The international data have indicated a growing trend of alcohol use worldwide during recent years. Although alcohol use is against cultural norms and religious law in Iran, anecdotal reports from substance abuse treatment providers show that there is demand for alcohol treatment in the country. A recent national report also documented alcohol use disorders in Iran. Development and implementati...

BACKGROUND Integrated treatment programs (those that include on-site pregnancy-, parenting-, or child-related services with addiction services) were developed to break the intergenerational cycle of addiction, dysfunctional parenting, and poor outcomes for mothers and children, yet there has been no systematic review of studies of parenting outcomes. OBJECTIVES As part of larger systematic re...

Anaerobic–aerobic systems have been remarkably employed in industrial and municipal wastewater treatment for many years. While previously most treatment of wastewaters have been carried out in conventional anaerobic–aerobic treatment plants, in recent years, high rate anaerobic–aerobic bioreactors have been increasingly employed for wastewaters with high chemical oxygen demand (COD). This paper...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of integrated positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging on staging and radiotherapy treatment volume definition of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Thirty-nine patients with NSCLC referred to the Department of Radiation Oncology of Gulhane Military Medical Academy, for radical radiotherapy between June 2011 and Decemb...

Treatment of wastewater to a level suitable for reuse does not require the use of completely mechanical system. Proper treatment can be achieved using existing technologies related to natural wastewater treatment systems when appropriate design functions of several systems are integrated together. Integrating the functions of an anaerobic pond into a facultative pond to form an integrated facul...

Hypnotic intervention can be integrated with a Rapid Smoking treatment protocol for smoking cessation. Reported here is a demonstration of such an integrated approach, including a detailed description of treatment rationale and procedures for such a short-term intervention. Of 43 consecutive patients undergoing this treatment protocol, 39 reported remaining abstinent at follow-up (6 months to 3...

In the Netherlands, principles of integrated care are seldom applied in the primary care setting, although such a care model might be indicated in diseases and mental disorders of a chronic and complex nature that are prevalent in the primary care setting. For example, in terms of mental health, depressive disorder warrants such an approach due to its high prevalence, chronic course, and burden...

This work assesses the efficiency of integrated enhanced coagulation and direct filtration processes for the removal of color, turbidity, and natural organic matter (NOM) from surface water. The processes were conducted in a simulated pilot. The operating conditions of the treatment process, including pH, FeCl3 dose, and influent flow, were investigated. Following that, its efficienc...