Acute Exercise Increases Adiponectin Levels in Abdominally Obese Men by Travis J. Saunders, Andrew Palombella, K. Ashlee McGuire, Peter M. Janiszewski, Jean-Pierre Després, Robert Ross

“…To examine the effect of acute and short-term (~1 week) aerobic exercise training on plasma adiponectin levels in inactive, abdominally obese men. …”
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Exercise-Intervened Circulating Extracellular Vesicles Alleviate Oxidative Stress in Cerebral Microvascular Endothelial Cells Under Hypertensive Plus Hypoxic Conditions by Smara Sigdel, Shuzhen Chen, Gideon Udoh, Jinju Wang

“…Transgenic hypertensive mice (Alb1-Ren) underwent 8-week treadmill exercise (10 m/min for 1 h, 5 days per week). …”
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Consumption of Nuts at Midlife and Healthy Aging in Women by Tania-Marisa Freitas-Simoes, Maude Wagner, Cecilia Samieri, Aleix Sala-Vila, Francine Grodstein

“…After full control for confounders, only walnut consumption remained associated with healthy aging (P trend = 0.0001); for example, the OR was 1.20 (95% CI 1.00–1.44) for ≥2 servings/week versus none. Conclusions. Women consuming nuts at midlife have a greater likelihood of overall health and well-being at older ages. …”
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Brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Fibromyalgia: Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Replicated Single-Case Design by María Camino Gómez-Pérez, Azucena García-Palacios, Diana Castilla, Irene Zaragozá, Carlos Suso-Ribera

“…The sample comprised 7 patients (3 in the individual condition and 4 in the group condition) who received a brief, 5-week psychological treatment. Patient evolution was assessed one week prior to treatment onset and during the whole study with a smartphone app. …”
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US parent perspectives on teen caffeine intake: An opportunity for health care provider guidance by Sarah J. Clark, Acham Gebremariam, Sara Schultz, Lindsey Ewing, Susan J. Woolford

“…Results: Among the 1095 respondents, about two-thirds of parents reported that their teen consumes caffeine at least one day per week. Parents of daily caffeine consumers were less informed about the caffeine content of beverages they purchase and less likely to report that their teen knows about the risks of “too much” caffeine. …”
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Increase in blood pressure precedes distress behavior in nursing home residents with dementia. by Kenneth S Boockvar, Tianwen Huan, Kimberly Curyto, Sei Lee, Orna Intrator

“…We then calculated the change in BP between the DBD incident day and, as baseline, the 7-day average of BP 1 week prior, and tested for differences between DBD and comparison groups in a generalized estimating equations multivariate model.…”
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Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Small-Incision Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Intracorneal Concave Lenticule Implantation in Patients with Keratoconus by Qi Wei, Hui Ding, Ke Nie, He Jin, Tan Zhong, Hanyang Yu, Zhenduo Yang, Shisi Hu, Linyi He, Xingwu Zhong

“…Corvis ST showed that central corneal thickness (CCT) and stiffness at applanation 1 (SP-A1) were significantly greater 1 week postsurgically when compared to the baseline (P<0.05) and remained stable thereafter. …”
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Effects of high-power pain threshold ultrasound technique in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A single-blind randomized controlled trial by Yomna F. Ahmed, Rania M. Tawfik, Ahmed M. Tawfick, Shimaa T. Abu El Kasem

“…Both groups underwent a four-week treatment plan in which sessions were conducted twice per week. …”
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Left ventricle function and post-transcriptional events with exercise training in pigs. by Stephanie L Samani, Shayne C Barlow, Lisa A Freeburg, Traci L Jones, Marlee Poole, Mark A Sarzynski, Michael R Zile, Tarek Shazly, Francis G Spinale

“…<h4>Methods and results</h4>Pigs (n = 9; 25 Kg) underwent a 4 week exercise training protocol (10 degrees elevation, 2.5 mph, 10 min, 5 days/week) whereby LV chamber stiffness (KC) and regional myocardial stiffness (rKm) were measured by Doppler/speckle tracking echocardiography. …”
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A Man with an Umbilicated Papule of the Hand: What Is Your Diagnosis? by Deba P. Sarma, Meredith Cox, Paige Walter, William Crisler, Christopher Huerter

“…A 61-year-old sheep farmer presented with a painful non-pruritic lesion on the left hand that had been present for approximately 5 weeks. Physical examination demonstrated a 1 cm pearly, umbilicated papule with raised borders. …”
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Placental Mesenchymal Dysplasia: A Case Report by Rachna Agarwal, Ritu Khatuja, Lipi Sharma, Alpana Singh

“…Antenatal ultrasound of this patient showed hydropic placenta with a live fetus of 17 weeks period of gestation associated with omphalocele. …”
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Calciphylaxis: Temporal Artery Calcification Preceding Widespread Skin Lesions and Penile Necrosis by Manzoor A. Shah, Michael W. Roppolo

“…While on peritoneal dialysis, he developed anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, had no improvement on high dose steroids, and temporal artery biopsy showed marked calcification without any evidence of vasculitis. Few weeks later on hemodialysis, he developed widespread cutaneous lesions on extremities and penile necrosis with skin biopsy revealing calciphylaxis. …”
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Endoscopic Stenting and Clipping for Anastomotic Stricture and Persistent Tracheoesophageal Fistula after Surgical Repair of Esophageal Atresia in an Infant by Mohammed Amine Benatta, Amine Benaired, Ahmed Khelifaoui

“…A partially covered self-expanding metal type biliary was endoscopically placed. Ten weeks later the stent was removed. This allows for easy passage of the endoscope in the gastric cavity but a persistent recurrent fistula was noted. …”
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Screening of <i>Polyalthia longifolia</i> and <i>Aloe vera</i> for their phytoextractability of heavy metals in tropical soil of the Niger Delta by FBG Tanee, N Amadi

“…The subgroups were phytoextracted with Polyalthia longifolia and Aloe vera alongside a control (no phytoextraction) respectively. After 12 weeks, the concentration of Lead, Iron and Zinc in soils, roots and shoots was determined. …”
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Panic Disorder Induced by the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic in a Patient with Organic Mood Disorder Successfully Treated with Vortioxetine by Reiji Yoshimura, Naomichi Okamoto, Yuki Konishi, Atsuko Ikenouchi

“…Thus, vortioxetine was added to the ongoing CBZ treatment. Four weeks after initiating vortioxetine treatment, the symptoms of panic disorder and depressive state were ameliorated. …”
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Effects of 7E Instructional Model with Metacognitive Scaffolding on Students’ Conceptual Understanding in Biology by Habtamu Wodaj, Solomon Belay

“…These groups were instructed with 7E instructional model alone, 7E instructional model with metacognitive scaffolding, conventional approach with metacognitive scaffolding and conventional approach respectively to teach human biology for 10 weeks. Human biology conceptual understanding test was administered for all groups as pre-test and post- test. …”
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Iodine Levels in Pregnant Women with Hyperemesis Gravidarum by Seyma Banu Arslanca, Vakkas korkmaz, Tufan Arslanca, Figen Besyaprak, Adil Barut

“…In this study, we aimed to evaluate urinary iodine status in pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum Study Design: A total of 121 women experiencing singleton pregnancies between 6 and 18 weeks of gestation were included in the study. The participants were divided into two groups; group 1 comprised 81 healthy pregnant women, and group 2 comprised 40 pregnant women with Hyperemesis Gravidarum. …”
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A Rare Presentation of Stage IV Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Cervix with Metastasis to the Cranium by Neema Hooker, Sveta Mohanan, R. Tucker Burks

“…This case is reported on a 75-year-old Caucasian woman, presenting with dental and generalized pain for two weeks. Later during her admission, facial droop and diplopia were noticed. …”
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Neoprene Orthopaedic Supports: An Underrecognised Cause of Allergic Contact Dermatitis by S. Hawkey, S. Ghaffar

“…The first case was a 67-year-old woman who developed an itchy rash on her heel three weeks after using a neoprene insole for plantar fasciitis. …”
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Tongue Necrosis Secondary to Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Report and Literature Review by Rafael Alex Barbosa de Siqueira Sobrinho, Karolina Cayres Alvino de Lima, Helena Carvalho Moura, Mônica Modesto Araújo, Christyanne Maria Rodrigues Barreto de Assis, Pedro Alves da Cruz Gouveia

“…The necrotic area detached spontaneously after two weeks of therapy with corticosteroids and methotrexate. …”
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