Onset of Celiac Disease after Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C with Interferon Based Triple Therapy by Amandeep Singh, Nayere Zaeri, Immanuel K. Ho

“…She was treated with 4 weeks of pegylated interferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin, followed by triple therapy using boceprevir for a total of 28 weeks. …”
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Recurrent Cesarean Scar Ectopic Pregnancy Treated with Systemic Methotrexate by Chima Ndubizu, Rodney A. McLaren, Sandra McCalla, Mohamad Irani

“…The first CSP, which was diagnosed at a later stage, was treated with uterine artery embolization and systemic methotrexate leading to complete resolution within 10 weeks. The current ectopic was treated with two doses of systemic methotrexate; her serum β-hCG reached undetectable levels within 7 weeks. …”
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Influence of mode of delivery on maternal and fetal outcomes in patients with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes by K. S. Midhuna, Umadevi Vavaldas, Sarada Kandhichetty

“…The vaginal delivery group had the least proportion of neonatal complications at 32–33+6 weeks of gestation, and at 34–36+6 weeks of gestation. …”
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Anti-diabetic potential assessment of aqueous and ethanol extracts of arrow poison (<i>Strophanthus hispidus</i>) plant stem bark in Wistar male rats by M Osibemhe, M Ibrahim, I.O. Onoagbe

“…The results revealed significant (P<0.05) progressive decrease in fasting blood glucose concentration on the 2nd-12th weeks and 4th-12th weeks in normal and diabetic-treated rats respectively. …”
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Anti-diabetic potential assessment of aqueous and ethanol extracts of arrow poison (<i>Strophanthus hispidus</i>) plant stem bark in Wistar male rats by M Osibemhe, M Ibrahim, I.O. Onoagbe

“…The results revealed significant (P<0.05) progressive decrease in fasting blood glucose concentration on the 2nd-12th weeks and 4th-12th weeks in normal and diabetic-treated rats respectively. …”
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Comparison of intra articular autologous platelet-rich plasma with steroids in osteoarthritis knee: Experience from a North Indian tertiary care center by M N Arjun, Vivek Vasdev, Kunal Kishore, Arun Hegde, Krishnan Shanmuganandan, Abhishek Kumar, Uday Bhanu Kovilapu, Roopa Shivashankar

“…Thirty patients were given IA PRP (6 ml) and 30 received IA methyl prednisolone (80 mg) at baseline line, which was repeated at 12 weeks. The primary endpoint was an improvement in Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Index (WOMAC) and 100 mm Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain at 24 weeks postinjections. …”
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Efficacy of Topical Hydrocortisone in Combination with Topical Ciclosporin A for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease in Patients with Sjögren Syndrome by Klemens Fondi, Kata Miháltz, Pia Veronika Vécsei-Marlovits

“…Additionally, one eye of each patient received hydrocortisone eye drops three times daily for the first two weeks of treatment. The study parameters were assessed before treatment, after 2 weeks, and after 6 months of treatment. …”
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Surgical Treatment Outcomes of Unresolved Osgood-Schlatter Disease in Adolescent Athletes by Frederick Mun, William L. Hennrikus

“…All patients returned to sports at an average of 21 weeks and 6 days postsurgery (range 8-56). The average length of follow-up was 14.2 weeks (range 5-27). …”
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Angiogenic Factors and Renal Disease in Pregnancy by Julie S. Rhee, Brett C. Young, Sarosh Rana

“…Three weeks previously, the patient had developed thrombocytopenia and hypertensive urgency. …”
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Incarcerated Uterus Presenting as Short Cervix and Placenta Previa by Ali Alhousseini, Salam Zeineddine, Adham Alsamsam, Bernard Gonik, Jacques Abramowicz, Karoline Puder, Homam Saker, Edgar Hernandez-Andrade

“…A 26-year-old woman presents at 19 4/7 weeks for evaluation of a short cervix and placenta previa. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of the Traditional Japanese Medicine Keigairengyoto in the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris by Kotaro Ito, Saori Masaki, Manabu Hamada, Tetsuo Tokunaga, Hisashi Kokuba, Kenji Tashiro, Ichiro Yano, Shinichiro Yasumoto, Shinichi Imafuku

“…The test drugs were administered for 12 weeks to patients (15 to 64 years, outpatient) with inflammatory acne on their face, and the amount of acne at 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks was measured. …”
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Evaluation of Bone Healing on Sandblasted and Acid Etched Implants Coated with Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite: An In Vivo Study in Rabbit Femur by Lory Melin Svanborg, Luiz Meirelles, Victoria Franke Stenport, Per Kjellin, Fredrik Currie, Martin Andersson, Ann Wennerberg

“…The control implant showed a tendency of more newly formed bone after 4 weeks of healing and significantly higher bone area values after 9 weeks of healing. …”
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Evaluation of host immune responses to Mycobacteriophage Fionnbharth by route of delivery by Thomas Smytheman, Tiffany Pecor, Dana E. Miller, Debora Ferede, Suhavi Kaur, Matthew H. Harband, Hazem F. M. Abdelaal, Carlos A. Guerrero-Bustamante, Krista G. Freeman, Whitney E. Harrington, Lisa M. Frenkel, Graham F. Hatfull, Rhea N. Coler, Sasha E. Larsen

“…C57BL/6 mice were dosed weekly for 6 weeks by either route and serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALf) were evaluated for anti-phage humoral responses by ELISA. …”
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Citrus Herbicide Boom Sprayer Calibration by Stephen H. Futch, Masoud Salyani

“… Herbicide application equipment calibration is an essential component of any weed control or weed management program. Proper calibration will assure even distribution of material over the treated surface, thereby maximizing application efficiency. …”
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Induced maturation of eel weighed 100–150 gram with PMSG, antidopamine, and 17α-methyltestosterone by Nadia Mega Aryani, Agus Oman Sudrajat, Odang Carman

“…Based on gonadal histology analysis, 2nd phase of spermatogonia development was found in P3 in week-8. The highest testosterone level was obtained by treatment P3, followed by P4, P2, and P1 in week-4. …”
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Liraglutide Decreases Liver Fat Content and Serum Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Levels in Newly Diagnosed Overweight Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Diseas... by Xinyue Li, Xiaojuan Wu, Yumei Jia, Jing Fu, Lin Zhang, Tao Jiang, Jia Liu, Guang Wang

“…FGF21 levels decreased after the 12-week liraglutide treatment (159.6±35.7 vs. 124.2±27.8 pg/ml, P=0.006). …”
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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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Intrapericardial injection of hydrogels with ASC and their secretome to treat dilated cardiomyopathies by Tácia Tavares Aquinas Liguori, Gabriel Romero Liguori, Viktor Sinkunas, Cristiano Jesus Correia, Raphael dos Santos Coutinho e Silva, Fernando Luiz Zanoni, Vera Demarchi Aiello, Martin Conrad Harmsen, Luiz Felipe Pinho Moreira

“…DOX-IC was induced in Wistar male rats through ten weekly intra-peritoneal injections of doxorubicin (cumulative dose: 18 mg/kg). …”
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Danish mothers of young children adhere less to international physical activity guidelines compared with mothers of older children by Solvej Videbæk Bueno, Sebastian Deisting Skejø, Rasmus Oestergaard Nielsen, Knud Ryom, Per Kallestrup, Peter Elsborg, Christina Bjørk Petersen, Julie Sandell Jacobsen

“…The primary outcome was weekly hours of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, dichotomized into adherers or non-adherers to WHO guidelines. …”
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Effects of a social participation-focused virtual reality intervention for community-dwelling stroke survivors with physical disabilities: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Janita Pak Chun Chau, Suzanne Hoi Shan Lo, Vivian Wing Yan Lee, Kai Chow Choi, Alexander Yuk Lun Lau, David R Thompson, Eddie Chi Fai Kwok

“…The intervention group will receive a newly developed 6-week novel custom-made SP-VR application comprising two sessions weekly. …”
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