Comparison of an Iranian Traditional Massage (Fateh Method) with Physiotherapy and Acupuncture for Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Namiranian Parva,Karimi Mehrdad,Razavi Seyede Zahra Emami,Garoos Ahmad Fateh,Ayati Mohammad Hossein 사단법인약침학회 2022 Journal of Acupuncture & Meridian Studies Vol.15 No.3

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is currently a major reason for disability worldwide. Therapeutic massage is one of the most popular non-pharmacological methods for managing chronic LBP (CLBP), and the Fateh method is a massage technique based on Iranian Traditional Medicine. Objectives: The current study aimed to compare the effects of Fateh massage with those of acupuncture and physiotherapy on relieving pain and disability in CLBP. Methods: Eighty-four patients with CLBP were categorized into groups that received Fateh massage, acupuncture, or physiotherapy. Each group included 28 randomly assigned patients who completed 10 sessions of therapy. Visual analogue scale (VAS) scores and Roland–Morris disability scores were evaluated at baseline, after intervention, and four weeks later. The findings were analyzed with SPSS software. Results: The baseline VAS and Roland–Morris scores of the three study groups did not indicate significant differences (p > 0.05). All three groups showed significant pre-post improvements in both scores (p < 0.05). At the end of the treatment sessions, the three groups showed no significant difference in the reductions in pain intensity and disability score (p ˃ 0.05). Improvements in disability and pain between the first and third time points were significant in all three groups (p < 0.05 for each group). In addition, the results of massage, physiotherapy, and acupuncture groups were not significantly different (p > 0.05). No adverse events occurred in the patients. Conclusion: The effects of Fateh massage were comparable to those of acupuncture and physiotherapy in reducing pain and disability in patients with CLBP.

Comparison of Three Different Methods for Detection of IL28 rs12979860 Polymorphisms as a Predictor of Treatment Outcome in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus

Abolfazl Fateh,Mohammadreza Aghasadeghi,Seyed D. Siadat,Farzam Vaziri,Farzin Sadeghi,Roohollah Fateh,Hossein Keyvani,Alireza H. Tasbiti,Shamsi Yari,Angila Ataei-Pirkooh,Seyed H. Monavari 질병관리본부 2016 Osong Public Health and Research Persptectives Vol.7 No.2

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the specificity, sensitivity, cost, and turn-around time of three methods of gene polymorphism analysis and to study the relationship between IL28B rs12979860 and SVR rate to pegIFN-α/RVB therapy among patients with chronic hepatitis C. Methods: A total of 100 samples from chronic hepatitis C patients were analyzed in parallel using the three methods: direct sequencing, real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS)-PCR. Results: The different profiles for IL28B rs12979860 alleles (CC, CT, and TT) obtained with PCR-RFLP, ARMS-PCR, and direct sequencing were consistent among the three methods. Prevalence of rs12979860 genotypes CC, CT and TT in HCV genotype 1a was 10(19.6%), 35(68.6%), and six (11.8%), respectively, and in HCV genotype 31, it was 13(26.5%), 31(63.3%), and five (10.2%), respectively. No significant difference was seen between rs12979860 genotype and HCV genotype (p = 0.710). Conclusion: Screening by ARMS - PCR SNOP detection represents the most efficient and reliable method to determine HCV polymorphisms in routine clinical practice.

Highly Ammonia Sensing Using Direct In Situ Electro-Deposited Polypyrrole-Dodecylbenzene Sulfonic Acid Film on ITO Coated Flexible Substrates

Fateh Merdj,Ahmed Mekki,Djamil Guettiche,Boualem Mettai,Zakaria Bekkar Djeloul Sayah,Zitouni Safidine,Abderrazak Abdi,Rachid Mahmoud,Mohamed M. Chehimi 한국고분자학회 2018 Macromolecular Research Vol.26 No.6

Air quality monitoring is of major concern as it is directly linked to public health. It requires the development of high sensitive devices with fast response towards hazardous gas and volatile compounds. Such performances depend on the nature and quality of deposition of the sensing layer. Herein, adherent polypyrroledodecylbenzene sulfonic acid (PPy–DBSA) films were deposited on a N-(3-trimethoxysilylpropyl) pyrrole modified ITO coated polyethylene teraphtalate (PET) flexible substrate by facile direct electrochemical oxidation of pyrrole in an aqueous solution of sulfonic acid. The obtained PPy-DBSA films were subjected to various characterization techniques such as, FTIR, Raman, SEM and conductivity measurements. Chemiresistive gas sensing tests have demonstrated selectivity and sensitivity of films toward ammonia vapors over the other vapors (nitrogen dioxide, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, acetone, methanol and ethanol) with higher response at 20 ppm, reasonably fast response time of 3 min and reaching detection limit of 3ppm. The response of the sensor can reasonably be related to the strong electrostatic interactions between vapor molecules and the dopant agents within PPy films. In comparison PPy- DBSA films prepared on pristine ITO/PET has exhibited lower response at 20 ppm of ammonia exposure, which highlights the role of surface modification and the contribution from the dopant agent nature for ammonia sensing. Moreover, chemiresistive response performances have been tested in the presence of humidity, under varied temperatures, and finally their behaviors were featured by an impedance spectroscopy in both presence and absence of gas. This work conclusively shows that the sensing performances are not only driven by the molecular interactions between the sensor and the analyte but also by the quality of deposition and adhesion of the former to the transducer. The latter feature can be controlled by appropriate chemical surface modification.

High Resolution Melting Curve Assay for Detecting rs12979860 IL28B Polymorphisms Involved in Response of Iranian Patients to Chronic Hepatitis C Treatment

Fateh, Abolfazl,Aghasadeghi, Mohammad Reza,Keyvani, Hossein,Mollaie, Hamid Reza,Yari, Shamsi,Tasbiti, Ali Reza Hadizade,Ghazanfari, Morteza,Monavari, Seyed Hamid Reza Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.16 No.5

Background: A recent genome-wide association study (GWAS) on patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) treated with peginterferon and ribavirin (pegIFN-${\alpha}$/RBV) identified a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) on chromosome 19 (rs12979860) which was strongly associated with a sustained virological response (SVR). The aim of this study was twofold: to study the relationship between IL28B rs12979860 and sustained virological response (SVR) to pegIFN-${\alpha}$/RVB therapy among CHC patients and to detect the rs12979860 polymorphism by high resolution melting curve (HRM) assay as a simple, fast, sensitive, and inexpensive method. Materials and Methods: The study examined outcomes in 100 patients with chronic hepatitis C in 2 provinces of Iran from December 2011 to June 2013. Two methods were applied to detect IL28B polymorphisms: PCR-sequencing as a gold standard method and HRM as a simple, fast, sensitive, and inexpensive method. Results: The frequencies of IL28B rs12979860 CC, CT, and TT alleles in chronic hepatitis C genotype 1a patients were 10% (10/100), 35% (35/100), and 6% (6/100) and in genotype 3a were 13% (13/100), 31% (31/100), and 5% (5/100), respectively. In genotype 3a infected patients, rs12979860 (CC and CT alleles) and in genotype 1a infected patients (CC allele) were significantly associated with a sustained virological response (SVR). The SVR rates for CC, CT and TT (IL28B rs12979860) were 18%, 34% and 4%, respectively. Multiple logistic regression analysis identified two independent factors that were significantly associated with SVR: IL-28B genotype (rs 12979860 CC vs TT and CT; odds ratio [ORs], 7.86 and 4.084, respectively), and HCV subtype 1a (OR, 7.46). In the present study, an association between SVR rates and IL28B polymorphisms was observed. Conclusions: The HRM assay described herein is rapid, inexpensive, sensitive and accurate for detecting rs12979860 alleles in CHC patients. This method can be readily adopted by any molecular diagnostic laboratory with HRM capability and will be clinically beneficial in predicting treatment response in HCV genotype 1 and 3 infected patients. In addition, it was demonstrated that CC and CT alleles in HCV-3a and the CC allele in HCV-1a were significantly associated with response to pegIFN-${\alpha}$/RBV treatment. The present results may help identify subjects for whom the therapy might be successful.

Highly Ammonia Sensing Using Direct In Situ Electro-Deposited Polypyrrole-Dodecylbenzene Sulfonic Acid Film on ITO Coated Flexible Substrates

Fateh Merdj,Ahmed Mekki,Djamil Guettiche,Boualem Mettai,Zakaria Bekkar Djeloul Sayah,Zitouni Safidine,Abderrazak Abdi,Rachid Mahmoud,Mohamed M. Chehimi 한국고분자학회 2018 Macromolecular Research Vol.25 No.6

Air quality monitoring is of major concern as it is directly linked to public health. It requires the development of high sensitive devices with fast response towards hazardous gas and volatile compounds. Such performances depend on the nature and quality of deposition of the sensing layer. Herein, adherent polypyrroledodecylbenzene sulfonic acid (PPy–DBSA) films were deposited on a N-(3-trimethoxysilylpropyl) pyrrole modified ITO coated polyethylene teraphtalate (PET) flexible substrate by facile direct electrochemical oxidation of pyrrole in an aqueous solution of sulfonic acid. The obtained PPy-DBSA films were subjected to various characterization techniques such as, FTIR, Raman, SEM and conductivity measurements. Chemiresistive gas sensing tests have demonstrated selectivity and sensitivity of films toward ammonia vapors over the other vapors (nitrogen dioxide, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, acetone, methanol and ethanol) with higher response at 20 ppm, reasonably fast response time of 3 min and reaching detection limit of 3ppm. The response of the sensor can reasonably be related to the strong electrostatic interactions between vapor molecules and the dopant agents within PPy films. In comparison PPy- DBSA films prepared on pristine ITO/PET has exhibited lower response at 20 ppm of ammonia exposure, which highlights the role of surface modification and the contribution from the dopant agent nature for ammonia sensing. Moreover, chemiresistive response performances have been tested in the presence of humidity, under varied temperatures, and finally their behaviors were featured by an impedance spectroscopy in both presence and absence of gas. This work conclusively shows that the sensing performances are not only driven by the molecular interactions between the sensor and the analyte but also by the quality of deposition and adhesion of the former to the transducer. The latter feature can be controlled by appropriate chemical surface modification.

Design of CMOS Two-stage Operational Amplifier for ECG Monitoring System Using 90nm Technology

Fateh Moulahcene,Nour-Eddine Bouguechal,Imad Benacer,Saleh Hanfoug 보안공학연구지원센터 2014 International Journal of Bio-Science and Bio-Techn Vol.6 No.5

Recent Clinical Results of Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies as an Obesity Intervention

Fateh Bazerbachi,Eric J. Vargas Valls,Barham K. Abu Dayyeh 대한소화기내시경학회 2017 Clinical Endoscopy Vol.50 No.1

Despite advances in lifestyle interventions, anti-obesity medications, and metabolic surgery, the issue of health burden due to obesity continues to evolve. Interest in endoscopic bariatric techniques has increased over the years, as they have been shown to be efficacious, reversible, relatively safe, and cost effective. Further, these techniques offer a therapeutic window for some patients who may otherwise be unable to undergo bariatric surgery. This article aims to review the literature on the safety and efficacy of currently offered endoscopic bariatric techniques, as well as those that are in the pipeline of end-development and regulatory approval.

A Low Power Low Noise Chopper-Stabilized Tow-stage Operational Amplifier for Portable Bio-potential Acquisition Systems Using 90 nm Technology

Fateh Moulahcene,Nour-Eddine Bouguechal,Youcef Belhadji 보안공학연구지원센터 2014 International Journal of Hybrid Information Techno Vol.7 No.6

This paper presents a high performance chopper-Stabilized Two-stage operational amplifier for biomedical applications. This Two-stage is designed for low noise, low power, high PSRR and high CMRR. The Miller compensation technique (Cc) is used with a nulling active resistance (Rz) implemented using Transmission gate (TG) transistors for stable operation in feedback mode. Chopper stabilization technique has been widely used in amplifiers for flicker (1/f) noise and offsets reduction purposes using the principles of modulation and demodulation. Thus, the functionality and performance of modulation and demodulation circuits determines the realization and attainment of chopper stabilization. The operational amplifier was manufactured in a SPECTRE using GPDK 90nm CMOS technology with threshold voltages of a 0.17 V and - 0.14 V achieve a low power 2.6uW, 13.5nV /Hz at 10Hz high CMRR up to 130dB and PSRR up to 70dB at 1V power supply.

Development of a Nonlinear Conical Spring Bracing System for Framed Structures Subjected to Dynamic Load

Amir Fateh,Farzad Hejazi,Mohd Saleh Jaafar,Izian Abd. Karim 한국강구조학회 2016 International Journal of Steel Structures Vol.16 No.1

In this study, a nonlinear conical spring bracing (NCSB) system that can be applied as a lateral resistance component in framed structures was developed to mitigate the vibration effects of earthquake and wind. The NCSB device consists of two solid telescopic conical springs attached to steel wire ropes. The application of NCSB in framed structures, particularly moment-resisting steel frame (MRSF), improves the seismic behavior of the frame because of the variable action of the NCSB device. NCSB stiffness is not considerable in the low to medium vibration range compared with structural stiffness. Therefore, the inherent ductility of MRSF is unaffected because of the addition of the NCSB device to the frame. However, with its large displacement value, NCSB stiffness increases and prevents excessive displacement in structures. A mathematical model of the NCSB device that considers the effect of cable stiffness is developed and implemented in program code. Furthermore, the seismic behavior of eight types of NCSB applications in frames subjected to different earthquake accelerations is evaluated in terms of displacement, velocity, and acceleration, as well as compared with bare and brace frames. Results reveal the reduction influences of the NCSB device on framed structures. The best geometric configuration for the NCSB system is also determined by using the proposed numerical analysis.

On the Voltage-Based Control of Robot Manipulators

Mohammad Mehdi Fateh 대한전기학회 2008 International Journal of Control, Automation, and Vol.6 No.5

This paper presents a novel approach for controlling electrically driven robot manipulators based on voltage control. The voltage-based control is preferred comparing to torque-based control. This approach is robust in the presence of manipulator uncertainties since it is free of the manipulator model. The control law is very simple, fast response, efficient, robust, and can be used for high-speed tracking purposes. The feedback linearization is applied on the electrical equations of the dc motors to cancel the current terms which transfer all manipulator dynamics to the electrical circuit of motor. The control system is simulated for position control of the PUMA 560 robot driven by permanent magnet de motors.