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2. Construction Of Individual Bunker Nho Mohd Sajid S|o Mohd Bashir
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Tenders are invited for Construction of Individual Bunker NHO Mohd Sajid S/O Mohd Bashir. Doc Fees : INR 500.00 Tender Category : Works Earnest Money : INR 6200.00 OpeningDate : [...]
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3. Construction Of Individual Bunker Nho Nho Mohd Sajid S|o Mohd Bashir
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Rural development ,Business, international - Abstract
Tenders are invited for Construction Of Individual Bunker NHO NHO Mohd Sajid S/O Mohd Bashir Doc Fees : INR 500.00 Tender Category : Works Earnest Money : INR 6200.00 OpeningDate [...]
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4. Accuracy of contrast-enhanced CT in liver neoplasms in children under 2 years age
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Rajasimman, Aishvarya Shri, Patil, Vasundhara, Gala, Kunal Bharat, Shetty, Nitin, Kulkarni, Suyash, Ramadwar, Mukta S., Qureshi, Sajid S., Chinnaswamy, Girish, Laskar, Siddhartha, and Baheti, Akshay D.
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- 2024
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5. Vascular Access
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Qureshi, Sajid S., Pareekutty, Nizamudheen M., Badwe, Rajendra A., editor, Gupta, Sudeep, editor, Shrikhande, Shailesh V., editor, and Laskar, Siddhartha, editor
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- 2024
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6. Neuroblastoma
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Qureshi, Sajid S., Bhagat, Monica, Vora, Tushar, Badwe, Rajendra A., editor, Gupta, Sudeep, editor, Shrikhande, Shailesh V., editor, and Laskar, Siddhartha, editor
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- 2024
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7. Impact of Surgical Timing (Primary, Delayed, or Second Look) on Surgical Morbidity and Outcomes in Malignant Germ Cell Tumor of the Ovary in Children
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Qureshi, Sajid S., Voppuru, Saiesh Reddy, Smriti, Vasundhara, Baheti, Akshay, Shah, Sanket, Chinnaswamy, Girish, Prasad, Maya, Parambil, Badira C., Gollamudi, Venkata RM., Panjwani, Poonam, Ramadwar, Mukta, Amin, Nayana, and Kembhavi, Seema A.
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- 2024
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8. Unrelenting Hepatoblastoma with Progression on Chemotherapy Presenting with Acute Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
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Gour, Kaustubha S., Patkar, Shraddha, and Qureshi, Sajid S.
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- 2023
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9. TCP BBR-n interplay with modern AQM in Wireless-N/AC networks: Quest for the golden pair.
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Ahsan, Muhammad and Muhammad, Sajid S.
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Effective congestion control on the internet has been a problem since its inception. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), being the most widely used transport layer protocol tries to mitigate it using a variety of congestion control algorithms. Cubic, Reno, and Bottleneck Bandwidth and Round-trip propagation time (BBR) are the most deployed congestion controls. BBR v2 is leading the congestion control race with its superior performance in terms of better throughput and lower latency. Furthermore, Active Queue Management (AQM) algorithms try to mitigate the congestion control at the network layer through active buffer control to avoid bufferbloat. The most efficient congestion control occurs when TCP and AQM work together. Indeed, it is the TCP-AQM algorithm "Golden pair" that can result in the most efficient performance. This paper proposes such a novel pair based on our previously tested and published BBR-n (BBR new) with the most effective of the modern AQMs, that completely gels together to provide lower latency in wireless networks based on Wireless N/AC. Real-time experiments were performed using Flent on our physical testbed with BBR-n and modern AQMs such as Fair Queuing (FQ), Constrained Delay (CoDel), Proportional Integral controller Enhanced (PIE), Common Applications Kept Enhanced (Cake) and Flow Queuing Controlled Delay (FQ_CoDel). Various tests done on our physical testbed helped us identify CAKE as the most optimum AQM that fits with our proposed BBR-n while providing optimum throughput and lower latency in 802.11N/AC-based wireless networks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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10. Early Versus Delayed Treatment for Gartland Type III Supracondylar Humeral Fractures in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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Ismayl, G., Kim, W. J., Iqbal, M., and Sajid, S.
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- 2022
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11. Wilms’ tumor in low- and middle-income countries: survey of current practices, challenges, and priorities
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Megan Thuy Vu, Jaime Shalkow, Bindi Naik-Mathuria, Sajid S. Qureshi, Doruk Ozgediz, Kokila Lakhoo, Hafeez Abdelhafeez, and On behalf of the Pan African Paediatric Surgery Association (PAPSA) and Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery (GICS) initiative
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Wilms’ tumor ,Nephroblastoma ,Pediatrics ,Oncology ,Global surgery ,RJ1-570 ,Surgery ,RD1-811 - Abstract
Abstract Purpose To identify the current practices and priorities in Wilms’ tumor management for surgeons in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods One hundred thirty-seven pediatric surgeons from 44 countries completed surveys on Wilms’ tumor surgical strategy in LMIC. This survey was distributed through the Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery, Pan-African Pediatric Surgical Association, and Latin American Pediatric Surgical Oncology Group. Results Ninety-two respondents (67.2%) participated from 19 lower middle-income countries (43.2%). Twenty-one respondents (15.3%) participated from nine lower income countries (20.5%). Nineteen respondents (13.9%) participated from 13 upper middle-income countries (29.5%). Most providers do not obtain biopsy for suspected Wilms’ tumor (79%). Delayed resection after preoperative chemotherapy is the preferred approach (70%), which providers chose due to protocol (45%), to decrease tumor rupture (22%), and to decrease complications (8%). The providers’ goal was to prevent tumor spillage and upstaging (46%) or to prevent bleeding, complication, or other organ resections (21%). Most surgeons believed that upfront resection increased the risk of tumor spillage (72%). Conclusion Providers in LMICs prefer delayed resection after preoperative chemotherapy to reduce the incidence of tumor spillage and upstaging of Wilms’ tumor. An evidence-based guideline tailored to the LMIC context can be developed from these findings.
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12. TCP BBR-n: Increased throughput for wireless-AC networks
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Muhammad Ahsan and Sajid S. Muhammad
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Medicine ,Science - Published
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13. Factors Influencing Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis in Pediatric Differentiated Thyroid Cancers
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Qureshi, Sajid S., Kazi, Mufaddal, Noronha, Jarin, Smriti, Vasundhara, Basu, Sandeep, Shah, Sneha, and Talole, Sanjay
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- 2022
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14. Wilms’ tumor in low- and middle-income countries: survey of current practices, challenges, and priorities
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Vu, Megan Thuy, Shalkow, Jaime, Naik-Mathuria, Bindi, Qureshi, Sajid S., Ozgediz, Doruk, Lakhoo, Kokila, and Abdelhafeez, Hafeez
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15. Manufacturing of Ceramic Mud Brick Using Quarry Waste
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Rahim, Ashina, Anil, Abhinand, Sahib, Jasmine S., Sajid, S. Muhammed, Neena, P. S., Rahim, Ashina, Anil, Abhinand, Sahib, Jasmine S., Sajid, S. Muhammed, and Neena, P. S.
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The volume of industrial waste is steadily increasing over time, characterized as waste stemming from manufacturing or industrial operations. Ceramic waste is a notable category, with solid waste arising from various processing, fixing, transportation, and demolition activities, while ceramic powder waste originates from tile finishing processes. Quarry waste, another significant type, is a byproduct of aggregate production via rock crushing in rubble crusher units. Incorporating these materials into soil with Portland cement enables the evaluation of brick properties like compressive strength and water absorption. Efforts to address pollution issues across air, water, and land at industrial plants have led to initiatives utilizing ceramics waste. This approach, envisaged for mud brick production, not only addresses associated environmental concerns but also holds potential to enhance brick quality and reduce production temperatures compared to conventional bricks. Sustainable practices such as utilizing lateral soil, quarry waste, and ceramic powder waste as cement replacements can contribute to cost reduction in construction. The disposal of ceramic powder waste remains a major challenge in factories, underscoring the importance of reusing this waste as a viable solution to its disposal problem.
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16. Primary Peritoneal Rhabdomyosarcomatosis in a 2-Year-Old Child Treated with Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy — Case Report and Review of Literature
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Kazi, Mufaddal and Qureshi, Sajid S.
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- 2021
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17. Initial Experience Assessing the Feasibility of Conscious Sedation in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Pulmonic Valve Implantation
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Anchan, Rajeev, Weibeler, Diane, Venturini, Joseph M., Dia, AbdulRahman, Gruenstein, Daniel H., Shahul, Sajid S., Kalathiya, Rohan, Blair, John, Paul, Jonathan D., Nathan, Sandeep, Friant, Janet, Besser, Stephanie A., and Shah, Atman P.
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- 2021
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18. Epidemiology and outcomes of out of hospital cardiac arrest in Karachi, Pakistan - A longitudinal study.
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Rahim Khan U, Baig N, Bhojwani KM, Raheem A, Khan R, Ilyas A, Khursheed M, Ahraz Hussain M, Razzak JA, Eng Hock Ong M, Ahmed F, Hanif B, Saleem G, Jamali S, Kashan A, Saad A, Kerai S, Kanza S, Sajid S, and Ullah Khan N
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Background: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with survival outcomes remaining poor particularly in many low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to establish a pilot OHCA registry in Karachi, Pakistan to provide insights into OHCA patient demographics, pre-hospital and in-hospital care, and outcomes., Methods: A multicenter longitudinal study was conducted from August 2015-October 2019 across 11 Karachi hospitals, using a standardized Utstein-based survey form. Data was retrospectively obtained from medical records, patients, and next-of-kin interviews at hospitals with accessible medical records, while hospitals without medical records system used on-site data collectors. Demographics, arrest characteristics, prehospital events, and survival outcomes were collected. Survivors underwent follow-up at 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, and 5 years., Results: In total, 1068 OHCA patients were included. Mean age was 55 years, 61.1 % (n = 653) male. Witnessed arrests accounted for 94.9 % of the cases (n = 1013), whereas 89.4 % of the cases (n = 955) were transported via non-EMS. Bystander CPR was performed in 10.3 % (n = 110) cases whereas pre-hospital defibrillation performed in 0.4 % (n = 4). In-hospital defibrillation was performed in 9.9 % (n = 106) cases despite < 5 % shockable rhythms. Overall survival to discharge was 0.75 % (n = 8). Of these 8 patients, 7 patients survived to 1-year and 2 to 5-years. Neurological outcomes correlated with long-term survival., Conclusion: OHCA survival rates are extremely low, necessitating public awareness interventions like CPR training, developing robust pre-hospital systems, and improving in-hospital emergency care through standardized training programs. This pilot registry lays the foundation for implementing interventions to improve survival and emergency medical infrastructure., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (© 2024 Published by Elsevier B.V.)
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19. The management of acute complete ruptures of the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb.
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Mikhail M, Riley N, Rodrigues J, Carr E, Horton R, Beale N, Beard DJ, Dean BJF, Clubb L, Johnstone A, Lawrie D, Imam M, Joyce S, Ankarth S, Capp R, Dayananda K, Gape N, Trickett R, Bremner-Smith A, Chan C, Eckersley R, Horwitz M, Jatan A, Lumsdaine W, McArthur G, Mee S, Banks L, Dean S, Dehbozorgi S, Green K, Meh S, Fawkes F, Rooker J, Bell H, Vaghela K, Fournier K, Kennedy D, Li L, Srinivasan S, Gamble D, Gerakopoulos E, Groves J, Jackson T, Karuppaiah K, Maltby A, Nair A, Reichert I, Bains R, Mariathas C, Reilly F, Sharpe L, Wildin C, Feeney M, Kulkarni A, Sharma V, Flaherty S, Gough A, Hamlin K, King L, Law C, Johnson S, Svee C, Khan Y, Rodgers S, Storey P, Dean B, Sander-Danby L, Shields K, Torkington M, Blackshaw R, Chaudhry T, Jordan L, Wu F, Clarke D, Robinson E, Thumbadoo R, Parkinson M, Sharpe K, Allen M, Poulter R, Currie J, Stone O, Cliff N, Duckworth A, Cowey A, Crossfield J, Giddins G, Heath R, Langdon I, Mgbemena L, Mills R, Pickering G, Sheriff M, McDonough A, Naqui Z, Lyons N, Reay E, Taylor T, Bates M, Eastwood G, McLoughlin-Symon I, Ramesh A, Chan J, Govilkar P, Shirley R, Upson C, Sajid S, Carr E, Langley C, Higgins J, Armstrong A, Gujral S, Howe A, Ip M, Thornsby J, Slade R, Knowles L, Lipscombe S, Goggins T, and Talwalkar S
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Aims: Complete ruptures of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) of the thumb are a common injury, yet little is known about their current management in the UK. The objective of this study was to assess the way complete UCL ruptures are managed in the UK., Methods: We carried out a multicentre, survey-based cross-sectional study in 37 UK centres over a 16-month period from June 2022 to September 2023. The survey results were analyzed descriptively., Results: A total of 37 centres participated, of which nine were tertiary referral hand centres and 28 were district general hospitals. There was a total of 112 respondents (69 surgeons and 43 hand therapists). The strongest influence on the decision to offer surgery was the lack of a firm 'endpoint' to stressing the metacarpophalangeal joint (MCPJ) in either full extension or with the MCPJ in 30° of flexion. There was variability in whether additional imaging was used in managing acute UCL injuries, with 46% routinely using additional imaging while 54% did not. The use of a bone anchor was by far the most common surgical option for reconstructing an acute ligament avulsion (97%, n = 67) with a transosseous suture used by 3% (n = 2). The most common duration of immobilization for those managed conservatively was six weeks (58%, n = 65) and four weeks (30%, n = 34). Most surgeons (87%, n = 60) and hand therapists (95%, n = 41) would consider randomizing patients with complete UCL ruptures in a future clinical trial., Conclusion: The management of complete UCL ruptures in the UK is highly variable in certain areas, and there is a willingness for clinical trials on this subject., Competing Interests: B. J. F. Dean and M.Mikhail report a British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH) pump priming grant for this study. B. J. F. Dean also reports a British Medical Association Doris Hillier grant which was unrelated to this study. B. J. F. Dean is also a member of the BSSH research committee. D. J. Beard holds a Senior Investigator grant from the National Institute for Health and Care Research, unrelated to this study. M. Mikhail reports a BSSH grant to the ULCTEAR steering group for this study, allocated under his name. N. Riley reports consulting fees from Acumend, Arthrex, and Meshworks, unrelated to this study., (© 2024 Mikhail et al.)
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20. The Y-ome Conundrum: Insights into Uncharacterized Genes and Approaches for Functional Annotation.
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Sajid S, Mashkoor M, Jørgensen MG, Christensen LP, Hansen PR, Franzyk H, Mirza O, and Prabhala BK
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- Open Reading Frames genetics, Genomics methods, Genome, Bacterial, Escherichia coli K12 genetics, Escherichia coli K12 metabolism, Molecular Sequence Annotation
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The ever-increasing availability of genome sequencing data has revealed a substantial number of uncharacterized genes without known functions across various organisms. The first comprehensive genome sequencing of E. coli K12 revealed that more than 50% of its open reading frames corresponded to transcripts with no known functions. The group of protein-coding genes without a functional description and/or a recognized pathway, beginning with the letter "Y", is classified as the "y-ome". Several efforts have been made to elucidate the functions of these genes and to recognize their role in biological processes. This review provides a brief update on various strategies employed when studying the y-ome, such as high-throughput experimental approaches, comparative omics, metabolic engineering, gene expression analysis, and data integration techniques. Additionally, we highlight recent advancements in functional annotation methods, including the use of machine learning, network analysis, and functional genomics approaches. Novel approaches are required to produce more precise functional annotations across the genome to reduce the number of genes with unknown functions., (© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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21. Probing N -substituted 4-(5-mercapto-4-ethyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)- N -phenylpiperdine-1-carboxamides as potent 15-LOX inhibitors supported with ADME, DFT calculations and molecular docking studies.
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Nawaz Z, Riaz N, Saleem M, Iqbal A, Ejaz SA, Muzaffar S, Bashir B, Ashraf M, Rehman AU, Bilal MS, Prabhala BK, and Sajid S
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In our continuous efforts to find out leads against the enzyme 15-lipoxygenase (15-LOX), the current study deals with the synthesis of a series of new N -alkyl/aralkyl/aryl derivatives of 2-(4-ethyl-5-(1-phenylcarbamoyl)piperidine-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylthio)methylacetamide ( 7a-n ) with anti-LOX activities. The synthesis was started by reacting phenylisocyanate with isonipecotate that sequentially converted into N-substituted ester ( 1 ), hydrazide ( 2 ), semicarbazide ( 3 ) and N -ethylated 5-(1-phenylcarbamoyl)piperidine-1,2,4-triazole ( 4 ). The final compounds, 7a-n, were obtained by reacting 4 with various N -alkyl/aralkyl/aryl electrophiles. Both the intermediates and target compounds were characterized by FTIR,
1 H,13 C NMR spectroscopy, EI-MS and HR-EI-MS spectrometry and screened against soybean 15-LOX by chemiluminescence method. The eight compounds 7e, 7j , 7h, 7a, 7g, 7b, 7n, 7c showed potent inhibitory activities against 15-LOX with values ranging from IC50 0.36 ± 0.15 μM ( 7e ) to IC50 6.75 ± 0.17 μM ( 7c ) compared with the reference quercetin (IC50 4.86 ± 0.14 μM) and baicalein (IC50 2.24 ± 0.13 μM). Two analogues ( 7l, 7f ) had significantly outstanding inhibitory potential with IC50 values 12.15 ± 0.23 μM and 15.54 ± 0.26 μM, whereas, the derivatives 7i, and 7d displayed IC50 values of 21.56 ± 0.27 μM, 23.59 ± 0.24 μM and the compounds 7k, 7m were found inactive. All analogues exhibited blood mononuclear cells (MNCs) viability >75 % at 0.25 mM concentration as determined by MTT method. Calculated pharmacokinetic properties projected good lipophilicity, bioavailability and drug-likeness properties and did not violate Lipinski's/Veber rule. Molecular docking studies revealed lower binding free energies of all the derivatives than the reference compounds. The binding free energies were -9.8 kcal/mol, -9.70 k/mol and -9.20 kcal/mol for 7j, 7h and 7e , respectively, compared with the standard quercetin (-8.47 kcal/mol) and baicalein (-8.98 kcal/mol). The docked ligands formed hydrogen bonds with the amino acid residues Gln598 ( 7e ), Arg260, Val 126 ( 7h ), Gln762, Gln574, Thr443, Arg580 ( 7j ) while other hydrophobic interactions observed therein further stabilized the complexes. The results of density functional theory (DFT) revealed that analogues with more stabilized lower unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) had significant enzyme inhibitory activity. The data collectively supports these molecules as leads against 15-LOX and demand further investigations as anti-inflammatory agents., Competing Interests: We are submitting a manuscript entitled “Probing N-Substituted 4-(5-mercapto-4-ethyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-N-phenylpiperdine-1-carboxamides as potent 15-LOX inhibitors supported with ADME, DFT calculations and molecular docking studies”, for publication in Heliyon. We are not or will not submit the same results to any other journal for publication till the final decision from the subject journal. None of the authors have any conflict of interest., (© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)- Published
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22. Sustainable biosynthesis of lycopene by using evolutionary adaptive recombinant Escherichia coli from orange peel waste.
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Hammad Hussain M, Sajid S, Martuscelli M, Aldahmash W, Zubair Mohsin M, Ashraf K, Guo M, and Mohsin A
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This study aimed to evaluate the hydrolysates from orange peel waste (OPW) as the low-cost carbon source for lycopene production. Initially, the dilute acid pretreatment combined with enzymatic hydrolysis of OPW resulted in a total sugar concentration of 62.18 g/L. Meanwhile, a four-month adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) experiment using a d-galacturonic acid minimal medium resulted in an improvement in the growth rate of our previously engineered Escherichia coli strain for lycopene production. After evolutionary adaptation, response surface methodology (RSM) was adapted to optimize the medium composition in fermentation. The results obtained from RSM analysis revealed that the 5.53 % carbon source of orange peel hydrolysate (OPH), 6.57 g/L nitrogen source, and 30 °C temperature boosted lycopene production in the final strain. Subsequently, the optimized treatment for lycopene fermentation was then conducted in a 5 L batch fermenter under the surveillance of a kinetic model that uses the Logistic equation for strain growth (μm = 0.441 h
-1 ), and Luedeking-Piret equations for lycopene production (Pm = 1043 mgL-1 ) with growth rate constant (α = 0.1491). At last, lycopene biosynthesized from OPH was extracted and analyzed for qualitative validation. Likewise, its data on phytic acid (between 1.01 % and 0.86 %) and DPPH radical scavenging (between 38.06 % and 29.08 %) highlighted the better antioxidant capacity of lycopene. In conclusion, the OPH can be used as a fermentation feedstock which opens new possibilities of exploiting fruit crop residues for food and pharmaceutical applications., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (© 2024 The Authors.)- Published
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23. Spartinivicinus poritis sp. nov., a red pigment-producing bacterium isolated from a scleractinian coral Porites lutea .
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Sajid S, Zhang G, Zhang Z, Lu Y, Chen L, and Cai L
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- Animals, Nucleic Acid Hybridization, Phospholipids, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S genetics, Base Composition, Anthozoa microbiology, Phylogeny, Fatty Acids, DNA, Bacterial genetics, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Bacterial Typing Techniques, Pigments, Biological metabolism
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A Gram-stain-negative, red pigment-producing, aerobic, and rod-shaped bacterial strain (A2-2
T ) was isolated from a bleached scleractinian coral ( Porites lutea ). Strain A2-2T grew with 1.0-7.0 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 3.0 %), at pH 6.0-11.0 (optimum, pH 8.0), and at 18-41 °C (optimum, 35 °C). Results of phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences suggested that strain A2-2T fell within the genus Spartinivicinus and was closely related to Spartinivicinus ruber S2-4-1HT (98.1 % sequence similarity) and Spartinivicinus marinus SM1973T (98.0 % sequence similarity). The predominant cellular fatty acids of strain A2-2T were C16 : 0 (31.0 %), summed feature 3 (29.0 %), summed feature 8 (11.7 %), C12 : 0 3-OH (6.4 %), and C10 : 0 3-OH (5.5 %), while the major respiratory quinone was Q-9. The polar lipids mainly comprised phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, diphosphatidylglycerol, and an unidentified phospholipid. The genome size of strain A2-2T was 6.8 Mb, with a G+C content of 40.2 mol%. The DNA-DNA hybridization value was 24.2 % between A2-2T and S. ruber S2-4-1HT and 36.9 % between A2-2T and S. marinus SM1973T , while the average nucleotide identity values were 80.1 and 88.8 %, respectively. Based on these findings, strain A2-2T could be recognized to represent a novel species of the genus Spartinivicinus , for which the name Spartinivicinus poritis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is A2-2T (=MCCC 1K08228T =KCTC 8323T ).- Published
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24. Neurological Complications Among Native Americans with COVID-19: Our Experience at a Tertiary Care Academic Hospital in the U.S.
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Shekhar, Rahul, Sheikh, Abu Baker, Suriya, Sajid S., Upadhyay, Shubra, and Zafar, Atif
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- 2020
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25. Standardizing lymph nodal sampling for Wilms tumor: A feasibility study with outcomes
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Qureshi, Sajid S, Bhagat, Monica, Kazi, Mufaddal, Kembhavi, Seema A, Yadav, Subhash, Parambil, Badira C, Smriti, Vasundhara, Baheti, Akshay, Prasad, Maya, Khanna, Nehal, Laskar, Siddharth, Vora, Tushar, Chinnaswamy, Girish, Amin, Nayana, Ramadwar, Mukta, and Talole, Sanjay
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- 2020
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26. Neurological Aspects of Spinal Cord Tumors
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Hassanzadeh, Tania, Bellamkonda, Sushma, Suriya, Sajid S., Adl, Farzad H., Alexandrov, Andrei V., Mortazavi, Martin M., Arnautović, Kenan I., editor, and Gokaslan, Ziya L., editor
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27. Limb sparing surgery with vascular reconstruction for nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma in infants: A novel solution using allogenic vein graft from the parent
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Qureshi, Sajid S, M, Suresh, Dhareshwar, Jayesh, and Smriti, Vasundhara
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28. TCP BBR-n: Increased throughput for wireless-AC networks
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Ahsan, Muhammad, primary and Muhammad, Sajid S., additional
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29. Miserable 9 Years of Life: a Misdiagnosed and Mismanaged Case of Large Retroperitoneal Teratoma
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Saini, Shivpal, Kazi, Mufaddal, and Qureshi, Sajid S.
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- 2020
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30. Recent update on basic mechanisms of spinal cord injury
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Quadri, Syed A., Farooqui, Mudassir, Ikram, Asad, Zafar, Atif, Khan, Muhammad Adnan, Suriya, Sajid S., Claus, Chad F., Fiani, Brian, Rahman, Mohammed, Ramachandran, Anirudh, Armstrong, Ian I. T., Taqi, Muhammad A., and Mortazavi, Martin M.
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31. Design, Application and Infield Validation of a Pre-Hospital Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion Screening Tool: Ventura Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion Score
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Taqi, Muhammad Asif, Sodhi, Ajeet, Suriya, Sajid S., Quadri, Syed A., Farooqui, Mudassir, Salvucci, Angelo A., Stefansen, Adriane, Mortazavi, Martin M., and Shepherd, Daniel
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32. Diagnosis and treatment of epiploic appendagitis in a Middle Eastern country: An observational retrospective analysis of 156 cases.
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El-Menyar A, Naqvi SGA, Al-Yahri O, Abusal AM, Al-Shaikhli A, Sajid S, Abdelrahman H, Kloub AG, Ibnas M, Latifi R, Toble YMR, and Al-Thani H
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- Humans, Retrospective Studies, Male, Female, Adult, Middle Aged, Young Adult, Adolescent, Colitis diagnosis, Colitis therapy, Aged, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Incidence, Abdomen, Acute etiology, Abdomen, Acute diagnosis, Laparoscopy, Ultrasonography, Diagnosis, Differential, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Background: Epiploic appendagitis (EPA) is an uncommon emergency surgical condition that causes acute abdominal pain, rendering a list of differential diagnoses. Therefore, careful examination and imaging tools are required. EPA is a self-limiting condition that can be resolved in 1-2 weeks and rarely needs surgical intervention. Its low incidence makes EPA less well-known among the public and some medical professionals, and it is frequently under-diagnosed. We aimed to explore the incidence, clinical presentation, modalities of imaging to diagnose and options for treating EPA., Methods: An observational retrospective analysis was conducted between 2016 and 2022 at a tertiary hospital in an Arab Middle Eastern country., Results: There were 156 EPA cases diagnosed over six years, with a mean age of 33 years. Males represented 82% of the cohort. The entire cohort was treated non-operatively except for eight patients who had surgical intervention using open or laparoscopic surgery. The diagnosis was made by a computerized tomographic scan (CT). However, plain X-ray, abdominal ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were performed initially in a few selected cases to rule out other conditions. No specific blood test indicated EPA; however, a histopathology examination was diagnostic. No mortality was reported in the study cohort., Conclusion: This is the most extensive study analyzing EPA patients from the Middle East. EPA is a rare and mostly self-limiting acute abdominal disorder; however, early ultrasound and CT scan can pick it up quickly after a high index of suspicion., (© 2024 The Authors. World Journal of Surgery published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Society of Surgery/Société Internationale de Chirurgie (ISS/SIC).)
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33. Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: a comparison of cytological classification systems.
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Ackroyd L, Hanks M, Bancu A, Khan M, Sajid S, Lobo DN, and Zaitoun AM
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Aims: Cytological classification systems provide a standardised interpretation framework for reporting cytological specimens. Three well-known classification systems can be applied when reporting pancreatic cytology. This study aimed to compare the accuracy of these classification systems (C1-C5 system, the Papanicolaou system and the WHO classification) for the assessment of pancreatic neuroendocrine lesions., Methods: We analysed 73 pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour resections, 49 of which had corroborative cytology available, reported over a 12-year period, at a single UK tertiary referral centre. Each cytology case was classified using the aforementioned systems. The final tumour grade allocated at resection was used to assess and compare the accuracy of each cytological classification system., Results: Cytological assessment accurately reported 77.6% of neuroendocrine lesions as category IVB (neoplastic - other) on Papanicolaou grading, 77.6% as C5 (malignant) lesions and 85.7% as VII (malignant) on WHO grading. 74.3% of resected tumours were grade 1, 17.1% grade 2 and 8.6% grade 3. Complete resection was achieved in 80.8% of cases., Conclusions: The results demonstrated that the WHO classification appeared to provide reduced ambiguity when compared with both 'C' and Papanicolaou classification systems; with a lower proportion of cases being classified as suspicious of malignancy as opposed to malignant. The Papanicolaou system was able to supersede the other two systems through its ability to distinguish neuroendocrine tumours from more aggressive entities such as pancreatic adenocarcinoma, thus, offering flexibility in management while still retaining a similar level of accuracy to the WHO classification system in distinguishing benign from malignant lesions., Competing Interests: Competing interests: DNL has received an unrestricted educational grant from B. Braun for unrelated work. He has also received speaker’s honoraria for unrelated work from Abbott, Nestlé and Corza. No other competing interests declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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34. Advances in the Optimization of Fe Nanoparticles: Unlocking Antifungal Properties for Biomedical Applications.
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Sandhu ZA, Raza MA, Alqurashi A, Sajid S, Ashraf S, Imtiaz K, Aman F, Alessa AH, Shamsi MB, and Latif M
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In recent years, nanotechnology has achieved a remarkable status in shaping the future of biological applications, especially in combating fungal diseases. Owing to excellence in nanotechnology, iron nanoparticles (Fe NPs) have gained enormous attention in recent years. In this review, we have provided a comprehensive overview of Fe NPs covering key synthesis approaches and underlying working principles, the factors that influence their properties, essential characterization techniques, and the optimization of their antifungal potential. In addition, the diverse kinds of Fe NP delivery platforms that command highly effective release, with fewer toxic effects on patients, are of great significance in the medical field. The issues of biocompatibility, toxicity profiles, and applications of optimized Fe NPs in the field of biomedicine have also been described because these are the most significant factors determining their inclusion in clinical use. Besides this, the difficulties and regulations that exist in the transition from laboratory to experimental clinical studies (toxicity, specific standards, and safety concerns) of Fe NPs-based antifungal agents have been also summarized.
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35. IDH-mutant myeloid neoplasms are associated with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis and innate immune activation.
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Hong LE, Wechalekar MD, Kutyna M, Small A, Lim K, Thompson-Peach C, Li JJ, Chhetri R, Scott HS, Brown A, Hahn CN, Yeung DT, Sajid S, Robinson N, Thomas R, Branford S, D'Andrea RJ, Samaraweera SE, Patnaik M, Proudman S, Thomas D, Kok CH, Shah MV, and Hiwase DK
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- Humans, Male, Female, Middle Aged, Aged, Arthritis, Rheumatoid immunology, Arthritis, Rheumatoid genetics, Immunity, Innate, Isocitrate Dehydrogenase genetics, Mutation
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Abstract: High prevalence of IDH mutations in seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with myeloid neoplasm, elevated 2-hydroxyglutarate, dysregulated innate immunity, and proinflammatory microenvironment suggests causative association between IDH mutations and seronegative RA. Our findings merit investigation of IDH inhibitors as therapeutics for seronegative IDH-mutated RA., (© 2024 American Society of Hematology. Published by Elsevier Inc. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), permitting only noncommercial, nonderivative use with attribution. All other rights reserved.)
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36. Treatment resistant depression: A comparative study of access, pathways, and outcomes between Caucasian and ethnic minority individuals.
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Rathod S, Skórniewska Z, Engelthaler T, Fell B, Sajid S, and Phiri P
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- Humans, Antidepressive Agents therapeutic use, Depression, Ethnic and Racial Minorities, Ethnicity, Minority Groups, Retrospective Studies, Longitudinal Studies, Depressive Disorder, Major drug therapy, Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant drug therapy
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Background: Treatment resistant depression (TRD) is considered when an individual fails to respond to two or more different antidepressants in adequate doses, duration and with adequate adherence within the same major depressive episode., Aim: To examine the clinical profiles of TRD patients through data from electronic healthcare records and compare characteristics and treatment pathways of ethnic minority and non-minority patients in UK., Methods: A retrospective, longitudinal, observational cohort study of patients with TRD was carried out in 10 Mental Health NHS Foundation Trusts in the Akrivia Health/UK Clinical Record Interactive Search (CRIS) system network. The CRIS system was used as a means of analysing de-identified data across 3.2 million anonymised patients' records., Results: 10,048 patient records were deemed eligible for this study, of which 20.2 % of patients identified as BAME, and 79.8 % patients identified as White. Overall, around half of the patients were likely to be prescribed an antidepressant within 2 months of the MDD diagnosis. White patients were prescribed more antidepressants than the BAME group (p < 0.001), with a significant effect size for comorbidities., Limitations: The nature of the data source limited the ability to filter for short treatment durations as clinicians did not often record concrete medication end-dates in clinical note fields., Conclusion: There are significant differences in care pathways between ethnic groups in relation to TRD patients. It is vital to understand factors causing these potential clinical biases and increase awareness and education to deliver the most effective treatments for TRD in ethnic minority patients., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest SR declares in the past 5 years to have received sponsorship for educational events and honoraria for lecture from Lundbeck, Janssen, Boehringer and Otsuka. She has been on advisory group for Boehringer. To have been CI for Otsuka Hummingbird study and CI and PI for Janssen TRD studies. No shareholdings in pharmaceutical companies. PP declares grants from NovoNordisk, Janssen Cilag, paid lectures Queen Mary University of London, other from John Wiley & Sons, outside the submitted work. Visiting Academic University of Southampton. BF was employed as Head of Research at Akrivia Health. ZS was employed by Akrivia Health at time of project completion. TE was employed by Akrivia Health at the time of writing the article. SS has no conflicts of interest to declare. All opinions expressed by the authors are their personal opinions and do not reflect the views of Janssen Cilag, NHS or NIHR. Whilst Janssen Cilag funded this study, the above manuscript has not been influenced by the affiliation., (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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37. Thyroid nodule rupture after radiofrequency ablation: case report and literature review.
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Ferraro T, Sajid S, Hodak SP, and Baldwin CK
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- Humans, Treatment Outcome, Radiofrequency Ablation adverse effects, Radiofrequency Ablation methods, Thyroid Nodule surgery
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Purpose: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an effective and safe modality for the treatment of thyroid nodules. Nodule rupture is a major complication of RFA. There is little known on the natural history of nodule rupture due to a lack of clinical experience and no consensus on its management. A comprehensive review of nodule rupture presentation, diagnosis, and management is needed., Methods: We report a case of nodule rupture and conduct a literature review. A total of 33 patients experiencing nodule rupture after RFA were included, and their clinical presentation, management, and outcomes were collected and analyzed., Results: Nodule rupture presents with acute swelling (90.3%) and pain (77.4%) within 7 months of RFA procedure, most commonly due to disruption of the anterior thyroid capsule (87%), and can be diagnosed with ultrasonography. Most ruptures can be managed conservatively, exemplified by our reported case. There are no reported cases of long-term sequalae., Conclusion: Nodule rupture is the second most common major complication of RFA. Based on the available evidence, we propose a treatment algorithm for nodule rupture and recommendations for future data collection to address gaps in our understanding of rupture etiology and effective management., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2024 Ferraro, Sajid, Hodak and Baldwin.)
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38. Acute Dissociation and Ketamine's Antidepressant and Anti-Suicidal Ideation Effects in a Midazolam-Controlled Trial.
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Sajid S, Galfalvy HC, Keilp JG, Burke AK, Mann JJ, and Grunebaum MF
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- Humans, Male, Adult, Female, Middle Aged, Young Adult, Double-Blind Method, Ketamine administration & dosage, Ketamine blood, Ketamine pharmacology, Ketamine analogs & derivatives, Suicidal Ideation, Midazolam administration & dosage, Midazolam pharmacology, Midazolam blood, Antidepressive Agents blood, Antidepressive Agents administration & dosage, Antidepressive Agents pharmacology, Dissociative Disorders chemically induced, Dissociative Disorders blood
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Objective: We sought to explore relationships of acute dissociative effects of intravenous ketamine with change in depression and suicidal ideation and with plasma metabolite levels in a randomized, midazolam-controlled trial., Methods: Data from a completed trial in suicidal, depressed participants (n = 40) randomly assigned to ketamine was used to examine relationships between ketamine treatment-emergent dissociative and psychotomimetic symptoms with pre/post-infusion changes in suicidal ideation and depression severity. Nonparametric correlational statistics were used. These methods were also used to explore associations between dissociative or psychotomimetic symptoms and blood levels of ketamine and metabolites in a subset of participants (n = 28) who provided blood samples immediately post-infusion., Results: Neither acute dissociative nor psychotomimetic effects of ketamine were associated with changes in suicidal ideation or depressive symptoms from pre- to post-infusion. Norketamine had a trend-level, moderate inverse correlation with dissociative symptoms on Day 1 post-injection (P = .064; P =.013 removing 1 outlier). Dehydronorketamine correlated with Clinician-Administered Dissociative States Scale scores at 40 minutes (P = .034), 230 minutes (P = .014), and Day 1 (P = .012)., Conclusion: We did not find evidence that ketamine's acute, transient dissociative, or psychotomimetic effects are associated with its antidepressant or anti-suicidal ideation actions. The correlation of higher plasma norketamine with lower dissociative symptoms on Day 1 post-treatment suggests dissociation may be more an effect of the parent drug., (© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of CINP.)
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39. Continuous erector spinae plane block in pediatric patients with intraspinal tumors – Case reports
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Sumitra G Bakshi, Shilpa Awaskar, Sajid S Qureshi, and Kunal Gala
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Anesthesiology ,RD78.3-87.3 ,Pharmacy and materia medica ,RS1-441 - Published
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40. Clinical Study Designs and Sources of Error in Medical Research
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Kacha, Aalok K., Nizamuddin, Sarah L., Nizamuddin, Junaid, Ramakrishna, Harish, and Shahul, Sajid S.
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41. List of Contributors
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Adl, Farzad Hami, primary, Akobo, Seleipiri, additional, Aly, Islam, additional, Bernard, Shenell, additional, Demerdash, Amin, additional, Dupont, Graham, additional, Goren, Oded, additional, Granger, Andre, additional, Ivashchuk, Galyna, additional, Iwanaga, Joe, additional, Jazi, Ghazaleh Ahmadi, additional, Joseph, Shamfa C., additional, McBain, Lexian, additional, Mortazavi, Martin M., additional, Newell, Kira, additional, Oskouian, Rod, additional, Patel, Chirag, additional, Protas, Matthew, additional, Rizk, Elias, additional, Sadati, Mohsen, additional, San Millán, Diego, additional, Schumacher, Maia, additional, Shoakazemi, Alireza, additional, Singla, Amit, additional, Suriya, Sajid S., additional, Tsutsumi, Satoshi, additional, Tubbs, R. Shane, additional, and Youssef, Pamela, additional
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42. Surgical Nuances in Management of Intracranial Venous Sinus Injuries
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Mortazavi, Martin M., primary, Surya, Sajid S., additional, Adl, Farzad Hami, additional, Sadati, Mohsen, additional, Ahmadi Jazi, Ghazaleh, additional, and Tubbs, R. Shane, additional
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43. Cranial Osteomyelitis: A Comprehensive Review of Modern Therapies
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Mortazavi, Martin M., Khan, Muhammad Adnan, Quadri, Syed A., Suriya, Sajid S., Fahimdanesh, Kian M., Fard, Salman A., Hassanzadeh, Tania, Taqi, M. Asif, Grossman, Hannah, and Tubbs, R. Shane
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44. Subarachnoid Trabeculae: A Comprehensive Review of Their Embryology, Histology, Morphology, and Surgical Significance
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Mortazavi, Martin M., Quadri, Syed A., Khan, Muhammad A., Gustin, Aaron, Suriya, Sajid S., Hassanzadeh, Tania, Fahimdanesh, Kian M., Adl, Farzad H., Fard, Salman A., Taqi, M. Asif, Armstrong, Ian, Martin, Bryn A., and Tubbs, R. Shane
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45. Rare Concurrent Retroclival and Pan-Spinal Subdural Empyema: Review of Literature with an Uncommon Illustrative Case
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Mortazavi, Martin M., Quadri, Syed A., Suriya, Sajid S., Fard, Salman A., Hadidchi, Shahram, Adl, Farzad H., Armstrong, Ian, Goldman, Richard, and Tubbs, R. Shane
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46. Developing a Hypothesis and Statistical Planning
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Nizamuddin, Sarah L., Nizamuddin, Junaid, Mueller, Ariel, Ramakrishna, Harish, and Shahul, Sajid S.
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47. Social challenges and actions for thinking and reasoning in the digital age
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Baikady, Rajendra, Sajid, S. M., Nadesa, Varonishi, Przeperski, Jaroslaw, Rezaul Islam, M., Gao, Jianguo, De Aldama Sánchez, Carlos, García Pérez, Daniel, Baikady, Rajendra, Sajid, S. M., Nadesa, Varonishi, Przeperski, Jaroslaw, Rezaul Islam, M., Gao, Jianguo, De Aldama Sánchez, Carlos, and García Pérez, Daniel
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The ever-evolving digital technology is transforming us in unexpected ways. In the last few decades, almost any dimension of human life is being affected by these devices, from a global perspective (e.g., we can video chat immediately with someone being thousands of kilometers away) to the individual cognitive sphere. For instance, we no longer memorize telephone numbers or instructions to get to a given place; we just trust these artifacts and let them perform more and more actions we used to do by ourselves in the past. This new reality poses profound implications for human nature, particularly for cognitive architecture. There is a growing body of scientific literature highlighting the effects of digital technology over cognitive processes, such as attention, memory, or motivation. However, there is little evidence regarding to what extent technology is related with thinking and reasoning. Is the use of technology enhancing the way we think and reason, and thus making us smarter? Or is it the opposite, and they are taking away from us the cognitive effort we used to conduct ourselves, and thus making us cognitive lazier and brainless. Throughout this chapter, three goals are aimed, namely, (a) depicting the state of the art of the studies regarding the relationship between digital technology and cognition, especially possible changes in the way we think and reason; (b) reflecting about the future envisioned concerning how technology should be aligned with social needs (rather than social needs being deceived to meet the interests of giant companies behind technology design). In doing so, the normative way of thinking and reasoning will be discussed, that is, what is considered the right way to deploy them. Finally, (c) drawing some lines of action to raise awareness. Instead of waiting for a better technological design, specific actions at an individual level to take back control over technology can already be conducted. Social change is happening, it depends on
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48. Fabricating Planar Perovskite Solar Cells through a Greener Approach.
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Sajid S, Alzahmi S, Tabet N, Haik Y, and Obaidat IM
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High-quality perovskite thin films are typically produced via solvent engineering, which results in efficient perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Nevertheless, the use of hazardous solvents like precursor solvents (N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), dimethylformamide (DMF), gamma-butyrolactone (GBL)) and antisolvents (chlorobenzene (CB), dibutyl ether (DEE), diethyl ether (Et
2 O), etc.) is crucial to the preparation of perovskite solutions and the control of perovskite thin film crystallization. The consumption of hazardous solvents poses an imminent threat to both the health of manufacturers and the environment. Consequently, before PSCs are commercialized, the current concerns about the toxicity of solvents must be addressed. In this study, we fabricated highly efficient planar PSCs using a novel, environmentally friendly method. Initially, we employed a greener solvent engineering approach that substituted the hazardous precursor solvents with an environmentally friendly solvent called triethyl phosphate (TEP). In the following stage, we fabricated perovskite thin films without the use of an antisolvent by employing a two-step procedure. Of all the greener techniques used to fabricate PSCs, the FTO/SnO2 /MAFAPbI3 /spiro-OMeTAD planar device configuration yielded the highest PCE of 20.98%. Therefore, this work addresses the toxicity of the solvents used in the perovskite film fabrication procedure and provides a promising universal method for producing PSCs with high efficiency. The aforementioned environmentally friendly approach might allow for PSC fabrication on an industrial scale in the future under sustainable conditions.- Published
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49. Degradation of agricultural waste is dependent on chemical fertilizers in long-term paddy-dry rotation field.
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Nabi F, Chen H, Sajid S, Yang G, Kyung Y, Shah SMM, Wang X, and Hu Y
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- Agriculture methods, Soil chemistry, Humic Substances, Nitrogen analysis, Fertilizers, Oryza
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The practice of returning straw to agricultural fields is a globally employed technique. Such agricultural fields also receive a significant amount of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) fertilizers, because these two macronutrients are essential for plant growth and development. However, the consequences of such macronutrients input on straw decomposition, soil dissolved organic matter (DOM), key microbes, and lignocellulolytic enzymes are still unclear. In a similar aim, we designed a long-term straw returning study without and with different N and P nutrient supplementation: CK (N
0 P0 ), T1 (N120 P0 ), T2 (N120 P60 ), T3 (N120 P90 ), T4 (N120 P120 ), T5 (N0 P90 ), T6 (N60 P90 ), and T7 (N180 P90 ), and evaluated their impact on rice and oilseed rape yield, soil DOM, enzymes, lignocellulose content, microbial diversity, and composition. We found straw returning improved overall yield in all treatments and T7 showed the highest yield for oilseed rape (30.31-38.87 g/plant) and rice (9.14-9.91 t/ha) during five-years of study. The fertilizer application showed a significant impact on soil physicochemical properties, such as water holding capacity and soil porosity decreased, and bulk density increased in fertilized treatments, as compared to CK. Similarly, significantly low OM, cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin content were found in T7, T4, T3, and T2, while high values were found in CK and T5, respectively. The fluorescence excitation-emission matrix spectra of DOM of different treatments revealed that T3, T7, T4, and T6 showed high peak M (microbial by-products), peak A and peak C (humic acid-like) as compared to others. The microbial composition was also distinctive in each treatment and a high relative abundance of Chloroflexi, Actinobacteriota, Ascomycota, and Basidiomycota were found in T2 and T3 treatments, respectively. These findings indicate that the decomposition of straw in the agricultural field was dependent on nutrients input, which facilitated key microbial growth and impacted positively on lignocellulolytic enzymes, which further aided the breakdown of all components of straw in the field efficiently. On the other hand, high input of chemical based fertilizers to soil can lead to several environmental issues, such as nutrient imbalance, nutrient runoff, soil pH change and changes in microbial activities. Keeping that in consideration, we recommend moderate fertilizer dosage (N120 P90 ) in such fields to achieve higher decomposition of crop straw with a small yield compromise., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)- Published
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50. Molecular hybrids of substituted phenylcarbamoylpiperidine and 1,2,4-triazole methylacetamide as potent 15-LOX inhibitors: Design, synthesis, DFT calculations and molecular docking studies.
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Nawaz Z, Riaz N, Saleem M, Iqbal A, Abida Ejaz S, Bashir B, Muzaffar S, Ashraf M, Aziz-Ur-Rehman, Sajjad Bilal M, Krishna Prabhala B, and Sajid S
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- Humans, Molecular Docking Simulation, Structure-Activity Relationship, Density Functional Theory, Sulfhydryl Compounds, Molecular Structure, Lipoxygenase Inhibitors pharmacology, Lipoxygenase Inhibitors chemistry, Quercetin, Triazoles
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Inflammation is a multifaceted phenomenon triggered by potentially active mediators acutely released arachidonic acid metabolites partially in lipoxygenase (LOX) pathway which are primarily accountable for causing several diseases in humans. It is widely believed that an inhibitor of the LOX pathway represents a rational approach for designing more potent antiinflammatory leads with druggable super safety profiles. In our continual efforts in search for anti-LOX molecules, the present work was to design a new series of N-alkyl/aralkyl/aryl derivatives (7a-o) of 4-phenyl-5-(1-phenylcarbamoylpiperidine)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol which was commenced in seriate formation of phenylcarbamoyl derivative (1), hydrazide (2), semicarbazide (3) and 4-phenyl-5-(1-phenylcarbamoylpiperidine)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol (4). The aimed compounds were obtained by reacting 4-phenyl-5-(1-phenylcarbamoylpiperidine)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol with assorted N-alkyl/aralkyl/aryl electrophiles. All compounds were characterized by FTIR,
1 H-,13 C-NMR spectroscopy, EI-MS and HR-EI-MS spectrometry and screened against soybean 15-LOX for their inhibitory potential using chemiluminescence method. All the compounds except 7m and 7h inhibited the said enzyme remarkably. Compounds 7c,7l, 7j and 7a displayed potent inhibitions ranging from IC50 1.92 ± 0.13 µM to 7.65 ± 0.12 µM. Other analogues 7g, 7o, 7e, 7b, 7d, 7k and 7n revealed excellent inhibitory values ranging from IC50 12.45 ± 0.38 µM to 24.81 ± 0.47 µM. All these compounds did not reveal DPPH radical scavenging activity. Compounds 7i-o maintained > 90 % human blood mononuclear cells (MNCs) viability at 0.125 mM as assayed by MTT whilst others were found toxic. Pharmacokinetic profiles predicted good oral bioavailability and drug-likeness properties of the active scaffolds. SAR investigations showed that phenyl substituted analogue on amide side decreased inhibitory activity due to inductive and mesomeric effects while the mono-alkyl substituted analogues were more active than disubstituted ones and ortho substituted analogues were more potent than meta substituted ones. MD simulation predicted the stability of the 7c ligand and receptor complex as shown by their relative RMSD (root mean square deviation) values. Molecular docking studies displayed hydrogen bonding between the compounds and the enzyme with Arg378 which was common in 7n, 7g, 7h and baicalein. In 7a and quercetin, hydrogen bonding was established through Asn375. RMSD values exhibited good inhibitory profiles in the order quercetin (0.73 Å) < 7 g < baicalein < 7a < 7n < 7 h (1.81 Å) and the binding free energies followed similar pattern. Density functional theory (DFT) data established good correlation between the active compounds and significant activity was associated with more stabilized LUMO (lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals) orbitals. Nevertheless, the present studies declare active analogues like 7c, 7 l, 7a, 7j as leads. Work is ongoing in derivatizing active molecules to explore more effective leads as 15-LOX inhibitors as antiinflammatory agents., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)- Published
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