Utilization of patient-reported outcomes to assess adherence to relugolix when combined with stereotactic body radiation therapy for intermediate to high-risk prostate cancer by Kelly Gaudian, Min Jung Koh, Min Ji Koh, Ryan R. Collins, Shaine Eden, Zoya Zwart, Malika Danner, Alan Zwart, Mark Fallick, Deepak Kumar, Paul Leger, Nancy A. Dawson, Simeng Suy, Sean P. Collins

“…Poor drug adherence was delineated as failure to reach castration or non-adherence per the SMAQ (any non-adherence answer, missed > 2 doses in last week or since last visit). To compare the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients who adhered to treatment versus who did not, t-test, Wilcoxon rank sum test, Chi-square test, and Fisher’s exact test were used. …”
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Feasibility, Usability, and Pilot Efficacy Study of a Software-Enabled, Virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation with Remote Therapeutic Monitoring by Flynn S, Mosher CL, Cornelison S, Rao E, Metzler KA, Pu W, Davies J, Paladenech C, Doyle D, MacIntyre N, Ohar J

“…In addition, weekly phone contacts with the V-PR group were made. …”
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Efficacy and safety of Janus kinase inhibitors in the treatment of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: An analysis of evidence from 2014 to 2022 by Jiao Wang, Tian Ma, Xiaoying Sun, Liu Liu, Seokgyeong Hong, Huijung Cha, Miao Zhang, Jiale Chen, Naixuan Lin, Bin Li, Xin Li

“…Filgotinib, a JAK1 inhibitor, markedly enhanced the response rate and improved ACR scores in patients with PsA, and the best effect was achieved with 16-week oral administration.…”
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Cooperative Learning Instructional Approach and Student’s Biology Achievement: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Model in Secondary Schools in Gedeo Zo... by Yidnekachew Awraris Kebede, Firew Kebede Zema, Girma Moti Geletu, Samuel Assefa Zinabu

“…Analysis of the pretest data revealed that no significant difference in biology scores between the two groups (mean difference = 4, ES = .02, p > .05). After a 16-week intervention, the cooperative learning strategy using the jigsaw model resulted in a statistically significant improvement in the experimental group’s post-test performance (mean difference = 19.2, ES = .33, p < .05). …”
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Causes and Intervention Strategies to Reduce Childhood Obesity in Ambato by Carlos David Castañeda Guillot, Diego Fernando Vaca Sánchez, María Augusta Reyes Pérez

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> obese patients predominated in an age range of 13 years or more and were female. 86 % of patients showed excessive consumption of sweets and snacks, spending more than 30 hours a week in front of digital devices, and 73.1 % showed inappropriate family behaviors. …”
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Crystalline-Like Keratopathy after Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy with Incomplete Kawasaki Disease: Case Report and Literature Review by Elif Erdem, Emine Kocabas, Hande Taylan Sekeroglu, Özlem Özgür, Meltem Yagmur, T. Reha Ersoz

“…All ocular findings disappeared in one week with topical steroid and unpreserved artificial tear drops. …”
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The role of polymorphism (rs1800566) of NAD(F)H quinone oxidoreductase-1 in development of acute pancreatitis by T. A. Samgina, Y. V. Kanishchev, S. N. Grigor’Yev, P. M. Nazarenko, A. V. Polonikov

“…The risk of disease was elevated in patients with TT genotype irrespective of intensity and duration of alcohol intake, as well as in smoking patients with ST genotype at alcohol consumption exceeding 10 years, even in those receiving less than 199 g of ethanol per week.…”
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Administration of Rhodiola kirilowii Extracts during Mouse Pregnancy and Lactation Stimulates Innate but Not Adaptive Immunity of the Offspring by Sławomir Lewicki, Ewa Skopińska-Różewska, Aleksandra Brewczyńska, Robert Zdanowski

“…The aim of present study was to assess whether daily oral administration of 20 mg/kg of Rhodiola kirilowii aqueous (RKW) or 50% hydroalcoholic (RKW-A) extracts affected hematological and immunological parameters of 6-week-old mouse progeny. There was no significant change in hematological parameters of blood with the exception of hemoglobin, which was significantly higher (about 4%) in RKW group. …”
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From Bench to Bedside to Bug: An Update of Clinically Relevant Advances in the Care of Persons with Helicobacter pylori Associated Diseases by N Chiba, ABR Thomson, P Sinclair

“…It remains controversial whether eradicating H pylori in duodenal ulcer or functional dyspepsia increases the risk of subsequent development of gastroesophageal reflux disease. The one-week proton pump inhibitor-based triple regimens remain the gold standard of H pylori therapy, but some of the ranitidine bismuth citrate plus two antibiotic regimens also achieve an 80% H pylori eradication rate on an intention-to-treat basis. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 Viral Shedding and Associated Factors among COVID-19 Inpatients and Outpatients by Masoomeh Sofian, Behzad Khansarinejad, Ehsanollah Ghaznavi-Rad, Farzaneh Shokoohi, Hossein Mazaherpour, Farzane Farmani, Mona Sadat Larijani, Leila Pakpour, Amitis Ramezani

“…The RT-PCR tests were done two and three weeks after the symptoms initiation. Results. Viral eradication occurred in 44.8% two weeks after illness initiation whereas in 71% who achieved a negative PCR test in the third week. …”
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The Effects of Reduction Mammaplasty on Serum Leptin Levels and Insulin Resistance by Hakan Uzun, Ozan Bitik, Yahya Baltu, Çiğdem Sönmez, Ayşegül Öztürk Kaymak

“…At the postoperative 8th week, patients were reevaluated in terms of above parameters assessing the presence of any difference. …”
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Acute and Chronic Effect of Acoustic and Visual Cues on Gait Training in Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized, Controlled Study by Roberto De Icco, Cristina Tassorelli, Eliana Berra, Monica Bolla, Claudio Pacchetti, Giorgio Sandrini

“…All patients were tested with kinematic analysis of gait at baseline (T0), at the end of the 4-week rehabilitation programme (T1), and 3 months later (T2). …”
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Applying the Decomposed Theory of Planned Behavior to Explore the Influencing Factors of NTC App Usage Intention by Chih-Wei Lin, Yi-Xuan Tsai, Yu-Shan Chang, Yun-Jhih Ding, Jou-Chun Liu, Yu-Sheng Lin

“…First, the NTC app users were mostly female, aged between 19 and 25 years, were students, had a monthly income below 20,000, and exercised one to two times a week. Second, the application of the decomposed theory of planned behavior found the following: perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use had positive effects on attitude; interpersonal influence and electronic word of mouth had a positive influence on subjective norms; self-efficacy and technology facilitation had positive effects on perceptual behavior control; and attitude, subjective norms, and perceptual behavior control all had a positive impact on behavioral intention. …”
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Induction of stigma-like structures in saffron (Crocus sativus L.): Exploring factors and metabolite analysis. by Parvaneh Mahmoudi, Ahmad Moieni, Mojtaba Khayam Nekouei, Mohsen Mardi, Ghasem Hosseini Salekdeh

“…The study found that the optimal sampling time for the majority of explants was the third week of October. Ovary explants exhibiting a prolonged response to hormonal treatments for the production of SLSs. …”
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Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Carriage State among Elderly Nursing Home Residents in Beirut by M. A. Jallad, R. Naoufal, J. Irani, E. Azar

“…In second phase, faecal swabs from cohort of NH1 residents were examined for carriage at six-week intervals over three-month period. Residents’ charts were reviewed to assess carriage risk factors. …”
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Computer Game Use and Television Viewing Increased Risk for Overweight among Low Activity Girls: Fourth Thai National Health Examination Survey 2008-2009 by Ladda Mo-suwan, Jiraluck Nontarak, Wichai Aekplakorn, Warapone Satheannoppakao

“…The effect of computer game use and TV viewing on the risk for overweight was significantly pronounced among girls who spent ≤3 days/week in 60 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity (AOR = 1.99 and 1.72, resp.). …”
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The Effect and Related Mechanism of Action of Astragalus Compatible with Curcumin against Colon Cancer Metastasis in Mice by Jiafei Wu, Decai Tang

“…As a result, the anticancer effect of astragalus and curcumin (AC) on colon cancer suppression in an 18-week AOM-DSS colon cancer mouse model is investigated in this research. …”
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A Retrospective Study on the Use of Dermis Micrografts in Platelet-Rich Fibrin for the Resurfacing of Massive and Chronic Full-Thickness Burns by Alessandro Andreone, Daan den Hollander

“…In particular, two patients with massive burns reported rapid reepithelialization, and three patients with chronic burn wounds, two of whom had failed skin grafts before the procedure, had complete wound healing within a week. In conclusion, the results showed in this study suggest that the use of PRF/micrograft spray-on skin represents a promising approach in the management of burns or chronic burn wounds.…”
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Efficacy and safety of ustekinumab in the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in Singapore by Wai Sze Agnes Chan, Yisheng Wong, Hazel Hwee Boon Oon, Colin Thiam Seng Theng, Wei-Sheng Chong

“…In patients with recorded PASI scores, 29 (93.5%) of 31 patients achieved PASI 50, and 21 (67.7%) of 31 achieved PASI 75 at week 16. In patients with recorded BSA, 43 (78.2%) of 55 had at least 50% BSA improvement, and 31 (56.4%) of 55 achieved 75% BSA improvement at 16 weeks. …”
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Relation between the morphometric parameters of Thymus and fetal weight. by Carmen Niurka Piña Loyola, Marta Rosa Gonzalez Debén, Alfredo Quiñones Ceballos

“…We took a sample of thymus of 147 cases of fetal death, out of a total of 151 cases, from the 17th gestational week to the end of the gestation period. Besides, we carried out measurements of this organ such as weight, height, width, thickness and volume whose variability was analyzed in relation with fetal weight. …”
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