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A Hybrid BRNN-ARIMA Model for Financial Time Series Forecasting
The accurate forecasting of time series is difficult and for exchange rate more difficult as well. Because it is difficult to predict as they continuously fluctuate during trading hours. Exchange rate forecasting plays a vital financial problem in recent era. It is extensively acknowledged that…
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Are Neural Network Models Truly Effective at Forecasting? An Evaluation of Forecast Performance of Traditional Models with Neural Network Model for theMacroeconomic Data of G-7 Countries
Forecasting macroeconomic and financial data are always difficult task to the researchers. Various statistical and econometrics techniques have been used to forecast these variables more accurately. Furthermore, in the presence of structural break,linear models are failed to model and forecast…
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Advances in adjunct therapy against tuberculosis: Deciphering the emerging role of phytochemicals
Abstract Eastern countries are a major source of medicinal plants, which set up a rich source of ethnopharmacologically known medicines used in the treatment of various diseases. These traditional medicines have been known as complementary, alternative, or nonconventional therapy across globe for…
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Repurposing Immunomodulatory Drugs to Combat Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by an obligate intracellular pathogen, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) and is responsible for the maximum number of deaths due to a single infectious agent. Current therapy for TB, Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS) comprises multiple…
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Modeling and Forecasting Stock Market Volatility of CPEC Founding Countries: Using Nonlinear Time Series and Machine Learning Models
The highly sensitive, nonlinear, and unpredictable stock marketbehaviours are always challenging for researchers. Stock markets ofPakistan and China, i.e., KSE-100 and SSE-100, respectively, are thetwo most attractive stock markets after the official announcementof CPEC. Thus, the daily closing…
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The Role of Student Expectation and Service Quality in Higher Education Institutions of Pakistan
A sharp increase in tuition fee and the demand for efficient university graduates for employment from the employers’ perspective has given rise to an increase in students’ expectations. In private sector, students of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) have greater expectations as they pay more…
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Assessing intrinsic capacity in older adults using the ICOPE tool in a tertiary care setting in Karachi, Pakistan
Background: Ageing in Pakistan highlights the urgent need to preserve intrinsic capacity. The WHO Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) tool provides a standardized framework for assessing intrinsic capacity. This study applied a translated version of the ICOPE tool in older adults in Karachi to…
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Evaluation of efficient carbon, nitrogen sources, micro and macro nutrients for dextran production by Weissella cibaria CMGDEX3 by utilizing a modified multifactorial Placket-Burman statistical design
In the present study previously isolated Weissella cibaria CMG DEX3 capable of producing high molecular weight, water soluble dextran (Ahmed et al., 2012) is characterized for most efficient less expensive carbon, nitrogen sources, micro and macro nutrients by utilizing a multifactorial…
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Toxicological assessment of Phormidium sp. derived copper oxide nanoparticles for its biomedical and environmental applications
Abstract Driven by the need to biosynthesized alternate biomedical agents to prevent and treat infection, copper oxide nanoparticles (CuONPs) have surfaced as a promising avenue. Cyanobacteria-derived synthesis of CuONPs is of substantive interest as it offers an eco-friendly, cost-effective, and…
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Mycobacterial biofilms: A therapeutic target against bacterial persistence and generation of antibiotic resistance
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) is the causative agent of Tuberculosis, one of the deadliest infectious diseases. According to the WHO Report 2023, in 2022, approximately 10.6 million people got infected with TB, and 1.6 million died. It has multiple antibiotics for treatment, but the major…
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Forecasting Carbon Dioxide Emission of Asian Countries Using ARIMA and Simple Exponential Smoothing Models
Industrial revolution has increased the level of pollution due to emission of carbon dioxide in the past few decades. Resulting changes in the world’s climate are seen in the form of an increase in temperature which causes heat waves, diseases related to skin, cardiovascular and other respiratory…
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Investigate the link between workplace dynamics and job satisfaction among Saudi pharmacists
Background: Job satisfaction is a critical factor influencing employee performance, motivation, and retention in healthcare, particularly among pharmacists. Positive workplace relationships and psychological well-being are essential contributors to job satisfaction, yet little is known about how…
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The safety and efficacy of Houtou Jianweiling tablet in patients with chronic non-atrophic gastritis: a double-blind, non-inferiority, randomized controlled trial
Background: Common symptoms of Chronic Non-atrophic Gastritis (CNAG) include nausea, stomach distension, and abdominal pain. The Houtou Jianweiling Tablet (HTJWT) is a chinese patent medicine (CN1368229A) and it has been used clinically for more than 20 years with proven clinical efficacy in…
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Pod physical traits significantly implicate shattering response of pods in beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Pod shattering is an undesirable process leading to loss of harvestable yields. In the present study, we sought to undertake the first comprehensive phenotyping in 254 bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes for pod shattering including various mechanistic aspects as well as assess natural variation…
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Characterisation of Western Himalayan common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes for agronomic traits, seed macro- and micronutrient composition, disease response and SSR markers
Abstract Western Himalayas is a hot spot for common bean variability. We evaluated 45 diverse genotypes for ten agronomic and seven seed nutritional traits, as well as disease response and molecular diversity analysis using 50 SSR markers. Significant variability was recorded for all the agronomic…
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Differential plasticity responses of contrasting common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes reveals significant influence of phosphate solubilizing bacteria on root architecture and leaf phosphorus
Abstract Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) are known to enhance phosphorus (P) availability in low-P soils, yet genotype-specific root architectural responses to PSB remain poorly understood in common bean. In the present study 20 diverse bean genotypes were evaluated for laboratory and…
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Jinhua Qinggan granules for non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, and randomized controlled trial
BackgroundKey findings from the World Health Organization Expert Meeting on Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in treating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reported that TCMs are beneficial, particularly for mild-to-moderate cases. The efficacy of Jinhua Qinggan granules (JHQG) in…
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Identification of water deficit stress tolerant genotypes of common bean using adaptive root and shoot traits under different screening systems
Abstract Common bean is an important component of global nutritional security. Climate change driven water deficit stress impairs crop performance by implicating both above and below ground plant parts in crops like common beans that are largely grown in marginal low input farming systems. In order…
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Mechanism and relevance of stay green trait in crop breeding for abiotic stress tolerance
Abstract Stay-green (SG) or delayed senescence trait is characterized by extended retention of greenness and contributes to improved carbon capture, radiation use efficiency, and resource remobilization. Significant advances have been made in our understanding of the physiological, biochemical, and…
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A randomized, double-blind, positive-controlled, Phase-II clinical trial to evaluate efficacy and safety of Fuke Qianjin capsule in Pakistani patients with pelvic inflammatory disease
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a frequently occurring gynecological disorder mainly caused by the inflammation of a woman’s upper genital tract. Generally, antibiotics are used for treating PID, but prolonged use poses potential risks of gut bacterial…