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    Dual notching of UWB antenna using double inversed U-shape compact EBG structure
    (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016) Abdalla M.A.; Al-Mohamadi A.; Mostafa A.; MTC College; Electronic Engineering Department; Cairo; Egypt; MSA University; Electronics and Communications Department; Giza; Egypt
    This paper presents an ultra-wideband monopole antenna integrated with a new configuration of electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structure. The operating frequency band of the ultra-wideband antenna is 3.1 GHz-10.6 GHz whereas the dual rejected centre frequencies are 5.2 GHz and 5.8 GHz. These two notched bands are to eliminate interference with wireless local area networks. The new proposed EBG structure is composed of a double inversed U-shape slotted patch and edge-located via. By using this new EBG structure, a high notching selectivity can be achieved for both bands. Compared to conventional mushroom-like EBG structure, the proposed configuration of the EBG structure can reject dual band instead of single band and it is 73 % smaller. The detailed theoretical explanations supported by electromagnetic full-wave simulations and confirmed by experimental measurements are introduced. � 2016 IEEE.
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    Overview of MDM2 and B-RAF expression in gastric lesions
    (Springer, 2018) Aboushousha T.; Helal N.; Hammam O.; Ibrahim M.; Khaled S.; Mostafa A.; Anas A.; Department of Pathology; Theodor Bilharz Research Institute; Imbaba; Giza; Egypt; Faculty of Biotechnology; October University of Modern Sciences and Arts; Giza; Egypt; Department of Surgery; Theodor Bilharz Research Institute; Imbaba; Giza; Egypt; Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology; Theodor Bilharz Research Institute; Giza; Egypt
    BACKGROUND: Globally, gastric cancer (GC) it is the fourth most common cancer and the third cause of cancer-related deaths. Overexpression of MDM2 and B-RAF appeared to be increased in malignancy and associated with poor prognosis in several human tumours, but their role in gastric cancer remains controversial. AIM: We had investigated the immunohistochemical expression of MDM2 and B-RAF in 136 gastric lesions with/without H. pylori association. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Studied specimens include chronic gastritis (32), intestinal type GC (70), diffuse GC (22) and gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) (12). RESULTS: MDM2 expression increased significantly in intestinal GC compared to other groups (p < 0.001), while B-RAF expression increased significantly in GIST compared to other groups (p < 0.001). H. pylori increased expression of MDM2 in intestinal GC cases but did not affect B-RAF expression. MDM2 expression correlated with high grade of tumor differentiation (p < 0.001), deep invasion (p < 0.05), nodal metastases (p < 0.05) and distant metastases (p < 0.1) in intestinal GC, while B-RAF expression did not correlate with TNM stage (p < 0.1). CONCLUSION: MDM2 up-regulation was more frequent in intestinal GC, while B-RAF up-regulation was more frequent in GIST compared to other groups; MDM2 expression in intestinal GC was correlated with H. pylori association, high grade of differentiation, deep invasion, nodal and distant metastases, meanwhile, B-RAF expression was correlated with high-grade intestinal GC but did not correlate with H. pylori or TNM stage. The possible role of both MDM2 and B-RAF in predicting progression of gastric tumours and prognosis deserves further investigations. 2018 Tarek Aboushousha, Noha Helal, Olfat Hammam, Manar Ibrahim, Samar Khaled, Amr Mostafa, Amgad Anas.