Zaheer Abbas
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3735463 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Zaheer Abbas |
| NOMBRES | Zaheer |
| APELLIDO | Abbas |
| FIRMA | ABBAS Z |
| AFILIACIONES | Hazara University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5785-2034 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 25 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2016 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Documenting the ethnobotanical plants of the Masherbrum valley along the Saltoro Glaciers, Karakorum Mountains
Background: The present study focused on documenting the ethnomedicinal knowledge originating from the Masherbrum valley Karakoram Range in Ghanche District, Baltistan region-Pakistan with an emphasis on the use of indigenous plant species prospective. Methods: Questionnaire semi-structured interviews were used to gather information from 217 participants encompassing 23 localities with 82.9% of men and 17.1% women. The majority of respondents (35…
Phytoremediation Potential of Cynodon dactylon and Cenchrus ciliaris for Nickel‐Contaminated Soils
Increasing exposure of trace metals causes deleterious effects in plants and land fertility; therefore, appropriate monitoring and remediation strategies are crucial to protect the environment. Salt‐tolerant native plants such as Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. and Cenchrus ciliaris L. can exhibit optimum resistance against excessive nickel levels, but their physiology remains under‐investigated. In this study, three ecotypes of both species (i.e., S…
Deciphering Adaptive and Invasive Strategies of Ipomoea carnea in Formulating Land Management at Elevated Mountains
Ipomoea carnea Jacq., a widespread invasive medicinal plant, thrives across diverse ecosystems, from deserts and wetlands to plains and mountains. Investigating its adaptations across different elevations is crucial for formulating land management strategies. This study explores the structural and functional plasticity of I. carnea along diverse mountain elevations. Plant and soil samples were collected along an elevation gradient (400–2400 m) fr…
Promising alternative wild phytofoods to mitigate the environmental aridity and food insecurity in Balochistan Province, NW Pakistan
Background: The current paper elaborates the wild edible plants (WFPs) diversity, associated folk knowledge and cross-cultural comparison of three ethnic groups of the Balochistan Province, Pakistan. Methods: The field trips were carried out in spring 2018 to winter 2020 employing purposive sampling techniques for respondents. We used semi-structured interviews with open ended questions. A total of 195 interviews yielded 140 plant species in 44 f…
Organizational Wrongdoing as Mediation for Workplace Scenarios on Organizational Ambidexterity
Organizational burnout is a major psychological challenge that employees face in the workplace. This issue can lead to reduced performance, job satisfaction, and mental well-being. Various workplace scenarios, such as job stress, organizational culture, and interpersonal interactions, directly influence the occurrence of organizational burnout. In this context, organizational misconduct—including unfair practices, corruption, discrimination, and …
Understanding the Economic Burden of Environmental Degradation on Health in North Africa
This study examines the links between air pollution, health expenditure, and state fragility in selected North African countries – Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia – from 2000 to 2017. Initially, the cross-sectional dependence and slopes of heterogeneity tests between the countries showed that the variables are cross-sectional dependent and heterogeneous. In addition, the data series are stationary with mixed integration order at …
Role of Tourism and Human Capital in Economic Growth
The tourism sector has gathered increased attention aiming to assess its impact on economic growth. This study explores the impact of the tourism sector on the economic growth of SAARC countries using balanced panel data from 1995 to 2019. First- and second-generation panel unit root tests were employed for stationarity, and the findings revealed that the data series are stationary at the first difference. The Westerlund and Edgerton error correc…
Sharing the ecological knowledge of plants used in handicrafts as a survival strategy of rural communities of Dera Ghazi Khan district, Pakistan
Background: Craftwork is one of the vital components of phyto-culture worldwide. It offers a livelihood to marginalized communities in the rapidly changing environmental conditions with the preservation of cultural diversity. This study aimed to evaluate the indigenous knowledge about the utilization and cultural importance of plant-based handicrafts in the rural communities of Dera Ghazi Khan District, Pakistan. Methods: In order to collect the …
Diversity of medicinal flora and traditional knowledge of Muzaffargarh District Punjab Province, Pakistan
Background: Ethnomedicine is an important part of different cultures across the globe. It has a central role in providing new medicinal plants to phytochemical exploration and effective drug discoveries for centuries. Methods: Ethnobotanical surveys were conducted to collect the ethnobotanical knowledge. We used a snowball technique for respondents sampling. Semi-structured interviews were for ethnobotanical data collection. Relative frequency ci…
Exploring the traditional knowledge and medicinal flora of the communities residing along North Eastern India-Pakistan borders
Background: Ethnobotanical studies underpin the understanding of plant-people interaction in any geographical area along with the conservation strategies and priorities. The current study was carried out in the marginalized communities residing along the North Eastern Indo-Pak border of Depalpur and its adjoining areas of the Punjab Province, Pakistan. Methods: Snow-ball and random sampling techniques were employed for study participants. They we…
Energy Efficiency and Structural Change Developments across Newly Industrialized Economies
Variation in energy consumption patterns is prominently coupled with efficiency change in newly industrialized countries. The current study estimates the shift in energy consumption in Newly Industrialized countries considering three main economic sectors through the Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) during the period 1990-2015 to analyse the changing patterns of energy consumption. The study considers the change in activity, efficiency and s…
Determinants of Financial Inclusion in South Asia
Currently, financial inclusion is considered a key mediator in achieving economic output. The primary aim of the current research is to construct a financial inclusion index and examine the different factors that affect financial inclusion in the context of South Asian countries. The time period of the study is 1980 to 2017. The financial inclusion index is used as a dependent variable that is computed based on access and usage of financial servi…
Traditional knowledge of wild edible plants used by the people of Lawat, District Neelum, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan
Background: Wild Food Plants (WFPs) are a natural source of food in many rural communities and potential source of local food security. However, over-harvesting and excessive utilization endanger their survival. This study was conducted to document the diversity of wild edible plants along with their customary food uses from Lawat area Neelum Valley, Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Methods: Data on food uses was collected during 5 years observation (2015-2…
A review of current trends and future directions in the medical ethnobotany of Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Pakistan)
Background: Ethnobotanical studies play an important role in understanding the plant diversity, bio-cultural variability, utilization of plant-based resources, drug discovery and conservation efforts. The current paper reviews and assesses the ethnobotanical literature and documented medicinal plants of the region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Northern Pakistan. Methods: Relevant literature was searched using electronic scholarly databases Google Scholar,…
New Continuum of High Volatile Currency Spillover During EU-BREXIT
In this study, the researchers observed the impact of Brexit on the Pound and its spillover to other European countries, likely to be affected during that period. The intraday high-frequency hourly return data of chief monies as Great Britain Pound (GBP), Euro (EUR), Danish Krone (DDK), Hungarian Forint (HUF), Turkish Lira (TRY), Swiss Franc (CHF), Swedish Krona (SEK), and Polish Zloty (PLN), for two months and one day, was utilized. The Intraday…
Police conduct toward complainants of crime
The continual debate about the purpose, role, and function of the police for making the well-known organization is of keen interest for scholars. The present study aimed to explore the role of police conduct and its relationship with the complainants of crime in Pakistan’s geographical area. The study utilized a quantitative research design to gather data from the field. A research instrument prepared to collect the data from respondents who have…
An analysis of causes of delay and cost overrun in construction of hydropower project
This research precisely analyzes the delay causes of one of the most delayed hydropower project in Pakistan. In this study, grey relation analysis has been employed which has strong analytical ability, in the process of grey relational analysis calculation, the same weight cannot fully reflect the optimality of evaluation, so we have used the entropy weight method to improve it, at the same time, we have used full information reflected by the eva…
Phyto-cultural diversity of the Shigar valley (Central Karakorum) Baltistan, Northern Pakistan
Background: An ethnobotanical field study was conducted in 17 villages of the Shigar valley (Central Karakorum Ranges), northern Pakistan to explore the phyto-cultural diversity related to non-ethnomedicinal uses.Methods: Eighty-four (84) interviews were conducted in seventeen villages, yielding 52 plant taxa species of 25 families and 46 genera.Results: The family Asteraceae was dominant followed by Lamiaceae, Rosaceae and Tamaricaceae. The lowe…
Medicinal plants used by inhabitants of the Shigar Valley, Baltistan region of Karakorum range-Pakistan
BACKGROUND: The inhabitants of mountainous terrains depend on folk therapies to treat various ailments; however lack of plant based research and geographical constraints set the traditional knowledge in jeopardy. Present study is the first documentation on traditional uses of plant species by the inhabitants of the Shigar Valley, Karakorum Range, Northern Pakistan. METHOD: Ethnobotanical data were collected over a period from July, 2013 to Octobe…
Ethnobotany of the Balti community, Tormik valley, Karakorum range, Baltistan, Pakistan
BACKGROUND: Limited health facilities and malnutrition are major problems in the Karakorum Range of Northern Pakistan, often resulting in various human disorders. Since centuries, however, local communities in these areas have developed traditional methods for treating various ailments and local foods capes that can be significant for devising public health and nutritional policies. This study was intended to document the ethnobotanical knowledge…
Medicinal plants used by inhabitants of the Shigar Valley, Baltistan region of Karakorum range-Pakistan
BACKGROUND: The inhabitants of mountainous terrains depend on folk therapies to treat various ailments; however lack of plant based research and geographical constraints set the traditional knowledge in jeopardy. Present study is the first documentation on traditional uses of plant species by the inhabitants of the Shigar Valley, Karakorum Range, Northern Pakistan. METHOD: Ethnobotanical data were collected over a period from July, 2013 to Octobe…
Ethnobotany of the Balti community, Tormik valley, Karakorum range, Baltistan, Pakistan
BACKGROUND: Limited health facilities and malnutrition are major problems in the Karakorum Range of Northern Pakistan, often resulting in various human disorders. Since centuries, however, local communities in these areas have developed traditional methods for treating various ailments and local foods capes that can be significant for devising public health and nutritional policies. This study was intended to document the ethnobotanical knowledge…
Ethnobotany of the Balti community, Tormik valley, Karakorum range, Baltistan, Pakistan
BACKGROUND: Limited health facilities and malnutrition are major problems in the Karakorum Range of Northern Pakistan, often resulting in various human disorders. Since centuries, however, local communities in these areas have developed traditional methods for treating various ailments and local foods capes that can be significant for devising public health and nutritional policies. This study was intended to document the ethnobotanical knowledge…
Medicinal plants used by inhabitants of the Shigar Valley, Baltistan region of Karakorum range-Pakistan
BACKGROUND: The inhabitants of mountainous terrains depend on folk therapies to treat various ailments; however lack of plant based research and geographical constraints set the traditional knowledge in jeopardy. Present study is the first documentation on traditional uses of plant species by the inhabitants of the Shigar Valley, Karakorum Range, Northern Pakistan. METHOD: Ethnobotanical data were collected over a period from July, 2013 to Octobe…
Phyto-cultural diversity of the Shigar valley (Central Karakorum) Baltistan, Northern Pakistan
Background: An ethnobotanical field study was conducted in 17 villages of the Shigar valley (Central Karakorum Ranges), northern Pakistan to explore the phyto-cultural diversity related to non-ethnomedicinal uses.Methods: Eighty-four (84) interviews were conducted in seventeen villages, yielding 52 plant taxa species of 25 families and 46 genera.Results: The family Asteraceae was dominant followed by Lamiaceae, Rosaceae and Tamaricaceae. The lowe…
Police conduct toward complainants of crime
The continual debate about the purpose, role, and function of the police for making the well-known organization is of keen interest for scholars. The present study aimed to explore the role of police conduct and its relationship with the complainants of crime in Pakistan’s geographical area. The study utilized a quantitative research design to gather data from the field. A research instrument prepared to collect the data from respondents who have…
An analysis of causes of delay and cost overrun in construction of hydropower project
This research precisely analyzes the delay causes of one of the most delayed hydropower project in Pakistan. In this study, grey relation analysis has been employed which has strong analytical ability, in the process of grey relational analysis calculation, the same weight cannot fully reflect the optimality of evaluation, so we have used the entropy weight method to improve it, at the same time, we have used full information reflected by the eva…
New Continuum of High Volatile Currency Spillover During EU-BREXIT
In this study, the researchers observed the impact of Brexit on the Pound and its spillover to other European countries, likely to be affected during that period. The intraday high-frequency hourly return data of chief monies as Great Britain Pound (GBP), Euro (EUR), Danish Krone (DDK), Hungarian Forint (HUF), Turkish Lira (TRY), Swiss Franc (CHF), Swedish Krona (SEK), and Polish Zloty (PLN), for two months and one day, was utilized. The Intraday…
Energy Efficiency and Structural Change Developments across Newly Industrialized Economies
Variation in energy consumption patterns is prominently coupled with efficiency change in newly industrialized countries. The current study estimates the shift in energy consumption in Newly Industrialized countries considering three main economic sectors through the Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) during the period 1990-2015 to analyse the changing patterns of energy consumption. The study considers the change in activity, efficiency and s…
Determinants of Financial Inclusion in South Asia
Currently, financial inclusion is considered a key mediator in achieving economic output. The primary aim of the current research is to construct a financial inclusion index and examine the different factors that affect financial inclusion in the context of South Asian countries. The time period of the study is 1980 to 2017. The financial inclusion index is used as a dependent variable that is computed based on access and usage of financial servi…
Traditional knowledge of wild edible plants used by the people of Lawat, District Neelum, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan
Background: Wild Food Plants (WFPs) are a natural source of food in many rural communities and potential source of local food security. However, over-harvesting and excessive utilization endanger their survival. This study was conducted to document the diversity of wild edible plants along with their customary food uses from Lawat area Neelum Valley, Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Methods: Data on food uses was collected during 5 years observation (2015-2…
A review of current trends and future directions in the medical ethnobotany of Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Pakistan)
Background: Ethnobotanical studies play an important role in understanding the plant diversity, bio-cultural variability, utilization of plant-based resources, drug discovery and conservation efforts. The current paper reviews and assesses the ethnobotanical literature and documented medicinal plants of the region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Northern Pakistan. Methods: Relevant literature was searched using electronic scholarly databases Google Scholar,…
Exploring the traditional knowledge and medicinal flora of the communities residing along North Eastern India-Pakistan borders
Background: Ethnobotanical studies underpin the understanding of plant-people interaction in any geographical area along with the conservation strategies and priorities. The current study was carried out in the marginalized communities residing along the North Eastern Indo-Pak border of Depalpur and its adjoining areas of the Punjab Province, Pakistan. Methods: Snow-ball and random sampling techniques were employed for study participants. They we…
Sharing the ecological knowledge of plants used in handicrafts as a survival strategy of rural communities of Dera Ghazi Khan district, Pakistan
Background: Craftwork is one of the vital components of phyto-culture worldwide. It offers a livelihood to marginalized communities in the rapidly changing environmental conditions with the preservation of cultural diversity. This study aimed to evaluate the indigenous knowledge about the utilization and cultural importance of plant-based handicrafts in the rural communities of Dera Ghazi Khan District, Pakistan. Methods: In order to collect the …
Diversity of medicinal flora and traditional knowledge of Muzaffargarh District Punjab Province, Pakistan
Background: Ethnomedicine is an important part of different cultures across the globe. It has a central role in providing new medicinal plants to phytochemical exploration and effective drug discoveries for centuries. Methods: Ethnobotanical surveys were conducted to collect the ethnobotanical knowledge. We used a snowball technique for respondents sampling. Semi-structured interviews were for ethnobotanical data collection. Relative frequency ci…
Deciphering Adaptive and Invasive Strategies of Ipomoea carnea in Formulating Land Management at Elevated Mountains
Ipomoea carnea Jacq., a widespread invasive medicinal plant, thrives across diverse ecosystems, from deserts and wetlands to plains and mountains. Investigating its adaptations across different elevations is crucial for formulating land management strategies. This study explores the structural and functional plasticity of I. carnea along diverse mountain elevations. Plant and soil samples were collected along an elevation gradient (400–2400 m) fr…
Promising alternative wild phytofoods to mitigate the environmental aridity and food insecurity in Balochistan Province, NW Pakistan
Background: The current paper elaborates the wild edible plants (WFPs) diversity, associated folk knowledge and cross-cultural comparison of three ethnic groups of the Balochistan Province, Pakistan. Methods: The field trips were carried out in spring 2018 to winter 2020 employing purposive sampling techniques for respondents. We used semi-structured interviews with open ended questions. A total of 195 interviews yielded 140 plant species in 44 f…
Organizational Wrongdoing as Mediation for Workplace Scenarios on Organizational Ambidexterity
Organizational burnout is a major psychological challenge that employees face in the workplace. This issue can lead to reduced performance, job satisfaction, and mental well-being. Various workplace scenarios, such as job stress, organizational culture, and interpersonal interactions, directly influence the occurrence of organizational burnout. In this context, organizational misconduct—including unfair practices, corruption, discrimination, and …
Understanding the Economic Burden of Environmental Degradation on Health in North Africa
This study examines the links between air pollution, health expenditure, and state fragility in selected North African countries – Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia – from 2000 to 2017. Initially, the cross-sectional dependence and slopes of heterogeneity tests between the countries showed that the variables are cross-sectional dependent and heterogeneous. In addition, the data series are stationary with mixed integration order at …
Role of Tourism and Human Capital in Economic Growth
The tourism sector has gathered increased attention aiming to assess its impact on economic growth. This study explores the impact of the tourism sector on the economic growth of SAARC countries using balanced panel data from 1995 to 2019. First- and second-generation panel unit root tests were employed for stationarity, and the findings revealed that the data series are stationary at the first difference. The Westerlund and Edgerton error correc…
Documenting the ethnobotanical plants of the Masherbrum valley along the Saltoro Glaciers, Karakorum Mountains
Background: The present study focused on documenting the ethnomedicinal knowledge originating from the Masherbrum valley Karakoram Range in Ghanche District, Baltistan region-Pakistan with an emphasis on the use of indigenous plant species prospective. Methods: Questionnaire semi-structured interviews were used to gather information from 217 participants encompassing 23 localities with 82.9% of men and 17.1% women. The majority of respondents (35…
Phytoremediation Potential of Cynodon dactylon and Cenchrus ciliaris for Nickel‐Contaminated Soils
Increasing exposure of trace metals causes deleterious effects in plants and land fertility; therefore, appropriate monitoring and remediation strategies are crucial to protect the environment. Salt‐tolerant native plants such as Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. and Cenchrus ciliaris L. can exhibit optimum resistance against excessive nickel levels, but their physiology remains under‐investigated. In this study, three ecotypes of both species (i.e., S…
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