Background: Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) can impact both the quality of life and the survival of patients. The study aimed to determine the survival rate and associated variables in patients with PBC.
Materials And Methods: This cohort research comprised 65 patients diagnosed with PBC who were admitted to the pathology section between January 2010 and December 2019.
Introduction: Acetabular fractures can lead to persistent pain and disability. Managing these complex injuries involves several treatment options such as nonoperative methods, percutaneous fixation, open reduction internal fixation (ORIF), and total hip arthroplasty (THA), and various combinations of these techniques. Around 20 to 40% of patients treated with ORIF may develop post-traumatic arthritis requiring THA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: Dengue virus (DENV) and Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) are the most common arthropod-borne viruses (Arboviruses) globally. So far, no autochthonous cases of DENV and CHIKV infections have been reported in Iran. Nevertheless, due to the recent identification of Aedes aegypti in the south and Aedes albopictus in the north of Iran, the country is at a serious risk of local outbreaks of these infections.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWith regards to the global continuous growth in consumption of base metals such as antimony (Sb), mining companies are currently looking to improve the productivity and extraction of Sb from low grade ore in order to economically process it. With this aim, in this study, an efficient protocol was developed to recover metallic Sb from the low grade FeSiO(OH). SbO(OH).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDue to the nature of the events in war, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is more difficult to treat in veterans than in other people. Nowadays, using art-making methods such as mandala coloring has attracted the attention of researchers. This randomized controlled trial was conducted with 84 male veterans diagnosed with PTSD.
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