Uzma Ashraf

ORCID: 0000-0003-4319-9315
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Research Areas
  • Surfactants and Colloidal Systems
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
  • Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Moringa oleifera research and applications
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Municipal Solid Waste Management
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Phonocardiography and Auscultation Techniques

University of California, Davis
2022-2025

Lahore School of Economics
2018-2024

University of Karachi
2022

University of Kashmir
2013-2021

Government College University, Lahore
2021

Aligarh Muslim University
2019

Yes Technologies (United States)
2019

University of the Punjab
2011-2018

University of Agriculture Faisalabad
2016

The Asian giant hornet (AGH, Vespa mandarinia ) is the world’s largest hornet, occurring naturally in Indomalayan region, where it a voracious predator of pollinating insects including honey bees. In September 2019, nest hornets was detected outside Vancouver, British Columbia; multiple individuals were Columbia and Washington state 2020; another found eradicated November 2020, indicating that AGH may have successfully wintered North America. Because tend to spread rapidly become pests,...

10.7717/peerj.10690 article EN cc-by PeerJ 2021-01-13

To understand the interactions of microwaves with dielectric materials and their conversion to thermal energy in aqueous systems, effect ionic concentration has been studied. Aqueous solutions inorganic ions were exposed (2.45 GHz) a modified oven under identical conditions. Difference solution temperatures reference pure (deionized) water was monitored each case. A significant decrease temperature observed an increase quantity ions. Experiments repeated several varying size charge. The...

10.1016/j.arabjc.2011.01.014 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Arabian Journal of Chemistry 2011-01-24

Abstract Ecological niche modeling (and the related species distribution modeling) has been used as a tool with which to assess potential impacts of climate change processes on geographic distributions species. However, factors introducing variation into outcomes are not well understood: To this end, we seven algorithms develop models (Maxent, GARP , BIOCLIM artificial neural networks, support‐vector machines, envelope, and environmental distance) estimate olives ( Olea europaea sensu lato,...

10.1002/ecs2.1825 article EN cc-by Ecosphere 2017-05-01

The potential distribution of Olea ferruginea was predicted by Maxent model for present and the upcoming hypothetical (2050) climatic scenario. O. is an economically beneficial plant species. For predicting in Pakistan, Worldclim variables current future change scenarios, digital elevation (DEM) slope, aspects with occurrence point were used. Pearson correlation used to reject highly correlated variables. A total 219 sighting points modeling. area under curve (AUC) value higher than 0.98....

10.3390/su8080722 article EN Sustainability 2016-07-29

Pakistan suffers from floods in the main rivers of Indus River System due to disturbed weather patterns during monsoon and snowmelt. The study aims identify community perspectives on socioeconomic impacts Central (Punjab Sindh), Pakistan. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted three major biodiversity hotspot areas: Taunsa Barrage Wildlife Sanctuary, Dolphin Reserve, Wetlands Complex. questionnaire identified people's knowledge, practice, attitude regarding area. results were interesting...

10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103718 article EN cc-by International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 2023-04-30

Abstract Simple, single‐species approaches in distributional ecology leave open questions of possible roles biotic interactions. We sought to understand impacts climate change on current and future potential distributions Olea europaea sensu lato (host) Bactrocera oleae (parasite) Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA), taking into account interspecific used ecological niche modeling approaches: For interactions, an initial host model was incorporated calibration parasite model, as...

10.1002/ecs2.3714 article EN cc-by Ecosphere 2021-08-01

Recent changes in climate are transforming the situation of life on Earth, including impacting conservation status many plant and animal species. This study aims to evaluate potential impacts change a medicinal that is known be heat-tolerant, Capparis spinosa L. We used ecological niche modeling estimate current future distributions for species, considering two emissions scenarios five models time periods (2050 2070). The results terms areal coverage at different suitability levels were...

10.7717/peerj.5792 article EN cc-by PeerJ 2018-10-16

In Pakistan, solid waste management (SWM) is considered to be a serious problem, with most of the hazardousand non-hazardous being dumped in landfills without any segregation. The key objective our research was select suitable landfill site that environmentally sound, economically feasible and socially acceptable for metropolitan Lahore. Lahore District located one world’s largest fluvial plains, namely Indo-Gangetic meandering rivers system plain. There only functional situated northern...

10.15244/pjoes/95181 article EN Polish Journal of Environmental Studies 2019-12-16

Livability is a concept that assesses the quality of life and relative performance different regions communities, based on various qualitative quantitative factors. The assessment urban livability complex multidimensional task, which utmost importance for informed transparent policy decision making. present study aimed to develop road map cities’ ranking bases their livability. We have used case eight major cities Punjab, Pakistan. Indicators sustainability considered were spatial planning...

10.3390/su14148755 article EN Sustainability 2022-07-18

The concept of a fundamental ecological niche is central to questions geographic distribution, population demography, species conservation, and evolutionary potential. However, robust inference genomic regions associated with adaptation particular environmental conditions remains difficult due the myriad potential confounding processes that can generate heterogeneous patterns variation across genome. Here, we interrogate role genome environment association (GEA) testing as an initial step in...

10.1111/mec.16094 article EN Molecular Ecology 2021-07-26

The present study investigates the noise pollution levels in public- and private-sector hospitals of Lahore. parameters were investigated from 20 public 10 private hospitals. We observed that equivalent continuous sound level (Leq) values varied significantly different departments as well at times day. public-sector had higher compared to Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney two-sample rank-sum test revealed significant difference between intensive care unit (ICU) during morning emergency, waiting area,...

10.1080/19338244.2017.1371106 article EN Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health 2017-08-24
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