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Abdullahi I, Hashim S, Ghoshal S, Sayyed M. Tailored spectroscopic characteristics of a new type of CuO nanoparticles-inserted borate glass system: Samarium concentration tuning effect. Heliyon 2023; 9:e20262. [PMID: 37767474 PMCID: PMC10520808 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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The demand for new glass hosts with emergent properties is constantly growing for various miniaturized applications. Thus, some new types of Sm2O3-activated strontium-telluro-alumino-magnesium-borate glasses with copper oxide nanoparticles (CuONps) insertion were made using melt-quenching approach. The obtained glasses were characterized to determine the effects of Sm2O3 concentration changes on their thermal, structural, and luminescence properties. XRD, FTIR, and HRTEM analyses of the samples verified their glassy nature, presence of different functional units and CuONps, respectively. DTA analysis showed excellent thermal stability of these glasses with a stability factor as much as 125 °C. The optical absorption properties of the glasses were highly sensitive to Sm3+ concentrations variation. The Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters of the glasses with and without CuONps followed the trend of Ω6˃Ω4˃Ω2 and Ω4˃Ω6˃Ω2, respectively. These glasses displayed 4 visible luminescence bands at 561, 598, 645, and 705 nm corresponding to 4G5/2 → 6H5/2, 4G5/2 → 6H7/2, 4G5/2 → 6H9/2, and 4G5/2 → 6H11/2 transitions in Sm3+. In addition, branching ratio above 80% and stimulated emission cross-section up to 135.82 × 10-23 cm2 were achieved. The stimulated emission cross-section and optical gain were enhanced due to the inclusion of CuONps in the glasses. These glasses may be useful for solid state laser and optical amplifier development.
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- I. Abdullahi
- Department of Physics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
- Department of Physics Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State Nigeria
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- Department of Physics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Isra University, Amman, Jordan
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Khan I, Khan MI, Hashim S, Fawad M, Jamal A, Seleiman MF, Khan H, Gul B, Hussain Z, Saeed MF, Scavo A. Managing Weed-Crop Interactions Enhances Chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.) Chemical Components. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:3073. [PMID: 37687320 PMCID: PMC10489683 DOI: 10.3390/plants12173073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is a major pulse crop worldwide, renowned for its nutritional richness and adaptability. Weeds are the main biotic factor deteriorating chickpea yield and nutritional quality, especially Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav. The present study concerns a two-year (2018-19 and 2019-20) field trial aiming at evaluating the effect of weed management on chickpea grain quality. Several weed management practices have been here implemented under a factorial randomized complete block design, including the application of four herbicides [bromoxynil (C7H3Br2NO) + MCPA (Methyl-chlorophenoxyacetic acid) (C9H9ClO3), fluroxypyr + MCPA, fenoxaprop-p-ethyl (C18H16ClNO5), pendimethalin (C13H19N3O4)], the extracts from two allelopathic weeds (Sorghum halepense and Cyperus rotundus), two mulches (wheat straw and eucalyptus leaves), a combination of A. tenuifolius extract and pendimethalin, and an untreated check (control). Chickpea grain quality was measured in terms of nitrogen, crude protein, crude fat, ash, and oil content. The herbicides pendimethalin (Stomp 330 EC (emulsifiable concentrate) in pre-emergence at a rate of 2.5 L ha-1) and fenoxaprop-p-ethyl (Puma Super 7.5 EW (emulsion in water) in post-emergence at a rate of 1.0 L ha-1), thanks to A. tenuifolius control, showed outstanding performance, providing the highest dietary quality of chickpea grain. The herbicides Stomp 330 EC, Buctril Super 40 EC, Starane-M 50 EC, and Puma Super 7.5 EW provided the highest levels of nitrogen. Outstanding increases in crude protein content were observed with all management strategies, particularly with Stomp 330 EC and Puma Super 7.5 EW (+18% on average). Ash content was highly elevated by Stomp 330 EC and Puma Super 7.5 EW, along with wheat straw mulching, reaching levels of 2.96% and 2.94%. Crude fat content experienced consistent elevations across all treatments, with the highest improvements achieved by Stomp 330 EC, Puma Super 7.5 EW, and wheat straw mulching applications. While 2018-19 displayed no significant oil content variations, 2019-20 revealed the highest oil content (5.97% and 5.96%) with herbicides Stomp 330 EC and Puma Super 7.5 EW, respectively, followed by eucalyptus leaves mulching (5.82%). The results here obtained are of key importance in the agricultural and food sector for the sustainable enhancement of chickpea grain's nutritional quality without impacting the environment.
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- Imtiaz Khan
- Department of Weed Science and Botany, Faculty of Crop Protection Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar 25130, Pakistan; (I.K.); (M.I.K.); (S.H.); (M.F.); (H.K.); (B.G.); (Z.H.)
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- Department of Weed Science and Botany, Faculty of Crop Protection Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar 25130, Pakistan; (I.K.); (M.I.K.); (S.H.); (M.F.); (H.K.); (B.G.); (Z.H.)
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- Department of Weed Science and Botany, Faculty of Crop Protection Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar 25130, Pakistan; (I.K.); (M.I.K.); (S.H.); (M.F.); (H.K.); (B.G.); (Z.H.)
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- Department of Weed Science and Botany, Faculty of Crop Protection Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar 25130, Pakistan; (I.K.); (M.I.K.); (S.H.); (M.F.); (H.K.); (B.G.); (Z.H.)
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- Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Crop Production Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar 25130, Pakistan;
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- Department of Plant Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Weed Science and Botany, Faculty of Crop Protection Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar 25130, Pakistan; (I.K.); (M.I.K.); (S.H.); (M.F.); (H.K.); (B.G.); (Z.H.)
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- Department of Weed Science and Botany, Faculty of Crop Protection Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar 25130, Pakistan; (I.K.); (M.I.K.); (S.H.); (M.F.); (H.K.); (B.G.); (Z.H.)
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- Department of Weed Science and Botany, Faculty of Crop Protection Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar 25130, Pakistan; (I.K.); (M.I.K.); (S.H.); (M.F.); (H.K.); (B.G.); (Z.H.)
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, Vehari 61100, Pakistan
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A), University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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Mahmoud K, Tashlykov O, Praveenkumar S, Sayyed M, Hashim S. Synthesis of a new epoxy resin reinforced by ZnO nanoparticles for γ-ray shielding purposes: Experimental and Monte Carlo simulation assesments. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2023.110938] [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: 03/28/2023]
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Thabit HA, Ismail AK, Jagannath G, I. A, Hashim S, Sayyed M. Physical, optical and spectroscopic characteristics investigation for doped Dy3+ borate glass matrix. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 2023; 608:122258. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2023.122258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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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Abdullahi I, Hashim S, Sayyed M, Ghoshal S. Intense up-conversion luminescence from Dy 3+-doped multi-component telluroborate glass matrix: Role of CuO nanoparticles embedment. Heliyon 2023; 9:e15906. [PMID: 37215796 PMCID: PMC10192741 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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This paper reports an intense up-conversion luminescence from Dy3+-doped strontium-telluro-alumino-magnesium-borate glasses for the first time. The samples were made via the melt-quenching method and characterized to determine the influence of various CuO nanoparticles contents change on their up-conversion emission traits. Absorption spectral data were used to calculate the Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters. The sample without CuO nanoparticles revealed two intense photoluminescence up-conversion emission peaks at 478 and 570 nm. In addition, CuO nanoparticles-activated sample displayed about 1.4-fold up-conversion emission intensity improvement due to strong light absorption in the visible to the infrared region at 799 nm excitation. The stimulated emission cross-section of the CuO nanoparticles-activated glasses was increased from 102.4 × 10-23 to 1301.1 × 10-23 cm2 (nearly 10-fold amplification) while the branching ratio was reduced to 66.9%. Thus, CuO nanoparticles as an additive in the current glass matrix enhanced the up-conversion emission and strengthened the associated nonlinear optical properties. CIE 1931 color matching revealed the influence of CuO in modifying the up-conversion color coordinates, thereby improving the white color purity. The achieved up-conversion emission coupled with the color tunability of the proposed glasses may be advantageous for the up-conversion UV tunable laser making.
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- I. Abdullahi
- Department of Physics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
- Department of Physics Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria
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- Department of Physics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
- Department of Physics, Isra University, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Physics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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Mahmoud K, Sayyed M, Hashim S, Almuqrin AH, El-Soad A.M A. Impacts of halloysite clay nanoparticles on the structural and γ-ray shielding properties of the epoxy resin. Nuclear Engineering and Technology 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2023.02.015] [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: 02/16/2023]
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Abu Hanifah N, Hashim S, Hassan HJ, Fahmi M, Sanusi M, Othman N. Radiation hazard assessments of natural radioactivity in clay-based cosmetic products in Malaysia. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2022.110583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Omar R, Hashim S, Bradley D, Karim M, Shariff N. Anthropomorphic phantom organ dose assessment using optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters unified in multi-detector computed tomography. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2022.110383] [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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S.Omar R, Hashim S, A.Bradley D, A.Karim M, Kobayashi I, A.Kadir A, Hashim A. Al2O3:C and LiF: Mg, Ti characterisations at 100–150 kV energy range for computed tomography dose measurement. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2022.110365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hassan HJ, Hashim S, Abu Hanifah N, Sanusi M, Fahmi M, Tahar R, Bradley D. Use of tourmaline-based healthcare products and associated radiation risks. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2022.110276] [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]
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Sanusi MSM, Hassan WMSW, Hashim S, Ramli AT. Tabulation of organ dose conversion factors for terrestrial radioactivity monitoring program. Appl Radiat Isot 2021; 174:109791. [PMID: 34062400 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.109791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Terrestrial radioactivity monitoring of 238U and 232Th series, and 40K in soil is an essential practice for radioactivity and radiation measurement of a place. In conventional practice, only basic data can be in-situ measured using a survey instrument, for example radioactivity concentration in soil and ambient dose equivalent rate. For other physical quantities, for example organ absorbed dose and organ equivalent dose, the measurement is impossible to be performed and can only be computed using Monte Carlo radiation transport simulations. In the past, most of the works only focused on calculating air-kerma-to-effective dose conversion factors. However, the information on organ dose conversion factors is scarcely documented and reported. This study was conducted to calculate organ absorbed and tissue-weighted equivalent dose conversion factors as a result of exposure from terrestrial gamma radiation. Series of organ dose conversion factors is produced based on computations from Monte Carlo MCNP5 simulations using modelled gamma irradiation geometry and established adult MIRD phantom. The study found out that most of the radiation exposed organs absorb energy at comparable rates, except for dense and superficial tissues i.e., skeleton and skin, which indicated slightly higher values. The good agreement between this work and previous studies demonstrated that our gamma irradiation geometry and modelling of gamma radiation sources are adequate. Therefore, the proposed organ dose conversion factors from this study are reasonably acceptable for dose estimation in environmental radioactivity monitoring practices.
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- M S M Sanusi
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Joho Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Joho Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Joho Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Joho Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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Sanusi MSM, Ramli AT, Hashim S, Lee MH. Radiological hazard associated with amang processing industry in Peninsular Malaysia and its environmental impacts. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2021; 208:111727. [PMID: 33396058 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Continuous depletion in tin productions has led to a newly emerging industry that is a tin by-product (amang) processing industry to harness mega tons of tin by-products produced in the past. Amang composed of profitable multi-heavy minerals and rare-earth elements. With poorly established safety and health practices in operating plant, amang poses extremely high radioactivity problem associated with high occupational ionizing radiation exposures to workers and continuously impacting the local environment with radioactive contamination from industrial effluent and solid waste into lithosphere and water bodies. The radioactivity level of 238U and 232Th series in the mineral varies from few hundreds up to ~200,000 and ~400,000 Bq kg-1 respectively and are potential to yield more than ~ 30,000 nGy h-1 of gamma (γ) radiation exposure to plant workers. The study found out that for 8 h of work time, a worker is estimated to receive an average effective dose of 0.1 mSv per day from external γ radiation source with a maximum up to 2 mSv per day for extreme exposure situation. Interferences of different exposure routes for examples inhalation of equivalent equilibrium concentration (ECC) of 222Rn and 220Rn progenies and airborne long-lived α particles from the dusty working environment could pose a higher total effective dose as much as 5 mSv per day and 115 mSv per year. The value is 5 times higher than the annual dose limit for designated radiation worker (20 mSv) in Peninsular Malaysia. The study found that 41% of the total received an effective dose received by a worker is contributed by 222Rn, 32% of airborne particulates and dust, 23% from external γ exposure and 4% from 220Rn. Based on radioecological risk assessment, the study found out that the aquatic environment is the highly exposed group to ionizing radiation from industrial effluent discharge and sand residues. With the impotent establishment of radiation protection in the industry, plus the country newly introduced long-term plan to revive tin mining as well as its accessory amang mineral, it is necessary for the government to harmonize current regulation to improve the worker safety and health as well as sustaining local environment.
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- M S M Sanusi
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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Hashim S, Wong DJN, Farmer L, Harris SK, Moonesinghe SR. Perceptions of UK clinicians towards postoperative critical care. Anaesthesia 2020; 76:336-345. [PMID: 33338259 PMCID: PMC7898787 DOI: 10.1111/anae.15302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Postoperative critical care is a finite resource that is recommended for high‐risk patients. Despite national recommendations specifying that such patients should receive postoperative critical care, there is evidence that these recommendations are not universally followed. We performed a national survey aiming to better understand how patients are risk‐stratified in practice; elucidate clinicians’ opinions about how patients should be selected for critical care; and determine factors which affect the actual provision of postoperative critical care. As part of the second Sprint National Anaesthesia Project, epidemiology of critical care after surgery study, we distributed a paper survey to anaesthetists, surgeons and intensivists providing peri‐operative care during a single week in March 2017. We collected data on respondent characteristics, and their opinions of postoperative critical care provision, potential benefits and real‐world challenges. We undertook both quantitative and qualitative analyses to interpret the responses. We received 10,383 survey responses from 237 hospitals across the UK. Consultants used a lower threshold for critical care admission than other career grades, indicating potentially more risk‐averse behaviour. The majority of respondents reported that critical care provision was inadequate, and cited the value of critical care as being predominantly due to higher nurse: patient ratios. Use of objective risk assessment tools was poor, and patients were commonly selected for critical care based on procedure‐specific pathways rather than individualised risk assessment. Challenges were highlighted in the delivery of peri‐operative critical care services, such as an overall lack of capacity, competition for beds with non‐surgical cases and poor flow through the hospital leading to bed ‘blockages’. Critical care is perceived to provide benefit to high‐risk surgical patients, but there is variation in practice about the definition and determination of risk, how patients are referred and how to deal with the lack of critical care resources. Future work should focus on evaluating ‘enhanced care’ units for postoperative patients, how to better implement individualised risk assessment in practice, and how to improve patient flow through hospitals.
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- S Hashim
- University College London Medical School, London, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Health Services Research Centre, National Institute for Academic Anaesthesia, Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK
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- Health Services Research Centre, National Institute for Academic Anaesthesia, Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK
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- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Bloomsbury Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Surgical Outcomes Research Centre, Centre for Peri-operative Medicine, Department for Targeted Intervention, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK.,Health Services Research Centre, National Institute for Academic Anaesthesia, Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK
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Kebaso L, Frimpong D, Iqbal N, Bajwa AA, Namubiru H, Ali HH, Ramiz Z, Hashim S, Manalil S, Chauhan BS. Biology, ecology and management of Raphanus raphanistrum L.: a noxious agricultural and environmental weed. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:17692-17705. [PMID: 32246421 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-08334-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Weeds are a major constraint to crop production and a barrier to human efforts to meet the ever-rising global demand for food, fibre and fuel. Managing weeds solely with herbicides is unsustainable due to the rapid evolution of herbicide-resistant weeds. Precise knowledge of the ecology and biology of weeds is of utmost importance to determine the most appropriate nonchemical management techniques. Raphanus raphanistrum L. is an extremely invasive and noxious weed due to its prolific seed production, allelopathic potential, multiple herbicide resistance and biological potential. R. raphanistrum causes high crop yield losses and thus has become one of the most troublesome agricultural and environmental weeds. R. raphanistrum could exchange pollen with herbicide-tolerant canola and could become an environmental threat. This weed has evolved resistance to many herbicides, and relying exclusively on herbicide-based management could lead to severe crop loss and uneconomical cropping. Although reviews are available on the ecology and biology of R. raphanistrum, significant changes in tillage, weed management and agronomic practices have been occurring worldwide. Therefore, it is timely to review the status of noxious weeds in different agro-ecological zones and management scenarios. This review focuses on the response of R. raphanistrum to different cultural, mechanical, biological, chemical and integrated management strategies practiced in various agro-ecosystems, and its biological potential to thrive under different weed management tactics. In addition, this review facilitates a better understanding of R. raphanistrum and describes how weed management outcomes could be improved through exploiting the biology and ecology of the weed.
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- Lynda Kebaso
- The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperative Development, State Department of Agriculture, Bungoma, 33-50200, Kenya
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- MoFA - Ejura Agricultural College, P.O. BOX 29, Ejura, Ashanti, Ghana
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- The Centre for Crop Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, 4343, Australia
- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, 4343, Australia
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- The Centre for Crop Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, 4343, Australia
- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, 4343, Australia
- Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 2650, Australia
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- The Centre for Crop Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, 4343, Australia
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, 40100, Pakistan
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- School of Agriculture,Food and Wine, The university of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5064, Australia
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- Department of Weed Science, University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 25000, Pakistan
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- The Centre for Crop Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, 4343, Australia.
- UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Crawley, 6009, Australia.
- Amrita School of Agriculture, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, India.
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- The Centre for Crop Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, 4343, Australia
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Omar R, Hashim S, Ghoshal S, Shariff N. Dose assessment of 4- and 16-slice multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) scanners. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2019.108445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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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Mhareb MHA, Alajerami YSM, Alqahtani M, Alshahri F, Saleh N, Alonizan N, Maghrabi M, Hashim S, Ghoshal SK. Dosimetric features and kinetic parameters of a glass system dosimeter. LUMINESCENCE 2019; 35:525-533. [PMID: 31883298 DOI: 10.1002/bio.3761] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Lithium borate (LB) glasses doped with dysprosium oxide (Dy2 O3 ) have been prepared by utilizing the conventional melt-quench technique. The prepared glass samples were exposed to 60 Co to check their dosimetric features and kinetic parameters. These features involve glow curves, annealing, fading, reproducibility, minimum detectable dose (MDD), and effective atomic number (Zeff ). Kinetic parameters including the frequency factors and activation energy were also determined using three methods (glow curve analysis, initial rise, and peak shape method) and were thoroughly interpreted. In addition, the incorporation of Dy impurities into LB enhanced the thermoluminescence sensitivity ~170 times. The glow from LB:Dy appeared as a single prominent peak at 190°C. The best annealing proceeding was obtained at 300°C for 30 min. Signal stability was reported for a period of 1 and 3 months with a reduction of 26% and 31%, respectively. The proposed glass samples showed promising dosimeter properties that can be recommended for personal radiation monitoring.
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- M H A Mhareb
- Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.,Basic and Applied Scientific Research Center, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Radiography, Al-Azhar University, Gaza Strip, Palestine
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.,Basic and Applied Scientific Research Center, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.,Basic and Applied Scientific Research Center, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.,Basic and Applied Scientific Research Center, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.,Basic and Applied Scientific Research Center, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Physics Department, Hashemite University, P.O. Box 150459, Zarqa, Jordan
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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Musa Y, Hashim S, Ghoshal S, Ahmad N, Bradley D, Karim M, Sabarudin A. Effectiveness of Al2O3:C OSL dosimeter towards entrance surface dose measurement in common X-ray diagnostics. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2019.108418] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Husain M, Hashim S, Bradley D, Rabir M, Zakaria N, Zin M. Investigation on Neutron Flux Effect onto Irradiated Fuel Burn-up Stored in the Reactor TRIGA PUSPATI. Atom Indo 2019. [DOI: 10.17146/aij.2019.859] [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: 11/09/2022] Open
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Karim MKA, Rahim NA, Matsubara K, Hashim S, Mhareb MHA, Musa Y. The effectiveness of bismuth breast shielding with protocol optimization in CT Thorax examination. J Xray Sci Technol 2019; 27:139-147. [PMID: 30584178 DOI: 10.3233/xst-180397] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Numerous techniques had been proposed to reduce radiation exposure in computed tomography (CT) including the use of radiation shielding. OBJECTIVE This study aims to evaluate efficacy of using a bismuth breast shield and optimized scanning parameter to reduce breast absorbed doses from CT thorax examination. METHODS Five protocols comprising the standard CT thorax clinical protocol (CP1) and four modified protocols (CP2 to CP5) were applied in anthropomorphic phantom scans. The phantom was configured as a female by placing a breast component on the chest. The breast component was divided into four quadrants, where 2 thermoluminescence dosimeters (TLD-100) were inserted into each quadrant to measure the absorbed dose. The bismuth shield was placed over the breast component during CP4 and CP5 scans. RESULTS The pattern of absorbed doses in each breast and quadrant were approximately the same for all protocols, where the 4th quadrant > 3rd quadrant > 2nd quadrant > 1st quadrant. The mean absorbed dose value in CP3 was reduced to almost 34% of CP1's mean absorbed dose. It was reduced even lower to 15% of CP1's mean absorbed dose when the breast shield was used in CP5. CONCLUSION This study showed that CT radiation exposure on the breast could be reduced by using a bismuth shield and low tube potential protocol without compromising the image quality.
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- M K A Karim
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Radiology, National Cancer Institute, Precint 7, 62250 Putrajaya, Malaysia
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- Department of Quantum Medical Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Johor Baru, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Abdurrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia, City Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Johor Baru, Malaysia
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Ichoja A, Hashim S, Ghoshal S, Hashim I, Omar R. Physical, structural and optical studies on magnesium borate glasses doped with dysprosium ion. J RARE EARTH 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2018.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [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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Musa Y, Hashim S, Ghoshal S, Bradley D, Ahmad N, Karim M, Hashim A, Kadir A. General radiographic attributes of optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters: A basic insight. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2018.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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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Hashim S, Musa Y, Ghoshal SK, Ahmad NE, Hashim IH, Yusop M, Bradley DA, Kadir ABA. Optically stimulated Al 2O 3:C luminescence dosimeters for teletherapy: H p(10) performance evaluation. Appl Radiat Isot 2018; 135:7-11. [PMID: 29353759 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2018.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The performance of optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters (OSLDs, Al2O3:C) was evaluated in terms of the operational quantity of HP(10) in Co-60 external beam teletherapy unit. The reproducibility, signal depletion, and dose linearity of each dosimeter was investigated. For ten repeated readouts, each dosimeter exposed to 50mSv was found to be reproducible below 1.9 ± 3% from the mean value, indicating good reader stability. Meanwhile, an average signal reduction of 0.5% per readout was found. The dose response revealed a good linearity within the dose range of 5-50mSv having nearly perfect regression line with R2 equals 0.9992. The accuracy of the measured doses were evaluated in terms of operational quantity HP(10), wherein the trumpet curve method was used respecting the 1990 International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) standard. The accuracy of the overall measurements from all dosimeters was discerned to be within the trumpet curve and devoid of outlier. It is established that the achieved OSL Al2O3:C dosimeters are greatly reliable for equivalent dose assessment.
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- S Hashim
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia; Centre for Sustainable Nanomaterials (CSNano), Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research (ISI-SIR), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia; Centre for Energy Research and Training, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. P.M.B, 1014 Samaru, Nigeria
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom; Institute for Healthcare Development, Sunway University, 46150 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratory (SSDL), Malaysia Nuclear Agency, Bangi, 43000 Kajang, Malaysia
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Hashim S, Mhareb M, Ghoshal S, Alajerami Y, Saripan M, Bradley D. Luminescence features of dysprosium and phosphorus oxide co-doped lithium magnesium borate glass. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2016.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Bajwa AA, Akhter MJ, Iqbal N, Peerzada AM, Hanif Z, Manalil S, Hashim S, Ali HH, Kebaso L, Frimpong D, Namubiru H, Chauhan BS. Biology and management of Avena fatua and Avena ludoviciana: two noxious weed species of agro-ecosystems. Environ Sci Pollut Res 2017; 24:19465-19479. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9810-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Peerzada AM, Ali HH, Hanif Z, Bajwa AA, Kebaso L, Frimpong D, Iqbal N, Namubiru H, Hashim S, Rasool G, Manalil S, van der Meulen A, Chauhan BS. Eco-biology, impact, and management of Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. Biol Invasions 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-017-1410-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Basri NA, Hashim S, Ramli AT, Bradley DA, Hamzah K. Regulatory requirements for nuclear power plant site selection in Malaysia-a review. J Radiol Prot 2016; 36:R96-R111. [PMID: 27631675 DOI: 10.1088/0952-4746/36/4/r96] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Malaysia has initiated a range of pre-project activities in preparation for its planned nuclear power programme. Clearly one of the first steps is the selection of sites that are deemed suitable for the construction and operation of a nuclear power plant. Here we outline the Malaysian regulatory requirements for nuclear power plant site selection, emphasizing details of the selection procedures and site characteristics needed, with a clear focus on radiation safety and radiation protection in respect of the site surroundings. The Malaysia Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) site selection guidelines are in accord with those provided in International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and United Stated Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) documents. To enhance the suitability criteria during selection, as well as to assist in the final decision making process, possible assessments using the site selection characteristics and information are proposed.
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- N A Basri
- Department of Physics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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Razak NA, Hashim S, Mhareb MHA, Alajerami YSM, Azizan SA, Tamchek N. Impact of Eu3+ Ions on Physical and Optical Properties of Li2O-Na2O-B2O3 Glass. CHINESE J CHEM PHYS 2016. [DOI: 10.1063/1674-0068/29/cjcp1511226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Karim M, Hashim S, Bradley D, Bakar K, Haron M, Kayun Z. Radiation doses from computed tomography practice in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2015.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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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Mokri SS, Saripan MI, Abd Rahni AA, Nordin AJ, Hashim S, Marhaban MH. PET Image Reconstruction Incorporating 3D Mean-Median Sinogram Filtering. IEEE Trans Nucl Sci 2016; 63:157-169. [DOI: 10.1109/tns.2015.2513484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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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Musarudin M, Saripan M, Mashohor S, Saad W, Nordin A, Hashim S. Impact of patient weight on tumor visibility based on human-shaped phantom simulation study in PET imaging system. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2015.05.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Razak NA, Hashim S, Mhareb MHA, Tamchek N. Photoluminescence and thermoluminescence properties of Li₂O-Na₂O-B₂O₃ glass. LUMINESCENCE 2015; 31:754-9. [PMID: 26333749 DOI: 10.1002/bio.3020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Revised: 07/27/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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UNLABELLED Influence of Nd(3+) concentration on the optical and thermoluminescence (TL) properties of melt-annealed synthesized 10 Na2O: 20 Li2O: (70-x) B2O3 : xNd2O3, where 0.1≤ x ≤0.7 (LNB) glasses are determined. The absence of sharp peaks in X-ray diffraction patterns confirms the amorphous nature of the prepared glasses. The photoluminescence spectra under 800 nm laser excitations at room temperature exhibit three prominent peaks centred at 538, 603 and 675 nm corresponding to the transitions of (4)G(7/2) → (4)I(9/2), [(4)G(7/2) → (4)I(11/2), (4)G(5/2) → (4)I(9/2)] and [(4)G(7/2) → (4)I(13/2), (4)G(5/2) → (4)I(11/2)], respectively. The TL glow curve exhibits a prominent peak (T(m)) at 180°C. The best performance of the prepared glass was found at 0.5 mol% of Nd2O3. We achieved a good linearity of TL response against dose between 0.5 to 4.0 Gy. The calculated value of the effective atomic number, Z(eff), is 7.55 which is nearly tissue equivalent (Z(eff) = 7.42). These promising features demonstrate the capability of the aforementioned glass to be used as a radiation dosimeter. HIGHLIGHTS The thermoluminescence and optical properties of new compositions of lithium sodium borate glasses doped with Nd(3+) ions were reported. Attractive features were obtained from the TL, PL and UV-Vis light analysis. Three upconversion luminescences permitting green, orange and red emissions were observed.
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- N A Razak
- Department of Physics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.,Radiation Protection Directorate, Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission, 11183, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Lim TY, Wagiran H, Hussin R, Hashim S. Thermoluminescence response of dysprosium doped strontium tetraborate glasses subjected to electron irradiations. Appl Radiat Isot 2015; 102:10-14. [PMID: 25933405 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2015.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 09/29/2014] [Revised: 03/28/2015] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The paper presents the thermoluminescence (TL) response of strontium tetraborate glass subjected to electron irradiations at various Dy2O3 concentrations ranging from 0.00 to 1.00mol%. All glass samples exhibited single broad peak with maximum peak temperature positioned at 170-215°C. The optimum TL response was found at Dy2O3 concentration 0.75mol%. This glass showed good linearity and higher sensitivity for 7MeV compared to 6MeV electrons. Analysis of kinetic parameters showed that the glasses demonstrate second order kinetic.
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- Tou Ying Lim
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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Ab Rasid A, Wagiran H, Hashim S, Ibrahim Z, Ali H. Dosimetric properties of dysprosium doped lithium borate glass irradiated by 6 MV photons. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2015.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Mhareb MHA, Hashim S, Ghoshal SK, Alajerami YSM, Saleh MA, Razak NAB, Azizan SAB. Thermoluminescence properties of lithium magnesium borate glasses system doped with dysprosium oxide. LUMINESCENCE 2015; 30:1330-5. [DOI: 10.1002/bio.2902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2014] [Revised: 01/29/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- M. H. A. Mhareb
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science; Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310; UTM Skudai Johor Malaysia
- Radiation Protection Directorate; Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission, 11183; Amman Jordan
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science; Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310; UTM Skudai Johor Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science; Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310; UTM Skudai Johor Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Radiography; Al-Azhar University; Gaza Strip Palestine
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- Nuclear Engineering Programme, Faculty of Petroleum and Renewable Energy Engineering; Universiti Teknologi; Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science; Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310; UTM Skudai Johor Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science; Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310; UTM Skudai Johor Malaysia
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Abdulla MC, Alungal J, Hashim S, Ali MM, Musambil M. SLE presenting as multiple hemorrhagic complications. Lupus 2015; 24:1103-6. [DOI: 10.1177/0961203315573853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 01/28/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A 24 year old female with hereditary spastic paraplegia presented with intermittent headache for one year. She also had lower abdominal pain and vomiting for two months. She was pale, had icterus and mild splenomegaly. On diagnostic evaluation she was found to have hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and bilateral adrenal, subdural, soft tissue (scalp and orbit) hemorrhages due to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) antibodies were negative. Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage without associated APS is a rare phenomenon in SLE. We describe a case of SLE presenting with sequence of rare hemorrhagic complications in concert.
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- M C Abdulla
- Department of Internal Medicine, M.E.S. Medical College, Perinthalmanna, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, M.E.S. Medical College, Perinthalmanna, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, M.E.S. Medical College, Perinthalmanna, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, M.E.S. Medical College, Perinthalmanna, India
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- Medical biotechnology Central Research Laboratory, M.E.S. Medical College, Perinthalmanna, India
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Mhareb MHA, Hashim S, Ghoshal SK, Alajerami YSM, Saleh MA, Azizan SAB, Razak NAB, Abdul Karim MKB. Influences of dysprosium and phosphorous oxides co-doping on thermoluminescence features and kinetic parameters of lithium magnesium borate glass. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-015-3984-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Alawiah A, Bauk S, Abdul-Rashid H, Gieszczyk W, Hashim S, Mahdiraji G, Tamchek N, Bradley D. Potential application of pure silica optical flat fibers for radiation therapy dosimetry. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2014.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Hashim S, Omar SC, Ibrahim S, Hassan WW, Ung N, Mahdiraji G, Bradley D, Alzimami K. Thermoluminescence response of flat optical fiber subjected to 9MeV electron irradiations. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2014.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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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Hashim S, Alajerami Y, Ramli A, Ghoshal S, Saleh M, Abdul Kadir A, Saripan M, Alzimami K, Bradley D, Mhareb M. Thermoluminescence dosimetry properties and kinetic parameters of lithium potassium borate glass co-doped with titanium and magnesium oxides. Appl Radiat Isot 2014; 91:126-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2014] [Revised: 05/20/2014] [Accepted: 05/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Abdolahi A, Hamzah E, Ibrahim Z, Hashim S. Application of Environmentally-Friendly Coatings Toward Inhibiting the Microbially Influenced Corrosion (MIC) of Steel: A Review. POLYM REV 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2014.946188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Hashim S, Ibrahim SA, Che Omar SS, Alajerami YSM, Saripan MI, Noor NM, Ung NM, Mahdiraji GA, Bradley DA, Alzimami K. Photon irradiation response of photonic crystal fibres and flat fibres at radiation therapy doses. Appl Radiat Isot 2014; 90:258-60. [PMID: 24858954 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2013] [Revised: 04/14/2014] [Accepted: 04/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Radiation effects of photon irradiation in pure Photonic Crystal Fibres (PCF) and Flat fibres (FF) are still much less investigated in thermoluminescense dosimetry (TLD). We have reported the TL response of PCF and FF subjected to 6 MV photon irradiation. The proposed dosimeter shows good linearity at doses ranging from 1 to 4 Gy. The small size of these detectors points to its use as a dosimeter at megavoltage energies, where better tissue-equivalence and the Bragg-Gray cavity theory prevails.
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- S Hashim
- Department of Physics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia; Oncology Treatment Centre, Sultan Ismail Hospital, 81100 Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
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- Department of Physics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
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- FRG Biomedical Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Clinical Oncology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Building, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, U.K; Department of Physics, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Applied Medical Sciences College, King Saud University, P.O. Box 10219, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia
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Alajerami Y, Hashim S, Ramli A, Saleh M, Saripan M, Alzimami K, Min Ung N. Thermoluminescence responses of photon- and electron-irradiated lithium potassium borate co-doped with Cu+Mg or Ti+Mg. Appl Radiat Isot 2013; 78:21-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2013.03.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2012] [Revised: 03/30/2013] [Accepted: 03/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hashim S, Jan A, Sunohara Y, Hachinohe M, Ohdan H, Matsumoto H. Mutation of alpha-tubulin genes in trifluralin-resistant water foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis). Pest Manag Sci 2012; 68:422-9. [PMID: 21972152 DOI: 10.1002/ps.2284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Received: 02/10/2011] [Revised: 08/08/2011] [Accepted: 08/08/2011] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Trifluralin-resistant biotypes of water foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis) have been identified in wheat fields from northern Kyushu, Japan. Water foxtail is a winter-annual grassy weed, causing substantial crop losses. This study reports on mutation in α-tubulin (TUA) genes from water foxtail, the site of action of trifluralin. RESULTS Two trifluralin-sensitive (S) Chikugo and Ukiha biotypes and four trifluralin-resistant (R) Asakura-1, Asakura-2, Tamana and Tosu biotypes of water foxtail were used for herbicide resistance analysis. R biotypes showed 5.7-30.7-fold trifluralin resistance compared with the S biotypes. No differences in the uptake and translocation of (14)C-trifluralin were observed between Chikugo (S) biotype and Asakura-1 (R) biotype. Most of the (14)C detected in the plant material was in the root tissue, and no substantial increases were noted in shoot tissues. Comparative TUA sequence analysis revealed two independent single amino acid changes: change of Val into Phe at position 202 in TUA1 and change of Leu into Met at position 125 in TUA3 in Asakura-1 biotype. In the Tamana (R) biotype, two amino acid changes of Leu to Phe at position 136 and Val to Phe at position 202 were observed in the predicted amino acid sequence of TUA1, compared with Chikugo (S) biotype. CONCLUSION The results provide preliminary molecular explanation for the resistance of water foxtail to trifluralin, a phenomenon that has arisen as a result of repeated exposure to this class of herbicide. This is the first report of α-tubulin mutation in water foxtail and for any Alopecurus species reported in the literature.
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- Saima Hashim
- Doctoral Program in Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Khan MI, Chaudhry AU, Hashim S, Zahoor MK, Iqbal MZ. Recent developments in intrinsically conductive polymer coatings for corrosion protection. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.3329/cerb.v14i2.5918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Hashim S, Bradley D, Saripan M, Ramli A, Wagiran H. The thermoluminescence response of doped SiO2 optical fibres subjected to fast neutrons. Appl Radiat Isot 2010; 68:700-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hashim S, Al-Ahbabi S, Bradley D, Webb M, Jeynes C, Ramli A, Wagiran H. The thermoluminescence response of doped SiO2 optical fibres subjected to photon and electron irradiations. Appl Radiat Isot 2009; 67:423-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2008.06.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Ali M, Ayaz M, Rizwan H, Hashim S, Kuroiwa C. Emergency obstetric care availability, accessibility and utilization in eight districts in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2006; 18:10-5. [PMID: 17591002] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Reducing maternal mortality is a critical issue in Pakistan. Do public health care centers in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) comply with minimum UN recommendations for availability, use, and quality of basic and comprehensive Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC) as measured by UN process indicators? METHODS All public health facilities providing EmOC (n = 50) in 30% of districts in NWFP province (n = 8 districts) sampled randomly in September 2003 were included in a cross-sectional study. Data came from health facility records. RESULTS Almost all indicators were below minimum recommended UN levels. The number of facilities providing basic EmOC services was much too low to be called providing comprehensive coverage. A low percentage of births took place in hospital and few women with complications reached EmOC facilities. Caesarean section was either underutilized or unavailable. The case fatality rate was low, perhaps due to poor record-keeping. CONCLUSION The findings of this first needs assessment in NWFP province can serve as a benchmark for monitoring future progress. In resource-poor countries like Pakistan, it is important to upgrade existing facilities, giving special emphasis to facilities that provide basic EmOC services, since many problems can be resolved at the most basic level. Health policy makers and planners need to take immediate, appropriate rectifying measures to, inter alia, improve staffing in rural areas, enhance staff skills through training, upgrade management and supervision, ensure medical supply availability, mandate proper record-keeping, and observe progress by monitoring process indicators regularly.
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- Moazzam Ali
- Department of Health Policy and Planning, Institute of International Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
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Mohamed TA, Ali FH, Hashim S, Huat BB. Relationship Between Shear Strength and Soil Water Characteristic Curve of an Unsaturated Granitic Residual Soil. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2006.142.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Quillaguamán J, Hashim S, Bento F, Mattiasson B, Hatti-Kaul R. Poly(β-hydroxybutyrate) production by a moderate halophile,Halomonas boliviensisLC1 using starch hydrolysate as substrate. J Appl Microbiol 2005; 99:151-7. [PMID: 15960675 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02589.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM The objective of the present work was to enable the use of starch hydrolysate, generated by the action of a recombinant maltooligosaccharide forming amylase from Bacillus halodurans LBK 34, as the carbon source for the production of poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) by Halomonas boliviensis LC1. METHODS AND RESULTS In this work, different amounts of the alpha-amylase (Amy 34) were utilized for starch hydrolysis, resulting in the production of mixtures of maltooligosaccharides (G1-G6) at varying ratios. The highest PHB accumulation (56 wt%) by H. boliviensis cultivated in shake flasks (with agitation at 160 rev min(-1)) was obtained when 6.4 U ml(-1) of the amylase was used for starch hydrolysis. When H. boliviensis cells were grown in a fermentor with no oxygen limitation the accumulation of PHB was decreased to 35 wt%. Although some improvements in PHB accumulation and cell mass concentration were reached by the addition of peptone and phosphate, respectively, major enhancements were attained when oxygen limitation was induced in the fermentor. CONCLUSIONS Halomonas boliviensis uses preferentially maltose for PHB formation from starch hydrolysate. It is also able to hydrolyse higher sugars if no other simpler carbon source is available but with a significantly lower polymer yield. Furthermore, H. boliviensis is able to adjust its metabolism to oxygen limitation, most probably by directing the excess NAD(P)H to PHB accumulation. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY There have been no reports related to PHB production amongst the members of the genus Halomonas. The use of a maltooligosaccharide forming alpha-amylase, which is active at a temperature and pH close to that required for growth of H. boliviensis, and the versatility of this bacterium in the selection of the carbon source may provide an attractive alternative for the utilization of starch-derived raw materials.
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- J Quillaguamán
- Department of Biotechnology, Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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