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Sachin KS, Dass A, Dhar S, Rajanna GA, Singh T, Sudhishri S, Sannagoudar MS, Choudhary AK, Kushwaha HL, Praveen BR, Prasad S, Sharma VK, Pooniya V, Krishnan P, Khanna M, Singh R, Varatharajan T, Kumari K, Nithinkumar K, San AA, Devi AD. Corrigendum: Sensor-based precision nutrient and irrigation management enhances the physiological performance, water productivity, and yield of soybean under system of crop intensification. Front Plant Sci 2024; 15:1389386. [PMID: 38693927 PMCID: PMC11062180 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1389386] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1282217.].
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- K. S. Sachin
- ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research, Regional Station, Ananatpur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, India
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- ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
- Department of Agricultural Research, Regional Research Centre, Aung Ban, Myanmar
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Ananth K, Majumdar A, Singh T. Inflammatory arthritis post-COVID-19 infection affecting the temporomandibular joint. Br Dent J 2024; 236:615. [PMID: 38671113 DOI: 10.1038/s41415-024-7356-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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- K Ananth
- Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand.
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- Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand.
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- Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand.
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Kapahi C, Silva AE, Cory DG, Kulmaganbetov M, Mungalsingh MA, Pushin DA, Singh T, Thompson B, Sarenac D. Measuring the visual angle of polarization-related entoptic phenomena using structured light. Biomed Opt Express 2024; 15:1278-1287. [PMID: 38404299 PMCID: PMC10890886 DOI: 10.1364/boe.507519] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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The ability to perceive polarization-related entoptic phenomena arises from the dichroism of macular pigments held in Henle's fiber layer of the retina and can be inhibited by retinal diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration, which alters the structure of the macula. Structured light tools enable the direct probing of macular pigment density and retinal structure through the perception of polarization-dependent entoptic patterns. Here, we directly measure the visual angle of an entoptic pattern created through the illumination of the retina with a structured state of light and a perception task that is insensitive to corneal birefringence. The central region of the structured light stimuli was obstructed, with the size of the obstruction varying according to a psychophysical staircase. Two stimuli, one producing 11 azimuthal fringes and the other three azimuthal fringes, were presented to 24 healthy participants. The pattern with 11 azimuthal fringes produced an average visual angle threshold of 10° ± 1° and a 95% confidence interval (C.I.) of [6°, 14°]. For the pattern with three azimuthal fringes, a threshold extent of 3.6° ± 0.3° C.I. = [1.3°, 5.8°] was measured, a value similar to the published extent of Haidinger's brush (4°). The increase in apparent size and clarity of entoptic phenomena produced by the presented structured light stimuli offers the potential to detect the early signs of macular disease over perception tasks using uniform polarization stimuli.
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- C Kapahi
- Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L3G1, Canada
- Department of Physics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L3G1, Canada
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L3G1, Canada
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- Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L3G1, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L3G1, Canada
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L3G1, Canada
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- Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L3G1, Canada
- Department of Physics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L3G1, Canada
- Centre for Eye and Vision Research, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Centre for Eye and Vision Research, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L3G1, Canada
- Centre for Eye and Vision Research, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L3G1, Canada
- Centre for Eye and Vision Research, Hong Kong, SAR, China
- Department of Physics, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA
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Kumar A, Pandey SK, Varshney N, Singh KU, Singh T, Shah MA. Distinctive approach in brain tumor detection and feature extraction using biologically inspired DWT method and SVM. Sci Rep 2023; 13:22735. [PMID: 38123666 PMCID: PMC10733354 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50073-9] [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] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Brain tumors result from uncontrolled cell growth, potentially leading to fatal consequences if left untreated. While significant efforts have been made with some promising results, the segmentation and classification of brain tumors remain challenging due to their diverse locations, shapes, and sizes. In this study, we employ a combination of Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to enhance performance and streamline the medical image segmentation process. Proposed method using Otsu's segmentation method followed by PCA to identify the most informative features. Leveraging the grey-level co-occurrence matrix, we extract numerous valuable texture features. Subsequently, we apply a Support Vector Machine (SVM) with various kernels for classification. We evaluate the proposed method's performance using metrics such as accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and the Dice Similarity Index coefficient. The experimental results validate the effectiveness of our approach, with recall rates of 86.9%, precision of 95.2%, F-measure of 90.9%, and overall accuracy. Simulation of the results shows improvements in both quality and accuracy compared to existing techniques. In results section, experimental Dice Similarity Index coefficient of 0.82 indicates a strong overlap between the machine-extracted tumor region and the manually delineated tumor region.
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- Ankit Kumar
- Department of Information Technology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, India
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- Department of Computer Engineering & Applications, GLA University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Computer Engineering & Applications, GLA University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- School of Computer Science and Engineering, Graphic Hill Era University, Dehradun, 248002, India
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, 248002, India
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- Kebri Dehar University, Kebri Dehar, Somali, 250, Ethiopia.
- Centre of Research Impact and Outcome, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Rajpura, 140401, Punjab, India.
- Division of Research and Development, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, 144001, India.
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Sinha A, Aljrees T, Pandey SK, Kumar A, Banerjee P, Kumar B, Singh KU, Singh T, Jha P. Semi-Supervised Clustering-Based DANA Algorithm for Data Gathering and Disease Detection in Healthcare Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). Sensors (Basel) 2023; 24:18. [PMID: 38202880 PMCID: PMC10781182 DOI: 10.3390/s24010018] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have emerged as a promising technology in healthcare, enabling continuous patient monitoring and early disease detection. This study introduces an innovative approach to WSN data collection tailored for disease detection through signal processing in healthcare scenarios. The proposed strategy leverages the DANA (data aggregation using neighborhood analysis) algorithm and a semi-supervised clustering-based model to enhance the precision and effectiveness of data collection in healthcare WSNs. The DANA algorithm optimizes energy consumption and prolongs sensor node lifetimes by dynamically adjusting communication routes based on the network's real-time conditions. Additionally, the semi-supervised clustering model utilizes both labeled and unlabeled data to create a more robust and adaptable clustering technique. Through extensive simulations and practical deployments, our experimental assessments demonstrate the remarkable efficacy of the proposed method and model. We conducted a comparative analysis of data collection efficiency, energy utilization, and disease detection accuracy against conventional techniques, revealing significant improvements in data quality, energy efficiency, and rapid disease diagnosis. This combined approach of the DANA algorithm and the semi-supervised clustering-based model offers healthcare WSNs a compelling solution to enhance responsiveness and reliability in disease diagnosis through signal processing. This research contributes to the advancement of healthcare monitoring systems by offering a promising avenue for early diagnosis and improved patient care, ultimately transforming the landscape of healthcare through enhanced signal processing capabilities.
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- Anurag Sinha
- Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, IIndira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi 110068, India;
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- Department College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Hafr Al-Batin, Hafar Al-Batin 39524, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Computer Engineering & Applications, GLA University, Mathura 281406, India;
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- Department of Information Technology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur 495001, India
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- Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, Amity University Jharkhand, Ranchi 834001, India; (P.B.); (B.K.); (P.J.)
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- Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, Amity University Jharkhand, Ranchi 834001, India; (P.B.); (B.K.); (P.J.)
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- School of Computing, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun 248002, India;
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Graphic Era Deemed to Be University, Dehradun 248002, India;
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- Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, Amity University Jharkhand, Ranchi 834001, India; (P.B.); (B.K.); (P.J.)
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Sachin KS, Dass A, Dhar S, Rajanna GA, Singh T, Sudhishri S, Sannagoudar MS, Choudhary AK, Kushwaha HL, Praveen BR, Prasad S, Sharma VK, Pooniya V, Krishnan P, Khanna M, Singh R, Varatharajan T, Kumari K, Nithinkumar K, San AA, Devi AD. Sensor-based precision nutrient and irrigation management enhances the physiological performance, water productivity, and yield of soybean under system of crop intensification. Front Plant Sci 2023; 14:1282217. [PMID: 38192691 PMCID: PMC10773766 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1282217] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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Sensor-based decision tools provide a quick assessment of nutritional and physiological health status of crop, thereby enhancing the crop productivity. Therefore, a 2-year field study was undertaken with precision nutrient and irrigation management under system of crop intensification (SCI) to understand the applicability of sensor-based decision tools in improving the physiological performance, water productivity, and seed yield of soybean crop. The experiment consisted of three irrigation regimes [I1: standard flood irrigation at 50% depletion of available soil moisture (DASM) (FI), I2: sprinkler irrigation at 80% ETC (crop evapo-transpiration) (Spr 80% ETC), and I3: sprinkler irrigation at 60% ETC (Spr 60% ETC)] assigned in main plots, with five precision nutrient management (PNM) practices{PNM1-[SCI protocol], PNM2-[RDF, recommended dose of fertilizer: basal dose incorporated (50% N, full dose of P and K)], PNM3-[RDF: basal dose point placement (BDP) (50% N, full dose of P and K)], PNM4-[75% RDF: BDP (50% N, full dose of P and K)] and PNM5-[50% RDF: BDP (50% N, full P and K)]} assigned in sub-plots using a split-plot design with three replications. The remaining 50% N was top-dressed through SPAD assistance for all the PNM practices. Results showed that the adoption of Spr 80% ETC resulted in an increment of 25.6%, 17.6%, 35.4%, and 17.5% in net-photosynthetic rate (Pn), transpiration rate (Tr), stomatal conductance (Gs), and intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci), respectively, over FI. Among PNM plots, adoption of PNM3 resulted in a significant (p=0.05) improvement in photosynthetic characters like Pn (15.69 µ mol CO2 m-2 s-1), Tr (7.03 m mol H2O m-2 s-1), Gs (0.175 µmol CO2 mol-1 year-1), and Ci (271.7 mol H2O m2 s-1). Enhancement in SPAD (27% and 30%) and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) (42% and 52%) values were observed with nitrogen (N) top dressing through SPAD-guided nutrient management, helped enhance crop growth indices, coupled with better dry matter partitioning and interception of sunlight. Canopy temperature depression (CTD) in soybean reduced by 3.09-4.66°C due to adoption of sprinkler irrigation. Likewise, Spr 60% ETc recorded highest irrigation water productivity (1.08 kg ha-1 m-3). However, economic water productivity (27.5 INR ha-1 m-3) and water-use efficiency (7.6 kg ha-1 mm-1 day-1) of soybean got enhanced under Spr 80% ETc over conventional cultivation. Multiple correlation and PCA showed a positive correlation between physiological, growth, and yield parameters of soybean. Concurrently, the adoption of Spr 80% ETC with PNM3 recorded significantly higher grain yield (2.63 t ha-1) and biological yield (8.37 t ha-1) over other combinations. Thus, the performance of SCI protocols under sprinkler irrigation was found to be superior over conventional practices. Hence, integrating SCI with sensor-based precision nutrient and irrigation management could be a viable option for enhancing the crop productivity and enhance the resource-use efficiency in soybean under similar agro-ecological regions.
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- K. S. Sachin
- ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research, Regional Station, Ananatpur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, India
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- ICAR–Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
- Department of Agricultural Research, Regional Research Centre, Aung Ban, Myanmar
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Madan R, Kumar N, Singh T, Yadav J, Kumar R, Sachdeva N, Jain R, Goyal S, Khosla D, Jayapalan S, Sahoo S, M K, Tripathi M. Early Bone Mineral Density Changes and Endocrinal Dysfunction in Childhood Brain Tumor Patients: A Prospective Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e134. [PMID: 37784699 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.937] [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] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and hormonal dysfunction are considered as a late effect of cranial radiation (RT). Only few studies have reported the occurrence of these problems soon after the diagnosis of brain tumor or RT initiation, emphasizing that these are not necessarily the late effects of RT. Thus, we conducted the study to analyze the incidence of low BMD and hormonal dysfunction prior to or within 6 months of RT (early change) in children with brain tumors. MATERIALS/METHODS The study was conducted as a part of intramural funding program at a tertiary care center in India. Childhood and adolescent brain tumor patients were advised for dual energy X-ray absorptiometry scan (DXA) and hormonal evaluation prior to RT. In some patients, first DXA was done within 6 months of RT due to logistics. To see the effect of radiation, we have planned to repeat hormonal evaluation after 6 and 12 months and DXA after 12 months of RT. RESULTS Twenty-five patients were analyzed. Median age at diagnosis was 11 years with a male to female ratio of 5.2:1. Medulloblastoma was the commonest diagnosis (n = 12), followed by glioma (n = 8), pineal tumors (n = 3) and ependymoma (n = 2). Nineteen and six patients underwent DXA before RT and within 6 months of RT respectively. For BMD assessment, Z score was calculated at hip and lumbar spine. BMD was defined as low (Z score = -1 to-1.99), very low (Z score = -2 to -2.5) and secondary osteoporosis (Z score ≤ -2.5). Median Z score at femur neck and spine was -2 and -1.9 respectively. Overall; 6, 3 and 9 patients had normal, low and very low BMD respectively. Seven patients had secondary osteoporosis (Table 1). Two patients with secondary osteoporosis had low vitamin D levels. None of the patient had compression fracture. On statistical analysis, no correlation was found between BMD changes and age, sex and site of the tumor. Pre RT endocrinal assessment (N = 25) was done by tanner staging and serum hormonal levels (GH, T3/T4/TSH, ACTH, cortisol and prolactin). Gonadal hormonal assessment was done in children with early or delayed puberty. Three patients were found to have endocrinal abnormality before RT (precautious puberty, central hypothyroidism and low sex hormones in 1 patient each). Follow up DXA and hormonal evaluation are awaited to see the effect of RT. CONCLUSION The index study is one of the very few studies evaluating the early changes in BMD and hormonal dysfunction soon after brain tumor diagnosis or within 6 months of RT. We observed that a significant proportion of children had reduced BMD and hormonal dysfunction before RT, highlighting the importance of early assessment and referral to the specialist for better quality of life. Table 1: BMD and endocrinal dysfunction before or within 6 months of RT.
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- PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
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- PGIMER, Chandigarh, India; Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
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- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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English KK, Singh T, McNutt TR, Lee EE, Bae HJ, Yenokyan G, DeWeese TL, Song D. Sexual Function and Dosimetric Relationships to Erectile Structures among Patients Treated Definitively with Pd-103 LDR Prostate Brachytherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e228-e229. [PMID: 37784920 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1140] [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] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Sexual potency and erectile function are important quality of life metrics for many men and is a significant consideration when planning and treating prostate cancer. There are limited long-term data correlating post-implant dosimetry with patient-reported sexual toxicity outcomes following LDR prostate brachytherapy using Pd-103, specifically as it pertains to genital substructures. Our aim was to correlate dosimetric patterns with quality-of-life outcomes to determine if dose to the pudendal arteries and neurovascular bundles is a significant consideration when planning prostate LDR brachytherapy. MATERIALS/METHODS We analyzed a prospectively collected IRB-approved database of men receiving LDR prostate brachytherapy between 11/2014-04/2019 at our institution. Patients received either LDR brachytherapy only, or combined with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to the prostate with or without pelvic lymph node coverage. Patients were given quality of life questionnaires at consultation and at subsequent follow up visits. Outcomes data related to sexual toxicity were evaluated based on the Sexual Health Inventory (SHIM) Questionnaire. The right/left pudendal arteries, and right/left neurovascular bundles (NVB) were contoured retrospectively on CT-MRI fusion sequences. Dosimetric data for each of the erectile substructures was analyzed. Statistical analyses included generalized linear mixed effects models with random intercept for patient to explore the association between dose and SHIM confidence. RESULTS A total of 50 patients met criteria for inclusion in the analysis. 5 patients received combined IMRT to 45 Gy with Pd-103 (90-100 Gy) and 45 patients received Pd-103 monotherapy (125 Gy). Median follow-up was 18 months for 50 patients; 40 (80%) patients had follow-up greater than 2 years, and 15 (30%) greater than 5 years. There were 344 individual questionnaires completed. 28% of records reported low or very low confidence level (Question #1 of SHIM questionnaire). Likelihood of moderate-very high confidence increased up to 2 years after beginning of treatment (p = 0.052) and then subsequently decreased between 2- and 5 years post treatment (p = 0.042). NVB doses were not associated with SHIM confidence level. D100 greater than 150 cGy to either pudendal artery was associated with worse SHIM confidence score after treatment (p = 0.003). CONCLUSION Sexual function is variable in the post treatment setting following definitive prostate radiation with Pd-103 LDR-brachytherapy. Avoiding pudendal artery dose may improve sexual outcomes and should be considered when planning prostate brachytherapy. Further investigation with a larger prospective, cohort may be warranted.
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
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- Johns Hopkins Biostatistics Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Aljrees T, Kumar A, Singh KU, Singh T. Enhancing IoT Security through a Green and Sustainable Federated Learning Platform: Leveraging Efficient Encryption and the Quondam Signature Algorithm. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:8090. [PMID: 37836920 PMCID: PMC10575139 DOI: 10.3390/s23198090] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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This research paper introduces a novel paradigm that synergizes innovative algorithms, namely efficient data encryption, the Quondam Signature Algorithm (QSA), and federated learning, to effectively counteract random attacks targeting Internet of Things (IoT) systems. The incorporation of federated learning not only fosters continuous learning but also upholds data privacy, bolsters security measures, and provides a robust defence mechanism against evolving threats. The Quondam Signature Algorithm (QSA) emerges as a formidable solution, adept at mitigating vulnerabilities linked to man-in-the-middle attacks. Remarkably, the QSA algorithm achieves noteworthy cost savings in IoT communication by optimizing communication bit requirements. By seamlessly integrating federated learning, IoT systems attain the ability to harmoniously aggregate and analyse data from an array of devices while zealously guarding data privacy. The decentralized approach of federated learning orchestrates local machine-learning model training on individual devices, subsequently amalgamating these models into a global one. Such a mechanism not only nurtures data privacy but also empowers the system to harness diverse data sources, enhancing its analytical capabilities. A thorough comparative analysis scrutinizes varied cost-in-communication schemes, meticulously weighing both encryption and federated learning facets. The proposed approach shines by virtue of its optimization of time complexity through the synergy of offline phase computations and online phase signature generation, hinged on an elliptic curve digital signature algorithm-based online/offline scheme. In contrast, the Slow Block Move (SBM) scheme lags behind, necessitating over 25 rounds, 1500 signature generations, and an equal number of verifications. The proposed scheme, fortified by its marriage of federated learning and efficient encryption techniques, emerges as an embodiment of improved efficiency and reduced communication costs. The culmination of this research underscores the intrinsic benefits of the proposed approach: marked reduction in communication costs, elevated analytical prowess, and heightened resilience against the spectrum of attacks that IoT systems confront.
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- Turki Aljrees
- Department College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafar Al-Batin 39524, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Computer Engineering & Applications, GLA University, Mathura 281406, India;
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- School of Computing, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun 248002, India
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun 248002, India;
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Angaitkar P, Aljrees T, Kumar Pandey S, Kumar A, Janghel RR, Sahu TP, Singh KU, Singh T. Inferring linear-B cell epitopes using 2-step metaheuristic variant-feature selection using genetic algorithm. Sci Rep 2023; 13:14593. [PMID: 37670007 PMCID: PMC10480427 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41179-1] [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] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023] Open
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Linear-B cell epitopes (LBCE) play a vital role in vaccine design; thus, efficiently detecting them from protein sequences is of primary importance. These epitopes consist of amino acids arranged in continuous or discontinuous patterns. Vaccines employ attenuated viruses and purified antigens. LBCE stimulate humoral immunity in the body, where B and T cells target circulating infections. To predict LBCE, the underlying protein sequences undergo a process of feature extraction, feature selection, and classification. Various system models have been proposed for this purpose, but their classification accuracy is only moderate. In order to enhance the accuracy of LBCE classification, this paper presents a novel 2-step metaheuristic variant-feature selection method that combines a linear support vector classifier (LSVC) with a Modified Genetic Algorithm (MGA). The feature selection model employs mono-peptide, dipeptide, and tripeptide features, focusing on the most diverse ones. These selected features are fed into a machine learning (ML)-based parallel ensemble classifier. The ensemble classifier combines correctly classified instances from various classifiers, including k-Nearest Neighbor (kNN), random forest (RF), logistic regression (LR), and support vector machine (SVM). The ensemble classifier came up with an impressively high accuracy of 99.3% as a result of its work. This accuracy is superior to the most recent models that are considered to be state-of-the-art for linear B-cell classification. As a direct consequence of this, the entire system model can now be utilised effectively in real-time clinical settings.
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- Pratik Angaitkar
- Department of Information Technology, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, G.E. Road, Raipur, 492010, Chhattisgarh, India
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- College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Hafr Al Batin, 39524, Hafar Al Batin, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Computer Engineering & Applications, GLA University, Mathura, India
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- Department of Computer Engineering & Applications, GLA University, Mathura, India.
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- Department of Information Technology, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, G.E. Road, Raipur, 492010, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Department of Information Technology, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, G.E. Road, Raipur, 492010, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, 248002, Uttarakhand, India
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Yogi AK, Bana RS, Godara S, Sangwan S, Choudhary AK, Nirmal RC, Bamboriya SD, Shivay YS, Singh D, Singh T, Yadav A, Nagar S, Singh N. Elucidating the interactive impact of tillage, residue retention and system intensification on pearl millet yield stability and biofortification under rainfed agro-ecosystems. Front Nutr 2023; 10:1205926. [PMID: 37671196 PMCID: PMC10475997 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1205926] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023] Open
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Micronutrient malnutrition and suboptimal yields pose significant challenges in rainfed cropping systems worldwide. To address these issues, the implementation of climate-smart management strategies such as conservation agriculture (CA) and system intensification of millet cropping systems is crucial. In this study, we investigated the effects of different system intensification options, residue management, and contrasting tillage practices on pearl millet yield stability, biofortification, and the fatty acid profile of the pearl millet. ZT systems with intercropping of legumes (cluster bean, cowpea, and chickpea) significantly increased productivity (7-12.5%), micronutrient biofortification [Fe (12.5%), Zn (4.9-12.2%), Mn (3.1-6.7%), and Cu (8.3-16.7%)], protein content (2.2-9.9%), oil content (1.3%), and fatty acid profile of pearl millet grains compared to conventional tillage (CT)-based systems with sole cropping. The interactive effect of tillage, residue retention, and system intensification analyzed using GGE statistical analysis revealed that the best combination for achieving stable yields and micronutrient fortification was residue retention in both (wet and dry) seasons coupled with a ZT pearl millet + cowpea-mustard (both with and without barley intercropping) system. In conclusion, ZT combined with residue recycling and legume intercropping can be recommended as an effective approach to achieve stable yield levels and enhance the biofortification of pearl millet in rainfed agroecosystems of South Asia.
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- Akshay K. Yogi
- Division of Agronomy, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Agronomy, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Computer Applications, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Microbiology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Agronomy, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
- Division of Crop Production, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Division of Agronomy, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Maize Research Institute, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Division of Agronomy, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Computer Applications, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Agronomy, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Agricultural Physics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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Yadav DP, Aljrees T, Kumar D, Kumar A, Singh KU, Singh T. Spatial attention-based residual network for human burn identification and classification. Sci Rep 2023; 13:12516. [PMID: 37532880 PMCID: PMC10397300 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39618-0] [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: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023] Open
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Diagnosing burns in humans has become critical, as early identification can save lives. The manual process of burn diagnosis is time-consuming and complex, even for experienced doctors. Machine learning (ML) and deep convolutional neural network (CNN) models have emerged as the standard for medical image diagnosis. The ML-based approach typically requires handcrafted features for training, which may result in suboptimal performance. Conversely, DL-based methods automatically extract features, but designing a robust model is challenging. Additionally, shallow DL methods lack long-range feature dependency, decreasing efficiency in various applications. We implemented several deep CNN models, ResNeXt, VGG16, and AlexNet, for human burn diagnosis. The results obtained from these models were found to be less reliable since shallow deep CNN models need improved attention modules to preserve the feature dependencies. Therefore, in the proposed study, the feature map is divided into several categories, and the channel dependencies between any two channel mappings within a given class are highlighted. A spatial attention map is built by considering the links between features and their locations. Our attention-based model BuRnGANeXt50 kernel and convolutional layers are also optimized for human burn diagnosis. The earlier study classified the burn based on depth of graft and non-graft. We first classified the burn based on the degree. Subsequently, it is classified into graft and non-graft. Furthermore, the proposed model performance is evaluated on Burns_BIP_US_database. The sensitivity of the BuRnGANeXt50 is 97.22% and 99.14%, respectively, for classifying burns based on degree and depth. This model may be used for quick screening of burn patients and can be executed in the cloud or on a local machine. The code of the proposed method can be accessed at https://github.com/dhirujis02/Journal.git for the sake of reproducibility.
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- D P Yadav
- Department of Computer Engineering and Applications, GLA University, Mathura, India
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- Department College of Computer Sci. and Eng., University of Hafr Al-Batin, Hafar Al-Batin, 39524, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Computer Science, NIT Meghalaya, Shillong, India
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- Department of Computer Engineering and Applications, GLA University, Mathura, India.
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- School of Computing, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, 248002, India
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, 248002, India
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Hartje-Dunn C, Blume E, Bastardi H, Clark M, Daly K, Fynn-Thompson F, Gauvreau K, Singh T. Steroid Avoidance in Pediatric Heart Transplant. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.203] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Milligan C, Singh T, Nava G, Kobayashi R, Esteso P, Daly K. The Molecular Microscope Diagnostic System (MMDx) Fails to Detect Early Antibody Mediated Rejection after Flow Crossmatch Positive Pediatric Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1317] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Milligan C, Wong A, Bastardi H, Daly K, Singh T, Esteso P. Treatment of Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Adolescent Heart Transplant Recipients with Daratumumab. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1321] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Shivam, Singh T, Kumar M. Effect of random movement and cooperative hunting in the prey-predator system: a dynamical approach. INT J BIOMATH 2023. [DOI: 10.1142/s1793524523500298] [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: 04/03/2023]
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Singh T, Shah N. Reply to Letter to Editor regarding the article, "Competency-based medical education and the McNamara fallacy: Assessing the important or making the assessed important?". J Postgrad Med 2023; 69:124. [PMID: 36930545 DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_919_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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- T Singh
- Center for Health Professions Education, Adesh University, Bathinda, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College and SVPIMSR, Ahmedabad, India
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Singh T, Lavikainen L, Halme A, Aaltonen R, Agarwal A, Blanker M, Bolsunovskyi K, Cartwright R, García-Perdomo H, Gutschon R, Lee Y, Pourjamal N, Vernooij R, Violette P, Haukka J, Guyatt G, Tikkinen K. Timing of symptomatic venous thromboembolism after surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)01049-7] [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: 02/12/2023]
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Singh T, Shah N. Competency-based medical education and the McNamara fallacy: Assessing the important or making the assessed important? J Postgrad Med 2023; 69:35-40. [PMID: 36255018 PMCID: PMC9997611 DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_337_22] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The McNamara fallacy refers to the tendency to focus on numbers, metrics, and quantifiable data while disregarding the meaningful qualitative aspects. The existence of such a fallacy in medical education is reviewed in this paper. Competency-based medical education (CBME) has been introduced in India with the goal of having Indian Medical Graduates competent in five different roles - Clinician, Communicator, Leader and member of the health care team, Professional, and Lifelong learner. If we only focus on numbers and structure to assess the competencies pertaining to these roles, we would be falling prey to the McNamara fallacy. To assess these roles in the real sense, we need to embrace the qualitative assessment methods and appreciate their value in competency-based education. This can be done by using various workplace-based assessments, choosing tools based on educational impact rather than psychometric properties, using narratives and descriptive evaluation, giving grades instead of marks, and improving the quality of the questions asked in various exams. There are challenges in adopting qualitative assessment starting with being able to move past the objective-subjective debate, to developing expertise in conducting and documenting such assessment, and adding the rigor of qualitative research methods to enhance its credibility. The perspective on assessment thus needs a paradigm shift - we need to assess the important rather than just making the assessed important; and this would be crucial for the success of the CBME curriculum.
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- T Singh
- Center for Health Professions Education, Adesh University, Bathinda, Punjab, India
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- Department of Psychiatry, Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College and SVPIMSR, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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Chaudhary S, Walia R, Bhansali A, Dayal D, Sachdeva N, Singh T, Bhadada SK. Unravelling a novel, promising and convenient tool for differential diagnosis of delayed puberty: GnRHa-stimulated inhibin B (GnRH-iB). J Endocrinol Invest 2022; 45:2265-2273. [PMID: 35841519 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-022-01858-8] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Etiological diagnosis of delayed puberty is difficult. Despite availability of various basal and stimulation tests differentiation between constitutional delay in puberty and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism is still challenging. OBJECTIVE To elucidate the role of GnRH agonist-stimulated inhibin B (GnRH-iB) for the differential diagnosis of delayed puberty. STUDY DESIGN Participants were recruited into "exploratory cohort" (n = 39) and "validation cohort" (n = 16). "Exploratory cohort" included children with spontaneous puberty and patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. "Validation cohort" constituted children who presented with delayed puberty. INTERVENTION AND OUTCOME GnRHa (Triptorelin) stimulation test along with measurement of inhibin B level at 24 h after GnRHa injection was performed in all the study participants. Cut-offs for GnRH-iB were derived from the "exploratory cohort". These cut-offs were applied to the "validation cohort". Basal LH, basal inhibin B(INH-B), GnRHa-stimulated LH at 4 h (GnRH-LH) and GnRH-iB were evaluated for the prediction of onset of puberty on prospective follow-up. RESULTS GnRH-iB at a cut-off value of 113.5 pg/ml in boys and 72.6 pg/ml in girls had 100% sensitivity and specificity for the documentation of puberty. In the "validation cohort" basal LH, basal INH-B, GnRH-LH, and GnRH-iB had a diagnostic accuracy of 68.75%, 81.25%, 68.75% and 93.75% respectively, for the prediction of onset of puberty. Basal LH, basal INH-B and GnRH-LH used alone or in combination were inferior to GnRH-iB used alone. CONCLUSION GnRHa-stimulated inhibin B (GnRH-iB) is a convenient and easily employable test for the differentiation of constitutional delay in puberty from hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. CTRI REGISTRATION NO CTRI/2019/10/021570.
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- S Chaudhary
- Department of Endocrinology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 160012, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 160012, India.
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- Department of Endocrinology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 160012, India
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- Department of Paediatrics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 160012, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 160012, India
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- Department of Radiology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 160012, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 160012, India
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Hooshmand S, Kumar S, Bahadur I, Singh T, Varma RS. Deep eutectic solvents as reusable catalysts and promoter for the greener syntheses of small molecules: Recent advances. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.121013] [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: 12/14/2022]
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Diwakar M, Singh P, Swarup C, Bajal E, Jindal M, Ravi V, Singh KU, Singh T. Noise Suppression and Edge Preservation for Low-Dose COVID-19 CT Images Using NLM and Method Noise Thresholding in Shearlet Domain. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12112766. [PMID: 36428826 PMCID: PMC9689094 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12112766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
In the COVID-19 era, it may be possible to detect COVID-19 by detecting lesions in scans, i.e., ground-glass opacity, consolidation, nodules, reticulation, or thickened interlobular septa, and lesion distribution, but it becomes difficult at the early stages due to embryonic lesion growth and the restricted use of high dose X-ray detection. Therefore, it may be possible for a patient who may or may not be infected with coronavirus to consider using high-dose X-rays, but it may cause more risks. Conclusively, using low-dose X-rays to produce CT scans and then adding a rigorous denoising algorithm to the scans is the best way to protect patients from side effects or a high dose X-ray when diagnosing coronavirus involvement early. Hence, this paper proposed a denoising scheme using an NLM filter and method noise thresholding concept in the shearlet domain for noisy COVID CT images. Low-dose COVID CT images can be further utilized. The results and comparative analysis showed that, in most cases, the proposed method gives better outcomes than existing ones.
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- Manoj Diwakar
- Computer Science and Engineering Department, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun 248007, India
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- School of Computer Science Engineering and Technology, Bennett University, Greater Noida 201310, India
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- Department of Basic Science, College of Science and Theoretical Studies, Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh-Male Campus, Riyadh 13316, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University, Noida 201303, India
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University, Noida 201303, India
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- Center for Artificial Intelligence, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Khobar 34754, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- School of Computer Science, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun 248007, India
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Patel R, Singh T. P02 Systematic review of mutational signature analysis in HPV positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.106143] [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: 11/10/2022]
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Bana RS, Kumar V, Sangwan S, Singh T, Kumari A, Dhanda S, Dawar R, Godara S, Singh V. Seed Germination Ecology of Chenopodium album and Chenopodium murale. Biology (Basel) 2022; 11:biology11111599. [PMID: 36358300 PMCID: PMC9687296 DOI: 10.3390/biology11111599] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Chenopodium album L. and Chenopodium murale L. are two principal weed species, causing substantial damage to numerous winter crops across the globe. For sustainable and resource-efficient management strategies, it is important to understand weeds’ germination behaviour under diverse conditions. For the germination investigations, seeds of both species were incubated for 15 days under different temperatures (10−30 °C), salinity (0−260 mM NaCl), osmotic stress (0−1 MPa), pH (4−10), and heating magnitudes (50−200 °C). The results indicate that the germination rates of C. album and C. murale were 54−95% and 63−97%, respectively, under a temperature range of 10 to 30 °C. The salinity levels for a 50% reduction in the maximum germination (GR50) for C. album and C. murale were 139.9 and 146.3 mM NaCl, respectively. Regarding osmotic stress levels, the GR50 values for C. album and C. murale were 0.44 and 0.43 MPa, respectively. The two species showed >95% germination with exposure to an initial temperature of 75 °C for 5 min; however, seeds exposed to 100 °C and higher temperatures did not show any germination. Furthermore, a drastic reduction in germination was observed when the pH was less than 6.0 and greater than 8.0. The study generated information on the germination biology of two major weed species under diverse ecological scenarios, which may be useful in developing efficient weed management tactics for similar species in future agri-food systems.
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- Ram Swaroop Bana
- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
- Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia Tech, Painter, VA 23420, USA
- Correspondence: (V.K.); (S.S.)
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
- Correspondence: (V.K.); (S.S.)
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
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- Department of Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
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- Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia Tech, Painter, VA 23420, USA
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Joshi S, Singh T, Kershaw LE, Spath N, Dattani A, Gulsin GS, Semple SI, Williams MW, Gibb F, Forbes S, Reynolds RP, McCann GP, Dweck MR, Newby DE. Manganese enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.256] [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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Background
The pathophysiology of diabetic cardiomyopathy has yet to be established although pre-clinical studies suggest a role for altered myocardial calcium handling. Manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MEMRI) is a novel non-invasive method of assessing in vivo myocardial calcium handling.
Purpose
To investigate whether myocardial calcium handling is impaired in patients with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus in the absence of underlying heart disease.
Methods
In a prospective case-control study, patients with type 1 (n=19) or type 2 (n=10) diabetes mellitus and healthy volunteers (n=15) underwent MEMRI. Participants with prior coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy or an abnormal electrocardiogram were excluded. Manganese dipyridoxyl diphosphate (0.1 mL/kg) was administered over 10 min and myocardial T1 mapping was performed prior to and every 2.5 min for 30 min after contrast infusion (Figure 1). Quantitative manganese uptake analysis was performed by measuring T1 relaxation times in a region of interest within the interventricular septum and compared to the left ventricular blood pool. The rate of myocardial manganese uptake was determined by Patlak modelling [1].
Results
Participants with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus were older (50±13 and 55±15.3 years) than the healthy volunteers (32±10 years). All participants had preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (type 1 diabetes mellitus, 67.7±6.1%; type 2 diabetes mellitus, 66.8±3.2%; healthy volunteers, 65±3.5%). Mean myocardial manganese uptake was reduced in participants with both type 1 (6.4±0.6 mL/100 g of tissue/min) and type 2 (6.4±0.5 mL/100 g of tissue/min) diabetes mellitus compared with healthy volunteers (8.3±0.5 mL/100 g of tissue/min; p<0.0001 for both, Figure 2). There were no differences in myocardial manganese uptake between those with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus (p=0.22). There was no statistically significant correlation between myocardial manganese uptake and age in the study population (r=−0.28, p=0.07).
Conclusion
Using MEMRI, we have demonstrated that myocardial calcium handling is impaired in patients with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus even in the absence of left ventricular systolic dysfunction. This suggests altered myocardial calcium handling may underlie, or contribute to, diabetic cardiomyopathy which has implications developing novel therapeutic targets for the prevention and treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Other. Main funding source(s): British Heart Foundation - Clinical Research Training Fellowship (FS/CRTF/20/24087)AstraZeneca - Investigator initiated award (ESR-19-20118)
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- S Joshi
- University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Leicester, Cardiovascular Research Unit , Leicester , United Kingdom
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- University of Leicester, Cardiovascular Research Unit , Leicester , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Leicester, Cardiovascular Research Unit , Leicester , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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Singh T, Joshi S, Kersahw LE, Baker AH, Dawson DK, Dweck MR, Semple SI, Newby DE. Manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in Takotsubo syndrome. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.242] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Takotsubo syndrome is an increasingly common acute cardiac emergency characterised by profound transient left ventricular systolic dysfunction following a stressful event. Its pathophysiology remains poorly understood and a third of patients will have a major adverse cardiac or cerebrovascular event by 5 years [1]. Defective myocardial calcium homeostasis is central to contractile dysfunction and may be implicated in its pathophysiology. Manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging is a novel non-invasive imaging technique that assesses myocardial manganese uptake as a measure of myocardial calcium handling [2]. Our aim was to investigate myocardial calcium handling using manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging during the acute and recovery phase of takotsubo syndrome.
Methods
This single centre case-controlled observational longitudinal cohort study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and ethical committee approval with written informed consent. Twenty patients with takotsubo syndrome and 20 age, sex and cardiovascular risk factor matched volunteers were recruited between March 2020 and September 2021. Patients underwent gadolinium and manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging during the index event with repeat manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging after 3 months. Myocardial manganese uptake was characterised by Patlak modelling.
Results
During the acute presentation, most patients had an “apical” pattern of takotsubo syndrome with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (51±11 versus 67±8%, P<0.001, Figure 1), elevated left ventricular mass (89±11 versus 57±14 g/m2, P<0.01) and native T1 (1358±49 versus 1211±28 ms, P<0.001) and T2 (60±7 versus 38±3 ms, P<0.001) values compared to matched volunteers. Patlak modelling demonstrated reduced myocardial manganese uptake (5.1±0.5 versus 8.0±1.0 mL/100g of tissue/min, P<0.0001) consistent with a major abnormality of myocardial calcium handling. Reduced myocardial manganese uptake attributable to apical takotsubo syndrome could be seen in one patient, scanned 18 days after symptom onset despite apparent resolution of cardiac function. Beyond 3 months of convalescence, left ventricular mass, ejection fraction, native T1 and T2 values were comparable to matched volunteers. Despite this, myocardial calcium handling remained abnormal compared to matched volunteers (6.7±0.7 versus 8.0±1.0 mL/100 g of tissue/min, P<0.001, Figure 2).
Conclusions
In patients with takotsubo syndrome, there is a profound perturbation of myocardial calcium handling which is most marked acutely but persists after apparent recovery of left ventricular ejection fraction and resolution of myocardial oedema. Abnormal myocardial calcium handling is implicated in the pathophysiology of takotsubo syndrome and manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging could play a major role in the diagnosis and risk stratification of patients with takotsubo syndrome.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): Medical Research CouncilBritish Heart Foundation
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- T Singh
- University of Edinburgh, BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular Science , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh, BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular Science , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh, BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular Science , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh, BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular Science , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Cardiovascular and Diabetes Centre , Aberdeen , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh, BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular Science , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh, BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular Science , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh, BHF/University Centre for Cardiovascular Science , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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Dattani A, Gulsin GS, Yeo JL, Joshi S, Singh A, Brady EM, Parke KS, Arnold JR, Singh T, Kershaw LE, Spath NB, Semple SI, Dweck MR, Newby DE, McCann GP. Impaired myocardial calcium handling in people with type 2 diabetes: an in vivo manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging study. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.230] [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
Background
There is a high prevalence of subclinical cardiac dysfunction in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) which is associated with subsequent development of heart failure. Dysregulated myocardial calcium handling has been demonstrated in animal models of T2D and may be a key mechanism driving the development of heart failure. Manganese-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MEMRI) provides a unique method to assess in vivo myocardial calcium handling.
Purpose
To determine whether myocardial calcium handling is perturbed in people with T2D with no history of cardiovascular disease. We hypothesised that myocardial manganese uptake would be reduced in people with T2D compared with healthy volunteers.
Methods
Cross-sectional case-control study, adults with (n=20) and without (n=9) T2D underwent both gadolinium-enhanced MRI and MEMRI. Standard gadolinium-enhanced MRI was used to assess cardiac structure, function and tissue characteristics. MEMRI scans were performed within two weeks of the initial scan. Native T1 maps were obtained in the mid-short axis slice position using a Modified Look-Locker Inversion recovery sequence. An intravenous infusion of manganese dipyridoxyl diphosphate (5 μmol/kg (0.1 mL/kg) at 1 mL/min) was administered and T1 maps at the same location were repetitively acquired every 2.5 min for 30 min. Regions of interest were drawn in the inferoseptal segment and blood pool for all T1 maps from 0 to 30 min by a single observer. The primary outcome was the rate of manganese uptake which was assessed by Patlak modelling as a measure of myocardial calcium handling. Manganese uptake constants were compared using analysis of co-variance, with age, sex and body mass index as co-variates.
Results
Subjects with T2D were older (62±7 vs. 57±5 years, p=0.046) but body mass index (29.0±4.5 vs. 26.2±3.4 kg/m2, p=0.106), systolic (135±16 vs. 134±17 mmHg, p=0.809) and diastolic (81±10 vs. 83±9 mmHg, p=0.736) blood pressures were similar. Compared to control subjects, participants with T2D had normal systolic function but more concentric left ventricular remodelling (mass/volume ratio 0.90±0.14 vs. 0.71±0.06 g/mL, p<0.001) and reduced peak early diastolic strain rate (0.64±0.17 vs. 0.91±0.26 s–1, p=0.002). Myocardial manganese uptake was substantially reduced in people with T2D compared with controls (6.51±1.46 vs. 8.45±2.52 ml/100 g of tissue/min, p=0.003) (Figure 1).
Conclusions
For the first time, we have demonstrated in vivo that despite no history of cardiovascular disease and normal systolic function, patients with T2D have marked impairment of myocardial calcium handling. This has potential major implications for the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Foundation. Main funding source(s): British Heart Foundation and National Institute for Health Research
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- A Dattani
- University of Leicester , Leicester , United Kingdom
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- University of Leicester , Leicester , United Kingdom
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- University of Leicester , Leicester , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Leicester , Leicester , United Kingdom
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- University of Leicester , Leicester , United Kingdom
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- University of Leicester , Leicester , United Kingdom
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- University of Leicester , Leicester , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh , Edinburgh , United Kingdom
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- University of Leicester , Leicester , United Kingdom
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Zaidman C, Shieh P, Proud C, McDonald C, Day J, Mason S, Guridi M, Hu L, Yu L, Reid C, Darton E, Wandel C, Richardson J, Malhotra J, Singh T, Rodino-Klapac L, Mendell J. P.128 Integrated analyses of data from clinical trials of delandistrogene moxeparvovec in DMD. Neuromuscul Disord 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2022.07.244] [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: 11/07/2022]
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Pradhan S, Ranjan R, Verma A, Singh T, Aggarwal L, Singh R, Shahi U. PD-0906 Functional MRI as an Assessment Tool in Carcinoma Cervix Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation. Radiother Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(22)02985-1] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Singh KU, Kumar A, Singh T, Ram M. Image-based decision making for reliable and proper diagnosing in NIFTI format using watermarking. Multimed Tools Appl 2022; 81:39577-39603. [PMID: 35505669 PMCID: PMC9051504 DOI: 10.1007/s11042-022-12192-9] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Nowadays, advancement in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography Scan (CT-Scan) technologies have defined modern neuroimaging and drastically change the diagnosing of disease in the world healthcare system. These imaging technologies generate NIFTI (Neuroimaging Informatics Technology Initiative) images. Due to COVID-19 last several months CT-Scan has been performed on millions of the CORONA patients, so billions of the NIFTI images have been produced and communicate over the internet for the diagnosing purpose to detect the coronavirus. The communication of these medical images over the internet yielding the major problem of integrity, copyright protection, and other ethical issues for the world health care system. Another critical problem is that; is doctor diagnose the impeccable medical image of the patient because a large amount of COVID-19 patient's data exists. For proper diagnosing it is also necessary to identify impeccable medical image. Therefore, to address these problems a secure and robust watermarking scheme is needed for these images. Various watermarking schemes have been developed for bmp, .jpg, .png, DICOM, and other image formats but the noticeable contribution is not reported for the NIFTI images. In this paper a robust and hybrid watermarking scheme for NIFTI images based on Lifting Wavelet Transform (LWT), MSVD (Multiresolution Singular Value Decomposition) and QR factorization. The combination of LWT, QR, and MSVD helps in retaining the sensitivity of the NIFTI image and improve the robustness of the watermarking scheme. In this scheme, multiple watermarks are inserted across the first slice of the NIFTI image. The proposed watermarking scheme is sustained against various noise attacks and performance is measured in terms of PSNR, SNR, SSIM, Quality of image, and Normalized correlation. Quality of the image is much significant that lie between .99994 to .99998 and SSIM reported from .94 to .99. Whereas the PSNR of the proposed scheme lies between 56.76 to 57.28 db and NC values lie between .9993 to .9998. which shows that the results are better than the existing schemes where PSNR is lies between 32.66 to 52.02 db. Watermarking, NIFTI, MSVD, LWT, QR and Image.
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- Kamred Udham Singh
- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Road, Tainan, 701 Taiwan
- School of Computing, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand India
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- Department of Mathematics, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand India
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- School of Computer Science, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, 248007 Uttarakhand India
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- Department of Mathematics, Computer Science & Engineering, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand India
- Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, 195251 Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Ankit, Bana RS, Rana KS, Singh R, Godara S, Grover M, Yadav A, Choudhary AK, Singh T, Choudahary M, Bansal R, Singh N, Mishra V, Choudhary A, Yogi AK. No-Tillage with Residue Retention and Foliar Sulphur Nutrition Enhances Productivity, Mineral Biofortification and Crude Protein in Rainfed Pearl Millet under Typic Haplustepts: Elucidating the Responses Imposed on an Eight-Year Long-Term Experiment. Plants (Basel) 2022; 11:943. [PMID: 35406922 PMCID: PMC9002532 DOI: 10.3390/plants11070943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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Yield limitation and widespread sulphur (S) deficiency in pearl-millet-nurturing dryland soils has emerged as a serious threat to crop productivity and quality. Among diverse pathways to tackle moisture and nutrient stress in rainfed ecologies, conservation agriculture (CA) and foliar nutrition have the greatest potential due to their economic and environmentally friendly nature. Therefore, to understand ammonium thiosulphate (ATS)-mediated foliar S nutrition effects on yield, protein content, mineral biofortification, and sulphur economy of rainfed pearl millet under diverse crop establishment systems, a field study was undertaken. The results highlighted that pearl millet grain and protein yield was significantly higher under no-tillage +3 t/ha crop residue mulching (NTCRM) as compared to no-tillage without mulch (NoTill) and conventional tillage (ConvTill), whereas the stover yield under NTCRM and ConvTill remained at par. Likewise, grain and stover yield in foliar S application using ATS 10 mL/L_twice was 19.5% and 13.2% greater over no S application. The sulphur management strategy of foliar-applied ATS 10 mL/L_twice resulted in significant improvement in grain protein content, protein yield, micronutrient fortification, and net returns (₹ 54.6 × 1000) over the control. Overall, ATS-mediated foliar S nutrition can be an alternate pathway to S management in pearl millet for yield enhancement, micronutrient biofortification and grain protein content increase under ConvTill, as well as under the new NTCRM systems.
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- Ankit
- ICAR—Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India; (A.); (K.S.R.); (R.S.); (M.G.); (A.Y.); (T.S.); (M.C.); (N.S.); (A.C.); (A.K.Y.)
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- ICAR—Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India; (A.); (K.S.R.); (R.S.); (M.G.); (A.Y.); (T.S.); (M.C.); (N.S.); (A.C.); (A.K.Y.)
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- ICAR—Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India; (A.); (K.S.R.); (R.S.); (M.G.); (A.Y.); (T.S.); (M.C.); (N.S.); (A.C.); (A.K.Y.)
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- ICAR—Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India; (A.); (K.S.R.); (R.S.); (M.G.); (A.Y.); (T.S.); (M.C.); (N.S.); (A.C.); (A.K.Y.)
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- ICAR—Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India;
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- ICAR—Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India; (A.); (K.S.R.); (R.S.); (M.G.); (A.Y.); (T.S.); (M.C.); (N.S.); (A.C.); (A.K.Y.)
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- ICAR—Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India; (A.); (K.S.R.); (R.S.); (M.G.); (A.Y.); (T.S.); (M.C.); (N.S.); (A.C.); (A.K.Y.)
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- ICAR—Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India; (A.); (K.S.R.); (R.S.); (M.G.); (A.Y.); (T.S.); (M.C.); (N.S.); (A.C.); (A.K.Y.)
- ICAR—Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla 171 001, India
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- ICAR—Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India; (A.); (K.S.R.); (R.S.); (M.G.); (A.Y.); (T.S.); (M.C.); (N.S.); (A.C.); (A.K.Y.)
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- ICAR—Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India; (A.); (K.S.R.); (R.S.); (M.G.); (A.Y.); (T.S.); (M.C.); (N.S.); (A.C.); (A.K.Y.)
- ICAR—Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi 284 003, India
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- ICAR—National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi 110 012, India;
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- ICAR—Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India; (A.); (K.S.R.); (R.S.); (M.G.); (A.Y.); (T.S.); (M.C.); (N.S.); (A.C.); (A.K.Y.)
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- Yara Fertilizers India Pvt. Ltd., Gurugram 122 010, India;
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- ICAR—Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India; (A.); (K.S.R.); (R.S.); (M.G.); (A.Y.); (T.S.); (M.C.); (N.S.); (A.C.); (A.K.Y.)
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- ICAR—Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India; (A.); (K.S.R.); (R.S.); (M.G.); (A.Y.); (T.S.); (M.C.); (N.S.); (A.C.); (A.K.Y.)
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Bana RS, Jat GS, Grover M, Bamboriya SD, Singh D, Bansal R, Choudhary AK, Kumar V, Laing AM, Godara S, Bana RC, Kumar H, Kuri BR, Yadav A, Singh T. Foliar nutrient supplementation with micronutrient-embedded fertilizer increases biofortification, soil biological activity and productivity of eggplant. Sci Rep 2022; 12:5146. [PMID: 35338233 PMCID: PMC8956703 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09247-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Micronutrient malnutrition or hidden hunger remains a major global challenge for human health and wellness. The problem results from soil micro- and macro-nutrient deficiencies combined with imbalanced fertilizer use. Micronutrient-embedded NPK (MNENPK) complex fertilizers have been developed to overcome the macro- and micro-element deficiencies to enhance the yield and nutritive value of key crop products. We investigated the effect of foliar applications of an MNENPK fertilizer containing N, P, K, Fe, Zn and B in combination with traditional basal NPK fertilizers in terms of eggplant yield, fruit nutritive quality and on soil biological properties. Applying a multi-element foliar fertilizer improved the nutritional quality of eggplant fruit, with a significant increases in the concentration of Fe (+ 26%), Zn (+ 34%), K (+ 6%), Cu (+ 24%), and Mn (+ 27%), all of which are essential for human health. Increasing supply of essential micronutrients during the plant reproductive stages increased fruit yield, as a result of improved yield parameters. The positive effect of foliar fertilizing with MNENPK on soil biological parameters (soil microbial biomass carbon, dehydrogenase, alkaline phosphatase) also demonstrated its capacity to enhance soil fertility. This study suggests that foliar fertilizing with a multi-nutrient product such as MNENPK at eggplant flowering and fruiting stages, combined with the recommended-doses of NPK fertilizers is the optimal strategy to improve the nutritional quality of eggplant fruits and increase crop yields, both of which will contribute to reduce micronutrient malnutrition and hunger globally.
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- Ram Swaroop Bana
- Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India.
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- Division of Vegetable Science, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India.
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- Division of Microbiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India.,ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, 171 001, India
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- Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India.,Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia Tech, Painter, VA, 23420, USA
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- CSIRO Agriculture & Food, St. Lucia, Brisbane, 4067, Australia
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- Division of Agricultural Physics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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- Division of Agronomy, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110 012, India
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Elerian S, El Tagy H, Munuswamy S, Singh T, De C. 38 Virtual Trauma Meeting-the Game Changer During COVID 19 Era. A Quantitative Comparative Analysis. Br J Surg 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znac039.021] [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] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Introduction
In an orthopaedic department, majority of plans and decision-making cases occur at the daily trauma meeting. With the advent of COVID-19 pandemic, it was challenging to deliver the standard care maintaining social distancing guidelines. Therefore, virtual trauma handover replaced the traditional face-to-face handover as a standalone solution. This study has tried to report on effectivity of the new virtual trauma handover process.
Method
This single centre observational study compared retrospectively collected data during pre-COVID-19 period (2019) and prospectively followed data from virtual trauma meetings during COVID 19 pandemic. The study analysed comparison of meeting start and finish time, attendance of key members, punctuality of attendees and interruptions during the handover process.
Results
Changing from face-to-face to virtual trauma meetings, average participation doubled from 9 to 18 with increased consultant attendance (Mean: 7.5 vs 2) -statistically significant (p < 0.05). Enhanced senior clinician participation helped in multidisciplinary decision making promptly. Punctuality of attendance noted as declining late arrivals in 28/34 face-to-face to 4/34 virtual meetings. Although meetings start-time remained similar overall, there was less interruptions during virtual handover and mean meeting span reduced by 13 minutes.
Conclusions
As part of adaptive changes during COVID-19 pandemic, virtual trauma handover meetings have introduced changes in delivery of existing acute trauma services. Within very few limitations, it could be an aid to improve clinician participation, easiness of having multidisciplinary opinion and decision making. Moreover, it helped to practice social distancing guidelines. Educational activities are also effectively managed through virtual meetings.
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- S. Elerian
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Hospitals, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Hospitals, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Hospitals, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Hospitals, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Hospitals, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Cheng LJ, Sanguansri L, Hlaing MM, Singh T, Shrestha P, Augustin MA. Use of vegetables for enhancing oxidative stability of omega-3 oils in the powdered state. Food Chem 2022; 370:131340. [PMID: 34662791 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.131340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
The preliminary study examined the effectiveness of various vegetables for the stabilisation of omega-3 oil powders against oxidative deterioration. Purees made from different vegetables (mushroom, brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, snow peas, tomato, and garlic) were employed for preparation of vegetable-tuna oil emulsions, which were subsequently freeze-dried into powders. Oxipres® data showed that vegetable-tuna oil powders had longer induction periods than neat tuna oil. During accelerated oxidation storage (40 °C/4weeks), eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids in the vegetable-tuna oil powders were protected against oxidation, and there were lower levels of headspace secondary and tertiary oxidation products. Whole vegetable purees were suitable protective matrices for omega-3 oils. Of the various vegetable purees examined for protective effects against omega-3 oxidation, mushroom, brussels sprouts, broccoli, and cauliflower were superior to snow peas, garlic and tomato. The antioxidant properties of phytonutrients inherent in various vegetables are likely contributors to protection of omega-3 oil powders against oxidation.
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- L J Cheng
- CSIRO Agriculture & Food, 671 Sneydes Road, Werribee, VIC 3030, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture & Food, 671 Sneydes Road, Werribee, VIC 3030, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture & Food, 671 Sneydes Road, Werribee, VIC 3030, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture & Food, 671 Sneydes Road, Werribee, VIC 3030, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture & Food, Clunies Ross Street, Black Mountain, ACT 2601, Australia
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- CSIRO Agriculture & Food, 671 Sneydes Road, Werribee, VIC 3030, Australia.
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Singh T, Aulakh R, Gupta P, Chhatwal J, Gupta P. Developing a competency-based undergraduate logbook for pediatrics: Process and lessons. J Postgrad Med 2022; 68:31-34. [PMID: 35042315 PMCID: PMC8860119 DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_617_21] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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With the first MBBS batch admitted under the new National Medical Commission (NMC) undergraduate curriculum entering pediatric clinical posting soon, creation of a Pediatric logbook in consonance with this competency-based curriculum was felt to be a need of the hour. No such document is yet available in the public domain. The logbook template, created after enormous brainstorming amongst authors, includes 176 Shows (S), Shows How (SH) and Perform (P) level competencies. These were further segregated into certifiable (23), affective domain (25) and clinic/field visits (9) leaving 51 as documentable competencies. The institutions may use this template to build their own institute-specific logbook based on the infrastructure, faculty strength, clinical patient load, student intake and preferred assessment method(s). It would also be worthwhile to integrate this with the internship logbook (and later the postgraduate one for students opting for post-graduation in pediatrics) to provide a longitudinal record of each student's trajectory of learning.
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- T Singh
- Departments of Pediatrics and Medical Education, SGRD Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kalpana Chawla Govt Medical College, Karnal, Haryana, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Webb MM, Bridges P, Aruparayil N, Chugh C, Beacon T, Singh T, Sawhney SS, Bains L, Hall R, Jayne D, Gnanaraj J, Mishra A, Culmer PR. The RAIS Device for Global Surgery: Using a Participatory Design Approach to Navigate the Translational Pathway to Clinical Use. IEEE J Transl Eng Health Med 2022; 10:3700212. [PMID: 35865752 PMCID: PMC9292337 DOI: 10.1109/jtehm.2022.3177313] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Background: Over 5 billion people worldwide have no access to surgery worldwide, typically in low-resource settings, despite it being a primary life-saving treatment. Gas Insufflation-Less Laparoscopic Surgery (GILLS) can address this inequity, by improving current GILLS instrumentation to modern surgical standards. Objective: to develop and translate a new Retractor for Abdominal Insufflation-less Surgery (RAIS) into clinical use and thus provide a context-appropriate system to advance GILLS surgery. Methods: A collaborative multidisciplinary team from the UK and India was formed, embedding local clinical stakeholders and an industry partner in defining user and contextual needs. System development was based on a phased roadmap for ‘surgical device design in low resource settings’ and embedded participatory and frugal design principles in an iterative process supported by traditional medical device design methodologies. Each phase of development was evaluated by the stakeholder team through interactive workshops using cadaveric surgical simulations. A Commercialisation phase undertook Design to Manufacture and regulatory approval activities. Clinical validation was then conducted with rural surgeons performing GILLS procedures using the RAIS system. Semi-structured questionnaires and interviews were used to evaluate device performance. Results: A set of user needs and contextual requirements were defined and formalised. System development occurred across five iterations. Stakeholder participation was instrumental in converging on a design which met user requirements. A commercial RAIS system was then produced by an industry partner under Indian regulatory approval. This was successfully used in clinical validation to conduct 12 surgical procedures at two locations in rural India. Surgical feedback showed that the RAIS system provided a valuable and usable surgical instrument which was appropriate for use in low-resource contexts. Conclusions: Using a context-specific development approach with close engagement of stakeholders was crucial to develop the RAIS system for low-resource regions. The outcome is translation from global health need into a fully realized commercial instrument which can be used by surgeons in low-resource regions across India.
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- M. Marriott Webb
- School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Department of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
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- Medical Aid International, Bedford, U.K
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- XLO Ortho Life Systems, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
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- Pd-m International, Thirsk, U.K
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- Department of Academic Surgery, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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- Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Karunya University, Coimbatore, India
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- Department of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K
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Singh T, Muscroft N, Collier N, England A. A comparison of effective dose and risk for different collimation options used in AP shoulder radiography. Radiography (Lond) 2021; 28:394-399. [PMID: 34887196 DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2021.11.007] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Radiography forms the cornerstone of the evaluation of shoulder disorders. While the benefits of radiography exceed the risks, there continues to be a compelling case for reduction of radiation exposure from diagnostic radiography. The aim of this project was to evaluate the radiation dose and risk for a variety of collimation settings used during anteroposterior (AP) shoulder radiography. METHODS This was a phantom based study where an ATOM adult dosimetry phantom was loaded with 272 thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs). Following loading, the phantom was setup for an AP shoulder X-ray projection with standard 25 × 30 cm rectangular collimation. The phantom was exposed three times and then the TLDs were removed and read. The experiment was repeated using a diamond shaped collimation and rectangular collimation with a minimum field of view to portray only relevant anatomy. Using the TLD dose measurements the effective doses and radiation risks were determined and compared. RESULTS As expected, organs neighbouring the shoulder experienced the highest absorbed doses (greater than 0.01 mGy); these organs included breast, lung and thyroid gland. The effective doses for standard rectangular, small rectangular and diamond collimation were 0.011, 0.008 and 0.016 mSv, respectively. When compared to standard collimation, a small field of view reduced effective dose by 27.3% and when moving to a diamond shape there was a 45.5% increase. The differences are likely driven by differences in the coverage of the radiosensitive lung and breast tissue. CONCLUSION By utilising a variety of different collimation settings, effective dose can be reduced. Reducing the radiation dose is both financially beneficial and results in a lower stochastic risk for patients. Image quality must also be considered when choosing different collimation settings. It stands to reason that by reducing the field size, dose will be reduced, and our study has served to quantify the effects in a practical situation. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE The utilisation of smaller/tight collimation is recommended as it offers the lowest dose when compared with other types of collimations. Although well-known this study serves to remind practitioners of the practical importance of collimation and is associated effect on effective dose and risk.
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- T Singh
- School of Allied Health Professions, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, UK
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- Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Warrington, UK
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- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Preston, UK
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- School of Allied Health Professions, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, UK; Discipline of Medical Imaging, School of Medicine, University College Cork, Ireland.
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McGunigal M, Singh T, Amarell K, Aghdam N, Paudel N, Lischalk J. Association Between Travel Distance and Use of Postoperative Radiation Therapy for Incompletely Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.1001] [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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Ahlawat P, Singh T, Gairola M, Tandon S, Purohit S, Sachdeva N, Ismail Sharief M, Dobriyal K, Krishnan A. Inter-Correlations Between Various High-Risk Pathological Factors in Resected Buccal Mucosal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.1137] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Bularga A, Wereski R, Taggart C, Lowry M, Singh T, Lee KK, Anand A, Shah ASV, Ross DA, Perry MR, Dweck MR, Newby DE, Chapman AR, Mills NL. Mechanisms of myocardial injury and clinical outcomes in patients hospitalised with suspected COVID-19. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1154] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Myocardial injury is associated with adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19. However, the prognostic role of myocardial injury in COVID-19 compared to other acute illnesses and the underlying mechanisms of injury are poorly understood.
Methods
In a prospective, multi-centre, cohort study conducted in secondary and tertiary care hospitals in Scotland, all consecutive patients with suspected COVID-19 underwent cardiac troponin (ARCHITECTSTAT high-sensitive troponin I (hs-cTnI) assay; Abbott Laboratories) testing in plasma that was surplus to clinical requirements. The results were not reported unless required by the attending clinician. We evaluated the prevalence of myocardial injury, mechanisms and outcomes in all patients. In those with any hs-cTnI concentration above the sex-specific 99th centile the diagnosis was adjudicated according to the 4th Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction. The primary outcome of all-cause mortality was compared in those with and without myocardial injury and COVID-19 by cox regression adjusted for age, sex, renal function and co-morbidities.
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A total of 2,916 (median age 69 [interquartile range, IQR 54–79] years, 53% women) consecutive patients with suspected COVID-19 were followed up for 228 [IQR 203–249] days. Myocardial injury occurred in 26% (750/2,916) with a median troponin concentration of 66 [35–178] ng/L; the prevalence was 41% (46/112) and 25% (704/2,804) in those with and without COVID-19, respectively. The most common mechanism was acute non-ischaemic myocardial injury occurring in 80% (37/46) and 71% (502/704) of patients with and without COVID-19, respectively. Type 1 myocardial infarction (2% and 4%), type 2 myocardial infarction (7% and 14%) and chronic myocardial injury (11% and 11%) were less common and only one patient had confirmed myocarditis. In patients with myocardial injury mortality was increased compared to those without (P<0.001 log rank), whether they had COVID-19 (54% [25/46] versus 26% [17/66]) or not (35% [248/704] versus 14% [294/2100]). Myocardial injury was an independent predictor of death in all patients (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 2.04, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.71 to 2.43), but this excess risk was not higher in patients with COVID-19 (aHR 1.58, 95% CI 0.75 to 3.15) compared to those without the condition (aHR 2.01, 95% CI 1.81 to 2.49).
Conclusion
Myocardial injury is common in hospitalised patients with suspected COVID-19 whether or not COVID-19 was the cause of their presentation. The majority of patients had acute non-ischaemic myocardial injury rather than a defined cardiac condition. Despite this the presence of myocardial injury was an independent predictor of death in all hospitalised patients.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): British Heart Foundation Kaplan-Meier curve for all-cause death
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- A Bularga
- University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Cardiology, London, United Kingdom
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- Western General Hospital, Regional Infectious Disease Unit, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Western General Hospital, Regional Infectious Disease Unit, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Mendell J, Shieh P, Sahenk Z, Lehman K, Lowes L, Reash N, Iammarino M, Alfano L, Powers B, Woods J, Skura C, Mao H, Staudt L, Potter R, Griffin D, Lewis S, Hu L, Upadhyay S, Singh T, Rodino-Klapac L. CLINICAL TRIAL HIGHLIGHTS. Neuromuscul Disord 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2021.07.383] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Ahlawat P, Tiwari S, Gairola M, Tandon S, Purohit S, Dobriyal K, Singh T, Krishnan A. PO-0950 Comparison between two-dose levels versus three-dose levels IMRT in head and neck cancers. Radiother Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)07401-6] [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: 12/01/2022]
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Sachdeva N, Ahlawat P, Gairola M, Tandon S, Purohit S, Sharief M, Dobriyal K, Singh T, Krishnan A. PO-0953 Impact of human papilloma virus on treatment outcomes in oropharyngeal cancer in India. Radiother Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)07404-1] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Ahlawat P, Krishnan A, Gairola M, Tandon S, Purohit S, Sachdeva N, Sharief M, Dobriyal K, Singh T. PO-1028 Inter-correlations between various high-risk pathological factors in squamous cell carcinoma tongue. Radiother Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)07479-x] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Ahlawat P, Gairola M, Purohit S, Tandon S, Sachdeva N, Sharief M, Singh T, Dobriyal K, Krishnan A. PO-0984 Impact of anterior commissure involvement in early glottic cancer treated with radical IMRT. Radiother Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)07435-1] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Hussain SA, Uppal SK, Singh T. Ultrasonographic assessment of change in omasal position during the last month of gestation and first month of lactation in buffaloes. SCHWEIZ ARCH TIERH 2021; 163:411-418. [PMID: 34097635 DOI: 10.17236/sat00305] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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INTRODUCTION This study was aimed to determine the effect of advanced pregnancy on the topography and size of the omasum in 22 healthy Murrah buffaloes. The omasum was scanned 15-20 days before and after parturition, as per the standard procedure. The dorsal and ventral margins of the omasum were identified and marked at each intercostal space (ICS). The dorsal and ventral limits up to the dorsal midline were measured. The omasum was scanned in 6th to 11th ICS during advanced pregnancy and 7th to 11th ICS after the parturition. Irrespective of the pregnancy, the dorsal and ventral margins of the omasum were located farther dorsal and close to the spine in the 6th, 7th and 11th ICS. Except in one buffalo, the omasum was scanned in four consecutive ICS during the advanced pregnancy. After parturition the omasum was scanned in four and five consecutive ICS in 17 and five buffaloes, respectively. The mean dorsal and ventral limits of the omasum increased significantly (P .
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- Division of Veterinary Clinical Medicine Ethics & Jurisprudence, Faculty of veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, India
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, India
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, India
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Elerian S, Singh T, Jagodzinski NA, Norris R, Tan S, Power D, Jones J, Rajaratnam V. 173 Early Results of a Variable-Angle Volar Locking Plate for Distal Radius Fractures: A Bi-Centre Study. Br J Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab134.122] [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] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Introduction
This study examines the clinical, functional and radiological outcomes of distal radius fracture fixation with the Aptus® (Medartis, Pennsylvania) locking plate in order to determine its efficacy and to identify notable findings related to treatment variations.
Method
This is a retrospective bi-centre study collecting patient details from a District General Hospital and a Regional Hand Unit. We assessed 61 consecutive patients with distal radius fractures (AO grade A = 19, B = 9, C = 33) fixed using Aptus® plate with a minimum of six months follow-up. Outcome measures included the DASH score, wrist range of movement and grip strength, and complications. Radiographs were reviewed to assess restoration of anatomy and union.
Results
All but two fractures united within six weeks. Mean ranges of movement were only mildly restricted compared to the normal wrist (flexion/extension = 102°; radial/ulna deviation = 53°; pronation/supination = 169°). Mean postoperative grip strength was 23.8kg which was comparable to the contralateral side at 31.5kg. The mean DASH score was 18.2. Seven patients had screws misplaced outside the distal radius although three of these remained asymptomatic.
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Variable-angle locking systems benefit from flexibility of implant positioning and may allow enhanced inter-fragmentary reduction for accurate fixation of intra-articular fractures.
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- S Elerian
- Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust Hospitals, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust Hospitals, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Birmingham University Hospitals, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Peterborough District Hospital, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham University Hospitals, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham University Hospitals, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Peterborough District Hospital, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham University Hospitals, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Laroiya I, Khare S, Irrinki S, Singh G, S.S.N., Baal A, Singh T. The significance of skin edema in advanced breast cancer and its response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Breast 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9776(21)00146-6] [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: 10/21/2022] Open
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Virk A, Joshi A, Mahajan R, Singh T. Reply to Letter to Editor regarding the article, "The power of subjectivity in competency-based assessment". J Postgrad Med 2021; 67:59-60. [PMID: 33565475 PMCID: PMC8098875 DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_1269_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- A Virk
- Adesh Medical College & Hospital, Shahabad (M), Haryana, India
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- Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India
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- Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Bathinda, Punjab, India
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- SGRD Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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The uncertainty in all spheres of higher education due to the COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on teaching-learning and assessments in medical colleges across the globe. The conventional ways of assessment are now neither possible nor practical for certifying medical graduates. This has necessitated thoughtful considerations in making adjustments to the assessment system, with most institutions transitioning to online assessments that so far have remained underutilized. Programmatic assessment encourages the deliberate and longitudinal use of diverse assessment methods to maximize learning and assessment and at present can be utilized optimally as it ensures the collection of multiple low-stake assessment data which can be aggregated for high-stake pass/fail decisions by making use of every opportunity for formative feedback to improve performance. Though efforts have been made to introduce programmatic assessment in the competency-based undergraduate curriculum, transitioning to online assessment can be a potential opportunity if the basic tenets of programmatic assessment, choice of online assessment tools, strategies, good practices of online assessments and challenges are understood and explored explicitly for designing and implementing online assessments. This paper explores the possibility of introducing online assessment with face-to-face assessment and structuring a blended programmatic assessment in competency-based medical education.
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- R Mahajan
- Department of Pharmacology, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Bathinda, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Physiology, Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Community Medicine, Adesh Medical College and Hospital, Mohri, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Medical Education, Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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