A case of kidney graft injury during cesarean section in a pancreas and kidney transplantation recipient by Noriko Aida, Eiji Nishio, Takao Sekiya, Naohiro Aida, Taihei Ito, Takashi Kenmochi, Haruki Nishizawa

“…Cesarean section was indicated when the patient’s blood pressure was 150/100 mmHg at 37 weeks. We pushed the uterine fundus during delivery of the infant, with our usual caution. …”
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Maternal Serum Nitric Oxide Levels in Adolescent Pregnancies by Hasan Onur Topçu, Ali İrfan Güzel, Kuntay Kokanalı, Sabri Cavkaytar, Dilek Uygur, Salim Erkaya

“…Factors analyzed between adolescent pregnancies and reproductive age pregnancies (age range 20-35 years old) were; age, gravidity, parity, gestational weeks, umbilical and middle cerebral artery Doppler velocimetry values, birth weigts, APGAR 5. minute scores and MSNO levels. …”
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Effects of hydrolyzed collagen supplementation for Skin Anti-Aging by Anna Gliwa, Marek Kurowski, Karolina Kuczapska, Monika Ryglewicz, Dariusz Fabian, Elbieta Leszczynska-Knaga, Natalia Jakubczyk, Weronika Rutkowska-Kawalec, Paweł Moczydłowski, Karolina Michhalczuk

“…Overall, it can be concluded that as little as 12 weeks of hydrolyzed fish collagen supplementation improves the quality and appearance of skin in the aging population.Importantly, HC-containing formulations were found to be safe and well-tolerated. …”
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Do pregnant women living in higher well-being populations in the USA experience lower risk of preterm delivery? A cross-sectional study by Jeph Herrin, Harlan M Krumholz, Carley Riley, Brita Roy, Erica Spatz, Mark T Silvestri, Anita Arora, Kenneth P Kell, Elizabeth Y Rula

“…Objective To determine if preterm birth, defined as gestational age <37 weeks, is lower for women living in counties with higher well-being, after accounting for known individual risk factors.Design Cross-sectional study of all US births in 2011.Participants We obtained birth data from the National Center for Health Statistics which included 3 938 985 individuals.Main outcomes measures Primary outcome measure was maternal risk of preterm delivery by county; primary independent variable was county-level well-being as measured by the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index (WBI).Results Women living in counties with higher population well-being had a lower rate of preterm delivery. …”
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Sorafenib Prevents Escape from Host Immunity in Liver Cirrhosis Patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Hidenari Nagai, Takanori Mukozu, Daigo Matsui, Takenori Kanekawa, Masahiro Kanayama, Noritaka Wakui, Kouichi Momiyama, Mie Shinohara, Kazunari Iida, Koji Ishii, Yoshinori Igarashi, Yasukiyo Sumino

“…Sorafenib was administered at a dose of 200–800 mg/day for 4 weeks. Blood samples were collected before and after treatment. …”
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Neonatal Outcomes of Late-Preterm Birth Associated or Not with Intrauterine Growth Restriction by Cristiane Ortigosa Rocha, Roberto Eduardo Bittar, Marcelo Zugaib

“…We retrospectively analyzed neonatal morbidity and mortality of 50 singleton pregnancies involving fetuses with IUGR delivered between 34 and 36 6/7 weeks of GA due to maternal and/or fetal indication. …”
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The Bipolar Depression Electrical Treatment Trial (BETTER): Design, Rationale, and Objectives of a Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial and Data from the Pilot Study Phase by Bernardo de Sampaio Pereira Junior, Gabriel Tortella, Beny Lafer, Paula Nunes, Isabela Martins Benseñor, Paulo Andrade Lotufo, Rodrigo Machado-Vieira, André R. Brunoni

“…Twelve anodal-left/cathodal-right 2 mA tDCS sessions over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex will be performed in 6 weeks. Results. In the pilot phase, five patients received active tDCS and were double-blindly assessed, two presenting clinical response. …”
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High Folic Acid Intake during Pregnancy Lowers Body Weight and Reduces Femoral Area and Strength in Female Rat Offspring by Pedro S. P. Huot, David W. Dodington, Rebecca C. Mollard, Sandra A. Reza-López, Diana Sánchez-Hernández, Clara E. Cho, Justin Kuk, Wendy E. Ward, G. Harvey Anderson

“…Female offspring were weaned to either the RFol or HFol diet for 17 weeks. HFol maternal diet resulted in lower offspring body weights (6%, P=0.03) and, after adjusting for body weight and femoral length, smaller femoral area (2%, P=0.03), compared to control diet. …”
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Restoration of Central Programmed Movement Pattern by Temporal Electrical Stimulation-Assisted Training in Patients with Spinal Cerebellar Atrophy by Ying-Zu Huang, Yao-Shun Chang, Miao-Ju Hsu, Alice M. K. Wong, Ya-Ju Chang

“…The EMG of the agonist extensor carpi radialis muscle and antagonist flexor carpi radialis muscle, premovement motor evoked potentials (MEPs) of the flexor carpi radialis muscle, and the constant and variable errors of movements were assessed before and after 4 weeks of ES-assisted fast goal-directed wrist extension training in the training group and of general health education in the control group. …”
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Clinical Guidelines of the Russian Gastroenterological Association on the Diagnostics and Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, A. S. Trukhmanov, T. L. Lapina, D. N. Andreev, E. K. Baranskaya, A. S. Tertychny, S. S. Pirogov, A. A. Sheptulin, D. I. Abdulganieva, D. T. Dicheva, A. V. Zaborovsky, N. Yu. Ivashkina, N. V. Korochanskaya, A. V. Paraskevova

“…The choice of therapy should be individualized, with the mandatory assessment of the treatment efficacy after 6–12 weeks using esophagogastroduodenoscopy with biopsy sampling. …”
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IL-6 is Upregulated in Late-Stage Disease in Monkeys Experimentally Infected with Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense by Dawn Nyawira Maranga, John Maina Kagira, Christopher Kariuki Kinyanjui, Simon Muturi Karanja, Naomi Wangari Maina, Maina Ngotho

“…Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood samples were obtained at weekly intervals and assessed for various biological parameters. …”
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A window into the vascular endothelium in COVID-19: Nails by Ozge Sevil Karstarli Bakay, Niyazi Cetin, Umut Bakay, Gokhan Cinar, Sule Goksin

“…The patients underwent their initial dermoscopic examination 2 weeks after the onset of symptoms, followed by a follow-up evaluation 10-14 months later. …”
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A Case of Spontaneous Spinal Subdural Hematoma Complicated by Cranial Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Spinal Adhesive Arachnoiditis by Taihei Go, Toshiyuki Tsutsui, Yasuaki Iida, Katsunori Fukutake, Ryoichi Fukano, Kosei Ishigaki, Kazuaki Tsuchiya, Hiroshi Takahashi

“…Back pain disappeared 4 weeks after onset. On follow-up MRI at 6 months after onset, the SDH had been resolved spontaneously. …”
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3HP preventive treatment among children and adolescents with HIV and child household contacts of TB patients by A. Kinikar, R. Borse, B. Randive, P. Kamath, S.K. Mattoo, M. Parmar, H. Solanki, V. Mave, A. Gupta, R.E. Chaisson, N. Suryavanshi

“…METHODS: Between December 2021 and July 2023, eligible CALHIV and CHHC participants were given weekly dosages of 3HP for 3 months at antiretroviral therapy (ART) and TB clinics, respectively, of a public hospital in Pune, India. …”
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DMAV in Drinking Water Activated NF-κB Signal Pathway and Increased TGF-β and IL-1β Expressions in Bladder Epithelial Cells of Rats by Siqi Cao, Shengnan Liu, Fei Wang, Jieyu Liu, Mengdan Li, Chen Wang, Shuhua Xi

“…In this study, we measured the expressions of mRNA and proteins of NF-κB pathway members, IKKα, IKKβ, p65, and p50 in rat bladder epithelium by qRT-PCR and immunohistochemical analysis after rats received drinking water containing 100 and 200 ppm DMAV for 10 weeks. Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) immunoexpression in rat bladder epithelium and urine level of IL-1β also were determined. …”
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Behavioral Improvement and Regulation of Molecules Related to Neuroplasticity in Ischemic Rat Spinal Cord Treated with PEDF by Chary Marquez Batista, Leonardo Luis Torres Bianqui, Bruno Bonganha Zanon, Mauricio Menezes Aben Athar Ivo, Gabriela Pintar de Oliveira, Jessica Ruivo Maximino, Gerson Chadi

“…Rats received a low thoracic SC photothrombotic ischemia and local injection of PEDF and were evaluated behaviorally six weeks later. PEDF actions were detailed in SC ventral horn (motor) in the levels of the lumbar central pattern generator (CPG), far from the injury site. …”
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Sex-specific association between maternal childhood adversities and offspring’s weight gain in a Brazilian cohort by Vinicius Oliveira Santana, Aline Camargo Ramos, Hugo Cogo-Moreira, Célia Maria Araújo, Barbara Shibuya Alves, Lucas Ribeiro, Aline Lodi, Ana Carolina Coelho Milani, Ivaldo Silva, Cristiane S. Duarte, Jonathan Posner, Andrea Parolin Jackowski

“…Anthropometric data (weight, length, head circumference) and other information (feeding type, offspring sex, family income) were collected at delivery (W0), discharge (W1), and up to 8 weeks postpartum (W2). ACEs were assessed using the CDC-Kaiser Questionnaire, and weight gain was calculated as the difference between W2 and W1, divided by the number of days between measurements. …”
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Evaluation of High Fibers Okara and Soybean Bran as Functional Supplements for Mice with Experimentally Induced Type 2 Diabetes by Ismaiel Manal, Yang Hong, Cui Min

“…Normal and streptozotocin–induced type 2 diabetic ICR mice were assigned either to a normal diet in the normal control group, a high fat diet only in the diabetic control group, a high fat diet supplemented with 15% okara in the okara group, a high fat diet supplemented with 15% soybean bran in the soybean bran group or a high–fat diet supplemented with 0.1% metformin in the metformin group for 8 weeks. The biochemical parameters, the organs relative weights and liver histological structure of mice were determined. …”
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Effect of Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Injection on Postural Stability and Risk of Fall in Patients with Bilateral Knee Osteoarthritis by Nafiseh Khalaj, Noor Azuan Abu Osman, Abdul Halim Mokhtar, John George, Wan Abu Bakar Wan Abas

“…The treatment group received five weekly hyaluronic acid injections for both knees, whereas the control group did not receive any treatment. …”
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Growth Rate and Yield of Two Tomato Varieties (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) under Green Manure and NPK Fertilizer Rate Samaru Northern Guinea Savanna by A. S. Isah, E. B. Amans, E. C. Odion, A. A. Yusuf

“…Both varieties responded linearly in growth stages of 5 and 7 weeks after transplanting (WAT) on plant height, relative growth rate, and crop growth rate (CGR). …”
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