Publications by authors named "M Khairi"
The burgeoning crises of antimicrobial resistance and plastic pollution are converging in healthcare settings, presenting a complex challenge to global health. This study investigates the microbial populations in healthcare waste to understand the extent of antimicrobial resistance and the potential for plastic degradation by bacteria. Our metagenomic analysis, using both amplicon and shallow shotgun sequencing, provided a comprehensive view of the taxonomic diversity and functional capacity of the microbial consortia.
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- - Autoimmune encephalitis (AIE) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by brain inflammation, often linked to specific autoantibodies; currently, there are no approved treatments for AIE despite the involvement of interleukin-6 (IL-6) signaling in its pathology.
- - The CIELO study aims to test the efficacy and safety of satralizumab, an IL-6 receptor-targeting monoclonal antibody, in patients with specific types of AIE, using a randomized, double-blind design with 152 participants.
- - The study will follow a 52-week treatment period with possible extensions, enabling participants to receive either the study drug, placebo, or additional treatment options depending on the
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- Motion and pulsation artifacts are common issues in MRI of the shoulder, which led this study to evaluate the effectiveness of the PROPELLER technique using different coils (small flex coil and dedicated shoulder coil) to reduce these artifacts.
- Eighteen participants underwent MRI scans using both the standard and PROPELLER pulse sequences, with the resulting images assessed by two experienced radiologists for artifacts, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR).
- The results showed a significant reduction in motion and pulsation artifacts with the PROPELLER sequence, along with improved SNR and CNR metrics, indicating that this method is beneficial for standard MRI procedures of the shoulder.
Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) have become an increasingly popular mode of communication and networking, with a wide range of applications in various fields. However, the increasing popularity of WLANs has also led to an increase in security threats, including denial of service (DoS) attacks. In this study, management-frames-based DoS attacks, in which the attacker floods the network with management frames, are particularly concerning as they can cause widespread disruptions in the network.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Mobile Ad-Hoc Network (MANET) has received significant interest from researchers for several applications. In spite of developing and proposing numerous routing protocols for MANET, there are still routing protocols that are too inefficient in terms of sending data and energy consumption, which limits the lifetime of the network for forest fire monitoring. Therefore, this paper presents the development of a Location Aided Routing (LAR) protocol in forest fire detection.
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