A study was carried out to elaborate the medicinal plant diversity at higher altitude of District Shangla, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The district is located between 33°-31' to 34°-08' North latitudes and 72°-33' to 73°-01' East longitude. Floristically the area comes under SinoJapanese region. The study revealed that there were 25 medicinal plant species belonging to 21 families. Among thes...

Field survey of the cucurbit crops revealed a high incidence of Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (KPK), Pakistan. Among the seven districts surveyed, average percent incidence of CGMMV was recorded up to 58.1% in district Nowshera, followed by 51.1% in district Charsada, 40.5% in district Swabi and 37.3% in district Mardan. In Swat and Dir districts aver...

From 2013 to 2015, the National Institute of Health, Pakistan, received 1,270 blood samples of suspected dengue cases reported from inpatient and outpatient departments of various hospitals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province. In this study, we determined the circulating dengue virus (DENV) serotypes using real-time reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR to understand the serotype-based epidemiology o...

The objective of this study was to evaluate and analyze clinical characteristics and treatment outcome in dry socket patients. This study was undertaken on 90 patients having the clinical features of dry socket, at the private clinic of the author at Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, from Jan 2008 to Mar 2011. Data regarding the age, gender, site of dry socket, time lapsed from extraction until diagn...

This research paper aimed to investigate the relationship between leadership and management training enhancement of skills principals at secondary level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The study was motivated by recognition crucial role that play success schools importance their skills. involved a comprehensive review school level, professional development, specific challenges faced In addition, collect...

The acquisition of blaNDM-1 gene by Gram negative bacteria has emerged as critical threat to human health as these organisms display high resistance to available antibiotics. The presence of this gene has been observed in both clinical as well as environmental settings. The present study was carried out to evaluate the prevalence of blaNDM-1 containing microorganisms in water sources. A total o...

Diseases are still the main cause of reduction of yield in tomato crops in Pakistan. Early blight and fruit rot of tomatoes are the most important diseases caused by Alternariasolani. These diseases are responsible to cause tremendous yield loss in tomato crops in District Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. This research was initiated to isolate the causal agents of early blight and fruit ...

The plant Artemisia vulgaris is a perennial weed, belongs to the family Asteraceae, and locally known as Tarkha in Dir and Swat regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K.P.K), Pakistan. The present study aimed to evaluate the larvicidal activity of methanol extracts of roots, stem and leaves of Artemisia vulgaris against Culex quinquefasciatus. The 3 and 4 instars larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus were e...