A novel magnetic ion imprinted polymer for selective adsorption of trace amounts of lead(II) ions in environment samples

Omid Sayar,Niloufar Akbarzadeh Torbati,Hamideh Saravani,Kheirollah Mehrani,Ali Behbahani,Hamid Reza Moghadam Zadeh 한국공업화학회 2014 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.20 No.5

In this work a novel ion imprinted polymer (IIP) based on 4-(vinylamino)pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylicacid (VPyDC), was coated on Fe3O4 nano-particles. The application of this magnetic sorbent was investigated for preconcentration and determination of trace Pb(II) ions by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. Effects of various parameters such as sample pH, adsorption/desorption time and eluent were investigated during this study. The relative standard deviation and limit of detection of the method were found to be 1.8% and 0.9 ng mL 1, respectively. The accuracy of this method was confirmed using various standard reference materials, then it was used for Pb(II) determination in environmental samples.

Correlates of Lymphedema in Women with Breast Cancer: a Case Control Study in Shiraz, Southern Iran

Honarvar, Behnam,Sayar, Negin,Tahmasebi, Sedigheh,Zakeri, Zeinab,Talei, Asra,Rostami, Sara,Khademi, Sahar,Sarvestani, Amene Sabzi,Sekhavati, Eghbal Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2016 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.17 No.no.sup3

Globally, the burden of breast cancer (BC) continues to increase. BC related lymphedema (BCRL) is currently non curable and as a life time risk it affects at least 25% of BC patients. Knowing more about BCRL and appropriate control of its modifiable risk factors can improve quality of life (QOL) of the affected patients. In this case control study to detect factors, 400 women with BCRL (as the case group) and 283 patients with BC without lymphedema (as the control group) that were referred to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences affiliated BC clinic center were assessed. The data were analyzed in SPSS. The mean age of the case group was $52.3{\pm}11.0years$ and of the control group was $50.1{\pm}10.9years$. In patients with BCRL, 203(50.7%) had left (Lt) side BC and in non- lymphedema group 151 (53.3%) had Lt side BC. Out of all BCRL patients, 204 (51%) had lymphedema in all parts of their affected upper extremities, 100 (25%) had swelling in the arm and forearm and 23 (5.7%) had edema in both the upper extremity and trunk. Edema, heaviness, concern about changing body image, pain and paresthesia were the most common signs/symptoms among patients with BCRL. In BCRL patients, the difference of circumference between the affected upper limb and non-affected limb was $4.4{\pm}2.5cm$ and the difference in volume displacement was $528.7{\pm}374.4milliliters$. Multiple variable analysis showed that moderate to severe activity (OR; odds ratio =14, 95% CI :2.6-73.3), invasiveness of BC (OR =13.7, 95% CI :7.3-25.6), modified radical mastectomy (OR=4.3, 95% CI :2.3-7.9), BMI =>25 (OR=4.2, 95% CI :2-8.7), radiotherapy (OR=3.9, 95% CI :1.8-8.2), past history of limb damage (OR=1.7, 95% CI :0.9-3.1) and the number of excised lymph nodes (OR=1.06, 95% CI :1.02-1.09) were the significant predictors of lymphedema in women with BC. Modifiable risk factors of BCRL such as non-guided moderate to severe physical activity, high BMI and trauma to the limb should be controlled as early as possible in BC patients to prevent development of BCRL and improve QOL of these patients.

Whole genome variant analysis in three ethnically diverse Indians

Seema Malhotra,Sayar Singh,Soma Sarkar 한국유전학회 2018 Genes & Genomics Vol.40 No.5

India represents an amazing confluence of geographically, linguistically and socially disparate ethnic populations (Indian Genome Variation Consortium, J Genet 87:3–20, 2008). Understanding the genetic diversity of Indian population remains a daunting task. In this paper we present detailed analysis of genomic variations (high-depth coverage (~ 30×) using Illumina Hiseq 2000 platform) from three healthy Indian male individuals each belonging to three geographically delineated regions and linguistic phylum viz. high altitude region of Ladakh (Tibeto-Burman linguistic phylum), sub mountainous region of Kumaun (Indo-European linguistic phylum) and sea level region of Telangana (Dravidian linguistic phylum) for probing the extent of genetic diversity in our population. The sequencing analysis provided high quality data (~ 95% of the total reads aligned to the human reference genome for each sample) and very good alignment quality (> 80% of the filtered mapped reads had a quality score of 60). A total of 4.3, 3.7 and 4.3 million single nucleotide variations were identified in the genome of high altitude, sub mountainous and sea level respectively by comparing with human reference genome. Approximately 17.3, 18.2, 17.4% of the variants were unique in the three genomes. The study identified many novel variations in the three diverse genomes (132,970 in Ladakh, 112,317 in Kumaun and 128,881 in Telangana individual) and is an important resource for creating a baseline and a comprehensive catalogue of human genomic variation across the Indian as well as the Asian continent.

Neural Network Based Response Prediction of rTMS in Major Depressive Disorder Using QEEG Cordance

Turker Tekin Erguzel,Serhat Ozekes,Selahattin Gultekin,Nevzat Tarhan,Gokben Hizli Sayar,Ali Bayram 대한신경정신의학회 2015 PSYCHIATRY INVESTIGATION Vol.12 No.1

ObjectiveaaThe combination of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a non-pharmacological form of therapy for treating major depressive disorder (MDD), and electroencephalogram (EEG) is a valuable tool for investigating the functional connectivity in the brain. This study aims to explore whether pre-treating frontal quantitative EEG (QEEG) cordance is associated with response to rTMS treatment among MDD patients by using an artificial intelligence approach, artificial neural network (ANN). MethodsaaThe artificial neural network using pre-treatment cordance of frontal QEEG classification was carried out to identify responder or non-responder to rTMS treatment among 55 MDD subjects. The classification performance was evaluated using k-fold cross-validation. ResultsaaThe ANN classification identified responders to rTMS treatment with a sensitivity of 93.33%, and its overall accuracy reached to 89.09%. Area under Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) value for responder detection using 6, 8 and 10 fold cross validation were 0.917, 0.823 and 0.894 respectively. ConclusionaaPotential utility of ANN approach method can be used as a clinical tool in administering rTMS therapy to a targeted group of subjects suffering from MDD. This methodology is more potentially useful to the clinician as prediction is possible using EEG data collected before this treatment process is initiated. It is worth using feature selection algorithms to raise the sensitivity and accuracy values.

Early Outcomes of Sutureless Aortic Valves

Muhammet Onur Hanedan, M.D.,İlker Mataracı, M.D.,Mehmet Ali Yürük, M.D.,Tanıl Özer, M.D.,Ufuk Sayar, M.D.,Ali Kemal Arslan, M.D.,Uğur Ziyrek, M.D.,Murat Yücel, M.D. 대한흉부외과학회 2016 Journal of Chest Surgery (J Chest Surg) Vol.49 No.3

Background: In elderly high-risk surgical patients, sutureless aortic valve replacement (AVR) should be an alternative to standard AVR. The potential advantages of sutureless aortic prostheses include reducing cross-clamping and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time and facilitating minimally invasive surgery and complex cardiac interventions, while maintaining satisfactory hemodynamic outcomes and low rates of paravalvular leakage. The current study reports our single-center experience regarding the early outcomes of sutureless aortic valve implantation. Methods: Between October 2012 and June 2015, 65 patients scheduled for surgical valve replacement with symptomatic aortic valve disease and New York Heart Association function of class II or higher were included to this study. Perceval S (Sorin Biomedica Cardio Srl, Sallugia, Italy) and Edwards Intuity (Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA, USA) valves were used. Results: The mean age of the patients was 71.15±8.60 years. Forty-four patients (67.7%) were female. The average preoperative left ventricular ejection fraction was 56.9±9.93. The CPB time was 96.51±41.27 minutes and the cross-clamping time was 60.85±27.08 minutes. The intubation time was 8.95±4.19 hours, and the intensive care unit and hospital stays were 2.89±1.42 days and 7.86±1.42 days, respectively. The mean quantity of drainage from chest tubes was 407.69±149.28 mL. The hospital mortality rate was 3.1%. A total of five patients (7.69%) died during follow-up. The mean follow-up time was 687.24±24.76 days. The one-year survival rate was over 90%. Conclusion: In the last few years, several models of valvular sutureless bioprostheses have been developed. The present study evaluating the single-center early outcomes of sutureless aortic valve implantation presents the results of an innovative surgical technique, finding that it resulted in appropriate hemodynamic conditions with acceptable ischemic time.

Congenital Analbuminemia in Unrelated Algerian and Turkish Families is Caused by the Same Molecular Defect in the Albumin Gene

Gianluca Caridi,Abdelbasset Maout,Reha Artan,Monica Campagnoli,Francesca Lugani,Mohamed El Amine Abada,Ersin Sayar,Monica Galliano,Lorenzo Minchiotti 대한진단검사의학회 2018 Annals of Laboratory Medicine Vol.38 No.2

Dear Editor, Congenital analbuminemia (CAA; OMIM # 616000) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by the complete absence (or extremely low level) of serum albumin (ALB), and is usually diagnosed by serum protein electrophoresis [1]. Since different clinical conditions can result in hypoalbuminemia, mutation analysis of ALB gene is always necessary to confirm the diagnosis of CAA. Since the low ALB level is partially compensated by an increase of other serum proteins