Insight on stem cell preconditioning and instructive biomaterials to enhance cell adhesion, retention, and engraftment for tissue repair

Shafiq, M.,Jung, Y.,Kim, S.H. IPC Science and Technology Press 2016 Biomaterials Vol.90 No.-

<P>Stem cells are a promising solution for the treatment of a variety of diseases. However, the limited survival and engraftment of transplanted cells due to a hostile ischemic environment is a bottleneck for effective utilization and commercialization. Within this environment, the majority of transplanted cells undergo apoptosis prior to participating in lineage differentiation and cellular integration. Therefore, in order to maximize the clinical utility of stem/progenitor cells, strategies must be employed to increase their adhesion, retention, and engraftment in vivo. Here, we reviewed key strategies that are being adopted to enhance the survival, retention, and engraftment of transplanted stem cells through the manipulation of both the stem cells and the surrounding environment. We describe how preconditioning of cells or cell manipulations strategies can enhance stem cell survival and engraftment after transplantation. We also discuss how biomaterials can enhance the function of stem cells for effective tissue regeneration. Biomaterials can incorporate or mimic extracellular function (ECM) function and enhance survival or differentiation of transplanted cells in vivo. Biomaterials can also promote angiogenesis, enhance engraftment and differentiation, and accelerate electromechanical integration of transplanted stem cells. Insight gained from this review may direct the development of future investigations and clinical trials. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</P>

Threats to Fruit and Vegetable Crops: Fruit Flies (Tephritidae) - Ecology, Behaviour, and Management

M. Shafiq Ansari,Fazil Hasan,Nadeem Ahmad 한국작물학회 2012 Journal of crop science and biotechnology Vol.15 No.3

Approximately 4,000 known/described species of fruit flies (Tephritidae) are distributed in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions of world, out of which 200 species are economically important and damaging/spoiling not only to fruits but also to a number of vegetable crops. Despite their tremendous importance, a limited amount of information is available on the ecology and behaviour of fruit flies especially when compared to fruit fly species complex. It is necessary to understand the ecology and behaviour before the formulation of management strategy. The present review may serves as a baseline data for scientists engaged in fruit fly management programs. Key themes include: (1) demography and population dynamics and, (2) behaviour (e.g. sexual, mating, oviposition,and feeding). The excess of literature on monitoring and management of fruit flies are available, which includes male sterilization and annihilation, mass trapping, chemical baits, mating disruption, and biological control. But few of them are easily adopted by users and give satisfactory control of fruit flies and rest are not easily adopted or if used does not give effective control, because of the lack of knowledge about the ecology and behaviour of fruit flies. If the information on population dynamics, behavior, and the related ecological factors are not jointly gathered, it is almost impossible to carry out an appropriate pest control at the right time and place. We hope that this synthesis will lay the groundwork for future ecological and behavioural studies of fruit fly species, populations,communities, and control.

Insecticidal effect on a population of Spilarctia obliqua (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae)

M. Shafiq ANSARI,Haidar ALI,Shazia SHAFQAT 한국곤충학회 2012 Entomological Research Vol.42 No.6

Survivors of Spilarctia obliqua derived from 3rd instars that had ingested LC50 of imidacloprid (0.025%), dichlorvos (0.014%) and endosulfan (0.012%) were studied through the life table method. Survivorship was reduced in insecticide exposed populations as compared to 45‐day in the control groups. Egg hatching was significantly decreased for the insecticide treated populations. Total larval mortality was the highest for endosulfan (36.76%) as compared to the individuals that died among control groups (14.29%). Life expectancy (ex) was decreased gradually over time and stage of development for insecticides tested and the control groups. Dichlorvos (0.014%) has caused a significant reduction in the potential fecundity i.e. 315 females/female/generation, while 415 in the unexposed cohorts. Net reproductive rate (Ro) was the lowest in endosulfan (118.47 females/female/generation) treatment followed by dichlorvos (141.97), imidacloprid (144.49) and the control groups (272.42). Similarly, the intrinsic rate of increase (rm) was substantially decreased after exposure with endosulfan (0.124 females/female/day) as compared to 0.135 in the unexposed cohort. The finite rate of increase (λ) was not significantly different among the insecticide treatments and control groups. Mean generation time was significantly reduced after exposure to dichlorvos (37.19 days). However, 41.34 days were required to complete one generation by S. obliqua in the absence of insecticides. Based on these results, population of S. obliqua would double in 5.19 days under the influence of dichlorvos while requiring 5.13 days for unexposed cohorts.

Development and performance characteristics of silane crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol)/chitosan membranes for reverse osmosis

M. Shafiq,A. Sabir,A. Islam,S.M. Khan,S.N. Hussain,M.T.Z. Z. Butt,T. Jamil 한국공업화학회 2017 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.48 No.-

Novel thinfilm poly(vinyl alcohol)/chitosan (PVA/CS) based reverse osmosis membranes infused withsilane crosslinked tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) were prepared by dissolution casting methodology. Theperformance characteristics and the scope of the reverse osmosis membranes were explicated by Fouriertransform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA), differential scanningcalorimetery (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), contact angle, X-ray diffraction (XRD) andreverse osmosis (RO) permeation tests which determined the functional groups and network of covalentcrosslinks, thermal properties, morphology, hydrophilicity, structural investigation and RO properties,respectively. It was found that the membrane surface became smoother, more hydrophilic, withimproved thermal stability, increased salt rejection and good permeationflux after the appropriateinfusion of TEOS. The crosslinked membranes showed more hydrophilicity compared to theuncrosslinked PVCS membrane. The SEM micrographs of membranes revealed dense structure withno mottled surfaces. PVCS-4 showed an optimalflux of 1.84 L/m2h and 80% salt rejection that confirmedthe selective interaction of TEOS molecules with PVA/CS polymer backbone compared to the pristine(PVCS) membrane. The antibacterial properties of the membranes showed the inhibition of the growth ofEscherichia coli successfully.

Effect of Indian mustard on feeding, larval survival and development of Plutella xylostella at constant temperatures

M. Shafiq ANSARI,Tufail AHMAD,Haidar ALI 한국곤충학회 2010 Entomological Research Vol.40 No.3

Feeding behavior of Plutella xylostella under optional to non-optional conditions was studied at 10°C, 15°C, 20°C, and 25°C on Indian mustard, Brassica juncea. The study reveals that the variety Pusa Bahar was significantly less preferred by the larvae as compared with Pusa Bold and Varuna under optional to non-optional conditions. Larvae of P. xylostella consumed more food at 25°C than 20°C, 15°C and 10°C. Larval survival was found to be highest on cabbage (control) as compared with Indian mustard and was found to vary with host plants and temperature. The larval survival decreased to 11.29% on Pusa Bahar at 10°C. Increasing the temperature from 10°C to 20°C, larval mortality resulted more on Varuna than Pusa Bahar and Pusa Bold. Developmental period was prolonged on Pusa Bold at 10°C while it was shortest on cabbage at 25°C. A total of 536.47 degree days were required to complete the development by immature stages on Varuna at 25°C and 421.64 degree days on cabbage.

Threats to Fruit and Vegetable Crops: Fruit Flies (Tephritidae) - Ecology, Behaviour, and Management

Ansari, M. Shafiq,Hasan, Fazil,Ahmad, Nadeem 한국작물학회 2012 Journal of crop science and biotechnology Vol.15 No.3

Approximately 4,000 known/described species of fruit flies (Tephritidae) are distributed in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions of world, out of which 200 species are economically important and damaging/spoiling not only to fruits but also to a number of vegetable crops. Despite their tremendous importance, a limited amount of information is available on the ecology and behaviour of fruit flies especially when compared to fruit fly species complex. It is necessary to understand the ecology and behaviour before the formulation of management strategy. The present review may serves as a baseline data for scientists engaged in fruit fly management programs. Key themes include: (1) demography and population dynamics and, (2) behaviour (e.g. sexual, mating, oviposition, and feeding). The excess of literature on monitoring and management of fruit flies are available, which includes male sterilization and annihilation, mass trapping, chemical baits, mating disruption, and biological control. But few of them are easily adopted by users and give satisfactory control of fruit flies and rest are not easily adopted or if used does not give effective control, because of the lack of knowledge about the ecology and behaviour of fruit flies. If the information on population dynamics, behavior, and the related ecological factors are not jointly gathered, it is almost impossible to carry out an appropriate pest control at the right time and place. We hope that this synthesis will lay the groundwork for future ecological and behavioural studies of fruit fly species, populations, communities, and control.

LDH of NiZnFe and its composites with carbon nanotubes and data-palm biochar with efficient adsorption capacity for RB5 dye from aqueous solutions: Isotherm, kinetic, and thermodynamics studies

Amin M.T.,Alazba A.A.,Shafiq M. 한국물리학회 2022 Current Applied Physics Vol.40 No.-

In the study, the layered double hydroxide (LDH) of NiZnFe and its composites with date-palm biochar (LDHDPb) and carbon nanotubes (LDH-cnt) were synthesized for adsorbing reactive black 5 (RB5) dye from aqueous solutions. In the first 5 min, rapid adsorption was followed by a gradual increase in both dye uptake and removal efficiency of up to 60 min of starting time. In the investigated pH range (3.0–8.0), the removal efficiency linearly decreased while the sorption capacity linearly increased for all three adsorbents as their doses increased to 0.3 or 0.4 g following a decreasing trend up to 0.6 g. By increasing the initial RB5 concentration from 10 to 100 mg L-1, the removal efficiency linearly decreased. A nearly perfect fitting of the pseudo-second-order kinetic model to the adsorption data was observed; however, the Elovich kinetic model showed the heterogeneous surface of adsorbents with chemisorption. At the solid–liquid interface, from a thermodynamics point of view, we obtained the nonspontaneous nature of the adsorption of RB5 dye of the studied adsorbents with an increased disorder, which supported the endothermic nature onto the studied adsorption process. Furthermore, a nearly perfect fitting of the Langmuir model was obtained to the adsorption data, thereby suggesting the monolayer adsorption of RB5 dye onto the studied adsorbents. In the Dubinin–Radushkevich model, a good agreement of the calculated adsorption capacities to the experimental values were observed and the chemical adsorption of RB5 dye on to the studied adsorbents was proposed based on E (8 – 16 kJ mol-1).

Nanofibrous membrane of polyacrylonitrile with efficient adsorption capacity for cadmium ions from aqueous solution: Isotherm and kinetic studies

Amin M.T.,Alazba A.A.,Shafiq M. 한국물리학회 2022 Current Applied Physics Vol.40 No.-

The nanofibrous membrane of polyacrylonitrile (NMP) was successfully synthesized after NaOH and NaHCO3 treatment aiming its functionalization using electrospinning for cadmium ion (Cd2+) adsorption. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) revealed that small particles attached to the surface of functionalized PAN nanofibers. Equilibrium was attained after 60 min following a rapid uptake of Cd2+ with maximum adsorption capacity and percentage removal at an optimum solution pH of 7.0. The adsorbent dose of 0.3 g and 90 mg L-1 of initial Cd2+ concentration yielded the maximum adsorption capacity. The pseudo-second-order kinetic model was the best fitted to the adsorption data, indicating that the chemisorption is the controlling mechanism of adsorption. The physisorption was proposed based on the calculated values of the mean free energy of adsorption from the D–R isotherm (E < 8 kJ mol-1). Furthermore, three-parameter isotherm models indicated the homogeneous and heterogeneous Cd2+ adsorption onto NMP adsorbent.

LIFETIME PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE OF HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN × SAHIWAL CROSSBREDS

Chaudhry, M.Z.,Shafiq, M. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 1995 Animal Bioscience Vol.8 No.5

The performance records of 410 Holstein Friesian crossbred cows belonging to seven genetic groups (Fl, 3/4, 1/4, 5/8, 3/8, triple cross and miscellaneous cross) maintained at Livestock Production Research Institute, Bahadurnagar, Okara were analyzed for various parameters of lifetime traits. For the analysis 2 data sets were made. Data set I included all the cows disposed off from the herd which have completed at least one lactation while for data set II performance traits for only first five lactations were considered. The data was analyzed by Mixed Model Least squares and Maximum Likelihood computer programme PC-I version. The least squares means ${\times}$ standard errors for data set I (periods are in days and milk yield is in litres) were $994.5{\pm}15.5$, $1,877.0{\pm}70.9$, $1,651.9{\pm}19.3$, $2,533.7{\pm}36.5$, $3,530.0{\pm}40.5$, $15,785.2{\pm}320.0$, $8.46{\pm}0.19$, $5.66{\pm}0.16$ and $3.79{\pm}0.08$, respectively for age at first calving (APC), Ist lactation milk yield (FLMY), productive life (PL), herd life (HL), total life (TL), lifetime milk yield (LTMY), milk yield per day of productive life (MY/PL), milk yield per day of herd life (MY/HL) and milk yield per day of total life (MY/TL). For data set II these values were $1,004.2{\pm}21.2$, $2,220.5{\pm}113.1$, $1,429.1{\pm}40.8$, $2,302.1{\pm}73.3$, $3,307.2{\pm}77.3$, $13,189.7{\pm}667.4$, $9.10{\pm}0.34$, $5.66{\pm}0.25$ and $4.02{\pm}0.18$ in the same order. For data set I the effect of year of first calving was significant for AFC, FLMY, PL, HL, LTMY and MY/PL. The season of Ist calving was significant only for MY/PL. The effect of genetic group was significant for AFC, FLMY, MY/PL and MY/TL while the effect of parity was significant for all the traits. For data set II the effect of year of Ist calving was significant only for AFC, FLMY and PL while the season of Ist calving was significant for FLMY and PL while the effect of genetic groups was significant for MY/HL only. The lifetime production performance is in general close to the various estimates reported in the literature.

Effect of Different Cole Crops on the Biological Parameters of Pieris brassicae (L.) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) under Laboratory Conditions

Hasan, Fazil,Ansari, M. Shafiq 한국작물학회 2010 Journal of crop science and biotechnology Vol.13 No.3

The effect of different cole crops was studied on biological parameters of Pieris brassicae (L.) in the laboratory at $28^{\circ}C$, 65% RH, and 12L:12D photoperiod. The results indicated that host plants significantly affected the life history, i.e. survival of developmental stages, oviposition period, and sex ratio of P. brassicae. Comparative study on different host plant revealed that P. brassicae required a maximum of 40 days to complete generation on cabbage, cauliflower, and broccoli. The survivorship and expectation of life declined gradually with the advancement of age; the life expectancy of newly deposited eggs was 23.96 days while it was 8.12 days at the time of adult emergence on cabbage. However, the fluctuations of mortality parameter were seen on all the cole crops. On cabbage, 100% hatching of eggs with low larval mortality were noticed. The highest net reproductive rate ($R_0$) occurred on cauliflower, i.e. 27.1 followed by cabbage 24.89, females per female per generation. Intrinsic rate of increase ($r_m$), was found to be highest (0.09558954) on cauliflower followed by broccoli and cabbage, 0.078886 and 0.077551 females per female per day, respectively. The smallest $r_m$ (0.059469 females per female per day) occurred on radish which shows that P. brassicae did not perform well on radish. In addition, P. brassicae may double in 7.2 days on cauliflower, 8.7 days on broccoli, and 8.9 days on cabbage. The sex ratio was computed as 1.5:1, female:male, respectively on cabbage.