Microstructural characterization of a wheat-based food material using image analysis and pore network modeling during baking.

Microstructural properties of wheat-based food materials change during baking. These alterations affect the final product's mechanical properties, physical attributes, and consumer satisfaction. Image processing and pore network modeling were used to analyze the variations in a cookie's microstructural properties during baking.

Automated classification of Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, and cognitively normal patients using 3D convolutional neural network and radiomic features from T1-weighted brain MRI: A comparative study on detection accuracy.

Objectives: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects older individuals. Due to its high incidence, an accurate and efficient stratification system could greatly aid in the clinical diagnosis and prognosis of AD patients. Convolutional neural networks (CNN) approaches have demonstrated exceptional performance in the automated stratification of AD, mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and cognitively normal (CN) participants using MRI, owing to their high predictive accuracy and reliability.

The association between continuous metabolic syndrome score and its components with electrocardiographic abnormalities in community-dwelling older adults: the Bushehr elderly health (BEH) program.

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) known as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) has developed into a major source of health issue, especially for the elderly. In the present study, we investigated the association between continuous MetS (cMetS) score and its components with electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities in the community-dwelling older adults.

Methods: This cross-sectional study is derived from the second phase of BEH cohort study which is conducted on individuals aged over 60 years old.

Exploring virulence factors of Helicobacter pylori isolated from gastric biopsy.

Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) colonizes human gastric mucosa and is classified as class one carcinogenic bacteria. In this regard, this study aimed to detect major virulence factors in H.

Association between depression and blood pressure in community-dwelling older adults: focus on Bushehr elderly health (BEH) program.

Introduction: Depression and increased blood pressure are significant burdens in elderly care. This study was conducted to discover the association between hypertension (HTN) and depression based on data obtained from the Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program in a large population of Iranian elderly in Bushehr, southern Iran.

Methods: This study was carried out based on data obtained from the Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program in a large population of Iranian elderly in Bushehr, a southern city in Iran.

Impact of Multimedia CD Education on the Quality of Colon Preparation; A Single-Blind Randomized Study.

: Routine bowel preparation instructions are usually given to patients in the form of oral explanations with written instructions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of multimedia training in the form of video CDs on the quality of colon preparation and other related indicators. : 201 outpatients in three referral academic colonoscopy centers were randomly assigned to two groups.

Acute Necrotizing Encephalopathy in Adult Patients With COVID-19: A Systematic Review of Case Reports and Case Series.

Background And Purpose: Acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) is a rare neurological disorder that is often associated with viral infections. Since the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a few COVID-19-associated ANE cases have been reported. Since very little is known about ANE, the present study aimed to determine the clinical, biochemical, and radiological characteristics of affected patients.

Potential Role of Somatostatin Receptor Scintigraphy for Imaging of Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaques and Its Association with Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Finding: A Preliminary Study.

Objectives: This study was conducted to detect atherosclerotic plaques with somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS) using Tc-99m-octreotide that binds to somatostatin receptor-2.

Methods: Of the 783 patients referred for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), 52 underwent additional chest single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with Tc-99m-octreotide and participated in this study. In addition, 43 patients who underwent Tc-99m-octreotide scan for neuroendocrine tumor (NET) also received cardiac SPECT.

Magnetic resonance study of visceral, subcutaneous, liver and pancreas fat changes after 12 weeks intermittent fasting in obese participants with prediabetes.

Background: It is not clear whether there are differences in proportions of fat loss from visceral:subcutaneous depots by probiotic supplementation, ethnicity or sex during weight loss; or whether visceral/pancreatic fat depot changes are related to changes in HbA1c. Our objective is to investigate whether weight loss from different fat depots is related to these factors during weight loss achieved by intermittent fasting.

Method: Prediabetes participants on 5:2 intermittent fasting were randomized 1:1 to either daily probiotic or placebo for 12 weeks.

Mediating role of coping styles on the relationship between personality types and mental disorders in cardiovascular patients: a cross-sectional study in Iran.

Background: Many mental problems lead to the occurrence of physical diseases, causing worse consequences of diseases. Despite many studies in the field of personality types and types of mental disorders, this relationship and the mediating role of coping styles in cardiovascular patients are still not well known. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the mediating role of coping styles in the relationship between personality types and mental disorders in cardiovascular patients.

PET tracers in glioblastoma: Toward neurotheranostics as an individualized medicine approach.

Over the past decade, theragnostic radiopharmaceuticals have been used in nuclear medicine for both diagnosis and treatment of various tumors. In this review, we carried out a literature search to investigate and explain the role of radiotracers in the theragnostic approach to glioblastoma multiform (GBM). We primarily focused on basic and rather common positron emotion tomography (PET) radiotracers in these tumors.

An Adapted Deep Convolutional Neural Network for Automatic Measurement of Pancreatic Fat and Pancreatic Volume in Clinical Multi-Protocol Magnetic Resonance Images: A Retrospective Study with Multi-Ethnic External Validation.

Pancreatic volume and fat fraction are critical prognoses for metabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes (T2D). Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a required non-invasive quantification method for the pancreatic fat fraction. The dramatic development of deep learning has enabled the automatic measurement of MR images.

Acceleration of Yeast Autolysis by Addition of Fatty Acids, Ethanol and Alkaline Protease.

Background: Autolysate products from yeast origin are very interesting for food, feed, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and fermentation industries. The lysis process greatly influences the quality and efficiency of the final autolysates.

Objectives: Here, we have compared four lysis methods based on autolysis, plasmolysis (with ethanol 1.

The predictive role of coping styles and sense of coherence in the post-traumatic growth of mothers with disabled children: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Coping and accepting stressful events can lead to positive psychological changes, growth, and excellence. In this regard, the present study was conducted to determine the relationship between coping styles and sense of coherence with post-traumatic growth in mothers with disabled children in Bushehr (a southern city in Iran).

Methods: The present cross-sectional study was performed on 260 mothers with children with disabilities who were filed in the rehabilitation centers covered by the Welfare Department of Bushehr in 2018.

Comparison of the effectiveness of the electronic portfolio and online discussion forum methods in teaching professional belonging and ethical behaviors to nursing students: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Nursing is a profession that has had many ethical aspects and understanding professional belonging and ethics as a deep and complex process is one of the basic concepts in this field. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of training professional belonging and ethical behaviors in two methods: electronic portfolio and online discussion forum in nursing students.

Methods: This study is a single-blinded randomized-controlled trial (RCT) with two parallel intervention groups and a third control group.

The association between moral distress and mental health among nurses working at selected hospitals in Iran during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: In the event of an epidemic outbreak, the mental health of medical staff, including nurses who serve on the frontlines of hospitals, can be affected; thus, the identification of factors affecting nurses' mental health is of importance.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the association between moral distress and the mental health of nurses working at four selected hospitals in Iran during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted on 296 nurses working at the selected hospitals in Bushehr and Shiraz (south of Iran) at the time of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Association between health locus of control and perceived stress in college student during the COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional study in Iran.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic as a global mental health crisis has affected everyone, including students. The present study aimed to determine and investigate the relationship between health locus of control and perceived stress in students of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences (southern Iran) during the outbreak of COVID-19.

Methods: The present cross-sectional study examined 250 students of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences.

Multimodal assessment of regional gray matter integrity in early relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients with normal cognition: a voxel-based structural and perfusion approach.

Objective: There is increasing evidence that gray matter (GM) impairment is strongly associated with clinical performance decline. We aim to perform a voxelwise analysis between regional GM (rGM) perfusion and structural abnormalities in early relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients with normal cognition (RRMS-IC) and explore clinical correlate of early rGM abnormalities.

Methods And Materials: We studied 14 early RRMS-IC patients and 14 healthy age- and sex-matched controls.

Highly expressed TLX1NB and NPSR1-AS1 lncRNAs could serve as diagnostic tools in colorectal cancer.

Colorectal cancer is the main cause of human death due to cancer. This fact could be due to the insufficiency of early diagnosis or poor therapeutic strategies. Various molecular tools have been utilized in studies to assess their potentials as diagnostic biomarkers or determining factors in precision medicine.

Association of regional cerebral perfusion impairment with gait and balance performance in dizzy patients using brain perfusion SPECT: Voxel-based analysis of a pilot sample.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) reduction in patients with dizziness and perfusion-related clinical impairment using brain perfusion single photon emission tomography (SPECT).

Methods: Thirty-four patients with subjective dizziness and 13 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were studied. Dizziness-related impairments were assessed using the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) and Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB).

A review of neuroradiological abnormalities in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to various neurological manifestations. There is an urgent need for a summary of neuroimaging findings to accelerate diagnosis and treatment plans. We reviewed prospective and retrospective studies to classify neurological abnormalities observed in patients with the SARS-CoV-2 infection.