Publications by authors named "Hafiz Syed"

Article Synopsis
  • * While White British patients had a higher body mass index (BMI) over 27 kg/m², South Asians had greater waist circumference, indicating different patterns of obesity.
  • * The study highlights the health disparities in diabetes and obesity among South Asians, suggesting a need for targeted public health strategies in countries with large South Asian populations.
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Introduction: South Asian diaspora comprise one of the largest ethnic minority groups in the world yet data about atrial fibrillation (AF) in this demographic is understudied. Our aim is to identify differences in AF prevalence and treatment between South Asians and white British stroke patients.

Method: The UK arm of a prospective ongoing large international repository on stroke was analysed.

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Background And Purpose: Studies on stroke in South Asian populations are sparse. The aim of this study was to compare differences in age of onset of ischaemic stroke in South Asian patients living in the United Kingdom and South Asian patients living in India versus White British stroke patients.

Methods: We studied the UK and Indian arms of the ongoing BRAINS study, an international prospective hospital-based study of South Asian stroke patients.

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We demonstrated a simple and scalable fabrication route of a nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide (N-rGO) photodetector on an 8 in. wafer-scale. The N-rGO was prepared through in situ plasma treatment in an acetylene-ammonia atmosphere to achieve an n-type semiconductor with substantial formation of quaternary-N substituted into the graphene lattice.

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