The effectiveness of healthy lifestyle interventions on weight gain in overweight pregnant women: A cluster-randomized controlled trial.

Aim: Interventions based on adopting a healthy lifestyle have been less successful. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of healthy lifestyle interventions on weight gain in overweight pregnant women.

Design: A cluster randomized controlled trial.

The effectiveness of telegram-based virtual education versus in-person education on the quality of life in adolescents with moderate-to-severe asthma: A pilot randomized controlled trial.

Aim: In recent years, mobile applications have been developed for health education purposes. The aim of this study was to determine whether Telegram-based virtual education versus in-person education can be effective for improving the quality of life in adolescents with moderate-to-severe asthma.

Design: A single-blind randomized trial.

Biomedical applications of dendritic fibrous nanosilica (DFNS): recent progress and challenges.

Dendritic fibrous nanosilica (DFNS), with multi-component and hierarchically complex structures, has recently been receiving significant attention in various fields of nano-biomedicine. DFNS is an emerging class of mesoporous nanoparticles that has attracted great interest due to unique structures such as open three-dimensional dendritic superstructures with large pore channels and highly accessible internal surface areas. This overview aims to study the application of DFNS towards biomedical investigations.

Application of electrospinning technique in development of intelligent food packaging: A short review of recent trends.

Intelligent food packaging refers to packages with the ability to sense foodstuff changes and to inform customers of the packaging content variations. They are often accompanied by smart detecting devices. Providing a suitable platform to include these devices into packaging polymers has always been discussing.

Chronic Kidney Disease in Iran: First Report of the National Registry in Children and Adolescences.

Purpose: Knowing the epidemiological aspects of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children is crucial for early recognition, identification of reversible causes, and prognosis. Here, we report the epidemiological characteristics of childhood CKD in Iran.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted during 1991 - 2009.

Optimization of orange juice formulation through using lactose-hydrolyzed permeate by RSM methodology.

Permeate is the by-product of the process of ultrafiltration in a kind of cheese making process in which a semipermeable membrane filters the liquid. It mainly contains 4.5%-4.

Pre-natal and post-natal anxiety in relation to pre-pregnancy obesity: A cohort study on Iranian pregnant women.

Background: To determine the association between pre-conception obesity and screening results of pre-natal and post-natal anxiety in women that referred to the health centers of Tabriz, Iran.

Methods: 62 obese (class 2-3) and 245 normal-weight women were enrolled in the first trimester of pregnancy through the cohort study and followed-up 1 year after childbirth from December 2012 to January 2016. The Beck anxiety inventory scale (BAI-II) was completed in five time points: the first, second, third trimester of pregnancy, 6-8 weeks and 12 months after childbirth.

Novel pH-sensitive and biodegradable micelles for the combined delivery of doxorubicin and conferone to induce apoptosis in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell line.

pH-sensitive micelles are desirable for co-drug delivery in cancer chemotherapy. Herein, a novel, very pH-sensitive and biodegradable citric acid grafted poly maleate--poly lactic--glycolic acid was synthesized and assembled as micelles ultrasonication. The engineered homogeneous nanomicelles were used for the first time for doxorubicin and conferone combination chemotherapy in the MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell line.

The emulsifying and foaming properties of Amuniacum gum () in comparison with gum Arabic.

In this study, the emulsifying and foaming properties of a novel exudate gum from (AMG) were assessed in comparison with the well-known gum Arabic from Acacia tree (GAC). The sunflower oil-based emulsion (10% v/v) containing various concentrations (5%-15% /) of AMG and GAC was prepared. At all concentrations, AMG showed higher surface and interface activity than GAC.

Efficacy of adding midazolam to paracetamol in pain control of patients with a primary headache: A randomized, clinical trial study.

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effect of adding intravenous midazolam to paracetamol in the treatment of patients with primary headache referring to the emergency department.

Methods: In a randomized clinical trial, 120 patients (18-65 years old) with primary headache referring to the emergency department were enrolled. Patients were divided into two groups (case: paracetamol + midazolam and control: paracetamol + placebo), and the treatment was administered based on the treatment group.

Barriers to home-based palliative care in people with cancer: A qualitative study of the perspective of caregivers.

Aim: To investigate the barriers to home-based palliative care for cancer patients from professional caregivers' experiences.

Design: A qualitative study.

Method: This is a descriptive-qualitative study carried out in the community-based care.

Development of family-based follow-up care system for patients with burn in Iran: Participatory action research.

Aim: After the discharge of patients with burns, quality of life, psychological and social adjustment, performance and their follow-up are ambiguous. Therefore, we decided to improve the status of family-based care programmes in patients with the burn

Design: Participatory action research.

Methods: The participatory action research was conducted between the Faculty of Nursing, Sina Hospital's managers and multidisciplinary burn teams from 2017-2018.

Evaluating the impact of a multimedia training versus lecture training on attitudes and practices in paediatric nurses in children pain management: A randomized controlled trial.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a multimedia training on pain management attitudes and practices of paediatric nurses.

Design: A single-blind randomized trial.

Methods: Paediatric nurses ( = 120) from a public hospital randomly allocated into two groups, lecturing and multimedia training groups.

Nursing diagnosis identification by nurses in burn wards: A descriptive cross-sectional study.

Aim: To identify and document patients' care needs, it is vital to provide quality care services. This study was aimed to describe care needs derived from records of patients with burn and to evaluate whether nurses employed the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association classification to formulate patients' care needs.

Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study.

Development of nursing care guideline for burned hands.

Aim: To develop an evidence-based guideline to care for hand-burned patients.

Design: An integrative review.

Method: The search was conducted of EMBASE, PubMed, Web of Science, SCOPUS, Clinical Key, Iranmedex, Magiran, Scientific Information Database (SID), Cochran, CINAHL and Google Scholar databases from January 2000-August 2019.

Dual sensitivity enhancement in gold nanoparticle-based lateral flow immunoassay for visual detection of carcinoembryonic antigen.

In this work, we presented the development of cost-effective dual sensitivity enhancement in gold nanoparticle-based lateral flow test strip for detection of carcinoembryonic antigen. On the one hand, we employed protein G as a host matrix for oriented immobilization of antibodies within the nitrocellulose membrane. On the other hand, we utilized gold enhancement approach to visualize the final signals effectively.

Optimization of grape juice deacidification using mixture of adsorbents: A case study of Pekmez.

Grape syrup (Pekmez or Dooshab) is one of the nutritious products developed through grape processing. One of the main challenges in the industrial manufacture of this product is the utilization of traditional earth for tartaric acid adsorption. The objectives of this study were to investigate the effect of calcium carbonate, nano-silica, alumina, and activated carbon as adsorbents and also contact time in grape juice deacidification, and to determine the effects of these adsorbents on the physicochemical properties of grape juice by using the Box-Behnken statistical design.

Protection of renal damage by HMG-CoA inhibitors: A comparative study between atorvastatin and rosuvastatin.

Objectives: Hypercholesterolemia is a common metabolic disorder in developing and developed countries and is associated with the increased rates of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Statin therapy could reduce cholesterol synthesis as well as progression of CKD. Diversity between statins causes variety in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and also their pleiotropic effects.

Does aromatherapy with lavender affect physical and psychological symptoms of menopausal women? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: The objective of this review was to evaluate systematically the effectiveness of Lavender aromatherapy on physical and psychological symptoms in menopausal women.

Methods: A comprehensive systematic literature search in the electronic databases including the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE (PubMed), Ovid, Embase, Scopus, ProQuest, Web of science, and Google scholar, as well as Magiran, SID, and Irandoc for Persian literature review up to January 2020. All Randomized controlled trials, and quasi-experimental studies that evaluated the impact of aromatherapy with lavender alone or in combination with other aromas on physical and psychological symptoms in menopausal women were included in this systematic review.

Nicotinamide and its metabolite N1-Methylnicotinamide alleviate endocrine and metabolic abnormalities in adipose and ovarian tissues in rat model of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), as a common endocrine disorder is accompanied by hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance, ovulation problems, and infertility. Various types of off-label drugs like metformin have been used for the management of targeted problems caused by PCOS such as insulin resistance and hyperandrogenism. Nicotinamide (NAM) acts as a substrate of visfatin and Nicotinamide N-Methyltransferase (NNMT) leading to the generation of Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD) and N1-Methylnicotinamide (MNAM), respectively.

Exosomal miRNAs in osteoarthritis.

Exosomes, as lipid nanostructure, are secreted by approximately all cell types within the body and actively involved in either short or long distances cell-cell communication in an autocrine and paracrine manner. Recently, exosomes are widely used as a nanocarrier for delivery of various nucleotide- or protein passed molecules including miRNA, and drugs into various cells, as a therapeutic strategy in a broad range of diseases including osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is one of the most common debilitating chronic musculoskeletal disorders with a multifaceted condition and an increasing impact on the quality of life.

A comparative study on patient safety culture among emergency nurses in the public and private hospitals of Tabriz, Iran.

Aim: To appraise patient safety culture in emergency departments of Iranian public and private hospitals.

Design: A comparative cross-sectional survey design was used.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from January-March 2019.

Phytochemical Analysis and Anti-microbial Activity of Some Important Medicinal Plants from North-west of Iran.

Due to the increase of microbial resistance to antibiotics and the occurrence of side effects, use of medicinal plants with anti-microbial properties seems to be rational. Hence, in this study, some plants of the Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, and Cucurbitaceae families were evaluated for antimicrobial effects. The aerial parts of the plants were extracted by different solvents using a Soxhlet apparatus.

Development of emulsion films based on bovine gelatin-nano chitin-nano ZnO for cake packaging.

This research extends the effect of packaging with bovine gelatin, gelatin nanocomposite (GN), gelatin emulsion (GE), two layers gelatin nanocomposite and gelatin emulsion (GNE), and polyethylene (PE) films on sponge cake properties during storage at 25°C and 55 ± 2% RH. In this regard, water vapor permeability (WVP) and oxygen permeability (OP) of films were compared. Then, moisture content, acidity, peroxide value, texture profile, organoleptic properties, and fungal growth of packed cakes were determined.