Track and field coaches' perspective and experiences of including osteopaths in shared management of elite athletes: A descriptive phenomenological study.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the track and field elite athletes' coaches' perspectives and experiences regarding their athletes' osteopathic treatments to contribute to the development of integrated management models based on their expectations and experiences.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from Italian elite athletes' coaches enrolled in the study. An inductive analysis of the interviews was conducted using a descriptive phenomenological methodology.

Elite track and field athletes' perspective and experiences of osteopathic treatments: A descriptive phenomenological study.

Background And Objectives: Despite widespread osteopathic intervention, elite athletes' preferences for osteopathic care remain unclear, with limited evidence on musculoskeletal management. This study aimed to investigate elite track and field athletes' perspectives on their experiences of osteopathic treatment to inform the development of integrated models of care.

Methods: Purposive sampling was used during the enrolment phase.

Guided Conditional Diffusion Classifier (ConDiff) for Enhanced Prediction of Infection in Diabetic Foot Ulcers.

To accurately detect infections in Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs) using photographs taken at the Point of Care (POC). Achieving high performance is critical for preventing complications and amputations, as well as minimizing unnecessary emergency department visits and referrals. This paper proposes the Guided Conditional Diffusion Classifier (ConDiff).

Latent Dynamical Model to Characterize Brain Network-Level Rhythmic Dynamics.

Characterizing network-level rhythmic dynamics over multiple spatio-temporal scales can significantly advance our understanding of brain cognitive function and information processing. In this research, we propose a new switching state space model called latent dynamical coherence model or briefly LDCM. In the LDCM, we develop model inference and parameter estimation solutions that facilitate studying network-level rhythmic dynamics at scales.

The Larval Stages of spp. in Freshwater Snails as the First and Second Intermediate Hosts in Gilan and Mazandaran Provinces, Northern Iran.

Background: Identification of the larval stages of spp. in freshwater snails is an essential guide to continue monitoring the possibility of their transmission and the potential of echinostomiasis in areas where trematodes are the primary agent of parasitic diseases. The aim of this study was investigate using morphological and molecular techniques.

Low-level laser and management of common complications after the mandibular third molar surgery: A double-blind randomized clinical trial.

Background: There are controversies on the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of low-level laser therapy on pain, edema, and trismus after mandibular third molar extraction surgery. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on discomforts occurring after the mandibular wisdom tooth removal.

Materials And Methods: This double-blind, split-mouth design, randomized clinical trial study was performed on 36 healthy controls with bilateral symmetrical mandibular third molar referred to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of Dental Faculty from January to November 2019.

Optimization of antimicrobial efficiency of silver nanoparticles against three oral microorganisms in irreversible hydrocolloid impressions.

Background And Objectives: Silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) are potent antimicrobial agents, which have recently been used in dentistry. The aim of the current study was to optimize antimicrobial activity of Ag-NPs used in preparing irreversible hydrocolloid impressions against three microorganisms of and

Materials And Methods: After assessing antimicrobial activity of the compound using disk diffusion method, three parameters of concentration of Ag-NPs (250-1000 ppm), ratio of hydrocolloid impression material powder to water (0.30-0.

Isolation and characterization of bacteriophages from wastewater sources on spp. isolated from clinical samples.

Background And Objectives: In recent decades, enterococcal resistance to antimicrobials has greatly increased. Furthermore, these chemicals include several side effects on the patients. Since no reports are available of the bacteriophages' effects on eukaryotic cells, they can be good solutions for multidrug-resistant bacterial problems.

Designing of RNA Molecule Translating for Activitable Melittin as Selective Targeting of Infected Cells.

Background: Leishmaniasis is characterized by strong inflammatory responses with high levels of inflammatory cytokines that induce microRNA 21 and matrix metalloproteinases. Melittin has inhibitory effects on proliferation of various cells via induction of apoptosis. Melittin can be integrated in cell membranes and induce apoptosis.

Application of Global Coherence Measure to Characterize Coordinated Neural Activity during Frontal and Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.

Time- and frequency-domain studies of EEG signals are most commonly employed to study the electrical activities of the brain in order to diagnose potential neurological disorders. In this work, we applied the global coherence approach to help estimating the neural synchrony across multiple nodes in the brain, prior and during a seizure. The ratio of the largest eigenvalue to the sum of the eigenvalues of the cross spectral matrix at a certain frequency and time allowed detecting a strong coordinated neural activity in alpha sub-band for the frontal lobe epilepsy.

State-Space Global Coherence to Estimate the Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of the Coordinated Brain Activity.

Characterizing coordinated brain dynamics present in high-density neural recordings is critical for understanding the neurophysiology of healthy and pathological brain states and to develop principled strategies for therapeutic interventions. In this research, we propose a new modeling framework called State Space Global Coherence (SSGC), which allows us to estimate neural synchrony across distributed brain activity with fine temporal resolution. In this modeling framework, the cross-spectral matrix of neural activity at a specific frequency is defined as a function of a dynamical state variable representing a measure of Global Coherence (GC); we then combine filter-smoother and Expectation-Maximization (EM) algorithms to estimate GC and the model parameters.

Virulence determinants and biofilm formation of isolated from hospitalized patients.

Introduction: are nosocomial bacteria that are responsible for outbreaks and severe infections in hospitalized patients globally. The major target of this study was the characterization of virulence determinants and biofilm formation of isolates from hospitalized patients.

Methods: In total, 100 were collected from three hospitals in Tehran, Iran, 2017-2018.

Data on emerging sulfur dioxide in the emission of natural gas heater in winter.

Natural gas is a kind of fuel that is used in various heating systems for combustion processes. Combustion of natural gas produce such air pollutants as CO, NOx, SOx, PM, CO, and HC. During cold days, total gas consumption in Iran goes up.

The Effect of Preoperative Oral Carbohydrate on Breastfeeding After Cesarean Section: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

Delay in the initiation of breastfeeding is one of the problems of cesarean section. Its causes are insulin resistance, pain, anxiety, stress, thirst, hunger, and so on. Preoperative oral carbohydrate (OCH) reduces postoperative insulin resistance and improves postoperative recovery.

A case report of typical leishmaniasis in dog.

Leishmania spp. are vector-borne flagellates transferred by sand flies. They cause cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral infections in mammals, especially in humans and dogs.

Antimicrobial Activity of Artemisia absinthium Against Surgical Wounds Infected by Staphylococcus aureus in a Rat Model.

The wound infection is one of the frequent complications in patients undergoing surgical operations. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of surgical wounds. Artemisia absinthium has been shown to bear strong antimicrobial activity, especially against Gram-positive pathogens.

The role of lupus nephritis in development of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes during pregnancy.

Background: We aimed to investigate the relationship of lupus nephritis (LN) with fetal and maternal outcomes of pregnant patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Methods: In a retrospective study, profiles of pregnant women with SLE were selected. Before pregnancy and at the end of first, second and third trimesters, SLE disease activity index-2K was assessed.

Identification of Tropomyosin and Its Immunological Properties from Larvae of Cattle Tick, Boophilus annulatus.

Background: Boophilus annulatus is an obligate blood feeder tick that can cause great losses in animals due to anemia and its ability to injure its host skin directly. The aim of this study was identification of cattle humoral immune response to some tick proteins during experimental infestation.

Methods: Immune sera against tick were collected from experimentally infested cattle with ticks.

Impact of Wikipedia on citation trends.

It has been suggested that the "visibility" of an article influences its citation count. More specifically, it is believed that the social media can influence article citations.Here we tested the hypothesis that inclusion of scholarly references in Wikipedia affects the citation trends.

The effect of melanocortin (Mc3 and Mc4) antagonists on serotonin-induced food and water intake of broiler cockerels.

The current study was designed to examine the effects of intracerebroventricular injections of SHU9119 [a nonselective melanocortin receptor (McR) antagonist] and MCL0020 (a selective McR antagonist) on the serotonin-induced eating and drinking responses of broiler cockerels deprived of food for 24 h (FD24). For Experiment 1, the chickens were intracerebroventricularly injected with 2.5, 5, and 10 µg serotonin.

A survey on hydatidosis in livestock in Northern Iran based on data collected from slaughterhouses from 2004 to 2008.

Data have been collected from slaughterhouses in three provinces across the Northern Iran (Gilan, Mazandaran and Golestan) from March 2004 to March 2008. These data were collected to evaluate the prevalence of hydatidosis in slaughtered cattle, sheep and goats. During the study, 3,347,797 animals were slaughtered.

Antimicrobial and heavy metal resistance in commensal enterococci isolated from pigs.

Antibiotic resistance in animal isolates of enterococci is of public health concern because of the risk of transfer of antibiotic resistance isolates or resistance determinants to consumers via the food chain. In this study, phenotypic and genotypic resistance in 192 pig isolates of enterococci to ampicillin, avilamycin, avoparcin, bacitracin, flavophospholipol, gentamicin, narasin, tetracycline, tiamulin, tylosin, vancomycin, virginiamycin, copper and zinc were investigated by susceptibility test and molecular methods. Resistance rates varied between the species but all isolates were susceptible to ampicillin, avilamycin, avoparcin, gentamicin and narasin but resistant to tetracycline and tylosin and intermediately resistant to copper.