Publications by authors named "Syed H Hussain"
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- * The case study of a 48-year-old man demonstrates that hypomagnesemia should be considered in patients with severe neurological symptoms, especially in an ICU environment.
- * A detailed medical and social history is crucial for identifying potential underlying factors contributing to low magnesium levels, as highlighted by the patient's varied neurological symptoms and consistent low magnesium readings.
Background Inflammatory markers are elevated in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and can be quantified to detect severity, prognosis, mortality risk, and response to treatment. However, the estimation costs are high. The blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and eosinophil levels are emerging as biomarkers in COPD, yet there is a paucity of data.
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- Minority populations in the U.S. are increasing, highlighting the need for ongoing analysis of cultural contexts in health disparities.
- This study aimed to develop a Cultural Context Index (CCI) using geospatial data to assess social health determinants across diverse communities in 73,682 census tracts.
- The findings indicate that areas with the greatest need for culturally competent health care have higher rates of poor physical and mental health, particularly in metropolitan regions with significant Black and Hispanic populations.
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- Cancer, particularly lung cancer (LCa) and prostate cancer (PCa), is a leading cause of death worldwide, with aggressive metastatic forms significantly reducing survival rates.
- Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) play a critical role in understanding metastatic progression and overall survival, and analyzing these cells through "liquid biopsy" could enhance early detection and personalized treatment options.
- The review discusses the limitations of current methods for isolating and analyzing CTCs and highlights biosensors as a promising alternative for obtaining real-time, detailed information on cancer biomarkers.
Generally, it is time consuming to experimentally identify the operating deflection shape or mode shape of a structure. To overcome this problem, the Hilbert Huang transform (HHT) technique has been recently proposed. This technique is used to extract the mode shape from measurements that continuously measure the vibration of a region of interest within a structure using a non-contact laser sensor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNine new highly oxygenated stigmastane-type steroids, vernoanthelcin A-I (1-9), and two new stigmastane-type steroidal glycosides, vernoantheloside A and B (10 and 11) were isolated from the aerial parts of Vernonia anthelmintica Willd. The structures of compounds 1-11 were determined on the basis of IR, MS, 1D-NMR, and 2D-NMR, and their absolute configurations were deduced using single-crystal X-ray diffraction and the CD exciton chirality method. Compounds 1, 5, 7, 9 and 10 were tested for their effects on estrogen biosynthesis in human ovarian granulosa-like cells (KGN cells).
View Article and Find Full Text PDF2-[(1R*,4R*)-1,4-Dihy-droxy-cyclo-hex-yl]acetic acid.
Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online
April 2011
The title compound, C(8)H(14)O(4), is an isolation product of the aerial parts of Senecio desfontanei. The acetic acid group is oriented at a dihedral angle of 48.03 (9)° with respect to the basal plane of the cyclo-hexane-1,4-diol chair.
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