Feasibility, Usability, and Pilot Efficacy Study of a Software-Enabled, Virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation with Remote Therapeutic Monitoring by Flynn S, Mosher CL, Cornelison S, Rao E, Metzler KA, Pu W, Davies J, Paladenech C, Doyle D, MacIntyre N, Ohar J

“…In addition, weekly phone contacts with the V-PR group were made. …”
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Fixed-dose combination treatment regimen to control intraocular pressure in glaucoma by V.N. Alekseev, I.R. Gazizova, A.M. Gadzhiev

“…</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Results</b>: by the end of week 4, in group I, IOP has reduced by 4.2 mm Hg (16.8% from the baseline) when measured at 10&nbsp;A.M.…”
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Efficacy and safety of Janus kinase inhibitors in the treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: An analysis of evidence from 2014 to 2022 by Jiao Wang, Tian Ma, Xiaoying Sun, Liu Liu, Seokgyeong Hong, Huijung Cha, Miao Zhang, Jiale Chen, Naixuan Lin, Bin Li, Xin Li

“…Filgotinib, a JAK1 inhibitor, markedly enhanced the response rate and improved ACR scores in patients with PsA, and the best effect was achieved with 16-week oral administration.…”
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Transcranial direct current stimulation improves time perception in children with ADHD by Vahid Nejati, Fateme Mirikaram, Michael A. Nitsche

“…Twenty-six children with ADHD performed time discrimination and time estimation/reproduction tasks in five sessions with one week interval and specific tDCS conditions. The tDCS conditions were anodal left dlPFC/cathodal right vmPFC, the reversed electrode positioning, isolated anodal left dlPFC, right vmPFC stimulation with extracranial return electrodes, and sham stimulation. …”
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The Effect of Theraband Exercises on Motor Performance and Swimming Degree of Young Swimmers by Zait Burak Aktuğ, Şeyda Nur Vural, Serkan İbiş

“…SG did swimming training only three times a week for eight weeks. In addition to swimming exercises, TG did theraband exercises consisting of 8 movements to the lower and upper extremities. …”
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Pattern of sedentary behavior in brazilian adolescents by Drielly Elvira Ramos, Maria Raquel de Oliveira Bueno, Lidyane Zambrin Vignadelli, André Oliveira Werneck, Enio Ricardo Vaz Ronque, Manoel João Coelho-E-Silva, Marcelo Romanzini

“…The cut-point of 720 counts.min-1 for the vector magnitude from the ActiGraph accelerometer was used to estimate the total sedentary time, bouts (1-4 min, 5-9 min, 10-14 min, 15-29 min, and ≥ 30 min), and breaks during the week, on weekdays and at weekends, as well as at school and out of school. …”
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Cooperative Learning Instructional Approach and Student’s Biology Achievement: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Model in Secondary Schools in Gedeo Zo... by Yidnekachew Awraris Kebede, Firew Kebede Zema, Girma Moti Geletu, Samuel Assefa Zinabu

“…Analysis of the pretest data revealed that no significant difference in biology scores between the two groups (mean difference = 4, ES = .02, p > .05). After a 16-week intervention, the cooperative learning strategy using the jigsaw model resulted in a statistically significant improvement in the experimental group’s post-test performance (mean difference = 19.2, ES = .33, p < .05). …”
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Causes and Intervention Strategies to Reduce Childhood Obesity in Ambato by Carlos David Castañeda Guillot, Diego Fernando Vaca Sánchez, María Augusta Reyes Pérez

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> obese patients predominated in an age range of 13 years or more and were female. 86 % of patients showed excessive consumption of sweets and snacks, spending more than 30 hours a week in front of digital devices, and 73.1 % showed inappropriate family behaviors. …”
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Crystalline-Like Keratopathy after Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy with Incomplete Kawasaki Disease: Case Report and Literature Review by Elif Erdem, Emine Kocabas, Hande Taylan Sekeroglu, Özlem Özgür, Meltem Yagmur, T. Reha Ersoz

“…All ocular findings disappeared in one week with topical steroid and unpreserved artificial tear drops. …”
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The role of polymorphism (rs1800566) of NAD(F)H quinone oxidoreductase-1 in development of acute pancreatitis by T. A. Samgina, Y. V. Kanishchev, S. N. Grigor’Yev, P. M. Nazarenko, A. V. Polonikov

“…The risk of disease was elevated in patients with TT genotype irrespective of intensity and duration of alcohol intake, as well as in smoking patients with ST genotype at alcohol consumption exceeding 10 years, even in those receiving less than 199 g of ethanol per week.…”
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Administration of Rhodiola kirilowii Extracts during Mouse Pregnancy and Lactation Stimulates Innate but Not Adaptive Immunity of the Offspring by Sławomir Lewicki, Ewa Skopińska-Różewska, Aleksandra Brewczyńska, Robert Zdanowski

“…The aim of present study was to assess whether daily oral administration of 20 mg/kg of Rhodiola kirilowii aqueous (RKW) or 50% hydroalcoholic (RKW-A) extracts affected hematological and immunological parameters of 6-week-old mouse progeny. There was no significant change in hematological parameters of blood with the exception of hemoglobin, which was significantly higher (about 4%) in RKW group. …”
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From Bench to Bedside to Bug: An Update of Clinically Relevant Advances in the Care of Persons with Helicobacter pylori Associated Diseases by N Chiba, ABR Thomson, P Sinclair

“…It remains controversial whether eradicating H pylori in duodenal ulcer or functional dyspepsia increases the risk of subsequent development of gastroesophageal reflux disease. The one-week proton pump inhibitor-based triple regimens remain the gold standard of H pylori therapy, but some of the ranitidine bismuth citrate plus two antibiotic regimens also achieve an 80% H pylori eradication rate on an intention-to-treat basis. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 Viral Shedding and Associated Factors among COVID-19 Inpatients and Outpatients by Masoomeh Sofian, Behzad Khansarinejad, Ehsanollah Ghaznavi-Rad, Farzaneh Shokoohi, Hossein Mazaherpour, Farzane Farmani, Mona Sadat Larijani, Leila Pakpour, Amitis Ramezani

“…The RT-PCR tests were done two and three weeks after the symptoms initiation. Results. Viral eradication occurred in 44.8% two weeks after illness initiation whereas in 71% who achieved a negative PCR test in the third week. …”
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The Effects of Reduction Mammaplasty on Serum Leptin Levels and Insulin Resistance by Hakan Uzun, Ozan Bitik, Yahya Baltu, Çiğdem Sönmez, Ayşegül Öztürk Kaymak

“…At the postoperative 8th week, patients were reevaluated in terms of above parameters assessing the presence of any difference. …”
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Acute and Chronic Effect of Acoustic and Visual Cues on Gait Training in Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized, Controlled Study by Roberto De Icco, Cristina Tassorelli, Eliana Berra, Monica Bolla, Claudio Pacchetti, Giorgio Sandrini

“…All patients were tested with kinematic analysis of gait at baseline (T0), at the end of the 4-week rehabilitation programme (T1), and 3 months later (T2). …”
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Gait ecological assessment in persons with Parkinson’s disease engaged in a synchronized musical rehabilitation program by A. Bourdon, L. Damm, D. Dotov, P. Ihalainen, S. Dalla Bella, B. G. Bardy, V. Cochen De Cock

“…We conducted a 1-month outdoor gait rehabilitation program called BeatPark (30 min/day, 5 days/week), with 25 PwPDs, using real-time synchronized, cued, music, and measurements through the BeatMove application. …”
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Antiviral Drugs Used to Treat COVID-19 are not Liver Safe: A Comparative Experimental Study by Asiye Aslı Emniyet Sert, Cemile Merve Seymen, Gülnur Take Kaplanoğlu

“…Methods: Thirty-three 8-10 week old Wistar albino male rats were separated into seven groups: the sham control groups for intravenous, subcutaneous, and gavage stress; the acyclovir, hydroxychloroquine, anakinra, and favipiravir groups. …”
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The impact of two Ginseng administrations on stress from acute physical effort by Ramona-Niculina Jurcău, Dong Hun Kwak, Ioana-Marieta Jurcău, Nicolae-Alexandru Colceriu, Cezar Honceriu

“…Healthy men were voluntarily enrolled into 4 groups: control (C) no treatment; who received placebo (P); who received P-GSG for one week (GSG1); who received P-GSG for 3 weeks (GSG3). …”
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Abcesso hepático e Bacteriemia Causada por Desulfovibrio Desulfuricans by Tiago Guimarães Costa, Raquel Moura, Luís Rocha, Sara Pinto, Paula Ferreira

“…Treatment involved percutaneous drainage of the abscesses and a 6-week course of antibiotics with metronidazole initially and then with amoxicillin/clavulanic acid. …”
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Applying the Decomposed Theory of Planned Behavior to Explore the Influencing Factors of NTC App Usage Intention by Chih-Wei Lin, Yi-Xuan Tsai, Yu-Shan Chang, Yun-Jhih Ding, Jou-Chun Liu, Yu-Sheng Lin

“…First, the NTC app users were mostly female, aged between 19 and 25 years, were students, had a monthly income below 20,000, and exercised one to two times a week. Second, the application of the decomposed theory of planned behavior found the following: perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use had positive effects on attitude; interpersonal influence and electronic word of mouth had a positive influence on subjective norms; self-efficacy and technology facilitation had positive effects on perceptual behavior control; and attitude, subjective norms, and perceptual behavior control all had a positive impact on behavioral intention. …”
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