Z. Ahmed

Publication List Details

Period

1984 - 2009

Number

53

Co-Authors

Search for Axions with the CDMS Experiment (2009)

Ahmed, Z., Akerib, D. S., Arrenberg, S., Bailey, C. N., Balakishiyeva, D., Baudis, L., ...

We report on the first axion search results from the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS) experiment at the Soudan Underground Laboratory. An energy threshold of 2 keV for electron-recoil events...

Analysis of the low-energy electron-recoil spectrum of the CDMS experiment (2009)

Ahmed, Z., Akerib, D. S., Arrenberg, S., Bailey, C. N., Balakishiyeva, D., Baudis, L., ...

We report on the analysis of the low-energy electron-recoil spectrum from the CDMS II experiment using data with an exposure of 443.2 kg-days. The analysis provides details on the observed counting...

D.S. Akerib · C.N. Bailey · P.P. Brusov · M.R. Dragowsky · D.R. Grant · R. Hennings-Yeomans · (2009)

Z. Ahmed, D. S. Akerib, M. J. Attisha, C. N. Bailey, L. Baudis, D. A. Bauer, ...

Abstract The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search experiment (CDMS) is using Phonon+ Ionization detectors to search for Dark Matter in the form of Weakly Interactive Massive Particles (WIMPs). We report the...

Search for weakly interacting massive particles with the first five-tower data from the cryogenic dark matter search at the Soudan underground laboratory (2009)

Ahmed, Z., Akerib, D. S., Arrenberg, S., Attisha, M. J., Bailey, C. N., Baudis, L., ...

We report results from the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search at the Soudan Underground Laboratory (CDMS II) featuring the full complement of 30 detectors. A blind analysis of data taken between October...

Influence of Virus Strain on the Efficacy of Vaccine Against Avian Influenza Virus Subtype H7N3 (2007)

S. Sattar, K. Naeem, Z. Ahmed, S.A. Malik

To evaluate the effect of in ovo passaging on the biological activity and immunogenicity of various H7N3 Avian Influenza Virus (AIV) isolates, three field H7N3 isolates...

Phytochemical, nutritive and anti-nutritive composition of cassava (Manihot esculenta L) tubers and leaves (2006)

Ebuehi, OAT; Department Of Biochemistry, College Of Medicine, University Of Lagos, PMB 12003, Lagos, Nigeria; Ebuehi@yahoo.com, Babalola, O, Ahmed, Z

The phytochemical, nutritive and antinutritive composition of Cassava (Manihot esculenta L) tubers and leaves were investigated. The presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, cardiac glycosides,...

Pathological implications of iNOS expression in central white matter: an ex vivo study of optic nerves from rats with experimental allergic encephalomyelitis (2005)

Garthwaite, G., Batchelor, A.M., Goodwin, D.A., Hewson, A.K., Leeming, K., Ahmed, Z., ...

Excessive nitric oxide (NO) production from the inducible isoform of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) has been invoked as a causative factor in many neurodegenerative disorders, including multiple...

Surveillance of Avian Influenza Viruses in Wild Birds in Areas Adjacent to Epicenter of an out Break in Federal Capital Territory of Pakistan (2005)

J.Z. Khawaja, K. Naeem, Z. Ahmed, S. Ahmad

Influenza is a highly contagious acute respiratory disease of avian origin that has caused epidemics and pandemics in humans for centuries. Among these avian influenza viruses (AIV), only serotypes...

Immunmilk® Feeding Increases Growth and Immune Responses in Broiler Chicks (2004)

M.A. Qureshi, R. Ali, M.A. Cheema, Z. Ahmed, H. Roth

A study was conducted to measure baseline immunocompetence of Arbor Acre broiler chicks after the birds were raised on hyperimmune bovine colostrum product ‘Immunmilk®` for first...

Apparent hyperkalaemia from blood sampled from an arterial cannula (2004)

Mehta, V., Ahmed, Z.

Blood samples were obtained from a radial artery cannula in a 60-yr-old man during coronary artery surgery. Serum potassium concentrations of 9.3, 8.4, and 7.4 mmol litre-1 were obtained. A...

Apparent hyperkalaemia from blood sampled from an arterial cannula (2004)

Mehta, V., Ahmed, Z.

Blood samples were obtained from a radial artery cannula in a 60-yr-old man during coronary artery surgery. Serum potassium concentrations of 9.3, 8.4, and 7.4 mmol litre−1 were obtained. A...

Apparent hyperkalaemia from blood sampled from an arterial cannula (2004)

Mehta, V., Ahmed, Z.

Blood samples were obtained from a radial artery cannula in a 60-yr-old man during coronary artery surgery. Serum potassium concentrations of 9.3, 8.4, and 7.4 mmol litre-1 were obtained. A...

Cannabinoids inhibit neurodegeneration in models of multiple sclerosis (2003)

Pryce, G., Ahmed, Z., Hankey, D.J.R., Jackson, S.J., Croxford, J.L., Pocock, J.M., ...

Multiple sclerosis is increasingly being recognized as a neurodegenerative disease that is triggered by inflammatory attack of the CNS. As yet there is no satisfactory treatment. Using experimental...

Stability of Wheat Genotypes for Grain Yield under Diverse Rainfed Ecologies of Pakistan (2003)

M. Asif, S.Z. Mustafa, M. Asim, N.S.Kisana, M. Y. Mujahid, I. Ahmad, ...

Thirteen genotypes developed for rainfed areas of Pakistan viz., NR-155, 97C027, SN-6, PR-72, BWL-9736, NR-149, 96R37, DN-14, V-97005, 95C004, NR-178, CHAKWAL-97, SN-16, were evaluated for stability...

Analysis of Wheat Genotypes for Yield Stability in Rainfed Environments (2003)

M. Asif, M. Asim, M.Y. Mujahid, S.Z. Mustafa, N.S.Kisana, Z. Ahmed, ...

Nine genotypes of wheat developed for rainfed areas of Pakistan viz., DN-18, NRL-9822, NR-200, V-99166, 98C013, V-3, PR-72, NR-181 and SN-7 were evaluated for stability of grain yield under seventeen...

Stability of Wheat Genotypes for Grain Yield under Diverse Rainfed Ecologies of Pakistan (2003)

M. Asif, S.Z. Mustafa, M. Asim, N.S.Kisana, M. Y. Mujahid, I. Ahmad, ...

Thirteen genotypes developed for rainfed areas of Pakistan viz., NR-155, 97C027, SN-6, PR-72, BWL-9736, NR-149, 96R37, DN-14, V-97005, 95C004, NR-178, CHAKWAL-97, SN-16, were evaluated for stability...

Analysis of Wheat Genotypes for Yield Stability in Rainfed Environments (2003)

M. Asif, M. Asim, M.Y. Mujahid, S.Z. Mustafa, N.S.Kisana, Z. Ahmed, ...

Nine genotypes of wheat developed for rainfed areas of Pakistan viz., DN-18, NRL-9822, NR-200, V-99166, 98C013, V-3, PR-72, NR-181 and SN-7 were evaluated for stability of grain yield under seventeen...

Acquisition and structuring of knowledge for defect prediction in brickwork mortar (2002)

Stephenson, P., Morrey, I., Vacher, P., Ahmed, Z.

The extent of defects within the construction sector is considerable. This not only has implications for final built products, but also impacts on remedial and repair work, time delays and additional...

Some Aspects of Scattering in (Non) Commutative Gauge Theories (2002)

Ahmed, Z, Sarkar, Tapan K

We study almost-forward scattering in the context of usual and non-commutative QED. We study the semi-classical behaviour of particles undergoing this scattering process in the two theories, and show...

Sedation effects on responsiveness : evaluating the reduction of antipsychotic medication in people with intellectual disability using a conditional probability approach. (2002)

Smith, C., Felce, David, Ahmed, Z., Fraser, W. I., Kerr, M., Kiernan, C., ...

The impact of the withdrawal of long-term antipsychotic medication prescribed to adults with intellectual disabilities on behavioural functioning has been investigated using a real-time direct...

DNA glycosylase enzymes induced during chemical adaptation of M. luteus (1987)

Riazuddin, S., Athar, A., Ahmed, Z., Lali, S.M., Sohail, A.

Five peaks of DNA glycosylase activity showing a preference for MNNG alkylated DNA have been identified from extracts of adapted M. luteus. They are numerically designated as GI to GV in order of...

Adaptive response or Micrococcus luteus to alkylating chemlcals (1984)

Ather, A., Ahmed, Z., Riazuddin, S.

Wild type M. luteus cells have been adapted by a step-wise treatment with sub-lethal concentrations of MNNC. The adapted cells exhibit 5.7 fold increased resistance to the killing effects of the...

Health sciences libraries and information services in Bangladesh.

Khan, M S, Ahmed, Z, Akhter, N

Basic problems relating to the status of health sciences libraries and information centers in Bangladesh are highlighted and discussed; strategies for improving the country's health sciences...

DNA glycosylase enzymes induced during chemical adaptation of M. luteus.

Riazuddin, S, Athar, A, Ahmed, Z, Lali, S M, Sohail, A

Five peaks of DNA glycosylase activity showing a preference for MNNG alkylated DNA have been identified from extracts of adapted M. luteus. They are numerically designated as GI to GV in order of...

Adaptive response of Micrococcus luteus to alkylating chemicals.

Ather, A, Ahmed, Z, Riazuddin, S

Wild type M. luteus cells have been adapted by a step-wise treatment with sub-lethal concentrations of MNNG. The adapted cells exhibit 5.7 fold increased resistance to the killing effects of the...

APS, an adapter protein with a PH and SH2 domain, is a substrate for the insulin receptor kinase.

Ahmed, Z, Smith, B J, Kotani, K, Wilden, P, Pillay, T S

APS (adapter protein with a PH and SH2 domain) is the newest member of a family of tyrosine kinase adapter proteins including SH2-B and Lnk. We previously identified SH2-B as an...

Stoichiometry and apparent dissociation constant of the calcium-arsenazo III reaction under physiological conditions.

Ahmed, Z, Kragie, L, Connor, J A

In vitro and in situ tests have been run to characterize the reaction of the mettalochromic indicator, arsenazo III, with calcium. Job plots as well as plots of indicator absorbance vs. [Ca2+] at...

Measurement of calcium influx under voltage clamp in molluscan neurones using the metallochromic dye arsenazo III.

Ahmed, Z, Connor, J A

1. The metallochromic indicator dye, arsenazo III, was injected into somata of molluscan neurones from Archidoris monteryensis. Membrane current and dye absorbance change were simultaneously...

Health sciences libraries and information services in Bangladesh.

Khan, M S, Ahmed, Z, Akhter, N

Basic problems relating to the status of health sciences libraries and information centers in Bangladesh are highlighted and discussed; strategies for improving the country's health sciences...

DNA glycosylase enzymes induced during chemical adaptation of M. luteus.

Riazuddin, S, Athar, A, Ahmed, Z, Lali, S M, Sohail, A

Five peaks of DNA glycosylase activity showing a preference for MNNG alkylated DNA have been identified from extracts of adapted M. luteus. They are numerically designated as GI to GV in order of...

Adaptive response of Micrococcus luteus to alkylating chemicals.

Ather, A, Ahmed, Z, Riazuddin, S

Wild type M. luteus cells have been adapted by a step-wise treatment with sub-lethal concentrations of MNNG. The adapted cells exhibit 5.7 fold increased resistance to the killing effects of the...

APS, an adapter protein with a PH and SH2 domain, is a substrate for the insulin receptor kinase.

Ahmed, Z, Smith, B J, Kotani, K, Wilden, P, Pillay, T S

APS (adapter protein with a PH and SH2 domain) is the newest member of a family of tyrosine kinase adapter proteins including SH2-B and Lnk. We previously identified SH2-B as an...

Measurement of calcium influx under voltage clamp in molluscan neurones using the metallochromic dye arsenazo III.

Ahmed, Z, Connor, J A

1. The metallochromic indicator dye, arsenazo III, was injected into somata of molluscan neurones from Archidoris monteryensis. Membrane current and dye absorbance change were simultaneously...

Stoichiometry and apparent dissociation constant of the calcium-arsenazo III reaction under physiological conditions.

Ahmed, Z, Kragie, L, Connor, J A

In vitro and in situ tests have been run to characterize the reaction of the mettalochromic indicator, arsenazo III, with calcium. Job plots as well as plots of indicator absorbance vs. [Ca2+] at...

Activation of platelet-activating factor (PAF) receptor stimulates nitric oxide (NO) release via protein kinase C-alpha in HEC-1B human endometrial epithelial cell line.

Dearn, S., Rahman, M., Lewis, A., Ahmed, Z., Eggo, M. C., Ahmed, A.

BACKGROUND: Impairment of the fertility in the platelet-activating factor (PAF) receptor transgenic female mice suggests changes in PAF functions can influence uterine receptivity. We hypothesized...

Are antipsychotic drugs the right treatment for challenging behaviour in learning disability?: The place of a randomised trial

Ashcroft, R, Fraser, B, Kerr, M, Ahmed, Z

People with learning disability sometimes display challenging behaviour. This can be managed by use of antipsychotic medication or behavioural therapy or both. There is no solid evidence, however,...

Social deprivation and prevalence of epilepsy and associated health usage

Morgan, C., Ahmed, Z., Kerr, M.

OBJECTIVES—To examine the relation between social deprivation and the prevalence of epilepsy and associated morbidity using hospital activity data as a proxy.
METHODS—The study was conducted in...

Complications associated with different insertion techniques for Hickman catheters.

Ahmed, Z., Mohyuddin, Z.

A dependable central venous access is an essential prerequisite for the delivery of care to the cancer patients. This has become easier since the introduction of indwelling central venous catheters....

Cryptogenic cirrhosis in relapsing polychondritis

Islam, N., Ahmed, Z., Alam, M. N.

A case of relapsing polychondritis with histologically proven cirrhosis is reported. This association has not been described before.

Complete gastric outlet obstruction following acid ingestion complicated by acute pancreatitis and disseminated intravascular coagulation.

Ahmed, Z., Mohyuddin, Z.

A case is described where accidental acid ingestion resulted in the development of oesophageal stricture and complete gastric outlet obstruction. Following a smoothly conducted pre-surgery endoscopic...