EXITING THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN: Economic Interests Must Not Take Primacy over Public Health by Declan Kearney

“… The ongoing human carnage and misery caused by Covid-19 was overshadowed last week by the wrongheaded decision of the US administration to withdraw funding from the World Health Organisation (WHO) in April 2020, whilst making unfounded allegations about its leadership and the best scientific and medical advice on how to combat the coronavirus pandemic. …”
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An Investigation Into The Impact Of The Sheffield Libraries Strike by Richard Proctor, Gill Sobczyk, Bob Usherwood

“…Strike action by library staff following a breakdown in negotiations with Sheffield City Council over the Council's proposal to withdraw enhanced pay for Saturday working, resulted in an eight-week closure of 32 out of 34 library service points. …”
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Protocol of an open-label safety and feasibility pilot study of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy for methamphetamine use disorder (the KAPPA trial) by Jonathan Brett, Celia Morgan, Nadine Ezard, Brendan Clifford, Krista J Siefried, Robert May, Liam Acheson, Kathryn Fletcher, Harriet MacDonald, Gillinder Bedi, Alexandre Guerin, Elizabeth Knock, Michael Millard, Jess Doumany

“…Safety and feasibility will be assessed over an 8-week period. Secondary outcomes (changes in methamphetamine use, cravings, withdrawal, quality of life and treatment satisfaction) will be assessed over a 24-week period.Ethics and dissemination This study has been approved by the St Vincent’s Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee, reference 2023/ETH00530. …”
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Induction of gonadal maturation of eel using PMSG, antidopamine, and estradiol-17β by Aprelia Martina Tomasoa, Agus Oman Sudrajat, Muhammad Zairin Junior

“…Hormonal induction was applied through intramuscular injection weekly during eight weeks at initial body weight of 200 g. …”
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The dose–effect relationship between acupuncture and its effect on primary insomnia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaoni Zhang, Xiaoni Zhang, Yue Wang, Chengyong Liu, Shan Qin, Liyu Lin, Liyu Lin, Can Dong, Wenzhong Wu, Wenzhong Wu, Zhaoming Chen

“…For the acupuncture course, there were no differences in the short course (≤2 weeks) and the long course (>4 weeks) between the acupuncture group and the control group. …”
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Short-term abstinence from alcohol and changes in cardiovascular risk factors, liver function tests and cancer-related growth factors: a prospective observational study by Gautam Mehta, Rajiv Jalan, Matteo Rosselli, James Maurice, Stewart Macdonald, Alexandra Cronberg, Tanya Khera-Butler, Colin Sumpter, Safa Al-Khatib, Anjly Jain, Christos Charalambous, Amir Gander, Cynthia Ju, Talay Hakan, Roy Sherwood, Devaki Nair, Kevin P Moore

“…Inclusion criteria were baseline alcohol consumption >64 g/week (men) or >48 g/week (women). Exclusion criteria were known liver disease or alcohol dependence.Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome was change in insulin resistance (homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) score). …”
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Histoire, Mémoire et Identités dans l’Argentine du Bicentenaire (2010) by Natalia Molinaro

“…The subject of discussion is the official bicentenary commemoration of the May 1810 Revolution, organised by the Argentinian government in Buenos Aires during the week of 18 and 25 May 2010. After explaining the methodological approach to studying the event, the article goes on to explore certain socio-political issues around the commemoration and the general context of post-crisis Argentina. …”
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HAV Infection Associated with Hemophagocytic Syndrome by H. Aamri, R. Elqadiry, H. Nassih, A. Bourrahouat, I. Ait Sab

“…A positive anti-IGM antibody was identified in our 7-year-old patient with severe hepatitis A. A week after the hepatitis A was diagnosed, the patient experienced pancytopenia, which was worsened by prolonged fever. …”
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Healthy Living: Staying Regular by Linda B. Bobroff, Luisa Oliver-Cordero

“…Having a bowel movement fewer than three times a week is defined as constipation. This condition is very common in persons over age 65. …”
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Intolerance, Religious Lynchings and the Future of Indonesia by Andre Vltchek

“…Twice in the same week two gruesome attacks shook Indonesia and the world. …”
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Bioterrorism in 2001: How Ready Are We? by B Lynn Johnston, John M Conly

“…The building reopened 48 h later, after it was determined that the substance found was not anthrax (1). In the same week, a similar hoax forced the evacuation of an Ontario provincial government building in Toronto (1).…”
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Prediction of Adaptive Self-Regulatory Responses to Arthritis Pain Anxiety in Exercising Adults: Does Pain Acceptance Matter? by Miranda A Cary, Nancy C Gyurcsik, Lawrence R Brawley

“…BACKGROUND: Exercising for ≥150 min/week is a recommended strategy for self-managing arthritis. …”
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Healthy Living: Staying Regular by Linda B. Bobroff, Luisa Oliver-Cordero

“…Having a bowel movement fewer than three times a week is defined as constipation. This condition is very common in persons over age 65. …”
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Splitting of a Dexamethasone Implant (Ozurdex) following the Injection by Oya Donmez, Melih Parlak, Aylin Yaman, Ali Osman Saatci

“…In this brief report, we share our observations on a splitted Dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex) which we discovered a week after the injection. It is likely that implant splitting neither changes the efficacy of the implant nor creates a mishap for the patient.…”
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Comparative analysis of metabolic, reproductive, and sub-clinical mastitis in pure Holstein-Friesian and Sahiwal-crossbred cows by S. M. Khan, R. U. Khan, S. Naz, I. A. Alhidary, N. K. Momand, R. Tiwari

“…F2 cows exhibited the highest milk yield, particularly by week 6, with an overall weekly yield of 183.9 L, while HF cows had the lowest yield at 140.3 L. …”
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Age and diet affect self-resilience of intestinal microbiome in mice by Chenyi Shao, Shenmin Chen, Huan Yang, Mufan Li, Yinhui Liu, Shu Wen, Jing Xiao, Li Tang

“…Gut microbiota in young adult mice recovered in the fourth week. Prevotellaceae and Alloprevotella were significantly higher in the high-fat-diet group than those in the control group. …”
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Descriptive epidemiology of muscle-strengthening activities in Japanese middle-aged and older adults: the Hisayama Study by Jun Hata, Toshiharu Ninomiya, Takanari Kitazono, Takanori Honda, Mao Shibata, Satoko Sakata, Emi Oishi, Yoshihiko Furuta

“…Overall, 162 individuals (4.7%) engaged in muscle-strengthening activities at least 1 day/week, and 133 (3.8%) did so for 2 days or more per week. …”
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Unveiling the Burden of Pruritus: Its Prevalence and Impact on Sleep Quality in Hemodialysis Patients in Somalia by Jeele MOO, Adam AM, Addow ROB

“…We found R2 =  0.10, F (5,293) =  4.38, p < 0.001, in the multiple regression between pruritus and age, sex, duration of hemodialysis and sessions of hemodialysis per week. Also, age group, sex, presence of comorbidities, duration of hemodialysis, sessions of hemodialysis per week, and pruritus have shown R2 =  0.34, F (6,292) =  26, p < 0.001.Conclusion: Pruritus is associated with poor sleep and patients who were living with co-morbidities and patients who were going to hemodialysis for a long time tend to develop pruritus. …”
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Effects of acupuncture-related intervention on chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and quality of life: An umbrella review by Mei-Ling Yeh, Chin-Che Hsu, Matthew Lin, Chuan-Ju Lin, Jaung-Geng Lin

“…Conclusion: The findings of this umbrella review indicate that these benefits were usually noticeable by the second week of treatment, persisted until the sixth week, and then gradually declined. …”
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