Predictive value of the angiogenic test (sFlt / PIGF ratio) in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Perinatal results in Cienfuegos by Vivian Rosa Vázquez Martínez, Cristóbal Jorge Torres González, Greter Torres Vázquez

“…<br /><strong>Results</strong>: the angiogenic test was positive more frequently in those pregnant women who developed eclampsia preeclamsia, with 90.7% vs. 9.3% in those who did not develop eclampsia preeclamsia (p = 0.000); as well as those less than 34 weeks of gestational age who developed pre-eclampsia (72%), with high sensitivity and specificity. …”
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Imagined and Actual Acupuncture Effects on Chronic Low Back Pain: A Preliminary Study by Jin Cao, Scott P. Orr, Georgia Wilson, Jian Kong

“…All patients in Studies 1 and 2 received 6 treatments over 4 weeks. Results. All three treatments (VGAIT, real, and sham acupuncture) significantly reduced pain severity as measured by a low back pain bothersomeness score. …”
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Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma: A Fatal Disease by L. Antonuzzo, V. Rotella, F. Mazzoni, L. Doni, D. Bianchini, F. Garbini, V. Maio, F. Di Costanzo

“…All drugs were administered every three weeks. After two cycles, a restaging work-up revealed a partial remission. …”
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Utilization of garlic and meniran flour by repelleting method in feed for preventive and curative efficacy of Aeromonas hydrophila in catfish Clarias sp. by Dinamella Wahjuningrum, Dadang Kurniawan, Karno Setyotomo, Mia Setiawati

“…The preventive treatments were given for two weeks before challenging test. The curative treatment was performed on 2nd–8th day after challenging test. …”
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Applying Educational Programming Language-Based Learning to Enhance the Programming Skills of Non-ICT Engineering College Students by Jorge Rodas-Silva, Jorge Parraga-Alava, Mariuxi Vinueza-Morales, Ana Eva Chacón Luna, Jesennia Cárdenas-Cobo

“…The intervention involved the use of App Lab as an EPL and lasted for a duration of 3 weeks exclusively for the experimental group, while the control group followed their usual tutoring program. …”
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Effect of Vitronectin Bound to Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 on Porcine Enamel Organ-Derived Epithelial Cells by Yoshinori Shinohara, Shuhei Tsuchiya, Kazuo Hatae, Masaki J. Honda

“…The subcultured EOE cells were then seeded onto collagen sponge scaffolds in combination with fresh dental mesenchymal cells and transplanted into athymic rats. After 4 weeks, enamel-dentin-like complex structures were present in the implanted constructs. …”
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Vascular Guidance: Microstructural Scaffold Patterning for Inductive Neovascularization by Daniel Muller, Harvey Chim, Augustinus Bader, Matthew Whiteman, Jan-Thorsten Schantz

“…Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were seeded onto the scaffolds and implanted into a rat model, with an arteriovenous bundle inserted at the proximal extent of the vascular network. After 3 weeks, scaffolds were elevated as a prefabricated composite tissue-polymer flap and transferred using microsurgical technique. …”
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Influence of the housing system on carcass composition and meat quality of laying hens after the laying period by Marcin Wegner, Dariusz Kokoszyński, Joanna Żochowska-Kujawska, Marek Kotowicz, Joanna Frischke-Krajewska

“…The experimental material consisted of 30 carcasses (15 litter system - SS, 15 aviary system - SW) of Lohmann Brown laying hens after laying at 85 weeks of age. After slaughtering, the weight of the eviscerated carcass and the proportion of carcass elements, the weight of selected internal organs, acidity (pH24), and electroconductivity (EC24), color (L*, a*, b*), and the basic chemical composition of pectoral muscles and leg muscles were determined. …”
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MEK1/2 Inhibitor (GDC0623) Promotes Osteogenic Differentiation of Primary Osteoblasts Inhibited by IL-1β through the MEK-Erk1/2 and Jak/Stat3 Pathways by Zeng-Qiao Zhang, Xiao-Shen Hu, Ye-Chen Lu, Jun-Peng Zhang, Wen-Yao Li, Wei-Yang Zhang, Wei Feng, Dao-Fang Ding, Jian-Guang Xu

“…Osteoblasts were cultured in an osteogenic induction medium for 1–3 weeks after which their differentiations were assessed by alkaline phosphatase (ALP) staining, Alizarin Red staining, calcium concentration, immunocytochemistry staining, real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR), and immunofluorescence staining. …”
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Efficient Micropropagation of Bistorta amplexicaulis (D.Don) Greene: An Important Medicinal Plant of Western Himalaya by Mudasir Fayaz, Seema Singh, Irshad Ahmad Bhat, Musadiq Hussain Bhat, Firdous Ahmad Khanday, Alamgir Ahmad Dar

“…After incubation for 4 weeks at optimum BAP concentration, cultures were transferred to secondary medium with BAP (optimized concentration) supplemented with different auxins (indole acetic acid, indole butyric acid, and naphthalene acetic acid [NAA]). …”
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Glufosinate Effects on Nitrogen Nutrition, Growth, Yield, and Seed Composition in Glufosinate-Resistant and Glufosinate-Sensitive Soybean by Krishna N. Reddy, Robert M. Zablotowicz, Nacer Bellaloui, Wei Ding

“…Glufosinate drift was simulated by application at 45 g/ha to glyphosate-resistant and conventional (glufosinate-sensitive) soybean at 3 weeks after planting (WAP). Glufosinate effects were also evaluated in glufosinate-resistant soybean at 450 g/ha applied twice at 3 and 6 WAP. …”
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The effect of wild vetch seed (vicia ervilia) with treatment on growth performance and carcass traits in broiler chickens by Mehmet Avcı, Rahmi Kanat

“…The experiment continued at six weeks. The highest live we-ighis were obtained in groups control and raw (1349.46 and 1283.16 g. respectively) There were no significant differences regarding live weight in soaking, boiled and roasting groups (1248.00, 1250.40, 1231.09 g, respectively). …”
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Combined Inositol Hexakisphosphate and Inositol Supplement Consumption Improves Serum Alpha-Amylase Activity and Hematological Parameters in Streptozotocin-Induced Type 2 Diabetic... by Shadae R. Foster, Lowell L. Dilworth, Jean Sparks, Ruby L. Alexander-Lindo, Felix O. Omoruyi

“…The diabetic groups were then treated with either combined IP6 and inositol supplement or glibenclamide for four weeks. Organ weights, intestinal ATPase activities, complete blood count, serum α-amylase, total protein, albumin, and globulin content were determined. …”
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Thirteen-Year Follow-Up of a Patient with Liver Cirrhosis Resulting from the Overlap Syndrome of Autoimmune Hepatitis and Primary Biliary Cholangitis: Severe COVID-19 and Liver Tra... by A. Kh. Odintsova, D. R. Akberova, L. R. Sadykova, N. A. Cheremina, M. M. Minnullin, A. A. Kirshin, E. N. Gabitova, A. Yu. Khasanshina, D. I. Abdulganieva

“…At the age of 40, the patient became pregnant for the first time, the pregnancy proceeded well, and a cesarean section was performed at 36 weeks. At the age of 45, the patient suffered a severe new coronavirus infection, followed by decompensation of liver cirrhosis, which required liver transplantation 4 months after COVID-19, followed by a favorable postoperative course.Conclusion. …”
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Adipose Stem Cell-Based Clinical Strategy for Neural Regeneration: A Review of Current Opinion by Yu-hao Wang, Yu-chen Guo, Dian-ri Wang, Ji-yuan Liu, Jian Pan

“…The disconnection between damaged neural fibers and muscles will result in muscle atrophy in a few weeks if no treatment is applied. Moreover, scientists have discovered that nerve injury can affect the osteogenic differentiation of skeletal stem cells (SSCs) and the fracture repairing. …”
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Diabetic Muscle Infarction Masquerading as Necrotizing Fasciitis by Kalyana C. Janga, Ankur Sinha, Perry Wengrofsky, Phone Oo, Sheldon Greenberg, Regina Tarkovsky, Kavita Sharma

“…The surgical pathology revealed evidence of muscle edema with necrosis. Seven weeks later the patient presented with similar complaints on the other thigh (right thigh). …”
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Ultrasound, Echocardiography, MRI, and Genetic Analysis of a Fetus with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Partial 11q Trisomy by Yolanda Fernández-Perea, Lutgardo García-Díaz, Javier Sánchez, Guillermo Antiñolo, Salud Borrego

“…We report the case of a fetus with isolated CDH diagnosed at 21 weeks of gestation by ultrasound and confirmed by RMI, whose genetic analysis of amniotic fluid cells identified a de novo partial trisomy of the long arm of chromosome 11. …”
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Liver-Specific Overexpression of Gamma-Glutamyltransferase Ameliorates Insulin Sensitivity of Male C57BL/6 Mice by Yang Long, Dan Jia, Libin Wei, Yumei Yang, Haoming Tian, Tao Chen

“…The serum GGT activity was significantly increased after 7 days of pLIVE-GGT1 vector delivery and lasted for about 3 weeks. GGT overexpression reduced the levels of GSSG and GSH in the liver and serum and had no effects on total antioxidative capacity in the liver, kidney, and skeletal muscle except for the pancreas. …”
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Efficacy of Once Daily versus Divided Daily Administration of Low Daily Dosage (15 mg/Day) of Methimazole in the Induction of Euthyroidism in Graves’ Hyperthyroidism: A Randomized... by Sutin Sriussadaporn, Wanwaroon Pumchumpol, Raweewan Lertwattanarak, Tada Kunavisarut

“…During the treatment, there was no difference in baseline characteristics, serum FT3 and FT4 reductions, and cumulative rate of achieving euthyroidism (4.8% versus 4.3%, 28.6% versus 34.8%, 71.4% versus 82.6%, and 85.7% versus 87.0% at 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks, resp.) between both regimens. Hypothyroidism developed in DD-MMI significantly more than in OD-MMI (17.4% versus 0%, p<0.05). …”
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PreZon: Prediction by Zone and Its Application to Egg Productivity in Chickens by Yen-Jen Lin, Ming Li Liou, Wen Chuan Lee, Chuan Yi Tang

“…The levels of four serum proteins, including apolipoprotein A-I, vitellogenin, X protein (an IGF-I-like protein), and apo VLDL-II, were measured in chickens that were 8, 14, 22, or 24 weeks old. Total egg numbers were recorded for each individual bird during the egg production period. …”
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