In vitro sustained release modeling and antimicrobial properties of the Persian gum-based bio-nanocomposite loaded with electrosprayed gliadin containing cinnamon essential oil.

This study aimed to produce bio-nanocomposites based on Persian gum-starch using electrosprayed gliadin nanoparticles (EGNPs) containing cinnamon essential oil (CEO) to increase the shelf life of rainbow trout fillets and to model its in vitro release. The CEO with 5, 10, and 15 % w/w were loaded in the EGNPs. The EGNPs containing 10 % w/w CEO had the highest encapsulation efficiency (92.

Linguistic Z-number weighted averaging operators and their application to portfolio selection problem.

Z-numbers can generate a more flexible structure to model the real information because of capturing expert's reliability. Moreover, various semantics can flexibly be reflected by linguistic terms under various circumstances. Thus, this study aims to model the portfolio selection problems based on aggregation operators under linguistic Z-number environment.

Performance assessment of medical diagnostic laboratories: A network DEA approach.

Rationale, Aims, And Objectives: The main purpose of this paper is to measure the efficiency and ranking of medical diagnostic laboratories by applying a network data envelopment analysis (NDEA).

Methods: In this study, each medical diagnostic laboratory is considered as a decision-making unit (DMU), and an NDEA model is utilized to calculate the efficiency of each medical diagnostic laboratory. Therefore, we design a series of four-stage system composed of three main laboratory processes (the pretest process, the test process, and the posttest process).

A decision-making model for performance evaluation and profit sharing in a diagnostic laboratory network.

Rationale, Aims, And Objectives: Creating networked business models is one of the innovative approaches that have the ability and potential for meeting market needs. The purpose of this study is to provide a decision-making model for a fair profit sharing among the members of a diagnostic laboratory network while providing a distinctive value for the patients.

Methods: To identify the members of the network of laboratories, a suitable approach to calculate members' efficiency scores is proposed.

Nano-kaolin/Ti/FeO: a magnetic reusable nano-catalyst for the synthesis of pyrimido[2,1-]benzothiazoles.

Herein, nano-kaolin/Ti/FeO as a new magnetic nano-catalyst was synthesized, and its structural properties were characterized using various techniques such as Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), a vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). This catalyst was used for the synthesis of pyrimido[2,1-]benzothiazoles the one-pot condensation of 2-aminobenzothiazole, an aldehyde and β-keto ester under solvent-free conditions at 100 °C. This simple protocol has many advantages such as easy workup, high product yields, short reaction times and reusability of the catalyst.