The Effect of a Combined Scapula and Shoulder Exercise Program with Kinesio Tape on Pain, Shoulder Proprioception, and Upper Limb Function in Swimmers with Shoulder Impingement Syn... by Seyedeh Farzaneh Sadri, Mohammad Saleki

“…The exercise group performed the prescribed exercises for 8 weeks, with three sessions per week. After the training program concluded, post-tests were administered. …”
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Effect of Existential Group Therapy on the Quality of Sexual Life in Infertile Men\'s Spouses by samira ghorbani, Shahrbanoo Salehin, Ali Mohamad Nazari, Seyedeh Solmaz Talebi, Afsaneh Keramat

“…The intervention was carried out in eight 90-minute sessions per week based on the existential group therapy counseling model. …”
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mRNA Expression of EgCHI1, EgCHI2, and EgCHI3 in Oil Palm Leaves (Elaeis guineesis Jacq.) after Treatment with Ganoderma boninense Pat. and Trichoderma harzianum Rifai by Laila Naher, Soon Guan Tan, Chai Ling Ho, Umi Kalsom Yusuf, Siti Hazar Ahmad, Faridah Abdullah

“…In the present study, the expression levels of three oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) chitinases encoding EgCHI1, EgCHI2, and EgCHI3 at 2, 5, and 8 weeks inoculation were measured in oil palm leaves from plants treated with G. boninense or T. harzianum alone or both. …”
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Medical Student Musculoskeletal Knowledge: Examining the Impact and Value of an Orthopaedic Surgery Clerkship Using the Freedman and Bernstein Examination by Nicole Nishime, Mary Seibel, Dieter Lindskog, Daniel Wiznia

“…Abstract Purpose Given the importance of musculoskeletal knowledge but the limited orthopaedic instruction offered in medical school, our Orthopaedic Surgery Department developed a three-week clerkship for interested students. This study assesses the clerkship’s impact on medical student musculoskeletal knowledge through administration of the Freedman and Bernstein Basic Cognitive Musculoskeletal Examination. …”
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How mothers with severe emotion dysregulation use DBT skills in parenting contexts: observational coding of skills use in a DBT skills training group by Yoel Everett, Olivia A. Frigoletto, Jacqueline R. O’Brien, Amy L. Byrd, Stephanie D. Stepp, Maureen Zalewski

“…Methods This study used clinician-rated observational coding of skill use examples that were provided by mothers with severe emotion dysregulation (n = 16) who participated in a standard 48-week DBT Skills Training (DBT-ST) program in the context of a larger randomized controlled trial (NCT03060902). …”
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The Prevalence of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviours Relative to Obesity among Adolescents from Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia: Rural versus Urban Variations by Anwar A. Al-Nuaim, Yahya Al-Nakeeb, Mark Lyons, Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa, Alan Nevill, Peter Collins, Michael J. Duncan

“…The questionnaire allows the calculation of total energy expenditure in metabolic equivalent (MET-min) values per week. Results. Significant differences in the PA levels of youth were evident with regard to gender, geographical areas, and type of school. …”
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Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) Nanoparticles Loaded with Callistemon citrinus Phenolics Exhibited Anticancer Properties against Three Breast Cancer Cell Lines by Rashid Ahmed, Muhammad Tariq, Irfan S. Ahmad, Hanafy Fouly, Fakhar-i-Abbas, Anwarul Hasan, Mosbah Kushad

“…Release of phenolics from encapsulation during storage was biphasic during the first week and then levelled off thereafter. Nanoencapsulated phenolics from C. citrinus extract, berberine, and combination of both enhanced their bioactivity against the three breast cancer cell lines by nearly 2-fold. …”
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Acute Renal Failure in a Patient with Rivaroxaban-Induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome: A Case Report with a Review of the Literature and of Pharmacovigilance Registries by Gisela Marcelino, Ould Maouloud Hemett, Eric Descombes

“…Within one week after rivaroxaban withdrawal, the patient’s clinical condition improved and the renal function normalized. …”
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Crevicular Alkaline Phosphatase Activity and Rate of Tooth Movement of Female Orthodontic Subjects under Different Continuous Force Applications by Rohaya Megat Abdul Wahab, Maryati Md Dasor, Sahidan Senafi, Asma Alhusna Abang Abdullah, Zulham Yamamoto, Abdul Aziz Jemain, Shahrul Hisham Zainal Ariffin

“…ALP activity at the mesial sites peaked at week 1 for 150 gm group with significant differences when compared with the 100 gm group. …”
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Molecular Characterization of Ferulate 5-Hydroxylase Gene from Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) by Jonggeun Kim, Bosung Choi, Young-Hwan Park, Byoung-Kwan Cho, Hyoun-Sub Lim, Savithiry Natarajan, Sang-Un Park, Hanhong Bae

“…The highest transcript level of the F5H ortholog was observed in immature flower tissues and in early stage (6 week-old) of stem tissues, with a certain level of expression in all tissues tested. …”
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The Combination of Host-Associated Bacillus megaterium R32 and Stachyose Promotes the Intestinal Health of Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus. L) by Yaoyao Kong, Sifan Zhao, Weihao Ou, Kangsen Mai, Yanjiao Zhang

“…An 8-week feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effects of host-associated Bacillus megaterium R32 and stachyose on the intestinal mucosal defense system of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus. …”
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Evaluation of Peripapillary Nerve Fiber Layer after Dexamethasone Implantation (Ozurdex) in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusions by Muhammed Nurullah Bulut, Yusuf Özertürk, Ümit Çallı, Güzide Akçay, Ulviye Kıvrak, Kezban Bulut

“…The mean IOP was significantly increased from baseline at day 1, week 1, and month 1 visits (p1=0.008, p2=0.018, and p3=0.022, resp.). …”
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Determination of Pesticide Residue in Brinjal Sample Using HPTLC and Developing a Cost-Effective Method Alternative to HPLC by Muzammil Hussain, Kiran Aftab, Munawar Iqbal, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, Saad Alkahtani, Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim

“…The carbosulfan and deltamethrin contaminated all 10-week samples. The HPLC analysis of samples was carried out to confirm the efficiency of HPTLC as cost-effective method. …”
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Ultrasound diagnostics of traumatic pancreatitis at combined trauma by O. A. Alekseyechkina, E. Ya. Dubrov, D. A. Kosolapov, V. M. Abuchina

“…In patients of the second group signs of acute pancreatitis were revealed at 2–3 week on a background of progressing multiorgan failure.Conclusions. …”
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Characterization of acute respiratory infections behavior. Cienfuegos Province. First quarter 2020 by Bárbara del Rosario Téllez Cacín, María Lina Valdés Gómez, José Aurelio Díaz Quiñones, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Ling Denisse Santeiro Pérez, Sadys Suarez del Villar Seuret

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the behavior of acute respiratory infections was within the expected parameters, except that from week eleven there was an increase in medical care, which could be related to the inquiring and surveillance actions.…”
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The Effects of Multimodal Exercise Program on Functional Capacity and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Parkinson\'s Disease by Abbas Abdel Amir Nasser, khosro Jalali Dehkordi, Mahmoud Nasser Radhi, Farzaneh Taghian, Ahmad Chitsaz

“…MEP was performed five days a week for twelve weeks. Data were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA at a significance level of p < 0.05. …”
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Prospective observational study to evaluate the feasibility of the mobile app for mild cognitive impairment detection and screening by Reo Hamaguchi, Seiji Hongo, Naoto Doi, Hisamitsu Ide, Ryozo Saito, Junji Kishimoto, Nobuhiro Handa, Shigeo Horie

“…Participants completed both the mobile app and the MoCA-J in a randomized order within a two-week period, with a minimum one-day interval between tests.Results and conclusionThe intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) between the mobile app and the MoCA-J was 0.956 (95% CI: 0.89-0.983), demonstrating a very high level of correlation. …”
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Enhancing intercultural communication via the ENACT Web App in language teaching by Belma Haznedar, Elifcan Öztekin, Sumru Akcan

“…Ten pre-service English language teachers, who participated in the project as workshop facilitators, were initially engaged with the web app as users by completing a 2-week online training. After the training, they facilitated intercultural pairs in producing cultural activities in a task-based digital learning pedagogy in 3-5 hour sessions. …”
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Impact of physical activity on cardiovascular health in firefighters: Scoping review by Ghaleelullah Achmat, Charlene Erasmus, Jill Kanaley, Rucia November, Lloyd Leach

“…These interventions recommend 150 minutes per week of aerobic, flexibility and strength activities. …”
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Availability of Emergency Department Wait Times Information: A Patient-Centered Needs Assessment by Samantha Calder-Sprackman, Edmund S. H. Kwok, Renee Bradley, Jeffrey Landreville, Jeffrey J. Perry, Lisa A. Calder

“…We used preassigned shifts utilized for even patient perspective representation of the 24 hours-a-day/7 days-a-week service. We included waiting room patients over 18 years of age and excluded patients directly referred to a specialty service or who did not speak French or English. …”
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