Lymphoadenopathies caused by Bartonella henselae by V.S. Zhukovskiy, O.V. Prokopiv, I.R. Trutyak, M.V. Pankiv

“…In the second case, a subfebrile body temperature, a painful lymph node in the right axillary area for 3 weeks were the reason to perform an invasive surgery twice for diagnosed bacterial process of unknown etiology. …”
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Self-reported sleep in late pregnancy in relation to birth size and fetal distress: the E Moe, Māmā prospective cohort study by Laura D Howe, Sarah-Jane Paine, T Leigh Signal, Bronwyn Sweeney, Monique Priston, Diane Muller, Kathy Lee, Mark Huthwaite, Philippa Gander

“…Objectives To explore associations between features of sleep during pregnancy and adverse outcomes for the infant.Setting E Moe, Māmā is a cohort study in Aotearoa/New Zealand that investigates self-reported sleep and maternal health in late pregnancy and the postpartum period.Participants Women (N=633; 194 Māori) reported detailed information on their sleep duration, quality, disturbances, disorders (snoring, breathing pauses, twitching legs, restless legs) and daytime sleepiness between 35 and 37 weeks gestation.Outcome measures Birthweight and fetal distress during labour were extracted from medical records. …”
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Influence of caffeic acid and Bacillus coagulans supplementation on growth, digestive enzymes, immune response, and antioxidant gene expression in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and... by Seyedeh Shiva Alavinejad, Mehdi Soltani, Seyed saeed Mirzargar, Poulin Shohreh, Ali Taherimirghaed

“…Fish (21.0 ± 0.5 g) divided into four groups: control group (CD, commercial basal diet), caffeic acid (CA, 5 g/kg feed), B. coagulans (BC, 2×107 CFU/g feed), and CA+BC (5 g/kg + 2×107 CFU/g feed) for 8 weeks, followed by a 14-day challenge with A. hydrophila. …”
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Effects of adding a kind of compound bio-enzyme to the diet on the production performance, serum immunity, and intestinal health of Pekin ducks by Yuxiao Li, Jie Zhou, Tong Guo, Huiya Zhang, Chang Cao, Yingjie Cai, Jiqiao Zhang, Tao Li, Jianqin Zhang

“…Ducks were raised until 35 days of age, with weekly measurements of growth performance. At day 35, serum immunoglobulins were measured, carcass traits were recorded, and cecal contents were analyzed using 16S rRNA sequencing and metabolomics. …”
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Management of extremity and pelvic fractures in earthquake: our observations and recommendations by Bugra Kundakci, Akif Mirioglu, Bugra Eraslan, Hakki Can Olke, Mustafa Tekin, Melih Bagir, Yusuf Kemal Arslan

“…Closed fractures should be treated conservatively and definitive surgical procedures should be postponed to the following weeks.…”
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Associations of Alpha and Beta Interhemispheric EEG Coherences with Indices of Attentional Control and Academic Performance by Vasavi R. Gorantla, Sarah Tedesco, Merin Chandanathil, Sabyasachi Maity, Vernon Bond, Courtney Lewis, Richard M. Millis

“…Control data were acquired during a session of acclimation to the research protocol 3 d before an initial examination in anatomy-physiology (control exam) and were repeated five weeks later, 3 d before a second exam covering different anatomy-physiology topics (comparison exam). …”
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The Effect of Low Carbohydrate Diet on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Xiaoshuai Zhang, Yang Zheng, Yanan Guo, Zhiwen Lai

“…Stratified analyses indicated that LCD lasting longer than 4 weeks had a stronger effect on increasing FSH levels (MD = 0.39, 95% CI (0.08, 0.71), P<0.05), increasing SHBG levels (MD = 5.98, 95% CI (3.51, 8.46), P<0.05), and decreasing T levels (SMD = −1.79, 95% CI (−3.22, −0.36), P<0.05), and the low-fat and low-CHO LCD (fat <35% and CHO <45%) had a more significant effect on the levels of FSH (MD = 0.40, 95% CI (0.09, 0.71), P<0.05) and SHBG (MD = 6.20, 95% CI (3.68, 8.72), P<0.05) than the high-fat and low-CHO LCD (fat >35% and CHO <45%). …”
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The Neurogenic Effects of Pasak bumi (Eurycoma longifolia Jack) and Seluang Fish (Rasbora spp.) in Malnutrition-Induced Rat by Didik Dwi Sanyoto, Triawanti Triawanti, Meitria Syahadatina Noor, Dimas Ikhsan Airlangga

“…The treatment groups received different interventions for five weeks: standard feed alongside pasak bumi extract for the P1 group, standard feed and DHA for the P2 group, standard feed in combination with pasak bumi extract and DHA for the P3 group, seluang fish for the P4 group, and pasak bumi extract and seluang fish for the P5 group. …”
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Ex Vivo Expansion of Murine MSC Impairs Transcription Factor-Induced Differentiation into Pancreatic β-Cells by Dario Gerace, Rosetta Martiniello-Wilks, Rosaline Habib, Binhai Ren, Najah Therese Nassif, Bronwyn Anne O’Brien, Ann Margaret Simpson

“…Luc2-expressing MSCs persisted for 2 and 12 weeks, respectively, in NOD and NOD/Scid mice. Ex vivo expanded MSCs were transduced with the HMD lentiviral vector (MOI = 10) to express furin-cleavable human insulin (INS-FUR) and murine NeuroD1 and Pdx1. …”
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Treatment of uterine fibroid: focus on endometrial receptivity. A pilot randomized prospective study by Yulia E. Dobrokhotova, Irina A. Lapina, Valeriia M. Gomzikova, Yury А. Sorokin, Eleonora T. Khatagova, Ayshan R. Allakhverdieva, Mariya A. Olkhovskaya

“…A pilot randomized prospective study was conducted, which included 45 patients of reproductive age with UF sized less than 12 obstetric weeks, mostly intramural localization (types 3–6 according to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics). …”
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Burden of caregivers of older people in Sri Lanka: an overlooked concern in the health care system by Nirmala Rathnayake, Wedura Kannangara, Thilina Abeygunasekara, Warsha De Zoysa, Dhammika Palangasinghe, Sarath Lekamwasam

“…The validated Sinhala version of the Short Form-36 questionnaire (SF-36) was also administered simultaneously. After two weeks, 60 caregivers were re-assessed using the BSFC-s. …”
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Clinical Features of Combined Central Retinal Artery and Vein Occlusion by Hao Wang, Yongye Chang, Fen Zhang, Rong Yang, Suxia Yan, Jieying Dong, Minglian Zhang, Shaomin Peng

“…Capillary nonperfusion (CNP) was seen in 21 eyes (63.6%), and in 14 (42.2%) of these, CNP was larger than 10 disc areas. At 2 to 3 weeks after presentation, BCVA improved in 23 eyes (71.9%) and further deteriorated in 5 eyes (15.6%). …”
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Efficacy of solution-focused brief therapy versus case management for psychological distress in adolescents and young adults in a community-based youth mental health service in Sin... by Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar, Edimansyah Abdin, Charmaine Tang, Cheryl Yunn Shee Foo, Tianyi Hui, Nur Khairunisa Binte Ngaiman, Darshan s/o Dahjalarrajah, Yi Chian Chua, Yi Ping Lee

“…Participants receiving SFBT are hypothesised to have greater improvements in self-reported psychological distress, from baseline to 8 weeks, compared with the control group. Secondary outcomes are self-reported depression and anxiety symptoms, and functional impairment. …”
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ASSESSING DIFFERENT STRATEGIES FOR CONTROLLING WEEDS IN MAIZE CULTIVATION WITHIN THE DERIVED SAVANNA AGRO-ECOLOGY IN NIGERIA by Olagbemi Peter AFON, Oluwakemi Olajumoke AJAYI, Adesike Oladoyin OLAYINKA, Emmanuel Ajibola OLAGUNJU, Gabriel Olulakin ADESINA

“…Weed parameters include: weed population, dry weed biomass and weed control ratio at 3, 6 and 9 weeks after sowing. Parameters on maize yield include number of seeds per cob, grain weight of seeds per cob, cob length, weight of 100 seeds per plot, grain weight per plot and grain weight per hectare. …”
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Using Dose-Effect Relationship for Optimising Systemic Corticosteroid Dosage in Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by O. P. Alekseeva, S. V. Krishtopenko, A. A. Alekseeva

“…The effect was evaluated past two weeks and at a time of complete withdrawal of prednisone using the generally accepted clinical response and remission criteria. …”
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The Assessment of Different Dietary Selenium Resources on Reproductive Performance, Spawning Indicators, and Larval Production of Red Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus × O. niloticu... by Mohammed A. E. Naiel, El-Sayed H. Eissa, Yasmin M. Abd El-Aziz, Saadea Saadony, Heba E. Abd Elnabi, Salah El-Sayed Sakr

“…Each formulated diet was supplied to three broodfish cement ponds, and the reproductive traits of 18 adult female fish were monitored over 25 weeks. The findings showed that female fish fed NPSe-enriched diets had significantly higher viscera, liver, and gonad weight than other experimental groups. …”
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The role of diet therapy in insulin resistance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome by H.B. Semenyna, T.V. Fartushok, N.V. Fartushok, N.Ya. Dumanchuk, O.M. Yurchyshyn

“…A review and analysis of studies on the effects of a ketogenic diet for 12 weeks, in which 14 overweight women with a diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome, participated. 40 articles were studied using bibliographic and analytical methods. …”
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Analgesic efficacy and safety of methylene blue combined with cocktail for periarticular infiltration following total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized, controlled study by Yijiang Deng, Yong Yang, Feng Zhu, Wenzhi Liu, Jiarui Chen, Guangmin Xu

“…Moreover, it synergistically enhanced the local anesthetic analgesia and provided sustained pain relief for at least 4 weeks.…”
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Comparative effects of different dietary pectin types on growth performance and intestinal health in pearl gentian grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀ × E. lanceolatus♂) by Lulu Zhu, Xiaoxue Meng, Xuehan Wang, Jiongting Fan, Beiping Tan, Junming Deng

“…Each diet was randomly assigned to triplicate groups of 35 juvenile groupers (6.66 ± 0.07 g) per tank in a rearing system for 10 weeks. Daily growth coefficient and feed conversion ratio were calculated to assess growth performance, while intestinal mucosal barrier function as well as intestinal physical, chemical, immune, and biological barrier was evaluated to assess intestinal health. …”
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Identifying Digital Markers of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a Remote Monitoring Setting: Prospective Observational Study by Heet Sankesara, Hayley Denyer, Shaoxiong Sun, Qigang Deng, Yatharth Ranjan, Pauline Conde, Zulqarnain Rashid, Philip Asherson, Andrea Bilbow, Madeleine J Groom, Chris Hollis, Richard J B Dobson, Amos Folarin, Jonna Kuntsi

“…MethodsWe collected data over 10 weeks from 20 individuals with ADHD and 20 comparison participants without ADHD between the ages of 16 and 39 years. …”
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