Aim: The study aimed at the painful trigger points (TrPs) for the purpose of ablating muscle spasms and restoring normal muscle length to find the most effective treatment for alleviating pain and improving mouth range of motion in patients with myofascial pain dysfunction. Methods: We enrolled 72 patients with pain and reduced mouth opening due to temporomandibular joint dysfunction. Patients ...

BACKGROUND Concerning the prevalence of test anxiety among nursing students and presence of stress in nursing education years, this study was conducted to determine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation method on test anxiety among nursing students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2013. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a quasi-experimental study conducted in three stages on 49...

V. GRADINARU AND R. HIPTMAIR † Abstract. Conforming finite elements inH(div; Ω) andH(curl; Ω) can be regarded as discrete differential forms (Whitney–forms). The construction of such forms is based on an interpolation idea, which boils down to a simple extension of the differential form to the interior of elements. This flexible approach can accommodate elements of more complicated shapes than ...

A canonically defined mod 2 linear dependency current is associated to each collection v of sections, Vl, . . . , Vm, of a real rank n vector bundle. This current is supported on the linear dependency set of v. It is defined whenever the collection v satisfies a weak measure theoretic condition called "atomicity." Essentially any reasonable collection of sections satisfies this condition, vastl...

Background: Improvement of attitudes toward breast cancer positively affects the screening behaviors of women. Imagery has been shown to have a positive impact on the screening behaviors of women. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the effects of breast cancer screening training based on the systematic comprehensive health education and promotion (SHEP) model on the attitudes and breast self-...

Consistency and trend in the Northeast and Southwest monsoon rainfall of Tamil Nadu have been studied utilizing the data for the 60-year period from 1941 to 2000. It is seen that both the Northeast and Southwest monsoon rainfall of Tamil Nadu is consistent in double mass curve analysis method. Frequency distribution of Northeast and Southwest monsoon rainfall of Tamil Nadu is normal. Decreasing...

Nasopharyngeal swab collection for SARS-CoV-2 examination by RT-PCR requires Viral Transport Medium (VTM) using VTM non-activated and inactivated. This study determined the difference in CT values SARS CoV-2 inactivated VTM. is a comparative analytical with cross-sectional method 20 confirmed positive samples at RSU. Dr. Suyoto was analyzed T-Independent test (N gene) Mann-Whitney (ORF1ab SPSS ...

background: chronic musculoskeletal pain is a worldwide health problem. anxiety and depression are common among patients suffering from chronic pain. self-management strategies are used to help patients manage the emotional distress associated with pain. aim: to evaluate the effects of cognitive pain self-management program (cpsmp) on depression, anxiety, and stress in women with chronic pain. ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of low-to-high doses of tamoxifen on ovarian histopathology, serum VEGF, and endothelin 1 levels in ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) in an experimental setting. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 20 female Wistar albino rats, 22 days of age, were randomly divided into four groups. Follicle-stimulating hormone 10 IU was administered subcutaneously in 15 r...