Publications by authors named "Dar P"

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  • The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of combining endometrial aspiration and sonohysterography for screening endometrial cancer and hyperplasia in women over 50.
  • Conducted from February 2014 to October 2020, the study involved 1,170 women, revealing significant findings: 7% were diagnosed with cancer, and 3.6% with hyperplasia, with most cancers detected within a year.
  • The combined screening method showed high sensitivity (99.1%) but lower specificity (24.9%), while a sequential approach improved specificity and positive predictive value, indicating that the combined method is a promising tool for detecting endometrial issues.
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There has been increasing interest in biologically active plant extracts. Studies continue to discover novel components, especially those with anti-anxiety activities. The present study investigates the anxiolytic activity of Wall.

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Objective:  We sought to create a machine learning (ML) model to identify variables that would aid in the prediction of surgical morbidity in cases of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS).

Study Design:  A multicenter analysis including all cases of PAS identified by pathology specimen confirmation, across five tertiary care perinatal centers in New York City from 2013 to 2022. We developed models to predict operative morbidity using 213 variables including demographics, obstetrical information, and limited prenatal imaging findings detailing placental location.

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Human gastrointestinal infections caused by Campylobacter species is the second most important foodborne illness after salmonellosis worldwide. Poultry represent one of the main sources of Campylobacter organisms. In the present study, the short variable region of flagellin gene (SVR-flaA) typing was carried out to determine the variation among the circulating strains of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli.

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  • The study explored health inequities in maternal and neonatal outcomes for patients with placenta accreta spectrum across various racial and ethnic groups.
  • Researchers analyzed data from 408 pregnancies, finding that most diagnoses were made before birth and that the patient demographic largely consisted of non-Hispanic White and non-Hispanic Black individuals.
  • Ultimately, the study concluded that after accounting for various factors like age and income, there were no significant differences in adverse outcomes among the different racial and ethnic groups studied.
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In recent years, there has been a significant rise in cases of placenta accreta spectrum, a group of life-threatening placental disorders that can arise during childbirth. Early detection plays a crucial role in facilitating meticulous delivery planning, ultimately leading to a reduction in mortality and morbidity rates and improved overall outcomes. Although third-trimester ultrasound has traditionally been the primary method for prenatal screening for placenta accreta spectrum, it often falls short in identifying cases or diagnosis is too late for optimal delivery planning.

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Background: Accurate individualized assessment of preeclampsia risk enables the identification of patients most likely to benefit from initiation of low-dose aspirin at 12 to 16 weeks of gestation when there is evidence for its effectiveness, and enables the guidance of appropriate pregnancy care pathways and surveillance.

Objective: The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of artificial neural network models for the prediction of preterm preeclampsia (<37 weeks' gestation) using patient characteristics available at the first antenatal visit and data from prenatal cell-free DNA screening. Secondary outcomes were prediction of early-onset preeclampsia (<34 weeks' gestation) and term preeclampsia (≥37 weeks' gestation).

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Objectives: We sought to determine the association between intrauterine device (IUD) malposition and previous cesarean delivery (CD) and related uterine anatomical changes.

Methods: A retrospective cohort of all persons with an IUD presenting for two- and three-dimensional pelvic ultrasonography over 2 years, for any gynecologic indication, was compiled. IUD malposition was defined as IUD partially or completely positioned outside the endometrial cavity.

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In the current work, a new series of benzo[b][1, 4] diazepines ( to was synthesized and screened against three different human cancer cell lines, HepG2 (hepatocellular carcinoma), HeLa (cervical cancer) and MCF-7 (breast cancer), by employing MTT (MTT 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide) assay. The outcomes of screening revealed that all the compounds exhibited momentous anticancer activity, most notably against the MCF-7 cell line by compounds. Further, network pharmacology, UALCAN analysis, molecular docking, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and density functional theory calculations were conducted to explore expression analysis, pharmacokinetics, toxicity profiles and binding interactions of the compounds.

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The current study reports the in-depth analysis of the epidemiology, risk factors, and molecular characterization of a complete genome of Enterovirus G (EV-G) isolated from Indian pigs. We analysed several genes of EV-G isolates collected from various provinces in India, using phylogenetic analysis, recombination detection, SimPlot, and selection pressure analyses. Our analysis of 534 porcine faecal samples revealed that 11.

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Objective: One goal of prenatal genetic screening is to optimize perinatal care and improve infant outcomes. We sought to determine whether high-risk cfDNA screening for 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.

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  • Renal trauma (kidney injuries) happens in about 0.5% to 5% of all trauma cases and is often caused by road accidents or falls.
  • The study looked at 303 patients with kidney injuries over 4 years to see how they were treated and their recovery.
  • Most of the patients were young men, and 85.8% were treated without surgery, with 8.3% not surviving their injuries.
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Objective: To study the long-term risks of postmenopausal women with proliferative endometrium developing benign uterine pathologies (endometrial polyps and uterine fibroids) and requiring future gynecological interventions, and to compare them with women with atrophic endometrium.

Design: Retrospective cohort study of all women aged 55 or over who underwent endometrial biopsy between 1/1997 and 12/2008. Outcome data were available through to 2/2018.

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Noninvasive prenatal screening with cell-free DNA is now considered a first-line screening for common aneuploidies. Advancements in existing laboratory techniques now allow to interrogate the entirety of the fetal genome, and many commercial laboratories have expanded their screening panels to include screening for rare autosomal aneuploidies and copy number variants. Here, we review the currently available data on the performance of fetal cell-free DNA to detect rare autosomal aneuploidies and copy number variants that are associated with clinically significant microdeletion and microduplication syndromes and the current position of medical societies on routine screening for these syndromes.

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In this study 269 swabs collected from 254 ovine foot lesions and 15 apparently healthy ovine feet were screened by PCR for the presence of major lameness causing foot pathogens viz. Treponema species, D. nodosus, F.

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  • Limb amputation is a very old medical procedure that has been done for over 2500 years, mainly when trauma occurs, especially in young people in countries like India.
  • Over 547 patients had limb amputations from 2015 to 2019, with most cases caused by road traffic injuries, and many had serious issues like hemorrhagic shock.
  • The study found that factors like how quickly patients got help, their injury severity, and infections were important in deciding whether they recovered or not, with 8.6% of the patients sadly passing away during the study.
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  • The study aimed to evaluate how effectively cell-free DNA (cfDNA) screening can detect sex chromosome aneuploidies (SCAs) in a diverse obstetrical population confirmed by genetics.
  • It analyzed data from the SMART study, focusing on cases involving monosomy X (MX) and sex chromosome trisomies (SCT), determining metrics like sensitivity and positive predictive value (PPV) for these conditions.
  • Results indicated high accuracy in fetal sex prediction (100%) and comparable screening performance for SCAs to existing literature, with notable differences in PPV between SCTs and MX, aiding in better interpretation of cfDNA results.
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Background: The clinical implications of nonreportable cell-free DNA screening results are uncertain, but such results may indicate poor placental implantation in some cases and be associated with adverse obstetrical and perinatal outcomes.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the outcomes of pregnancies with nonreportable cell-free DNA screening in a cohort of patients with complete genetic and obstetrical outcomes.

Study Design: This was a prespecified secondary analysis of a multicenter prospective observational study of prenatal cell-free DNA screening for fetal aneuploidy and 22q11.

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High-elevation ecosystems are among the few ecosystems worldwide that are not yet heavily invaded by non-native plants. This is expected to change as species expand their range limits upwards to fill their climatic niches and respond to ongoing anthropogenic disturbances. Yet, whether and how quickly these changes are happening has only been assessed in a few isolated cases.

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Bupleuri Radix (BR) is a traditional Chinese medicine and widely used for cold and fever, influenza, inflammation, hepatitis and menstrual diseases. Two authentic medicinal plants of DC. (Beichaihu, BCH) and Willd.

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  • Climate change is causing plant species in mountains worldwide to shift their elevational ranges, complicating efforts to monitor these changes due to varying sampling methods.
  • The Mountain Invasion Research Network (MIREN) developed a standardized protocol to assess native and non-native plant distributions along elevation gradients over time, using surveys conducted every five years at specific sites.
  • Initial results show unique elevational patterns for native plant richness and a global decline in non-native species, highlighting disturbed areas like road edges as hotspots for plant invasions, emphasizing the need for more global studies to guide conservation efforts.
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