12 research outputs found
Xmn I polymorphism in Egyptian patients with β-thalassemia major and its correlation with the HbF level
No full textLiterature review on brain computer interface (BCI) feature extraction using EEG signals
No full text2022 Transdisciplinary Symposium on Engineering and Technology: Development of Digital and Green Technology on Post Pandemic Era, TSET 2022 -- 21 September 2022 -- Yogyakarta -- 201017Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technologies allow impaired people without motor response to communicate with computers using brain signals. BCIs translate brain activity into computer commands. BCI research struggles to extract properties from EEG data with random time-varying oscillations and identify them as accurately as possible. The purpose of this work is to offer a fundamental overview of EEG signals and BCI technology. The report also contains an overview of the typical techniques used for extraction of signal features. © 2024 Author(s)
Growth, yield and biochemical constituents as well as post-harvest quality of water-stressed broccoli (Brassica oleraceae L. var. italica) as affected by certain biomodulators
No full textAssessment of acute poisoning in children using poisoning severity scores: A cross-sectional study at Damietta General Hospital Egypt
No full textAcute poisoning is a prevalent health issue, particularly among children, due to their natural curiosity and tendency to explore. This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the characteristics, causes, clinical presentation, and outcomes of acute intoxication in children at Damietta General Hospital, Egypt. We included 106 pediatric patients (aged under 18 years) with a clear history or clinical signs of acute poisoning. Data collection encompassed sociodemographic information, type of poison, mode of poisoning, and clinical outcomes. Poison Severity Score (PSS) was employed to assess the severity. The most affected age group was preschool children (3–6 years), accounting for 41.5 % of cases, with males representing 52.8 %. Accidental poisoning constituted 83 % of cases, with household cleaning products (34 %) and petroleum products (18.9 %) being the most common toxic agents. Clinical outcomes revealed that 33 % of patients experienced morbidity, with electrolyte imbalances being the most prevalent complication. The overall cure rate was 94.3 %, while the mortality rate was 5.7 %. This study highlights the significance of parental education and preventive measures, especially in rural areas, to reduce the risk of pediatric poisoning. The PSS proved useful in guiding clinical care, supporting its further use in pediatric toxicology settings
Adsorption study of N (-benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)-1-(thiophene-2-yl) methanimine at mild steel/aqueous H2SO4 interface
No full textThis study reports microwave (MW) assisted synthesis of N (-benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl)-1-(thiophene-2-yl) methanimine (BTTM) in reasonably good yield and purity. The synthesized compound (BTTM) has been characterized by elemental analysis, IR and 1H NMR spectroscopy and examined for its corrosion inhibition activity for mild steel in aqueous H2SO4 medium using gravimetric and different electrochemical methods. The corrosion inhibition study was also performed at different temperatures to understand the effect of temperature on corrosion inhibiting potential of BTTM. The metal protecting ability of BTTM in acid solution was further examined by surface analyses; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and contact angle measurement. The surface analyses reveal that the BTTM adsorbed on mild steel (MS) surface following ElAwady isotherm. Theoretical studies, viz. molecular orbital analysis and molecular dynamic (MD) modelling were also conducted to understand the inhibition mechanism completely.King Khalid University [11/1-349/2022/FIN -B/]; [R.G.P.2/224/43]Authors are thankful to their Institutions for providing platform to carry out this work. We are also thankful to our friends and colleagues who assisted this research work directly or indirectly. Author Manjeet Singh acknowledges the financial support received in the form of Research Promotion Grant MZU (11/1-349/2022/FIN -B/) to provide his contribution in this research. Authors extend their appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University for funding theoretical work of this study through research group under grant number R.G.P.2/224/43
Prediction of human Plasmodium sex specific gene by homology search: a systematic review and meta-synthesis
No full textHuman Plasmodium species have a sex specific process in the life cycle namely gametocytogenesis or gametogenesis. Gametocytes production and subsequent gametes zygosis are critical for malaria parasites to link to mosquito stage and to merge to sexual reproduction. Here, we aimed at the identification of genes related to gametocytogenesis or gametogenesis in human malaria using systematic review, meta-synthesis and homology search. Based on our search terms, we conducted a systematic search of published data in nine databases resulting in 96 finally included papers with a total of 255 genes from apicomplexan species. We found more papers involved in Plasmodium than we had expected, which reflects that the extensive amount of research on Plasmodium genes have been examined. Subsequently we searched sequence homology between FASTA sequences of apicomplexan sex specific genes other than human malaria parasites and those of human malaria parasites genome on PlasmoDB. We focused on eight candidate genes of Plasmodium falciparum (PF). Finally we predicted that PRPF6, SMC1 and SMC2 can be the especially promising candidate genes.</jats:p
Synthesis and Bioactivity Assessment of Novel Spiro Pyrazole-Oxindole Congeners Exhibiting Potent and Selective in vitro Anticancer Effects
No full textThe present work aims to design and synthesize novel series of spiro pyrazole-3,3’-oxindoles analogues and investigate their bioactivity as antioxidant and antimicrobial agents, as well as antiproliferative potency against selected human cancerous cell lines (i.e., breast, MCF-7; colon, HCT-116 and liver, HepG-2) relative to healthy noncancerous control skin fibroblast cells (BJ-1). The mechanism of their cytotoxic activity has been also examined by immunoassaying the levels of key anti- and proapoptotic protein markers. The analytical and spectral data of the all synthesized target congeners were compatible with their structures. Synthesized compounds showed diverse moderate to powerful antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. Results of MTT assay revealed that seven synthesized compounds (i.e., 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b, 13b, 13c and 13h) particularly exhibited significant cytotoxicity against the three cancerous cell lines under investigation. Ranges of IC50 values obtained were 5.7–21.3 and 5.8–37.4 µg/mL against HCT-116 and MCF-7, respectively; which is 3.8 and 6.5-fold (based on the least IC50 values) more significant relative to the reference chemotherapeutic drug doxorubicin. In HepG-2 cells, the analogue 13h exhibited the highest cytotoxicity with IC50 value of 19.2µg/mL relative to doxorubicin (IC50 = 21.6µg/mL). The observed cytotoxicity was specific to cancerous cells, as evidenced by the minimal toxicity in the noncancerous control skin-fibroblast cells. ELISA results indicated that the observed antiproliferative effect against examined cancer cell lines is mediated via engaging the activation of apoptosis as illustrated by the significant increase in proapoptotic protein markers (p53, bax and caspase-3) and reduction in the antiapoptotic marker bcl-2. Taken together, results of the present study emphasize the potential of spiro pyrazole-oxindole analogues as valuable candidate anticancer agents against human cancer cells
Clinical and genetic characterization of ten Egyptian patients with Wolf–Hirschhorn syndrome and review of literature
No full textAbstract Background Wolf–Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS) (OMIM 194190) is a multiple congenital anomalies/intellectual disability syndrome. It is caused by partial loss of genetic material from the distal portion of the short arm of chromosome. Methods We studied the phenotype–genotype correlation. Results We present the clinical manifestations and cytogenetic results of 10 unrelated Egyptian patients with 4p deletions. Karyotyping, FISH and MLPA was performed for screening for microdeletion syndromes. Array CGH was done for two patients. All patients exhibited the cardinal clinical manifestation of WHS. FISH proved deletion of the specific WHS locus in all patients. MLPA detected microdeletion of the specific locus in two patients with normal karyotypes, while array CGH, performed for two patients, has delineated the extent of the deleted segments and the involved genes. LETM1, the main candidate gene for the seizure phenotype, was found deleted in the two patients tested by array CGH; nevertheless, one of them did not manifest seizures. The study emphasized the previous. Conclusion WHS is a contiguous gene syndrome resulting from hemizygosity of the terminal 2 Mb of 4p16.3 region. The Branchial fistula, detected in one of our patients is a new finding that, to our knowledge, was not reported
