Point of Care Ultrasound Guided Management of Lateral Ankle Sprains: A Case Series by Matthew Bush, Jon Umlauf, Bryan Pickens

“…FAAM Sport scores significantly improved at 4, 8, 12 and 24 weeks. All components of the FAOS significantly increased except for Sport scores at four weeks and Quality of Life scores at four and eight weeks…”
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The Determination of Fetal Gender with Gestational Sac Volume Maternal Age and Body Mass Index by Aytekin Aydın, Mustafa Öztürk, Murat Gökhan Kinaş

“…RESULTS: The average age of pregnant women was 32 (min.20 - max.41). 28 of them (76%) were pregnant in 10 weeks, 5 of them (14%) were pregnant in 11 weeks, and 4 of them (%10) were pregnant in 12 weeks. …”
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Differentiating the cognitive development of early-term births in infants and toddlers: a cross-sectional study in China by Jing Hua, Jie Sun, Zhijuan Cao, Xiaotian Dai, Senran Lin, Jialin Guo, Guixiong Gu, Wenchong Du

“…Objectives This study aimed to explore the cognitive development of low-risk children during early childhood for early-term births at 37 and 38 weeks of gestation compared with full term births at 39–41 weeks of gestation.Setting and participants We conducted a cross-sectional study in Shanghai, one of the largest cities in China. …”
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Impact of hepatic steatosis on the efficacy of antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis B and the establishment of predictive model: a cohort study by Guanghui Ren, Kaining Jia, Shi Yin, Yunpeng Guan, Qingwei Cong, Ying Zhu

“…Kaplan–Meier survival analysis revealed a shorter median time to HBsAg response at 48 weeks for the CHB + MASLD group (HR = 3.251, 40 weeks vs. 42.5 weeks, p = 0.002). …”
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Persistence of Olfactory Dysfunction in Post CoVid-19 Patients Using Sniffin Sticks-A Prospective Study by Priyanka Thangaraj, Sowmya Gajapathy, Jayita Das Poduval

“…RESULTS Total 40 eligible patients were selected. 50% of study participants were males and 60% aged 18-38 years. 3 patients were Diabetic and 3 were Hypertensive. 37 had OD of which 26 had Hyposmia and 11 had Anosmia 6 weeks Post CoVid. 22 had OD of which 14 had Hyposmia and 8 had Anosmia 10 weeks Post CoVid. 10 had persistent OD 12 weeks Post CoVid. …”
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Allium Cepa (Onion) Extract Enhances and Protects Testicular Function and Architecture against Paraquat Induced Oxidative Damage. by Uzozie Chikere, Ofoego, Ejike, Daniel Eze

“…Group A (Control) received feed and water; test groups (B-F) were treated orally as follows: group B (20 mg/kg b.w. of paraquat for 4weeks); group C (1000 mg/kg b.w. of A. cepa extract for 4weeks); group D (a co-administration of 20 mg/kg b.w. of paraquat and 100 mg/kg b.w. of A. cepa extract for 4weeks); group E (a co-administration of 20 mg/kg b.w. of paraquat and 1000 mg/kg b.w. of A. cepa extract for 4weeks); and group F (1000 mg/kg b.w. of A. cepa extract for 2weeks before co-administration with 20 mg/kg b.w. of paraquat for 2weeks). …”
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Efficacy and safety of the Russian protease inhibitor narlaprevir at treatment-naive and earlier treated noncirrhotic patients with the 1st genotype chronic hepatitis C (PIONEER st... by M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin, O. O. Znoyko, Ye. A. Klimova, D. T. Abdurakhmanov, I. G. Bakulin, P. O. Bogomolov, E. Z. Burnevich, M. Yu. Galushko, N. I. Geyvandova, K. V. Zhdanov, Ye. V. Esaulenko, S. N. Kizhlo, D. Yu. Konstantinov, N. I. Mironova, V. G. Morozov, Ye. A. Strebkova, I. G. Nikitin, M. F. Osipenko, V. D. Pasechnikov, O. I. Sagalova, I. M. Khayertynova, V. P. Chulanov, A. A. Yakovlev, I. A. Vasyutin, Ye. P. Tarkhova, E. N. Krasavina, M. Yu. Samsonov

“…Comparison group received pegIFN/ RBV for 48 weeks, for the first 12 weeks in combination to placebo. …”
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Lack of Tissue Virological Response as a Predictor of Relapse in Chronic Hepatitis D after Completion Bulevirtide Therapy by P. O. Bogomolov, N. A. Shub, N. A. Gasilova, A. A. Belyakova, T. G. Lidzhieva, E. A. Kondrasheva, N. A. Barsukova, M. V. Arapova, E. A. Isaeva, S. V. Koblov, M. V. Kalashnikov, O. S. Kuzymina, A. Yu. Demyanov, A. O. Bueverov, I. V. Maev

“…The study included 21 patients with CHD who received combined AVT with peginterferon alpha and bulevirtide for 48 weeks, followed by bulevirtide monotherapy for 48–96 weeks, making the total duration of antiviral therapy 96–144 weeks. …”
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Hear me out: an audit of paediatric ventilation tube surgery wait times in patients with recurrent acute otitis media and/or otitis media with effusion at Christchurch Hospital by Analise Yunzhen Wang

“…The median wait time from general practice referral to the day of surgery was 43.3 weeks. Patients were waiting a median time of 9.8 weeks after general practice referral to be seen in clinic and were spending 26.3 weeks on the waitlist for ventilation tube surgery. …”
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The Implementation of Therapeutic Alliance in the Rehabilitation of an Elite Pediatric Athlete with Salter-Harris Fracture: A Case Report by Lucas VanEtten, Matthew Briggs, John DeWitt, Cody Mansfield, Christopher Kaeding

“…Post-operative care included immobilization in a brace for six weeks and he initiated physical therapy for four weeks (post-op weeks 6-10). …”
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The “Mother Load” and Return to Sport: A Case Report of Returning to Professional Netball Following Cesarean Section by Alexandra Diggles

“…Measures were collected at four weeks, eight weeks, and six months post-partum. The post-partum athlete demonstrated alterations in pelvic floor muscle function, reduced lower limb power and psychological readiness. …”
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Three-dimensional analysis using a dental model scanner: Morphological changes of occlusal appliances used for sleep bruxism under dry and wet conditions. by Aya Ozawa, Yoshitaka Suzuki, Kazuo Okura, Toshinori Okawa, Susumu Abe, Kohei Kamoi, Emi Uyama, Kenichi Hamada, Yoshizo Matuka

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Eight OcAs were prepared using polymethyl methacrylate, stored in water at room temperature for 4 weeks (wet storage), and then in air for 4 weeks (dry storage). …”
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The Effect of Fermented Human Urine on the Cabbage Yields. by Nsanga, John

“…The findings reveal that fermented urine particularly at 50% and 100%femented for more than four weeks and applied weekly significantly enhances cabbage growth parameters. …”
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A Case of Pregnancy Complicated by the Development of a Tubo-Ovarian Abscess Following an Aspiration of Endometrioma During Oocyte Pick up by Recep Emre Okyay, Ali Cenk Özay, Özlen Emekçi, Ali Rıza Taylan Bodur, Ömer Erbil Doğan

“… A 28 year old nulligravid woman applied to our department at 26 weeks’ gestation with a severe abdominal pain. She had a medical history of an endometrioma aspiration during IVF cycle. …”
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Akram’s lifestyle: An effective remedy for the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease by Sadia A. Khan, Javeria Z. Khan, Tayyab S. Akhter, Hamama-Tul-Bushra Khaar, Talay Yar, Mohammad A. Randhawa

“…Data obtained before and after two weeks of intervention was analyzed using SPSS version 28.0. …”
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TIGIT inhibitor M6223 as monotherapy or in combination with bintrafusp alfa in patients with advanced solid tumors: a first-in-human, phase 1, dose-escalation trial by Wei Gao, Ping Hu, Aung Naing, Meredith McKean, Anthony Tolcher, Lillian L Siu, Keyvan Tadjalli-Mehr, Anja Victor, Emilia Richter, Marco A F Nogueira Filho, Thomas Kitzing, Stephan Gleicher, Daniel Holland

“…RDEs were 1600 mg every 2 weeks or 2400 mg every 3 weeks for M6223 monotherapy and 1600+1200 mg every 2 weeks for M6223+BA.Conclusions M6223±BA had a manageable safety profile, with RDEs defined for both monotherapy and combination therapy. …”
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Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) (Insecta: Diptera: Muscidae) by Phillip E. Kaufman, Edwin R. Burgess IV, Emma N. I. Weeks

“…Kaufman and Emma N. I. Weeks,  January 2016. …”
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A Prospective, Crossover, Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Study Comparing the Effectiveness and Ocular Comfort of 0.1% Hyaluronic Acid and 0.3% Hyaluronic Acid in Patients With D... by Kim SJ, Yoo WS, Kwon LH, Kim RB, Yoon HJ, Yoon KC

“…Patients in group 1 were instilled with 0.1% HA for four weeks and then 0.3% HA for the next four weeks. Group 2 patients were instilled with the eye drops in the reverse order of group 1. …”
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Impact of the Relationship between Extensor Pollicis Brevis Entrapment Test and Ultrasound Wrist Findings and Functional Outcomes in De Quervain's Disease by Vijayaraja Elangovan, Lokesh K Sekaran, Harisudhan Raviraja, Dheepan Kumar, Ganesan G Ram

“…Results: Preoperatively (after 4 weeks), the QuickDASH score mean was 58.27%. Postoperative QuickDash score mean for 6 weeks and 6 months was 56.027 and 3.44%. …”
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A randomized controlled trial on the effect of smartphone-based mental health application among outpatients with depressive and anxiety symptoms: A pilot study in Malaysia by Sharon Tan, Mohammad Ayob Bin Ismail, Tuti Iryani Mohd Daud, Rozita Hod, Norfazilah Ahmad

“…There is no significant mean difference between-group comparison of PHQ-9 (1.31, 95% CI -1.35, 3.98) and GAD-7 (0.02, 95% CI -2.01, 2.05) scores at four weeks. However, for the intervention group, there was a significant improvement in the PHQ-9 score at four weeks [mean difference 2.58 (95% CI 1.16, 4.01), P = 0.001)]. …”
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