Outcomes of operative and nonoperative management of myotendinous Achilles tendon ruptures: a systematic review by Darius L. Lameire, Luca Ramelli, Mansur Halai, David Wasserstein, Sam Si-Hyeong Park

“…For nonoperatively treated patients, one group underwent immobilization for a total of 6 weeks and one study treated patients with functional rehabilitation. …”
Get full text

Early versus Delayed Phacoemulsification and Intraocular Lens Implantation for Acute Primary Angle-Closure by Yun-Hsuan Lin, Cheng-Hsiu Wu, Shih-Ming Huang, Chen Hsieh, Henry Shen-Lih Chen, Wan-Chen Ku, Ming-Hui Sun, Wei-Wen Su

“…Patients who underwent phaco/IOL had better IOP control, improved vision, deeper ACD, and wider angle and required less antiglaucoma medications than those who underwent LPI alone. Performing phaco/IOL weeks to months after the initial LPI did not appear to adversely affect outcomes compared with those of early phaco/IOL.…”
Get full text

Time-Restricted Feeding Reinforces Gut Rhythmicity by Restoring Rhythms in Intestinal Metabolism in a Jetlag Mouse ModelSummary by Hui Leng, Theo Thijs, Louis Desmet, Guillaume Vanotti, Mona Farhadipour, Inge Depoortere

“…Methods: C57BL/6J male mice were subjected to chronic jetlag or night-TRF for 4 weeks. An around-the-clock bulk-RNA sequencing study was performed on the jejunal mucosa. …”
Get full text

Climate drives the long-term ant male production in a tropical community by Adriana Uquillas, Nathaly Bonilla, Stephany Arizala, Yves Basset, Héctor Barrios, David A. Donoso

“…In this Panamanian tropical rainforest, traps were deployed for two weeks during the wet and dry seasons. Short-term changes in the timing of male flying activity were pronounced, and compositionally distinct assemblages flew during the wet and dry seasons. …”
Get full text

Masticatory Ability for a Single Implant Mandibular Overdenture Retained by Two Different Attachments: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Marwa Abdel AaL, Amr Naguib, Ahmed Salah, Karim Foda, Nora Sheta, Nouran Abdel Nabi

“…The same masticatory ability questionnaire was used to record masticatory ability for both groups after 2 weeks of pickup and 3-, 6-, 9-, 12-, and 24-month follow-up. …”
Get full text

Improved symptomatic, functional, and fluoroscopic outcomes following serial “series of three” double-balloon dilation for cricopharyngeus muscle dysfunction by Derrick R. Randall, Lisa M. Evangelista, Maggie A. Kuhn, Peter C. Belafsky

“…We employ a progressive series of three double-balloon dilations separated by 4–6 weeks between procedures as a primary treatment option. …”
Get full text

High-intensive physical rehabilitation approach in children and adolescents with acquired brain injury during subacute phase (REHABILITY): a feasibility study protocol by Jan Willem Gorter, Christiaan Gmelig Meyling, Olaf Verschuren, Ingrid Rentinck, Irene van der Steen, Raoul Engelbert

“…Frequent and systematic assessment (baseline, each consecutive 6 weeks -if applicable- and at discharge) through a core set of outcome measures will provide insights into the degree of recovery of motor and cognitive functioning. …”
Get full text

Wish-Granting Interventions Promote Positive Emotions in Both the Short and Long Term in Children with Critical Illnesses and Their Families by Hannah Roberts, Jenny Cook, Apple Lee, Wei Kok Loh, Nigel Teo, Joanne Su Yin Yoong, Marguerite Gorter-Stam

“…Objectives: To evaluate the effects of wish-granting interventions on children and parents during and post intervention—both in the weeks after, and up to 5 years after—and to examine any differences between these two groups. …”
Get full text

To study the role of tofacitinib and betamethasone pulse in the treatment of vitiligo at a tertiary care centre: an observational comparative study by Rashmi Singh, Surabhi Shandilya, Kamalpreet Kaur Bhaikhel, Gopi Krishna Maddali

“…Group A patients were prescribed betamethasone 4 mg twice weekly, and group B patients were given tofacitinib 5 mg twice daily, followed by sun exposure in both groups, and photography was done at each monthly visit. …”
Get full text

Comparative analysis of land-based vs. water-based balance training on quality of life and physical and psychological deficits in athletes with chronic ankle instability: a randomi... by Aynollah Naderi, Khadije Ahi

“…Methods Forty-one athletes with chronic ankle instability (CAI) were randomly assigned to water-based (WBBE, n = 21) or land-based (LBBE, n = 20) balance exercise groups, completing 24 sessions of 30–45 min over 8 weeks. Assessments before and after the interventions included functional ankle instability (CAIT), kinesiophobia (TSK-17), quality of life (SF-36), dynamic postural control (Y Balance Test), and functional performance (Figure-8 hop and single-limb side-hop tests). …”
Get full text

Identification of important genes related to ferroptosis in early missed abortion based on WGCNA by Yulu Zeng, Jiayi Gan, Jinlian Cheng, Changqiang Wei, Xiangyun Zhu, Shisi Wei, Lihong Pang

“…Abstract Early missed abortion is defined as a pregnancy of ≤ 12 weeks in which there is a cessation of life in the developing embryo or fetus, leading to its retention within the uterine cavity without being spontaneously expelled promptly. …”
Get full text

Surgical Outcomes and Associated Morbidity of Active and Expectant Management of Second-Trimester Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) by Jessian L. Munoz, Rachel Counts, Amanda E. Lacue, Kayla E. Ireland, Patrick S. Ramsey, Kristyn Brandi

“…Of these, (41.1%) elected for active management and 20 (58.9%) for expectant management but ultimately required delivery prior to 28 weeks’ gestation. Baseline demographics were similar between groups. …”
Get full text

Efficacy of preoperative pulmonary rehabilitation in lung cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Yalun Guo, Mengdie Pan, Meidi Xiong, Miao Liu, Na Zhu, Haoxu Dong, Chunhua Zhang

“…The results of subgroup analysis suggested that the effect of combined preoperative and postoperative rehabilitation was significantly better than that of preoperative rehabilitation alone, and the effect of short-term preoperative pulmonary rehabilitation (≤ 3 weeks) was significantly better than that of long-term rehabilitation. …”
Get full text

Persistence of the Immune Response to an Intramuscular Bivalent (GI.1/GII.4) Norovirus Vaccine in Adults by Geert Leroux-Roels, Robert L. Atmar, Jakob P. Cramer, Ian Escudero, Astrid Borkowski

“…Results: For single-dose 15/50 recipients (N = 105), GI.1-specific and GII.4c-specific histoblood-group antigen-blocking (HBGA) antibodies appeared to have persisted to 5 years, waning from a peak at 4 to 8 weeks, and plateauing above baseline after 3 years. …”
Get full text

The Efficiency of Anterior Repositioning Splints in the Management of Pain Related to Temporomandibular Joint Disc Displacement with Reduction by Malgorzata Pihut, Malgorzata Gorecka, Piotr Ceranowicz, Mieszko Wieckiewicz

“…Pain intensity was evaluated using the Verbal Numerical Rating Scale (VNRS) immediately before the treatment and then after 4 and 16 weeks. The obtained data were analyzed using the Mann–Whitney U test p≤0.005. …”
Get full text

BRAIN CHANGER. Felice Jacka, 321 pages, Macmillan, 2019 (ISBN: 978-1-76055-651-8) by Cécil J.W. Meulenberg

“…Also included is the Modified Mediterranean Diet (ModiMED) food pyramid, and several ModiMEd recipies (used in the SMILES study), as well a weekly meal planner, that all could be of use to get started with an easy intervention study. …”
Get full text

Reliability of the Tuck Jump Assessment Using Standardized Rater Training by Kevin Racine, Meghan Warren, Craig Smith, Monica R. Lininger

“…Raters used the online standardized training, scored 41 videos of participants' TJAs, then scored them again two weeks later. Reliability estimates were determined using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) for total scores of 10 technique flaws and Krippendorff α (K α) for the individual technique flaws (ordinal)…”
Get full text

Effects of lifetime feeding of hydrolyzed yeast to broiler breeders on egg production, quality, and hatchling attributes by Anderson N. Maina, Hagen Schulze, Elijah G. Kiarie

“…The birds were placed for the current study at 22 weeks of age (woa) in 16-floor pens (20 ♀ and 2 ♂/pen) based on rearing diet identity. …”
Get full text

Breaking the cycle: a pilot study on autonomous Digital CBTe for recurrent binge eating by Rebecca Murphy, Charandeep Khera, Emma L. Osborne

“…The intervention, called Digital CBTe, comprised 12 sessions over 8–12 weeks delivered autonomously (i.e., without external support). …”
Get full text

Finding Ways to Lift Barriers to Care for Chronic Pain Patients: Outcomes of Using Internet-Based Self-Management Activities to Reduce Pain and Improve Quality of Life by Kevin Rod

“…Compliance was encouraged via weekly email reminders and phone calls during the observation period. …”
Get full text