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PAKISTAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES<br />
Founded 1953<br />
President: Atta-ur-Rahman .<br />
Secretary General: G.A. Miana<br />
Treasurer: Shahzad A. Mufti<br />
Proceedings <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Pakistan</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong>, published since 1964, is quarterly journal <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Academy</strong>. It publishes<br />
original research papers and reviews in basic and applied sciences. All papers are peer reviewed. Authors are not required to<br />
be Fellows or Members <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Academy</strong>, or citizens <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pakistan</strong>.<br />
Editor-in-Chief:<br />
Abdul Rashid, <strong>Pakistan</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong>, 3-Constitution Avenue, Islamabad, <strong>Pakistan</strong>; pas.editor@gmail.com<br />
Editors:<br />
Engineering <strong>Sciences</strong> & Technology: Abdul Raouf, 36-P, Model Town, Lahore, <strong>Pakistan</strong>; abdulraouf@umt.edu.pk<br />
Life <strong>Sciences</strong>: Kauser A. Malik . , Forman Christian College (a Chartered University), Lahore, <strong>Pakistan</strong>; kauser45@gmail.com<br />
Medical <strong>Sciences</strong>: M. Salim Akhter, 928, Shadman Colony-I, Lahore-54000, <strong>Pakistan</strong>; msakhter47@yahoo.com<br />
Physical <strong>Sciences</strong>: M. Aslam Baig, National Center for Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University Campus, Islamabad, <strong>Pakistan</strong>;<br />
baig@qau.edu.pk<br />
Editorial Advisory Board:<br />
Syed Imtiaz Ahmad, Computer Information Systems, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, USA; imtiaz@cogeco.ca<br />
Niaz Ahmed, National Textile University, Faisalabad, <strong>Pakistan</strong>; rector@ntu.edu.pk<br />
M.W. Akhter, University <strong>of</strong> Massachusetts Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; wakhter@hotmail.com<br />
M. Arslan, Institute <strong>of</strong> Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, The University <strong>of</strong> Lahore, <strong>Pakistan</strong>; arslan_m2000@yahoo.com<br />
Khalid Aziz, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, <strong>Pakistan</strong>; drkhalidaziz@hotmail.com<br />
Roger N. Beachy, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO, USA; rnbeachy@danforthcenter.org<br />
Arshad Saleem Bhatti, CIIT, Islamabad, <strong>Pakistan</strong>; asbhatti@comsats.edu.pk<br />
Zafar Ullah Chaudry, College <strong>of</strong> Physicians and Surgeons <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pakistan</strong>, Karachi, <strong>Pakistan</strong>; publications@cpsp.edu.pk<br />
John William Christman, Dept. Medicine and Pharmacology, University <strong>of</strong> Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA; jwc@uic.edu<br />
Uri Elkayam, Heart Failure Program, University <strong>of</strong> Southern California School <strong>of</strong> Medicine, LA, CA, USA; elkayam@usc.edu<br />
E.A. Elsayed, School <strong>of</strong> Engineering, Busch Campus, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA; elsayed@rci.rutgers.edu<br />
Tasawar Hayat, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, <strong>Pakistan</strong>; t_pensy@hotmail.com<br />
Ann Hirsch, Dept <strong>of</strong> Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology, University <strong>of</strong> California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; ahirsch@ucla.edu<br />
Josef Hormes, Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; josef.hormes@lightsource.ca<br />
Fazal Ahmed Khalid, Pro-Rector Academics, GIKI, TOPI, <strong>Pakistan</strong>; khalid@giki.edu.pk<br />
Abdul Khaliq, Chairman, Computer Engineering, CASE, Islamabad, <strong>Pakistan</strong>; chair-ece@case.edu.pk<br />
Iqrar Ahmad Khan, University <strong>of</strong> Agriculture, Faisalabad, <strong>Pakistan</strong>; mehtab89@yahoo.com<br />
Asad Aslam Khan, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, <strong>Pakistan</strong>; kemcol@brain.net.pk<br />
Autar Mattoo, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD, USA; autar.mattoo@ars.usda.gov<br />
Anwar Nasim, House 237, Street 23, F-11/2, Islamabad, <strong>Pakistan</strong>; anwar_nasim@yahoo.com<br />
M. Abdur Rahim, Faculty <strong>of</strong> Business Administration, University <strong>of</strong> New Burnswick, Fredericton, Canada; rahim@unb.ca<br />
M. Yasin A. Raja, University <strong>of</strong> North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, USA; raja@uncc.edu<br />
Martin C. Richardson, University <strong>of</strong> Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA; mcr@creol.ucf.edu<br />
Hamid Saleem, National Centre for Physics, Islamabad, <strong>Pakistan</strong>; hamid.saleem@ncp.edu.pk<br />
Annual Subscription for 2012: <strong>Pakistan</strong>: Institutions, Rupees 2000/- ; Individuals, Rupees 1000/-<br />
Other Countries: US$ 100.00 (includes air-lifted overseas delivery)<br />
© <strong>Pakistan</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong>. Reproduction <strong>of</strong> paper abstracts is permitted provided the source is acknowledged.<br />
Permission to reproduce any other material may be obtained in writing from the Editor-in-Chief.<br />
The data and opinions published in the Proceedings are <strong>of</strong> the author(s) only. The <strong>Pakistan</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong> and the<br />
Editors accept no responsibility whatsoever in this regard.<br />
HEC Recognized, Category X; PM&DC Recognized<br />
Published by <strong>Pakistan</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong>, 3 Constitution Avenue, G-5/2, Islamabad, <strong>Pakistan</strong><br />
Tel: 92-5 1-9207140 & 9215478; Fax: 92-51-9206770; Website: www.paspk.org<br />
Printed at PanGraphics (Pvt) Ltd., No. 1, I & T Centre, G-7/l, Islamabad, <strong>Pakistan</strong><br />
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