Effect of grape seed extract on β -catenin gene expression and hyperglycemia in rats induced by streptozotocin by Elif Gulbahce-Mutlu, Emine Arslan, Hilal Arikoglu

“…Body weights of the rats were recorded weekly during the experiment. The water-soluble extracts were administered by gavage for four weeks and liver, pancreas and blood samples taken from animals at the end of treatment were used in the study.…”
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Apremilast generic for the treatment of active psoriatic arthritis: A single-center real-life experience from India by Sanjiv Amin, Aneesa Kapadia, Dhiraj Dhoot, Hanmant Barkate

“…Remission was seen in three patients (7.7%) and low disease activity in 16 (41%) patients at 16 weeks. Only six patients developed one or more side effects. …”
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The Effects of Mother-Plant Irrigation Schedule on the Quality Of Tomato (<i>Lycopersicum esculentum</i>) Seed by H Ibrahim, AS Gudugi, JA Oladiran, AJ Odofiin, MKA Adeboye, GO Oyetunde

“…Seeds of the two cultivars were spread in open plastic Petri dishes and stored in a growth chamber at 30oC and about 70% relative humidity to accelerate ageing for 16 weeks. Seed samples were drawn and tested for germination, seedling emergence, seedling height and number of leaves per seedling, at 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 weeks of storage. …”
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The Effects of Mother-Plant Irrigation Schedule on the Quality Of Tomato (<i>Lycopersicum esculentum</i>) Seed by H Ibrahim, AS Gudugi, JA Oladiran, AJ Odofiin, MKA Adeboye, GO Oyetunde

“…Seeds of the two cultivars were spread in open plastic Petri dishes and stored in a growth chamber at 30oC and about 70% relative humidity to accelerate ageing for 16 weeks. Seed samples were drawn and tested for germination, seedling emergence, seedling height and number of leaves per seedling, at 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 weeks of storage. …”
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Antihypertensive effect of sinapine extracted from rapeseed meal in 2K1C hypertensive rats by Gaoyuan Yang, Lin Zhu, Yu Wang, Yang Yu, Xiaoguang Liu, Jingbo Xia, Yunjie Yang, Huiguo Wang, Baomin Feng

“…Twokidney, oneclip (2K1C) hypertensive rats were given sinapine for four weeks, with weekly blood pressure monitoring. The renin angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS), including the levels of renin, angiotensin I (Ang I), angiotensin II (Ang II), aldosterone (ALD), angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and other molecules related to blood pressure, such as NO, prostacyclin (PGI2), endothelin-1 (ET1), and thromboxane A2 (TXA2), were measured in rat blood. …”
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EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PLASTIBELL CIRCUMCISION IN NEONATESAND INFANTS AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL by Muhammad Abid Owais

“…Children were divided into two arms; neonates (0 to 4 weeks) and infants (5weeks to 1year). On discharge parents were instructed about the care of the device and were asked to follow up on day 3 and on day of detachment of Plastibell. …”
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Nonsurgical Management of Adductor-related groin pain with Ultrasound-Guided Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection and Physical Therapy in a Competitive Soccer Player: A Case Report by Giorgio Zeppieri, Micheal S Smith, Ryan P. Roach

“…The subject returned to sport at six weeks post injection without limitation and at three months follow up, the subject reported that he had returned to 95% of his previous level of play…”
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To evaluate the efficacy of subconjunctival bevacizumab injection in vascular pterygium before surgical excision in preventing recurrence comparing with bare sclera technique by Nusrat Shaheen, Abdul Gafoor Ahmed, Sheikh Sajjad, Wasim Rashid, Aamir Rashid

“…The primary outcome was recurrence of pterygium at 6 weeks and 6 months. Results: The total number of patients was 100. …”
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Low-Dose Decitabine Assists Human Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Protecting β Cells via the Modulation of the Macrophage Phenotype in Type 2 Diabetic Mice by Jing Xue, Yu Cheng, Haojie Hao, Jieqing Gao, Yaqi Yin, Songyan Yu, Junyan Zou, Jiejie Liu, Qi Zhang, Yiming Mu

“…We examined the blood glucose and serum insulin levels of mice 1, 2, and 4 weeks after MSC and/or DAC treatment. Dynamic changes in islets and the phenotype of intraislet macrophages were detected via immunofluorescence. …”
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Effect of supplementing phytase on piglet performance, nutrient digestibility and bone mineralisation by C. De Cuyper, L. Nollet, M. Aluwé, J. De Boever, L. Douidah, E. Vanderbeke, N. Outchkourov, S. Petkov, S. Millet

“…Piglets were fed a basal diet from four to six weeks and a pre-starter diet from six to ten weeks of age. …”
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Preventing epileptogenesis by interaction between inositol isomers and proteins by Lia Tsverava, Luka Kharkhelauri, Vincenzo Lagani, Giorgi Gamkrelidze, Veriko Bokuchava, Tamar Kiguradze, Merab Kokaia, Revaz Solomonia

“…Alterations in the inositol interacting proteins: alpha synuclein and 14‐3‐3 theta were further examined 8 weeks post‐SE in the hippocampus and neocortex of rats. …”
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Development and effectiveness evaluation of an interactive e-learning environment to enhance digital health literacy in cancer patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled... by Lukas Lange-Drenth, Hellena Willemer, Mirjam Banse, Anke Ernst, Anne Daubmann, Anja Holz, Christiane Bleich, Susanne Weg-Remers, Holger Schulz

“…The primary outcome, digital health literacy, will be measured at baseline, 2 weeks, and 8 weeks after baseline.ConclusionIf the results support the primary hypothesis, then the e-learning environment could empower patients to retrieve more reliable information about their disease. …”
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Looking under the hood of a hybrid two-way texting intervention to improve early retention on antiretroviral therapy in Malawi: an implementation fidelity evaluation by Robin E. Klabbers, Caryl Feldacker, Jacqueline Huwa, Christine Kiruthu-Kamamia, Agness Thawani, Hannock Tweya

“…Results The 468 2wT participants had a median of 52 study weeks (interquartile range [IQR] 34 – 52) with 6 ART appointments (IQR 4—7) of which 2 (IQR 1 – 3) were missed. …”
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Dichorionic Diamniotic Twin Pregnancy Discordant for Bladder Exstrophy by William Tu, Jane Chueh, William Kennedy

“…A 38 year-old woman presented with a dichorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy at gestational age of 32 weeks concerning for an abdominal wall mass in one of the twins. …”
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Leflunomide-Induced Hidradenitis Suppurativa by Achraf Machan, Hasna Azendour, Hamza Toufik, Lahsen Achemlal, Mohammed Boui, Naoufal Hjira

“…We report on 2 women on follow-up for rheumatoid arthritis, who presented hidradenitis suppurativa after different periods of treatment with leflunomide and who improved few weeks after discontinuation of the medication.…”
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Licorice‐Induced Pseudohyperaldosteronism: A Case Report by David D. Je, Yong Mong Tan, Gradon Fuller, Parul Nigam

“…ABSTRACT We present a 71‐year‐old man admitted to the intensive care unit with severe hypokalemia after ingesting licorice‐containing confectionary over 6 weeks. Excess consumption of licorice with its active metabolite glycyrrhizic acid may precipitate pseudohyperaldosteronism with life‐threatening hypokalemia. …”
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Successful Management of the Fetal Severe Anemia Associated with Jra Alloimmunization by Intrauterine Transfusion of Jr(a+) Red Blood Cells by Masatake Toshimitsu, Shinichi Nagaoka, Shuusaku Kobori, Yuichiro Takahashi, Jun Murotsuki

“…The neonate was delivered by repeated cesarean section at 35 weeks of gestation and showed no apparent signs of hemolysis. …”
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Intermittent Fasting Protects Against the Progression from Acute Kidney Injury to Chronic Kidney Disease by Yoonjoo Jang, Young Suk Kim, Seo Rin Kim, Dong Won Lee, Soo Bong Lee, Il Young Kim

“…Using a unilateral ischemia-reperfusion injury (UIRI) model in male C57BL/6 mice, we evaluated the impact of IF on tubulointerstitial fibrosis and tubular epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) over 8 weeks. Mice in the IF group followed a 5:2 regimen, fasting for 24 h twice weekly. …”
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Acute respiratory tract infections during the first 6 years of life – results from the German birth cohort study LoewenKIDS by Bianca Klee, Sophie Diexer, Susan Langer, Cornelia Gottschick, Carla Hartmann, Nadine Glaser, Johannes Horn, Evelyn Dorendorf, Heike Raupach-Rosin, Lamiaa Hassan, Nicole Rübsamen, Kristin Maria Meyer-Schlinkmann, Carlos A. Guzman, Valerie Heselich, Eva Battin, Thomas Pietschmann, Dietmar H. Pieper, Mathias Pletz, Peggy Riese, Stephanie Trittel, Saskia Thies, Constantin von Kaisenberg, Frank Dressler, Florian Guthmann, Carsten Oberhoff, Ralf L. Schild, Andre Karch, Rafael Mikolajczyk

“…Results: This longitudinal birth cohort study of a subsample of 258 children found a mean cumulative duration of 51.5 weeks (95% confidence interval: 47.5-55.6 weeks) of respiratory symptoms in the first 6 years of life, with large individual differences. …”
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The Influence of Prior Obstetrical History on Current 17-Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate Use by Carla E. Ransom, Jeanette R. Chin, Hilary A. Roeder, Tammy R. Sinclair, R. Phillips Heine, Amy P. Murtha

“…The median gestational age of the most recent preterm delivery was significantly lower among subjects who accepted 17-OHP-C as compared to those who declined (28.7 vs. 34.0 weeks, 𝑃=.02) and in subjects offered 17-OHP-C compared to those not offered 17-OHP-C (30.2 vs. 36.0 weeks, 𝑃=.03). …”
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