Kohat University of Science and Technology

Occurrence and seasonal distribution of persistent organic pollutants in air and soil across agricultural urban and industrial landscapes

Soil represents a major terrestrial reservoir of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that influence their atmospheric concentrations through volatilization processes. This study examines the distribution, seasonal variability, and air–soil exchange of key organochlorine pesticid...

Thermal transport and structural modulations in Isovalent co-doped zirconium dioxide: An integrated experimental-computational investigations

Engineering point defects in Zirconium dioxide through controlled doping can tailor its phonon scattering and thermal transport. With integrated theoretical models and experiments, a comprehensive understanding of dopant driven property evolution can optimize its performance in e...

Lead-free Cs2MH6 (M = Ge, Sn) vacancy-ordered double perovskites for optoelectronic applications: a first-principles study

Abstract Lead-free vacancy-ordered double perovskite hydrides are gaining attention as environmentally friendly materials for next-generation optoelectronic applications. In this work, first-principles density functional theory (DFT) calculations are employed to systematically in...

Deep learning models for reliable weather forecasting in crowded regions performing traditional or religious activities

Forecasting weather during large-scale traditional or religious events in densely populated regions is particularly challenging because of the ever-evolving microclimatic changes caused by human activities. This study designed and tested two new deep learning-based approaches for...

Biochemical analysis and antimicrobial potential of Mastacembelus armatus epidermal mucus

Abstract The epidermal mucus of fish plays an important role in innate immunity, providing both physical and biochemical protection through a complex matrix of bioactive molecules. The present study explored the biochemical characterization, bactericidal, and fungicidal activitie...