Choline Deficiency Attenuates Body Weight Gain and Improves Glucose Tolerance in ob/ob Mice by Gengshu Wu, Liyan Zhang, Tete Li, Gary Lopaschuk, Dennis E. Vance, René L. Jacobs

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate if choline supply could also modulate obesity and insulin resistance caused by a genetic defect. Eight-week-old male ob/ob mice were fed for two months with either choline-deficient or choline-supplemented diet. …”
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Glucose Fluctuation Inhibits Nrf2 Signaling Pathway in Hippocampal Tissues and Exacerbates Cognitive Impairment in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats by Haiyan Chi, Yujing Sun, Peng Lin, Junyu Zhou, Jinbiao Zhang, Yachao Yang, Yun Qiao, Deshan Liu

“…This research investigated whether glucose fluctuation (GF) can exacerbate cognitive impairment in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats and explored the related mechanism. Methods. After 4 weeks of feeding with diets containing high fats plus sugar, the rat model of diabetes mellitus (DM) was established by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ). …”
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Gait Impairment in a Rat Model of Focal Cerebral Ischemia by Saara Parkkinen, Francisco J. Ortega, Kristina Kuptsova, Joanna Huttunen, Ina Tarkka, Jukka Jolkkonen

“…Here we report our experiences of using CatWalk XT with rats subjected to transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO), during their six-week followup. Large corticostriatal infarct was confirmed by MRI in all MCAO rats, which was associated with severe sensorimotor impairment. …”
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Association between Portal Vein Thrombosis and Survival in Non-Liver-Transplant Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review of the Literature by Xingshun Qi, Junna Dai, Man Yang, Weirong Ren, Jia Jia, Xiaozhong Guo

“…Overall, 13 papers were included. The 5-day, 6-week, and 1-year mortality were investigated in 1, 3, and 1 studies, respectively; and all of them were not significantly different between cirrhotic patient with and without PVT. …”
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Efficacy and safety of ashwagandha root extract on sexual health in healthy women: findings of a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study by Amit Shrenikraj Mutha, Sonali Amit Mutha, Anupama Hem Tejuja, Deepak K. Langade

“…Laboratory assessments included serum hormones, liver and renal parameters estimation at baseline and week 8.Results Greater improvements in scores for FSFI (p = 0.002), PSS (p = 0.0009), and SF-12 (p = 0.044) was seen with ARE. …”
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Improving Health Outcomes in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Short-Term Protocols of High-Intensity Interval Training and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training: A Community-... by Catarina Gonçalves, Jorge Bravo, João Pais, Ana Abreu, Armando Raimundo

“…Both training programs consisted of 6 weeks of supervised treadmill exercise, three sessions per week. …”
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LEAPS Vaccine Incorporating HER-2/neu Epitope Elicits Protection That Prevents and Limits Tumor Growth and Spread of Breast Cancer in a Mouse Model by Ken S. Rosenthal, Sarah Stone, Gary Koski, Daniel H. Zimmerman

“…More importantly, therapeutic administration of J-HER one week after challenge with TUBO breast cancer cells limited the spread of the tumors and the morbidity and the mortality in the challenged mice. …”
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Effects of testosterone undecanoate treatment on serum biochemical parameters in new zealand rabbits by Beyza Suvarikli Alan, Avni Camgoz, Mustafa Orhun Dayan, Seyfullah Haliloglu, Nida Karakaya

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods: </b>In the present study, 21 male New Zealand rabbits aged 5-6 weeks were divided into 3 groups; control, castor oil group, and TU group (in which TU was diluted in castor oil). …”
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Amyloid β-Related Angiitis Causing Coma Responsive to Immunosuppression by Shennan A. Weiss, David Pisapia, Stephan A. Mayer, Joshua Z. Willey, Kiwon Lee

“…The patient was started on cyclophosphamide and steroids. Following a week of treatment he awakened and over several weeks made a significant neurological recovery. …”
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Comparative responses to a physical activity program in older adults by Carlos X. Torres-Ramos, Rachel E. Salyer, Isaura M. Castillo-Hernández, Ellen M. Evans

“…The aim of this pilot study was to examine whether sex/gender influences the effects of a 10-week physical activity (PA) intervention on engagement, PA behaviors, muscle capacity, and lower extremity physical function (LEPF) in older adults (OAs). …”
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Combination of GLP-1 Receptor Activation and Glucagon Blockage Promotes Pancreatic β-Cell Regeneration In Situ in Type 1 Diabetic Mice by Liangbiao Gu, Dandan Wang, Xiaona Cui, Tianjiao Wei, Kun Yang, Jin Yang, Rui Wei, Tianpei Hong

“…Here, we conducted a 4-week treatment of the two drugs alone or in combination in type 1 diabetic mice. …”
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Studies on the fatty liver syndrome in dairy cattle by Reşat Nuri Aştı, Veysi Aslan, Mehmet Nizamlıoğlu, Ülker Demirci, Ali Muhtar Tiftik, Yılmaz Gökçay

“…<p> The biopsy of Liver and blood samples were taken from each cow belonging to the Livestock Research Center in the first week prior to and 1-2 weeks following the calving; whereas the same samples were obtained from the other experimental animals in two weeks after calving.…”
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C9orf72 Alleviates DSS‑Induced Ulcerative Colitis via the cGAS‐STING Pathway by Yue Wang, Ting Xu, Wenjun Wang

“…Methods Mice were injected AAV9‐C9orf72 lentivirus through tail vein and fed 3% DSS for a week. Caco‐2 cells were cultured to establish C9orf723 overexpressed model. …”
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A Case of a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Diagnosed at the Postpartum Period by Sefa Kurt, Aras Emre Canda, Emre Karadeniz, Tugba Yavuzsen, Ozgul Sagol, Funda Obuz, Mehmet Serefettin Canda

“…We discuss a rare gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) case detected at the 10th postpartum week and we want to pay attention to the challenges and improvements in the diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy, and follow-up of this rare tumor accompanied with the review of the current literature. …”
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Analysis of Factors Affecting a Driver’s Driving Speed Selection in Low Illumination by Jing Liu, Jing Cai, Shanshan Lin, Jianyou Zhao

“…Pearson’s correlation test showed that there was no correlation among age, education, accidents in the past 3 years, and speed selection behaviour in low illumination, but gender, driving experience, number of night-driving days per week, and average annual mileage were significantly correlated with speed selection behaviour. …”
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N Management of European Grasslands: Can the Exchange of Gaseous N Species Be Influenced at the Operational Level? by P. Calanca, A. Neftel, J. Fuhrer

“…Emissions were strongly modulated by precipitation on time scales ranging from 1 day to 1 week. This indicates that effective control of N2O emissions through management on a day-to-day basis requires reliable medium-range weather forecasts. …”
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Effects of the Multidimensional Treatment on Pain, Disability, and Sitting Posture in Patients with Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Tae-Sung In, Jin-Hwa Jung, Kyoung-Sim Jung, Hwi-Young Cho

“…All participants underwent 48 sessions of treatment (40 min/session, two sessions per day, 2 days per week) for 12 weeks. The MT group conducted a core stability exercise twice a day and additionally provided training on pain principles and management methods. …”
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Pengaruh Mobilization With Movement terhadap Nyeri dan Lingkup Gerak Sendi Penderita Osteoarthritis Lutut di Rumah Sakit Islam Klaten by Dwi Rosella Komala Sari, Devi Arhamevia Kurniady, Suryo Saputra Perdana

“…The research group consisted of 18 female patients who used the MWM technique two times a week for four weeks. The pain and ROM were measured by NRS and goniometer, respectively. …”
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Bone Marrow-Derived, Neural-Like Cells Have the Characteristics of Neurons to Protect the Peripheral Nerve in Microenvironment by Shi-lei Guo, Zhi-ying Zhang, Yan Xu, Yun-xia Zhi, Chang-jie Han, Yu-hao Zhou, Fang Liu, Hai-yan Lin, Chuan-sen Zhang

“…The CMAP amplitude appeared during the 5th week following surgery, at which time morphological characteristics of myelinated nerve fiber formation were observed. …”
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Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale: A Study of Reliability and Validity by T&uuml;rkan &Ouml;ZCAN, Erkan KURU, Yasir &THORN;AFAK, M. Emrah KARADERE, K. Fatih YAVUZ, M. Hakan TURK&Ccedil;APAR

“…In order to evaluate test- retest reliability, BABS was applied to 57 patients one week later. To examine BABS Turkish discriminant validity, we used Beck Cognitive Insight Scale, Schedule for Assesing the Three Components of Insight Scale and insight item of Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale . …”
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