Publications by authors named "S I Ikram"
Objectives: To determine the incidence of postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks after endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery (EETS) for pituitary adenomas without sellar floor reconstruction (SFR).
Methods: This retrospective observational study was conducted at Department of Neurosurgery, Punjab Institute of Neurosciences (PINS), Lahore, Pakistan from January, 2018 to December, 2022. It is a non-probability based consecutive case series.
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- * High levels of heavy metals such as cadmium, lead, and nickel were found in leather effluent, leading to significantly lower seed germination and reduced plant growth metrics compared to control groups.
- * Results showed a marked decrease in chlorophyll content and an increase in antioxidant enzymes, indicating that the plants were under stress due to the toxic conditions, stressing the need for better wastewater treatment to protect agriculture and food security.
Species distribution models (SDMs) are widely used to project how species distributions may vary over time, particularly in response climate change. Although the fit of such models to current distributions is regularly enumerated, SDMs are rarely tested across longer time spans to gauge their actual performance under environmental change. Here, we utilise paleozoological presence/absence records to independently assess the predictive accuracy of SDMs through time.
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- Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) play a role in oxidative stress linked to Parkinson's disease (PD), with a study focused on how GSTM1 and GSTT1 genetic variations affect PD characteristics in Tunisian patients.
- The research involved 300 PD patients and found that individuals with inactive GSTM1/GSTT1 had a 2.5 times greater risk of developing PD and experienced specific symptoms like tremors and asymmetric onset.
- Patients with active GST genes showed better treatment responses and lower motor impairment, while those with inactive genes faced memory issues and attention deficits, indicating a need for further research on the long-term effects of GST polymorphisms in PD progression.
In this paper, a versatile heterogeneous nanocatalyst was fabricated employing a self-assembly technique. To commence, FeO MNPs were coated with a thin layer of SiO using the stobbers method. Subsequently, the surface was further functionalized with 3-CPMS, followed by a reaction with a Schiff base.
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