Molecular characterization of superbugs harboring extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) and carbapenemase resistance genes among hospitalized patients in southwestern Iran, Western Asia.

Background: Detection of superbugs carrying Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) and Carbapenemase resistance genes among hospitalized patients is crucial for infection control and prevention. The aim of this molecular study was to investigate the spread of ESBL and Carbapenemase-producing in two hospitals located in Southwest Iran.

Methods: One hundred clinical isolates of were randomly collected from two hospitals over a period of five months, from November 2023.

Evaluating the effect of glycerol on increasing the safety and efficiency of hyperthermic laser lipolysis.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of glycerol as an Optical Clearing Agent on the temperature profile of the skin during HyperThermic Laser Lipolysis using computer simulation. In this study, a three-layer model of the skin was used to simulate HyperThermic Laser Lipolysis. The Monte Carlo MCML code was used to investigate the propagation of laser photons inside skin tissue.

Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging at 1.5 T for peripheral zone prostate cancer: the influence of the -value combination on the diagnostic performance of apparent diffusion coefficient.

Purpose: Diffusion-weighted imaging as a noninvasive functional modality plays a valuable role in the evaluation of prostate cancer. However, there is still no agreement on the number and range of -values to be used. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of -value choice on the diagnostic performance of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values for prostate cancer detection.

Radiation Protection Capability of Operating Room Personnel: Development and Psychometric Properties of a Questionnaire.

Background: Radiation protection is an important principle in some wards of the hospital such as radiology, catheterization laboratory and operating room. Due to the increasing use of radiation in the operating room, there is a need to design an accurate and appropriate tool to evaluate the radiation protection capability of operating room personnel.

Objective: This study aims to test the psychometric properties of a questionnaire on radiation protection capability.