Autostable-II stent versus bicanalicular silicon intubation for management of lacrimal canalicular obstruction by Zamzam M.A. Khalil, Raafat M.A. Abdallah, Ahmed M.K. Elshafei, Amr A.M. Abdelrahman

“…The patients were evaluated 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months postoperatively when A-II SRS and BST were removed and 3 months after their removal. …”
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Impact of Ramadan Intermittent Fasting on Oxidative Stress Measured by Urinary 15-F2t-Isoprostane by Mo'ez Al-Islam Ezzat Faris, Rand Nidal Hussein, Ref'at Ahmad Al-Kurd, Mohammed Ahmed Al-Fararjeh, Yasser Khalil Bustanji, Mohammad Khalil Mohammad

“…Urine and serum sampling and anthropometric and dietary assessments were conducted one week before Ramadan (T0), at the end of the third week of Ramadan (T1), and one month after Ramadan (T2). …”
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Muscle selection and dosing in patients undergoing treatment with abobotulinumtoxinA for lower limb spasticity in real-world practice by Richard D. Zorowitz, Jorge Jacinto, Stephen Ashford, Mathieu Beneteau, Pascal Maisonobe, Christian Hannes, Alberto Esquenazi

“…The most frequent therapy interventions (mean ± SD of 1.8 ± 1.3h/week with a qualified therapist and 5.3 ± 5.9h/week self-rehabilitation in Cycle 1) were task-specific practice, passive stretch, strength training, and positioning. …”
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A Vaginal Inlay for Reduction of Stress Urinary Incontinence: Outcome of a Randomized Clinical Trial and Four User Acceptance Studies by Aino Fianu Jonasson, Karin Bryder, Elisabeth Sthengel

“…The primary endpoint was reduction of urine leakage, measured as change in pad weight baseline week compared with treatment week. Secondary endpoints were treatment success, calculated as the percentage of subjects with >70% reduction in pad weight, reduction in incontinence episodes, and quality of life (QoL). 75 women (77%) completed the clinical investigation. …”
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The prevalence and correlates of biomarker positive unhealthy alcohol use among women living with and without HIV in San Francisco, California. by Jennifer P Jain, Yifei Ma, Carol Dawson-Rose, Glenn-Milo Santos, Alvina Han, Jennifer Price, Judith A Hahn, Phyllis C Tien

“…Using multivariable logistic regression, we identified the correlates of PEth levels suggestive of unhealthy alcohol use (>50 ng/ml) among the 168 women who reported no or low-risk drinking (<7 drinks per week) in the past six months, while controlling for age in years and race/ethnicity. …”
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A feasibility study on using soft insoles for estimating 3D ground reaction forces with incorporated 3D-printed foam-like sensors by Nick Willemstein, Saivimal Sridar, Herman van der Kooij, Ali Sadeghi

“…Four participants participated in three trials over a week, which showed a decrease in estimation performance over time but stayed on average 11.35% RMS and 8.6% MAE after a week with the performance seeming consistent between days two and seven. …”
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The effect of plyometric exercise on bone mineralisation and physical fitness in adolescents by Syahrul Syahrul, Rijal Rijal, Yudi Hardianto, Rabia Rabia

“…This study was conducted at SMA Negeri 21 Makassar, Indonesia, which included 18 second year of high school students actively engaging in physical activity at least once a week. The plyometric training consisted of a warming-up period, plyometric session, and cooling-down period performed by participants in the plyometric group, three days/week for six months. …”
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Emergency department crowding in the Netherlands; evaluation of a real-time ambulance diversion dashboard by E. C. M. Baan-Kooman, S. Mol, M. C. van der Linden, M. I. Gaakeer, V. A. de Ridder

“…In 2013, 68% of Dutch ED-managers experienced crowding on several days of the week. This resulted into the introduction in phases of an ambulance diversion dashboard, in order to influence ED input. …”
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The Pharmacodynamic Impact of Apremilast, an Oral Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor, on Circulating Levels of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Substudy Res... by Peter H. Schafer, Peng Chen, Lorraine Fang, Andrew Wang, Rajesh Chopra

“…ACR20 response correlated with change in TNF-α level with both apremilast doses. At Week 40, IL-17, IL-23, IL-6, and ferritin were significantly decreased and IL-10 and IL-1 receptor antagonists significantly increased with apremilast 30 mg BID versus placebo. …”
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A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis on the Efficacy of Medications in the Treatment of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation in Japan by Atsushi Nakajima, Ayako Shoji, Kinya Kokubo, Ataru Igarashi

“…Elobixibat 10 mg was ranked first for the increase in SBMs and complete SBMs within 1 week and the time to first SBM. Lubiprostone 48 μg was ranked first for the proportion of patients with SBM within 24 hours. …”
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Low-Load Blood-flow Restriction Training for Medial Tibial Stress-Syndrome in Athletes: A Case Series by Anders F. Brekke, Johanne Bjørklund, Rosa C. Holse, Christian Larsen, Mikkel H. Hjortshoej

“…Participants underwent a progressive six-week home-based LL-BFR training intervention with three sessions per week and were allowed to continue sports activities if pain was ≤ NRS 5. …”
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Murine model for chronic rhinosinusitis: an interventional study by Amr F. Hamour, John JW. Lee, Ewa Wasilewski, Eric Monteiro, John M. Lee, Allan Vescan, Lakshmi P. Kotra

“…Material and methods Forty-five Balb/c mice were included in the 7-week protocol. Experimental animals (n = 20) were induced a CRS disease state upon receiving intraperitoneal sensitization with ovalbumin (OVA), followed by intranasal OVA with Aspergillus oryzae protease. …”
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Effect of the Holiday Season on Weight Gain: A Narrative Review by Rolando G. Díaz-Zavala, María F. Castro-Cantú, Mauro E. Valencia, Gerardo Álvarez-Hernández, Michelle M. Haby, Julián Esparza-Romero

“…Several studies suggest that the holiday season, starting from the last week of November to the first or second week of January, could be critical to gaining weight. …”
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A Novel Platelet Activating Factor Receptor Antagonist Reduces Cell Infiltration and Expression of Inflammatory Mediators in Mice Exposed to Desiccating Conditions after PRK by Salomon Esquenazi, Jiucheng He, Na Li, Nicolas G. Bazan, Isi Esquenazi, Haydee E. P. Bazan

“…Methods. Eighty 13-14 week old female Balb/C mice were used. They were divided into two groups: One group was treated with LAU-0901 topical drops. …”
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A novel combination of treatments for acute anterior disc displacement without reduction of temporomandibular joint by Zhi-qiang Song, Chen‑xi Li, Zhong‑cheng Gong

“…This treatment achieved a success rate of 94.59% (35/37). After one week of treatment, the MMO exhibited a statistically significant improvement, while the VAS pain scores showed a statistically significant decrease (P < 0.001). …”
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In vitro Allelopathic Potential of Leaf Water Extracts of Plantago lanceolata and P. major on the Germination of Some Crops by Onur Yaraş, Nadim Yılmazer

“…If purslane and radish are considered as weeds, our findings suggest that higher concentrations of P. lanceolata and P. major extracts can be effective bioherbicides for controlling these weeds.…”
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IONPs-induced neurotoxicity via cascade of neuro-oxidative stress, parthanatos-mediated cell death, neuro-inflammation and neurodegenerative changes: Ameliorating effect of rosemar... by Arwa A. Elsheikh, Noha Ali Abd-Almotaleb, Mona Mostafa Ahmed, Eman El-Sayed Khayal

“…Thirty adult male albino rats were allocated into five groups: the control, the vehicle (intravenous saline injection once/week), the RO extract group (orally gavaged100mg/kg/day), IONPs (intravenously injected 30 mg/kg once/week), and the combined RO+IONPs (orally gavaged RO extract 1 hrh before intravenous injection of IONPs). …”
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AI-enhanced 3D-QSAR screening of fragment-based novel designed molecules targeting Phalaris minor ACCase by Bikash Kumar Rajak, Priyanka Rani, Durg Vijay Singh, Nitesh Singh

“…Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase: EC 6.4.1.2) is a crucial enzyme for fatty acid synthesis in plants, particularly in the Graminae family, making it an ideal target for herbicides aimed at selective weed control in agriculture. One persistent challenge is the infestation of Phalaris minor in wheat (Triticum aestivum) fields, leading to significant crop yield losses. …”
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Costs of home-delivered antiretroviral therapy refills for persons living with HIV: Evidence from a pilot randomized controlled trial in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. by Ashley S Tseng, Ruanne V Barnabas, Alastair van Heerden, Xolani Ntinga, Maitreyi Sahu

“…We estimated that home-delivered ART can reasonably be scaled up to 12 home deliveries per day for five days per week in the rural setting. When delivered at-scale, home-delivered ART cost $267 in the first year and $183 for subsequent years per client. …”
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Metformin Exhibits Anti‐Inflammatory Effects by Regulating microRNA‐451/CXCL16 and B Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma 2 in Patients With Osteoarthritis by Nahid Alimoradi, Amin Ramezani, Mohammad Tahami, Negar Firouzabadi

“…Methods In this double‐blind placebo‐controlled clinical trial, patients were randomly divided into two groups: one receiving metformin and the other receiving a placebo for four months (starting at 0.5 g/day for the first week, increasing to 1 g/day for the second week, and increasing to 1.5 g/day for the remaining period). …”
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