Rituximab Monotherapy in the Management of a Rare Case of an HIV Associated Lymphoproliferative Disorder by Jason Hew, Fauzia Rana, Louise Zhou

“…We describe a case of a 58-year-old man with HIV and HHV-8 MCD and evidence of organ failure with a poor performance status that went into complete remission after four cycles of therapy with weekly rituximab. Conclusion. HIV-MCD can be challenging to diagnose and to manage. …”
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Enhancing adolescent resilience to grief through ego state counseling by Ikhsan Hilmi, Mungin Eddy Wibowo, Sunawan Sunawan

“…Based on the results of Visual Analysis and statistical analysis using the Adolescent Resilience Scale (ARS) and Prolonged Grief Disorder (PG-13-Revised) instruments, it was revealed that students who participated in ego state counseling experienced a significant decrease in sadness and an increase in resilience during the counseling process and after four weeks post-ESC. This evidence shows ego state counseling in improving resilience in adolescents with grief. …”
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Influence of Gastrectomy on Cortical and Cancellous Bones in Rats by Jun Iwamoto, Yoshihiro Sato, Hideo Matsumoto

“…Twenty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized into the two groups of 10 animals each: a sham operation (control) group and a GX group. Seven weeks after surgery, the bone mineral content and density (BMC and BMD, resp.) and the mechanical strength of the femur were determined, and bone histomorphometric analyses were performed on the tibia. …”
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New Methods of Reconstruction for Old Challenges: The Use of the Integra Graft in Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections of the Male Genitalia by Katharina Mitchell, Chad Crigger, Chad Morley, John Barnard, Vidas Dumasius

“…In both patients, the wound beds were appropriate for skin grafting after three weeks. Without the Integra graft, both of our patients would have needed to wait a considerable amount of time prior to reconstruction. …”
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Atención hospitalaria al paciente con enfermedad terminal by Angel Julio Romero Cabrera, Alfredo Espinosa Roca, Orestes Fresneda Quintana, Maribel Misas Menéndez

“…</p><p>The main objective of hospital care for terminal patients is to assist terminal patients that for different reasons can not remain in their homes to spend their last weeks or days of life. They will present the features that typically define the last days of life in this kind of patients. …”
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Development and User Evaluation of a Food-recognition app (FoodRec): Experimental Data and Qualitative Analysis by Sebastiano Battiato, Pasquale Caponnetto, Roberto Leotta, Giovanni Marotta, Alessandro Midolo, Alessandro Ortis, Riccardo Polosa

“… # Methods participants used the FoodRec App for two consecutive weeks for usability and suitability assessment. Tests included 149 smokers involved in a smoke quitting process, aged between 19 and 80. …”
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A Case of Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis and Associated Conjunctivitis Following MMR Vaccine Administration by Hana I. Nazir, Aubrey A. Hess, Abha Soni, Kathryn A. Potter

“…It then became known that the patient had received an MMR vaccine two weeks prior to the onset of the rash. The rash was resolved with the use of topical clobetasol ointment, and the patient’s eyes were cleared as well. …”
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The Influence of Gibberellins and Smoke Water as a Stimulant for Germination and Vegetative Growth of Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L. M. Perry by W. Muslihatin, R. P. D. Wahyudi, M. Iqbal, T. B. Saputro and T. Nurhidayati

“…Observations were conducted for 11 weeks and divided into two phases, namely the germination phase and the vegetative growth phase. …”
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Variation of Nutrient Content in Different Irish Potato Varieties with Storage Time in Kabale District. by Nshimyimana, Evarist

“…The same was done for the remaining 12 Irish potatoes for every two weeks. The concentration of vitamin C in each of the Irish potato extracts was· determined by redox titration of the extracts with standard acidified potassium iodate solution in the presence of potassium iodide using starch indicator. …”
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Infant and Young Child Feeding in the Developed and Developing Countries by Enos, Mirembe Masereka, Clement, Munguiko, Alex, Tumusiime, Linda Grace, Alanyo

“…Worldwide, more than 80% of babies are breastfed in the first few weeks of birth. However, about 37%, 25%, and less than 1% are exclusively breastfed at 6 months of age in Africa, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom, respectively. …”
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Mice develop obesity and lose myocardial metabolic flexibility months after exertional heat stroke by Jamal M. Alzahrani, Ashley J. Smuder, Bryce J. Gambino, Cristina Delgado, Michael T. Rua, Ryan N. Montalvo, Finleigh P. Fitton, Deborah A. Morse, Thomas L. Clanton

“…Following EHS, mice were followed for 3 months; after two weeks of recovery, half were placed on a Western diet to determine if previous EHS exposure amplifies the negative consequences of an atherogenic diet. …”
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A study to determine the effect of nano-selenium and thymoquinone on the Nrf2 gene expression in Alzheimer’s disease by Doha El-Sayed Ellakwa, Laila Ahmed Rashed, Ola Sayed Ali, Noha Amr El-Sabbagh

“…The duration of treatment was 4 weeks. The levels of Nrf2 in brain tissues were evaluated using real-time PCR.Results Nrf2 mean expression levels in the nano-selenium-treated rats, the thymoquinone-treated rats, and the rats that were given both treatments all increased significantly compared to AD rats with no treatment.Conclusions This study showed that nano-selenium and thymoquinone elevated Nrf2 gene expression levels in AD.…”
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Effects of a Diet Enriched with Polyunsaturated, Saturated, or Trans Fatty Acids on Cytokine Content in the Liver, White Adipose Tissue, and Skeletal Muscle of Adult Mice by Bruno dos Santos, Debora Estadella, Ana Cláudia Losinskas Hachul, Marcos Hiromu Okuda, Mayara Franzoi Moreno, Lila Missae Oyama, Eliane Beraldi Ribeiro, Claudia Maria da Penha Oller do Nascimento

“…Swiss male mice were distributed into four groups treated for 8 weeks with control (C, normolipidic diet); soybean oil (S); lard (L); and hydrogenated vegetable fat (H). …”
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Rehabilitation exercise for treatment of vestibular disorder: A case study by Avraham Feazadeh, Eli Carmeli

“…., laying on the left side from sitting on the bed, while the head rotated 45 degrees to the right, waiting for about one minue; twice a day on gradual basis, not laying on the side all the way, but to use enough pillows to lay about at 60 degrees). Four weeks from the start of physical therapy, the patient was free of symptoms, even when her neck was in the extended position.…”
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Effects of Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatohepatitis in Alertness, Associative Learning, and Astrocyte Density by Sara G. Higarza, Marina De Antón‐Cosío, Candela Zorzo, Jorge L. Arias, Natalia Arias

“…Methods Subjects who were administered a high‐fat and high‐cholesterol diet for 14 weeks. Then, we assessed the acoustic startle response and alertness through the prepulse inhibition paradigm as well as the associative learning by the use of the passive avoidance test. …”
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Lactoferrin alleviates the adverse effects of early-life inflammation on depression in adults by regulating the activation of microglia by Wenli Wang, Qin An, Yunxia Zou, Yunping Dai, Qingyong Meng, Yali Zhang

“…Additionally, 14-day-old mice were injected with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and subjected to chronic unpredictable mild stress when they reached 6 weeks of age. The results show that lactation lactoferrin deficiency increases depression-like behavior in adult mice, and the mechanism is associated with heightened neuronal damage, abnormal microglial activation, and decreased BDNF in the hippocampus. …”
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Pyruvate-Enriched Oral Rehydration Solution Improves Glucometabolic Disorders in the Kidneys of Diabetic db/db Mice by Xiao Meng Zhang, Hao Deng, Jin Dong Tong, Yi Zhen Wang, Xu Chao Ning, Xiu Hong Yang, Fang Qiang Zhou, Hui Min Jin

“…Present studies focused on oral pyruvate effects on diabetes status and DN with 0.35% pyruvate in pyruvate-enriched oral rehydration solution (Pyr-ORS) and 1% pyruvate as drinking water for 8 weeks, using the model of diabetic db/db mice. Both Pyr-ORS and 1% pyruvate showed comparable therapeutic effectiveness with controls of body weight and blood sugar, increases of blood insulin levels, and improvement of renal function and pathological changes. …”
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Persistent Cryptococcal Brain Infection despite Prolonged Immunorecovery in an HIV-Positive Patient by Tom Wingfield, Jo Baxter, Amit Herwadkar, Daniel du Plessis, Tom J. Blanchard, F. Javier Vilar, Anoop Varma

“…Combined antiretroviral therapy was started four weeks later and she showed early improvement. However, over the ensuing 18 months, her clinical course was marked by periodic worsening with symptoms resembling cryptococcal meningitis despite having achieved CD4 counts ≥400 cells/μL. …”
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Endoprosthetic Reconstruction for a Displaced Atypical Femoral Fracture in a Cancer Patient with Poor Prognosis by Hironari Tamiya, Hiroki Hagizawa, Takaaki Nakai, Yoshinori Imura, Takaaki Tanaka, Kazuya Oshima, Toshikazu Ito, Norifumi Naka, Shigeyuki Kuratsu

“…Thus, we performed endoprosthetic reconstruction for a displaced atypical femoral fracture in a breast cancer patient with poor prognosis to enable walking in the early stage after the operation. Two weeks after the operation, she could successfully walk. …”
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Hypoglycemic effects of naturally processed Polygonum multiflorum extract in KK CgAy/J mice and its mechanism of action by Wenping Tang, Jianfeng Zhan, Shiming Li, Yue Liu, Chi-Tang Ho

“…PME (0.075 %) was given to diabetic mice (KK CgAy/J) in drinking water and after 7 weeks, PME-treated mice had significantly lower glucose levels than mice in the diabetic control group (P < 0.01). …”
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