Some wood parameters in bulls administered vitamin c at different environmental temperatures by Tufan Keçeci, Ercan Keskin

“…For this purpose the amount of 50 ml/week vitamin C solution contained 20% ascorbic acid (n:7) and the same amount of sterile physiological saline (n;7) were intramuscularly injected within 4 weeks to the bulls which were at the same conditions of maintenance and nutrition at two months intervals during one year. …”
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Effect of Scapular Intensive Training on Functional Recovery of Upper Extremities in Early Stroke by Min JIANG, Lun LUO, Fan BAI, Wenyuan SU, Chaomou HE, Tao XIANG

“…The control group were treated with conventional medical therapy and routine rehabilitation training, and the scapula reinforcement group increased scapular intensive training on the basis of the control group,40 minutes each time, once daily,7 days per week, continuous treatment for 4 weeks. Fugl-Meyer upper eExtremity motor function rating scale, Hong Kong version of hemiplegic upper extremity functional test (FTHUE-HK) scale and modified Barthel index (MBI) score were used to evaluate upper limb function and activities of daily living in patients with stroke.Results:After 4 weeks of treatment, Fugl-Meyer upper limb motor function scores, FTHUE-HK scale scores, and MBI index scores were significantly higher than those before treatment in both groups, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05);and the scores of the evaluation scores of the scapular augmentation group were higher than those of the control group, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:The scapula reinforcement group can improve the upper extremity motor function and the activities of daily living in stroke patients.…”
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Extracorporeal shock wave therapy versus dexamethasone iontophoresis as a treatment for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis by Shimaa Taha Abu El Kasem, Sahar Ahmed Abdalbary, Mohamed I. Mabrouk, Engy Badreldin S. Moustafaa, Asmaa Abonour, Rania R. Mohamed

“…The therapeutic program was performed twice per week for 4 weeks. Sixty patients with unilateral symptomatic KOA were randomly divided into three groups. …”
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Bilateral Chylothorax as a Unique Presentation of Pancreaticobiliary or Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer by Nooraldin Merza, John Lung, Mazin Saadaldin, Tarek Naguib

“…Here we present a case of a 66-year-old male who came in with cough and shortness of breath for few weeks. A week earlier, at an ED visit, he was diagnosed with pneumonia based on CT angiogram of the chest without contrast that showed bilateral pleural effusion and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates. …”
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Benign biliary stricture caused by transduodenal lumen-apposing metal stent placement for pancreatic acute necrotic collection by Shuhei Shintani, Takuya Okamoto, Kosuke Hiroe, Hidenori Kimura, Hiroto Inoue, Atsushi Nishida, Osamu Inatomi

“…No improvements were observed despite one week of antimicrobial therapy. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage via the superior duodenal angle was conducted and a lumen-apposing metal stent (LAMS) was placed. …”
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Apprehension-Based Training: A Novel Treatment Concept for Anterior Shoulder Dislocation – A Case Report by Alon Rabin, Livneh Noyman, Noa Yaakobi, Efi Kazum

“…The subject underwent a 17-week exercise program involving gradual exposure to increased anterior instability loads based on the SMAT movement pattern. …”
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A Challenge for Diagnosing Acute Liver Injury with Concomitant/Sequential Exposure to Multiple Drugs: Can Causality Assessment Scales Be Utilized to Identify the Offending Drug? by Roxanne Lim, Hassan Choudry, Kim Conner, Wikrom Karnsakul

“…Liver-specific causality assessment scales such as Council for the International Organization of Medical Sciences/Roussel Uclaf Causality Assessment Method scoring system (CIOMS/RUCAM), Maria and Victorino scale, and Digestive Disease Week-Japan were applied to seek the most likely offending drug. …”
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From Fitness Tracking to Augmented Shopping Experience: Perceptions and Use of Mobile Payment among Runners Using Wearable Devices by Özlem Özdinç

“…A typical runner that we captured data from was an educated, employed, and adult female user of high-tech sports wearables, who makes nearly 9 kilometres on each of her four runs in a week, but taps her smartphone―not her wearable―to make payments for necessity goods (e.g., food, apparel) and services (e.g., bills, bookings) through either Alipay or Apple Pay. …”
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Determinants of customers’ adoption of mobile banking in Tanzania: Further evidence from a diffusion of innovation theory by Neema Mori, Rosallia Mlambiti

“…The descriptive results revealed that the majority of respondents used mobile banking once to three times a week to check their balance, download a mini-statement, pay different bills, transfer funds from their account to a mobile telecom network, and buy airtime. …”
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Severe Case of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in a Pregnant Woman from Nigeria by Kruti Yagnik, Bilal Farooqi, Molly W. Mandernach, Anthony P. Cannella, Gautam Kalyatanda

“…A 28-year-old Nigerian woman with a 20-week intrauterine pregnancy presented with a five-day history of fever and diffuse joint pains. …”
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Primary Pleural Angiosarcoma in a 63-Year-Old Gentleman by Ahmed Abu-Zaid, Shamayel Mohammed

“…The patient was scheduled for surgery in three weeks. Unfortunately, the patient died after one week after discharge secondary to pulseless ventricular tachycardia arrest followed by asystole. …”
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A Comparative Study of Electric Load Curve Changes in an Urban Low-Voltage Substation in Spain during the Economic Crisis (2008–2013) by Pedro M. Lara-Santillán, Montserrat Mendoza-Villena, L. Alfredo Fernández-Jiménez, Mario Mañana-Canteli

“…This similitude was assessed by the proximity on the calendar, day of the week, daylight time, and outdoor temperature. The last selection parameter was the error between the nearest neighbour curves and the base date curve. …”
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Giant Amoebic Liver Abscess: A Rare Diagnosis in a Rural Setting of Sub-Saharan Africa by Cyril Jabea Ekabe, Jules Kehbila, Njinju Asaba Clinton

“…A 13-year-old female Cameroonian presented with subacute onset of upper abdominal pain, high fever, and chest pain for one week. Before presentation, she had been on treatment at a local traditional practitioner during which her symptoms worsen. …”
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Effects of Tai Chi Training on Antioxidant Capacity in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women by Attakorn Palasuwan, Daroonwan Suksom, Irène Margaritis, Suphan Soogarun, Anne-Sophie Rousseau

“…We hypothesized that an 8-week Tai Chi (TC) training program (2 sessions in class; 2 sessions at home; 1-1:15/session) would improve antioxidant capacity and reduce cardiovascular risks in both pre- (n=8) and postmenopausal (n=7) sedentary women. …”
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THERAPY FOR IRREGULAR MENSTRUATION WITH ACUPUNTURE AND HERBAL PEGAGAN (CENTELLA ASIATICA (L.)) by Evin Dwi Prayuni, Ario Imandiri, Myrna Adianti

“…Therapy was given 12 times, 3 times every week. Herbal therapy wich given was pegagan (Centella asiatica (L)) with dose 0,3 and consumed everyday after eat. …”
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Student perceived effectiveness of task-based instructional design of data-driven synonym learning featuring “mini-lecture” by Yang Yingying, Chen Lin, Tian Xumin

“…This study evaluates student perceived effectiveness of a guided inductive approach for synonym learning through a 36-week, two-round data-driven learning (DDL) and task-based instruction design. …”
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Delayed Presentation of Gluteal Compartment Syndrome: The Argument for Fasciotomy by John E. Lawrence, Duncan J. Cundall-Curry, Kuldeep K. Stohr

“…There was immediate neurological improvement following decompression and the patient was rehabilitated with complete nerve recovery and function at eight-week follow-up. This is the first documented case of full functional recovery following a delayed presentation of GCS with sciatic nerve palsy. …”
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Discoloration of Roots Caused by Residual Endodontic Intracanal Medicaments by Belinda Kuan-Jung Chen, Roy George, Laurence James Walsh

“…The roots were then exposed to an intense light source for 30 minutes each week and photographed after a further 1, 3, or 6 months. …”
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Factors influencing the determination of dosing weight in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) by Cassandra R. Montoya, Janine Y. Khan, Delphine Nelson, Gustave Falciglia

“…The only factor associated with the frequency of dosing weight updates was day of the week. Dosing weights in the NICU appear to fall into one of three categories: BW prior to regaining BW, practical weight to facilitate medication and nutrition ordering, and “dry” weight, adjusting for fluid overloaded states. …”
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Neuromuscular Monitoring, Muscle Relaxant Use, and Reversal at a Tertiary Teaching Hospital 2.5 Years after Introduction of Sugammadex: Changes in Opinions and Clinical Practice by Thomas Ledowski, Jing Shen Ong, Tom Flett

“…Two departmental audits (26-page online survey and 1-week in-theatre snapshot audit) were undertaken to investigate the change of beliefs and clinical practice related to the use of neuromuscular blocking agents at the Royal Perth Hospital since this introduction. …”
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