Projeto de extensão universitária ‘SaúHDe renal’: Efeitos na qualidade de vida e na aptidão física by Jordana Letícia Buratti, Thaís Severo Dutra, Moane Marchesan Krug, Clara Suemi da Costa Rosa, Paulo Ricardo Moreira, Robelius De-Bortoli, Rodrigo de Rosso Krug

“…The TF consisted of resistance exercises three times/week during HD for 32 weeks. A six-minute walk assessed physical fitness, sit and stand test, forearm flexion, flexibility, and dynamometry. …”
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Reproductive performances of wild male tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon post-injection of oocyte developer without eyestalk ablation by Dony Prasetyo, Asda Laining, Agus Oman Sudrajat

“…Oodev injection was applied for two times with one week interval. Tiger shrimp of OD0.5 group produced the highest number of gonadal maturing which was 84% followed by AB (68%) and OD1.0 (64%). …”
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Reproductive performance of catfish Clarias sp. with probiotics Bacillus sp. NP5 addition through feed by Safira Qisthina Ayuningtyas, Muhammad Zairin Jr., Widanarni

“…The result showed that the GSI value of female catfish broodstock was significantly different in sixth week as the highest value was obtained from 1010 CFU/mL probiotics with 5.19%. …”
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A qualitative study exploring the acceptability of the TEXTPAD telehealth and virtual supervised exercise intervention and trial for patients with peripheral arterial disease livin... by Maddey Patterson, MPH, Letitia Sermin-Reed, MSc, James Prentis, MBBS, Arathi Radhakrishnan, MBBS, Eileen Kaner, PhD, Sandip Nandhra, MBBS, Maisie Rowland, BSc, Gabriel Cucato, PhD, Mackenzie Fong, PhD

“…The TEXTPAD pilot randomized controlled trial investigated the impact of the 12-week TEXTPAD intervention that involved weekly phone calls for behavioral counselling and twice-weekly virtual, supervised exercise sessions. …”
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Acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD-NET): a naturalistic pilot trial during the COVID-... by Elisabeth Kohls, Sabrina Baldofski, Julia Scholl, Oskar Flygare, Lina Lundström, Ursula Beyrich-Kolbus, Marc Steinbrecher, Christian Rück, Christine Rummel-Kluge

“…Methods In an open, naturalistic pilot trial, N = 57 patients with OCD received a 10-week ICBT program (called “OCD-NET”). It consisted of 10 different modules covering psychoeducation, cognitive restructuring, exposure with response prevention, and overall therapist support and guidance through the program. …”
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Incidence of unintended pregnancies and pregnancy experience among adolescents living with perinatally-acquired HIV in West Africa: a mixed-method study by Désiré Lucien Dahourou, Clément Tisseron, Caroline Yonaba, Joël Djaha, Marie-Sylvie N’Gbeche, Corinne Moh, Kouakou Kouadio, Patricia Nindjin, François Eboua, Belinda Bouah, Karen Malateste, Jean-Claude Azani, Eulalie Kangah, Elisabeth Thio, Philippe Msellati, Julie Jesson, Valériane Leroy, for the IeDEA West-African Collaboration

“…After birth, all the newborns (12/12) had received prevention of HIV mother-to-child transmission ART, and were HIV-negative at the 6-week early infant HIV diagnosis. The eight ALHIV interviewed shared that the discovery of their pregnancy, all unintended, was a shock, and led to negative consequences, such as rejection from their family, and stigmatisation. …”
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Effectiveness of Massive Open Online Course on Risk Communication Knowledge in Global Health Emergencies Among Nurses by Khin Thandar Aung, Rafiza Abdul Razak, Muhammad Fadli Zulkafley

“…These nurses engaged in a four-week MOOC hosted on i-Taleem (the university's eLearning platform), focusing on knowledge about risk communication. …”
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Efficacy and safety of 3D-therapy at HCV-related subcompensated liver cirrhosis (genotype 1b) by P. O. Bogomolov, M. V. Matsiyevich, A. O. Buyeverov, V. D. Beznosenko, Ye. V. Fedosova, M. Yu. Petrachenkova, S. V. Koblov, K. Yu. Kokina, O. S. Kuzmina, N. V. Voronkova

“…All patients underwent complete 12 week course of CAT (n=60) and those for whom treatment was canceled for safety reasons (n=3) - in terms from 14 to 30 days - sustained virologic response (SVR) in 12 weeks and SVR in 24 weeks was registered. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Virologically Confirmed Respiratory Syncytial Virus in English Primary Care: Protocol for an Observational Study of Acute Respiratory Infection by Uy Hoang, Utkarsh Agrawal, José Manuel Ordóñez-Mena, Zachary Marcum, Jennifer Radin, Andre Araujo, Catherine A Panozzo, Orsolya Balogh, Mihir Desai, Ahreej Eltayeb, Tianyi Lu, Catia Nicodemo, Xinchun Gu, Rosalind Goudie, Xuejuan Fan, Elizabeth Button, Jessica Smylie, Mark Joy, Gavin Jamie, William Elson, Rachel Byford, Joan Madia, Sneha Anand, Filipa Ferreira, Stavros Petrou, David Martin, Simon de Lusignan

“…According to data from the UK Health Security Agency, the peak RSV swab positivity was in International Standards Organization week 48, 2023. Data collection remains ongoing, and results from the subset of practices participating in this study are not yet available. …”
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Tofogliflozin attenuates renal lipid deposition and inflammation via PPARα upregulation mediated by miR-21a impairment in diet-induced steatohepatitic mice by Sae Nishihara, Masahiro Koseki, Katsunao Tanaka, Takashi Omatsu, Ayami Saga, Hiroshi Sawabe, Hiroyasu Inui, Takeshi Okada, Tohru Ohama, Daisuke Okuzaki, Yoshihiro Kamada, Masafumi Ono, Makoto Nishida, Mikio Watanabe, Yasushi Sakata

“…After eight weeks, serum lipid profiles, histology, lipid content, and mRNA/microRNA and protein expression levels in the kidney were examined. …”
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Initial treatment of steroid-sensitive idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in children with mycophenolate mofetil versus prednisone: protocol for a randomised, controlled, multicentre tr... by Burkhard Toenshoff, Martin Konrad, Steffen Luntz, Anja Sander, Peter F Hoyer, Rasmus Ehren, Marcus R Benz, Jorg Doetsch, Alexander Fichtner, Jutta Gellermann, Dieter Haffner, Britta Höcker, Bärbel Kästner, Markus J Kemper, Uwe Querfeld, Lutz T Weber

“…The standard care group will be treated with prednisone for a total of 12 weeks; in the experimental group the treatment is switched to mycophenolate mofetil, also for a total of 12 weeks in treatment duration. …”
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Comparison of GLP-1RAs vs Other Pharmacotherapy for Obesity by Andrew Overholser, Eric Czech, Linda Speer, Joel Wilson, Alex Overholser

“…Phentermine-topiramate reduced mean body weight percentage by 8.45% (95% CI, 7.89%–9.01%) after 52-56 weeks. Bupropion-naltrexone reduced mean body weight percentage by 3.01% (95% CI, 2.47%–3.54%) over 56 weeks. …”
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Cardiomyopathy and kidney function in agalsidase beta‐treated female Fabry patients: a pre‐treatment vs. post‐treatment analysis by Christoph Wanner, Ulla Feldt‐Rasmussen, Ana Jovanovic, Aleš Linhart, Meng Yang, Elvira Ponce, Eva Brand, Dominique P. Germain, Derralynn A. Hughes, John L. Jefferies, Ana Maria Martins, Albina Nowak, Bojan Vujkovac, Frank Weidemann, Michael L. West, Alberto Ortiz

“…Methods and results Self‐controlled pretreatment and post‐treatment comparison (piecewise mixed linear modelling) included Fabry female patients ≥18 years at treatment initiation who received agalsidase beta (0.9–1.1 mg/kg every other week) for ≥2 years, with ≥2 pretreatment and ≥2 post‐treatment outcome measurements during 10‐year follow‐up. …”
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Oral Administration of 17α-Methyltestosterone Increased Male Percentage of Freshwater Crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus by O. Carman, M.Y. Jamal, . Alimuddin

“…This study was aimed to increase male of C. quadricarinatus by oral administration of diet containing 17α-methyltestosterone (MT) towards production efficiency.  Two-week-old of Cherax quadricarinatus were fed ad libitum on diets containing various dose of MT, i.e., 25, 50, 75, 100 and 150 mg/kg diet or diet containing no MT as control, 3 times daily for 30 days.  …”
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Impact of surgical site infection (SSI) following gynaecological cancer surgery in the UK: a trainee-led multicentre audit and service evaluation by Rachel L O’Donnell, Georgios Angelopoulos, James P Beirne, Ioannis Biliatis, Helen Bolton, Melissa Bradbury, Elaine Craig, Ketan Gajjar, Michelle L Mackintosh, Wendy MacNab, Thumuluru Kavitha Madhuri, Mark McComiskey, Eva Myriokefalitaki, Claire L Newton, Nithya Ratnavelu, Sian E Taylor, Amudha Thangavelu, Sarah A Rhodes, Emma J Crosbie, Richard J Edmondson, Yee-Loi Louise Wan

“…Our aim was to perform the first national audit of SSI following gynaecological cancer surgery through the establishment of a UK-wide trainee-led research network.Design and setting In a prospective audit, we collected data from all women undergoing laparotomy for suspected gynaecological cancer at 12 specialist oncology centres in the UK during an 8-week period in 2015. Clinicopathological data were collected, and wound complications and their sequelae were recorded during the 30 days following surgery.Results In total, 339 women underwent laparotomy for suspected gynaecological cancer during the study period. …”
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Sequential use of low-load-blood-flow-restricted vs. high-load resistance training on neuromuscular activation, hypertrophy and neuromuscular performance by Romina Ledergerber, Paul Ritsche, Eric Lichtenstein, Martin Keller

“…., 2021). Methods In this 10-week randomized controlled trial, 37 healthy male and female adults (35-60 years) completed progressive resistance training for knee extensors either 8 weeks with low-load BFRT followed by 2 weeks of HLT, or exclusively HLT. …”
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Faecal microbiota transplantation for patients with diabetes type 1 and severe gastrointestinal neuropathy (FADIGAS): a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trialResearch... by Katrine Lundby Høyer, Simon Mark Dahl Baunwall, Ditte Smed Kornum, Mette Winther Klinge, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Knud Bonnet Yderstræde, Louise Bruun Thingholm, Martin Steen Mortensen, Susan Mikkelsen, Christian Erikstrup, Christian Lodberg Hvas, Klaus Krogh

“…The primary endpoint was number of adverse events of severity grade 2 or more assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events during the week following the first intervention. Secondary endpoints included gastrointestinal symptoms and quality of life assessed four weeks after treatment. …”
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Improving glycemic control by transitioning from the MiniMedTM 640G to 770G in Japanese adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a prospective, single-center, observational study by Satoshi Kubota, Ai Sato, Manami Hosokawa, Yosuke Okubo, Shohei Takayama, Atsuko Kaneko, Yasuho Shimada, Yuki Asano, Yoshihiko Sato, Masanori Yamazaki, Mitsuhisa Komatsu

“…This prospective, single-center, 24-week observational study (registration number: UMIN000047394) enrolled 23 individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus using the Medtronic MiniMed 640G system. …”
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Immunization with a Synthetic Helicobacter pylori Peptide Induces Secretory IgA Antibodies and Protects Mice against Infection by David Espinosa-Ramos, Diana Caballero-Hernández, Ricardo Gomez-Flores, Armando Trejo-Chávez, Luis Jerónimo Pérez-Limón, Myriam Angélica de la Garza-Ramos, Reyes Tamez-Guerra, Patricia Tamez-Guerra, Cristina Rodriguez-Padilla

“…For this, mice received an intraperitoneal injection of 100 μg of H. pylori peptide on the first week, followed by two weekly subcutaneous reinforcements and further 109 bacteria administration in the drinking water for 3 weeks. …”
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Effect of an Internet-Based Pilates Telerehabilitation Intervention in People With Multiple Sclerosis: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Andrea Tacchino, Michela Ponzio, Paolo Confalonieri, Letizia Leocani, Matilde Inglese, Diego Centonze, Eleonora Cocco, Paolo Gallo, Damiano Paolicelli, Marco Rovaris, Loredana Sabattini, Gioacchino Tedeschi, Luca Prosperini, Francesco Patti, Edoardo Sessa, Elisabetta Pedrazzoli, Mario Alberto Battaglia, Giampaolo Brichetto

“…Participants in the MS-FIT group will train at home with MS-FIT for 12 weeks and will be required to perform the exercises for a total of 30 minutes/day for at least 3 days/week. …”
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