Brieflands

History

The company was first founded by Seyyed M. Miri and Seyed-M Alavian as an editorial group in a Medical Institute in 2007 to publish its medical journal. After three years of experience, the number of journals increased to 5 journals, and the company launched its first form of business as a VOF (collaboration) professional STM company in Heerlen, the Netherlands, which was called "Kowsarmedical Publishing." Respecting the publishing services (from submission to publishing), especially an in-house "Journal Management System," our journals increased to more than 60 STM journals between 2010 and 2019. Since 2022, "Brieflands" is the new brand name that acts as a "Science, Technical, Medical Publisher" that publishes more than 50 journals with the services provided by 97 expert employees in three different branches.

Business Profile

Brieflands is a Registered Trademark with record number 1454012.
Brieflands has been registered as a General partnership (Vennootschap onder firma) company in the Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel) of the Netherlands since 2010.
- KvK number: 89235444.
- BTW (VAT) number: NL864918896B01 (check online at VIES )
- RSIN: 864918896
Nedmedica is our related company which is specialized in Author Services.
Our former branding name was Kowsarmedical Publishing (2010-2021).

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Recent Submissions

Attachment Styles and Problematic Social Media Use in Adolescents: The Mediating Roles of Shame, Guilt, and Self-control
(Brieflands, 2026-12-31)
Zahra Heidari
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Amir Sam Kianimoghadam
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Farzin Bagheri Sheykhangafshe
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Fatemeh Khajeh HasaniRabari
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Ameneh Javanbakht
Background: Adolescence is a distinct developmental period characterized by major biological, psychological, and social changes that heighten vulnerability to behavioral addictions, including problematic social media use (PSMU). The processes underlying the association between attachment styles and PSMU remain insufficiently understood. Objectives: This study aimed to examine the mediating roles of shame, guilt, and self-control (SC) in the relationship between attachment styles and PSMU among high-risk adolescents. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 1,090 adolescents aged 12 - 17 years in Tehran, Iran, were recruited through convenience sampling and screened using the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale; 547 adolescents who met the established cutoff (≥19) were included. Standardized measures of AS, shame, guilt, SC, and PSMU were administered. Path analysis based on structural equation modeling was conducted using SPSS 24 and AMOS 22 to assess direct and indirect pathways. Results: Attachment styles showed no significant direct effects on PSMU. However, preoccupied attachment had a significant indirect effect through guilt (B = 0.007, 95% confidence interval (CI) [0.001, 0.019], P = 0.015). Guilt had a negative direct association with PSMU (β = -0.134, P = 0.002), whereas shame had no significant direct effect (β = 0.072, P = 0.090). Serial mediation through shame and SC was significant for secure (B = -0.001, 95% CI [-0.003, 0], P = 0.047), fearful (B = -0.001, 95% CI [-0.002, 0], P = 0.041), and preoccupied attachment styles (B = 0.001, 95% CI [0, 0.003], P = 0.038). Conclusions: The findings suggest that associations between AS and PSMU operate partly through self-conscious emotions and self-regulatory processes, particularly guilt and SC. Prospective research in broader samples is warranted to clarify the temporal sequencing and stability of these associations. From a practical perspective, these findings may provide a preliminary basis for future research on how attachment patterns, self-conscious emotions, and self-regulatory capacities may inform the assessment and prevention of PSMU.
Efficacy of Existential Group Therapy and Self-Compassion Therapy in Reducing Negative Perfectionism and Self-criticism Among Individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
(Brieflands, 2026-12-31)
Saba Moeinaddini
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Hamid Mollayi Zarandi
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Alireza Manzari Tavakoli
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Saba Moeinaddini [0000-0002-5258-0882]
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Hamid Mollayi Zarandi [0000-0002-6828-2177]
Background: Maladaptive (negative) perfectionism and self-criticism are core therapeutic targets in obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD). Objectives: This study compared the efficacy of existential group therapy (EGT) and self-compassion therapy (SCT) in reducing negative perfectionism and self-criticism among individuals with OCPD. Methods: This quasi-experimental study used a pretest-posttest control group design with a 3-month follow-up. Forty-five adults diagnosed with OCPD in Kerman, Iran, during 2024 - 2025 were selected through purposive sampling and randomly allocated to three groups (n = 15 each): EGT (10 sessions of 90 minutes), SCT (10 sessions of 90 minutes), or a nonintervention control group. Outcomes were assessed using the Negative Perfectionism subscale of the Positive and Negative Perfectionism Scale and the Levels of Self-Criticism Scale. Data were analyzed using repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) with Bonferroni post hoc tests in SPSS version 26. Results: Both interventions significantly reduced negative perfectionism and self-criticism compared with the control group (P < 0.01 for all posttest comparisons). EGT was more effective than SCT in reducing negative perfectionism (P = 0.002). No significant difference was observed between EGT and SCT in reducing self-criticism, indicating comparable therapeutic efficacy. Conclusions: Both modalities reduced core OCPD symptoms. EGT provided greater clinical benefit for negative perfectionism, whereas EGT and SCT showed comparable efficacy in alleviating self-criticism.
Effects of Agomelatine on Sleep Quality, Anxiety, Depression, Appetite, and Fatigue During Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Triple-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
(Brieflands, 2026-12-31)
Faezeh Rabbani
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Bardia Rahmati-Kamel
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Seyed Shahab Banihashem
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Farzaneh Dastan
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Maria Tavakoli-Ardakani
Background: Sleep disturbances, anxiety, depression, reduced appetite, and fatigue are common among patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and can adversely affect quality of life and recovery. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of agomelatine on sleep quality, anxiety, depression, appetite, and fatigue in patients undergoing HSCT. Methods: In this clinical trial, 165 candidates were screened, and 90 patients undergoing HSCT were randomly assigned using block randomization to receive agomelatine 25 mg nightly or a matching placebo throughout hospitalization, which lasted approximately 1 month. Outcomes were assessed at admission, during the neutropenic phase, and at discharge using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Brief Fatigue Inventory, and Council on Nutrition Appetite Questionnaire. Analyses were performed using STATA version 17, with a significance threshold of P < 0.05. Results: Crude group comparisons showed favorable trends in global PSQI score and its components, anxiety, depression, and appetite with agomelatine relative to placebo; most differences were not statistically significant. Fatigue showed no significant overall between-group benefit, although scores changed over time. Group-by-time interactions were statistically significant. Mean changes in PSQI component scores were lower with agomelatine across the 3 assessment periods. In particular, the mean change in the PSQI sleep-medication component score was approximately 0.5 units lower with agomelatine than with placebo (β = -0.49; 95% CI, -0.90 to -0.09; P = 0.016). No statistically significant between-group difference in reported adverse events was observed. Conclusions: Agomelatine may have a supportive role during HSCT, particularly in relation to a lower PSQI sleep-medication component score. The negative crude coefficient for the global PSQI score also favored agomelatine, although this comparison was not statistically significant. Reported adverse events did not differ significantly between groups. Larger trials, including trials evaluating a higher dose, are required to confirm treatment effects on sleep and psychological outcomes.
Treatment Non-Adherence in Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Content Analysis from the Perspectives of Patients, Their Families, Physicians, and Healthcare Providers
(Brieflands, 2026-12-31)
Zahra Kashi
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Mojgan Geran
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Naiereh Aghaei
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Razieh Fallah
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Hamideh Mohammadi-Berenjestanaki
Background: With the rising global prevalence of type 2 diabetes and its complications, achieving glycemic control through adherence to treatment is a key goal of disease management. However, numerous socioeconomic, behavioral, and cultural factors adversely affect adherence. Objectives: This study aimed to elucidate the factors contributing to treatment nonadherence among patients with type 2 diabetes from the perspectives of patients, their families, and health care providers. Methods: A conventional qualitative content analysis based on the Graneheim and Lundman framework was conducted in Sari, northern Iran, from March to July 2025. Participants were purposively selected from Emam Hospital and health centers and included 6 physicians, 8 patients, 2 family members, and 5 healthcare providers. Data were collected through in-depth, semistructured interviews until saturation was reached. MAXQDA 10 software was used for data management. Results: The findings were organized into 3 categories and 7 subcategories: structural-institutional factors (service delivery challenges and economic challenges), sociocultural factors (gender inequalities, cultural norms, and weak support structures), and personal factors (cognitive barriers and implementation barriers). Conclusions: Treatment nonadherence in diabetes is shaped by structural-institutional, sociocultural, and personal barriers. Effective management is possible through a holistic approach that addresses these factors.
Factors Associated with Open Thoracic Surgery in Children with Pleural Effusion: A Retrospective Observational Study
(Brieflands, 2026-11-30)
Farinaz Amirikar
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Nemat Bilan
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Amirmahmoud Erfani
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Saeid Aslanabadi
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Sajjad Pourasghary
Background: Pleural effusion may complicate pediatric respiratory disease and occasionally necessitate open thoracic surgery despite medical or minimally invasive management. Evidence regarding clinical and biochemical characteristics specifically associated with open thoracic surgery in children remains limited. Objectives: To identify demographic, clinical, imaging, laboratory, and preadmission medication factors associated with open thoracic surgery in hospitalized children with pleural effusion. Methods: This retrospective observational study included children older than 1 month and younger than 18 years who were treated for pleural effusion at Zahra Mardani Azari Children's Hospital, Tabriz, Iran, between March 2023 and March 2024. The primary outcome was open thoracic surgery, defined as thoracotomy with decortication, segmentectomy, or lobectomy. The comparison group included children managed without open thoracic surgery. Between-group comparisons and logistic regression were used to examine associations, which are reported as odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: Of the 83 children, 34 (41.0%) underwent open thoracic surgery and 49 (59.0%) did not. Severe imaging-assessed pleural effusion was more common in the open thoracic surgery group (55.9% vs. 28.6%; P = 0.024), and hospitalization was longer (19.1 ± 11.0 vs. 12.9 ± 5.3 days; P < 0.001). Pleural-fluid total protein and lactate dehydrogenase levels were higher, whereas glucose levels were lower, in the open thoracic surgery group (all P < 0.001). In the reported adjusted analyses, pleural-fluid total protein (adjusted OR 4.30 per 1 g/dL increase; 95% CI 1.90 - 9.60), glucose (aOR 0.32 per 10 mg/dL increase; 95% CI 0.19 - 0.54), ibuprofen exposure (aOR 3.39; 95% CI 1.09 - 10.52), and diclofenac exposure (aOR 4.41; 95% CI 1.12 - 17.33) were associated with open thoracic surgery. Conclusions: Pleural-fluid biochemical characteristics and preadmission nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug exposure were associated with open thoracic surgery in this retrospective cohort. These findings are exploratory, do not establish causation or clinical surgical thresholds, and should not be used as a stand-alone prediction rule.