Search Results - Muhammad Umair

Doors are considered vulnerable to failure in structures when subjected to extreme loads, such as blasts. Consequently, blast-resistant doors are designed to withstand blast pressure in important structures. This study developed a multi-layer Steel, Aluminum Foam, and Steel–Concrete–Steel composite...

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Accurate energy consumption forecasting is essential for efficient resource management and sustainability in the building sector. Deep learning models are highly successful but struggle with limited historical data and become unusable when historical data are unavailable, such as in newly constructe...

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Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) is an industrial crop, grown worldwide for sugar production. In Pakistan, sugar is mostly extracted from sugarcane, soil and environmental conditions are equally favorable for sugar beet cultivation. Beet sugar contents are higher than sugarcane sugar contents, which ca...

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Wetlands in the Upper Mekong River Basin (UMRB) have experienced profound structural and hydrological transformations over the past two decades, driven by intensified land use and upstream hydrological engineering. This study investigates wetland classification and inundation dynamics across the UMR...

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Background: Acute attacks of childhood bronchial asthma can be life-threatening if not timely and appropriately managed. This study aimed to compare the mean pulmonary asthma score in salbutamol alone versus salbutamol combined with ipratropium bromide for managing childhood acute asthma. Methods...

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Background: Salivary gland tumors, though uncommon, are clinically significant due to their diverse histological patterns, diagnostic complexity, and varying malignant potential. These tumors arise from both major and minor salivary glands, with the parotid gland being most frequently affected. Des...

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Environmental sustainability is a critical and urgent challenge of the modern world. Pakistan continues to struggle with balancing economic growth and environmental protection. In recent years, Pakistan has faced severe environmental issues, notably air pollution. This study investigates the impact...

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Background: The laboratory testing process comprises the pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical phases. The pre-analytical phase has the highest frequency of error among these three stages. The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of pre-analytical errors and the reasons be...

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Background: Conventional monopolar electrocautery in level-II axillary lymph-node dissection is associated with seroma formation and thermal injury. LigaSure, an electrothermal bipolar vessel-sealing system, may reduce postoperative drainage. The study aimed to compare axillary drain output after l...

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The escalating threat of climate change presents a significant challenge to modern agriculture, with serious consequences for global food security. The impact of changing climate variables on crop productivity, particularly for key agricultural commodities, raises concerns about future yields. This...

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Scorpion venoms are a rich source of peptides that modulate the activity of ion channels and can serve as a new drug for channelopathies. Cvill6 and Cvill7 are two new peptides isolated from the venom of <i>Centruroides villegasi</i> with MW of 4277 Da and 4287 Da and they consist of 38...

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Studying the significant impacts on vegetation of drought due to global warming is crucial in order to understand its dynamics and interrelationships with temperature, rainfall, and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). These factors are linked to excesses drought frequency and severity on...

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Cranes play a significant role in transporting goods from one point to another in construction sites, factories, shipping yards, and mining sites. The main control objective of the cranes is to effectively convey the goods, including chemicals and sensitive materials, as quickly as possible without...

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Retinal diseases are among the leading causes of blindness worldwide, requiring early detection for effective treatment. Manual interpretation of ophthalmic imaging, such as optical coherence tomography (OCT), is traditionally time-consuming, prone to inconsistencies, and requires specialized expert...

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ABSTRACT The field of molecular charge transfer cocrystals (CTCs) has advanced rapidly in recent years, with much work focused on their use in optoelectronic devices, photoacoustic imaging, photothermal therapy (PTT), optical waveguides, seawater desalination, and more. Organic photothermal CTCs are...

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Lead (Pb) is a common toxic metal that causes severe health and environmental problems. However, the defensive role and underlying mechanism of combined biochar (BC) and melatonin (MT) against Pb stress are still unclear. Therefore, to fill this gap, this study investigated the impacts of BC and MT...

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Two-dimensional lead halide perovskites are of significant interest for a variety of practical applications. However, the relationships between their composition and properties are not fully clear. Here we investigated photoluminescence from 2D Ruddlesden–Popper perovskites with different bulky spac...

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The photocatalytic hydrogen (H2) production under visible sunlight has gained global recognition as a viable energy source due to its renewable, clean, and sustainable approach. Bandgap engineering and surface modifications of the photocatalyst are crucial to effectively generating H2 in the visible...

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health issue, causing an estimated 1.27 million deaths in 2019. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to assess the burden of AMR in food animals in Pakistan, identify resistant microbes, and highlight emerging trends in multidrug resistance (...

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