Effects of Metformin Added to Insulin in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: An Exploratory Crossover Randomized Trial by Daizhi Yang, Jinhua Yan, Hongrong Deng, Xubin Yang, Sihui Luo, Xueying Zheng, Jing Lv, Wen Liang, Mengjie Hong, Zekai Wu, Bin Yao, Jianping Weng, Wen Xu

“…Participants were randomly received metformin (≤1000 mg/d) added to insulin for 24 weeks followed by insulin monotherapy for a subsequent 24 weeks or vice versa. …”
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Half-Elemental Diet Shifts the Human Intestinal Bacterial Compositions and Metabolites: A Pilot Study with Healthy Individuals by Jun Miyoshi, Daisuke Saito, Mio Nakamura, Miki Miura, Tatsuya Mitsui, Toru Kudo, Shinnosuke Murakami, Minoru Matsuura, Tadakazu Hisamatsu

“…The subjects continued half-ED for 2 weeks (T2). After the withdrawal of ED, subjects resumed their original dietary habits for 2 weeks (T3). …”
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Oncologic oUTcomes of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for obSTructive colon cAncer after steNt decompression (OUTSTAND trial); A study protocol of multicenter non-inferiority randomized c... by Bong-Hyeon Kye, Ji-Hoon Kim, Hyung-Jin Kim, Yoon-Suk Lee, In-Kyu Lee, Won Kyung Kang, Hyeon-Min Cho, Jong-Kyung Park, Chang-Hyeok Ahn, Jae-Im Lee, Seong-Taek Oh, Byung Jo Choi

“…Curative surgery will be performed within four weeks of the last administration of neoadjuvant FOLFOX. …”
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Comparative efficacy and safety of GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight reduction: A model-based meta-analysis of placebo-controlled trials by Haoyang Guo, Juan Yang, Jihan Huang, Ling Xu, Yinghua Lv, Yexuan Wang, Jiyuan Ren, Yulin Feng, Qingshan Zheng, Lujin Li

“…Reported onset times ranged from 6.4 weeks (Orforglipron) to 19.5 weeks (Tirzepatide). …”
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Visual Acuity Outcomes and Influencing Factors in a Cohort of UK Real-World Diabetic Macular Oedema Patients During the First Two Years of Anti-VEGF Treatment by Qing Wen, Helene Karcher, David M. Wright, Samriddhi Buxy Sinha, Usha Chakravarthy, Catarina Santos, Franklin Igwe, Recivall Salongcay, Katie Curran, Tunde Peto

“…In the first year, the median annual injection number and interval were 6.0 (IQR 5.0–8.0) and 6.1 weeks (IQR 5.4–7.8), respectively, and in the second year, they were 3.0 (IQR 2.0–5.0) and 10.0 weeks (IQR 6.5–20.1). …”
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Shared Paths to Well-Being: The Impact of Group Therapy by Elena Renée Sequeira-Nazaré, Bernhard Schmitz

“…The control group (CG) participated in weekly 50 min sessions for four weeks, while the experimental group (EG) received identical therapy plus reflective life-stimulating questions. …”
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Recurrence of Herpetic Keratitis after COVID-19 Vaccination: A Report of Two Cases by Ali Mahdavi Fard, Jeffrey Desilets, Sangita Patel

“…We present two patients with latent herpetic keratitis who experienced reactivation of keratitis within weeks of COVID-19 vaccination despite prolonged periods of prior latency. …”
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Effect of Periodontal Therapy on Crevicular Fluid Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-8 Levels in Chronic Periodontitis by Paschalina Goutoudi, Evdoxia Diza, Malamatenia Arvanitidou

“…The aim of this study was to analyse the levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of patients with chronic periodontitis prior to and following surgical and/or nonsurgical periodontal therapy for a period of 32 weeks. Methods. GCF samples were obtained from 24 nondiseased and 72 diseased sites of 12 periodontal patients prior to as well as at 6, 16, and 32 weeks following non-surgical and surgical periodontal therapy. …”
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Comparative analysis of phytochemical properties in preserved and non-preserved butterfly pea flower beverages during storage by Puspitojati Endah, Rahayu Novia Aristi, Fatimah Nur, Sumarna Sumarna

“…The method involved preparing butterfly pea flower beverages with the addition of sodium benzoate at concentrations of 0 mg/L, 200 mg/L, 400 mg/L, and 600 mg/L, which were then stored at temperatures of 4°C, 27°C, and 45°C for five weeks. Weekly analyses were performed to quantify the levels of vitamin C, anthocyanins, and free radical inhibition activity. …”
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Sonographic Evaluation of the Obstetric Causes of Vaginal Bleeding During the First Trimester by Naveen Reddy Bandi, Ranjan Nayak Soumya, Jena Satyaswarup, Sahu Niranjan, Das Somadatta

“…Patients with 12 completed weeks of gestation and non-obstetrical causes of vaginal bleeding were excluded. …”
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Response-efficacy messages produce stronger passwords than self-efficacy messages … for now: A longitudinal experimental study of the efficacy of coping message types on password c... by Joelle Simon, Steven J. Watson, Iris van Sintemaartensdijk

“…They then reported their intentions to adopt strong passwords post-intervention and reported on their actual password practices four weeks later. Findings indicate that the strength of the created passwords did not improve based on the messages participants received, and those who received self-efficacy messages actually created passwords with lower entropy. …”
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THE ROLE OF PLATELET-RICH FIBRIN FACILITATES THE HEALING OF GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE DEFECT: A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON ANIMAL MODEL by Dwikora Novembri Utomo, Kukuh Dwiputra Hernugrahanto

“…Results: The implanted group showed higher IRS score in two and four weeks compared to the control group. Conclusion: The use of PRF facilitates the healing of muscle injury. …”
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Efficacy of Onabotulinum Toxin A (Botox) versus Abobotulinum Toxin A (Dysport) Using a Conversion Factor (1 : 2.5) in Treatment of Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis by Hanan Mohamed El Kahky, Heba Mahmoud Diab, Dalia Gamal Aly, Nehal Magdi Farag

“…At 8 weeks, this difference turned insignificant. Continued evaluation showed similar improvement in both palms with a nonsignificant difference. …”
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Talar Body Fracture Treated by Hindfoot Endoscopic Reduction and Internal Fixation by Airi Shimmyo, Shota Morimoto, Toshiya Tachibana, Tomoya Iseki

“…Therefore, the patient was able to return to work at the preinjury activity level at 14 weeks after surgery without dysfunction of the ankle nor complications. …”
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Effect of Metadoxine on Chronic Primary Hepatopathies in Canines:  Number of Cases by Paula María Bermúdez-Duarte, José Alfredo Rivera-Rojas

“…Once the histological diagnosis was confirmed, they received metadoxine at 17±11.35 mg/kg every 12 hours for 4 weeks. Clinical, paraclinical, ultrasound, and histopathological follow-up was conducted at the end of this period. …”
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Effectiveness of Onion Extract Gel on Surgical Scars in Asians by Kumutnart Chanprapaph, Somsak Tanrattanakorn, Penpun Wattanakrai, Pranee Wongkitisophon, Vasanop Vachiramon

“…The product was applied three times daily for 12 weeks. Subjects were evaluated at baseline and 4th and 12th weeks. …”
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Efficacies of corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis vaccines against caseous lymphadenitis in mice and sheep by Osman Erganiş, H. Hüseyin Hadimli, Kürşat Kav, Aslı Sakmanoğlu, Zafer Sayın, Yasemin Pınarkara

“…Sheep were subcutaneously vaccinated twice (1 mL) with vaccines of commercial or combined, 3 weeks intervals. Blood sera were taken before and after vaccination at 45-60 days intervals. …”
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Therapeutic efficacy of intra-articular injection of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells in a sheep model of knee osteoarthritis by Jigang Lei, Xingyi Chen, Haohao Xie, Yuhao Dai, Zhongjin Chen, Liang Xu

“…KOA was surgically induced by anterior cruciate ligament transection and medial meniscectomy, followed by intra-articular injection of saline (negative control group) or haMSCs (haMSC group) into the right knee joint at 6 and 9 weeks after surgery. Sheep were sacrificed 21 weeks after surgery, and samples (whole knee joints, femoral condyles, and tibias) were collected, processed, and analyzed. …”
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Protective Effects of Tamarillo (Cyphomandra betacea) Extract against High Fat Diet Induced Obesity in Sprague-Dawley Rats by Noor Atiqah Aizan Abdul Kadir, Asmah Rahmat, Hawa Z. E. Jaafar

“…Rats were fed on either normal chow or high fat diet for 10 weeks for obesity induction phase and subsequently received C. betacea extract at low dose (150 mg kg−1), medium dose (200 mg kg−1), or high dose (300 mg kg−1) or placebo via oral gavages for another 7 weeks for treatment phase. …”
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The Floating Acromion: A Rare and Previously Unreported Injury Possibly Requiring Surgical Stabilization by Simone J. M. Stoots, Robert J. Derksen

“…Initially, since there was no dislocation, this “floating acromion” was treated conservatively. However, after 4 weeks, no improvement in pain was seen and a control CT scan revealed no callus formation. …”
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