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Are Agricultural Markets in the Punjab Technically Efficient?

Lahore Journal of Economics
We test the technical efficiency, measured by the degree of integration, of agriculture markets for five crops in the Punjab province of Pakistan using daily wholesale market prices from the Agriculture Management Information System (AMIS). We find that
Mahniya Zafar, Naved Hamid, Fatima Arshad   +2 more
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Ligand‐specific tuning of CLEC10A signalling strength and dendritic cell responses through engagement of different GalNAc‐containing glycan structures

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
The authors investigated the effects of various glycan ligands for CLEC10A, a lectin receptor expressed on dendritic cells (DCs). Monocyte‐derived DCs were stimulated with glycan‐conjugated dendrimers in combination with the TLR1/2 ligand Pam3CysK4, and responses were investigated at the mRNA and protein level.
Nadia L. van der Meijs, Remi Hatinguais, Mike de Kok, R. J. Eveline Li, Tesfay M. Godefa, Victor L. J. L. Thijssen, Yvette van Kooyk, Sandra J. van Vliet   +7 more
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Rethinking Pakistan’s Development Strategy

Lahore Journal of Economics
The objective of this paper is to set out the key components of a development strategy for Pakistan. A fundamental premise of our analysis is that the world economic environment is changing dramatically and a development strategy today must position ...
Naved Hamid
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Ossifying spindled and epithelioid tumour: Expanding the clinical and morphologic spectrum of a recently described entity

Histopathology, EarlyView.
Ossifying spindled and epithelioid tumour (OSET) can show unusual morphologic features, including minimal or absent peripheral ossification, eosinophil‐rich stroma, increased mitotic activity (≥5 mitotic figures per 10 high‐power fields), and necrosis.
Rayan M Sibira, Benjamin F Smith, Amy Davis, Jessica L Davis, Nada Mohamed, Riyam Zreik, David J Papke Jr., Michael Michal, Sintawat Wangsiricharoen, Karen J Fritchie   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analyzing Pakistan’s Trade Opportunity with Turkey

Lahore Journal of Economics
Growing economic cooperation between the Pakistani and Turkish governments—manifested in the recently proposed preferential trade agreement (PTA)—has served to strengthen the historically good relations between both countries.
Asha Gul
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A Multifunctional β‐Defensin‐3 Mimetic Peptide Modulates Host–Biofilm Interactions and Reduces Bone Loss in Periodontitis

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
BDMP, a peptide that can penetrate cells and tissues, offering antimicrobial and anti‐inflammatory effects, has been identified as a potential new therapy for periodontitis. ABSTRACT Aim This study evaluated the potential of a beta‐defensin‐3 mimetic peptide (BDMP), a synthetic cell‐penetrating peptide with antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties,
Beom Soo Jo, Dong Woo Lee, Ji‐Young Lee, Sanghui Seok, Yu‐Bin Kim, Jue‐Yeon Lee, Shin‐Young Park, Young Dan Cho, Yang Jo Seol, Yoon Shin Park, Shahram Ghanaati, Homayoun H. Zadeh, Chong Pyung Chung, Yoon Jeong Park   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Education in Pakistan’s Punjab: Outcomes and Interventions

Lahore Journal of Economics
One of the most critical challenges Pakistan faces today is the need to improve and expand its education system. With important political and demographic changes taking place, greater devolution and strengthened democracy, this is an opportune moment to
Masooma Habib
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Comparative Response of Canine and Human Osteosarcoma Tumour Cell Lines to Molecularly Targeted Anticancer Agents at Clinically Relevant Exposures With Analysis of Genomic Biomarkers

Veterinary and Comparative Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Osteosarcoma (OSA) is a primary bone tumour occurring in children but is also prevalent in large breed dogs. Canine OSA (cOSA) has long been viewed as analogous to human OSA (hOSA) with cOSA serving as a surrogate for development of therapeutic approaches to treat the rarer human form.
Daniel L. Gustafson, Kala A. Early, Maritza A. Morales, Klaudia A. Poplawski, Sunetra Das, Dawn L. Duval   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Human Capital Convergence: Evidence from the Punjab

Lahore Journal of Economics
While the literature on economic growth provides mixed evidence on convergence across different countries and regions, a large number of studies point toward the widening income gap between rich and poor.
Uzma Afzal
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Immune system benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a respiratory disease characterized by pulmonary and systemic inflammation. Inflammatory mediators show relationships with shortness of breath, exercise intolerance and health related quality of life. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), a comprehensive education and exercise training programme, is the
Asghar Abbasi, David Wang, William W. Stringer, Richard Casaburi, Harry B. Rossiter   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source