Comparison of the Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Compassion-Focused Treatment on the Severity of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Background: The aim of this research was to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction and compassion-focused on the severity of digestive symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Methods: The research method was of semi-experimental type with pre-test, post-test, follow-up, and experimental and control groups. The population included patients with IBS in Isfahan city, 45 of them were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to three groups (15 in each group).

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Compassion-Focused Therapy on the Cognitive Emotion Regulation in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

We aimed to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction and compassion-focused on the cognitive regulation of emotion in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The research method was the semi-experimental type, with pre-test, post-test, follow-up, and experimental and control groups. The population included patients with IBS in Isfahan city; 45 of them were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to 3 groups (15 in each group).

Ultrasmall cerium oxide nanoparticles as highly sensitive X-ray contrast agents and their antioxidant effect.

Owing to their theranostic properties, cerium oxide (CeO) nanoparticles have attracted considerable attention for their key applications in nanomedicine. In this study, ultrasmall CeO nanoparticles (particle diameter = 1-3 nm) as X-ray contrast agents with an antioxidant effect were investigated for the first time. The nanoparticles were coated with hydrophilic and biocompatible poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) and poly(acrylic acid--maleic acid) (PAAMA) to ensure satisfactory colloidal stability in aqueous media and low cellular toxicity.

Comparing the Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Brief Intervention on Relapse Prevention among Drug Users.

Background: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness and stability of group cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and brief intervention (BI) for relapse prevention (RP) among drug users of drop-in-centers (DICs) in Ahvaz, Iran.

Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental one with a pretest-posttest design, a follow-up phase, and a control group. The statistical population included all drug users of drop- in-centers of Ahvaz in 2021.

Facile Synthesis and X-ray Attenuation Properties of Ultrasmall Platinum Nanoparticles Grafted with Three Types of Hydrophilic Polymers.

Ultrasmall platinum nanoparticles (Pt-NPs) grafted with three types of hydrophilic and biocompatible polymers, i.e., poly(acrylic acid), poly(acrylic acid-co-maleic acid), and poly(methyl vinyl ether-alt-maleic acid) were synthesized using a one-pot polyol method.

Synthesis, Characterizations, and 9.4 Tesla T MR Images of Polyacrylic Acid-Coated Terbium(III) and Holmium(III) Oxide Nanoparticles.

Polyacrylic acid (PAA)-coated lanthanide oxide (LnO) nanoparticles (NPs) (Ln = Tb and Ho) with high colloidal stability and good biocompatibility were synthesized, characterized, and investigated as a new class of negative (T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents at high MR fields. Their r values were appreciable at a 3.0 T MR field and higher at a 9.

Chitosan Oligosaccharide Lactate-Coated Ultrasmall Gadolinium Oxide Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Cytotoxicity, and Relaxometric Properties.

In this study, hydrophilic and biocompatible chitosan oligosaccharide lactate (COL)-coated ultra-small gadolinium oxide nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized through a one-pot polyol method and characterized by various experimental techniques. The cellular cytotoxicity assay indicated that the COL-coated gadolinium oxide NPs were non-toxic up to 500 M Gd. In addition, their water proton spin relaxivities (i.

Hydrophilic Biocompatible Poly(Acrylic Acid-co-Maleic Acid) Polymer as a Surface-Coating Ligand of Ultrasmall GdO Nanoparticles to Obtain a High r Value and T MR Images.

The water proton spin relaxivity, colloidal stability, and biocompatibility of nanoparticle-based magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents depend on the surface-coating ligands. Here, poly(acrylic acid-co-maleic acid) (PAAMA) (M = ~3000 amu) is explored as a surface-coating ligand of ultrasmall gadolinium oxide (GdO) nanoparticles. Owing to the numerous carboxylic groups in PAAMA, which allow its strong conjugation with the nanoparticle surfaces and the attraction of abundant water molecules to the nanoparticles, the synthesized PAAMA-coated ultrasmall GdO nanoparticles (d = 1.

New Class of Efficient T Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agent: Carbon-Coated Paramagnetic Dysprosium Oxide Nanoparticles.

Nanoparticles are considered potential candidates for a new class of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents. Negative MRI contrast agents require high magnetic moments. However, if nanoparticles can exclusively induce transverse water proton spin relaxation with negligible induction of longitudinal water proton spin relaxation, they may provide negative contrast MR images despite having low magnetic moments, thus acting as an efficient T MRI contrast agent.

In Vivo Positive Magnetic Resonance Imaging Applications of Poly(methyl vinyl ether-alt-maleic acid)-coated Ultra-small Paramagnetic Gadolinium Oxide Nanoparticles.

The study of ultra-small paramagnetic gadolinium oxide (GdO) nanoparticles (NPs) as in vivo positive (T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents is one of the most attractive fields in nanomedicine. The performance of the GdO NP imaging agents depends on the surface-coating materials. In this study, poly(methyl vinyl ether-alt-maleic acid) (PMVEMA) was used as a surface-coating polymer.

D-Glucuronic Acid-Coated Ultrasmall Bi₂O₃ Nanoparticles for CT Imaging.

Ultrasmall Bi₂O₃ nanoparticles ( = 1.5 nm) coated with biocompatible and hydrophilic D-glucuronic acid were prepared for the first time through a simple one-step polyol process and their potential as CT contrast agents were investigated by measuring their X-ray attenuation properties. Their observed X-ray attenuation power was stronger than that of a commercial iodine CT contrast agent at the same atomic concentration, as consistent with the magnitudes of atomic X-ray attenuation coefficients (i.

neutron capture therapy of cancer using ultrasmall gadolinium oxide nanoparticles with cancer-targeting ability.

Gadolinium neutron capture therapy (GdNCT) is considered as a new promising cancer therapeutic technique. Nevertheless, limited GdNCT applications have been reported so far. In this study, surface-modified ultrasmall gadolinium oxide nanoparticles (UGNPs) with cancer-targeting ability ( = 1.

In-office shoulder arthroscopy and tenotomy of the long head of the biceps tendon-a cadaveric feasibility study.

Purpose: Studies have shown that isolated tenotomy of the long head of the biceps (LHB) improves significantly pain scores, active range of motion and Constant score in elderly patients with massive and irreparable cuff tears with no osteoarthritis. This cadaveric study was performed to assess the feasibility of a tenotomy of the LHB and subacromial corticosteroid injection using a minimally invasive in-office setting under local anaesthesia on awake patients.

Materials And Methods: Twenty scare-free shoulders were included in the study.

Relaxometric, Optical and Cell Viability Properties of D-Glucuronic Acid Coated Cr₂O₃ Nanoparticles.

D-glucuronic acid-coated ultrasmall chromium oxide (Cr2O3) nanoparticles were synthesized by a one-pot polyol method and their relaxometric and optical properties were investigated. The as-synthesized D-glucuronic acid-coated nanoparticles were amorphous owing to ultrasmall particle diameters (davg = 2.0 nm), whereas orthorhombic Cr2O3 nanoparticles with two size groups (davg = 3.

Comparison of contrast sensitivity in β-thalassemia patients treated by deferoxamine or deferasirox.

Purpose: To compare contrast sensitivity (CS) in multi-transfused β-thalassemia patients who received deferoxamine with those who received Osveral.

Methods: In this cross sectional study a total of 60 β-thalassemia patients (30 used deferoxamine and 30 used deferasirox) were regarded as case group and 30 age and sex matched healthy subjects were selected as control group. All subjects had a set of examinations including refraction, visual acuity, Biomicroscopy, ophthalmoscopy and CS.

An Arthroscopic Humeral Medializing Repair of the Supraspinatus.

Posterosuperior repair of the rotator cuff is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures in the shoulder. Its aim is to fix the tendon back to the bone to restore anatomy, improve shoulder function, and prevent progression of cuff tear arthropathy and attendant muscle degeneration. Despite technical advances in this procedure, in some cases, the tendon cannot be fixed back to the footprint without excessive tension on the repair.

Stable and non-toxic ultrasmall gadolinium oxide nanoparticle colloids (coating material = polyacrylic acid) as high-performance magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents.

For use as positive ( ) magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents (MRI-CAs), gadolinium oxide (GdO) nanoparticle colloids ( nanoparticles coated with hydrophilic ligands) should be stable, non-toxic, and ultrasmall in particle diameter for renal excretion. In addition, they should have a high longitudinal water proton relaxivity ( ) and / ratio that is close to one ( = transverse water proton relaxivity) for high-performance. In this study, we report ultrasmall GdO nanoparticle colloids [coating material = polyacrylic acid, = ∼5100 Da] satisfying these conditions.

Arrhythmia Vulnerability in Diabetic Cardiac Tissue is Species-Dependent: Effects of I , Uncoupling, and Connexin Lateralization.

Amongst the complications of diabetes is arrhythmia, the risk of which depends on multiple factors. This study was designed to investigate several factors, including the effects of ATP-sensitive potassium current, lateralized connexins, and gap junction uncoupling. ATP-sensitive potassium channel (I ) opening is caused by ischemia, which can occur in diabetic or non-diabetic hearts.

A Comparison between Clinical and Metabolic Features of Renal Calyceal Microlithiasis and Overt Urolithiasis in Different Pediatric Age Groups.

Introduction: This study assesses the differences in the presentations, complications and metabolic abnormalities of children with renal calyceal microlithiasis (RCM) and overt urolithiasis in different pediatric ages.

Materials And Methods: A total of 465 children with urolithiasis were investigated retrospectively. Patients were categorized based on their ages to infancy, early childhood, middle childhood and adolescence.

A Flippase-Mediated GAL80/GAL4 Intersectional Resource for Dissecting Appendage Development in Drosophila.

Drosophila imaginal discs provide an ideal model to study processes important for cell signaling and cell specification, tissue differentiation, and cell competition during development. One challenge to understanding genetic control of cellular processes and cell interactions is the difficulty in effectively targeting a defined subset of cells in developing tissues in gene manipulation experiments. A recently developed Flippase-induced intersectional GAL80/GAL4 repression method incorporates several gene manipulation technologies in Drosophila to enable such fine-scale dissection in neural tissues.

Computer simulation of cardiac propagation: effects of fiber rotation, intramural conductivity, and optical mapping.

Cardiac propagation characteristics such as anisotropy ratio and conduction velocities are often determined experimentally from epicardial measurements. We hypothesize that these measurements have inaccuracies due to intramural fiber rotation and transmural electrotonic interactions. We also hypothesize that optical mapping (OM) recordings compound the error, due to contributions from deeper layers.

Bone union rate with recombinant human bone morphogenic protein-2 versus autologous iliac bone in PEEK cages for anterior lumbar interbody fusion.

Purpose: Autologous iliac crest bone graft (ICBG) is the gold standard material for spinal fusion. Bone graft substitutes, such as recombinant human bone morphogenic protein 2 (rhBMP-2) have been developed to promote spinal fusion and address morbidity issues related to ICBG harvesting. The objective of this study was to compare bone fusion rates after anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) between ICBG and rhBMP-2 by examining thin-cut computed tomography (CT) images at the one year follow-up.

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Physical, Verbal and Relational Aggression among Iranian Preschoolers.

Objective: Childhood aggression may lead to severe social disorders in adolescence and adulthood. Different psychiatric approaches are focused on preschool aged aggressive children. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and associated factors of childhood direct and indirect aggression.

Cardiac fiber rotation distorts surface measurements of anisotropic propagation.

Anisotropy is often determined experimentally from epicardial propagation measurements. We hypothesize that the direction of wave propagation on the epicardial surface is not aligned with the epicardial fiber orientation, due to intramural fiber rotation. In this paper, we modeled the effect of cardiac tissue fiber rotation on wave propagation.

Finite element analysis and modeling of water absorption by date pits during a soaking process.

Date pits for feed preparation or oil extraction are soaked in water to soften before milling or extrusion. Knowledge of water absorption by the date pits helps in better managing the soaking duration. In this research, the process of water absorption by date pits was modeled and analyzed using Fick's second law of diffusion, finite element approach, and Peleg model.