Regional Variation in Rates of IVF Treatment across Australia: A Population-based Study by Louise Rawlings, Pauline Ding, Stephen J. Robson

“…Proxy indicators that might influence treatment affordability were: unemployment rates; average weekly total earnings; coverage of private health insurance; and, percentage of women in the highest socioeconomic quintile. …”
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New Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy in Gastroenterology by SG Bown, AZ Rogowska

“…PDT with metatetrahydroxyphenyl chlorin produces a similar biological effect as PDT with porfimer sodium, but the light doses required are much smaller, and cutaneous photosensitivity lasts only two to three weeks. Further, it can be used with percutaneous light delivery to destroy localized pancreatic cancers. …”
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Production and development of vaccines for ornithobacterium rhinotracheale infection in turkeys by Osman Erganis, Hasan Hüseyin Hadimli, Kursat Kav, Zafer Sayin, Zeki Aras

“…After the sterility and the safety tests, laboratory efficiencies of vaccines (challange/protection and serological potency) were done on the turkeys (twice vaccinated with doses 0.25 ml and 0.5 ml at 5 and 8 weeks, respectively).<p> <b>Results:</b> According to the challenge results, all the vaccines were found effective at 100%. …”
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Retinal Toxicity after Initial Administration of Nivolumab and Ipilimumab by Adnan Kilani, Efstathios Vounotrypidis, Susanna F. König, Armin Wolf

“…A 52-year-old female with metastatic malignant cutaneous melanoma experiencing bilateral progressive visual acuity reduction, after treatment initiation with 1 mg/kg nivolumab and 3 mg/kg ipilimumab two weeks prior symptom onset. An extensive laboratory workup, including uveitis workup, onconeuronal and retinal antibodies, ruled out a paraneoplastic autoimmune disorder and a granulomatous disease. …”
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First Autologous Cord Blood Therapy for Pediatric Ischemic Stroke and Cerebral Palsy Caused by Cephalic Molding during Birth: Individual Treatment with Mononuclear Cells by A. Jensen, E. Hamelmann

“…Active rehabilitation was provided weekly. Follow-up examinations were at 3, 18, 34, and 57 months. …”
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Unilateral Adrenal Infarction in Pregnancy: A Case Report by Awatef Hajjaji, Yosra Jemma, Amina Mnejja, Ines Zouari, Imen Ghaddab, Fethi Jebali, Lotfi Gratti, Raja Faleh

“…A 27-year-old woman was infected by coronavirus four months ago and presented at 35 weeks of gestation with sudden-onset right abdominal pain without contractions. …”
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Effectiveness of the misoprostol for the abortion in the first trimester of the pregnancy in adolescents. by Práxedes Rojas Quintana, Pedro Ayo Naranjo, Alberto Jorge Fernández, Israel Sotolongo Castro, Joan Hernández Cabrera, Annia Najarro

“…<strong> <br />Results: </strong>The expelling of the fetus was successful in 93, 4 % of the adolescents, 66% of them were in their 8 weeks of gestation, 89 % were nulliparae, and 2, 6 were multiparae. …”
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Student Attitudes towards Guided Inquiry Approach Supported by Digital Stories by Merve Berika Kansoy, Ayse Sert-Cibik

“…Qualitative data were obtained by using semi-structured weekly focus group interviews, teacher diaries and observation form. …”
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Feasibility of rabbit auricular VX2 tumor model as an experimental model for intra-arterial embolization. by Woosun Choi, Byung Kook Kwak, Jisung Jung, Serah Park, Soon Auck Hong, Sang Lim Choi

“…To investigate the angiographic and pathologic characteristics, angiography, ultrasonography, and thermography were performed 1-2 weeks after inoculation, and image analysis was performed. …”
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Large Bowel Obstruction, a Delayed Complication of Severe Gallstone Pancreatitis by Neeraj Lal, John Whiting, Rahul Hejmadi, Sudarsanam Raman

“…Presentation of obstruction occurs during the acute episode or can be delayed for several weeks. The most common site is the splenic flexure owing to its proximity to the pancreas. …”
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Platelet Distribution Width: A Severity Marker Of Pre Eclampsia, Experience At Tertiary Care Hospital by Mariam Zahir, Shagufta Saeed Sial, Humera Noreen

“…Materials & Methods: A total of 150 pregnant females with mild and severe pre-eclampsia with gestational age > 20 weeks, and an age limit of 18-40 years were included in the study. …”
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Cerebral Sinus Thrombosis Secondary to SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Mojtaba Khazaei, Kiana Karimi, Parinaz Sedighi, Salman Khazaei

“…Herein, we presented a 57-year-old man admitted to our hospital with gradual headache, seizure, and decreasing level of consciousness. Three weeks earlier, he was diagnosed with COVID-19 and mild to moderate respiratory problems. …”
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Pneumoperitoneum in a Micropremie: Not Always NEC by Ahmed Khan, Koert de Waal

“…A female baby was born preterm at 29 weeks with birth weight of 650 grams. She developed abdominal distension on day 6, and abdominal radiography revealed presence of free air in the peritoneum. …”
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Setting Up a Teleneurology Clinic during COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience from an Academic Practice by Nakul Katyal, Naureen Narula, Raghav Govindarajan, Pradeep Sahota

“…Here, we describe our experience at the Neurology and Sleep Disorders Clinic at the University of Missouri-Columbia of successful transition of all in-person clinic visits to telehealth visits within a span of 2 weeks with a collaborative effort of clinic staff and the leadership. …”
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Hypothesis: glyphosate-based herbicides can increase risk of hematopoietic malignancies through extended persistence in bone by Charles M. Benbrook

“…A novel two-part hypothesis is explored: first, the likely reason for the lack of variability in GLY levels in urine is that GLY stored in bone is excreted gradually over days to weeks, and augments the generally stable and modest levels of dietary exposure to GLY; and second, the prolonged systemic movement of GLY into bone marrow and bone extends contact between GLY and hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), increasing the risk of GLY-induced breaks and rearrangements in the DNA in HSCs. …”
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Native Aortic and Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Complicated by Embolic ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Mumtaz Zaman, Richard Loynd, Anthony Donato

“…The patient underwent urgent replacement of tricuspid and aortic valves as well as 6 weeks of IV antibiotics followed by chronic antibiotic suppression.…”
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Whiplash Injuries: An Update by Robert W Teasell, Allan P Shapiro

“…Etiology continues to be controversial, largely because of the misconception that all soft tissue injuries heal within six weeks. Recent studies have implicated the cervical facet joint as a cause of whiplash injury pain. …”
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S³D Approach: Incremental Professional Development for Fostering Small-Group Discourse by Sarah Quebec Fuentes

“…One middle school mathematics teacher implemented the incremental stages of the S³D Approach with support from a mathematics teacher educator, who conducted weekly observations and debrief meetings. Qualitative analyses revealed that, despite initial challenges, the S³D Approach became integrated into the teacher’s practice, enabling the teacher to identify and build upon incremental improvements in the small-group discourse. …”
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Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Presenting as Pauci-Immune Crescentic Glomerulonephritis in Pregnancy by Ryan Kunjal, Raafat Makary, Andreea Poenariu

“…A 28-year-old African American woman presented at 8 weeks of gestation with intractable vomiting attributed to hyperemesis gravidarum. …”
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Low-Dose Gallic Acid Administration Does Not Improve Diet-Induced Metabolic Disorders and Atherosclerosis in Apoe Knockout Mice by Jie Bai, Qiu-Yue Lin, Xiangbo An, Shuang Liu, Yao Wang, Yunpeng Xie, Jiawei Liao

“…Here, we investigated the effects of low-dose GA administration on diet-induced metabolic disorders and atherosclerosis in the atherosclerosis-prone apolipoprotein E (Apoe) knockout mice fed on a high-fat Western-type diet (WTD) for 8 weeks. Our data showed that GA administration by oral gavage at a daily dosage of 20 mg/kg body weight did not significantly ameliorate WTD-induced hyperlipidemia, hepatosteatosis, adipogenesis, or insulin resistance; furthermore, GA administration did not significantly ameliorate WTD-induced atherosclerosis. …”
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