35 results on '"Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair"'
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2. A New Permutation-Based Method for Ranking and Selecting Group Features in Multiclass Classification
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Iqbal Muhammad Zubair, Yung-Seop Lee, and Byunghoon Kim
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group feature ,feature selection ,permutation ,multiclass classification ,Technology ,Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ,TA1-2040 ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Physics ,QC1-999 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
The selection of group features is a critical aspect in reducing model complexity by choosing the most essential group features, while eliminating the less significant ones. The existing group feature selection methods select a set of important group features, without providing the relative importance of all group features. Moreover, few methods consider the relative importance of group features in the selection process. This study introduces a permutation-based group feature selection approach specifically designed for high-dimensional multiclass datasets. Initially, the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (lasso) method was applied to eliminate irrelevant individual features within each group feature. Subsequently, the relative importance of the group features was computed using a random-forest-based permutation method. Accordingly, the process selected the highly significant group features. The performance of the proposed method was evaluated using machine learning algorithms and compared with the performance of other approaches, such as group lasso. We used real-world, high-dimensional, multiclass microarray datasets to demonstrate its effectiveness. The results highlighted the capability of the proposed method, which not only selected significant group features but also provided the relative importance and ranking of all group features. Furthermore, the proposed method outperformed the existing method in terms of accuracy and F1 score.
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- 2024
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3. Fabrication of bismuth molybdenum oxide nanoparticles as a dual interface for photocatalysis and biosensing
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Akmal, Zeeshan, Taj, Ayesha, Madni, Ahmed, Sarfraz, Raja Adil, Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair, Afzal, Muhammad, Mahmood, Arshad, Mahmood, Khalid, Bajwa, Sadia Z., and Khan, Waheed S.
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- 2022
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4. A Group Feature Ranking and Selection Method Based on Dimension Reduction Technique in High-Dimensional Data
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Iqbal Muhammad Zubair and Byunghoon Kim
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Dimension reduction ,feature extraction ,group feature ranking ,group feature selection ,high dimensional data ,Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering ,TK1-9971 - Abstract
Group feature selection methods select the important group features by removing the irrelevant group features for reducing the complexity of the model. To the best of our knowledge, there are few group feature selection methods that provide the relative importance of each feature group. For this purpose, we developed a sparse group feature ranking method based on the dimension reduction technique for high dimensional data. Firstly, we applied relief to each group to remove irrelevant individual features. Secondly, we extract the new feature that represents each feature group. To this end, we reduce the multiple dimension of the group feature into a single dimension by applying Fisher linear discriminant analysis (FDA) for each feature group. At last, we estimate the relative importance of the extracted feature by applying random forest and selecting important features that have larger importance scores compared with other ones. In the end, machine-learning algorithms can be used to train and test the models. For the experiment, we compared the proposed with the supervised group lasso (SGL) method by using real-life high-dimensional datasets. Results show that the proposed method selects a few important group features just like the existing group feature selection method and provides the ranking and relative importance of all group features. SGL slightly performs better on logistic regression whereas the proposed method performs better on support vector machine, random forest, and gradient boosting in terms of classification performance metrics.
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- 2022
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5. Efficacy of Personality Traits, Religious Ideology and Political Capital of Event : The Case of Pulwama Attack
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Bakare, Najimdeen and Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair
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- 2020
6. Engineered nano-immunopotentiators efficiently promote cancer immunotherapy for inhibiting and preventing lung metastasis of melanoma
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Luo, Lijia, Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair, Liu, Chuang, Xing, Jie, Akakuru, Ozioma Udochukwu, Fang, Qianlan, Li, Zihou, Dai, Yunlu, Li, Aiguo, Guan, Yong, and Wu, Aiguo
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- 2019
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7. Structural and magnetic studies of Ce-Zn doped M-type SrFe12O19 hexagonal ferrite synthesized by sol-gel auto-combustion method
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Yasmin, Nazia, Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair, Zahid, Maria, Gillani, Saher Fatima, Ashiq, Muhammad Naeem, Inam, Iqra, Abdulsatar, Sidra, Safdar, Muhammad, and Mirza, Misbah
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- 2019
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8. Photo‐Responsive Ovalbumin‐Loaded MnO2 Nanoparticles for Enhanced T1‐Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Immunotherapy of Cancer.
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Hou, Yike, Huang, Shuqi, Tang, Zhe, Yu, Zhangsen, Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair, and Kong, Xiangdong
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- 2024
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9. Synthesis of Multifunctional Mn 3 O 4 -Ag 2 S Janus Nanoparticles for Enhanced T 1 -Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Photo-Induced Tumor Therapy.
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Lu, Yuguang, Wu, Yuling, Tang, Zhe, Hou, Yike, Cui, Mingyue, Huang, Shuqi, Long, Binghua, Yu, Zhangsen, Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair, and Kong, Xiangdong
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JANUS particles ,MAGNETIC resonance imaging ,CONTRAST media ,REACTIVE oxygen species ,RESONANCE - Abstract
The global burden of cancer is increasing rapidly, and nanomedicine offers promising prospects for enhancing the life expectancy of cancer patients. Janus nanoparticles (JNPs) have garnered considerable attention due to their asymmetric geometry, enabling multifunctionality in drug delivery and theranostics. However, achieving precise control over the self-assembly of JNPs in solution at the nanoscale level poses significant challenges. Herein, a low-temperature reversed-phase microemulsion system was used to obtain homogenous Mn
3 O4 -Ag2 S JNPs, which showed significant potential in cancer theranostics. Structural characterization revealed that the Ag2 S (5–10 nm) part was uniformly deposited on a specific surface of Mn3 O4 to form a Mn3 O4 -Ag2 S Janus morphology. Compared to the single-component Mn3 O4 and Ag2 S particles, the fabricated Mn3 O4 -Ag2 S JNPs exhibited satisfactory biocompatibility and therapeutic performance. Novel diagnostic and therapeutic nanoplatforms can be guided using the magnetic component in JNPs, which is revealed as an excellent T1 contrast enhancement agent in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with multiple functions, such as photo-induced regulation of the tumor microenvironment via producing reactive oxygen species and second near-infrared region (NIR-II) photothermal excitation for in vitro tumor-killing effects. The prime antibacterial and promising theranostics results demonstrate the extensive potential of the designed photo-responsive Mn3 O4 -Ag2 S JNPs for biomedical applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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10. Terrorism on the news : editorial decision-making in British TV news coverage of terrorist attacks, post-9/11
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Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair
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There has been a long-standing debate among scholars, policy-makers, politicians and journalists about the relationship between terrorism and the news media for whom terrorism is usually a newsworthy story. This thesis explores this relationship through a qualitative, thematic analysis of how British TV news covered major terrorist events after the attacks on America on September 11, 2001. It examines the interpretive themes that are selected, prioritized and developed in each of three case studies - coverage of the terrorist attacks on Madrid, 2004; London, 2005 and Mumbai, 2008. It considers the kind of political and organizational factors that might shape or modify the editorial decision-making processes and ideological assumptions that may lie behind such coverage. To this end the research is informed by original interviews by the author with experienced TV journalists and news editors from BBC and ITV News. Ultimately, the thesis maintains that British TV news outlets, though playing an important role in mediating terrorist messages, do not focus primarily on images of terror and violence, particularly if the event occurs on British soil. While there are key differences between public and commercial TV news in the style and presentation of coverage, with the former being more careful in approach, British TV news concentrates on two major themes in the broader narrative: speculation about possible suspects and a consideration of national and international response. Additionally, while most of the coverage is framed in a western-oriented 'war on Terror' framework, domestic contexts also shape coverage in some very explicit ways. The thesis concludes by considering the implications of these findings for professional, editorial codes and practices as they apply in the UK context; and also what lessons other national broadcasters might learn from them.
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- 2012
11. Conflict and Peace Journalism : Role of Media in Pakistan
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Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair and Hussain, Shabir
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- 2017
12. Metformin Hydrochloride Significantly Inhibits Rotavirus Infection in Caco2 Cell Line, Intestinal Organoids, and Mice.
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Zhang, Rui, Feng, Cui, Luo, Dandan, Zhao, Ruibo, Kannan, Perumal Ramesh, Yin, Yuebang, Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair, Hu, Yeting, and Kong, Xiangdong
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ROTAVIRUSES ,ROTAVIRUS diseases ,METFORMIN ,CELL lines ,ORAL rehydration therapy ,SMALL intestine - Abstract
Rotavirus is one of the main pathogens that causes severe diarrhea in children under the age of 5, primarily infecting the enterocytes of the small intestine. Currently, there are no specific drugs available for oral rehydration and antiviral therapy targeting rotavirus. However, metformin hydrochloride, a drug known for its antiviral properties, shows promise as it accumulates in the small intestine and modulates the intestinal microbiota. Therefore, we formulated a hypothesis that metformin hydrochloride could inhibit rotavirus replication in the intestine. To validate the anti-rotavirus effect of metformin hydrochloride, we conducted infection experiments using different models, ranging from in vitro cells and organoids to small intestines in vivo. The findings indicate that a concentration of 0.5 mM metformin hydrochloride significantly inhibits the expression of rotavirus mRNA and protein in Caco-2 cells, small intestinal organoids, and suckling mice models. Rotavirus infections lead to noticeable pathological changes, but treatment with metformin has been observed to mitigate the lesions caused by rotavirus infection in the treated group. Our study establishes that metformin hydrochloride can inhibit rotavirus replication, while also affirming the reliability of organoids as a virus model for in vitro research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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13. Vacillation between Soft and Hard Balancing : China-Pakistan versus Indo-US Strategies
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Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair and Amin, Musarat
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- 2016
14. The TV-Terrorism Relationship : Investigating the Symbiosis Notion
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Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair
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- 2015
15. The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline: Political and Economic Impacts for the Region
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Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair and Shah, Nasir
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- 2015
16. AI-Enabled Wearable Medical Internet of Things in Healthcare System: A Survey.
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Subhan, Fazli, Mirza, Alina, Su'ud, Mazliham Bin Mohd, Alam, Muhammad Mansoor, Nisar, Shibli, Habib, Usman, and Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair
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INTERNET of things ,ARTIFICIAL intelligence ,MONKEYPOX ,MEDICAL care - Abstract
Technology has played a vital part in improving quality of life, especially in healthcare. Artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are extensively employed to link accessible medical resources and deliver dependable and effective intelligent healthcare. Body wearable devices have garnered attention as powerful devices for healthcare applications, leading to various commercially available devices for multiple purposes, including individual healthcare, activity alerts, and fitness. The paper aims to cover all the advancements made in the wearable Medical Internet of Things (IoMT) for healthcare systems, which have been scrutinized from the perceptions of their efficacy in detecting, preventing, and monitoring diseases in healthcare. The latest healthcare issues are also included, such as COVID-19 and monkeypox. This paper thoroughly discusses all the directions proposed by the researchers to improve healthcare through wearable devices and artificial intelligence. The approaches adopted by the researchers to improve the overall accuracy, efficiency, and security of the healthcare system are discussed in detail. This paper also highlights all the constraints and opportunities of developing AI enabled IoT-based healthcare systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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17. Biosafety evaluation of Janus Fe3O4-TiO2 nanoparticles in Sprague Dawley rats after intravenous injection
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Su,Hong, Song,Xin, Li,Juan, Iqbal,Muhammad Zubair, Fiati Kenston,Samuel Selorm, Li,Zhen, Wu,Aiguo, Ding,Min, and Zhao,Jinshun
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Male ,Titanium ,Fe3O4-TiO2 NPs ,Body Weight ,technology, industry, and agriculture ,Organ Size ,Janus structure NPs ,nanomedicine ,Rats, Sprague-Dawley ,TiO2 NPs ,Liver ,International Journal of Nanomedicine ,Injections, Intravenous ,ICP-MS ,Animals ,Nanoparticles ,Particle Size ,accumulation ,inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry ,biodistribution ,Lung ,Spleen ,Original Research ,Signal Transduction - Abstract
Hong Su,1 Xin Song,1 Juan Li,2 Muhammad Zubair Iqbal,2 Samuel Selorm Fiati Kenston,1 Zhen Li,1 Aiguo Wu,2 Min Ding,3 Jinshun Zhao1 1Department of Preventative Medicine, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, Medicine School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315211, People’s Republic of China; 2Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing Materials of Zhejiang Province, Division of Functional Materials and Nanodevices, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201, People’s Republic of China; 3Toxicology and Molecular Biology Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA Introduction: Newly synthesized Janus-structured Fe3O4-TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) appear to be a promising candidate for the diagnosis and therapy of cancer. Although the toxicity of individual Fe3O4 or TiO2 NPs has been studied extensively, the toxicity of Janus Fe3O4-TiO2 NPs is not clear. Methods: In this study, the biosafety of both Janus Fe3O4-TiO2 NPs (20–25 nm) and the maternal material TiO2 NPs (7–10 nm) were evaluated in Sprague Dawley rats after one intravenous injection into the tail vein. Healthy rats were randomly divided into one control group and six experimental groups. Thirty days after treatment, rats were killed, then blood and tissue samples were collected for hematological, biochemical, element-content, histopathological, and Western blot analysis. Results: The results show that only a slight Ti element accumulation in the heart, spleen, and liver could be found in the Janus Fe3O4-TiO2 NP groups (P>0.05 compared with control). However, significant Ti element accumulation in the spleen, lungs, and liver was found in the TiO2 NP-treated rats. Both Fe3O4-TiO2 NPs and TiO2 NPs could induce certain histopathological abnormalities. Western blot analysis showed that both NPs could induce certain apoptotic or inflammatory-related molecular protein upregulation in rat livers. A certain degree of alterations in liver function and electrolyte and lipid parameters was also observed in rats treated with both materials. However, compared to Janus structure Fe3O4-TiO2 NP-treated groups, TiO2 NPs at 30 mg/kg showed more severe adverse effects. Conclusion: Our results showed that under a low dose (5 mg/kg), both NP types had no significant toxicity in rats. Janus NPs certainly seem less toxic than TiO2 NPs in rats at 30 mg/kg. To ensure safe use of these newly developed Janus NPs in cancer diagnosis and therapy, further animal studies are needed to evaluate long-term bioeffects. Keywords: Fe3O4-TiO2 NPs, Janus structure NPs, TiO2 NPs, accumulation, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, ICP-MS, biodistribution, nanomedicine
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- 2018
18. Design of Soft Rigid Devices for Assistive Robotics and Industrial Applications
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IQBAL, MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR
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Human Robot Interaction ,Soft Robotics, Grippers, Rehabilitation, Assistive, Human Robot Interaction ,Rehabilitation ,Grippers ,Assistive ,Soft Robotics ,ING-IND/14 PROGETTAZIONE MECCANICA E COSTRUZIONE DI MACCHINE - Abstract
Soft robots are getting more and more popular in rehabilitation and industrial scenarios. They often come into play where the rigid robots fail to perform certain functions. The advantage of using soft robots lies in the fact that they can easily conform to the obstacles and depict delicacy in gripping, manipulating, and controlling deformable and fragile objects without causing them any harm. In rehabilitation scenarios, devices developed on the concept of soft robots are pretty helpful in changing the lives of those who suffer body impairments due to stroke or any other accident. These devices provide support in carrying out daily life activities without the need and support of another person. Also, these devices are beneficial in the training phase where the patient is going through the rehabilitation phase and has to do multiple exercises of the upper limb, wrist, or hand. Similarly, the grippers developed on the basic principle of soft robots are very common in the industries or at least getting common. Their advantages are a lot as compared to the rigid robotics manipulators. Soft grippers tend to adapt to the shape of the object without causing any damage to it, providing a stable grasp. It can also help reduce the complexity in the design and development, for example, underactuated. Underactuated grippers use the minimum number of actuators to provide the same function that requires more actuators with a rigid gripper. Also, the soft structure allows to design specific trajectories to complete a certain grasping and manipulation task. This thesis presents devices for rehabilitation and assistive application to help people with upper limb impairment, especially wrist and hand functions. These devices have been designed to provide the people, with limited capabilities of hand and wrist functions, to live their lives with ease without being dependent on any other family member. Similarly, I present different soft grippers and a soft environment that provides different advantages and can do various grasp and manipulation tasks. I have presented results for each device, rehabilitation and assistive devices are used by a patient suffering from stroke and having limited movement of wrist and hand function. At the same time, the grippers are supported with a set of experiments that provide deep insight into the advantages of each gripper in industrial applications.
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- 2021
19. Design, Development, and Control of a Hand/Wrist Exoskeleton for Rehabilitation and Training.
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Dragusanu, Mihai, Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair, Baldi, Tommaso Lisini, Prattichizzo, Domenico, and Malvezzi, Monica
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FINGERS , *WRIST , *ROBOTIC exoskeletons , *SOCIAL impact , *PEOPLE with disabilities , *PHYSICAL therapists , *ADDUCTION - Abstract
Robotic devices for rehabilitation and training is a promising and challenging research topic with a potentially huge social impact. The availability of tools for autonomously performing physiotherapy exercises increases their efficiency, provides supplementary information about results and progress, reduces physiotherapists’ efforts and the need of their physical presence during exercise sessions, and encourages autonomy and independence in people with disabilities. Nevertheless, supportive technologies developed without the inputs and feedback of the end-user throughout the design process are less likely to be adopted for their intended purpose and use case. In this article, we propose a modular hand/wrist exoskeleton that actuates the wrist flexion/extension and adduction/abduction motions and hand fingers flexion/extension motions. It is designed to be wearable and easy to control and manage and can be used by the patient in collaboration with the physiotherapist or autonomously. A user-centered design perspective has been employed in all the design and development phases. This article introduces the main features of the device and presents some tests conducted with a user having limited hand and wrist mobility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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20. Influence of NaBH4 on the size, composition, and magnetic properties of CoFe2O4 nanoparticles synthesized by hydrothermal method
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Rafique, Muhammad Yasir, Pan, Liqing, Javed, Qurat-ul-ain, Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair, and Yang, Lihong
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- 2012
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21. Facile Synthesis of Multifunctional Magnetoplasmonic Au-MnO Hybrid Nanocomposites for Cancer Theranostics.
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Tian, Cong, Tang, Zhe, Hou, Yike, Mushtaq, Asim, Naz, Shafaq, Yu, Zhangsen, Farheen, Jabeen, Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair, and Kong, Xiangdong
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NANOCOMPOSITE materials ,GADOLINIUM ,COMPANION diagnostics ,CONTRAST media ,MAGNETIC resonance imaging ,POISONS - Abstract
Significant attention is paid to the design of magnetoplasmonic nanohybrids, which exploit synergistic properties for biomedical applications. Here, a facile method was employed to prepare plasmonic magnetic Au-MnO heterostructured hybrid nanoparticles for imaging-guided photothermal therapy of cancers in vitro, with the view to reducing the serious drawbacks of chemotherapy and gadolinium-based contrast agents. The biocompatibility of the prepared Au-MnO nanocomposites was further enhanced by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved triblock copolymers Pluronic
® F-127 and chitosan oligosaccharide (COS), with complementary support to enhance the absorption in the near-infrared (NIR) region. In addition, synthesized COS-PF127@Au-MnO nanocomposites exhibited promising contrast enhancement in T1 MR imaging with a good r1 relaxivity value (1.2 mM−1 s−1 ), demonstrating a capable substitute to Gd-based toxic contrast agents. In addition, prepared COS-PF127@Au-MnO hybrid nanoparticles (HNPs) produced sufficient heat (62 °C at 200 μg/mL) to ablate cancerous cells upon 808 nm laser irradiation, inducing cell toxicity, and apoptosis. The promising diagnostic and photothermal therapeutic performance demonstrated the appropriateness of the COS-PF127@Au-MnO HNPs as a potential theranostic agent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2022
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22. Humanizing Conflicts: Media Framing of 'Others' and Less Visible Effects of J&K Conflict.
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Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair and Siddiqua, Ayesha
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ETHNOCENTRISM ,MASS media - Abstract
The study attempts to refresh the academic understanding on how often an armed conflict like Jammu and Kashmir is framed in a humane and compassionate manner by the mainstream media of the two nuclear neighboring states. A quantitative content analysis of the media coverage is carried out in terms of how frequently the perspectives of 'Others' and the less visible effects of conflict including the psychological, emotional and economic aspects are given media coverage. Ethnocentrism and framing approaches are employed as the theoretical foundation. The study concluded that majority of the news items published by all four selected English dailies of Pakistan and India were 'Us' related and covered visible aspects more frequently in comparison to the less visible aspects of J&K conflict. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
23. Discrete Cosserat Approach for Closed-Chain Soft Robots: Application to the Fin-Ray Finger.
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Armanini, Costanza, Hussain, Irfan, Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair, Gan, Dongming, Prattichizzo, Domenico, and Renda, Federico
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ROBOTS ,RAYS (Fishes) ,FINGERS ,FISH physiology ,PARALLEL robots - Abstract
The Fin-Ray principle, inspired by the physiology of fish rays, represents the foundation of a large number of robotic devices. However, despite their popularity, there is not any ad-hoc theoretical model technique for the analysis of this family of fingers. This lack is the main motivation of the presented work, which provides the mathematical modeling, analysis, and prototyping of a closed-chain Fin-Ray finger. In this scenario, the contribution of this article is twofold. At one end, we provide a general discrete Cosserat approach for the modeling of closed-chain soft robots which shares the geometrical structure of the rigid robotics counterpart. On the other end, the approach is employed to explore the family of Fin-Ray effect fingers. Finally, an improved design, which is able to conform to contacting surfaces, while maintaining stiffness out of its grasping plane, is fabricated and its performances are compared to those of a previously proposed prototype. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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24. Inorganic material based macrophage regulation for cancer therapy: basic concepts and recent advances.
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Zhao, Ruibo, Cao, Jinping, Yang, Xinyan, Zhang, Quan, Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair, Lu, Jiaju, and Kong, Xiangdong
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- 2021
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25. Media Discourse on the Kashmir Conflict after Abrogation of Article 370.
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Siddiqua, Ayesha and Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair
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KASHMIR conflict (India & Pakistan) ,PARTITION of India, 1947 ,CRITICAL discourse analysis ,JAZZ festivals - Abstract
The study tries to unfold how the Kashmir conflict is constructed in the Pakistani media after the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. To understand the media discourse a Critical discourse analysis of the news stories published about Indian held Kashmir (i.e. that part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir occupied by India post the 1947 partition, notably the valley of Kashmir) in the e-paper of Dawn was carried out. The findings reveal a distinctive narrative strategy employed by Pakistani media in response to the abrogation of Article 370. This strategy accentuates the negative aspects of the Indian government's actions in Kashmir while simultaneously highlighting the voices of Kashmiris advocating for their right of self-determination. The findings also indicated that media discourse revolved around challenging the legitimacy of the Indian Parliament's act of abrogating Article 370 and also focused on the casualties and losses which took place as a result of clashes between the Indian security forces and the Kashmiri separatist fighters. The media also gave significance to social media trends about Indian held Kashmir and also to posts of Kashmiri and Pakistani politicians. Negative actor description was used to highlight Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s propaganda regarding the return of normalcy in the Indian held Kashmir whereas positive actor description was used for the Kashmiri separatist fighters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
26. Applications of magnetic materials separation in biological nanomedicine.
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Ma, Yuanyuan, Chen, Tianxiang, Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair, Yang, Fang, Hampp, Norbert, Wu, Aiguo, and Luo, Liqiang
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- 2019
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27. A HORRIBLE TOOL OF COMMUNICATION IN SWAT
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Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair
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Swat, Pakistan (District) -- Economic aspects ,Communication in politics -- Analysis ,Mass communications - Abstract
Byline: Muhammad Zubair Iqbal INTRODUCTION Swat is a beautiful valley, some 100 miles from Islamabad, situated in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), formerly known as North Western Frontier Province of Pakistan. [...]
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- 2011
28. Biosafety evaluation of Janus Fe3O4-TiO2 nanoparticles in Sprague Dawley rats after intravenous injection.
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Su, Hong, Song, Xin, Li, Juan, Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair, Kenston, Samuel Selorm Fiati, Li, Zhen, Wu, Aiguo, Ding, Min, and Zhao, Jinshun
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- 2018
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29. Terrorism in the Backyard: Coverage of London Attacks, 2005 by the British TV News Channels.
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Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair
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TERRORISM on television , *LONDON Terrorist Bombings, London, England, 2005 , *MUMBAI Terrorist Attacks, Mumbai, India, 2008 , *TELEVISION broadcasting of news , *TELEVISION broadcasting , *TERRORISM & mass media , *TELEVISION networks - Abstract
The media-terrorism nexus needs further exploration. This article is a qualitative analysis of the coverage of London Attacks, 2005 by the British TV news channels. It aims to investigate and to empirically ascertain the veracity of the media-terrorism-symbiotic-relationship notion. The research draws a comparison with a similar study of the coverage of Mumbai attacks, 2008 and maintains that when the terrorist event happens on British soil, the symbiotic relationship theory is not verified completely. It concludes that British TV news channels, while reporting the home event of terrorism, do not overly focus on the theme of awe and terror. Instead, they are more responsible, careful, and nationalistic while covering the events of terrorism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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30. The media–terrorism symbiosis: a case study of Mumbai attacks, 2008.
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Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair
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TERRORISM ,INSURGENCY ,DECISION making ,POLITICAL crimes & offenses - Abstract
There has been a long-standing debate among scholars, policy-makers, politicians and journalists about the relationship between terrorism and the news media for whom terrorism is usually a newsworthy story. A primary focus of the debate is to investigate the media–terrorism symbiotic relationship. This paper explores this relationship through a qualitative, thematic analysis of how British TV news channels covered a major terrorist incident after the 9/11 – Mumbai attacks 2008. It examines the interpretive theme of ‘awe, terror and chaos’, and how it is selected, prioritized and developed in the presentation of the events which spread over a period of more than 72 hours. Additionally, it considers the kind of political and organizational factors that might shape or modify the editorial decision-making processes and ideological assumptions that may lie behind such coverage. Ultimately, the study maintains that British TV news outlets play an important role in mediating terrorist messages and focus primarily on images of terror and violence during the coverage of Mumbai attacks. While there are key differences between public and commercial TV news in the style and presentation of coverage, with the former being more careful in approach, the news channels concentrate on televising death and injury and the propagation of chaos and confusion in the affected city. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2015
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31. Solvothermal synthesis, characterisation and luminescent property of multilayered SnO2 hollow microspheres.
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Zhi Yuan Wang, Feng Ping Wang, Yan Li, Ming Yan Li, Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair, Javed, Qurat-Ul-Ain, Yan Zhen Lu, Mei Xu, and Quan Shui Li
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TIN oxides ,PHOSPHORS ,MICROSPHERES ,MULTILAYERS ,MOLECULAR self-assembly ,SCANNING electron microscopy - Abstract
Multilayered nanocrystalline SnO
2 hollow microspheres (MHS-SnO2 ) of a rutile structure with a controllable morphology have been successfully synthesised via a chemically induced self-assembly method by using tin chloride pentahydrate and sucrose as precursors in the glycol-water aided solvothermal synthesis. The morphology, composition, structure and luminescent properties of MHS-SnO2 are characterised by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) with selected area electron diffraction, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy and photoluminescence spectroscopy. The FESEM, TEM and HRTEM images indicate that the as-prepared microspheres show a multilayer structure and the walls of the hollow microspheres are composed of single crystalline nanoparticles. The effect of calcinating temperature on the Raman and optical properties of the product is analysed and a self-assembly growth mechanism of the MHS-SnO2 is proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2014
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32. Synthesis of Multifunctional Plasmonic Nanodarts through One‐End Deposition on Gold Nanobipyramids for Tumor Organoid Ablation and Antimicrobial Applications.
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Zhang, Han, Lu, Yao, Zhang, Rui, Tang, Zhe, Lam, Shiu Hei, Zhu, Jinjin, Fu, Runfang, Hu, Yeting, Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair, Kong, Xiangdong, and Wang, Jianfang
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Plasmonic nanomaterials with multiple components and designed structures show diverse properties and functions owing to the synergistic effects of the different components. Engineering the compositional and structural complexity of plasmonic nanomaterials is a powerful technique for expanding their range of applications. A facile approach to an unprecedented dart‐like type of nanostructure with AgPd bimetal selectively deposited at one end of Au nanobipyramids, forming AgPd nanodarts, is reported here. The synthetic process involves both galvanic replacement and Ostwald ripening. The morphological evolution of the AgPd nanodarts is thoroughly investigated and the growth mechanism is put forward. The as‐obtained AgPd nanodarts exhibit an outstanding photothermal conversion efficiency and peroxidase activity, which make them powerful for photothermally–catalytically combined tumor organoid ablation. In addition, two types of AgPd nanodart‐derived single‐end nanostructures, AgPd@ZIF‐8, and AgPd@TiO2 nanodarts, are prepared for the first time. The ZIF‐8 and TiO2 shell are preferentially coated at the AgPd end of the AgPd nanodarts, respectively. Both AgPd@ZIF‐8 and AgPd@TiO2 nanodarts show superior antimicrobial activities. The protocol and concept of modulating the structure of the nanodarts in this work can be extended to the development of a new class of plasmonic nanostructures with multifunctionalities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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33. Understanding the Annexation of Crimea by Russia: Reasons and Fallouts.
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Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair
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BOUNDARY disputes ,ANNEXATION (County government) ,RUSSIA-Ukraine Conflict, 2014- ,RUSSIA-Ukraine relations - Abstract
The article discusses the political impacts of the annexation of Crimea, Ukraine to the Russian government in February 2014. It mentions that the annexation would lead to trans-regional and international ramifications of countries in Europe and the Black Sea region. It states that continuing annexation of Crimea by the Russian government has fueled the prolonged estrangement between the Eastern Europe countries, U.S. and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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34. Efficient Prediction of Missed Clinical Appointment Using Machine Learning.
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Qureshi, Zeeshan, Maqbool, Ayesha, Mirza, Alina, Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair, Afzal, Farkhanda, Kanubala, Deborah Dormah, Rana, Tauseef, Umair, Mir Yasir, Wakeel, Abdul, and Shah, Said Khalid
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MACHINE learning , *MEAN square algorithms , *RANDOM forest algorithms , *DATA scrubbing , *HEALTH facilities , *SUPPORT vector machines , *FEATURE selection - Abstract
Public health and its related facilities are crucial for thriving cities and societies. The optimum utilization of health resources saves money and time, but above all, it saves precious lives. It has become even more evident in the present as the pandemic has overstretched the existing medical resources. Specific to patient appointment scheduling, the casual attitude of missing medical appointments (no-show-ups) may cause severe damage to a patient's health. In this paper, with the help of machine learning, we analyze six million plus patient appointment records to predict a patient's behaviors/characteristics by using ten different machine learning algorithms. For this purpose, we first extracted meaningful features from raw data using data cleaning. We applied Synthetic Minority Oversampling Technique (SMOTE), Adaptive Synthetic Sampling Method (Adasyn), and random undersampling (RUS) to balance our data. After balancing, we applied ten different machine learning algorithms, namely, random forest classifier, decision tree, logistic regression, XG Boost, gradient boosting, Adaboost Classifier, Naive Bayes, stochastic gradient descent, multilayer perceptron, and Support Vector Machine. We analyzed these results with the help of six different metrics, i.e., recall, accuracy, precision, F1-score, area under the curve, and mean square error. Our study has achieved 94% recall, 86% accuracy, 83% precision, 87% F1-score, 92% area under the curve, and 0.106 minimum mean square error. Effectiveness of presented data cleaning and feature selection is confirmed by better results in all training algorithms. Notably, recall is greater than 75%, accuracy is greater than 73%, F1-score is more significant than 75%, MSE is lesser than 0.26, and AUC is greater than 74%. The research shows that instead of individual features, combining different features helps make better predictions of a patient's appointment status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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35. Biosafety evaluation of Janus Fe 3 O 4 -TiO 2 nanoparticles in Sprague Dawley rats after intravenous injection.
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Su H, Song X, Li J, Iqbal MZ, Kenston SSF, Li Z, Wu A, Ding M, and Zhao J
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- Animals, Body Weight, Injections, Intravenous, Liver drug effects, Liver pathology, Lung drug effects, Lung pathology, Male, Nanoparticles ultrastructure, Organ Size, Particle Size, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Signal Transduction, Spleen drug effects, Spleen metabolism, Spleen pathology, Nanoparticles administration & dosage, Nanoparticles adverse effects, Titanium administration & dosage, Titanium adverse effects
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Introduction: Newly synthesized Janus-structured Fe
3 O4 -TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) appear to be a promising candidate for the diagnosis and therapy of cancer. Although the toxicity of individual Fe3 O4 or TiO2 NPs has been studied extensively, the toxicity of Janus Fe3 O4 -TiO2 NPs is not clear., Methods: In this study, the biosafety of both Janus Fe3 O4 -TiO2 NPs (20-25 nm) and the maternal material TiO2 NPs (7-10 nm) were evaluated in Sprague Dawley rats after one intravenous injection into the tail vein. Healthy rats were randomly divided into one control group and six experimental groups. Thirty days after treatment, rats were killed, then blood and tissue samples were collected for hematological, biochemical, element-content, histopathological, and Western blot analysis., Results: The results show that only a slight Ti element accumulation in the heart, spleen, and liver could be found in the Janus Fe3 O4 -TiO2 NP groups ( P >0.05 compared with control). However, significant Ti element accumulation in the spleen, lungs, and liver was found in the TiO2 NP-treated rats. Both Fe3 O4 -TiO2 NPs and TiO2 NPs could induce certain histopathological abnormalities. Western blot analysis showed that both NPs could induce certain apoptotic or inflammatory-related molecular protein upregulation in rat livers. A certain degree of alterations in liver function and electrolyte and lipid parameters was also observed in rats treated with both materials. However, compared to Janus structure Fe3 O4 -TiO2 NP-treated groups, TiO2 NPs at 30 mg/kg showed more severe adverse effects., Conclusion: Our results showed that under a low dose (5 mg/kg), both NP types had no significant toxicity in rats. Janus NPs certainly seem less toxic than TiO2 NPs in rats at 30 mg/kg. To ensure safe use of these newly developed Janus NPs in cancer diagnosis and therapy, further animal studies are needed to evaluate long-term bioeffects., Competing Interests: Disclosure The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.- Published
- 2018
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