Author Contributions Conception and Design: Shafiq U Ahmed, Ross Carruthers, Anthony J Chalmers Development of methodology: Shafiq U Ahmed, Ross Carruthers, Lesley Gilmour, Salih Yildirim Acquisition of data: Shafiq U Ahmed, Ross Carruthers, Lesley Gilmour Analysis of data: Shafiq U Ahmed, Ross Carruthers, Lesley Gilmour Writing/review of manuscript: Shafiq U Ahmed, Colin Watts, Anthony J Chalm...

The refractory nature of Pseudomonas infections to chemotherapy reflects its ability to rapidly acquire resistance and adapt to hostile environment. In order to keep eye on changing trends in susceptibility patterns of Pseudomonas sp. and to modify therapeutic choices, a retrospective study was carried out. Samples for culture and sensitivity testing were screened for presence of Pseudomonas sp...

OBJECTIVE To create and test a slow-release antifibrotic drug-coated glaucoma drainage device using in vitro and in vivo experiments. METHODS A slow-release device incorporating mitomycin C in poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) disks was developed using redox-polymerization techniques. A standardized preparation of this drug delivery device was attached to the Ahmed glaucoma valve (model FP7; ...

INTRODUCTION Glaucoma is a known complication of uveitis, and may require glaucoma tube shunt implantation for intraocular pressure (IOP) control. The success of glaucoma tube shunt implantation in the setting of a local ocular steroid depot in uveitic glaucoma remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine whether patients who underwent combined glaucoma tube shunt (Ahmed) and flu...

gery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Ward 31, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZA, Scotland ([email protected] .uk). Author Contributions: Study concept and design: Ahmed. Acquisition of data: MacDonald. Analysis and interpretation of data: Ahmed. Drafting of the manuscript: MacDonald. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Ahmed. Administrative, technical, and materia...

PURPOSE To compare endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation (ECP) and the Ahmed drainage implant in the treatment of refractory glaucoma. METHODS Sixty-eight eyes of 68 patients with refractory glaucoma were prospectively assigned to either ECP or Ahmed tube shunt implantation. All procedures were performed by a single surgeon. Eyes that were included were pseudophakic with a history of at least one ...

1Surender Kumar, 2Saurav Banerjee, 2Hemlata Dwivedi, 3Tapas Gupta, 4Ardhendu Banerjee 1Postgraduate Trainee, Department of Prosthodontics, Dr R Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India 2Postgraduate Student, Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Dr R Ahmed Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India 3Professor, Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Dr R Ahmed Dent...

This paper explores the relationship between feminism, women and marginalization in the context of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and related laws and policies. Globally women comprise of approximately 50% of all HIV infections. 1 The status of marginalized women in the context of HIV is determined by a host of social, economic, and legal factors that make a person more marginalized and therefore more v...

Stroke affects around 20 million people around the world every year. Clinically, stroke is a result of brain damage due to the shortage of oxygen delivered to the nerve cells. To minimize suffering and costs related to the disease, extensive research is performed on different levels. The focus of our research is to achieve fundamental understanding on how the lack of oxygen in brain tissue acti...

In this report several modern turbulence modeling techniques with applications to high-Reynolds number external flow are critically evaluated. Fully developed turbulent channel flow and the flow past the Ahmed body with a slant angle of 25◦ are both used to benchmark several LES and DES models for turbulence closure. Channel flow is simulated at two different Reynolds numbers and both the LES a...