Improvement of Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Reduction of the Myeloperoxidase-Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody Titer in a Patient with Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis... by Shin-ya Tamechika, Shuntaro Isogai, Shinji Maeda, Taio Naniwa, Akio Niimi

“…Furthermore, even after tapering mepolizumab to 200 mg every 4 weeks, her condition remained stable without relapse of EGPA and without increases in the eosinophil count and MPO-ANCA titer. …”
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Comparison of Efficacy of Duloxetine Versus Amitriptyline in Fibromyalgia Patients by Saira Tahir, Obaid ur Rehman, Aliena Badshah, Durkho Atif, Muhammad Muddasser Khan Panezai, Alam Zeb

“…Group A patients were given Duloxetine, while group B patients were given Amitriptyline for 12 weeks with main outcome of change in WPI and SSS scores three months after the therapy. …”
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Role of Cox-2 in Vascular Inflammation: An Experimental Model of Metabolic Syndrome by Nicolás F. Renna, Emiliano R. Diez, Carina Lembo, Roberto M. Miatello

“…SHR male WKY rats were employed; they were distributed in 8 groups (n=8 each): control (W); W + L: WKY rats receiving 20 mg/kg of lumiracoxib by intraesophageal administration; SHR; SHR + L: SHR + 20 mg/kg of lumiracoxib by intraesophageal administration; Fructose-Fed Rats (FFR): WKY rats receiving 10% (w/v) fructose solution in drinking water during all 12 weeks; FFR + L: FFR + 20 mg/kg of lumiracoxib by intraesophageal administration; Fructose-Fed Hypertensive Rats (FFHR): SHR receiving 10% (w/v) fructose solution in drinking water during all 12 weeks; and FFHR + L: FFHR + 20 mg/kg of lumiracoxib by intraesophageal administration. …”
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Transplanted Adult Neural Stem Cells Express Sonic Hedgehog In Vivo and Suppress White Matter Neuroinflammation after Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury by Genevieve M. Sullivan, Regina C. Armstrong

“…To test this concept, NSCs isolated from adult mouse subventricular zone (SVZ) were transplanted into the lateral ventricle of adult mice at two weeks post-TBI followed by analysis at four weeks post-TBI. …”
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Correlation of Circulating Acid-Labile Subunit Levels with Insulin Sensitivity and Serum LDL Cholesterol in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Findings from a Prospective Study with Ro... by Ying-Chuen Lai, Hung-Yuan Li, Ta-Jen Wu, Chi-Yuan Jeng, Lee-Ming Chuang

“…Over 24 weeks, there was a significantly greater reduction in ALS levels in the nonobese RSG-treated individuals than placebo-treated group. …”
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A New Model for Providing Cell-Free DNA and Risk Assessment for Chromosome Abnormalities in a Public Hospital Setting by Robert Wallerstein, Andrea Jelks, Matthew J. Garabedian

“…Patients underwent follow-up genetic counseling and detailed ultrasound at 18–20 weeks to review first trimester testing and finalize decision for amniocentesis. …”
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Sustained Remission in Patients with Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia after Romiplostim Tapering and Discontinuation: A Case Series in Real Life Management in Spain by María-Eva Mingot-Castellano, Carlos Grande-García, David Valcárcel-Ferreiras, Clara Conill-Cortés, Loreto de Olivar-Oliver

“…Romiplostim, a thrombopoietin-receptor agonist (TPO-ra), is a highly effective option in primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), with 80–90% of patients achieving platelet responses after few weeks of treatment. The evidence showing remissions, that is, sustained platelet counts after romiplostim discontinuation, in patients with ITP refractory to immunosuppressive therapy is steadily increasing. …”
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The Angiogenic Potential of DPSCs and SCAPs in an In Vivo Model of Dental Pulp Regeneration by Petra Hilkens, Annelies Bronckaers, Jessica Ratajczak, Pascal Gervois, Esther Wolfs, Ivo Lambrichts

“…Similar results were found after eight weeks, which suggests both osteogenic/odontogenic differentiation of the transplanted stem cells and the promotion of angiogenesis in this particular setting. …”
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Impact of Methamphetamine Abuse: A Rare Case of Rapid Cerebral Aneurysm Growth with Review of Literature by James Fowler, Brian Fiani, Syed A. Quadri, Vladimir Cortez, Mudassir Frooqui, Atif Zafar, Fahad Shabbir Ahmed, Asad Ikram, Anirudh Ramachandran, Javed Siddiqi

“…However, very rapid growth of aneurysm within less than 2 weeks with methamphetamine abuse is very rarely observed or reported. …”
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Infants Delivered via Cesarean from Mothers with Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes: A Propensity Score Analysis by Mariko Nakahara, Shunji Goto, Eiji Kato, Atsuo Itakura, Satoru Takeda

“…This retrospective study included women with preterm premature rupture of membranes who delivered from 23 weeks to 33 weeks of gestation between January 2009 and December 2014. …”
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Effectiveness of nurse-led multi-component intervention program (NLMIP) on improving antiretroviral therapy adherence, CD4 count, psychological distress, and quality of life of peo... by Gulati Sonia, Pandurangan Hariprasath, Gupta P. Kumar

“…Data will be collected on the various study variables at three different intervals consecutively, that is, at baseline (day 1), after 12 weeks (post-test 1), and after 24 weeks (post-test 2) of the follow-up period. …”
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Fluoxetine for reducing postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients after total knee replacement: study protocol for a single-centre, double-blind, randomised, parallel... by Yusheng Yao, Hong Ye, Yushan Wu, Daoyi Lin, Lulu Yu, Jiaxin Chen

“…The fluoxetine group will receive fluoxetine 20 mg daily 8 weeks preoperatively, and the placebo group will receive placebo capsules daily 8 weeks preoperatively. …”
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Effect of Interval between Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy and Surgery on Oncological Outcome for Rectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Xiao-Jie Wang, Zheng-Rong Zheng, Pan Chi, Hui-Ming Lin, Xing-Rong Lu, Ying Huang

“…Performing surgery 7-8 weeks after the end of NCRT results in the highest chance of achieving pCR. …”
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Piperine Alleviates Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity via Activating PPAR-γ in Mice by Jie Yan, Si-Chi Xu, Chun-Yan Kong, Xiao-Yang Zhou, Zhou-Yan Bian, Ling Yan, Qi-Zhu Tang

“…To investigate the protective effects of piperine, mice were orally treated for 3 weeks with piperine (50 mg/kg, 18:00 every day) beginning two weeks before DOX injection. …”
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Extending Satellite Predictions of Coral Disease Outbreak Risk to Non-Seasonal Coral Reef Regions by Momoe Yoshida, Scott F. Heron

“…Between new and existing methodologies, median differences of 0.00 °C (thresholds) and 0.00 °C-weeks (metrics) for Hot Snap and Cold Snap; and 0.01 °C (threshold) and −0.17 °C-weeks (metric) for Winter Condition were observed among reef pixels of the GBR. …”
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The Efficacy of Paxman Scalp Cooling System in Preventing Hair Loss in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy in Western India – Multi-centre Retrospective Cohort Study by Mangesh Mekha, Ashish Joshi, Vashishth Maniar, Udip Maheshwari, Kshitij Joshi, Pritam Kalaskar, Smit Sheth, Pradip Kendre, Disha Morzaria, Reshma Korgavkar, Chandrashekhar Pethe, Sonal Dhande

“…The incidence of grade 2 (>50% hair loss) alopecia was 81.3% in patients <6 weeks and was 18.8% at >6 weeks of start of chemotherapy (P < 0.0001). …”
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Tyrosine Kinase-2, Angiopoietin-2, and Thrombomodulin Axes in the Late-Onset Fetal Growth Restriction: A Prospective Cohort Study by Esra Altan Erbilen, Fusun Gulizar Varol

“…STUDY DESIGN: In this prospective cohort study, we assessed the maternal serum concentrations of Tie-2, Ang-2, and TM in pregnancies that developed LFGR (n=30) and a control group (n=59) within the gestational weeks of 32-39 gestational weeks at Trakya University Hospital (January 2021-December 2021). …”
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Feasibility of enzalutamide on patients with recurrent non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer with marker tumors: phase I study by Takashi Kawahara, Shuya Kandori, Takahiro Kojima, Bryan J. Mathis, Masanobu Shiga, Hiroyuki Nishiyama

“…The patients were administered oral enzalutamide at 160 mg dose, once daily for four weeks. Clinical response at the end of the treatment was evaluated using cystoscopy. …”
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Oxidative Stability of Lipid Fraction of Cookies Enriched with Chokeberry Polyphenols Extract by Bialek Malgorzata, Rutkowska Jaroslawa, Bialek Agnieszka, Adamska Agata

“…It appears safe to incorporate 100 mg and 250 mg of CPE into margarine cookies stored for 9 weeks and 1000 mg of CPE into butter cookies stored for 9 weeks. …”
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Alternations in Cholesterol and Fatty Acids Composition in Egg Yolk of Rhode Island Red x Fyoumi Hens Fed with Hemp Seeds (Cannabis sativa L.) by Suhaib Shahid, Naila Chand, Rifat Ullah Khan, Syed Muhammad Suhail, Nazir Ahmad Khan

“…Sixty hens (Rhode Island Red x Fyoumi) were evenly distributed into four groups (three replicates per group) at the peak production (34 weeks). HS was included into the ration at the level of 0.0 (HS-0), 15 (HS-15), 20 (HS-20), and 25% (HS-25) and continued the supplementation for consecutively three weeks. …”
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