The concept of Enterprise Architecture (EA) is typically associated with popular EA frameworks. However, EA frameworks are far from the practical realities and typically adapted or simplified to fit the needs of specific organizations. Even if used as information sources, they hardly explain the real essence of an EA practice. The frameworks-free conceptualization of EA as a set of Principles, ...

objective: in ventricular arrhythmias, due to their free radical scavenging action, antioxidant agents are usually used in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. since stress is considered as risk factor for increased mortality by causing malignant arrhythmias, the study was designed to evaluate the cardioprotective effects of ellagic acid (ea) on cacl2-induced arrhythmias in rat stress model...

Enterprise architecture (EA) models are key artifacts for managing the development of the enterprise and in particular its IT landscape, i.e. are central to EA management. The EA models are used to document the current state of the enterprise according to the information demands of EA stakeholders. These demands are reflected in the architecture models' corresponding meta-models, the EA informa...

ABSTRACT- Efficient use of irrigation water for summer crops should be considered seriously due to rare occurrence of precipitation in summer. This research was focused on the assessment of water use efficiency for dominant crops of summer cropping pattern in the study area (i.e., maize and rice) via considering water productivity (WP) with different water management scenarios at farm level at ...

Objective(s): Fibromyalgia (FM) is a central nervous system disorder characterized by widespread mechanical hyperalgesia due to unknown mechanisms. Several inflammatory mediators, such as interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor, are increased in the serum of FM patients. Although medications including pregabalin, duloxetine, and milnacipran are used...

Background and Objective: Epidural analgesia (EA) has been used to relieve labor pain in many obstetric units, yet controversy persists about its effect on progress and outcome in labor. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the effect of EA on the rate of cervical dilation and myometrial contractility. Methods: In a 6-month period, 36 women who received standardized EA were mat...

Acupuncture or electroacupuncture (EA) potentially offers a nonpharmacological approach to reduce high blood pressure (BP). However, ~70% of the patients and animal subjects respond to EA, while 30% do not. EA acts, in part, through an opioid mechanism in the rostral ventrolateral medulla (rVLM) to inhibit sympathoexcitatory reflexes induced by gastric distention. CCK-8 opposes the action of op...

The cross-tolerance technique was used to analyze the receptor mechanisms of analgesia induced by electroacupuncture (EA) of 2 Hz, 100 Hz, or 2-15 Hz. (1) Rats were given EA stimulation of 2 Hz, 100 Hz and 2-15 Hz for 30 min with 30 min intervals successively. The percentage increase in tail-flick latency (TFL) was taken to indicate the intensity of EA analgesia. Rats made tolerant to repeated ...

Electroacupuncture (EA) treatment has been widely used for stroke-like disorders in traditional Chinese medicine. However, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Our previous studies showed that single-time EA stimulation at "Baihui" (GV 20) and "Shuigou" (GV 26) after the onset of ischemia can protect the brain against ischemic injury in rats with middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). He...

Electroacupuncture (EA) is widely used in clinical practice and research, as well as in experimental investigations into the mechanisms of acupuncture. This study explores publication trends in clinical and experimental studies of EA (1975-2011) for pain and non-pain research; EA use for different clinical conditions (1974-2012); and the relation of EA research, including stimulation frequency,...