Assessment of axonal injury in multiple sclerosis: combined analysis of serum light-chain neurofilaments and diffusion tensor imaging.

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neuroinflammatory condition characterised by demyelination and axonal damage in the central nervous system. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) enables non-invasive investigation of microstructural white matter alterations, while serum neurofilament light chain (NFL) holds promise as a fluid biomarker of axonal injury.

Objectives: To use DTI and serum NFL measurements to evaluate white matter pathology in patients with MS and explore the relationship between in vivo imaging and biochemical indicators of axonal damage.

Aluminum Conductor Steel-Supported Conductors for the Sustainable Growth of Power Line Capacity: A Review and Discussion.

Industrial development and population growth have increased the need for higher-capacity power transmission lines. Aluminum conductor steel-supported (ACSS) conductors, a type of high-temperature low-sag (HTLS) conductor, are now widely used in new designs and reconductoring applications. ACSS conductors are preferred over traditional aluminum conductor steel-reinforced (ACSR) conductors due to their high strength, low sag, and excellent thermal stability.

Risk factors for thrombosis in dialysis patients: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim: To identify the factors associated with thrombosis in dialysis patients.

Background: Thrombosis is a leading cause of vascular access failure in dialysis patients. Numerous risk factors contribute to thrombosis in this population.

A review: Hydrochar as potential adsorbents for wastewater treatment and CO adsorption.

To valorize the biomass and organic waste, hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) stands out as a highly efficient and promising pathway given its intrinsic advantages over other thermochemical processes. Hydrochar, as the main product obtained from HTC, is widely applied as a fuel source and soil conditioner. Aside from these applications, hydrochar can be either directly used or modified as bio-adsorbents for environmental remediation.

CHMMOTv1 - cardiac and hepatic multi-echo (T2) MRI images and clinical dataset for Iron overload on thalassemia patients.

Introduction: Regarding deep learning networks in medical sciences for improving diagnosis and treatment purposes and the existence of minimal resources for them, we decided to provide a set of magnetic resonance images of the cardiac and hepatic organs.

Database Description: The dataset included 124 patients (67 women and 57 men) with thalassemia (THM), the age range of (5-52) years. Patients were divided into two groups: with follow-up (1-5 times) at time intervals of about (5-6) months and without follow-up.

Performance comparison of different medical image fusion algorithms for clinical glioma grade classification with advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Non-invasive glioma grade classification is an exciting area in neuroimaging. The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the performance of different medical image fusion algorithms for glioma grading purposes by fusing advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) images. Ninety-six subjects underwent an Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map and Susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) MRI scan.

Breaking bad news in medical services: a comprehensive systematic review.

Objective: This study was performed with the aims of screening the previous studies on breaking bad news in all medical wards.

Methods: Eligible observational studies were selected. The quality of the studies was assessed using the STROBE checklist.

Mortality rate and liver transplant in patients with mushroom poisoning: A systematic review & meta-analysis.

Background: Mushroom poisoning is raised as a poor food problem that can cause the death of patients or the need for a liver transplant.

Objective: This study was conducted with the aim of assessment the mortality rate and liver transplantation in people suffering from mushroom poisoning through a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Method: The study is designed and conducted based on the PRISMA statement.

The reliability of the Wagner Scale for evaluation the diabetic wounds: A literature review.

Background And Aims: Classification of wound severity is important in medical care decisions specially in diabetic patients. The Wagner Scale provides a structure to determine the severity of a wound by examining its depth and extent. The adequate reliability of this instrument, like other instruments for measuring health status, is important.

Effect of cigarette smoking on coronary arteries and pattern and severity of coronary artery disease: a review.

Objective: Smoking is a risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD) and a known factor influencing the severity and pattern of CAD. We summarized evidence regarding the effect of smoking on the number of occluded coronary arteries and the severity and pattern of CAD.

Methods: We extracted data from observational studies reporting the pattern and severity of CAD in smokers.

Preliminary study of multiple b-value diffusion-weighted images and T1 post enhancement magnetic resonance imaging images fusion with Laplacian Re-decomposition (LRD) medical fusion algorithm for glioma grading.

Background: Grade of brain tumor is thought to be the most significant and crucial component in treatment management. Recent development in medical imaging techniques have led to the introduce non-invasive methods for brain tumor grading such as different magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocols. Combination of different MRI protocols with fusion algorithms for tumor grading is used to increase diagnostic improvement.

Targeting Solid Lipid Nanoparticles with Anisamide for Docetaxel Delivery to Prostate Cancer: Preparation, Optimization, and Evaluation.

The purpose of the current study was to prepare and characterize the targeted solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) containing docetaxel (DTX) for prostate cancer treatment. The goal has been achieved by locating anisamide (Anis) ligand on the surface of SLNs, which can interact with the overexpressed sigma receptor on the prostate cancer cells. DTX loaded SLNs were prepared by high shear homogenization and ultra-sonication method and optimized by applying experimental design.

Diabetes and COVID-19: A systematic review on the current evidences.

Background: COVID-19 pneumonia is a newly recognized illness that is spreading rapidly around the world and causes many disability and deaths. Some diseases, for instance diabetes, is continuously suggested as a risk factor which contributes to the severity and mortality of COVID-19. However, to date, there are no comprehensive studies aiming to explain the exact relationship between diabetes and COVID-19.

Factors Related to Severity of Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Systematic Review.

Background: Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is one of the diabetes complications. DFU can be the cause of a high rate of amputation, health-care costs and even death, and this condition occurs in the severity status of DFU. Severity of DFU is the cause of expensive complication incidence.

Surveying sleep quality and fatigue in multiple sclerosis patients at a multiple sclerosis center in Kermanshah, Iran, in 2017.

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the nervous system which appears with de-myelination of the central nervous system. Sleep disorder and fatigue are very common in MS patients and are part of the main debilitating factors in patients. The present study was conducted to survey sleep quality and fatigue in MS patients.

Evaluation of Factors Affecting the Severity of Diabetic Foot Ulcer in Patients with Diabetes Referred to a Diabetes Centre in Kermanshah.

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease characterized by high blood sugar (BS) levels and the change in the metabolism of lipids, carbohydrates, and insulin resistance, and is one of the main causes of disability and mortality worldwide. Among the different types of complications, which have many negative effects on personal and social life, diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is very important. This study aims to investigate the factors affecting the severity of DFU among patients with diabetes.