Optimization of African indigenous vegetables production in sub Saharan Africa: a review by Jefline J. Kodzwa, Godwil Madamombe, Esther N. Masvaya, Justice Nyamangara

“…Nutrient application whether organic or inorganic is crucial together with harvesting leaves in 1 to 2 weeks interval and removing flowers to increase budding for optimized AIVs production. …”
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Therapeutic exercise protocol for the prevention of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in female soccer players with dynamic knee valgus (RCT) by Amanda Coves García, Emilio José Poveda Pagán

“…The intervention period will last 12 weeks. Measurements will be taken at 3 time points. …”
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In‐Situ Rheology Measurements via Machine‐Learning Enhanced Direct‐Ink‐Writing by Robert D. Weeks, Jennifer M. Ruddock, J. Daniel Berrigan, Jennifer A. Lewis, James. O. Hardin

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Reduced Pelvic Floor Muscle Tone Predisposes to Persistence of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms after Puerperium by Chandana Bhat, Mahjabeen Khan, Kirthinath Ballala, Asha Kamath, Deeksha Pandey

“…Women were followed up after 8–10 weeks of delivery to find out remission or persistence of these symptoms. …”
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Knowledge Enhancement of Elementary School Staff about Traumatic Dental Injuries Using Different Educational Tools by Mojtaba Salehi Karizmeh, Fatemeh Mozaffari, Monirsadat Mirzadeh, Razieh Jabbarian

“…An informatory poster and a video clip about TDIs were sent to the participants in the first two groups, respectively, through the WhatsApp instant messaging app, and the knowledge level of the three groups was assessed again after 3 weeks. Data were analyzed by ANOVA, McNemar test, chi-square test, and t-test. …”
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Scaffold-enabled high-resolution cryo-EM structure determination of RNA by Daniel B. Haack, Boris Rudolfs, Shouhong Jin, Alexandra Khitun, Kevin M. Weeks, Navtej Toor

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Rescue ALPPS: Intraoperative Conversion to ALPPS during Synchronous Resection of Rectal Cancer and Liver Metastasis by Terence Jackson, Kelly A. Siegel, Christopher T. Siegel

“…However, the interval between the two procedures (3–8 weeks) put patients at risk for disease progression. …”
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Impact Of Anemia On Feto-Maternal Outcomes In One Of The Tertiary Care Hospitals In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by Sidra Yousaf, Muhammad Mohsin Sajjad, Muhammad Shabbir

“…The mean gestational age was 30.112±2.89 weeks. Among the participants, gestational hypertension was observed in 47.2% of patients, preeclampsia in 60.8%, postpartum haemorrhage in 33.6%, prolonged labour in 40%, low Apgar score in 50.4%, low birth weight in 30.4%, preterm delivery in 28.8%, and early neonatal death in 8%. …”
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The Effects of Physical Activity Feedback on Behavior and Awareness in Employees: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Karen Van Hoye, Filip Boen, Johan Lefevre

“…Participants were randomized into one of four intervention groups after being measured for 7 days and nights by means of the SWA: (1) a minimal intervention group received no feedback (MIG, ); (2) a pedometer group was provided only information on their daily step count (PG, ); (3) a display group received feedback on calories burned, steps taken, and minutes of physical activity by means of the SWA display (DG, ); (4) a coaching group also received the display and had weekly meetings with a Personal Coach (CoachG, ). …”
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Measurement Of Umbilical Venous Lactate Levels For Predicting Poor Neonatal Outcomes by Maria Habib, Maliha Akhtar Qureshi, Irum Sohail

“…Singleton pregnancies with no known fetal congenital anomalies and gestational age greater than 28 weeks were included. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the characteristics of study subjects and also composite neonatal outcomes. …”
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Role of transforming growth factor-β1 in down-regulating TNF production by alveolar macrophages during asbestos-induced pulmonary fibrosis by Irma Lemaire, Sophie Ouellet

“…To determine the respective contribution of these different inhibitors in TNF suppression, AM from rats exposed to fibrogenic asbestos for weeks were treated with neutralizing antibody against TGF-β1 or indomethacin, an inhibitor of PGE2 synthesis. …”
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Emotional responses of college students to filtered fluorescent lighting in a classroom (v3) by Hon K. Yuen, Anna L. Wood, Jane E. Krentel, Robert A. Oster, Anthony D. Cunningham, Gavin R. Jenkins

“…Each phase lasted for at least 2 weeks. During each phase, students rated 18 pairs of words from the Mehrabian and Russell pleasure, arousal, and dominance semantic differential scale at least four times to assess the emotional impact of the lighting conditions…”
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A prospective hospital-based study on C-reactive protein as a response predictor of antidepressant treatment in drug naïve patients with major depressive disorder by Didakamiwan Khonglah, Arghya Pal, Nitu Mallik, Debes Ray, Malay Ghosal, Rudraprasad Acharya

“…The CRP levels of the patients were evaluated on the day of recruitment and depressive symptoms were monitored using Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale at weeks 0, 3, 6, and 12. The patients with low (≤10 mg/l) and high (>10 mg/l) CRP levels were compared for time taken to achieve remission using Kaplan–Meier survival analysis. …”
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Delayed Amplatzer Occluder Device Closure of Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect: A Case Report by Francis Ting, Aditya Bhat, Neville Sammel, David Muller

“…It is a medical emergency with sobering survival numbers, having a mortality rate of 70–80% within two weeks of the incident event (Bouchart et al., 1998). …”
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Influence of Angiotensin II Subtype 2 Receptor (AT2R) Antagonist, PD123319, on Cardiovascular Remodelling of Aged Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats during Chronic Angiotensin II Subt... by Emma S. Jones, M. Jane Black, Robert E. Widdop

“…In this study we determined the contribution of AT2R to chronic antihypertensive and remodelling effects of AT1R blockade in aged hypertensive rats. Adult (20 weeks) and senescent (20 months) spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) were treated with either the AT1R antagonist, candesartan cilexetil (2 mg/kg/day), the AT2R antagonist, PD123319 (10 mg/kg/day), or a combination of the 2 compounds. …”
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Foetal Macrosomia and Foetal-Maternal Outcomes at Birth by Sahruh Turkmen, Simona Johansson, Marju Dahmoun

“…To investigate how macrosomia affects foetal-maternal birth outcomes, we conducted a retrospective cohort study of singleton pregnant women who gave birth at gestational age ≥37+0 weeks. The patients were divided into three groups according to birth weight: “macrosomia” group, ≥4500 g, n=285; “upper-normal” group, 3500–4499 g, n=593; and “normal” group, 2500–3499 g, n=495. …”
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Recurrent Hydatidiform Moles: A Clinical Challenge—A Case Report and an Update on Management and Therapeutical Strategies by S. Riccio, F. Galanti, M. Scudo, L. Di Troia, M. G. Ferrillo, F. Manzara, P. Ianiri, F. A. Battaglia

“…A healthy 36-year-old woman was admitted to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit of Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Latina, because of RHMs at 6 weeks of amenorrhea, with an obstetrical anamnesis of RHMs. …”
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Reflections on Korea in 2010: Trials and prospects for recovery of common sense in 2011 by Paik Nak-chung

“…Perhaps it feels that way because the final weeks since the shelling of Yeongpyeong Island on the West Sea of the Korean peninsula on November 23 have been filled with events that evoke grief, anger, and anxiety.As for the Yeongpyeong incident itself, whatever its cause or justification, the fact that North Korea deliberately opened fire on South Korean territory is enough to bring shock and anger. …”
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Effectiveness of an educational intervention in schoolchildren from 8 to 11 presenting deforming by Odalis Acevedo Sierra, Clotilde Mora Pérez, José Luis Capote Femenías, Clara Rosa Rosell Silva, Yuritza Hernández Núñez

“…The special program "Take Care of Your Smile" was applied weekly. A survey was applied to children, parents and educators before and after the application of educative and prevention actions and treatment. …”
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Adopting online flipped teaching to improve learner engagement in an English for specific purposes (ESP) course in China: a mixed-methods study by Li Zhiyong, Wang Yang

“…First, we conducted a quasi-experiment to compare engagement levels between the experimental group (flipped class, n = 34) and control group (non-flipped class, n = 35) before and after 16 weeks of online instruction. Then, we used lesson logs and conducted interviews with the students and the instructor. …”
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