Effects of switching from MiniMed™ 640G to 770G on continuous glucose monitoring metrics and DTR‐QOL scores: An observational study of Japanese people with type 1 diabetes mellitus... by Toshiki Kogai, Junko Sato, Haruna Yasuda, Tatsuhiro Ayame, Azusa Ozaki, Eri Takagi, Mami Koshibu, Yuya Nishida, Fuki Ikeda, Hirotaka Watada

“…Results The baseline time in range 70–180 mg/dL was 67.3 (54.8–78.4)%, with a significant improvement beginning 8 weeks after the switch and lasting until 52 weeks. …”
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Protective Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training (MICT) against Vascular Dysfunction in Hyperglycemic Rats by Nurul Paramita, Brilliant C. Puspasari, Randika Arrody, Neng T. Kartinah, Trinovita Andraini, Julfiana Mardatillah, Hardiyanti Rusli, Dewi I. S. Santoso

“…Hyperglycemic animals were subjected to HIIT or MICT protocols six days a week for six weeks. Decapitation was performed the day after the exercise protocols were completed. …”
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High Prevalence of Prediabetes and Associated Risk Factors in Urban Areas of Pontianak, Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Indah Budiastutik, Martha I. Kartasurya, Hertanto W. Subagio, Bagoes Widjanarko

“…The exercise frequency was mostly less than 3 times/week, and the BMI was mainly classified as overweight and obese. …”
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Optimal calorie restriction threshold: effect of FATmax exercise combined with different proportions of calorie restriction on hypercholesterolemia by Yuetong Wu, Li Zhang, Jing Li, Boyang Xue, Wenyuan Shang, Yingli Lu

“…Background/ObjectivesTo evaluate the impact of maximal fat oxidation intensity exercise combined with calorie restriction intervention on lipid-related parameters in a hypercholesterolemic population, and to determine if an optimal range of calorie restriction exists for effectively enhancing blood lipid profiles.MethodsA 4-week intervention study combined exercise and calorie restriction for 64 patients aged 18–60 with secondary hypercholesterolemia. …”
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The Microbiota Determines Susceptibility to Experimental Autoimmune Uveoretinitis by Jarmila Heissigerova, Petra Seidler Stangova, Aneta Klimova, Petra Svozilkova, Tomas Hrncir, Renata Stepankova, Miloslav Kverka, Helena Tlaskalova-Hogenova, John V. Forrester

“…We found that GF mice and mice where the microbiota was reduced one week before EAU induction were protected from severe autoimmune inflammation. …”
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Frequency of television viewing and association with overweight and obesity among women of the reproductive age group in Myanmar: results from a nationwide cross-sectional survey by Rajat Das Gupta, Ibrahim Hossain Sajal, Mehedi Hasan, Ipsita Sutradhar, Mohammad Rifat Haider, Malabika Sarker

“…The odds of being overweight and obese were 20% higher (adjusted OR (AOR) 1.16, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.32; p=0.023) among those who watched television at least once a week compared with those who did not watch television at all. …”
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Voluntary Forelimbs Exercise Reduces Immobilization-Induced Mechanical Hyperalgesia in the Rat Hind Paw by Kumiko Ishikawa, Satoshi Oga, Kyo Goto, Junya Sakamoto, Ryo Sasaki, Yuichiro Honda, Hideki Kataoka, Minoru Okita

“…In the IM and EX groups, the bilateral ankle joints of each rat were immobilized in full plantar flexion with a plaster cast for eight weeks. In the EX group, voluntary exercise using nonimmobilized forelimbs in the running wheel was administered during the immobilization period, while hind limbs were kept immobilized (60 min/day, 5 days/week). …”
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Insulin Treatment Attenuates Small Nerve Fiber Damage in Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes by Laura J. Andreasen, Rikke K. Kirk, Christian Fledelius, Mark A. Yorek, Jens Lykkesfeldt, Thorbjorn Akerstrom

“…During the 12-week treatment period, blood glucose and body weight were monitored weekly, whereas Hargreaves’ test was performed four, eight, and 12 weeks after treatment initiation. …”
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Smartphone applications for physical activity and sedentary behaviour change in people with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Kacie Patterson, Rachel Davey, Richard Keegan, Nicole Freene

“…Smartphone applications produced a significant increase of 40.35 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity per week (7 studies; p = 0.04; 95% CI 1.03 to 79.67) and 2,390 steps per day (3 studies; p = 0.0007; 95% CI 1,006.9 to 3,791.2). …”
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Out-of-field dose assessment for pencil beam scanning proton radiotherapy versus photon radiotherapy for breast cancer in pregnant women by Menke Weessies, Murillo Bellezzo, Britt J.P. Hupkens, Frank Verhaegen, Gloria Vilches-Freixas

“…Results: At 20 weeks, PBS-PRT including imaging delivered 22.4 mSv, reducing dose 3.4-fold versus 6FF XRT and 2.5-fold versus 6FFF XRT. …”
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Assessment of Eccentric-Concentric Exercises Applied in Different Resistances in Terms of Strength by Oktay Çakmakçı, Ali Tatlıcı

“…These groups were named as control group (CG) (age 21.00 ± 2.44 years, height 178.13 ± 6.83 cm, body weight 80.13 ± 12.14 kg), eccentric group (EG) (age 22.22 ± 2.99 year, height 178.22 ± 5.95 cm, body weight 71.22 ± 9.36 kg), con-eccentric group (CEG) (age 21.22 ± 2.86 year, height 177.22 ± 4.68 cm, body weight 71.89 ± 13.93 kg) and modified con-eccentric group (MCEG) (age 21.67 ± 2.59 year, height 177.00 ± 4.30 cm, body weight 75.22 ± 8.16 kg). During the 8-week training period, 4 sets of leg extension exercises with different loads were applied to the training groups 3 days a week. …”
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Social issues in general practice – a survey assessing the interprofessional perspective of general practitioners and social workers regarding frequency, challenges, and needs by Tonia Gerber, Laura Diaz Hernandez, René Rüegg, Dunja Vetter, Andreas Zeller

“…GPs face a median of 3 patients with social problems per week (IQR 5.2). They reported encountering patients facing “Finance” issues most frequently, with 78.8% encountering such cases between “more than 3 patients per week” and “1–3 patients per month”. …”
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Does the Frequency of Watching Television Matters on Overweight and Obesity among Reproductive Age Women in Ethiopia? by Mohammed Ahmed, Abdu Seid, Adnan Kemal

“…The results from this study demonstrated that watching television at least once a week is associated with obesity among reproductive age women in Ethiopia. …”
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Electroacupuncture for mild-to-moderate dry eye: study protocol for a multicentre, randomised, single-blind, sham-controlled trial by Yue Zhao, Guang Yang, Yun-Qiong Lu, Mei-Yan Li, Jue Hong, Yan-Ting Yang, Xue-Jun Wang, Xie-He Kong, Zhao Ma, Xin-Yun Huang, Yue-Lan Zou, Xing-Tao Zhou, Xiao-Peng Ma

“…A total of 168 patients with DE will be enrolled and randomly assigned to EA or sham EA groups to receive 4-week consecutive treatments and follow-up for 24 weeks. …”
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Effects of group sports activities on physical activity and social interaction abilities of children with autism spectrum disorders by Yu Xing, Yu Xing, Shuaibin Huang, Yatong Zhao, Xueping Wu

“…The experimental group performed group sports activities for 60 min/time, 4 times/week, for a total of 12 weeks, while the control group maintained the traditional sports activities of Peizhi School. …”
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Zingiber striolatum phytochemicals ameliorated hyperglycemia symptoms by modulating gut microbial communities in mice with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Tingting Liu, Xiaodong Ge, Lu Song, Huanhuan Wu, Xue Qian, Bowen Jia, Chao Zhao, Yi Zhuang

“…However, the regulatory influence of Z. striolatum ethanol extract (ZSE) on the gut microbiota of T2DM mice or its potential relationship with T2DM pathology remains unexplored.MethodsAfter a one-week acclimation period, 12 mice were randomly selected as the normal group. …”
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From strain to strength: a yearlong study on the transformative influence of inner engineering online program on mental well-being by Ashwin Swaminathan, Braiden DeSchryver, Akila Rayapuraju, Julianna Barbaro, Hibiki Orui, Balachundhar Subramaniam, Preeti Upadhyay Reed

“…The global PSQI score reduced at the week 6 timepoint by 1.3 (95% C.I. 0.49–2.0, p < 0.01) with medium effect size and was sustained until 1 year.DiscussionWithin 6 weeks of participating in IECO, regular practice of SMK significantly reduced stress, improved sleep quality, and boosted mindfulness. …”
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Epicardially Placed Bioengineered Cardiomyocyte Xenograft in Immune-Competent Rat Model of Heart Failure by Ikeotunye Royal Chinyere, Pierce Bradley, Joshua Uhlorn, Joshua Eason, Saffie Mohran, Giuliana G. Repetti, Sherry Daugherty, Jen Watson Koevary, Steven Goldman, Jordan J. Lancaster

“…The improvements were detectable at seven weeks post-graft implantation despite an antibody response beginning at week one and peaking at week three. …”
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Exploring the Determinants of Long-Term Physical Activity Maintainenance from a Maintainers Perspective: What do they say? by Livia Kellerhals, Claudio R. Nigg

“…Methods A constructivist grounded theory approach was employed to explore the phenomenon through obtaining the information from the PA maintainers themselves (n=10; mean age=39 (SD=16) years old; 60% female; mean moderate-to vigorous PA=567 (SD=670) min/week; mean strength training 2.6 times per week at 57 min per time; PAM mean=16.5 (SD=10.6, range=5-35) years; 50% rural, 20% agglomeration, 30% urban). …”
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Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Dairy Manure Compost with Alkaline Walnut Hull Biochar by Joshua B. Gurtler, Charles A. Mullen

“…Compost with 8.1 log CFU/g of EC + 10% amended biochar was held at 22 °C and analyzed for EC weekly. The control treatment sustained ca. 8.7 log CFU of EC through week 7; however, the bacterium was not detected by direct plating in WHCB compost (below the detection limit) by day 7, through the entire 49 days (which may be attributed to increased compost alkalinity [i.e., pH 10.76]). …”
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