The relationship between lifestyle, mental health and attitude towards addiction: behavioral-chemical and social study among the students in Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Masoumeh
Ali-mohammadi
Ph.D, General Psychology Department, Faculty of Humanities Science, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood Branch, Shahrood, Iran
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Mohadese
Saffari
School of Allied Medical Sciences, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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Sakineh
Sayadjou
School of Allied Medical Sciences, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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Mina
Shayestefar
School of Allied Medical Sciences, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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2021
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World Health Organization (WHO) has defined mental health as the ability to communicate with others, modify one’s personal and social environment, and resolve personal conflicts. Mental health disorders are often associated with substance abuse. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between lifestyle, mental health and attitude towards addiction. In this cross-sectional study, the subjects were selected through stratified random sampling from the students of the School of Allied Medical Sciences, in 2020. The sample size consisted of 179 first-year students. Four questionnaires, including a demographic questionnaire, Goldberg’s General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), the Lifestyle Questionnaire (LSQ), and the attitude towards addiction questionnaire, were used to collect data. The results of the GHQ showed that 76.5% of the students had a favorable general health. The LSQ score was good in 92.7% of the students, with the highest and lowest mean scores pertaining to the domains of adverse event prevention and exercise-wellbeing, respectively. There was a negative and significant association between the GHQ scores and the LSQ scores and lifestyle was a predictive variable for the students' general health. Given that lifestyle seems to be able to predict the general health of students, it is necessary to pay further attention to the various aspects of lifestyle, especially exercise and health. The universities should devise plans that direct changes of this life stage toward an appropriate route. This acculturation and education should not be limited to educational environments; rather, they should also be extended to the family level.
Eurasian Chemical Communications
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https://www.echemcom.com/article_133454_e5bf4f5cee2ee16e838eabd34721f46b.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.22034/ecc.2021.290676.1187
Post corona: Chemicals, environmental factors, and public health
Zahra
Asefy
Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran
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Shakar
Mammadova
Department of Physical Geography, Baku State University, Baku, Azerbaijan
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Aygun
Nasibova
Department of Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Baku State University, Baku, Azerbaijan
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Rovshan
Khalilov
Department of Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Baku State University, Baku, Azerbaijan
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Elvin
Aliyev
Department of Biology and Ecology, Lankaran State University, Lankaran, Azerbaijan
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Renad I.
Zhdanov
Russian Institute for Advanced Study, Moscow State Pedagogical University, 1/1, Malaya Pirogovskaya St, Moscow, 119991 Russian Federation
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Aziz
Eftekhari
Department of Biology and Ecology, Lankaran State University, Lankaran, Azerbaijan
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2021
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Nowadays that some countries are applying exit plans from corona restriction rules, the role of environmental health will become clear. The COVID-19 pandemic is driving the demand for disinfectants, pharmaceutical agents, masks and nutritional strategies, which has led to increased interest in public and environmental health. There is an urgent need to identify the health effect of various chemicals in our environment and consider the development and application of environmentally friendly chemicals including magnetic nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, silver nanowires, antibody-linked graphene sheets to verify them for various health problems. This review inspects the strategies to prevent and improve environmental health and the impact of chemicals in post-coronavirus infection.
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dx.doi.org/10.22034/ecc.2021.293309.1195
Synthesis of pyranopyrazole and pyranopyrimidine derivatives using magnesium oxide nanoparticles and evaluation as corrosion inhibitors for lubricants
Ahmad
Salih
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
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Zainab A. K.
Al-Messri
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
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2021
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A three-component, one pot reaction was used to synthesize different pyranopyrazole, tetrahydrochromene, and pyranopyrimidine derivatives using magnesium oxide nanoparticles with a faster reaction time, higher yield, and higher purity than a conventional piperidine base catalyst. The prepared compounds were identified by FT-IR, 1HNMR, 13CNMR spectroscopy, and evaluated as good copper corrosion inhibitors by blending with a base stock lubricant provided by the Iraqi Midland Refineries Company/Al-Daura according to ASTM–D130.
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https://www.echemcom.com/article_133937_15aba8fde8b0f58c530255f655c4566d.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.22034/ecc.2021.291144.1189
Investigation of heavy metal accumulation in mung bean (Vigna radiate) through inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy
Tadesse
Feleke
Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Debre Birhan University, Debre Birhan, Ethiopia
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Azene
Tesfaye
bDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
Arba Minc,Ethiopia
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2021
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Although mung bean is cultivated for its nutritional crop in a different region of Ethiopia through irrigation, its production is hindered by excess accumulation of heavy metals in the environment. The presence of excess heavy metals in the environment subsequently leads to the contamination of consumable products, hampered crop productivity, and subsequently affects human health. The present study aimed to determine the concentrations of selected heavy metals (Pb, Cu, and Cr) in the mung bean collected from Shewarobit, Northcentral, Ethiopia, using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES). Dried seeds of mungbean were digested in a microwave oven by nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide for 1hr at a temperature of 90°C to 95 °C by a hot plate digester and then the concentration of Pb, Cu, and Cr was measured through inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrophotometry (ICP-OES). The result revealed that the concentration of heavy metals in the samples was 2.51 mg/L, 6.53 mg/L, and 0.38 mg/L for Pb, Cu, and Cr, respectively. Copper (Cu) was found to be higher, followed by lead (Pb) and chromium (Cr). The overall accuracy and applicability of the method were confirmed through spiking experiments (recovery) in the range of 80 to 120%, which account for 110.5% ± 0.039, 96.0% ± 0.236, 102.0% ± 0.085 for Pb, Cr, and Cu, respectively. The concentration of Cu and Cr in mung bean falls under the permissible limit. However, the amount of lead is higher than the permissible limit and it is unsafe to consume. Thus, appropriate measures should be done to adjust its concentration.
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https://www.echemcom.com/article_132118_e5b8df696f59be3ea424fa4567d97f01.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.22034/ecc.2021.278034.1153
Novel electrochemical sensing platform for caffeine using three dimensional NiO nanowrinkles modified glassy carbon electrode
Effat
Sharifi Pour
Department of Chemistry, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran
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Hadi
Beitollahi
Environment Department, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran
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2021
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We addressed electrochemical behaviors of caffeine at the modified sensor (three dimensional NiO nanowrinkles modified glassy carbon electrode (3D NiO NWs/GCE)) in an aqueous medium with cyclic voltammetry, differential pulse voltammetry and chronoamperometry. The modification of sensor was performed by drop-casting process. Electrochemical investigations showed that the fabricated 3D NiO NWs/GCE sensor exhibited excellent catalytic performance for the oxidation of caffeine. Based on the optimal conditions of pH=7.0 in CV, caffeine oxidation happens at a potential ~200 mV less positive than that of the unmodified GCE. The current response of 3D NiO NWs/GCE sensors presents a remarkable sensitivity based on CV. The calibration plot is linear (R2: 0.9991) over the concentrations ranging between 0.1 and 800.0 μM of caffeine. Limit of detection (LOD) was 0.03 μM for caffeine.
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https://www.echemcom.com/article_134012_e422c2ebe973b3d91cfb3fb7fd23335c.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.22034/ecc.2021.287723.1181
The functional monomers allyl chloride and acrylamide were used to determine lead using atomic absorption spectroscopy based on molecularly imprinted solid-phase
Ahmed
Mohmmed
Department of chemistry, College of Science, Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq
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Yehya
Al-Bayati
Department of chemistry, College of Science, Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq
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2021
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To determine the lead ion, a novel method with high sensitivity, low cost, and high stability was developed. To fabricate a monolithic solid-phase micro extraction (SPME) fiber, this approach uses a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) with a functional monomer of allyl chloride and acryl amide, a fitting cross-linker, and an EGDMA. A polymer was also prepared without selective binding, referred to as a non-imprinted polymer (NIP). Considering SPME with Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), all these analytical methods used for extraction, preconcentration and selective determination of lead ion (Pb2+). The stability, stability and durability of the manufactured fibers play an essential and indispensable role in SPME, where samples were collected blood of those suffering from kidney diseases and industrial water samples (waste batteries discarded to the sewer network), and the monitoring of analyzes was performed using (AAS) and the use of electron microscopy and scanning (SEM) and FTIR.
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https://www.echemcom.com/article_134226_91a56ec219331794c576d6be60101570.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.22034/ecc.2021.291661.1190
New sensitive turbidimetric method for determination of losartan potassium in pharmaceutical formulations using flow injection combined with homemade turbidimeter
Firas
Kareem
University of Baghdad, College of Science, Department of Chemistry, Baghdad, Iraq
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Mohammad
Hammood
University of Baghdad, College of Science, Department of Chemistry, Baghdad, Iraq
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2021
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This paper is describing a rapid and sensitive method for determination of Losartan potassium (LOS-K) in pure and drug forms. The method is based on the reaction of LOS-K with potassium hexacyanoferrate (III) in acidic medium to form a yellow precipitate. The precipitated product was monitoring and measurements using homemade (Ayah 6Sx1-T-2D solar cell) analyzer that combined with a continuous flow injection technique. Chemical and physical factors such as reagent concentration, acid medium, flow rate, sample volume, purge duration, and delay coil reaction were investigated and optimized. The linear dynamic range of LOS-K was 0.1-2 mmol/L with linearity percentage (r2%) 98.41%. Limit of detection (LOD) at a minimum concentration in the calibration graph was 5.8 µg/sample and limit of quantitation was LOQ=38.3 µg/sample. A comparison of developed method with reference methods (UV-Spectrophotometry at λmax= 232) was also made. These results indicate that the proposed method- which was successfully applied for determination of LOS-K in the pharmaceutical samples, can be used as an alternative for classical methods.
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https://www.echemcom.com/article_134302_4cc28689b81ff342d001e0a79c0502ec.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.22034/ecc.2021.291759.1191
Synthesis of C- glycoside analogs containing thiouracil derivatives and evaluated as antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant activities
Taghreed
Hussein
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq
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Mohammed R.
Ahamad
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Baghdad University, Baghdad, Iraq
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2021
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This work focused on the synthesis of C-glycoside that contained thiouracil unite, which were synthesized from glucon-2-carbothioate thiouracil derivatives [C1-C4] via reaction of gluconic acid, thionyl chloride, and thiouracil derivatives in a one-pot reaction in the presence of triethylamine as a catalyst. Furthermore, we performed synthesis of 2-(glucofuranose) thiouracil derivatives [C5, C6] via condensation reaction of D- glucurone, ethyl cyanoacetate, and thiourea or phenyl thiourea in presence of potassium carbonate, and studying the possibility for their application as antifungal, antibacterial, and antioxidant.
Eurasian Chemical Communications
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https://www.echemcom.com/article_134303_4403f2bf2bb7d60046a0cd5faf44bd5f.pdf
dx.doi.org/10.22034/ecc.2021.293403.1197