The Impact of Step Recommendations on Body Composition and Physical Activity Patterns in College Freshman Women: A Randomized Trial by Bruce W. Bailey, Ciera L. Bartholomew, Caleb Summerhays, Landon Deru, Sharla Compton, Larry A Tucker, James D. LeCheminant, Joseph Hicks

“…Pedometer data were downloaded every two weeks and participants were counseled on meeting their step recommendation. …”
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Trimethoprim Use prior to Pregnancy and the Risk of Congenital Malformation: A Register-Based Nationwide Cohort Study by Jon Trærup Andersen, Morten Petersen, Espen Jimenez-Solem, Jeppe Nørgaard Rasmussen, Nadia Lyhne Andersen, Shoaib Afzal, Kasper Broedbaek, Brian Rafn Hjelvang, Lars Køber, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Henrik Enghusen Poulsen

“…The aim of the study was to investigate whether the use of the antifolate antibiotic trimethoprim during the 12 weeks before conception was associated with congenital malformations. …”
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Tearing down the barriers to exercise after mastectomy: a qualitative inquiry to facilitate exercise among breast cancer survivors by Jiyong Byeon, Justin Y Jeon, Sujin Yeon, Ansuk Jeong, Jihee Min, Yong Jin Yoon, Jinmoo Heo, Chulwon Lee, Jeeye Kim, Seho Park, Seung Il Kim

“…By conducting the interviews over the course of 4 weeks after surgery, we monitored patterns of changes in barriers and facilitators over time. …”
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Revealing the critical state and identifying individualized dynamic network biomarker for type 2 diabetes through advanced analysis methods on individual basis by Peiyu Li, Shaowen Jing, Guo Tian, Jing Jiang

“…All the methods can detect two critical states based on a single sample, which are respectively at 8 weeks and 16 weeks for GSE13268 and at 4 weeks and 16 weeks for GSE13269, indicating the critical states before deterioration can be detected and the dynamic network biomarkers (DNBs) can be identified successfully. …”
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Gender-related Therapeutical Response to Apremilast: New Insights in a Tailored Management of Psoriasis by Emanuele Trovato, Federico Bardazzi, Vito Di Lernia, Monica Corazza, Claudia Lasagni, Francesca Prignano

“…The effects of apremilast on weight and body mass index (BMI) according to gender after 24 weeks and 48 weeks of therapy were considered. …”
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Modified Masquelet Technique Using Allogeneic Graft for a Gustilo-Anderson Type III-A Open Fracture of the Femur with an 8 cm Bone Defect by Hichem Issaoui, Mohammed Reda Fekhaoui, Moheddin Jamous, Alain-Charles Masquelet

“…A complete bony union was achieved after 12 weeks with a complete range of motion of the hip and knee. …”
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Effectiveness of physical activity interventions on reducing perceived fatigue among adults with chronic conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled... by Ioulia Barakou, Kandianos Emmanouil Sakalidis, Ulric Sena Abonie, Tracy Finch, Katie L. Hackett, Florentina Johanna Hettinga

“…Notably, both short (2-6 weeks) and longer-term (16-24 weeks) interventions were effective in reducing fatigue. . …”
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The effects of first mating age on average litter size at birth and weaning in rats by Ahmet Nazlıgül

“…The ages of animais in the time of first mating were 10 weeks for the first group and 14 weeks for the second group. …”
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Selective Herbicides for Cultivation of Eucalyptus urograndis Clones by Patrick J. Minogue, Anna Osiecka

“…Herbicides were applied at two or three rates, either before or after weed emergence, and compared to a nontreated control and to near-complete weed control obtained with glyphosate directed sprays. …”
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A Case Report of Umbilical Vein Varix with Thrombosis: Prenatal Ultrasonographic Diagnosis and Management by Yuuki Matsumoto, Akihiro Yanai, Saori Kamei, Ayaka Yamaguchi, Hirokazu Nakamine, Kohei Fujita

“…UVV was diagnosed at 23 weeks of gestation for the first time by ultrasonographic screening. …”
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Sulfasalzine in the management of pure axial spondyloarthritis: Need to have a relook! by Subramanian Shankar, Arun Hegde

“…Guidelines recommend early institution of biologic therapy if one fails 2 NSAIDs sequentially in optimal doses over 4 weeks. As NSAIDs are effective in about 70% cases, the remaining 30% patients would require biologics within the first few weeks of onset of illness. …”
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Effects of hyaluronic acid on bone graft healing: An experimental study on sheep by Muhammed A. Mustafa, Othman A. Omar

“…The samples then sacrificed in deferent period interval 2 weeks, 6 weeks and 12 weeks and the sample collected and sent for histological examination. …”
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Physical Activity and Health Beliefs among Saudi Women by Einas S. Al-Eisa, Hana I. Al-Sobayel

“…Each participant was given a pedometer and a diary to record their daily PA for two weeks. Results. One hundred and five participants completed the two weeks pedometer data (mean age 26.3±7.1 years, BMI 25±4.2 kg/m2). …”
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Estimation of calcitonin and calcitonin gene-related peptide-α in bone calcification in quail during laying period by Hadeel M. Hameed, Soulaf J. Kakel

“…In this study, 60 female quails were used, divided into three age groups: the early phase (4 weeks of age), the peak phase (8 weeks of age) and the late phase (12 weeks of age), with 20 birds per group. …”
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Pollination Biology of Potentilla recta (Sulfur Cinquefoil) and Its Cooccurring Native Congener Potentilla gracilis in Northeastern Oregon by James McIver, Karen Erickson

“…Hook.) was studied from 2002–2004, at four sites in northeastern Oregon, USA The native cinquefoil flowered first for five weeks, followed by the invasive for five weeks, with two weeks overlap in mid-June. …”
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Risk of Damage Inside Wooden Cultural Heritage Sites Based on Temperature, Humidity, and Airborne Fungi in South Korea by Ik-Gyun Im, Gyu-Seong Han

“…The internal conditions of WCHs, such as an average temperature of 20 °C and a relative humidity of 75% or more, persisted for at least 4 weeks and up to 8 weeks of the year. Accordingly, the growth of surface contaminating fungi and wood decay fungi on wood and Hanji (Korea paper) surfaces was evaluated for 12 weeks. …”
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Phytoremediation of Lead Polluted Soil by Glycine max L. by Sesan Abiodun Aransiola, Udeme Joshua Josiah Ijah, Olabisi Peter Abioye

“…The study was carried out for a period of 12 weeks under natural conditions. Physicochemical properties of the soil were determined using standard methods. …”
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Genital Ulcer of Behçet Disease Localized in the Vagina May Lack Pain, Making It Difficult to Assess by Soichiro Obata, Koji Kobayashi, Misaki Toda, Etsuko Miyagi, Shigeru Aoki

“…At 18 and 28 weeks of gestation, a vaginal ulcer was observed during regular prenatal examination, but the patient had no pain or other symptoms in the vulva. …”
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Translingual neural stimulation induced changes in intra- and inter-network functional connectivity in mild-moderate traumatic brain injury patients by Daniel Y. Chu, Jiancheng Hou, Thomas Hosseini, Veena A. Nair, Nagesh Adluru, Yuri Danilov, Kurt A. Kaczmarek, Mary E. Meyerand, Mitchell Tyler, Mitchell Tyler, Vivek Prabhakaran

“…The current study aimed to extend our previous resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) study investigating the effects of TLNS intervention on outcome measures related to gait and balance.MethodsAn experimental PoNS device was utilized to deliver the TLNS. The 2-week TLNS intervention program, specifically stimulation during focused physical therapy focused on recovery of gait and balance, included twice-daily treatment in the laboratory and the same program at home during the intervening weekend. …”
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Effectiveness of Video Teletherapy in Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents With Exposure and Response Prevention: Retrospective Longitudinal Observati... by Jamie D Feusner, Nicholas R Farrell, Mia Nunez, Nicholas Lume, Catherine W MacDonald, Patrick B McGrath, Larry Trusky, Stephen Smith, Andreas Rhode

“…Assessments were conducted at baseline, after 7-11 weeks, and after 13-17 weeks. Additionally, longitudinal assessments of OCD symptoms were performed at weeks 18-30, 31-42, and 43-54. …”
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