Background: The anxiety felt by patients undergoing hemodialysis can decrease the quality of life, cause a sleep disorder, and even aggravate disease. Acupressure, hypnotherapy, or hypnopressure have minimal side effects are easy to do in reducing anxiety. study aims analyze different acupressure, programs. Subjects Method: It was an experimental using randomized controlled trial. conducted at ...

حدود ۸۰% از حمل‌ونقل جهانی در بستر دریا انجام می‌شود؛ بنابراین، به‌منظور حفظ ایمنی عبورومرور کشتی‌ها، پیش‌بینی دقیق حرکت آنها اهمیت ویژه‌ای دارد. ازآن‌جاکه پارامترهای زمینه‌ای گوناگونی کشتی‌ها تأثیر می‌گذارد، یکی چالش‌های اصلی حوزة محاسبات زمینه‌ـ آگاه شناسایی بهینة مؤثر کشتی است که ضرورت تحقیق حاضر را می‌رساند. این راستا، با استفاده شبکة عصبی حافظة طولانی کوتاه‌ـ مدت و انتخاب پارامتر به‌شیوة پ...

The aim of the present paper was to observe the effects of needling ST40 and PC6 on IL-17 of ApoE(-/-) mice with fatty liver. Forty male ApoE(-/-) mice were randomized into Needling-Acupoint Group, Simvastatin Intragastric Administration Group, Needling Nonacupoint Group, and Model Group. Each was fed with high fat diet for 8 weeks since 16 weeks of age; after 8 weeks of intervention, mice were...

We attempted to investigate cardioprotection of electroacupuncture (EA) for enhanced recovery after surgery on patients undergoing heart valve replacement with cardiopulmonary bypass. Forty-four patients with acquired heart valve replacement were randomly allocated to the EA group or the control group. Patients in the EA group received EA stimulus at bilateral Neiguan (PC6), Ximen (PC4), Shenti...

Acupuncture can be used to treat various nervous system diseases. Here, 168 vascular dementia patients were orally administered donepezil hydrochloride alone (5 mg/day, once a day for 56 days), or combined with acupuncture at Shenting (DU24), Tianzhu (BL10), Sishencong (Extra), Yintang (Extra), Renzhong (DU26), Neiguan (PC6), Shenmen (HT7), Fengchi (GB20), Wangu (GB12) and Baihui (DU20) (once a...

Bone morphogenetic protein-4 (BMP-4) is a multifunctional developmental regulator. BMP-4 is synthesized as an inactive precursor that is proteolytically activated by cleavage following the amino acid motif -Arg-Ser-Lys-Arg-. Very little is known about processing and secretion of BMPs. The proprotein convertases (PCs) are a family of seven structurally related serine endoproteases, at least one ...

The physical organization of eight Tetrahymena genes active during conjugation (meiosis) was examined in the somatic (macro-) and germinal (micro-) nuclei of this organism. Three of these genes make transcripts that are only detected during meiotic prophase. Southern blot analyses indicated that all genes examined were present in both nuclei. Except for one gene family (pC6), all appeared to be...

67 ACUPUNCTURE IN MEDICINE 2003;21(1-2):63-64. www.medical-acupuncture.co.uk/aimintro.htm Dear Editor A gentleman (RH) of my acquaintance was unfortunate enough to be involved in a road traffic accident where he mistakenly pulled out in front of a Cherokee Jeep. The Jeep’s near-side struck RH’s car at a speed between 45 and 55 miles per hour. RH was treated in the local hospital after various X...