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Sharma A, Srividya A, Suresh T. Education Intervention on 'Hearing Impairment - Its Assessment and Management' among Medical Practitioners in Sikkim, India. Int Tinnitus J 2024; 27:104-112. [PMID: 38507622 DOI: 10.5935/0946-5448.20230017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND Health care providers must be aware of the choices in aural rehabilitation methods and assessment procedures available presently to those with hearing impairment in order to facilitate early identification and intervention and ensure quality of care to those hearing impaired individuals. The referrals from the medical fraternities for the audiological services are not uniform across India. Part of reason may be that awareness about the roles of and responsibilities of audiologist's is poor among medical practitioners. In some regions of India medical practitioners may be only grossly be aware of audiologists per se. They may not know enough to refer all individuals with hearing or balance disorders for the required audiological services. AIM To evaluate changes in pre survey and post survey after education intervention specifically planned for medical practitioners in the state of Sikkim, India. Education intervention included awareness about hearing impairment and its assessment and management by audiologists. METHOD A pre and post survey comparison research design with purposive convenient sampling technique was applied. Participants were medical practitioners working in geographical area of Sikkim at the time of the study. Inspection of demographic data of respondents showed that they were in their age range of 24 and 60 years and with work experience ranging 1-40 years. Participants were invited for an awareness talk which included, information about hearing loss, early identification and early intervention, tests and management of hearing loss in different age groups, need for hearing aids/cochlear implants, auditory training, and the role of an audiologist in the management of hearing loss and ways to prevent hearing loss. A pre and post awareness program responses were collected from all the participants using a customized questionnaire tool. RESULTS Respondents exhibited, in the pre-survey questionnaire, lack of awareness in many aspects of audiology, including assessing hearing impairment, diagnosing hearing loss, and the role of an audiologist. There was an overall, statistically significant difference in the level of performance on the pre-awareness and post-awareness responses. CONCLUSION Following an awareness campaign among the medical professionals in Sikkim, there was a considerable change in their level of awareness of hearing impairment, its assessment, and management by audiologists. The reach of the awareness campaign was significant as around 70% of subjects showed significant change in their knowledge and attitude towards hearing impairment, its management.
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- Anamika Sharma
- Assistant Professor, Bangalore Speech and Hearing Research Foundation, Chandrasekhar institute of Speech and Hearing, Bangalore, India
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- Assistant Professor, Bangalore Speech and Hearing Research Foundation, Chandrasekhar institute of Speech and Hearing, Bangalore, India
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- Assistant Professor, Bangalore Speech and Hearing Research Foundation, Chandrasekhar institute of Speech and Hearing, Bangalore, India
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Chattarjee P, Srividya A, Suresh T, Babu P. Adaptation of Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) in Bengali Language. Int Tinnitus J 2024; 27:113-118. [PMID: 38507623 DOI: 10.5935/0946-5448.20230018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) has been used to assess working efficiency of an individual. The self-reporting MEQ is available in English language, and its applicability to Indian scenario is limited to educated/ English proficient individuals only. Since, majority in India still depend on the regional languages for communication, it is difficult to make live translation of the questionnaire while administration and results may also vary due to tester's language proficiency. The present study focused on adapting MEQ in Bengali language. METHOD The English version of Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) was a self-assessment questionnaire consisting of 19 questions to measure whether a person's peak alertness was in the morning, evening or in between. The translation of the questionnaire was done using forward-backward-translation method by six experts in Bengali language, and was content validated by thirty native Bengali speakers. The speakers were asked to rate the questions on a 5-point rating scale with 1 being very familiar and 5 being not at all familiar. All the questions rated as 1 or 2 were considered for the Bengali version of MEQ, while those rated as 3 or above were reframed and revalidated. RESULT The Bengali version of the MEQ has good reliability (Cronbach's alpha 0.74). Item analysis revealed it as a good consistent scale for estimating the circadian type of the participants. Participants were classified into 5 Circadian types based on the cut-off scores. Majority of participants are intermediate type, followed by Morningness. CONCLUSION The application of MEQ will help in management of tinnitus.
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- Priyanka Chattarjee
- MASLP, Dr.S.R.Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing, Lingarajapuram, Bangalore, India
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- Associate professor, BSHRF, Dr. S.R.Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing, Lingarajapuram, Bangalore, India
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- Associate professor, BSHRF, Dr. S.R.Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing, Lingarajapuram, Bangalore, India
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- Biostatistician, BSHRF, Dr. S.R.Chandrasekhar Institute of Speech and Hearing, Lingarajapuram, Bangalore, India
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Suresh T, Brijet Z, Subha TD. Imbalanced medical disease dataset classification using enhanced generative adversarial network. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2023; 26:1702-1718. [PMID: 36322625 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2022.2134729] [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: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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In general, the imbalanced dataset is a major issue in health applications. The medical data classification faces the imbalanced count of data samples, here at least one class forms only a very small minority of the data, but it is a drawback of most of the machine learning algorithms. The medical datasets are mostly imbalanced in its class labels. When the dataset is imbalanced, the existing classification algorithms typically perform badly on minority class cases. To deal the class imbalance issue, an enhanced generative adversarial network (E-GAN) is proposed in this article. The proposed approach is the consolidation of deep convolutional generative adversarial network and modified convolutional neural network (DCG-MCNN). Initially, the imbalanced data is converted into balanced data in pre-processing process. Data preprocessing comprise of data cleaning, data normalization, data transformation and data reduction using Radius Synthetic minority oversampling technique (RSMOTE) method. The DCG is considered for balancing the dataset generating extra samples under training dataset. This training dataset based, the medical disease classification is enhanced by modified CNN diagnosis model. The proposed system performed is executed in MATLAB. The performance analysis is implemented under the Breast Cancer Wisconsin Dataset that provides the higher maximum geometry mean (MGM) of 8.686, 2.931 and 5.413%, and higher Matthews's correlation coefficient (MCC) of 9.776, 1.841 and 5.413% compared to the existing methods.
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- T Suresh
- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, R.M.K. Engineering college, Kavaraipettai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Velammal Engineering College, Surapet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, R.M.K. Engineering college, Kavaraipettai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Wang JD, Sebastian C, Walther Z, Suresh T, Lacy J, Zhang X, Jain D. An Appraisal of Immunohistochemical Stain Use in Hepatic Metastasis Highlights the Effectiveness of the Individualized, Case-Based Approach: Analysis of Data From a Tertiary Care Medical Center. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2023; 147:185-192. [PMID: 35512224 DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2021-0457-oa] [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] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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CONTEXT.— Liver biopsy plays an important role in the clinical management of metastases and often requires workup using immunohistochemical (IHC) markers, but the approach varies among institutions. OBJECTIVE.— To evaluate the utility of a morphologic pattern-based, individualized approach in the workup of hepatic metastases. DESIGN.— All liver biopsies with metastasis between 2015 and 2018 were identified from our institutional database and were reviewed. The morphologic pattern of the metastasis and IHC markers used in each case were recorded. The final identification of primary site of the tumor was assessed based on all the available clinicopathologic data. The academic ranking and practice pattern of the pathologist signing out the case were also recorded. RESULTS.— A total of 406 liver biopsies with metastasis were identified, and the cases were classified as adenocarcinoma (253 of 406; 62%), carcinoma not otherwise specified (12 of 406; 3%), neuroendocrine neoplasm (54 of 406; 13%), poorly differentiated carcinoma (43 of 406; 11%), nonepithelial tumor (24 of 406; 6%), and squamous cell carcinoma (20 of 406; 5%). The primary site was unknown in 39% (158 of 406) at the time of liver biopsy. A primary site was determined in 97% (395 of 406) of all cases, and only 3% (11 of 406) remained true carcinoma of unknown primary. The average number of IHC markers/case in patients with known primary was 2.6, compared with 5.9 with an initial unknown primary and 9.5 in cases of true carcinoma of unknown primary. CONCLUSIONS.— An individualized, case-based approach seems to be highly cost-effective and uses fewer IHC markers compared with preset panels that often comprise 10 or more IHC markers.
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- Jeff D Wang
- From the Department of Pathology (Wang, Sebastian, Walther, Zhang, Jain), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- From the Department of Pathology (Wang, Sebastian, Walther, Zhang, Jain), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- From the Department of Pathology (Wang, Sebastian, Walther, Zhang, Jain), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- From the Section of Medical Oncology (Suresh, Lacy), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- From the Section of Medical Oncology (Suresh, Lacy), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- From the Department of Pathology (Wang, Sebastian, Walther, Zhang, Jain), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- From the Department of Pathology (Wang, Sebastian, Walther, Zhang, Jain), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.,Authors Zhang and Jain contributed equally
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Suresh T, Jayakumar K, Selvakumar G, Ramprakash S. Experimental Investigation on Improvement of Machinability of SS 304 Through Multipass Cutting in WEDM. Arab J Sci Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13369-022-07508-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Kushala KB, Nithin MS, Girisha SK, Dheeraj SB, Sowndarya NS, Puneeth TG, Suresh T, Naveen Kumar BT, Vinay TN. Fish immune responses to natural infection with carp edema virus (Koi sleepy disease): An emerging fish disease in India. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2022; 130:624-634. [PMID: 36126841 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.09.012] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Emerging pathogen, carp edema virus (CEV) causes koi sleepy disease (KSD) in Koi and common carp causing severe mortalities worldwide. In the present study, a total of 150 fish species belonging to eight different families were sampled from the ornamental fish retailers and farms, located in Karnataka, India. The OIE protocol viz., level-I, II and III diagnoses confirmed the infection of CEV in 10 koi fish. Interestingly, other fish species belonging to different fish family including cyprinidae family were negative to CEV. Further, CEV infection was confirmed by sequencing (partial 4a gene); it showed the similarity with that of CEV reported from India and Germany strains with similarity of 97.4-99.94% and belonged to genogroup IIa. TEM analysis of purified CEV, in vivo cohabitation and tissue infection experiments confirmed the CEV infection. In addition, viral load was significantly higher (106-7 copies) in koi collected from Dakshina Kannada than of Bengaluru (103-4 copies). To understand the host-pathogen interaction, different organs such as gill, kidney, liver and spleen from naturally (CEV) infected koi were used to study the immune gene responses by using eight innate and one adaptive immune response. Results indicated that TNF-α, RohTNF-α, iNOS, IFN-γ and IL-10, and catalyze β-2M of MHC class I pathway genes were upregulated in koi. Higher expression of immune genes during the CEV infection may have inhibited viral replication and mount an antigenic adaptive response. Similar to other viral infections, interferon-γ play an important role during poxvirus infections. Quantification of immune genes in infected fish will provide insights into the host responses and provide valuable information to devise intervention strategies to prevent and control disease due to CEV.
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- K B Kushala
- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, Mangalore, 575002, Karnataka, India
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, Mangalore, 575002, Karnataka, India
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, Mangalore, 575002, Karnataka, India.
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, Mangalore, 575002, Karnataka, India
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, Mangalore, 575002, Karnataka, India
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, Mangalore, 575002, Karnataka, India
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, Mangalore, 575002, Karnataka, India
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- College of Fisheries, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, 141004, Punjab, India.
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, MRC Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600028, India
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Khatoon H, Sahana NS, Suresh T, Renuga S. Role of a dentist in early diagnosis of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: A rare case report. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol 2022; 26:425. [PMID: 36588840 PMCID: PMC9802520 DOI: 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_92_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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a rare multisystem disease characterized by a triad of necrotizing granulomas affecting the upper and lower respiratory tract, vasculitis and glomerulonephritis. Oral lesions are seen in 6-13% of cases, although not life threatening but might be the first symptoms reported by the patient. Here we present a case of gingival growth, later diagnosed as GPA owing to the timely recognition by the dentist. A 33-year-old female reported for evaluation of soft tissue growth in her lower left back tooth region present for past 3 months. She had no relevant medical or family history. Clinically it looked like a benign hypertrophic gingival enlargement. The histopathological picture was suggestive of vasculitis and nonspecific granuloma formation. On further examination altered Renal Function Test and cavitating granulomas were noted in her lungs along with a positive cytoplasmic ANCA (c-ANCA) test which led to the diagnosis of GPA.
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- Hajira Khatoon
- Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Narasimhulu K, Abarna KTM, Kumar BS, Suresh T. A novel sampling-based visual topic models with computational intelligence for big social health data clustering. J Supercomput 2022; 78:9619-9641. [PMID: 35068687 PMCID: PMC8767532 DOI: 10.1007/s11227-021-04300-7] [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] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Twitter is a popular social network for people to share views or opinions on various topics. Many people search for health topics through Twitter; thus, obtaining a vast amount of social health data from Twitter is possible. Topic models are widely used for social health-care data clustering. These models require prior knowledge about the clustering tendency. Determining the number of clusters of given social health data is known as the health cluster tendency. Visual techniques, including visual assessment of the cluster tendency, cosine-based, and multiviewpoint-based cosine similarity features VAT (MVCS-VAT), are used to identify social health cluster tendencies. The recent MVCS-VAT technique is superior to others; however, it is the most expensive technique for big social health data cluster assessment. Thus, this paper aims to enhance the work of the MVCS-VAT using a sampling technique to address the big social health data assessment problem. Experimental is conducted on different health datasets for demonstrating an efficiency of proposed work. Accuracy of social health data clustering is improved at a rate of 5 to 10% in the proposed S-MVCS-VAT when compared to MVCS-VAT. From obtained results, it also proved that the proposed S-MVCS-VAT is a faster and memory efficient for discovering social health data clusters.
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- Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamilnadu India
- Department of CSE, Rajeev Gandhi Memorial College of Engineering & Technology, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh India
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- Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamilnadu India
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Puneeth TG, Pallavi B, Vilasini U, Kushala KB, Nithin MS, Girisha SK, Suresh T. Large scale mortality in cultured Nile tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus): natural co-infection with Aeromonas hydrophila and Streptococcus iniae. Iran J Vet Res 2022; 23:219-228. [PMID: 36425608 PMCID: PMC9681984 DOI: 10.22099/ijvr.2022.41796.6084] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nile tilapia is a highly valuable fish in the aquaculture sector. A culture farm has reported heavy mortalities of tilapia. AIMS The present study aimed to identify the etiological agent responsible for the heavy mortality in cage cultured tilapia. METHODS The moribund and freshly dead fishes were analyzed for clinical signs. Biochemical and molecular characterizations were performed to identify the etiological agents of the disease. Also, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was used to detect the presence of the virulence genes. The susceptibility of the isolates to various antibiotics was tested by the disk diffusion method. RESULTS The results of the biochemical tests and PCR assay confirmed that co-infection with Aeromonas hydrophila, and Streptococcus iniae was responsible for the disease severity. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene showed that A. hydrophila and S. iniae isolates shared 99% and 98% sequence homology with A . hydrophila and S. iniae previously deposited in the Genbank database. The multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) index of A. hydrophila was 0.16 and that of S. iniae was 0.71. The PCR test revealed that both pathogens harbored numerous virulence factors. The experimental infection study confirmed that the synergistic action of A. hydrophila and S. iniae led to increased mortality in tilapia. Histopathological changes were observed in the liver and spleen tissues of the co-infected fishes. CONCLUSION These findings indicate that the disease outbreak in the tilapia culture farm occurred as a result of co-infection by A. hydrophila and S. iniae.
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- T. G. Puneeth
- Ph.D. Student in Fisheries Microbiology, Department of Aquatic Animal Health Management, College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Mangalore-575 002, India;
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Health Management, College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Mangalore-575 002, India
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Health Management, College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Mangalore-575 002, India
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- Ph.D. Student in Fisheries Microbiology, Department of Aquatic Animal Health Management, College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Mangalore-575 002, India;
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Health Management, College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Mangalore-575 002, India
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Health Management, College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Mangalore-575 002, India,Correspondence: S. K. Girisha, Department of Aquatic Animal Health Management, College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Mangalore-575 002, India. E-mail:
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Health Management, College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Mangalore-575 002, India
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Nayaka MS, Suresh T, Manjappa S, Suresh B. Hydrochemistry and Application of GIS in Groundwater Quality in Nagalapura Taluk, Bellary District, Karnataka, India. NEPT 2021. [DOI: 10.46488/nept.2021.v20i05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The assessment of groundwater quality is essential for the conservation of natural resources. Hence, this study aims to assess the hydrochemistry of groundwater in and around the Nagalapura Taluk in Bellary district, Karnataka, India. The groundwater quality variables are mapped using a Geographic Information System (GIS). For the hypothesis, the mean value of ten groundwater quality variables was obtained from 50 bore well samples (2016-2018). To assess the lead ions and type of water, the USSL, SAR, and Na% were measured. Ionic ratio and Gibbs graphs were used to demonstrate the chemical reactions in the water samples. ArcGIS was used for spatial analysis of the quality variables. The results showed the order of Cl- > SO42- > HCO3- with water types Na+-Cl- and Cl-, and the order of Na+ > Mg++ > Ca++ > K+ with Na+ and Mg++ as the dominant anion and cation, respectively. The hydrochemistry of groundwater is determined by the geological structure in 64 percent of the water samples examined. The Wilcox diagram shows that no-alkali exposure to the crops is expected. Forty one samples (82%) fit within the C3-S1 group; this category is fit for irrigational needs. Only 01 and 03 samples showed maximum SAR during two seasons like pre-monsoon and post-monsoon periods. The maps showed that groundwater in the selected sites is usually of higher quality, whereas the presence of dolomite indicates a reduction in water quality.
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Ferris MJ, Sun K, Savard C, Suresh T, Mishra MV. Factors Related to Small- and Mid-Capitalization Pharmaceutical Company Success Using Stock Performance as a Surrogate. Cureus 2021; 13:e18210. [PMID: 34692353 PMCID: PMC8526070 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.18210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Background Developing novel pharmaceuticals demands substantial investment despite high uncertainty of success and ultimate market value. While many established drug companies are highly profitable and have large portfolios of diversified assets, much of new drug innovation, a very high-risk, high-reward gambit, stems from smaller companies striving to bring their first products to market. While drug costs, and thus pharmaceutical company profits, can be controversial, it is unquestionable that the products from these companies provide great benefit to humanity. Hence, the ongoing success of the industry as a whole is quite relevant from a public health perspective. Methodology We sought to investigate factors influencing pharmaceutical company success using company stock performance on major US indices as a surrogate. As the profitability of large-capitalization (cap) pharmaceutical companies is well established, we focused on small- and mid-cap companies in this analysis. Small- and mid-cap pharmaceutical companies (both currently active and now defunct) and historical share prices were captured, including company details and the nature of drug pipelines. Funding by US academia was acquired via CMS.gov Open Payments and categorized into contributions < or ≥$100,000. Stock performance was considered good (+ ≥25%), mediocre (±25%), or poor (- ≥25%). Univariate and multivariate associations were assessed. Results Of the 420 companies included in the analysis, 101 (24%) had good, 76 (18%) mediocre, and 243 (58%) poor performance. The following were associated with performance in univariate analysis: initial public offering (IPO) price (P < 0.001), time from IPO (P < 0.001), number of drug programs (P = 0.019), and academic funding (P = 0.00013), with trend for diverse pipelines (both oncology and nononcology programs under development) (P = 0.069). On multivariate analysis, IPO price was inversely associated (P < 0.0001), while academic funding (P < 0.0001) and more drug programs (P = 0.0025) were positively associated with performance. Analysis of pharmaceutical IPOs since 2000 suggests a 20% rate of outright company failure. Conclusions The majority of included companies had lackluster stock performance, suggestive of low potential for drug development success and high probability of financial disaster. Robust drug pipelines and academic collaboration seem to be strongly related to company success.
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- Matthew J Ferris
- Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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- Radiation Oncology/Statistician, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, USA
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- Medical Oncology, Virginia Cancer Specialists, Fairfax, USA
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- Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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Kalli S, Suresh T, Prasanth A, Muthumanickam T, Mohanram K. An effective motion object detection using adaptive background modeling mechanism in video surveillance system. IFS 2021. [DOI: 10.3233/jifs-210563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Automatic moving object detection has gained increased research interest due to its widespread applications like security provision, traffic monitoring, and various types of anomalies detection, etc. In the video surveillance system, the video is processed for the detection of motion objects in a step-by-step process. However, the detection has become complex and less effective due to various complex constraints. To obtain an effective performance in the detection of motion objects, this research work focuses to develop an automatic motion object detection system based on the statistical properties of video and supervised learning. In this paper, a novel Background Modeling mechanism is proposed with the help of a Biased Illumination Field Fuzzy C-means algorithm to detect the moving objects more accurately. Here, the non-stationary pixels are separated from stationary pixels through the Background Subtraction. Afterward, the Biased Illumination Field Fuzzy C-means approach has accomplished to improve the segmentation accuracy through clustering under noise and varying illumination conditions. The performance of the proposed algorithm compared with conventional methods in terms of accuracy, precision, recall, and F- measure.
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- SivaNagiReddy Kalli
- Department of Electronics and CommunicationEngineering, Sridevi Women’s Engineering College, JNTU Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Department of Electronics and CommunicationEngineering, R.M.K. Engineering College, India
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- Department of Electronics andCommunication Engineering, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumpudur, India
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- Department of Electronics and CommunicationEngineering, Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College, India
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- Department of Electronics and CommunicationEngineering, Sridevi Women’s Engineering College, JNTU Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Suresh T, Bastian TS, Mujib BRA. Cytomorphometric analysis of squames obtained from normal mucosa, leukoplakia and oral squamous cell carcinoma. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol 2021; 25:202. [PMID: 34349442 PMCID: PMC8272478 DOI: 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_455_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Introduction Exfoliative cytology is becoming increasingly important in the early diagnosis of oral cancers, as a procedure for obtaining cell samples, which can be analyzed by sophisticated diagnostic techniques. Quantitative techniques, based on the evaluation of parameters such as nucleus area, cytoplasm area and nucleus-to-cytoplasm area ratio, may increase the sensitivity of exfoliative cytology for early diagnosis of oral cancers, since these techniques are precise, objective and reproducible. Objectives This study was undertaken to employ the cytomorphometric quantitative techniques to determine the value of exfoliative cytology and to assess this method to analyze the effectiveness in providing additional diagnostic test for the detection of early oral malignancy. Materials and Methods The study consisted of three groups. The experimental group comprised of 20 subjects with oral leukoplakia and 20 subjects with oral squamous cell carcinoma of the buccal mucosa. The control group comprised of 10 apparently healthy subjects. They were subjected to clinical examination and cytosmear of the buccal mucosa. A standard wooden tongue spatula/metal spatula moistened with normal saline was used to obtain scrapings of buccal mucosa. The scrapings were spread on plain glass slides and immediately fixed in Biofix spray, followed by staining with the Papanicolaou technique. Then, the microscopic pictures were captured onto a computer and are cytomorphometrically analyzed using an image analyzer. Since this study involved multiple groups, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for comparing the parameters for multiple groups. Where significant difference was seen, the ANOVA test was followed by Mann-Whitney test, for pairwise comparison. Results The mean count of nuclear area and nuclear diameter showed an increase from Group I to Group II, Group I to Group III and Group II to Group III, which was statistically significant. The mean count of cell area and cell diameter showed a decrease from Group I to Group II, Group I to Group III and Group II to Group III, which was statistically significant. The mean count of nuclear/cytoplasm area ratio showed an increase from Group I to Group II, Group I to Group III and Group II to Group III, which was statistically significant. Conclusion With the advancements in the field of quantitative exfoliative cytology, interest in oral cytology has once again emerged in the diagnosis of oral premalignancy and malignancy. Computer-aided analysis with the sophisticated software increases the speed and accuracy of cytological measurements, which are repeatable. These versatile systems facilitate quantitative oral cytological assessments, which may become a viable procedure for the early detection of oral premalignancy and malignancy.
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- T Suresh
- Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Mahe Institute of Dental Science, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davangere, Karnataka, India
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Mascarenhas A, Dabholkar N, Narvekar J, Prabhudesai S, Ghatkar S, Ansari S, Maurya P, Desa E, Lokapure A, Nagvekar S, Navelkar G, Madhan R, Vijayan F, Shetye V, Fernandes L, Afzulpurkar S, Suresh T. Technology Demonstration of a Novel Seabed Resident Event-Driven Profiling System. CURR SCI INDIA 2021. [DOI: 10.18520/cs/v120/i4/622-627] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Puneeth TG, Baliga P, Girisha SK, Shekar M, Nithin MS, Suresh T, Naveen Kumar BT. Complete genome analysis of a red seabream iridovirus (RSIV) isolated from Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) in India. Virus Res 2020; 291:198199. [PMID: 33080247 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2020.198199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Red sea bream iridovirus (RSIV) is the causative agent of the iridoviral disease with high mortality rates in cultured fish. Our laboratory reported the first case of RSIV infection in India which resulted in mass mortalities of Asian seabass, Lates calcarifer. The RSIV-LC strain isolated from infected fish was subjected to complete genome sequencing and analysis. The complete genome of RSIV-LC was found to be of 111,557 bp in size having a G + C content of 53 %. The complete genome has 114 open reading frames (ORFs) of which 38 ORFs were predicted as functional proteins while the rest were hypothetical proteins. Among the ORFs 26 were found to be core genes reported earlier to be homologous in iridovirus complete genomes. Phylogenetic tree constructed based on the 26 core gene sequences, major capsid protein and ATPase genes revealed RSIV-LC in this study to belong to the genus Megalocytivirus of the RSIV-Genotype II. The present study provides the first report of the complete genome sequence and annotation of the RSIV strain isolated from India.
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- T G Puneeth
- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, Mangalore, 575002, Karnataka, India
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, Mangalore, 575002, Karnataka, India
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, Mangalore, 575002, Karnataka, India.
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, Mangalore, 575002, Karnataka, India
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, Mangalore, 575002, Karnataka, India
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, Mangalore, 575002, Karnataka, India
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- College of Fisheries, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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Girisha SK, Kushala KB, Nithin MS, Puneeth TG, Naveen Kumar BT, Vinay TN, Suresh T, Ajay SK, Venugopal MN, Ramesh KS. First report of the infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) infection in ornamental fishes in India. Transbound Emerg Dis 2020; 68:964-972. [PMID: 33448668 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.13793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV), a member of family iridoviridae, reported for the first time in a wide range of ornamental fish species in India. Significant mortalities during the year 2018-19 were reported from a number of retailers in the region with various clinical signs. The samples of moribund, dead and apparently healthy ornamental fishes were collected from retailers, located in three districts of Karnataka, India. Out of 140 fish samples, 16 samples (11.42%) representing 10 different fish species were found positive to ISKNV by OIE listed primers and same samples were reported to amplify the major capsid protein (MCP) gene of ISKNV. Further, sequence analysis of MCP gene showed that all strains detected in this study were closely related to other documented isolates from different countries with an identity ranging from 98.76% to 100%. Further, they clustered in the clade of ISKNV, during the phylogenetic analysis. The sequence similarity was high (99.94%) to ISKNV strains from Japan, Australia and Malaysia. This is the first report of an ISKNV infection in India. Moreover, out of 10 ISKNV-positive fish species, three species were reported positive to ISKNV for the first time in the world. Further, the in vitro experiment showed the growth of virus in Asian sea bass cell line, which is a natural host of ISKNV. Therefore, considering the lethal nature of megalocytiviruses to infect a vast range of species, proper biosecurity measures need to be taken to control these emerging pathogens.
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- S K Girisha
- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, India
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, India
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, India
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, India
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- Department of Aquatic Environment, College of Fisheries, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research - Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai, India
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, India
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, India
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, India
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- College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Matsyanagar, India
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Ferris MJ, Sun K, Savard C, Suresh T, Mishra MV. Factors related to drug pipeline success for oncology companies using stock performance as a surrogate. J Clin Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.e19405] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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e19405 Background: Developing oncology drugs demands substantial investment despite high uncertainty of success and ultimate market value. High drug costs have become subject to recent controversy. We sought to analyze factors influencing success in bringing new drugs to market using stock performance as a surrogate. Methods: Stock screeners and lists of initial public offerings (IPOs) captured small and mid-cap drug companies with share price ≥ $1.00 on major US indices. Share price was obtained from IPO to 03/09/2019. Company websites provided: headquarters (HQ) location, number/nature of drug programs (oncology vs. not, immunotherapy, gene editing, RNA-targeted, CAR-T). Funding to physicians and teaching hospitals (CMS funding) was acquired via CMS.gov Open Payments, and categorized into contributions < or ≥ $100,000. Stock performance was considered good (+ ≥25%), average (+/- 25%), or poor (- ≥25%). Univariate and multivariate associations were assessed for all companies; a subset analysis included only oncology-focused companies. Results: 420 companies were included. 101 companies (24%) had good, 76 average (18%), and 243 poor (58%) performance. Associated with performance in univariate analysis: IPO price ( P < 0.001), time from IPO ( P < 0.001), number of drug programs ( P = 0.019), and CMS funding ( P = 0.00013), with a strong trend for diverse pipelines that included both oncology and non-oncology programs ( P = 0.069). On multivariable analysis, IPO price was inversely associated ( P < 0.0001), while CMS funding ( P < 0.0001) and greater number of drug programs ( P = 0.0025) were positively associated with performance. Within the sub-analysis of oncology companies, 178 were included. 44 (24.7%) had good, 30 (16.9%) average, and 104 (58.4%) poor performance. The following were associated with performance on univariate analysis: IPO price ( P < 0.001), time from IPO ( P < 0.001), HQ location ( P = 0.009), diverse pipelines (P = 0.016), and CMS funding ( P < 0.001). On multivariable analysis, IPO price was inversely associated ( P < 0.0001), while California HQ location ( P < 0.01), diverse pipelines ( P = 0.028), and CMS funding ( P = 0.0002) were positively associated with performance. Conclusions: The majority of included companies had lackluster stock performance suggestive of low potential for drug success and high probability of financial disaster during development. Diverse pipelines and academic collaboration seem to be strongly related to success. This is the first study to demonstrate association between CMS funding and pharmaceutical stock performance.
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- Matthew J. Ferris
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Hematology & Oncology, University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health, Bel Air, MD
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Dewan A, Chufal KS, Tandon S, Ahmad I, Suresh T, Dewan A, Pahuja A. A case report evaluating combined effect of intensity-modulated radiotherapy and deep inspiratory breath-hold for mediastinal lymphoma: A dosimetric analysis. Lung India 2020; 37:57-62. [PMID: 31898622 PMCID: PMC6961102 DOI: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_88_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Excellent survival has been reported after combined modality treatment in bulky mediastinal Hodgkin's lymphoma. Late effects such as cardiac morbidity and secondary cancers have been reported after radiotherapy (RT), especially in young adults. Advanced RT techniques such as deep inspiratory breath-hold (DIBH), intensity-modulated RT (IMRT), and volumetric arc therapy have been used recently to reduce these late effects with encouraging results. We hereby present a case report evaluating combined effect of DIBH and IMRT in a young adult with mediastinal lymphoma.
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- Abhinav Dewan
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Medical Physics, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India
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Suresh T, Vetrivel S, Gopinath S, Arul Jothi R. A new organic nonlinear optical material: L-asparagine cetrimonium bromide single crystal for photonic applications. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cdc.2019.100232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ashwin PS, Suresh T. Assessment of oral health status and developmental disturbances of oral structures among endosulfan victims of Kasaragod District, Kerala. J Indian Assoc Public Health Dent 2019. [DOI: 10.4103/jiaphd.jiaphd_38_19] [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: 11/04/2022] Open
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Suresh T, Sharma J, Goel S, Kovac E, Gao Q, Gartrell B. Patient Characteristics at Prostate Cancer Diagnosis in Different Races at an Academic Center Serving a Diverse Population. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2018; 17:139-144. [PMID: 30655076 DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2018.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 08/09/2018] [Revised: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/01/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND In the United States, the prostate cancer (PCa) incidence and death rate has been greater in non-Hispanic black (NHB) men than in non-Hispanic white (NHW) men and slightly lower in Hispanic men than in NHW men. We compared the sociodemographic and baseline prognostic factors at the diagnosis of PCa in different races/ethnicities at a large, academic center serving an ethnically diverse population. METHODS The Montefiore Medical Center Cancer Registry was used to generate a comprehensive list of all patients with PCa diagnosed from 2004 to 2014. The clinical Looking Glass (a proprietary searchable database of patient information) and individual patient medical record review were used to obtain data, including age at diagnosis, socioeconomic status (SES), clinical Gleason score, clinical stage, and prostate-specific antigen level at diagnosis. The patients were classified by self-identified race/ethnicity as Hispanic, NHB, NHW, or other. The χ2 test was used for categorical variables, and analysis of variance or the Kruskal-Wallis test was used for continuous variables. RESULTS We identified 2352 patients with newly diagnosed PCa during the study period, including 778 Hispanic, 1046 NHB, 486 NHW, and 42 other. The NHW men were significantly older at diagnosis (Hispanic, 63.2 years; NHB, 63.4 years; NHW, 67 years; other, 63.0 years; P < .0001). The mean SES for the Hispanic and NHB men was significantly lower (SES below average: Hispanic, 92.8%; NHB, 91.3%; NHW, 56.6%; other, 75%; P < .0001). The Gleason score at diagnosis differed among these race groups (Gleason score ≤6 PCa: Hispanic, 42.8%; NHB, 39.1%; NHW, 52.2%; other, 50%; Gleason score 8-10: Hispanic, 15.8%; NHB, 17.6%; NHW, 14.3%; other, 16.7%; P = .0005). The proportion of men with metastatic disease at diagnosis also differed significantly among the groups (Hispanic, 7.5%; NHB, 9.0%; NHW, 4.3%; other, 9.5%; P = .0139). Using pairwise comparisons, the odds ratio for a higher Gleason score at presentation between NHB and NHW was 1.592 (P < .001) and was 1.378 for Hispanic versus NHW (P = .0200). The pairwise comparison for metastatic disease at diagnosis showed an odds ratio of 2.186 for NHB versus NHW (P = .0087). After adjusting for SES, the odds ratio for a higher Gleason score comparing NHB and NHW was 1.55 (P = .001). Although the odds of metastatic disease were greater in Hispanic men than in NHW men (odds ratio, 1.784), the differences were not statistically significant (P = .1197). CONCLUSIONS At our center, the clinical features of men from different racial groups differed significantly at the time of newly diagnosed PCa. Differences included age at diagnosis, SES, Gleason score, and proportion with metastatic disease. Our pairwise comparisons between different ethnic groups suggested that PCa in Hispanic men might be more similar to that in NHB than to that in NHW patients and are generally more aggressive at diagnosis.
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- Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Urology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Epidemiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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Dewan A, Chufal KS, Dewan AK, Pahuja A, Mehrotra K, Singh R, Chaudhary RL, Suresh T, Mishra M, Sundari AV, Bommera S, Narang R, Pathak P, Mitra S, Sharma SK, Gairola M. Simultaneous integrated boost by Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (SIB-IMRT) in patients undergoing breast conserving surgery – A clinical and dosimetric perspective. J Egypt Natl Canc Inst 2018; 30:165-171. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnci.2018.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2018] [Revised: 10/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Senthil Kumar S, Muthuselvam P, Pugalenthi V, Subramanian N, Ramkumar KM, Suresh T, Suzuki T, Rajaguru P. Toxicoproteomic analysis of human lung epithelial cells exposed to steel industry ambient particulate matter (PM) reveals possible mechanism of PM related carcinogenesis. Environ Pollut 2018; 239:483-492. [PMID: 29684875 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.04.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 01/11/2018] [Revised: 03/25/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Toxicoproteomic analysis of steel industry ambient particulate matter (PM) that contain high concentrations of PAHs and metals was done by treating human lung cancer cell-line, A549 and the cell lysates were analysed using quantitative label-free nano LC-MS/MS. A total of 18,562 peptides representing 1576 proteins were identified and quantified, with 196 proteins had significantly altered expression in the treated cells. Enrichment analyses revealed that proteins associated to redox homeostsis, metabolism, and cellular energy generation were inhibited while, proteins related to DNA damage and repair and other stresses were over expressed. Altered activities of several tumor associated proteins were observed. Protein-protein interaction network and biological pathway analysis of these differentially expressed proteins were carried out to obtain a systems level view of proteome changes. Together it could be inferred that PM exposure induced oxidative stress which could have lead into DNA damage and tumor related changes. However, lowering of cellular metabolism, and energy production could reduce its ability to overcome these stress. This kind of disequilibrium between the DNA damage and ability of the cells to repair the DNA damage may lead into genomic instability that is capable of acting as the driving force during PM induced carcinogenesis.
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- S Senthil Kumar
- Bharathidasan Institute of Technology, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Bharathidasan Institute of Technology, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Bharathidasan Institute of Technology, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Bharathidasan Institute of Technology, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- SRM Research Institute, SRM University, Kattankulathur, 603203, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Division of Molecular Target and Gene Therapy Products, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo, 250-9501, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Target and Gene Therapy Products, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo, 250-9501, Japan
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- Bharathidasan Institute of Technology, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Chandrakala J, Vidya M, Hemavathy S, Srinath S, Suresh T, Yadav TS. Estimation of silver nucleolar organizer regions in oral lichen planus, oral lichenoid reactions and oral lichenoid dysplasia. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol 2018; 21:454. [PMID: 29391726 PMCID: PMC5763874 DOI: 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_69_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Aims and Objective: (1) To study the clinical and histological features of oral lichen planus, oral lichenoid reaction (OLR) and oral lichenoid dysplasia (OLD). (2) To estimate and compare the silver nucleolar organizer regions in OLR and OLD. Materials and Methods: A total of 40 biopsies were studied; sections were divided as study group, which consists of OLP, OLR and OLD each of 10 cases and 10 biopsies of normal oral mucosa as control group. Sections were stained by silver staining technique and total number of silver stained nucleolar organizer regions (AgNORs) were counted in nucleoli of 100 cells in each section under x100 objective (oil immersion). Results: Our study revealed that the difference between the (AgNOR) count of OLP (2.272 ± 0.09) and OLR (2.27 ± 0.073) is not statistically significant (P = 0.81). The mean AgNOR count of OLD (2.388 ± 0.043) compared to that of OLP (2.272 ± 0.09) and OLR (2.27 ± 0.073) showed an increase and it is statistically highly significant (P = 0.002 and P = 0.003, respectively). Conclusion: AgNOR count is an objective test, which has stronger biological basis for diagnosing epithelial dysplasia. It is easy to perform, inexpensive and is performed on biopsied specimen. However, this technique cannot differentiate OLP and OLR, as there is no much difference in the proliferative activity of cells in these two lesions. It is reasonable to suggest that all biopsy tissues from lichenoid lesions where dysplastic features are observed in routine histopathological sections should be additionally stained by silver technique to ascertain dysplastic status of the lesion. Clinical Significance: This is an improved diagnostic parameter, which will help pathologists to formulate more definitive final histopathological diagnosis and will in turn facilitate the formulation of patient treatment and follow-up care by clinicians.
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- J Chandrakala
- Department of Oral Pathology, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Sri Rajiv Gandhi College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Kiragi S, Ranganath B, Suresh T. Craniofacial anthropometric measurements of selected communities in Kolar region. J ANAT SOC INDIA 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jasi.2017.08.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Suresh T, Vijayakumar V, Kumar LJ, Sarveswari S, Jotani MM, Otero-de-la-Roza A, Tan YS, Tiekink ER. Hydrogen bonding in 2,6-bis(4-fluorophenyl)-3,5-dimethylpiperidin-4-one methanol solvate. Z KRIST-CRYST MATER 2016. [DOI: 10.1515/zkri-2015-1915] [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: 11/15/2022]
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The crystal structure analysis of a 2,6-diaryl 4-piperidone derivative, isolated as a mono-methanol solvate, reveals that both the piperidone and the methanol molecule lie on a crystallographic mirror plane. A chair conformation is found for the piperidone ring with the aryl and methyl groups in equatorial positions. The most prominent feature of the molecular packing is the formation of supramolecular zigzag chains mediated by amine-N–H···O(methanol) and hydroxyl-O–H···N(amine) hydrogen bonds, i.e. the methanol molecule serves as a bridge between piperidone molecules. The molecular structure is compared with that determined in an unsolvated form and the gas-phase equilibrium structure, obtained using density-functional theory (DFT); differences relate, in the main, to the relative dispositions of the aryl rings. An analysis of the Hirshfeld surfaces of the experimental structures indicates very similar relative contributions with the notable exception being the contribution by O···H/H···O which at 13.7% in the methanol solvate is >8.5% in the unsolvated form.
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- VIT University , Centre for Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India
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- VIT University , Centre for Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India
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- VIT University , Centre for Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India
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- Bhavan’s Sheth R. A. College of Science, Department of Physics , Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380001, India
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- National Research Council of Canada, National Institute for Nanotechnology , 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2M9, Canada
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- Research Centre for Crystalline Materials, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sunway University , 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Research Centre for Crystalline Materials, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sunway University , 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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Kumar L, Kishore V, Yadav G, Raman K, Bhushan M, Suresh T, Kumar P, Suhail M, Pal M. EP-1670: Impact of flatting filter free photon beam on Rapid-arc radiotherapy for gynecological malignancies. Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)32921-8] [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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Suresh T, Gao Q, Kim M, Goel S, Gartrell BA. Patient characteristics at time of prostate cancer diagnosis in different races at an academic center serving a diverse population. J Clin Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.34.2_suppl.158] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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158 Background: In the United States, prostate cancer (PCa) incidence and death rate differ among racial groups. Non-Hispanic Blacks (NHB) have a higher incidence and death rate than non-Hispanic Whites (NHW), whereas incidence and death rate are slightly lower in Hispanics (H) than in NHW. We sought to compare the socioeconomic, demographic and baseline prognostic factors at PCa diagnosis among different races at a large, urban academic center serving a diverse population. Methods: Following institutional review board approval, the Montefiore Medical Center Cancer Registry was used to generate a comprehensive list of patients diagnosed with PCa 2004 to 2013. Clinical Looking Glass (a searchable database of patient information) and individual patient chart review were used to obtain data including age at diagnosis, socioeconomic score (SES), Gleason score, stage at diagnosis and PSA at diagnosis. Patients were classified by self-identified race as H, NHB or NHW. For categorical variables the chi-square test was used, whereas the ANOVA or the Kruskal-Wallis tests were employed for continuous variables. Results: During the specified period 2352 patients were diagnosed with PCa among which 778 were self-classified as H, 1046 as NHB, 486 as NHW and 42 as other (O). The mean age at diagnosis differed between these groups (H 63.2, NHB 63.4, NHW 67, O 63.0, p < 0.0001). The proportion of men below the mean SES also differed between races (H 92.8%, NHB 91.3%, NHW 56.6%, O 75%, p < 0.0001). Median PSA (ng/ml) at diagnosis was similar (H 8.0, NHB 8.4 NHW 7.2, O 6.4, p = 0.0768) whereas Gleason score differed between racial groups (Gleason ≤ 6: H 42.8%, NHB 39.1%, NHW 52.2%, O 50%; Gleason 8-10: H 15.8%, NHB 17.6%, NHW 14.3%, O 16.7%, p = 0.0005). The proportion of men with metastatic disease at diagnosis also differed significantly in these groups (H 7.5%, NHB 9.0%, NHW 4.3%, O 9.5%, p = 0.0139). Conclusions: At our center, in patients with newly diagnosed PCa, there are significant differences among racial groups. These include age at diagnosis, SES, Gleason score and proportion with metastatic disease. Such differences at diagnosis suggest that minority patients are at risk for inferior PCa outcomes.
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- Tejas Suresh
- Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Epidemiology, Bronx, NY
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- Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center, Bronx, NY
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Suresh T, Sarveswari S, Arul murugan N, Vijayakumar V, Iniyavan P, Srikanth A, Jasinski JP. Synthesis, spectral characterization and DFT analysis for the validation of 2, 6 diaryl -piperidin-4-ones as potential sunscreens and UV filters. J Mol Struct 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2015.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Suresh T, Gao Q, Goel S, Gartrell BA. Prognostic factors at diagnosis of prostate cancer by race and ethnicity at a large academic center. J Clin Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.33.15_suppl.e16104] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Tejas Suresh
- Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center, Bronx, NY
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Kumar CHP, Ganesh K, Suresh T, Sharma A, Bhanuprakash K, Sharma GD, Chandrasekharam M. Influence of thermal and solvent annealing on the morphology and photovoltaic performance of solution processed, D–A–D type small molecule-based bulk heterojunction solar cells. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra16812k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Four new small molecules CSDPP9–CSDPP12 were obtained with appended electron donating units in the molecular terminals of a DPP core. On solvent and thermal annealing, for the CSDPP11:PC71BM blend, the BHJ device displayed a PCE of 5.47%.
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- C. H. Pavan Kumar
- Network of Institutes for Solar Energy
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- I&PC Division
- Hyderabad – 500 607
- India
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- Network of Institutes for Solar Energy
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- I&PC Division
- Hyderabad – 500 607
- India
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- Network of Institutes for Solar Energy
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- I&PC Division
- Hyderabad – 500 607
- India
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- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
- LNMIIT
- Jaipur 302031
- India
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- Network of Institutes for Solar Energy
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- I&PC Division
- Hyderabad – 500 607
- India
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- R & D Center for Engineering and Science
- JEC Group of Colleges
- Jaipur Engineering College Campus
- Jaipur
- India
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- Network of Institutes for Solar Energy
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
- I&PC Division
- Hyderabad – 500 607
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The CD20-directed monoclonal antibody rituximab established a new era in lymphoma therapy. Since then other epitopes on the lymphoma surface have been identified as potential targets for monoclonal antibodies (mAb). While most mAbs eliminate lymphoma cells mainly by antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity, complement-dependent cytotoxicity or direct cell death, others counter mechanisms utilized by malignant cells to evade immune surveillance. Expression of PD-L1 on malignant or stromal cells in the tumor environment for example leads to T-cell anergy. Targeting either PD-1 or PD-L1 via mAbs can indirectly eliminate cancer cells by unblocking the host intrinsic immune response. Yet another mechanism of targeted therapy with mAbs are bi-specific T-cell engagers (BiTE) such as blinatumomab, which directly engages the host immune cells. These examples highlight the broad spectrum of available therapies targeting the lymphoma surface with mAbs utilizing both passive and active immune pathways. Many of these agents have already demonstrated significant activity in clinical trials. In this review we will focus on novel CD20-directed antibodies as well as mAbs directed against newer targets like CD19, CD22, CD40, CD52 and CCR4. In addition we will review mAbs unblocking immune checkpoints and the BiTE blinatumomab. Given the success of mAbs and the expansion in active and passive immunotherapies, these agents will play an increasing role in the treatment of lymphomas.
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Tholkapiyan M, Shanmugam P, Suresh T. Monitoring of ocean surface algal blooms in coastal and oceanic waters around India. Environ Monit Assess 2014; 186:4129-4137. [PMID: 24554022 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-014-3685-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) sensor MODIS-Aqua provides an important tool for reliable observations of the changing ocean surface algal bloom paradigms in coastal and oceanic waters around India. A time series of the MODIS-Aqua-derived OSABI (ocean surface algal bloom index) and its seasonal composite images report new information and comprehensive pictures of these blooms and their evolution stages in a wide variety of events occurred at different times of the years from 2003 to 2011, providing the first large area survey of such phenomena around India. For most of the years, the results show a strong seasonal pattern of surface algal blooms elucidated by certain physical and meteorological conditions. The extent of these blooms reaches a maximum in winter (November-February) and a minimum in summer (June-September), especially in the northern Arabian Sea. Their spatial distribution and retention period are also significantly increased in the recent years. The increased spatial distribution and intensity of these blooms in the northern Arabian Sea in winter are likely caused by enhanced cooling, increased convective mixing, favorable winds, and atmospheric deposition of the mineral aerosols (from surrounding deserts) of the post-southwest monsoon period. The southward Oman coastal current and southwestward winds become apparently responsible for their extension up to the central Arabian Sea. Strong upwelling along this coast further triggers their initiation and growth. Though there is a warming condition associated with increased sea surface height anomalies along the coasts of India and Sri Lanka in winter, surface algal bloom patches are still persistent along these coasts due to northeast monsoonal winds, enhanced precipitation, and subsequent nutrient enrichment in these areas. The occurrence of the surface algal blooms in the northern Bay of Bengal coincides with a region of the well-known Ganges-Brahmaputra Estuarine Frontal (GBEF) system, which increases supply of nutrients in addition to the land-derived inputs triggering surface algal blooms in this region. Low density (initiation stage) of such blooms observed in clear oceanic waters southeast and northeast of Sri Lanka may be caused by the vertical mixing processes (strong monsoonal winds) and the occurrence of Indian Ocean Dipole events. Findings based on the analyses of time series satellite data indicate that the new information on surface algal blooms will have important bearing on regional fisheries, ecosystem and environmental studies, and implications of climate change scenarios.
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- Muniyandi Tholkapiyan
- Ocean Optics and Imaging Laboratory, Department of Ocean Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, India
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Bissonette GB, Bae MH, Suresh T, Jaffe DE, Powell EM. Prefrontal cognitive deficits in mice with altered cerebral cortical GABAergic interneurons. Behav Brain Res 2013; 259:143-51. [PMID: 24211452 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.10.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2013] [Revised: 10/25/2013] [Accepted: 10/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Alterations of inhibitory GABAergic neurons are implicated in multiple psychiatric and neurological disorders, including schizophrenia, autism and epilepsy. In particular, interneuron deficits in prefrontal areas, along with presumed decreased inhibition, have been reported in several human patients. The majority of forebrain GABAergic interneurons arise from a single subcortical source before migrating to their final regional destination. Factors that govern the interneuron populations have been identified, demonstrating that a single gene mutation may globally affect forebrain structures or a single area. In particular, mice lacking the urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (Plaur) gene have decreased GABAergic interneurons in frontal and parietal, but not caudal, cortical regions. Plaur assists in the activation of hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF), and several of the interneuron deficits are correlated with decreased levels of HGF/SF. In some cortical regions, the interneuron deficit can be remediated by endogenous overexpression of HGF/SF. In this study, we demonstrate decreased parvalbumin-expressing interneurons in the medial frontal cortex, but not in the hippocampus or basal lateral amygdala in the Plaur null mouse. The Plaur null mouse demonstrates impaired medial frontal cortical function in extinction of cued fear conditioning and the inability to form attentional sets. Endogenous HGF/SF overexpression increased the number of PV-expressing cells in medial frontal cortical areas to levels greater than found in wildtype mice, but did not remediate the behavioral deficits. These data suggest that proper medial frontal cortical function is dependent upon optimum levels of inhibition and that a deficit or excess of interneuron numbers impairs normal cognition.
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- Gregory B Bissonette
- Program in Neuroscience, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Program in Neuroscience, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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Chandrasekharam M, Suresh T, Singh SP, Priyanka B, Bhanuprakash K, Islam A, Han L, Lakshmi Kantam M. Functionalized styryl bipyridine as a superior chelate for a ruthenium sensitizer in dye sensitized solar cells. Dalton Trans 2012; 41:8770-2. [DOI: 10.1039/c2dt30688c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Suresh T, Hatha A, Harsha H, Lakshmanaperumalsamy P. Prevalence and distribution of Salmonella serotypes in marketed broiler chickens and processing environment in Coimbatore City of southern India. Food Res Int 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2011.01.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Jooste EH, Muhly WT, Ibinson JW, Suresh T, Damian D, Phadke A, Callahan P, Miller S, Feingold B, Lichtenstein SE, Cain JG, Chrysostomou C, Davis PJ. Acute hemodynamic changes after rapid intravenous bolus dosing of dexmedetomidine in pediatric heart transplant patients undergoing routine cardiac catheterization. Anesth Analg 2010; 111:1490-6. [PMID: 21059743 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181f7e2ab] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective α(2)-adrenoceptor agonist with sedative, anxiolytic, and analgesic properties that has minimal effects on respiratory drive. Its sedative and hypotensive effects are mediated via central α(2A) and imidazoline type 1 receptors while activation of peripheral α(2B)-adrenoceptors result in an increase in arterial blood pressure and systemic vascular resistance. In this randomized, prospective, clinical study, we attempted to quantify the short-term hemodynamic effects resulting from a rapid i.v. bolus administration of dexmedetomidine in pediatric cardiac transplant patients. METHODS Twelve patients, aged 10 years or younger, weighing ≤40 kg, presenting for routine surveillance of right and left heart cardiac catheterization after cardiac transplantation were enrolled. After an inhaled or i.v. induction, the tracheas were intubated and anesthesia was maintained with 1 minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane in room air, fentanyl (1 μg/kg), and rocuronium (1 mg/kg). At the completion of the planned cardiac catheterization, 100% oxygen was administered. After recording a set of baseline values that included heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, central venous pressure, systolic pulmonary artery pressure, diastolic pulmonary artery pressure, pulmonary artery wedge pressure, and thermodilution-based cardiac output, a rapid i.v. dexmedetomidine bolus of either 0.25 or 0.5 μg/kg was administered over 5 seconds. The hemodynamic measurements were repeated at 1 minute and 5 minutes. RESULTS There were 6 patients in each group. Investigation suggested that systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, systolic pulmonary artery pressure, diastolic pulmonary artery pressure, pulmonary artery wedge pressure, and systemic vascular resistance all increased at 1 minute after rapid i.v. bolus for both doses and decreased significantly to near baseline for both doses by 5 minutes. The transient increase in pressures was more pronounced in the systemic system than in the pulmonary system. In the systemic system, there was a larger percent increase in the diastolic pressures than the systolic pressures. Cardiac output, central venous pressure, and pulmonary vascular resistance did not change significantly. HR decreased at 1 minute for both doses and was, within the 0.5 μg/kg group, the only hemodynamic variable still changed from baseline at the 5-minute time point. CONCLUSION Rapid i.v. bolus administration of dexmedetomidine in this small sample of children having undergone heart transplants was clinically well tolerated, although it resulted in a transient but significant increase in systemic and pulmonary pressure and a decrease in HR. In the systemic system, there is a larger percent increase in the diastolic pressures than the systolic pressures and, furthermore, these transient increases in pressures were more pronounced in the systemic system than in the pulmonary system.
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- E H Jooste
- Department of Pediatric Anesthesia, Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, USA.
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Murthy SC, Siddalingappa K, Suresh T. Nicolau's syndrome following diclofenac administration: A report of two cases. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2008; 73:429-31. [PMID: 18032871 DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.37070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Nandhakumar R, Suresh T, Jude ALC, Rajesh Kannan V, Mohan PS. Synthesis, antimicrobial activities and cytogenetic studies of newer diazepino quinoline derivatives via Vilsmeier–Haack reaction. Eur J Med Chem 2007; 42:1128-36. [PMID: 17331623 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2007.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2006] [Revised: 12/26/2006] [Accepted: 01/02/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The study of the Vilsmeier-Haack reagent on 4-hydroxyquinaldines resulted in a new versatile intermediate 4-chloro-3-formyl-2-(2-hydroxy-ethene-1-yl)quinolines, which on further treatment with hydrazine hydrate yielded the desired diazepino quinoline derivatives. All the synthesized diazepino quinoline derivatives are screened for their antibacterial and antifungal activities. Cytogenetic analysis of the samples is also reported.
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- R Nandhakumar
- Bio-Chiral Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Ewha Womans University, 11-1, Daehyun dong, Seodaemun gu, Seoul 120-750, South Korea.
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Latha M, Ramkumar KM, Pari L, Damodaran PN, Rajeshkannan V, Suresh T. Phytochemical and antimicrobial study of an antidiabetic plant: Scoparia dulcis L. J Med Food 2006; 9:391-4. [PMID: 17004904 DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2006.9.391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The antimicrobial and antifungal effects of different concentrations of chloroform/methanol fractions of Scoparia dulcis were investigated. The isolated fractions were tested against different bacteria like Salmonella typhii, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Proteus vulgaris and fungal strains such as Alternaria macrospora, Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger, and Fusarium oxysporum. The isolated fractions exhibited significant antimicrobial and antifungal activity against all the tested organisms compared with respective reference drugs. The isolated fractions of S. dulcis showed properties like antimicrobial and antifungal activities that will enable researchers in turn to look for application-oriented principles.
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- M Latha
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, India
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Suresh T, Hatha AAM, Sreenivasan D, Sangeetha N, Lashmanaperumalsamy P. Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella enteritidis and other salmonellas in the eggs and egg-storing trays from retail markets of Coimbatore, South India. Food Microbiol 2005; 23:294-9. [PMID: 16943017 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2005.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2004] [Revised: 04/08/2005] [Accepted: 04/08/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A study was conducted to determine the incidence of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis and other Salmonella serovars on eggshell, egg contents and on egg-storing trays. A total of 492 eggs and 82 egg-storing trays were examined over a period of 1 year from different retail outlets of a residential area of Coimbatore city, South India. Salmonella contamination was recorded in 38 of 492 (7.7%) eggs out of which 29 was in eggshell (5.9%) and 9 in egg contents (1.8%). Around 7.5% of the egg-storing trays were also found to be contaminated with Salmonella. Serotyping of the Salmonella strains showed that 89.7% of the strains from eggshell, 100% of the strains from egg contents and 71.4% of the strains from egg-storing trays were Salmonella Enteritidis. Other serovarvars encountered were S. Cerro, S. Molade and S. Mbandaka from eggshell and S. Cerro from egg-storing trays. Seasonal variations in the prevalence pattern were identified with, a higher prevalence during monsoon months followed by post-monsoon and premonsoon. Further examination of the Salmonella strains was carried out by testing their antimicrobial sensitivity against 10 commonly used antimicrobials. Results revealed high prevalence of multiple antimicrobial resistance among these strains suggesting possible prior selection by use of antimicrobials in egg production.
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- T Suresh
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-641 046, India
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Suresh T, Dhanabal T, Nandha Kumar R, Mohan PS. Synthesis of Pyranoquinoline alkaloids via (4+2) cycloaddition reaction. HETEROCYCL COMMUN 2005. [DOI: 10.1515/hc.2005.11.1.79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Kumar PR, Raju S, Goud PS, Sailaja M, Sarma MR, Reddy GO, Kumar MP, Reddy VVRMK, Suresh T, Hegde P. Synthesis and biological evaluation of thiophene [3,2- b ] pyrrole derivatives as potential anti-inflammatory agents. Bioorg Med Chem 2004; 12:1221-30. [PMID: 14980634 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2003.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2003] [Accepted: 11/04/2003] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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A series of thiophene [3,2-b] pyrrole derivatives were synthesized and evaluated their abilities to inhibit anti-inflammatory activity. In this series, substituent effects at the N-1, 2 and 5 positions of thiophene [3,2-b] pyrrole were examined. The results obtained are compared to those previously reported anti-inflammatory drugs like Tenidap sodium, Diclofenac sodium and Piroxicam. The results indicated the critical role of the group linked in the N-1 position and 2, 5 positions of thiophene [3,2-b] pyrrole with different functional groups.
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- P Rajender Kumar
- Process Chemistry R & D, Technology Development Center, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, Bollaram Road, Miyapur, Hyderabad 500049, India
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Suresh T, Ramana DV, Gopinath, Kumar RV, Rajagopal P. Modified Ultra filtration: Using dialyser in high risk adult open heart operations. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/s12055-004-0434-8] [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: 10/22/2022] Open
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Narayana CL, Suresh T, Rao SM, Dubey PK, Babu JM. A validated chiral HPLC method for the enantiomeric separation of Linezolid on amylose based stationary phase. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2003; 32:21-8. [PMID: 12852445 DOI: 10.1016/s0731-7085(03)00031-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Two chiral HPLC methods namely method A and method B were developed for the separation of enantiomers of Linezolid. The mobile phases containing hexane, 2-propanol and trifluoro acetic acid (TFA) in the ratio (80:20:0.1, v/v/ v); hexane, ethanol and TFA in the ratio (65:35:0.1, v/v/v) were used in method A and method B, respectively. The assay results of the two methods were checked in terms of F-test variance ratio and found to be less than the table value, confirming their good precision. The enantiomeric separation of Linezolid on different chiral stationary phases was investigated. The two enantiomers of Linezoild were well resolved on a Chiralpak AD, an amylose based stationary phase. Preparative chiral HPLC was carried out to obtain pure (+) enantiomer of Linezolid from its racemate. The method A was extensively validated and found to be robust. The chiral assay of Linezolid in bulk and pharmaceutical formulations (tablet) were found to be 100.4 +/- 0.4 and 101.2 +/- 1.4%, respectively at 95% confidence interval. The percentage recovery of (+) enantiomer (chiral impurity) was found to be 99.2 +/- 1.9 at 95% confidence interval. The limit of detection and limit of quantification of (+) enantiomer were found to be 123 and 374 ng/ml, respectively for 10 microl injection volume.
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- Ch Lakshmi Narayana
- Custom Chemical Services, Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, 7-1-27, Ameerpet, Hyderabad 500016, India
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Suresh T, Nandha kumar R, Mohan PS. A Facile approach to dibenzo [bf| [1,6] naphthyridines using Vilsmeier Conditions. HETEROCYCL COMMUN 2003. [DOI: 10.1515/hc.2003.9.1.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Suresh T, Nandha kumar R, Mohan PS. Synthesis and Antibacterial Activities of 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-octahydro-1,3,7,9-tetraphenyl 5-pyrrolo-2,4,6,8-tetraoxo-10H, 5H pyrido[2,3-d; 6,5-d']dipyrimidine. HETEROCYCL COMMUN 2003. [DOI: 10.1515/hc.2003.9.2.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Successive petroleum ether, chloroform and methanol extracts of Mappia foetida leaves and stem were tested for their antibacterial activity. The methanol fractions were found to be most effective against all the tested organisms.
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- R Nandha Kumar
- Department of Chemistry, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641 046, India
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Krishna Reddy KVSR, Mahender Rao S, Om Reddy G, Suresh T, Moses Babu J, Dubey PK, Vyas K. Isolation and characterization of process-related impurities in linezolid. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2002; 30:635-42. [PMID: 12367688 DOI: 10.1016/s0731-7085(02)00353-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Two unknown impurities in linezolid bulk drug at levels below 0.1% (ranging from 0.05 to 0.1%) were detected by a simple isocratic reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). These impurities were isolated from crude sample of linezolid using reverse phase preparative HPLC. Based on the spectroscopic data (IR, NMR and MS) the structures of the impurities were characterized as (S)-N-[[-(3-(3-fluoro-4-(4-morpholinyl)phenyl]-2-oxo-5-oxazolidinyl]methyl] acetate(I) and (S)-N-[[-(3-(3-fluoro-4-(4-morpholinyl)phenyl]-2-oxo-5-oxazolidinyl]methyl] chloride(II). The synthesis from an unambiguous route and the formation of impurities was discussed.
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- K V S R Krishna Reddy
- Department of Analytical Research, Dr Reddy's Research Foundation, Bollaram Road, Miyapur, Hyderabad 500 050, India
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Raghu TY, Venkatesulu GA, Kantharaj GR, Suresh T, Veeresh V, Hanumanthappa Y. Progeria (Hutchison-Gilford syndrome) in siblings: in an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2001; 67:261-2. [PMID: 17664768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Progeria is an autosomal dominant, premature aging syndrome. Six and three year old female siblings had sclerodermatous changes over the extremities, alopecia, beaked nose, prominent veins and bird-like facies. Radiological features were consistent with features of progeria. The present case highlights rarity of progeria in siblings with a possible autosomal recessive pattern.
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- T Y Raghu
- Department of Skin and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viydyanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Government Medical College, Bellary-583 104, Karnataka, India
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