ACUPUNCTURE AND SELF ACUPRESSURE TREATMENT OF HEMIFACIAL SPASM: A CASE REPORT by Maya Septriana, Yudi Perdana

“…Methods: Handling Hemifacial spasm with acupuncture on Fengchi (GB 20), Neiguan (PC 6) and Taichong (LR 3)  with the reducing method and strong stimulation three times a week, acupressure on the Taichong (LR 3) twice a day for 30 times pressure and auricular acupressure on ear Shenmen, twice a day for 5 minutes. Results: Biochemical  mechanism of acupuncture and acupressure involve the stimulation of acupoint that lead to complex neuro-hormonal response. …”
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Critical Aspects of Clinical Trial Design for Novel Cell and Gene Therapies by Zinovia Kefalopoulou, Iciar Aviles-Olmos, Thomas Foltynie

“…Preclinical and open-label studies have suggested that grafted fetal neural tissue or viral vector gene transfer can achieve considerable biochemical and clinical improvements, whereas subsequent double-blind, placebo-controlled protocols have produced rather more modest and variable results. …”
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Metabolic and Clinical Consequences of Hyperthyroidism on Bone Density by Jagoda Gorka, Regina M. Taylor-Gjevre, Terra Arnason

“…With the introduction of antithyroid medication in the 1940s to control biochemical hyperthyroidism, the accompanying bone disease became less clinically apparent as hyperthyroidism was more successfully treated medically. …”
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SNP_TATA_COMPARATOR: Web SERVICE FOR COMPARISON OF SNPs WITHIN GENE PROMOTЕRS ASSOCIATED WITH HUMAN DISEASES USING THE EQUILIBRIUM EQUATION OF THE TBP/TATA COMPLEX by D. A. Rasskazov, K. V. Gunbin, P. M. Ponomarenko, O. V. Vishnevsky, M. P. Ponomarenko, D. A. Afonnikov

“…Web-service SNP_TATA_Comparator has been developed for using experimentally proven in silico evaluation of in vivo biochemical manifestations of SNPs in the core promoter regions of human genes associated with diseases on the base of the TBP/TATA complex equilibrium equation (TBP is TATA binding protein). …”
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A Comprehensive Study About the Contribution of Human Activities to The Pollution of River Rwabakazi Through its Tributaries Around Kabale Town. by Tumwesigire, Warren

“…It is an important component of living beings as it performs unique and indispensable activities on earth, ecosystems, biosphere, and biochemical cycles. The freshwater ecosystems of the world comprise only about 0.5% of the earth’s surface and have a volume of 2.84x105 Km3. …”
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Assessment of Impacts of Wastewater Discharge in River Rwizi in Mbarara City. by Niwenyesiga, Dison

“…Sample analysis was mainly limited to; the 5-day Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), turbidity, color, Ph, and E. coli because of their relevance as indicators of surface water pollution. …”
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Diversity and Antimicrobial Activities of Actinobacteria Isolated from Mining Soils in Midelt Region, Morocco by Soumia Ait Assou, Jaouad Anissi, Khalid Sendide, Mohammed El Hassouni

“…One hundred and forty-five Actinobacteria isolates were isolated and characterized based on morphological, chemotaxonomical, biochemical, and molecular data. Most of the 145 isolates were identified as Streptomyces. …”
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Simultaneous aerobic and anaerobic respiration in hot spring chemolithotrophic bacteria by Lisa M. Keller, Daniel R. Colman, Eric S. Boyd

“…This is due to competition for energy substrates and/or biochemical incompatibility with oxygen (O2). Here we report a chemolithotrophic Aquificales bacterium, Hydrogenobacter, isolated from a circumneutral hot spring in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) capable of simultaneous aerobic and anaerobic respiration when provided with hydrogen (H2), elemental sulfur (S0), and O2. …”
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Iron Deficiency Anaemia Caused by Nonspecific (Idiopathic) Small Bowel Ulceration: An Uncommon Presentation of an Uncommon Disease by Gabriele Capurso, Edith Lahner, Nadia Pallotta, Francesco Panzuto, Gianfranco Delle Fave, Bruno Annibale

“…Neither histology nor clinical or biochemical features suggested the diagnosis of an inflammatory bowel disease. …”
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The Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Women with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension by Inbal Avisar, Dan D. Gaton, Hirsch Dania, Hadas Stiebel-Kalish

“…The endocrinologist examined each patient suspect of PCOS as well as their biochemical results and diagnosed PCOS according to NIH criteria. …”
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Absence of the Genetic Marker IS6110 from a Strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolated in Ontario by Susan T Howard, Matthew T Oughton, Albert Haddad, Wendy M Johnson

“…A culture grown from a bronchoalveolar lavage specimen was identified as Mycobacterium tuberculosis by standard biochemical methods. Drug-susceptibility testing indicated the strain was resistant to pyrazinamide (PZA), and a mutation was detected within pncA, a gene associated with PZA resistance. …”
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Nuclear envelope components in vascular mechanotransduction: emerging roles in vascular health and disease by Tung D. Nguyen, Michael A. Winek, Mihir K. Rao, Shaiva P. Dhyani, Monica Y. Lee

“…The vascular network, uniquely sensitive to mechanical changes, translates biophysical forces into biochemical signals for vessel function. This process relies on the cell's architectural integrity, enabling uniform responses to physical stimuli. …”
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THE EFFECT OF DECELLULARIZATION TECHNIQUE ON COLLAGEN TYPE II AND MATRICES POROSITY OF CARTILAGE BOVINE SCAFFOLD by Dwikora Novembri Utomo, Ika Benny Kartika Sari

“…Conclusion: High concentrations of collagen type II  and large diameter of pores after decellularization process in cartilage bovine scaffold confirm that this scaffold still has optimum biochemical cues that can be a good mechanical framework and microenvironment stem cell in effort to repair the cartilage defects. …”
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Phytochelatins: Advances in Tomato Research by Deyvid Novaes Marques, Salete Aparecida Gaziola, Fernando Angelo Piotto, Ricardo Antunes Azevedo

“…Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>), which is considered one of the more important and widely cultivated crop members of the family Solanaceae, exhibits numerous biochemical mechanisms to alleviate the stress produced by various biotic and abiotic factors. …”
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Influence of powdered Moringa oleifera seeds and natural filter media on the characteristics of tapioca starch wastewater by Nur Hidayat, Esti Rosaliana

“…Wastewater from tapioca starch industry, particularly in Indonesia, which contains high organic matters, was revealed by high biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) value. …”
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The Use of 99mTc-Methoxy-isobutyl-isonitrile (sestaMIBI) Uptake on Scintigraphy (99m-STS) in Amiodarone-Induced Thyrotoxicosis: Case Series and Review of the Literature by Ghada Elshimy, Mahmoud Alsayed, Jerome Targovnik, Gamal Sidarous, Kresimira M. Milas

“…In order to differentiate different types of AIT, various clinical, biochemical, and radiological tools have been proposed. …”
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Isolation of Pleurotus florida derived acetylcholinesterase inhibitor for the treatment of cognitive dysfunction in mice by Kudrat Randhawa, Varinder Singh, Sanimardeep Kaur, Ravinder Kaur, Suresh Kumar, Richa Shri

“…Morris water maze test was used for evaluating memory, followed by biochemical estimations and histopathological studies. …”
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Pretransplant Evaluation and Liver Transplantation Outcome in PBC Patients by Maja Mijic, Ivona Saric, Bozena Delija, Milos Lalovac, Nikola Sobocan, Eva Radetic, Dora Martincevic, Tajana Filipec Kanizaj

“…The only treatment option for rPBC is UDCA, and data show biochemical and clinical improvement, plus potential beneficial effects for use after transplantation for the prevention of rPBC development. …”
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Methods of studying the cardiovascular system in students of a sports university in the process of recreational rest by Viacheslav Zaytzev, Sergii Iermakov, Karol Gorner, Krzysztof Prusik

“…It is necessary to apply sports, clinical, instrumental, laboratory, biochemical research methods. The results of functional trials and tests should be taken into account. …”
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Nucleoside analogues in treatment of liver cirrhosis as an outcome of chronic hepatitis B by I. G. Bakulin

“…Entecavir has higher (in comparison to lamivudine) efficacy in relation of supression of HBV virus replication and achievement of non-detectable level of viral load. The biochemical response in the group of cirrhotic patients at entecavir application is obtained at 63% НВеAg-positive and at 78% of НВеAg-negative patients. …”
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