Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety in an outpatient specialized care setting: A qualitative study of the patients' experience of the therapy.

Knowledge about user experiences of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) has mostly been drawn from non-clinical groups or with iCBT offered via self-referral. The present study therefore focused on patients who had undergone iCBT with minimal support while actively awaiting outpatient psychological treatment in the form of face-to-face CBT. To seek out barriers to adherence the study also included patients who had withdrawn from the iCBT treatment before completion.

Doxorubicin Imprinted Photoluminescent Polymer as a pH-Responsive Nanocarrier.

In this work, an innovative doxorubicin (DOX) imprinted photoluminescent polymer via the precipitation free-radical polymerization strategy was developed based on graphene quantum dots as a pH-responsive nanocarrier. The prepared materials were characterized by Fourier transform infrared, scanning electron microscopy, photoluminescence, and dynamic light scattering techniques. Binding kinetics of DOX established specific recognition binding sites in the photoluminescent nanoscale molecularly imprinted polymer (PLMIP) structure.

Road safety data collection systems in Iran: A comparison based on relevant organizations.

Purpose: Various organizations and institutions are involved in road traffic injury (RTI) and crash registration such as police, forensic medicine organization, hospitals and emergency medical services. But there is a substantial uncertainty in interpreting the data, duplicated data collection and missing data in relation to RTI in most systems. This study aims to identify data sources for RTI surveillance in Iran and to explore traffic safety data source domains, data elements and detailed information by each data source.

Sonication alkaline-assisted preparation of Rhizopus oryzae biomass for facile bio-elimination of tetracycline antibiotic from an aqueous matrix.

The present study aimed to remove tetracycline (TET) antibiotic molecule from an aqueous medium using adsorbents prepared from Rhizopus oryzae biomass. The TET adsorption process was discontinuous and the adsorbent biomass was crude and NaOH-sonication-modified Rhizopus oryzae fungi. Specific active surface area for crude and modified Rhizopus oryzae was 10.

Phytochemical screening of Alstonia venenata leaf and bark extracts and their antimicrobial activities.

Alstonia venenata is a plant commonly found in South India and used in traditional medicine. The aim of this study was to characterize the phytochemicals present in A. venenata leaf and bark extracts and study their antimicrobial activities.

Ameliorative Effects of a Static Magnetic Field on Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.) Growth and Phytochemical Traits Under Water Stress.

The present study was carried out in order to evaluate the promoting effect of a static magnetic field (SMF) on drought tolerance and medicinal properties in Hyssopus officinalis. In the current work, the effect of seed priming with SMF (45, 90, 200, and 250 mT for 5 min) was investigated in 60-day-old hyssop (H. officinalis) plants that were irrigated every 8 days.

McGill Thyroid Nodule Score in Differentiating Thyroid Nodules in Total Thyroidectomy Cases of Indeterminate Nodules.

Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is the first-line modality in the evaluation of thyroid nodules. However, the results of indeterminate pathology place the thyroid surgeon in difficult management situations. This study evaluates McGill Thyroid Nodule Score (MTNS) to identify thyroid nodules that harbor malignancy in cases of indeterminate FNABs and to guide surgeon about the need and extent of surgery.

Gaussian Graphical Models Reveal Inter-Modal and Inter-Regional Conditional Dependencies of Brain Alterations in Alzheimer's Disease.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by a sequence of pathological changes, which are commonly assessed using various brain imaging modalities such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET). Currently, the most approaches to analyze statistical associations between regions and imaging modalities rely on Pearson correlation or linear regression models. However, these models are prone to spurious correlations arising from uninformative shared variance and multicollinearity.

The Effect of Music Therapy and Aromatherapy with Chamomile-Lavender Essential Oil on the Anxiety of Clinical Nurses: A Randomized and Double-Blind Clinical Trial.

Nurses may be anxious due to critical and emergencies, and anxiety can affect their professional performance. Non-pharmacological interventions, as a safe method, can reduce anxiety. This study aimed to determine the effect of music therapy and aromatherapy with chamomile - lavender essential oil on the anxiety of clinical nurses.

Factor's affecting safe emergency evacuation of subways in Iran: findings of a qualitative study.

Background: Development of construction and operation of subway rail transit system in populated cities of middle- and high-income countries along with the increasing population of its users, have exacerbated the safety problems of the users against incidents and emergencies in subway stations. Although subway emergency evacuation is considered by the governments and subway network organizations as a critical task related to passengers' safety at the time of emergency, the risk of mass evacuation in station is undeniable. The main objective of this study is to identify factors affecting safe evacuation of the population from subway station and to propose the strategies for addressing them based on experiences or opinions of stakeholders in Tehran Subways, Iran.

Chiral Surface Lattice Resonances.

Collective excitation of periodic arrays of metallic nanoparticles by coupling localized surface plasmon resonances to grazing diffraction orders leads to surface lattice resonances with narrow line width. These resonances may find numerous applications in optical sensing and information processing. Here, a new degree of freedom of surface lattice resonances is experimentally investigated by demonstrating handedness-dependent excitation of surface lattice resonances in arrays of chiral plasmonic crescents.

A facile, fast, and low-cost method for fabrication of micro/nano-textured superhydrophobic surfaces.

Hypothesis: Alkyl ketene dimer (AKD) is frequently used in paper industry as an inexpensive sizing agent. The formation of a porous structure after curing the solidified AKD for an extra-long time (4-6 days) results in superhydrophobicity. In this study, a facile and low-cost method was utilized to turn the surface of AKD superhydrophobic in a very short period of time.

Traumatic Mucormycosis of Auricular Cartilage in an Iranian Diabetic Patient.

Mucormycosis is an uncommon and acute fungal infection, with high morbidity and mortality. Traumatic mucormycosis mainly occurs in military conflicts, civilian trauma, and vehicle accidents. Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and tsunamis also play a major role in causing mucormycosis by inoculation.

Fabrication and transplantation of chitosan-selenium biodegradable nanocomposite conduit on transected sciatic nerve: a novel study in rat model.

: The improvement of techniques using conduits that connects the ends of damaged nerves and guides the growth of nerve fibers between the stumps, including adoption of natural or synthetic materials still is a challenge in peripheral nerve repair. The aim of the present novel study was to fabricate and transplant chitosan-selenium biodegradable nanocomposite conduit on transected sciatic nerve in rat model.: In NORMAL group, the left sciatic nerve was exposed through a gluteal muscle incision and after careful hemostasis skin was closed.

Polyethylene Glycol-Based Nanocerium Improves Healing Responses in Excisional and Incisional Wound Models in Rats.

Applications of nanotechnology have gained progressive interest for regeneration of injured wound tissue. The aim of the present study was to evaluate effects of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based nanocerium on excisional and incisional wound models in rats. For excisional wound healing model, 24 male white Wistar rats were randomized into 4 groups of 6 rats each: control group with creation of wounds and no treatment, PEG group with creation of wounds and dressing the wound with PEG, NanoCer group with application of 1 mL nanocerium on the wound, and PEG/NanoCer group with dressing the wound with PEG-based nanocerium.

HIV and drug related stigma and risk-taking behaviors among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The impact of HIV-related stigma on people living with HIV has been well documented, but there have been few studies examining how drug-related stigma impacts risk-taking in the lives of people who inject drugs (PWID). This meta-analysis aimed to determine HIV and drug-related stigma and the association it has with risk-taking behaviors among PWID. We searched PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, and Cochrane electronic databases independently in March 2019.

Wetting-Controlled Localized Placement of Surface Functionalities within Nanopores.

In the context of sensing and transport control, nanopores play an essential role. Designing multifunctional nanopores and placing multiple surface functionalities with nanoscale precision remains challenging. Interface effects together with a combination of different materials are used to obtain local multifunctionalization of nanoscale pores within a model pore system prepared by colloidal templating.

The common road safety approaches: A scoping review and thematic analysis.

Purpose: Comparison of effective road safety approaches with those of relatively similar countries can be used to identify possibilities for safety improvement. Since there is no clear and comprehensive study of countries' current and successful approaches to road safety in the world, the aim of this study was to identifying common road safety approaches in the world.

Methods: This study was performed using scoping review and thematic analysis.

Ambient temperature and air pollution, and the risk of preterm birth in Tehran, Iran: a time series study.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between temperature and air pollution, and preterm birth in Tehran, Iran.

Methods: In this time series study, the daily data of preterm births, air pollution, and maximum, minimum and mean temperature from March 2015 to March 2018 were used. To evaluate the effect of air pollution and temperature with and without adjustment of their mutual effects on preterm birth in lags (days) 0-21, the Distributed Lag Non-linear Models (DLNM) was used.

Transesterification of waste edible oils to biodiesel using calcium oxide@magnesium oxide nanocatalyst.

In the present research, application of waste edible oil (WEO) as a suitable and abundant source for biodiesel production using CaO@MgO nanocatalyst derived from waste chicken eggshells was studied. To this end, FT-IR, XRD, SEM, EDX, Map, and TEM analyses were performed to investigate characteristics of the CaO@MgO nanocatalyst. Also, the physical properties of the biodiesel such as flash point, kinematic viscosity, density, distillation point, cloud point, pour point, cetane number, oxidation stability, and acid number were determined according to the international standards.

Influence of chitosan and magnetic iron nanoparticles on chromium adsorption behavior of natural clay: Adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference modeling.

In the current study, the influence of iron oxide nanoparticles and chitosan (CS) on the adsorption capacity of natural clay for chromium removal from aqueous media was explored. Clay-based adsorbents (clay, CS/Clay, Clay/FeO, and CS/Clay/FeO) were manufactured and their physicochemical properties were identified. The effects of operating factors on the adsorption efficiency were optimized.

Identification of Dermatophyte and Nondermatophyte Molds Isolated from Animal Lesions Suspected to Dermatomycoses.

Background: Dermatomycoses contain superficial fungal infections of keratinized layers of the body such as skin, hair, and nail that affect more than 20%-25% of people and animals worldwide. Some fungi can cause superficial infections in animals after accidental penetration and colonization on injured skin and can be transmitted to humans by exposure. The infection caused mainly by dermatophyte species and may also be caused rarely by yeasts and nondermatophytic molds.

Surface-Plasmon- and Green-Light-Induced Polymerization in Mesoporous Thin Silica Films.

The near-field of surface plasmon resonances at planar metal surfaces is confined to the nanoscale, but its resonance wavelength is located in the visible light range, making it interesting for confining polymer functionalization of surfaces but incompatible with the majority of polymerization reactions. Here, fluorescein as a polymerization initiator allowing dye-sensitized polymerization with green light (438-540 nm) is demonstrated to allow polymer functionalization of mesoporous films deposited onto planar silver metal layers. The fluorescein-induced polymer functionalization of mesoporous silica films is investigated with respect to the influence of irradiation power and irradiation time and its potential to generate polymer gradients.

Dental caries and periodontal disease among people who use drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The aim of our study was to perform a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis in order to investigate relationship between drug use and oral health.

Methods: We searched for studies in English published before July 1, 2019 on PsycINFO, PubMed, SciELO, Scopus, and Web of Science. We assessed the relationship between drug use (methamphetamines, heroin; opiates; crack, cocaine and cannabis as dependent variables) and reported tooth loss, periodontal disease, or decayed, missing, and filled teeth index as an independent variable.