Active myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) have been found to contribute to chronic tension-type headache and migraine. The purpose of this case series was to examine if active trigger points (TrPs) provoking cluster-type referred pain could be found in cluster headache patients and, if so, to evaluate the effectiveness of active TrPs anaesthetic injections both in the acute and preventive headac...

Efficient management of energy resources is a challenging research area in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). Recent studies have revealed that clustering is an efficient topology control approach for organizing a network into a connected hierarchy which balances the traffic load of the sensor nodes and improves the overall scalability and the lifetime of WSNs. Inspired by the advantages of clust...

A physically active lifestyle has many well-documented benefits. However, we are witnessing an epidemic of sedentary behaviour. Voluntary physical activity, i.e. recreational physical activity, has thus assumed central importance in satisfying the physical activity needs of humans. In order to tailor intervention programmes more individually, a 38-item questionnaire was designed to acquire info...

An efficient procedure is presented for the evaluation of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) anode microstructure triple phase boundary length (TPBL). Triple phase boundary- the one that is common between three phases of the microstructure- has a great influence on the overall efficiency of SOFC because all electrochemical reactions of anode take place in its vicinity. Therefore, evaluation of TP...

the purpose of this research was to survey the general health and social relationships of active and inactive governmental employees in isfahan city. this research was causal-comparative. the statistical sample included 384 employees of governmental organizations in isfahan who were selected by cluster random sampling manner. a general health questionnaire (ghq 28) and a researcher-made questio...

A cluster model for active site of nanotube (C48) was presented and investigated the geometricstructure and thermochemical parameters. Quantum-mechanical calculations were performed at theHF / 510-30, 6-310, 6-3 IG• and 6-310" levels of theory in the gas phase and three solvents atfour temperatures. Also, nuclear shielding parameters of the active site of nanotube have been takeninto account us...

The cyclic nature of cluster headache warranted a study of the 24-hour rhythms of serum cortisol and melatonin. They were both altered during cluster periods as compared with periods of remission and healthy controls. The 24-hour mean and maximal cortisol levels were higher and the timing of the cortisol minimum was delayed as compared to the same patients in remission. Although there was no re...

Radical S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) enzymes use a [4Fe-4S] cluster to generate a 5'-deoxyadenosyl radical. Canonical radical SAM enzymes are characterized by a β-barrel-like fold and SAM anchors to the differentiated iron of the cluster, which is located near the amino terminus and within the β-barrel, through its amino and carboxylate groups. Here we show that ThiC, the thiamin pyrimidine synth...

Pyruvate formate lyase activating enzyme is a member of a novel superfamily of enzymes that utilize S-adenosylmethionine to initiate radical catalysis. This enzyme has been isolated with several different iron-sulfur clusters, but single turnover monitored by EPR has identified the [4Fe-4S](1+) cluster as the catalytically active cluster; this cluster is believed to be oxidized to the [4Fe-4S](...

4-Hydroxyphenylacetate decarboxylase is a [4Fe-4S] cluster containing glycyl radical enzyme proposed to use a glycyl/thiyl radical dyad to catalyze the last step of tyrosine fermentation in clostridia. The decarboxylation product p-cresol (4-methylphenol) is a virulence factor of the human pathogen Clostridium difficile . Here we describe the crystal structures at 1.75 and 1.81 Å resolution of ...