Therapeutic Efficacy and Pharmacoeconomics Evaulation of Pamidronate Versus Zoledronic Acid in Multiple Myeloma Patients

Qasim, Saima; Saleem, Uzma; Ahmad, Bashir; Aziz, Muhammad Tahir; Qadir, Muhammad Imran; Mahmood, Saeed; Shahzad, Khurram

doi:10.21065/19204159.3.438

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“…NDVI is sensitive to chlorophyll present in leaves of plants and it indicates surface soil moisture. Soil moisture can directly affect some features of surface soil, such as vegetation (Qasim et al 2011). Due to the close relationship between vegetation status and available soil moisture, this index has gained more attention in soil moisture studies (Table 1).…”

Section: Reflective Indicesmentioning

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Estimation of Surface Soil Moisture Based on Improved Multi-index Models and Surface Energy Balance System

Jahangir

Arast

2020

Nat Resour Res

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Soil moisture is a vital resource that plays a critical role in arid and semi-arid areas. In the present study, a new approach was adopted to estimate surface soil moisture based on multiindex models using reflective and thermal indices as well as surface energy balance system-Iran (SEBS-Iran) in pastures and farmlands in Qom province, Iran in 2016-2017. To select the best model based on remote sensing (RS) indices, 12 models were designed and after analysis, the best ones were selected. Afterward, the results of the SEBS-Iran algorithm and the improved multi-index model [normalized multi-band drought index (NMDI), normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), land surface temperature (LST) and the temperature vegetation dryness index (TVDI)] were calibrated with field data in the two studied fields (pastures and farmlands). The findings indicated that the multi-index model NMDI-TDVI-LST-NDVI (R = 0.95) and SEBS-Iran (R = 0.93) both had significant correlations with measured soil moisture. Regarding both models in farmlands and pastures, the SEBS-Iran regression model was closer to the line of fit, and R 2 in the two fields was 0.95 and 0.96, respectively. Compared to SEBS-Iran, the multi-index model showed lower coefficient of determination in pastures (0.71) due to the higher accuracy of SEBS-Iran in areas with lower vegetation density. Generally, both methods were found to be suitable for soil moisture estimation. The multi-index model can be used to estimate soil moisture in densely vegetated areas on a large scale due to its simplicity and good accuracy. Moreover, the highly accurate SEBS-Iran model can be used even in sparsely vegetated areas.

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Section: Reflective Indicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Estimation of Surface Soil Moisture Based on Improved Multi-index Models and Surface Energy Balance System

Jahangir

Arast

2020

Nat Resour Res

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“…The vaso-occlusive crises, also could affect the vertebrate and ribs [11]. Osteonecrosis was found in the epiphysis of almost 41% of adults with sickle cell disease [12][13][14]. Low whole body bone mineral content also found among the SCD more than the controls with normal hemoglobin.…”

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Could Denosumab Support Bone Integrity in Sickle Cell Disease

2015

J Hematol Thromb

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Sickle cell anaemia is a congenital disease characterized by painful vaso-occlusive crises. It is associated with vitamin D deficiency, osteoporosis and recurrent attacks of micro-infarctions lead to bone osteonecrosis. The most common sites of osteonecrosis in sickle cell disease are the femoral and humeral heads which could lead to severe pain and extensive physical disability. Denosumab is a new human monoclonal antibody product; it is a receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand RANKL. That decreases osteoclastic bone restoration. It is Food and Drug Administration FDA approved for osteoporosis for women with high risk of fracture; and it is also being used for the treatment and prevention of bone loss in patients undergoing hormone ablation therapy for breast and prostate cancer. Denosumab is not restricted for sickle cell disease patients within its approved indications. It has less nephrotoxicity effect than the bisphosphonates which is a big advantage for sickle cell patients. It also used as an adjuvant agent to reduce metastatic bone pain in solid tumors. The extension of Denosumab use for sickle cell patients' osteoporosis and osteonecrosis deserve a randomized multi central trail aiming to improve bone integrity and possible reduction of the devastating pain in sickle cell disease patients.

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Time Series Analysis of Bindi Dheraja Riverine Forest of Sukkar, Sindh, Pakistan using Remote Sensing

Ullah

Khalid

et al. 2021

2021 Seventh International Conference on Aerospace Science and Engineering (ICASE)

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Therapeutic Efficacy and Pharmacoeconomics Evaulation of Pamidronate Versus Zoledronic Acid in Multiple Myeloma Patients

Cited by 3 publications

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Estimation of Surface Soil Moisture Based on Improved Multi-index Models and Surface Energy Balance System

Estimation of Surface Soil Moisture Based on Improved Multi-index Models and Surface Energy Balance System

Could Denosumab Support Bone Integrity in Sickle Cell Disease

Time Series Analysis of Bindi Dheraja Riverine Forest of Sukkar, Sindh, Pakistan using Remote Sensing

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