Potential of fermented rumen content of cow feed on daily egg productivity and quality of yolk color of quail egg (Cortunix cortunix japonica) by Moh. Zaky ‘Ubaidillah, Mohammad Anam Al Arif, Tatik Hernawati, Koesnoto Supranianondo, Emy Koestanti Sabdoningrum, Widya Paramita Lokapirnasari

“…Samples are observed daily for daily egg production and the last week for egg yolk quality. The results showed that the uses of fermented rumen contents in rations at a rate of up to 15% causeddid not interfere towards daily egg production and could even improve the quality of egg yolk.…”
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Early OCT Angiography Changes of Macular Neovascularization in Patients with Exudative AMD Treated with Brolucizumab in a Real-World Setting by Anne Rübsam, Saskia Rau, Daniel Pilger, Oliver Zeitz, Antonia M. Joussen

“…After loading with 3 monthly injections, eyes received an injection 12 weeks after the upload (q12w) or were adjusted to an 8 week interval (q8w), if disease activity was present 8 weeks after the upload. …”
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Health literacy and influencing factors in university students across diverse educational fields in Kazakhstan by Zhaniya Dauletkaliyeva, Zhanerke Bolatova, Nurbek Yerdessov, Karina Nukeshtayeva, Olzhas Zhamantayev, Aliya Takuadina, Gaukhar Kayupova

“…Students who smoked and used tobacco for 6 days per week had a significantly lower HL. Interaction analysis showed positive three-way interaction for male students over 19 years studying in Engineering field. …”
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Sample size calculations based on day-to-day variability of stress biomarkers in persons with dementia and their family caregivers by Azita Emami, Jeehye Jun, Gabriella Engström, Lars Berglund, Töres Theorell

“…Salivary cortisol and DHEA-S samples were collected five days a week, for eight consecutive weeks. From this data, we created formulas and graphical tools for the number of required sampling days needed to detect effect differences, and we calculated number of days needed for regression coefficients to be estimated with<10% bias. …”
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Nitrogen Management in a Maize-Groundnut Crop Rotation of Humid Tropics: Effect on N2O Emission by M.I. Khalil, A.B. Rosenani, O. Van Cleemput, C.I. Fauziah, J. Shamshuddin

“…The mineral N retained for 2–4 weeks depending on the type and amount of N application. …”
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Optimizing Shoulder Joint Positioning During Video‐Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Prospective Study on Prevention of Postoperative Ipsilateral Shoulder Pain by Yan Zhao, Yang Gu, Bin Hu

“…ISP was assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) on the first postoperative day and 1 week after surgery. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify predictors of ISP, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of shoulder positioning in predicting ISP. …”
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Impact of heat stress on growth and physiological parameters of soybean varieties at the seedling stage by Bashir Hassan, Samanhudi, Parjanto, Setyawati Andriyana, Komariah, Senge Masateru, Rahayu Muji, Salma Fathin Tilmiidzah

“…Treatments involved exposing two-week-old seedlings to temperatures 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45°C for four hours daily over four consecutive days. …”
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The Effect of a Nurse-Led Multidisciplinary Team on Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Rates by W. Bradley Dosher, Elena C. Loomis, Sherry L. Richardson, Jennifer A. Crowell, Richard D. Waltman, Lisa D. Miller, Muhammad Nazim, Faisal A. Khasawneh

“…A nurse-led interdisciplinary team dedicated to VAP prevention rounding twice a week to ensure adherence with a VAP prevention bundle lowered VAP rates in a community-hospital open MICU. …”
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Patient-reported outcome improvements following scalp hair regrowth among patients with Alopecia Areata: analysis of the ALLEGRO-2b/3 trial by Ernest H. Law, Kent A. Hanson, Matthew Harries, Dane Korver, Bintu Sherif, Costel Chirila

“…Responders were defined by a Week 24 Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) score ≤20 (SALT20) or ≤10 (SALT10). …”
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Serum chemokine IL-8 acts as a biomarker for identifying COVID-19-associated persistent severe acute kidney injury by Zhi He, Jing-jing Liu, Shao-lei Ma

“…Primary clinical outcomes included detecting PS-AKI in the first week (≥ KDIGO stage 2 ≥ 72 h). Cytometric Bead Array was used to detect patient plasma levels (interleukin-8 (IL-8), C-C chemokine ligand 5 (CCL5), chemokine (C-X-C Motif) ligand 9 (CXCL9), and interferon-inducible protein 10 (IP-10)) of chemokines within 24 h of enrollment.Results Of the 115 COVID-19 patients with stage 2/3 AKI, 27 were diagnosed with PS-AKI. …”
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Neuroplastic Effects of Combined Computerized Physical and Cognitive Training in Elderly Individuals at Risk for Dementia: An eLORETA Controlled Study on Resting States by Charis Styliadis, Panagiotis Kartsidis, Evangelos Paraskevopoulos, Andreas A. Ioannides, Panagiotis D. Bamidis

“…Seventy seniors meeting the clinical criteria of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) were equally divided into 5 groups: 3 experimental groups engaged in eight-week cognitive and/or physical training and 2 control groups: active and passive. …”
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Local Vibratory Stimulation for Temporomandibular Disorder Myofascial Pain Treatment: A Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Preliminary Study by Emanuela Serritella, Giordano Scialanca, Paola Di Giacomo, Carlo Di Paolo

“…The study group (AG) received 1 week of at-home LVT treatment with the NOVAFON Pro Sk2/2 : 50/100 Hz, bilaterally applied to the pain area for 16 minutes daily. …”
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Effect of Narrow Band Ultraviolet B Therapy versus Methotrexate on Serum Levels of Interleukin-17 and Interleukin-23 in Egyptian Patients with Severe Psoriasis by Tarek Mahmoud Elghandour, Sahar El Sayed Youssef, Dalia Gamal Aly, Mohamed Said Abd Elhameed, Mehrevan Mostafa Abdel Moneim

“…Thirty patients with severe plaque psoriasis were included: 15 patients received NB-UVB three times weekly (group I) and 15 patients received MTX 0.3 mg/kg per week (group II), both for 8 weeks. …”
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Microfinance and Financial Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Rukiga District: A Case Study of Muhanga Town Council Rukiga District. by Aturinda, Betas

“…Data collection spanned one week, after which responses were collected, classified, coded, and prepared for analysis using tables. …”
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Effect of one Laptop per Child Policy on academic Performance in Social Studies in Ruhango District, Rwanda. by Jean, Libanje Pierre

“…Among the challenges facing teachers was the time per week allocated to the course which is not enough for pupils in primary schools to cover the content and carry further Research to improve their knowledge in the subject. …”
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Fruit and vegetable intake and mental health among family caregivers of people with dementia in Uganda by Herbert, E. Ainamani, Wilson, M. Bamwerinde, Godfrey, Z. Rukundo, Sam, Tumwesigire, Valence, Mfitumukiza, Everd, Bikaitwoha Maniple, Alexander, C. Tsai

“…Fruit and vegetable intake in the past week was measured with a food frequency questionnaire. …”
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Olanzapine for young PEople with aNorexia nervosa (OPEN): results of a feasibility study by Olena Said, Dominic Stringer, Ece Sengun Filiz, Hiba Mutwalli, Sevgi Bektas, Melahat Nur Akkese, Vanessa Kellermann, Katie Ireland, Elizabeth Tyrrell-Bunge, Demelza Beishon-Murley, Joel W. T. Khor, Lee Allman, Joanna Barker, Nicus Kotze, Ben Carter, Mima Simic, Dilveer Singh Sually, Jessica Bentley, Allan H. Young, Sloane Madden, Sarah Byford, Sabine Landau, Vanessa Lawrence, Janet Treasure, Ulrike Schmidt, Dasha Nicholls, Hubertus Himmerich

“…Participants experienced, on average, a decrease over time in their Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) Global scores (0.07 per week, N = 20) and an increase in BMI (0.08 kg/m2 per week, N = 20) during treatment with olanzapine plus TAU. …”
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Jinbei oral liquid for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a randomized placebo-controlled trial by Aijun Zhang, Kangkang Han, Fangfang Chen, Xiao Chen, Jun Wang, Yikai Niu, Zhaoqiu Hu, Chunyan Zheng, Liping Han, Zhaoqing Meng, Liangzong Zhang, Qingcui Xu, Cuixiang Yu, Wei Zhang, Quanguo Li, Ningning Tao, Weixiang Kong, Fei Liu, Min Wang, Juanjuan Jiang, Honglin Li, LongBin Pang, Huaichen Li

“…George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) total score, and arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO2) from baseline to week 26 versus placebo. A total of 103 patients were screened, and 72 received the study medication. …”
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Influence of Immediate Dentin Sealing on the Shear Bond Strength of Pressed Ceramic Luted to Dentin with Self-Etch Resin Cement by Robert Dalby, Ayman Ellakwa, Brian Millar, F. Elizabeth Martin

“…All specimens were stored for one week in distilled water at room temperature and then shear stressed at a constant cross-head speed of 1 mm per minute until failure. …”
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Fatal Postpartum Hemorrhage in Diffuse Midline Glioma with H3-K27M Mutation by Takeshi Miyazaki, Masahiro Tsuji, Shinya Hagiwara, Toshiko Minamoto, Noriyoshi Ishikawa, Junko Hirato, Sumihito Nobusawa, Yasuhiko Akiyama

“…Management of pregnant women with brain tumors necessitates difficult decision-making especially for estimating or preventing its intratumoral hemorrhage. A 26-year-old, 19-week pregnant woman complaining of headache and vomiting was admitted to our hospital. …”
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