Successful Treatment of Linear Psoriasis With the IL-17a-Antagonist Ixekizumab: A Case Report by Christov S, Ohm F, Augustin M, Wagner JN

“…Ixekizumab, a IL-17A antagonist, was administered leading to a rapid and significant reduction in disease severity within the first 16 weeks. The Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) decreased from 12.5 to 1.0 and as well as the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) improved to 1. …”
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Multistrategic Approaches in the Treatment of Acute Migraine During Pregnancy: The Effectiveness of Physiotherapy, Exercise, and Relaxation Techniques by Özge Baykan Çopuroğlu, Mehmet Çopuroğlu

“…Each intervention lasted 8 weeks. The primary outcomes included migraine frequency, severity (measured by VAS), and duration. …”
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Case Report: Nephrotic syndrome as the primary manifestation of Alport syndrome in a Chinese pediatric patient by Yue Song, Yifei Li, Liqun Lu, Changqiang Yang, Jing Lu

“…The patient had not responded to treatment by the end of 4 weeks, so he was diagnosed with steroid-resistant NS. …”
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Yersinia Infection with Clostridium Difficile Colitis by M.J. Fishman, M.A. Noble, H.J. Freeman

“…All patients seen during a two year period with diarrhea within four weeks of antibiotic therapy, a positive tool culture for C difficile and a positive stool cytotoxin assay specific for C difficile were investigated. …”
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Effect Of Zinc And Ingredients Of Protein Supplement On Sperm Parameters And Male Reproductive Hormones- An RCT Study by Saira Safdar, Irfan Afzal Mughal, Noor Ul Ain, Sidra Jabeen, Muhammad Hassaan Farooq, Asma Irfan

“…Semen Analysis of Male Sprague Dawley rats of all 3 groups was evaluated after 8 weeks. Sperm parameters and serum levels of Male Reproductive Hormones were measured at the beginning and the end of the study. …”
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Differentially Expressed MicroRNAs in the Development of Early Diabetic Retinopathy by Qiaoyun Gong, Jia’nan Xie, Yang Liu, Ying Li, Guanfang Su

“…We exposed human retinal endothelial cells (HRECs) and a cell line of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells to high glucose (25 mmol/L, 1–7 days) to mimic DR progression and used streptozotocin-injected rats (4–8 weeks) for an in vivo diabetes model. HREC/RPE viability decreased after 24 h incubation and diminished further over 6 days, and Hoechst staining revealed hyperglycemia-induced HREC/RPE apoptosis. …”
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The role of fat-soluble vitamins for graft-versus host disease after myeloablative conditioning in allogeneic stem cell transplanted patients by Kristin J. Skaarud, Anne Marte Gudmundstuen, Maiju Pesonen, Marianne J. Hjermstad, Per Ole Iversen, Geir E. Tjønnfjord

“…Multivariable analysis adjusted for treatment group, age, pre-transplant vitamin level and risk factors for GvHD did not change the results. Six weeks post-transplantation, higher levels of vitamin E were associated with less acute GvHD grades 3–4, (p = 0.012). …”
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Responsiveness of hand-held dynamometry for measuring changes in trunk muscle strength in people with chronic low back pain by Shouq Althobaiti, Janet A. Deane, Deborah Falla

“…Methods Maximum isometric trunk strength was measured using both a HHD and an isokinetic dynamometer (ID) in 21 participants with chronic LBP both before and after 6 weeks of progressive trunk resistance exercises. …”
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The Effect of Telenursing on Disease Outcomes in People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Narrative Review by Mina AkbariRad, Mohsen Dehghani, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Ashkan Torshizian, Nikoo Saeedi, Mehrdad Sarabi, Mahdieh Sahebi, Mohammad Taghi Shakeri

“…Both male and female patients were considered in the included studies, with mean age of 56.2 years old and a follow-up range of 12 weeks to 18 months. Findings showed that telenursing or nurse telephone follow-up significantly increased mean self-care efficacy score, improved adherence to the treatment regimen, decreased glycosylated hemoglobin and plasma glucose levels (but not lipid profile and body mass index), and improved quality of life compared to the routine care in people with T2DM. …”
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Comparable Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training and Prolonged Continuous Exercise Training on Abdominal Visceral Fat Reduction in Obese Young Women by Haifeng Zhang, Tom K. Tong, Weifeng Qiu, Xu Zhang, Shi Zhou, Yang Liu, Yuxiu He

“…Forty-three participants received either HIIT (n=15), MICT (n=15), or no training (CON, n=13) for 12 weeks. The abdominal visceral fat area (AVFA) and abdominal subcutaneous fat area (ASFA) of the participants were measured through computed tomography scans preintervention and postintervention. …”
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Family-centered Health Education Intervention for Improving Iron−folic Acid Adherence and Anemia Reduction among Antenatal Mothers in Rural Jodhpur: A Quasi-experimental Study by Gyanendra Singh, R. Ranjitha, Pritish Baskaran, Akhil Dhanesh Goel, Manoj Kumar Gupta, S. Dileepan, Yachana Choudhary, V. R. Rehana, Pankaja Ravi Raghav

“…All pregnant women of gestational age 14–16 weeks with mild and moderate anemia were included and interviewed along with hemoglobin and ferritin estimation. …”
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Impact of Hepatitis B Exposure on Sustained Virological Response Rates of Highly Viremic Chronic Hepatitis C Patients by Ioannis S. Elefsiniotis, Christos Pavlidis, Elena Vezali, Theodoros Mariolis-Sapsakos, Sotirios Koutsounas, George Saroglou

“…Methods. 185 consecutive CHC patients (14.4% cirrhotics, 70.2% prior intravenous drug users) treated with pegylated interferon-a2b plus ribavirin, for 24 or 48 weeks based on viral genotype, were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Fundus Examination of 23,861 Newborns by Digital Imaging in Ningbo by Delin Liu, Jiao Zheng, Yi Lu

“…The average gestational age was 37.9 ± 5.6 weeks, and the average birth weight was 3,189 ± 417 g. …”
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Whole-body photobiomodulation therapy for chronic pain: a protocol for a feasibility trial by Nicola R Heneghan, Andrew Soundy, Bethany Fitzmaurice, Asius Rayen

“…The intervention will comprise 18 treatments over 6 weeks, with 6-month follow-up, in the whole-body photobiomodulation device. …”
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Relationships between structural changes, marker of apoptosis and metabolic parameters in the retina of rats with diabetes and myopia by I.M. Mikheytseva, А. Ahmed, S.G. Kolomiichuk, O. V. Artemov

“…Material and Methods: Fifty-five Wistar rats (age, 2 weeks) were used in experiments. High myopia was produced in animals by surgically fusing the eyelids of both eyes. …”
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The effectiveness of self-differentiation training on family process and marital intimacy in couples with marital conflict by Seyedeh Farzaneh Jafari, Kobra Kazemian Moghaddam, Maryam Gholamzadeh Jofreh

“…The intervention consisted of eight weekly 90-minute self-differentiation training sessions. …”
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Mechanical properties and durability against the dry termite attacks of particleboard made from bamboo with citric acid as adhesive by Ragil Widyorini, Ari Puspa Yudha, Ganis Lukmandaru, Tibertius Agus Prayitno

“…The dry termite resistance was then analyzed for its weight loss and mortality after 6 weeks. The results showed that interaction between two factors affected significantly on thickness swelling, water absorption, modulus of elasticity, and modulus of rupture. …”
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A single-surgeon experience with the internal joint stabilizer of the elbow across 56 cases by John J. Heifner, MD, Gagan Grewal, MD, Christopher J. Castagno, MD, Gil Gontre, MD

“…The mean time to removal was 21.1 weeks. Discussion: Our utilization of the IJS of the elbow has evolved from simple dislocations to complex instability cases. …”
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The Effects of High-Fidelity Simulation on Salivary Cortisol Levels in SRNA Students: A Pilot Study by Terri Jones, Sarah Goss, Bethany Weeks, Hiroko Miura, Damian Bassandeh, Dennis Cheek

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Non-linear dose-response relationship between uterine artery pulsatility index and risk of preeclampsia in early pregnancy: A secondary analysis based on a nested cohort study. by Shaou Wang, Hao Dong

“…And the PI values of left and right uterine arteries of the subjects were obtained by transabdominal ultrasound using GE color doppler diagnostic device in early pregnancy (11-13 + 6 weeks), and finally the mean value of both was calculated and recorded as UtA-PI. …”
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