RADS Journal of Biological Research & Applied Sciences  
Volume 10, No. 2, December 2019 

 

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Patron-in-Chief 
Mr. Wajeehuddin Ahmad  
Chancellor, Jinnah University for Women 
Patron 
Prof. Dr. Naeem Farooqui 
Vice Chancellor, Jinnah University for 
Women 
Chief Editor 
Prof. Dr. Sayyada Ghufrana Nadeem 
Jinnah University for Women 
Managing Editor 
Dr. Samina Khan 
Jinnah University for Women 
Section Editor 
Dr. Iqra Munir 
Jinnah University for Women 
Editorial Board  
Prof. Dr. Absar Alum (USA) 
Dr. Samina N. Assanie-Shivji (USA) 
Prof. Dr. Omar Bagasra (USA) 
Dr. Shazia T. Hakim (Canada) 
Dr. Alfred Iqbal (USA) 
Prof. Dr. Reza-ul-Karim (USA) 
Dr. Khanzadi Fatima Khattak (Pakistan) 
Dr. Ghousia Lutfullah (Pakistan) 
Dr. Aashiq Mohammad (Pakistan) 
Dr. Syed Muhammad Naeem (Pakistan) 
Dr. Azeem-ul-Hasan Naqvi (USA) 
Dr. Ansaruddin Syed (Pakistan) 
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 ORIGINAL ARTICLES   

44 Study of the Modulating Interactions of Multitrait Rhizobacteria Using Zea 
Mays L. as the Host Plant       

Sana Shakeel, Ambreen Ahmed, Ifrah Javaid 

54 Evaluation of Selected Pakistani Honeys in Comparison with Manuka Honey 
Against Vibrio cholerae 

Muhammad Barkaat Hussain 

63 Eco-Taxonomic Study of Family Poaceae (Gramineae) 

Muhammad Nauman Khan, Sajjad Ali, Tabassum Yaseen, Sami Ullah, Akhtar 
Zaman, Majid Iqbal, Sikandar Shah 

76 Serodiagnostic Investigation of Syphilis in Taluka Gambat         

Sagheer Hussain Shah, Agha Asad Noor 

82 Effect of Smoking on the Lipid Profile of Inhabitant Smokers of Hasilpur, 
District Bahawalpur, Pakistan       

Mushtaq Hussain Lashari, Sumbel Sumera, Umer Farooq, Zia Ur Rehman, Nuzhat 
Sial, Farooq Ahmad, Fozia Afzal, Muhammad Saleem Akhtar, Muhammad Nawaz,  
A.B. Gulshan 

87 Improvement in Morphology and Organic Substances of Vigna radiata 
Growing Under Conocarpus erectus and Moringa oleifera Amended Soil          

Shabana Askari, Ayesha Siddiqui, Sania Razzaque 

94 Characterization of Multidrug Resistant Bacteria Isolated from Hospital 
Environment          

Saba Irshad, Humaira Yasmeen 

102 Studies on the Reproduction and Growth of Hoopoe (Upupa epops) in District 
Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan      

Muhammad Idnan, Hafiz Muhammad Jamil, Arshad Javid, Muddasir Hassan 
Abbasi, Muhammad Altaf, Asif Shahzad, Asma Naeem 

109 The Assessment of Depression Level Among Diabetic Patients in Karachi 
Using BDI (Beck’s Depression Inventory) 

Kiran Rafiq, Shagufta Nesar, Zafar Saied Saify, Mohammad Azhar Mughal, Alina 
Rizvi, Aleeza Raza, Alisha Hassan 

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