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The Ugandan Youth Quality of Life index: assessing the relevance of incorporating perceived importance into the quality of life measure and factors associated with the quality of life among youth in slum areas of Kampala, Uganda.

Global health action

Renzaho AM, Kamara JK, Kamanga G.
PMID: 27427302
Glob Health Action. 2016 Jul 15;9:31362. doi: 10.3402/gha.v9.31362. eCollection 2016.

BACKGROUND: While quality of life (QoL) has long been an explicit policy goal for international development programmes, no instruments have specifically been developed for measuring health-related QoL in resource-limited settings. The aim of this study was to develop and...

The residency interview is still paramount: results of a retrospective cohort study on concordance of dermatology residency applicant evaluators and influence of the applicant interview.

Dermatology online journal

Kamangar F, Davari P, Azari R, Fitzmaurice S, Li CS, Eisen DB, Fazel N.
PMID: 28537874
Dermatol Online J. 2017 May 22;23(5).

Application to dermatology residency is a highly competitive process. Although factors associated with successfully matching have been studied, less is known regarding the ability of admissions committees to screen applicants in a uniform manner or the importance of the...

Comatose and noncomatose adult diabetic ketoacidosis patients at the University Teaching Hospital, Zambia: Clinical profiles, risk factors, and mortality outcomes.

Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism

Kakusa M, Kamanga B, Ngalamika O, Nyirenda S.
PMID: 27042416
Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Mar-Apr;20(2):199-205. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.176358.

BACKGROUND: Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is one of the commonly encountered diabetes mellitus emergencies.AIM: This study aimed at describing the clinical profiles and hospitalization outcomes of DKA patients at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka, Zambia and to investigate...

Squatting and risk of colorectal cancer:a case-control study.

Middle East journal of digestive diseases

Sohrabi S, Malekzadeh R, Ansari R, Kamangar F.
PMID: 24829631
Middle East J Dig Dis. 2012 Jan;4(1):23-7.

BACKGROUND The sitting position, rather than squatting, during defecation has been hypothesized to be a risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC). METHODS We conducted a case-control study to test this hypothesis.A total of 100 CRC cases from two hospitals...

Patterns of cancer incidence, mortality, and prevalence across five continents: defining priorities to reduce cancer disparities in different geographic regions of the world.

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Kamangar F, Dores GM, Anderson WF.
PMID: 16682732
J Clin Oncol. 2006 May 10;24(14):2137-50. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2005.05.2308.

Efforts to reduce global cancer disparities begin with an understanding of geographic patterns in cancer incidence, mortality, and prevalence. Using the GLOBOCAN (2002) and Cancer Incidence in Five Continents databases, we describe overall cancer incidence, mortality, and prevalence, age-adjusted...

Improving Participants' Retention in a Smoking Cessation Intervention Using a Community-based Participatory Research Approach.

International journal of preventive medicine

Estreet A, Apata J, Kamangar F, Schutzman C, Buccheri J, O'Keefe AM, Wagner F, Sheikhattari P.
PMID: 29416835
Int J Prev Med. 2017 Dec 19;8:106. doi: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_303_17. eCollection 2017.

BACKGROUND: This study compares participant' sretention in three phases of smoking cessation interventions, one provided in a health clinic and the subsequent two in community-based settings.METHODS: Smoking cessation interventions were conducted in three phases from 2008 to 2015 in...

Crunch Time: The Transformational Universal Health Coverage Agenda for Zambia.

Health systems and reform

Chilufya C, Kamanga M.
PMID: 30207824
Health Syst Reform. 2018;4(4):272-276. doi: 10.1080/23288604.2018.1503031. Epub 2018 Sep 12.

There is a realization worldwide that health expenditure can be catastrophic, exacerbate inequalities between poor and rich households, and drive people into poverty. As such, a number of countries seek to provide universal health coverage (UHC) to all of...

In vitro evaluation of repair bond strength of composite: Effect of surface treatments with bur and laser and application of universal adhesive.

Laser therapy

Kiomarsi N, Espahbodi M, Chiniforush N, Karazifard MJ, Kamangar SSH.
PMID: 29133964
Laser Ther. 2017 Sep 30;26(3):173-180. doi: 10.5978/islsm.17-OR-12.

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to assess the effect of surface treatment by bur and laser and application of universal adhesive on repair bond strength of composite resin.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 120 composite blocks measuring 6×4×4 mm were...

Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy: a systematic review.

Pulmonary circulation

Godbole RH, Saggar R, Kamangar N.
PMID: 31032740
Pulm Circ. 2019 Apr-Jun;9(2):2045894019851000. doi: 10.1177/2045894019851000.

Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) is a fatal disease process in which pulmonary hypertension (PH) develops in the setting of malignancy. The purpose of this study is to present a detailed analysis of cases of PTTM reported in literature...

Modulation of Cytokine Production and Transcription Factors Activities in Human Jurkat T Cells by Thymol and Carvacrol.

Advanced pharmaceutical bulletin

Gholijani N, Gharagozloo M, Kalantar F, Ramezani A, Amirghofran Z.
PMID: 26793612
Adv Pharm Bull. 2015 Dec;5:653-60. doi: 10.15171/apb.2015.089. Epub 2015 Dec 31.

PURPOSE: Thymol and carvacrol, two main components of thyme, have shown anti-inflammatory effects. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of these components on Jurkat leukemia cells as an in vitro T cell model and their...

Insights on pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy: a seven-patient case series.

Pulmonary circulation

Godbole R, Saggar R, Zider A, Betancourt J, Wallace WD, Suh RD, Kamangar N.
PMID: 28782988
Pulm Circ. 2017 Oct-Dec;7(4):813-820. doi: 10.1177/2045893217728072. Epub 2017 Aug 25.

Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) is a disease process wherein tumor cells are thought to embolize to the pulmonary circulation causing pulmonary hypertension (PH) and death from right heart failure. Presented herein are clinical, laboratory, radiographic, and histologic features...

Pre-Clinical Activity of Amino-Alcohol Dimeric Naphthoquinones as Potential Therapeutics for Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry

Ferraris D, Lapidus R, Truong P, Bollino D, Carter-Cooper B, Lee M, Chang E, LaRossa-Garcia M, Dash S, Gartenhaus R, Choi EY, Kipe O, Lam V, Mason K, Palmer R, Williams E, Ambulos N, Kamangar F, Zhang Y, Kapadia B, Jing Y, Emadi A.
PMID: 34080968
Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 2021 Jun 02; doi: 10.2174/1871520621666210602131558. Epub 2021 Jun 02.

BACKGROUND: The clinical outcomes of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remain unsatisfactory, therefore the development of more efficacious and better-tolerated therapy for AML is critical. We have previously reported the anti-leukemic activity of synthetic halohydroxyl dimeric naphthoquinones (BiQ)...

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