Placement of an elastic, biohybrid patch in a model of right heart failure with pulmonary artery banding by Yasunari Hayashi, Yasunari Hayashi, Seungil Kim, Seungil Kim, Seungil Kim, Taro Fujii, Taro Fujii, Drake Dalton Pedersen, Drake Dalton Pedersen, Takahiro Ozeki, Takahiro Ozeki, Hongbin Jiang, Antonio D’Amore, Antonio D’Amore, Antonio D’Amore, Antonio D’Amore, Antonio D’Amore, William R. Wagner, William R. Wagner, William R. Wagner

“…Three weeks after PAB, the cardiac patch was attached to the epicardium of the right ventricle (RV). …”
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Initial treatment with a single capsule containing half-dose quadruple therapy vs standard-dose dual therapy in hypertensive patients (QUADUAL): a randomized, blinded, crossover tr... by Xiexiong Zhao, Tao Liu, Qiong Yang, Guoping Yang, Xingli Li, Xiaohong Tang, Jingle Li, Zhongshu Liang, Anying Li, Lixiong Zeng, Juan Wen, Xiaoyan Wang, Liping Peng, Wenjuan Wang, Jingjing Cai, Ye Chen, Miao Huang, Ruixuan Li, Ru Fu, Lin Zhao, Xiaogang Li, Weihong Jiang

“…Each sequence received four-weeks of either half-dose quadruple antihypertensives or standard-dose dual antihypertensives, followed by a two-week washout and crossover for four-weeks. …”
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Efficacy of Acupuncture Treatment for Postprandial Distress Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jihang Du, Yinhao Feng, Qiang Yuan, Haiping Gong, Jie An, Liu Wu, Qian Dai, Bojun Xu, Haozhong Wang, Jian Luo

“…Significantly improved NDI (Nepean dyspepsia index) scores of PDS patients at week 4 (SMD 0.61, 95% CI 0.48 to 0.74). Significantly improved NDI scores in PDS patients at week 16 (SMD 0.49, 95% CI 0.27 to 0.71). …”
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Was markiert jener? by Magdalena Z. Feret

“…All the examples are extracted from online versions of the weekly newspaper „Die Zeit“ published in 2018. The analysis carried out in this article intends to investigate how often and in what sense the demonstrative jener is currently in use. …”
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Safety and efficacy of telaprevir in treatment of a chronic hepatitis C in patients of the Russian population included in early access program study by D. T. Abrurakhmanov, V. G. Morozov, I. G. Nikitin, P. O. Bogomolov, N. I. Geyvandova, Ye. N. Bessonova, I. G. Bakulin, V. A. Isakov, K. V. Zhdanov, M. V. Mayevskaya, Ye. A. Nurmukhametova, E. Z. Burnevich, Ye. V. Chesnokov, V. D. Pasechnikov, A. Hill, I. Lonjon-Domanec, S. N. Kizhlo

“…Efficacy and safety of this therapeutic mode were evaluated in intermediate analysis on 16-th week of treatment in 153 patients from Russia who have already reached the 16-th week of treatment or potentially can do so.Material and methods. …”
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Impact of the April Fair on Seville hotel room prices: measurement through a hedonic approach by Ismael P. Soler, Germán Gémar

“…Specifically, the effects of the April Fair can be felt during the weekdays when fairgoers add to those visiting the city on business. However, during the weekend, fair prices do not differ from a non-April day fair. …”
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From Maximization to Optimization: A Paradigm Shift in Rice Production in Thailand to Improve Overall Quality of Life of Stakeholders by Ryoichi Doi, Supachai Pitiwut

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The measurement reliability and equivalence of print versus online versions of the Youth Activity Profile. by Yang Bai, Philip M Dixon, Pedro F Saint-Maurice, Paul R Hibbing, Gabriella M McLoughlin, Michael Pereira da Silva, Gregory J Welk

“…<h4>Results</h4>Both paper and online versions had similar reliability for the PA estimates in school (ICCprint = 0.69-0.91; ICConline = 0.54-0.84), at home (ICCprint = 0.72-0.83; ICConline = 0.64-0.94), PA at weekend (ICCprint = 0.33-0.72; ICConline = 0.39-0.70), and SB (ICCprint = 0.69-0.90; ICConline = 0.66-0.80). …”
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Food Fights and Femur Wars

“…Nature leads this week with a story about new rules for planting genetically modified (GM) seeds in Europe. …”
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Response to Plasmapheresis Measured by Angiogenic Factors in a Woman with Antiphospholipid Syndrome in Pregnancy by Karoline Mayer-Pickel, Sabine Horn, Uwe Lang, Mila Cervar-Zivkovic

“…A 21-year-old primigravida with antiphospholipid syndrome developed early-onset preeclampsia at 18 weeks’ gestation. She was treated successfully with plasmapheresis in order to prolong pregnancy. …”
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Late Recovery from Severe Streptococcus pneumoniae Comatose Meningitis with Concomitant Diffuse Subcortical Cytotoxic Edema and Cortical Hypometabolism by Philippe Hantson, Thierry Duprez

“…Her Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score fluctuated around 4 to 6 over the next four weeks. There was no evidence of increased intracranial pressure (ICP). …”
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A Rare Case of Watery Vaginal Discharge due to Caesarean Scar Dehiscence following Brace Suture and Balloon Tamponade for the Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage by Krystal Koh, Devendra Kanagalingam, Rajeswari Kathirvel

“…Her discharge settled after three weeks with antibiotics and drainage of the ascites. …”
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A Case of Subacute Thyroiditis following COVID-19 Infection by Sameh Samir Elawady, Diwakar Phuyal, Rakesh Kumar Shah, Lubna Mirza

“…She then required oral prednisone 40 mg per day and ibuprofen 800 mg once daily for another several weeks that eventually resulted in improvement of her symptoms. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Tripterygium Wilfordii Glycoside Tablets Combined with Acitretin Capsules in the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis: A Randomized Controlled Tr... by Qinghui Fu, Yunjie Zhu, Yiqi Fang, Changbo Dai

“…In addition, a comparison was made before treatment, 4 weeks and 8 weeks after treatment in terms of the clinical efficacy, liver function indicators (alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), and creatinine), psoriasis area, and severity index (PASI) scores. …”
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Intraperitoneal Hemorrhage in a Pregnant Woman with Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Vitamin K Deficiency as a Possible Cause by Yosuke Baba, Hiroyuki Morisawa, Koyomi Saito, Hironori Takahashi, Kazuma Rifu, Shigeki Matsubara

“…A nulliparous Japanese woman with hyperemesis gravidarum at 105/7 weeks was admitted with giant myoma, intestinal obstruction, and abdominal pain. …”
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Splenic Abscess in an Adolescent due to Salmonella enterica Conservatively Treated with Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration by Anne Sofie Steinbring Jørgensen, Ivan Arsic, Niels Pedersen, Lena Hagelskjær Kristensen, Michael F. Nielsen, Thomas Balslev

“…The patient was successfully treated with two percutaneous fine-needle punctures and adequate antibiotics for six weeks. Salmonella enterica serotype Poona was grown from the aspirate. …”
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Management of Cervical Fibroid during the Reproductive Period by Remon Keriakos, Mark Maher

“…An emergency caesarean section was performed at 37 weeks when she attended in labour before the date of her elective caesarean section. …”
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A Case of Thanatophoric Dysplasia Type I with Fetal Hydrops in the First Trimester by Giannina Calongos, Masateru Hori, Mai Ogino, Hideaki Sawai

“…During a routine prenatal exam, a 36-year-old female in her third pregnancy was diagnosed with fetal hydrops at 11 weeks of gestation. The pregnancy was monitored with periodic ultrasounds; however, spontaneous resolution was not observed. …”
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Irreducible Dislocation of the Great Toe Interphalangeal Joint Secondary to an Incarcerated Sesamoid by Hamid Rahmatullah Bin Abd Razak, Zi-Yang Chia, Hwee-Chye Andrew Tan

“…We report a case of a 29-year-old gentleman who presented to the Orthopaedic Surgery Specialist Outpatient Clinic with an irreducible IP joint of the great toe that had been untreated for 4 weeks. The mechanism of injury is believed to be a combination of axial loading with a hyperdorsiflexion force when the patient fell foot first into a drain. …”
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Sex-specific discrimination of familiar and unfamiliar mates in the Tokay gecko by Marie-Ornélia Verger, Maëlle Devillebichot, Eva Ringler, Birgit Szabo

“…The lizards maintained their discriminatory abilities for two to three weeks but not up to six weeks after separation. This research highlights the efficacy of using odours as social stimuli for investigating social cognition in lizards, a promising avenue to better understand social cognition in these animals.…”
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