Effects of a Multicomponent Exercise Program on Groups of Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Low Schooling: A Pilot Study by Neildja Maria da Silva, Monalisa Silva de França, Dellis Kariny Freitas Holanda de Almeida, Evelin Suyany Guedes de Lima, Vinícius Hugley Brito dos Santos, João Victor de Araújo Souza, Ana Rodriguez Larrad, Débora de Almeida Aloise, Núbia Maria Freire Vieira Lima

“…Twenty-one older people were randomly assigned to two groups: G1 (n = 11) and G2 (n = 10); sixteen of whom completed the sixteen sessions over a six-week period, three times a week. During eight sessions, G1 performed adapted dual-task multicomponent exercises (strengthening, balance, and cognition) and G2 simple multicomponent exercises (strengthening and balance), and both groups engaged in eight additional sessions of simple multicomponent exercises. …”
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Study on the Correlation between Pain and Cytokine Expression in the Peripheral Blood of Patients with Bone Metastasis of Malignant Cancer Treated Using External Radiation Therapy by Yaling Lou, Yu Chen, Yumei Yuan, Ronghua Wang, Hanmin Shan

“…The clinical characteristics and peripheral venous blood were collected from patients one week before and one week after radiotherapy. The preradiotherapy and postradiotherapy pain scores, quality of life (QOL), and blood cytokine profiles of the patients to that of the controls were collected to identify pain-related cytokines. …”
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Deanxit Combined with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Treating 31 Cases of Post-stroke Depression by Dujuan GE, Liyu WU, Sanfeng SUN, Lei SHANG, Qingjuan YANG, Xiaoru YANG, Qingxi ZHAO

“…After treatment of one week, two weeks, four weeks and eight weeks, the NIHSS score in the two groups was respectively decreased, and MBI score was respectively increased compared with that before treatment; the NIHSS score in the treatment group was lower than that of the control group, the MBI score was higher than that of the control group, and the difference was significant after treatment of one week, four weeks and eight weeks (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05, <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01). …”
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The effect of a combined long‐duration static stretching and resistance training regimen on a competitive bodybuilder: A case study by Kai A. Homer, Eric R. Helms, Alyssa‐Joy Spence

“…A case‐study was conducted on a competitive bodybuilder implementing long‐duration, high‐intensity stretching of the plantar flexors (60 min 6x/week for 12 weeks) in conjunction with their habitual RT. …”
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Lichen Planus Induced by Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a Therapy in a Patient Monitored for Delta Hepatitis by Safak Kaya, Eyup Arslan, Birol Baysal, Sule Nergiz Baykara, Ozlem Ceren Uzun, Sehmuz Kaya

“…He was therefore started on subcutaneous pegylated interferon alfa-2a therapy at 180 mcg/week for delta hepatitis. At month 4 of therapy, the patient developed diffuse eroded lace-like lesions in oral mucosa, white plaques on lips, and itchy papular lesions in the hands and feet. …”
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The Effectiveness of Fluorescent Light Energy as Adjunct Therapy in Canine Deep Pyoderma: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Andrea Marchegiani, Alessandro Fruganti, Andrea Spaterna, Matteo Cerquetella, Adolfo M. Tambella, Susan Paterson

“…Assessments were undertaken weekly for 8 weeks and every 2 weeks thereafter until 12 weeks after enrolment. …”
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Binge-like sucrose consumption reduces the dendritic length and complexity of principal neurons in the adolescent rat basolateral amygdala. by Masroor Shariff, Paul Klenowski, Michael Morgan, Omkar Patkar, Erica Mu, Mark Bellingham, Arnauld Belmer, Selena E Bartlett

“…We used Golgi-Cox staining to impregnate principal neurons from the BLA of short- (4 week) and long-term (12 week) sucrose consuming adolescent rats and compared these to age-matched water controls. …”
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Aerobic-exercise training effects on immunological markers in individuals on highly active antiretroviral therapy in Uganda by Constance Adron Nakayiza Nsibambi, Mshilla Maghanga, Edward Ojuka, Mwebaze Nicholas

“…They were randomly assigned to either a control group (Group 1): who did not participate in the aerobic exercise, or an experimental group (Group 2): where a 12-week moderate intensity aerobic exercise, for not less than 3 times a week, and for at least 45 minutes per session was administered. …”
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Harlequin Ichthyosis: Case Series by Huriye Ezveci, Sukran Dogru, Fatih Akkus, Kazim Gezginc

“…Study Design: The study includes instances of HI that were diagnosed at the clinic throughout 2018–2023. The week of diagnosis, ultrasonographic findings, week of birth, and findings at the time of delivery for all patients were acquired via electronic reports and archival data. …”
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Narrative mobile video game-based cognitive training to enhance frontal function in patients with mild cognitive impairment by Yeseul Choi, Jae-Sung Lim, Hagyun Choi, Yong Hoe Ryu, Eunkyung Seong, Inseok Park, Dong Won Kang, Jae-Hong Lee, Dong-Wha Kang

“…This study aimed to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of narrative video game-based cognitive intervention for MCI. A four-week (± 1-week) mobile game intervention was given to 17 MCI participants (mean age (SD) = 72.8(4.75)). …”
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Influence of Dietary Factors on Helicobacter pylori and CagA Seroprevalence in Bulgaria by Daniel Yordanov, Lyudmila Boyanova, Rumyana Markovska, Juliana Ilieva, Nikolay Andreev, Galina Gergova, Ivan Mitov

“…Frequent (>5 days per week) yoghurt consumption also was associated with lower H. pylori virulence of the strains (CagA IgG OR, 0.56 with 95% CI, 0.341–0.921). …”
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Developing human upper, lower, and deep lung airway models: Combining different scaffolds and developing complex co-cultures by Rasika S Murkar, Cornelia Wiese-Rischke, Tobias Weigel, Sascha Kopp, Heike Walles

“…While PET membranes (30 µm thickness) were unsuitable for alveolar models due to their stiffness and relatively high Young’s modulus, a combination of collagenous scaffolds seeded with Calu-3 cells and fibroblasts, showed increased mucus production going from week 1 to week 4 of air lift culture. Meanwhile standard electrospun polymer membrane (50–60 µm thick), which possesses a considerably low modulus of elasticity, offered higher flexibility and supported co-cultures of primary alveolar epithelial (huAEC) and endothelial cells (hEC) in concert with lung biopsy-derived fibroblasts which enhanced maturation of the tissue model. …”
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The Impact of Ramadan Fasting on Salivary Oxidative Stress in Relation to a Gingival Health Condition by Ryam Abdul Kareem Hussein, Baydaa Hussein Awn

“…The sample collection process entailed taking saliva from each student three times—1 week prior to Ramadan’s commencement (T0), during its last week (T1), and 1 month after its end (T2). …”
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A Review of Perfluoroalkyl Acids (PFAAs) in terms of Sources, Applications, Human Exposure, Dietary Intake, Toxicity, Legal Regulation, and Methods of Determination by Katarzyna Sznajder-Katarzyńska, Magdalena Surma, Iwona Cieślik

“…As summarized in this study, PFAAs levels need further assessment due to the science-based TWI standards laid down by the EFSA’s CONTAM Panel regarding the risk to human health posed by the presence of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid in food (tolerable weekly intakes of PFOA and PFOS set up to 6 ng·kg−1·bw·week−1 and 13 ng·kg−1·bw·week−1, respectively). …”
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Chronic glomerulonephritis of the mixed type in patient with HBV-infection (<i>Clinical case</i>) by V. S. Adonyeva, A. B. Botchkarev, O. S. Saurina

“…Treatment included entecavir 0,5 mg per day for 12 wks with normalization of transaminase levels, virologic response (DNA НВV under 50 МЕ/ML) at the 30th week, НВе seroconversion at the 42nd week of treatment.Conclusions. …”
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Effect Observation on Quanjing Acupuncture combined with Blood-letting Cupping Therapy on Upper Extremity Spasticity in Recovery Stage of Stroke by Zhulian ZHAN, Lu YANG, Mali XI, Xiaoying HU, Guoping ZHOU

“…The control group received routine diagnosis and rehabilitation treatment, and Quanjing acupuncture treatment, once a day, six times a week, two weeks in each course, continuous treatment for two courses; the treatment group was treated combined with blood-letting cupping therapy on the basis of the control group, once every other day, three times a week, two weeks in each course, continuous treatment for two courses.Modified MAS scale was used to evaluate the degree of upper limb spasm;simplified Fugl-Meyer motor function scale (FMA) was used to assess the limb motor function of patients; Barthel index (BI) was used to assess the daily living ability of patients.Results:Compared with the treatment before, MAS score of both groups was significantly lower, FMA score and BI score were significantly higher, with statistically significant difference (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); Compared with the control group, MAS score of the treatment group decreased more significantly after treatment, FMA score and BI score improved more significantly, with statistically significant difference (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05);the effective rate of spasm improvement in the treatment group was significantly higher than that in the control group, with statistically significant difference (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Quanjing Acupuncture therapy combined with blood-letting cupping therapy can improve the degree of upper limb spasm, motor function and daily living ability of stroke patients at recovery stage, and has a good clinical effect.…”
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Exercise Training Prevents Decrease in Luminal Capillary Diameter of Skeletal Muscles in Rats with Type 2 Diabetes by Takeshi Morifuji, Shinichiro Murakami, Naoto Fujita, Hiroyo Kondo, Hidemi Fujino

“…The DBEx group was trained on a treadmill 5 times a week for 3 weeks. No significant differences in the capillary-to-fibre ratio or the capillary density were observed between the 3 groups. …”
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Acute Putrescine Supplementation with Schwann Cell Implantation Improves Sensory and Serotonergic Axon Growth and Functional Recovery in Spinal Cord Injured Rats by J. Bryan Iorgulescu, Samik P. Patel, Jack Louro, Christian M. Andrade, Andre R. Sanchez, Damien D. Pearse

“…In the current study we investigated whether the concurrent delivery of the polyamine putrescine, started either 30 min or 1 week after SCI, could enhance the efficacy of SCs when implanted subacutely (1 week after injury) into the contused rat spinal cord. …”
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Effects of Endurance Training and Chlorogenic Acid on Oxidative and Nitrosative Stress Markers in Prediabetic Male Mice by Sahar Ghasemi Pour, Sayyed M. Marandi

“…The exercise protocol was performed incrementally (speed 15–23 m/min) for 10 weeks (three sessions per week for 45 min) on a treadmill. …”
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A case of immune checkpoint inhibitor-related conjunctivitis controlled by tacrolimus eye drops by Ayaka Kawaguchi, Hayato Tanaka, Hitoshi Tabuchi, Kei Nakai, Atsuki Fukushima

“…One week later, there was a remarkable improvement in the conjunctival symptoms. …”
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