Response Surface Methodology Optimization of Friedel-Crafts Acylation Using Phosphotungstic Acid Encapsulation in a Flexible Nanoporous Material.

The present study aims at investigating the performance of Friedel-Crafts acylation of phenols and acyl chlorides over the PTA@MIL-53 (Fe) catalyst (phosphotungstic acid encapsulated in MIL-53 (Fe) via the one-pot method) under ultrasound irradiation. PTA@MIL-53 (Fe) was synthesized using ultrasound irradiation at ambient temperature and pressure. Moreover, X-ray diffraction, energy-dispersive X-ray, Fourier transform infrared, scanning electron microscopy, N physisorption, and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry characterization analyses were performed to characterize the prepared composite.

Evaluation of quality of life in diabetic pregnant women.

Aims: Gestational diabetes is the most common clinical complication during pregnancy. Women with gestational diabetes face many problems in their personal, family and social lives that affect their quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life of diabetic pregnant women.

Development of an instrument based on the theory of planned behavior variables to measure factors influencing Iranian adults' intention to quit waterpipe tobacco smoking.

Background: Theory of planned behavior (TPB) is one of the most widely used theoretical frameworks to explain addictive behaviors, such as tobacco smoking. The aim of this study is to develop and validate an instrument based on TPB variables to measure factors influencing Iranian rural adults' intention to quit waterpipe tobacco smoking.

Methods: This study was performed on a sample of rural adult waterpipe consumers living in two villages in Shiraz, Southern Iran.

Psychometric Properties of the Iranian Brief Version of the Transtheoretical Model Instrument in Terms of Hookah Tobacco Smoking Cessation.

Background: Transtheoretical model (TTM) has been recognized as a common theoretical model in researches in terms of addictive behaviors. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Persian brief version of the TTM for hookah tobacco smoking cessation in a sample of Iranian rural adults who were in the preparation stage for hookah cessation.

Methods: This was a validation study on Iranian rural adult hookah smokers by the TTM instrument.