Identification of fungal agents isolated from burn lesions using mycological and molecular methods in patients admitted to Velayat burn hospital in Rasht city during 2022-2023.

Background And Objectives: Fungal burn wound infections (FBWIs) are one of the most disastrous complications in burn patients. The present study investigated the incidence and the species distribution of fungal agents isolated from burn lesions and reviewed the feautures, underlying conditions, and outcomes of patients.

Materials And Methods: The wounds were swabbed and cultured on Sabouraud Dextrose Agar with chloramphenicol medium.

Grandiose narcissism, unfounded beliefs, and behavioral reactions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A theoretical perspective on grandiose narcissism suggests four forms of it (sanctity, admiration, heroism, rivalry) and states that these forms conduce to different ways of thinking and acting. Guided by this perspective, we examined in a multinational and multicultural study (61 countries; N = 15,039) how narcissism forms are linked to cognitions and behaviors prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As expected, differences in cognitions and behaviors across narcissism forms emerged.

Conservation status assessments of species-rich tropical taxa in the face of data availability limitations: insights from Sulawesi Begonia.

Species conservation assessments using the criteria outlined by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List can be compromised by limited data availability. Species-rich tropical plant taxa with numerous microendemics are particularly problematic. This study focusses on the Begonia flora of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, comprised of 65 herbaceous species mainly found in rainforest habitats.

Degree of Hearing Improvement and Reduction of Air-Bone Gap After Tympanoplasty in a Tertiary Hospital in Saudi Arabia.

Background:  A clinical condition known as chronic otitis media (COM) is characterized by tympanic membrane perforation, varying degrees of hearing loss, and otorrhea that lasts for two to six weeks. COM alone or with cholesteatoma may result in ossicular chain discontinuity and ossicular erosion. The hearing restoration procedure includes repairing the eardrum and building the ossicular chain in ears with damaged ossicles.

G1 the common genotype infected domestic cat () in Iraq.

Background: Infections of cats with Echinococcus granulosus is uncommon because the cat is not part of the parasite life cycle that a carnivorous and another herbivore represent. Nevertheless, it occurs incidentally when eating food or drinking water contaminated with the worm's larva, especially with the presence of the definitive host (dogs), in this case, the infections are concentrated in stray or outside cats. For this reason, this study examined the possibility of cat infection with E.

Fast reconstruction of hyperspectral images from coded acquisitions using a separability assumption: erratum.

We present an erratum to our publication [Opt. Express30(5), 8174 (2022)10.1364/OE.

Clinical and mycological implications of cryptococcal meningitis in Iran.

Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is an uncommon and severe infection that tends to affect both immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts. To gain insights into the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of CM in Iran, this study evaluated patients with subacute or chronic meningitis referred to 15 Iranian hospitals. Relevant clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the patients were analyzed.

Factors Influencing Parental Satisfaction in Children with Cleft Lip and Palate Repair Based on Comprehensive Plastic Surgery Procedures at the Senyum Bali Foundation.

Analyze contributing factors toward satisfaction after cleft lip and palate treatments in Senyum Bali Foundation. Qualitative case study, an interview with a semi-structured question from February to April 2023 by purposive sampling informants including parents, foundation staff, and plastic surgeon. Unsatisfying nose and teeth appearance due imperfect effects after surgery and requirement of more procedures.

Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Local Wisdom and Web-Based Counseling on Generalized Anxiety Disorders and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Adolescent College Girls: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: The high academic demands experienced by students will often have an impact on the quality of their mental and physical health. The most common health problems reported are gastrointestinal disorders. This condition tends to manifest in the emergence of generalized anxiety disorders (GADs) and reduces the quality of life and productivity.

Orbital Complications of Extensive Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis: A Case Report.

Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis is an immunoglobulin E-mediated disease caused by fungal antigens. Orbital complications due to bone erosion by the expanding, mucin-filled sinuses are considered uncommon, but they require immediate intervention. We report a successful management of a complicated case of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis in a 16-year-old female complaining of progressive nasal obstruction for four months, who only sought medical advice after developing proptosis and visual affection.

Intervention for job burnout reduction among a sample of Nigerian lecturers.

Background: One of the major issues facing Nigerian university lecturers is job burnout. In the current study, Nigerian university history lecturers were examined in respect of job burnout prior to and after an online psychological intervention that followed the rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) principles and practice.

Methods: In this study, a group randomized controlled trial approach was used, and only 80 university history lecturers with high burnout levels were included.

Effectiveness of rational emotive behavior therapy in reducing depression among undergraduate medical students.

Background: Studies reporting the incidence of depression among medical students have been on the increase. This research sought to determine whether rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) can be applied to help manage depression in Nigerian undergraduate medical students.

Methods: A randomized pretest/posttest control group design was used in this study.

Academic Cyberslacking: Why Do Students Engage in Non-Academic Internet Access During Lectures?

Introduction: University students, as members of the digital generation, often access the internet for non-academic purposes while attending lectures in the classroom. Internet access for non-academic purposes during lectures is known as academic cyberslacking. This study aims to test the effects of media multitasking, self-efficacy, self-regulation, social media engagement, and Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction (ARCS) motivation, on the engagement in academic cyberslacking by university students.

Pneumothorax/pneumomediastinum as a complication of foreign body inhalation in 3 pediatric patients: A case series.

Introduction: Foreign body inhalation (FBI) is a serious and common emergency in children. Such children present in the emergency room (ER) with cough, shortness of breath, choking, or wheezing but rarely present with pneumomediastinum.

Patient Concerns: Three children aged 2 to 5 years (2 girls and 1 boy) were seen in our ER complaining of FBI.

Genomic insights into rapid speciation within the world's largest tree genus Syzygium.

Species radiations, despite immense phenotypic variation, can be difficult to resolve phylogenetically when genetic change poorly matches the rapidity of diversification. Genomic potential furnished by palaeopolyploidy, and relative roles for adaptation, random drift and hybridisation in the apportionment of genetic variation, remain poorly understood factors. Here, we study these aspects in a model radiation, Syzygium, the most species-rich tree genus worldwide.

Drug Resistance and Biofilm Formation in Species of Vaginal Origin.

Background: a species are normal vaginal flora in healthy women, which can cause vulvovaginal candid-iasis (VVC). The formation of biofilm is a cause of drug resistance in species of vaginal origin. We aimed to specify species cause VVC, detect their biofilm-forming ability, and antifungal susceptibility pattern.

Breast self-examination as a route to early detection in a lower-middle-income country: assessing psychosocial determinants among women in Surabaya, Indonesia.

Background: Breast cancer has become a public health concern in Indonesia. Regular breast self-examination (BSE) is considered an important first step for its early detection, especially in countries with limited healthcare access, as it is the case in Indonesia. This study aimed to confirm and assess the psychosocial determinants of intention to perform BSE and BSE performance.

Survey data of determinants related to Covid-19 preventive behaviors during the second waves in Indonesia using the reasoned action approach.

The dataset presented in this article examines preventive behaviors related to Covid-19 among Indonesians, i.e., wearing a mask, hand washing, and distancing, and its related determinants.

Inclusivity of Persons With Disabilities in the Work Sector During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on all levels of society, including people with disabilities, who in the pre-pandemic period faced obstacles in various sectors of life that affected efforts to fulfill basic living needs due to difficulties in accessing employment.

Objective: The objective of this study was to identify various factors and causal interaction patterns that affect the inclusiveness of workers with disabilities in pandemic situations, a dynamic system is needed to capture causal interaction patterns related to the inclusiveness of workers with disabilities in pandemic situations.

Method: This study used a causal loop diagram approach, which is part of a dynamic system that begins with determining the interaction of causal variables.

Fast reconstruction of hyperspectral images from coded acquisitions using a separability assumption.

We present a fast reconstruction algorithm for hyperspectral images, utilizing a small amount of data without the need for any training. The method is implemented with a dual disperser hyperspectral imager and makes use of spatial-spectral correlations by a so-called separability assumption that assumes that the image is made of regions of homogenous spectra. The reconstruction algorithm is simple and ready-to-use and does not require any prior knowledge of the scene.

Molecular Characterization of Fungal Colonization on the Provox™ Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis in Post Laryngectomy Patients.

Background: Tracheoesophageal voice prostheses (TVPs) have been the gold standard in rehabilitation, after laryngectomy, producing faster and premier voicing towards esophageal speech. Fungal colonization shortens the device's lifetime and leads to prosthesis dysfunction, leakage, and subsequent respiratory infection. Therefore, in the current study, we aimed to investigate the fungal colonization patterns and to propose prophylactic measures that shall increase the longevity of voice prosthesis.