National guidelines for cognitive assessment and rehabilitation of Iranian traumatic brain injury patients

Background: Individuals with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) often have prolonged cognitive impairments, resulting in long-term problems with their real-life activities. Given the urgent need for evidence-based recommendations for neuropsychological management of Iranian TBI patients, the current work aimed to adapt eligible international guidelines for cognitive assessment and rehabilitation of the TBI patients in Iran. Methods: The project was led by an executive committee, under the supervision of the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME). Following a systematic literature search and selection process, four guidelines were included for adaptation. Clinical recommendations of the source guidelines were tabulated as possible clinical scenarios for 90 PICO clinical questions covering all relevant phases of care. After summing up the scenarios, our initial list of recommendations was drafted according to the Iranian patients� conditions. The final decision-making, with the contribution of a national interdisciplinary panel of 37 experts from across the country, was conducted in two rounds using online and offline survey forms (Round 1), and face-to-face and telephone meetings (Round 2). Results: A total of 63 recommendations in six sections were included in the final list of recommendations, among which 24 were considered as key recommendations. In addition, some of the recommendations were identified as fundamental, meaning that proper implementation of the other recommendations is largely dependent on their implementation. Conclusion: Iranian health policy makers and rehabilitation program managers are recommended to address some fundamental issues to provide the necessary infrastructure to set up an efficient cognitive rehabilitation service system. © 2020 Academy of Medical Sciences of I.R. Iran. All rights reserved

Excess Thermodynamic Properties for Binary Mixtures of Ionic Liquid 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium Ethyl Sulfate and 2-Methoxyethanol from T = (298.15 to 328.15) K at Atmospheric Pressure

The density (rho), speed of sound (u) and refractive index (n (D)) for pure [Emim][EtSO4], 2-methoxyethanol and their binary mixtures were measured using an Anton Paar vibrating tube density and sound velocity meter (DSA 5000 M) and automatic refractometer over the whole composition range as a function of temperature between 298.15 and 328.15 K in steps of 10 K at atmospheric pressure. Experimental values were used to calculate the excess values of molar volumes (), partial molar volumes (), partial molar volumes at infinite dilution (), isentropic compressibility (), acoustic impedance (Z (E)), free length (), speeds of sound (), internal pressure (), free volume () and deviations in refractive index ( ) for the binary mixtures. These properties were fitted to a Redlich-Kister type equation to obtain the binary coefficients and the standard deviations. The negative values of , , ,, and and positive values for Z (E), ,, and indicate the existence of strong interactions between the components. This was further supported by IR spectroscopy analysis