Preliminary In Vitro Evaluation of the Probiotic Potential of the Bacteriocinogenic Strain Enterococcus lactis PMD74 Isolated from Ezine Cheese by Başar Uymaz Tezel

“…E. lactis PMD74 exhibited considerable survival ability (8.86 log CFU·mL−1) in the acidic condition of fermented milk for a four-week-long storage period.…”
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Translaminar synchronous neuronal activity is required for columnar synaptic strengthening in the mouse neocortex by John Vargas-Ortiz, Lin Lin, Vena K. Martinez, Rong-jian Liu, Rachel Babij, Zhe Ran S. Duan, Sam Wacks, Liyuan Sun, Amanda Wang, Sajida Khan, John Lee Soto-Vargas, Natalia V. De Marco García, Alicia Che

“…Monosynaptic rabies tracing and slice electrophysiology experiments reveal that layer 2/3 pyramidal neurons receive significant layer 5 inputs during the first postnatal week, and silencing layer 5 synaptic outputs results in a significant reduction in spontaneous activity, abnormal sensory-evoked activity and disrupted layer 4-layer 2/3 connectivity. …”
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Anti-colon cancer activity of water-soluble polysaccharides extracted from Gloeostereum incarnatum via Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway by Jiawei He, Anhui Yang, Xuyu Zhao, Yang Liu, Shuyan Liu, Di Wang

“…It was investigated in this study that the anti-colon cancer effect of polysaccharides purified from GI (GIPS) in ApcMinC/Gpt mice (an in situ colon cancer mouse model). Eight-week administration with GIPS at doses of 30 or 90 mg/kg strongly inhibited tumor growth including the reduction on numbers and the suppression of the size without influencing the animals’ body weight and organ functions. …”
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Effects of Low-Load Blood Flow Restriction Training on Rotator Cuff Strength and Hypertrophy: Case Series by Daniel W Safford, Kshamata M Shah, Frederic Breidenbach, Philip W McClure

“…They performed an eight-week low-load shoulder exercise regimen where BFR was applied to the dominant arm only during exercise. …”
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Testing the Psychometric Properties of a Chinese Version of the Level of Expressed Emotion Scale by Wai Tong Chien, Zenobia Chung-Yee Chan, Sally Wai-Chi Chan

“…First, the semantic equivalence with the original English version and test-retest reliability at 2-week interval of the Chinese version was examined. …”
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CO2 Laser-Assisted Deep Sclerectomy Surgery Compared with Trabeculectomy in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Two-Year Results by Hengli Zhang, Yizhen Tang, Xiaowei Yan, Lihua Ma, Yulei Geng, Fan Li, Guangxian Tang

“…The BCVA in the CLASS and Trab groups was recovered to baseline at postoperative 1 week and 1 month, respectively. At last follow-up visits, a remarkable reduction in the IOP and number of medications was observed in both groups, and no significant difference was found in those between the two groups. …”
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Efficacy of a guided internet-based intervention (iSOMA) for somatic symptoms and related distress in university students: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial by Harald Baumeister, Michael Witthöft, Eileen Bendig, Severin Hennemann, Katja Böhme, Maria Kleinstäuber, David Daniel Ebert

“…Self-report assessments will take place at baseline and after intervention completion (8, 16 weeks after randomisation). The primary outcome will be the severity of somatic symptoms and associated mental distress. …”
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Relationships of dermatologic symptoms and quality of life in patients with psoriatic arthritis: analysis of two tofacitinib phase III studies by Peter C. Taylor, Andrew G. Bushmakin, Joseph C. Cappelleri, Pamela Young, Rebecca Germino, Joseph F. Merola, Gil Yosipovitch

“…Objectives Evaluate relationships between changes in dermatologic assessments and quality of life (QoL) measures; quantify dermatologic symptom severity impacts on QoL in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) treated with tofacitinib.Methods Data were from two phase III studies; patients received tofacitinib 5 or 10 mg twice daily (BID), adalimumab 40 mg every other week, or placebo advancing to tofacitinib 5 or 10 mg BID at Month 3. …”
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Significant abundance of bacterial flagellin and expression of its surface localized receptor toll-like receptor 5 and cytokine interleukin-22 in South African infants with poor or... by Nontlantla J. Haindongo, Mapaseka Seheri, Cliff A. Magwira

“…Fecal samples were collected from infants a week after first dose of Rotarix vaccination to establish vaccine shedders (n = 50) and non-shedders (n = 44). …”
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Effect of yoga exercises on lung volumes, vital capacity, and attention span in school going students by Reema Joshi, Manisha Rathi, Komal Preet Kaur

“…Group A (yoga group) was trained to perform yoga exercises 3 days a week for 4 weeks. Group B (control group) children were asked to perform daily activities. …”
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Influence of psychological resilience on compassion fatigue in nurses in the operating room: a cross-sectional study in China by Cong Fu, Ying Wang, Xiaopan Shi, Yang Wang, Weihua Liu, Gaijing Wang

“…Factors influencing compassion fatigue included the relationship between labor and personnel, the number of night shifts per week, and mental resilience. The differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). …”
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Anodal tDCS and virtual reality gait rehabilitation in individuals with chronic stroke: a case series report by Aracely Marks, Shelley Oliveira Barbosa, Daniella Napoli, Susan E. D'Andrea

“…The intervention consisted of 10 30-min sessions over 2 weeks. Clinical assessments, including the Dynamic Gait Index (DGI), Berg Balance Scale (BBS), 10-meter Walk Test (10MWT), and the Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) were conducted pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention, and at a 2-week follow-up.ResultsAll participants demonstrated improvements in the clinical measures post-intervention, irrespective of whether they received anodal tDCS or sham stimulation. …”
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Circadian Clock Gene Bmal1: A Molecular Bridge from AKI to CKD by Songyuan Yang, Zehua Ye, Lijia Chen, Xiangjun Zhou, Wei Li, Fan Cheng

“…This condition usually persists for approximately a week, causing a transient reduction in kidney function. …”
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Physiochemical and Phytochemical Properties of Wax Apple (Syzygium samarangense [Blume] Merrill & L. M. Perry var. Jambu Madu) as Affected by Growth Regulator Application by Mohammad Moneruzzaman Khandaker, Amru Nasrulhaq Boyce, Normaniza Osman, ABM Sharif Hossain

“…The study showed that application of 50 mg/L GA3, 10 mg/L NAA, and 5 mg/L 2,4-D once a week from bud development to fruit maturation increased the physiochemical and phytochemical properties of wax apple fruits.…”
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In Vitro Differentiation of First Trimester Human Umbilical Cord Perivascular Cells into Contracting Cardiomyocyte-Like Cells by Peter Szaraz, Matthew Librach, Leila Maghen, Farwah Iqbal, Tanya A. Barretto, Shlomit Kenigsberg, Andrée Gauthier-Fisher, Clifford L. Librach

“…When applying aggregate-based differentiation, FTM HUCPVCs showed increased aggregate formation potential and generated contracting cells within 1 week of coculture, making them the first MSC type with this ability. …”
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Pharmacy Students’ Views on Pilot Interprofessional Learning at a Teaching Hospital in Pahang, Malaysia by Nor Hidayah Mohd Taufek, Norny Syafinaz Ab Rahman, Tengku Karmila Tengku Mohd Kamil, Mohamad Haniki Nik Mohamed, Nur Amni ‘Afifah Mohd Faisal, Christopher John Turner

“…All students completed a four-week pilot IPL activity in a clinical setting at a teaching hospital. …”
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TEACHING AND ASSESSING INDEPENDENT LISTENING IN AN ONLINE COURSE FOR TRANSLATION MAJORS by Olga G. Kvasova, Nataliia K. Liamzina, Roksoliana I. Radchuk, Yulia I. Trykashna

“…The current research is based on the findings of the preliminary study which provided information about the 2nd year students’ interests in topics and types of listening texts, the length of aural and video texts and frequency of independent listening sessions per week as well as the learning platforms they are familiar with. …”
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Epidemiology and Determinants of Vitamin D Deficiency in Eastern Nepal: A Community-Based, Cross-Sectional Study by O. Sherchand, J. K. Baranwal, B. Gelal

“…In multivariate regression, consumption of dairy products ≥3/week had lower OR (95% CI) (0.3(0.1–0.8) p:0.02) and weekly fish consumption had lower OR (95% CI) (0.06(0.008–0.6) p:0.01) for vitamin D deficiency. …”
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Impact of Ramadan Fasting on Metabolic Syndrome Criteria: Among Treated Hypertensive and Diabetic Females of Halabja by Halgord Ali Farag

“…Method This prospective observational study was carried out in a group of 73 female patients with MetS aged (20-45) years were evaluated week before and after Ramadan month having hypertension and diabetics of more than 2 years. …”
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The Effect of Serine Protease Inhibitors on Airway Inflammation in a Chronic Allergen-Induced Asthma Mouse Model by Chih-Che Lin, Li-Jen Lin, Shulhn-Der Wang, Chung-Jen Chiang, Yun-Peng Chao, Joseph Lin, Shung-Te Kao

“…BALB/c mice (6 mice/group) were intratracheally inoculated with five doses of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Der p; 50 μL, 1 mg/mL) at one-week intervals. Therapeutic doses of FUT (0.0625 mg/kg), FOY (20 mg/kg), or UTI (10,000 U/kg) were, respectively, injected intraperitoneally into these mice. …”
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