The dietary patterns derived by reduced-rank regression in association with Framingham risk score and lower DASH score in Hoveyzeh cohort study.

The relationship between dietary patterns (DPs) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been the subject of much research, but given the significance of this disease, studying the factors affecting it through different methodological considerations is of utmost importance. This study aimed to investigate the association between the four dietary patterns (DPs) derived from reduced-rank regression (RRR) and the risk of CVD predicted by the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) in the Arab residence of Khuzestan, Iran. Furthermore, the predefined Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) would be used as a comparative model to assess the validity of the extracted DPs.

Long-term exposure to air pollution and anti-mullerian hormone rate of decline: a population-based cohort study in Tehran, Iran.

Anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) concentration is a marker of ovarian reserve that decreases with age. However, a decrease in AMH may occur more rapidly under the influence of environmental factors. The present study investigated the association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollutants with serum concentrations of AMH and the AMH rate of decline.

Multiple sclerosis and the incidence of venous thromboembolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

A number of studies have suggested that multiple sclerosis (MS) can be associated with serious vascular complications, for which pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is a potentially lethal complication. The purpose of this study is to establish a current literature-based estimate of the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE), deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and PTE in patients with MS (pwMS) due to the lack of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on this topic. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, studies were assessed regarding the association between MS and the incidence of VTE.

A Preliminary Sequence Analysis of the Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigen 1 (EBNA1) Carboxy-Terminal Region in Cervical and Ovarian Cancers.

Background & Objective: Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen-1 (EBNA1) is one of the most important proteins of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) that might be mutated in various related cancers. The purpose of this study was to compare EBNA1 mutations in the C-terminal region between patients with cervical and ovarian cancer and healthy individuals.

Methods: As test and control groups, 18 EBV-positive paraffin-embedded samples of cervical and ovarian cancer and 10 age- and gender-matched healthy volunteers who did not have cancer but were EBV-positive were both used.

A rare case report of cervical hemangioma and a comprehensive literature review of 137 cases of cervical and uterine hemangiomas.

The cervix of the uterus is a rare site for cavernous hemangiomas. Cervical hemangiomas are slow-growing tumors with characteristic histological findings, including dilated vessels with increased endothelial cells. Although their pathophysiology remains unclear, hormones are believed to play an important role in the development of these vascular tumors.

Prognostic factors in pediatric cochlear implant: an outcome-based study.

Objective: To determine the prognostic factors in the pediatric cochlear implant (CI) outcome.

Materials And Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted on 289 pediatric cases with prelingual hearing loss who received cochlear implantation. Several possible salient factors have been recorded.

Evaluation of dietary food intakes and anthropometric measures in middle-aged men with aggressive symptoms.

Background: Aggression is one of the most prevalent behavioral disorders in men.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the possible association between dietary intake of food groups and aggression in middle-aged married men.

Methods: This case-control study included 336 participants (168 men with aggressive behaviors and 168 healthy controls) aged 35-55 years.

A rare case of floated talar head accompanying medial subtalar dislocation.

Introduction And Importance: Concomitant medial subtalar dislocation and a rotated displaced talar neck fracture may result in poor outcomes. This study aimed to explain this extremely rare injury and assess the clinical outcomes following surgical treatment.

Case Presentation: A 22-year-old Iranian man referred to the emergency department with a gross deformity and pain in his right foot and ankle after a falling from 2 m.

Evaluation of Four Techniques to Administer Laryngeal Mask Airway.

Background: Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) plays a crucial role in the field of modern anesthesia. There are different techniques to administer LMA. Here we aimed to compare the four methods of standard, 90° rotation, 180° rotation, and thumb placement in LMA mast placement.

DEDTI versus IEDTI: efficient and predictive models of drug-target interactions.

Drug repurposing is an active area of research that aims to decrease the cost and time of drug development. Most of those efforts are primarily concerned with the prediction of drug-target interactions. Many evaluation models, from matrix factorization to more cutting-edge deep neural networks, have come to the scene to identify such relations.

Relationship between job stress and work-related quality of life among emergency medical technicians: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: This study was aimed to determine the relationship between job stress and work-related quality of life (WRQoL) among emergency medical technicians (EMTs) in Lorestan province, Western Iran.

Design: This was a cross-sectional study.

Methods: Totally 430 EMTs who had been engaged in their respective units for more than 6 months from all emergency facilities in Lorestan province were selected using single stage cluster sampling method.

Hydrogen nanobubbles: A novel approach toward radio-sensitization agents.

Background: Ocular melanoma is a rare kind of eye malignancy that threatens the patient's eyesight. Radiotherapy and surgical removal are the most commonly used therapeutic modalities, and nanomedicine has lately entered this field. Brachytherapy using Ruthenium-106 ( Ru) ophthalmic plaques has been used for decades to treat ocular melanoma, with the applicator placed on the patient's eyes until the prescribed dose reaches the tumor apex.

The combination of mesenchymal stem cell- and hepatocyte-derived exosomes, along with imipenem, ameliorates inflammatory responses and liver damage in a sepsis mouse model.

Unlabelled: Aim Sepsis is a medical emergency with no definitive treatment. Animal experiments have confirmed the therapeutic characteristics of exosomes in reducing inflammation and tissue damage. The study investigates the effect of MSC and hepatocyte-derived exosomes along with imipenem in controlling systemic and local (liver) inflammation in a mouse model of sepsis.

Exosomes derived from rapamycin-treated 4T1 breast cancer cells induced polarization of macrophages to M1 phenotype.

M2 macrophages are the most prevalent type in the tumor microenvironment and their polarization to M1 type can be used as a potential cancer immunotherapy. Here, we investigated the role of tumor microenvironment and particularly purified exosomes in M2 to M1 macrophage polarization. Rapamycin treatment on triple-negative breast cancer cells (TNBC) was performed.

Identifying Structure, Process and Outcome Factors of the Clinical Specialist Nurse: A Scoping Review Study.

Background: In order to achieve the major goals of transformation in the health care system, organizing and developing the existing potential properly play a pivotal role. The objective is to conduct a scoping review to describe available extent of literatures about scattered structure, process, and outcome factors of the clinical specialist nurse and redesign those as three cohesive and interconnected factors.

Materials And Methods: A scoping review of studies was conducted from 1970 to June 20, 2020, focusing on the structure, process, and outcome factors of the clinical specialist nurse from six databases.

L. Essential Oils Impact on the Microbiological and Oxidative Stability of Sarshir (Kaymak).

This study investigated the effect of L. essential oil, REO (one, two and three percent) on the microbiological and oxidative stability of Sarshir during 20 days of refrigerated storage (4 °C). Initially, the chemical composition (gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, GC/MS), antimicrobial (paper disc diffusion) and antioxidant (DPPH) properties of REO were evaluated.

Reduction of ovarian reserves and activation of necroptosis to in vivo air pollution exposures.

We investigated the association between air pollution and changes in ovarian follicles, anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) levels, the occurrence of necroptosis cell death by activation of receptor-interacting protein kinase 3 (RIPK3) and, the activation of mixed lineage kinase domain-like (MLKL) proteins. Forty-two female Wistar rats were divided into three groups of 14 each, which were exposed to real-ambient air, filtered air and purified air (control) in two periods of 3 and 5 months. The results showed that the number of ovarian follicles decreased in the group exposed to real-ambient air versus the control group ( < 0.

The Effect of Ipratropium Bromide with Violet Flower Extract, Ipratropium Bromide with Budesonide, and Ipratropium Bromide Alone on the Cuff-Leak of the Endotracheal Tube in Intubated ICU Patients.

Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of ipratropium bromide with violet flower extract, ipratropium bromide with budesonide, and ipratropium bromide alone on the cuff-leak of the endotracheal tube and changes in hemodynamic parameters in intubated patients admitted to the intensive care unit.

Materials And Methods: The present randomized clinical trial study was performed on 195 intubated patients in three groups of 65 patients. The first group received nebulized ipratropium bromide with budesonide (I + B group), the second group in addition to ipratropium bromide, received one tablespoon of the violet flower extract syrup every 8 hours (I + V group), and the third group received nebulized ipratropium bromide alone (I group).

Total Knee Arthroplasty with Non-Stemmed Tibial Components among Obese Patients: Clinical and Radiologic Evaluation and Review of Literature.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the radiologic and clinical outcomes of TKA with non-stemmed tibial components in relation to their body mass index (BMI).

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, the outcome of TKA with non-stemmed tibial components based on their BMI was evaluated (BMI<30 vs. BMI≥30).

The Predictive Value of Serum ß-HCG Levels in The Detection of Ectopic Pregnancy Sixteen Days after Embryo Transfer: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: To detect the predictive value of beta human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) levels 16 days post embryo transfer (ET) regarding detection of an ectopic pregnancy (EP) in assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycles.

Materials And Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we reviewed the database of Royan Institute from January 2011 to December 2014 and from January 2017 to December 2019 retrospectively. All cases with positive β-hCG levels sixteen days after ET were screened (n=4149).

An Overview of Photocatalytic Membrane Degradation Development.

Environmental pollution has become a worldwide issue. Rapid industrial and agricultural practices have increased organic contaminants in water supplies. Hence, many strategies have been developed to address this concern.

A comprehensive health effects assessment of the use of sanitizers and disinfectants during COVID-19 pandemic: a global survey.

COVID-19 has affected all aspects of human life so far. From the outset of the pandemic, preventing the spread of COVID-19 through the observance of health protocols, especially the use of sanitizers and disinfectants was given more attention. Despite the effectiveness of disinfection chemicals in controlling and preventing COVID-19, there are critical concerns about their adverse effects on human health.

Culture adaptation for enhanced biogas production from birch wood applying stable carbon isotope analysis to monitor changes in the microbial community.

Birch wood is a potential feedstock for biogas production in Northern Europe; however, the lignocellulosic matrix is recalcitrant preventing efficient conversion to methane. To improve digestibility, birch wood was thermally pre-treated using steam explosion at 220 °C for 10 min. The steam-exploded birch wood (SEBW) was co-digested with cow manure for a period of 120 days in continuously fed CSTRs where the microbial community adapted to the SEBW feedstock.