Transformative Gamified Binocular Therapy for Unilateral Amblyopia in Young Children: Pilot Prospective Efficacy and Safety Study by Wenqing Zhu, Shuneng Gu, Jian Li, Jin Lin, Chanling Hu, Rui Liu

“…MethodsThis pilot prospective study enrolled 11 children aged 4-6 years with unilateral amblyopia. Following at least 8 weeks of refractive correction, participants underwent binocular gamified digital therapy for 60 minutes per day, 5 days a week. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Iguratimod for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Jiangtao Li, Hejuan Mao, Yan Liang, Yanrong Lu, Shuo Chen, Nanping Yang, Guixiu Shi

“…Meta-analyses showed that, after 24-week therapy, ACR20, tender joint count, swollen joint count, rest pain, physician and patient global assessment of disease activity, HAQ score, ESR, and CRP in iguratimod group were better than those in placebo group and that the difference between those of iguratimod group and those of other DMARDs (MTX and SASP) group was not significant. …”
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E. coli Meningitis Presenting in a Patient with Disseminated Strongyloides stercoralis by Juliana B. Gomez, Yvan Maque, Manuel A. Moquillaza, William E. Anicama

“…A week after admission he developed drowsiness, meningeal signs, abdominal distension, and constipation. …”
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Factors associated with sedentary behavior among ELSA-Brasil participants: ecological model by Francisco José Gondim Pitanga, Sheila Maria Alvim Matos, Maria da Conceição Almeida, Rosane Härter Griep, Maria Carmem Viana, Enirtes Caetano Prates Melo, Estela Aquino

“…The study comprising a total of 13,765 individuals of both sexes participating in the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) assessed in the second wave (2012-2014). e SB was measured using questions related to sitting time during the week and weekend. e associated factors were assessed by face-to-face interviews, with blocks of questionnaires and anthropometric measurements. …”
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Erythema nodosum as the initial presentation of leprosy in a 15-year-old boy: a case report on Ethiopia’s persistent elimination challenges by Kedir Negesso Tukeni, Tadele Molla Aga, Elias Ababulgu Abadiko, Idosa Taso Mamo, Tamirat Godebo Woyimo, Eyob Tarekegn Biru, Abdo Kedir Abafogi, Esayas Kebede Gudina

“…A 15-year-old immunocompetent boy presented to the emergency department with a 2-week history of diffuse, non-pruritic skin lesions, joint swelling, numbness, and tingling sensation. …”
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Use of data mining algorithms in prediction of eggshell thickness from egg quality traits of Potchefstroom Koekoek layers by Kagisho Madikadike Molabe, Thobela Louis Tyasi, Vusi Gordon Mbazima

“…Study was conducted to compare performance of data mining algorithms; Classification and regression tree (CART), Chi-square automatic interaction detection (CHAID), Exhaustive chi-square automatic interaction detection (Ex-CHAID) and Multivariate adaptive regression spline (MARS) in prediction of Potchefstroom Koekoek’s eggshell thickness from egg quality traits. 350 eggs were collected at 31st to 39th week to examine the egg quality traits. MARS with R2(0.86) revealed yolk ratio, shell weight, egg shape index, yolk ratio, shell ratio, albumen weight and albumen ratio as explanatory variables predicting eggshell thickness. …”
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Non-Carcass Parts of Local Male Ducks Fed Commercial Feed Supplemented with Torch Ginger (Etlingera elatior) Flower Extract by Mohammad Badru Zaman, Ristika Handarini, Deden Sudrajat

“…The feeding trial lasted 6 weeks after which the ducks were slaughtered and carcass weight, dressing percentages and carcass parts were measured. …”
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Compassionate mind training for university students – A randomized controlled trial by Christina Andersson, Siri Jakobsson Støre, Helena Säldebjer, Mika Gunnarsson, Katja Lindert Bergsten, Walter Osika

“…The study objective was to assess the effects of a five-week compassionate mind training for university students regarding symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress, and self-compassion compared with an active control group. …”
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Motivational variables and their relationship with health determinants in physical education students by Diego Esteban Torres, Alberto Abarca Sos, Raúl Baños, Berta Murillo Pardo

“…All players underwent a six-week specific resistance training program. The FVimb was significantly reduced (ES = -1.37; [95% confidence interval (CI) = -2.40; -0.35], p<0.05), with moderate changes observed for the theoretical maximal force (i.e., F0) (ES = 1.09; [95% CI = 0.10; 2.08], p<0.05) and velocity (i.e., V0) (ES = -0.96; [95% CI = -1.93; 0.02], p<0.05). …”
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An Uncommon Cause of Shortness of Breath in a Young Puerpera by Suartcha Prueksaritanond, Alaa M. Ali, Godson Nnamdi Aronu, Nasir Hussain, Anubha Ganjoo, Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, Aram Barbaryan

“…We report a case of 26-year-old gravida 1/para 1 female who presented to the hospital with progressive dyspnea after 1 week of normal spontaneous vaginal delivery. On physical examination, her blood pressure was severely elevated. …”
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Concentration of Particulate Matter and Air Humidity in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Pasaribu Hotber Edwin Rolan, Afandi Dedi, Hamidy Yulis

“…The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is a space that must maintain high air quality because it is continuously occupied by pediatric patients and healthcare personnel 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In this study, the indoor air quality in the PICU Arifin Achmad General Hospital (AAGH) in Riau Province, Indonesia, was observed using a descriptive observational study with a longitudinal and time-series design. …”
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Advanced machine learning approach with dynamic kernel weighting for accurate electrical load forecasting by C. Jeevakarunya, V. Manikandan

“…This method is used on the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey dataset, which includes information on the energy use of commercial buildings together with the climatic characteristics that are related to them across a range of periods, including the week, season, hour, and human behavior. This segmentation can be carried out using the clustering technique. …”
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Effect of Moxibustion According to Syndrome Differentiation on Rehabilitation of Muscle Function in Patients with Maintenance Hemodialysis by Erping YAN, Motan QIU, Jianwei REN, Zhimin KANG, Po CAO, Shiying LIU, Lingxin KONG

“…The observation cycle was twelve weeks. Cardiopulmonary endurance (six minutes walking distance, heart rate and blood pressure product), muscle endurance (such as grip strength, grip strength endurance) and the quality of life assessment (the score of kidney disease quality of life KDQOL-SF^TM1.3) were observed and recorded before and after treatment to evaluate the efficiency of moxibustion based on syndrome differentiation.Results:After twelve-week treatment, the six minutes walking distance was extended in the treatment group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); there was significant difference on six minutes walking distance between the two groups after treatment (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Candida tropicalis spondylitis in a non-tropical immunocompetent patient: a case report and review of the literature by Hong Yang, Xin Wang, Weijian Zhu, Bei Zhou

“…MRI fluid sequences revealed lamellar enhancement of the L4-5 vertebral bodies, narrowing of the intervertebral space, peripheral soft tissue edema, and spinal canal compression. After 3 weeks of empirical anti-tuberculosis therapy, the patient’s symptoms did not improve, prompting posterior lesion debridement and autologous iliac bone grafting with pedicle screw fixation. …”
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Impact of combiner aerobic and resistance training on depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Hai Wang, Qinzheng Liu, Yingxu Pan

“…Additionally, moderate period (9–24 weeks), moderate frequency (3–4 times per week), a total weekly duration of more than 180 min and supervised training displayed the best results. …”
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POSTPARTUM ANXIETY AND BABY BLUES SYNDROME AT UNIVERSITAS AIRLANGGA HOSPITAL by Intan Fairuz Zakia, Dwi Izzati, Atika Atika

“…Background: Postpartum mothers are vulnerable to mental health problems, including baby blues syndrome, which occurs in the first week. Baby blues syndrome has the potential to predict postpartum depression, and if left untreated, it can lead to more severe mental disorders. …”
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Bilateral primary vitreoretinal lymphoma masquerading as fungal endophthalmitis- a case report by Manisha Agarwal, Alankrita Muralidhar, Tanya Jain, Prashant Katre, Arpan Gandhi, Priyanka Gupta, Charu Gupta, Shishir Narain

“…There was a history of bilateral cataract surgery done 2 months back at a gap of one week and COVID-19 infection treated with high dose systemic corticosteroids. …”
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Association of Acute Kidney Injury with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preterm Infants by Saime Hacer OZDEMIR, Husnu Fahri OVALI

“…In infants who developed BPD, the rate of AKI did not vary notably between babies born at &#8804;28 weeks and those born at &gt;28 weeks [n=9, 17.3% (9 of 52 infants) and n= 1, 5.3%, (1 of 19 infants) respectively] of gestation (p&gt;0.05). …”
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Efficacy of varenicline versus bupropion for smoking cessation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Ashish R. Patel, Jigar R. Panchal, Chetna K. Desai

“…Compared with bupropion, varenicline can significantly improve the CAR at the end of treatment, at 24 weeks, and at 52 weeks of follow-up.…”
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The Effect of Pilates Exercises Applied to Overweight and Obese Women on Body Composition by Havva Arguz, Şükran İribalcı

“…While 45 minutes of mat pilates exercise was applied to the training group 3 days a week for 12 weeks, the control group was not included in any exercise program. …”
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