Publications by authors named "Mohamad Hashemi"

Background/objectives: Bacteria are well known to enter dormancy under stress conditions. However, the mechanisms of different dormancy-related phenotypes are still under debate and many questions remain unanswered. This study aims to better understand the effects of toxin gene expression on the dormancy of .

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Background: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a global health challenge, with a rising rate in line with other metabolic diseases. We aimed to assess the global prevalence of NAFLD in adult and pediatric populations.

Methods: PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science databases were systematically searched up to May 2023.

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Objectives: Childhood obesity is one of the worldwide considerable public health challenges and many factors can play a role in its management. Therefore, this article examined the facilitators and barriers of childhood obesity prevention (COP) policies.

Methods: This systematic review of qualitative studies was conducted a search of the SCOPUS, PubMed, and Google Scholar databases between 1 January 2010 and 11 February 2022 and examined factors that influence the implementation of COP policies at a community approach.

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Background: Interleukin-33 (IL-33) has been recently discovered as an influential factor in the process of tumor immunity, and is presented in cancer pathogenesis.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the serum levels of IL-33 in patients with benign and malignant Salivary gland tumors (SGTs).

Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 47 samples of malignant SGTs including 18 mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC), 8 adenoid cystic carcinoma (ADCC), 21 malignant mixed tumor (MMT), and 14 benign pleomorphic adenoma (PA).

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Background: Pomegranate juice (PJ) is rich in bioactive phytochemicals with antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory and cardioprotective functions. The present trial investigated the acute effects of PJ consumption on blood pressure and markers of endothelial function.

Methods: In this single-arm study, thirteen hypertensive men aged 39-68 years were recruited.

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Background: Atherosclerosis is a multifactorial disorder with chronic inflammatory conditions in which immune cells play a significant role in its pathogenic process. Regulatory T cells (Treg), as a part of immune system, are involved in controlling auto-immune and inflammatory diseases. Tregs have been shown to play an atheroprotective role and may also promote plaque stabilization.

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This paper introduces a wavelet packet algorithm based on a new wavelet like filter created by a neural mass model in place of wavelet. The hypothesis is that the performance of an ERP based BCI system can be improved by choosing an optimal wavelet derived from underlying mechanism of ERPs. The wavelet packet transform has been chosen for its generalization in comparison to wavelet.

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