Publications by authors named "M E M Hassouna"
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- Colorectal anastomotic devices have been used for almost 100 years, with stapled methods being most common, despite a significant leak risk of up to 20%.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis explored newer anastomotic devices, analyzing 18 studies from the last decade, which included 955 anastomoses and focused on non-stapled methods.
- The findings indicated a pooled complication rate of 9.7% for human studies, but new compression mechanisms showed a much lower leak rate of 3.3%, suggesting that these novel technologies could improve surgical outcomes.
Background: Poultry feather waste has a potential for bioenergy production because of its high protein content. This research explored the use of chicken feather hydrolysate for methane and hydrogen production via anaerobic digestion and bioelectrochemical systems, respectively. Solid state fermentation of chicken waste was conducted using a recombinant strain of Bacillus subtilis DB100 (p5.
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- - The study focused on developing a rapid and effective method for separating and determining the levels of three drugs—ciprofloxacin (CIP), ibuprofen (IBU), and diclofenac sodium (DIC)—in human plasma samples while also examining their pharmacokinetics.
- - Using ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) with a specific column and mobile phase, the drugs were effectively separated, with detection limits ranging from 0.2 to 25 µg/mL, and demonstrated high precision and accuracy in results.
- - The method, which took only 4 minutes for analysis, met FDA validation requirements and incorporated green chemistry principles to evaluate its environmental impact.
Introduction: The Canadian Urological Association (CUA) neurogenic bladder guideline surveillance strategy for neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) has not been formally evaluated. Our objective was to evaluate the validity of the risk stratification suggested in these guidelines.
Methods: This was a prospective, observational cohort study of adult NLUTD patients with spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, or spina bifida who required urodynamics.
This study provides a meta-analysis on the relationships between cattle barn CH, NH and NO emission rates and their key drivers (i.e., housing type, floor type, environmental conditions).
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