Retraction notice to ‘Nano-remediation technologies for the sustainable mitigation of persistent organic pollutants’ [Environ. Res. 211 (2022) 113060] - Liu Fei; Muhammad Bilal; Sarmad Ahmad Qamar; Hafiz Muhammad Imran; Areej Riasat; Muhammad Jahangeer; Misbah Ghafoor; Nisar Ali; Hafiz M.N. Iqbal (Environmental Research, 2026)

The role of Campylobacter group II phages in mitigating Campylobacter contamination across the poultry food chain: Current applications and future prospects - Muhammad Shahzad Rafiq; Syed Sami Haider; Ziyi Li; Muhammad Sarmad; Dongxin Ma; Muhammad Ali Khan; Junhao Wang; Shuaifeng Gu; Pan Tao; Muhammad Tanweer Khan; Haihong Hao (Food Research International, 2026)

Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of 72 Turkish Ficus carica (L.) Genotypes Assessed Using SCoT Markers - Meliha Feryal Sarıkaya; Muhammad Azhar Nadeem; Sarmad Ali Qureshi; Mehmet Bedir; Muhammed Tatar; Amjad Ali; Muhammad Tanveer Altaf; Viyan Acar Uçer; Kağan Kökten; Erdal Aglar; Faheem Shehzad Baloch (Biochemical Genetics, 2026)

Farmyard manure mineralization: field and laboratory insights into manure placement depth and mulching strategies for sustainable maize production - Sarmad Iqbal; Ahmad Khan; Gulzar Ahmad; Habib Akbar; Dost Muhammad (Plant and Soil, 2026)

Physicochemical Characterization and Molecular Docking of Salicylic Acid-Binding Protein 2 (SABP2) Suggest Drought-Responsive Mechanisms in Tobacco - Mirza Muhammad Ahad Baig; Sarmad Farogh Arshad; Muhammad Asif Saleem; Abdulsmad Baig; Muhammad Mudasir; Zeeshan Ahmad; Taimoor Ali; Abdul Rehman (Journal of Crop Health, 2026)

Potential efficacy of insecticides and plant growth regulators against Oxycarenus hyalinipennis (Costa) during the fruiting stage of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) - Muhammad Saqib Ajmal; Muhammad Farhan; Sajjad Ali; Qaiser Shakeel; Habib Ali; Ammara Riaz; Javaid Iqbal; Konul Ahmadova; Muhammad Sarmad; Muhammad Sajjad (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2026)

Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of YTH gene family in barley reveals their potential role under abiotic stresses - Muhammad Mudasir; Muhammad Shahzad; Ayesha Bibi; Shareef Gul; Liu Qiuyi; Sarmad Frogh Arshad; Hameed Gul; Ali Shahzad (Genetica, 2026)

Unveiling genetic diversity and population structure in lentil (Lens culinaris) germplasm through scot markers - Sarmad Ali Qureshi; Muhammad Azhar Nadeem; Meliha Feryal Sarıkaya; Amjad Ali; Muhammed Tatar; Muhammad Tanveer Altafl; Dilek Tekdal; Muhammad Kashif Ilyas; Seyithan Seydoşoğşu; Sezai Ercişli; Kağan Kökten; Faheem Shahzad Baloch (Molecular Biology Reports, 2025)

Facile construction of chitosan-ternary metal selenide biopolymer-based composite for photocatalytic degradation of petroleum derive sunset yellow and acid black azo-dyes using response surface methodology RSM - Tariq Aziz; Muhammad Farhan; Adnan Khan; Nisar Ali; Javeed Azam; Sumeet Malik; Sarmad Ali; Nauman Ali; Hamayun Khan; Rayya Ahmed Al Balushi; Mohammad M. Al-Hinaai; Thuraya Al-Harthy (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2025)

Biochemical validation for the therapeutic use of Plumeria rubra in coagulation disorders: a study combining in silico, in vitro, and in vivo approaches - Imran Ahmad Khan; Muhammad Anwar; Sarmad Frogh Arshad; Athar Hussain; Muhammad Usman; Mohammed Nadeem Ansari; Hasan Junaid Arshad; Asma Shah Rukh; Qurat Ul Ain; Maliha Khalid Khan (Protoplasma, 2025)

Enhanced electrochemical performance of MoP2-based supercapacitor electrodes through doping with transition, post-transition, and rare earth metals - Mudassar Maraj; Mir Rehman Shabbir; Faisal Ali; Muhammad Hamza Naseer; Ali Haider Bhalli; Sarmad Ali; Nian Li; Xiuhong Li; Zhenyang Wang (Fuel, 2025)

Exploring genetic diversity of Turkish fig (Ficus carica L.) germplasm using inter-Primer Binding Site (iPBS) retrotransposon markers - Viyan Acar Uçer; Erdal Aglar; Parnaz Mortazavi; Sarmad Ali Qureshi; Amjad Ali; Muhammed Tatar; Muhammad Tanveer Altaf; Mehmet Bedir; Sezai Ercişli; Muhammad Azhar Nadeem; Faheem Shehzad Baloch (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2025)

Entrapment of glucose oxidase from Aspergillus niger ISL-09 in poly(acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) hydrogels for improved stability and catalytic efficiency towards industrial applications - Rukhma; Sikander Ali; Muhammad Jahangeer; Muti Ur Rehman; Iqra Liyaqat; Sarmad Ahmad Qamar (Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2024)

An Aedes–Anopheles Vaccine Candidate Supplemented with BCG Epitopes Against the Aedes and Anopheles Genera to Overcome Hypersensitivity to Mosquito Bites - Muhammad Naveed; Urooj Ali; Tariq Aziz; Rida Naveed; Sarmad Mahmood; Muhammad Mustajab Khan; Metab Alharbi; Thamer H. Albekairi; Abdullah F. Alasmari (Acta Parasitologica, 2024)

Fucoidan-based nanomaterial and its multifunctional role for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications - Muhammad Waheed Iqbal; Tahreem Riaz; Shahid Mahmood; Muhammad Bilal; Muhammad Faisal Manzoor; Sarmad Ahmad Qamar; Xianghui Qi (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2024)

Therapeutic Physical Properties, Photocatalytic, and Anti-bacterial Activities of Hydrothermally Fabricated Cu-doped ZnO NPs - Muhammad Zahid Ishaque; Yasir Zaman; Yasir Yousaf; Muhammad Shahzad; Abu Bakar Siddique; Hira Zaman; Sarmad Ali; Nisar Ali (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2024)

A short review on the role of thyroxine in fast wound healing and tissue regeneration - Muhammad Fahad Amin; Muhammad Sarmad Zubair; Muhammad Ammar (Tissue and Cell, 2023)

Influence of temperature on the development and reproduction of Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) on castor bean: implications for its use as a trap crop - Muhammad Zakria; Muhammad Shah Zaib; Khalid Abbas; Muhammad Sarmad; Syed Muhammad Zaka; Muhammad Noor-ul-Ane (Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 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)

Microbial exopolysaccharide-based nano-carriers with unique multi-functionalities for biomedical sectors - Muhammad Asgher; Sarmad Ahmad Qamar; Hafiz M. N. Iqbal (Biologia, 2021)

Optimization of biosurfactant production from chemically mutated strain of Bacillus subtilis using waste automobile oil as low-cost substrate - Muhammad Asgher; Mariam Afzal; Sarmad Ahmad Qamar; Nimrah Khalid (Environmental Sustainability, 2020)

Phytochemical screening and in-vitro evaluation of pharmacological activities of peels of Musa sapientum and Carica papaya fruit - Sarmad Siddique; Shamsa Nawaz; Faqir Muhammad; Bushra Akhtar; Bilal Aslam (Natural Product Research, 2018)