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16_Effects of Thyroid Profile Changes on the Biochemical Markers of Bone, Liver and Renal Function in Non-pregnant Women of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
(INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES, 2012) Mohammad Yousaf; Supervisor By: Dr. JASMIN SHAH
This hospital based cross sectional study was conducted from 01 March 2014 to 31 March 2015 in Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH), a tertiary care hospital in Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (KP) province of Northern Pakistan. The study group comprises of 259 non pregnant women in the age group of 18-75 years. Informed consent was sought from each patient and all human dignity was respected throughout the study period in accordance with the international norms involving human as an experimental subjects. 5 mL of fresh venous blood (fasting sample) was taken from each patient. It was divided into two portions- one portion was used for the determination of thyroid profile markers by Elisa methods and the other portion was used for the determination of serum alkaline phosphatase, calcium, Zinc, urea, creatinine, SGPT and SGOT level on autoanalyser (Erbamannhein chemistry autoanalyser, Germany) by using Erba kits and Standard protocols. After the determination of thyroid profile status, patients having normal thyroid profile (n=54, TSH≤6.0, normal T3 and T4 levels) were taken as controls. While the hypothyroid patients (n=96) and hyperthyroid group (n=109) constituted the study group. The patients in the hypothyroid groups were further sub divided into Sub clinically hypothyroid (Sh) (n=48) and Overtly hypothyroid (Oh) (n=48). Similarly the patients in hyperthyroid groups were also subdivided into Overtly Hyperthyroid (OH) (n=58) and Sub clinically Hyperthyroid (SH) (n=51).
17_Endocrine Disruption, Genotoxicity and Biochemical Abnormalities in Human Population Exposed to Chromium in Effluents of Tanneries in Pakistan
(INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES, 2015) Muhammad Ateeq; Supervisor By: Prof. Dr. Ikhtiar Khan
I have no words to express my deepest sense of gratitude and innumerous thanks to Allah Almighty, The Merciful, The only creator of the universe, Who, in spite of numerous difficulties enabled me to complete PhD thesis. I am thankful to my affectionate and kind Parents, who gave me full support through all possible resources with great patience during my research. I am thankful to the University of Peshawar for giving me the chance to accomplish my research in this developing and growing field. I am thankful to my research supervisor Prof. Dr. Ikhtiar Khan, Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar and Co-supervisor Dr. Rakhshan Khurshid, Fatima Jinnah Medical college, Lahore for their inspiring guidance, valuable suggestions and comments on my work, especially their insightful suggestions to improve my writing capabilities by repeated proof reading. I am also thankful to my wife Dr. Asma Hashmi for understanding, guidance and encouragement in every possible way. I am indebted to my brothers Qaiser Shehzad Qureshi, my sisters Zahida Farooq for their much needed patience, understanding and support. I specially want to thank my sister Saima Qureshi for helping in whatever way she could during this challenging period.
18_Enrichment of Vegetables with Trace Minerals that may Potentially Act as Hypoglycemic Agents in the Treatment of Diabetes
(INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES, 2007) Javed Abbas Bangash; Supervisor By: Dr. Abdus Sattar Khan
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19_Evaluation of Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antioxidant Activities and Phytochemistry fo Selected Species Belonging to Families Pinaceae, Solanaceae and Guttiferae
(INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES, 2009) Mumtaz Ali; Supervisor By: Dr. Mohammad Arfan
All praises to Almighty Allah, the creator of universe Who created human beings as the best of the creatures. Many thanks to Him, who blessed us with knowledge to differentiate between right and wrong. Many thanks to Him as He blessed us with the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) for Whom the whole universe was created. The Prophet (Peace be upon Him) enabled us to worship only one Allah. He (PBUH) brought us out of darkness and enlightened the ways to the Heaven. I feel great pleasure in expressing my ineffable thanks to my ever encouraging, inspirational, cool minded and learned supervisor Prof.Dr. Mohammad Arfan (Director, Institute of Chemical Science), whose personal interest, thought provoking guidance, valuable suggestions and discussions enabled me to complete this tedious work. He really encouraged me in all my attempts during this research work. Deep senses of gratitude and heartfelt thanks are owed to Dr. Raza Shah (HEJRIC University of Karachi) and Dr. Derek (University of Bradford UK) for their thoughts provoking discussions, valuable suggestions and their assistance in spectral and biological studies throughout my research in their research laboratories. I am thankful to Prof.Dr. Rasool Jan (Ex-Director, Institute of Chemical Science) in facilitating my research by taking bold steps for the proper utilization of indigenous fellowship funds. Thanks to all the faculty members, especially to all teachers of organic chemistry section for their morale boosting and encouraging behavior. I am highly indebted to the HEC Pakistan, for financial support through its Indigenous PhD Scheme and also for sponsoring my research visit to University of Bradford UK under the commendable scheme (IRSIP).
20_Exogenous Application of Calcium and Potassium to Alleviate the adverse Biochemical Effects of Drought Stree in Brassica Napus L. Seedlings
(INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES, 2012) Rizwan Alam; Supervisor By: Prof. Dr. Ikhtiar Khan
All acclamation and appreciation are for Almighty Allah, who bestowed the mankind with knowledge and wisdom. All the respect, honor and countless salutations are upon the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) for enlightening the essence of faith in Allah and guiding the mankind towards the true path of life. In addition, HE is a torch of guidance and knowledge forever for humanity as a whole. My heartiest gratitude is for my supervisor, Prof. Dr. Ikhtiar Khan, Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, whose continuous encouragement and proper guidance enabled me to accomplish this hard task. I found him very helpful, co-operative and productively critical during the completion of this research project. I am very thankful to my co-supervisor, Dr. Aqib Iqbal, Assistant Professor, Institute of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering (IBGE), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University Peshawar for his sincere co-operation and valuable comments at every step during the whole PhD study. He provided me numerous useful ideas and valuable suggestions which indeed helped me to improve the quality of this research work. Without his help and guidance, this work would not have been possible. Special thanks to Prof. Dr. Imdadullah, Director Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar for providing the necessary research facilities. I am also thankful to Prof. Dr. Zahoor Ahmad Swati, Director, IBGE, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University Peshawar for facilitating my research work in IBGE.
24_Influence of Crude Methanolic Extracts of Rice-Husk and Saw-Dust as Antioxidants on Thermo-Oxidative Stability of Base Lubricating Oil
(INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES, 2015) Jan Ullah; Supervisor By: Prof. Dr.Imtiaz Ahmad
I, the undersigned wishes to acknowledge the all mighty ALLAH and the listed individuals & institutions:  My worthy supervisor, Prof. Dr.Imtiaz Ahmad for his friendly attitude, guidance, help, valuable suggestions and encouragements during the course of this study  Prof. Dr.Yousaf Iqbal, Director, Institute of Chemical Sciences  My worthy teachers, namely Prof. Dr. M. Ishaq, Dr. M. Yaseen, Dr. Waqas Ahmad and Dr. Kashif Gul for their support  Quarter concerned of the Higher Education Commission, Islamabad for Access to Scientific Instruments  Laboratory staff , Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar  Ministerial staff, Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar  Directorate of Admissions, University of Peshawar  Parents, wife, children and all family members  Friends, laboratory colleagues, and class fellows  All those who directly and indirectly helped me in successful completion of this thesis.
25_Influence of Some Heterogeneous Catalyst on Pyrolytic Conversion of Model Polyropylene and High Density Polyethylene into Fuel like Products
(INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES, 2014) Mohammad Ismail Khan; Supervisor By: Prof. Dr.Imtiaz Ahmad
I wish to thank and acknowledge the following:  Almighty Allah for all his blessings and for everything bestowed upon me.  My worthy supervisor, Prof. Dr.Imtiaz Ahmad and co-supervisor, Prof.Dr.Hizbullah Khan for their guidance, helpful attitude, timely suggestions and patience throughout the course of this study.  Director, Institute of Chemical Sciences for providing the research facilities.  My worthy teachers, Prof. Dr.M. Arsala Khan, Prof. Dr. M. Shakirullah (Late), and Prof, Dr. M. Ishaq for their constant support and encouragements.  Dr. Kashif Gul and Dr.Waqas Ahmad for their unflagging faith and encouragements throughout the course of this work.  Higher Education Commission, Islamabad for financial support through Access to Scientific Instruments programm.  Laboratory and Ministerial staff of the Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar for their untidy support and help in taking care of codal formalities related to my work.  All family members particularly my wife and kids for their sacrifices, love and constant prayers and encouragements.  All friends for their support and inspirations in difficult movements.  All those who directly and indirectly helped me.
26_Investigation of New Methods for the Determination of Triazine Group of Herbicides and Its Application to Samples of Environmental Importance
(INSTITUTE O, 2011) Behisht Ara; Supervisor By: Prof. Dr. Jasmin Shah
All praise be to Allah the Most Gracious and the Most Merciful, for giving me the strength and ability to complete this thesis. Peace and blessing be upon Prophet Muhammad SAW., his families, his relatives and all his followers. First and foremost, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my teacher and supervisor Prof. Dr. Jasmin Shah for her patience, motivation, enthusiasm, and immense knowledge. It has been an honor to be her student. I appreciate all her contributions of time and ideas to make my Ph.D. experience productive and stimulating. The joy and enthusiasm she has for research work was contagious and motivational for me. She has contributed immensely to my personal and professional grooming at this Institute. I am also thankful for the excellent example she has provided as a successful woman researcher and professor.
27_Lipid Metabolism Study in Women of Pregnancy Induced Hypertension Cases
(INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES, 2010) Rubina Nazli; Supervisor By: Prof. Dr Muhammad Rasul Jan
All acclamations and appreciation’s are for all mighty Allah, who bestowed mankind with knowledge and wisdom. Allah has the knowledge of known and unknown and equipped his humble creature with mental facility to search for his creation. This is his mercy and grace that enabled me to complete this work. I feel great pleasure and honor in expressing my sincere gratitude to my supervisor, Prof. Muhammad Rasul Jan, Ex Director, Institute of Chemical Sciences University of Peshawar and present Vice Chancellor of Malakand University, for his valuable guidance, constant help and encouragement throughout this work. I want to thanks Prof. Dr.Jasmin shah, Institute of Chemical Sciences University of Peshawar for her kind behavior, valuable advices, timely suggestions and constant encouragements all time.
29_Method Development and Validation for Antipsychotic Drugs Application to Pharmaceutical Preparations and Biological Samples
(INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES, 2013) Muhammad Naeem Khan; Supervisor By: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Rasul Jan
All praise to Allah the Omniscient, who thought man what, he not knew, who equipped his humble creature with mental facility, which enabled and encouraged me to complete this work. Peace and blessing be upon Prophet Muhammad SAW., his families, his relatives and all his followers. A single flower cannot make a garden or a single star cannot make the beautiful shiny sky. The same way a research work can never be the outcome of a single individual‘s talent or effort. During my trip from objective to goal, I have experienced shower of blessings, guidance and inspiration from my teacher’s parents and all my well wishers. Though it is not possible for me to name and thanks them all individually, but it is great pleasure for me to pen down some of the distinct personalities who have made it possible for me to put this research work in present form.
30_New Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) Methods for the Preconcentration and Determination of Toxic Heavy Metals using Indigenous Biosorbents
(INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES, 2011) Atta ul Haq; Supervisor By: P.ol Dr. M. Rasul Jan
All praites b. to ALAH ^lo^., the ,^ost co PastioMte, lre , ost b.^.ficeft a6d ev.r ^.rciful, wAo gave ^. th. pow.r to dr, th. sight to obsewe a d th. MihA to $i^k ahd judAe. Duri,4 n! res.arch vro&, tl'er. dre a ^u^b.r of people who have .o6ributed. to a gr.^t.r zxt ^t. t wa^t ta t]\a^k thet\ bg f.w words of Ackbowledgene,.t, tt\ogh ^esz an i^sufficie^t to desarib. th.ir Fist of aU it is a gr.at how a^d, pdvil?g. to r..ord ^g dtzp sasz d gra a^de to t\g laar ed sup.tyisor Prof. pr. Muharat\aA Rasul J^^, Professor, t^stitute of Ch.rnical Sci.^c.s, U^ive6,itg of p.shawar anL vice Cha^c.llor, ULive6itg of Mal^kahd. w\ose patro^izihg, thought provokiry ^ttitudz wir^ highlg sp.aializ.d guida^.e, ski .d advic., e^couraqz6e^t aAn wkda4 ^ad.e tJ^. co^ptetio^ of this work possible. His patieha. A^d, sppott k highq a.ktauned4.d.
A MONOGRAPE ON TEE DESMIDS OF PAKTS TA N
(DBDA'TTETT CD DCIAN.V, 1980) EAZLI MALIE SARIM; Supervisor By: Prof. Dr. M. A. F. Afridi
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Advanced Solid Phase Extraction Methods for the Preconcentration of Selected Heavy Metals using Magnetic Nanomaterials
(INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES, 2016) Mansoor Khan; Supervisor By: Meritorious Prof. Dr. Jasmin Shah
In the name of ALLAH, the most Gracious, the most Compassionate, Who is the Creator of the heavens and the earth and He, Who guides us in oceans of darkness and difficulties. I would like to express my gratitude to Allah for providing me the blessings to accomplish this work. May Allah accept this work as Sadqa-e-Jaria for helping the environment and His creation, and reward us the highest level in Jannah. During my PhD a number of people contributed, to whom my words are insufficient to acknowledge. First, I submit my highest appreciation to my primary supervisor, meritorious professor Dr. Jasmin Shah, whose institution elevated me to the stature I am today, who have been my parent, my mentor, my confidant, my colleague, and a never-ending fount of moral support. Whose guidance, stimulation, valuable suggestions, constant encouragement and affectionate behavior helped me to complete this work. She encouraged me to not only grow as a researcher and as a chemist, but also as an instructor and an independent thinker. She is an excellent example of a good and successful women chemist.
An examination of Terraces along Chitral River Their Distribution, Surface Deposits and Genesis
(Department of Geography, 2002) Mohammad Jamal Nasir; Supervisor By: Dr Klaus Haserodt
The present study is a part of the "Intermontane valley sediments and terrace system in Chitral habitus, genesis and landuse potential." The project was sponsored by Technical University or Berlin. The German group included Prof. Dr Klaus Haserodt and Mr. Ulrich Kamp of the Department of Environment and Society, Institute of Geography, Technical University of Berlin. My thanks are due to Prof. Dr. Mohammad Said, former Dean Faculty of Science, who supervised the study. Without his help and valuable advice, this study would have not seen the light of day. lowe a debt of gratitude to Prof. Parveen Daud Kamal whose advice and persuasion was always a source of encouragement and inspiration. She infused in me the spirit of enquiry and exploration. My thanks are also due to my wife-Zainab Nasir for her assistance and help in typing the thesis, surfing Internet and in Computer Cartography. She always appreciated my wonderings in the field of Geomorphology. I am also thankful to Prof. Dr. Amir Khan, Chairman Department of Geography, Urban and Regional Planning, Prof. Dr., Amir Nawaz Khan Prof. Dr. Mahmood-ul-Ilasltn, Prof. Tail1111r khan, and Prof. Dr. Mohammad Majid, Chairman, Department of Geology for their help and assistance in several different ways. My thanks are also due to Prof. Mohammad Haneef for helping in the analysis of sediments and construction of stratigraphic columns. My special thanks are due to Prof. Dr. Inamullah Khan for his guidance and valuable suggestions. I am also thankful to Prof. Dr. Klaus J-Iascrodt and Mr. Ulrich Kamp of the Department of Environment and Society, Institute of Geography, Technical University of Berlin, Germany, for providing OSL and TL dates of sediments in various sections.
Analysis of Toxic Heavy Metals and Pesticides in Dairy Milk of Peshawar District
(2011) Bushra Iftikhar; Supervised by Prof. Dr. Shafiq-ur-Rehman
Assay of Locally Used Herbicides using Derivatization, Comlexation and Flow Injection Spectrophotometric Methods
(INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES, 2011) Mian Muhammad; Supervisor By: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Rasul Jan
l^ the ^avAe of Allah, tl^e Most Qracious, the Most Merciful. All Praise and thanks be to Allah, the Rabb (Onlg God, Cherisher a^d gustai^er) ol the Worlds, for all the blessings that He l^as give^ r"te, especiallg in guid.ing vae to tslaua since birth. Mag the peace and blessings of Allal\ be upa^ aur Prophet, Muhaunad (9allallaho alaihe wasallara), and upon his larailg and his covnpanions, and whoever follows his 9unnah till the Dag of Judgnent. ln the first place t aM deeplg indebted. ta w\g teacher and mg supewisor, Prof, Dr. Muhanynad Rasul Ja^ wl".ose ca^sta^t guidance & e^caurageqe^t gave Me the rmoral and Me^tal support which I needed. in large v*easure in course ol this arduous task. Onlg because of his inspiration could I confid.entlg evnbark upon a research work of such magnitude. He has helped vne itwpt'ove alr*ost everg aspect ol mg life. I feel compelled to give wanm gratitude ta Prof. Dr. Jasr^i^ Shah; r^g casupewisor who is integral to rag education in the analgtical sciences and inspirations to vng professional and personal developtnent- Her i^valver e^t with her originalitg has triggered and nourished ,Ag i^tellectual vAaturitg that I will benefit frowr, for a lowg time to cor"te. I aM trulg i^debted ta bath of thew. I ca^'t tha^k the4 e^ough,, but I prag Allah, to bless thev"t lor their efforts and rewav'd thera accordinq to His Qe^erositg.
ASSESSMENT OF SAND FLIES (DIPTERA PSYCHODIDAE) DIVERSITY, SEASONAL ABUNDANCE AND LEISHAMNIASIS RISK FACTORS IN DISTRICTS DIR, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN
(Department Of Zoology, 2012) Khurshaid Khan; Supervisor Prof. Dr. Naheed Ali
The aim of the current study was to determined sand flies species composition, diversity, seasonal variations, spatial distribution and leishmaniasis associated risk factors in Dir districts. The fieldwork was carried out in 40 villages from January to December, 2014 in Timergara, Balambat, Khall and Warae. A total of 7292 sand flies comprising 20 species of two genera; Phlebotomus and Sergentomyia were recorded through sticky traps, insecticide spray and mouth aspiration. Phlebotomus was presented by nine species while Sergentomyia was shown by eleven species. Peak number (6229) of flies were collected through sticky traps followed by insecticide spray (978) and mouth aspirator (85). Overall, male to female ratio was 3:1. A total of 15 species were recorded in Tehsil Timergara; 13(Balambat); 10 (Khall); and 7 (Warae). Diversity of sand flies was high in Timergara followed by Balambat, Khall and Warae. P. salengensis was the most abundant species and was collected from three Tehsils (Timergara, Balambat and Khall) followed by P. sergenti. Similarity of species was high between Khall and Timergara as well as in Balambat and Warae. P. sergenti, S. babu, S. baghdadis, S. dentata and S. hospittii were reported from four tehsils. The remaining fifteen (15) species showed restricted distribution to one, two or three tehsils. P. salengensis, P. hindustanicus, P. andrejevi, P. kazeroni, P. bergeroti, P. ansari, S. turkistanica and S. grekovi were reported for the first time from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Among them P. ansari was recorded for this first time from Pakistan. A total of 88 specimens were not identified up to species level. Regarding seasonal variation in the studied area, sand flies showed their appearance in May and presented peak aggregation in August and were disappeared from 4 November to April. Density of sand flies was positively associated with climatic factors (temperature and relative humidity). Flies presented greater abundance in domestic habitats (6535) as compared to peridomestic sites (621). Males to female ratio inside houses were 3:1 and outside houses 6:1. In domestic sites sand flies were collected from different designed houses; mud made, concreted and stone made houses. High flies abundance were found in mud made houses followed by concreted and stone made houses. During the survey, immature males of three species (P. salengensis, P. sergenti and P. andrejevi) were collected from cattle sheds most particularly from combined dwellings and cattle corrals. Which were the probable breeding sites of these sand fly species. Similarly, a total of seven species were recorded from twelve plant species and greater number was recorded from plants belonging to Cucurbitaceae family. Moreover, eleven caves were visited and flies were sampled in which S. bailyi was the most abundant species. Species specific spatial distribution of sand flies in relation to related physical factor (elevation) probably attributed to a variable land escape. In univariate analysis, factors such as villages, number of rooms, family size, level of education, eaves, cooling equipment used, family members residing outside country, mosquito bed nets and vegetation were positively associated with the Leishmaniasis in the study area. In bivariate analysis, villages, low level of education, eaves and family members residing outside country were found to increase the risk of the disease in the region.
Assessment of Selected Toxic Heavy Metals in Industrial Effluents and Drinking Water and Their Effects on the Vegetation and Nutritional Status of Peshawar
(INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES, 2011) Fazal Akbar Jan; Supervisor By: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ishaq
I consider it my supreme duty to offer my humble submission before Almighty Allah Who enabled me to complete this work. I feel great delight and happiness in expressing heart felt gratitude to my research supervisor, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ishaq Mohmand, Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar for his motivating and stirring guidance, devotion of time, valuable suggestions and courteous behavior in completing this work. I am fortunate enough to get kind Guidance in my research from my cosupervisors Dr. Ihsanullah Deputy Chief Scientist Nuclear institute for Food and Agriculture NIFA Peshawar and Dr. Sardar Khan Associate Professor Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar whose dignified attitude with highly specialized guidance, skilled advice, encouragement and wisdom made the completion of this work possible. I also express my warm and deepest gratefulness to Prof. Dr. Imdadullah Director and Prof. Dr. M. Rasul Jan, and Prof. Dr. Muhammad Arfan ex- Directors, Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, for their kind cooperation and placing at my disposal all the required facilities, to complete this work. I also express my warm and deepest gratefulness to Dr. Syed Muahmmad Asim Department of Statistics University of Peshawar and Dr. Aurangzed deputy Chief Scientist Nuclear institute for Food and Agriculture NIFA Peshawar for their kind cooperation and advice when I needed. I am also grateful to Prof. Dr. M. Shakirullah and Dr. Imtiaz Ahmad, Associate Professor, Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, for their co-operation, inspirational guidance and timely assistance. Very many thanks to Higher Education Commission of Pakistan for funding my PhD studies and six month visit to UK under IRSIP. I am also grateful to Mr. Mohammad Ismail, Mr.Janullah Ph.D Scholars for their assistance and help, back up and discussion through out my research work and in solving my academic problems which I faced during my Ph.D studies. Similarly I would like to show appreciation to my friends; Noor Zada, Hussain Gulab, Attaul Haq, Fazal Wahid, Zafar Iqbal and all my other M.Phil and Ph.D colleagues for their jovial company. I am also grateful to Lab. Assistants Rehman-u-din, Sabaz Ali khan Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar for their co-operation in providing me the lab accessories, chemicals etc. I would like to pay thanks to the kind Librarian Mr. Aziz-ur-Rehman Institute of Chemical Sciences University of Peshawar, whose timely co-operation enabled me to fulfill my literature survey etc. on time. Last but not the least I would like to thank my parents who helped me in every possible way during this research work, and bear my absence from the home, adorn me with their consistent Du
Assessment of The Lethal and Sublethal Effects of Some Novel Pesticides on Trichogramma Chilonis (Ishii) (Trihogrammatidae; Hymenoptera
(DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, 2008) Muhammad Ashraf Khan; Supervisor By: Prof. Dr. Hizbullah Khan
First of all, I am deeply indebted to Almighty Allah, the most beneficent and the most merciful, for He bestowed upon me with hard work, courage and dedication to complete this work. I also wish to extend my deep sense of gratitude and appreciat - ion to Professor Dr. Hizbullah Khan of the Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar (Pakistan), for his sincere supervision of my research work, and untiring help extended to me during my PhD program. His great contri - bution to my PhD program led me to the success. I am grateful to my co-supervisor Assoc. Professor Dr. Abid Farid of the Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Haripur (Pakistan), for his co-supervision and guidance to me in the laboratory in the Division of Entomology, Nuclear Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Tarnab, Peshawar. The laboratory facilities provided by the administration/director of the NIFA are also highly acknowledged. I am highly thankful to Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan for granting me financial support under the 5000 indigenous fellowship scheme, in additi - on to 6 month fellowship under the international research support initiative program- (IRSIP) for development of my research career in the University of Georgia, USA.
Bioactive Constituents from Mallotus Philipensis and Litsea Monopetala, Synthesis of O-Alkylated Bergenins and Evaluation of Their Biological Activities
(INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES, 2009) Hazrat Amin; Supervisor By: Dr. MohammadArfan
First ofall I bow my headto the Omniscient, Omnipotent and Omnipresent ALMIGHTY ALLAHwho showered upon meall His blessings throughout my efforts for the completion of this research work. + It gives me a pleasant feeling to acknowledge my inimitable, fabulous and treasured research supervisor Prof. Dr. MohammadArfan, Director of the Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar for his keen and continuous interest, valuable guidance and untiring efforts throughout this assignment. His guidance and knowledge that he has bestowed on meis an unending source of inspiration, not only for this study but also will enlighten my ways in the days to come. ¢ I wish to express my heartiest gratitude to our research collaborator Dr. Ryszard Amarowicz, Division of Food Science Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of Polish Academy of Sciences Olsztyn, Poland, who helped me during my doctoral research work. > I deeply owe thanks to Dr. Muhammad Raza Shah and Prof. Dr.Vigqar Uddin Ahmad, HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi for facilitation during mystayas collaborative rescarch scholar in their res arch laboratories at the HEJ researchinstitute of chemistry, University of Karachi.

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