Supplementing the Diet of Hybrid Grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ♀ × E. lanceolatus ♂) with Compound Acidifier Is a Good Way to Alleviate Poor Intestinal Growth Caused by High L... by Jiacheng Zhang, Hongjin Deng, Weixing Liang, Shuyan Chi, Beiping Tan, Xiaohui Dong, Shuang Zhang

“…Each diet was fed to three replicates of each group for 8 weeks. In the FCA0.05 group, the results demonstrated a statistically significant increase in protein efficiency ratio, lipid efficiency ratio, and the activity of digestive enzymes in the intestine (P<0.05). …”
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The Burden of Hypoxic Respiratory Failure in Preterm and Term/Near-term Infants in the United States 2011-2015 by Shivani Pandya, Onur Baser, George J. Wan, Belinda Lovelace, Jim Potenziano, An T. Pham, Xingyue Huang, Li Wang

“…**Methods:** Preterms and T/NTs (≤34 and >34 weeks of gestation, respectively) having HRF/PPHN, with/without meconium aspiration in inpatient setting from January 1, 2011-October 31, 2015 were identified from the Vizient database (first hospitalization=index hospitalization). …”
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Diplopia, Convergent Strabismus, and Eye Abduction Palsy in a 12-Year-Old Boy with Autoimmune Thyroiditis by Pedro Marques, Sandra Jacinto, Maria do Carmo Pinto, Catarina Limbert, Lurdes Lopes

“…A TSH level of 4.43 μUI/mL (0.39–3.10) motivated a LT4 adjustment from 75 to 88 μg/day. Five weeks later, he developed horizontal diplopia, convergent strabismus with left eye abduction palsy, and papilledema. …”
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Is the Macronutrient Intake of Formula-Fed Infants Greater Than Breast-Fed Infants in Early Infancy? by Shelly N. Hester, Deborah S. Hustead, Amy D. Mackey, Atul Singhal, Barbara J. Marriage

“…One potential explanation for the difference in weight gain is higher macronutrient intake in formula-fed infants during the first weeks of life. A systematic review was conducted using Medline to assess the macronutrient and energy content plus volume of intake in breast-fed and formula-fed infants in early infancy. …”
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NoFumo+: Mobile Health App to Quit Smoking Using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy by Patricia García-Pazo, Joana Fornés-Vives, Albert Sesé Abad

“…The mHealth created, called NoFumo+, is structured by 4 weeks treatment, implements the USCPG 5A recommendations (ask, advise, assess, assist, and arrange) and incorporates a CBT. …”
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The Therapeutic Effect of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Radiation-Induced Bladder Injury by Xuefeng Qiu, Shiwei Zhang, Xiaozhi Zhao, Kai Fu, Hongqian Guo

“…AdMSCs or AdMSCs conditioned medium was injected into the muscular layer of bladder 24 h after radiation. Twelve weeks after radiation, urinary bladder tissue was collected for histological assessment and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) after metabolic cage investigation. …”
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High craving is associated with fewer abstinent days and lesser time to relapse during treatment in severe alcohol use disorder by Soundarya Soundararajan, Pratima Murthy

“…Methods: Among 264 treatment-seeking male participants (mean [SD] age = 36 [6.7] years) with severe AUD, craving was assessed according to the Penn Alcohol Craving Scale (PACS) at treatment initiation and two follow-up visits (median follow-up: 1, 2 weeks). Days to drink and percentage of days abstinent were acquired during the follow-ups (maximum follow-up days = 355). …”
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Comparison of Pregnancy Outcome between 4 and 6 cm Cervical os Dilatation to Demarcate Active Phase of Labour: A Cross-Sectional Study by Nadzirah Mohd Fathil, Rahana Abd Rahman, Azmawati Mohd Nawi, Ixora Kamisan Atan, Aida Hani Kalok, Nor Azlin Mohamed Ismail, Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy, Farin Masra, Zuhailah Muhammad, Shuhaila Ahmad

“…It was conducted in a single tertiary centre involving low-risk singleton pregnancies at or beyond 37 weeks with spontaneous onset of labour. A total of 155 participants were recruited, 101 in group 1 (4 cm) and 54 in group 2 (6 cm). …”
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Congenital Heart Disease Diagnosed Prenatally in Cienfuegos. 10 Year Study by Nancy González Vales, Rossana Isabel Jiménez Arias, María Antonia Ocaña, Nicolás Ramón Cruz Pérez, Julio César Martínez Santana, Jan Oneil González Ramos

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the most frequent maternal age was between 19-35 years, which were between 13 and 26 gestational weeks. A 78,4 % of couples decided pregnancy interruption. …”
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Can a theory-based intervention lead primiparous women to decide to have a normal vaginal delivery? A randomized controlled trial by Rashin Pourashraf, Masoumeh Abbasi-Shavazi, Mahboubeh Valiani, Sara Jambarsang, Hossein Ali Sadeghian

“…The intervention group received an educational intervention that included a combination of childbirth preparation classes based on TPB during the 16th to 38th weeks of pregnancy. The data were completed in the form of an online survey using a validated self-report questionnaire and analyzed in SPSS software version 24. …”
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Brain metabolites in ISIAH and Wistar rats by O. B. Shevelev, A. A. Seryapina, A. L. Markel, M. P. Moshkin

“…In this study, cortex and hypothalamus metabolites of ISIAH and Wistar male rats at the age of 8–9 weeks were examined. Cortex and hypothalamus metabolites were measured in animals under isoflurane anesthesia using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1Н MRS). …”
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The Effect of Chronic Candesartan Therapy on the Metabolic Profile and Renal Tissue Cytokine Levels in the Obese Zucker Rat by Carolyn M. Ecelbarger, Arjun Rash, Rajesh K. Sinha, Swasti Tiwari

“…We evaluated this relationship by feeding male lean (LZ) and obese (OZ) Zucker rats chow or chow with candesartan (23.5 mg/kg⋅diet) for 14 weeks (n=6–8/treatment/body type). Candesartan reduced serum triglycerides, plasma creatinine, urine albumin, and renal cortical collagen and glycogen deposition in the OZ. …”
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Weed Control in Corn and Soybean with Group 15 (VLCFA Inhibitor) Herbicides Applied Preemergence by Nader Soltani, Lynette R. Brown, Peter H. Sikkema

“…Reduced weed interference with pyroxasulfone resulted in soybean yield that was similar to the weed-free control; however, weed interference with pethoxamid, dimethenamid-P, and S-metolachlor reduced soybean yield 27, 27, and 30%, respectively. At 4 and 8 weeks after application (WAA), all VLCFA inhibitor herbicides (Group 15) provided excellent redroot pigweed control (90 to 99%) in corn. …”
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Trichotemnomania in an Adolescent Girl: A Case Report of an Asian Child and Literature Review by V. Thadchanamoorthy, Markandu Thirukumar, Kavinda Dayasiri, N. Thamilvannan, Judy Jeyakumar

“…A fourteen-year-old adolescent girl presented with focal hair loss over forehead for duration of two-weeks and periodic abnormal breathing and poor sleep for 2-month duration. …”
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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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Optimizing Clinical Reasoning: Unpacking the Impact of Virtual Patient Educational Duration in Cancer Care and Nursing Students’ Experiences by Masoud Bahrami, Arash Hadadgar, Masoumeh Fuladvandi

“…The study began with a pretest, followed by engagement in five VP scenarios over 6 weeks, which was followed by the post-test phase. …”
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IgG4-Related Ophthalmic Disease Presenting as Meningitis and Panuveitis by Maria A. Mavrommatis, Sarah A. Avila, Richard France

“…The patient initially improved, however, bilateral eye pain, redness, and photophobia 2 weeks after discharge prompted his first visit to the ophthalmology clinic. …”
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Transnasal Endoscopic Orbital Decompression Combined with an Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Protocol in Graves Ophthalmopathy by Hui-Qing Xu, Qian Wang, Li-Li Hu, Hong Li, Feng Peng

“…Further, the Scale of Quality of Life for Diseases with Visual Impairment (SQOL-DVI) showed that, compared with before surgery, the patients’ QOL was significantly improved 2 weeks after surgery. Before surgery, there were 2 patients with diplopia and blurred vision, and after postoperative adaptive exercise, the symptoms of these 2 patients disappeared after 6 months of follow-up. …”
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Disulfiram Induced Psychosis: A Case Report by D. R. Survilaitė, R. Žemaitytė

“…Approximately 4 days of alcohol abstinence, as an inpatient he was administered disulfiram. After two weeks, the patient began to feel some side effects. …”
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Allocation of Secondary Metabolites, Photosynthetic Capacity, and Antioxidant Activity of Kacip Fatimah (Labisia pumila Benth) in Response to CO2 and Light Intensity by Mohd Hafiz Ibrahim, Hawa Z. E. Jaafar, Ehsan Karimi, Ali Ghasemzadeh

“…A split plot 3 by 4 experiment was designed to investigate and distinguish the relationships among production of secondary metabolites, soluble sugar, phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL; EC 4.3.1.5) activity, leaf gas exchange, chlorophyll content, antioxidant activity (DPPH), and lipid peroxidation under three levels of CO2 (400, 800, and 1200 μmol/mol) and four levels of light intensity (225, 500, 625, and 900 μmol/m2/s) over 15 weeks in Labisia pumila. The production of plant secondary metabolites, sugar, chlorophyll content, antioxidant activity, and malondialdehyde content was influenced by the interactions between CO2 and irradiance. …”
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