Endoscopic Yield, Appropriateness, and Complications of Pediatric Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in an Adult Suite: A Retrospective Study of 822 Children

Manzoor Ahmad Wani,Showkat Ali Zargar,Ghulam Nabi Yatoo,Inaamul Haq,Altaf Shah,Jaswinder Singh Sodhi,Ghulam Mohammad Gulzar,Mushtaq Khan 대한소화기내시경학회 2020 Clinical Endoscopy Vol.53 No.4

Background/Aims: This study aimed to study the endoscopic yield, appropriateness, and complications of pediatric endoscopyperformed by adult gastroenterologists in an adult endoscopic suite. Methods: This a retrospective study in which records of all the patients less than 18 years of age who underwent endoscopy in the last5 years were studied. The indications of endoscopy in children were categorized as appropriate or inappropriate per the latest guidelinesby American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology andNutrition. Positive endoscopic yield was defined as the presence of any abnormality on endoscopy. Results: Among the total of 822 children (age <18 years), the most common indications were variceal surveillance/eradication in 157(19.1%), followed by dyspepsia in 143 (17.4%), upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding in 136 (16.5%), recurrent abdominal pain in 94(11.4%), unexplained anemia in 74 (9%), recurrent vomiting in 50 (6.08%), chronic refractory gastroesophageal reflux disease in 34 (4.1%)and others; 780 out of 822 endoscopic procedures (94.9%) done in children were appropriate as per the guidelines. The endoscopicyield was 45.8%, highest in patients with UGI bleeding (71.3%), followed by variceal surveillance (54.8%), recurrent vomiting (38%),dyspepsia (37.8%), and recurrent abdominal pain (36%). Minor adverse events occurred in 7.3% of children. Conclusions: Pediatric endoscopy performed by an experienced adult gastroenterologist may be acceptable if done in cooperation witha pediatrician.

Design of T-shaped tube hydroforming using finite element and artificial neural network modeling

Fethi Abbassi,Furqan Ahmad,Sana Gulzar,Touhami Belhadj,Ali Karrech,Heung-Soap Choi 대한기계학회 2020 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.34 No.3

Tube hydroforming (THF) is a frequently used manufacturing method in the industry, especially on automotive and aircraft industries. Compared with other manufacturing processes, THF provides parts with better quality and lower production costs. This paper proposes a design approach to estimate the T-shaped THF parameters, such as counter force, axial feed, and internal pressure, through finite element (FE) and artificial neural network (ANN) modeling. A numerical database is built through Taguchi’s L27 orthogonal array of experiments to train the ANN. The micromechanical damage model of Gurson-Tvergaard-Needleman is used with an elastoplastic approach to describe the material behavior. This study aims to find the combinations of THF parameters that maximize the bulge ratio and minimize the thinning ratio and wrinkling. The numerical results obtained by the FE model show good correlation with the results predicted by the ANN.

Entrenchment Effect and Audit Quality in Family Business of Pakistan

TAHIR, Safdar Husain,AKRAM, Sadaf,PERVEEN, Shahida,AHMAD, Gulzar,ULLAH, Muhammad Rizwan Korea Distribution Science Association 2020 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.7 No.8

The purpose of this study is to test both the alignment theory and entertainment theory on family firms listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange. To achieve these goals, we collected secondary data from 164 non-financial family firms in various sectors during 2014-18. These family firms are classified into two categories: family control firms and family owned firms. We take the audit fee and the audit quality as dependent variables while family control firms, family-owned firms, and family CEOs as independent variables. In addition, the study uses leverage, profit and export as control variables. To test the effect of the explanatory variables on the output variables, we use two econometric models, Ordinary Least Square and the Probit regression model. In addition, Huber Sandwich test is used to check the non-normality and heteroscedasticity of panel data. Contrary to the alignment effect, the study supports the entrenchment effect and advocates that family-controlled firms as well as family-owned firms are not conscientious regarding the selection of external auditors during their contracts with audit firms. They are less likely to pay high audit fees for good quality audit in Pakistan. Furthermore, the study shows a statistically significant and positive relationship between audit quality and audit fees.

Chemical Constituents from the Stems of Morinda citrifolia Linn

Sattar, Fouzia A.,Begum, Sabira,Gulzar, Tahsin,Ahmad, Fayaz,Siddiqui, Bina S. 대한약학회 2007 Archives of Pharmacal Research Vol.30 No.7

Studies on the chemical constituents of the stems of Morinda citrifolia, Linn. have led to the isolation of two new compounds, morindicone (9-hydroxy-2-methoxy-4-methyl-3,10-anthracenedione, 1) and morinthone (4-methoxy-3-heptadecylxanthone, 2), as well as two known constituents, 1-hydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone (3) and 2-hydroxymethylanthraquinone (4).Their structures were elucidated by spectral analysis including 2D NMR techniques.

Stock Market Response to Terrorist Attacks: An Event Study Approach

TAHIR, Safdar Husain,TAHIR, Furqan,SYED, Nausheen,AHMAD, Gulzar,ULLAH, Muhammad Rizwan Korea Distribution Science Association 2020 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.7 No.9

The purpose of this research study is to examine the stock market's response to terrorist attacks. The study uses data of terrorist attacks in different parts of the country (Pakistan) from June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2017. The event window procedure applies to a 16-day window in which 5 days before and 10 days after the attack. In addition, several event windows have been built to test the response of the Pakistan Stock Exchange. KSE-100 index is taken as proxy of response. The total terrorist attacks are classified into four categories: attacks on law enforcement agencies, attacks on civilians, attacks on special places and attacks on politicians, government employees and bureaucrats. The standard market model is used to estimate the abnormal return of the Pakistan Stock Exchange, which takes 252 business days each year. Furthermore, BMP test is used to check statistical significance of cumulative abnormal rate of return (CAAR). The results of this study reveal that total number of terrorist attacks and attacks on law enforcement agencies show long-term effects on Pakistan stock exchange. However, attacks on civilians, attacks on special places and attacks on politicians, government employees and bureaucrats have little effect on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.

Firm's Risk and Capital Structure: An Empirical Analysis of Seasonal and Non-Seasonal Businesses

TAHIR, Safdar Husain,MOAZZAM, Mirza Muhammad,SULTANA, Nayyer,AHMAD, Gulzar,SHABIR, Ghulam,NOSHEEN, Filza Korea Distribution Science Association 2020 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.7 No.12

The study attempts to analyze the impact of firm's risk on capital structure in the context of seasonal and non-seasonal businesses. We use two independent variables namely credit risk and systematic risk and one dependent variable to explore this connection. Sugar sector is taken as seasonal while the textile sector as non-seasonal businesses. The panel data of twenty-five firms from each sector are taken ranging for the period of 2012 to 2019 which has been retrieved from their annual reports for empirical analysis of the study. The results reveal the negative impact of credit risk on capital structure in both types of businesses. Increasing (decreasing) one point of credit risk causes a decrease (increase) leverage ratio by 0.27 points for seasonal while increasing (decreasing) one point of credit risk causes to decrease (increase) leverage by 0.15 points for non-seasonal businesses. Furthermore, the study shows positive impact of systematic risk on leverage ratio in non-seasonal business and no impact in seasonal business. Any increase (decrease) in the systematic risk causes an incline (decline) leverage ratio by 2.68 units for non-seasonal businesses. The study provides a guideline to managers for risk management in businesses. The research focusses on theoretical as well as managerial and policy implications on risk management in businesses.

Smart Cities’ Automatic Image-Based Waste Segregation through an Intelligent Agent Using CNN

Joan Conag Vargas,Sheikh Babar Hameed,Taliah Tajammal,Gulzar Ahmad,Rahat H. Bokhari 한국차세대컴퓨팅학회 2022 한국차세대컴퓨팅학회 학술대회 Vol.2022 No.10

Rapidly growing innovative technologies enabled human beings to enjoy smart city services despite the development of such cities are still facing several challenges needed to be addressed. The waste management in smart cities particularly its segregation by smart methods is one of the primary concerns as the amount of waste generated every day by citizens is increasing. A comprehensive intelligent waste management system is direly needed to address the situation. This article aims to segregate recyclable and non-recyclable types of garbage collected from smart cities using the Intelligent Agent proposed and developed so far. The expected smart solution should provide the best level of accuracy at the lowest possible cost. Our study proposed a model to differentiate and segregate waste into recyclable and organic objects based on Intelligent Agent developed using a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). The model proposed comprises of Intelligent Agent developed and the existing CNN model which is commonly used for transfer learning. The classification accuracy achieved is up to 93.27% which is better than the already published results of different models discussed in the recent past research studies. Furthermore, how can recyclable and organic waste be utilized in the future is part of our ongoing study. The findings may be of interest to practitioners and the researchers’ community working in the relevant field.

Chemical Constituents from the Stems of Morinda citrifolia Linn

Bina S. Siddiqui,Fouzia A. Sattar,Sabira Begum,Tahsin Gulzar,Fayaz Ahmad 대한약학회 2007 Archives of Pharmacal Research Vol.30 No.7

Studies on the chemical constituents of the stems of Morinda citrifolia, Linn. have led to the isolation of two new compounds, morindicone (9-hydroxy-2-methoxy-4-methyl-3,10-anthracenedione, 1) and morinthone (4-methoxy-3-heptadecylxanthone, 2), as well as two known constituents, 1-hydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone (3) and 2-hydroxymethylanthraquinone (4).Their structures were elucidated by spectral analysis including 2D NMR techniques.