The Effectiveness of Acupuncture on Myofascial Trigger Points Versus Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupoints for Treating Plantar Fasciitis With Low Back Pain: A Study Protocol for... by Huang Z, Liang X, Luo Y, Fang Z, Xu M, Xu Y, Cheng S, Li L

“…Eligible participants will receive acupuncture for 30 minutes per session over 8 total sessions, with a 12-week follow-up period. The primary outcome measure will be the change from baseline in the worst first-step pain intensity in the morning after treatment. …”
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Cardiovascular toxicity of tisagenlecleucel in children and adolescents: analysis of spontaneous reports submitted to FAERS by Ganggang Wang, Lin Su, Yanjun Liu, Xiaohan Yang, Yi Li, Qi Mei, Qi Mei, Wen Gao

“…Most CVAEs were associated with cytokine release syndrome, and older patients had a more favorable prognosis.ConclusionsChildren and adolescents who receive tisagenlecleucel should be closely monitored for CVAEs, particularly during the first week of treatment.…”
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Effects of Tert-Butylhydroquinone on Intestinal Inflammatory Response and Apoptosis following Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice by Wei Jin, Hongbin Ni, Yuxiang Dai, Handong Wang, Tianyu Lu, Jun Wu, Jian Jiang, Weibang Liang

“…As a result, we found that oral treatment with 1% tBHQ prior to TBI for one week markedly decreased NF-κB activation, inflammatory cytokines production, and ICAM-1 expression in the gut. …”
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Telaprevir: options of application in separate patient groups by M. V. Mayevskaya, I. N. Tikhonov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The potential of decreasing of antiviral therapy (AVT) duration to 24 wks is proved, based on dynamics of viral load at AVT, at week 4 and 12 of treatment in patients who receiving no AVTs earlier, and in groups, representing as a rule, difficulty for treatment (patients with CHC relapse or absence the response/incomplete response to previous AVT). …”
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Brief electrical stimulation and synkinesis after facial nerve crush injury: a randomized prospective animal study by Adrian Mendez, Alex Hopkins, Vincent L. Biron, Hadi Seikaly, Lin Fu Zhu, David W. J. Côté

“…A laser curtain model was used to measure amplitude of whisking at 2, 4, and 6 weeks. Fluorogold and fluororuby neurotracers were additionally injected into each facial nerve to measure synkinesis. …”
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A maChine and deep Learning Approach to predict pulmoNary hyperteNsIon in newbornS with congenital diaphragmatic Hernia (CLANNISH): Protocol for a retrospective study. by Ilaria Amodeo, Giorgio De Nunzio, Genny Raffaeli, Irene Borzani, Alice Griggio, Luana Conte, Francesco Macchini, Valentina Condò, Nicola Persico, Isabella Fabietti, Stefano Ghirardello, Maria Pierro, Benedetta Tafuri, Giuseppe Como, Donato Cascio, Mariarosa Colnaghi, Fabio Mosca, Giacomo Cavallaro

“…<h4>Methods and analytics</h4>Patients with isolated CDH from singleton pregnancies will be enrolled, whose prenatal checks were performed at the Fetal Surgery Unit of the Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico (Milan, Italy) from the 30th week of gestation. A retrospective data collection of clinical and radiological variables from newborns' and mothers' clinical records will be performed for eligible patients born between 01/01/2012 and 31/12/2020. …”
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Time Perception Test in IntelliCage System for Preclinical Study: Linking Depression and Serotonergic Modulation by Olga Sysoeva, Rauf Akhmirov, Maria Zaichenko, Ivan Lazarenko, Anastasiya Rebik, Nadezhda Broshevitskaja, Inna Midzyanovskaya, Kirill Smirnov

“…<b>Results</b>: Rats successfully learned the task within about a week of training. The slightly increased D50 after clomipramine confirmed previous studies. …”
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Fostering transformative learning and whole patient care among teaching hospital staff through artistic creation: a qualitative study by Kang-Ju Chou, Ying-Yao Cheng, Wen Cheng, Hsueh-Hua Chuang, Chun-Teng Tsai, Hua-Chang Fang

“…Results From 2019 to 2021, 226 art projects were presented in the annual week-long exhibition. Postgraduate-year physicians and other hospital staff created 140 and 86 artworks, respectively. …”
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Impact of Weed Infestation on Growth and Yield of Carrot Plants. by Mutabazi, Cosma

“…These 5 cm were measured using a ruler and holes were dug using a debar. After one week, carrot seeds germinated, and weeding started after two weeks. …”
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Interest Rates and Financial Performance of Small and Medium Enterprise in Uganda: A Case Study of Muhanga Town Council. by Nabaasa, Innocent

“…The researcher then obtained an introductory letter from Kabale University to be presented to the Town Clerk, and this was used to seek permission to collect data from small and medium enterprises. Then, after one week, the research was collected, and when all the targeted respondents were finished filling out the questionnaire, the researcher then collected, classified, coded, edited, and presented the data using tables. …”
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Estimation of Radiological Effects from Consumption of milk from Volcanic areas of Kisoro, South-western Uganda. by Vianney, Habakwiha, Bosco, Oruru, Winston, Tumps Ireeta

“…Since the differences from the safe values are very small, the quantity of milk to be consumed was estimated to be 0.105 litres per day (0.74 litres per week) in order to keep the Radiological Effects low.…”
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Effects of Switching to Netarsudil/Latanoprost Fixed Dose Combination from Various Latanoprost Regimens: The Phase 4 MORE Study by Bacharach J, Sadri E, Sawhney G, Kopczynski C, Merchea MM

“…Regardless of their initial regimens, all participants stopped their IOP-lowering medication(s) and were switched directly to netarsudil/latanoprost FDC alone.Results: Participants experienced substantial reductions in IOP. At week 12, the mean percent change from baseline in IOP was − 18.5% (SD 18.96) in the overall study population and was similar in the latanoprost monotherapy group (− 21.2% [SD 17.46]), the latanoprost +1 agent group (− 15.7% [SD 21.91]), and the latanoprost +2 agents group (− 16.9% [SD 17.31]). …”
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The Interaction Effects of Suicidal Ideation and Childhood Abuse on Brain Structure and Function in Major Depressive Disorder Patients by Wei Wang, Lijun Kang, Nan Zhang, Xin Guo, Peilin Wang, Xiaofen Zong, Lihua Yao, Hanping Bai, Jing Cheng, Ning Tu, Hongyan Feng, Gaohua Wang, Lihong Bu, Fei Wang, Zhongchun Liu

“…Then, they completed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) within one week after completing questionnaires. Respectively, we preprocessed the structural and functional images and analyzed gray matter volumes (GMV) and mean fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (mfALFF) values. …”
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Timing of high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation to the nondominant primary motor cortex fails to modulate cortical hemodynamic activity and improve motor sequence... by Minxia Jin, Xiaomeng Xu, Ziwei Zhang, Weili Xia, Xiaoyu Lou, Zhongfei Bai

“…The three tDCS conditions were separated by one-week intervals. Cortical hemodynamic activity in the prefrontal cortex (PFC), supplementary motor area (SMA), and M1 measured by functional near-infrared spectroscopy, as well as motor performance assessed by number of correct sequences were examined before (T1), immediately after (T2), and 24 h after the practice (T3). …”
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Safety and Feasibility of Repeated Intrathecal Allogeneic Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Patients with Neurological Diseases by Kuang Pan, Lingna Deng, Peiying Chen, Qingxia Peng, Jingrui Pan, Yanfeng Wu, Yidong Wang

“…Eligible patients underwent a baseline assessment and were intrathecally injected with allogeneic BM-MSCs (1×106 cells/kg, 4 consecutive treatments at 1-week intervals). After four infusions, the patients were followed up for at least 6 months. …”
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Two-gaps microwave ion engine and its study by aerodynamic method by I. S. Vavilov, P. S. Yachmenev, V. V. Fedyanin, K. I. Zharikov, P. V. Stepen, A. I. Lukyanchuk, I. A. Kuzmenko

“…A stand for determining the power parameters of week plasmajet is presented. The design of the prototype is presented. …”
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Listening habits and subjective effects of background music in young adults with and without ADHD by Kelly-Ann Lachance, Pénélope Pelland-Goulet, Pénélope Pelland-Goulet, Pénélope Pelland-Goulet, Nathalie Gosselin

“…Adults listen to an average of 20.7 hours of music per week, according to a study conducted across 26 countries. …”
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Decanoic acid-enriched ketogenic diet in refractory epilepsy by Hui Jin Shin, Seonae Ryu, NaRae Lee, Eunjoo Lee, Ara Ko, Hoon-Chul Kang, Joon Soo Lee, Se Hee Kim, Heung Dong Kim, Heung Dong Kim

“…Fifteen pediatric patients with refractory epilepsy were enrolled and received classic KD and C10-enriched KD for 8 weeks each. The study compared seizure reduction rate, tolerability, and safety of the two diets.ResultsFifteen patients were enrolled. …”
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Development of the PRECIOUS Short-Form (PRECIOUS-SF) quality of care measure for children with serious illnesses by Felicia Jia Ler Ang, Yin Bun Cheung, Mihir Gandhi, Rahul Malhotra, Truls Ostbye, Chetna Malhotra, Cristelle Chu-Tian Chow, Poh Heng Chong, Zubair Amin, Teresa Shu Zhen Tan, Eric Finkelstein

“…Methodology PRECIOUS was administered by parents of children living with serious illnesses at two time-points (baseline and two weeks) in an online survey. PRECIOUS Short-Form (PRECIOUS-SF) items were derived from the full PRECIOUS measure, which comprises five scales, using an exploratory factor analysis and best subset regression. …”
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Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy Administered Early after Narcolepsy Type 1 Onset in Three Patients Evaluated by Clinical and Polysomnographic Follow-Up by Elisabeth Ruppert, Hélène Zagala, Juliette Chambe, Henri Comtet, Ulker Kilic-Huck, François Lefebvre, Marc Bataillard, Carmen Schroder, Laurent Calvel, Patrice Bourgin

“…Efficacy of treatment (three IVIg cycles of 1 g/kg administered at four-week intervals) was evaluated based on clinical, polysomnographic, and multiple sleep latency test (mean latency and SOREM) follow-up. …”
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