Can physical education state policies impact on youth’s health behaviors? A natural experiment study by Lizandra Barbosa da Silva, Maria Cecília Marinho Tenório, Clarice Maria de Lucena Martins, Caroline Ramos de Moura Silva, Rafael Miranda Tassitano

“…It was observed that before policy implementation, most of the students (♂: 72.4%; ♀: 69.0%) was not engaged in any PE class during the week. After policy implementation the proportion of students who had at least one PE class/week increased (♂: 68.7%; ♀: 68.9%). …”
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Exploring the Determinants of Long-Term Physical Activity Maintainenance from a Maintainers Perspective: What do they say? by Livia Kellerhals, Claudio R. Nigg

“…Methods A constructivist grounded theory approach was employed to explore the phenomenon through obtaining the information from the PA maintainers themselves (n=10; mean age=39 (SD=16) years old; 60% female; mean moderate-to vigorous PA=567 (SD=670) min/week; mean strength training 2.6 times per week at 57 min per time; PAM mean=16.5 (SD=10.6, range=5-35) years; 50% rural, 20% agglomeration, 30% urban). …”
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Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Dairy Manure Compost with Alkaline Walnut Hull Biochar by Joshua B. Gurtler, Charles A. Mullen

“…Compost with 8.1 log CFU/g of EC + 10% amended biochar was held at 22 °C and analyzed for EC weekly. The control treatment sustained ca. 8.7 log CFU of EC through week 7; however, the bacterium was not detected by direct plating in WHCB compost (below the detection limit) by day 7, through the entire 49 days (which may be attributed to increased compost alkalinity [i.e., pH 10.76]). …”
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Pilot study of extended-release lorcaserin for cocaine use disorder among men who have sex with men: A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial. by Glenn-Milo Santos, Janet Ikeda, Phillip Coffin, John E Walker, Tim Matheson, Matthew McLaughlin, Jennifer Jain, Eric Vittinghoff, Steven L Batki

“…Twenty-two of a planned 45 cisgender MSM with CUD were enrolled and had weekly follow-up visits during a 12-week treatment period, with substance use counseling, urine specimen collection, and completion of audio-computer assisted self-interview (ACASI) behavioral risk assessments. …”
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The Effects of Bromocriptine on Preventing Postpartum Flare in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients from South China by Qiu Qian, Liang Liuqin, Li Hao, Yuan Shiwen, Zhan Zhongping, Chen Dongying, Lian Fan, Xu Hanshi, Yang Xiuyan, Ye Yujin

“…Clinical features were recorded every 4 weeks. Serum prolactin and estradiol levels were measured at the second week and the second month after delivery. …”
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Effect Analysis on Suspension Exercise Training Combined with Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Treatment of Post-stroke Pusher Syndrome by Chuan HU, Xiao YANG, Ying GU, Min LIU, Xin WANG

“…The intensity was 25%, the threshold was 30%-70%, the frequency was 10 Hz, the stimulation time was 1.5 s, the interval time was 10 s, and each time was about 20 min, once a day, 6 days once a week. The trunk control ability, balance function, body tilt degree and activities of daily living were evaluated by Trunk control test (TCT), Berg balance scale (BBS), scale for contraversive pushing (SCP) and modified Barthel Index (MBI) before treatment, 4 weeks and 8 weeks after treatment.Results:There was no significant difference in TCT, BBS, SCP and MBI scores between the treatment group and the control group before treatment respectively (<italic>P</italic>&gt; 0.05). …”
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Technological Properties of Model System Beef Emulsions with Encapsulated Pumpkin Seed Oil and Shell Powder by Slaviša Stajić, Ana Kalušević, Igor Tomasevic, Biljana Rabrenović, Anđelija Božić, Petar Radović, Viktor Nedović, Dušan Živković

“…The nitrite depletion rate during the seven-week storage was lower in C treatments. Moreover, higher lightness, yellowness and hue angle could be expected, as well as lower hardness, springiness, cohesiveness and chewiness. …”
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Photostimulation decreases fearfulness, but improves growth performance and egg quality of breeder Pekin ducks by E.M. Oluwagbenga, J.M. Schober, M.M. Bergman, D.M. Karcher, C. Chavez, G.S. Fraley

“…We measured bodyweight at weeks 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, 19, and 29, feed intake at weeks 1 to 7 and feed conversion ratio (FCR) was calculated for weeks 1, 2, and 5. …”
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Antifungal efficacy of chitosan-mediated fenugreek nanocomposite incorporated in tissue conditioner by Mohika Damle, Ponsekar Abraham Anandapandian, B. Eswaran, Swapnaneel Pradhan, Silvin Joe C J, Shreyas Dhumke

“…Aim: To synthesize Chitosan mediated Fenugreek nanocomposite (1.5 %,2 %,2.5 % by weight concentrations) and evaluate its antifungal efficacy on heat cure denture base relined with tissue conditioner mixed with nanocomposite by assessing fungal colony formation after 1st day, 1st week and 2nd week. Methodology: After synthesizing chitosan mediated fenugreek Nanocomposite, its characterization was performed using SEM, FTIR analysis and UV–Vis spectroscopy. …”
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Evaluation of pre-exposure vaccine effectiveness against mpox during the 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in the Madrid region (Spain): a test-negative design by José Francisco Barbas del Buey, Jesús Íñigo Martínez, Marcos Alonso García, Andrés Aragón Peña, Laura Montero Morales, Araceli Arce Arnáez

“…VE increases, with a statistically significant time–response effect, being greater than 77.4% with a 95% confidence level from week 7. The VE at eighth week of vaccination was 99% (95% CI 81.7% to 99.9%).Conclusions The effectiveness of single-dose pre-exposure vaccination against mpox seems very high. …”
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Effectiveness of a Shoulder Exercise Program in Division I Collegiate Baseball Players During the Fall Season by Hillary A. Plummer, Shannon M. Plosser, Paul R. Diaz, Nicholas J. Lobb, Lori A. Michener

“…Players performed a program of shoulder stretching and strengthening exercises, three times/week for one month and then one time/week for two months. …”
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Infectious Aortitis with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a 47-Year-Old Female with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Valerie R. Ramiro, Carmegie C. Saliba, John Anthony D. Tindoc, Marinette R. Jambaro, Enrique M. Chua, Donna Ricca M. Hornilla, Maria Teresa B. Abola

“…She was admitted for a week at a provincial hospital and was given an unrecalled antibiotic with resolution of symptoms. …”
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Effect of breathing exercises with biofeedback on blood pressure in pre-hypertensive women: a randomised controlled trial by Afaf M. Botla, Reham S. Ebrahim, Soheir M. Elkosery, Ahmed M. Darwesh, Dina M.A. Mohamed

“…They were divided randomly into two equal groups, with ages ranging from 30 to 40: study group (group A) who performed slow abdominal breathing (six cycles/minute) combined with frontal electromyography (EMG) biofeedback training (3 days per week for 10 sessions) and a control group (group B) who performed slow abdominal breathing (six cycles/minute, 3 days per week for 10 sessions). …”
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Influence of organism stimulation with bacterial lipopolysaccharide on the metabolism of the extracellular matrix of the heart of rats under conditions of experimental metabolic sy... by O.Ye. Akimov, A.O. Mykytenko, V.O. Kostenko

“…Lipopolysaccharide of S. typhi was administered according to the scheme: the first week, 0.4 μg/kg 3 times intraperitoneally, then once a week 0.4 μg/kg throughout the experiment. …”
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Comparative effects of gong’s mobilization and mobilization with movement in patients with adhesive capsulitis: a randomized clinical trial by Fareeha Amjad, Hasha Asghar

“…These outcome measures were assessed at baseline, after 6 treatment sessions (2 weeks) and conclusively after 12 treatment sessions (4 weeks). …”
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Cytopathological characteristics for provoked lesions of squamous epithelia of digestive system in animal models by V. G. Shestakova, L. I. Nigmatullina, I. B. Atadzhanov, S. A. Donskov, Yu. V. Kozlovskaya, I. S. Dolgopolov, M. Yu. Rykov

“…The first (I) and second (II) control groups of animals were exposed to mechanical trauma of the oral mucosa with additional application of 0.9 % NaCl solution and 1 % aqueous dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solution with a frequency of 2 times a week. The third group of animals, i.e. the main group (4-NQO), was subjected to mechanical traumatization of the oral mucosa with additional application of 1 % DMSO aqueous solution containing 0.1 mg/ml of 4 nitroquinoline-N-oxide, with a frequency of 2 times a week. …”
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A Randomized Clinical Trial of a Functional Electrical Stimulation Mimic to Gait Promotes Motor Recovery and Brain Remodeling in Acute Stroke by Xiuyuan Zheng, Danfeng Chen, Tiebin Yan, Dongmei Jin, Zhiqiang Zhuang, Zhimei Tan, Wei Wu

“…Stimulation lasted for 30 minutes in each session for 3 weeks. All of the subjects were assessed at baseline and after weeks 1, 2, and 3. …”
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Protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial examining the effects of temporarily pausing Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy to coincide with SARS-CoV-2 vaccination... by Abhishek Abhishek, Jonathan A Cook, Helen M Parry, Anne Francis, Lelia Duley, Vicki S Barber, Paul Moss, Nicholas Peckham

“…This study aims to determine in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) if a 3-week pause in Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy (BTKi) starting 1 week before delivery of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine booster, improves vaccine immune response when compared with continuation of BTKi.Methods and analysis An open-label, randomised controlled superiority trial will be conducted in haematology clinics in approximately 10 UK National Health Service (NHS) hospitals. …”
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Effect on Movement and Balance Function with Robot Training for Stroke Patients in Lower Limb Rehabilitation by Zhiyuan WU, Kunbin LI, Shuwei LOU, Xianli YAO, Pingge SUN, Xiaoxing LI

“…The control group received routine rehabilitation training,30 min per day, once a day, five days a week, continuous treatment for eight weeks. The observation group received lower limb rehabilitation robot training based on the control group, and the standing angle, step mode, left/right leg movement range were choosed according to the patient's physical condition, set the walking frequency about 20 to 30 steps per minute, the training frequency was 30 min per day, once a day, five days a week, continuous treatment for eight weeks. …”
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Differential impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol consumption between Scottish men and women: controlled interrupted time series analysis by Peter Anderson, Eileen F S Kaner, Jakob Manthey, Jürgen Rehm, Amy O'Donnell, Eva Jané Llopis

“…Objective To assess the immediate impact of the introduction of minimum unit pricing (MUP) in Scotland on alcohol consumption and whether the impact differed by sex, level of alcohol consumption, age, social grade and level of residential deprivation of respondents.Design Primary controlled interrupted time series analysis and secondary before-and-after analysis of the impact of introducing MUP in Scotland using alcohol consumption data for England as control.Setting Data from Kantar Worldpanel’s Alcovision survey, a continuous retrospective online timeline follow-back diary survey of the previous week’s alcohol consumption.Participants 53 347 women and 53 143 men.Interventions Introduction of a minimum price of 50 pence per UK unit (6.25 pence/g) for the sale of alcohol in Scotland on 1 May 2018.Main outcome measures Number of grams of alcohol consumed per week, in total, in off-trade (eg, at home) and in on-trade (eg, in pubs, restaurants).Results Primary interrupted time series analyses found that the introduction of MUP was associated with a drop in reported weekly total alcohol consumption of 5.94 g (95% CI 1.29 to 10.60), a drop in off-trade consumption of 3.27 g (95% CI −0.01 to 6.56) and a drop in on-trade consumption of 2.67 g (95% CI −1.48 to 6.82). …”
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