Clinical epidemiological characterization of COVID-19 in Cumanayagua. 2021 by Narciso Águila Rodríguez, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Sarah Hernández Malpica, Natasha Sánchez Bouza, Yoseline César Carrero, Maidelenyis Santos Santos

“…Variables studied: cases according to months, statistical weeks, age, sex, presence or absence of symptoms, clinical manifestations, source of infection, popular council, health area and deceased.…”
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Population Distribution of Rats (Rattus argentiventer) and the Damage Intensity on Rice and Other Crops in Pleret, Yogyakarta, Indonesia by RR Rukmowati Brotodjojo, Ikhsan Lazuardi, Antik Suprihanti

“…The results showed that the number of rats trapped was low in the early and late stage of rice growth and peaked when the rice aged 12 weeks after planting (WAP). Rice crop damage inside TBS occurred when rice entered 12 WAP. …”
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Exploring the nature of stuttering through a behavioral-neuro-modulation intervention program in bilinguals with stuttering by Chanchal Chaudhary, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Gopee Krishnan

“…Sixteen BWS were given transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) along with behavioral intervention for three weeks. The language of treatment was randomized, wherein participants in one group received behavioral intervention in their dominant language and the other in their non-dominant language. …”
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Predictive factors for extubation success in very low and extremely low birth weight preterm infants by Nilson Willamy Bastos de Souza Júnior, Tathiane Ribeiro Rosa, Jane Cecília Kreling Cerântola, Ligia Silvana Lopes Ferrari, Vanessa Suziane Probst, Josiane Marques Felcar

“… # Methods The cohort study included preterm infants with gestational age (GA) \<36 weeks, birth weight (BW) \<1500 grams who underwent IMV, born between 2015 and 2018. …”
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Surveying the aftermath: a qualitative and semiquantitative study of post-COVID-19 sequelae in the lungs by Kurian C. Eapen, Leena Robinson Vimala, Barney Isaac, Aparna Irodi

“…This study was performed to assess the proportion of CT abnormalities in patients who underwent CT imaging of the thorax at least 4 weeks after the date of RT-PCR confirmation of COVID-19 infection and to assess the severity of lung involvement using a semiquantitative CT scoring system in the above population. …”
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Recurrent Multivalvular Staphylococcus Lugdunensis Endocarditis Causing Complete Heart Block after TAVR by Preeti Singhal, Somsupha Kanjanauthai, Wilson Kwan

“…She subsequently underwent TAVR given high surgical risk. Six weeks post-TAVR, she presented with syncope, fever, and complete heart block. …”
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Dietary Riboflavin Requirement of Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) by Kokila Sanjeewani, Kyeong-Jun Lee

“…Quadruplicate groups of shrimp (initial average weight 0.17±0.00 g) were fed the diets six times a day for 8 weeks. Weight gain, specific growth rate, and protein efficiency ratio were significantly increased by riboflavin (p<0.05). …”
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Effect of the Wii Sports Resort on Mobility and Health-Related Quality of Life in Moderate Stroke by Iratxe Unibaso-Markaida, Ioseba Iraurgi

“…The study lasted eight weeks. 15 participated in the intervention group and the others belong to the control group. …”
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Combination Ciprofloxacin and Metronidazole for Active Crohn’s Disease by Susan L Greenbloom, A Hillary Steinhart, Gordon R Greenberg

“…Seventy-two patients with active Crohn's disease of the ileum (n=27), ileocolon (n=22) or colon (n=23) were treated with ciprofloxacin 500 mg bid and metronidazole 250 mg tid for a mean of 10 weeks. Clinical remission was defined as a Harvey-Bradshaw index of three points or less; an index reduction of at least three points indicated a clinical response. …”
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Validity and Reliability of the Thai Version of the Gait Assessment and Intervention Tool (G.A.I.T.) by Jittima Saengsuwan, Patpiya Sirasaporn

“…Each rater was randomly assigned to rescore the Thai G.A.I.T. for each patient over at least two weeks to assess intrarater reliability. Results. …”
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Turmeric-black pepper-honey nanoemulsion formulation and antiulcerogenic effect evaluation against ethanol-induced gastric ulcers in rats. by Amirah Adlia, Cynthiana Christabella Aslan, Lia Safitri, I Ketut Adnyana

“…The result showed that the nanoemulsion was stable after being stored at 25 and 40°C for four weeks and after six cycles of freeze-thaw test. The ulcer index of the ulcerated rats from the lowest to the highest, i.e., NTBH2, omeprazole, NTH, and NTBH1. …”
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The Utility of Routine Ultrasound Imaging after Elective Transplant Ureteric Stent Removal by Bibek Das, Dorian Hobday, Jonathon Olsburgh, Chris Callaghan

“…This analysis found no evidence that routine PSRGU at two to three weeks after elective stent removal provides any added value beyond standard clinical and biochemical monitoring.…”
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Awardee Summary of 2023 Taiwan Oncology Society Clinical Research Award Recipient: Persistent Endeavors on Research of Digestive Cancers for Three Decades by Kun-Huei Yeh

“…Results: First, we developed a unique weekly 24-h infusion of high-dose 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin regimen (HDFL) in 1992. …”
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Clinical and Morphological Manifestations of Gastritis and Serum Cytokine Levels in Schoolchildren with Familial History of Gastric Cancer by T. V. Polivanova, E. V. Kasparov, V. A. Vshivkov

“…Schoolchildren with gastritis and familial history of gastric cancer revealed a higher 59.8% rate of dyspeptic complaints vs. 40.8% in negative history (p = 0.001), as well as complaints of weekly heartburn in 14.2 and 8.3% cas-es (p = 0.019), respectively. …”
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Ductus Venosus Doppler S/D Value Adjusted Alfa Fetoprotein Levels to Decrease False Positive Rates by Alptekin Tosun, Enis Özkaya, Vakkas Korkmaz, Yasemin Çekmez

“…In this study we tried to determine the effect of ductus venosus and umbilical blood flow on serum AFP levels STUDY DESIGN: Sixty women with 16-20 weeks of gestation were enrolled for the study. Subjects were divided into two: AFP levels lower (n=46) and higher than 2 MomS MoMs (n=14). …”
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Indoor Air Pollution of Outdoor Origin: Mitigation Using Portable Air Cleaners in Singapore Office Building by Zuraimi Sultan, Jiayu Li, Jovan Pantelic, Stefano Schiavon

“…Measured effectiveness using indoor concentrations and indoor/outdoor ratios was obtained in a randomised intervention experimental design involving 3 weeks per location. Indoor particle concentration reductions in the three offices were dependent on particle size and confounded by variations in indoor emissions and outdoor levels resulting in low correlation and higher RMSE between modelled and measured effectiveness. …”
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Association between Prenatal One-Hour Glucose Challenge Test Values and Delivery Mode in Nondiabetic, Pregnant Black Women by Jerel M. Ezell, Rosalind M. Peters, Jessica E. Shill, Andrea E. Cassidy-Bushrow

“…A prospective cohort study recruited 203 pregnant Black women to participate. At ~28 weeks of gestation, participants underwent a routine 1-hour 50 g GCT to screen for gestational diabetes mellitus. …”
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Elusive Gains of Cognitive Training: Limited Effects on Neural Activity Across Sessions by Luka Juras, Andrea Vranic, Ivana Hromatko

“…Methods: A group of 20 middle-aged participants completed 20 training sessions over 10 weeks. Quantitative EEG (qEEG) parameters, including alpha and theta power, alpha/theta ratio, and fronto-parietal coherence, were analyzed at four time points to assess changes in neural activity. …”
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Capital Punishment without Capital Trials in Japan’s Lay Judge System by David T. Johnson

“…In September, a lay judge panel in Tokyo evaluated the contradictory claims of medical experts and endured two weeks of frenzied media coverage before convicting actor Oshio Manabu and sentencing him to two-and-one-half years in prison for failing to call an ambulance to aid Tanaka Kaori, who died of an overdose of Ecstasy (MDMA) that Oshio had given her when they met to have sex in a Roppongi apartment (prosecutors wanted a six-year sentence). …”
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Rehabilitation Following ACL Repair with Internal Brace Ligament Augmentation in Female Gymnast: A Resident’s Case Report by Colten Haack, Giorgio Zeppieri, Micheal W Moser

“… # Outcomes The subject completed 42 sessions over the course of 26 weeks in addition to a home exercise program. At return to sport, clinically meaningful improvement was observed in patient reported outcomes including the IKDC, ACL-RSI, and OSPRO-YF. …”
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