Obesity Differentially Affects Phenotypes of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Carlos Moran, Monica Arriaga, Gustavo Rodriguez, Segundo Moran

“…Weight loss treatment is important for overweight or obese PCOS patients, but not necessary for normal weight PCOS patients, who only need to avoid increasing their body weight. Obesity decreases or delays several infertility treatments. …”
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Effect of Hemin on Brain Alterations and Neuroglobin Expression in Water Immersion Restraint Stressed Rats by Merhan Ragy, Fatma Ali, Maggie M. Ramzy

“…Thirty male albino rats were divided into three groups: control group and stressed group with six-hour water immersion restraint stress (WIRS) and stressed group, treated with hemin, in which each rat received a single intraperitoneal injection of hemin at a dose level of 50 mg/kg body weight at 12 hours before exposure to WIRS. Stress hormones, oxidative stress markers, malondialdehyde (MDA), and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) were measured and expressions of neuroglobin and S100B mRNA in brain tissue were assayed. …”
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The effect of phytase levels in the diet on the digestibility and growth performance of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei by Muhammmad Agus Suprayudi, Dini Harianto, Dedi Jusadi

“…White shrimp were used in the trial with initial body weight of 3.8±0.01 g were reared in  aquarium (60×40×50 cm3) and filled with 60L treated sea water at a density of ten individu. …”
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Hepatic Damage Induced By Fructose And Aspartame In Carbonated Drinks: Morphological And Histological Analysis In Adult Male Albino Rats by Faiza Shafqat, Muhammad Suhail, Ayesha Ali, Hafsa Nazeer, Sadia Iqbal, Saqib Mansoor

“…Methods: Regular and zero-calorie carbonated drinks in a dosage of 10 ml/kg body weight were administered by oral gavage daily to experimental groups B and C (10 rats in each group) respectively for 21 consecutive days. …”
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The Compound Expression of HSP90 and INOS in the Testis of Diabetic Rats as Cellular and Pathologic Adverse Effects of Diabetes by Ali Alsarhan, Kawther Faisal Amawi, Inas Saleh Al-Mazari, Hashem Abu Hurirah, Ahed J. Alkhatib

“…A diabetic model was developed through a single injection of alloxan monohydrate intraperitoneally (purchased from Sigma-Aldrich) 120 mg/kg body weight following fasting for 12 hrs. The experiment involved two groups, the control and diabetic groups with 10 albino rats in each group. …”
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Protective Effect of Thyme Extract on Albino Rats Exposed to Paraquat by Nazar M. Shareef Mahmood

“…The second group was treated with PQ (0.3ml/rats) orally by needle gavage, the third group as administered with PQ (0.3ml/rats), and 200ml/kg body weight (BW) of T.vulgaris extract orally by needle gavage, the fourth group was administered with 200ml/kg BW of T.vulgaris extract orally by needle gavage. …”
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Boehmeria nivea Attenuates the Development of Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Experimental Colitis by Eun Ju Shin, Mi Jeong Sung, Hye Jeong Yang, Myung Sunny Kim, Jin-Taek Hwang

“…Treatment with 70% ethanol extract derived from B. nivea (EBN) at a dose of 100, 200, or 500 mg/(kg·d) improved colon shortening, body weight, the disease activity index (DAI), and histopathological score of DSS-induced colitis mice. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) on Tuberculosis Incidence and Predictors of Tuberculosis among Adult Patients Enrolled on ART in Nekemte Town, Western Et... by Gemechu Tiruneh, Alemayehu Getahun, Emiru Adeba

“…CD4 cell count, clinical staging, body mass index (BMI), not using cotrimoxazole, body weight, and functional status were significant predictors of tuberculosis risk. …”
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The Effects of the COVID-19 on Our Daily Lives in Bangladesh by Md. Najmus Sayadat Pitol, Shakil Ahmed, Hready Kumar, Md. Akramul Islam, Tanmoy Dey, Bichitra Kumar Bachar, Rupak Kumar Ghosh

“…The majority reported a noticeable decrease in sleep, health condition and body weight due to the increase of tension where some tensed more. …”
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Effect of Adapted Ergometer Setup and Rowing Speed on Lower Extremity Loading in People with and Without Spinal Cord Injury by Ying Fang, Karen L. Troy

“…Results: Able-bodied rowers generated 0.22–0.45 body weight (BW) foot reaction forces, and a higher force was associated with a fast speed, forward seat position, and large knee range of motion (RoM). …”
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Impact of trainability on telomere dynamics of pet dogs (Canis lupus familiaris): An explorative study in aging dogs. by Julia Weixlbraun, Durga Chapagain, Jessica Svea Cornils, Steve Smith, Franz Schwarzenberger, Franz Hoelzl

“…Together with standard variables (sex, age, body weight, diet), behavioral predictors that were assessed in the "Modified Vienna Canine Cognitive Battery" were used. …”
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Effect of physical feed form, phytase super dosing, and/or citric acid on growth performance, phosphorus digestibility, and intestinal microbial population of broiler chickens by M.M. Reihani, S.N. Mousavi, F. Froudi, K. Karimi

“…Adding citric acid and phytase to the pelleted diets compared to the mash diets resulted in elevated body weight gain in chickens (p<0.05). Compared to the mash diets, the addition of phytase to the pelleted diet reduced the cecal aerobic bacterial population (p<0.05). …”
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Longitudinal Analysis of Adiponectin through 20-Year Type 1 Diabetes Duration by Tamara J. LeCaire, Mari Palta

“…Lower levels were associated with greater body weight and waist circumference and with higher insulin dose, especially at longer diabetes durations. …”
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Contemporary Approaches to the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by Boris D. Starostin

“…Nonmedical GERD treatment should be based on the reduction of body weight by decreasing the calorie intake and its proper distribution throughout the day, as well as by increasing the level of physical activity. …”
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Biomechanical Performance of Menisci under Cyclic Loads by J.-G. Tseng, B.-W. Huang, Y.-T. Chen, S.-J. Kuo, G.-W. Tseng

“…Whether walking or exercising, the meniscus plays a vital role to protect the articular surface of both the femoral condyles and the tibial plateau by absorbing the conveying shock from body weight. However, modern people often suffer from irreversible degeneration of joint tissue due to exercise-induced harm or aging. …”
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Safety evaluation of an extension of use of the food enzyme triacylglycerol lipase from the genetically modified Aspergillus niger strain LFS by EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L. M. Solano, Monika Sramkova, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Daniele Cavanna, Yi Liu

“…The dietary exposure was calculated to be up to 0.110 mg total organic solids (TOS)/kg body weight (bw) per day in European populations. When combined with the no observed adverse effect level previously reported (1038 mg TOS/kg bw per day, the highest dose tested), the Panel derived a margin of exposure of at least 9436. …”
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The Role of Leptin in Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain: Genetic and Non-Genetic Factors by Fabio Panariello, Gina Polsinelli, Carol Borlido, Marcellino Monda, Vincenzo De Luca

“…Leptin is a circulating hormone released by adipocytes in response to increased fat deposition to regulate body weight, acting through receptors in the hypothalamus. …”
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The use of sand as a substrate for culture of polychaeta worm Dendronereis pinnaticirris by Ahmad Ghufron Mustofa, Enang Harris, Eddy Supriyono, Dedi Jusadi

“…Forty tested worms with average body weight of 150 mg were adapted in laboratory for 30 days. …”
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Long-Lasting Follow-Up with Low-Dose Steroid in an 18-Year-Old Male with Rosai–Dorfman Disease by Volkan Karakuş, Yelda Morgül Dere, Dilek Ersil Soysal

“…Due to the slow progression of the disease, oral prednisolone with a body weight of 1 mg/kg was started in March 2016. The steroid dosage has been adjusted many times during the clinical follow-up. …”
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A Higher Tidal Volume May Be Used for Athletes according to Measured FVC by Pavlos Myrianthefs, George Baltopoulos

“…Normal Tv (6 mL/kg of predicted body weight) was calculated as a percentage of measured and predicted forced vital capacity (FVC) and the difference (δ) was used to calculate the additional Tv required using the equation: New Tv(TvN)=Tv+(Tv×δ). …”
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