Publications by authors named "Irfan Aslam"
Objectives: The current study assessed the epidemiological trends of semen phenotypes and their association with ethnicity among men seeking fertility treatment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Methods: This retrospective study assessed the anthropometric information including age, body mass index (BMI), and nationality, along with semen parameters of men who visited a Fertility Center in Abu Dhabi, UAE between January 2011 and July 2022. To understand the epidemiological trend of semen parameters amongst UAE nationals, propensity score analysis and logistic regression were performed.
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- The study focused on the presence of three genital pathogens (Treponema pallidum, Ureaplasma urealyticum, and Mycoplasma hominis) in patients seeking fertility treatment in Abu Dhabi, highlighting their potential impact on fertility.
- A total of 308 patients were surveyed, revealing that 53% tested positive for at least one pathogen, with Mycoplasma hominis being the most commonly found.
- The findings indicated that lower education levels and unemployment were associated with higher seroprevalence rates, suggesting a need for better awareness and screening of genital pathogens among these populations.
Purpose: This study was designed to investigate the seroepidemiology of and identify factors associated with exposure to Chlamydia trachomatis ( C. trachomatis ) in fertility treatment-seeking patients in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates.
Methods: A total of 308 fertility treatment-seeking patients were surveyed.
Characterization of Fertility Clinic Attendees in the Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
January 2023
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- The study examined primary and secondary infertility in patients from fertility clinics in Abu Dhabi, UAE, focusing on factors linked to primary infertility.
- Out of 928 patients, a significant percentage were overweight or obese, and secondary infertility was found to be more prevalent (62.5%) compared to primary infertility (37.5%).
- Key factors associated with primary infertility included younger age, non-overweight status, marriage duration of ≤5 years, and certain health conditions, while preventable risk factors like obesity and smoking were noted among attendees.
Background: Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is a common genitally-transmitted viral infection affecting more than 400 million individuals globally. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in specific at-risk population groups, the burden of HSV-2 has not been reported. This study investigated the prevalence of HSV-2 IgG antibodies in patients seeking fertility treatment and characterized patients with seropositivity to HSV-2 IgG antibodies.
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- Nanosized tin oxide was produced using a simple precipitation method and was thoroughly analyzed using various spectroscopic and microscopy techniques, confirming its orthorhombic structure and improved crystallinity upon annealing.
- The study found that the annealing temperature significantly influences particle size, band gap width, and photocatalytic activity, with the optimum temperature of 500 °C showing the best performance in degrading methylene blue dye.
- Antimicrobial tests demonstrated that tin oxide particles annealed at 500 °C effectively inhibited bacteria like E. coli and S. aureus, and molecular docking studies suggested strong interactions with enzymes involved in bacterial resistance mechanisms.
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- The study investigates how different penetration enhancers and plasticizers affect the release of flurbiprofen from transdermal drug delivery patches made with ethyl cellulose.
- Various combinations of ingredients were tested, including propylene glycol and dibutyl phthalate as plasticizers, and Span 20, Tween 20, sodium lauryl sulfate, isopropyl myristate, and ethanol as enhancers.
- Results showed that patches with isopropyl myristate provided the highest drug release, indicating that ethyl cellulose combined with isopropyl myristate and propylene glycol is optimal for flurbiprofen delivery.
Evaluation of the adsorption potential of titanium dioxide nanoparticles for arsenic removal.
J Environ Sci (China)
August 2009
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- * Various conditions, including exposure to air and light, were tested for adsorption efficiency, with X-ray diffraction confirming that the nanoparticles maintained a specific crystalline structure essential for their functionality.
- * Results indicated that iron-doping improved arsenic adsorption, especially on TiO2-coated sand, with As(V) being more effectively removed than As(III), and that solution pH significantly influenced the adsorption process.
Viruses are important pathogens in both marine and fresh water environments. There is a strong interest in using bacteriophages as tracers because of their role as model viruses, since dissolved chemical tracers may not adequately describe the behavior of viruses that are suspended colloids. Despite a large number of studies that examined the transport of bacteriophages in the subsurface environment, few studies examined phage transport in large and complex surface water systems.
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