Effects of home-based virtual reality upper extremity rehabilitation in persons with chronic stroke: a randomized controlled trial by Hiroyuki Ase, Kaoru Honaga, Mami Tani, Tomokazu Takakura, Futoshi Wada, Yuhei Murakami, Reina Isayama, Akira Tanuma, Toshiyuki Fujiwara

“…The intervention group (n = 7) performed a home rehabilitation program for the paretic hand (30 min/day, five days/week) using a VR device (RAPAEL Smart Glove™; NEOFECT Co., Yung-in, Korea) for four weeks. …”
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Partial replacement of soybean meal with mixed plant proteins yields comparable growth and carcass quality in growing-finishing pigs by Wei Han Zhao, Wei Han Zhao, Joo Hyun Ha, Joo Hyun Ha, Sungbo Cho, Sungbo Cho, In Ho Kim, In Ho Kim

“…However, a decreasing ADG (p = 0.0837) and ADFI (p = 0.0779) were observed during weeks 0–5, while an increasing FCR was noted during weeks 10–15 (p = 0.0835) and the overall period. …”
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Short Bowel Patients Treated for Two Years with Glucagon-Like Peptide 2 (GLP-2): Compliance, Safety, and Effects on Quality of Life by P. B. Jeppesen, P. Lund, I. B. Gottschalck, H. B. Nielsen, J. J. Holst, J. Mortensen, S. S. Poulsen, B. Quistorff, P. B. Mortensen

“…This study describes safety, compliance, and changes in quality of life in 11 SBS patients at baseline, week 13, 26, and 52 during two years of subcutaneous GLP-2 treatment, 400 microgram TID, intermitted by an 8-week washout period. …”
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Clinical Effect of MOTOmed Intelligent Motion Feedback Training Combined with Refined Rehabilitation Training on Patients with Hemiplegia after Cerebral Infarction by WANG Bin, GAO Songnian, LIU Qiaoyun, DONG Xinchun

“…According to the degree of limb motor dysfunction (bedridden, sit upright, stand upright with assistive devices, and stand upright without assistive devices), the patients with hemiplegia after cerebral infarction were provided with corresponding exercise rehabilitation training (such as limb joint training, body transfer training, balance training and walking training) five days a week for 12 weeks. The observation group received MOTOmed intelligent motion feedback training in addition to the training of the control group (upper/lower limb motor rehabilitation training with passive movement, assistive movement and active training modes), once a day, 45 minutes a time, five days a week for 12 weeks. …”
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Curcumin ameliorates oxaliplatin-induced allodynia response and melanocortin downregulation in the spinal cord by Alma Nuril Aliya, Luke Wongso, Diah Ayu Wakita Trimanda, Risda Maulida, I Nengah Budi Sumartha, Samirah Samirah, Abdulloh Machin, Long Chiau Ming, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Mahardian Rahmadi, Junaidi Khotib, Сhrismawan Ardianto

“…Mice were injected with oxaliplatin 3 mg/kg four times in the first week of the study. In the second week of the study, curcumin 30, 60, and 120 mg/kg was injected intraperitoneally for 7 days. …”
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Related-factors of social support for students’ physical activity in a network perspective by Naildo Santos Silva, Júlio Brugnara Mello, Paulo Felipe Ribeiro Bandeira, Jorge Mota, Adroaldo Cezar Araújo Gaya, Anelise Reis Gaya

“…Moderate to vigorous physical activity is negatively correlated with socioeconomic status, body mass index and a question from the social support questionnaire: “How many times in the last week have you watched your child be physically active?”. …”
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Effect of Computer-Assisted Cognitive Training on Visual Perception in Children with Intellectual Development Disorders by LI Zhaoying, DENG Haiyin, HUANG Zhenming, HE Youze, TU Jingnan, CAO Lei, HUANG Jia, WU Jingsong

“…The control group was trained with manual cognitive training, and the experimental group was trained with the computer-assisted cognitive training, five times per week for five weeks. The outcomes measures included the scores of visual perception test (VPT) in Beery-Buktenica developmental test of visual-motor integration sixth edition (VMI-6), Peabody picture vocabulary test (PPVT), and parent symptom questionnaire (PSQ). …”
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Comparison of various feed additives on nutrient digestibility, digestive enzyme activity, blood metabolite levels, and gut microbiota composition in japanese quail chicks by Hassan Saleh, Omid Jangjou, Mohammad Taher Mirakzehi, Seyedeh Hamideh Hosseni

“…Methods: A total of 600 hatched Japanese quail (1-week-old) were randomly allocated to six groups, each containing five replicates with 20 birds in each. …”
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The effect of combined fig-Walnut syrup on functional constipation in pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial by Roghayyeh Valizadeh, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Khadijeh Hajizadeh, Mostafa Araj-Khodaei, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

“…The questionnaires were completed once before the intervention and then the FC questionnaire was completed once a week for four weeks and the QoL questionnaire was completed at the end of the fourth week. …”
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Magnitude and Risk of Dying among Low Birth Weight Neonates in Rural Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Akine Eshete, Abebe Alemu, Taddes Alemu Zerfu

“…Similarly, neonates born with very low (<2000gm) birth weight and born prematurely (before 37 weeks of gestation) carried a higher (HR= 1.90 and 1.47; 95 % CI: 1.22 - 2.96 and 1.07-2.28) risk of death. …”
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Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation as a pain modulator in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled clinical trial by Gehad Gamal Elsehrawy, Maha Emad Ibrahim, Nermeen Hassan A.moneim, Mohamed Ahmed Hefny, Nashwa Kamel El Shaarawy

“…We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of tVNS on nociceptive pain, central sensitization, and physical function in knee OA. Methods In this 12-week study, we stimulated the auricular branch of the vagus nerve with an auricular electrode connected to a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device once a day for 3 days each week for 12 weeks. …”
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Longitudinal analysis of academic stress and its effects on salivary cortisol, alpha-amylase, and academic outcomes: Study protocol. by Juan Luis Castillo-Navarrete, Alejandra Guzmán-Castillo, Claudio Bustos

“…Students will also collect saliva samples three times a week to measure cortisol levels, and alpha-amylase enzyme activity.…”
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Multicentre, single-blind randomised controlled trial comparing MyndMove neuromodulation therapy with conventional therapy in traumatic spinal cord injury: a protocol study by Lehana Thabane, Milos R Popovic, Kristin E Musselman, Daria O'Reilly, James M Bowen, Kim D Anderson, James R Wilson, Radha Korupolu, Jacqueline Pierce, Naaz Kapadia

“…It is being conducted in two US and two Canadian SCI rehabilitation centres.Methods and analysis Sixty people aged 18 years or older with a C4–C7 incomplete (AIS B-D) SCI between 4 months and 8 years postinjury are randomised to receive 40 sessions of MyndMove neuromodulation therapy or CT within a 14-week period of time. Therapy sessions are 1 hour in duration with a dose of 3–5 sessions per week. …”
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Dose-Dense Epirubicin and Cyclophosphamide Followed by Docetaxel as Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Node-Positive Breast Cancer by Hamid Reza Mirzaei, Parisa Sabet Rasekh, Fatemeh Nasrollahi, Parto Sabet Rasekh, Zahra Akbari Tirabad, Hamid Reza Moein, Taban Ghaffari Pour, Parastoo Hajian

“…All Patients first received 4 cycles of epirubicin (100 mg/m2) and cyclophosphamide (600 mg/m2) at 2-week interval then followed by docetaxel (100 mg/m2) at 2-week interval for 4 cycles, with daily Pegfilgrastim (G-CSF) that was administered in all patients on days 3–10 after each cycle of epirubicin and cyclophosphamide infusion. …”
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Effectiveness of Ai Chi as Aquatic Intervention for Balance Impairments in Community-dwelling Older Adults in India: A Randomised Controlled Study by Purnima Singh, Pratap Chandra Sarma

“…Both groups received 40-minute aquatic therapy sessions three times a week for eight weeks. Balance was assessed using the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT), and Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) before (P1), after four weeks (P2), and after eight weeks of intervention (P3). …”
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Effect of Mirror Image Therapy Combined with Whole Body Vibration Training on Unilateral Spatial Neglect after Stroke by YANG Keqin, ZHANG Li, ZHANG Chunyan, CHEN Chengcheng, QI Hui, ZHAO Bin

“…The whole body vibration training group adopted whole body vibration training, using the Wellengang vibration therapy instrument developed by SVG company in Germany, the vibration frequency with 30 Hz, the vibration amplitude with 3 mm, the total treatment time was 30 minutes, 1 time/d, 6 days a week for 8 weeks. The combined group used both mirror image therapy (20 min) + whole body vibration training (10 min) for 6 days once a week for 8 weeks. …”
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Effects of nintedanib on circulating biomarkers of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by R. Gisli Jenkins, Vincent Cottin, Yasuhiko Nishioka, Imre Noth, Eric S. White, Carina Ittrich, Claudia Diefenbach, Klaus B. Rohr, Moisés Selman, Toby M. Maher

“…Methods Subjects with IPF were randomised 1:2 to receive nintedanib 150 mg twice daily or placebo for 12 weeks, after which all patients received open-label nintedanib for 40 weeks. …”
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Caregiver Global Impression Observations from EMBARK: A Phase 3 Study Evaluating Delandistrogene Moxeparvovec in Ambulatory Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy by Craig M. McDonald, Jacob S. Elkins, Sai Dharmarajan, Katherine Gooch, Teofil Ciobanu, Claire J. Lansdall, Alexander P. Murphy, Fiona McDougall, Eugenio M. Mercuri, Ivana Audhya, the EMBARK Study Group

“…Methods In the Phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (EMBARK; NCT05096221), the CaGI-C at week 52 and change from baseline to week 52 in CaGI-S were evaluated in a post hoc analysis. …”
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Overcoming barriers to engagement and adherence to a home-based physical activity intervention for patients with heart failure: a qualitative focus group study by Guy A MacGowan, Sarah Charman, Djordje G Jakovljevic, Nduka C Okwose, Nicola O'Brien, Sophie Cassidy, David Brodie, Kristian Bailey, Leah Avery

“…Data were analysed using thematic analysis.Participants A purposive sample of 16 patients, 82% male, aged 68±7 years, with heart failure duration of 10±9 years were recruited.Intervention A 12-week behavioural intervention targeting physical activity was delivered once per week by telephone.Results Ten main themes were generated that provided a comprehensive overview of the active ingredients of the intervention in terms of engagement and adherence. …”
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Brain glucose metabolism as a neuronal substrate of the abnormal behavioral response to stress in the mdx mouse, a model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy by Sébastien Goutal, Marion Lancien, François Rivier, Nicolas Tournier, Cyrille Vaillend

“…Here, we undertook the first functional imaging study of the mdx mouse brain, following expression of the typical unconditioned fear response expressed by mdx mice after a short scruff restraint and one week later after recovery from stress. We compared the brain glucose metabolism in 12 brain structures of mdx and WT littermate male mice using [18F]FDG PET imaging. …”
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