Prevalence of cataracts in Iran based on the Persian eye cohort study.

The PERSIAN eye cohort study is a population-based study that evaluates the overall prevalence of cataracts and their subtypes (nuclear sclerosis, cortical, and PSC) in Iran. In this study, from January 2015 to September 2021, 16,016 participants over 35 years of age from four provinces who were selected by random cluster sampling were examined. Demographic information, education, socioeconomic status, and place of residence were collected through interviews.

Fumed-Si-Pr-Ald-Barb as a Fluorescent Chemosensor for the Hg Detection and CrO Ions: A Combined Experimental and Computational Perspective.

The surface of fumed silica nanoparticles was modified by pyridine carbaldehyde and barbituric acid to provide fumed-Si-Pr-Ald-Barb. The structure was identified and investigated through diverse techniques, such as FT-IR, EDX, Mapping, BET, XRD, SEM, and TGA. This nanocomposite was used to detect different cations and anions in a mixture of HO:EtOH.

Ga radiolabeled chitosan/curcumin/biotin nanocomposite as a drug carrier and early-stage cancer detection.

Nano chitosan was extracted from shrimp wastes. Biotin, as a tumor-targeting agent, and curcumin, as potential carriers of Ga, were immobilized on the nano chitosan, and a novel bio-nanocomposite was designed. It was characterized by FT-IR, SEM, TEM, XRD, TGA, and elemental analysis.

Intestinal Microbiota: Novel Personalized Cancer Immunotherapy in Colorectal Cancer.

The human colon harbors a diverse array of microorganisms that play fundamental roles in colorectal cancer (CRC). Increasing evidence indicates that dysbiosis of the intestinal microbiome has been associated with the development of CRC. Interaction between host genetics, intestinal microbiota, and lifestyle is well-indicated in the influence, prevention, and treatment of CRC.

The solid phase extraction of some metal ions using palladium nanoparticles attached to silica gel chemically bonded by silica-bonded N-propylmorpholine as new sorbent prior to their determination by flame atomic absorption spectroscopy.

In this research at first palladium nanoparticle attached to a new chemically bonded silica gel has been synthesized and has been characterized with different techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Then, this new sorbent (chemically modified silica gel with N-propylmorpholine (PNP-SBNPM)) was efficiently used for preconcentration of some metal ions in various food samples. The influence of effective variables including mass of sorbent, flow rate, pH of sample solutions and condition of eluent such as volume, type and concentration on the recoveries of understudy metal ions were investigated.