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Dr Asma Ashraf

- Verified email at gcuf.edu.pk - Cited by 1388

Asma Ashraf

- Verified email at sharif.edu.pk - Cited by 592

[HTML][HTML] Tularemia: a re-emerging tick-borne infectious disease

DK Yeni, F Büyük, A Ashraf, MSD Shah - Folia microbiologica, 2021 - Springer
Tularemia is a bacterial disease of humans, wild, and domestic animals. Francisella
tularensis, which is a Gram-negative coccobacillus-shaped bacterium, is the causative agent …

Simulation of hybrid biomass gasification using Aspen plus: A comparative performance analysis for food, municipal solid and poultry waste

N Ramzan, A Ashraf, S Naveed, A Malik - Biomass and bioenergy, 2011 - Elsevier
Steady state simulation model for gasification has been developed using Aspen Plus. The
model can be used as a predictive tool for optimization of the gasifier performance. The …

[HTML][HTML] Biotechnological approaches to the production of plant-derived promising anticancer agents: An update and overview

L Changxing, S Galani, F Hassan, Z Rashid… - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The plant kingdom is a rich source of bioactive compounds, many of which have been used
since pre-history for their therapeutic properties to treat a range of illnesses. These …

Promoting women's and children's health through community groups in low-income and middle-income countries: a mixed-methods systematic review of mechanisms …

L Gram, A Fitchett, A Ashraf, N Daruwalla, D Osrin - BMJ Global Health, 2019 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Community mobilisation through group activities has been used to improve
women's and children's health in a range of low-income and middle-income contexts, but the …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of silver nanoparticles on biofilm formation and EPS production of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

MH Siddique, B Aslam, M Imran, A Ashraf… - Biomed research …, 2020 - hindawi.com
Antibiotic resistance against present antibiotics is rising at an alarming rate with need for
discovery of advanced methods to treat infections caused by resistant pathogens. Silver …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative analysis of phyto-fabricated chitosan, copper oxide, and chitosan-based CuO nanoparticles: antibacterial potential against Acinetobacter …

MH Sarfraz, M Zubair, B Aslam, A Ashraf… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The aim of this study was to provide a comparative analysis of chitosan (CH), copper oxide
(CuO), and chitosan-based copper oxide (CH-CuO) nanoparticles for their application in the …

[HTML][HTML] Pinostrobin alleviates testicular and spermatological damage induced by polystyrene microplastics in adult albino rats

MU Ijaz, S Najam, A Hamza, R Azmat, A Ashraf… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Polystyrene microplastics (PS-MPs) have become major
environmental pollutants that adversely effects multiple organs specifically testicles …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatoprotective role of vitexin against cadmium-induced liver damage in male rats: A biochemical, inflammatory, apoptotic and histopathological …

KK Noor, MU Ijaz, N Ehsan, A Tahir, DK Yeni… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) is one of the potent occupational and environmental toxicants, which induces
oxidative stress to the multiple organs of the body, including liver. The present investigation …

[HTML][HTML] Biofabrication of ZnO nanoparticles using Acacia arabica leaf extract and their antibiofilm and antioxidant potential against foodborne pathogens

S Hayat, A Ashraf, M Zubair, B Aslam, MH Siddique… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Emergence of multidrug resistant pathogens is increasing globally at an alarming rate with a
need to discover novel and effective methods to cope infections due to these pathogens …

Thermal decomposition study and pyrolysis kinetics of coal and agricultural residues under non-isothermal conditions

A Ashraf, H Sattar, S Munir - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work thermal decomposition along with pyrolysis kinetics of two coals namely
Chamalang Coal (CC) and Dukki Coal (DC) and four agricultural residues ie Rice Husk …