The Dose-Dependent Effects of Spironolactone on TGF-β1 Expression and the Vulnerability to Atrial Fibrillation in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats by Mirong Tang, Yan Chen, Fuqing Sun, Liangliang Yan

“…Ten matched homologous WKY rats were set as the control group (group C). After 7 weeks of gavage, a multiple electroconductive physiological recorder was used to detect atrial electrical parameters, including P-wave duration, PR interval, and atrial effective refractory period (AERP), the inducibility, and duration of atrial fibrillation. …”
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Impact of religious fasting on ocular dryness: objective and subjective assessment by Amal F. Alomari, Sara Issa, Asma Musleh, Mohammad Abusamak, Mohammad Abusamak, Omar Bdair, Omar Bdair, Saif Aldeen AlRyalat, Saif Aldeen AlRyalat, Alanoud Al-Wakfi, Mohammed Jaber, Ahmad Alloubani, Haitham Sahawneh, Haitham Sahawneh, Muhannd El-Faouri, Ayman Abdul Aziz, Muawyah Al Bdour

“…In this prospective study, we evaluated the effect of prolonged fasting on dry eye disease using both objective and subjective measures.MethodsWe included patients who fasted for at least 12 h a day for at least 2 weeks, including the testing day, and retested them at least 1 week after the fasting period had ended with no fasting on the testing day. …”
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Clinical efficacy of Tuina therapy combined with traditional Chinese exercises in the treatment of symptomatic lumbar disc herniation: a multicentre randomised controlled trial pro... by Zhihong Fan, Shenghong Jia, Xin Zhou, Chao Li, Jiahao Shao, Xiaofeng Liu, Yitao Liao, Yenan Xu, Dandan He, Shixiang Wu, Xian Zhang

“…Each group received three treatments over the course of 1 week for a total of 4 weeks. The primary outcome indicator was the Oswestry Disability Index, whereas the secondary outcome indicators were the Short Form of Quality of Life Scale, the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire Scale, and gait analysis. …”
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The Impact of Hangeshashinto on Symptoms and Gut Microbiota in Diarrhea-type Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Retrospective Analysis by Naohisa Yoshida, Takeshi Yasuda, Yoshikazu Inagaki, Daisuke Hasegawa, Kohei Fukumoto, Takaaki Murakami, Ryohei Hirose, Osamu Dohi, Kazuhiko Uchiyama, Tomohisa Takagi, Yoshito Itoh

“…The stool frequency per week before and after HST was 21.7±18.2 vs. 14.0±12.6 (p<0.001). …”
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Astronomical Units to Merge as UK Cows Face Bloody Purge

“…Nature leads this week with a story about a proposal to fuse space-based astronomy funded by NASA with ground-based astronomy funded by the National Space Foundation (NSF). …”
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I’ll Show You Mine, If You Show Me Yours

“…The human genome dominated science news last week. Both Science and Nature lead this week with articles about the simultaneous publication of the human genome sequence by the private company Celera Genomics and the publicly funded Human Genome Project (HGP).…”
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Glucose Metabolism of Human Prostate Cancer Mouse Xenografts by Hossein Jadvar, Xiankui Li, Antranik Shahinian, Ryan Park, Michel Tohme, Jacek Pinski, Peter S. Conti

“…Glucose metabolism was higher in the PC-3 tumor than in the CWR-22 tumor at both the 3-week (by 18%) and the 5-week (by 9.6%) micro-PET imaging sessions. …”
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Analyzing the Effect of Dancesport on Reducing Menopausal Symptoms and Increasing Quality of Life by Noortje Anita Kumaat, Soni Sulistyarto, Ratna Candra Dewi, Heri Wahyudi, Caturia Sasti Sulistyana, Nugroho Susanto, Ozgur Eken, Septyaningrum Putri Purwoto

“…The program involved a 12-week dance course, meeting twice a week for 60 minutes per session, including cha-cha, salsa, rumba, hip-hop, and waltz dances. …”
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Three Prospective Case Studies Examining Mifepristone’s Efficacy in Patients with Treatment-Resistant PTSD by Agnes van Minnen, Lizelotte Vos, Pierre M. Bet, Ad de Jongh, Felix Linsen, Hein J. F. van Marle, Onno C. Meijer, Willem M. Otte, Marije Russcher, Christiaan H. Vinkers

“…Three patients with PTSD who were resistant to standard psychological and pharmacological treatments were prescribed mifepristone (600–1,200 mg/day) for 1 week. A baseline-controlled single-case design was used, involving a 2-week baseline phase (no intervention), a 1-week intervention phase (mifepristone), and a 2-week postintervention phase. …”
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Application of Improved Deep Learning Method in Intelligent Power System by HuiJie Liu, Yang Liu, ChengWen Xu

“…The results showed the following: in the power load forecast results over the weekend, the random forest and the LSTM algorithm forecast results were relatively close and the RMSEs were 17.3 and 17.1, respectively, while the SVM predicted a larger RMSE error of 27.5. …”
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Prioritizing breast cancer surgeries: insights from the KRONOS SCORE by Lucía Navarro, Lucía Navarro, Lucía Navarro, Luis Perez-Bartivas, Luis Perez-Bartivas, Luis Perez-Bartivas, David Ponferrada, David Ponferrada, David Ponferrada, Javier Cejas, Javier Cejas, Javier Cejas, Juan Adrián Camús, Juan Adrián Camús, Juan Adrián Camús, Natalia Rangel, Natalia Rangel, Natalia Rangel, Maria Porras, Cristina Morales Estevez, Cristina Morales Estevez, Cristina Morales Estevez, Amalia Palacios Eito, Amalia Palacios Eito, Amalia Palacios Eito, Pilar Rioja, Pilar Rioja, Pilar Rioja, Marina Alvarez, Marina Alvarez, Marina Alvarez, Enrique Aranda, Enrique Aranda, Enrique Aranda, Juan De La Haba-Rodríguez, Juan De La Haba-Rodríguez, Juan De La Haba-Rodríguez

“…Although guidelines suggest that a waiting period of up to four weeks is acceptable, this is often exceeded, potentially impacting treatment outcomes. …”
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Implementation of in utero laparotomy-assisted fetoscopic spina bifida repair in two centers in Latin America: rationale for this approach in this regionAJOG Global Reports at a Gl... by Jezid Miranda, PhD, Miguel A. Parra-Saavedra, PhD, William O. Contreras-Lopez, PhD, Cristóbal Abello, MD, Guido Parra, MD, Juan Hernandez, MD, Amanda Barrero, MD, Isabela Leones, MD, Adriana Nieto-Sanjuanero, MD, Gerardo Sepúlveda-Gonzalez, MD, Magdalena Sanz-Cortes, PhD

“…Results: The gestational age (GA) at the time of surgery was significantly higher in fetoscopic centers (26±1.27 weeks) compared to the MOMs trial (23.6±1.42 weeks) and traditional hysterotomy methods (25.4±1 weeks) (P<.001). …”
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North Florida Gardening Calendar by Sydney Park Brown

“…In April, monitor landscape plants weekly for aphids on tender new growth. Annuals that can take full sun during hot summer months include celosia, portulaca, vinca, and some coleus. …”
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The Effect of Different Forms for the Delay in A Model of the Nephron by Anne C. Skeldon, Ian Purvey

“…We investigate how the dynamics of a mathematical modelof a nephron depend on the precise form of the delayin the tubuloglomerular feedback loop.Although qualitative behavioral similarities emerge fordifferent orders of delay, wefind that significant quantitative differences occur.Without more knowledge of theform of the delay, this places restrictions on howreasonable it is to expect closequantitative agreement between the mathematicalmodel and experimental data.…”
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Imperialismo, fascismo y revolución. El discurso sobre la guerra en la prensa anarquista gallega by Óscar Freán Hernández

“…The interpretation of these issues given by the libertarian movement is the subject of our work, based on the study of two Galician newspapers -the weekly newspaper Solidaridad and the fortnightly newspaper Brazo y Cerebro- published in the months before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.…”
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Blood glucose response to kratom tea (Mitragyna speciosa Korth.) by Fadly Dzul

“…Methods: This evaluation was executed using an experimental design with ten subjects, which included pure standard glucose in week 1 and standard glucose mixed with 1% kratom tea in week 2, with a 1-week wash-out period. …”
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Biology and Management of Benghal Dayflower (Commelina benghalensis) in Ornamental Crop Production by Yuvraj Khamare, Chris Marble, Robert Stamps

“… Benghal dayflower is listed among the world’s worst weeds, affecting over 25 crops in 29 countries (Holm et al., 1977). …”
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Control of Bittercress in Florida Container Nurseries by Jeffrey G. Norcini

“… Container nursery growers frequently cite bittercress as one of their more common weed problems. Not only is it a weed concern, but bittercress can harbor insect pests. …”
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Control of Bittercress in Florida Container Nurseries by Jeffrey G. Norcini

“… Container nursery growers frequently cite bittercress as one of their more common weed problems. Not only is it a weed concern, but bittercress can harbor insect pests. …”
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The Effects of Body Acupuncture on Obesity: Anthropometric Parameters, Lipid Profile, and Inflammatory and Immunologic Markers by Hamid Abdi, Baixiao Zhao, Mahsa Darbandi, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan, Shima Tavallaie, Amir Ali Rahsepar, Seyyed Mohammad Reza Parizadeh, Mohammad Safariyan, Mohsen Nemati, Maryam Mohammadi, Parisa Abbasi-Parizad, Sara Darbandi, Saeed Akhlaghi, Gordon A. A. Ferns

“…Subjects received authentic (cases) or sham (controls) acupuncture for 6 weeks in combination with a low-calorie diet. In the following 6 weeks, they received the low-calorie diet alone. …”
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