background and purpose: nosocomial infection is a threat to patient safety. in this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of alcohol-based handrub solutions recommended by the world health organization on skin integrity of health care providers. methods: this experimental study was carried out on 40 healthcare personnel of 17 shahrivar hospital, amol, iran, in 2016. the subjects were select...

Polyethylene terephthalate is one of the important synthetic ester polymeric material used in widespread areas. In textile industry, this fibrous finds use most garment and apparel applications due to its ease handling, maintenance, drying competes with cotton materials. However, maximum hydrophobic behavior, gives number issues like accumulation statics, negligible moisture content, poor comfo...

BACKGROUND Effective interventions are needed to reduce neurobehavioral impairments in children due to maternal alcohol use during pregnancy. Currently, health-counseling interventions have shown inconsistent results to reduce prenatal alcohol use. Thus, more research using health counseling is needed to gain more knowledge about the effectiveness of this type of intervention on reducing alcoho...

BACKGROUND The goals of our study are to determine the most appropriate model for alcohol consumption as an exposure for burden of disease, to analyze the effect of the chosen alcohol consumption distribution on the estimation of the alcohol Population- Attributable Fractions (PAFs), and to characterize the chosen alcohol consumption distribution by exploring if there is a global relationship w...

BACKGROUND Most available pharmacotherapies for alcohol-dependent patients target abstinence; however, reduced alcohol consumption may be a more realistic goal. Using randomized clinical trial (RCT) data, a previous microsimulation model evaluated the clinical relevance of reduced consumption in terms of avoided alcohol-attributable events. Using real-life observational data, the current analys...