Personality traits and alexithymia: A closer look at university students in a cross-sectional study.

This study investigates the association between student personality traits and alexithymia among university students. In this cross-sectional study, 290 students were selected through multistage cluster sampling. Standard questionnaires of 5 personality traits (NEO Five-Factor Inventory) and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale were used to determine alexithymia and personality traits.

Identification of novel diagnostic and prognostic microRNAs in sarcoma on TCGA dataset: bioinformatics and machine learning approach.

The discovery of unique microRNA (miR) patterns and their corresponding genes in sarcoma patients indicates their involvement in cancer development and suggests their potential use in medical management. MiRs were identified from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) dataset, with a Deep Neural Network (DNN) employed for novel miR identification. MiRDB facilitated target predictions.

The complex interplay: How lifestyle and psychosocial factors contribute to hypertension in myocardial infarction patients-An integrated model.

Introduction: A significant proportion of acute myocardial infarction (MI) patients also suffer from hypertension (HTN), underscoring the need for effective HTN prevention and management strategies in this group. This study aims to elucidate the complex web of direct and indirect factors contributing to HTN in the context of MI.

Material And Methods: The study utilized longitudinal data from patients aged 18-75 experiencing their first ST-segment elevation MI from five major provinces of Iran, including Tehran, Isfahan, Yazd, Gilan, and Hormozgan.

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in repaired tetralogy of Fallot: A longitudinal midterm follow-up study.

Background: Biventricular dysfunction is frequent in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot, necessitating routine imaging to monitor for worsening conditions and determine whether procedures like pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) are needed. This study aimed to highlight the parameters of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) and their association with adverse outcomes in the midterm follow-up of these patients.

Methods: This longitudinal study recruited all patients with a history of tetralogy of Fallot total correction (TFTC) who had two CMR images at a minimum three-month interval at Rajaie Center from 2007 through 2017.

Simultaneous Improvement of Oxygen Barrier and Stiffness in High-Density Polyethylene via Effective Integration of Interface Engineering with in Situ Ethylene-Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer Nanofibrillation.

In this study, we proposed a novel technique to simultaneously enhance the oxygen barrier properties and stiffness of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) while preserving its ductility. By utilizing in situ nanofibrillation, fiber-in-fiber composites of an HDPE matrix and ethylene-vinyl alcohol (EVOH) nanofibers were fabricated. Due to the high interfacial tension between HDPE and EVOH, stemming from their differences in chemical structure and polarity, styrene/ethylene-butylene/styrene copolymer grafted with maleic anhydride (SEBS--MA) was used as a compatibilizer to improve the affinity between the two polymers.