Introduction: Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) is characterized by wear, tear, and it's a slowly progressive loss of cartilage, that becomes finally disabling. KOA one the most analyzed diseases many medical specialties such as rheumatology, orthopedics, rehabilitation medicine, physiotherapy. Major symptoms pain, dysfunction, chronic low-grade inflammation will decrease quality life eventually lead t...

Quantitative PCR (qPCR) was coupled with reverse transcription (RT) to analyze both gene copy numbers and transcripts of the 16S rRNA gene and three reductive dehalogenase (RDase) genes (tceA, vcrA, and bvcA) as biomarkers of "Dehalococcoides" spp. in the groundwater of a trichloroethene-dense nonaqueous-phase liquid site at Fort Lewis, WA, that was sequentially subjected to biostimulation and ...

Site-specific data are needed to perform feasibility assessments and remedial design for in situ bioremediation of chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon (CAH) contamination in ground water. Site-specific data are needed because treatment effectiveness is determined by the metabolic capabilities of native microorganisms, the combinations and concentrations of contaminants, and a variety of other fac...

The wound healing process has always been an excellent subject for researchers. The use of low-power laser on wounds during the postoperative phase has increased the speed of the healing process. It has been implied that low power radiation affects cellular metabolic processes and promotes beneficial biological effects (analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and healing). Laser biostimulation appears to...

Biostimulants, are a wide range of organic or synthetic based products which can enhance the plant performance specially in presence of biotic or abiotic stresses (du Jardin, 2015). Usually, the mode of action of observed responses are not well understood. However, there is an agreement that the response should not be due to presence of essential mineral elements, known plant hormones, or disea...

Microbially-induced CaCO3 precipitation (MICP) is a naturally occurring process wherein durable carbonates are formed as a result of microbial metabolic activities. In recent years, MICP technology has been widely harnessed for applications in civil engineering wherein synthesis of calcium carbonate crystals occurs at ambient temperature paving way for low energy biocement. MICP using pure urea...

low-intensity laser therapy (lilt) is defined to supply direct biostimulative light energy to the cells. while several studies have demonstrated that lilt has stimulating effects on bone cells and can accelerate the repair process of the bone, others reported delayed fracture healing or no effects after lilt. the aim of this article was to review the studies evaluating the biomodulation effects...

BACKGROUND Fibroblasts are the main cells involved in regeneration during wound healing. The objective was to determine the effect of 940 nm diode laser on cultured human fibroblasts using different irradiation regimens. METHODS The CCD-1064Sk human epithelial fibroblast cell line was treated with a 940 nm diode laser at different energy doses (power: 0.2-1 W and energy density: 1-7 J/cm²) us...