Zafar Iqbal

Environmental drivers of date fruit unripening syndrome in dryland regions of Saudi Arabia

Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Munir, Adil Ahmed Alshoaibi, Nashi K. Alqahtani

Date Fruit Unripening Syndrome (DFUS), a very recently observed phenomenon, is a devastating non-ripening disorder hindering the Rutab-to-Tamar transition. While observed sporadically since 2019, DFUS became prominent in 2024, disproportionately affecting the economically important Khalas cultivar (40%), followed by Sheshi (19%), Reziz …

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Begomovirus and DNA satellites diversity in Bemisia tabaci from cotton growing areas of Pakistan

Zafar Iqbal, Mariyam Masood, Imran Ul Amin, Abdul Khaliq Al-Shoaibi et autres

Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD), a major threat to cotton production in Pakistan and northwestern India, is caused by a complex of begomoviruses transmitted by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci. These begomoviruses are typically associated with Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite (CLCuMuB) and …

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Edible Landscaping: Planning and Designing

Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, S.H. Butt, Rashid Mukhtar Balal

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MORTALITY DETERMINANTS IN CARDIOGENIC SHOCK FOLLOWING ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS

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Role of District Education Authorities (DEAs) to Enhance the Quality of Education in Pakistan

Shazia Abdul Malik, Syed Waseem Ul Haq Naqvi, Zafar Iqbal

The current paper studies the role of District Education Authorities (DEAs) basic job in the arrangement of advanced education in Pakistan. The objectives of the study were to (a) study the role of District Education Authorizes (DAEs) in improving quality education in …

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Elementary School Teachers’ Dispositions about the Assessment of Students

Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Irfan Malik

The study aim was to assess teachers’ dispositions towards student assessment based on national standards. National Standards for teachers’ professional development were developed under the Federal Ministry of Education; Government of Pakistan in 2009. For this end, interviews with 32 teachers working …

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Comparative Perception of Undergraduate Medical and Dental Students between Case-Based Learning and Problem-Based Learning in Karachi

Syed M. Abdullah Salman, Talal Bin Taheer, Shaima Sultana Memon, Zafar Iqbal et autres

Background: Teaching methodologies that govern self-directed learning skills include problem-based learning (PBL) and case-based learning (CBL). Both undergraduate and graduate curriculum in Pakistan medical colleges frequently employ one or the other, depending on the situation. The objective of our research was to …

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Comparative Analysis of Quality Teaching and Management Practices in Pre-PSSP and Post-PSSP in District Lodhran, Punjab

Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Akram Shakir, Safura Fatima

The Punjab Education Sector Reform Program (PSSP) was implemented in 2012 to improve the quality of education in public schools in Punjab, Pakistan. This study aims to compare the quality of teaching and management practices in public schools in Lodhran before and …

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Parametric optimisation of friction stir welding on aluminium alloy (EN AW-1100) plates

Muhammad Uzair Awan, Mahmood Khan, Khalid Waheed, Zafar Iqbal et autres

Friction stir welding is a solid-state welding process used extensively for aluminium alloys. EN AW-1100 alloy is mostly used for its exceptional corrosion resistance, high ductility, high thermal and electrical conductivities, and cost-effectiveness. This study is focused on the optimisation of friction …

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Comparative analysis of buffalo and cow milk for quality characteristics and β-N-acetyl-glucosaminidase activity in non-infected animals

Razia Kausar, Amjad Hameed, Huma Jamil, Zafar Iqbal

In Pakistan, milk quality control standards are yet to be established. The prime objective of this study was to develop the standard referencevalues for the milk pH, its somatic cell count (SCC), electric conductivity (EC) and NAGase i.e., milk enzyme in the …

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Perspective of Patients & Health Care Providers Regarding Responsiveness at Fatima Jinnah Chest hospital, Quetta. A Qualitative Study

Sher Afgan Raisani, Humaira Mahmood, Jawaria Ali Khan, Zafar Iqbal et autres

Tuberculosis is highly contagious with an estimated global incidence of 10 million in 2018. Pakistan has the world’s 5th highest Tuberculosis burden. Achieving adequate responsiveness remains an elusive challenge for Pakistan's health system. Many factors regarding eight dimensions of the health system …

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Chemogenetic activation of astrocytes promotes remyelination and restores cognitive deficits in visceral hypersensitive rats

Mahadi Hasan, Zhuogui Lei, Mastura Akter, Zafar Iqbal et autres

(iScience 26, 105840; January 20, 2023) In Figure 4H of the original article, representative images of visceromotor response (VMR) recordings to graded pressures of colorectal distension (CRD; 20, 40, 60, 80 mmHg) in VH rats without (left) and with (right) clemastine were …