Life Threatening Idiopathic Recurrent Angioedema Responding to Cannabis by Amit Frenkel, Aviel Roy-Shapira, Brotfain Evgeni, Koyfman Leonid, Abraham Borer, Moti Klein

“…An attempt to withhold the inhaled cannabis led to a recurrent attack within a week, and resuming cannabis maintained the remission, suggesting a cause and effect relationship.…”
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The Impact of Abdominal Obesity Status on Cardiovascular Response to the Mediterranean Diet by Alexandra Bédard, Sylvie Dodin, Louise Corneau, Simone Lemieux

“…We investigated the impact of abdominal obesity status on the cardiovascular response to a fully controlled 4-week isoenergetic Mediterranean diet (MedDiet). Thirty-eight abdominally obese individuals (waist circumference >102 cm in men and >88 cm in women) and thirty-one nonabdominally obese individuals were recruited and studied before and after the MedDiet. …”
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Bilateral Congenital Absence of the Stapes Superstructure in Two Siblings by Jose Ignacio Undabeitia, José Undabeitia, Laura Cianci, Luis Padilla, Eduardo Petreñas, Antonio Municio

“…It is believed that stapes agenesis is related to an abnormal development of the facial nerve, which by the 5th to 6th week of gestation would interpose between the otic capsule and the stapes blastema, preventing these structures from contacting. …”
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Exercise Combined with Electrotherapy Enhances Motor Function in an Adolescent with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type III by Massimiliano Gobbo, Sara Lazzarini, Laura Vacchi, Paolo Gaffurini, Luciano Bissolotti, Alessandro Padovani, Massimiliano Filosto

“…An adolescent (13 y.o.) with SMA type III underwent an 18-week strengthening program divided into two stages. …”
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Localized Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Posterior Knee Compartment with Popliteal Vessel Compression: A Case Report of Arthroscopic Resection Using Only Anterior Knee Por... by Jack Daoud, Dany Aouad, Youssef Hassan, Georges El Rassi

“…This was directly followed by knee joint blockage for 1-week duration before presentation to the hospital. …”
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Young Coconut Juice Reduces Some Histopathological Changes Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease through the Modulation of Estrogen Receptors in Orchidectomized Rat Brains by Tatcha Balit, Mosaad A. Abdel-Wahhab, Nisaudah Radenahmad

“…Animals were divided into 7 groups including: baseline normal control group, sham control, orx rat group, orx rat group injected with 2.5 μg/kg b.w. estradiol benzoate (EB) 3 days a week for 10 weeks, and the orx rat groups treated orally with 10, 20, and 40 ml/kg b.w. of YCJ for 10 weeks. …”
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Prophylactic Role of Averrhoa carambola (Star Fruit) Extract against Chemically Induced Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Swiss Albino Mice by Ritu Singh, Jyoti Sharma, P. K. Goyal

“….; single i.p. injection) and CCl4-promoted (1.6 g/kg b.wt. in corn oil thrice a week for 24 weeks) liver cancer in Swiss albino mice. …”
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Comparative acetylome analysis reveals the potential mechanism of high fat diet function in allergic disease by Yanan Sun, Ning Liu, Huihui Wang, Taiqi Qu, Fazheng Ren, Yixuan Li

“…This study aimed to clarify the effects of a high-fat diet (HFD) on allergy risk and the underlying mechanisms. Four-week-old male C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into two groups and fed a normal fat diet (NFD) or HFD for 24 weeks. …”
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Effect of a Topical Combination of Latanoprost and Pranoprofen on Intraocular Pressure and the Ocular Surface in Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients by Simin Zhu, Dabo Wang, Jing Han

“…Latanoprost was continued for 10 weeks in all subjects. At the end of week 4, pranoprofen was added in the NSAID group, and treatment lasted for 4 weeks, whereas patients in the control group were treated with latanoprost alone. …”
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Efficacy of High-Voltage Pulsed Radiofrequency in Zoster-Associated Pain: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review by Yinghao Song, Ziheng Yu, Jingjing Guan, Haisheng Wu, Jinglang Zhang, Liu Qiaoling, Min Yuan, Xinzhi Cheng, Bingyu Ling

“…There was no significant difference between the H-PRF and standard PRF pain scores at 1 week after surgery and the sham operation group at 1 month. …”
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Color Stability of Glass Ionomer Cement after Reinforced with Two Different Nanoparticles by Sharat Chandra Pani, Moath Tofik Aljammaz, Abdullah Mohammed Alrugi, Abdulaziz Mohammed Aljumaah, Yazeed Minahi Alkahtani, Abdulaziz AlKhuraif

“…Color evaluations were carried out after 1 h, 24 h, and 1 week. Color change values were calculated. Results. …”
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Sacrificing Alginate in Decellularized Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds for Implantable Artificial Livers by Chanh-Trung Nguyen, Van Phu Le, Thi Huong Le, Jeong Sook Kim, Sung Hoon Back, Kyo-in Koo

“…A dense and interconnected endothelial cell network was observed as early as day 4 in the lyased coculture group. Furthermore, three-week implantation studies in rats showed a stable integration to the host with no adverse effects. …”
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The Sound Sensitivity Symptoms Questionnaire Version 2.0 (SSSQ2) as a Screening Tool for Assessment of Hyperacusis, Misophonia and Noise Sensitivity: Factor Analysis, Validity, Rel... by Hashir Aazh, Fatma Betul Kula

“…A total of 154 people completed the survey twice with a two-week interval to establish test–retest reliability. …”
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Three-dimensional sonographic findings of diprosopus: a case report and literature review by Qiao Zhou, Enbo Sha, Qian Ding, Chunli Jing

“…Case presentation We report a case of craniofacial and intracranial abnormalities detected during a 26-week ultrasound examination. Two-dimensional ultrasound (2D ultrasound) demonstrates significant increases in head circumference, widening of the interocular distance, and abnormal echo patterns in the facial structure. …”
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Effects of Replacing Fishmeal with Defatted Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens Linnaeus) Larvae Meal in Japanese Eel (Anguilla japonica) Diet on Growth Performance, Fillet Textur... by I-Pei Kuo, Ching-Shuo Liu, Shuenn-Der Yang, Shih-Hsiang Liang, Yeh-Fang Hu, Fan-Hua Nan

“…An 8-week feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effects of replacing fishmeal with defatted black soldier fly larvae meal (DBSFLM) in the diets of Japanese eel on their growth performance, fillet texture, serum biochemical parameters, and intestinal histomorphology. …”
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Construction and Evaluation of a Subcutaneous Splenic Injection Port for Serial Intraportal Vein Cell Delivery in Murine Disease Models by Toshio Miki, Chika Takano, Irving M. Garcia, Brendan H. Grubbs

“…Human placental stem cell transplantations were performed one week following this port construction and repeated three times. …”
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Improving Cognitive Function after Traumatic Brain Injury: A Clinical Trial on the Potential Use of the Semi-Immersive Virtual Reality by Rosaria De Luca, Maria Grazia Maggio, Giuseppa Maresca, Desiree Latella, Antonino Cannavò, Francesca Sciarrone, Emanuele Lo Voi, Maria Accorinti, Placido Bramanti, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

“…Each treatment session lasted 60 minutes and was repeated three times a week for 8 weeks. All of the patients were evaluated by a specific psychometric battery before (T0) and immediately (T1) after the end of the training. …”
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Effect of Lycium barbarum Polysaccharide on Decreasing Serum Amyloid A3 Expression through Inhibiting NF-κB Activation in a Mouse Model of Diabetic Nephropathy by Fengqi Wan, Fulin Ma, Jiaxin Wu, Xinyu Qiao, Minxue Chen, Wenjian Li, Liang Ma

“…Blood glucose was assessed before and after 8-week administration of LBP, and the homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) index was calculated for evaluating the antidiabetic effect of LBP. …”
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Orthodontic Treatment of Ankylosed Maxillary Incisor through Osteogenic Distraction and Simplified Biomechanics by Daniel Gheur Tocolini, Priscila de Oliveira Silva, Iduilton Grabowski, Julia Carelli, Nathaly Dias Morais, Gisele Maria Correr, Francielle Topolski, Alexandre Moro

“…Treatment involved the use of the ankylosed tooth as anchorage for the distalization of the right upper segment to correct the Class II malocclusion and to create space prior to surgery. After one week of surgical osteotomy, traction of the tooth and bone segment was initiated with the use of intermaxillary elastics. …”
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Injury and Illness Incidence in 2017 Super Rugby Tournament: A Surveillance Study on a Single South African Team by Kim Buchholtz, Curt Barnes, Theresa L. Burgess

“…Daily injury and illness data were routinely collected during the season by support staff over a 28-week period (January to July 2017), based on standardized injury and illness definitions. …”
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