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Study of the Baby Boom in Iran
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Rahmati, Mohammad Hossein (Supervisor) ; Vesal, Mohammad (Supervisor)
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This paper studies the impact of the revolution on a rise in the rate of marriage and baby boom in the late 1980’s. The key factors that incentivize doing research in this area are manifold—three of which, however, are of great importance: first, the answer to this research question is still a matter of debate; Second, the number of studies in the case of Iran is insufficient; Third, the well-known theoretical models developed in non-Iranian cases are not compatible with the case of Iran. Our research hypothesis is based on the fact that during a period before and after the revolution, people were tremendously involved in the unstable political situation and, therefore no matter what...
Inferring Relation between World and Iranian Populations from Microarray Data
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Hossein Khalaj, Babak (Supervisor) ; Motahhari, Abolfazl (Supervisor)
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One of the branches of genetic studies is population genetics. Each population has its own characteristics due to its evolutionary history, cultural characteristics and geography, which distinguish it from other populations. Scientific and technological advances in recent decades have led to the production of new generation sequencing machines and the creation of large genetic data. These data contain important genetic information and answers to many questions about the origin of humans, the history of populations and their evolutionary process. More and better understanding of the human genome and the distance between populations can help to better understand biological mechanisms and deal...
Inferring the Demographic History of Iranian Populations from Whole Exome Sequencing Data
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Motahari, Abolfazl (Supervisor) ; Khalaj, Babak (Supervisor)
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One of the cornerstones of population genetics is finding ancestral relations between people of a population. Mutations and recombinations are two major signals that can be exploited to infer the population ancestral relationships. Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) has paved the way for achieving this endeavor by providing massive data including single nucleotide polymorphisms, insertions, and deletions as well as structural variations between individuals. In this thesis, the goal is to infer the ancestral structure of a given gene from thousands of NGS datasets. We also attempt to decode times of important events including mutations and recombinations. To this end, we first split a gene into...
Simulating sustainable transport using a predator-prey model
, Article International Journal of Modelling and Simulation ; Volume 25, Issue 3 , 2005 , Pages 147-155 ; 02286203 (ISSN) ; Vaziri, M ; Poorzahedy, H ; Sharif University of Technology
Int. Assoc. of Science and Technology for Development
2005
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A new generation of sustainable development research uses mathematical models. This article proposes a heuristic approach to analyze sustainability in a society utilizing a mathematical model. First, an alternative definition of sustainable development has been proposed. Second, the interactions between transport and the other major components of a society have been simulated by a system of differential equations in the form of Lotka-Volterra type predator-prey model. Some of the model parameters have been considered as control parameters in order to reflect the impact of strategies of reducing transport and economic levels of activities in favour of the environment on the one hand, and...
A fuzzy expert system for prescribing atorvastatin optimum dose
, Article Koomesh ; Volume 13, Issue 1 , 2011 , Pages 43-50 ; 16087046 (ISSN) ; Hassanpour Ezatti, M ; Navidi, H ; Abachi, T ; Sharif University of Technology
2011
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Introduction: Today, Fuzzy expert systems have helped physicians in cases of uncertainty in medical decision making for prescribing drugs. Narrowing of coronary heart and reduction in heart blood flow are important causes of coronary heart disease (CHD). Control of blood lipid level is a routine treatment in CHD patients. But damage to liver is a common side effect of lipid lowering drug medication. Measurement of plasma Alanine aminotransferase level is considered as a marker of liver damage. The aim of this study was to determination of optimal dose of atorvastatin using Fuzzy expert system. Materials and Methods: in this study, Fuzzy expert system based on drug dose determination was...
Nanotechnology in the public eye: The case of Iran, as a developing country
, Article Journal of Nanoparticle Research ; Volume 13, Issue 8 , 2011 , Pages 3511-3519 ; 13880764 (ISSN) ; Sadrnezhaad, S. K ; Nejad, N. M ; Mahmoodi, M ; Ibrahimi Ghavam Abadi, L ; Sharif University of Technology
2011
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Using survey data, public awareness of and attitudes toward nanotechnology are examined in Iran (N ≥ 759). Iran is a developing country with a national nanotechnology action plan for a ten year period starting from 2003 and has been active in the field of research and development of nanotechnology meanwhile. First, the results show that majority of people are still not familiar with nanotechnology and perceived risks posed by this technology are not considered to be a lot and most people feel its benefits outweigh the risks. The emotions toward this technology are of a hopeful and positive nature and this technology is looked upon favorably in Iran. In particular, our results reveals that...
The global burden of childhood and adolescent cancer in 2017: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
, Article The Lancet Oncology ; Volume 20, Issue 9 , 2019 , Pages 1211-1225 ; 14702045 (ISSN) ; Abdollahpour, I ; Advani, S.M ; Agius, D ; Ahmadian, E ; Alahdab, F ; Alam, T ; Alebel, A ; Alipour, V ; Allen, C.A ; Almasi Hashiani, A ; Alvarez, E.M ; Amini, S ; Amoako, Y.A ; Anber, N.H ; Arabloo, J ; Artaman, A ; Atique, S ; Awasthi, A ; Bagherzadeh, M ; Basaleem, H ; Bekru, E.T ; Bijani, A ; Bogale, K.A ; Car, M ; Carvalho, F ; Castro, C ; Catalá-López, F ; Chu, D.-T ; Costa, V.M ; Darwish, A.H ; Demeke, F.M ; Demis, A.B ; Demoz, G.T ; Dharmaratne, S.D ; Do, H.P ; Doan, L.P ; Dubey, M ; Eftekhari, A ; El-Khatib, Z ; Emamian, M.H ; Abbasalizad Farhangi, M ; Fernandes, E ; Fischer, F ; Fouladi Fard, R ; Friedrich, P.M ; Fukumoto, T ; Gedefaw, G.A ; Ghashghaee, A ; Gholamian, A ; Haj-Mirzaian, A ; Haj-Mirzaian, A ; Hamidi, S ; Harvey, J.D ; Hassen, H.Y ; Hay, S.I ; Hoang, C.L ; Hole, M.K ; Horita, N ; Hosseini, S.N ; Hosseinzadeh, M ; Hsairi, M ; Hudson, M.M ; Innos, K ; Jalilian, F ; James, S.L ; Kasaeian, A ; Kassa, T.D ; Kassebaum, N.J ; Keiyoro, P.N ; Khader, Y.S ; Khubchandani, J ; Kianipour, N ; Kirby, J ; Kisa, A ; Kisa, S ; Kocarnik, J.M ; Lauriola, P ; Lopez, A.D ; Mägi, M ; Malik, M.A ; Manafi, A ; Manafi, N ; Mansournia, M.A ; Massenburg, B.B ; Mehta, V ; Meles, H.G ; Meretoja, T.J ; Mestrovic, T ; Mirzaei Alavijeh, M ; Mir, S.M ; Mohammad, D.K ; Darwesh, A.M ; Mezerji, N.M.G ; Mohammadibakhsh, R ; Mohammadoo Khorasani, M ; Mokdad, A.H ; Moodley, Y ; Moosazadeh, M ; Moossavi, M ; Moradpour, F ; Morrison, S.D ; Muchie, K.F ; Naghavi, M ; Nazari, J ; Ngunjiri, J.W ; Nguyen, C.T ; Nguyen, L.H ; Nguyen, S.H ; Nguyen, T.H ; Nixon, M.R ; Olagunju, A.T ; Olagunju, T.O ; Ong, S.K ; Paapsi, K ; Pennini, A ; Pereira, D.M ; Pillay, J.D ; Qorbani, M ; Rabiee, M ; Rabiee, N ; Raoofi, S ; Rawaf, D.L ; Rawaf, S ; Reiner, R.C ; Rezaei, N ; Rezapour, A ; Roba, K.T ; Robison, L.L ; Rodriguez Galindo, C ; Roshandel, G ; Safiri, S ; Salahshoor, M ; Salehi Zahabi, S ; Samy, A.M ; Santric Milicevic, M.M ; Satpathy, M ; Sawyer, S.M ; Seyedmousavi, S ; Shabaninejad, H ; Shaikh, M.A ; Shamshirian, A ; Shamsizadeh, M ; Shirkoohi, R ; Siabani, S ; Singh, J.A ; Siramlee, K ; Tabarés-Seisdedos, R ; Temsah, M.-H ; Tran, B.X ; Ullah, I ; Vahedian Azimi, A ; Vollset, S.E ; Vos, T ; Waheed, Y ; Weldesamuel, G.T ; Workie, H.M ; Xu, R ; Yaseri, M ; Yonemoto, N ; Yu, C ; Zadnik, V ; Zahirian Moghadam, T ; Zaidi, Z ; Zangeneh, A ; Zewale, T.A ; Ziapour, A ; Zodpey, S ; Murray, C.J.L ; Fitzmaurice, C ; Bhakta, N ; GBD 2017 Childhood Cancer Collaborators ; Sharif University of Technology
Lancet Publishing Group
2019
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Background: Accurate childhood cancer burden data are crucial for resource planning and health policy prioritisation. Model-based estimates are necessary because cancer surveillance data are scarce or non-existent in many countries. Although global incidence and mortality estimates are available, there are no previous analyses of the global burden of childhood cancer represented in disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs). Methods: Using the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2017 methodology, childhood (ages 0–19 years) cancer mortality was estimated by use of vital registration system data, verbal autopsy data, and population-based cancer registry incidence...
Global age-sex-specific fertility, mortality, healthy life expectancy (HALE), and population estimates in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2019: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
, Article The Lancet ; Volume 396, Issue 10258 , 2020 , Pages 1160-1203 ; Machado, D.B ; Cislaghi, B ; Salman, O.M ; Karanikolos, M ; McKee, M ; Abbas, K.M ; Brady, O.J ; Larson, H.J ; Trias-Llimós, S ; Cummins, S ; Langan, S.M ; Sartorius, B ; Hafiz, A ; Jenabi, E ; Mohammad Gholi Mezerji, N ; Borzouei, S ; Azarian, G ; Khazaei, S ; Abbasi, M ; Asghari, B ; Masoumi, S ; Komaki, H ; Taherkhani, A ; Adabi, M ; Abbasifard, M ; Bazmandegan, G ; Kamiab, Z ; Vakilian, A ; Anjomshoa, M ; Mokari, A ; Sabour, S ; Shahbaz, M ; Saeedi, R ; Ahmadieh, H ; Yousefinezhadi, T ; Haj-Mirzaian, A ; Nikbakhsh, R ; Safi, S ; Asgari, S ; Irvani, S.N ; Jahanmehr, N ; Ramezanzadeh, K ; Abbasi-Kangevari, M ; Khayamzadeh, M ; Abbastabar, H ; Shirkoohi, R ; Fazlzadeh, M ; Janjani, H ; Hosseini, M ; Mansournia, M ; Tohidinik, H ; Bakhtiari, A ; Fazaeli, A ; Mousavi, S ; Hasanzadeh, A ; Nabavizadeh, B ; Malekzadeh, R ; Hashemian, M ; Pourshams, A ; Salimzadeh, H ; Sepanlou, S.G ; Afarideh, M ; Esteghamati, A ; Esteghamati, S ; Ghajar, A ; Heidari, B ; Rezaei, N ; Mohamadi, E ; Rahimi-Movaghar, A ; Rahim, F ; Eskandarieh, S ; Sahraian, M ; Mohebi, F ; Aminorroaya, A ; Ebrahimi, H ; Farzadfar, F ; Mohajer, B ; Pishgar, F ; Saeedi Moghaddam, S ; Shabani, M ; Zarafshan, H ; Abolhassani, H ; Hafezi-Nejad, N ; Heidari-Soureshjani, R ; Abdollahi, M ; Farahmand, M ; Salamati, P ; Mehrabi Nasab, E ; Tajdini, M ; Aghamir, S ; Mirzaei, R ; Dibaji Forooshani, Z ; Khater, M.M ; Abd-Allah, F ; Abdelalim, A ; Abualhasan, A ; El-Jaafary, S.I ; Hassan, A ; Elsharkawy, A ; Khater, A.M ; Elhabashy, H.R ; Salem, M.R.R ; Salem, H ; Sadeghi, M ; Jafarinia, M ; Amini-Rarani, M ; Mohammadifard, N ; Sarrafzadegan, N ; Abdollahpour, I ; Sarveazad, A ; Tehrani-Banihashemi, A ; Yoosefi Lebni, J ; Manafi, N ; Pazoki Toroudi, H ; Dorostkar, F ; Alipour, V ; Sheikhtaheri, A ; Arabloo, J ; Azari, S ; Ghashghaee, A ; Rezapour, A ; Naserbakht, M ; Kabir, A ; Mehri, F ; Yousefifard, M ; Asadi-Aliabadi, M ; Babaee, E ; Eshrati, B ; Goharinezhad, S ; Moradi-Lakeh, M ; Abedi, P ; Rashedi, V ; Kumar, V ; Elgendy, I.Y ; Basu, S ; Park, J ; Pereira, A ; Norheim, O.F ; Eagan, A.W ; Cahill, L.E ; Sheikh, A ; Abushouk, A.I ; Kraemer, M.U.G ; Thakur, B ; Bärnighausen, T.W ; Shrime, M.G ; Abedi, A ; Doshi, C.P ; Abegaz, K.H ; Geberemariyam, B.S ; Aynalem, Y.A ; Shiferaw, W.S ; Abosetugn, A.E ; Aboyans, V ; Abrams, E.M ; Gitimoghaddam, M ; Kissoon, N ; Stubbs, J.L ; Brauer, M ; Iyamu, I.O ; Kopec, J.A ; Pourmalek, F ; Ribeiro, A.P ; Malta, D.C ; Gomez, R.S ; Abreu, L.G ; Abrigo, M.R.M ; Almulhim, A.M ; Dahlawi, S.M.A ; Pottoo, F.H ; Menezes, R.G ; Alanzi, T.M ; Alumran, A.K ; Abu Haimed, A.K ; Madadin, M ; Alanezi, F.M ; Abu-Gharbieh, E ; Saddik, B ; Abu-Raddad, L.J ; Samy, A.M ; El Nahas, N ; Shalash, A.S ; Nabhan, A.F ; Kamath, A.M ; Kassebaum, N.J ; Aravkin, A.Y ; Kochhar, S ; Sorensen, R.J.D ; Afshin, A ; Burkart, K ; Cromwell, E.A ; Dandona, L ; Dharmaratne, S.D ; Gakidou, E ; Hay, S.I ; Kyu, H.H ; Lopez, A.D ; Lozano, R ; Misganaw, A.T ; Mokdad, A.H ; Naghavi, M ; Pigott, D.M ; Reiner Jr, R.C ; Roth, G.A ; Stanaway, J.D ; Vollset, S ; Vos, T ; Wang, H ; Lim, S.S ; Murray, C.J.L ; Kalani, R ; Ikuta, K.S ; Cho, D.Y ; Kneib, C.J ; Crowe, C.S ; Massenburg, B.B ; Morrison, S.D ; Acebedo, A ; Adelson, J.D ; Agesa, K.M ; Alam, T ; Albertson, S.B ; Anderson, J.A ; Antony, C.M ; Ashbaugh, C ; Assmus, M ; Azhar, G ; Balassyano, S ; Bannick, M.S ; Barthelemy, C.M ; Bender, R.G ; Bennitt, F.B ; Bertolacci, G.J ; Biehl, M.H ; Bisignano, C ; Boon-Dooley, A.S ; Briant, P.S ; Bryazka, D ; Bumgarner, B.R ; Callender, C.S ; Cao, J ; Castle, C.D ; Castro, E ; Causey, K ; Cercy, K.M ; Chalek, J ; Charlson, F.J ; Cohen, A.J ; Comfort, H ; Compton, K ; Croneberger, A.J ; Cruz, J.A ; Cunningham, M ; Dandona, R ; Dangel, W.J ; Dean, F.E ; DeCleene, N.K ; Deen, A ; Degenhardt, L ; Dingels, Z.V ; Dippenaar, I.N ; Dirac, M.A ; Dolgert, A.J ; Emmons-Bell, S ; Estep, K ; Farag, T ; Feigin, V.L ; Feldman, R ; Ferrara, G ; Ferrari, A.J ; Fitzgerald, R ; Force, L.M ; Fox, J.T ; Frank, T.D ; Fu, W ; Fukutaki, K ; Fuller, J.E ; Fullman, N ; Galles, N.C ; Gardner, W.M ; Gershberg Hayoon, A ; Goren, E ; Gorman, T.M ; Gottlich, H.C ; Guo, G ; Haddock, B ; Hagins, H ; Haile, L.M ; Hamilton, E.B ; Han, C ; Han, H ; Harvey, J.D ; Henny, K ; Henrikson, H.J ; Henry, N.J ; Herbert, M.E ; Hsiao, T ; Huynh, C.K ; Iannucci, V.C ; Ippolito, H ; Irvine, C.M.S ; Jafari, H ; Jahagirdar, D ; James, S.L ; Johnson, C.O ; Johnson, S.C ; Keller, C ; Kemmer, L ; Kendrick, P.J ; Knight, M ; Kocarnik, J.M ; Krohn, K.J ; Larson, S.L ; Lau, K.M ; Ledesma, J.R ; Leever, A.T ; LeGrand, K.E ; Lescinsky, H ; Lin, C ; Liu, H ; Liu, Z ; Lo, J ; Lu, A ; Ma, J ; Maddison, E.R ; Manguerra, H ; Marks, A ; Martopullo, I ; Mastrogiacomo, C.I ; May, E.A ; Mooney, M.D ; Mosser, J.F ; Mullany, E.C ; Mumford, J ; Munro, S.B ; Nandakumar, V ; Nguyen, J ; Nguyen, M ; Nichols, E ; Nixon, M.R ; Odell, C.M ; Ong, K.L ; Orji, A.U ; Ostroff, S.M ; Pasovic, M ; Paulson, K.R ; Pease, S.A ; Pennini, A ; Pierce, M ; Pilz, T.M ; Pletcher, M ; Rao, P.C ; Razo, C ; Redford, S.B ; Reinig, N ; Reitsma, M.B ; Rhinehart, P ; Robalik, T ; Roberts, S ; Roberts, N.L.S ; Rolfe, S ; Sbarra, A.N ; Schaeffer, L.E ; Shackelford, K.A ; Shadid, J ; Sharara, F ; Shaw, D.H ; Sheena, B.S ; Simpson, K.E ; Smith, A ; Spencer, C.N ; Spurlock, E.E ; Stark, B.A ; Steiner, C ; Steuben, K.M ; Sylte, D.O ; Tang, M ; Taylor, H.J ; Terrason, S ; Thomson, A.M ; Torre, A.E ; Travillian, R ; Troeger, C.E ; Vongpradith, A ; Walters, M.K ; Wang, J ; Watson, A ; Watson, S ; Whisnant, J.L ; Whiteford, H.A ; Wiens, K.E ; Wilner, L.B ; Wilson, S ; Wool, E.E ; Wozniak, S.S ; Wu, J ; Wulf Hanson, S ; Wunrow, H ; Xu, R ; Sharif University of Technology
Lancet Publishing Group
2020
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Background: Accurate and up-to-date assessment of demographic metrics is crucial for understanding a wide range of social, economic, and public health issues that affect populations worldwide. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2019 produced updated and comprehensive demographic assessments of the key indicators of fertility, mortality, migration, and population for 204 countries and territories and selected subnational locations from 1950 to 2019. Methods: 8078 country-years of vital registration and sample registration data, 938 surveys, 349 censuses, and 238 other sources were identified and used to estimate age-specific fertility. Spatiotemporal...
Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017
, Article Nature Medicine ; Volume 26, Issue 5 , August , 2020 , Pages 750-759 ; Ross, J. M ; Lazzar Atwood, A ; Munro, S. B ; Schaeffer, L. E ; Abbasalizad Farhangi, M ; Abbasi, M ; Abbastabar, H ; Abdelalim, A ; Abdoli, A ; Abdollahi, M ; Abdollahpour, I ; Abdulkader, R. S ; Abebe, N. D ; Abebo, T. A ; Abegaz, K. H ; Abolhassani, H ; Abreu, L.G ; Abrigo, M.R.M ; Abushouk, A.I ; Accrombessi, M.M.K ; Acharya, D ; Adabi, M ; Adebiyi, A.O ; Adedeji, I.A ; Adekanmbi, V ; Adeoye, A.M ; Adetokunboh, O.O ; Adham, D ; Aduroja, P.E ; Advani, S.M ; Afarideh, M ; Aghaali, M ; Agrawal, A ; Ahmad, T ; Ahmadi, K ; Ahmadi, S ; Ahmed, M.B ; Ahmed, R ; Ajumobi, O ; Akal, C.G ; Akalu, T.Y ; Akinyemiju, T ; Akombi, B ; Al-Aly, Z ; Alam, S ; Alamene, G.M ; Alanzi, T.M ; Rabanal, J.E.A ; Alema, N.M ; Ali, B.A ; Ali, M ; Alijanzadeh, M ; Alinia, C ; Alipour, V ; Alizade, H ; Aljunid, S.M ; Almasi, A ; Almasi-Hashiani, A ; Al-Mekhlafi, H.M ; Al-Raddadi, R.M ; Altirkawi, K ; Alvis-Guzman, N ; Alvis-Zakzuk, N.J ; Amare, A.T ; Amegah, A.K ; Amini, S ; Rarani, M.A ; Amiri, F ; Amit, A.M.L ; Anber, N.H ; Andrei, C.L ; Ansari, F ; Ansari-Moghaddam, A ; Anteneh, Z.A ; Antonio, C.A.T ; Antriyandarti, E ; Anvari, D ; Anwer, R ; Appiah, S.C.Y ; Arabloo, J ; Arab-Zozani, M ; Araya, E.M ; Arefi, Z ; Aremu, O ; Ärnlöv, J ; Arzani, A ; Asadi-Aliabadi, M ; Asadi-Pooya, A.A ; Asgari, S ; Asghari, B ; Ashagre, A.F ; Asrat, A.A ; Ataeinia, B ; Atalay, H.T ; Atnafu, D.D ; Atout, M.M.W ; Ausloos, M ; Avokpaho, E.F.G.A ; Awasthi, A ; Quintanilla, B.P.A ; Ayanore, M.A ; Aynalem, Y.A.A ; Azadmehr, A ; Azari, S ; Azarian, G ; Azene, Z.N ; Babaee, E ; Badawi, A ; Badiye, A.D ; Bahrami, M.A ; Baig, A.A.A ; Bakhtiari, A ; Bakkannavar, S.M ; Balakrishnan, S ; Bali, A.G ; Banach, M ; Banik, P.C ; Baradaran-Seyed, Z ; Baraki, A.G ; Barboza, M.A ; Bärnighausen, T.W ; Barua, L ; Basaleem, H ; Basu, S ; Bayati, M ; Bayih, M.T ; Baynes, H.W ; Bedi, N ; Behzadifar, M ; Behzadifar, M ; Bekele, Y.A ; Bennett, D.A ; Berbada, D.A ; Berhe, K ; Berhe, A.K ; Berman, A.E ; Bernstein, R.S ; Bhageerathy, R ; Bhandari, D ; Bharadwaj, P ; Bhattacharjee, N.V ; Bhattacharyya, K ; Bijani, A ; Bikbov, B ; Bilano, V ; Bililign, N ; Sayeed, M.S.B ; Birara, S ; Birhane, M.B.B ; Birhanu, M ; Biswas, R.K ; Bitew, Z.W ; Bogale, K.A ; Bohlouli, S ; Bolla, S.R ; Boloor, A ; Borzì, A.M ; Borzouei, S ; Brady, O.J ; Bragazzi, N.L ; Braithwaite, D ; Briko, N.I ; Britton, G ; Budhathoki, S.S ; Nagaraja, S.B ; Busse, R ; Butt, Z.A ; Cahuana-Hurtado, L ; Cámera, L.A ; Campos-Nonato, I.R ; Cano, J ; Car, J ; Cárdenas, R ; Carrero, J.J ; Carvalho, F ; Castaldelli-Maia, J.M ; Castañeda-Orjuela, C.A ; Castro, F ; Cerin, E ; Chansa, C ; Charan, J ; Chatterjee, P ; Chattu, V.K ; Chauhan, B.G ; Chavshin, A.R ; Chehrazi, M ; Chichiabellu, T.Y ; Chin, K.L ; Christopher, D.J ; Chu, D.-T ; Cicuttini, F.M ; Collison, M.L ; Cork, M.A ; Cormier, N ; Cortesi, P.A ; Costa, V.M ; Dadi, A.F.F ; Dagnew, B ; Dahlawi, S.M.A ; Damiani, G ; Darwish, A.H ; Daryani, A ; Das, J.K ; Gupta, R.D ; Dávila-Cervantes, C ; Davis Weaver, N ; Leo, D.D ; Neve, J.-W.D ; Demeke, F.M ; Demis, A.B ; Demissie, D.B ; Demoz, G.T ; Denova-Gutiérrez, E ; Deribe, K ; Desai, R ; Desalegn, B.B ; Desalew, A ; Deshpande, A ; Dey, S ; Dharmaratne, S.D ; Dhillon, P ; Dhimal, M ; Dhungana, G.P ; Nasab, M.D ; Diaz, D ; Forooshani, Z.S.D ; Dinsa, G.D ; Dipeolu, I.O ; Djalalinia, S ; Do, H.T ; Do, H.P ; Doku, P.N ; Dorostkar, F ; Doshmangir, L ; Dubey, M ; Adema, B.D ; Dunachie, S.J ; Duncan, B.B ; Durães, A.R ; Earl, L ; Leylabadlo, H.E ; Eftekhari, A ; El Sayed, I ; El Sayed Zaki, M ; El Tantawi, M ; Elbarazi, I ; Elemineh, D.A ; El-Jaafary, S.I ; El-Khatib, Z ; Elsharkawy, A ; El-Sherbiny, Y.M ; Elyazar, I.R.F ; Emamian, M.H ; Enany, S ; Endalew, D.A ; Endalifer, M.L ; Eskandari, K ; Eskandarieh, S ; Esmaeilnejad, S ; Esteghamati, A ; Etemadi, A ; Etisso, A.E ; Fanzo, J ; Farahmand, M ; Faraj, A ; Farashi, S ; Fareed, M ; Farioli, A ; Faro, A ; Farzadfar, F ; Farzam, H ; Fatima, S.S ; Fattahi, N ; Fauk, N.K ; Fazaeli, A.A ; Fentahun, N ; Ferede, T.Y ; Fereshtehnejad, S.-M ; Fernandes, E ; Fernandes, J.C ; Feyissa, G.T ; Filip, I ; Fischer, F ; Flohr, C ; Foigt, N.A ; Folayan, M.O ; Fomenkov, A.A ; Foroutan, M ; Förster, J ; Francis, J.M ; Fukumoto, T ; Gayesa, R.T ; Geberemariyam, B.S ; Gebrehiwot, T.T ; Gebremariam, H ; Gebremariam, K.T ; Gebremedhin, K.B.B ; Gebremeskel, G.G ; Gebreslassie, A.A.A ; Gebretsadik, G.G.G ; Gedefaw, G.A ; Geramo, Y.C.D ; Gesesew, H.A ; Geta, B ; Getenet, A.B ; Gezae, K.E ; Ghaffarifar, F ; Ghafourifard, M ; Ghajar, A ; Ghajarzadeh, M ; Ghashghaee, A ; Ghiasvand, H ; Gholamian, A ; Gilani, S.A ; Gill, T.K ; Ginawi, I.A ; Goli, S ; Gomes, N.G.M ; Gopalani, S.V ; Goudarzi, H ; Goulart, A.C ; Govindakarnavar, A ; Grada, A ; Grivna, M ; Guimarães, R.A ; Guled, R.A ; Guo, Y ; Gupta, R ; Gupta, R ; Hafezi-Nejad, N ; Haile, M.T ; Haj-Mirzaian, A ; Haj-Mirzaian, A ; Hall, B.J ; Halvaei, I ; Hamadeh, R.R ; Hamidi, Y ; Handiso, D.W ; Hankey, G.J ; Haririan, H ; Hariyani, N ; Hasaballah, A.I ; Hasan, M.M ; Hasankhani, M ; Hasanpoor, E ; Hasanzadeh, A ; Hashemian, M ; Hassanipour, S ; Hassen, H.Y ; Havmoeller, R ; Hawkes, C ; Hayat, K ; Hayelom, D.H ; Heidari, B ; Heidari-Soureshjani, R ; Hendrie, D ; Henok, A ; Henry, N.J ; Herrero, M ; Herteliu, C ; Heydarpour, F ; de Hidru, H.D ; Hoang, C.L ; Hoek, H.W ; Hole, M.K ; Holla, R ; Hollerich, G ; Rad, E.H ; Hong, S.H ; Hoogar, P ; Horino, M ; Hossain, N ; Hosseini, M ; Hosseinzadeh, M ; Hostiuc, M ; Hostiuc, S ; Househ, M ; Hsairi, M ; Hu, G ; Huda, T.M ; Humayun, A ; Hwang, B.-F ; Ibitoye, S.E ; Ilesanmi, O.S ; Ilic, M.D ; Imani-Nasab, M.H ; Inbaraj, L.R ; Iqbal, U ; Irvani, S.S.N ; Islam, S.M.S ; Iwu, C.C.D ; Iwu, C.J ; Izadi, N ; Jaafari, J ; Jaca, A ; Jadidi-Niaragh, F ; Balalami, N.J ; Jafarinia, M ; Jahani, M.A ; Sharif University of Technology
Nature Research
2020
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A double burden of malnutrition occurs when individuals, household members or communities experience both undernutrition and overweight. Here, we show geospatial estimates of overweight and wasting prevalence among children under 5 years of age in 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) from 2000 to 2017 and aggregate these to policy-relevant administrative units. Wasting decreased overall across LMICs between 2000 and 2017, from 8.4% (62.3 (55.1–70.8) million) to 6.4% (58.3 (47.6–70.7) million), but is predicted to remain above the World Health Organization’s Global Nutrition Target of <5% in over half of LMICs by 2025. Prevalence of overweight increased from 5.2% (30 (22.8–38.5)...
Preoperative paraspinal neck muscle characteristics predict early onset adjacent segment degeneration in anterior cervical fusion patients: A machine-learning modeling analysis
, Article Journal of Orthopaedic Research ; 2020 ; Harada, G ; Lee, R ; Gandhi, S. D ; Dziedzic, A ; Espinoza Orias, A ; Parnianpour, M ; Louie, P. K. H ; Basques, B ; An, H. S ; Samartzis, D ; Sharif University of Technology
John Wiley and Sons Inc
2020
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Early onset adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) can be found within six months after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Deficits in deep paraspinal neck muscles may be related to early onset ASD. This study aimed to determine whether the morphometry of preoperative deep neck muscles (multifidus and semispinalis cervicis) predicted early onset ASD in patients with ACDF. Thirty-two cases of early onset ASD after a two-level ACDF and 30 matched non-ASD cases were identified from a large-scale cohort. The preoperative total cross-sectional area (CSA) of bilateral deep neck muscles and the lean muscle CSAs from C3 to C7 levels were measured manually on T2-weighted magnetic resonance...
Screening of glypican-6 expression in benign, primary and metastatic colon cancers
, Article Clinical Medicine Insights: Oncology ; Volume 15 , 2021 ; 11795549 (ISSN) ; Alshammari, F. O. F. O ; Youssef, A. M. M ; Al Sarayreh, S ; Al Sarayra, Y. M ; Aborajooh, E ; Al Shuneigat, J ; Alrawashdeh, H. M ; Sharif University of Technology
SAGE Publications Ltd
2021
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Background: The development of colon cancer has been described as a multistep process of carcinogenesis. Understanding molecular and cellular changes underlying this process is required to determine potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets in colon cancers. Several molecular entities, including glypicans, are implicated in cancer development. Among these is glypican-6, which is overexpressed in a limited number of cancers. This study aims to characterise the glypican-6 expression in different types of colon cancer. Methods: Immunohistochemistry was used to characterise glypican-6 expression in a panel of archived formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded colon tissue types. These types included...
Glypican-1 overexpression in different types of breast cancers
, Article OncoTargets and Therapy ; Volume 14 , 2021 , Pages 4309-4318 ; 11786930 (ISSN) ; Al Saraireh, Y. M ; Youssef, A. M. M ; Al Sarayra, Y. M ; Alrawashdeh, H. M ; Sharif University of Technology
Dove Medical Press Ltd
2021
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Purpose: Treatment of metastatic breast cancer patients is challenging and remains a major underlying cause of female mortality. Understanding molecular alterations in tumor development is critical to identify novel biomarkers and targets for cancer diagnosis and therapy. One of the aberrant cancer expressions gaining recent research interest is glypican-1. Several studies reported strong glypican-1 expression in various types of human cancers. However, none of these investigated glypican-1 expression in a large cohort of breast cancer histopathological subtypes. Patients and Methods: Immunohistochemistry was used to assess glypican-1 expression in 220 breast cancer patients and its relation...
The potential role of auditory prediction error in decompensated tinnitus: An auditory mismatch negativity study
, Article Brain and Behavior ; Volume 9, Issue 4 , 2019 ; 21623279 (ISSN) ; Daneshi, A ; Asadpour, A ; Mohsen, S ; Farhadi, M ; Mahmoudian, S ; Sharif University of Technology
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
2019
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Introduction: Some tinnitus subjects habituate to their tinnitus but some others do not and complain of its annoyance tremendously. Normal sensory memory and change detection processes are needed for detecting the tinnitus signal as a prediction error and habituation to tinnitus. The purpose of this study was to compare auditory mismatch negativity as the index of sensory memory and change detection among the studied groups to search for the factors involving in the perception of tinnitus and preventing habituation in decompensated tinnitus subjects. Methods: Electroencephalography was recorded from scalp electrodes in compensated tinnitus, decompensated tinnitus, and no tinnitus control...
The global, regional, and national burden of oesophageal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
, Article The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology ; Volume 5, Issue 6 , June , 2020 , Pages 582-597 ; Nasrollahzadeh, D ; Safiri, S ; Sepanlou, S. G ; Fitzmaurice, C ; Ikuta, K. S ; Bisignano, C ; Islami, F ; Roshandel, G ; Lim, S. S ; Abolhassani, H ; Abu Gharbieh, E ; Adedoyin, R. A ; Advani, S. M ; Ahmed, M. B ; Aichour, M. T. E ; Akinyemiju, T ; Akunna, C. J ; Alahdab, F ; Alipour, V ; Almasi Hashiani, A ; Almulhim, A. M ; Anber, N. H ; Ansari Moghaddam, A ; Arabloo, J ; Arab Zozani, M ; Awedew, A. F ; Badawi, A ; Berfield, K. S. S ; Berhe, K ; Bhattacharyya, K ; Biondi, A ; Bjørge, T ; Borzì, A. M ; Bosetti, C ; Carreras, G ; Carvalho, F ; Castro, C ; Chu, D. T ; Costa, V. M ; Dagnew, B ; Gela, J. D ; Daryani, A ; Demeke, F. M ; Demoz, G. T ; Dianatinasab, M ; Elbarazi, I ; Emamian, M. H ; Etemadi, A ; Faris, P. S ; Fernandes, E ; Filip, I ; Fischer, F ; Gad, M. M ; Gallus, S ; Gebre, A. K ; Gebrehiwot, T. T ; Gebremeskel, G. G ; Gebresillassie, B. M ; Ghasemi Kebria, F ; Ghashghaee, A ; Ghith, N ; Golechha, M ; Gorini, G ; Gupta, R ; Hafezi Nejad, N ; Haj Mirzaian, A ; Harvey, J. D ; Hashemian, M ; Hassen, H. Y ; Hay, S. I ; Henok, A ; Hoang, C. L ; Hosgood, H. D ; Househ, M ; Ilesanmi, O. S ; Ilic, M.D ; Irvani, S. S. N ; Jain, C ; James, S. L ; Jee, S. H ; Jha, R. P ; Joukar, F ; Kabir, A ; Kasaeian, A ; Kassaw, M. W ; Kaur, S ; Kengne, A. P ; Kerboua, E ; Khader, Y. S ; Khalilov, R ; Khan, E. A ; Khoja, A. T ; Kocarnik, J. M ; Komaki, H ; Kumar, V ; La Vecchia, C ; Lasrado, S ; Li, B ; Lopez, A. D ; Majeed, A ; Manafi, N ; Manda, A. L ; Mansour Ghanaei, F ; Mathur, M. R ; Mehta, V ; Mehta, D ; Mendoza, W ; Mithra, P ; Mohammad, K. A ; Mohammadian Hafshejani, A ; Mohammadpourhodki, R ; Mohammed, J. A ; Mohebi, F ; Mokdad, A. H ; Monasta, L ; Moosavi, D ; Moosazadeh, M ; Moradi, G ; Moradpour, F ; Moradzadeh, R ; Naik, G ; Negoi, I ; Nggada, H. A ; Nguyen, H. L. T ; Nikbakhsh, R ; Nixon, M. R ; Olagunju, A. T ; Olagunju, T. O ; Padubidri, J. R ; Pakshir, K ; Patel, S ; Pathak, M ; Pham, H. Q ; Pourshams, A ; Rabiee, N ; Rabiee, M ; Radfar, A ; Rafiei, A ; Ramezanzadeh, K ; Rath, G. K ; Rathi, P ; Rawaf, S ; Rawaf, D. L ; Rezaei, N ; Roro, E. M ; Saad, A. M ; Salimzadeh, H ; Samy, A. M ; Sartorius, B ; Sarveazad, A ; Sekerija, M ; Sha, F ; Shamsizadeh, M ; Sheikhbahaei, S ; Shirkoohi, R ; Malleshappa, S. K. S ; Singh, J. A ; Sinha, D. N ; Smarandache, C. G ; Soshnikov, S ; Suleria, H. A. R ; Tadesse, D. B ; Tesfay, B. E ; Thakur, B ; Traini, E ; Tran, K. B ; Tran, B. X ; Ullah, I ; Vacante, M ; Veisani, Y ; Vujcic, I. S ; Weldesamuel, G. T ; Xu, R ; Yazdi Feyzabadi, V ; Yuce, D ; Zadnik, V ; Zaidi, Z ; Zhang, Z. J ; Malekzadeh, R ; Naghavi, M ; GBD 2017 Oesophageal Cancer Collaborators ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier Ltd
2020
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Background Oesophageal cancer is a common and often fatal cancer that has two main histological subtypes: oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma and oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Updated statistics on the incidence and mortality of oesophageal cancer, and on the disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) caused by the disease, can assist policy makers in allocating resources for prevention, treatment, and care of oesophageal cancer. We report the latest estimates of these statistics for 195 countries and territories between 1990 and 2017, by age, sex, and Socio-demographic Index (SDI), using data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017 (GBD). Methods We used data...