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MAJEED, Muhammad Kashif,JUN, Ji Cheng,ZIA-UR-REHMAN, Muhammad,MOHSIN, Muhammad,RAFIQ, Muhammad Zeeshan Korea Distribution Science Association 2020 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.7 No.4
The main objective of this research is to investigate the impact of board size and board composition on financial performance of banks. The sample of this study consists on two countries listed bank sector Pakistan and China. The annul data is used from 2009-2018 to find the objective of this study. The Panel regression model is used to check the relationship between dependent and independent variables. Return on Asset and Return on Equity is used as performance checker dependent variables. The results of this study confirm board size coefficient value positive for ROA and negative for ROE but shows insignificant behavior for Pakistani banking sector while in Chinese banking sector the coefficient value of board size positively for ROA and ROE at 10% level. The board composition coefficient shows the negatively significant with ROA but insignificantly related to ROE for Pakistani banking sector. However, in Chinese banking sector the coefficient value of board composition is insignificant for both ROA and ROE. This study is helpful for banks, management of banks, policy makers, researcher as well as Government.
Subchronic and Reproductive/Developmental Toxicity Studies of Tetrahydrocurcumin in Rats
Majeed, Muhammed,Natarajan, Sankaran,Pandey, Anjali,Bani, Sarang,Mundkur, Lakshmi Korean Society of ToxicologyKorea Environmental Mu 2019 Toxicological Research Vol.35 No.1
Tetrahydrocurcumin (THC) is a major metabolite of curcumin, which is obtained from Curcuma longa. THC has various benefits and overcomes the bioavailability issue of curcumin. To establish it as a pharmacologically active molecule, its safety profile has to be determined. Thus, the present study aimed to determine the preclinical safety profile of THC in a 90-day subchronic and reproductive/developmental toxicity study in Wistar rats. THC at oral doses of 100, 200, and 400 mg/kg was administered daily for 90 days. Rats in the recovery group were kept for 14 days after treatment termination. The animals were observed for treatment-related morbidity, mortality, and changes in clinical signs, clinical pathology, and histopathology. In the reproductive/developmental toxicity study, THC at 100, 200, and 400 mg/kg was administered orally to rats and the reproductive/developmental parameters in adult male and female rats and pups were observed. THC at up to 400 mg/kg/day of did not have any significant effect on all parameters in male and female rats in both toxicity studies. Thus, 400 mg/kg/day can be considered as the no-observed-adverse-effect-level of THC in rats.
Apoptotic Effects of Eugenol-loaded Nanoemulsions in Human Colon and Liver Cancer Cell Lines
Majeed, Hamid,Antoniou, John,Fang, Zhong Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.21
Background: In this study eugenol (EU) loaded nanoemulsions (NEs) emulsified with modified starch were prepared and their apoptotic potential against liver and colon cancer cells was examined in comparison with bulk EU. Materials and Methods: We prepared stable EU loaded NEs whcih were characterized by dynamic light scattering, centrifugation and gas chromatography. Furthermore, cell viability was determined using MTT assay, and apoptosis and cell cycle analysess by flow cytometry. Results: HB8065 (liver) and HTB37 (colon) cells when treated with EU:CA NEs demonstrated greater apoptotic cells percentages as evidenced by microscopic images and flow cytometric evaluations. It was observed that EU and EU:CA NE induced apoptosis in both cell lines via reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. Conclusions: The present study demonstrated that ROS plays a critical role in EU and EU:CA NE induced apoptosis in HB8065 and HTB37 cells. This is the first report on the antiproliferative mechanisms of EU loaded NE.
Majeed Heydari,Mina Alimohammadi 대한산업공학회 2018 Industrial Engineeering & Management Systems Vol.17 No.3
Modeling the failure process of products, optimizing engineering decisions, i.e. upgrade and preventive maintenance, as well as marketing decisions such as price have been the major concerns of extended warranty (EW) providers. In this paper, for a product sold with two-dimensional warranty, like automobiles, we mathematically model and analyze the effects of reliability improvement programs, including an upgrade action and a preventive maintenance (PM), on the failure process of the product during the EW period. Besides, considering the demand for EW contract, we determine the optimal upgrade improvement level, the number of preventive maintenance during the EW period, and price of EW contract to maximize the profit of service providers. The failure history of a commercial vehicle, adopted from the literature, is also used to illustrate the proposed model. Through this numerical example and assuming four different servicing scenarios, we study the effect of upgrade and preventive maintenance actions as well as the price of EW contract on the profit of EW providers. The provided results reveal that considering both upgrade and preventive maintenance actions during the EW contract is the most profitable servicing scenario.
Synthesis and electrochemical applications of nitrogen-doped carbon nanomaterials
Majeed, Saadat,Zhao, Jianming,Zhang, Ling,Anjum, Saima,Liu, Zhongyuan,Xu, Guobao Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2013 Nanotechnology Reviews Vol.2 No.6
<B>Abstract</B><P>Nitrogen doping is an effective way to tailor the properties of the shaped carbon materials, including the nanotubes, nanocups, nanofibers, as well as the nanorods, and render their potential use for various applications. The common bonding configurations obtained on the N insertion is the pyridinic N and pyrrolic N, which impart the characteristic properties to these carbon materials. This review will focus on the nitrogen-doped carbon materials, the doping effect on the electrochemistry of the doped nanomaterials, and the various synthetic methods to introduce N into the carbon network. The potential applications of the N-doped materials are also reviewed on the basis of the experimental and theoretical studies in electrochemistry.</P>
Majeed Zryan Salar,Othman Yad N.,Ali Razhan K. 대한외상학회 2023 大韓外傷學會誌 Vol.36 No.3
A century ago, cardiac injuries usually resulted in death. However, despite all the advances in medicine, these injuries still have high mortality and morbidity rates. In the present case, we describe a patient with a bullet injury to the right ventricle who survived at our hospital despite the limitations of our center with regard to modalities and equipment. A 30-year-old man was brought to our emergency department with a bullet wound to his left flank. He was hemodynamically unstable. After only 8 minutes in the hospital and without further investigations he was rushed to the operating room. During laparotomy, a clot was visible in the left diaphragm, which dislodged and caused extensive bleeding. The decision was made to perform a sternotomy in the absence of a sternal saw. An oblique 8-cm injury to the right ventricle was discovered following rapid exploration. It was repaired without the need for cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. After a few days in the hospital, the patient was discharged home. In the event of a penetrating cardiac injury, rapid decision-making is crucial for survival. Whenever possible, the patient should be transferred to the operating room, as emergency department thoracotomies are associated with a high mortality rate.
Majeed, Shakaiba,Gupta, Aditya,Raj, Desh,Rhee, Frank Chung-Hoon Elsevier science 2018 Information sciences Vol.424 No.-
<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Conventional unsupervised learning algorithms require knowledge of the desired number of clusters beforehand. Even if such knowledge is not required in advance, empirical selection of the parameter values may limit the adaptive capability of the algorithm, thereby restricting the clustering performance. An inherent uncertainty in the number and size of clusters requires integration of fuzzy sets into a clustering algorithm. In this paper, we propose a type-1 (T1) fuzzy ART method that adaptively selects the vigilance parameter value, which is critical in determining the network dynamics. This results in improved clustering performance due to the added flexibility in dynamic selection of the number of clusters with the use of fuzzy sets. To further manage the uncertainty associated with memberships, we extend the proposed T1 fuzzy ART with adaptive vigilance to an interval type-2 (IT2) fuzzy ART method. Type reduction and defuzzification are then performed using the KM algorithm to obtain a defuzzified vigilance parameter value. We evaluate our proposed methods on several data sets to validate their effectiveness.</P>
Breast Cancer: Major Risk Factors and Recent Developments in Treatment
Majeed, Wafa,Aslam, Bilal,Javed, Ijaz,Khaliq, Tanweer,Muhammad, Faqir,Ali, Asghar,Raza, Ahmad Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.8
Breast cancer is the most common in women worldwide, with some 5-10% of all cases due to inherited mutations of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Obesity, hormone therapy and use of alcohol are possible causes and over-expression of leptin in adipose tissue may also play a role. Normally surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy allow a good prognosis where screening measures are in place. New hope in treatment measures include adjuvant therapy, neoadjuvant therapy, and introduction of mono-clonal antibodies and enzyme inhibitors.