Evaluating the impact of GDP per capita on environmental degradation for G-20 economies: Does N-shaped environmental Kuznets curve exist? - Abdul Majid Awan; Muhammad Azam (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2022)

Evaluation and selection strategy for green supply chain using interval-valued q-rung orthopair fuzzy combinative distance-based assessment - Syed Abdul Rehman Khan; Manoj Mathew; P. D. D. Dominic; Muhammad Umar (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2022)

Antioxidant, antimicrobial, enzyme inhibition, and cytotoxicity guided investigation of Sideroxylon mascatense (A.DC.) T.D. Penn. leaves extracts - Joham Sarfraz Ali; Naheed Riaz; Abdul Mannan; Muhammad Latif; Muhammad Zia (Natural Product Research, 2022)

Assessment of aflatoxin B 1 -lysine adduct in children and its effect on child growth in Lahore, Pakistan - Waseela Ashraf; Abdul Rehman; Mansur-ud-Din Ahmad; Masood Rabbani; Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq; Khalida Aamir; Kathy S. Xue; Jia-Sheng Wang (Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2022)

Immunological characterization of chitosan adjuvanted outer membrane proteins of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi as multi-epitope typhoid vaccine candidate - Ambreen Ayub; Muhammad Usman; Ayesha Ihsan; Quratul Ain; Asad Bashir Awan; Muhammad Wajid; Aamir Ali; Abdul Haque; Mazhar Iqbal; Yasra Sarwar (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

Correction to: Sustainable supply chain management and green technologies: a bibliometric review of literature - Zhang Yu; Muhammad Waqas; Muhammad Tabish; Muhammad Tanveer; Ikram Ul Haq; Syed Abdul Rehman Khan (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Sustainable supply chain management and green technologies: a bibliometric review of literature - Zhang Yu; Muhammad Waqas; Muhammad Tabish; Muhammad Tanveer; Ikram Ul Haq; Syed Abdul Rehman Khan (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Biochemical profiling of lead-intoxicated impaired lipid metabolism and its amelioration using plant-based bioactive compound - Abdul Qader; Kanwal Rehman; Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Unraveling the role of China’s OFDI, institutional difference and B&R policy on energy efficiency: a meta-frontier super-SBM approach - Wasi Ul Hassan Shah; Gang Hao; Rizwana Yasmeen; Muhammad Abdul Kamal; Anwar Khan; Ihtsham Ul Haq Padda (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Pyroptosis in acute pancreatitis and its therapeutic regulation - Abdullah Al Mamun; Suzia Aktar Suchi; Md. Abdul Aziz; Muhammad Zaeem; Fahad Munir; Yanqing Wu; Jian Xiao (Apoptosis, 2022)

The nexus between traditional foraging and its sustainability: a qualitative assessment among a few selected Eurasian case studies - Muhammad Abdul Aziz; Giulia Mattalia; Naji Sulaiman; Adnan Ali Shah; Zbynek Polesny; Raivo Kalle; Renata Sõukand; Andrea Pieroni (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2022)

Changes in air quality during and after large-scale social restriction periods in Jakarta city, Indonesia - Muhammad Rendana; Wan Mohd Razi Idris; Sahibin Abdul Rahim (Acta Geophysica, 2022)

A pilot survey for mapping the fault structure around the Geuredong volcano by using high-resolution global gravity - Muhammad Yanis; Marwan; Rinaldi Idroes; Nasrullah Zaini; Andri Yadi Paembonan; Riski Ananda; Azman Abdul Ghani (Acta Geophysica, 2022)

Correction to: Molecular DNA-based spatial mapping technique predicting diversity and distribution of otters (Lutrinae) in Peninsular Malaysia using non-invasive fecal samples - Pazil Abdul-Patah; Hiroshi Sasaki; Takeshi Sekiguchi; Md Nor Shukor; Nur Syafika Mohd-Yusof; Muhammad Abu Bakar Abdul-Latiff; Badrul Munir Md-Zain (Mammal Research, 2022)

The Response of Triticum aestivum Treated with Plant Growth Regulators to Acute Day/Night Temperature Rise - Muhammad Zahid Ihsan; Abdul Khaliq; Manzer H. Siddiqui; Liaqat Ali; Ritesh Kumar; Hayssam M. Ali; Amar Matloob; Shah Fahad (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2022)

Effect of slow release nitrogenous fertilizers and biochar on growth, physiology, yield, and nitrogen use efficiency of sunflower under arid climate - Muhammad Waqar; Muhammad Habib-ur-Rahman; Muhammad Usama Hasnain; Shahid Iqbal; Abdul Ghaffar; Rashid Iqbal; Muhammad Iftikhar Hussain; Ayman EL Sabagh (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)
Sunflower plants need nitrogen consistently and in higher amount for optimum growth and development. However, nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of sunflower crop is low due to various nitrogen (N) losses. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the advanced strategies to minimize N losses and also improve sunflower productivity under arid climatic conditions. A field trial was conducted with four slow release nitrogenous fertilizers [SRNF (bacterial, neem, and sulfur-coated urea and N loaded biochar)] and three N levels (100% = 148 kg N ha −1 , 80% = 118 kg N ha −1 , and 60% = 89 kg N ha −1 ) of recommended application (100%) for sunflower crop under arid climatic conditions. Results showed that neem-coated urea at 148 kg N ha −1 significantly enhanced crop growth rate (CGR) (19.16 g m −2 d −1 ) at 60–75 days after sowing (DAS); leaf area index (2.12, 3.62, 5.97, and 3.00) at 45, 60, 75, and 90 DAS; and total dry matter (14.27, 26.29, 122.67, 410, and 604.33 g m −2 ) at 30, 45, 60, 75, and 90 DAS. Furthermore, higher values of net leaf photosynthetic rate (25.2 µmol m −2 s −1 ), transpiration rate (3.66 mmol s −1 ), and leaf stomatal conductance (0.39 mol m −2 s −1 ) were recorded for the same treatment. Similarly, neem-coated urea produced maximum achene yield (2322 kg ha −1 ), biological yield (9000 kg ha −1 ), and harvest index (25.8%) of the sunflower crop. Among various N fertilizers, neem-coated urea showed maximum NUE (20.20 kg achene yield kg −1 N applied) in comparison to other slow release N fertilizers. Similarly, nitrogen increment N 60 showed maximum NUE (22.40 kg grain yield kg −1 N applied) in comparison to N 80 and N 100 . In conclusion, neem-coated urea with 100% and 80% of recommended N would be recommended for farmers to get better sunflower productivity with sustainable production and to reduce the environmental nitrogen losses.

Retesting the EKC hypothesis through transmission of the ARMEY curve model: an alternative composite model approach with theory and policy implications for NAFTA countries - Serdar Ongan; Cem Işık; Umit Bulut; Sahir Karakaya; Rafael Alvarado; Muhammad Irfan; Munir Ahmad; Abdul Rehman; Imran Hussain (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Geology and petrogenesis of gabbro from the Zhob Ophiolite, Balochistan, Pakistan - Abdul Naeem; Muhammad Ishaq Kakar; Rehanul Haq Siddiqui; Andrew C. Kerr; Muhammad Qasim Jan; Muhammad Ayoub Khan (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Effect of soil amendments and varied soil texture on wheat growth, physiology, and nutrient accumulation at different salinity: sodicity levels - Ayesha Abdul Qadir; Ghulam Murtaza; Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman; Ejaz Ahmad Waraich (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Geochemical Analysis of Cretaceous Shales from the Hazara Basin, Pakistan: Provenance Signatures and Paleo-Weathering Conditions - Abdul Fazal; Muhammad Umar; Faisal Shah; Muhammad Miraj; Hammad Janjuhah; George Kontakiotis; Abdul Jan (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022)
The geochemical investigation of shales from the Early to Middle Cretaceous Chichali Formation in the Hazara Basin was conducted to determine the origin, tectonic setting and evolution, paleo-weathering conditions, and paleo-oceanographic reconstruction. The research included a comprehensive field survey, sample collection, and analysis of a variety of main, trace, and rare-earth elements using an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (XRF). Bivariate plots and ternary diagrams were used to determine the provenance, tectonic setting, and paleo-weathering conditions that existed during the development of the Chichali Formation in the Hazara Basin. The values of Ba/Sc, Ba/Co, Th/Sc, Cr/Th, Cr/Zr, Th/Co, Th/Cr, Sc/Th, bivariate plots of Al2O3 vs. TiO2, TiO2 vs. Zr, TiO2 vs. Ni, Df1–Df2, Zr vs. Nb, and La/Sc vs. Th/Co, and ternary diagram of K2O–Fe2O3–Al2O3 were used to illustrate the passive continental margin setting of Chichali Formation shales. The detailed chemical analysis also provides an understanding of the marine geochemical cycle, which reflects the origin of these sediments. The average K2O/Al2O3 value is less than 0.4, indicating that the shale contains clay minerals. The Chichali Formation’s Chemical Index of Alteration (mean = 71) and Index of Compositional Variation (mean = 1.12) values show a modest degree of chemical weathering in the source locations. From an environmental standpoint, the Chichali Formation is richer in toxic elements such as Ba, Zn, Ni, Cr, and Cu, which may be damaging to agricultural soils and drinking water when present in excess. These metals are incorporated into the formation during the weathering process.

Mass Transfer Kinetics and Mechanisms of Phosphate Adsorbed on Waste Mussel Shell - Nur Atikah Abdul Salim; Mohamad Ali Fulazzaky; Mohd Hafiz Puteh; Mohd Hairul Khamidun; Abdull Rahim Mohd Yusoff; Noorul Hudai Abdullah; Mohammad Fulazzaky; Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2022)

Hydrogen peroxide priming alleviates salinity induced toxic effect in maize by improving antioxidant defense system, ionic homeostasis, photosynthetic efficiency and hormonal crosstalk - Muhammad Umer Chattha; Muhammad Uzair Ul Hassan; Imran Khan; Muhammad Nawaz; Adnan Noor Shah; Abdul Sattar; Mohamed Hashem; Saad Alamri; Muhammad Talha Aslam; Haifa A. S. Alhaithloul; Muhammad Umair Hassan; Sameer H. Qari (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

Genetic characterization of flowering and phytochrome genes in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) for early maturity - Sammyia Jannat; Mahmood ul Hassan; Gabriela Toledo Ortiz; Muhammad Kausar Nawaz Shah; Mukhtar Ahmed; Asad Hussain Shah; Abdul Qayyum (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

Characterization of functional genes GS3 and GW2 and their effect on the grain size of various landraces of rice (Oryza sativa) - Haroon Rasheed; Sajid Fiaz; Muhammad Abid Khan; Sultan Mehmood; Faizan Ullah; Sumbul Saeed; Shahid Ullah Khan; Tabassam Yaseen; Reem M. Hussain; Abdul Qayyum (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

Prospect of Anterior Gradient 2 homodimer inhibition via repurposing FDA-approved drugs using structure-based virtual screening - Shafi Ullah; Shafi Ullah Khan; Abbas Khan; Muhammad Junaid; Humaira Rafiq; Thet Thet Htar; Yaxue Zhao; Syed Adnan Ali Shah; Abdul Wadood (Molecular Diversity, 2022)

The Effect of Selenium Concentration on the Quantitative and Qualitative Yield of Four Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Genotypes - Ahmad Sher; Sami Ul-Allah; Abdul Sattar; Muhammad Ijaz; Waqas Ahmad; Yamin Bibi; Abdul Qayyum (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2022)

Pretreatment with Chitosan Arbitrates Physiological Processes and Antioxidant Defense System to Increase Drought Tolerance in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) - Ghulam Mustafa; Muhammad Asif Shehzad; M. Hammad Nadeem Tahir; Fahim Nawaz; Gulzar Akhtar; Muhammad Asaad Bashir; Abdul Ghaffar (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2022)

Application of Gypsum or Sulfuric Acid Improves Physiological Traits and Nutritional Status of Rice in Calcareous Saline-Sodic Soils - Ayesha Abdul Qadir; Ghulam Murtaza; Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman; Ejaz Ahmad Waraich (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2022)

Cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.)- a new host of Pythium aphanidermatum - Ghulam Sarwar Shah; Nasir Ahmed Rajput; Rehana Naz Syed; Muhammad Ali Khanzada; Anam Mehwish Khanzada; Owais Iqbal; Abdul Mubeen Lodhi (Journal of Plant Pathology, 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)

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Pathways towards environmental sustainability: exploring the influence of aggregate domestic consumption spending on carbon dioxide emissions in Pakistan - Muhammad Zubair Chishti; Naushad Alam; Muntasir Murshed; Abdul Rehman; Daniel Balsalobre-Lorente (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)

Solar photo-oxidation of recalcitrant industrial wastewater: a review - Ahmed Tawfik; Mohamed Gar Alalm; Hanem M. Awad; Muhammad Islam; Muhammad Abdul Qyyum; Ala’a H. Al-Muhtaseb; Ahmed I. Osman; Moonyong Lee (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2022)
Conventional methods to clean wastewater actually lead to incomplete treatments, calling for advanced technologies to degrade recalcitrant pollutants. Herein we review solar photo-oxidation to degrade the recalcitrant contaminants in industrial wastewater, with focus on photocatalysts, reactor design and the photo-Fenton process. We discuss limitations due to low visible-light absorption, catalyst collection and reusability, and production of toxic by-products. Photodegradation of refractory organics by solar light is controlled by pH, photocatalyst composition and bandgap, pollutant properties and concentration, irradiation type and intensity, catalyst loading, and the water matrix.

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)

Exploring the potential of Eocene carbonates through petrographic, geochemical, and geotechnical analyses for their utilization as aggregates for engineering structures - Abdul Rahim Asif; Ihtisham Islam; Waqas Ahmed; Muhammad Sajid; Adnan Qadir; Allah Ditta (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 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)

Organic geochemical and petrological evaluation to assess the remaining hydrocarbon potential and depositional conditions: a case study of the Paleozoic shales of west Perlis region, northern Peninsular Malaysia - Muhammad Nadzmi Abdul Ghofur; Jasmi Hafiz Abdul Aziz; Yousif M. Makeen; Wan Hasiah Abdullah; Mohammed Hail Hakimi (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Preparation and evaluation of a coated smectite clay-based material modified with epichlorohydrin-dimethylamine for the diclofenac removal - Muhamad Sharafee Shamsudin; Muhammad Haziq Abdul Taib; Syahida Farhan Azha; Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet; Suzylawati Ismail (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Wind energy potential assessment using Weibull distribution with various numerical estimation methods: a case study in Mersing and Port Dickson, Malaysia - Muhammad Aslam Mohd Safari; Nurulkamal Masseran; Muhammad Hilmi Abdul Majid (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 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)

Evaluation of ceiling fan dust as an indicator of indoor PCBs pollution in selected cities of Punjab, Pakistan: implication on human health - Foqia Khalid; Abdul Qadir; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Adeel Mehmood; Iqra Aslam; Gan Zhang; Zulkifl Ahmed (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Impact of different nitrogen management options and weed competition periods on weed dynamics, productivity, and profitability of bread wheat - Muhammad Saqib; Abdul Khaliq; Asif Tanveer; Tariq Aziz (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)

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)

Dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one derivatives as novel and potential leads for diabetic management - Oluwatoyin Babatunde; Shehryar Hameed; Uzma Salar; Sridevi Chigurupati; Abdul Wadood; Ashfaq Ur Rehman; Vijayan Venugopal; Khalid Mohammed Khan; Muhammad Taha; Shahnaz Perveen (Molecular Diversity, 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)

Baseline toxicity of ten insecticides from organophosphate, pyrethroid and novel mode of action groups against Droschica mangiferae (Homoptera: Margarodidae) collected from citrus orchard in 2017–19 - Muhammad Nawaz Khan; Muhammad Babar Shahzad Afzal; Naima Din; Afifa Naeem; Ansa Banazeer; Malik Abdul Rehman; Hira Tariq; Muhammad Raza Salik; Muhammad Qasim (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2022)

A modified approach to quantify aquifer vulnerability to pollution towards sustainable groundwater management in Irrigated Indus Basin - Muhammad Umar; Shahbaz Nasir Khan; Arfan Arshad; Rana Ammar Aslam; Hafiz Muhammad Safdar Khan; Haroon Rashid; Quoc Bao Pham; Abdul Nasir; Rabeea Noor; Khaled Mohamed Khedher; Duong Tran Anh (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Effects of urbanization and nonrenewable energy on carbon emission in Africa - Muhammad Noshab Hussain; Zaiyang Li; Abdul Sattar (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Impact of globalization, institutional quality, economic growth, electricity and renewable energy consumption on Carbon Dioxide Emission in OECD countries - Huimin Cao; Muhammad Kamran Khan; Abdul Rehman; Vishal Dagar; Bahareh Oryani; Arifa Tanveer (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

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)

Magnetic susceptibilities of surface sediments from estuary rivers in volcanic regions - Abd Mujahid Hamdan; Kartika Hajar Kirana; Fathul Hakim; Muhammad Iksan; Satria Bijaksana; Mariyanto Mariyanto; Teuku Muhammad Ashari; La Ode Ngkoimani; Hadi Kurniawan; Aditya Pratama; Mulyadi Abdul Wahid (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 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)

Does economic complexity matter for environmental sustainability? Using ecological footprint as an indicator - Muhammad Zahid Rafique; Abdul Majeed Nadeem; Wanjun Xia; Majid Ikram; Hafiz Muhammad Shoaib; Umer Shahzad (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 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.

Measurement of age-dependent radiation ingestion doses due to gross alpha and gross beta exposure from medicinal plants - Muhammad Rafique; Chand Shahzadi; Abdul Jabbar; Mumtaz Khan; Saeed Ur Rahman; Syed Shujahat Hussain Bukhari; Shahab Ahmed Abbasi; Nasar Ahmed (Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, 2022)

Can heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) serve as biomarkers in Antarctica for future ocean acidification, warming and salinity stress? - Nur Athirah Yusof; Makdi Masnoddin; Jennifer Charles; Ying Qing Thien; Farhan Nazaie Nasib; Clemente Michael Vui Ling Wong; Abdul Munir Abdul Murad; Nor Muhammad Mahadi; Izwan Bharudin (Polar Biology, 2022)
The Antarctic Peninsula is one of the fastest-warming places on Earth. Elevated sea water temperatures cause glacier and sea ice melting. When icebergs melt into the ocean, it “freshens” the saltwater around them, reducing its salinity. The oceans absorb excess anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) causing decline in ocean pH, a process known as ocean acidification. Many marine organisms are specifically affected by ocean warming, freshening and acidification. Due to the sensitivity of Antarctica to global warming, using biomarkers is the best way for scientists to predict more accurately future climate change and provide useful information or ecological risk assessments. The 70-kilodalton (kDa) heat shock protein (HSP70) chaperones have been used as biomarkers of stress in temperate and tropical environments. The induction of the HSP70 genes ( Hsp70 ) that alter intracellular proteins in living organisms is a signal triggered by environmental temperature changes. Induction of Hsp70 has been observed both in eukaryotes and in prokaryotes as response to environmental stressors including increased and decreased temperature, salinity, pH and the combined effects of changes in temperature, acidification and salinity stress. Generally, HSP70s play critical roles in numerous complex processes of metabolism; their synthesis can usually be increased or decreased during stressful conditions. However, there is a question as to whether HSP70s may serve as excellent biomarkers in the Antarctic considering the long residence time of Antarctic organisms in a cold polar environment which appears to have greatly modified the response of heat responding transcriptional systems. This review provides insight into the vital roles of HSP70 that make them ideal candidates as biomarkers for identifying resistance and resilience in response to abiotic stressors associated with climate change, which are the effects of ocean warming, freshening and acidification in Antarctic organisms.

Nanocrystals: Characterization Overview, Applications in Drug Delivery, and Their Toxicity Concerns - Mohammed Asadullah Jahangir; Syed Sarim Imam; Abdul Muheem; Ananda Chettupalli; Fahad A. Al-Abbasi; Muhammad Shahid Nadeem; Imran Kazmi; Muhammad Afzal; Sultan Alshehri (Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation, 2022)

Recycling of ceramic tiles waste and marble waste in sustainable production of concrete: a review - Sajjad Ali Mangi; Muhammad Saleem Raza; Shabir Hussain Khahro; Abdul Sami Qureshi; Rabinder Kumar (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

A controversy on the three fundamental growth determinants in selected CEE countries - Hui-Yun Li; Shah Saud; Abdul Haseeb; Muhammad Wasif Zafar; Songsheng Chen; Sumayya (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Financial impact of energy efficiency and energy policies aimed at power sector reforms: mediating role of financing in the power sector - Hongda Liu; Abdul Razzaq Khan; Sumaira Aslam; Abdul Khaliq Rasheed; Muhammad Mohsin (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Impact of renewable energy consumption, financial development and natural resources on environmental degradation in OECD countries with dynamic panel data - Vishal Dagar; Muhammad Kamran Khan; Rafael Alvarado; Abdul Rehman; Muhammad Irfan; Oluwasegun B. Adekoya; Shah Fahad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

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)

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)

A road map for environmental sustainability and green economic development: an empirical study - Syed Abdul Rehman Khan; Zhang Yu; Muhammad Umar (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Spatial distribution of hydrochemistry and characterization of groundwater of taluka Bakrani, Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan - Muhammad Farooque Lanjwani; Muhammad Yar Khuhawar; Taj Muhammad Jahangir Khuhawar; Saima Qayoom Memon; Muhammad Soomar Samtio; Abdul Hameed Lanjwani; Imran Khan Rind (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Molecular Evidence and Hematological Profile of Bovines Naturally Infected with Ehrlichiosis in Southern Punjab, Pakistan - Muhammad Abdul Basit; Muhammad Ijaz; Jawaria Ali Khan; Kamran Ashraf; Rao Zahid Abbas (Acta Parasitologica, 2022)

Recent trends in the use of fly ash for the adsorption of pollutants in contaminated wastewater and soils: Effects on soil quality and plant growth - Muhammad Usman; Ioannis Anastopoulos; Yasir Hamid; Abdul Wakeel (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Microwave-Assisted Physically Cross-Linked Chitosan-Sodium Alginate Hydrogel Membrane Doped with Curcumin as a Novel Wound Healing Platform - Hassan A. Albarqi; Abdulsalam A. Alqahtani; Irfan Ullah; Nauman Rahim Khan; Hafiz Muhammad Basit; Tayyaba Iftikhar; Abdul Wahab; Muhammad Ali; Muhammad Badar (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2022)

Estimation of a trend of meteorological and hydrological drought over Qinhuai River Basin - Mohammad Ilyas Abro; Ehsan Elahi; Ram Chand; Dehua Zhu; Jan Muhammad; Muhammad Rafique Daudpoto; Abdul Majid Soomro; Murad Ali Khaskheli (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2022)

Design, synthesis, in vitro evaluation, and docking studies on ibuprofen derived 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives as dual α-glucosidase and urease inhibitors - Saima Daud; Obaid-ur-Rahman Abid; Asma Sardar; Basit Ali Shah; Muhammad Rafiq; Abdul Wadood; Mehreen Ghufran; Wajid Rehman; Zain-ul-Wahab; Fatima Iftikhar; Rifhat Sultana; Habiba Daud; et al. (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2022)

Sorghum Water Extract Application Mediates Antioxidant Defense and Confers Drought Stress Tolerance in Wheat - Muhammad Usman Ibrahim; Abdul Khaliq; Saddam Hussain; Ghulam Murtaza (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 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)

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.

Re-investigating the nexuses of renewable energy, natural resources and transport services: a roadmap towards sustainable development - Syed Abdul Rehman Khan; Muhammad Umer Quddoos; Muhammad Hanif Akhtar; Amir Rafique; Mustansar Hayat; Saqib Gulzar; Zhang Yu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue using polyaniline-based silver-doped zinc sulfide (PANI-Ag/ZnS) composites - Sidra Mazhar; Umair Yaqub Qazi; Nimra Nadeem; Muhammad Zahid; Abdul Jalil; Fareeda Khan; Iftikhar Ul-Hasan; Imran Shahid (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)

Higher hydrogen production by photocatalytic water splitting using a hollow tubular graphitic carbon nitride-zinc telluride composite - Muhammad Salman Nasir; Guorui Yang; Iqra Ayub; Abdul Nasir; Wei Yan (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2022)

Authentication of Halal and Kosher meat and meat products: Analytical approaches, current progresses and future prospects - M. A. Motalib Hossain; Syed Muhammad Kamal Uddin; Sharmin Sultana; Yasmin Abdul Wahab; Suresh Sagadevan; Mohd Rafie Johan; Md. Eaqub Ali (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2022)

Metabolite profiling of Andrographis paniculata leaves and stem extract using UHPLC-Orbitrap-MS/MS - Mohamad Rafi; Alfi Hudatul Karomah; Rudi Heryanto; Dewi Anggraini Septaningsih; Wisnu Ananta Kusuma; Muhammad Bachri Amran; Abdul Rohman; Bambang Prajogo (Natural Product Research, 2022)

Assessment of residents’ perceptions and support toward development projects: A study of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor - Shamsa Kanwal; Abdul Hameed Pitafi; Muhammad Imran Rasheed; Adnan Pitafi; Jawad Iqbal (The Social Science Journal, 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)

Role of financial development, environmental-related technologies, research and development, energy intensity, natural resource depletion, and temperature in sustainable environment in Canada - Muhammad Kamran Khan; Samreen Fahim Babar; Bahareh Oryani; Vishal Dagar; Abdul Rehman; Abdulrasheed Zakari; Muhammad Owais Khan (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 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)

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.

Comparative efficacy of different biochars and traditional manures in the attenuation of cadmium toxicity in rice (Oryza sativa L.) - Abdul Majeed; Atif Muhmood; Abid Niaz; Allah Ditta; Muhammad Nawaz Rajpar (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Impact of water–sediment interaction on hydrogeochemical signature of dug well aquifer by using geospatial and multivariate statistical techniques of Islamkot sub-district, Tharparkar district, Sindh, Pakistan - Muhammad Soomar Samtio; Khadim Hussain Rajper; Asghar Ali alias Daahar Hakro; Muhammad Farooque Lanjwani; Abdul Qayoom Mughari; Rakhshanda Sadaf; Riaz Hussain Rajper; Abdul Shakoor Mastoi; Muhammad Hassan Agheem; Rafique Ahmed Lashari; Taj Muhmmad Jahangir (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Mechanisms of microbes to combat salinity in soil by producing secondary metabolites - Moniba Zahid Mahmood; Sumera Bibi; Muhammad Shahzad; Ali Fakhar; Mazhar Rafique; Abdul Qayyum (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Multi-sensors data fusion approach for site-specific seeding of consumption and seed potato production - Muhammad Abdul Munnaf; Geert Haesaert; Marc Van Meirvenne; Abdul Mounem Mouazen (Precision Agriculture, 2021)

Response of root development and nutrient uptake of two chinese cultivars of hybrid rice to nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization in Sichuan Province, China - Guotao Yang; Farhan Nabi; Sumbal Sajid; Abdul Rasheed Kaleri; Ali Murad Jakhar; Liang Cheng; Martin Raspor; Noor Muhammad; Jun Ma; Yungao Hu (Molecular Biology Reports, 2021)
Background Chemical fertilization helped modern agriculture in grain yield improvement to ensure food security. The response of chemical fertilization for higher hybrid rice production is highly dependent on optimal fertilization management in paddy fields. To assess such responses, in the current work we examine the yield, root growth, and expression of related genes responsible for stress metabolism of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in two hybrid-rice cultivars Deyou4727 (D47) and Yixiangyou2115 (Y21). Methods and results The experiment followed four nitrogen (N) (N 0 , N 60 , N 120, and N 180 kg/ha) and phosphorus (P) (P 0 , P 60 , P 90 , and P 120 kg/ha) fertilizer levels. The grain yield in D47 was more sensitive to nitrogen application, while Y21 was more sensitive to phosphorus application, which resulted in comparatively higher biomass and yield. Our findings were corroborated by gene expression studies of glutamine synthetase OsGS1;1 and OsGS1;2 and phosphate starvation-related genes PHR1 and SPX , confirming sensitivity to N and P application. The number of roots was less sensitive to nitrogen application in D47 between N 0 and N 60 , but the overall nutrient response difference was significantly higher due to the deep rooting system as compared to Y21. Conclusions The higher yield, high N and P use efficiency, and versatile root growth of D47 make it suitable to reduce unproductive usage of N and P from paddy fields, improving hybrid rice productivity, and environmental safety in the Sichuan basin area of China.

Anticonvulsant activity of methanolic extract of Withania cogulans in mice - Zenat Fatima Khattak; Bushra Ansari; Muhammad Jamal; Abdul Aleem Awan; Muhammad Azhar Sherkheli; Rizwan ul Haq (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2021)

Paleostress inversion and outcrop fracture analysis of the brittle deformation along Main Boundary Thrust (MBT), NW Himalaya, Pakistan - Naveed Ahsan; Hassan Mehmood; Muhammad Armaghan Faisal Miraj; Iqra Bano; Abdul Qayyum; Rana Faizan Saleem (Journal of Earth System Science, 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)

Unveiling the asymmetric impact of energy consumption on environmental mitigation in the manufacturing sector of Pakistan - Arsalan Tanveer; Huaming Song; Muhammad Faheem; Abdul Daud; Saira Naseer (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)

Screening of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes for drought tolerance using polyethylene glycol - Muhammad Adnan Bukhari; Adnan Noor Shah; Shah Fahad; Javaid Iqbal; Fahim Nawaz; Abdul Manan; Mohammad Safdar Baloch (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 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)

Exogenous melatonin regulates chromium stress-induced feedback inhibition of photosynthesis and antioxidative protection in Brassica napus cultivars - Ahsan Ayyaz; Muhammad Ahsan Farooq; Muhammad Dawood; Abdul Majid; Muhammad Javed; Habib‐ur‐Rehman Athar; Hussan Bano; Zafar Ullah Zafar (Plant Cell Reports, 2021)

Biochemical investigation of human exposure to aflatoxin M1 and its association with risk factors of diabetes mellitus - Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash; Muhammad Ejaz ul Haq; Abdul Qader; Kanwal Rehman (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

First Records of Xanthochromism in Four Marine Fish Species Collected from the Arabian Sea Coasts of Pakistan - Laith A. Jawad; Muhammad Moazzam; Hamid Badar Osmany; Abdul Rahim (Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, 2021)

Integration of Seed Priming and Biochar Application Improves Drought Tolerance in Cowpea - Muhammad Farooq; Leila Romdhane; Abdul Rehman; Amal K. M. Al-Alawi; Walid M. Al-Busaidi; Saeed A. Asad; Dong-Jin Lee (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2021)

Analyzing the determinants of clean energy consumption in a sustainability strategy: evidence from EU-28 countries - Muhammad Usman; Zhiqiang Ma; Muhammad Wasif Zafar; Abdul Waheed; Mingxing Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

An empirical investigation of nuclear energy and environmental pollution nexus in India: fresh evidence using NARDL approach - Aamir Aijaz Syed; Muhammad Abdul Kamal; Ravindra Tripathi (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Geochemical fractionation and spectroscopic fingerprinting for evaluation of the environmental transformation of potentially toxic metal(oid)s in surface–subsurface soils - Samina Irshad; Guijian Liu; Balal Yousaf; Muhammad Ubaid Ali; Rafay Ahmed; Abdul Rehman; Muhammad Saqib Rashid; Yusra Mahfooz (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2021)

Severity of zinc and iron malnutrition linked to low intake through a staple crop: a case study in east-central Pakistan - Muhammad Ishfaq; Abdul Wakeel; Muhammad Nadeem Shahzad; Aysha Kiran; Xuexian Li (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 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)

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)

Biotechnological approaches in agriculture and environmental management - bacterium Kocuria rhizophila 14ASP as heavy metal and salt- tolerant plant growth- promoting strain - Muhammad Siddique Afridi; Jonathan d. Van Hamme; Jochen Bundschuh; Sumaira; Muhammad Nadeem Khan; Abdul Salam; Muhammad Waqar; Muhammad Farooq Hussain Munis; Hassan Javed Chaudhary (Biologia, 2021)

The Removal of Ruthenium-Based Complexes N3 Dye from DSSC Wastewater Using Copper Impregnated KOH-Activated Bamboo Charcoal - Abu Masanizan; Chee Ming Lim; Muhammad Raziq Rahimi Kooh; Abdul Hanif Mahadi; Roshan Thotagamuge (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2021)

Effects of vegetable oil supplementation on rumen fermentation and microbial population in ruminant: a review - Nur Atikah Ibrahim; Abdul Razak Alimon; Halimatun Yaakub; Anjas Asmara Samsudin; Su Chui Len Candyrine; Wan Nooraida Wan Mohamed; Abidah Md Noh; Muhammad Amirul Fuat; Saminathan Mookiah (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2021)

The Transition from Arid Farming Systems to Agroforestry Systems in Pakistan: A Comparison of Monetary Returns - Ghulam Abbas; Akhter Ali; Muhammad Khan; Hafiz Zahid Mahmood; Sazali Abdul Wahab; Rafi Amir-ud-Din (Small-scale Forestry, 2021)

The interactive effect of aromatic amino acid composition on the accumulation of phenolic compounds and the expression of biosynthesis-related genes in Ocimum basilicum - Dursun Kisa; Rizvan İmamoğlu; Nusret Genç; Sezer Şahin; Muhammad Abdul Qayyum; Mahfuz Elmastaş (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2021)

Biomechanical analysis of three different types of fixators for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction via finite element method: a patient-specific study - Nur Afikah Zainal Abidin; Abdul Hadi Abdul Wahab; Rabiatul Adibah Abdul Rahim; Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Kadir; Muhammad Hanif Ramlee (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2021)

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)

Genetic susceptibility of δ-ALAD associated with lead (Pb) intoxication: sources of exposure, preventive measures, and treatment interventions - Abdul Qader; Kanwal Rehman; Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

The nexus between meteorological parameters and COVID-19 pandemic: case of Islamabad, Pakistan - Abdul Rehman; Fatima Ashraf; Zeeshan Javed; Mudassar Hussain; Taimoor Hassan Farooq; Awais Shakoor; Sher Muhammad Shahzad (Environmental Sustainability, 2021)

Assessing the potential and hydrological usefulness of the CHIRPS precipitation dataset over a complex topography in Pakistan - Muhammad Shahid; Khalil Ur Rahman; Sajjad Haider; Hamza Farooq Gabriel; Abdul Jabbar Khan; Quoc Bao Pham; Babak Mohammadi; Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh; Duong Tran Anh (Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2021)

Non-obstructive monitoring of muscle fatigue for low intensity dynamic exercise with infrared thermography technique - Muhammad Faiz Md Shakhih; Nursyazana Ridzuan; Asnida Abdul Wahab; Nurul Farha Zainuddin; Laila Fadhillah Ulta Delestri; Anis Suzziani Rosslan; Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Kadir (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2021)

First report of Lasiodiplodia pseudotheobromae causing twig and stem blight of Gossypium hirsutum in Pakistan - Sumera Naz; Saira Mehboob; Muhammad Waqar Alam; Abdul Rehman; Muhammad Idrees (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2021)

Slow-release nitrogen fertilizers enhance growth, yield, NUE in wheat crop and reduce nitrogen losses under an arid environment - Iqra Ghafoor; Muhammad Habib-ur-Rahman; Muqarrab Ali; Muhammad Afzal; Wazir Ahmed; Thomas Gaiser; Abdul Ghaffar (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)
Higher demands of food led to higher nitrogen application to promote cropping intensification and produce more which may have negative effects on the environment and lead to pollution. While sustainable wheat production is under threat due to low soil fertility and organic matter due to nutrient degradation at high temperatures in the region. The current research explores the effects of different types of coated urea fertilizers and their rates on wheat crop under arid climatic conditions of Pakistan. Enhancing nitrogen use efficiency by using eco-friendly coated urea products could benefit growers and reduce environmental negative effects. A trial treatment included N rates (130, 117, 104, and 94 kg ha -1 ) and coated urea sources (neem coated, sulfur coated, bioactive sulfur coated) applied with equal quantity following split application method at sowing, 20 and 60 days after sowing (DAS). The research was arranged in a split-plot design with randomized complete block design had three replicates. Data revealed that bioactive sulfur coated urea with the application of 130 kg N ha -1 increased chlorophyll contents 55.0 (unit value), net leaf photosynthetic rate (12.51 μmol CO 2 m -2 s -1 ), and leaf area index (5.67) significantly. Furthermore, research elucidates that bioactive sulfur urea with the same N increased partial factor productivity (43.85 Kg grain Kg -1 N supplied), nitrogen harvest index (NHI) 64.70%, and partial nutrient balance (1.41 Kg grain N content Kg -1 N supplied). The neem-coated and sulfur-coated fertilizers also showed better results than monotypic urea. The wheat growth and phenology significantly improved by using coated fertilizers. The crop reached maturity earlier with the application of bioactive sulfur-coated urea than others. Maximum total dry matter 14402 (kg ha -1 ) recorded with 130 kg N ha -1 application. Higher 1000-grain weight (33.66 g), more number of grains per spike (53.67), grain yield (4457 kg ha -1 ), and harvest index (34.29%) were obtained with optimum N application 130 kg ha -1 (recommended). There is a significant correlation observed for growth, yield, and physiological parameters with N in the soil while nitrogen-related indices are also positively correlated. The major problem of groundwater contamination with nitrate leaching is also reduced by using coated fertilizers. Minimum nitrate concentration (7.37 and 8.77 kg ha -1 ) was observed with the application of bioactive sulfur-coated and sulfur-coated urea with lower N (94 kg ha -1 ), respectively. The bioactive sulfur-coated urea with the application of 130 kg N ha -1 showed maximum phosphorus 5.45 mg kg -1 and potassium 100.67 mg kg -1 in the soil. Maximum nitrogen uptake (88.20 kg ha -1 ) is showed by bioactive sulfur coated urea with 130 kg N ha -1 application. The total available NPK concentrations in soil showed a significant correlation with physiological attributes; grain yield; harvest index; and nitrogen use efficiency components, i.e., partial factor productivity, partial nutrient balance, and nitrogen harvest index. This research reveals that coating urea with secondary nutrients, neem oil, and microbes are highly effective techniques for enhancing fertilizer use efficiency and wheat production in calcareous soils and reduced N losses under arid environments.

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)

Achieving pro-poor growth and environmental sustainability agenda through information technologies: as right as rain - Muhammad Imran; Khan Burhan Khan; Khalid Zaman; Mohammed Borhandden Musah; Elih Sudiapermana; Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz; Rahimah Embong; Zainudin Bin Hassan; Mohd Khata Jabor; Siti Nisrin Mohd Anis (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Correction to: Assessing the socio-economic viability of solar commercialization and electrification in south Asian countries - Huaping Sun; Rehmat Ullah Awan; Muhammad Atif Nawaz; Muhammad Mohsin; Abdul Khaliq Rasheed; Nadeem Iqbal (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2021)

Optimizing different adaptive strategies by using crop growth modeling under IPCC climate change scenarios for sustainable wheat production - Muhammad Rizwan Shahid; Abdul Wakeel; Wajid Ishaque; Samia Ali; Kamran Baksh Soomro; Muhammad Awais (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2021)

Nano-suspension combined effect with polymer gels for enhanced oil recovery in low permeability reservoir - Imran Akbar; Hongtao Zhou; Wei Liu; Abdul Sami Qureshi; Asadullah Memon; Temoor Muther; Ubedullah Ansari; Muhammad UsmanTahir; Allah Bakhsh; Azizullah Shaikh; Habibou Hamed Hamed (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 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)

Use of multivariate adaptive regression splines for prediction of body weight from body measurements in Marecha (Camelus dromedaries) camels in Pakistan - Cem Tırınk; Ecevit Eyduran; Asim Faraz; Abdul Waheed; Nasir Ali Tauqir; Muhammad Shahid Nabeel; Mohammad Masood Tariq; Irfan Shahzad Sheikh (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2021)

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Inhibition of NF-κB signaling and HSP70/HSP90 proteins by newly synthesized hydrazide derivatives in arthritis model - Ashraf Ullah Khan; Amna Khan; Adnan Khan; Bushra Shal; Abdul Aziz; Muhammad Naeem Ahmed; Salman Ul Islam; Hussain Ali; Adeeb Shehzad; Salman Khan (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 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)

Wind speed pattern data and wind energy potential in Pakistan: current status, challenging platforms and innovative prospects - Hammad Saulat; Muhammad Masood Khan; Muhammad Aslam; Muhammad Chawla; Sikander Rafiq; Faisal Zafar; Muhammad Mahmood Khan; Awais Bokhari; Farrukh Jamil; Abdul Waheed Bhutto; Aqeel Ahmed Bazmi (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)

Assessing the socio-economic viability of solar commercialization and electrification in south Asian countries - Huaping Sun; Rehmat Ullah Awan; Muhammad Atif Nawaz; Muhammad Mohsin; Abdul Khaliq Rasheed; Nadeem Iqbal (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2021)

Spatio‐temporal evaluation of gridded precipitation products for the high‐altitude Indus basin - Zakir Hussain Dahri; Fulco Ludwig; Eddy Moors; Shakil Ahmad; Bashir Ahmad; Muhammad Shoaib; Irfan Ali; Muhammad Shahid Iqbal; Muhammad Saleem Pomee; Abdul Ghafoor Mangrio; Muhammad Munir Ahmad; Pavel Kabat (International Journal of Climatology, 2021)
The high‐altitude Indus basin is one of the most complex and inadequately explored mountain terrains in the World, where reliable observations of precipitation are highly lacking. Therefore, spatially distributed precipitation products developed at global/regional scale are often used in several scientific disciplines. However, large uncertainties in precipitation estimates of such precipitation data sets often lead to suboptimal outcomes. In this study, performance of 27 widely used gridded precipitation products belonging to three different categories of gauge‐based, reanalysis and merged products is evaluated with respect to high‐quality reference climatologies of mean monthly precipitation. Widely used statistical measures and quantitative analysis techniques are used to analyse the spatial patterns and quantitative distribution of mean monthly, seasonal and annual precipitation at sub‐regional scale. Mean annual precipitation estimates of the gridded data sets are cross validated with the corresponding adjusted streamflows using Turc‐Budyko non‐dimensional analysis. Results reveal poor to moderately good performance of the gridded data sets. Marked differences in spatiotemporal and quantitative distribution of precipitation are found among the data sets. All data sets are consistent in their patterns showing negative or dry bias in wet areas and positive or wet bias in dry areas, although considerable differences in the magnitudes of the biases are noticed at sub‐regional scale. None of the data sets is equally good for all sub‐regions due to very high spatiotemporal variability in their performance at sub‐regional scale. Gauge‐based and merged products performed better in dry regions and during monsoon season, while reanalysis products provided better estimates in wet areas and during winter months. GPCC V8, ERA5 and MSWEP2.2 are found better than their counter‐grouped data sets. Overall, ERA5 is found most acceptable for all sub‐regions, particularly at higher‐altitudes, in wet areas and during winter months.

Tissue-Engineered Hydroxyapatite Bone Scaffold Impregnated with Osteoprogenitor Cells Promotes Bone Regeneration in Sheep Model - Mohd Yazid Bajuri; Nanchappan Selvanathan; Fatin Nadira Dzeidee Schaff; Muhammad Haziq Abdul Suki; Angela Min Hwei Ng (Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 2021)

Development and Testing of Improved Efficiency Boron-Enriched Diammonium Phosphate Fertilizers - Tayyaba Samreen; Fien Degryse; Roslyn Baird; Rodrigo Coqui da Silva; Zahir Ahmad Zahir; Muhammad Zulqernain Nazir; Abdul Wakeel; Sidra-Tul-Muntaha; Michael McLaughlin (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2021)

Assessment of the Germination Potential of Brassica oleracea Seeds Treated with Karrikin 1 and Cyanide, Which Modify the Ethylene Biosynthetic Pathway - Abdul Sami; Shamsur Rehman; Muhammad Ayyoub Tanvir; Xiang Yu Zhou; Zong He Zhu; Kejin Zhou (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2021)

How do climatic change, cereal crops and livestock production interact with carbon emissions? Updated evidence from China - Abdul Rehman; Hengyun Ma; Munir Ahmad; Ilhan Ozturk; Muhammad Zubair Chishti (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Socioeconomic impacts of domestic biogas plants on rural households to strengthen energy security - Nadeem Iqbal; Muhammad Arshad Sakhani; Abdul Razzaq Khan; Atiq-ur-Rehman; Zahid Ajmal; Muhammad Zubair Khan (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

In vitro differentiation effect of CCL4-induced liver injured mice serum on bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells toward hepatocytes like cells - Sulaiman Shams; Nazia Imran; Sahib Gul Afridi; Muhammad Ayaz; Atif Ali Khan Khalil; Abdul Nasir (Cell and Tissue Banking, 2021)

Prediction of live body weight based on body measurements in Thalli sheep under tropical conditions of Pakistan using CART and MARS - Asim Faraz; Cem Tirink; Ecevit Eyduran; Abdul Waheed; Nasir Ali Tauqir; Muhammad Shahid Nabeel; Mohammad Masood Tariq (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2021)

Modeling and predicting the growth of indigenous Harnai sheep in Pakistan: non-linear functions and MARS algorithm - Farhat Iqbal; Ecevit Eyduran; Abdul Raziq; Muhammad Ali; Zil-e-Huma; Cem Tirink; Harun Sevgenler (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2021)

Synergistic influence of CuO nanoparticles and spectral lights transforms biomass, antioxidative response, and antioxidants in Brassica nigra - Muhammad Zia; Hira Zafar; Faiza Zarrin Gul; Bilal Haider Abbasi; Zarrin Fatima Rizvi; Abdul Mannan (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2021)

Physiological insights into sulfate and selenium interaction to improve drought tolerance in mung bean - Muhammad Aqib; Fahim Nawaz; Sadia Majeed; Abdul Ghaffar; Khawaja Shafique Ahmad; Muhammad Asif Shehzad; Muhammad Naeem Tahir; Muhammad Aurangzaib; Hafiz Muhammad Rashad Javeed; Muhammad Habib-ur-Rahman; Muhammad Munir Usmani (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2021)
The present study involved two pot experiments to investigate the response of mung bean to the individual or combined SO 4 2− and selenate application under drought stress. A marked increment in biomass and NPK accumulation was recorded in mung bean seedlings fertilized with various SO 4 2− sources, except for CuSO 4 . Compared to other SO 4 2− fertilizers, ZnSO 4 application resulted in the highest increase in growth attributes and shoot nutrient content. Further, the combined S and Se application (S + Se) significantly enhanced relative water content (16%), SPAD value (72%), photosynthetic rate (80%) and activities of catalase (79%), guaiacol peroxidase (53%) and superoxide dismutase (58%) in the leaves of water-stressed mung bean plants. Consequently, the grain yield of mung bean was markedly increased by 105% under water stress conditions. Furthermore, S + Se application considerably increased the concentrations of P (47%), K (75%), S (80%), Zn (160%), and Fe (15%) in mung bean seeds under drought stress conditions. These findings indicate that S + Se application potentially increases the nutritional quality of grain legumes by stimulating photosynthetic apparatus and antioxidative machinery under water deficit conditions. Our results could provide the basis for further experiments on cross-talk between S and Se regulatory pathways to improve the nutritional quality of food crops.

Correction to: First report of leaf spot caused by Albifimbria verrucaria on spinach in Pakistan - Abdul Rehman; Saira Mehboob; Muhammad Waqar Alam; Sumera Naz (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2021)

First report of leaf spot caused by Albifimbria verrucaria on spinach in Pakistan - Abdul Rehman; Saira Mehboob; Muhammad Waqar Alam; Sumera Naz (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2021)

First report of potato wilt caused by Plectosphaerella cucumerina in Pakistan - Muhammad Waqar Alam; Arif Malik; Abdul Rehman; Mubeen Sarwar; Saira Mehboob (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2021)

First report of white mould of potato caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Pakistan - Muhammad Waqar Alam; Abdul Rehman; Arif Malik; Saira Mehboob; Mubeen Sarwar; Sher Muhammad (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2021)

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Protective effect of myricetin on nonylphenol-induced testicular toxicity: biochemical, steroidogenic, hormonal, spermatogenic, and histological-based evidences - Muhammad Umar Ijaz; Haseeb Anwar; Shabnoor Iqbal; Hammad Ismail; Asma Ashraf; Shama Mustafa; Abdul Samad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Mechanism and role of seeded native grasses to immobilize nitrogen on harvested blanket peat forests for protection of water courses - Zaki-ul-Zaman Asam; Connie O’Driscoll; Mohsin Abbas; Mark O’Connor; Muhammad Waqas; Mohammad Rehan; Abdul-Sattar Nizami; Liwen Xiao (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Climate Change Policy Coherence across Policies, Plans, and Strategies in Pakistan—Implications for the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor Plan - Abdul Waheed; Thomas Bernward Fischer; Muhammad Irfan Khan (Environmental Management, 2021)
Climate Change (CC) adaptation and mitigation policy coherence (PC) across sectors is essential to effectively address CC challenges and support synergies. Pakistan is highly vulnerable to CC. In this paper, the extent to which Pakistan’s national and provincial water, agriculture, and energy sector policies, development plans and strategies are aligned in a CC policy coherent manner is established. In this context, a qualitative content document analysis with associated scoring is used to assess government documents. Furthermore, implications of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor Initiative (CPEC; 2017–2030), the biggest infrastructure investment program ever in Pakistan, are discussed. An important result is that sectoral policies are found to have different degrees of PC. Better coherence is found at federal than at provincial levels. Furthermore, CC policies are found to be more coherently addressed in water and agriculture policies than in energy policies. It is suggested that to achieve higher levels of CC PC, federal and provincial governments should establish mechanisms of intergovernmental consultation for policy-making and cross-sectoral planning, especially in the energy sector. Our findings can help the Government of Pakistan to transform CPEC into a model green Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the region. In this context, there are important implications with regards to e.g., reducing coal-based energy projects and environmentally damaging infrastructure activities in sensitive ecosystems. With this paper, the authors want to raise awareness of the key importance of CC PC, particular in context of the BRI. Many countries participating in the initiative have carbon reduction targets in place.

Alkaline lipase production by novel meso-tolerant psychrophilic Exiguobacterium sp. strain (AMBL-20) isolated from glacier of northeastern Pakistan - Muhammad Talha Yasin; Yasir Ali; Khurshid Ahmad; Abdul Ghani; Kinza Amanat; Muhammad Mudassir Basheir; Muhammad Faheem; Saddam Hussain; Bashir Ahmad; Adil Hussain; Syed Ali Imran Bokhari (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Development of broad-spectrum and sustainable resistance in cotton against major insects through the combination of Bt and plant lectin genes - Salah ud Din; Saira Azam; Abdul Qayyum Rao; Mohsin Shad; Mukhtar Ahmed; Ambreen Gul; Ayesha Latif; Muhammad Azam Ali; Tayyab Husnain; Ahmad Ali Shahid (Plant Cell Reports, 2021)

Asymmetric investigation to track the effect of urbanization, energy utilization, fossil fuel energy and CO2 emission on economic efficiency in China: another outlook - Abdul Rehman; Hengyun Ma; Muhammad Zubair Chishti; Ilhan Ozturk; Muhammad Irfan; Munir Ahmad (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Synthesis of novel nicotinamide susbstituted phthalocyanine and photodynamic antomicrobial chemotherapy evaluation potentiated by potassium iodide against the gram positive S. aureus and gram negative E. coli - Azeem Ullah; Tingkai Zhao; Munira Taj Muhammad; Muhammad Khan; Saira Qurban; Abdul Rahman; Ishaq Ahmad (Biotechnology Letters, 2021)

A case–control study of determinants for COVID-19 infection based on contact tracing in Dungun district, Terengganu state of Malaysia - Hafizuddin Awang; Effah Leiylena Yaacob; Sharifah Nadira Syed Aluawi; Muhammad Faris Mahmood; Fathul Hakim Hamzah; Azmani Wahab; Norafidah Abdul Rashid; Rosmaliza Razali; Goh Soo Ning; Kasemani Embong; Nor Azimi Yunus (Infectious Diseases, 2021)

Molecular epidemiology of Coxiella Brunetii in small ruminants in Punjab, Pakistan: a novel reporting analytical cross sectional study - Muhammad Zahid Iqbal; Aneela Zameer Durrani; Jawaria Ali Khan; Nisar Ahmad; Muhammad Usman; Abdul Jabbar; Amjad Khan; Saba Usman; Ahsan Anjum; Muhammad Husnain (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2021)

Interactive effect of exogenous protease enzyme and dietary crude protein levels on growth and digestibility indices in broiler chickens during the starter phase - Abdul Jabbar; Muhammad Tahir; Rifat Ullah Khan; Nazir Ahmad (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2021)

Identification of genetic variation for salt tolerance in Brassica napus using genome-wide association mapping - Ghulam Mustafa Wassan; Hira Khanzada; Qinghong Zhou; Annaliese S. Mason; Ayaz Ali Keerio; Saba Khanzada; Abdul Malik Solangi; Muhammad Faheem; Donghui Fu; Haohua He (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2021)

Pyrene Interaction with Selected Amines in Aqueous Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate (SDS) - Muhammad Idrees; Abdul Salam (Journal of Fluorescence, 2021)

Microbial and enzymatic degradation of PCBs from e-waste-contaminated sites: a review - Foqia Khalid; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Nadia Jamil; Abdul Qadir; Muhammad Ishtiaq Ali (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Influence of semi-arid environment on radiation use efficiency and other growth attributes of lentil crop - Muhammad Habib ur Rahman; Ishfaq Ahmad; Depeng Wang; Shah Fahad; Muhammad Afzal; Abdul Ghaffar; Qaisar Saddique; Mehmood Alam Khan; Shah Saud; Shah Hassan; Muhammad Fahad; Mairaj Din; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Experimental investigations of arsenic adsorption from contaminated water using chemically activated hematite (Fe2O3) iron ore - Abdul Qayoom Memon; Shoaib Ahmed; Zulfiqar Ali Bhatti; Ghulamullah Maitlo; Abdul Karim Shah; Shaukat Ali Mazari; Atta Muhammad; Abdul Sattar Jatoi; Ghulam Abbas Kandhro (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

CO2 from waste to resource by developing novel mixed matrix membranes - Adeel Shakoor; Asim Laeeq Khan; Parveen Akhter; Muhammad Aslam; Muhammad Roil Bilad; Ibrahim M. Maafa; Konstantinos Moustakas; Abdul-Sattar Nizami; Murid Hussain (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Groundwater pumping modeling for the sustainable management of urban water supply in Faisalabad city, Pakistan - Abdul Khaliq; Ahsan Maqbool; Husnain Tansar; Allah Bakhsh; Muhammad Saeed; Muhammad Tariq Sarwar; Wang Hui (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Nutritional Value, Phytochemical Profile, Antioxidant Property and Agar Yielding Potential of Macroalgae from Coasts of Cox’s Bazar and St. Martin’s Island of Bangladesh - Md. Tahmeed Hossain; Abdullah Al Mamun Sohag; Md. Nazmul Haque; Md. Tahjib-Ul-Arif; Raju Dash; Muhammad Tanvir Hossain Chowdhury; Md. Afzal Hossain; Il Soo Moon; Md. Abdul Hannan (Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, 2021)

Efficient water allocation strategy to overcoming water inequity crisis for sustainability of agricultural land: a case of Southern Punjab, Pakistan - Ahsan Maqbool; Muhammad Adnan Ashraf; Abdul Khaliq; Wang Hui; Muhammad Saeed (Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2021)

Impact of heat stress responsive factors on growth and physiology of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) - Muhammad Asif Saleem; Waqas Malik; Abdul Qayyum; Sami Ul-Allah; Muhammad Qadir Ahmad; Hammad Afzal; Muhammad Waqas Amjid; Muhammad Farjad Ateeq; Zia Ullah Zia (Molecular Biology Reports, 2021)

Biochemically Triggered Heat and Drought Stress Tolerance in Rice by Proline Application - Sajid Hanif; Muhammad Farrukh Saleem; Muhammad Sarwar; Muhammad Irshad; Abdul Shakoor; Muhammad Ashfaq Wahid; Haroon Zaman Khan (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2021)

RETRACTED ARTICLE: EU28 region’s water security and the effect of bioenergy industry sustainability - Mohd Alsaleh; Abdul Samad Abdul-Rahim; Mansur Muhammad Abdulwakil (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Correction to: Effect of Endoxylanase and Iron Oxide Nanoparticles on Performance and Histopathological Features in Broilers - Hamza Rehman; Muzamal Akram; Mubin Mustafa Kiyani; Muhammad Talha Yasin; Abdul Ghani; Javed Iqbal Saggu; Syed Sajid Hussain Shah; Zafar Mahmood Khalid; Syed Ali Imran Bokhari (Biological Trace Element Research, 2021)

Role of fruit volatiles of different guava varieties in attraction and oviposition behaviors of peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata Saunders - Muhammad Binyameen; Abdul Hamid; Imran Afzal; Muhammad Sajjad; Muhammad Azeem; Syed Muhammad Zaka; Zahid Mehmood Sarwar; Sarfraz Ali Shad; Thomas C. Baker; Fredrik Schlyter (Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2021)

Synthesis, urease inhibition screening and molecular docking studies of piperonal based imine derivatives - Obaid-ur-Rahman Abid; Saima Daud; Asma Sardar; Wajid Rehman; Abdul Wadood; Ashfaq Ur Rehman; Toheed Akhter; Iram Bibi; Zaheer Ahmad; Muhammad Yasir (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2021)

The dynamics effect of green technology innovation on economic growth and CO2 emission in Singapore: new evidence from bootstrap ARDL approach - Tang Meirun; Leonardus WW Mihardjo; Muhammad Haseeb; Syed Abdul Rehman Khan; Kittisak Jermsittiparsert (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Fabrication of TiO2@ITO-grown nanocatalyst as efficient applicant for catalytic reduction of Eosin Y from aqueous media - Abdul Hameed Pato; Aamna Balouch; Farah Naz Talpur; Abdullah; Pirah Panah; Ali Muhammad Mahar; Muhammad Saqaf Jagirani; Sagar Kumar; Safia Sanam (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Consumers’ intention-based influence factors of renewable energy adoption in Pakistan: a structural equation modeling approach - Muhammad Irfan; Zhen-Yu Zhao; Abdul Rehman; Ilhan Ozturk; Heng Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Petrology and geochemistry of volcanic and volcanoclastic rocks from Zhob ophiolite, North-Western Pakistan - Abdul Naeem; Andrew C. Kerr; Muhammad Ishaq Kakar; Rehanul Haq Siddiqui; Muhammad Ayoub Khan; Nisar Ahmed (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Systematic study of the new remains of Propotamochoerus hysudricus (Suidae, Mammalia) from the Late Miocene–Early Pliocene of Middle Siwaliks (Pakistan) - Sadaf Aslam; Abdul Majid Khan; Rana Manzoor Ahmad; Ayesha Iqbal; Muhammad Tahir Waseem (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Zinc Application in Combination with Zinc Solubilizing Enterobacter sp. MN17 Improved Productivity, Profitability, Zinc Efficiency, and Quality of Desi Chickpea - Aman Ullah; Muhammad Farooq; Faisal Nadeem; Abdul Rehman; Mubshar Hussain; Ahmad Nawaz; Muhammad Naveed (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2020)

Morpho-physiological Effects and Molecular Mode of Action of Mepiquat Chloride Application in Cotton: A Review - Shahbaz Atta Tung; Ying Huang; Abdul Hafeez; Saif Ali; Anda Liu; Muhammad Sohaib Chattha; Shoaib Ahmad; Guozheng Yang (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2020)

Interactive Effect of Biochar and Silicon on Improving Morpho-Physiological and Biochemical Attributes of Maize by Reducing Drought Hazards - Abdul Sattar; Ahmad Sher; Muhammad Ijaz; Sami Ul-Allah; Madiha Butt; Muhammad Irfan; Muhammad Shahid Rizwan; Hakoomat Ali; Mumtaz A. Cheema (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2020)

Foliar Potassium-Induced Regulations in Glycine Betaine and Malondialdehyde Were Associated with Grain Yield of Heat-Stressed Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) - Muhammad Shahid; Muhammad Farrukh Saleem; Amna Saleem; Muhammad Sarwar; Haroon Zaman Khan; Abdul Shakoor (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2020)

Management of Tribolium castaneum using synergism between conventional fumigant and plant essential oils - Abdul Khaliq; Muhammad Irfan Ullah; Muhammad Afzal; Sajjad Ali; Asif Sajjad; Akhlaq Ahmad; Samina Khalid (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2020)

Does globalization and financial sector development affect environmental quality? A panel data investigation for the Middle East and North African countries - Abdul Majid Awan; Muhammad Azam; Imran Ullah Saeed; Baher Bakhtyar (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Screening of Lipase-Producing Bacteria and Optimization of Lipase-Mediated Biodiesel Production from Jatropha curcas Seed Oil Using Whole Cell Approach - Abdul Haq; Sana Adeel; Alam Khan; Qurrat ul ain Rana; Muhammad Adil Nawaz Khan; Muhammad Rafiq; Muhammad Ishfaq; Samiullah Khan; Aamer Ali Shah; Fariha Hasan; Safia Ahmed; Malik Badshah (BioEnergy Research, 2020)

Pregnancy status and thyroid function in semi-intensive-kept Marecha she-camels (Camelus dromedarius): managerial implications - Asim Faraz; Carlos Iglesias Pastrana; Annamaria Passantino; Ayman Balla Mustafa; Abdul Waheed; Nasir Ali Tauqir; Muhammad Shahid Nabeel (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2020)

Sponges in shallow tropical and temperate reefs are important habitats for marine invertebrate biodiversity - Ying-Yueh Chin; Jane Prince; Gary Kendrick; Muhammad Azmi Abdul Wahab (Marine Biology, 2020)

First report of Curvularia verruculosa causing leaf spot disease of grape (Vitis vinifera) in Afghanistan - Nasir Ahmed Rajput; Hussainullah; Chao Huo; JiFen Cao; Muhammad Atiq; Rana Muhammad Atif; Abdul Mubeen Lodhi; Rehana Naz Syed; Sohaib Sarfraz; Akhtar Hameed; Zhijian Zhao (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2020)

First report of root rot caused by Ceratobasidium sp. AG-Fa on Capsicum annuum in Pakistan - Aliya Tariq; Farah Naz; Muhammad Shahid; Amjad Shahzad Gondle; Abdul Sattar; Muhammad Nabeel; Zobia Jabeen; Imran Hassan (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2020)

First report of Fusarium equiseti causing stem rot disease of grape (Vitis vinifera L.) in Afghanistan - Nasir Ahmed Rajput; Bakhat Zaman; Chao Huo; JiFen Cao; Muhammad Atiq; Abdul Mubeen Lodhi; Rehana Naz Syed; Babar Khan; Owais Iqbal; Zhijian Zhao (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2020)

Biogeochemical transformation of greenhouse gas emissions from terrestrial to atmospheric environment and potential feedback to climate forcing - Awais Shakoor; Fatima Ashraf; Saba Shakoor; Adnan Mustafa; Abdul Rehman; Muhammad Mohsin Altaf (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Chemical fractionation and risk assessment of trace elements in sewage sludge generated from various states of Pakistan - Umair Riaz; Ghulam Murtaza; Saifullah; Muhammad Farooq; Humera Aziz; Ayesha Abdul Qadir; Shahzada Munawar Mehdi; Muhammad Akram Qazi (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Developing the first halophytic turfgrasses for the urban landscape from native Arabian desert grass - Muhammad Zamin; Shah Fahad; Abdul Mateen Khattak; Muhammad Adnan; Fazli Wahid; Ahmad Raza; Depeng Wang; Shah Saud; Muhammad Noor; Hafiz Faiq Bakhat; Muhammad Mubeen; Hafiz Mohkum Hammad; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Spatial distribution of microplastics in soil with context to human activities: a case study from the urban center - Anam Rafique; Muhammad Irfan; Mehvish Mumtaz; Abdul Qadir (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2020)

Heavy Metals Level, Health Risk Assessment Associated with Contamination of Black Tea; A Case Study from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan - Muhammad Idrees; Fazal Akbar Jan; Shah Hussain; Abdul Salam (Biological Trace Element Research, 2020)

Assessment of Real Time, Multi-Satellite Precipitation Products under Diverse Climatic and Topographic Conditions - Muhammad Masood; Abdul Sattar Shakir; Aftab Hussain Azhar; Guhlam Nabi; Habib-u-Rehman (Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 2020)