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  1. Article ; Online: Multi-Objective Task-Aware Offloading and Scheduling Framework for Internet of Things Logistics.

    Umer, Asif / Ali, Mushtaq / Jehangiri, Ali Imran / Bilal, Muhammad / Shuja, Junaid

    Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

    2024  Volume 24, Issue 8

    Abstract: IoT-based smart transportation monitors vehicles, cargo, and driver statuses for safe movement. Due to the limited computational capabilities of the sensors, the IoT devices require powerful remote servers to execute their tasks, and this phenomenon is ... ...

    Abstract IoT-based smart transportation monitors vehicles, cargo, and driver statuses for safe movement. Due to the limited computational capabilities of the sensors, the IoT devices require powerful remote servers to execute their tasks, and this phenomenon is called task offloading. Researchers have developed efficient task offloading and scheduling mechanisms for IoT devices to reduce energy consumption and response time. However, most research has not considered fault-tolerance-based job allocation for IoT logistics trucks, task and data-aware scheduling, priority-based task offloading, or multiple-parameter-based fog node selection. To overcome the limitations, we proposed a Multi-Objective Task-Aware Offloading and Scheduling Framework for IoT Logistics (MT-OSF). The proposed model prioritizes the tasks into delay-sensitive and computation-intensive tasks using a priority-based offloader and forwards the two lists to the Task-Aware Scheduler (TAS) for further processing on fog and cloud nodes. The Task-Aware Scheduler (TAS) uses a multi-criterion decision-making process, i.e., the analytical hierarchy process (AHP), to calculate the fog nodes' priority for task allocation and scheduling. The AHP decides the fog nodes' priority based on node energy, bandwidth, RAM, and MIPS power. Similarly, the TAS also calculates the shortest distance between the IoT-enabled vehicle and the fog node to which the IoT tasks are assigned for execution. A task-aware scheduler schedules delay-sensitive tasks on nearby fog nodes while allocating computation-intensive tasks to cloud data centers using the FCFS algorithm. Fault-tolerant manager is used to check task failure; if any task fails, the proposed system re-executes the tasks, and if any fog node fails, the proposed system allocates the tasks to another fog node to reduce the task failure ratio. The proposed model is simulated in iFogSim2 and demonstrates a 7% reduction in response time, 16% reduction in energy consumption, and 22% reduction in task failure ratio in comparison to Ant Colony Optimization and Round Robin.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-09
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2052857-7
    ISSN 1424-8220 ; 1424-8220
    ISSN (online) 1424-8220
    ISSN 1424-8220
    DOI 10.3390/s24082381
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  2. Article: Comparison of clinical indices with halitosis grading in chronic periodontitis: A randomized control trial.

    Veeray, Junaid Mushtaq / Gupta, K K / Soni, Sweta / Kothari, Divya

    Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology

    2023  Volume 27, Issue 4, Page(s) 422–427

    Abstract: Background: Oral malodor is a major periodontal complaint, but the best method for assessing the halitosis grade is still undefined. The primary objective of the study was to detect the halitosis grade in the exhaled breath using the three distinct ... ...

    Abstract Background: Oral malodor is a major periodontal complaint, but the best method for assessing the halitosis grade is still undefined. The primary objective of the study was to detect the halitosis grade in the exhaled breath using the three distinct techniques and to compare the readings with different clinical indices to find out the best method of halitosis grading.
    Materials and methods: A total of 90 patients with chronic periodontitis having oral malodor were included in the study. The subjective assessment of the exhaled breath (halitosis grading) was done by three different methods; using a handheld portable Tanita FitScan sulfide monitor, by Halitox toxin assay, and by organoleptic (Sniff test) method. The findings were then compared with the clinical parameters of poor oral hygiene like plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), gingival bleeding index (BI), and pocket depth (PD) to detect the best method of halitosis grading.
    Results: The mean age of the patients included was 38.23 ± 8.83 (mean ± standard deviation) years. The median value of halitosis grading as obtained by Tanita FitScan was 3.0 (95% confidence interval as 2 and 4) which was then compared with clinical indices (PI, GI, BI, and PD) and the results were statistically significant (
    Conclusion: The results confirmed that the halitosis grading done using Tanita FitScan sulfide monitor is more appropriate with respect to clinical indices when compared with the other two techniques.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-01
    Publishing country India
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2545458-4
    ISSN 0975-1580 ; 0972-124X
    ISSN (online) 0975-1580
    ISSN 0972-124X
    DOI 10.4103/jisp.jisp_197_22
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  3. Article: Exploring the Long-Term Disability Outcomes in Trauma Patients: Study Protocol.

    Shaukat, Natasha / Merchant, Asma Altaf Hussain / Sahibjan, Fazila / Abbasi, Ayesha / Jarrar, Zeerak / Ahmed, Tanweer / Atiq, Huba / Khan, Uzma Rahim / Khan, NadeemUllah / Mushtaq, Saima / Rasul, Shahid / Hyder, Adnan / Razzak, Junaid / Haider, Adil

    Research square

    2024  

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    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4238506/v1
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  4. Article: Clinical parameters and treatment outcome in patients of acromegaly: A retrospective analysis of 51 patients.

    Ahmed, Shahid / Ashraf, Ahmed Tashfeen / Mushtaq, Muhammad Junaid / Haroon, Zujaja Hina

    JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

    2022  Volume 72, Issue 2, Page(s) 346–348

    Abstract: The aim of the study was to analyze the pattern of clinical presentation and management outcome in patients of acromegaly. It is a cross-sectional study based on the clinical records of 51 patients of Acromegaly. All the recorded clinical data was ... ...

    Abstract The aim of the study was to analyze the pattern of clinical presentation and management outcome in patients of acromegaly. It is a cross-sectional study based on the clinical records of 51 patients of Acromegaly. All the recorded clinical data was analyzed to see the pattern of clinical presentation and management outcome. IBM SPSS statistics version 22 was used for statistical analysis. The median age was 32 years. Twenty-seven patients underwent surgery and 6 (22.2%) achieved remission. With pharmacological management, 35.8% patients achieved control of the disease with Octreotide LAR and 7.1% with cabergoline. Eighteen patients were treated with External Beam Radiation (EBR) and Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS). Remission rate has been 88.9% with SRS and 33.3% with EBR. The study shows higher prevalence of Growth Hormone (GH) secreting tumour in younger people and men. Remission rate was highest in patients treated with radiotherapy after partial response to TSS.
    MeSH term(s) Acromegaly/therapy ; Adult ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Radiosurgery ; Retrospective Studies ; Treatment Outcome
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-07
    Publishing country Pakistan
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 603873-6
    ISSN 0030-9982
    ISSN 0030-9982
    DOI 10.47391/JPMA.2104
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  5. Article: Dependence between oil price changes and sectoral stock returns in Pakistan: Evidence from a quantile regression approach

    Khan, Mushtaq Hussain / Ahmed, Junaid / Mughal, Mazhar

    Energy & environment. 2022 Mar., v. 33, no. 2

    2022  

    Abstract: This study explores the dependence between changes in world crude oil prices and the performance of the Pakistan Stock Exchange, at the aggregate as well as sectoral levels for the period from July 1997 to December 2016. Quantile regression approach is ... ...

    Abstract This study explores the dependence between changes in world crude oil prices and the performance of the Pakistan Stock Exchange, at the aggregate as well as sectoral levels for the period from July 1997 to December 2016. Quantile regression approach is employed for a detailed examination of the structure and degree of dependence for three sub-periods corresponding to normal, rising, and falling oil price periods. We found that the dependence between changes in crude oil price and the sectoral stock returns is heterogeneous across industries and it exists in both bullish and bearish market trends. The dependence at the upper and lower quantiles is found to be a common feature across industries. Moreover, the dependence and direction of the relationship change at times of structural breaks. The findings highlight an external channel through which fluctuations in stock returns may impede the liquidity of the stock market of an oil-importing country such as Pakistan, thereby affecting the domestic economy.
    Keywords energy ; energy costs ; environment ; oils ; petroleum ; prices ; regression analysis ; stock exchange ; Pakistan
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-03
    Size p. 315-331.
    Publishing place SAGE Publications
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1033480-4
    ISSN 2048-4070 ; 0958-305X
    ISSN (online) 2048-4070
    ISSN 0958-305X
    DOI 10.1177/0958305X21997987
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  6. Article: Risk assessment of COVID-19 pandemic using deep learning model for J&K in India: a district level analysis

    Wani, Manzoor A. / Farooq, Junaid / Wani, Danish Mushtaq

    Environmental science and pollution research. 2022 Mar., v. 29, no. 12

    2022  

    Abstract: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing pandemic with high morbidity and mortality rates. Current epidemiological studies urge the need of implementing sophisticated methods to appraise the evolution of COVID-19. In this study, we analysed ... ...

    Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing pandemic with high morbidity and mortality rates. Current epidemiological studies urge the need of implementing sophisticated methods to appraise the evolution of COVID-19. In this study, we analysed the data for 228 days (1 May to 15 December 2020) of daily incidence of COVID-19 cases for a district level analysis in the region of Jammu and Kashmir in the northern Himalayan belt of India. We used a deep learning-based incremental learning technique to model the current trend of COVID-19 transmission and to predict the future trends with 60-day forecasting. The results not only indicate high rates of morbidity and mortality but also forecast high rise in the incidence of COVID-19 in different districts of the study region. We used geographic information system (GIS) for storing, analysing, and presenting the spread of COVID-19 which provides key insights in understanding, planning, and implementing mitigating measures to tackle the current spread of the pandemic and its possible future scenarios. The existing disparity in health care facilities at district level is shown in relation to the spread of disease. The study results also highlight the need to upgrade health care infrastructure in the study region to control the current and future pandemics. These results could be useful for administration and scientific community to develop efficient short-term and long-term strategies against such diseases.
    Keywords COVID-19 infection ; disease transmission ; health services ; infrastructure ; models ; morbidity ; mortality ; pandemic ; pollution ; research ; risk assessment ; India
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-03
    Size p. 18271-18281.
    Publishing place Springer Berlin Heidelberg
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1178791-0
    ISSN 1614-7499 ; 0944-1344
    ISSN (online) 1614-7499
    ISSN 0944-1344
    DOI 10.1007/s11356-021-17046-9
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  7. Article ; Online: Risk assessment of COVID-19 pandemic using deep learning model for J&K in India: a district level analysis.

    Wani, Manzoor A / Farooq, Junaid / Wani, Danish Mushtaq

    Environmental science and pollution research international

    2021  Volume 29, Issue 12, Page(s) 18271–18281

    Abstract: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing pandemic with high morbidity and mortality rates. Current epidemiological studies urge the need of implementing sophisticated methods to appraise the evolution of COVID-19. In this study, we analysed ... ...

    Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing pandemic with high morbidity and mortality rates. Current epidemiological studies urge the need of implementing sophisticated methods to appraise the evolution of COVID-19. In this study, we analysed the data for 228 days (1 May to 15 December 2020) of daily incidence of COVID-19 cases for a district level analysis in the region of Jammu and Kashmir in the northern Himalayan belt of India. We used a deep learning-based incremental learning technique to model the current trend of COVID-19 transmission and to predict the future trends with 60-day forecasting. The results not only indicate high rates of morbidity and mortality but also forecast high rise in the incidence of COVID-19 in different districts of the study region. We used geographic information system (GIS) for storing, analysing, and presenting the spread of COVID-19 which provides key insights in understanding, planning, and implementing mitigating measures to tackle the current spread of the pandemic and its possible future scenarios. The existing disparity in health care facilities at district level is shown in relation to the spread of disease. The study results also highlight the need to upgrade health care infrastructure in the study region to control the current and future pandemics. These results could be useful for administration and scientific community to develop efficient short-term and long-term strategies against such diseases.
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19/epidemiology ; Deep Learning ; Humans ; India/epidemiology ; Pandemics ; Risk Assessment ; SARS-CoV-2
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-23
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1178791-0
    ISSN 1614-7499 ; 0944-1344
    ISSN (online) 1614-7499
    ISSN 0944-1344
    DOI 10.1007/s11356-021-17046-9
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  8. Article ; Online: Prevalence and molecular characterization of typhoidal and non-typhoidal Salmonella isolated from meat and environmental samples of retail shops of Lahore Punjab, Pakistan.

    Sadiq, Shakera / Chaudhry, Mamoona / Hassan Mushtaq, Muhammad / Sadiq, Junaid / Hasan, Saima / Antonia Anna, Lettini

    Veterinaria italiana

    2022  Volume 58, Issue 4

    Abstract: Non-typhoidal Salmonellae are important foodborne bacterial pathogens that can cause bacteremia, gastroenteritis, and subsequent infection. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of Salmonella in the live bird market and retail shops of ... ...

    Abstract Non-typhoidal Salmonellae are important foodborne bacterial pathogens that can cause bacteremia, gastroenteritis, and subsequent infection. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of Salmonella in the live bird market and retail shops of Lahore (Pakistan). A total of 720 samples of chicken meat, chopping board, cages, hands, and transportation vans were collected. Salmonella was recovered from 103 (14.36%) samples. The highest prevalence (33.33%) was found in transportation van samples followed by chicken meat samples (17.26%). In the towns of Lahore, the highest prevalence was found in Samanabad Town (19%) followed by Data Ganj Bakhsh Town (17%) with the lowest in Gulberg Town (6.9%). Salmonella Typhimurium was most common (35.92%) followed by S. Enteritidis (25.24%), S. Dublin (14.56%), S. Gallinarum biovar Gallinarum (8.74%), and untyped Salmonella species (15.53%). This was the first baseline study of the prevalence of non-typhoidal Salmonella at the live bird market and retail shops of Lahore. Implementation of appropriate control measures is required at both the human side and poultry food production chain to reduce the burden and transmission of the zoonotic Salmonellae.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Pakistan/epidemiology ; Prevalence ; Meat ; Salmonella typhimurium ; Transportation
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-31
    Publishing country Italy
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2536397-9
    ISSN 1828-1427 ; 0505-401X
    ISSN (online) 1828-1427
    ISSN 0505-401X
    DOI 10.12834/VetIt.2392.14037.1
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  9. Article ; Online: Elevated arsenic concentrations in groundwater of the Upper Indus Plain of Pakistan across a range of redox conditions.

    Mushtaq, Nisbah / Farooqi, Abida / Khattak, Junaid Ali / Hussain, Ishtiaque / Mailloux, Brian / Bostick, Benjamin C / Nghiem, Athena / Ellis, Tyler / van Geen, Alexander

    The Science of the total environment

    2023  Volume 912, Page(s) 168574

    Abstract: Groundwater of the Ravi River floodplain is particularly elevated in arsenic (As) on both sides of the Pakistan-India border. To understand this pattern, 14 sites were drilled to 12-30 m depth across floodplains and doabs of Pakistan after testing over ... ...

    Abstract Groundwater of the Ravi River floodplain is particularly elevated in arsenic (As) on both sides of the Pakistan-India border. To understand this pattern, 14 sites were drilled to 12-30 m depth across floodplains and doabs of Pakistan after testing over 20,000 wells. Drill cuttings were collected at 1.5 m intervals, 132 of which were sand overlain by 77 intervals of clay and/or silt. Radiocarbon dating of clay indicates deposition of the aquifer sands tapped by wells 20-30 kyr ago. Most (85 %) of the sand samples were gray in color, indicating partial reduction to Fe(II) oxides, whereas most (92 %) of the clay and/or silt samples were orange. Associations between groundwater electrical conductivity, dissolved Fe, sulfate, and nitrate suggest that wells can be elevated (>10 μg/L) in As in the region due to either reductive dissolution of Fe oxides, evaporative concentration, or alkali desorption. In the Ravi floodplain, 47 % of 6445 wells tested contain >10 μg/L As compared to only 9 % of 14,165 tested wells in other floodplains and doabs. The As content of aquifer sands in the Ravi floodplain of Pakistan averages 4 ± 4 mg/kg (n = 66) and is higher than the average of 2 ± 2 mg/kg (n = 51) for aquifer sands outside the Ravi. Synchrotron spectroscopy and column-based speciation indicate predominance of As(V) over As(III) in both aquifer sands and groundwater. Whereas multiple processes may be responsible for elevated levels of As in groundwater across the region, spatial heterogeneity in groundwater As concentrations in the Ravi floodplain seems linked to variations in As concentrations in aquifer sands. Regulation by the solid phase may limit variations in groundwater As over time in response to natural and human-induced changes in hydrology. This means spatial heterogeneity could be taken advantage of to lower the exposure across the region with more testing and targeted drilling.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-22
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 121506-1
    ISSN 1879-1026 ; 0048-9697
    ISSN (online) 1879-1026
    ISSN 0048-9697
    DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168574
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  10. Article: COVID-19 Omicron variant - Time for airborne precautions.

    Yousaf, Zohaib / Khan, Muhammad Arslan / Asghar, Muhammad Sohaib / Zaman, Musharaf / Ahmed, Mushtaq / Tahir, Muhammad Junaid

    Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)

    2022  Volume 78, Page(s) 103919

    Abstract: Genetic mutations in SARS-CoV-2 have resulted in variants with more transmissibility and partial resistance to COVID-19 vaccines, as seen in the recently classified variant of concern (VOC) "Omicron". The rapid spread has raised concerns about Omicron ... ...

    Abstract Genetic mutations in SARS-CoV-2 have resulted in variants with more transmissibility and partial resistance to COVID-19 vaccines, as seen in the recently classified variant of concern (VOC) "Omicron". The rapid spread has raised concerns about Omicron being airborne, which leads to a high risk of contamination in public premises, particularly among the frontline healthcare workers. Mandatory usage of protective face masks and respirators is highly recommended in order to break the chain of transmission. Furthermore, health authorities need to reassess the modes of transmission of VOCs and provide updated guidelines to the general public for its prevention.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2745440-X
    ISSN 2049-0801
    ISSN 2049-0801
    DOI 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103919
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