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Return and volatility transmission between oil price shocks and agricultural commodities

Zaghum Umar; Mariya Gubareva; Muhammad Naeem dkk.

PLOS ONE, Vol. 16 No. 2 · 2021 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

This paper studies the connectedness between oil price shocks and agricultural commodities. Our sample period ranges from January 2002 to July 2020, covering the three global crises; Global Financial Crisis, the European sovereign debt crisis and Covid-19 pandemic crisis. We employ Granger…

Field Evolved Resistance in Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Bacillus thuringiensis Toxin Cry1Ac in Pakistan

Anwaar H. K. Alvi; Ali H. Sayyed; Muhammad Naeem dkk.

Public Library of Science · 2012 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) is one of the most destructive pests of several field and vegetable crops, with indiscriminate use of insecticides contributing to multiple instances of resistance. In the present study we assessed whether H. armigera had developed resistance to Bt cotton and compared…

An approach to optimizing dietary protein to growth and body composition in walking catfish, Clarias batrachus (Linneaeus, 1758)

Zara Naeem; Amina Zuberi; Muhammad Ali dkk.

PLOS ONE, Vol. 19 No. 5 · 2024 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

Clarias batrachus is a commercially important food fish. In the present study, effect of varying dietary protein levels was evaluated on the survival, growth parameters and proximate composition of C. batrachus. Diets comprising 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, and 50% crude protein (CP) were supplied to…

Proximate body composition, elemental concentration and enzymatic activity analysis of Catla catla exposed to the nanoparticle (CuO-NPs) and Vitamin C

Najeeb Ur Rehman; Syed Qaswar Ali Shah; Muhammad Naeem dkk.

PLOS One, Vol. 21 No. 2 · 2026 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

Aquaculture plays a vital role in global food production, providing a significant source of protein and livelihood for millions of people worldwide. The toxicity of copper oxide nanoparticle (CuO-NPs) can severely impact the health and productivity of farmed fish species, such as Catla catla. This…

Impact of different mulching treatments on weed flora and productivity of maize ( Zea mays L.) and sunflower ( Helianthus annuus L.)

Mubshar Hussain; Syed Nasir Abbas Shah; Muhammad Naeem dkk.

PLOS ONE, Vol. 17 No. 4 · 2022 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

The concerns on weed control through herbicides are increasing due to their negative impacts on environment and human health. Therefore, alternative weed management methods are inevitable for sustainable crop production and lowering the negative consequences of herbicides. Mulching is an…

Biochemical characterization of bioinspired nanosuspensions from Swertia chirayita extract and their therapeutic effects through nanotechnology approach

Ayesha Raza; Tayyab Ali; Muhammad Naeem dkk.

PLOS ONE, Vol. 19 No. 2 · 2024 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

Swertia chirayita is used as a traditional medicinal plant due to its pharmacological activities, including antioxidant, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic. This study was aimed to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of newly synthesized nanosuspensions from Swertia chirayita through…

A robust deep learning approach for impulse noise filtering using hybrid auto-encoder with fuzzy median filter

Muhammad Naeem; Sohail Masood Bhatti; Muhammad Rashid dkk.

PLOS One, Vol. 21 No. 4 · 2026 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

De-noising convolutional neural networks (DnCNNs), are a powerful nonlinear mapping models in image processing for impulse noise removal. During training and validation, a set of 12 standard testing images is used to evaluate model performance. DnCNNs demonstrate strong capability in classification…

Deciphering the genetic landscape of tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus: Dynamic and region-specific diversity revealed by comprehensive sequence analyses

Zafar Iqbal; Adil Alshoaibi; Sallah Ahmad Al Hashedi dkk.

PLOS One, Vol. 20 No. 7 · 2025 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV), a swiftly spreading bipartite begomovirus infecting ~43 plant species across Asia, Africa, and Europe, poses a major agricultural threat. This study comprehensively investigated the genetic diversity and evolutionary dynamics of ToLCNDV using a large…

Molecular characterization and validation of sunflower ( Helianthus annuus L.) hybrids through SSR markers

Hafiz Ghulam Muhu-Din Ahmed; Muhammad Rizwan; Muhammad Naeem dkk.

PLOS ONE, Vol. 17 No. 5 · 2022 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

Genetic purity is a prerequisite for exploiting the potential of hybrids in cross-pollinated crops, such as sunflower. In this regard DNA-based study was conducted using 110 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers to check the genetic purity of 23 parents and their 60 hybrids in sunflower. The…

Genome-wide association mapping for high temperature tolerance in wheat through 90k SNP array using physiological and yield traits

Hafiz Ghulam Muhu-Din Ahmed; Muhammad Naeem; Yawen Zeng dkk.

PLOS ONE, Vol. 17 No. 1 · 2022 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

Dissecting the genetic basis of physiological and yield traits against tolerance to heat stress is an essential in wheat breeding programs to boost up the wheat yield for sustainable food security. Herein, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) was performed to reveal the genetic basis of heat…

Sprayable RNAi for silencing of important genes to manage red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Muhammad Naeem Sattar; Muhammad Nadir Naqqash; Adel A. Rezk dkk.

PLOS ONE, Vol. 19 No. 10 · 2024 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

The red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliver, 1970) (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) is the most devastating insect-pest of palm trees worldwide. Synthetic insecticides are the most preferred tool for the management of RPW. Alternatively, RNA interference (RNAi) mediated silencing of crucial…

Serotype Diversity of Astroviruses in Rawalpindi, Pakistan during 2009–2010

Muhammad Masroor Alam; Adnan Khurshid; Muhammad Suleman Rana dkk.

PLoS ONE, Vol. 8 No. 4 · 2013 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

Astroviruses are globally known enteropathogens causing gastroenteritis and diarrhea, with eight well defined serotypes. Epidemiological studies have recognized serotype-1 as the most common subtype but no such data is available in Pakistan. During 2009–2010, we found astroviruses in 41 out of 535…

Oral intake of mesoporous silica is safe and well tolerated in male humans

Emilia Hagman; Amira Elimam; Natalia Kupferschmidt dkk.

PLOS ONE, Vol. 15 No. 10 · 2020 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

Background: Precisely engineered mesoporous silica has been shown to induce weight loss in mice, but whether it is safe to use in humans have not investigated. Objective: The aim was to determine whether oral dosing, up to 9 grams/day, of precisely engineered mesoporous silica as a food additive…

Human Parechovirus Genotypes -10, -13 and -15 in Pakistani Children with Acute Dehydrating Gastroenteritis

Muhammad Masroor Alam; Adnan Khurshid; Shahzad Shaukat dkk.

PLoS ONE, Vol. 8 No. 11 · 2013 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

Human parechoviruses are known to cause asymptomatic to severe clinical illness predominantly respiratory and gastroenetric infections. Despite their global prevalence, epidemiological studies have not been performed in Pakistan. In this study, we retrospectively analyzed 110 fecal specimen and…

Correction: Human Parechovirus Genotypes -10, -13 and -15 in Pakistani Children with Acute Dehydrating Gastroenteritis

Muhammad Masroor Alam; Adnan Khurshid; Shahzad Shaukat dkk.

PLoS ONE, Vol. 8 No. 12 · 2013 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

Computational and experimental evaluation of Pisolithus arhizus metabolites targeting major efflux pumps of mastitis-associated Staphylococcus aureus

Hansa Gul; Iram Zahra; Zahida Nasreen dkk.

PLOS One, Vol. 21 No. 7 · 2026 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in pathogenic bacteria, particularly Staphylococcus aureus, is an increasing global concern in veterinary medicine. The present study evaluated bioactive metabolites from P. arhizus as potential inhibitors of major S. aureus efflux pumps. The methanolic extracts of P…

Identification of two terpenoids from Withania coagulans with predicted multitarget binding affinity: An in vitro and in silico study

Hansa Gul; Nasir Assad; Zahida Nasreen dkk.

PLOS One, Vol. 21 No. 2 · 2026 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

Withania coagulans (Dunal) Stocks, a medicinal plant of the Solanaceae family, has long been recognized in traditional medicine for its antidiabetic, antimicrobial, and antioxidant activities. In the present study, gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) analysis of the aqueous stem extract of…

Study protocol for development of an options assessment toolkit (OAT) for national malaria programs in Asia Pacific to determine best combinations of vivax radical cure for their given contexts

Manash Shrestha; Josselyn Neukom; Sanjaya Acharya dkk.

PLOS ONE, Vol. 18 No. 3 · 2023 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

Introduction: Recent advances in G6PD deficiency screening and treatment are rapidly changing the landscape of radical cure of vivax malaria available for National Malaria Programs (NMPs). While NMPs await the WHO’s global policy guidance on these advances, they will also need to consider different…

Identification and characterization of genes related to salt stress tolerance within segregation distortion regions of genetic map in F 2 population of upland cotton

Muhammad Shehzad; Zhongli Zhou; Allah Ditta dkk.

PLOS ONE, Vol. 16 No. 3 · 2021 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

Segregation distortion (SD) is a genetic mechanism commonly found in segregating or stable populations. The principle behind this puzzles many researchers. The F2 generation developed from wild Gossypium darwinii and G. hirsutum CCRI12 species was used to investigate the possible transcription…

Enhancements in yield, agronomic, and zinc recovery efficiencies of rice-wheat system through bioactive zinc coated urea application in Aridisols

Syed Shahid Hussain Shah; Muhammad Azhar; Faisal Nadeem dkk.

PLOS ONE, Vol. 18 No. 3 · 2023 · Inggris · PLOS Scopus

Background: Zinc (Zn) deficiency and source-dependent Zn fertilization to achieve optimum Zn levels in rice and wheat grains remain global concern for human nutrition, especially in developing countries. To-date, little is known about the effectiveness of bioactive Zn-coated urea (BAZU) to enhance…