Lactobacillus acidophilus Endocarditis Complicated by Pauci-Immune Necrotizing Glomerulonephritis by Vivian O. Chukwurah, Comfort Takang, Chinelo Uche, David B. Thomas, Waguih El Masry, Hakan R. Toka

“…Hemodialysis was initiated for uremic symptoms. After four weeks of antibiotic therapy and with blood cultures remaining negative, he was treated with rituximab. …”
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Reproducibility of BiliCare™ Transcutaneus Bilirrubin Meter in Mexican Newborns by David Oldak, Gabriela García, Estela E. Gonzalez, Enver Aillon, Juan C. Falcon, Ernesto Ayala, Bernardo Oldak

“…Methods. 336 TcB measurements were obtained with four BiliCare™ devices in 21 Mexican icteric newborns with a mean postnatal age of 44.1 hours of life and 38 weeks of gestation (33–41). Two measurements were taken in the same ear alternatively at the scaphoid fossa with each device. …”
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Case Report: Pediatric pontine abscess and ecthyma gangrenosum due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa septicemia by Jonathan Theros, Madison Wolfe, Larry Kociolek, Larry Kociolek, Irini N. Kolaitis, Irini N. Kolaitis

“…Given the lack of neurological deficits on examination, he was treated non-operatively with intravenous cefepime for 9 weeks followed by oral levofloxacin for 30 days and made a nearly complete clinical recovery. …”
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Durvalumab and tremelimumab in patients with advanced rare cancer: a multi-centre, non-blinded, open-label phase II basket trialResearch in context by Abha A. Gupta, Anna Tinker, Derek Jonker, Rahma Jamal, Hal Hirte, Eric W. Winquist, Quincy Chu, Christian Kollmannsberger, Ralph Wong, Thierry Alcindor, Torsten O. Nielsen, Ming Tsao, Tricia R. Cottrell, Diane Provencher, John Hilton, Monika K. Krzyżanowska, Christine Elser, Sebastien Hotte, Joana Sederias, Siwei Zhang, Wei Tu, Janet Dancey

“…Patients received D (1500 mg IV) + TM (75 mg IV) on Day 1 q4 weeks for 4 cycles followed by D q4 weeks until disease progression. …”
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Dynamics of Somatic and Comorbid Mental Disorders (Distress, Anxiety, Somatisation and Depression) in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome during Therapy with Alimemazine: Result... by V. T. Ivashkin, O. Z. Okhlobystina, M. V. Mayevskaya, O. S. Shifrin, Z. A. Mamieva, Yu. E. Azimova

“…The observational study lasted for 4 weeks. The Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) was used to assess the dynamics and effectiveness of the treatment in terms of the patients’ mental state, while the “7 symptoms per 7 days” (“7 × 7”) questionnaire was used to assess the dynamics of IBS symptoms and concomitant functional dyspepsia (FD). …”
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Dynamics of HDL-Cholesterol Following a Post-Myocardial Infarction Cardiac Rehabilitation Program by Carlos Bertolín-Boronat, Héctor Merenciano-González, Víctor Marcos-Garcés, María Luz Martínez-Mas, Josefa Inés Climent Alberola, Nerea Pérez, Laura López-Bueno, María Concepción Esteban-Argente, María Valls Reig, Ana Arizón Benito, Alfonso Payá Rubio, César Ríos-Navarro, Elena de Dios, Jose Gavara, Juan Sanchis, Vicente Bodi

“…Lipid profile analysis was performed before discharge, 4 to 6 weeks after discharge, and at the end of Phase 2 CRP. …”
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The effect of using red algae powder on growth indices, some serum and mucus indices, and mucus protein patterns in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) fry by Fatemeh Abdollahnejad, Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar, Hamed Paknejad, Abdolmajid Hajimoradlou, Mohamdreza Imanpuor

“…The fish were adapted for two weeks and then kept in 12 fiberglass tanks (4 treatments 0, 0.25, 0.5 and 1% G. gracilis powder) with a density of 15 fish. …”
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Application effect of Zhulianhua Gargle in oral care of inpatients with hyperthermia syndrome (竹连花含漱液在实热证住院患者口腔护理中的应用效果) by HAO Tiantian (郝天天), WEI Jinrong (魏金荣), ZHANG Lingyan (张玲燕), QIU Shuang (邱爽), ZHAO Wei (赵伟), GENG Tong (耿桐)

“…The changes of oral pH value, oral bacterial quantitative test, oral function, halitosis value and oral comfort were compared after 2 weeks of intervention. Results Before intervention, there were no significant differences in oral pH value, oral function, halitosis value and oral comfort between the two groups (P＞0. 05). …”
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Educational intervention applied in children from 5 to 11 years of age with deforming oral habits by María de los Santos Haces Yanes, Clotilde de la Caridad Mora Pérez, Nicolás Ramón Cruz Pérez, Ivette Alvarez Mora

“…We applied the program “To Happily Smile” with a weekly frequency. Surveys were applied to children, parents and teachers after the educational actions to achieve the reduction ofincorrect habits. …”
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The Effect of Prognostic Nutritional Index and Systemic Inflammatory Index in Endometrioid Type Endometrial Cancer by Varol Gulseren, Mine Daggez, Ertugrul Sen, Mehmet Dolanbay, Fulya Caglı, Bulent Ozcelik, İbrahim Serdar Serin, Kemal Gungorduk

“…Complete blood counts and albumin level measurements were performed within 2 weeks before treatment RESULTS: Two hundred twenty-seven patients with endometrioid type EC were included in the cohort. …”
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Results from 10 Years of a CBT Pain Self-Management Outpatient Program for Complex Chronic Conditions by Kathryn A. Boschen, Edward Robinson, Kent A. Campbell, Sarah Muir, Elvina Oey, Kristen Janes, Samantha R. Fashler, Joel Katz

“…The pain management group (PMG) consisted of 20 sessions over 10 weeks. The intervention consisted of four components: education, cognitive behavioural skills, exercise, and self-management strategies. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy Of Placental Thickness Measured By Ultrasonography In The Detection Of Intrauterine Growth Restricted (IUGR) Babies Keeping Actual Birth Weight As Gold Standard by Farkhanda Jabeen, Madiha Farhan, Maryam Amjad, Aeisha Begum, Nadia Gul, Salma Umbreen

“…The average age of the study participants was 27.6±3.3 years, the mean gestational age was 34.2±3.0 weeks, the mean BMI was 23.5±1.3 (kg/m2), and the mean parity was 1.1±1.0. …”
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An Unusual Presentation of Endometrial Cancer with Bilateral Adrenal Metastases at the Time of Presentation and an Updated Descriptive Literature Review by Maisie Ryan, Alexandros Laios, Darshana Pathak, Michael Weston, Richard Hutson

“…A 68-year-old woman was referred with postmenopausal bleeding of several weeks’ duration. Imaging revealed a heterogenous uterine mass and bilateral malignant adnexal masses. …”
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Effect of Cannabis seeds on Some biomedical parameters in male rats by Karwan Anwar Hassan

“…The present study used two groups of male rats (control and treatment groups). Rats were 11 weeks of average age. 10 mg/kg of body weight of powdered cannabis seeds were administrated orally to treatment group daily for 15 days. …”
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Successful Management of Pheochromocytoma Detected in Pregnancy by Interval Adrenalectomy in a VHL Patient by V. T. S. Kaluarachchi, Uditha Bulugahapitiya, Maulee Arambewela, Sonali Gunathilake

“…As a result a healthy baby was delivered by an uncomplicated elective LSCS at 36 weeks of POA. CECT abdomen with adrenal protocol confirmed a right-sided pheochromocytoma without any evidence of metastasis. …”
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Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester Protects Neurons Against Oxidative Stress and Neurodegeneration During Traumatic Brain Injury by Nurul Sulimai, Jason Brown, David Lominadze

“…Mice were treated with CAPE for two weeks. The generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and neuronal viability were assessed. …”
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Role of Copper and Zinc Ions in the Hydrolytic Degradation of Neurodegeneration-Related Peptides by Valentina Pirota, Enrico Monzani, Simone Dell’Acqua, Chiara Bacchella

“…The coordination of these metal ions with these peptides significantly protects their backbones toward hydrolytic degradation, preserving the entire sequences over two weeks in solution, while the free peptides in the same buffer are fully fragmented after the same or even shorter incubation period. …”
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Exploring identity in coaching – insights into coaches’ understanding and approach by Alex Lazarus

“…Data collection involved semi-structured interviews conducted over three weeks, followed by inductive thematic analysis, allowing key themes to emerge organically from participants’ insights. …”
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Biodegradation of Weathered Petroleum Hydrocarbons Using Organic Waste Amendments by Kimiya Yousefi, Ali Mohebbi, John Pichtel

“…Soil contaminated by aged crude petroleum from well fields in the southern Zagros region in Iran was treated in combination with plant compost, papermill sludge, activated carbon, and molasses. Over 15 weeks, the greatest percentage removal (40%) of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) occurred in the molasses treatment, followed by a 29% reduction in the plant compost treatment. …”
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Association of Choline Intake with Blood Pressure and Effects of Its Microbiota-Dependent Metabolite Trimethylamine-N-Oxide on Hypertension by Guo-dong He, Xiao-cong Liu, An-shang Lu, Ying-qing Feng

“…For the animal experimental study, spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) were assigned to the water group or water containing 333 mg/L or 1 g/L TMAO group. After 22 weeks treatment of TMAO, blood pressure measurement, echocardiography, and histopathology of the heart and arteries were evaluated. …”
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