Preterm Neonates with Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury and Oxidative Stress by Clarissa Gutiérrez Carvalho, Renato Soibelmann Procianoy, Eurico Camargo Neto, Rita C. Silveira

“…Results. 20 neonates (gestational age 32.2 ± 3 weeks) were evaluated. Median O2 saturation levels pre-MV were not different in both oxygen groups. …”
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Hyperhomocysteinemia-induced VCID results in visual deficits, reduced neuroinflammation and vascular alterations in the retina by Erica M. Weekman, Colin B. Rogers, Tiffany L. Sudduth, Donna M. Wilcock

“…We placed C57Bl6/SJL mice on a HHcy-inducing diet, a model that has been well characterized to have vascular pathologies in the brain similar to pathologic cSVD. After 14 weeks on diet, mice underwent the Visual-Stimuli 4-arm Maze to identify visual deficits. …”
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Detection of Coronary Artery Disease by an Erectile Dysfunction Questionnaire by Mehrab Sayadi, Reza Elmafshar, Iman Razeghian-Jahromi, Mohammad Javad Zibaeenezhad

“…International index of erectile function (IIEF) questionnaire was used in order to evaluate erectile function during recent four weeks. Statistical analyses of the t-test and logistic regression were performed. …”
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Detection of mental disorders with the Patient Health Questionnaire in primary care settings in Nigeria by Michael O. Olatawura, Olawale Olusegun Ogunsemi, Christopher O. Alebiosu, Olufemi E. Amoran, Adekunle J. Ariba, Francis A. Oluwole, Festus Abasiubong, Adebayo R. Erinfolami

“…Over a period of eight weeks, consecutive and consenting patients who attended three randomly selected primary health care facilities in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun state were recruited and administered a questionnaire that included a socio-demographic section and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ). …”
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The Evaluation of Diagnostic Role of Cardiac Troponin T (cTnT) in Newborns with Heart Defects by Agata Tarkowska, Wanda Furmaga-Jablonska

“…The study involved 83 newborns up to 46 weeks of postmenstrual age. The exclusion criteria were severe perinatal asphyxia and presence of severe noncardiac diseases. …”
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Comparison of Four Intrapartum Cardiotocography Classifications for Predicting Neonatal Acidemia at Birth by Nika Troha, Katja Razem, Ursa Luzovec, Miha Lucovnik

“…Inclusion criteria were singleton pregnancy, cephalic presentation, admission to labour ward during active phase of first stage of labour, and gestational age 37+0 to 41+6 weeks. Exclusion criteria were suspected intrauterine growth restriction, oligohydramnios, polyhydramnios, pregestational or gestational insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and preeclampsia. …”
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Fat droplets in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) spaces of the brain by Mark Reed, Christopher Miller, Cortney Connor, Jason S. Chang, Forshing Lui

“…Dermoid cysts are congenital inclusion cysts that form during the neural tube closure between the third and fifth weeks of embryogenesis. In this case report, we describe a case of a 74-year-old, right-handed female who presented with an acute onset of visual disturbances and left-hand numbness. …”
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Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms Syndrome in a Child with Cystic Fibrosis by Ahmed Abushahin, Haneen Toma, Sara G. Hamad, Mutasim Abu-Hasan

“…Symptoms typically develop two to six weeks after the initiation of the inciting drug. …”
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Assessment of surface roughness and compressive strength of resin-based composite using different types of bleaching protocols. by Hemn Muhssin Suleman

“…Every forty samples were divided into four groups; Group 1 (n = 10) The samples were stored in deionized water at 37°C for two weeks as control, group 2 (n =10) The samples were subjected to bleaching with 22% Carbamide Peroxide (CP) Home bleaching, group 3 (n =10) The samples were subjected to bleaching with 14% Hydrogen Peroxide (HP) Home bleaching and group 4 (n =10) The samples were subjected to bleaching with 25% Hydrogen Peroxide (HP in-Office) in a dental clinic. …”
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Burden of Comorbidities and Healthcare Resource Utilization Among Medicaid-Enrolled Extremely Premature Infants by Meredith E. Mowitz, Wei Gao, Heather Sipsma, Pete Zuckerman, Hallee Wong, Rajeev Ayyagari, Sujata P. Sarda

“…**Methods:** Using _International Classification of Diseases, Ninth/Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification_ codes, diagnosis and medical claims data from 6 state Medicaid databases (1997-2018) of infants born at less than 37 weeks of GA (wGA) were collected retrospectively. …”
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Does Therapeutic Zinc Level of Supplementation for Diminutions of Acute Diarrheal Morbidity Varied in Public and Private Health Institutions in Ethiopia, Data from EDHS 2016? by Fassikaw Kebede, Merkineh Markos

“…Overall, 1090 under-five children with acute diarrheal cases of two weeks before the EDHS 2016 were included. After cleaning, editing, and coding variables, the result was presented with frequency, tables, and graphs. …”
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Diagnostic Value of Mean Platelet Volume, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio for Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis by Behzad Barekatain, Elahe Mardani, Alireza Sadeghnia, Zahra Heidari

“…Methods: A total of 100 term and preterm neonates (age ≥ 32 weeks) hospitalized in Alzahra and Shahid Beheshti hospitals in Isfahan, Iran, were studied. …”
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Effect of Optimization of Glycaemic Control on Mannan-Binding Lectin in Type 1 Diabetes by Gry Høst Dørflinger, Charlotte Brink Holt, Steffen Thiel, Jakob Appel Østergaard, Troels Krarup Hansen

“…We measured MBL, fructosamine, and HbA1cat baseline and after 6 weeks in 52 type 1 diabetic patients following the change from conventional insulin therapy to insulin pump therapy. …”
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Symbiotic Performance of Herbaceous Legumes in Tropical Cover Cropping Systems by Basil Ibewiro, Martin Onuh, Nteranya Sanginga, Bernard Vanlauwe, Roel Merckx

“…Dry matter yield of both legumes at 12 weeks was two to five times more in in situ mulch (IM) than live mulch (LM) systems. …”
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Improving 1-year liver allograft survival hazard ratios by Resham­ Ramkissoon, Ashley Rosier, Savitha Iyengar, Timucin Taner, William Sanchez

“…An affinity diagram was used to determine high and intermediate risk factors for mortality and graft loss and, using a REDCap form (a web application used to manage our database) to track actual and potential complications, we calculated a weekly ‘risk metric’ that was introduced at multidisciplinary selection conference meetings.Results We remeasured our EHR at each interval release of the SRTR outcomes and found it to be 0.98 and 0.65 after implementing the ‘risk metric.’ …”
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Narrative approach to understanding compassion: a mixed methods study in a Polish sample by Mariusz Zieba, Mateusz P. Zatorski, Natalia E. Wójcik

“…Participants completed several questionnaires, including the Compassion Action and Engagement Scale. A few weeks later, they participated in individual interviews where they narrated several key life events. …”
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Assessment of Selected Health Determinants among <i>Almajiri</i> Students in Gwadabawa Local Government, Sokoto State, Nigeria by Y. Sarkingobir, M.S. Nahantsi, Z. Shehu, A.A. Sadiq, N. Malami, A. Saadu, A. Hamza

“…Personal hygiene was observed. 75.0% of Almajiri wore dirty garments.25.0% wore cleaned garments, 12.5% wore torn garments, and 87.5% wore untorn garments. 62.5% wore shoes and 37.5% have no shoes. 62.5% take bath weekly, 37.7% take bath daily. Interms of livelihood, most of them relied on begging for food; 25.0% do domestic work to get food and other needs. 70.0% of them eat twice in a day, 25.0% thrice, whereas, 5.0% once; in most cases. …”
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Very Short-Term Blackout Prediction for Grid-Tied PV Systems Operating in Low Reliability Weak Electric Grids of Developing Countries by Benson H. Mbuya, Aleksandar Dimovski, Marco Merlo, Thomas Kivevele

“…The model was composed of an adaptive similar day (ASD) module that predicts 15 minutes ahead from a sliding window lookup table spanning 2 weeks prior to the prediction target day, after which ASD prediction was fused with RF prediction, giving a final optimised RF-ASD blackout prediction model. …”
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Exogenous Angiotensin I Metabolism in Aorta Isolated from Streptozotocin Treated Diabetic Rats by P. P. Wołkow, B. Bujak-Giżycka, J. Jawień, R. Olszanecki, J. Madej, J. Rutowski, R. Korbut

“…Rat aorta fragments, isolated 4 weeks later, were pretreated with perindoprilat (3 μM), thiorphan (3 μM), or vehicle and incubated for 15 minutes with ANG I (1 μM). …”
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Physical activity and ageing: The role of physiotherapy in promoting healthy ageing by Shane Naidoo, Nirmala Naidoo

“…Results: A structured PA protocol, comprising aerobic activity at 60% – 79% of maximal heart rate and resistance training at 50% – 60% of one-repetition maximum (3 weekly sessions each), proved effective in reducing NCDs. …”
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