OBJECTIVE This study aimed to identify predictors of health-related quality of life (HrQoL) and to investigate infection-related concerns in health professionals during the acute treatment episode for one Ebola virus disease (EVD) patient in tertiary care. METHODS In a cross-sectional controlled study, validated self-report questionnaires were completed by three groups of health care professi...

Photoautotrophic microalgae offer high promise for a tertiary treatment of livestock wastewater owing to their rapid growth and nutrient uptake. To screen better microalga for the tertiary treatment, batch photobioreactor tests were conducted using Chlorella emersonii, Chlorella sorokiniana, and Botryococcus braunii. This study evaluated their specific growth rates, CO2 utilization rates, and n...

Medical comorbidity in people with long-term mental illness is common and often undetected; however, these consumers frequently experience problems accessing and receiving appropriate treatment in public health-care services. The aim of the present study was to understand the lived experience of mental health consumers with medical comorbidity and their carers transitioning through tertiary med...

BACKGROUND Improved outcomes for severe sepsis and septic shock have been consistently observed with implementation of early best practice intervention strategies or the 6-hour resuscitation bundle (RB) in single-center studies. This multicenter study examines the in-hospital mortality effect of GENeralized Early Sepsis Intervention Strategies (GENESIS) when utilized in community and tertiary c...

Introduction: Cysticercosis is a disease which is caused by the infestation of the larvae Taenia solium, with humans acting as an intermediate host instead of a definitive host. Head and neck involvement including maxillofacial and oral involvement of cysticercosis is quite rare.  Case Report: We report a series of rare cases of cysticercosis of the head and neck region encountered in a tertia...

Tuberculous empyema (TE) is an uncommon form of pleural tuberculous (TB). Although the incidence of TE has significantly decreased, it still threatens public health. Patients with TE experience a protracted illness and significant morbidity and mortality risk. Male sex is a significant risk factor for TE. Herein, we report an adult case of TE admitted to a tertiary care hospital of Iran with cl...

3-Phenylaminoisoxazol-5(2H)-ones,s ubstituted on nitrogen with an isoquinoline or quinazoline group, react with tertiary amine bases to give imidazo annelated compounds. When the N-substituent is a nitropyridine, 2-aminoindole derivatives are formed instead. Evidence is presented that the reactions proceed by initial addition of the tertiary arnine to C-4

PFAS are a very diverse group of anthropogenic chemicals used in various consumer and industrial products. The properties that characterize their low degradability as well resistance to water, oil heat. This results high persistence the environment bioaccumulation different organisms, causing many adverse effects on human health. Some remain unknown this day. As there thousands registered PFAS,...

BACKGROUND Bariatric surgery particularly benefits patients with obesity-related comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea. We aimed to examine whether the variables that influence treatment choice differ between morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery and those opting for conservative treatments. METHODS A total of 505 consecutive morbidly obese patients ...

BACKGROUND Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) has been suggested to be effective in the prevention of migraine, and levels can be quantified with standardized reference ranges. OBJECTIVE This study documents the prevalence of CoQ10 deficiency in migraine headache and examines the potential effectiveness of supplementation. METHODS We assessed patients attending a tertiary care center with frequent headac...