OBJECTIVE To study the effect of intraarticular (IA) sympathetic blockade for the relief of resistant shoulder pain. METHODS Eighteen patients with shoulder pain resistant to conventional treatment were allocated randomly to two groups, to receive either IA guanethidine 20 mg or IA saline. They were assessed for pain, and range of active movements, before injection and at one, four, and eight...

The present study was carried out to characterize germination capacity of 10 safflower cultivars under saline conditions. Five salt (NaCl) levels (0, 60, 120, 180, 240 mM) were used test seeds. Germination seeds counted every day for 14 days and percentage, Timson’s index, mean time, rate stress index calculated. Cultivar salinity treatments important all parameters; however time interactions n...

Regular exercise plays an important role in remedying body suboptimal health status and releasing daily stress. Herein, we proposed a bioinspired sweat-resistant wearable triboelectric nanogenearator (BSRW-TENG) for movement monitoring during exercise. The BSRW-TENG consists of two superhydrophobic self-cleaning layers (elastic resin polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)), which featured the hierarchical...

An ouabain-like factor has been implicated repeatedly in salt-sensitive hypertension as a natriuretic agent. However, the response of plasma ouabain-like factor to acute and chronic variation of body sodium is unclear. We studied 138 patients with essential hypertension who underwent an acute volume expansion/contraction maneuver (2 days) and 20 patients who entered a blind randomized crossover...

INTRODUCTION Available data show that approximately 8%-18% of patients with primary hypertension will develop resistant hypertension. In recent years, catheter-based renal denervation (RDN) has emerged as a potential treatment option for resistant hypertension. A number of observational studies and randomised controlled trials among non-Chinese patients have demonstrated its potential safety an...

Water resources are contaminated by life-threatening multidrug resistant pathogenic bacteria. Unfortunately, these pathogenic bacteria do not respond to the traditional water purification methods. Therefore, there is a need of environmentally friendly strategies to overcome the problems associated with the antimicrobial resistant bacterial pathogens. In the present study, highly potent lytic ph...

BACKGROUND Ethanol-induced behavioral sensitization (EIBS) is proposed to play a role in early and recurring steps of addiction. EIBS does not occur uniformly in all animals even from the same inbred strain. Since recent data demonstrate that epigenetic mechanisms are likely to be involved in the development and the persistence of ethanol-related behaviors, we explored the involvement of epigen...

materials and methods in a double blind randomized trial study, 100 patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery were randomized to using heparinized (n = 50) or non-heparinized (normal) saline flush (n = 50) to maintain patency of arterial catheter after operation. indwelling arterial catheters were checked daily for acceptable arterial waveform for three days as primary outcome measures. resu...

The article considers the solution of problem climate mitigation, improvement ecological situation Khojaly district and protection from salt dust, which is carried out by wind drained bottom Aral Sea marshes on example city its environs. To assess salinization studied territory, data engineering geological surveys necessary for design buildings structures in territory results analyses authors w...

Ketamine, a non-competitive NMDA receptor antagonist with rapid antidepressant action, is a novel approach in modulating glutamate receptors for management of treatment-resistant major depressive disorder. It clinically engenders meaningful advances in depression therapeutics. This case series highlights the role of low dose intravenous ketamine infusion i.e., 0.5 mg/kg dissolved in 100 ml norm...