Efficacy of Amblyseius swirskii (Athias-Henriot) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and Alternaria destruens (Ascomycota: Pleosporaceae) for managing Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera:... by Mohamed El Aalaoui, Said Rammali, Fatima Zahra Kamal, Alin Ciobică, Bouchaib Bencharki, Abdellatif Rahim, Luminita Diana Hritcu, Laura Romila, Vasile Burlui, Mohamed Sbaghi

“…Treatment efficacy was evaluated weekly for five weeks, with predators released five days after fungal application. …”
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Efficacy of contralateral acupuncture in women with migraine without aura: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Ling Zhao, Qifu Li, Yanan Wang, Jialei Feng, Xinghe Zhang, Siwen Zhao, Chonghui Xing, Yongli Song, Xuanxiang Zeng, Meng Kong, Yunqiu Zheng, Taipin Guo

“…The data will be collected at the baseline time (week 0), end of treatment (week 4–8) and the follow-up time (week 12–16). …”
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The Modulation of Laser Refractive Surgery on Sensory Eye Dominance of Anisometropia by Hongting Liu, Qi Chen, Fangfang Lan, Yan Luo, Enwei Lin, Wuqiang Luo, Ming Kong, Jiangxia Wang, Fengju Zhang

“…The strong sensory dominance of anisometropia becomes more balanced at one week of postoperation but returns to the preoperative level after one month. …”
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Increased intake of marine fish contributed to a decreased odds of comorbid depressive symptoms and coronary heart disease in Chinese adults by Yuncao Fan, Wei Chen, Wenhui Lin, Jungu Jin, Enyu Lou, Jiaying Lao, Yu-Hsin Chen, Jianzhi Shao, Qizeng Wang, Qingxi Jiang, Fan Wang, Fan Wang, Jinzhong Xu, Yanlong Liu, Bo Yang

“…Fish intakes were assessed by using a validated food frequency questionnaire, with their tertiles as category levels of ≤1 time/week, 2–6 times/week, and ≥7 times/week. Coronary heart disease (CHD) was diagnosed using the coronary angiography, while the concurrent depressive symptoms was indicated using ≥8 scores from hospital anxiety and depression scales (HADS). …”
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Benzodiazepine agonist treatment for patients with benzodiazepine dependence undergoing opioid agonist treatment: a study protocol for the randomized controlled trial BMX-BAR by Fatemeh Chalabianloo, Lars Thore Fadnes, Jörg Assmus, Jon Mordal, Kristin K. Solli, Kjetil S. Dale, Christina D. Andersen, Silvia Zavenova, Beathe H. Rønning, Andreas W. Blomkvist, Martin Ryssdal, Wasifa S. J. Butt, Anne Marciuch, Anne G. Ørmen, Christian Ohldieck, Else-Marie Løberg, Kjell Arne Johansson, for the BMX-BAR and NORCATS study group

“…Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either a 26-week benzodiazepine stabilizing treatment (15–30 mg diazepam or 50–100 mg oxazepam daily), or a 20-week tapering using the same medications and equivalent initial dosages. …”
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Energy management education for persons living with long COVID-related fatigue (EMERGE): protocol of a two-parallel arms target trial emulation study in a multicentre outpatient in... by Emilia Riggi, Marco Barbero, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Ruth Hersche, Andrea Weise

“…Four self-reported questionnaires (fatigue impact, self-efficacy in performing energy management strategies, competency in performing daily activities, health-related quality of life) will be administered at baseline (T0; week 0), after lesson 7 (T1; week 6), post-intervention (T2; week 14) and follow-up (T3, week 24). …”
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Complementary Embryonic and Adult Cell Populations Enhance Myocardial Repair in Rat Myocardial Injury Model by Sergio Li Calzi, Todd Cook, Domenico G. Della Rocca, Juan Zhang, Vinayak Shenoy, Yuanqing Yan, Andrew Espejo, Anandharajan Rathinasabapathy, Max H. Jacobsen, Tatiana Salazar, George E. Sandusky, Lynn C. Shaw, Keith March, Mohan K. Raizada, Carl J. Pepine, Michael J. Katovich, Maria B. Grant

“…Left ventricular function was assessed by transthoracic echocardiography at 1- and 4-week post-MI and by Millar catheterization (-dP/dt and +dP/dt) at 4-week post-MI. …”
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Effects of badminton training on some physical parameters in badminton players aged 10 to 12 years by Samet Aktas, Faruk Guven, Yusuf Er

“…The players continued their badminton training for 8 weeks. After and before the 8 week training, their 15 m speed, vertical jump, standing broad jump, hand grip strength and flexibility tests were conducted. …”
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Clearance In Vivo of Instilled [H]Cholesterol from the Rat Lung by Michael A. Wyder, Shannon M. Griffin, D. Nicole Worsham, Edna S. Kaneshiro

“…Radioactive sterols in the lungs remained high for a week and were still detectable 46 days later. The clearance rate during the initial postinstillation week was approximately 10% per day. …”
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Enhancing professional abilities of university students through digital educational interventions: a study in Kazakhstani universities by Aigul Kurakbayeva, Saule Xembayeva

“…The educational interventions consisted of interactive online classes, a 12-week MOOC in “Psychology,” and a 16-week course on managing learning processes using distance education technologies. …”
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Implicit and Explicit False Memories conditioned by lapse of time by Andreea HOROIȚĂ, Adrian OPRE

“…The delay had significant effect only for true memories, which were significantly lower after one-week delay. Conclusions and future directions of research are discussed. …”
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Septic Bleeding of the Common Carotid Artery Following Total Thyroidectomy: An Atypical Complication by T. Jamaan, J. Raedecke, C. Kayser, K. D. Rueckauer, O. Thomusch

“…Thus secondary total thyroidectomy with locoregional lymphadenectomy was performed. One week later, a wound infection developed, necessitating lavage and drainage. …”
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Aphthous Esophagael Ulceration: A Novel Presentation of Crohn’s Disease? by Paul L Beck, Philip K Blustein, Melvin A Andersen

“…The patient failed to respond to a three-week course of omeprazole, but her symptoms resolved within three days of starting prednisone. …”
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Fludarabine Treatment of Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Induces a Digital Ischemia by Utku Erdem Soyaltin, Deniz Yuce Yildirim, Mustafa Yildirim, Mehmet Can Ugur, Ferhat Ekinci, Cengiz Ceylan, Harun Akar

“…We report a 63-year-old man with a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who presented with asymmetrical Raynaud’s phenomenon of sudden onset which progressed to acral gangrene rapidly in a week. These symptoms began approximately one week after the fourth cycle of fludarabine and cyclophosphamide chemotherapy and were accompanied by pain, numbness, and cyanosis in the fingers of his right hand except the first finger. …”
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Infliximab Salvage Therapy after Cyclosporine in an Acute Flare of Chronic Ulcerative Colitis by ECS Lam, RJ Bailey

“…Because of the patient’s unwillingness for surgery, she instead received two injections of infliximab 5 mg/kg at week 0 and week 2. An initial response occurred, but her clinical improvement was not durable. …”
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Heating and Cooling Requirements in Relation to Broiler Breeding, Case Study: Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran by Mohammad Baaghideh, Motahhareh Zargari

“…Cooling and heating degree days were calculated for each week of production using specific thresholds, and their spatial distribution was analyzed. …”
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Effects of STEM Activities in Nature on Students' Environmental Attitudes, STEM Career Interests, and Engineering Perceptions by Hasan Demir, Mücahit Kose

“…In the study, STEM activities in the experimental group were carried out 2 hours a week for an 11-week period. In the control group, the activities were carried out in line with the Turkish Ministry of National Education's science applications course curriculum. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of Pregnancy Terminations: 9-Years Experience at a Tertiary Hospital in Southeastern Turkey by Neslihan Bayramoglu Tepe, Reyhan Gunduz, Omer Faruk Dizibuyuk, Huseyin Caglayan Ozcan, Ozge Komurcu Karuserci, Seyhun Sucu, Tanyeli Guneyligil Kazaz, Ali Irfan Kutlar

“…Results: Mean age, gravidity, parity, abortion, and gestational week were 28 years, 3, 1, 1, and 15.7 weeks, respectively. …”
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Assessing the Use of Standardized Outcome Measures for Stroke Rehabilitation among Physiotherapists in Ghana by Seth Kwame Agyenkwa, Cosmos Yarfi, Adjoa Nkrumah Banson, Woyram Abla Kofi-Bediako, Ulric Sena Abonie, Seth Kwadjo Angmorterh, Eric Kwasi Ofori

“…Physiotherapists who attend to 1-10 patients in a week used outcome measures more (32.4%) than physiotherapists who attend to more than 30 patients (3.8%) in a week. …”
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Clinical outcomes of asynchronous telerehabilitation through a mobile app are equivalent to synchronous telerehabilitation in patients with fibromyalgia: a randomized control study by Eren Timurtaş, İrem Hüzmeli, İlkşan Demirbüken, Mine Gülden Polat

“…Methods The research, utilizing a randomized clinical study design, involves sixty-six FMS patients in an 8-week exercise program. Participants are divided into synchronous (n: 33) and asynchronous (n: 33) groups. …”
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