Applicability of tools to identify potentially inappropriate prescribing in elderly during medication review: Comparison of STOPP/START version 2, Beers 2019, EU(7)-PIM list, PRISCUS list, and Amsterdam tool—A pilot study

Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) is one of the major risk factors of adverse drug events in elderly patients.Pharmacotherapy assessment criteria may help reduce the instances of PIP among geriatric patients.This study aimed to verify the applicability of selected tools designed to assess prescribing appropriateness in elderly and to iden

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Effects of Dietary Interventions on Gut Microbiome in Overweight or Obese Adults: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Background: It has been shown that gut microbiota dysbiosis may induce intestinal permeability, and systemic inflammation, leading to metabolic dysregulation.Furthermore, it has been implicated in the etiology of obesity.Dietary intake is known to affect the gut microbiota.These RCTs suggested that different dietary interventions may Production Edi

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Assessing the Principle of Scientific Writing in Published Articles in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Background and Objectives: Publication of scientific articles nowadays is one of the important indexes of knowledge production.This index plays a key role for ranking in academia.The aim of this study was to assess the how academic staff in Shiraz Medical Sciences University considered the principle of scientific writing.Methods: In a cross-section

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New Mechanism on Synergistic Effect of Nitrite and Triethanolamine Addition on the Corrosion of Ductile Cast Iron

In general, we compared the different inhibition mechanisms of organic inhibitor with that of anodic inhibitor.When triethanolamine or nitrite was added separately to tap water for inhibiting the corrosion Tasting Glasses of ductile cast iron, large amounts of inhibitor were needed.This is because the corrosion inhibitors had to overcome the galvan

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