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Waterman I, Marek L, Ahuriri-Driscoll A, Mohammed J, Epton M, Hobbs M. Investigating the spatial and temporal variation of vape retailer provision in New Zealand: A cross-sectional and nationwide study. Soc Sci Med 2024; 349:116848. [PMID: 38677185 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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Smoking rates have decreased in Aotearoa New Zealand in recent years however, vaping has shown a dramatic upward trend especially among young people; up to 10% of young New Zealanders are now regular vapers. Importantly, the long-term health consequences for their future life are largely unknown. The accessibility of vape retailers is important, particularly in relation to the youths' daily activities and places such as schools where they spend a considerable amount of time and socialise. Despite this, we know little about the spatial patterning of vape retailers and even less of their socio-spatial patterning around schools. This ecological study utilised data from the New Zealand Specialist Vape Retailers register on nationwide vape retailer locations and combined them with whole-population sociodemographic characteristics and primary and secondary school data. We identified the prevalence of vape retailers and their spatial distribution by area-level deprivation, ethnicity and urban-rural classification by using descriptive statistics and (spatial) statistical modelling on the area-, school- and individual students-level (using disaggregated data on students). We found that almost 97% of all vape retailers are located within 1,600m (∼20-min walk) and 29% within 400m (∼5-min walk) of schools. Our research also identified increasing inequities by deprivation and ethnicity both for the overall population and particularly for students in the most deprived areas who experience a disproportionate presence and increase of new vape store retailers that disadvantage schools and students in these areas. This difference was particularly prominent for Pasifika populations in major urban environments.
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- I Waterman
- GeoHealth Laboratory, Geospatial Research Institute, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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- GeoHealth Laboratory, Geospatial Research Institute, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Health, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Health, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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- Christchurch Hospital, Health NZ/Te Whatu Ora Waitaha, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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- GeoHealth Laboratory, Geospatial Research Institute, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; Faculty of Health, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; The Cluster for Community and Urban Resilience (CURe), University of Canterbury, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Toufanian S, Mohammed J, Winterhelt E, Lofts A, Dave R, Coombes BK, Hoare T. A Nanocomposite Dynamic Covalent Cross-Linked Hydrogel Loaded with Fusidic Acid for Treating Antibiotic-Resistant Infected Wounds. ACS Appl Bio Mater 2024; 7:1947-1957. [PMID: 38394042 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.3c01293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is associated with high levels of morbidity and is considered a difficult-to-treat infection, often requiring nonstandard treatment regimens and antibiotics. Since over 40% of the emerging antibiotic compounds have insufficient solubility that limits their bioavailability and thus efficacy through oral or intravenous administration, it is crucial that alternative drug delivery products be developed for wound care applications. Existing effective treatments for soft tissue MRSA infections, such as fusidic acid (FA), which is typically administered orally, could also benefit from alternative routes of administration to improve local efficacy and bioavailability while reducing the required therapeutic dose. Herein, we report an antimicrobial poly(oligoethylene glycol methacrylate) (POEGMA)-based composite hydrogel loaded with fusidic acid-encapsulating self-assembled polylactic acid-b-poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate) (PLA-POEGMA) nanoparticles for the treatment of MRSA-infected skin wounds. The inclusion of the self-assembled nanoparticles (380 nm diameter when loaded with fusidic acid) does not alter the favorable mechanical properties and stability of the hydrogel in the context of its use as a wound dressing, while fusidic acid (FA) can be released from the hydrogel over ∼10 h via a diffusion-controlled mechanism. The antimicrobial studies demonstrate a clear zone of inhibition in vitro and a 1-2 order of magnitude inhibition of bacterial growth in vivo in an MRSA-infected full-thickness excisional murine wound model even at very low antibiotic doses. Our approach thus can both circumvent challenges in the local delivery of hydrophobic antimicrobial compounds and directly deliver antimicrobials into the wound to effectively combat methicillin-resistant infections using a fraction of the drug dose required using other clinically relevant strategies.
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- Samaneh Toufanian
- Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M1, Canada
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L7, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada
- Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada
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Wudil Y, Ahmad U, Gondal M, Al-Osta MA, Almohammedi A, Said R, Hrahsheh F, Haruna K, Mohammed J. Tuning of Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4) for Photocatalysis: A Critical Review. ARAB J CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2023.104542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Mohammed J, Sa'adu I, Wudil Y, Carol TT, Hafeez H, Elnaggar AY, Mersal GA, Ibrahim MM, El-Bahy ZM, Srivastava A. Cation distribution and site occupancy of nanoscale Cu2+-Er3+ substituted strontium hexaferrites via Raman and Mössbauer spectroscopy. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Shamanna P, Joshi S, Shah L, Dharmalingam M, Vadavi A, Damodaran S, Mohammed J, Mohamed M, Poon T, Keshavamurthy A, Mohamed T, Bhonsley S. Remission of T2DM by digital twin technology with reduction of cardiovascular risk: interim results of randomised controlled clinical trial. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab849.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Private company. Main funding source(s): TWIN HEALTH INC
Background
Twin Precision Treatment (TPT) is a novel intervention designed to improve glycemia and reverse T2D using a Whole-Body Digital Twin (WBDT) platform powered by Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things. Technology enabled precision nutrition, a combination of macro, micro and biota nutrients, along with Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) have been demonstrated to be a key for reversal of diabetes. WBDT platform captures 174 health markers and 3000 daily data points through a panel of blood tests and connected devices that measure weight, physical activity, sleep and BP. CGM is used initially and then the algorithm predicts personalized glucose responses from multiple inputs. Nutritional, physical activity and sleep counseling is through an app or phone to provide individualized meal plans that balance 87 macro, micro and probiotic nutrients to reduce glucotoxicity and lipotoxicity. Program physicians titrate medications and monitor metabolic outcomes.
Purpose
To assess the initial change, in glycemic, extra glycemic, cardiovascular parameters for patients who completed 3 months longitudinal follow up.
Methods
We performed an interim analysis [n = 173, 139 TWIN Intervention arm (T), 34 Control group (C)] of ongoing randomized controlled trial of TPT across India
Results
The mean age (years) in the T was 43.04 (±8.6, 95% CI 41.57 to 44.52) which was significantly less as compared to the C 51.4 (±9.6, 95% CI 48.3 to 54.5); p < 0.0001. The mean duration of diabetes (years) in the T was 3.5 (±2.6) which was comparable to the C 4.3 (±2.6); p = 0.12 ns. In the T there were 113 male (84.3%) and 21 female (15.6%) as compared to C, 15 male (38.4%) and 24 female (61.5%); p < 0.0001. The difference of change for HbA1c (%), small dense LDL-C sdLDL (mg/dL), TG/HDL Ratio, HOMA 2IR (%), Visceral Adiposity Index (VAI), Systolic BP (mmHg), BMI (kg/m2), Framingham Risk Score (%), in T when compared to C, were significant. The mean reduction HbA1c, sdLDL, HOMA 2IR, VAI, SBP, BMI, FRS in T was -3.2 % (8.8 to 5.6), -14.1 mg/dL, (52.6 to 38.5), -0.9 % (1.9 to 1), -2.3 (4.6 to 2.3), -10.3mmHg (128.4 to 118.1), -2.9 kg/m2 (27.1 to 24.2), -7.9% (16 to 8.1), respectively. (figure) At baseline in T, mean daily intake of medication was 1.7 which reduced significantly (p < 0.0001) to 0.05. 96 patients in T were able to stop anti-diabetic medications
Discussion
The initial results are an early indicator for the translation of the scientific rationale for the technological intervention, through digital twin technology, powered by Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence, as a modality to enable reversal of diabetes. TPT appears to have potential to mitigate the cardiovascular risk as assessed by Framingham Risk Score and modulate the non glycemic parameters, including BMI and SBP. However, larger, long-term studies would yield precise insights for the durability of the significant change that has been observed in this study Abstract Figure. Comparison for the Change in the Glycemi
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- Joshi Clinic, Lilavati and Bhatia Hospital, Endocrinology, Mumbai, India
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- Twin Health, Mountain View, United States of America
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- RAMAIAH MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITALS, Endocrinology, Bangalore, India
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- Sudha Prevention Center, Diabetes, Bangalore, India
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- Sri Ramakrishna Hospital, Endocrinology, Coimbatore, India
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- Twin Health, Mountain View, United States of America
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- Twin Health, Bangalore, India, India
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- Twin Health, Mountain View, United States of America
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- Twin Health, Bangalore, India, India
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Rai J, Boakes N, Mohammed J. Kent Shoulder Pain Survey: Understanding the prevalence of shoulder pain amongst Kent's National Health Service employees. Physiotherapy 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2021.10.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Idris I, Awotidebe AW, Mukhtar NB, Ativie RN, Nuhu JM, Muhammad IC, Danbatta AS, Adedoyin RA, Mohammed J. Expert consensus on the minimum clinical standards of practice for Nigerian physiotherapists working in intensive care units: A modified Delphi study. Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med 2021; 27:10.7196/AJTCCM.2021.v27i3.137. [PMID: 34761211 PMCID: PMC8573816 DOI: 10.7196/ajtccm.2021.v27i3.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Management of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) needs staff with a recommended level of expertise and experience owing to the life-threatening nature of illnesses, injuries and complications that these patients present with. There are no specific guidelines governing physiotherapy practice in ICUs in Nigeria. Hence, there is a need to have expert consensus on the minimum clinical standard of practice for physiotherapists working in ICUs as a first step to proposing/developing guidelines in the future. OBJECTIVES To assess the expert consensus on the minimum clinical standard of practice for physiotherapists working in ICUs in Nigeria. METHODS Physiotherapists with working experience in Nigerian ICUs were purposively recruited into the present study using a modified Delphi technique. A questionnaire comprising 222 question items on the role of physiotherapy in critical care was adopted and administered to the participants over three rounds of Delphi procedure (online). Participants checked either 'essential', 'not essential' or 'unsure' for each question item. For each question item to be considered 'essential' or 'not essential', a consensus agreement ≥70% had to be met. Questions without consensus were further modified by providing definition or clarification and presented in subsequent rounds. Data were analysed descriptively. RESULTS We recruited 26 expert physiotherapists who consented to the study and completed the first round of the study. The majority of the physiotherapists (n=24) remained in the study after the third round. A total of 178 question items were adjudged to be 'essential' after the first round, and a further 15 and three additional items were subsequently adjudged to be as 'essential' after modifying the outstanding question items during the second and third rounds, respectively. No consensus was reached for 24 items. None of the question items were ranked as 'not essential' after all the rounds. CONCLUSION Expert consensus was achieved for a substantial number of question items regarding knowledge and skills for assessment, condition and treatment items of the questionnaire by experienced critical care physiotherapists in Nigeria.
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- I Idris
- Department of Physiotherapy, General Hospital Gombe, Gombe, Nigeria
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Rehabilitation, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria
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Shittu A, Mohammed J, Umar A. Correlate of respiratory symptoms, pulmonary function and functional capacity in sickle cell anaemia. Physiotherapy 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2020.03.227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shittu A, Mohammed J, Badirudeen A. Effect of aerobic exercise on functional capacity and health status of individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Kano, Nigeria: pilot study. Physiotherapy 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2020.03.236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mohammed J. Medical nurses’ experiences of the care-needs of adult patients with a primary brain tumour. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz277.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Hordinsky M, Estharabadi N, Farah R, Mohammed J. 432 Patient and device generated variability in platelet-derived growth factors during platelet-rich plasma therapy for hair loss. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.03.508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mohammed S, Saidu AS, Jajere SM, Tomar P, Wakil AM, Mohammed J, Preeti R. Risk factors assessment of bovine tuberculosis among abattoir personnel in Gombe State, Northeastern Nigeria: A One-Health approach. Int J One Health 2019. [DOI: 10.14202/ijoh.2019.1-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Aim: Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is an important milk-borne zoonosis that affects cattle production and poses serious threat to public health. This study aimed at assessing the risk factors as well as the level of awareness, attitude, and practices of abattoir personnel toward bTB in Gombe Township Abattoir, Gombe State.
Materials and Methods: A prospective survey was conducted between October 2015 and December 2015. During the survey, a total of 112 close-ended structured questionnaires were administered to the abattoir personnel to assess their level of awareness of bTB.
Results: Of these respondents, the majority were males (79%), butchers (49%) and about 40% were under the productive age brackets of 26-35 years. Majority of the respondents (85.7%) were aware of the zoonotic nature of the disease. However, only a few of the respondents (44.6%) wear personal protective equipments (PPEs) clothes while handling or in contact with carcasses during the slaughtering process. Only a few among the respondents (24.1% and 31.2%) consumed unpasteurized milk and unaware of eating of improperly cooked meat as a risk factor of bTB, respectively. About 75.7% of the respondents believed that the habit of eating and drinking inside the abattoir and during slaughtering operations has no any significant effects on their health. The results obtained show a statistically significant association between respondents' awareness of bTB and their occupational status, duration of exposure to cattle carcasses, and knowledge about the disease (p<0.05); and the odds of being aware of bTB was 10.0, 5.07, and 4.2, respectively.
Conclusion: This study demonstrates the need for public health authorities to intervene in bTB prevention and control through the creation of avenues for enlightenment on the zoonotic risk associated with bTB. The risk factors associated with bTB transmission as indicated by the personnel's practice and awareness levels in Gombe township abattoir are preventable through the use of PPEs clothing.
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- S. Mohammed
- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, PMB 1013, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, PMB 1069, Maiduguri, Nigeria; Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar - 125 004, Haryana, India
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, PMB 1069, Maiduguri, Nigeria; Department of Pathobiology and Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar - 125 004, Haryana, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, PMB 1069, Maiduguri, Nigeria
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, PMB 1013, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar - 125 004, Haryana, India
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Mohammed J, Abedin M, Farah R, Wipf A, Hordinsky M. 878 Individual variation in balance between platelet-secreted growth factors causing contradictory effects on hair follicle could potentially impact response to PRP therapy in patients with scalp hair loss. J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Mohammed J, Derom E, Van Oosterwijck J, Da Silva H, Calders P. Evidence for exercise training in autonomic function modulation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a systematic review. Physiotherapy 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2016.10.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Agboun T, Apugo-Nwosu T, Mohammed J, Ameh A, Abubakar G, Mustapha M, Okoro P. Potentials of Using Moringa oleifera Seeds in the Bioremediation of Soil Contaminated by Crude Oil. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.9734/bjast/2016/9358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Mohammed J, Meeus M, Derom E, Da Silva H, Calders P. Evidence for Autonomic Function and Its Influencing Factors in Subjects With COPD: A Systematic Review. Respir Care 2015; 60:1841-51. [DOI: 10.4187/respcare.04174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Fussey J, Parvaiz A, Allan A, Mohammed J, Isgar B. 123P Are we Starving our Elective Patients for too long? A Clinical Audit. Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(19)65762-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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- J Mohammed
- Pharmacy Practice Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET
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- Pharmacy Practice Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET
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- Pharmacy Practice Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET
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- Pharmacy Practice Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET
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Chauhan H, Dhesi B, Patel N, Uppal A, Mohammed J, Ahmad A, Greenheld W, Chen YF. 050 News media coverage of NICE's decisions on new health technologies. Br J Soc Med 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/jech.2010.120956.50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Maharaj RG, Rampersad J, Henry J, Khan KV, Koonj-Beharry B, Mohammed J, Rajhbeharrysingh U, Ramkissoon F, Sriranganathan M, Brathwaite B, Barclay S. Critical incidents contributing to the initiation of substance use and abuse among women attending drug rehabilitation centres in Trinidad and Tobago. W INDIAN MED J 2005; 54:51-8. [PMID: 15892391 DOI: 10.1590/s0043-31442005000100011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The aim of this study was to determine the critical incidents that contribute to the initiation of substance use and abuse among women in Trinidad and Tobago. Twenty women were randomly selected from 46 women currently attending 43 drug rehabilitation centres, Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous groups in Trinidad and Tobago. In-depth semi-structured interviews using the critical incident technique were conducted. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and analyzed. Concepts, categories and themes were determined by team study and group discussion. The critical incidents that influenced women to initiate the use and abuse of substances fell into eight major themes: factors intrinsic to the individual woman, family factors, social and environmental factors, life stresses, relationship issues, abuse, peer pressure and substance use and abuse as a coping mechanism. The results imply that the factors contributing to the initiation of substance use and abuse among women in Trinidad and Tobago are many and complex. As such any attempt to address this issue requires a broad-based approach. Such an approach should address family use of such substances, societal acceptance of them, availability, the self-esteem of the individual woman and her ability to cope with peer and internal stresses.
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- R G Maharaj
- Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Public Health and Primary Care Unit (Family Medicine), Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
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Gagna CE, Kuo HR, Agostino N, Rizzo D, Isquith IR, Mathew J, Mohammed J, Hoo S, Lambert WC. Novel use of bovine zeta-crystallin as a conformational DNA probe to characterize a phase transition zone and terminally differentiating fiber cells in the adult canine ocular lens. Arch Histol Cytol 2001; 64:379-91. [PMID: 11757907 DOI: 10.1679/aohc.64.379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Using a novel immunocytochemical staining method, we aimed to characterize the phase transition zone (PTZ) (approximatly 100 microm) in adult ocular lenses and the process of terminal differentiation (denucleation) within normal fiber cells. The binding to DNA of zeta-(zeta) crystallin (Z-DNA-binding protein) and anti-double-stranded (ds-)-B-DNA antibody probes was found to decline gradually throughout denucleating fibers, with a precipitous decrease occurring at about 100 microm (PTZ). Nuclei of superficial fiber cells (in front of the PTZ) showed the highest DNA probe-binding values, followed by middle fibers (MF) and deep fibers (DF). With the use of zeta-crystallin, anti-ds-B-DNA antibody, and anti-single stranded (ss-) DNA antibody probes, it was possible to reveal a loss of reactivity of fiber cell ds-DNA. Ss-DNA antibody binding was seen initially in the MF and reached its highest intensity level in the DF. The pattern of zeta-crystallin probe-DNA reactivity correlates with the loss of anti-B-DNA antibody staining and decreased eosin-protein staining. These data suggest that a reorganization of DNA and intracellular protein supramolecular order in normal adult lenses occurs at a depth of about 100 microm (PTZ).
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- C E Gagna
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Medical School, Newark, USA.
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Richet HM, Mohammed J, McDonald LC, Jarvis WR. Building communication networks: international network for the study and prevention of emerging antimicrobial resistance. Emerg Infect Dis 2001; 7:319-22. [PMID: 11294732 PMCID: PMC2631723 DOI: 10.3201/eid0702.010235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The global nature of antimicrobial resistance and the failure to control the emergence of resistant organisms demand the implementation of a global surveillance program involving both developed and developing countries. Because of the urgent need for infection control interventions and for rapid distribution of information about emerging organisms, we initiated the International Network for the Study and Prevention of Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance (INSPEAR). Its main objectives are to serve as an early warning system for emerging antimicrobial-drug resistant pathogens, to facilitate rapid distribution of information about emerging multidrug-resistant pathogens to hospitals and public health authorities worldwide, and to serve as a model for the development and implementation of infection control interventions.
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- H M Richet
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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Wenzel WG, Mohammed J, Den Berg V. Evaluation of accessions of south African sorghum germplasm for use in the development of improved varieties. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1997. [DOI: 10.4314/acsj.v5i1.27865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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