Elements of Success After Metatarsectomy Healing of Neuropathic Diabetic Foot Ulcers by Hossein Hemmati, Behrang Motamed, Sedighe Masoudi Taramsari, Mohammad Taghi Ashoobi, Mohaya Farzin, Habib Eslami Kenarsari, Rastin Hosseinzaeh Asli, Zahra Abbasi Ranjbar, Milad Sarafi

“…Patients were followed up for two weeks, one month, and three months after surgery and were evaluated for complete recovery, partial recovery, and no response. …”
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Scurvy as a Cause of Leg Pain and Limp in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients by Christopher J. DeFrancesco, MD, David Kell, BA, Sean Owens, BS, Matt Grady, MD, Naomi Brown, MD

“…Key Concepts: (1) Scurvy, the condition caused by vitamin C deficiency, is not a historical disease, with research suggesting that its incidence in the US is on the rise. (2) Scurvy can result in lower extremity pain and limping among children, who may present for orthopaedic evaluation. (3) An increased index of suspicion for vitamin C deficiency should be maintained for any child with a history of restrictive eating, especially those with a history of autism spectrum disorder. (4) Orthopaedic providers should know the specific MRI and x-ray findings characteristic of vitamin C deficiency. (5) Vitamin C levels can be repleted in weeks with proper supplementation, but children with scurvy due to restrictive eating generally require continued intervention from nutrition and/or feeding specialists.…”
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Spatiotemporal Variations in Chemical Composition of Wet Atmospheric Deposition in Mexico City by Elizabeth Vega, Ann Wellens, Ana Luisa Alarcón, Rodolfo Sosa, Monica Solano, Monica Jaimes-Palomera

“…Maximum concentrations of major ions were found in the northern and central part of the megacity, due to the impact of the Tula industrial corridor located north of the city. Weekly pH values varied from 3.6 to 9.4, being 27.1% of the values acidic. …”
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PIVKA-II as a surrogate biomarker for therapeutic response in Non-AFP-secreting hepatocellular carcinoma by San-Chi Chen, Hsiang-Ling Ho, Chien-An Liu, Yi‑Ping Hung, Nai-Jung Chiang, Ming‑Huang Chen, Yee Chao, Muh-Hwa Yang

“…Baseline imaging and PIVKA-II levels were recorded. After 8–12 weeks of treatment, response was evaluated through imaging and repeat PIVKA-II measurements. …”
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Comparison of Pregnancy Outcomes of Women with and Without Hypertension at the Latent Phase of Labor Who Were Under Medical Care for Preeclampsia by Resul Karakus, Cetin Kilicci, Enis Ozkaya, Ezgi Darici, Onder Tosun, Sultan Seren Karakus, Ali Aras

“…Gestational age at delivery was significantly lower in the group with resistant hypertension compared to the normotensive group (34.6 vs. 32.9 weeks, p<0.001). There was a significant difference between the two groups in terms of the rate of preterm delivery (78.5% vs. 66.7%, p=0.04). …”
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Grade IV oral mucositis treatment with Brazilian green propolis mucoadherent gel by Diogo Alvarenga Silva, Patrícia Carlos Caldeira, Silvia Ferreira de Sousa, Vagner Rodrigues Santos

“…Clinical and cellphone monitoring of patients, weekly and daily, respectively, were essential for successful treatment. …”
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Plasma myeloperoxidase interactions with cadmium, lead, arsenic, and selenium and their impact on chronic kidney disease by Hsi-Hsien Chen, Ya-Li Huang, Chih-Yin Wu, Mei-Chieh Chen, Horng-Sheng Shiue, Sheng-Lun Hsu, Ying-Chin Lin, Yu-Mei Hsueh

“…Accordingly, we recruited 395 age- and sex-matched controls and 215 patients with CKD (persistent estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 for a minimum of 12 weeks without hemodialysis). We identified no associations between several MPO genotypes and CKD. …”
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The microbiome of Total Suspended Particles and its influence on the respiratory microbiome of healthy office workers by Giulia Solazzo, Sabrina Rovelli, Simona Iodice, Matthew Chung, Michael Frimpong, Valentina Bollati, Luca Ferrari, Elodie Ghedin

“…Biological and environmental samples were collected over three collection periods lasting three weeks each, between May and July 2022 at the University of Milan and the University of Insubria Como. …”
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Dose-dependent effects of hydroquinone on liver injury and lipid dysregulation based on SCD1/AMPK signaling pathway in C57BL/6 mice by Lijun Zou, Fen Lin, Jinying Wen, Jinyu Huang, Yue Tan, Hui Huang, Gonghua Hu

“…We administered HQ at doses of 0, 12.5, 25.0, and 50.0 mg/kg over a period of 13 weeks, followed by biochemical analyses, RNA sequencing, and Western blotting to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. …”
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Impact of gas flaring on acute respiratory distress among pregnant women and newborn babies in Delta State Central Senatorial District, Nigeria by Omatseye Alero Akuirene, John Esimaje Moyegbone, Charity Omoikhekpen Chukumah, Mercy Ebiyemi Kalaroo, Josiah Obaghwerhievwo Adjene, Emmanuel Agbonomhen Agege, Joseph Onyedenyifa Odoko, Ezekiel Uba Nwose

“…Of the 483 women, 54% suffered from respiratory disease and 33% of the children had been admitted for respiratory distress on a weekly basis. While the age, educational level, gender, and marital status of women were not significant statistically with having children experiencing RDS, bearing children was statistically significant (P<0.001). …”
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Executive function deficit in patients with long COVID syndrome: A systematic review by Siti Maisarah Nasir, Noorazrul Yahya, Kah Hui Yap, Hanani Abdul Manan

“…Background: Post-COVID-19 condition (Long COVID) refers to a condition in which patients endure persistent symptoms for more than 12 weeks, typically occurring at least 3 months after the onset of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. …”
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Chatting your way to quitting: A longitudinal exploration of smokers' interaction with a cessation chatbot by Linwei He, Erkan Basar, Reinout W. Wiers, Marjolijn L. Antheunis, Emiel Krahmer

“…User engagement, therapeutic alliance, and interaction satisfaction were measured weekly, and the trajectory was analyzed using Linear Mixed Models. …”
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Early Serum Heme Oxygenase-1, Soluble Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1, and B-Cell Lymphoma/Leukemia-2 Levels and Unfavorable Obstetric Outcomes by Havva Sutcu, G. Fusun Varol, Cihan Inan, Isil Uzun, N.Cenk Sayin

“…Peripheral blood samples were obtained between 110/7 and 136/7 gestational weeks. All pregnancies were followed up until the outcomes were obtained and classified as preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction, spontaneous preterm birth, gestational diabetes mellitus, fetal macrosomia, and uncomplicated ones. …”
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Rapid aging of influenza epidemics in China from 2005/06 to 2016/17: A population-based study by Weibo Tang, Hao Lei, Nan Zhang, Yaojing Wang, Shimeng Cai, Shuyi Ji, Lei Yang, Mengya Yang, Can Chen, Shigui Yang, Dayan Wang, Yuelong Shu

“…Methods: We collected weekly influenza surveillance data from 2005/06 to 2016/17, and quantified the aging of influenza-like illness (ILI) and influenza virus-positive cases in China via the mean age of the influenza cases and the proportion of individuals aged 65 and above among the influenza cases. …”
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Bacterial community assembly of specific pathogen-free neonatal mice by Elizabeth A. Kennedy, James S. Weagley, Andrew H. Kim, Avan Antia, Anna L. DeVeaux, Megan T. Baldridge

“…Conclusions Assembly of the murine microbiome occurs over the first weeks of postnatal life and is largely complete by day 21. …”
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Clinical Effect of Teucrium polium Extract Ointment on Post Pilonidal Sinus Excision Wound Healing: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Reza Hosseinpour, Nuruddin Hosseini, Seyedeh Fatemeh Hekmatzadeh, Saadat Mehrabi, Hossein Sadeghi Mansourkhani, Marita Mohamadshahi

“…Between-group comparisons showed that from weeks 4 to 8, differences between the three groups were statistically significant (P< 0.001). …”
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Non-lethal sonodynamic therapy mitigates hypertensive renal fibrosis through the PI3K/AKT/mTORC1-autophagy pathway by DanDan Liu, Hui Wang, Jialong Li, Siqi Sheng, Shu Wang, Ye Tian

“…The pumps were implanted in mice, ensuring constant infusion of Ang II at a dose of 1.0 µg/kg per minute for 4 weeks. The mice were exposed to 0.4 W/cm2 intensity ultrasonic radiation for 15 min at 4 h post injection of sinoporphyrin sodium (DVDMS) (4 mg/kg) into the caudal vein was repeated weekly for 4 treatments. …”
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Pegilated interferon alpha 2b «Pegaltevir» chronic hepatitis C treatment (randomized clinical trial) by Marina V. Mayevskaya, Ye. N. Bessonova, P. O. Bogomolov, N. I. Geyvandova, K. V. Zhdanov, V. G. Morozov, V. D. Pasechnikov, I. Yu. Khomenko, A. V. Yagoda, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Assessment of Pegaltevir® efficacy was carried out in 4 weeks (rapid virologic response, RVR) and 12 weeks of treatment (early virologic response, EVR) in groups 1 and 3 in comparison to corresponding scores in groups 2 and 4 (primary criteria of efficacy were estimated in all 140 patients enrolled in original study. …”
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Efficacy of Hymecromone in Post-Cholecystectomy Patients by A V. Okhlobystin, A. К. Ufimtseva, M. A. Tatarkina, O. Z. Okhlobystina, V. T. Ivashkin

“…All patients underwent hymecromone monotherapy for 3 weeks. Patients were randomized to group A and B to receive full-dose or half-dose of the drug respectively.Results. …”
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Impact of corticosteroids on the efficacy of first-line pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer by Amytis Roboubi, Eric Wasielewski, Soraya Bordier, Amélie Turlotte, Geoffrey Pavaut, Arnaud Scherpereel, Alexis Cortot, Clément Gauvain

“…Duration of SC therapy was not associated with PFS (HR = 0.97, 95% CI 0.81–1.15, p  = 0.71), but SC therapy ⩾4 weeks prior to CT-ICI was associated with shorter PFS (HR = 1.07, 95% CI: 1.01–1.14, p  = 0.028). …”
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