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Sohail Ahmed Khan,Amjad Sattar,Usman Khanzada,Hatem Adel,Syed Omair Adil,Munawar Hussain 대한척추외과학회 2017 Asian Spine Journal Vol.11 No.3
Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Purpose: To determine the prevalence of lumbar spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in a general adult population unrelated to lower back pain as evaluated by multidetector computed tomography. Overview of Literature: There is a significant paucity of information related to the prevalence of spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis and its degenerative changes in a general adult population unrelated to lower back pain in developing countries. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on abdominopelvic computed tomography (CT) scans performed between January 1st 2015 and December 31st 2015 for various clinical indications. Patients with lower back pain, with a history of trauma or road traffic accident, or referred from orthopedic or neurosurgery departments were excluded to avoid any bias. CT scans were reviewed in axial, sagittal, and coronal planes using bone window settings for evaluating spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis. Results: Of 4,348 patients recruited, spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis were identified in 266 (6.1%) and 142 (3.3%) patients, respectively. Age was significantly higher in both spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis patients than in those without spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis (47.19±15.45 vs. 42.5±15.96, p <0.001 and 53.01±15.31 vs. 42.44±15.88, p <0.001, respectively). Gender was significantly associated with spondylolisthesis (p =0.029) but not spondylolysis. Of patients who were >60 years old, both spondylolysis (p =0.018) and spondylolisthesis (p =0.025) were significantly more prevalent in females. Conclusions: The prevalence of pars interarticularis fracture observed higher with gradual increase in the prevalence with advancing age. In particular, preponderance was significantly higher among older females.
Usman Khanzada,Sohail Ahmed Khan,Munawar Hussain,Hatem Adel,Kamran Masood,Syed Omair Adil,Murli Manohar 대한남성과학회 2017 The World Journal of Men's Health Vol.35 No.1
Purpose: In patients with erectile dysfunction, it is important to differentiate psychogenic from organic causes. Penile Doppler ultrasonography is a relatively inexpensive and minimally invasive tool for this purpose. This study was conducted to evaluate the causes of erectile dysfunction in an adult male population, using penile Doppler ultrasonography.Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in a single center. All patients who presented with complaints of erectile dysfunction and underwent penile Doppler ultrasonography between July 2014 and June 2016 were included in this study. All examinations were performed using GE Voluson S6 and GE Logiq P5 devices. Following baseline scans, an intracavernosal injection of 20 μg of prostaglandin E1 was given. Peak systolic and end diastolic velocities were measured in each cavernosal artery. Patients with a peak systolic velocity of <25 cm/s were considered to have arterial insufficiency, while an end diastolic velocity of >5 cm/s was considered to indicate venous incompetence.Results: Out of 97 patients (mean age, 37.09±11.59 years; range, 19∼69 years), 50 patients (51.5%) had normal findings, 24 patients (24.7%) had arterial insufficiency, 15 patients (15.5%) had a venous leak, and 8 patients (8.2%) patients had arterial insufficiency with a venous leak. Psychogenic erectile dysfunction was significantly higher among patients aged ≤40 years, while arterial insufficiency with or without a venous leak was significantly higher among patients aged >40 years (p=0.022).Conclusions: A majority of the studied individuals demonstrated no organic cause of erectile dysfunction, thus confirming a high prevalence of the psychogenic etiology, particularly in relatively young individuals.
Asra Shaikh,Sohail Ahmed Khan,Munawar Hussain,Sadia Soomro,Hatem Adel,Syed Omair Adil,Farheen Huda,Usman Khanzada 대한척추외과학회 2017 Asian Spine Journal Vol.11 No.6
Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Purpose: To determine the frequency of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae (LSTV) in patients with low back pain (LBP) and the role of iliolumbar ligament (ILL) origin from L5 in LSTV cases. Overview of Literature: Transitional vertebrae are developmental variants of the spine. LSTV is a common congenital abnormality, and failure to recognize this anomaly may result in serious consequences during surgery. Methods: All patients aged 11–90 years of either gender with LBP for any duration, who presented for X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lumbosacral spine, were included. X-rays of the lumbosacral spine in anteroposterior and lateral views were acquired. In addition, T1- and T2-weighted sagittal and axial MRI was performed. Images were evaluated on a workstation. Results: Of 504 patients, transitional vertebrae were observed in 75 patients (15%). Among them, 39 (52%) patients had Castellvi type III and 36 (48%) patients had Castellvi type II. However, on MRI, 42 (56%) patients had O’Driscoll type II, 18 (24%) patients had O’Driscoll type IV, and 15 patients (20%) had O’Driscoll type III. ILL origin from L5 was significantly higher (n=429, 100%) among patients with a normal lumbosacral junction than among patients with a transitional lumbosacral junction (n=22, 29.3%) (p<0.001). Conclusions: LSTV occurs at a high frequency in patients with LBP. Furthermore, in the presence of LSTV, the ILL is not a reliable marker for the identification of L5.
Shahid Ali,Manzar Sohail,Riaz Ahmed,Safyan Akram Khan,Muhammad Shahid Ansari 한국공업화학회 2015 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.28 No.-
Co@Pt (Co-core, Pt-shell) 4–10 nm sized particles supported on functionalized multi-walled carbonnanotubes (MWCNTs) have been synthesized and tested as efficient catalyst in direct methanol fuel cells(DMFCs). Catalytic activity and durability of all the catalysts for methanol oxidation (MO) have beenstudied in basic medium (0.5 M KOH) using cyclic voltammetry (CV). Chronoamperometry studiesrevealed that Co@Pt/MWCNTs has significantly high efficiency and stability than both Pt/MWCNTs andCo@Pt/MWCNTs catalysts. Mass activity exhibited by Co@Pt/MWCNTs for MO is 1.61 and 3.36 timeshigher than those of Pt–Co/MWCNTs and Pt/MWCNTs, respectively.
Aniqa ARSLAN,Arslan QAYYUM,Sharique AYUBI,Sohail Ahmed KHAN,Muhammad ASAD ULLAH 한국유통과학회 2022 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.9 No.3
To help the industry, outsourcing was found to be the most efficient method. An extensive literature analysis was done to assess the macroeconomic factors associated with outsourcing to supplement the anxious parties’ decision-making process with evidence-based comprehensive tools. As a theoretical framework for evaluating these issues, transaction cost economies and resource-based perspective theories are investigated. Outsourcing is proven to be a result of energy crises and political instability. The advantages of outsourcing assist major industries in the economy. To discover the key drivers behind outsourcing, we used the vector autoregressive (VAR model) and step-wise regression techniques for the period 1992 to 2016. This research adds to the literature in that it not only explains the energy issue but also discusses the dilemma of political instability in the country in the context of outsourcing. The findings indicate that labor cost and export tendency have a positive impact on outsourcing strategy, which confirms the study’s third and fourth hypotheses. Customs tax, inflation, and the unemployment rate, on the other hand, have a negative impact on textile outsourcing in Pakistan, according to the study’s fifth, sixth, and seventh hypotheses.
A review of carbon-based materials and their coating techniques for biomedical implants applications
Hassan Sadia,Nadeem Aroosa Younis,Qaiser Hafsah,Kashif Amer Sohail,Ahmed Ammad,Khan Khushbukhat,Altaf Amna 한국탄소학회 2023 Carbon Letters Vol.33 No.4
Carbon-based materials have emerged as an excellent class of biomedical materials due to their exceptional mechanical properties, lower surface friction, and resistance to wear, tear, and corrosion. Experimental studies have shown the promising results of carbon-based coatings in the field of biomedical implants. The reasons for their successful applications are their ability to suppress thrombo-inflammatory reactions which are evoked as an immune response due to foreign body object implantation. Different types of carbon coatings such as diamond-like carbon, pyrolytic carbon, silicon carbide, and graphene have been extensively studied and utilized in various fields of life including the biomedical industry. Their atomic arrangement and structural properties give rise to unique features which make them suitable for multiple applications. Due to the specificity and hardness of carbon-based precursors, only a specific type of coating technique may be utilized for nanostructure development and fabrication. In this paper, different coating techniques are discussed which were selected based on the substrate material, the type of implant, and the thickness of coating layer. Chemical vapor deposition-based techniques, thermal spray coating, pulsed laser deposition, and biomimetic coatings are some of the most common techniques that are used in the field of biomaterials to deposit a coating layer on the implant. Literature gathered in this review has significance in the field of biomedical implant industry to reduce its failure rate by making surfaces inert, decreasing corrosion related issues and enhancing biocompatibility.