Effectiveness of Three Types of Moisturizers on Senile Dry Skin: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial by Miku Aoki, Natsuki Hata, Junko Yotsuya

“…Moisturizers A, B, and C were applied on the skin of each member of the three intervention groups twice daily for 8 weeks. The water content of the stratum corneum and transepidermal water loss (TEWL) were evaluated before and after the intervention. …”
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Examining the effects of two cognitive styles (field dependence vs. field independence) on learners’ mobile-assisted vocabulary acquisition by Mehdipour-Kolour Danial, Ali Mohamad Bilal

“…Using the Group Embedded Figures Test, participants were divided into two groups: field dependent and field independent learners. For 4 weeks, both groups practiced and reinforced a set of English vocabulary, selected from the Vocabulary Level Test, through Memrise flashcards. …”
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Nerve Blockage Attenuates Postoperative Inflammation in Hippocampus of Young Rat Model with Surgical Trauma by Yi He, Zhi Li, Yun-Xia Zuo

“…The rats at the age of 4 weeks were subjected to general anesthesia and humeral fracture fixation, in combination with brachial plexus block, saline versus ropivacaine, respectively. …”
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Little-Known Operations of the Soviet Troops in Liberation of Czechoslovakia by V. B. Makovsky

“…Slovakia and Moravia were completely liberated, including such major administrative and industrial centers such as Prague, Brno and Moravian Ostrava. Within six weeks the troops advanced on both fronts more than 150-350 km, reaching the southern regions of Germany and central regions of Czechoslovakia, occupying a favorable position for an attack on Prague and the final defeat of the Wehrmacht.…”
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The Effect of Career-Related Course on the Career Decision Making Self-efficacy of Senior University Students by Özlem Ulaş Kılıç

“…The Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale and course evaluation form were utilised to examine the effectiveness of this course, consisting of theory and practice for a total of 14 weeks. The experimental group includes of senior students from the Department of Counseling and Guidance who chose the course, while the control group includes of senior students who didn’t choose the course and were studying in the same department. …”
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Development of Assessment Tool to Measure Children’s Knowledge on Dengue Prevention Activities in Malaysia by H. Siti Nur Farhana, J. Noorlaile, K. Manimaran, S. Kamarul Zaman, A. Normawati, Albeny Joslyn Panting

“…For test-retest reliability analysis, tests were conducted twice, with an interval of two (2) weeks from the first test. In total, 58 respondents comprising of Malay, Chinese, and Indian aged between 7 and 12 years old were included in this study. …”
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Modelling transmission and control of Toxoplasma gondii in New Zealand farmland by Rachelle N. Binny, Graham J. Hickling, Alex James, Chris N. Niebuhr

“…However, assuming low rates of environmental contamination, local elimination of T. gondii could be achievable, for example, by control that sustains large reductions of 88%, 69% and 59% in feral cat, house mouse and ship rat populations, respectively, over 56 weeks. Predator control is, therefore, a potentially viable approach for managing T. gondii in some rural environments, but only if high levels of population control are sustained.…”
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Electroconvulsive shock and transcranial magnetic stimulation do not alter the survival or spine density of adult-born striatal neurons. by Tara Gaertner, Tian Rui Zhang, Baran Askari, Fidel Vila-Rodriguez, Jason S Snyder

“…Adult-born cells were labelled in transgenic mice and 8 days later mice were given 10 stimulations over the course of 3 weeks. Adult-born striatal neurons were consistently observed in all groups. …”
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Hepatoprotection by L-Ornithine L-Aspartate in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Roger F. Butterworth, Ali Canbay

“…L-ornithine L-aspartate (LOLA) has hepatoprotective properties in patients with fatty liver of diverse etiology and results of a multicenter randomized clinical trial reveal that 12 weeks treatment with oral LOLA (6–9 g/d) results in a dose-related reduction in activities of liver enzymes and triglycerides together with significant improvements of liver/spleen CT ratios. …”
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Minced Cartilage in Combination with Autologous Bone Grafting for One-Step Osteochondral Defect Reconstruction in an Athlete’s Knee by Diane Leyder, Christian Konrads, Patrick Ziegler, Stefan Döbele

“…This was mainly because of its two-step character three weeks in between surgeries. Therefore, a surgical one-step therapy option as alternative treatment to ACT was needed. …”
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IMPACT OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF POLYAMINE AND IRON SULPHAT ON GROWTH AND FLOWERING OF SNAPDRAGON (Antirrhinum majus L) by M. N. Muslim, A. N. Badri, H. A. Hadi

“…The research commenced by sowing seeds in cork dishes filled with Peat moss. After two weeks of planting, the plants were fertilized with a chemical fertilizer at a concentration of 2 g.L-1. …”
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COMBINATION THERAPY OF MASSAGE AND TEMU IRENG HERBAL (Curcuma aeoruginosa Roxb.) TO INCREASE CHILD APPETITES AND FOOD INTAKE by Myrna Adianti, Resti Ella Pramesti, Edith Frederika Puruhito

“…Results: The results of massage therapy with Temu Ireng decotion can increase appetite in children based on the increasing number of calories consumed before therapy from 1,267 kcal to 2,050 kcal per day after therapy session, and an increase in body weight of 0.9 Kg after 8 weeks of therapy. Conclusion: Providing Swedish massage therapy with a combination of Temu Ireng herba (Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb.) could increase appetite in schoolage children with the result of increasing the number of daily calories intake and body weight.…”
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Practices of Procedural Pain Management in Neonates through Continuous Quality Improvement Measures by Jigar P. Thacker, Deep S. Shah, Dipen V. Patel, Somashekhar M. Nimbalkar

“…Data were interpreted weekly to assess the compliance to pain control interventions. …”
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Uncommon Etiology for Seizure: Cerebral Hyperperfusion Syndrome by Mohankumar Kurukumbi, Ahn Truong, Naghemeh Pirsaharkhiz

“…After bilateral CEA, the imaging showed extensive pathologic process involving primarily the subcortical white matter and overlying cortex, more on the right cerebral hemisphere. On follow-up six weeks later, she reported no recurrent seizures and imaging showed decrease in abnormal signal intensity of the grey and white matter. …”
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Pharmacotherapy of Peptic Ulcer Disease by F Molina, MM Vohra, CN Williams

“…The etiology of peptic ulcer is multifactorial; except for omeprazole, all drugs used for the treatment of peptic ulcer result in healing with no statistical difference at four weeks. The healing rare increases with time for active medication and placebo, and is lower among smokers than nonsmokers for all drugs but misoprostol. …”
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Assessment of Antiretroviral Treatment Adherence among Children Attending Care at a Tertiary Hospital in Southeastern Nigeria by Cletus Akahara, Emeka Nwolisa, Kelechi Odinaka, Seline Okolo

“…Optimal ART adherence is defined as patient taking not missing more than 1 dose of combined antiretroviral therapy medication in the preceding 2 weeks prior to the study. Result. A majority of the subjects 191 (91%) had good adherence. …”
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The Natural History of Pancreatic Cancer in Manitoba: A Population Based Study by Jack Martin, Brian H Weinerman

“…The mean survival from time of diagnosis was only six weeks. Univariate analysis identified male sex, advanced stages and poor differentiation as poor prognostic indicators. …”
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Burden of Hypertension in the Capital of Afghanistan: A Cross-Sectional Study in Kabul City, 2015 by Khwaja Mir Islam Saeed

“…In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, age, general obesity, central obesity, smoking, moderate physical activity, and taking fruits 3 days or less weekly were statistically significant predictors of hypertension. …”
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Single Sitting Surgical Treatment of Generalized Aggressive Periodontitis Using GTR Technique and Immediate Implant Placement with 10-Year Follow-Up by Fatme Mouchref Hamasni, Fady El Hajj, Rima Abdallah

“…Covered by doxycycline, the patient received a nonsurgical periodontal treatment. Three weeks later, teeth extraction, immediate implant placement, immediate nonloading provisional prosthesis, and a guided tissue regeneration were performed at indicated areas in a single sitting. …”
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Successful Use of Dupilumab in the Treatment of Acquired Perforating Dermatosis Associated with Atopic Dermatitis by Niccolò Gori, Eleonora De Luca, Andrea Chiricozzi, Stefania Sfregola, Alessandro Di Stefani, Ketty Peris

“…In this report, we describe the exceptional case of a 35-year-old man affected by acquired reactive perforating collagenosis associated with atopic dermatitis who was resistant to conventional topical and systemic treatment and experienced complete resolution of clinical signs and symptoms after 12 weeks of treatment with dupilumab. In our patient, the severe pruritus induced by atopic dermatitis likely contributed to the development of acquired perforating collagenosis lesions, which are thought to be a reactive response to chronic scratching and repetitive injury to the skin. …”
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