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M. Rizk ¹, F. Belal ¹, F. Ibrahim ¹, S. M. Ahmed ¹, N. M. El-Enany ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Analytical, Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Mansoura, Mansoura, 35516, EG

Abstract

An accurate simple and selective kinetic procedure for the determination of certain 4-quinolones namely, norfloxacin (I), ofloxacin (II), enrofloxacin (III), fleroxacin (IV), ciprofloxacin (V) and pefloxacin (VI) is described. The procedure is based on reacting the studied compounds in acidic media (0.1 M HCL) with 3-methyl-2-benzothiazolinone hydrazone hydrochloride (MBTH) in presence of cerium (IV) ammonium sulphate as an oxidant at room temperature for a fixed time of 20 min. For (I), (III), 12 min for (II) and 30 min for IV , V and VI, then the absorbance of the reaction product is measured at 630 nm. The concentration of the studied compounds is computed using the corresponding calibration curve equation for the fixed-time method. The absorbance-concentrations plot is rectilinear over the range 20-100 ug·ml^-1 for (I), 2-20 ug·ml^-1 for (II), 10-74 ug·ml^-1 for (III), 10-60 ug.ml^-1 for IV, 10-50 ug·ml^-1 for IV and 8-40 ug·ml^-1 for VI. The determination of the studied compounds by the fixed-concentration and rate constant methods is feasible with the calibration equation obtained, but the fixed-time method proved to be more applicable. The procedure was applied successfully to commercial tablets and ampoules and the results obtained were compared statistically with the reference methods.

Keywords

Kinetic Determination; 4-Quinolone Antibiotics; 3-Methyl-2-Benzothiazolinone Hydrazone HCL (MBTH); Ce. (IV); Pharmaceutical Analysis.

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K. Sree Lakshmi ¹, A. R. Raghupathi ², S. M. Ahmed ², M. Natarajan ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Pathology, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore and Sree Lakshmi K, 1162, 12 A main, HAL 2nd stage, Indiranagar, Bangalore-8, IN
2 Department of Pathology, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore, IN

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Background: Information furnished in the histopathology request form is very essential for interpreting the specimen received. Insufficient, incorrect or illegible data on request forms can sometimes result in unintended consequences. Objective: To assess the quality of information available to the pathologist on the histopathology request forms and its relevance, whether or not a clinical diagnosis was made, were any differential diagnosis given and the accuracy of the clinical and or differential diagnosis. Results: Of the 351 requests received only 141 (40.17%) were found adequate. Of these only 11 (3.13%) were 100% adequate and had information for all the 10 parameters present on the request form. 18/351 (5.12%) of the request forms did not have the requesting clinician's details. The clinical diagnosis was not specified in 5.4% of the cases. There were 332 cases in which clinical and or differential diagnosis was available. In 269 (81%) cases the histopathology diagnosis matched with the clinical or differential diagnosis. Conclusion: It was found that most of the request forms were lacking in the information requested. Attempts should be made to educate all the clinicians on the importance of adequately completed request forms.

Keywords

Histopathology, Request Form, Clinical Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis.

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R. Garg ¹, S. M. Ahmed ², M. Kapoor ³, B. B. Mishra ⁴, S. S. C. Chakra Rao ⁵

Affiliations
1 Department of Onco-Anaesthesiology and Palliative Medicine, Dr BRAIRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IN
2 Department of Anaesthesiology, Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh, 202001, IN
3 Anaesthesiology, Max Smart Superspeciality Hospital, Saket, Delhi, IN
4 Indian Society of Anesthesiologists, IN
5 Indian Resuscitation Council, IN

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R. Garg ¹, S. M. Ahmed ², M. Athar ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Onco-Anaesthesiology and Palliative Medicine, Dr BRAIRCH, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IN
2 Department of Anaesthesiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh - 202002, Uttar Pradesh, IN
3 Department of Anaesthesiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, IN

Abstract

The cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an essential medical skill for any victim of cardiac arrest. It has been taught to lay person as well, though the components of CPR differs. The CPR guidelines have been formulated by many international professional bodies and resuscitation councils across the world^[1,2,3] . The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) includes these resuscitation councils and provides a forum for liaison between them. The reason for different guidelines probably is the local need and thus appropriate changes to suit the local needs. These could be related to differences in geographical conditions, infrastructure, economic conditions and availability of trained rescuers^[4] . However, if try to analyze these guidelines for the evidence, these have been picked up from researches across the world. Also, there are conflicting reports or lack of robust evidence with certain aspects of the CPR performance and hence expert opinion has been incorporated for guideline formulation. At times, robust evidence could not be generated due to ethical issues for studying certain aspects of CPR process. Probably, this may also be one of the reasons for non-acceptance of a particular guideline universally as difference in opinion exists for a particular practice. There is also utter need for an attitudinal change for guideline acceptance as well.

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S. M. Ahmed ¹, C. L. Karmaker ¹

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1 Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Jashore, BD

Abstract

Selection of the best supply chain contract plays a significant role as a strategic feature and factor of better coordination of all stages in a supply chain. As a variety of uncontrollable and unpredictable factors affect the evaluation and decision-making process at different levels, identification of the most appropriate contract is usually very complex and unstructured. In this paper, Delphi-based analytic hierarchy process (AHP) approach has been proposed to tackle the problem. The sole purpose of the paper is to analyse the existing contracts of the organisation and recommend the best one. Necessary data of powdered milk item were collected from a renowned super shop in Bangladesh, namely, Swapno superstore, Dhaka. In order to demonstrate the applicability of the proposed approach, an illustrative example is presented; the result is analysed at the end of this paper. This work can be a guide for Bangladeshi planners as well as other researchers to identify the most suitable agreement for their supply chain.

Keywords

AHP, Delphi, Multi-Criteria Decision-Making, Supply Chain Contract.

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