Muhammad Azeem Qureshi, Sina Kirkerud, Kim Theresa, Tanveer Ahsan
Abstract Using a large panel data set comprising 812 listed European firms, this study investigates whether sustainability disclosure (environmental, social, and governance) and female representation on boards affect firm value. We observe a positive impact of sustainability disclosure and board gen...
Tanveer Ahsan, Muhammad Azeem Qureshi
Policy uncertainty (PU), and sustainability disclosure, influence the performance of the firms. We use European data to extend the nascent literature on sustainability disclosure, and economic policy uncertainty by investigating the moderating impact of sustainability disclosure on the relationship ...
Chai Bin‐Feng, Sultan Sikandar Mirza, Tanveer Ahsan, Muhammad Azeem Qureshi
Abstract Using Sino‐Securities Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings data, we examine how environmental uncertainty affects the ESG performance of Chinese A‐share non‐financial listed firms from 2008 to 2020. Our findings show that environmental uncertainty harms corporate ESG performa...
John M. Dixon, Jeevika Weerahewa, Jon Hellin, Maria Fay Rola‐Rubzen et al.
Context: The COVID-19 pandemic has been affecting health and economies across the world, although the nature of direct and indirect effects on Asian agrifood systems and food security has not yet been well understood. Objectives: This paper assesses the initial responses of major farming and food sy...
Muhammad Waqas Qureshi, M. A. Ali, Xinxin Ma
Abdullah Mohammad Tanvirul Hoque, Kusay Faisal Al-tabatabaie, Md. Eakub Ali, Asad Muhammad Butt et al.
Point-of-care (POC) diagnostic medical devices require simple but sensitive and inclusive detection capabilities. This study develops a unique photonic crystal fiber-based surface plasmon resonance (PCF-SPR) sensor that uses a u-grooved selective coating for extremely sensitive remote and biosensing...
M. A. Ali, Muhammad Waqas Qureshi
This is the first time study of the mechanical properties including Vickers hardness and elastic anisotropy, electronic charge density distribution, thermodynamic and optical properties of the synthesized MAX phase Zr<sub>2</sub>SeC <italic>via</italic> DFT calculations.
Thanh N. Nguyen, Muhammad M. Qureshi, Piers Klein, Hiroshi Yamagami et al.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Declines in stroke admission, IV thrombolysis (IVT), and mechanical thrombectomy volumes were reported during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a paucity of data on the longer-term effect of the pandemic on stroke volumes over the course of a year and throu...
Abdullah H Baqui, Rasheda Khanam, Mohammad Sayedur Rahman, Aziz Ahmed et al.
OBJECTIVES: The AMANHI study aims to seek for biomarkers as predictors of important pregnancy-related outcomes, and establish a biobank in developing countries for future research as new methods and technologies become available. METHODS: AMANHI is using harmonised protocols to enrol 3000 women in e...
Farah Naz Qamar, Muhammad Imran Nisar, Farheen Quadri, Sadia Shakoor et al.
We report the clinical findings, epidemiology, and risk factors for moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) associated with Aeromonas species in children 0-59 months of age, from the Global Enteric Multicenter Study, conducted at three sites in south Asia and four sites in sub-Saharan Africa. Children wit...
M. A. Ali, Muhammad Waqas Qureshi
The physical characteristics of the novel chalcogenide MAX phase Hf2SeC have been investigated using the DFT method. The obtained lattice constant and elastic constants (Cij) are compared with previous results to check the consistency of our setting parameters during calculations Moreover, the elast...
M. Atif Qureshi, Jamshad Taj, Muhammad Zahid Latif, Shumaila Zia et al.
Abstract Background: Imposter syndrome (IS) first described in 1978 is recently gaining more importance due to its long lasting, strong and detrimental implications on the Medical students as well as the institutions and society. The sufferers are competent objectively but they have a secret fear in...
The Antibiotics for Children With Diarrhea (ABCD) Study Group, Tahmeed Ahmed, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Muhammad Waliur Rahman et al.
Importance: World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines do not recommend routine antibiotic use for children with acute watery diarrhea. However, recent studies suggest that a significant proportion of such episodes have a bacterial cause and are associated with mortality and growth impairment, espec...
Umar Farooq, Shahina Akter, Ahmad Kaleem Qureshi, Hayaa M. Alhuthali et al.
In this study, we report one-pot, single step synthesis of silver nanoparticles stabilized by using arbutin. The concentration of reducing agent (NaBH4) used in the preparation was kept at double, and arbutin was used as a stabilizing agent. The confirmation of prepared silver nanoparticles was done...
Anees Ahmed, Abdur Rauf, Hassan A. Hemeg, Muhammad Nasimullah Qureshi et al.
In the present study, gold (Au) and silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized from aqueous extracts of Opuntia dillenii , characterized by various advanced techniques and investigated for antibacterial and antifungal potential. Phytochemical screening of O. dillenii showed the presence of alk...