APRIL, 2017 Vol. 14, No. 02

1. Biochemical composition of ovaries and body tissue during ovarian maturation in the barnacle, Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758. (Cirripedia: Balanidae).
   Shaheena Niaz Ali and Zarrien Ayub

2. Partial purification and characterization of α-amylase from hyperactive mutants of Aspergillus niger for economic enzyme production and starch hydrolysis.
   Sobiya Shafique and Shazia Shafique

3. Phytochemical screening and in vitro anti-microbial activity of Teucrium oliverianum Ging ex Benth.
   Nudrat Fatima, Mohammed Fawzi Abd El-Wahab, Elsamoual Ibrahim Mohammed Ahmedani, Faey Ageel Naer Arraweily and Shazia Syed

4. Phytochemical investigation and pharmacological activities of Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers. bark methanolic extract.
   Latif Ullah Khan, Rahmat Ali Khan, Mushtaq Ahmed, Wasi Ullah Khan and Muhammad Waqas Khan

5. Physiological and biochemical assessment of sugarcane calli (CP 77/400) against various levels of salt stress.
   Saba Gul, Mohammad Sayyar Khan, Mazhar Ullah, Waqar Ahmed, Syed Usman Ali Shah and Munrez Khushal

6. Impact of drought stress on enzymatic based antioxidant mechanism in roots of Zea mays L.
   Samran Durrani, Ahmad Nawaz Khan, Muhammad Daud Khan, Abullah Jalal and Nisar Ahmad

7. Genetic polymorphisms of Vitamin D receptor in polycystic ovarian syndrome: A case control study.
   Soubia Malik, Mehir un Nisa Iqbal and Taseer Ahmed Khan

8. Estimation of Aboveground Forest Biomass using Geospatial Techniques in Murree and Abbottabad Areas, Pakistan.
   Saadia Naeem, Badar Ghauri, Atif Shahzad and Syed Shahid Shaukat

9. Determination of cadmium and zinc content in various brands of cigarettes and oral tobacco.
   Muhammad Asim, Humaira Bano, Kashif Ahmed and Azeem Arif Aziz

10. Possible validation of mathematical definition of childhood obesity based on anthropometric data collected during 1998-2013.
    Syed Arif Kamal, Ashfaq Ali Naz and Shakeel Ahmed Ansari

11. Diagnosis of Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP) in a 20 years old boy: A case study.
    Shameen Shoaib, Afsheen Shoaib, Muhammad Adil Ramzan, Sobia Naseem Siddiqui, Fauzia Hashmi and Saleemullah

12. Pseudopsilostoma oderolalensis sp.n. (Trematoda: Psilostomidae) in a bird from Sindh, Pakistan.
    Aly Khan, Noor-un-Nisa, Rafia Rehana Ghazi and Nasira Khatoon

13. Echinoidea of Pakistan: Current Status.
    Shahnawaz Gul

14. First records of sea anemones (Cnidaria: Actiniaria) from the coast of Pakistan (Northern Arabian sea).
    Shahnawaz Gul and Vreni Häussermann

15. Length weight relationship in Acanthopagrus arabicus (Iwatsuki, 2013) from Karachi Coast, Pakistan.
    Shagufta Riaz, Muhammad Atiqullah Khan and Rehana Yasmeen Farooque

16. Distribution of epiphytic cyanobacteria on brown macroalgal species occurring at a rocky shore (Buleji), Karachi, Pakistan.
    Azra Bano and Pirzada. J. A. Siddiqui

17. Response of sunflower to different tillage systems and foliar application of potassium under water deficit conditions.
    Muhammad Maqsood, Muhammad Umer Chattha, Muhammad Umair Hassan, Imran Khan, Muhammad Bilal Chattha, Muhammad Usman, Asif Iqbal and Muhammad Jawad

18. Morphometric and phenological characterization of maize (Zea mays L.) germplasm under heat stress.
    Muhammad Irfan Yousaf, Khadim Hussain, Shahid Hussain, Rahil Shahzad, Aamir Ghani, Muhammad Arshad, Aamer Mumtaz and Naeem Akhter

19. Genetic variability and association study of some quantitative traits in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.).
    Muhammad Ashfaq, Abdul Rashid, Muhammad Saleem Haider, Amna Ali, Muhammad Shahzad, Muhammad Ali, Farah Khan, Hafiz Umar Farooq and Urooj Mubashar

20. Population dynamics of rodent pests in sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) in lower Sindh, Pakistan.
    Syeda Azra Tariq, Amjad Pervez, Hina Zafar and Rajab Ali

21. The prescribing trend of antibiotics for sore throat, tonsillitis and pharyngitis in children.
    Yousra Shafiq, Rabia Bushra, Maqsood Ahmed Khan Huma Ali, Farya Zafar and Sehar Afshan Naz

22. Seed-size distribution pattern within pods of Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. – Positional effect.
    D. Khan, Afsar Uddin and M. J. Zaki