Aerobic Exercise Improves Signs of Restless Leg Syndrome in End Stage Renal Disease Patients Suffering Chronic Hemodialysis by Mojgan Mortazavi, Babak Vahdatpour, Aida Ghasempour, Diana Taheri, Shahrzad Shahidi, Firouzeh Moeinzadeh, Bahareh Dolatkhah, Shahaboddin Dolatkhah

“…The exercise group used aerobic exercise during their hemodialysis for 16 weeks. The quality of life and severity of restless leg syndrome were assessed at the first week of study and final week. …”
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FREQUENCY AND MODALITY OF EXERCISE ON PAIN AND INDEPENDENCE IN ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY by Felipe Marrese Bersotti, Reniery Pereira Da Silva, Angelica Castilho Alonso, Guilherme Carlos Brech, Paula Regina Mendes da Silva Serrão, Ulysses Fernandes Ervilha

“…Conclusion: The exercise modality and the weekly frequency seem to affect the perception of pain, stretching exercises performed three times a week, as well as muscle strengthening exercises, regardless of weekly frequency are efficient in joint pain analgesia. …”
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Changes in Central Macular Thickness following Single Session Multispot Panretinal Photocoagulation by Nawat Watanachai, Janejit Choovuthayakorn, Direk Patikulsila, Nimitr Ittipunkul

“…Mean logMAR BCVA increased by 0.05 logMAR units (P=0.03) at 4-week follow-up. At 12-week follow-up, BCVA had almost returned to normal with only an increase of 0.02 logMAR units compared to baseline (P=0.39). …”
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Preseason Workload in Collegiate Baseball Pitchers by Bennett Tabaracci, Shraddha Sudhir, Matthew Gauthier, Lindsay Hannigan

“…Acute workload was reduced in Week 4 compared to Week 2 (p=0.018, d=1.73) and week 3 (p=0.007, d =2.30). …”
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Unfolded protein response during the progression of colorectal carcinogenesis by Cesar Augusto Sobrinho, Alexandre Moreira de Almeida, Maytana Roberta Taschin Grigolo, Michele Selzler, Antônio Carlos de Abreu, Letícia Silva Fagundes, Almir Souza Martins, Durval Batista Palhares, Rondon Tosta Ramalho

“…Results: ERN1 expression was significantly higher than the control at the 10th week (1.39 ± 0.16, p 0.05) and the 20th week (1.15 ± 0.04, p 0.01). …”
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Therapeutic Potential of Social Chatbots in Alleviating Loneliness and Social Anxiety: Quasi-Experimental Mixed Methods Study by Myungsung Kim, Seonmi Lee, Sieun Kim, Jeong-in Heo, Sangil Lee, Yu-Bin Shin, Chul-Hyun Cho, Dooyoung Jung

“…MethodsA single-group pre-post study was conducted with university students who interacted with the chatbot for 4 weeks. Measures included loneliness, social anxiety, and mood-related symptoms such as depression, assessed at baseline, week 2, and week 4. …”
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Habitual alcohol consumption associated with reduced semen quality and changes in reproductive hormones; a cross-sectional study among 1221 young Danish men by Anders Juul, Niels Jørgensen, Niels E Skakkebæk, Shanna H Swan, Tina Kold Jensen, Mads Gottschau, Jens Otto Broby Madsen, Anne-Maria Andersson, Tina Harmer Lassen, Lærke Priskorn

“…This association was observed in men reporting at least 5 units in a typical week but was most pronounced for men with a typical intake of more than 25 units/week. …”
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Improving Outcomes and Quality of Life for Patients With Hand and Foot Eczema: Randomized Study of a Patient-Centered Monitoring App by Aimee Bruch, Wanja Weigandt, Yannic Schardt, Raphael Herr, Johannes Benecke, Astrid Schmieder

“…A trend toward a greater improvement of the HECSI in the intervention group compared to the control group was noticed (week 60: Coef=0.597; P=.05). Subgroup analysis revealed that patients who used the app with a usage frequency of less than 20% demonstrated a significant reduction in the HECSI from week 0 to week 60 (week 60: Coef=–1.275; P=.04) and a significant reduction in the Dermatology Life Quality Index (week 60: Coef=–1.246; P=.04) compared to the control group. …”
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A study on processes of some haematological parameters in growing male and female japanese quails (coturnix coturnix japonica) by Ercan Keskin, Zafer Durgun, Mehmet Kocabatmaz

“…On the other hand, in sizes of thrombocyte and leucocyte types in both groups were not determined differences between ı st and 8 th weeks, but RBC sizes at 8 th week in both groups decreased significantly as compared with 1st week (P<0 05). …”
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Blood Pressure-Lowering Mechanisms of the DASH Dietary Pattern by Pao-Hwa Lin, Jason D. Allen, Yi-Ju Li, Miao Yu, Lillian F. Lien, Laura P. Svetkey

“…All consumed a control diet for one week, then were randomized to control or DASH for another two weeks (week one and two). …”
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Treatment With Avacopan in Patients With Respiratory Tract Manifestations of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis by Ulrich Specks, Robert F. Spiera, Lynn A. Fussner, Robert Lebovics, Sarah Bray, Rachel E. Gurlin, Darcy Trimpe, David R. W. Jayne, Peter A. Merkel, for the ADVOCATE Study Group

“…Objective The ADVOCATE trial demonstrated that treatment of active granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) with avacopan was noninferior in achieving remission at week 26 and superior for sustained remission at week 52 compared with a prednisone taper. …”
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Gameplay and physical activity behaviors in adult video game players by Haylei Scoggins, Ryan R. Porter, Robyn Braun-Trocchio

“…The participants spent over five days per week and an average of 26.56 h per week playing video games. …”
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Association of remote work with tobacco and alcohol use: a cross-sectional study in Japan by Kento Sonoda, Sumiyo Okawa, Takahiro Tabuchi

“…Further, remote work < 1 day per week (aPR 1.43, 95%CI 1.25 – 1.65), and ≥ 1 per week (aPR 1.40, 95%CI 1.27 – 1.55) were associated with hazardous alcohol use. …”
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Corneal Astigmatism Alteration after Combined Silicone Oil Removal and Cataract Surgery with Intraocular Lens Implantation by Zhenyu Ji, Ting Su, Lu Li, Tao He, Yu Su

“…The results were compared to the outcomes at 3 days, 1 week, and 1 month postoperatively. Results. Compared to baseline, K1 decreased significantly at 3 days postoperatively (P=0.016), 1 week (P=0.009), and 1 month (P=0.035), while K2 increased significantly at 3 days postoperatively (P = 0.002), 1 week (P < 0.001), and 1 month (P = 0.001), as well as corneal astigmatism (all P < 0.001). …”
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Flow-Mediated Dilatation: Learning Curve Study with a Novice Operator by Arko S. Dhar, Marie Fisk, Carmel M. McEniery, Domonkos Cseh

“…Methods Following a one-week basic training period, the operator performed duplicate measurements on 6–8 individuals per week, for six weeks. …”
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Molecular Findings Before Vision Loss in the Streptozotocin-Induced Rat Model of Diabetic Retinopathy by Mădălina Moldovan, Roxana-Denisa Capraș, Raluca Paşcalău, Gabriela Adriana Filip

“…The streptozotocin-induced rat model of diabetic retinopathy presents similarities to the disease observed in humans. After four weeks following the induction of diabetes, the rats experience vision impairment. …”
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Evaluation of the Effect of Water on Three Different Light Cured Composite Restorative Materials Stored in Water: An In Vitro Study by Basawaraj Biradar, Sudharani Biradar, Arvind MS

“…Then all the specimens were stored in 10 ml Distilled water containing test tubes and placed in incubator at 37°C for six weeks. The weight changes of these specimens were measured daily for the first week and later once a week for next five weeks by using an electrical analytical balance. …”
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High-dose dual therapy for Helicobacter pylori eradication inducing less impact on the gut microbiota by Jia-Lun Guan, Ting-Ting Xu, Ya Lin, Yan-Shuai Mo, Bi-Yu He, Ying-Ying Han, Ji-Yan Li, Su-Hong Xia, Ya-Ni Zhou, Jia-Zhi Liao, Pei-Yuan Li

“…Compared with baseline, alpha and beta diversities significantly changed at week 2 after receiving BQT and did not recover fully at week 8. …”
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Novel Organic Mineral Complex Prevents High-Fat Diet-Induced Changes in the Gut and Liver of Male Sprague-Dawley Rats by M. S. Crawford, A. E. Mohr, K. L. Sweazea

“…Six-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 36) were divided into two dietary groups: Chow or HFD fed for 10 weeks. …”
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Analysis of the body composition of rats with experimental diabetes mellitus type 1 and its correction by Yu. M. Kolesnyk, M. I. Isachenko

“…Diabetes mellitus was modeled by the injection of streptozotocin. On the 6th week the rats were divided into 3 subgroups: DM1-1 – without correction, DM1-2 – correction with L-arginine and DM1-3 – correction with N-acetyl-L-cysteine for 2 weeks. …”
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