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Mulder CL, Lassi ZS, Grieger JA, Ali A, Jankovic‐Karasoulos T, Roberts CT, Andraweera PH. Cardio‐metabolic risk factors among young infertile women: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. BJOG 2020; 127:930-939. [DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- CL Mulder
- Robinson Research Institute University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
- Centre for Reproductive Medicine Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute Amsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam AZ Amsterdam the Netherlands
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- Robinson Research Institute University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
- Adelaide Medical School University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
- Adelaide Medical School University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
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- Basil Hetzel Institute The University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
- Adelaide Medical School University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
- Adelaide Medical School University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
- Adelaide Medical School University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
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Ali A, Sarwar A, Hussain M, Padmanabhan L, Luo M, Weinstein J, Patwardhan V, Curry M, Ahmed M. 4:03 PM Abstract No. 59 Risk factors and outcomes for patients developing heart failure after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2019.12.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Sarwar A, Weinstein J, Ali A, Curry M, Khwaja K, Bullock A, Faintuch S, Ahmed M. 3:18 PM Abstract No. 239 Feasibility of radiation segmentectomy with resin microspheres prescribed using medical internal radiation dosimetry model. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2019.12.283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Sephton B, Bakhshayesh P, Edwards T, Ali A, Kumar Singh V, Nathwani D. Predictors of extended length of stay after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. J Clin Orthop Trauma 2020; 11:S239-S245. [PMID: 32189948 PMCID: PMC7067998 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2019.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To identify factors that independently predict extended length of stay after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) surgery (defined as length of stay longer than 3 days), and to identify factors predicting early post-operative complications. METHODS A retrospective analysis of all patients undergoing UKA from January 2016-January 2019 at our institution was performed. Clinical notes were reviewed to determine the following information: Patient age (years), gender, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade, weight (kg), height (meters), body mass index (BMI), co-morbidities, indication for surgery, surgeon, surgical volume, surgical technique (navigated or patient-specific instrumentation), implant manufacturer, estimated blood loss (ml), application of tourniquet during the surgery, application of drain, hospital length of stay (days) and surgical complications. RESULTS Multivariate regression analysis showed that ASA 3-4 vs. ASA 1-2 [OR 4.4 (CI; 1.8-10.8, p = 0.001)] and a history of cardiovascular disease [OR 2.8 (CI; 1.4-5.5), p = 0.004)] were significant independent predictors of prolonged length of stay. Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit of the model showed a p-value of 0.214. Nagelkerke R-Square was 0.2. For complications, multivariate regression analysis showed that ASA 3-4 vs. ASA 1-2 [OR 5.8 (CI; 1.7-20.7)] and high BMI (BMI >30) [OR 4.3 (CI; 1.1-17.1)] were significant independent predictors of complications. Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit was 0.89 and Nagelkerke R-Square was 0.2. Patients treated with robotics (Navio) techniques had shorter length of stay median 51 h (IQR; 29-96) when compared to other techniques 72 h (IQR; 52-96), p = 0.008. CONCLUSION Based on the results of our study, high ASA grade (≥3) appears to be the most important factor excluding eligibility for fast-track UKA. Any number of co-morbidities may increase ASA, but in and of themselves, apart from a history of cardiovascular disease, they should not be seen as contraindications. Appropriate patient selection, technical tools and details during the surgery could facilitate fast track surgery.
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Maheshwari N, Sarwar A, Weinstein J, Ahmed M, Ali A. Abstract No. 650 Percutaneous debridement of partial hepatic necrosis due to hepatic artery thrombosis after liver transplantation. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2019.12.711] [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: 11/28/2022] Open
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Schin A, Ali A, Schroeppel DeBacker S, Ahmed M, Sarwar A. Abstract No. 582 Validation of serial dilatation of benign biliary stricture without upscaling. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2019.12.643] [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: 11/25/2022] Open
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Ali A, Parisi A, Conversano M, Iannacci A, D’Emilio F, Mercurio V, Normanno G. Food-Borne Bacteria Associated with Seafoods: A Brief Review. JFQHC 2020. [DOI: 10.18502/jfqhc.7.1.2446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Consumption of contaminated seafoods is a major cause of death and hospitalization particularly in poor and developing countries. As with other food types, seafoods are also not free of food-borne pathogens and several risk factors are associated with its consumption. Regarding seafoods, there are regulatory hygienic alerts in importing countries. This paper briefly reviews the occurrence of seafood-borne diseases and describes the most important bacterial causes of these infections. Also, major bacterial threats, the route of infection, and food safety concerns associated with seafoods consumption are explained. Several bacterial pathogens, like Vibrio spp., Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium botulinum, Shigella spp., and Aeromonas spp. are considered as microbiological hazards for seafoods. These bacteria can contaminate seafood products anytime from farm to table. Some effective methods should be adopted for control and prevention of bacterial hazards in fish industry. Maintaining the microbiological water quality of domestic capture, post-harvest care, proper hygiene, etc. can minimize the bacterial hazards. Food-borne intoxications can be controlled by the proper refrigeration of seafoods and the continuous monitoring of the chill chain during the entire production process right up to consumption. Other ways to prevent food-borne outbreaks due to consumptions of seafoods are training of the consumers about correct handling of food, proper preparation, and storage of seafoods.
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Khan S, Siddique R, Ali A, Xue M, Nabi G. Novel coronavirus, poor quarantine, and the risk of pandemic. J Hosp Infect 2020; 104:449-450. [PMID: 32057788 PMCID: PMC7134529 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- S Khan
- Department of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China; Henan Medical Key Laboratory of Translational Cerebrovascular Diseases, Zhengzhou, China.
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- Department of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China; Henan Medical Key Laboratory of Translational Cerebrovascular Diseases, Zhengzhou, China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiao Hong Shan No. 44, Wuhan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China; Henan Medical Key Laboratory of Translational Cerebrovascular Diseases, Zhengzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China
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Aïssa B, Ali A, Bentouaf A, Khan W, Hossain MI, Kroeger J, Muhammad NM. Functionalized single-walled carbon-nanotube-blended P3HT-based high performance memory behavior thin-film transistor devices. Nanotechnology 2020; 31:075201. [PMID: 31661677 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab5274] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We report on the fabrication and transport properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) blended with P3HT (poly 3-hexyl thiophene-2, 5-diyl). The composite is used as a hybrid organic active channel transistor. The performances of the fabricated devices were investigated as a function of the SWCNTs' loads in the composite, and their response evaluated under white light illumination. Our results show that for SWCNT loads ≤1.5 wt%, all the devices behave as p-type transistors, exhibiting excellent performance, with an I on /I off ratio of 104 and a maximum on-state current (I on) exceeding 80 μA. Moreover, compared with pristine transistors with a P3HT channel, the Hall mobility of these hybrid TFTs was found to increase by more than one order of magnitude, i.e. increasing from 0.062 to 1.54 cm2 V-1 s-1. Finally, under light illumination, the transfer characteristics (i.e. I DS as a function of V GS) were found to systematically undergo a typical shift together with a fully-reversible memory behavior. A fundamental understanding of this work can assist in providing new routes for the development of reliable efficient hybrid organic-based optoelectronic devices.
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- B Aïssa
- MPB Communications Inc., Space & Photonics Division, 151 Hymus Boulv., Pointe Claire, H9R 1E9, Canada. Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Foundation, PO Box 5825, Doha, Qatar
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West RC, McWhorter ES, Ali A, Goetzman LN, Russ JE, Gonzalez-Berrios CL, Anthony RV, Bouma GJ, Winger QA. HMGA2 is regulated by LIN28 and BRCA1 in human placental cells. Biol Reprod 2020; 100:227-238. [PMID: 30137214 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioy183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The chromatin associated transcription factor HMGA2 is a downstream target of let-7 miRNAs and binds to chromatin to regulate gene expression. Inhibition of let-7 miRNAs by RNA-binding proteins LIN28A and LIN28B is necessary during early embryogenesis to ensure stable expression of HMGA2. In addition to LIN28, HMGA2 is regulated by a BRCA1/ZNF350/CtIP repressor complex. In normal tissues, the BRCA1/ZNF350/CtIP complex binds to the HMGA2 promoter to prevent transcription. However, in many cancers the oncomiR miR-182 targets BRCA1, preventing BRCA1 translation and allowing for increased HMGA2. Little is known about the regulation of HMGA2 during early placental development; therefore, we hypothesized that both LIN28 and BRCA1 can regulate HMGA2 in placental cells. Using siRNA and CRISPR gene editing techniques, we found that knockdowns of both LIN28A and LIN28B increase HMGA2 levels in ACH-3P cells. These cells also demonstrated deficiencies in cell differentiation, seemingly differentiating solely towards the syncytiotrophoblast sublineage, secreting higher amounts of hCG, and displaying upregulated ERVW-1. Additionally, we found that a knockout of both LIN28A and LIN28B caused a significant increase of miR-182 and a decrease in BRCA1 allowing HMGA2 mRNA levels to increase and protein levels to remain the same. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation, we saw binding of the BRCA1 repressor complex to HMGA2. We also saw a decrease in binding to HMGA2's promoter in the LIN28A/B knockout cells. These findings suggest a novel role for BRCA1 during early human placental development.
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- R C West
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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Khan S, Ali A, Siddique R, Nabi G. Novel coronavirus is putting the whole world on alert. J Hosp Infect 2020; 104:252-253. [PMID: 32032614 PMCID: PMC7134434 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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- S Khan
- Department of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China; Henan Medical Key Laboratory of Translational Cerebrovascular Diseases, Zhengzhou, China.
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cerebrovascular Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China; Henan Medical Key Laboratory of Translational Cerebrovascular Diseases, Zhengzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China.
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Clarke NW, Ali A, Ingleby FC, Hoyle A, Amos CL, Attard G, Brawley CD, Calvert J, Chowdhury S, Cook A, Cross W, Dearnaley DP, Douis H, Gilbert D, Gillessen S, Jones RJ, Langley RE, MacNair A, Malik Z, Mason MD, Matheson D, Millman R, Parker CC, Ritchie AWS, Rush H, Russell JM, Brown J, Beesley S, Birtle A, Capaldi L, Gale J, Gibbs S, Lydon A, Nikapota A, Omlin A, O'Sullivan JM, Parikh O, Protheroe A, Rudman S, Srihari NN, Simms M, Tanguay JS, Tolan S, Wagstaff J, Wallace J, Wylie J, Zarkar A, Sydes MR, Parmar MKB, James ND. Corrigendum to Addition of docetaxel to hormonal therapy in low- and high-burden metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer: long-term survival results from the STAMPEDE trial: Ann Oncol 2019; 30: 1992-2003. Ann Oncol 2020; 31:442. [PMID: 32067690 PMCID: PMC8929236 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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- N W Clarke
- Department of Urology, The Christie and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trusts, Manchester.
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- Genito-Urinary Cancer Research Group, Division of Cancer Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London
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- Department of Urology, The Christie and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trusts, Manchester
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- Guy's and Saint Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- St James University Hospital, Leeds
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester
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- Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool
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- Faculty of Education Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton-London; RoyalMarsden NHS Foundation Trust, London
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow
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- University of Sheffield, Sheffield
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- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston
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- Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester
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- Portsmouth Oncology Centre, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth
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- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Torbay
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- Department of Oncology and Haematology, Kantonsspital, St Gallen, Switzerland
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Blackburn, UK
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- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Guy's and Saint Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London
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- Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Shrewsbury, UK
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- Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
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- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool
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- Swansea University College of Medicine, Swansea, UK
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- Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
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- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Shahid I, Sharif M, Yousaf M, Ahmad F, Anwar U, Ali A, Hussain M, Rahman MA. Emulsifier Supplementation Response in Ross 308 Broilers at 1-10 Days. Braz J Poult Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2020-1301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- I Shahid
- University of Agriculture, Pakistan
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- University of Agriculture, Pakistan
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- University of Agriculture, Pakistan
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- University of Agriculture, Pakistan
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- University of Agriculture, Pakistan
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- University of Agriculture, Pakistan
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Ngo L, Ali A, Ganesan A, McGavigan A, Woodman R, Adams R, Ranasinghe I. 217 Gender Differences in Complications following Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Insights From a Nationwide Cohort Study. Heart Lung Circ 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.224] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Ali A, Ngo L, Hossain S, Ranasinghe I. 565 Thirty-Day Complications Following Elective Coronary Angiography and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Population-Wide Cohort Study. Heart Lung Circ 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.572] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Ngo L, Ali A, Ganesan A, McGavigan A, Woodman R, Adams R, Ranasinghe I. 032 Trends in Complications and Mortality Following Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Results from 22,582 Ablations in Australia and New Zealand from 2010 to 2015. Heart Lung Circ 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.039] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Swartz HM, Vaupel P, Williams BB, Schaner PE, Gallez B, Schreiber W, Ali A, Flood AB. 'Oxygen Level in a Tissue' - What Do Available Measurements Really Report? Adv Exp Med Biol 2020; 1232:145-153. [PMID: 31893405 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-34461-0_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The aim of the paper is to discuss what currently is feasible clinically to measure the level of oxygen and how that measurement can be clinically useful. Because oxygen in tissues is quite heterogeneous and all methods of measurement can only provide an average across heterogeneities at some spatial and temporal resolution, the values that are obtained may have limitations on their clinical utility. However, even if such limitations are significant, if one utilizes repeated measurements and focuses on changes in the measured levels, rather than 'absolute levels', it may be possible to obtain very useful clinical information. While these considerations are especially pertinent in cancer, they also pertain to most other types of pathology.
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- H M Swartz
- Department Radiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, USA. .,Section Radiation Oncology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.
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- Department Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany
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- Department Radiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, USA.,Section Radiation Oncology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Section Radiation Oncology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Louvain Drug Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department Radiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, USA
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- Department Radiation Oncology, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department Radiology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, USA
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Ngo L, Ali A, Ganesan A, McGavigan A, Woodman R, Adams R, Ransinghe I. 209 Differences in Complication Rates following Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Public and Private Hospitals: A Cohort Study in Australia. Heart Lung Circ 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.216] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Saha S, Fabry T, Büch J, Ali A, Joskowiak D, Lühr M, Hagl C, Pichlmaier M, Peterss S. Time Is Essential: Where Can We Improve in Acute Aortic Dissection? Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1705315] [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: 10/24/2022]
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Haran ÁM, Ali A, Clarke NW. Metastatic Burden in Hormone-Naive Prostate Cancer: A Tale of Two Subgroups. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2019; 32:209-212. [PMID: 31882196 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2019.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2019] [Revised: 11/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Á M Haran
- Genito-urinary Cancer Research Group and FASTMAN Centre of Excellence, Division of Cancer Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Department of Surgery, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK; Department of Urology, The Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Genito-urinary Cancer Research Group and FASTMAN Centre of Excellence, Division of Cancer Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Department of Surgery, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Genito-urinary Cancer Research Group and FASTMAN Centre of Excellence, Division of Cancer Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Department of Surgery, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK; Department of Urology, The Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
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Mir S, Siddiqui M, Dar B, Shah M, Wani M, Roohinejad S, Annor G, Mallikarjunan K, Chin C, Ali A. Promising applications of cold plasma for microbial safety, chemical decontamination and quality enhancement in fruits. J Appl Microbiol 2019; 129:474-485. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.14541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2018] [Revised: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- S.A. Mir
- Department of Food Science & Technology Government College for Women Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India
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- Department of Food Science and Post‐Harvest Technology Bihar Agricultural University Sabour India
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- Department of Food Science & Technology Government College for Women Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir India
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- Department of Food Science and Technology Government College for Women Jammu Jammu and Kashmir India
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- Govt. Industrial Training Institute Pulwama India
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition University of Minnesota St. Paul MN USA
- Division of Food and Nutrition, Burn and Wound Healing Research Center Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Shiraz Iran
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- Govt. Industrial Training Institute Pulwama India
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- Centre of Excellence for Postharvest Biotechnology (CEPB) School of Biosciences The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus Semenyih Selangor Malaysia
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- Centre of Excellence for Postharvest Biotechnology (CEPB) School of Biosciences The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus Semenyih Selangor Malaysia
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Leisching G, Ali A, Cole V, Baker B. 2'-5'-Oligoadenylate synthetase-like protein inhibits intracellular M. tuberculosis replication and promotes proinflammatory cytokine secretion. Mol Immunol 2019; 118:73-78. [PMID: 31855809 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2019.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Host cytoplasmic surveillance pathways are known to elicit type I interferon (IFN) responses which are crucial to antimicrobial defense mechanisms. Oligoadenylate synthetase-like (OASL) protein has been extensively characterized as a part of the anti-viral mechanism, however a number of transcriptomic studies reveal its upregulation in response to infection with a wide variety of intracellular bacterial pathogens. To date, there is no evidence documenting the role (if any) of OASL during mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Using two pathogenic strains differing in virulence only, as well as the non-pathogenic M. bovis BCG strain, we observed that pathogenicity and virulence strongly induced OASL expression after 24 h of infection. Further, we observed that OASL knock down led to a significant increase in M. tb CFU counts 96 h post-infection in comparison to the respective controls. Luminex revealed that OASL silencing significantly decreased IL-1β, TNF-α and MCP-1 secretion in THP-1 cells and had no effect on IL-10 secretion. We therefore postulate that OASL regulates pro-inflammatory mediators such as cytokines and chemokines which suppress intracellular mycobacterial growth and survival.
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- G Leisching
- SA MRC Centre for TB Research, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
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- Department of Pathology, National Health Laboratory Service, Tygerberg Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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- SA MRC Centre for TB Research, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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- SA MRC Centre for TB Research, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
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Clarke NW, Ali A, Ingleby FC, Hoyle A, Amos CL, Attard G, Brawley CD, Calvert J, Chowdhury S, Cook A, Cross W, Dearnaley DP, Douis H, Gilbert D, Gillessen S, Jones RJ, Langley RE, MacNair A, Malik Z, Mason MD, Matheson D, Millman R, Parker CC, Ritchie AWS, Rush H, Russell JM, Brown J, Beesley S, Birtle A, Capaldi L, Gale J, Gibbs S, Lydon A, Nikapota A, Omlin A, O'Sullivan JM, Parikh O, Protheroe A, Rudman S, Srihari NN, Simms M, Tanguay JS, Tolan S, Wagstaff J, Wallace J, Wylie J, Zarkar A, Sydes MR, Parmar MKB, James ND. Addition of docetaxel to hormonal therapy in low- and high-burden metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer: long-term survival results from the STAMPEDE trial. Ann Oncol 2019; 30:1992-2003. [PMID: 31560068 PMCID: PMC6938598 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 222] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND STAMPEDE has previously reported that the use of upfront docetaxel improved overall survival (OS) for metastatic hormone naïve prostate cancer patients starting long-term androgen deprivation therapy. We report on long-term outcomes stratified by metastatic burden for M1 patients. METHODS We randomly allocated patients in 2 : 1 ratio to standard-of-care (SOC; control group) or SOC + docetaxel. Metastatic disease burden was categorised using retrospectively-collected baseline staging scans where available. Analysis used Cox regression models, adjusted for stratification factors, with emphasis on restricted mean survival time where hazards were non-proportional. RESULTS Between 05 October 2005 and 31 March 2013, 1086 M1 patients were randomised to receive SOC (n = 724) or SOC + docetaxel (n = 362). Metastatic burden was assessable for 830/1086 (76%) patients; 362 (44%) had low and 468 (56%) high metastatic burden. Median follow-up was 78.2 months. There were 494 deaths on SOC (41% more than the previous report). There was good evidence of benefit of docetaxel over SOC on OS (HR = 0.81, 95% CI 0.69-0.95, P = 0.009) with no evidence of heterogeneity of docetaxel effect between metastatic burden sub-groups (interaction P = 0.827). Analysis of other outcomes found evidence of benefit for docetaxel over SOC in failure-free survival (HR = 0.66, 95% CI 0.57-0.76, P < 0.001) and progression-free survival (HR = 0.69, 95% CI 0.59-0.81, P < 0.001) with no evidence of heterogeneity of docetaxel effect between metastatic burden sub-groups (interaction P > 0.5 in each case). There was no evidence that docetaxel resulted in late toxicity compared with SOC: after 1 year, G3-5 toxicity was reported for 28% SOC and 27% docetaxel (in patients still on follow-up at 1 year without prior progression). CONCLUSIONS The clinically significant benefit in survival for upfront docetaxel persists at longer follow-up, with no evidence that benefit differed by metastatic burden. We advocate that upfront docetaxel is considered for metastatic hormone naïve prostate cancer patients regardless of metastatic burden.
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- N W Clarke
- Department of Urology, The Christie and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trusts, Manchester.
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- Genito-Urinary Cancer Research Group, Division of Cancer Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London
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- Department of Urology, The Christie and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trusts, Manchester
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- Guy's and Saint Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- St James University Hospital, Leeds
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester
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- Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool
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- Faculty of Education Health and Wellbeing, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton-London; Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow
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- University of Sheffield, Sheffield
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- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston
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- Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester
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- Portsmouth Oncology Centre, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth
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- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Torbay
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- Department of Oncology and Haematology, Kantonsspital, St Gallen, Switzerland
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast
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- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Blackburn
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- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford
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- Guy's and Saint Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London
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- Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Shrewsbury
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- Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull
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- The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool
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- Swansea University College of Medicine, Swansea
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- Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
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- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL, London
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham
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Fathy A, Ali A, Abd El-Hameed I, Yasin M. EFFECT OF PLANT DENSITY AND N-FYM COMBINATION FERTILIZER LEVELS ON TWO YELLOW MAIZE CULTIVARS PRODUCITIVY. Zagazig Journal of Agricultural Research 2019; 46:1835-1845. [DOI: 10.21608/zjar.2019.51886] [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: 09/02/2023]
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Clarke N, Ali A, Ingleby F, Hoyle A, Calvert J, Attard G, Chowdhury S, Dearnaley D, Douis H, Gillessen S, Jones R, Malik Z, Mason M, Millman R, Parker C, Rush H, Omlin A, Sydes M, Parmar M, James N. Docetaxel for hormone-naïve prostate cancer: Results from long-term follow-up of metastatic (M1) patients in the STAMPEDE randomised trial (NCT00268476) and sub-group analysis by metastatic burden. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz248.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Alsaleh M, Alkofide A, Ali A, Ghemlas I, Aljefri A, Ayas M, Alseraihy A, Elenazi A, Alahmari A, Alfawaz I, Bushnak D, Hazeem M, Ahmad A, Farhan N, Alhmouz A. Incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in childhood cancers from a tertiary care centre: a unique registry initiative with an open invitation. Leuk Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(19)30270-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kumar S, Sharawat S, Ali A, Malik P, Mohan A, Guleria R. EP1.03-20 Diagnostic and Prognostic Utility of Differentially Expressed Circulating MicroRNAs in Indian NSCLC Patients. J Thorac Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.2100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ahmad W, Hussain FS, Ali A, Akram Q. Electron microscopy and differential gene expression of various neurotransmitters and cytoskeleton related proteins under rabies virus infection. J Neurol Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ngo L, Ali A, Ganesan A, Adams R, Ranasinghe I. P347Complications of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: a nation-wide study in Australia and New Zealand. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz747.0181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
It is important to investigate complications of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) - an increasingly common procedure - to inform patients and guide efforts to improve procedural quality. However, clinical trials and registries are limited by selection bias, while existing population-based studies either lack nation-wide data, or fail to report post-discharge complications. The timing and impact of these complications are also poorly understood.
Purpose
To obtain unbiased and comprehensive estimates of complications of AF ablations using national data from Australia and New Zealand. We also evaluated the impact of in-hospital complications on the length of stay and assessed the timing of post-discharge complications.
Methods
We included patients aged ≥18 years undergoing catheter ablation with a primary diagnosis of AF between 2010–2015 in all public and most private hospitals in Australia and New Zealand. The primary outcome was the occurrence of major complications in-hospital or up to 30-days after discharge. We identified major complications based on a literature review and expert clinical opinion and defined these using International Classification of Diseases – 10th revision, Australian Modification diagnoses codes and Australian Classification of Health Interventions procedure codes. We determined the impact of in-hospital complications on the length of stay, adjusting for other covariates, by using negative binomial regression, and reported results as incident rate ratio (IRR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Time to first post-discharge complication was evaluated using Kaplan Meier survival analysis.
Results
A total of 20,057 AF ablations were included (mean age 62.1±11.6 y, 56.7% ≤65 years old; 29.2% female; median length of stay 1 day). Of these, major complications occurred in 6.3% procedures (4.6% occurring in-hospital and a further 2.0% occurring in the 30-day post discharge). The most common complications were bleeding or haematoma formation and perforation (primarily pericardial effusion), which accounted to 60.3% and 14.3% of all complications, respectively. Rate of procedure-related deaths was 0.1%. Occurrence of an in-hospital complication more than doubled the length of stay (IRR: 2.3, 95% CI 2.2–2.4) with complications requiring cardiac surgery (IRR 4.5, 95% CI 3.2–6.4) and vascular injuries (IRR 3.9, 95% CI 3.1–4.9) having the length of stay prolonged the most (Figure 1A). In the first-week, 67.3% of post-discharge complications had occurred, and this number reached 95% within three-weeks (Figure 1B).
Conclusions
Major complications after AF ablation were common. In-hospital complications doubled the length of stay. Approximately 30% of complications occurred after discharge with the risk highest in the first seven days. Efforts to reduce complications should focus on reducing the incidence of bleeding and pericardial effusions which counted for more than 75% of all complications.
Acknowledgement/Funding
National Heart Foundation of Australia, The Hospital Research Foundation
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- L Ngo
- University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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Bogdan A, Barnett C, Ali A, AlQwaifly M, Abraham A, Mannan S, Ng E, Bril V. Chronic stress, depression and personality type in patients with myasthenia gravis. Eur J Neurol 2019; 27:204-209. [PMID: 31408565 DOI: 10.1111/ene.14057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Stress is a known risk factor for the onset and modulation of disease activity in autoimmune disorders. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine any associations between myasthenia gravis (MG) severity and chronic stress, depression and personality type. METHODS In all, 179 consecutive adult patients with confirmed MG attending the Neuromuscular Clinic between March 2017 and December 2017 were included. At baseline, patients were assessed clinically and they completed self-administered scales for disease severity, perceived stress, depression and personality type. RESULTS Higher disease severity [Myasthenia Gravis Impairment Index (MGII)] showed a moderate correlation with depression score (Beck's Depression Inventory, Second Edition, r = 0.52, P < 0.001) and a lower correlation with chronic stress (Trier Inventory for Assessment of Chronic Stress, r = 0.28, P = 0.001). Chronic stress scores were different according to personality types (anova, P = 0.02). The linear regression model with MGII score as the dependent variable showed R2 = 0.34, likelihood ratio chi-squared 74.55, with P < 0.0001. The only variables that predicted disease severity were depression scores (P < 0.0001) and female sex (P = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS A significant association of MG severity with depression and chronic stress was found, as well as with female gender. These findings should raise awareness that the long-term management of MG should address depression and potential stress and consider behavioural management to prevent stress-related immune imbalance.
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- A Bogdan
- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.,Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Unit, Department of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Ellen and Martin Prosserman Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Mavergames C, Beecher D, Becker LA, Last A, Ali A. Cochrane's Linked Data Project: How it Can Advance our Understanding of Surrogate Endpoints. J Law Med Ethics 2019; 47:374-380. [PMID: 31560633 DOI: 10.1177/1073110519876166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Cochrane has developed a linked data infrastructure to make the evidence and data from its rich repositories more discoverable to facilitate evidence-based health decision-making. These annotated resources can enhance the study and understanding of biomarkers and surrogate endpoints.
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- Chris Mavergames
- Chris Mavergames, M.Sc., is the Chief Information Offier, Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team. Deirdre Beecher, M.Sc., is a Senior Metadata Specialist, Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and is a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team. Lorne A. Becker, M.D., is at Cochrane and is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, in Syracuse, NY. A. Last works as a Medical Terminology Manager at Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and is a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team. A. Ali works at the Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and is a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team
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- Chris Mavergames, M.Sc., is the Chief Information Offier, Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team. Deirdre Beecher, M.Sc., is a Senior Metadata Specialist, Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and is a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team. Lorne A. Becker, M.D., is at Cochrane and is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, in Syracuse, NY. A. Last works as a Medical Terminology Manager at Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and is a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team. A. Ali works at the Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and is a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team
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- Chris Mavergames, M.Sc., is the Chief Information Offier, Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team. Deirdre Beecher, M.Sc., is a Senior Metadata Specialist, Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and is a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team. Lorne A. Becker, M.D., is at Cochrane and is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, in Syracuse, NY. A. Last works as a Medical Terminology Manager at Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and is a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team. A. Ali works at the Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and is a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team
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- Chris Mavergames, M.Sc., is the Chief Information Offier, Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team. Deirdre Beecher, M.Sc., is a Senior Metadata Specialist, Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and is a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team. Lorne A. Becker, M.D., is at Cochrane and is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, in Syracuse, NY. A. Last works as a Medical Terminology Manager at Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and is a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team. A. Ali works at the Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and is a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team
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- Chris Mavergames, M.Sc., is the Chief Information Offier, Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team. Deirdre Beecher, M.Sc., is a Senior Metadata Specialist, Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and is a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team. Lorne A. Becker, M.D., is at Cochrane and is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, in Syracuse, NY. A. Last works as a Medical Terminology Manager at Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and is a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team. A. Ali works at the Cochrane Informatics and Technology (IT) Services and is a member of the Cochrane Central Executive team
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Ali A, Amaryan M, Anassontzis EG, Austregesilo A, Baalouch M, Barbosa F, Barlow J, Barnes A, Barriga E, Beattie TD, Berdnikov VV, Black T, Boeglin W, Boer M, Briscoe WJ, Britton T, Brooks WK, Cannon BE, Cao N, Chudakov E, Cole S, Cortes O, Crede V, Dalton MM, Daniels T, Deur A, Dobbs S, Dolgolenko A, Dotel R, Dugger M, Dzhygadlo R, Egiyan H, Ernst A, Eugenio P, Fanelli C, Fegan S, Foda AM, Foote J, Frye J, Furletov S, Gan L, Gasparian A, Gauzshtein V, Gevorgyan N, Gleason C, Goetzen K, Goncalves A, Goryachev VS, Guo L, Hakobyan H, Hamdi A, Han S, Hardin J, Huber GM, Hurley A, Ireland DG, Ito MM, Jarvis NS, Jones RT, Kakoyan V, Kalicy G, Kamel M, Kourkoumelis C, Kuleshov S, Kuznetsov I, Larin I, Lawrence D, Lersch DI, Li H, Li W, Liu B, Livingston K, Lolos GJ, Lyubovitskij V, Mack D, Marukyan H, Matveev V, McCaughan M, McCracken M, McGinley W, McIntyre J, Meyer CA, Miskimen R, Mitchell RE, Mokaya F, Nerling F, Ng L, Ostrovidov AI, Papandreou Z, Patsyuk M, Pauli P, Pedroni R, Pentchev L, Peters KJ, Phelps W, Pooser E, Qin N, Reinhold J, Ritchie BG, Robison L, Romanov D, Romero C, Salgado C, Schertz AM, Schumacher RA, Schwiening J, Seth KK, Shen X, Shepherd MR, Smith ES, Sober DI, Somov A, Somov S, Soto O, Stevens JR, Strakovsky II, Suresh K, Tarasov V, Taylor S, Teymurazyan A, Thiel A, Vasileiadis G, Werthmüller D, Whitlatch T, Wickramaarachchi N, Williams M, Xiao T, Yang Y, Zarling J, Zhang Z, Zhao G, Zhou Q, Zhou X, Zihlmann B. First Measurement of Near-Threshold J/ψ Exclusive Photoproduction off the Proton. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 123:072001. [PMID: 31491124 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.072001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We report on the measurement of the γp→J/ψp cross section from E_{γ}=11.8 GeV down to the threshold at 8.2 GeV using a tagged photon beam with the GlueX experiment. We find that the total cross section falls toward the threshold less steeply than expected from two-gluon exchange models. The differential cross section dσ/dt has an exponential slope of 1.67±0.39 GeV^{-2} at 10.7 GeV average energy. The LHCb pentaquark candidates P_{c}^{+} can be produced in the s channel of this reaction. We see no evidence for them and set model-dependent upper limits on their branching fractions B(P_{c}^{+}→J/ψp) and cross sections σ(γp→P_{c}^{+})×B(P_{c}^{+}→J/ψp).
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- A Ali
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15771 Athens, Greece
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- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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- Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
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- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
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- University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 0A2
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- National Research Nuclear University Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow 115409, Russia
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- University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, USA
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- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
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- The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20064, USA
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- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110-V Valparaíso, Chile
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- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
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- National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow 117259, Russia
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- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
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- Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
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- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 0A2
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, USA
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- North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina 27411, USA
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- Tomsk State University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
- Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
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- A.I. Alikhanian National Science Laboratory (Yerevan Physics Institute), 0036 Yerevan, Armenia
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
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- National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow 117259, Russia
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- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
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- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110-V Valparaíso, Chile
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 0A2
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- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185, USA
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- A.I. Alikhanian National Science Laboratory (Yerevan Physics Institute), 0036 Yerevan, Armenia
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- The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20064, USA
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- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15771 Athens, Greece
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- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110-V Valparaíso, Chile
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- Tomsk State University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
- Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
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- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
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- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185, USA
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 0A2
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- Tomsk State University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
- Tomsk Polytechnic University, 634050 Tomsk, Russia
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- A.I. Alikhanian National Science Laboratory (Yerevan Physics Institute), 0036 Yerevan, Armenia
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- National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow 117259, Russia
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, USA
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
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- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
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- University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 0A2
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina 27411, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
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- Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- National Research Nuclear University Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow 115409, Russia
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- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110-V Valparaíso, Chile
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- Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia 23504, USA
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- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185, USA
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- Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, D-64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 20064, USA
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- National Research Nuclear University Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Moscow 115409, Russia
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- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Casilla 110-V Valparaíso, Chile
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- College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185, USA
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- The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052, USA
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- University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 0A2
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- National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow 117259, Russia
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 0A2
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15771 Athens, Greece
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, Virginia 23606, USA
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Azim AB, Ali A, Ali S, Fahmi A, Siddiqa A. A new approach of cubic interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy subsemigroup and ideals. Granul Comput 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s41066-019-00187-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Paluri R, Manne U, Williams G, Rose B, Heslin M, Reddy S, Kyanam Kabir Baig K, Vickers S, Ali A, Gbolahan O, Smith C, Jacob R. Neoadjuvant modified FOLFIRINOX or gemcitabine-nab paclitaxel followed by stereotactic body radiotherapy for patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz155.244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Jacob R, McDonald A, Manne U, Reddy S, Vickers S, Heslin M, Kyanam Kabir Baig K, Smith C, Williams G, Ali A, Gbolahan O, Rose B, Everett AA, Kasi A, Paluri R. Stereotactic body radiotherapy in locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma: A single institution experience. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz155.323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Fu S, Thompson C, Ali A, Wang W, Chapple J, Mitchison H, Beales P, Wann A, Knight M. Mechanical loading inhibits cartilage inflammatory signalling via an HDAC6 and IFT-dependent mechanism regulating primary cilia elongation. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2019; 27:1064-1074. [PMID: 30922983 PMCID: PMC6593179 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Physiological mechanical loading reduces inflammatory signalling in numerous cell types including articular chondrocytes however the mechanism responsible remains unclear. This study investigates the role of chondrocyte primary cilia and associated intraflagellar transport (IFT) in the mechanical regulation of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) signalling. DESIGN Isolated chondrocytes and cartilage explants were subjected to cyclic mechanical loading in the presence and absence of the cytokine IL-1β. Nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) release were used to monitor IL-1β signalling whilst Sulphated glycosaminoglycan (sGAG) release provided measurement of cartilage degradation. Measurements were made of HDAC6 activity and tubulin polymerisation and acetylation. Effects on primary cilia were monitored by confocal and super resolution microscopy. Involvement of IFT was analysed using ORPK cells with hypomorphic mutation of IFT88. RESULTS Mechanical loading suppressed NO and PGE2 release and prevented cartilage degradation. Loading activated HDAC6 and disrupted tubulin acetylation and cilia elongation induced by IL-1β. HDAC6 inhibition with tubacin blocked the anti-inflammatory effects of loading and restored tubulin acetylation and cilia elongation. Hypomorphic mutation of IFT88 reduced IL-1β signalling and abolished the anti-inflammatory effects of loading indicating the mechanism is IFT-dependent. Loading reduced the pool of non-polymerised tubulin which was replicated by taxol which also mimicked the anti-inflammatory effects of mechanical loading and prevented cilia elongation. CONCLUSIONS This study reveals that mechanical loading suppresses inflammatory signalling, partially dependent on IFT, by activation of HDAC6 and post transcriptional modulation of tubulin.
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- S. Fu
- Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, UK
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- Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, UK,Address correspondence and reprint requests to: C. L. Thompson, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK. Tel: 44-20-7882-3603.
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- Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, UK
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- Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, UK
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- Department of Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Centre, Queen Mary University of London, UK
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- Institute of Child Health, University College of London, UK
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- Institute of Child Health, University College of London, UK
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, UK
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- Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, UK
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Wajid M, Saleemi MK, Sarwar Y, Ali A. Detection and characterization of multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Infantis as an emerging threat in poultry farms of Faisalabad, Pakistan. J Appl Microbiol 2019; 127:248-261. [PMID: 30990250 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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AIMS The aim of this study was the molecular identification of Salmonella enterica serovar Infantis (S. Infantis) isolated from poultry samples and their antimicrobial resistance and virulence profiling. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 149 isolates, belonging to genus Salmonella, originally isolated from 340 suspected poultry post mortem specimens reported by us earlier were preliminary identified as Salmonella by biochemical methods and confirmed by polymerase chain reaction targeting genus-specific gene invA. Targeting serovar-specific gene fragment (fljB) resulted in confirmation of 54 isolates as S. Infantis which were further confirmed by sequencing of 16S RNA and fljB genes. Swimming and swarming motilities were detected in 98·1 and 11·1% isolates respectively. Phenotypic disc diffusion assay against 23 antimicrobial agents showed the highest resistance against pefloxacin (PEF) (94·4%), chloramphenicol (83·3%) and imipenem (77·7%) while 5·3% isolates showed extended-spectrum β-lactamase production. Fifty-nine genes reported for antimicrobial resistance and 12 for conferring virulence were targeted. The most prevalent resistance gene for aminoglycosides was aadA (42·3%), for quinolone resistance determining region parE (62·5%), for penicillin's Int1 (62·9%), for chloramphenicol cat3 (66·1%) and for beta-lactams blaTEM -1 (44·4%). Among efflux pump coding genes, armA showed highest (74·2%) prevalence and for virulence, a high prevalence of SopE (89·2%) showed the zoonotic potential of the isolates. The activity of efflux pumps was detected through Ethidium Bromide-agar method. CONCLUSIONS Poultry could act as reservoirs of multidrug resistance Salmonella. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY We firstly report the prevalence and molecular characterization of virulence/drug resistance in S. Infantis from this region and the results may contribute to designing precisely targeted therapy. This study has also highlighted the possible emergence of S. Infantis with zoonotic potential.
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- M Wajid
- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan.,Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan.,Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan.,Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Ali A, Niemann H, Jakubowski M, Pedersen TS, Neu R, Corre Y, Drewelow P, Sitjes AP, Wurden G, Pisano F, Cannas B, Gao Y, Ślęczka M. Initial results from the hotspot detection scheme for protection of plasma facing components in Wendelstein 7-X. Nuclear Materials and Energy 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nme.2019.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Hamrang-Yousefi Y, Mumtaz S, Ali A. Sialadenoma papilliferum. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2019.03.286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Patel A, Mahmood I, Ali A, Polina H, Liggins S. Granular cell tumour of the tongue in a twelve year-old child: a case report. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2019.03.311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Patel A, Khokhar S, Ali A, Liggins S. A case report: presentation and management of a rare massive dentigerous cyst. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2019.03.739] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Awais M, Tariq M, Ali Q, Khan A, Ali A, Nasir IA, Husnain T. Isolation, Characterization and Association among Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria from Sugarcane Rhizosphere. CYTOL GENET+ 2019. [DOI: 10.3103/s0095452719010031] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Fahmi A, Abdullah S, Amin F, Ali A, Ahmed R, Shakeel M. Trapezoidal cubic hesitant fuzzy aggregation operators and their application in group decision-making. IFS 2019. [DOI: 10.3233/jifs-181703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- A. Fahmi
- Department of Mathematics, Hazara University Mansehra, Pakistan
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- Department of Mathematics, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, Pakistan
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- Department of Mathematics, Hazara University Mansehra, Pakistan
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- Department of Mathematics, Hazara University Mansehra, Pakistan
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- Department of Meteorlogy, Cosmats Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Meteorlogy, Cosmats Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Gomes B, Ribeiro R, Ramadan K, Galasso M, Ali A, Watanabe Y, Paradiso E, Meineri M, Chan H, Zhang Y, Hwang D, Slutsky A, Fan E, Liu M, Keshavjee S, Cypel M, del Sorbo L. Effect of PEEP-Induced Alveolar Recruitment on Lung Injury during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for ARDS. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.851] [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: 10/27/2022] Open
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Messer S, Page A, Berman M, Colah S, Dunning J, Pavlushkov E, Kaul P, Parameshwar J, Abu-Omar Y, Pettit S, Lewis C, Kydd A, Bhagra S, Cockell A, Quigley R, Baxter J, Ellis C, Jenkins D, Sudarshan C, Ali A, Tsui S, Catarino P, Large S. First to 50: Early Outcomes Following Heart Transplantation at Royal Papworth Hospital from Donation after Circulatory Determined Death (DCD) Donors. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Mohmad Sallih N, Subbiah I, Ali A, Jackson N. Reference ranges for D-dimer levels in Malaysian women in the three trimesters of pregnancy. Malays J Pathol 2019; 41:7-13. [PMID: 31025632] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Plasma D-dimer levels rise progressively during pregnancy, so one cannot apply normal reference ranges, or the usual cut-off value (500ng/mL), for the exclusion of venous thromboembolism (VTE), in pregnant women. This study was carried out in pregnant Malaysian women in order to build applicable reference ranges for D-dimer. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted to measure D-dimer in healthy pregnant women, and a non-pregnant control group, using the quantitative HaemosIL D-dimer HS500 assay. Reference ranges were derived using CLSI 'Robust' methods, and differences between group medians were tested using the Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests. RESULTS Plasma D-dimer levels were measured in 92 pregnant women (distributed across the three trimesters)and 31 control women. The medians (and reference ranges) in ng/mL were: control 265 (<799); first trimester 481 (<1070); second trimester 1073 (357-1748); 3rd trimester 1533 (771-2410). There were significant differences between the D-dimer levels of each group and each of the other groups (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Reference ranges for D-dimer in pregnant Malaysian women have been establised by this study. Whether these ranges can be used to determine cut-off levels for the exclusion of VTE at different stages of pregnancy is doubtful, as the levels rise continuously through pregnancy, and some very high outlying values occur in apparently normal near-term pregnancy.
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- University Malaya, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Lembah Pantai, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Marcos-Abdala H, Karmouty-Quintana H, Youker K, Cruz-Solbes A, Amione-Guerra J, Ali A, Araujo-Gutierrez R, Thandavarayan R, Ashrith G. Platelet Derived Growth Factor (PDGF) and Bone Morphogenic Protein 4 (BMP4) Levels May Indicate Presence of Combined Pre and Post Capillary WHO Group II Pulmonary Hypertension. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.1251] [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: 10/27/2022] Open
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Rahman K, Ali A, Abdullah S. Multiattribute group decision making based on interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy Einstein geometric aggregation operators. Granul Comput 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s41066-019-00154-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nilsson E, Olsson S, Regner S, Polistena A, Ali A, Dedey F, Avenia N, Wu L, Banka Johnson L. Surgical intervention for intestinal typhoid perforation. G Chir 2019; 40:105-111. [PMID: 31131808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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AIM Typhoid perforation is the most fatal complication of typhoid fever in developing countries and is most often caused by the bacteria Salmonella Typhi. There are conflicting views as to which type of surgical intervention gives the best outcome. The aim of this study was to determine the mortality associated with the different types of surgical interventions employed in patients with typhoid perforation. METHOD This was a retrospective review of the medical records of adult and paediatric surgical patients treated in the general and paediatric surgical units of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Information was obtained from medical records at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana, between January 2009 and April 2012. The data was analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 20 and 22. RESULTS 133 patients (median age of 21 years, 72.2% males) with typhoid perforation were included in the study. The typhoid perforation specific mortality rate was 12.8%. Males had a significantly lower mortality rate (7.3%) compared to females (27%). Simple bowel closure (85.7% of total) was the most common surgical intervention performed and patients operated upon with this method had a significantly lower mortality rate (9.6%) compared to patients with bowel resection (31.6%). CONCLUSIONS In this study, patients treated with intestinal resection were more likely to die from typhoid perforation and female gender was a risk factor for death. Simple bowel closure was the predominant surgical procedure.
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Musa A, Baron D, Anavim A, Al-Hihi M, Ali A, Pendi K, Grewal A, Melkonian A, Ter-Oganesyan R, Musa A. 04:03 PM Abstract No. 148 Views of pre-procedural anxiety assessment and management according to interventional radiologists: a survey of SIR members. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2018.12.198] [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: 10/27/2022] Open
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