaib Raza; Muhammad Ajmal Shah; Shabana Bibi; Zunera Chauhdary; Bashir Ahmad (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2021)

Correction to: Bacillus subtilis Y16 and biogas slurry enhanced potassium to sodium ratio and physiology of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) to mitigate salt stress - Samina Hamid; Iftikhar Ahmad; Muhammad Javed Akhtar; Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal; Muhammad Shakir; Muhammad Tahir; Atta Rasool; Annum Sattar; Mahreen Khalid; Allah Ditta; Bo Zhu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Correction to: The trade-off between economic growth and environmental quality: does economic freedom asymmetric matter for Pakistan? - Muhammad Tariq Majeed; Zhiyuan Yu; Adnan Maqbool; Mesfin G. Genie; Sana Ullah; Waheed Ahmad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

The trade-off between economic growth and environmental quality: does economic freedom asymmetric matter for Pakistan? - Muhammad Tariq Majeed; Zhiyuan Yu; Adnan Maqbool; Mesfin Genie; Sana Ullah; Waheed Ahmad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Compact maize canopy improves radiation use efficiency and grain yield of maize/soybean relay intercropping system - Muhammad Ali Raza; Liang Cui; Imran Khan; Atta Mohi Ud Din; Guopeng Chen; Muhammad Ansar; Mukhtar Ahmed; Shakeel Ahmad; Abdul Manaf; John Kwame Titriku; Ghulam Abbas Shah; Feng Yang; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Appraisal of iron accumulation in soil, forages, and blood plasma of sheep and goats: a case study in different districts of Punjab, Pakistan - Zafar Iqbal Khan; Kafeel Ahmad; Samra Siddique; Kinza Wajid; Humayun Bashir; Muhammad Nadeem; Muhammad Fiaz Qamar; Muhammad Fahad Ullah; Saif Ur Rehman (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Livelihood diversification in managing catastrophic risks: evidence from flood-disaster regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan - Ashfaq Ahmad Shah; Zaiwu Gong; Nasir Abbas Khan; Imran Khan; Muhammad Ali; Syed Asif Ali Naqvi (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Bioaccumulation of zinc in edible tropical vegetables in Peninsular Malaysia and its human health risk assessment based on various ethnicities in Malaysia - Koe Wei Wong; Chee Kong Yap; Aziran Yaacob; Rosimah Nulit; Hishamuddin Omar; Ahmad Zaharin Aris; Moslem Sharifinia; Alireza Riyahi Bakhtiari; Salman Abdo Al-Shami; Muhammad Saleem; Hideo Okamura (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Bacillus subtilis Y16 and biogas slurry enhanced potassium to sodium ratio and physiology of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) to mitigate salt stress - Samina Hamid; Iftikhar Ahmad; Muhammad Javed Akhtar; Muhammad Nadeem Iqbal; Muhammad Shakir; Muhammad Tahir; Atta Rasool; Annum Sattar; Mahreen Khalid; Allah Ditta; Bo Zhu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Evaluation of transfer of lead in soil plant animal system: assessment of consequences of its toxicity - Fu Chen; Jing Ma; Zafar Iqbal Khan; Kafeel Ahmad; Tasneem Ahmad; Ifra Saleem Malik; Asma Ashfaq; Mudasra Munir; Sonaina Nazar; Zunaira Munir; Abid Ejaz; Muhammad Nadeem; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Efficacy of rhizobacterial exopolysaccharides in improving plant growth, physiology, and soil properties - Abubakar Dar; Zahir Ahmad Zahir; Muhammad Iqbal; Atif Mehmood; Atif Javed; Azhar Hussain; Bushra; Maqshoof Ahmad (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2021)

Impact of climate change on pastoralists’ resilience and sustainable mitigation in Punjab, Pakistan - Dilshad Ahmad; Muhammad Afzal (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2021)

Forecasting and modeling of atmospheric methane concentration - Shafiq Ur Rehman; Ijaz Husain; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Elsayed Elsherbini Elashkar; Jameel Ahmad Khader; Mohammed Ageli (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Geological and petrographic investigations of the Miocene Molasse deposits in Sub-Himalayas, District Sudhnati, Pakistan - Asim Javed; Ali Wahid; Muhammad Saleem Mughal; Muhammad Sabir Khan; Raja Saad Qammar; Syed Haroon Ali; Numair Ahmad Siddiqui; Muhammad Atif Iqbal (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Spatio-temporal trends and climatology of atmospheric chlorinated hydrocarbons over Pakistan - Ahmad Hasnain; Yong Zha; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Fatima Rahim; Yufeng He; Yehua Sheng (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

HEC-RAS and GIS-based flood plain mapping: A case study of Narai Drain Peshawar - Awais Salman; Sher Shah Hassan; Gul Daraz Khan; Muhammad Arif Goheer; Aftab Ahmad Khan; Khurram Sheraz (Acta Geophysica, 2021)

Catalytic transformation of Brassica nigra oil into biodiesel using in-house engineered green catalyst: Development and characterization - Ushna Fatima; Farooq Ahmad; Muhammad Ramzan; Saba Aziz; Muhammad Tariq; Hafiz M. N. Iqbal; Muhammad Imran (Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2021)

Fabrication, Evaluation, In Vivo Pharmacokinetic and Toxicological Analysis of pH-Sensitive Eudragit S-100-Coated Hydrogel Beads: a Promising Strategy for Colon Targeting - Sadia Rehman; Nazar Muhammad Ranjha; Hina Shoukat; Asadullah Madni; Faiz Ahmad; M. Rafi Raza; Qazi Adnan Jameel; Abdul Majeed; Nasreen Ramzan (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2021)

Deteriorating Habitats and Conservation Strategies to Repopulate the Endangered Indus River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor); a Lesson Learned From the Conservation Practices of the Yangtze Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) - Ghulam Nabi; Shahid Ahmad; Richard William McLaughlin; Yujiang Hao; Suliman Khan; Naveed Ahmad; Saeed Ahmad; Muhammad Shoaib Kiani; Yuefeng Wu; Dongming Li (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
The Indus River dolphin (IRD; Platanista gangetica minor ) is an endangered and blind freshwater cetacean, endemic to the Indus River system of Pakistan and India. This review article provides detailed information about the major challenges IRDs are facing, and their possible consequences on the population dynamics of the IRD. Furthermore, we have suggested future conservation strategies for the IRD based on the lesson learned from the conservation of the Yangtze finless porpoise (YFP; Neophocaena asiaeorientalis ), a Critically Endangered freshwater cetacean. The major challenges for IRDs are habitat degradation, habitat fragmentation, and several types of industrial and agricultural pollutants. Worsening climatic changes, illegal fishing, and overfishing are additional threats. The construction of several barrages has fragmented the population into several short segments, some of which are too small for the IRDs to survive. In some segments, the population status of the IRD is unknown. In the remaining populations, genetic inbreeding, water shortage, canal entrapment, and altered ecological environment are potent negative factors for the survival of the IRD. Conservation strategies including fishing bans, translocation, and future research (tagging, periodic health assessments, necropsy and virtopsy, understanding the reproductive biology, and genomics) are possible recommendations. Very serious conservation efforts are needed to save the IRD from decline keeping in view the water shortage, pollution, lack of health assessment studies, and habitat degradation and fragmentation.

Metal accumulation potential, human health risks, and yield attributes of hundred bread wheat genotypes on irrigation with municipal and remediated wastewater - Said Akbar; Zeshan Ali; Sadam Hussain; Ashiq Mohammad; Yousaf Riaz; Adnan Shakeel; Ijaz Ahmad; Maria Mussarat; Riffat Naseem Malik; Kiran Yasmin Khan; Muhammad Sohail; Umar Masood Quraishi (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Sustainable construction through energy management practices in developing economies: an analysis of barriers in the construction sector - Muzaffar Iqbal; Junhai Ma; Naveed Ahmad; Kramat Hussain; Muhammad Shahjahan Usmani; Muneer Ahmad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Do inward foreign direct investment and economic development improve local environmental quality: aggregation bias puzzle - Munir Ahmad; Gul Jabeen; Muhammad Irfan; Cem Işık; Abdul Rehman (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Progress in nuclear energy with carbon pricing to achieve environmental sustainability agenda: on the edge of one’s seat - Muhammad Khalid Anser; Munir Ahmad; Muhammad Azhar Khan; Abdelmohsen A. Nassani; Sameh E. Askar; Khalid Zaman; Muhammad Moinuddin Qazi Abro; Ahmad Kabbani (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Convergence analysis of the ecological footprint: theory and empirical evidence from the USMCA countries - Cem Işık; Munir Ahmad; Serdar Ongan; Dilek Ozdemir; Muhammad Irfan; Rafael Alvarado (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Another outlook to sector-level energy consumption in Pakistan from dominant energy sources and correlation with economic growth - Abdul Rehman; Hengyun Ma; Ilhan Ozturk; Munir Ahmad; Abdul Rauf; Muhammad Irfan (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)