Search Results - "Jaffar, S."

Statin use and all-cause mortality in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Uthman, Olalekan A, Nduka, Chidozie, Watson, Samuel I, Mills, Edward J, Kengne, Andre P, Jaffar, Shabbar S, Clarke, Aileen, Moradi, Tahereh, Ekström, Anna-Mia, Lilford, Richard

“…It is unknown whether statin use among people living with HIV results in a reduction in all-cause mortality. We aimed to evaluate the effect of statin use on…”
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Chronic kidney disease hotspots in developing countries in South Asia by Abraham, Georgi, Varughese, Santosh, Thandavan, Thiagarajan, Iyengar, Arpana, Fernando, Edwin, Naqvi, S A Jaffar, Sheriff, Rezvi, Ur-Rashid, Harun, Gopalakrishnan, Natarajan, Kafle, Rishi Kumar

“…In many developing countries in the South Asian region, screening for chronic diseases in the community has shown a widely varying prevalence. However, certain…”
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Efficacy of nine-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against pneumonia and invasive pneumococcal disease in The Gambia: randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by Cutts, FT, Zaman, SMA, Enwere, G, Jaffar, S, Levine, OS, Okoko, JB, Oluwalana, C, Vaughan, A, Obaro, SK, Leach, A, McAdam, KP, Biney, E, Saaka, M, Onwuchekwa, U, Yallop, F, Pierce, NF, Greenwood, BM, Adegbola, RA

“…Pneumonia is estimated to cause 2 million deaths every year in children. Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most important cause of severe pneumonia. We aimed to…”
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Assessment of vascularity in glioblastoma and its implications on patient outcomes by McGahan, Ben G., Neilsen, Beth K., Kelly, David L., McComb, Rodney D., Kazmi, S. A. Jaffar, White, Matt L., Zhang, Yan, Aizenberg, Michele R.

“…There is little data on why glioblastomas (GBM) hemorrhage and how it may affect patient outcomes. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanisms of…”
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Efficacy and safety assessment of expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) mask for OSAHS therapy by Liu, Yaxuan, Ying, Yangyang, Pandu, Jaffar S., Wang, Yan, Dou, Shuang, Li, Yanzhong, Ma, Dedong

“…We have designed the expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP) mask to provide a new sort of therapeutic strategies for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea…”
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Remote Ischemic Conditioning: Evolution of the Concept, Mechanisms, and Clinical Application by Saxena, Pankaj, Newman, Mark A.J., Shehatha, Jaffar S., Redington, Andrew N., Konstantinov, Igor E.

“…Remote ischemic conditioning is a novel concept of protection against ischemia‐reperfusion injury. Brief controlled episodes of intermittent ischemia of the…”
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Review of soft tissue masses of the foot and ankle: Magnetic resonance imaging features by Hegazi, Tarek, Aljamaan, Yousef, Alghamdi, Shahad, Alsaygh, Jaffar, Awary, Khaled, Aladel, Fouad, Elazomy, Mohamed, Almousa, Sulaiman

“…A large number of soft tissue masses affect the foot and ankle, with the majority being benign. Benign and malignant soft tissue lesions usually present as…”
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Using marijuana to cope with the pain and other symptoms of medical abortions and menstrual periods by Wiebe, E, Jaffar, S, Zelmer, J, Byczko, B

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Diffusion Tensor MR Imaging of Cerebral Gliomas: Evaluating Fractional Anisotropy Characteristics by WHITE, M. L, ZHANG, Y, YU, F, KAZMI, S. A. Jaffar

“…FA correlation to glioma tumor grade has been mixed if not disappointing. There are several potential underlying fundamental issues that have contributed to…”
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Aging Phenomena during In-Service Creep Exposure of Heat-Resistant Steels by Haidemenopoulos, G. N., Polychronopoulou, K., Zervaki, A. D., Kamoutsi, H., Alkhoori, S. I., Jaffar, S., Cho, P., Mavros, H.

“…An investigation of aging phenomena during creep exposure has been conducted for HP-Nb cast reformer tubes for several exposure conditions. Aging was…”
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Crop performance and water use efficiency in aerobic rice (Oryza sativa L.) relative to irrigation schedule, planting geometry, and method of planting in northern transition zone of Karnataka, India by Jaffar Basha, S., Basavarajappa, R., Babalad, H. B.

“…Field experiment was conducted at Main Agricultural Research Station, Dharwad, Karnataka, India during SouthWest monsoon, 2013 and 2014 to work out the optimum…”
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EFFECT OF SPRAYS NUMBER AND FOLIAR MICRONITE 35 ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF PEPPER UNDER UNHEATED GREEN HOUSE by Jaffar, S.A.

“…This research was conducted during the season of 2014 - 2015 inside unheated green house to investigate the effect of sprays number and different…”
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Intermittent Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Secondary to Malignant Pericardial Mesothelioma by Alwusaibie, Sarah A, Alsayigh, Jaffar S, Alfaraj, Dunya, Alomair, Abdullatif M, Alsaeed, Sarah A

“…Malignant pericardial sarcomatoid mesothelioma is a massively rare tumor accounting for 0.8% of all cases of mesothelioma. Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS)…”
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Viewpoint: scaling up testing services for non‐communicable diseases in Africa: priorities for implementation research by Jaffar, S., Amberbir, A., Kayuni, N., Musicha, C., Nyirenda, M.

“…The burden of non‐communicable diseases in Africa is rising rapidly and implementation of evidence‐based control strategies is needed urgently. Testing people…”
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Early-onset Streptomyces endocarditis in a prosthetic aortic valve by Shehatha, Jaffar S, Taha, Abdulsalam Y

“…A 66-year-old Australian man underwent elective replacement of a severely stenotic aortic valve with a 22-mm Medtronic-Hall valve. Six weeks later, he was…”
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The experience of "medicine companions" to support adherence to antiretroviral therapy: quantitative and qualitative data from a trial population in Uganda by Foster, S.D., Nakamanya, S., Kyomuhangi, R., Amurwon, J., Namara, G., Amuron, B., Nabiryo, C., Birungi, J., Wolff, B., Jaffar, S., Grosskurth, H.

“…Good adherence is critical for antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa. We report on the characteristics of medicine companions (MCs) chosen by…”
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Effect of salt stress on energy usage and growth in grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes, 1844) and common carp Cyprinus carpio L. juveniles by S. M. Ahmed, R. S. Jaffar

“…The present study was conducted on two species of cyprinid fish: Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) and grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). The study includes the…”
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The role of esophageal stent placement in the management of postesophagectomy anastomotic leak by Al-issa, Mohammad, Petersen, Torben, Taha, Abdulsalam, Shehatha, Jaffar

“…Background/Aim: Anastomotic leak after esophagectomy is one of the most challenging complications resulting in a high morbidity and mortality and prolonged…”
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Effect of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor on glomerular hyperfiltration in patients with type 1 diabetes by Naqvi, S A Jaffar, Ahsan, Shahid, Fawwad, Asher, Basit, Abdul, Shera, A Samad

“…To assess the effect of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition on glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in normotensive patient with type 1 diabetes. A two year…”
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Infant morbidity in an Indian slum birth cohort by Gladstone, B P, Muliyil, J P, Jaffar, S, Wheeler, J G, Le Fevre, A, Iturriza-Gomara, M, Gray, J J, Bose, A, Estes, M K, Brown, D W, Kang, G

“…Objective:To establish incidence rates, clinic referrals, hospitalisations, mortality rates and baseline determinants of morbidity among infants in an Indian…”
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