Organized Sports, Overweight, and Physical Fitness in Primary School Children in Germany by Clemens Drenowatz, Ronald P. Steiner, Susanne Brandstetter, Jochen Klenk, Martin Wabitsch, Jürgen M. Steinacker

“…Participation in organized sports less than once a week was prevalent in 29.2%, once or twice in 60.2%, and more often in 10.6% of the children. …”
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An open-label, randomized, post-authorization study of mirabegron in Chinese participants with overactive bladder by Zhipeng Zhang, Deyi Luo, Zhong Chen, Peng Zhang, Ganping Zhong, Keji Xie, Zhuoqun Xu, Xudong Li, Jianye Wang, Yingfan Yang, Farid Abdul Hadi, Arianne Schild

“…A dose escalation from 25 mg/day to 50 mg/day was permitted at weeks 4 and 8 according to the investigators' discretion. …”
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Effect of Sling Exercise Therapy combined with Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training for Stroke Patients with Hemiplegia by Wenlin SUN, Dianhuai MENG, Yangyang LIU, Xiaoyong SU, Yang LIU, Fangfang ZHANG, Tiantian ZHAO

“…The above three exercises should be trained alternately, hold for five seconds at the end of each exercise, and then rest for five seconds, 20 minutes one time, twice a day, five days a week, contionus training for six weeks. The combined group received inspiratory muscle strength training on the basis of the sling group, 20 minutes one time, one time a day, five days a week, contionus training for six weeks. …”
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How learning to read Braille in visual and tactile domains reorganizes the sighted brain by Maciej Gaca, Alicja M. Olszewska, Dawid Droździel, Agnieszka Kulesza, Małgorzata Paplińska, Bartosz Kossowski, Katarzyna Jednoróg, Jacek Matuszewski, Aleksandra M. Herman, Artur Marchewka

“…Interestingly, VWFA activation was observed after 1 week in the visual domain but only after 6 weeks in the tactile domain. …”
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Home high-flow therapy during recovery from severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation: a mixed-methods feasibility randomised control trial by Nicholas Hart, Louise Rose, Abdel Douiri, Georgios Kaltsakas, Eui-Sik Suh, Patrick B Murphy, Anne Rossel, Rebecca F D'Cruz

“…Daily HFT usage was 2.7±2.2 hours in week 1, falling to 2.3±1.4 hours by week 4. Temperature and flow settings were modified for comfort in 6 cases. …”
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Effect of the cervical and thoracic “Daoyin” training on posture and pulmonary function in patients with upper crossed syndrome: a randomized controlled trial by Yue Guo, Ming Li, Chaowei Xie, Xiaoyan Liu, Yushan Chen, Jun Yang, Yuxue Wu, Shaoqing Chen, Shizhong Wang, Jianping Lin

“…Intervention Instructed cervical and thoracic “Daoyin” training was given to students in the IG for eight weeks, five days a week for 45 min, whereas students in the CG continued with their usual activities. …”
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Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in Kidney Transplantation Is an Early Marker of Graft Dysfunction and Is Associated with One-Year Renal Function by Isabel Fonseca, José Carlos Oliveira, Manuela Almeida, Madalena Cruz, Anabela Malho, La Salete Martins, Leonídio Dias, Sofia Pedroso, Josefina Santos, Luísa Lobato, António Castro Henriques, Denisa Mendonça

“…We conducted a prospective study in 40 consecutive KTx recipients to evaluate serial changes of uNGAL within the first week after KTx and assess its performance in predicting DGF (dialysis requirement during initial posttransplant week) and graft function throughout first year. …”
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Hydrogen-oxygen mixture inhalation as an adjunctive treatment to home-based exercise in older patients with knee osteoarthritis: an open-label, blinded-endpoint, randomized control... by Chenhui Wang, Mengwei Yan, Yuru Li, Lei Han, Hongqian Wang, Shufeng Jia, Xingchen Liu, Yang Liu, Fan Wu, Baoguo Wang

“…Both groups participated in a 12-week home-based exercise (HBE) program, which included knee-joint exercises and health education. …”
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Therapeutic effect of proprioceptive dolphin assisted activities on health-related quality of life and muscle tension, biomechanical and viscoelastic properties in major depressive... by Brigita Kreivinienė, Laura Šaltytė-Vaisiauskė, Sonata Mačiulskytė

“…The SF—36 scale was used, with levels of QoL compared among: (a) before dolphin assisted activities, (b) after two-week proprioceptive dolphin assisted activities, (c) in a year after two-week proprioceptive dolphin assisted activities. …”
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Association between the intensity of statin therapy and physical activity 1 year after acute coronary syndrome: a multicentre prospective cohort study in Switzerland by David Nanchen, Stephan Windecker, Isabella Locatelli, Nicolas Rodondi, Lorenz Räber, David Carballo, Francois Mach, Olivier Muller, Baris Gencer, Christian M Matter, Roland Klingenberg, Thomas Lüscher, Alex Boudon

“…The level of physical activity in metabolic equivalent-minutes per week (MET-min/week) was first stratified into sedentary and physically active categories and then analysed continuously among physically active patients. …”
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Progression of the faecal microbiome in preweaning dairy calves that develop cryptosporidiosis by M. F. Hares, B. E. Griffiths, L. Barningham, E. E. Vamos, R. Gregory, J. S. Duncan, G. Oikonomou, C. J. Stewart, J. L. Coombes

“…Abstract Background Cryptosporidiosis is a diarrheal disease that commonly affects calves under 6 weeks old. The causative agent, Cryptosporidium parvum, has been associated with the abundance of specific taxa in the faecal microbiome during active infection. …”
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Vagal Blocking Improves Glycemic Control and Elevated Blood Pressure in Obese Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by S. Shikora, J. Toouli, M. F. Herrera, B. Kulseng, H. Zulewski, R. Brancatisano, L. Kow, J. P. Pantoja, G. Johnsen, A. Brancatisano, K. S. Tweden, M. B. Knudson, C. J. Billington

“…Effects on weight loss, HbA1c, fasting blood glucose, and BP were evaluated at 1 week to 12 months. Results. 26 subjects (17 females/9 males, 51±2 years, BMI 37±1 kg/m2, mean ± SEM) completed 12 months followup. …”
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Tryptophan and/or canthaxanthin in quail diets: effects on performance, carcass traits, hematology, blood chemistry and hepatic antioxidant capacity by Khaled H. El-Kholy, Mohamed E. Sokariaa, Mohammed F. El Basuini, Sara F. Fouda, Tarek A. Ebeid, Ibrahim T. El-Ratel, Mahmoud M. Azzam, Alessandro Di Cerbo, Ahmed A. Elolimy, Mahmoud Madkour, Mahmoud Alagawany

“…Chicks in group 1 (T1) served as the control and were fed a basal diet without any supplementation from week 1 to week 5. The second (T2) and third (T3) groups received feed supplemented with 0.01 % Trp and 0.005 % CX, respectively. …”
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UIDSS2024_UID_Summer School 2024, Drawing for the Gods: Selinunte, Temple F by Ornella Zerlenga

“… This year too, UID promoted a new doctoral workshop which, as usual, focused on a specific theme, that is, an intensive training activity carried out over the course of a week, and in which doctoral students from various parts of Italy participated and were guided during the study days by various professors. …”
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Congenital aplasia of left kidney in a brown layer chicken by Alper Sevimli, Deniz Mısırlıoğiu

“…This paper reports a case of aplasia of left kidney encountered in a fifteen-week old Brown layer (Isa Brown) chicken in a commercial farm in Bursa region. …”
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Reflections by Joanne Embree

“…It didn't get done that night or during the next week. Somehow, the topic that I had originally chosen just didn't seem that important anymore as I, along my friends and colleagues, reflected on the changes that the events of that day were likely to have on our lives.…”
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A Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Sustained Efficacy of a Mucus Clearance Device in Ambulatory Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Norman Wolkove, Marc A Baltzan, Hany Kamel, Michael Rotaple

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a mucus clearance device (MCD) (Flutter; Axcan Scandipharm, USA) could consistently improve the bronchodilator response and exercise performance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) when used in an ambulatory setting over a one-week period.…”
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Healthy Living: Tips for Staying Regular by Linda B. Bobroff

“…Constipation means having a bowel movement fewer than three times a week. Stools are usually hard and can be painful to pass. …”
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Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for hypertension complicated by anxiety or sleep disorders: A pilot randomized controlled trial by Xue-Ying Bao, Cun-Zhi Liu, Zi-Tong Qian, Lu Wang, Jian-Feng Tu, Bin-Yan Li, Xiao Wang, Fang Wan, Zhi-Han Li, Zhao-Yi Liu, Liang-Xiao Ma, Li-Qiong Wang

“…The primary outcome was the change in office systolic blood pressure from baseline to week four. Secondary outcomes included changes in office diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale score from baseline to week four. …”
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Observation on therapeutic effect of acupoint application and massage technique in treating constipation after cerebral infarction (穴位贴敷与推拿手法治疗脑梗死后便秘疗效观察)... by GUO Haijiao (果海姣), LIU Ganlu (刘甘露), MA Xiaoxu (马晓旭), SU Rong (苏容), CHEN Cheng (陈程), MA Dayong (马大勇), HU Zhe (胡哲), LIU Wenli (刘文丽), GENG Qingwen (耿庆文)

“…Increased frequency of defecation was reported in three groups in the second week of treatment compared with that in the first week of treatment. …”
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