Ultrasonic-assisted synthesis of Populus alba activated carbon for water defluorination: Application for real wastewater

Ziaeddin Bonyadi,Ponnusamy Senthil Kumar,Rauf Foroutan,Raheleh Kafaei,Hossein Arfaeinia,Sima Farjadfard,Bahman Ramavandi 한국화학공학회 2019 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.36 No.10

Efficient activated carbon was ultrasonically synthesized from the Populus alba tree, and fluoride ions were removed from samples of synthetic and real wastewaters. The effects of various parameters including pH (2-10), time (5-180 min), contaminant concentration (10-100mg/L), sorbent dose (1-7 g/L), and co-existing ions on the fluoride removal using Populus alba activated carbon (PAAC) were revealed. The physico-chemical characteristics of PAAC were determined using SEM, FTIR, BET, XRD, and EDX mapping. The specific surface area and pore volume of the mesoporous PAAC were obtained as 707.39m2/g and 0.40m3/g. The study found that the maximum removal efficiency of fluoride (93.37%) occurred under the fluoride concentration of 10mg/L, PAAC of 4 g/L, pH of 6, and contact time of 100 min. The isotherms and kinetics data could be suitably reflected by the Freundlich and the pseudosecond- order kinetic models, respectively. Langmuir maximum monolayer adsorption capacity of the ultrasonicassisted PAAC was measured as 77.12mg/g. Sorption of fluoride ions onto PAAC is feasible and an exothermic process. According to the field test, PAAC can significantly remove fluoride and other pollutants like BOD5, COD, Ni, Co, and Pb from glass and shipyard wastewater samples.

Failing a Course: A Diary Case Study of an Iranian EFL Student

Alireza Bonyadi 아시아테플 2019 The Journal of Asia TEFL Vol.16 No.4

The Effects of Flipped Instruction on Iranian EFL Students' Oral Interpretation Performance

Alireza Bonyadi 아시아영어교육학회 2018 The Journal of Asia TEFL Vol.15 No.4

Modeling of Temperature Dependent Parasitic Gate Turn-On in Silicon IGBTs

R. Bonyadi,O. Alatise,S. Jahdi,J. Ortiz Gonzalez,L. Ran,P. A. Mawby 전력전자학회 2015 ICPE(ISPE)논문집 Vol.2015 No.6

Parasitic turn-on can cause unintentional triggering of the IGBTs since the discharge current of the Miller capacitance coupled with high dV/dt can activate a device that should be off. The short circuit current resulting from parasitic turn-on coupled with the high voltage causes significant power dissipation which can be a reliability issue. This issue is exacerbated by higher ambient temperatures since the negative temperature coefficient of the IGBT’s threshold voltage as well as the positive temperature coefficient of the minority carrier lifetime will increase the peak and duration of the short circuit current. Accurate modeling of the shoot-through power and its temperature dependency is important for circuit designers when designing mitigation techniques like multiple resistive paths and bipolar gate drivers. The physics-based model proposed in this paper can produce accurate results with good matching over temperature. The model improves on compact circuit models based on lumped parameters.

Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode with Polypyrrole Nanocomposite for the Simultaneous Determination of Ascorbic acid, Dopamine, Uric acid, and Folic Acid

Ghanbari, Khadijeh,Bonyadi, Sepideh The Korean Electrochemical Society 2020 Journal of electrochemical science and technology Vol.11 No.1

A fast and simple method for synthesis of Cu_xO-ZnO/PPy/RGO nanocomposite by electrochemical manner have been reported in this paper. For testing the utility of this nanocomposite we modified a GCE with the nanocomposite to yield a sensor for simultaneous determination of four analytes namely ascorbic acid (AA), dopamine (DA), uric acid (UA), and folic acid (FA). Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and Differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) selected for the study. The modified electrode cause to enhance electron transfer rate so overcome to overlapping their peaks and consequently having the ability to the simultaneous determination of AA, DA, UA, and FA. To synthesis confirmation of the nanocomposite, Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Raman spectroscopy, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were applied. The linearity ranges were 0.07-485 μM, 0.05-430 μM, 0.02-250 μM and 0.022-180 μM for AA, DA, UA, and FA respectively and the detection limits were 22 nM, 10 nM, 5 nM and 6 nM for AA, DA, UA, and FA respectively Also, the obtained electrode can be used for the determination of the AA, DA, UA, and FA in human blood, and human urine real samples.

Gender Differences in Clinical Presentations of Cystic Fibrosis Patients in Azeri Turkish Population

( Leila Vahedi ),( Morteza Jabarpoor-bonyadi ),( Morteza Ghojazadeh ),( Amir Vahedi ),( Mandana Rafeey ) 대한결핵 및 호흡기학회 2016 Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases Vol.79 No.4

Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disorder with several clinical presentations. This study was undertaken in the Azeri Turkish population in Iran, to investigate gender differences in the age at onset and diagnosis, age of death, and duration of illness of CF. Methods: The data of 331 CF patients from 2001 to 2015 was surveyed. Parameters including age, sex, △F508 mutation, age at onset, age at diagnosis, age of death and clinical presentations were evaluated for both sexes, using descriptive analysis. The association of gender with these variables was studied using logistic regression, chi-square test and Mann- Whitney U test by SPSS version 18. Odds ratio with a confidence interval of 95% and p≤0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The study included 191 males (57.7%) and 140 females (42.3%), all showing statistically significant difference (p<0.001). Age duration differed between genders. Male and female patients were further under 9 and 4 years, respectively. The occurrence of △F508 mutation was 0.51 times more in females than in males. Age, diagnosis and sex were closely associated: males were diagnosed at a significantly later age than females (p=0.05). While this compression performed based on clinical presentations, males with respiratory disease had a later median age at diagnosis than females at lifespan (p=0.001). The risk of infertility in males was approximately two times greater than in females (p=0.02). Conclusion: These findings indicate gender differences in CF patients. Future studies are needed to establish other differences and evaluate the causes for the gender variations.

Gender Differences in Clinical Presentations of Cystic Fibrosis Patients in Azeri Turkish Population

Vahedi, Leila,Jabarpoor-Bonyadi, Morteza,Ghojazadeh, Morteza,Vahedi, Amir,Rafeey, Mandana The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory 2016 Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases Vol.79 No.4

Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disorder with several clinical presentations. This study was undertaken in the Azeri Turkish population in Iran, to investigate gender differences in the age at onset and diagnosis, age of death, and duration of illness of CF. Methods: The data of 331 CF patients from 2001 to 2015 was surveyed. Parameters including age, sex, ${\Delta}F508$ mutation, age at onset, age at diagnosis, age of death and clinical presentations were evaluated for both sexes, using descriptive analysis. The association of gender with these variables was studied using logistic regression, chi-square test and Mann-Whitney U test by SPSS version 18. Odds ratio with a confidence interval of 95% and $p{\leq}0.05$ was considered statistically significant. Results: The study included 191 males (57.7%) and 140 females (42.3%), all showing statistically significant difference (p<0.001). Age duration differed between genders. Male and female patients were further under 9 and 4 years, respectively. The occurrence of ${\Delta}F508$ mutation was 0.51 times more in females than in males. Age, diagnosis and sex were closely associated: males were diagnosed at a significantly later age than females (p=0.05). While this compression performed based on clinical presentations, males with respiratory disease had a later median age at diagnosis than females at lifespan (p=0.001). The risk of infertility in males was approximately two times greater than in females (p=0.02). Conclusion: These findings indicate gender differences in CF patients. Future studies are needed to establish other differences and evaluate the causes for the gender variations.

Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode with Silver Nanoparticles/Polyaniline/Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite for the Simultaneous Determination of Biocompounds in Biological Fluids

Ghanbari, Kh.,Moloudi, M.,Bonyadi, S. The Korean Electrochemical Society 2019 Journal of electrochemical science and technology Vol.10 No.4

The silver nanoparticles/polyaniline/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite modified glassy carbon electrode (Ag/PANI/RGO/GCE) was prepared by the electrochemical method. The Ag/PANI/RGO nanocomposite was characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (ESI). Two electrochemical techniques namely differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) and cyclic voltammetry (CV) were used to the electrochemical behaviors investigation of ascorbic acid (AA), dopamine (DA), and uric acid (UA). The Ag/PANI/RGO/GCE exhibited remarkable electrocatalytic activity towards the oxidation reaction of AA, DA, and UA in Britton-Robinson (BR) solution (pH=4.0). Under the optimal conditions, the determinations of AA, DA, and UA were accomplished using DPV. AA-DA and DA-UA peak potential separations were 130 and 180 mV, respectively. For simultaneous detection, the linear response ranges were in the two concentration ranges of 0.05-0.8 mM and 2.0-16.0 mM with detection limit 0.412 μM (S/N = 3) for AA, 0.7-90.0 μM and 90.0-1000.0 μM with detection limit 0.023 μM (S/N = 3) for DA, and 0.8-70.0 μM and 70.0-1000.0 μM with detection limit 0.050 μM (S/N = 3) for UA. This modified electrode showed good sensitivity, selectivity, and stability with applied to determine AA, DA, and UA in human urine and drug.

Polymorphisms of Promoter Region of TNF-α Gene in Iranian Azeri Turkish Patients with Behçet’s Disease

Reza Abdolmohammadi,,Mortaza Bonyadi 대한의학회 2017 Journal of Korean medical science Vol.32 No.1

Behçet’s disease (BD) is a complex chronic relapsing inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology. Alterations of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) expression related to the polymorphic alleles of TNF gene may implicate a pathogenetic role in increased activity of this cytokine in BD. A current study aimed at investigating the possible association between BD and its clinical features in Iranian Azeri Turks with two functional TNF-α gene polymorphisms (at the positions of -238 and -857). A total number of 166 Iranian subjects were enrolled into two different groups; patients with BD (n = 64), and ethnically matched healthy controls (n = 101). The genotype distributions of BD patients and healthy controls were determined. The frequency of TNF-α -857C allele was significantly higher in Behçet’s patients than that of healthy controls (P = 0.001; odds ratio [OR] = 2.616; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.129–6.160), whereas the frequency of TNF-α -238A allele was similar in both groups. The sole TNF-α haplotype-857C-1031C, was associated with an increase in the risk of developing BD. The TNF-α -857C allele was considerably associated with BD in this cohort. The findings of this study, collectively, indicate that TNF-α -857C-1031C haplotype located in the promoter region of the gene could exert major influence on the susceptibility to BD.

Whole-exome sequencing analysis in a case of primary congenital glaucoma due to the partial uniparental isodisomy

Zavarzadeh, Parisima Ghaffarian,Bonyadi, Morteza,Abedi, Zahra Korea Genome Organization 2022 Genomics & informatics Vol.20 No.3

We described a clinical, laboratory, and genetic presentation of a pathogenic variant of the CYP1B1 gene through a report of a case of primary congenital glaucoma and a trio analysis of this candidate variant in the family with the Sanger sequencing method and eventually completed our study with the secondary/incidental findings. This study reports a rare case of primary congenital glaucoma, an 8-year-old female child with a negative family history of glaucoma and uncontrolled intraocular pressure. This case's whole-exome sequencing data analysis presents a homozygous pathogenic single nucleotide variant in the CYP1B1 gene (NM_000104:exon3:c.G1103A:p.R368H). At the same time, this pathogenic variant was obtained as a heterozygous state in her unaffected father but not her mother. The diagnosis was made based on molecular findings of whole-exome sequencing data analysis. Therefore, the clinical reports and bioinformatics findings supported the relation between the candidate pathogenic variant and the disease. However, it should not be forgotten that primary congenital glaucoma is not peculiar to the CYP1B1 gene. Since the chance of developing autosomal recessive disorders with low allele frequency and unrelated parents is extraordinary in offspring. However, further data analysis of whole-exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing method were applied to obtain the type of mutation and how it was carried to the offspring.