Objective To assess the effect of acupuncture on pain of patients with refractory trigeminal neuralgia(TN).Methods Acupuncture was accomplished for 14 patients with refractory TN,3 sessions in a week for 10 sessions.E...Objective To assess the effect of acupuncture on pain of patients with refractory trigeminal neuralgia(TN).Methods Acupuncture was accomplished for 14 patients with refractory TN,3 sessions in a week for 10 sessions.Every treatment session lasted about 30 min.The pain severity of patients was evaluated by visual analog scale(VAS)at days 0,3,7,14,21 and 1 month later as follow up.The data were analyzed by SPSS version 18.0.Results The mean age of participants was(59.4±13.2)years old.The VAS points decreased from day 0 to the follow-up.As the results showed,the amount of VAS points decreased by acupuncture has emerged more significance in comparisons between days 0,3 and days 14,21,and the one-month follow-up,the differences in VAS points on the mentioned days were significant(P<0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture can cause proper pain relief for refractory TN.Acupuncture can induce an analgesic effect after multiple repetitions of therapeutic sessions.展开更多
Fluorescent patterning has attracted a great deal of attention owing to its potential applications in different areas in particular anti-counterfeiting technology.Fluorescent carbon dots(CDs)as a type of fluorescent d...Fluorescent patterning has attracted a great deal of attention owing to its potential applications in different areas in particular anti-counterfeiting technology.Fluorescent carbon dots(CDs)as a type of fluorescent dyes can be used in invisible patterning due to their remarkable optical properties.This study attempts to introduce green fluorescent CDs as a promising factor in textile coding.Accordingly,a new green source opted to prepare CDs using the hydrothermal approach.Moreover,toxicity assays were performed to prove the safety of these carbon-based nanoparticles for humanity.They were also conjugated with cotton fiber successfully.Therefore,these green prepared CDs are promising for security labeling in the textile industry.展开更多
基金The authors thank the Vice-Chancellor of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences for supporting this research(Grant No.18108).
文摘Objective To assess the effect of acupuncture on pain of patients with refractory trigeminal neuralgia(TN).Methods Acupuncture was accomplished for 14 patients with refractory TN,3 sessions in a week for 10 sessions.Every treatment session lasted about 30 min.The pain severity of patients was evaluated by visual analog scale(VAS)at days 0,3,7,14,21 and 1 month later as follow up.The data were analyzed by SPSS version 18.0.Results The mean age of participants was(59.4±13.2)years old.The VAS points decreased from day 0 to the follow-up.As the results showed,the amount of VAS points decreased by acupuncture has emerged more significance in comparisons between days 0,3 and days 14,21,and the one-month follow-up,the differences in VAS points on the mentioned days were significant(P<0.05).Conclusion Acupuncture can cause proper pain relief for refractory TN.Acupuncture can induce an analgesic effect after multiple repetitions of therapeutic sessions.
文摘Fluorescent patterning has attracted a great deal of attention owing to its potential applications in different areas in particular anti-counterfeiting technology.Fluorescent carbon dots(CDs)as a type of fluorescent dyes can be used in invisible patterning due to their remarkable optical properties.This study attempts to introduce green fluorescent CDs as a promising factor in textile coding.Accordingly,a new green source opted to prepare CDs using the hydrothermal approach.Moreover,toxicity assays were performed to prove the safety of these carbon-based nanoparticles for humanity.They were also conjugated with cotton fiber successfully.Therefore,these green prepared CDs are promising for security labeling in the textile industry.
