Publications by authors named "M Balamurugan"
Article Synopsis
- Equity-deserving groups (EDGs) face discrimination and barriers in emergency healthcare settings, which is often overlooked in patient-care research that lacks an intersectional approach.
- A study conducted at the Kingston Health Sciences Centre analyzed data from 1,973 participants, comparing their experiences based on their identification with EDGs, revealing significant differences in perceived care and decision-making power.
- The findings enhance understanding of EDG experiences in emergency departments and suggest that future research should focus on the interplay of various EDG memberships to improve healthcare outcomes.
Article Synopsis
- RBC transfusions are critical for premature and sick infants but can lead to serious inflammatory responses, known as SIRS, potentially causing organ dysfunction.
- The study investigated how these transfusions trigger inflammation in anemic mouse pups, using various experimental models to analyze cytokine levels and inflammatory responses.
- Results showed that anemic pups had heightened inflammatory cytokine levels after transfusions, influenced by endotoxins and the expression of the trem1 receptor, suggesting that targeting trem1 could reduce inflammation and SIRS in these infants.
Anemia is a common and serious health problem, nearly universally diagnosed in preterm infants, and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality worldwide. Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is a lifesaving and mainstay therapy; however, it has critical adverse effects. One consequence is necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), an inflammatory bowel necrosis disease in preterm infants.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this paper, the new subclass of a linear differential operator's associated with multivalent analytical function has been introduced. Further, the coefficient inequalities, extreme points for the extremal function, sharpness of the growth and distortion bounds, partial sums, starlikeness, and convexity of the subclass is investigated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO) to produce fuels and chemicals has garnered significant attention. However, achieving control over the selectivity of the resulting products remains a challenging task, particularly within molecular systems. In this study, we employed a molecular silver complex immobilized on graphitized mesoporous carbon (GMC) as a catalyst for converting CO into CO, achieving an impressive selectivity of over 90% at -1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF