Estimating the Burden of Illness Related to Genital Warts in Russia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Vera N. Prilepskaya, Mikhail Gomberg, Smita Kothari, Karen Yee, Amit Kulkarni, Suzanne M. Garland, Anna R. Giuliano

“…**Methods:** Russian physicians recorded daily patient logs for a two-week period and conducted a 30-minute survey to estimate GW prevalence and related resource use between January and June 2012. …”
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Exome-First Approach in Fetal Akinesia Reveals Chromosome 1p36 Deletion Syndrome by Masatake Toshimitsu, Shinichi Nagaoka, Shuusaku Kobori, Maki Ogawa, Fumihiko Suzuki, Takema Kato, Shunsuke Miyai, Rie Kawamura, Hidehito Inagaki, Hiroki Kurahashi, Jun Murotsuki

“…However, the influence of chromosome 1p36 deletion on fetal movements remains unknown. Case Report. A 32-week-old fetus with akinesia showed multiple abnormalities, including fetal growth restriction, congenital cardiac defects, and ventriculomegaly. …”
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Severe Renal Hemorrhage in a Pregnant Woman Complicated with Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Case Report by Shohei Kawaguchi, Kouji Izumi, Takahiro Nohara, Tohru Miyagi, Hiroyuki Konaka, Atsushi Mizokami, Eitetsu Koh, Mikio Namiki

“…The patient developed left abdominal pain and gross hematuria at week 20 of pregnancy. An initial diagnosis of left ureteral calculus was made. …”
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Development of measures to assess listening-related effort and fatigue in daily life among hearing aid users: protocol for a quantitative field trial by Trine Flensborg-Madsen, Andreea Micula, Jeppe Høy Konvalinka Christensen, Dorothea Wendt, Hamish Innes-Brown, Ingrid Johnsrude, Matthew Apps, Torsten Dau

“…Additionally, the moderating effects of cognitive abilities, personality traits, stress, fatigue, suprathreshold abilities, noise annoyance, lifestyle and health on the development of listening effort and fatigue will be investigated.Methods and analysis A 4-week field trial will be conducted, in which physiological responses will be continuously recorded using Empatica Embrace Plus wristbands. …”
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Histopathologic Evaluation of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Hypothyroidism-Induced Rats by Şule Demir, Mustafa Ünübol, Serap Ünübol Aypak, Emrah İpek, Serdar Aktaş, Gamze Sevri Ekren, Murat Yılmaz, Recai Tunca, Engin Güney

“…Wistar rats were divided into 2 groups: the experimental group consumed water containing methimazole 0.025% (MMI, Sigma, USA) for 12 weeks and the control group consumed tap water. At the end of week 12, serum glucose, ALT, AST, triglyceride, HDL, LDL, TSH, fT4, fT3, visfatin, and insulin assays were performed. …”
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Lower Dose of 5 mL of 1% Lidocaine is More Suitable than the Conventional 10 mL for Caudal Block in Transrectal Prostate Biopsy: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Norichika Ueda, Mototaka Sato, Shunsuke Mori, Atsuki Matsukawa, Yuta Oki, Yuma Kujime, Ryoya Mizuno, Hiromu Horitani, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Shota Fukae, Mitsuhiro Yoshinaga, Makoto Matsushita, Mai Akiyama, Satoshi Kamido, Ayako Honda, Jiro Nakayama, Norihide Tei, Osamu Miyake

“…The amount of 1% lidocaine was determined by the day of the week on which the biopsy was performed, and the patient voluntarily chose the day of the biopsy, unaware of the dose of 1% lidocaine used on that day. …”
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Prediction of α-Solanine and α-Chaconine in Potato Tubers from Hunter Color Values and VIS/NIR Spectra by Shimeles Tilahun, Hee Sung An, In Geun Hwang, Jong Hang Choi, Min Woo Baek, Han Ryul Choi, Do Su Park, Cheon Soon Jeong

“…Visible/near-infrared (VIS/NIR) spectra, color values, and the reference α-solanine and α-chaconine were measured from 180 tubers of ‘Atlantic’ and ‘Trent’ potato cultivars with eight replications at two-week intervals during the storage up to ten weeks. …”
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Association of Psoriasis Severity with Serum Prolactin, Thyroid Hormones, and Cortisol before and after Treatment by Reza M. Robati, Parviz Toossi, Mohammad Rahmati-Roodsari, Sara Khalilazar, Ehsan Abolhasani, Nastaran Namazi, Shima Younespour

“…Then, patients were treated, and PASI was assessed every week until achieving PASI-75 response. At this time, the hormones were measured again and compared to the baseline. …”
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Role of Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells in Polyps Development in Mice with ApcMin/+ Mutation by Michele Barone, Maria Principia Scavo, Raffaele Licinio, Michele Piombino, Nicola De Tullio, Rosanna Mallamaci, Alfredo Di Leo

“…At 4 and 7 weeks after transplantation, BM-derived colonocytes were recognized by colocalization of Y-chromosome and Cdx2 protein (specific colonocyte marker). …”
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Shelf-Life Assessment of Canola Protein Bio-Adhesive by Lawrence Tene Tayo, Aldo Joao Cárdenas-Oscanoa, Lizhen Chen, Darshan Shivappa Nayaka, Markus Euring

“…The protein-based adhesives were prepared and tested on one-layer particleboards after one week, one month, two months, three months, and four months of storage of the formulations. …”
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Bromhexine Hydrochloride Prophylaxis of COVID-19 for Medical Personnel: A Randomized Open-Label Study by Evgeny N. Mikhaylov, Tamara A. Lyubimtseva, Aleksandr D. Vakhrushev, Dmitry Stepanov, Dmitry S. Lebedev, Elena Yu. Vasilieva, Alexandra O. Konradi, Evgeny V. Shlyakhto

“…In a single-centre randomized open-label study, medical staff managing patients with suspected and confirmed COVID-19 were enrolled and followed up for 8 weeks. The study began at the initiation of COVID-19 management in the clinic. …”
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Myoelectric pattern recognition with virtual reality and serious gaming improves upper limb function in chronic stroke: a single case experimental design study by Maria Munoz-Novoa, Morten B. Kristoffersen, Katharina S. Sunnerhagen, Autumn Naber, Max Ortiz-Catalan, Margit Alt Murphy

“…Methods In this single case experimental A-B-A design study, six individuals with chronic stroke and moderate to severe upper limb impairment completed 18, 2 h sessions, 3 times a week. Repeated assessments were performed using the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Upper Extremity (FMA-UE), Action Research Arm Test (ARAT), grip strength, and kinematics of the drinking task at baseline, during, and post intervention. …”
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The Efficacy of the Mulligan Concept to Treat Meniscal Pathology: A Systematic Review by Nathan C. Reep, Sydney N. Leverett, Rebecca M. Heywood, Russell T. Baker, Darren L. Barnes, Scott W. Cheatham

“…These studies demonstrated short term results lasting from one week to 21 weeks. # Conclusion Treatment interventions incorporating MC MWM techniques demonstrated reduction of pain and improvement in function in the short term in patients with clinically diagnosed meniscal pathologies…”
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A Randomized, Double-Masked, Active-Controlled, Crossover Phase III Equivalence Study of Generic Dorzolamide 2% versus Innovator Trusopt® Eye Drop Solution in Subjects with Open-An... by Katharina Bell, Christina Korb, Christina Butsch, Bert Constantin Giers, Anna Beck, Alicja Strzalkowska, Christian Ruckes, Ulrike Klingberg, Norbert Pfeiffer, Katrin Lorenz

“…After washout, patients were randomized to reference product (Trusopt®) or test product (dorzolamide 2% eye drops, Rompharm Company SRL) for a 4-week period. Subsequent washout and crossover were performed. …”
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Comparative Outcomes of Standard Perioperative Eye Drops, Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide-Moxifloxacin, and Intracameral Dexamethasone-Moxifloxacin-Ketorolac in Cataract Surge... by Robin K. Kuriakose, Soungmin Cho, Saman Nassiri, Frank S. Hwang

“…Primary endpoints at postoperative day one (POD1), week one (POW1), and month one (POM1) included corneal edema, anterior chamber inflammation (ACI), and IOP. …”
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Effect of animal waste and vegetable compost on production and growth of earthworm (Eisenia fetida) during vermiculture by D. S. J. V. Vodounnou, D. N. S. Kpogue, C. E. Tossavi, G. A. Mennsah, E. D. Fiogbe

“…The pH was measured every week. Results The physico-chemical parameters (pH, ash, organic matter, carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen and C:N ratio) varied (P.05) according to different substrate. …”
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Evaluation of Minds in Motion, a fitness program for people living with dementia and their caregivers by Pria Nippak, Jocelyn Badali, Julien Meyer, Housne Begum, Nalini Sen, Mya Rana-Nippak

“…Method: Participants completed an 8-week program combining exercise and mindfulness recreational activities. …”
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Testing Multi-Theory Model (MTM) in Predicting Physical Activity Behavior Among Upper Elementary School Children in Northern India by Poonam KHANNA, Tejinder Pal SINGH, Tarundeep SINGH, Rekha KAUSHIK, Manoj SHARMA

“…Results: Our findings showed that the mean for the intention to initiate engaging in 60 minutes of physical activity every day in the upcoming week was 2.14 units (SD = 1.23, possible range 0-4 units). …”
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Side Effects and Patient Tolerance with the Use of Blood Flow Restriction Training after ACL Reconstruction in Adolescents: A Pilot Study by Jennifer Prue, Dylan P Roman, Nicholas G Giampetruzzi, Arthur Fredericks, Adel Lolic, Allison Crepeau, J. Lee Pace, Adam P Weaver

“…Patients utilized an automatic personalized tourniquet system and followed a standardized BFRT exercise protocol over 12 weeks starting 8.72 ± 3.32 days post-op. Upon completion of exercise while using BFRT, patients reported side effects and any adverse events were logged. …”
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Pretransplant HbA1c Is a Useful Predictor for the Development of New-Onset Diabetes in Renal Transplant Recipients Receiving No or Low-Dose Erythropoietin by Kazuaki Tokodai, Noritoshi Amada, Izumi Haga, Atsushi Nakamura, Toshiaki Kashiwadate, Naoki Kawagishi, Noriaki Ohuchi

“…To avoid the strong influence of high-dose erythropoietin on HbA1c levels, we performed subgroup analyses on 85 patients receiving no or low-dose (≤6000 IU/week) erythropoietin. HbA1c was again an independent predictor for NODAT. …”
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