The Role of Aspartate Aminotransferase/Platelet Ratio Index Score in Predicting Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy and its Relationship with Total Bile Acid Level: A Case-Contro... by Merve Demir, Emre Sertel

“…CONCLUSIONS: In the future, the APRI score calculated in the first trimester of pregnancy may be used as a tool to predict ICP that may occur in the following weeks. There may be a positive correlation between APRI score and serum TBA level in patients with ICP. …”
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Escherichia coli in the T11-12 Thoracic Vertebrae: A Case Report by Weng D, Zhou H, Huang G, Cao Q, Wang H, Cao Z, Xie Q

“…With a total effective antibiotic treatment period of 7 weeks, the patient recovered without resorting to surgical interventions.Conclusion: This is a rare case of acute thoracic spondylitis caused by E. coli, successfully treated without surgery. …”
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Urban-Rural Differences in the Association Between Internet Use Trajectories and Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Adolescents: Longitudinal Observational Study by Yujie Liu, Xin Ge, Ying Wang, Xue Yang, Shangbin Liu, Chen Xu, Mi Xiang, Fan Hu, Yong Cai

“…MethodsThis longitudinal study used 3-wave data from the 2014-2018 China Family Panel Study. Weekly hours of internet use and depressive symptoms were measured using self-reported questionnaires. …”
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Features of Crohn's Disease Depending on the Age of Disease Onset by E. G. Ganich, O. B. Shchukina

“…We observed 180 patients with an established diagnosis of Crohn's disease for 52 weeks, followed by a retrospective assessment. Patients were divided into three groups depending on the age of the onset of the disease according to the Paris classification (A1, A2, A3). …”
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Comparison of serum ischemia modified albumin levels between preeclamptic and healthy pregnant women by Dinç Zuhal, Çakar Erbil, Kumru Pınar, Erel Özcan, Neşelioğlu Salim, Cimsit Nilüfer, Boz Gizem

“…A total of 134 pregnant women (66 preeclamptic and 68 healthy pregnant) between 18-45 years of age and between 24- 41 gestational weeks participated. Serum IMA levels were measured by the Albumin Cobalt Binding (ACB) test. …”
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Temporal associations between microclimate, adult Aedes mosquito indices, and dengue cases at the residence level in Malaysia: Implications for targeted interventions. by Nur Athen Mohd Hardy Abdullah, Nazri Che Dom, Biswajeet Pradhan, Siti Aekball Salleh, Rahmat Dapari

“…<h4>Methods</h4>In this longitudinal study, field data were collected over 26 weeks using data loggers, gravid oviposit sticky (GOS) traps, and non-structural 1 (NS1) test kits in both non-dengue hotspot (NDH) and dengue hotspots (DH). …”
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Prediction of ACL Injuries from Vertical Jump Kinetics in Division 1 Collegiate Athletes by Marisa Pontillo, Shawn M Hines, Brian J Sennett

“…ACL injuries were considered for this study if they occurred no more than 10 weeks after a jump test. The outcome variables were load, explode, and drive, operationally defined as the average eccentric rate of force development, average relative concentric force, and concentric relative impulse, respectively, which the system normalized to T scores. …”
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Hymecromone Efficacy in the Treatment of Biliary Pancreatitis by A. V. Okhlobystin, M. A. Tatarkina, O. Z. Okhlobystina, S. A. Budzinskiy, P. V. Pavlov, L. A. Labut

“…All patients received hymocromone (Odeston®) 400 mg tid for 3 weeks. An analysis of the efficacy and safety of the studied drug was performed on the 21st day of treatment based on the results of laboratory tests, abdominal ultrasound, cholecystography and endosonography of the pancreatobiliary zone, quality-of-life assessment according to the SF-36 questionnaire, the frequency and severity of adverse effects (AE).Results. …”
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Dynamic Impact of the Sleep Disorder, Depression and Anxiety on the Cognitive Function in the First-Episode Depressive Patients by Zhang W, Zhou N, Li J

“…Three visits were set at baseline at the 4th and the 8th weeks. Latent Growth Curve Models (LGCM) were used to analyze the changing tendency and correlation between sleep disorder, depression, anxiety status, and cognitive function in patients with MDD.Results: Baseline sleep status in patients with MDD could predict cognitive function (p=0.043) and changes in cognitive function (p=0.016), and changes in depressive symptoms could negatively predict cognitive function (p=0.021). …”
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Amine modified sodium alginate: Synthesis, characterization and in vivo evaluation in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) by Samira Salarvand, Seyed Amir Hossein Jalali, Nasrollah Mahboobi Soofiani, Alireza Allafchian

“…Finally, its effects were assessed orally in rainbow trout (3 ± 0.3 g) for 6 weeks at 2 levels (2.5 and 5 g kg-1). The characterization showed that the chemical modification process was successful, and amine groups were incorporated into the alginate structure. …”
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Sex differences in anaerobic performance in CrossFit® athletes: a comparison of three different all-out tests by Tomás Ponce-García, Jerónimo García-Romero, Laura Carrasco-Fernández, Alejandro Castillo-Domínguez, Javier Benítez-Porres

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted over 2 weeks. Fifty CrossFit® athletes (25 men and 25 women) voluntarily participated in the study. …”
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Assessment of Physicochemical Parameters of Harvested Rainwater in Hamuhambo Town Council Rubanda District. by Atuheire, Israel

“…The study accessed some of the physicochemical parameters such as pH, Temperature, turbidity, Electrical conductivity, Dissolved Oxygen, and TDS across eight stations that included 3 community tanks (at a primary school, at a church, and a health center III hospital) and 5 individual household tanks by sampling once after eight weeks of harvest and storage of rainwater, to establish the water quality as there is a risk of contamination during harvesting and storing. …”
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Inhaling arsenic aggravates airway hyperreactivity by upregulating PNEC-sourced 5-HT in OVA-induced allergic asthma by Xue Lu, Zhu-Xia Tan, Ya-Xin Yao, Ze-Yan Li, Yan-Yan Zhu, Qian-Qun Yang, Zhao Li, Kun Peng, Yan Wang, De-Xiang Xu

“…BALB/c mice on postnatal day (PND) 28 were exposed to ddH2O or NaAsO2 aerosol for 4 hours daily over 5 consecutive weeks via respiratory tract. Mice were sensitized by intraperitoneal injection of ovalbumin (OVA) combined with Alum Adjuvant on PND42 and PND56. …”
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A Bayesian analysis of birth pulse effects on the probability of detecting Ebola virus in fruit bats by Pleydell, David R.J., Ndong Bass, Innocent, Mba Djondzo, Flaubert Auguste, Meta Djomsi, Dowbiss, Kouanfack, Charles, Peeters, Martine, Cappelle, Julien

“…The model predicts that annual birth pulses most likely give rise to annual outbreaks, although more complex dynamic patterns – including skip years, multi-annual cycles and chaos – may be possible. Weeks 30 to 31 of each year were estimated to be the most likely period for isolating the circulating virus in Cameroon. …”
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A Prospective Randomized Study for Comparison of Modified Proximal Femoral Plate with Dynamic Hip Screw System by Jitendra Wadhwani, Ramchander Siwach, Himanshu Bansal, Roop Singh, Pradeep Kamboj, Hemant More

“…Results: In the DHS group and PFLCP group, the mean time to union was 18.3 and 17.2 weeks, respectively. Significant shortening at final follow-up occurred in 15.68 and 12% of patients (<i>p</i> = 0.59). …”
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A smartphone-guided secondary prevention digital health application reduces systolic blood pressure in patients with chronic coronary syndrome and insufficient blood pressure contr... by Philip Düsing, Stephan H. Schirmer, Sebastian Schäfer, Alexander Krogmann, Jan-Malte Sinning, Nikos Werner, Florian Bönner, Alexander Sedaghat, Cornelius Müller, Irina Eckardt, Georg Nickenig, Andreas Zietzer

“…From the original cohort, subgroups of patients with systolic BP ≥140 mmHg (n = 44), ≥130 mmHg (n = 89) and diastolic BP ≥90 mmHg (n = 28) were analyzed for BP reduction after 12 weeks.ResultsIn patients with systolic BP ≥140 mmHg, the intervention group showed a reduction in systolic BP by 15.5 mmHg (± 16.7 mmHg, p = 0.0001), which was greater compared to the control group (6.0 ± 13.0 mmHg, p = 0.058). …”
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Can the 3rd Hour Value of 100 g Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Be Ignored in the Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus? by Mehmet Metin Altay, Serdinç Özdoğan, Aytaç Tohma, Sertaç Esin, Okyar Erol, Orhan Gelişen, Melih Akkuş, Sinan Karadeniz

“…STUDY DESIGN: During the first 8 months of 2010, 6909 patients between 24 and 28 weeks’ of gestation were screened with 50 g glucose challenge test and 140 mg/dl or higher plasma glucose levels were further evaluated with 100 g OGTT to diagnose gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). 1195 patients’ test results were acquired for this retrospective study. …”
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Yiqi Fumai Lyophilized injection protects cardiac contractility in a rat model of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction by modulating SERCA2 by Yongwei Nie, Lu Chen, Yanxin Zhang, Yuqing Yao, Zizhuo Xue, Na Guo, Meixiu Wan, Zhi Li, Chunhua Liu, Dekun Li, Aichun Ju

“…YQFM was administered via intravenous injection for two weeks. Cardiac contractility was evaluated using echocardiography. …”
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Case report: an unusual long-term evolution of a diffuse midline glioma, H3K27 altered by Michael Griessmair, Michael Griessmair, Claire Delbridge, Claus Zimmer, Eva Mayr, Arthur Wagner, Julian Canisius, Marie-Christin Metz, Benedikt Wiestler, Benedikt Wiestler

“…BackgroundAs diffuse midline glioma, H3K27 altered, is a rare tumor entity with poor prognosis and few therapeutic options, only little is known so far about the genetic factors that influence tumorigenesis and the course of tumor development.PresentationWe present the case of a 38-year-old female patient who suffered from nausea, fatigue, and intermittent walking impairment, which developed over the course of four weeks. Initial MRI showed an irregularly shaped, contrast-enhancing tumor around the third ventricle with central necrosis, most likely originating from the right thalamus. …”
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Contemporary Management of Patients With Chagas Cardiomyopathy in Bolivia by Evan Czulada, BS, Sascha Bercovitch, BA, Yazan Alshawkani, MD, Natalia Noya Weise, MD, Adriana E. Hernani Rodrigo, BS, Ronald Gustavo Durán Saucedo, MD, Marcelo Buhezo Chamón, MD, Robert H. Gilman, MD, David T. Martin, MD

“…More than 70% of cardiologists cared for CCM patients daily or weekly. More frequent prescription of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (73%) and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (82%) for heart failure was reported compared to β-blockers. …”
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