Publications by authors named "Sidra Nazir"

Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in the head and neck present significant challenges due to airway management complexities and hemorrhage risks. This case report describes a 15-year-old female with a congenital facial AVM causing dyspnea and obstructive symptoms. The patient required angioembolization of the AVM, but many hospitals deferred the procedure due to the anticipated difficult airway and severe bleeding risks.

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Background Sepsis remains a critical global health concern, leading to a high mortality rate. Existing literature suggests a potential correlation between infection site and mortality. Mortality data from Pakistan, especially in the context of the infection site, is notably scarce.

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Traditionally, nanocones as a drug delivery material allow controlled drug delivery close to the target area while reducing the toxicity and generic accumulation associated with traditional intravenous injection methods. In the current study, density functional theory (DFT) is employed to investigate the therapeutic potential of carbon nanocone oxide (ONC) as a carrier with zidovudine drug for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The electronic ground state and excited state were studied to evaluate the drug carrier potential of ONC and Zidovudine-ONC complex.

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In the present work, the drug-loading efficacy of graphyne (GYN) for doxorubicin (DOX) drug is investigated for the first time by using density functional theory (DFT). Doxorubicin drug is effective in the cure of numerous types of cancer including bone cancer, gastric, thyroid, bladder, ovarian, breast, and soft tissue cancer. Doxorubicin drug prevents the cell division process by intercalating in the double-helix of DNA and stopping its replication.

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In the present research, the drug-delivery efficiency of graphitic carbon nitride (g-CN) for melphalan (an anti-cancer drug) was evaluated. To investigate the efficacy of g-CN as a drug-delivery system, the electronic properties of melphalan drug, g-CN, and g-CN-melphalan were calculated at the ground and excited states. The adsorption energy calculated for g-CN-melphalan complex in the water phase is - 1.

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Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were utilized to assess the drug delivery efficiency of phosphorene carrier for nebivolol drug to treat cardiovascular diseases. The optimized structures, excited state, and electronic properties of nebivolol, phosphorene, and nebivolol-phosphorene (nebivolol-PH) complex were considered to determine the drug delivery ability of phosphorene at the target site. The increased dipole moment (6.

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In the current study, for the first time; the drug loading efficacy of graphitic‑carbon nitride (g-C3N4) for an anticancer drug, cisplatin was evaluated. To explore the effectiveness of g-C3N4 as a drug-delivery system, some important properties of cisplatin drug, g-C3N4 carrier, and g-C3N4-cisplatin complex were calculated at ground state and excited state. The cisplatin drug prefers to interact via H atoms to the N atoms of g-C3N4 carrier with an adsorption energy of about -1.

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Current synthetic vascular grafts are not suitable for use in low-diameter applications. Silk fibroin is a promising natural graft material which may be an effective alternative. In this study, we compared two electrospun silk grafts with different manufacturing processes, using either water or hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) as solvent.

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In this study, the therapeutic potential of phosphorene as a drug-delivery system for chlorambucil to treat cancer was evaluated. The geometric, electronic and excited state properties of chlorambucil, phosphorene and the phosphorene-chlorambucil complex were evaluated to explore the efficiency of phosphorene as a drug-delivery system. The nature of interaction between phosphorene and chlorambucil is illustrated through a non-covalent interaction (NCI) plot, which illustrated that weak forces of interaction are present between phosphorene and chlorambucil.

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The western Himalayan region in Pakistan has been shown to be the center of diversity of ; however, little is known about its genetic relations with the eastern part of the Himalayas. We studied the genetic structure of from Nepal (35 isolates) and Bhutan (31 isolates) in comparison with 81 Pakistani samples collected during 2015 and 2016, through microsatellite genotyping. Genetic analyses revealed a recombinant and highly diverse population structure in Pakistan, Bhutan, and Nepal.

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