Programa de ejercicio estructurado es viable y mejora la capacidad funcional en adultos mayores en Puerto Rico by Osvaldo J Hernandez Soto, Farah A Ramirez Marrero

“…In this study we evaluated functional capacity in 22 older adults in Puerto Rico (mean age ± standard deviation = 73.3 ± 8.2 years) before, during and after eight weeks participation in a structured exercise program. …”
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Comparative Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Intratendinous Prolotherapy Injection with Conventional Treatment to Treat Focal Supraspinatus Tendinosis by John George, Shyan Ch’ng Li, Zulkarnain Jaafar, Mohamad Shariff A. Hamid

“…However, there was a nonsignificant reduction in pain score in the injection group (43.5%) and in the control group (25%) at 12 weeks (p>0.005). Conclusion. Ultrasound-guided intratendinous prolotherapy injection significantly improves patient’s range of abduction and improves sleep within 12 weeks of treatment compared to conventional physiotherapy management. …”
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Effects of Alendronate Sodium Content on the Interface Strengths of Composite Acrylic Bone Cement by De-Ye Song, Xin-Zhan Mao, Mu-liang Ding, Jiang-Dong Ni

“…Compared with the 1st day, on the 60th postoperative day both factors decreased significantly in G0 and G1 (P<0.05). Four weeks after immersion, with the increasing dose of alendronate, the shear strengths decreased gradually and in G5 decreased significantly (P<0.05). …”
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Efficacy of short term non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in Indian patients with axial spondyloarthritis by Shubha Bhalla, Shallu Verma, Anand Narayan Malaviya

“…Results: A total of 31/35 patients continuously treated with NSAIDs for 12 weeks showed statistically significant improvement in their disease activity status as measured by ASDAS-CRP (P < 0.05). …”
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Early Detection of Fetal Malformation, a Long Distance Yet to Cover! Present Status and Potential of First Trimester Ultrasonography in Detection of Fetal Congenital Malformation i... by Namrata Kashyap, Mandakini Pradhan, Neeta Singh, Sangeeta Yadav

“…Out of 139 patients who were diagnosed after 20 weeks, 47 (33.8%) had fetal structural anomalies which could have been diagnosed before 12 weeks and 92 (66.1%) had fetal malformations which could have been diagnosed between 12 and 20 weeks. …”
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Effects of Silybum marianum Extract on High-Fat Diet Induced Metabolic Disorders in Rats by Sayin Fatma Kubra, Buyukbas Sadik, Basarali M. Kemal, Alp Harun, Toy Hatice, Ugurcu Veli

“…Male Sprague Dawley rats were fed HFD for 11 weeks to induce obesity. SME was given to animals for two different durations, for 11 weeks or for 7 weeks. …”
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Time in therapeutic range of tacrolimus in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients is associated with acute graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis by Naoki Yoshikawa, Yukina Ehara, Yusei Yamada, Yuki Matsusaki, Kazuya Shimoda, Ryuji Ikeda

“…Among propensity score matching-extracted patients, the Grade II–III group had significantly lower time in therapeutic range during the first 2 and 4 weeks post-transplantation. Our results suggest that high time in therapeutic range early post-transplantation, particularly within 4 weeks, may avert the severity of acute graft-versus-host disease.…”
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Effects of common prebiotics on iron status and production of colonic short-chain fatty acids in anemic rats by Fan Zhang, Ken K.L. Yung, Chi KongYeung

“…Anemic Sprague-Dawley rats receiving a low-iron diet (12 μg Fe/g diet) were supplemented with or without prebiotics (5% m/V in drinking water) for 5 weeks. Hemoglobin concentration in rats supplemented with GOS after 3 weeks (4.3 g/dL) was significantly higher than rats without supplementation (3.7 g/dL), while FOS also significantly increased hemoglobin concentration after 4 weeks (4.1 g/dL vs. 3.7 g/dL). …”
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Evaluating Functional Outcome of Oblique Cut  across Mentum  in Advanced Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Shomes Mozumder, Shilpi Agrawal, Aniruddha Dam, Anup Kumar Bhowmick, Ishita Sinha

“…Results: Successful decanulation from tracheostomy tube were achieved in all patients by 6weeks. By 12 weeks Nasogastric tube removal and commencement of oral feeding were achieved in all. …”
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In vitro micropropagation protocols for two endangered Dianthus species - via in vitro culture for conservation and recultivation purposes by Dóra Farkas, Judit Csabai, Angéla Kolesnyk, Pál Szarvas, Judit Dobránszki

“…Results After germination, one-nodal segments of both species were transferred onto several MS media supplemented with 3% sucrose and different types of cytokinins (at a concentration of 4.5 µM) alongside 0.54 µM 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) for the multiplication phase for 3 weeks. The shoot clusters were subsequently transferred onto elongation medium (plant growth regulator-free MS medium) for 3 weeks. …”
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Simultaneous Bilateral Proximal Humerus Fractures Treated with Single-Stage Bilateral Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty by Taiki Tokuhiro, Atsushi Urita, Yusuke Kameda, Makoto Motomiya, Naoya Watanabe, Norimasa Iwasaki

“…An abduction pillow was applied for 5 weeks postoperatively. Passive motion exercises were permitted starting at 4 weeks postoperatively, and active range of motion exercises were permitted at 6 weeks postoperatively. …”
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Physical and Muscular Performance in a Professional Soccer Player with a Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Following an Isokinetic Exercise Program: A Case Report by Fernanda QRC Mostagi, Pedro AC Silva, Giovana R Munaro, Raiane G Marcato, Daniel B Nampo, Gabriel F Santiago, Karen Obara, Jefferson R Cardoso

“…The athlete completed 23 sessions of isokinetic treatment over nine weeks to improve physical function and muscle performance. …”
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Lessons Learned from Experimental Human Model of Zinc Deficiency by Ananda S. Prasad

“…The effect of zinc deficiency on thymulin activity and IL-2 mRNA was seen within eight to twelve weeks of the institution of zinc-deficient diet in human volunteers, whereas lymphocyte zinc decreased in 20 weeks and plasma zinc decreased in 24 weeks after instituting zinc-deficient diet. …”
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The use of paracetamol during pregnancy: A qualitative study and possible strategies for a clinical trial. by Cathrine Vedel, Ditte Staub Jørgensen, David Møbjerg Kristensen, Olav Bjørn Petersen, Gorm Greisen

“…After recognizing the pregnancy, 48% had taken any APAP, and 6% had taken it weekly or more than weekly. A total of 27% who had taken APAP in the first trimester of pregnancy (even rarely) would potentially participate in an RCT. …”
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Assessment of the nutritional constituents of Elaeis Guineensis Jacq exudates from different States of Nigeria by FI Obahiagbon, GE Ilori, JO Erhabor

“…The mean of the bi-weekly results are presented. The PH values were between 6 and 7. …”
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Comparison of artificial neural network models of categorized daily electric load by Vildan Evren, İlker Ali Ozkan

“…In this modeling, past electrical load values and temperature values were used as input, and in order to increase the prediction accuracy, the characteristics of the days were categorized weekly and classified according to the seasons. Different Artificial Neural Network models have been created according to input data, weekly categorization, and season criteria. …”
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The FIT FIRST 10 dose-response study: evaluation of implementation outcomes by Sofie Koch, Sofie Koch, Caroline Eckert, Nikos Ntoumanis, Nikos Ntoumanis, Nikos Ntoumanis, Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Chiara Cimenti, Chiara Cimenti, Malte Nejst Larsen, Peter Krustrup, Peter Krustrup, Lars Breum Skov Christiansen, Lars Breum Skov Christiansen

“…This study evaluates the implementation of the FF10 program for 2nd and 3rd graders.Materials and methodsThe FF10 program was implemented in a 20-week cluster randomized controlled trial across 27 schools. …”
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An Update on Anti-Helicobacter Pylori Treatment in Children by Renuka Khurana, Lori Fischbach, Naoki Chiba, Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten

“…Regimens that were identified as greater than 80% efficacious in children included a two-week therapy with a nitroimidazole and amoxicillin in Europe; a two-week regimen of bismuth, amoxicillin and metronidazole in developed countries (except Spain); a one- to two-week regimen of a PPI, clarithromycin and amoxicillin in Northern Europe, Asia and the Middle East; and a two-week regimen of a PPI, clarithromycin and metronidazole in Canada. …”
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Structured follow-up pathway to support people after transient ischaemic attack and minor stroke (SUPPORT TIA): protocol for a feasibility study and process evaluation by Grace M Turner, Melanie Calvert, Sue Jowett, Robbie Foy, Jonathan Mant, Sarah Tearne, Lou Atkins, Rachael Jones, Smitaa Patel, Phillip Collis

“…Follow-up will be self-completed questionnaires (12 weeks and 24 weeks) and a clinic appointment (24 weeks). …”
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Understanding the local-level variations in seasonality of human respiratory syncytial virus infection: a systematic analysis by Sheng Ye, Shuyu Deng, Yumeng Miao, David Torres-Fernandez, Quique Bassat, Xin Wang, You Li

“…Local-level variations in RSV season within a region were estimated to be 6 weeks (41 days, 95% CI: 25–57) for season onset, 5 weeks (32 days, 13–50) for season offset, and 6 weeks (40 days, 20–59) for season duration, with substantial differences across years. …”
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