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Muhammad Waqas,Imad-ud-din Saqib,Muhammad Imran Jamil,Mohammad Ayaz Khan,Saeed Akhter 대한비뇨의학회 2018 Investigative and Clinical Urology Vol.59 No.1
Purpose: To evaluate the impact of various computed tomography scan-based parameters of renal stones on the outcome of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of patients who underwent ESWL for renal stones (sized 5–20 mm) from January 2013 to December 2016. We evaluated body mass index, location of the stone, skin-to-stone distance (SSD), stone attenuation value (SAV), stone diameter, Hounsfield density, stone area, and stone volume. Statistical analysis was done and significance was confirmed by multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results: Of the 203 patients 122 (60.1%) had successful clearance of the stone. The presence of a double J stenting, a lower pole location, a higher SAV, higher Hounsfield density, larger stone area, larger stone diameter, and higher stone volume were negative predictors of ESWL outcome. When these parameters were analyzed with multivariate logistic regression analysis, stone location, SSD, and SAV were the only significant independent predictors of the outcome of ESWL. Conclusions: Stone location, SSD, and SAV are reliable and strong predictors of ESWL outcome for the treatment of renal stones.
Zinc oxide-tungsten oxide (ZnO-WO3) composite for solar light-assisted degradation of organic dyes
Aziz Fatima,Warsi Al-Zoha,Somaily Hamoud H.,Din Muhammad Imran,Sabeeh Humera,Warsi Muhammad Farooq,Shakir Imran 한국화학공학회 2023 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.40 No.6
Photocatalytic degradation of dyes is one of the most effective methods that can be utilized for a pollution-free environment. For this purpose, Tungsten oxide (WO3), zinc oxide (ZnO) and their composite WO3/ZnO were synthesized using facile route. X-rays diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) confirmed their structural, spectral and morphological features, respectively. These techniques confirmed the formation of desired products. The as-prepared samples were utilized as photocatalysts for the evaluation of the photocatalytic removal of methylene blue and rhodamine B under solar light irradiation. The obtained results showed that the synergistic effect of tungsten oxide and zinc oxide is responsible for the increased charge separation and reduction in recombination chances of charge carriers that enhance the remarkable photocatalytic performance. For methylene blue and rhodamine-b, the percentage degradation was 94% and 85.7%, respectively. Different scavenger studies showed that holes are the major active species responsible for the removal of methylene blue. The EIS and Mott-Schottky plots confirmed the p-type and n-type character of WO3 and ZnO, respectively. Briefly, the as-synthesized nanocomposite showed enhanced photocatalytic behavior for the degradation of various dyes as compared to pristine metal oxides.
Alfryyan Nada,Irshad Amna,Altaf Sehar,Basha Beriham,Al-Buriahi M. S.,Alrowaili Z. A.,Sabeeh Humera,Din Muhammad Imran 한국세라믹학회 2024 한국세라믹학회지 Vol.61 No.1
The current study is based on the synthesis of lanthanum ferrite (LF), silver-doped lanthanum ferrite (AgLF), and its composite with CNTs (AgLF@CNT) for degradation of organic effluents under visible light. The physiochemical characteristics of synthesized nanomaterials were examined by X-ray diffraction technique (XRD), Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and UV–Visible spectroscopy. XRD results revealed that the synthesized product has a crystalline structure. Tauc plot method was used to analyze the bandgap energy of the prepared nanocatalysts. Bare and doped lanthanum ferrite showed bandgap energy of 2.72 eV and 1.81 eV, respectively. The % degradation shown by LF, AgLF and AgLF@CNT for the degradation of methylene orange was 37.93%, 53.98%, and 78.26%, respectively. AgLF@CNT showed 74.42% degradation of crystal violet at the rate of 0.007 min−1. AgLF@CNT has an effective visible efficiency of photocatalysis for methylene orange and crystal violet degradation and gives better photodegradation efficiency due to a large number of active sites, greater surface area, good oxidizer and greater stability of carbon nanotubes.