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Proactive Strategies In Personal Dose Monitoring, Prevention And Mitigation, Manish Kumar Sharma

Doctoral Dissertations

"At certain threshold, nuclear radiation (like x-rays and gamma-rays) may adversely impact the health of living tissues. The exposure to these radiations in nuclear facilities is measured by devices called dosimeters. The devices are generally worn on the torso and are monitored by health physics division to report the radiation dose received by the personnel. However, this approach is not proactive--since the dosimeters reflect the dose that has already been absorbed in the body of the wearer.

This work presents a scheme to proactively avoid large dose acquisition at radiation-prone facilities. The work was divided into three major segments: (i) …

Modeled Inflow Validation & Nutrient Loading Estimation In Two Subwatersheds Of The Lower Laguna Madre, Hudson R. Deyoe, Warren Pulich, Nelun Fernando

School of Integrative Biological & Chemical Sciences (Formerly Dept. of Biology)

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will characterize nutrient loading rates into the Lower Laguna Madre for subwatersheds by monitoring stream flow and water quality (particularly total nitrogen and phosphorus). This information will be used to evaluate Texas Rainfall-Runoff model performance in estimating ungaged inflows and to establish a relationship between ungaged inflows and nutrient loading regimes to the Lower Laguna Madre. View on Map

Drawing Comparisons Across Community Health Agents (Acs), Nurses And Physicians In Brazil’S Unified Health System (Uhs), Rahbel Rahman

Social Work Faculty Scholarship

Recent WHO guidelines emphasize on empowering communities to take ownership of their healthcare needs. Brazil’s UHS is a model for delivering community-based care through Family Health Strategy (FHS) interdisciplinary teams - ACS, nurses, and physicians. Our study compares nurses, physicians and ACS on their perceptions of work environment, professional skills, cognitive capacities and job context. Global health administrators and policy makers can leverage on comparisons across providers to develop interprofessional training and implement system-level interventions.

Transdisciplinary Health Teams In Brazil's United Health System, Rahbel Rahman

Social Work Faculty Scholarship

Integration of social services (i.e., civil registration, community mobilization) with disease prevention services (for e.g. HIV prevention services) has been recommended as a key strategy by practitioners, policy makers and researchers to solve the multifactorial determinants of chronic diseases faced by minority groups.

Assessment Of Anti-Saccades Within 24 To 48 Hours Post-Concussion, Nathan D'Amico

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

INTRODUCTION: Oculomotor control dysfunction is present in about 90% of concussed athletes, with anti-saccades being the most prominent. PURPOSE: To investigate anti-saccades, reflexive gaze deviations from a fixed point or area of interest, between NCAA Division I athletes 24 to 48 hours post-concussion (PC) and healthy, matched controls (MC). METHODS: 10 PC (4 female, 6 male; age: 18.9 ± 0.9 years) and 10 MC (4 female, 6 male; age: 18.3 ± 0.6 years) wore a monocular eye tracker (240Hz) while performing 2 trials of the 60-second WiiFit Soccer Heading game. During play, participants were instructed to not deviate their gaze …

Mucus Secretion Stimulation: A Mechanism In Gastroprotective Effect Of Zingiber Officinale, Gaewbpragaan Chantharangsikul, Worawan Kitpati, Noppamas Soonthornchareonnon, Achariya Sailasuta, Arunporn Itharat, Wisuda Suvitayavat

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

There are several studies on the gastroprotective effect of Z. officinale, however, the nature of this effect has not been fully elucidated. The present study investigated the gastroprotective activity and underlying mechanism of the 95% ethanolic extrac...

Validation Of An Rp-Hplc Method For Quantitative Analysis Of Phikud Navakot Extract Using The Standard Addition Method, Pavena Kumnerdnon, Pornchai Rojsitthisak, Nuansri Niwattisaiwong, Uthai Sotanaphun, Jittima Chatchawalsaisin, Narueporn Sutanthavibul

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

The aim of the study was to develop a reversed phase-high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) analytical method for monitoring three analytical markers, gallic acid, vanillic acid and ferulic acid, in Phikud Navakot extract (NVK-E), using the sta...

Comparison Of Sedimentation Stability Of Ampicillin Trihydrate Suspensions Using Near Infrared Extinction Profiles, Padala Narasimha Murthy, Meduri Vimala Devi, Sudhir Kumar Sahoo, Anjan Kumar Mahapatra, Madhusmruti Khandai

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Suspensions are one of the most important and popular dosage forms. A large number of drugs are formulated in the form of suspensions and are available commercially. Stability studies of suspensions are very important to enable the patient to receive t...

Herbs Used As A Cure For Rheumatiod Arthritis: A Review, Santhosh Aruna Mamidi

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Rheumatoid arthritis is chronic, progressive, disabling autoimmune disease characterized by systemic inflammation of joints, damaging cartilage and bone around the joints. It is a systemic disease which means that it can affect the whole body and interna...

Effects Of Continuous Exposure To Bisphenol A On Male And Female Mice From Prenatally To Adulthood, Kannikar Chatsantiprapa, Tip-Arpa Sophon, Jintana Sattayasai

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

BisphenolA (BPA), a monomer estrogenic chemical of many plastic products has controversial biological effects. This study assessed the effects at 0.05 mg/kg BW/day (Tolerable Daily Intake, TDI) and 0.5 mg/kg BW/day (10TDI), in male and female mice contin...

Outcomes Of Pharmaceutical Care Services In Promoting Rational Drug Use, Wanna Sriviriyanupap, Roungtiva Muenpa

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pharmacists provide pharmaceutical care service in order to support rational drug use. However, still lack of evidence to show its outcomes. Therefore, this cross-sectional descriptive study and qualitative study were conducted to evaluate the outcomes o...

Calotropis Procera: A Phytochemical And Pharmacological Review, Neelam Balekar

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Medicinal plants are used from the ancient time as the major sources of drugs.The fact is that we can obtain many of the presently available drugs, either directly in the extract form or in the modified synthetic form. Naturally, plants have ability to s...

Effect Of Fat Content On Characteristics Of Ice Cream Fortified With Calcium And Vitamin D3, Rossarin Tansawat

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Calcium and vitamin D play important roles in bone homeostasis. Several studies reported inadequate intakes of these two nutrients in many population groups. Food fortification is one way to solve the problem. The objective of this study was to develop...

Exploring Knowledge Acquisition Technique For New Start-Up Community Food Enterprises, Wattanapong Luechoowong, Ruangthip Tantipidoke, Rungpetch Sakulbumrungsil

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Objective: This qualitative study is conducted to explore the knowledge acquisition techniques from five successful food enterprises at the new entry of community business. Methods: Five successful community food producers were purposively selected unde...

Stilbenoids From The Stem Of Diospyros Collinsae, The First Evidence For The Production Of Stilbene Derivatives In Ebenaceous Plants, Buntita Bumroong, Witchuda Thanakijcharoenpath

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Two stilbenoids, diptoindonesin D (1) and diptoindonesin G (2), were isolated from the stem of Diospyros collinsae Craib (Ebenaceae), together with four triterpenoids, namely friedelin, lupeol, betulin and betulinic acid. Their structures were determined...

Exploring Key Factors Affecting The Competitiveness Of Thailand’S Cosmetic Industry, Neeranard Jinachai, Win Winit-Watjana, Puree Anantachoti

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

The Thai cosmetic industry has continuously grown, but relevant factors impacting on the industry remained un-assessed. This study was intended to explore key factors affecting the country competitiveness. The Diamond model was adapted as the conceptual ...

Anaphylactic Shock Caused By A Selective Allergy To Ceftriaxone: A Case Report, Wichai Santimaleeworagun

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Ceftriaxone has been wildly used due to once daily dosing. However, case with anaphylaxis secondary to ceftriaxone has been documented and the other β-lactam might be caution. We reported an 89 year-old patient who had history of type I hypersensitivity...

Comparative Evaluation Of Neuroprotective Effect Of Three Varieties Of Allium Cepa In Chronic Constriction Injury Induced Neuropathic Pain, Amit Kumar, Kundan Singh Bora, Amteshwar Singh Jaggi, Richa Shri

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Objectives: Allium cepa has been used extensively for culinary purposes as well as in traditional system of medicine. A number of varieties of A. cepa are available commercially with varietal differences in phytoconstituents and biological activities. Ho...

Effect Of Time-Dependent Polymer On The Dissolution Rate Of Flurbiprofen: Formulation And Evaluation Of Colon-Specific Matrix Tablets, Sateesh Kumar Vemula, Selamu Kebamo, Balisa Mosisa, Biniam Paulos

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

An effort was made in the present study to prepare flurbiprofen matrix tablets to improve the therapeutic efficacy by increasing therapeutic drug concentrations in lower intestine i.e., site-specific release to colon. The current experiment was aimed to ...

Qsar Study On Quinolinecarbaldehyde Derivatives As Potential Anti-Tubercular Agents, Ravichandran Veerasamy, Shalini Sivadasan, Venakteskumar Krishnamoorthi, Harish Rajak, Sureshkumar Krishnan

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

This study investigated the quantitative structure–activity relationships (QSAR) for a range of substituted quinolinecarbaldehyde derivatives as anti-tubercular agent by multiple linear regression analysis. The derived QSAR models have been statistical...

Synthesis And Evaluation Of Pi3kγ Enzyme Inhibitory Activity Of Novel (1h-Pyrazol-4-Yl)Methanamine, Sukumar Bepary, In Kwon Youn, Hee-Jong Lim, Ge Hyeong Lee

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

A series of (1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methanamines have been synthesized and then were evaluated for the PI3Kγ enzyme inhibitory potential. Minor modification of the initially synthesized molecules offered significant improvement of the inhibitory potential from...

Cross Immediate Hypersensitivity Between Ciprofloxacin And Levofloxacin: A Case Report And Literature Review, Chotirat Nakaranurack

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Fluoroquinolones can show cross-reactivity because of the similar chemical structure. Levofloxacin is a new fluoroquinolone and can be a safe alternative due to low cross-reactivity. This is a case report showing cross-reactivity between ciprofloxacin an...

Development Of Miconazole Nitrate Loaded Micellar Gel For Improved Topical Delivery, Manish Kumar

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

The objective of the present investigation was to develop micellar gel of miconazole nitrate using amphiphilic block co-polymer pluronic F-127. Miconazole nitrate was entrapped into the micelles at critical micelle concentration by dialysis method and F2...

Pharmacy Students’ Attitudes And Perceptions About Complementary And Alternative Medicine: A Systematic Review, Mohd Shahezwan Abd Wahab, Phantipa Sakthong, Win Winit-Watjana

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is extensively used worldwide. The attitudes and perceptions of pharmacy students about CAM may influence their practices upon graduation. In this work, a systematic review was conducted by searching available...

Hepatoprotective And Nephrotoxic Effects Of Methanol Leaf Extract Of Telfairia Occidentalis (Hook F.) In Adult Female Albino Rats (Rattus Norvegicus), Chidozie Nwabuisi Okoye, John Ikechukwu Ihedioha, Onyinyechukwu Ada Agina, Izuchukwu Ochiogu, David Ogwu

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

The leaf extract of the plant Telfairia occidentalis, commonly known as fluted pumpkin is used as a hematinic by post-menstrual and pregnant women and for treatment of many different ailments with little consideration of their toxic potentials. This stud...

Predicting The Duration Of Antibacterial Treatment With Cell Wall Synthesis Inhibitors By Using Mathematical Models, Panit Suavansri

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

This paper proposed a new mathematical model of within-host population dynamics of bacteria after cell wall synthesis inhibitors administration for practically predicting treatment duration and drug dosage. Our model deployed various concepts from differ...

Developing A Signal Triage Algorithm For Thai National Adverse Drug Reaction Database, Suntharee T. Chaisumritchoke

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

There was increasing adverse drug reaction (ADR) reports submitted to the Health Product Vigilance Center under the Thai FDA. In order to find some signals, the Thai Signal Detection Program was developed to identify and filter the potential signals, cal...

Factors Affecting Community Pharmacists’ Intention To Provide Medication Management Program And Disease Screening In Bangkok, Payungjit Kangwol, Puree Anantachoti

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Objectives: To determine factors affecting community pharmacists’ intention to provide medication management program (MMP) and disease screening (DS) based on diffusion of innovations theory. Methods: A cross-sectional study using self-administered ma...

Docking And Molecular Dynamic Simulations: Study Of 1, 3, 4-Oxadiazole- Chalcone Hybrid Derivatives To Search New Active Anticancer Agents, Adel Zamri, Neni Frimayanti, Hilwan Yuda Teruna

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Chalcone hybrid derivatives are one of the anti cancer promising agents. Computational approach (i.e. molecular docking) was applied in this study to search chalcone hybrids derivatives as new anti cancer agents. Blind docking of 81 chalcone derivatives ...

One Pot Synthesis And Docking Study Of Some Tetrahydrobenzo[B]Pyran Derivatives As Extended Spectrum Class Lactamase Inhibitors For Urinary Tract Infection, Prafulla Balkrishna Choudhari

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

A series of tetrahydrobenzo[b] pyran derivatives were synthesized and screened for the antimicrobial activity against Proteus vulgaris. Structures of newly synthesized compounds were confirmed by physicochemical, spectral and elemental analysis. The dock...