Development and validation of a clinical model for predicting the severity of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Objectives: To develop a clinical instrument to assess carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) severity before electrodiagnostic testing.

Methods: Data from 1037 patients with CTS (39.1% male) were included.

The Effects of Chemotherapy on the Levels of Serum Anti-Müllerian Hormone in Patients with Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia.

Background: Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) is a group of tumors highly responsive to chemotherapy. It has been suggested that cancer therapies have detrimental effects on female fertility. Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is considered fertility potential and ovarian reserves in women.

Effects of L-carnitine supplementation in patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 disease: a pilot study.

Background: The present single-center clinical trial was designed to evaluate the potential benefits of L-carnitine supplementation in patients with COVID-19 disease.

Methods And Patients: The study was conducted on 75 patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 hospitalized in Shahid Beheshti Hospital-Hamadan, IRAN. The participants were randomly divided into intervention (n = 32) and control groups (n = 43).

The Occurrence and Risk Assessment of Aflatoxin M in Cheeses Samples from Hamadan, Iran.

Aflatoxin M (AFM) is a category of poisonous compounds found in milk and dairy products. The target of our research is to determine incidence and risk assessment AFM through the consumption of cheese in Hamadan province of Iran. Seventy cheese samples including cream cheese (n = 30) and Iranian white cheese (n = 40) were collected from different regions of Hamadan province, Iran and tested for AFM by ELISA technique.

Neuronal degeneration and oxidative stress in the SNc of 6-OHDA intoxicated rats; improving role of silymarin long-term treatment.

Progressive loss in dopaminergic neurons (DA) of substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) leads to Parkinson's disease with a hypothesis of oxidative stress generation. The present study was conducted to determine the long-term efficacy of silymarin (SM) post-treatment on 6-OHDA-induced oxidative stress in the SNc of male rats. Male Wistar rats were received 6-OHDA (8 μg/rat) into SNc.

Development and psychometric properties of maternal health literacy inventory in pregnancy.

Background: Pregnancy is one of the most sensitive and important stages of women's life. Maternal health literacy is the key to achieving a healthy pregnancy. It also affects pregnancy outcomes by improving the quality of health care in this period.

Carbohydrate Intake, Glycemic Index, and Glycemic Load and the Risk of Breast Cancer among Iranian Women.

Limited studies have conducted on the association between carbohydrate intake, glycemic index (GI), glycemic load (GL), and BC risk among Middle Eastern women. Our objective was to examine whether intake of carbohydrates, GI and GL would lead to more risk of BC among Iranian women. In this case-control study, 136 women with histologically confirmed BC and 272 control women were recruited.

The Occurrence and Risk Assessment of Exposure to Aflatoxin M in Ultra-High Temperature and Pasteurized Milk in Hamadan Province of Iran.

Objectives: Aflatoxins are a category of poisonous compounds found in most plants, milk and dairy products. The present research was carried out to detect the presence of aflatoxin M (AFM) in samples of milk collected from Hamadan province, Iran.

Methods: Twenty five samples of ultra-high temperature (UHT) and 63 samples of pasteurized milk were collected and the amount of AFM was measured by an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay method.

Clinical, in vitro and phytochemical, studies of Scrophularia striata mouthwash on chronic periodontitis disease.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Chronic periodontitis is an inflammatory process of the oral cavity that is caused by different reasons. Streptococcus mutans bacteria is the main cause of the disease. Scrophularia striata in Iranian traditional medicine is used to heal inflammation of gum and mouth.

Psychometric Properties of the Persian Adaptation of Mini-Cog Test in Iranian Older Adults.

The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Mini-Cog in Iranian older adults. It was a cross-sectional study; 50 older people with dementia and 50 without dementia who matched for age, gender, and education entered the study. The diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders criteria for dementia were used as gold standard.

The Effect of Mode of Delivery and Hospital Type on Newborn Hearing Screening Results Using Otoacoustic Emissions: Based on Screening Age.

It is well known that false positive on newborn hearing screening increases cost and maternal anxiety and worry. We aimed to evaluate the influence of mode of delivery (cesarean, vaginal) and hospital type (private, public) on false positives first screening test based on screening age. Identification and control of these factors can reduce the rate of false positives.

Upper trapezius fatigue in carpet weaving: the impact of a repetitive task cycle.

Introduction: Shoulder disorders are one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal disorders among carpet weavers. The most important cause of these disorders is muscle fatigue. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of carpet weaving characteristics on upper trapezius (UTr) muscle fatigue during a task cycle.

The study of non-linear kinetics and adsorption isotherm models for Acid Red 18 from aqueous solutions by magnetite nanoparticles and magnetite nanoparticles modified by sodium alginate.

Azo dyes are widely used in various industries. These substances produce toxic byproducts in aquatic environments in addition to their mutagenic and carcinogenic potential effects. In this study, the effect of magnetite nanoparticles and magnetite nanoparticles modified by sodium alginate in batch systems and nonlinear kinetic and adsorption isotherm models were investigated.

Evaluation of pulsing magnetic field effects on paresthesia in multiple sclerosis patients, a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group clinical trial.

Objectives: Evidence is mounting that magnet therapy could alleviate the symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS). This study was performed to test the effects of the pulsing magnetic fields on the paresthesia in MS patients.

Patients And Methods: This study has been conducted as a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group clinical trial during the April 2012 to October 2013.

TRAIL gene expression analysis in multiple sclerosis patients.

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) as an autoimmune disorder in which the insulating covers of neurons in the Central Nervous System are destructed. Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is an immunomodulatory molecule to protect against T cells hyper activation.

Methods: In this Case-control study, we compare TRAIL gene expression in peripheral blood between 50 relapse remitting MS patients and 50 healthy controls by TaqMan Real time PCR.

Effect(s) of Language Tasks on Severity of Disfluencies in Preschool Children with Stuttering.

Speech disfluency in children can be increased or decreased depending on the type of linguistic task presented to them. In this study, the effect of sentence imitation and sentence modeling on severity of speech disfluencies in preschool children with stuttering is investigated. In this cross-sectional descriptive analytical study, 58 children with stuttering (29 with mild stuttering and 29 with moderate stuttering) and 58 typical children aged between 4 and 6 years old participated.

Comparison of prevalence of periodontal disease in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and healthy controls.

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder among women of reproductive age, affecting 4-18% of them. Previous studies also showed that periodontal diseases are associated with different components of the metabolic syndrome. The aim of this study is to determine the association between PCOS and periodontal diseases.

The relationship between some endometrial secretion cytokines and in vitro fertilization.

Background: Endometrial secretion analysis is a non-invasive and promising method in evaluation of endometrial receptivity.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between the success rate of IVF procedures and some endometrial secretion cytokines, including interleukin-1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α), interferon gamma-induced protein 10 (IP-10), and monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP).

Materials And Methods: In a prospective cohort study, 50 women selected for IVF met the study inclusion criteria.

A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparison Between Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) and Adult-Driven Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Intervention on Disruptive Behaviors in Public School Children with Autism.

Children with autism often demonstrate disruptive behaviors during demanding teaching tasks. Language intervention can be particularly difficult as it involves social and communicative areas, which are challenging for this population. The purpose of this study was to compare two intervention conditions, a naturalistic approach, Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) with an adult-directed ABA approach on disruptive behavior during language intervention in the public schools.

PCR - RFLP patterns for the differentiation of the Fusarium species in virtue of ITS rDNA.

Background And Purpose: The species are among the most important fungi in the medical, veterinary and agricultural fields.

Materials And Methods: In the present study, 172 strains of these fungi have been analyzed. The high molecular weight DNAs were extracted from 23 reference strains as well as from 149 isolated species.

The vestibular-auditory interaction for auditory brainstem response to low frequencies.

Since saccular projection is sound sensitive, the objective is to investigate the possibility that the saccular projections may contribute to auditory brainstem response to 500 HZ tone burst (ABR500 HZ). During the case-control research, twenty healthy controls compared to forty selected case groups as having chronic and resistant BPPV were evaluated in the audiology department of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences (Hamadan, Iran). Assessment is comprised of audiologic examinations, cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMPs), and ABR500 HZ.

A randomized clinical trial comparison between pivotal response treatment (PRT) and structured applied behavior analysis (ABA) intervention for children with autism.

Accumulating studies are documenting specific motivational variables that, when combined into a naturalistic teaching paradigm, can positively influence the effectiveness of interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The purpose of this study was to compare two applied behavior analysis (ABA) intervention procedures, a naturalistic approach, pivotal response treatment (PRT) with a structured ABA approach in a school setting. A randomized clinical trial design using two groups of children, matched according to age, sex and mean length of utterance was used to compare the interventions.

Hypersensitivity of vestibular system to sound and pseudoconductive hearing loss in deaf patients.

The objective of this cross-sectional study is to compare bone-conducted low-frequency hearing thresholds (BClf) to cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMPs) findings in prelingual adult deaf patients. The fifty participants (100 ears) included twenty healthy controls and thirty other subjects selected from patients who presented with bilateral prelingual deafness to Department of Audiology of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (Hamadan, Iran). Assessments comprised of audiological evaluations, cVEMPs, and computerized tomography scans.