Effectiveness of Low-frequency Pulse Electrical Stimulation Combined with Dexamethasone in Treating Facial Nerve Paralysis and Its Impact on Facial Nerve Function and Electromyography.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of adjunct low-frequency pulse electrical stimulation alongside dexamethasone in the treatment of facial nerve paralysis and its subsequent effects on facial nerve function and electromyographic parameters. With the aim of addressing a knowledge gap in the field, this research provides valuable insights into the potential benefits of combining these treatments and their impact on clinical outcomes, facial nerve functionality, and electromyographic dynamics.

Methods: A cohort of 66 patients with facial nerve paralysis treated at our institution between April 2018 and November 2021 were randomly assigned to either an observation (n=33) or an experimental group (n=33).

Five pectinase gene expressions highly responding to heat stress in rice floral organs revealed by RNA-seq analysis.

Heat stress hurts rice, and floral organs are mostly sensitive to heat stress. We aimed to unravel molecular responses to heat stress in rice floral organs using Illumina/Solexa sequencing technology for addressing the increasing concern of globle warming. At meiophase of the pollen mother cell (pulvinus flat), the plants were stressed for 3 d at 38 C, and RNA was extracted from the stressed pistil and stamen for RNA-Seq sequencing to build the heat stress transcriptom library.