Publications by authors named "Z H Ahmadi"

Background: Cerebrovascular accidents are known as a great cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Although there are known risk factors for ischemic stroke, the cases that cannot be justified with these risk factors are increasing. Toxic metals as a potential risk factor for other diseases in humans are assessed in this study in the CVA group and compared to controls.

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At the cortical level, the central auditory neural system (CANS) includes primary and secondary areas. So far, much research has focused on recording fronto-central auditory evoked potentials/responses (P1-N1-P2), originating mainly from the primary auditory areas, to explore the neural processing in the auditory cortex. However, less is known about the secondary auditory areas.

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Clinical management of nonhealing ulcers requires advanced materials that can enhance wound closure rates without relying on the release of drugs or other growth factors to obviate systemic deleterious side effects. In our previous work, we synthesized an integrin-binding cell adhesive M {Fmoc-FFβAR(K)βA-NH consisting of an RGD mimic, [R(K)], with an amide terminus}, M {Fmoc-FFβAR(K)βA-OH consisting of an RGD mimic, [R(K)], with acid terminus}, and M (Fmoc-FFβARGDβA-NH consisting of an RGD peptide, reference) with multifunctional activity. Here, we reported the synthesis, characterization, and performance of a reversed derivative, R-M (Fmoc-FFβA(K)RβA-NH consisting of an RGD mimic, [K(R)], with an amide terminus) of an antimicrobial cell adhesive peptide, M.

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  • - This study investigated how effective Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is in reducing stress, rumination, and increasing distress tolerance among women with Bulimia Nervosa (BN) in Iran, using a quasi-experimental design with a control group.
  • - A total of 50 female BN patients were randomly divided into two groups (experimental and control) after initial assessments showed no significant differences between them.
  • - Results indicated that ACT led to a significant decrease in perceived stress and rumination, as well as improved distress tolerance in the experimental group compared to the control group, suggesting it could be a beneficial treatment option for BN.
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  • The study aimed to evaluate speech perception abilities using various Persian auditory tests across middle-aged and young adults in Iran.
  • Researchers analyzed data from 100 adults, employing statistical methods to compare results between the two age groups.
  • Findings indicated no significant difference in overall speech perception scores, but middle-aged adults performed worse in challenging listening situations, particularly in their left ear.
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