Nano-pumice derived from pumice mine waste as a low-cost electrode catalyst for microbial fuel cell treating edible vegetable oil refinery wastewater for bioenergy generation and reuse.

This study aimed to assess nano-pumice (NP) from pumice mining waste as a local, cost-effective anode catalyst in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) for treating edible vegetable oil refinery wastewater (EVORW) and generating bioenergy. Pumice mining waste was converted into nano in three stages: crushing up to ≤3 cm, reducing the size of the previous step particles to 150 μm and converting the previous step particles to <100 nm. Nano-pumice prepared was coated on the carbon cloth (CC) to increase anode surface area of MFC.

Very early onset inflammatory bowel disease: Investigation of the IL-10 signaling pathway in Iranian children.

Background & Aim: Comparing to adult inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), those with early onset manifestations have different features in terms of the underlying molecular pathology, the course of disease and the response to therapy. We investigated the IL-10 signaling pathway previously reported as an important cause of infantile (Very Early Onset) IBD to find any possible variants.

Method: With the next generation sequencing technique we screened IL-10, IL-10RA and IL10RB genes of 15 children affected by very early onset-GI (gastrointestinal) disorders.

The Effectiveness of Home Water Purification Systems on the Amount of Fluoride in Drinking Water.

Statement Of The Problem: Water purification systems for domestic use have drawn significant attention over the past few years. This can be related to the improvement of public health and concern for water contamination.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether home water purification systems eliminate the essential materials such as fluoride besides filtrating the heavy ions and other unwanted particles out of water.

Association Study between Coronary Artery Disease and rs1333049 and rs10757274 Polymorphisms at 9p21 Locus in South-West Iran.

Objective: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a multi-factorial and heterogenic disease with atherosclerosis plaques formation in internal wall of coronary artery. Plaque formation results to limitation of the blood reaching to myocardium leading to appearance of some problems, such as ischemia, sudden thrombosis veins and myocardial infarction (MI). Several environmental and genetic factors are involved in prevalence and incident of CAD as follows: hypertension, high low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), age, diabetes mellitus, family history of early-onset heart disease and smoking.

Modeling the recurrent failure to thrive in less than two-year children: recurrent events survival analysis.

Background: This study aimes to evaluate the failure to thrive (FTT) recurrent event over time.

Methods: This longitudinal study was conducted during February 2007 to July 2009. The primary outcome was growth failure.

Production of chlorogenic acid in Varthemia persica DC (var. persica) callus cultures.

Chlorogenic acid, a pharmacologically important compound, is a phenolic compound that occurs in certain commonly used medicinal herbs. We looked for the presence of this compound in the callus cultures of Varthemia persica DC (var. persica).

Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) involvement in human endometrial remodeling during the menstrual cycle.

Background: Endometrial remodeling occurs during each menstrual cycle in women. Reports have shown that, in a variety of cell types, processes such as proliferation, signaling complex formation and extra cellular matrix remodeling require a cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase, focal adhesion kinase (FAK). The present study has focused on the expression pattern of FAK in human endometrium during the menstrual cycle.

Tuberculin survey among school-aged children in Ahvaz, Iran, 2006.

Background And Objective: The tuberculin test is widely used for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in children, as it is the only one to provide evidence of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Our objective was to estimate the prevalence of TB infection, the annual risk of infection (ARI), and the incidence of active TB in school children.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in Ahvaz, a city of southern Iran, in 2006.

The management of oral pemphigus vulgaris with systemic corticosteroid and dapsone.

Background And Aims: Oral pemphigus vulgaris is a chronic autoimmune mucocutaneous intraepi-thelial disease that primarily affects patients over the age of fifty, resulting in mucosal ulceration and is a potentially life-threatening disease. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of dap-sone in combination with systemic corticosteroids to treat the oral lesions of oral pemphigus.

Materials And Methods: Twenty patients diagnosed with oral pemphigus were selected.

The comparison of efficacy of adcortyl ointment and topical tacrolimus in treatment of erosive oral lichen planus.

Background And Aims: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a common chronic mucocutaneous disease. Patients with atrophic and erosive lichen planus often have symptoms of soreness and need proper treatment. The main therapy of OLP has been the administration of topical or systemic corticosteroids.

Arterio-arterial prosthetic duct (AAD) as a vascular access in hemodialysis.

Vascular access (VA) is mainly a problem confronting patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD). In some cases, peripheral veins are damaged or thrombosed because of repeated vein punctures and subsequent thrombophlebitis or accompanying ailments like diabetes or other kinds of vasculitis, making the use of conventional VA methods unsuitable. In this study, we present our experience using a synthetic vascular graft as an arterio-arterial duct (AAD) in the upper arm of patients undergoing HD, in whom other procedures had failed.