Effect of Eight-Week Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation Combined with Lat Pull-Down Resistance Training on Improving Pull-Up Performance for Male College Students by Qian Li, Jiaqi Yan, Hanya Dai, Minjie Qiao, Mingxin Gong, Wenxin Niu, Ye Yang, Lejun Wang

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the effects and potential mechanisms of 8-week transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) combined with resistance training (RT) on pull-up performance in male college students. …”
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The effectiveness of a 10-week family-focused e-Health healthy lifestyle program for school-aged children with overweight or obesity: a randomised control trial by Diana Zhu, Aimee L. Dordevic, Simone Gibson, Zoe E. Davidson

“…Families were randomised to intervention or waitlist control and received the 10-week web-based program. The primary outcome was the change in children’s BMI z-score over 10 weeks. …”
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The effects of circuit hydraulic weight interval training on body composition and progression of resistance in recreationally exercising pre- and postmenopausal women: an 18-week quasi-experimental study by Małgorzata Socha, Paulina Ćwieląg, Waldemar Andrzejewski

“…A significant increase in the muscle component was noticed after 6 weeks of CHWIT in pre-menopausal women and only after 18 weeks in postmenopausal women. …”
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Daily versus three-times-weekly azithromycin in Chinese patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: protocol for a prospective, open-label and randomised controlled trial by Jing Li, Fei Chen, Wei Xiao, Feng Li, Lan Chen, Ting He, Yanxiong Mao, Aiping Zou, Bo Fan, Weihao Ni, Huimin You, Wenjiang Fu

“…Eligible patients with high-resolution CT defined NCFB will be randomly divided into three groups, which will receive either 250 mg daily azithromycin, or 500 mg three-times-weekly azithromycin or no treatment for 6 months. …”
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Changes in Drop and Repeated Jump Ground Reaction Forces After a 10-Week Offseason Strength and Conditioning Program in Division I American Football Players by Zachary Gillen, Reuben Burch, David Saucier, Lesley Strawderman, Tony Luczak, Anthony Piroli, Adam Petway, Ted Rath

“…The purpose of this study was to examine changes in ground reaction forces during drop jumps (DJs) and repeated jumps (RJs) across a 10-week offseason strength and conditioning program in collegiate Division I American football players. …”
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Des strates sous la carte : les paradoxes de la surface dans A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers de Henry D. Thoreau by Julien Nègre

“…Is Thoreau a reader of surface or of depth? In A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (1849), Thoreau describes his excursion on the river as a spatial experience of surface but he also evokes the longer perspective of deep time, which suggests an affinity with spatial and temporal depth. …”
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The important practical results and modern lines in studying diseases of the stomach and duodenum (Review of the Seventeenth Russian Gastroenterological Week proceedings, October, 10–12, 2011, Moscow) by I. V. Mayev, A. A. Samsonov, N. G. Andreyev, D. N. Andreyev

“…To analyze and present in brief contents of original materials, The Seventeenth Russian Gastroenterological Week (October, 10–12, 2011, Moscow,) published in the section «Diseases of the stomach and duodenum» (Ros. zhurn..gastroenterol. gepatol. koloprotol. – 2011. – Vol. 21, N 5. – Suppl. 38).Original positions. …”
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Systematic analysis of co-expression network and gene expression profile of differentially expressed lncRNA-mRNA one week after spinal cord injury by Yi Kang, Yijie Song, Zhongju Shi, Qiang Li, Yigang Lv, Mengfan Hou, Cui Ding, Jing Xie, Yongfu Lou, Chi Zhang, Huan Jian, Xueying Li, Hengxing Zhou, Shiqing Feng

“…Nevertheless, the roles of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) and lncRNAs one week after SCI remain to be elucidated. We established a rat model of SCI and examined the differential levels of mRNAs and lncRNAs, and then, the differentially expressed mRNAs (DE mRNAs) and lncRNAs (DE lncRNAs) were investigated. …”
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The effects of a 12-week moderate-intensity continuous training intervention on depression, anxiety, and stress in sedentary female college students: a focus on negative emotion regulation by Quanwen Zeng, Yong Zhang, Huimin Li, Jin Yuan, Dan Feng, Gendi Zhu

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Neuromuscular and structural tendon adaptations after 6 weeks of either concentric or eccentric exercise in individuals with non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Deborah Falla, Eduardo Martinez-Valdes, Ignacio Contreras-Hernandez

“…Additionally, the neuromuscular mechanisms by which exercise may help to resolve tendon pain remain unclear.Objective This study aims to first establish changes in the gastrocnemius-soleus motor unit firing properties after applying a training protocol of 6 weeks based on either controlled eccentric or concentric contractions in individuals with NIAT. …”
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Exploring the Feasibility of a 5-Week mHealth Intervention to Enhance Physical Activity and an Active, Healthy Lifestyle in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Mixed Methods Study by Kim Daniels, Sharona Vonck, Jolien Robijns, Kirsten Quadflieg, Jochen Bergs, Annemie Spooren, Dominique Hansen, Bruno Bonnechère

“…Qualitative data from focus groups conducted after the 5-week intervention helped gather insights into user experiences. …”
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Safety and immunogenicity of a bivalent norovirus vaccine candidate in infants from 6 weeks to 5 months of age: A phase 2, randomized, double-blind trial by Xavier Sáez-Llorens, Rodrigo deAntonio, Eduardo López-Medina, Pío López, Taisei Masuda, Paul M Mendelman, Jim Sherwood, Frank Baehner, Astrid Borkowski

“…As infants suffer significant morbidity and mortality due to norovirus-related acute gastroenteritis (AGE), we assessed four formulations of the bivalent virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine candidate (HIL-214) in Panamanian and Colombian infants. 360 infants aged 6 weeks to 5 months were randomly allocated to 8 groups to receive three doses of HIL-214 or two doses of HIL-214 and one dose of placebo (Days 1, 56 and 112), where HIL-214 doses contained 15/15, 15/50, 50/50 or 50/150 μg of GI.1/GII.4c genotype VLPs and 0.5 mg Al(OH)3. …”
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Neuromuscular Coordination Deficit Persists 12 Months after ACL Reconstruction But Can Be Modulated by 6 Weeks of Kettlebell Training: A Case Study in Women’s Elite Soccer by Mette K. Zebis, Christoffer H. Andersen, Jesper Bencke, Christina Ørntoft, Connie Linnebjerg, Per Hölmich, Kristian Thorborg, Per Aagaard, Lars L. Andersen

“…The player was screened again following postreconstruction rehabilitation, then underwent 6-week kettlebell training, and was subsequently screened again at 6-week follow-up. …”
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Comparison of the effect of a 5-week series of positional release therapy and muscle energy technique on pain threshold and mobility of the cervical spine in people with the upper crossed syndrome by Dawid Janczarzyk, Krzysztof Jamka, Edyta Mikołajczyk, Aleksandra Zarzeka, Piotr Krężałek

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Efficacy of Weekly Split versus Single Doses of Ergocalciferol on Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D among Patients on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Naowanit Nata, Jessada Kanchanasinitth, Pamila Tasanavipas, Ouppatham Supasyndh, Bancha Satirapoj

“…Patients were randomly assigned to two groups: the split dose group was given ergocalciferol 20,000 IU three times weekly and the single dose group was given ergocalciferol 60,000 IU once weekly for 8 weeks. …”
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Quasi-weekly oscillation of regional PM_2.5 transport over China driven by the synoptic-scale disturbance of the East Asian winter monsoon circulation by Y. Bai, T. Zhao, K. Meng, Y. Zhou, J. Xiong, X. Sun, L. Shen, Y. Yue, Y. Zhu, W. Hu, J. Yao

“…Therefore, this study is targeted at the quasi-weekly oscillation (QWO) of regional PM<span class="inline-formula">_2.5</span> transport over central and eastern China (CEC) with the influence of synoptic-scale disturbance of the East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM) circulation. …”
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An 8-week physical exercise intervention for e'athletes improves physical performance rather than short-term esports performance parameters - a randomized controlled trial by Felix Wachholz, Nicole Gamper, Martin Schnitzer

“…Participants completed a weekly and an ending questionnaire. Twenty-eight participants (12.3 ± 10.1 h gaming/week) were assigned to specific (N = 10), general (N = 9), and no training (N = 9) groups for an 8-week intervention. …”
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Once-weekly semaglutide doubles the five-year risk of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in a Danish cohort of 424,152 persons with type 2 diabetes by Jakob Grauslund, Andreas Abou Taha, Laleh Dehghani Molander, Ryo Kawasaki, Sören Möller, Kurt Højlund, Lonny Stokholm

“…Conclusions During five years of observation of all persons with T2D in Denmark, use of once-weekly semaglutide independently more than doubled the risk of NAION. …”
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Ursolic acid attenuates obesity-related metabolic dysfunction via modulation of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-gamma in male Wistar rats fed with high-carbohydrate high... by Oluwatosin O. Omodara, Mohammed U. Kawu, Ibrahim G. Bako, Daniel H. Mhya, Theophilus T. Dawus

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The Effects of Exenatide Once Weekly (EXQW) and Exenatide Twice a Day (EXBID) on Beta-Cell Function in Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Jie Wang, Xinye Jin, Ping An, Songyan Yu, Yiming Mu

“…However, there are only a few studies involving the comparative effects of exenatide twice a day (EXBID) and exenatide once weekly (EXQW) on HOMA-β. This meta assessed the comparative effects of EXQW and EXBID on HOMA-β among T2DM patients. …”
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