Effect of alloying Li on lithium-ion batteries applicability of two-dimensional TiN and TiC as novel electrode materials: a first principle study.

The two-dimensional structures of transition metal nitride and carbide, TiN, and TiC have been alloyed with lithium (Li) in replacement of Ti, and their Li-ion applicability has been investigated using density functional theory and general gradient approximation. The alloy composition of [Formula: see text], 0.25, 0.

A photoactive injectable antibacterial hydrogel to support chemo-immunotherapeutic effect of antigenic cell membrane and sorafenib by near-infrared light mediated tumor ablation.

Intravenously administered nanocarriers suffer from off-target distribution, pre-targeting drug leakage, and rapid clearance, limiting their efficiency in tumor eradication. To bypass these challenges, an injectable hydrogel with time- and temperature-dependent viscosity enhancement behavior and self-healing property are reported to assist in the retention of the hydrogel in the tumor site after injection. The cancer cell membrane (CCM) and sorafenib are embedded into the hydrogel to elicit local tumor-specific immune responses and induce cancer cell apoptosis, respectively.

Allogenic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Iranian Patients With Congenital Sideroblastic Anemia: A Single-Center Experience.

Congenital sideroblastic anemia is characterized by anemia and intramitochondrial iron accumulation in erythroid precursors that form ring sideroblasts. The most common recessive forms are caused by sequence variations in the ALAS2 and SLC25A38 genes. In patients with transfusion-dependent and pyridoxine- resistant severe congenital sideroblastic anemia, hematopoietic stem celltransplantis the only curative option.

Effect of chronic intraperitoneal aminoguanidine on memory and expression of Bcl-2 family genes in diabetic rats.

Long-term hyperglycemia associates with memory defects via hippocampal cells damaging. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of 1 month of i.p.

Effects of Estrogen Receptor Modulators on Morphine Induced Sensitization in Mice Memory.

Objective: In this study, the effects of estradiol valerate and raloxifenea selective estrogen receptor modulator; (SERM) on morphine induced sensitization were examined in mice memory, according to the step-down passive avoidance task.

Method: The mice received morphine or estradiol and raloxifene for three days alone or in combination with morphine. After a drug free period of 5 days, the subjects received saline or morphine as pre- training treatments followed by a pre-test saline administration.

Factors predicting nutrition and physical activity behaviors due to cardiovascular disease in tehran university students: application of health belief model.

Background: Disease preventing methods focus mostly on lifestyle factors such as physical activity, healthy diet and not smoking. Previous studies verified using theory and models to change unhealthy behaviors, so that health belief model (HBM) is a useful framework for describing the healthy nutrition behavior.

Objectives: This study aimed to predict factors related to unhealthy nutrition and inactive life in students of Tehran University, Tehran, Iran based on the Health Belief Model (HBM).

Comparison of different static methods for assessment of AMD generation potential in mining waste dumps in the Muteh Gold Mines, Iran.

Acid mine drainage (AMD) gives rise to several problems in sulfide-bearing mineral deposits whether in an ore body or in the mining wastes and tailings. Hence, several methods and parameters have been proposed to evaluate the acid-producing and acid-neutralizing potential of a material. This research compares common static methods for evaluation of acid-production potential of mining wastes in the Muteh gold mines by using 62 samples taken from six waste dumps around Senjedeh and Chah-Khatoun mines.

Factor structure of the Iranian version of 12-item general health questionnaire.

Background: The 12-Item General Health (GHQ-12) questionnaire is one of the most commonly used instruments in screening studies on mental health.

Objectives: The current study aimed to examine the factor structure of the GHQ-12 questionnaire among the students in Iran.

Materials And Methods: It was a cross-sectional study in which 428 university students were recruited and completed the GHQ-12.

Effect of aminoguanidine on sciatic functional index, oxidative stress, and rate of apoptosis in an experimental rat model of ischemia-reperfusion injury.

This study was conducted to investigate the potential protective effects of aminoguanidine (AG) on sciatic functional index (SFI), oxidative stress status, and apoptosis index using a rat model of experimental sciatic nerve ischemia-reperfusion injury (I/R). Treatment groups received 150 mg AG/kg body mass, 24 h after the induction of ischemia. After reperfusion for 2, 4, 7, 14, and 28 days, we evaluated measured SFI, plasma antioxidant enzymes, total antioxidant capacity (TAC), malondialdehyde (MDA), and index of apoptosis.

Sexual behavioral abstine HIV/AIDS questionnaire: Validation study of an Iranian questionnaire.

Background: This study was designed to assess the validity and reliability of the designed sexual, behavioral abstinence, and avoidance of high-risk situation questionnaire (SBAHAQ), with an aim to construct an appropriate development tool in the Iranian population.

Materials And Methods: A descriptive-analytic study was conducted among female undergraduate students of Tehran University, who were selected through cluster random sampling. After reviewing the questionnaires and investigating face and content validity, internal consistency of the questionnaire was assessed by Cronbach's alpha.

Aminoguanidine changes hippocampal expression of apoptosis-related genes, improves passive avoidance learning and memory in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

Cognitive dysfunction occurs in patients with diabetes mellitus. The objective of this study was to examine whether bilateral intrahippocampal CA1 (intra-CA1) injection of aminoguanidine (AG) can either affect the Bcl-2 family gene expression or reduce the diabetic imposing abnormalities of passive avoidance learning (PAL) and memory. Rats were divided into five groups: control (C), control treated with normal saline (CS), control treated with AG (S-AG), diabetics (D), and diabetics treated with AG (D-AG).

Design and one-pot synthesis of alpha-aminophosphonates and bis(alpha-aminophosphonates) by iron(III) chloride and cytotoxic activity.

In this study, we used a solution of FeCl(3) in THF to facilitate the Mannich-type reaction of aldehyde, amine and phosphite compounds to form corresponding alpha-aminophosphonates in a one-pot, three-component reaction. Selected alpha-aminophosphonates were entered into a biological assay test and were studied by docking methods, using Autodock 3.0.

The preventive effect of cannabinoids on reperfusion-induced ischemia of mouse kidney.

Artery occlusion of an organ results in ischemia. When the occlusion is opened and blood flow reinstated there will be tissue injuries identified as reperfusion-induced ischemia (RII). It has been suggested that cannabinoids (CBs) may be involved in the RII.

Influence of central nicotinic receptors on arachidonylcyclopropylamide (ACPA)-induced antinociception in mice.

The nicotinic cholinergic receptors have been reported to be involved in several actions of cannabinoids (e.g., bradycardia, hypothermia).

GABA(A) receptors in the basolateral amygdala are involved in mediating morphine reward.

In the present study, the effects of intra-basolateral amygdala (BLA) injection of GABA(A) receptor agonist and antagonist on morphine-induced conditioned place preference (CPP) in male Wistar rats have been investigated. Subcutaneous (s.c.

Circumferential resonance modes of solid elastic cylinders excited by obliquely incident acoustic waves.

When an immersed solid elastic cylinder is insonified by an obliquely incident plane acoustic wave, some of the resonance modes of the cylinder are excited. These modes are directly related to the incidence angle of the insonifying wave. In this paper, the circumferential resonance modes of such immersed elastic cylinders are studied over a large range of incidence angles and frequencies and physical explanations are presented for singular features of the frequency-incidence angle plots.