Abstract. Zafar M, Shahid SMA, Alshammari RF, Kausar MA, Ginawi TAN, Hatim AW, Wadi AM, Ali H, Hamed AA, Al-Zahrani MS, Hussain A, Alduhaim AS, Mohammed A. 2022. Association of thyroid disorders with diabetes: A cross-sectional study. Nusantara Bioscience 14: 135-140. Two common endocrine disorders that correlate with each other are diabetes mellitus (DM) and thyroid dysfunction (TD). Undiagnosed thyroid disorders (TD) have a high risk for diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. A common complication among these patients is cardiovascular disease. This study aims to assess the association of TD among diabetes patients. It is a cross-sectional study, and 338 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) were observed through a simple random sampling method from a public sector hospital. The diabetes status of patients was confirmed through clinical and laboratory investigation. Those patients who were under treatment of thyroid were excluded from the study. The chi-square test was used for analysis, and a p-value <0.05 was considered significant. The frequency of TD among diabetic patients was 47.6%. The main type of TD was subclinical hypothyroidism, and its prevalence is 43.8% and 23.5% among patients with T1DM and T2DM, respectively. Subclinical hyperthyroidism prevalences are 12.3% and 24.4% among TIDM and T2DM patients, respectively. The study found a high-frequency rate of TD among DM patients. Therefore, there is a need for regular screening of DM patients for TD and increased awareness regarding TD among DM patients.
Background: Indoor air pollution is important environmental health problem. Nanotechnology is one of the most important methods to reduce the air pollution. The aim of this study to determine the effectiveness of nanotechnology for removal of toxic air indoor pollution by using Saudi myrtle plants treated with titanium dioxide. Methods: Experiments were conducted in the two academic departments of labs at public sector universities. Aplying titanium dioxide-containing growth media to at least one of a Myrtus communis plant root, stem, and leaf. Growing the plant in the growth media, a gel growth media, or both; exposing the plant to contaminant-containing air Results: It is found that the levels of formaldehyde, Volatile organic compounds and other pollutants were significantly reduced the concentration from 10% to 98% in air. The duration of the intervention from 4 hours to 8 hours, Air containing the concentration of NO2 SO2, formaldehyde, TVOCs and CO reduced from range of 0.3 ppm- 0.4ppm to range of 0.1ppm -0.3 ppm after exposure of Myrtus plant to ambient air and duration of the exposure is 4 hours to 8 hours. Conclusion: Application of Tio2 in green plant specially Mytrus Communis is a novel approach for reduction of concentrations of harmful gaseous toxic and carcinogenic air pollutants in indoor environment.
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