Publications by authors named "R S Sagar"

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of psychiatric morbidities in survivors of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and to identify any risk factors.

Methods: Survivors of ALL, who had completed their treatment, atleast two or more years ago and now were 6-18 y old were enrolled on the study. The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.

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Chirality is a vital characteristic of molecules and crucial for biological functioning. Glycals are unsaturated chiral sugars that contain an enolic double bond within the ring structure and they introduce the chirality in the molecular scaffolds. Since their discovery and synthesis by Fischer and Zach in 1913, they have been used as a flexible chiral synthon for synthesising natural products and biologically significant molecules.

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Objectives: To compare the manual dexterity and composure under pressure of people in different hospital staff roles using a buzz wire game.

Design: Prospective, observational, comparative study (Tremor study).

Setting: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK, during a three week period in 2024.

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Background: The present study examined EEG microstate alterations and their neural generators during resting state in children with ADHD to explore a potential state biomarker.

Methods: A total of seventy-six participants, thirty-eight each, combined type ADHD, and neurotypical children (NC) participated in the study. Five-minute resting (eyes open) 128 channel eeg data were acquired and two-minute clean EEG data were analyzed for microstates, its sources and connectivity in both the groups.

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  • Soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) make up less than 1% of all malignant tumors in humans, and treatment for metastatic STSs focuses on palliative care due to poor prognosis.
  • A study evaluated the effectiveness of low-dose radiotherapy combined with metronomic therapy in 16 heavily treated patients with metastatic STSs, aiming to assess their response and quality of life.
  • Results showed that 43.75% of patients achieved a partial response, and all reported improved quality of life compared to their previous treatment, demonstrating potential benefits of this combined approach in managing STSs.
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