Fabrication of silver nanoparticles-deposited fabrics as a potential candidate for the development of reusable facemasks and evaluation of their performance.

Recently, wearing facemasks in public has been raised due to the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic worldwide. However, the performance and effectiveness of many existing products have raised significant concerns among people and professionals. Therefore, greater attempts have been focused recently to increase the efficacy of these products scientifically and industrially.

The efficacy of teriparatide (Cinnopar®) on bone repair in mandibular fractures: A single blinded randomized clinical trial.

This study focused on the effects of teriparatide (CinnoPar) on healing and postoperative complications in mandibular bone fractures. In this single-blind randomized controlled trial, 30 patients with a mandibular fracture hospitalized for open reduction internal fixation were randomly assigned to the intervention (I) (n = 15) and control (C) (n = 15) groups. Both groups received daily acetaminophen and cephalexin for 1 week.

Application of machine learning and medical imaging in the detection of COVID-19 patients: A review article.

In the present study, a particular technique of artificial intelligence (AI) is applied for diagnosis and classifying medical images of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Chest radiography and laboratory-based tests are two of the most important diagnostic approaches for the detection of people with the coronavirus. Recently, a lot of studies have been carried out on using AI techniques for achieving appropriate diagnosis of COVID-19 patients using computed tomography (CT) of the chest.

A Fast Strategy for Determination of Vitamin B₉ in Food and Pharmaceutical Samples Using an Ionic Liquid-Modified Nanostructure Voltammetric Sensor.

Vitamin B₉ or folic acid is an important food supplement with wide clinical applications. Due to its importance and its side effects in pregnant women, fast determination of this vitamin is very important. In this study we present a new fast and sensitive voltammetric sensor for the analysis of trace levels of vitamin B₉ using a carbon paste electrode (CPE) modified with 1,3-dipropylimidazolium bromide (1,3-DIBr) as a binder and ZnO/CNTs nanocomposite as a mediator.

Immunomodulatory effects of 1-(6-hydroxy-2-isopropenyl-1-benzofuran-5-yl)-1-ethanone from Petasites hybridus and its synthesized benzoxazepine derivatives.

1-(6-Hydroxy-2-isopropenyl-1-benzofuran-5-yl)-1-ethanone (1), isolated from the roots of Petasites hybridus L., and a series of synthetic benzoxazepine derivatives of compound 1 (2-6) were evaluated for their immunomodulatory effects. The compounds were evaluated for their effects on the respiratory burst of human whole blood and isolated human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) using luminol- and lucigenin-based chemiluminescence (CL) assays, and their effect on chemotactic migration of PMNs was assessed using the Boyden chamber technique.

Breast cancer in Iran: need for greater women awareness of warning signs and effective screening methods.

Background: Breast cancer remains an important public health problem. This study aimed to investigate about female knowledge of breast cancer and self-reported practice of breast self-examination in Iran.

Methods: This was a population-based survey carried out in Tehran, Iran.

Quality of life in patients with breast cancer before and after diagnosis: an eighteen months follow-up study.

Background: Measuring quality of life in breast cancer patients is of importance in assessing treatment outcomes. This study examined the impact of breast cancer diagnosis and its treatment on quality of life of women with breast cancer.

Methods: This was a prospective study of quality of life in breast cancer patients.