Browsing by Author "Imran, Muhammad"
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A multi-parameter based vertical handover decision scheme for M2M communications in HetMANET
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2015 , Conference)The Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication has the potential to connect millions of devices in the near future. Since they agree on this potential, several standard organizations need to focus on improved general architecture ... -
A near-optimal LLR based cooperative spectrum sensing scheme for CRAHNs
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2015 , Article)In Cognitive Radio Ad Hoc Networks (CRAHNs), cooperative spectrum sensing schemes exploit spatial diversity of the Secondary Users (SUs), to reliably detect an unoccupied licensed spectrum. Soft energy combining schemes ... -
A novel mechanism for restoring actor connected coverage in wireless sensor and actor networks
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2015 , Conference)Provisioning network survivability is especially crucial in wireless sensor and actor network (WSAN) because nodes deployed in hostile environments are prone to frequent failures. Failure of an actor significantly impact ... -
Are We Ready for this Disaster? Towards Location Mention Recognition from Crisis Tweets
( Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) , 2020 , Conference)The widespread usage of Twitter during emergencies has provided a new opportunity and timely resource to crisis responders for various disaster management tasks. Geolocation information of pertinent tweets is crucial for ... -
Automatic Modulation Classification for Low SNR Digital Signal in Frequency-Selective Fading Environments
( Kluwer Academic Publishers , 2015 , Article)In this research, a classifier is proposed for automatic modulation classification of some common modulation schemes, i.e., BPSK, QPSK, 8-PSK and 16-QAM. Our proposed classifier considers multipath fading effects on the ... -
BEC: A novel routing protocol for balanced energy consumption in Wireless Body Area Networks
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2015 , Conference)Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) are getting growing interest because of their suitability for wide range of medical and non-medical applications. These applications demand WBAN to stay functional for a longer time which ... -
Bleeding Hazard of Percutaneous Tracheostomy in COVID-19 Patients Supported With Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Case Series
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Objectives: Tracheostomy usually is performed to aid weaning from mechanical ventilation and facilitate rehabilitation and secretion clearance. Little is known about the safety of percutaneous tracheostomy in patients with ... -
Development of a biocompatible creatinine-based niosomal delivery system for enhanced oral bioavailability of clarithromycin
( Taylor and Francis Ltd , 2016 , Article)Context: Nonionic surfactant vesicles have gained increasing scientific attention for hydrophobic drugs delivery due to their biocompatibility, stability and low cost. Objective: The aim of the present study was to synthesize ... -
Efficacy of Euphorbia helioscopia in context to a possible connection between antioxidant and antidiabetic activities: a comparative study of different extracts
( Springer Nature , 2021 , Article)Background: Euphorbia helioscopia, conventionally known as sun spurge, has been used as a traditional medicine to treat different diseases owing to its reported antitumor, antiviral and antioxidant activities. Methods: The ... -
Fabrication of hesperidin hybrid lecithin-folic acid silver nanoparticles and its evaluation as anti-arthritis formulation in autoimmune arthritic rat model.
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an immune-mediated inflammatory disease that results in synovitis, cartilage destruction and loss of joint function. The frequent and long-term administration of anti-rheumatic drugs often leads ... -
Facile synthesis of copolymerized cellulose grafted hydrogel doped calcium oxide nanocomposites with improved antioxidant activity for anti-arthritic and controlled release of doxorubicin for anti-cancer evaluation
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)The combination treatment is considered an approach to attaining synergistic impact while minimizing applied dosage. Hydrogels are analogous to the tissue environment attributed to hydrophilic and porous structure. Despite ... -
Glycoside-based niosomal nanocarrier for enhanced in-vivo performance of Cefixime
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)This study aimed to evaluate the potential of a novel glycoside non-ionic surfactant synthesized and characterized in our laboratory for increased oral bioavailability of Cefixime. The surfactant was synthesized by simple ... -
Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets Decorated with Zinc-Cadmium Sulfide for Type-II Heterojunctions for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)In this study, we fabricated graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets with embedded ZnCdS nanoparticles to form a type II heterojunction using a facile synthesis approach, and we used them for photocatalytic H2 production. ... -
IDRISI-D: Arabic and English Datasets and Benchmarks for Location Mention Disambiguation over Disaster Microblogs
( Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) , 2023 , Conference)Extracting and disambiguating geolocation information from social media data enables effective disaster management, as it helps response authorities; for example, locating incidents for planning rescue activities and ... -
IDRISI-RA: The First Arabic Location Mention Recognition Dataset of Disaster Tweets
( Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) , 2023 , Conference)Extracting geolocation information from social media data enables effective disaster management, as it helps response authorities; for example, in locating incidents for planning rescue activities, and affected people for ... -
IDRISI-RE: A generalizable dataset with benchmarks for location mention recognition on disaster tweets
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)While utilizing Twitter data for crisis management is of interest to different response authorities, a critical challenge that hinders the utilization of such data is the scarcity of automated tools that extract geolocation ... -
Implicit Feedback-based Group Recommender System for Internet of Things Applications
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Conference)With the prevalence of Internet of Things (IoT)-based social media applications, the distance among people has been greatly shortened. As a result, recommender systems in IoT-based social media need to be developed oriented ... -
Interference Aware Inverse EEDBR protocol for Underwater WSNs
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2015 , Conference)The unique characteristics of Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs) attracted the research community to explore different aspects of these networks. Routing is one of the most important and challenging function in ... -
Papaver Plants: Current Insights on Phytochemical and Nutritional Composition Along with Biotechnological Applications
( Hindawi , 2022 , Article)The genus Papaver is highly esteemed in the pharmacy industry, in the culinary field, and as ornamental plants. These plants are also valued in traditional medicine. Among all Papaver species, Papaver somniferum L. (opium ... -
Silicon Enhances Morpho–Physio–Biochemical Responses in Arsenic Stressed Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) by Minimizing Its Uptake
( Springer , 2022 , Article)Soil contamination with toxic heavy metals [such as arsenic (As)] is becoming a serious global problem due to rapid development of social economy. Silicon (Si), being an important fertilizer element, has been found effective ...
