Association between alcohol consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes in Japan: a population-base longitudinal cohort study by Yuan-Zhe Huang, Fang Luo, Xiong Ran, Jian Yang, Min Gu, Shao-Quan Zhou

“…Among EFPG individuals, heavy drinkers (Men > 280 g/week, Women > 140 g/week) had an 88% increased T2D risk (HR 1.88, 95% CI 1.24–2.84). …”
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Human-Prosthetic Interaction (HumanIT): A study protocol for a clinical trial evaluating brain neuroplasticity and functional performance after lower limb loss. by Elke Lathouwers, Bruno Tassignon, Alexandre Maricot, Ahmed Radwan, Maarten Naeyaert, Hubert Raeymaekers, Peter Van Schuerbeek, Stefan Sunaert, Johan De Mey, Kevin De Pauw, Kevin De Pauw

“…After 12 weeks, baseline functional performance tests and a quality of life questionnaire will be administered. …”
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The Effect of Baduanjin Qigong on Impact of Disease and Sleep Quality in Elderly Fibromyalgia Patients by Heiresh Saeed Ali, Razieh Khanmohammadi, Elahe Arabameri, Ina Shaw, Brandon Shaw

“…The BQ protocol was conducted for 12 weeks, with sessions held three times a week. The walking group participated in a 12 week fitness walking program. …”
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Protective efficacy of classical vaccines and vaccination protocols against an exotic Newcastle disease virus genotype VII.2 in Belgian layer and broiler chickens by Mieke Steensels, Colas Soldan, Fabienne Rauw, Virginie Roupie, Bénédicte Lambrecht

“…However, despite the observed humoral immunity, viral excretion was not prevented, leading to transmission of the virus to non-infected sentinel birds.In fully field-vaccinated 4-week-old broiler chickens, assessment of vaccine uptake and coverage revealed low levels of ND specific antibodies despite double vaccination at day 1 and day 14. …”
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Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Regulates Scleral Remodeling in a Guinea Pig Model of Form-Deprivation Myopia by Chengcheng Zhu, Qingzhong Chen, Ying Yuan, Min Li, Bilian Ke

“…The sclera of FDM eyes exhibited swollen and distended ER at 4 weeks, as well as significantly increased protein expression of GRP78 and CRT at 1 week and 4 weeks, compared to the sclera of the control eyes. …”
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Effect of IRAK-M on Airway Inflammation Induced by Cigarette Smoking by Haihong Gong, Tao Liu, Wei Chen, Weixun Zhou, Jinming Gao

“…A number of cellular and molecular techniques were used to detect the differences between IRAK-M knockout (KO) and wild type (WT) mice exposed to 3-day or 7-week CS. Results. Airway inflammation was comparable between IRAK-M KO and WT mice under 3-day CS exposure. …”
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Evaluation of Wide Corneal Epithelial Remodeling after Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) with Wide-Field Optical Coherence Tomography by Yiming Ye, Pei Chen, Na Yu, Linxi Wan, Min Lan, Hua Zheng, Keming Yu

“…The ET increases from one week to three months and stabilized from three months to six months. …”
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Physical activity and mental well-being of adolescents: Lessons learned from the COVID-19 lockdown in Serbia by Višnja Đorđić, Miroslav Marković, Svetlana Mirčić Vukobrat, Anita Čikić

“…According to the self-reported moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), participants were divided into three groups: 1) engaged in MVPA for at least 60 minutes every day; 2) engaged in MVPA for at least 60 minutes on 4-6 days per week; and 3) engaged in the same amount of MVPA on 0-3 days per week. …”
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Validity of a smartphone application for self-monitoring psychiatric symptoms in patients with schizophrenia by Sung-Wan Kim, Jae-Kyeong Kim, Min Jhon, Ju-Wan Kim, Seunghyong Ryu, Ju-Yeon Lee, Jae-Min Kim

“…They rated their psychiatric symptoms across five domains—delusions, hallucinations, anxiety, depression, and perceived stress—using an 11-point Likert scale at baseline, 1 week, 8 weeks, and 16 weeks. Test–retest reliability was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) between baseline and 1-week ratings. …”
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Baseline Triglyceride Level Affected the Efficacy of Vildagliptin in Treating Type 2 Diabetes: A Post Hoc Analysis of the VISION Study by Lingli Zhou, Xiaoling Cai, Yingying Luo, Fang Zhang, Linong Ji

“…For patients receiving VLDM, baseline TG≤2.03 mmol/L was associated with significantly greater HbA1c reduction vs. TG>2.03 mmol/L at week 12, but not at week 24. Additionally, multivariate linear regression analysis revealed a significant independent association and an association short of statistical significance between patient baseline TG and the HbA1c-reducing efficacy of VLDM at weeks 12 (P<0.001) and 24 (P=0.082), respectively, while such association was absent for HDM. …”
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Consumption Frequency of Fruit Juices and Sweetened Beverages: Differences Related to Age, Gender and the Prevalence of Overweight Among Polish Adolescents by Wuenstel Justyna W., Wądołowska Lidia, Słowińska Małgorzata A., Niedźwiedzka Ewa, Kowalkowska Joanna, Antoniak Lidia

“…The frequencies of juices and beverages consumption are presented in 5 categories: from less than once a week to daily. On the basis of measurements of body weight and height the relative body mass (rBMI) is calculated, using standardization by Cole. …”
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From ideation to real context of use of a digital solution to promote physical and cognitive training for older adults by Ana Isabel Martins, Ceci Diehl, Telmo Silva, Ana Margarida Almeida, Gonçalo Santinha, Óscar Ribeiro, Nelson P. Rocha, Anabela G. Silva

“…The testing of the prototype included a usability assessment at the laboratory with 14 older adults and a four-week feasibility assessment with five older adults using the digital solution at their homes. …”
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The effect of nutrition-related patterns on primary infertility among couples in Gaza Strip: A case-control study by Amal DHAIR, Maha NUBANI HUSSEINI, Yehia ABED

“…Adjusting covariates showed that 65% of the risk is reduced by consumption of vegetables for more than 3 days/week (P = 0.007) and 54% reduction is achieved with every additional serving of vegetables consumed per day (P = 0.029). …”

Augmenting Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Major Depressive Disorder With Transcranial Infrared Laser Stimulation by Douglas W. Barrett, Christopher G. Beevers, F. Gonzalez-Lima

“…Participants who received TILS to the right forehead once a week for 4 weeks showed a significantly greater reduction of depressive symptoms than participants who received sham/placebo. …”
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Tracing COVID-19 cluster during offline learning in the new era of pandemic by Maria Mardalena Martini Kaisar, Helen Kristin, Tria Asri Widowati, Clarissa Rachel, Anastasia Hengestu, Sem Samuel Surja, Soegianto Ali

“…The implementation of health protocol resulted in a low positive rate compared to North Jakarta's statistics for the same week, preventing the formation of new COVID-19 clusters. …”
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Postural balance impairment following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in the early postoperative period: a prospective cohort study by İnci Hazal Ayas, Seyit Çıtaker, Ulunay Kanatlı

“…Results The OSI and API values recorded on both postoperative day 2 and postoperative week 6 were statistically significantly worse than preoperative values. …”
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Female mice lacking GluA3 show early onset of hearing loss, cochlear synaptopathy, and afferent terminal swellings in ambient sound levels by Indra Pal, Atri Bhattacharyya, Babak V-Ghaffari, Essence Devine Williams, Maolei Xiao, Mark Allen Rutherford, María Eulalia Rubio

“…Auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) were similar in 3-week-old female Gria3WT and Gria3KO mice raised in quiet. …”
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C-Reactive Protein As A Response Indicator In Drug-Naïve Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: A Hospital-Based Study by Ather Muneer, Nargis Munir, Nadia Shams, Mirza Inam, Usman Ghani, Neelam Ayub

“…The baseline CRP levels were measured and depressive symptoms were evaluated using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD) at weeks 0, 6 and 12. The patients with low (≤5 mg/l) and high (>5 mg/l) CRP levels were compared for remission rates at week 12 using Kaplan–Meier survival analysis. …”
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Rationale and Design of a Randomized, Open‐Label, Parallel‐Group Study of Esaxerenone Versus Angiotensin Receptor Blockers in Older Patients With Uncontrolled Hypertension on Calci... by Kazuomi Kario, Tomohiro Katsuya, Tatsuo Shimosawa, Takashi Taguchi, Ayumi Tanabe, Mitsuru Ohishi, the ESCORT‐HT investigators

“…The ESCORT‐HT study is a multicenter, randomized, controlled, open‐label, parallel‐group study with a 4‐week run‐in period and 12‐week treatment period. …”
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Evaluation of humoral immune response and milk antibody transfer in calves and lactating cows vaccinated with inactivated H5 avian influenza vaccine by Mohamed Samy Abousenna, Nermeen G. Shafik, Mahmoud M. Abotaleb

“…Group 1 maintained a stable HI titer of 6 log2, while Groups 2, 3, and 4 peaked at 8, 9, and 9 log2, respectively, by the fourth week post-vaccination. Milk antibody transfer was observed, with strong positive responses in milk samples by the second week post-vaccination. …”
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