Publications by authors named "Zahra Montaseri"

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  • The study evaluates the 10-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk using the office-based Globorisk model, which doesn't require lab tests and relies on factors like age, sex, and lifestyle choices.
  • The research involved 6810 individuals from the Fasa cohort study without previous CVD history, categorizing them into low, moderate, and high-risk groups based on their predicted risk.
  • The results revealed demographic and lifestyle factors affecting CVD risk differently for men and women, underscoring the importance of addressing these factors in prevention strategies.
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  • Colorectal cancer is a major health issue, being the third most common cancer globally and responsible for 10% of cancer deaths, prompting a study on its risk factors in Iran.
  • The research utilized data from WHO's STEPS program and employed cluster analysis and Geographically Weighted Regression via ArcGIS to examine spatial patterns.
  • Significant findings revealed that tobacco use, smoking, and abdominal obesity are linked to higher incidences of colon and rectal cancers, particularly in central and northern Iran, aiding policymakers in targeting screening efforts for high-risk groups.
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Emergence of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed a huge threat to public health. Rapid and reliable test to diagnose infected subjects is crucial for disease spread control. We developed a colorimetric test for COVID-19 detection using a Colorimetric Assay based on thiol-linked RNA modified gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and oligonucleotide probes.

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Background And Aims: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a worldwide pandemic, activates signaling cascades and leads to innate immune responses and secretion of multiple chemokines and cytokines. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have a crucial role in inflammatory pathways. Through our search on the PubMed database, we discovered that existing research has primarily focused on examining the regulatory impacts of five lncRNAs in the context of viral infections.

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Objective: Brucellosis is a highly contagious disease which is transmitted from animals to humans. One of the populations at high risk of infection is those living in rural areas. The present study was conducted to investigate rural populations' knowledge, attitude, and practice about brucellosis in Iran.

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Purpose: The use of synthetic pesticides to control the spread of mosquito-borne diseases has caused environmental pollution and insecticide resistance in mosquitoes. Developments of new green insecticides have thus received more attention to overcome these problems.

Methods: Nanoliposomes containing carvone and essential oils were first prepared.

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One of the famous traditional confectionery products is Tahini halva. The aim of this study was the production of probiotic halva using free Lactobacillus acidophilus (FLA) and microencapsulated Lactobacillus acidophilus (MLA) with sodium alginate and galbanum gum as the second layer. The survival rate of MLA and FLA during heat stress, storage time, and simulation gastrointestinal condition in Tahini halva was assessed.

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Introduction And Importance: Hydatid disease, caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus, is a common parasitic infection of humans and herbivores. Although livers and lungs are the most commonly affected organ, hydatid cysts may develop in any body part. Primary muscular hydatid cyst is extremely rare.

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Malaria is the most important vector-borne disease; however, mosquito repellents are still a practical approach for controlling malaria, especially in endemic regions. Due to the side effects of synthetic repellents such as , -diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), the development of natural repellents has received much attention. In this study, nanoliposomes containing 0.

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Innate and acquired immunity responses are crucial for viral infection elimination. However, genetic variations in coding genes may exacerbate the inflammation or initiate devastating cytokine storms which poses severe respiratory conditions in coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). Host genetic variations in particular those related to the immune responses determine the patients' susceptibility and COVID-19 severity and pathophysiology.

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E. coli O157: H7 is known as a high-risk food-born pathogen, and its removal is vital for maintaining food safety. The increasing trend of food-borne diseases caused by this bacterium and other pathogens indicates the low efficiency of the methods to remove pathogens from foodstuffs.

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