Enhancement of Executive Functions but Not Memory by Multidomain Group Cognitive Training in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Multicenter Randomiz... by Elke Kalbe, Ann-Kristin Folkerts, Anja Ophey, Carsten Eggers, Saskia Elben, Karina Dimenshteyn, Patricia Sulzer, Claudia Schulte, Nele Schmidt, Christian Schlenstedt, Daniela Berg, Karsten Witt, Lars Wojtecki, Inga Liepelt-Scarfone

“…Sixty-four PD-MCI patients (age: 67.61 ± 7.70; UPDRS-III: 26.58 ± 13.54; MoCA: 24.47 ± 2.78) were randomized to either a CT group or a low-intensity physical activity CG for six weeks (twice weekly, 90 minutes). Outcomes were assessed before and after training. …”
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Reactive agility training to prevent frailty in older adults – a randomized controlled trial. by Eric Lichtenstein, Martin Keller, Ralf Roth, Sebastian Ludyga, Oliver Faude

“…The AT program, conducted over a period of 16 weeks (twice per week), involved tasks that progressed in complexity and placed high demands on cognitive skills, strength, balance by applying reactive light systems. …”
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HEROIC: a 5-year observational cohort study aimed at identifying novel factors that drive diabetic kidney disease: rationale and study protocol by Neil Ashman, Ben Caplin, David Wheeler, Tahseen Ahmad Chowdhury, Kieran Mccafferty, Sinead Knight, Paul Hockings, Stanley L Fan, Johannes Hulthe, Robert Kleta, Vasilios Papastefanou, Hemal Mehta, Alan Salama, Sinela Hadzovic, Lisa Jarl, Robert Unwin, Benjamin Challis, Anna K Sundgren, Muhammad Magdi Yaqoob

“…Measured glomerular filtration rate (GFR), echocardiography, retinal optical coherence tomography angiography and kidney and cardiac MRI will be performed at baseline and twice more during follow-up. The study is 90% powered to detect an association between key histological and imaging parameters and a composite of death, renal replacement therapy or a 30% decline in estimated GFR.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval has been obtained from the Bloomsbury Research Ethics Committee (REC 18-LO-1921). …”
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Evaluating the radiosensitivity of the oral microbiome to predict radiation-induced mucositis in head and neck cancer patients: A prospective trial by Andreas R. Thomsen, Elsa Beatriz Monroy Ordonez, Michael Henke, Benedikt Luka, Jörg Sahlmann, Henning Schäfer, Vivek Verma, Nadine Schlueter, Anca-Ligia Grosu, Tanja Sprave

“…Systematic clinical recording of OM was conducted twice a week by a specially trained examiner. Results: Most patients had node-positive disease and cancer of the oropharynx or oral cavity. …”
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Impact of protein intake from a caloric-restricted diet on liver lipid metabolism in overweight and obese rats of different sexes by Ying Tian, Jiawei Gong, Zhiyan He, Suwen Peng, Yuping Huan, Hongpeng Cao

“…At the same time of 40% calorie restriction, increasing dietary protein intake to twice the normal protein intake has a stronger effect on promoting hepatic triglyceride oxidation and reducing liver fat content in the male overweight and obese rats by increasing the levels of adiponectin and leptin in the blood, and can also significantly reduce the plasma cholesterol concentration in the female overweight and obese rats through inhibiting cholesterol synthesis most likely by increasing glucagon level in the blood.…”
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Sex-specific analysis of individual and ski geometry-related risk factors for ACL injuries in recreational alpine skiing: A case-control study by Gerhard Ruedl, Martin Faulhaber, Markus Posch

“… Introduction In recreational alpine skiing, female skiers experience knee injuries at twice the rate of male skiers, with the risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries being three times higher in women (Posch et al. 2021). …”
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Large‐Vessel Occlusion Stroke Knowledge and Training for Stroke Severity Assessment Among Emergency Medical Services Personnel in the United States by Kaiz S. Asif, Robin Novakovic, Thanh N. Nguyen, Santiago Ortega‐Gutierrez, Youngran Kim, Amanda Jagolino‐Cole, Sushanth Aroor, Alicia Castonguay, Prateek Kumar, Ashutosh P. Jhadav, Dileep Yavagal, May Nour, Gabor Toth, Maxim Mokin, Sunil A. Sheth, Mouhammad A. Jumaa, Alhamza Al‐bayati, Mohamed Teleb, Ossama Y. Mansour, Shashvat M. Desai, Joshua Hartman, David S. Liebeskind, Ameer E. Hassan, Brijesh P. Mehta

“…Respondents who received training to perform an LVO scale demonstrated nearly twice the prevalence of LVO knowledge (30.6% versus 15.7%; prevalence ratio, 1.94 [95% CI, 1.50–2.53]) than respondents who did not receive training. …”
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Senile cataract — features of development and outcomes of surgical treatment in patients with hepatitis B and C viruses by B.N. Hatsukova, G.M. Chernakova, S.A. Kochergin, E.A. Kleshcheva, E.Yu. Malinnikova, K.K. Kyuregyan, M.M. Mikhailov

“…All patients in both groups twice underwent a standard ophthalmologic examination, as well as optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the macular area and optic disc, Humphrey Visual Field, and visocontrastometry. …”
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A qualitative study exploring the acceptability of the TEXTPAD telehealth and virtual supervised exercise intervention and trial for patients with peripheral arterial disease livin... by Maddey Patterson, MPH, Letitia Sermin-Reed, MSc, James Prentis, MBBS, Arathi Radhakrishnan, MBBS, Eileen Kaner, PhD, Sandip Nandhra, MBBS, Maisie Rowland, BSc, Gabriel Cucato, PhD, Mackenzie Fong, PhD

“…The TEXTPAD pilot randomized controlled trial investigated the impact of the 12-week TEXTPAD intervention that involved weekly phone calls for behavioral counselling and twice-weekly virtual, supervised exercise sessions. …”
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Structural safety assessment procedure of plastic single-span greenhouses considering semi-rigid clamp joints by Byung-Hun Seo, Sangik Lee, Do-Kyung Kim, Jong-Hyuk Lee, Dong-Su Kim, Dong-Woo Kim, Yerim Jo, Won Choi

“…Loading test on two types of clamp joints revealed that SP (Steel-plate) joints exhibited more than twice the limit strength of SW (Steel-wire) joints. …”
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Sherlock 3CGtip confirmation system for placement of peripherally inserted central catheters and related nursing countermeasures in a patient with double superior vena cava (1例双上腔静... by SONG Lanna (宋兰娜), WANG Yuan (王媛), WANG Wenxuan (王文萱), WANG Yu (王钰), ZHANG Na (张娜)

“…In order to meet the treatment needs, PICC catheters were placed on both sides twice, with the catheter tips located in the right and left superior vena cava. …”
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Effect of Body-Weight-Based Resistance Training on Balance Ability and Fear of Falling in Community-Dwelling Older Japanese Women by Zhenyue Liu, Shuji Sawada, Pengyu Deng, Hisashi Naito, Shuichi Machida

“…The LRT group participated in the exercise session twice weekly for 12 weeks, while the CON group maintained their daily routine. …”
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The rate of eye comorbidities in patients with cataracts (results of a population study) by M.M. Bikbov, O.I. Orenburkina, T.R. Gilmanshin, A.E. Babushkin

“…As to individual conditions, the greatest difference was reported for AMD rate (19.12%) and macular hole/MH (1.8%), which were diagnosed twice more often in cortical cataracts (p<0.05) than in nuclear cataracts (9.71% and 0.8%, respectively). …”
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Effects of traditional concurrent training and multicomponent training composed by strength training and dance classes on functional and cognitive capacity of older adults: a study... by Eduarda Blanco-Rambo, Nadyne Rubin, Marcelo Bandeira-Guimarães, Caroline Muraro, Débora Marques, Andressa Fergutz, Greyse Dornelles, Caroline Pietta-Dias, Eduardo Lusa Cadore

“…Both interventions will occur twice a week for 12 weeks with progressive intensity and volume. …”
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The evaluation of different levels diets protein for growth performance of Clarias sp. fry cultured in biofloc-based system by Noviati Rohmatul Khasanah, Nur Bambang Priyo Utomo, Mia Setiawati, Munti Yuhana

“…Feeding was conducted twice a day at 5% of the biomass weight. At the end of trial treatment (D) showed the highest survival rate (88.15±5.25%), the body lenght variance coefficient (9.58±0.51%) and protein retention (39.87±2.77%). …”
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Association between relative telomere length and a genetic variant of SIRT1 gene and age-related macular degeneration by L.K. Moshetova, O.P. Dmitrenko, O.I. Abramova, N.S. Karpova, K.I. Turkina, I.N. Saburina

“…The rate of heterozygotic TC genotype was twice higher in the study group compared to the control group (p=0.045). …”
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Complex program for the prevention of the development and progression of refractive errors in school year children by T.K. Botabekova, N.A. Aldasheva, V.R. Abdullina, I.S. Stepanova, B.I. Isergepova, Zh.S. Iskakbaeva

“…Time spent on distant screening was twice less compared to time spent on preventive screening. …”
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Production of giant gourami Osphronemus goramy Lac. juvenile with different rate of water exchange by Tatag Budiardi, Rona Albrettico Nemanita Ginting, Yani Hadiroseyani

“…Water exchange was performed twice a day at a level depending on the treatment, namely 75% (50% at morning and 25% at evening), 100% (50% at morning and evening) and 125% (75% at morning and 50% at evening) of total water volume. …”
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Effectiveness of mDiabetes intervention in enhancing diabetes awareness and promoting healthy lifestyle changes among the general population in rural India by Padmaja Kumari Rani, Padmaja Kumari Rani, Padmaja Kumari Rani, Jachin David Williams, Nidhi Jaswal, Venkateswaralu Yandluri, Payal Sangani, Kavya Sanagavarapu, Ramya Natarajan, Sandhya Ramalingam, Nalini Saligram, Rohit C. Khanna, Rohit C. Khanna, Rohit C. Khanna, Rohit C. Khanna

“…Under this program, 56 diabetes prevention messages (twice a week) in local language) were disseminated among the participants via voice calls for a period of 6 months. …”
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PECULIARITIES OF CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM INDICATORS, THE FUNCTIONAL STATE OF THE THYROID GLAND IN THE COURSE TREATMENT WITH TELMISARTAN AS PART OF THE COMPLEX THERAPY OF PATIENTS W... by Nataliya Chmyr, Roman Dutka, Halyna Svitlyk, Iryna Dronyk, Khrystyna Abrahamovych, Oksana Didenko, Nataliia Drobin'ska

“…The Patients were examined twice, on the day of admission to inpatient treatment and after 1 month. …”
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