Diagnostic importance of Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration in Diagnosing Hepatic Lesions among Sudanese Patients 2015

Edris, Ali Mahmoud Mohammed,Ali, Imtithal Mohamed,Bakeit, Shaimaa Bushra,Abashar, Mohamed,Siddig, Emmanuel Edwar Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2016 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.17 No.2

Background: Liver cytology is indicated and requested for evaluating hepatic masses in symptomatic or serendipitous cryptic discovered lesions. Objective: To determine the cytomorphological patterns of hepatic lesions identified among a group of Sudanese patients. Materials and Methods: This is an analytical descriptive hospital-based study included 165 patients undergoing ultrasound-guided fine needle is an aspiration cytology (FNAC)for hepatic lesions, at Al-Amal Military Hospital & Khartoum Teaching Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan. Clinical data were reviewed. Air dried Diff Quick stained smears were grouped into unsatisfactory samples, benign lesions, and malignant neoplasms. Results: Our population were consisted of 35 (21.2%) females and 130 (78.8%) males, with a male to female ratio 3.7:1 and an age ranged between 47 to 80, and a mean age $57{\pm}7$. Of 165 cases, 57 (34.5%) were benign, no atypia were noticed, 101 (61.2%) were malignant. Most investigated patients were found to have metastatic lesions. Conclusion: FNAC is a useful tool for investigating hepatic lesions.

Full-Thickness Resection Device for Complex Colorectal Lesions in High-Risk Patients as a Last-Resort Endoscopic Treatment: Initial Clinical Experience and Review of the Current Literature

Edris Wedi,Beatrice Orlandini,Mark Gromski,Carlo Felix Maria Jung,Irina Tchoumak,Stephanie Boucher,Volker Ellenrieder,Jurgen Hochberger 대한소화기내시경학회 2018 Clinical Endoscopy Vol.51 No.1

The full-thickness resection device (FTRD) is a novel endoscopic device approved for the resection of colorectal lesions. This case-seriesdescribes the device and its use in high-risk patients with colorectal lesions and provides an overview of the potential indications inrecently published data. Between December 2014 and September 2015, 3 patients underwent endoscopic full thickness resection using the FTRD for colorectallesions: 1 case for a T1 adenocarcinoma in the region of a surgical anastomosis after recto-sigmoidectomy, 1 case for a non-liftingcolonic adenoma with low-grade dysplasia in an 89-year old patient and 1 for a recurrent adenoma with high-grade dysplasia in ayoung patient with ulcerative rectocolitis who was under immunosuppression after renal transplantation. Both technical and clinicalsuccess rates were achieved in all cases. The size of removed lesions ranged from 9 to 30 mm. Overall, the most frequent indication in the literature has been for lifting or non-lifting adenoma, submucosal tumors, neuroendocrintumors, incomplete endoscopic resection (R1) or T1 carcinoma. Colorectal FTRD is a feasible technique for the treatment of colorectal lesions and represents a minimally invasive alternative for eithersurgical or conventional endoscopic resection strategies.

Agrarian Change and Rural Women : The Malaysian Experience

Edris, Aishah Ewha Womans University Press 1999 Asian Journal of Women's Studies(AJWS) Vol.5 No.4

The aim of this paper is to discuss some effects of agrarian change on rural women, based on the Malaysian experience. The introduction of modern agriculture has no doubt succeeded in raising productivity and the income of rural women in the country, but inequalities between the poorer and better-off farmers have widened. The process of modernization in agriculture has displaced women to domestic production. Although efforts have been made to improve and increase agricultural production, the role of women as farmers has declined and many factors have contributed to this. Realizing the importance of women's contribution to the economy, the Malaysian government has taken steps to boost the participation of rural women in various development programs and activities. Hence, this paper seeks to address the question: how are rural Malaysian women placed in the context of agrarian change?

Combined Endoscopic and Surgical Treatment of Severe Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Patient with Heart Assist Device under Therapeutic Anticoagulation

Edris Wedi,Mohamed Bounnah,Riccardo Memeo,Carlo Jung 대한소화기내시경학회 2017 Clinical Endoscopy Vol.50 No.6

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common complication after heart assist device placement. Reasons for bleeding are multifactorial. Endoscopic therapy is the treatment of choice, whereas invasive procedures are avoided in these critically ill patients. We present the case of a 65-year-old male patient experiencing severe GI bleeding after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and right ventricular assist device (RVAD) placement with therapeutic anticoagulation. Endoscopically, multiple gastric bleeding sources were found but could not be treated effectively due to a large blood clot. A combined endoscopic and surgical treatment was initiated, including gastrotomy for blood clot removal, surgical transgastric suturing, endoscopic over-the-scope clip (OTSC) placement and hemospray application. Postoperative endoscopic visualization showed effective bleeding control. The patient unfortunately died due to causes unrelated to the treatment. This case shows that a minimal invasive combination of endoscopic and surgical techniques can be an alternative treatment for severe upper GI bleeding in critically ill and anticoagulated patients.

Incidence Trends of Colorectal Cancer in the West of Iran During 2000-2005

Abdifard, Edris,Ghaderi, Shahab,Hosseini, Saman,Heidari, Mohammad Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.3

Background: Colorectal cancer is a main leading cause of cancer death in western countries. Although many studies have been conducted on incidence trends all over the world in recent years, information regarding changes in incidence of colorectal cancer in Iran is insufficient. The present study of colorectal cancer in the west of Iran during recent years was therefore performed. Materials and Methods: The registered data for colorectal cancer cases in National Cancer Registry System were extracted from the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Center for Disease Control and Management. The codes from 18-21 among cancers were selected for colon and rectum cancers. Incidence rates were standardized directly using WHO population. The significance of incidence rate trends during 2000-2005 was tested through Poisson regression. Results: 762 cases of colorectal cancer were observed during 6 years in this region, with a gender ratio of men to women of 1.2. It increased from 65 cases in 2000 to 213 cases in 2005 or from 1.5 per100,000 per persons per year to 4.8. Significant increasing trends were evident in Kermanshah and Hamadan provinces; however, change did not reach significance in Ilam and Kurdistan provinces. Conclusions: Colorectal cancer has an increasing trend in the west of Iran. Although it seems that the increasing rate of colorectal cancer is due to increasing of cancer risk factors, some proportion may be related to the improvement of surveillance systems in Iran.

The Impact of the Board’s Characteristics on the Relationship between the Asymmetry of Information and the Fair Value of the Share in Jordanian Commercial Banks

Haitham Edris Almubaideen 대한산업공학회 2020 Industrial Engineeering & Management Systems Vol.19 No.4

This study aimed to know the impact of the characteristics of the Board of Directors on the relationship between the asymmetry of information and the fair value of the shares in Jordanian commercial banks. To achieve the objective of the study, it is necessary to know the effect of the asymmetry of information on the decisions of current and future shareholders and investors, and then to study the effect of the characteristics of the board of directors on the fair value of the share. For this reason, the method of analyzing time-series analysis (Panel Data) has been used, based on a sample of 13 Jordanian commercial banks listed in the Amman Financial Market. The study period is 2015-2019, and four banks were excluded for failing to meet the study conditions. The study was based on two models; the first one aimed to examine the effect of the relationship between asymmetric information and the fair value of the share, while the second model aims to study the relationship between the effect of the characteristics of the Board of Directors on the relationship between asymmetry of information and fair value. It was found that there is a problem of information asymmetry among investors in commercial banks, and the level of asymmetry was different from one bank to another and from year to year. The problem of information asymmetry is caused by the failure to deliver financial information to all parties in a timely manner. The most important recommendations Independent board members should be increased because of their positive impact on the relationship between information asymmetry and fair value, The need to increase the number of females on the boards of directors of Jordanian commercial banks to increase gender diversity and make the decisions of the boards of directors more indicative.

Application of zeolite/kaolin combination for replacement of partial cement clinker to manufacture environmentally sustainable cement in Oman

Sabah A. Abdul-Wahab,Edris M. Hassan,Khalifa S. Al-Jabri,Kaan Yetilmezsoy 대한환경공학회 2019 Environmental Engineering Research Vol.24 No.2

This study was conducted to explore the optimum proportion of zeolite and zeolite-kaolin as additives to cement clinker and gypsum samples, while maintaining the strength properties of produced environmentally sustainable cements. According to the British standard method, zeolite was added to cement clinker in proportions of 5-12% and 10-12% by weight, respectively, in the preparation of samples of zeolite-containing cement and zeolite-kaolin-based cement. Kaolin was used as a second additive as 10-20% of the total weight. The compressive strength tests were performed on base cement samples according to a standard procedure given in ASTM C109 Compressive Strength of Hydraulic Cement. These values were compared with those of the reference sample and the Omani allowable limits. The results indicated that the best compressive strength values were obtained with 88% cement clinker, 5% gypsum, and 7% zeolite for the zeolite-containing cement. Quantities of 70% cement clinker, 5% gypsum, 10% zeolite, and 15% kaolin gave the best results for zeolite-kaolin-based cement, resulting in a substitution of than 25% cement clinker. The study concluded that the partial cement clinker replacement using zeolite/kaolin combination may have a great influence on the reduction of CO₂ emission and energy saving in cement manufacturing.

Survival and Clinical Aspects for Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in Kermanshah, Iran

Payandeh, Mehrdad,Sadeghi, Edris,Sadeghi, Masoud Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.16 No.17

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)is the most common leukemia in adults in Western countries but is relatively rare in Asia. Immune hemolytic anemia, Evan's syndrome, lymphadenopathy, organomegaly and B symptoms are the main complaints of patients in CLL. The present retrospective analysis evaluated a group of 109 patients with CLL over a 9-year period, studying correlations between sex, age and overall survival. The patients were hospitalized in the Clinic of Hematology and Oncology, Kermanshah, Iran, between 2006 and 2014. Data analysis for sex and age was performed using IBM SPSS19 and overall survival was plotted by Kaplan-Meier plot, Log-rank test in Graph Pad prism 5 Software for five-year periods. The mean age of diagnosis for CLL patients was 60.73 years, 59.6% male. Survival rate patients was 64% and mean overall survival was 38.5 months. In the Rai system, fourteen patients (12.8%) had stage III and twenty eight patients (25.7%) had stage IV. Most frequent clinical features in patients with CLL were lymphadenopathy (38.7%) and organomegaly (34%), respectively. There is not relationship between sex and age in patients but overall survival rate in females was higher than in males. In Asian countries, CLL is more in male and in age above 60 years. Complaints about lymphadenopathy and virus infection are prevalent.

Survey of HER2-neu Expression in Colonic Adenocarcinoma in the West of Iran

Madani, Seyed-Hamid,Sadeghi, Edris,Rezaee, Akram,Sadeghi, Masoud,Khazaee, Sedigheh,Amirifard, Nasrin,Payandeh, Mehrdad Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.16 No.17

Background: Overexpression of HER2-neu has been reported in many epithelial malignancies, including cancers of the breast, ovaries, lungs, prostate, bladder, pancreas, colorectum and stomach as well as osteosarcomas. The aim of this study was evaluation of expression of HER2-neu immunohistochemistry (IHC) status and clinicopathologic features in a series of colonic adenocarcinomas. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive and analytical study, we surveyed 211 samples of colon adenocarcinoma from 182 patients (86.3%) undergoing total or partial colectomy and 29 (7.13%) with biopsies by colonoscopy. A sufficient sample size was obtained from all cases and the slides were stained with hematoxylin and eosin and also by IHC (HER2) staining. Results: The mean age for the patients at diagnosis was 57.9 years (range, 15-88 years). One hundred and twenty one patients (57.3%) were male. Of all patients, 201 samples (95.3%) were conventional adenocarcinomas (159, 29 and 13 cases were well, moderately and poorly differentiated, respectively) and 10 (4.7%) were mucinous type. Out of 211 cases, 171 were checked for lymph nodes metastasis and 64 were positive. There is a correlation between HER2 scores and differentiation, most score 3 cases being well differentiated (P<0.05). Conclusions: In patients with advanced colon cancer, surgery alone is not curative and other forms of therapy may be required to prolong patient survival. HER2 overexpression was found in some cases and this could be a guideline to new adjuvant therapy for these patients.

Calcic iron skarn prospectivity mapping based on fuzzy AHP method, a case Study in Varan area, Markazi province, Iran

Faranak Feizi,Amirabbas KarbalaeiRamezanali,Edris Mansouri 한국지질과학협의회 2017 Geosciences Journal Vol.21 No.1

Fuzzy analytical hierarchy (AHP) approach is a method for mineral prospectivity mapping (MPM) that is generally used for mineral exploration. This method is feasible for multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) issues. Geographical information system (GIS) and fuzzy AHP have been applied in this paper to obtain prospectivity model for Calcic Iron Skarn (CIS) mineralization. Several thematic (such as geological, geophysical, and geochemical) geo-datasets have been collected, analysed and integrated based on fuzzy AHP method, in Varan area, central of Iran. Three professional economic geologists with the experience on exploration of CIS mineralization have been used to allocate appropriate weights to layers. Then fuzzy operator was used to integrate weighted evidence layers and mineral prospectivity map of CIS mineralization in Varan area was generated. Eventually for confirming the accuracy of the applied manner, locations of recognized mineral deposits in the Varan area were compared with the generated mineral prospectivity map. The results presented acceptable responses. For detailed assessment of the CIS mineralization model and due to the fact that geological features have fractal dimensions, we used C-A model for classification of prospectivity model to determine thresholds for the final prospectivity map. C-A fractal model, determine thresholds for classifying values in evidential maps. The final prospectivity map was confirmed by checking field of three target areas.