BACKGROUND Pain resulting from muscle cramps is one of the most common outcomes of hemodialysis. One of the mechanisms associated with muscle cramps is unnatural muscle metabolism. Because acupressure improves muscle metabolism through the releasing of energy, this study was performed with the purpose of determining the impact of acupressure on muscle cramps. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of LI4 acupressure on labor pain and duration during the first stage of labor. METHODS Parturient women (n=149) with singleton pregnancies in the active phase of spontaneous labor, without any medical or obstetric problems, were enrolled in this single-blinded, randomized, clinical trial. Participants were placed into one of three groups: an LI4 acupressure gr...

Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) colonizes the lower respiratory tract of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and also causes exacerbations of the disease. The 16-kDa lipoprotein P6 has been widely studied as a potential vaccine antigen due to its highly conserved expression amongst NTHI strains. Although P6 is known to induce potent inflammatory responses, its role in...

We show that every (P6, diamond, K4)-free graph is 6-colorable. Moreover, we give an example of a (P6, diamond, K4)-free graph G with χ(G) = 6. This generalizes some known results in the literature.

We examine which p-groups of order ≤ p6 are Beauville. We completely classify them for groups of order ≤ p4. We also show that the proportion of 2-generated groups of order p5 which are Beauville tends to 1 as p tends to infinity; this is not true, however, for groups of order p6. For each prime p we determine the smallest non-abelian Beauville p-group.

[B] Fig.3. SAR10g distribution(128MHz) of central coronal plane at different position (Heart[A] and Navel[B] in the middle of the coil)of three models:P3, P6 and P9, respectively(from left to right) [A] [B] Fig.2. SAR1g distribution(64MHz) of central sagittal plane at different position (Heart[A] and Navel[B] in the middle of the coil)of three models:P3 P6 and P9 SAR Evaluation of Whole-body Pr...

Apart from its regulatory role in protease (PR) activation, little is known about the function of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 transframe protein p6* in the virus life cycle. p6* is located between the nucleocapsid and PR domains in the Gag-Pol polyprotein precursor and is cleaved by PR during viral maturation. We have recently reported that the central region of p6* can be extensive...

OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of acupoint stimulation with electrodes combined with acupressure using an aromatic essential oil (lavender) as an add-on-treatment on pain relief and enhancing the physical functional activities among adults with sub-acute or chronic non-specific low back pain. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING The community centre, Old-Aged Home and Women Workers ...

BACKGROUND The Le7 acupoint had been known as an acupoint for reducing pain of appendicitis. However, no study on the effect of its acupressure on post-appendectomy pain is available. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of acupressure of Le7 acupoint on pain, nausea, and vomiting after appendectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS A single-blind randomized controlled trial was condu...

BACKGROUND Menopausal period is accompanied by numerous disorders and complications. Nowadays, hormone therapy is the most effective existing method to treat these complications, but many women cannot undergo that due to the known potentiality of risk. So, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of acupressure on early complications of menopause. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a blin...