Facies architecture and sequence stratigraphy of Kungurian Amb Formation, western Salt Range, Pakistan by Khawaja Umair Majeed, Syed Kamran Ali, Syed Umair Ali, Muhammad Haris, Raja Qauid Ahmad, Basit Ali Khan, Atif Jamil, Nusrat Nazir

“…The Amb Formation of the Permian age is exposed in the Salt Range in the upper Indus basin of Pakistan. This rock unit is mainly composed of sandstone and shale in which three facies (named AF1, AF2, AF3) and five microfacies were distinguished based on field and petrographic study, respectively. …”
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Harnessing the application of halophytic flora biomass in the management of healthcare of local people in the Salt Range of Punjab by Moona Nazish, Asif Kamal, Muhammad Zafar, Muhammad Azhar Khan, Khursheed Ur Rahman, Mushtaq Ahmad, Sadeed Arif, Dunia A Al Farraj, Mohamed S Elshikh, Maximilian Lackner

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Facies analysis and depositional framework of Late Permian-Jurassic sedimentary successions, Western Salt Range, Pakistan: implications for sequence stratigraphic trends and paleogeography of the Neo-Tethys Sea by Abdul Basit, Prof. Muhammad Umar, Muhammad Jamil, Muhammad Qasim

“… Facies analysis and T-R sequence stratigraphic approach of Late Permian to Jurassic sedimentary units in Western Salt Range, Pakistan were accomplished to construe the depositional environments and basin evolution. …”
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Petrological controls on the engineering properties of carbonate aggregates through a machine learning approach by Javid Hussain, Tehseen Zafar, Xiaodong Fu, Nafees Ali, Jian Chen, Fabrizio Frontalini, Jabir Hussain, Xiao Lina, George Kontakiotis, Olga Koumoutsakou

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In vitro anticancer activities of Withania coagulans against HeLa, MCF-7, RD, RG2, and INS-1 cancer cells and phytochemical analysis by Muhammad Maqsood, Rahmatullah Qureshi, Masroor Ikram, M. Sheeraz Ahmad, Bushra Jabeen, Muhammad Rafique Asi, Junaid Ahmed Khan, Safdar Ali, Lothar Lilge

“…Background: The Pakistani Salt Range has a rich floral diversity including Withania coagulans from the Solanaceae family. …”
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Assessment of groundwater intrinsic vulnerability using GIS-based DRASTIC method in district Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan by Muhammad Muneer, Mumtaz Ali Khan, Fayaz Ullah Shinwari, Ijaz Ahmed, Syed Mamoon Siyar, Fahad Alshehri, Muhammad Shahab

“…This part of the Kohat plateau, borders the southern extension of the Himalayan deformation, with the Salt range to the south most. The research is based on DRASTIC model. …”
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Petrotectonic framework of Siwalik Group in Khairi Murat-Kauliar area, Potwar Sub-Basin, Pakistan by Syed Kamran Ali, Jahanzeb Khan, Muhammad Saleem Mughal, Muhammad Rafiq Lashari, Ali Ghulam Sahito, Fahad Hameed, Hafiz Sohaib Bashir, Ahmer Bilal, Syed Saqib Razzaq

“… The Khairi Murat-Kauliar area lies between the Salt Range Thrust (SRT) in the south whereas Main Boundary Thrust (MBT) in the north which is the part of the Potwar Sub Basin. …”
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An integrated approach to evaluate the hydrocarbon potential of Jurassic Samana Suk Formation in Middle Indus Basin, Pakistan by Muhammad Armaghan Faisal Miraj, Abid Ali, Hassan Javaid, Pal Washa S. Rathore, Naveed Ahsan, Rana F. Saleem, Sher Afgan, Muhammad B. Malik

“…Five imperative reflectors were marked specifically (Salt Range Formation (Pre-Cambrian), Amb Formation (Permian), Samana Suk Formation (Jurassic), Dungan Formation (Paleocene) and of Eocene age and faults affecting the Paleozoic to Cenozoic strata in area. …”
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Spatio-temporal variation in synthesis of some nutraceutical components of thorowax foldwing (Dicliptera bupleuroides Nees) by Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Mansoor Hameed, Ahmed Muneeb, Muhammad Imran, Mumtaz Hussain, Farooq Ahmad, Farooq Ahmad, Ansa Asghar, Sana Basharat, Sana Fatima, Iqra Parvez, Syed Mohsan Raza Shah

“…The present research was carried out to determine the spatiotemporal variation in accumulation of different nutritional and medicinal components in Dicliptera bupleuroides from the Soone valley in the Salt Range of Punjab, Pakistan. Most of the biochemical attributes were higher in the spring season than those in the other seasons; this might have been due to high soil pH during spring. …”
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Suitability of Injana Clays for filling Materials by Mohammad Rashid Abood

“…Three stations  are studied in southern west limb of Khanuqa anticline near the north western plunge of this anticline, Geotechnical properties show that the type of soil are low plasticity (CL)and low plasticity silt(ML).The specific gravity  values ranges between    (2.65-2.72), the chemical analysis show that the ratio of total dissolved salts ranges between   (3.9-5.2)% ,while the ratio of gypsum content ranges(2.7-3.0)%,  pH   values ranges between (7.8-8.0).In last the most geotechnical properties of Injana clays are accepted as filling materials for earth fill dams when compare with Iraq specification (Sorb/rs) except the ratio of  (TDS) for stations,1&3. …”
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The Validity of the Quaternary Deposits as a Filling Materials in Embankment Dames in Al-Shirqat City / Northern Iraq by Loai Moussa Rawee

“…Chemical analyzes showed that the gypsum ranges between (1.35-8.08) %, and the percentage of total soluble salts ranged between (3.61-11.52) %, while the pH values ​​were between (8.00-8.11). …”
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Determining some physical and chemical features on lower Zab river and wells water in the Zab township by M A Jassim, M A Saleh

“…The results of the current study showed that the values ​​of electrical conductivity (312-518) microsemns / cm for river water and (741-8542) microsemns / cm for wells, while total dissolved salts ranged between (194-336) mg / L in river water and (253- 293.3 (mg / L for studied wells, calcium ions were recorded between (36-52) mg / L for the Zab River and (51.1-481.3) mg / L for wells. …”
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Effects of optimizing fermentation time and stabilizers using response surface methodology on physicochemical properties of camel milk yoghurt by Philip K. Marete, Alfred M. Mariga, Guyo Huka, Levi Musalia, Eunice Marete, Julius M. Mathara, Joshua M. Arimi

“…Fermentation time ranged from 2 to 22 h while stabilizer (corn starch) and calcium chloride (salt) ranges were 1.65–3.34 and 0.061–1.23 % respectively. …”
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Effects of Different Light Colors on Growth, Feeding, Distribution and Metabolism of Lateolabrax maculatus by Hang LIU, Ping CHEN, Bin MA, Bin LIU, Yan JIANG, Jitao LI, Xiaofang LAI

“…Lateolabrax maculatus has the advantages rapid growth under wide temperature and salt ranges and is suitable for various culture modes, such as cages, ponds, and factories. …”
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