Subarachnoid Transplant of the Human Neuronal hNT2.19 Serotonergic Cell Line Attenuates Behavioral Hypersensitivity without Affecting Motor Dysfunction after Severe Contusive Spina... by Mary J. Eaton, Eva Widerström-Noga, Stacey Quintero Wolfe

“…The sensory effects appeared 1 week after transplant and did not diminish during the 8-week course of the experiment when grafts were placed 2 weeks after SCI. …”
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Attitudes and practices of exercise among pregnant mothers in Singapore by Yin Ru Tan, Kok Hian Tan, Fei Dai, Hak Koon Tan, Lay Kok Tan

“…Only 31.6% of them engaged in any moderate or vigorous leisure-time PA (LTPA) and they were active for a median of 120 min/week. Only 12.6% of the pregnant women met the national recommendations of at least 150 min of moderate exercise per week. …”
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Nifedipine-Induced Changes in the Electrohysterogram of Preterm Contractions: Feasibility in Clinical Practice by Maartje P. G. C. Vinken, C. Rabotti, M. Mischi, J. O. E. H. van Laar, S. G. Oei

“…A higher average PSD peak frequency for patients delivering within 1 week than that for patients delivering after 1 week from nifedipine treatment (P>.05). …”
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Suppression of Postprandial Glycaemia by L-Arabinose in Rats is More Associated with Starch than Sucrose Ingestion - Short Report by Jurgoński Adam, Krotkiewski Marcin, Juśkiewicz Jerzy, Billing-Marczak Katarzyna

“…The experiment was conducted on 3 individual days, each separated by a week. At the beginning of each week rats were subjected to an oral glucose, sucrose or starch tolerance test. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Maternal-Fetal Blood Subgroup Antigen Incompatibility Due to C Antigen: A Case Report by Ebru Biberoğlu, Cihan Toğrul, Seval Özgü Erdinç, Ece Gül Tuncer, Dilek Uygur, Nuri Danışman

“…A 41-year-old woman was admitted to our prenatal outpatient unit for the first time at 29th week of a singleton pregnancy. After an indirect coombs test result of 1/64 positive, cordocentesis was performed. …”
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Surgical treatment of paraphimosis in dogs: 4 cases by Nuriza Zamirbekova, Kurtulus Parlak, Iremsu Satici, Hilmican Ergin, Sena Yazici, Ebrar Merve Eris, Melek Yildiz, Fahrettin Alkan

“…<p> <b>Results: </b>Recurrence of disease 1 week following surgery was recorded as postoperative complication in the first patient with preputial advancement. …”
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Effect of Vigorous-Intensity Physical Activity on Incident Cognitive Impairment in High-Risk Hypertension. by Kazibwe, Richard, Schaich, Christopher L., Muhammad, Ahmad Imtiaz, Epiu, Isabella, Namutebi, Juliana H., Chevli, Parag A., Kazibwe, Joseph, Hughes, Timothy, Rikhi, Rishi R., Shapiro, Michael D., Yeboah, Joseph

“…Methods: Baseline self-reported frequency of VPA was categorized into low VPA (<1 session/week), and high VPA (≥1 session/week). We used multivariate Cox regression analysis to examine the association of VPA categories with incident MCI and probable dementia events. …”
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Acronyms, Shmacronyms

“…Nature leads off this week with a story about a German proposal to build new collider for high-energy physicists named TESLA. …”
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What is the Meaning of Lifelong Libraries? by M. Tayfun Gülle

“…This article based on revised of lecture due to 50th Library Week given at Yozgat Bozok University. In the article, lifelong libraries issue is described within the framework of knowledge concept with examples from different applications and services.…”
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Dubya Echoes Confirmation of Human-Induced Global Warming Theory and an Antioxidant Unravels by Shauna Haley

“…Bush’s nod to scientific evidence for human industrialization’s major role in the onset of global climate change grabs both top story positions in Nature and Science this week.…”
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1915 Armenian Van Revolt According To The Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy’s (Famous Russian Author) Daughter Alexsandra Lvovna Tolstaya’s Memories by Şahin Doğan

“…In this article, it was evaluated the impressions and the information given about Armenian rebellion at Van according to the Alexsandra Lvovna Tolstaya’s Memories (Daughter of the famous Russian author Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy) Where she came the last week of June in1915.…”
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A multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial comparing LY01011, a biosimilar, with denosumab (Xgeva®) in patients with bone metastasis from solid tumors by Mingchuan Zhao, Xichun Hu, Pengpeng Zhuang, Aiping Zeng, Yan Yu, Zhendong Chen, Hongmei Sun, Weihua Yang, Lili Sheng, Peijian Peng, Jingfen Wang, Tienan Yi, Minghong Bi, Huaqiu Shi, Mingli Ni, Xiumei Dai, Changlu Hu, Hongjie Xu, Dongqing Lv, Qingshan Li, Kaijian Lei, Xia Yuan, Ou Jiang, Xicheng Wang, Baihui Hu, Zhe Hou, Zhaoping Su, Song Zheng, Ming Zhou, Changlin Dou

“…Materials and methods: Eligible patients with BM from solid tumors were randomized at a 1:1 ratio to receive 120 mg of LY01011 or 120 mg of denosumab subcutaneously every four weeks during a 12-week double-blind treatment period, and then all enrolled patients continued to receive LY01011 until week 53. …”
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Development of an accelerometer age- and sex-specific approach based on population-standardized values for physical activity surveillance: A proof of concept by Jairo H. Migueles, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Nicole M. Butera, David R. Bassett, Dana L. Wolff-Hughes, Jennifer A. Schrack, Pedro F. Saint-Maurice, Eric J. Shiroma

“…This aligns with the single recommendation of accumulating 150+ min/week MVPA for all adults, irrespective of age and sex. …”
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Efficacy and safety of Jianpi Qinghua granules for non-erosive reflux disease with spleen deficiency and damp-heat syndrome: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-contro... by Tai Zhang, Tai Zhang, Tai Zhang, Tai Zhang, Guang Bai, Wei Wang, Lin Liu, Zhenghua Zhou, Haijie Ji, Beihua Zhang, Beihua Zhang, Beihua Zhang, Xudong Tang, Xudong Tang

“…The trial included a 1-week lead-in, followed by a 4-week double-blind treatment, and a 4-week follow-up. …”
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Abnormal Liver Tests during Hospitalization Predict Mortality in Patients with COVID-19: A Multicenter Study from South America by Domingo Balderramo, Angelo Z. Mattos, Victoria Mulqui, Talita Chiesa, Zuly Plácido-Damián, Jaysoom Abarca, Andrea Bolomo, Yanina Carlino, Isadora Z. Bombassaro, Denusa Wiltgen, Laura Tenorio Castillo, Karina Díaz, Johana Acuña, Estela Manero, Jhon Prieto, Enrique Carrera, Javier Díaz-Ferrer, Jose D. Debes

“…De novo-ALEx2 was defined as the presence of ALEx2 at one week of hospitalization in patients without ALEx2 on admission. …”
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Effect of Fireworks, Chinese New Year and the COVID-19 Lockdown on Air Pollution and Public Attitudes by Peter Brimblecombe, Yonghang Lai

“…The early months of the year see the celebratory use of fireworks, a week-long public holiday in China, but in 2020 overlapped in Hubei Province with lockdowns, some of > 70 days duration. …”
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Hypophosphatemia after Right Hepatectomy for Living Donor Liver Transplantation by Kelly W Burak, Charles B Rosen, Jeff L Fidler, Gina K Hesley, David Nagorney, Michael R Charlton, David J Brandhagen

“…All living donors should be monitored for the development of hypophosphatemia during the first two postoperative weeks.…”
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Amniotic Fluid β2- Microglobulin Measurements by Emine Aydın, Alp Tuna Beksaç, Ergün Karaağaoğlu, M. Sinan Beksaç

“…RESULTS: All patients were at second trimester and the average gestational week was 17.7 (range 15- 22). Patients were divided into four groups (15th, 16th, 17-18th and 19-20th gestational weeks). …”
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Storage Stability of Additive-free Salacca sp. Fruit Leather by Umi Purwandari, Mojiono Mojiono, Ninik Wulandari K Putri, Miftakhul Efendi, Alfan Wijaya

“…Fruit leather with a water content of around 10% was kept in aluminium foil or polypropylene plastic bag at 25 and 35°C for 3 weeks.  Every week, fruit leather was examined for tensile strength, water activity, colour (L, a b*values), and titratable acidity. …”
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Effect of Rehabilitation Exercise Platform Core Muscles Therapy on Motor Function, Balance Function and Spinal Motion Range of Parkinson's Disease Patients by Jun XING, Yanjun WANG, Lizhuang ZHANG, Yahui WANG, Jianfang SUN, Lijing CHANG

“…The treatment group was added with exercise rehabilitation and rehabilitation exercise platform core muscles therapy 30 minutes each day for eight weeks. Unified Parkinson disease rating scale (UPDRS) was applied to evaluate motor function of patients, Berg balance scale (BBS) was applied to evaluate balance function, and the spine joint measurement of range of motion (ROM) was applied to evaluate torso posture activities range.Results:After eight week's therapy, the UPDRS scores were decreased (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), and the BBS scores were increased in both groups (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), the spine ROM was improved than that before treatment (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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