C-Flavonoidal Glycosides from Erythrina caffra Flowers

Sawsan El Masry,Hala M. Hammoda,Mohamed M. Radwan,Samir A. Ross,Hala H. Zaatout 한국생약학회 2010 Natural Product Sciences Vol.16 No.4

A phytochemical investigation of the ethanolic extract of Erythrina caffra flowers from an Egyptian origin yielded three C-flavonoidal glycosides; 5,7,4`-trihydroxyflavone-8-C-β-D-glucopyranoside (vitexin) (1), 5,7,4`-trihydroxyflavone-6-C-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranoside (isovitexin-2``-β-D-glucopyranoside) (2), 5, 7, 4`-trihydroxyflavone-6, 8-di-C-β-D-glucopyranoside (vicenin-2) (3) and one O-flavonoidal glycoside; kaempferol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl) (1→2)-β-D-glucopyranoside (4). The structures of the isolated compounds (1 - 4) were elucidated using different spectral techniques (UV, 1D and 2D NMR and HRESIMS). This is the first report for the isolation of flavonoidal glycosides from Erythrina caffra. The antibacterial, antifungal, antimalarial, and antileishmanial activities of the isolates were evaluated. In addition, the cytotoxic activity of the ethanolic extract and the main fractions were tested using brine shrimp bioassay.

Hematological and serum biochemical studies in fresh water fish exposed to acute and chronic copper and mercury toxicity

( Sawsan H. A. ),( Amira H. M. ),( Mostafa M. B. ),( Nashaat Am. M. ) 한국어병학회 2017 한국어병학회지 Vol.30 No.1

A total number of 668 apparently healthy fish were obtained from farm to study the effect of two heavy metals in a form of (Copper sulfate and Mercuric chloride) on some hematological and biochemical parameters of blood. The LC ₅₀ /96 hr. of Cu and Hg were estimated and fish exposed to ½ LC₅₀ for 7 days and for 1/₁₀ LC₅₀ for 8 weeks from each product separately. Results showed decrease in RBCs count, PCV% and Hb in acute and chronic mercury while a significant increase was shown in acute and chronic copper toxicity, total leucocytic count showed decrease in acute mercury toxicity and increase in the chronic case, while in copper toxicity non-significant decrease in acute and significant decrease in chronic toxicity was noticed. Elevated serum urea and creatinine in both acute and chronic mercury and copper toxicity was detected. No changes in total bilirubin in the acute mercury and chronic copper toxicity while significant increase in chronic mercury and acute copper. Elevation of serum AST and ALT in some days of acute toxicity of mercury and copper while in chronic mercury toxicity a significant elevation of both serums AST and ALT were detected .while in chronic copper toxicity serum AST was fluctuated and ALT showed no significant changes. CK study revealed significant decrease in acute mercury with fluctuation in the chronic toxicity while in copper toxicity it showed fluctuation in acute and significant decrease in chronic toxicity. Glucose value decreased in acute and chronic mercury toxicity while in copper toxicity it showed significant increase in the acute and increase followed by significant decrease in the chronic copper toxicity.

Sentiment Analysis of COVID-19 Vaccination in Saudi Arabia

Sawsan Alowa,Lama Alzahrani,Noura Alhakbani,Hend Alrasheed International Journal of Computer ScienceNetwork S 2023 International journal of computer science and netw Vol.23 No.2

Since the COVID-19 vaccine became available, people have been sharing their opinions on social media about getting vaccinated, causing discussions of the vaccine to trend on Twitter alongside certain events, making the website a rich data source. This paper explores people's perceptions regarding the COVID-19 vaccine during certain events and how these events influenced public opinion about the vaccine. The data consisted of tweets sent during seven important events that were gathered within 14 days of the first announcement of each event. These data represent people's reactions to these events without including irrelevant tweets. The study targeted tweets sent in Arabic from users located in Saudi Arabia. The data were classified as positive, negative, or neutral in tone. Four classifiers were used-support vector machine (SVM), naïve Bayes (NB), logistic regression (LOGR), and random forest (RF)-in addition to a deep learning model using BiLSTM. The results showed that the SVM achieved the highest accuracy, at 91%. Overall perceptions about the COVID-19 vaccine were 54% negative, 36% neutral, and 10% positive.

Histopathology and residues in fresh water fish exposed to acute and chronic copper and mercury toxicity

Sawsan, H.A.,Amira, H.M.,Mostafa, M.B.,Nashaat, AM.M. The Korean Society of Fish Pathology 2017 한국어병학회지 Vol.30 No.2

A total number of 668 apparently healthy fish were obtained from farm to study the effect of two heavy metals (Copper and Mercury) on histopathology of liver, kidney, spleen, gills and muscles also residues in muscles. The $LC_{50}$/96 hr. of Cu and Hg were estimated and fish exposed to 1/2 $LC_{50}$ for 7 days and for 1/10 $LC_{50}$ for 8 weeks from each product separately. Histopathological findings in acute and chronic mercuric chloride toxicity revealed degeneration and necrosis in the glomeruli, interstitium tissue and epithelium lining renal tubules. The tubular epithelium became necrotic at several places. Eosinophilic hyaline droplets is exist in the cytoplasm of the necrosed cells. Degenerative changes and hyperactivity in melanomachrophage center was seen in the spleen together with some necrotic areas. Necrosis and aggregation of melanomachrophage were seen in the hepatic cells, Hepatic cells showed vacuolar degeneration in the hepatic cells. Gills showed loss in the lamellae of the filaments associated with edema, inflammatory cells infiltration and haemorrhages in the arch. The sarcoplasm of the bundles of the skeletal muscle showed granular degeneration and focal inflammatory cells infiltration between the hyalinized bundles. Mercury residues obtained from these studies in the acute toxicity were 0.22 ppm/gm in the 2nd day, 0.411 ppm/gm in the $5^{th}$ day ended with 0.96 ppm/gm in the $7^{th}$ day. In chronic toxicity it was 1.1320, 1.7140, 2.3620 and 3.5640 ppm/gm respectively from the $2^{nd}$ to the $8^{th}$ week of exposure. In acute and chronic copper toxicity, there was degenerative changes in renal tubules. Melanophores aggregation in the wall of the blood vessels of the spleen and depletion of some of the melanophores in the melanomachrophage were seen together with necrosis in some areas. Congested Mvs (Micro vessels) and vacuolation of hepatocytes were observed. Some areas of hemorrhage and melanophores vacuolar degeneration in the liver were seen. There was mitosis in some areas with displesia of hepatopancreatic cells and eosinophilic granular cells aggregation. Zymogen granules disappeared and there were dyplastic hepatocytes. Congestion in the blood vessels of the gill filaments, associated with massive number of granular eosinophilic cells infiltration were seen in the base of the filaments. There were sever vacuolization and hyalinization in the skeletal muscle bundles. Detection of residues of copper sulfate revealed increase of the amount of copper measured in ppm/gm comparing to the normal control starting from 0.60 ppm/g in the $2^{nd}$ day, 0.67 ppm/g in the $5^{th}$ day and 0.67 ppm/g in the $7^{th}$ day. Result obtained in chronic copper sulfate toxicity revealed gradual increase of the amount of copper which ranged from 0.18 ppm/g at the $2^{nd}$ week to 0.21 ppm/g in the $8^{th}$ week of exposure.

Constituents of Erythrina caffra Stem Bark Grown in Egypt

Sawsan El-Masry,Hala M. Hammoda,Hala H. Zaatout,Saleh I. Alqasoumi,Maged S. Abdel-Kader 한국생약학회 2010 Natural Product Sciences Vol.16 No.4

A new 3-indolyl propionate alkaloid; (-) abrine (1), was isolated from the alcohol extract of Erythrina caffra stem bark together with the alkaloid (-) hypaphorine (2). Phytochemical investigation of the chloroform extract led to the isolation of one fatty alcohol; 1-octacosanol, isolated for the first time from genus Erythrina, two dienoid alkaloids; erythraline and erysodine, and three isoflavonoids; 3S (+) 2'-O-methylphaseollidinisoflavan (3), (6aR, 11aR)- 3-hydroxy-10-dimethylallyl-9-methoxypterocarpan, known as sandwicensin (4) and 3R (-) erythbidin A (5). It is worth mentioning that this is the first report for the isolation of these isoflavonoids from E. caffra. The absolute configuration of 3S (+) 2'-O-methylphaseollidinisoflavan (3) was not previously reported. The isolated isoflavonoids showed promising antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus. Keywords - Erythrina caffra, alkaloids, isoflavanoids, Staphylococcus aureus

Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging Indications in Current Practice

Taif, Sawsan Abdulkareem Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.2

Although mammography is the primary imaging modality for the breast, it has its limitations especially with dense breast parenchyma. Breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has evolved into an important adjunctive tool as it is currently the most sensitive technique for breast cancer detection. Despite this high sensitivity, overlap in the appearances of some benign and malignant breast lesions results in additional unnecessary intervention with negative results. These false positives, in addition to high cost and limited availability, necessitate establishing proper indications for breast MRI. The literature was here reviewed for recent clinical trials, meta-analyses and review papers which have studied this important subject. PubMed; the US national library of medicine, was utilized to review the literature in the last twenty years. Using the obtained information, current uses of breast MRI are discussed in this paper to determine the indications which are relevant to clinical practice.

Hematological and serum biochemical studies in fresh water fish exposed to acute and chronic copper and mercury toxicity

H.A., Sawsan,H.M., Amira,M.B., Mostafa,AM.M., Nashaat The Korean Society of Fish Pathology 2017 한국어병학회지 Vol.30 No.1

A total number of 668 apparently healthy fish were obtained from farm to study the effect of two heavy metals in a form of (Copper sulfate and Mercuric chloride) on some hematological and biochemical parameters of blood. The $LC_{50}$ /96 hr. of Cu and Hg were estimated and fish exposed to $\text\tiny{^1/_2}$ $LC_{50}$ for 7 days and for $1/_{10}$ $LC_{50}$ for 8 weeks from each product separately. Results showed decrease in RBCs count, PCV% and Hb in acute and chronic mercury while a significant increase was shown in acute and chronic copper toxicity, total leucocytic count showed decrease in acute mercury toxicity and increase in the chronic case, while in copper toxicity non-significant decrease in acute and significant decrease in chronic toxicity was noticed. Elevated serum urea and creatinine in both acute and chronic mercury and copper toxicity was detected. No changes in total bilirubin in the acute mercury and chronic copper toxicity while significant increase in chronic mercury and acute copper. Elevation of serum AST and ALT in some days of acute toxicity of mercury and copper while in chronic mercury toxicity a significant elevation of both serums AST and ALT were detected .while in chronic copper toxicity serum AST was fluctuated and ALT showed no significant changes. CK study revealed significant decrease in acute mercury with fluctuation in the chronic toxicity while in copper toxicity it showed fluctuation in acute and significant decrease in chronic toxicity. Glucose value decreased in acute and chronic mercury toxicity while in copper toxicity it showed significant increase in the acute and increase followed by significant decrease in the chronic copper toxicity.

Attitude towards an Advertisement Translated for the Lebanese Market: Between Adaptation and Censorship

Franck Barbin,Sawsan SALLOUM 서울대학교 외국어교육연구소 2014 외국어교육연구 Vol.- No.-

We studied censorship in Lebanese advertising and the role played by translators. To avoid offending consumers, adapting a text often means prior censorship conducted by the translator before publication or post censorship imposed by the authorities after publication. By analyzing an advertisement having an implicitly sexual message, we tried to show the extent to which this advertisement could offend Lebanese people and would therefore need to be censored. We based our work on an attitude survey which was conducted among Lebanese women and also interviewed experts in advertising. The participants were asked to give an aesthetic and moral judgment on the advertisement and to suggest changes to the image and the message. The different levels of acceptance enabled us to draw a typology of consumers which was then linked to the choices made by the translators. Our study proved that censorship is more a question of personal judgment than religion.

Construction and Optimization of Selective Membrane Electrodes for Determination of Doxepin Hydrochloride in Pharmaceutical Preparations and Biological Fluids

El-Tohamy, Maha,Razeq, Sawsan,El-Maamly, Magda,Shalaby, Abdalla Korean Chemical Society 2010 대한화학회지 Vol.54 No.2

독스핀 하이드로클로라이드 선택전극의 구조와 성능특징에 대하여 개발하였다. 전극의 3가지 형태가 있다. I. 플라스틱 막 II. 코팅된 선형 III. 흑연으로 된 로드, 이것들은 암모늄 라이네케이트를 갖는 독스핀 하이드로클로라이드의 결합에 기초하여 구성되었다. 막의 조성, 가소제의 종류, 시험용액의 pH, 담궈 놓은 시간 그리고 전극에 있는 이질 이온들의 영향을 조사했다. $25^{\circ}C$에서 전극 I, II, III에 대해 각각 57.41 ${\pm}$ 0.5, 56.22 ${\pm}$ 0.2 and 52.88 ${\pm}$ 0.7 mV 의 평균 보정 그래프 기울기를 갖는 Nernst 반응을 보여준다. 그리고 전극 I, II, III에 대해 $1{\times}10^{-2}-1{\times}10^{-6}M$, $5{\times}10^{-2}-1{\times}10^{-6}M$ 그리고 $1{\times}10^{-3}-5{\times}10^{-6}M$의 독스핀 하이드로클로라이드 농도범위에 있고, $5.0{\times}10^{-7}M$, $6.3{\time}10^{-7}M$ 그리고 $2.5{\times}10^{-6}M$의 검출한계를 갖는다는 것을 보여준다. 만들어진 전극은 pH 3 - 7의 범위에서 선택적으로 정밀하고, 사용 가능한 평균을 보였다. 공통양이온, 알칼로이드, 설탕 아미노산, 그리고 약품첨가제로부터의 방해가 기록되었다. 제안된 전극에 의해 얻어진 결과는 약의 조세와 생물학적 유체에 있어서 약물의 확인에 성공적으로 적용되었다. The construction and performance characteristics of doxepin hydrochloride selective electrodes were developed. Three types of electrodes: plastic membrane I, coated wire II, and coated graphite rod III were constructed based on the incorporation of doxepin hydrochloride with ammonium reineckate. The influence of membrane composition, kind of plasticizer, pH of the test solution, soaking time, and foreign ions on the electrodes was investigated. The electrodes showed a Nernstain response with a mean slope of 57.41 ${\pm}$ 0.5, 56.22 ${\pm}$ 0.2 and 52.88 ${\pm}$ 0.7 mV at $25^{\circ}C$ for electrode I, II and III respectively, over Doxepin hydrochloride concentration range from $1{\times}10^{-2}-1{\times}10^{-6}M$, $5{\tims}10^{-2}-1{\times}10^{-6}M$ and $1{\times}10^{-3}-5{\times}10^{-6}M$, and with a detection limit $5.0{\times}10^{-7}M$, $6.3{\times}10^{-7}M$ and $2.5{\times}10^{-6}M$ for electrode I, II and III respectively. The constructed electrodes gave average selective precise and usable within the pH range 3 - 7. Interferences from common cations, alkaloids, sugars, amino acids and drug excipients were reported. The results obtained by the proposed electrodes were also applied successfully to the determination of the drug in pharmaceutical preparations and biological fluids.

Preparation and Characterization of Electrodeposited Cadmium and Lead thin Films from a Diluted Chloride Solution

Sulaymon, Abbas Hamid,Mohammed, Sawsan A.M.,Abbar, Ali Hussein The Korean Electrochemical Society 2014 Journal of electrochemical science and technology Vol.5 No.4

Cd-Pb thin films were electrodeposited from a diluted chloride solution using stainless steel rotating disc electrode. The linear sweep voltammograms of the single metallic ions show that electrodeposition of these ions was mass transfer control due to the plateau observed for different rotations at concentration (50 and 200 ppm). The voltammograms of binary system elucidate that electrodeposition process always start at cathodic potential located between the potential of individual metals. Currents transients measurements, anodic linear sweep voltammetry (ALSV) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were used to characterize the electrocryatalization process and morphology of thin films. ALSV profiles show a differentiation for the dissolution process of individual metals and binary system. Two peaks of dissolution Cd-Pb film were observed for the binary system with different metal ion concentration ratios. The model of Scharifker and Hills was used to analyze the current transients and it revealed that Cd-Pb electrocrystalization processes at low concentration is governed by three-dimensional progressive nucleation controlled by diffusion, while at higher concentration starts as a progressive nucleation then switch to instantaneous nucleation process. AFM images reveal that Cd-Pb film electrodeposited at low concentration is more roughness than Cd-Pb film electrodeposited at high concentrated solution.