Factors Affecting Ultrasonographic Fetal Weight Estimation Accuracy in Low Birth Weight Newborns by Nevin Tuten, Onur Guralp, Koray Gok, Abdullah Tuten, Altay Gezer

“…Demographic and clinical information of the mother and newborn and obstetric ultrasonography measurements and findings performed in the last week before birth were recorded. Accuracy of fetal weight estimation and parameters affecting it was investigated. …”
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Effect of Posture Training with Weighted Kypho-Orthosis (WKO) on Improving Balance in Women with Osteoporosis by Seyed Ahmad Raeissadat, Leyla Sedighipour, Safura Pournajaf, Reza Vahab Kashani, Shahram Sadeghi

“…The patients were assigned to two groups: (1) control group who received 4-week home-based daily exercise program including weight bearing, back strengthening, and balance exercises and (2) intervention group (WKO) who performed aforementioned exercises and wore WKO for one hour twice a day. …”
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Histopathological, Histomorphometrical, and Radiographical Evaluation of Injectable Glass-Ceramic-Chitosan Nanocomposite in Bone Reconstruction of Rat by Maryam Seyedmajidi, Seyedmahmood Rabiee, Sina Haghanifar, Seyedkamal Seyedmajidi, Seyed Gholam ali Jorsaraei, Homayoun Alaghehmand, Naghmeh Jamaatlu, Ali Bijani

“…Methods. Thirty-two 6–8-week-old male Wistar rats were chosen. One hole on each right and left tibia was made. …”
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The Post-Discharge Growth of Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants by Tuba Ozdemir, Abdullah Baris Akcan, Munevver Kaynak Turkmen

“…STUDY DESIGN: The demographic data, clinical features, and comorbidities of 77 preterm infants with birth weights of less than or equal to 1.500 g were examined, the infants’ growth statuses in the 40th gestational week (gw) and at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months the corrected age, including their weight, height and head circumference, were evaluated. …”
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Comparison Of Frontalis Sling With Or Without Tarsal Fixation Sutures For Severe Ptosis With Poor Levator Function by Asima Rafique, Muhammad Shaheer, Ummara Rasheed

“…Group A patients underwent fascia lata sling with tarsal fixation while Group B patients underwent simple fascia lata sling without tarsal fixation. Postoperatively (1 week) surgical success including marginal reflex distance (MRD) and complications including slippage of the sling, exposure keratopathy, recurrence and lid margin deformity were evaluated. …”
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Enhancing motor skills and coordination in middle schoolers through innovative physical education programs by Andrada Maria BULZ, Mihai ȘANDRA, Anca Maria SABĂU, Emilia Florina GROSU, Gheorghe Codruț BULZ

“…This study, which involves two hours a week for a school year (8 months), in which children can experience new materials and learning tools during sports lessons, will improve their coordination and motor skills. …”
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Specialty palliative care use among cancer patients: A population-based study. by J Brian Cassel, Donna McClish, David Buxton, Leanne Yanni, Seth Roberts, Nevena Skoro, Peter May, Egidio Del Fabbro, Danielle Noreika

“…About half of SPC recipients (1493; 50.5%) first received SPC in the final 30 days of life, including 768 (26.0%) in the final week of life. Characteristics associated with using SPC use included being in an socio-economic status quintile other than the lowest; being younger; being Black; having a solid (versus hematological) cancer; having a shorter survival with cancer; dying in the latter two years of the study; being from an area of low or complete rurality; having a hospital admission in the final 60 days prior to initiation of PC or death; having more days in hospital; and living within 15 miles of a hospital offering SPC.…”
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PERSEPSI PENGGUNA INSTAGRAM SEBAGAI MEDIA PROMOSI GEDUNG SENTRA TENUN JEMBRANA by Ni Made Cantika Jesy Parsadela, I Wayan Suardana, NGAS. Dewi

“…The results showed that the characteristics of visitors based on geographical aspects were dominated by Indonesian citizenship,; demographic aspects are dominated by age 21-30 years, male gender, occupation as a student, undergraduate education level, and unmarried status; psychographic aspects, the respondent's source of information is recommended from friends / relatives, using Instagram for 2-3 hours a day and new followers who follow> 1 month, see Instagram post views once a week, the purpose of visiting is to fill spare time.  …”
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Effects of Late Evening Snack on Cirrhotic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ying-jie Guo, Zi-bin Tian, Na Jiang, Xue-li Ding, Tao Mao, Xue Jing

“…The results showed that the respiratory quotient value (MD = 11.09) and carbohydrate oxidation value (MD = 0.05) significantly elevated with one week or with up to three weeks of LES treatment in cirrhotic patients (P<0.05). …”
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Ischemia Elicits a Coordinated Expression of Pro-Survival Proteins in Mouse Myocardium by Deborah Lyn, Shaojia Bao, Nicole A. Bennett, Xiaowei Liu, Nerimiah L. Emmett

“…Chronic ischemia (after 2 weeks) was associated with elevated levels of other pro-survival factors such as Bcl-xL and the phosphorylated form of Akt, as part of the adaptive remodeling of the myocardium. …”
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Radiofrequency-Targeted Vertebral Augmentation: Case Report of a Patient with 7 Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures in a Variant of Osteogenesis Imperfecta by Leonard Westermann, Peer Eysel, Marvin Simons, Kourosh Zarghooni

“…However, overall pain relief dropped only slightly from 7 to 5 on the numerical rating scale (NRS) at the 6-week follow-up, and there was only a small decrease in the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) from 72% to 63%. …”
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Short-Term Clinical Results of Ab Interno Trabeculotomy Using the Trabectome with or without Cataract Surgery for Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients of High Intraocular Pressure by Handan Akil, Vikas Chopra, Alex S. Huang, Ramya Swamy, Brian A. Francis

“…Survival rate at 12 months was 80%. 9 cases required secondary glaucoma surgery, and 1 case was reported with hypotony at day one, but resolved within one week. Conclusion. Trabectome seems to be safe and effective in patients with preoperative IOP of 30 mmHg or greater. …”
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Impact of Baseline BMI upon the Success of Latina Participants Enrolled in a 6-Month Physical Activity Intervention by Sheri J. Hartman, Shira I. Dunsiger, Dori W. Pekmezi, Brooke Barbera, Charles J. Neighbors, Becky Marquez, Bess H. Marcus

“…For example, someone with a 25 kg/m2 BMI would report, on average, 27.5 more minutes/week of activity compared to someone with a 30 kg/m2 BMI at followup. …”
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The Effect of Hospital Boarding on Emergency Medicine Residency Productivity by Peter Moffett, Al Best, Nathan Lewis, Stephen Miller, Grace Hickam, Hannah Kissel-Smith, Laura Barrera, Scott Huang, Joel Moll

“…We created a multivariable mixed model with fixed covariates for year, month, day of week, resident experience, shift duration, total daily ED patients, and with residents as repeated measures. …”
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Cement Removal from the Femur Using the ROBODOC System in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty by Mitsuyoshi Yamamura, Nobuo Nakamura, Hidenobu Miki, Takashi Nishii, Nobuhiko Sugano

“…Full weight bearing was possible within 1 week after surgery in 9 of the 19 cases and within 2 months in all remaining cases. …”
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Effects of high-intensity interval training on physical performance, systolic blood pressure, oxidative stress and inflammatory markers in skeletal muscle of spontaneously hyperten... by Thaynara Zanoni D'Almeida, Mariana Janini Gomes, Leticia Estevam Engel, Ines Cristina Giometti, Natalia Zamberlan Ferreira, Rafael Stuani, Camila Renata Corrêa, Robson Chacon Castoldi, Sarah Gomes Nunes, Andreo Fernando Aguiar, Anthony César Castilho, Marina Politi Okoshi, Francis Lopes Pacagnelli

“…The SHR+T group trained five times a week for eight weeks on a treadmill, while the SHR group remained without any exercise stimulus throughout the experimental period. …”
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Isolated Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis after Thoracic Radiation Therapy: To Operate or Not to Operate by Osama Alsara, Ahmad Alsarah, Jagadeesh K. Kalavakunta, Heather Laird-Fick, George S. Abela

“…She presented to the hospital with atypical chest pain that had occurred intermittently over the preceding week. Her initial electrocardiogram and cardiac enzymes were within normal limits. …”
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Concurrent Validation and Reference Values of Gluteus Medius Clinical Test by Amanda S S Teixeira, Paula L Silva, Sabrina P Cintra, Fernanda Viegas, Luciana D Mendonça, Natália F N Bittencourt

“…On the first day, participants performed the maximal isometric test of the hip abductors, measured via hand-held dynamometry. On the following week, the gluteus medius clinical test was performed. …”
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Assessment of Anterior Segment Changes in Pseudophakic Eyes, Using Ultrasonic Biomicroscopic Imaging, after Pars Plana Vitrectomy with Silicone Oil or Gas Tamponade by Erkan Ünsal, Kadir Eltutar, Belma Karini, Osman Kızılay

“…UBM measurements were performed in the supine position before and one week after surgery. Results. In patients of Group 1, postoperative trabecular meshwork-ciliary process distance (T-CPD) and iris-ciliary process distance (I-CPD), according to preoperative values, were found to be statistically significantly reduced, and postoperative mean value of scleral thickness (ST) and intraocular pressure (IOP), according to preoperative value, was found to be statistically significantly increased. …”
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Nonadherence in Home-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program for COPD Patients by Yi Li, Hongyu Qian, Kewei Yu, Ying Huang

“…Patients were classified as the adherence group and the nonadherence group according to completion of over 50% sessions during the 8-week PR program. Demographic characteristics, 6-minute walking distance (6MWD), COPD assessment test (CAT), modified Medical Research Council scale (mMRC), and emotional function were compared between two groups. …”
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