Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and return on investment of individual placement and support compared with traditional vocational rehabilitation for individuals with severe menta... by Johanna Maria van Dongen, Philippe Delespaul, Frederieke Schaafsma, Jaap van Weeghel, Johannes Anema, Miljana Vukadin, Wim Zwinkels, Marcel Spijkerman, Marloes de Graaf-Zijl

“…The primary effect measure was the proportion of individuals having worked for at least 48 hours per month in competitive employment (ie, for 12 hours or more per week); the proportion of individuals having worked in competitive employment for at least 1 hour per month was also evaluated. …”
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Towards a cervical cancer-free future: women’s healthcare decision making and cervical cancer screening uptake in sub-Saharan Africa by Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Asare, Joshua Okyere, Bupe Mwamba

“…Women aged between 40 and 45 years (aOR=5.18; 95% CI 3.15 to 8.52), those with higher education (aOR=2.13; 95% CI 1.57 to 2.88), those who had ever heard of cervical cancer (aOR=32.74; 95% CI 20.02 to 53.55), read newspaper or magazine at least once a week (aOR=2.11; 95% CI 1.83 to 2.44), listened to the radio at least once a week (aOR=1.35; 95% CI1.18 to 1.52) and those in households with richest wealth index (aOR=1.55; 95% CI 1.20 to 2.00) had significantly higher odds of screening for cervical cancer compared to their counterparts.Conclusion Women who are able to make autonomous healthcare decisions and those who practice shared decision making are more likely to uptake cervical cancer screening. …”
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Osseointegrated Transcutaneous Device for Amputees: A Pilot Large Animal Model by Brian T. Grisez, Andrew E. Hanselman, Karim W. Boukhemis, Trapper A. J. Lalli, Brock A. Lindsey

“…Two sheep received a long anchor plug (90 mm long x 9 mm in diameter) and two received a short anchor plug (46 mm long x 9 mm in diameter). Sixteen weeks after the initial surgery, the operative limbs, along with the attached implant, underwent radiographic and histological analysis for osseointegration. …”
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Strenuous Exercise-Induced Tremendously Elevated Transaminases Levels in a Healthy Adult: A Diagnostic Dilemma by Prabin Khatri, Aryan Neupane, Suman Raj Sapkota, Bibhav Bashyal, Dipesh Sharma, Ashmita Chhetri, K. C. Chirag, Ashish Banjade, Priyanka Sapkota, Subarna. Bhandari

“…Additionally, when reevaluated after discontinuation of vigorous exercise, 3 weeks later and then a month later, his liver enzyme levels were observed to be within normal range. …”
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Changes in Shoulder and Lumbar Injury Incidence in Swimmers After Physical Examination and Exercise Programs by Hiroki Takayama, Masatoshi Nakamura, Satoshi Kataura, Shinya Kazekami, Ryosuke Takane, Yosuke Mitomi, Shigeto Nakagawa

“…Previous injury was considered as pain that lasted for > three weeks or that caused the participant to stop practicing. …”
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Glymphatic dysfunction and neurodegeneration in ALS: Longitudinal insights from rNLS8 TDP-43 mice by Akram Zamani, Adam K. Walker, David K. Wright

“…We found that while glymphatic function normalized to control levels at 7-days post-Dox, AQP4 expression in the cortex was significantly decreased. After 3-weeks of human TDP-43 expression, glymphatic dysfunction, weight loss, neurodegeneration, motor impairments and astrogliosis were observed. …”
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Mice develop obesity and lose myocardial metabolic flexibility months after exertional heat stroke by Jamal M. Alzahrani, Ashley J. Smuder, Bryce J. Gambino, Cristina Delgado, Michael T. Rua, Ryan N. Montalvo, Finleigh P. Fitton, Deborah A. Morse, Thomas L. Clanton

“…Following EHS, mice were followed for 3 months; after two weeks of recovery, half were placed on a Western diet to determine if previous EHS exposure amplifies the negative consequences of an atherogenic diet. …”
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Comparison of the Effect of Distance and Faceto- face Breastfeeding Education on Female Nursing Students’ Knowledge: A Quasiexperimental Study by Marjan Kevenjan, Fatemeh Vizeshfar, Ladan Zarshenas

“…The experimental groups (Groups A and B received face-to-face training and distance education, respectively) received the educational program in three 45-minute sessions over three weeks. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and a knowledge questionnaire regarding breastfeeding nutrition at three stages: before, immediately after, and one month after the intervention. …”
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Optimization of Hormonal Compositions of Media in In Vitro Propagation of Orange Cultivars from Shoot Tip Nodal Segments by Fuad Abdi, Zekeria Yusuf, Yohannes Petros, Mulugeta Desta

“…The result indicated that the highest shoot response was recorded for Washington naval orange with maximum shoot proliferation rate (99.75%), shoot number per explant (3.10), shoot length (10.70 cm), leaf number per explants (12.50) after three weeks of culture. In all experiments, no growth was observed for the basal MS medium. …”
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Comparative Effectiveness of Simulation versus Serious Game for Training Nursing Students in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Randomized Control Trial by Zahra Farsi, Mahdieh Yazdani, Samantha Butler, Maryam Nezamzadeh, Jila Mirlashari

“…Both the simulation and serious game training groups increased CPR abilities two weeks after training. The control group did not show improvement in skill or knowledge of CPR. …”
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Two Different Upper Tract Urological Malignancies on Either Side by W. S. L. De Silva, S. R. De Almeida, G. D. B. J. Karunarathne, A. A. S. Samarathunga, K. M. C. S. Gannoruwa, J. A. S. B. Jayasundara

“…Right nephroureterectomy followed by a left partial nephrectomy was performed in six weeks’ interval. The histology of both the resected specimens confirmed the biopsy findings. …”
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Multidose Streptozotocin Induction of Diabetes in BALB/c Mice Induces a Dominant Oxidative Macrophage and a Conversion of TH1 to TH2 Phenotypes During Disease Progression by Naxin Sun, Guiwen Yang, Heng Zhao, Huub F. J. Savelkoul, Liguo An

“…The ratio of IFN-γ to IL-4 was also higher at the early stage of diabetes and then declined several weeks later after the occurrence of diabetes, suggesting a pathogenetic TH1 phenotype from the beginning gradually to a tendency of TH2 during the development of diabetes. …”
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Fabrication of highly efficient quartz crystal microbalance ammonia sensor based on Cu-BTC nanocomposites by Kobra Vazirinezhad, Fatemeh Shariatmadar Tehrani, Sedigheh Zeinali, Maryam Tohidi

“…This sensor exhibited good repeatability and reversibility, reasonable selectivity towards other volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and long-term stability during 7 weeks of testing.…”
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Multiomics-based assessment of the impact of airflow on diverse plant callus cultures by June-Sik Kim, Muneo Sato, Mikiko Kojima, Muchamad Imam Asrori, Yukiko Uehara-Yamaguchi, Yumiko Takebayashi, Thi Nhung Do, Thi Yen Do, Kieu Oanh Nguyen Thi, Hitoshi Sakakibara, Keiichi Mochida, Shinjiro Ogita, Masami Yokota Hirai

“…This study presents multiomics datasets from callus cultures of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), rice (Oryza sativa), and two bamboo species (Phyllostachys nigra and P. bambusoides). Over four weeks, calli were cultured under continuous moisture without airflow or gradually reduced ambient moisture with airflow. …”
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Patient with Jaundice, Dyspnea and Hyperferritinemia after COVID-19 by V. R. Grechishnikova, P. E. Tkachenko, M. S. Zharkova, T. P. Nekrasova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The complaints occurred 2 weeks after discharge from the hospital for treatment of patients with coronavirus infection. …”
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Metastatic Extrapulmonary Small Cell Carcinoma to the Cerebellopontine Angle: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Debebe Theodros, C. Rory Goodwin, Genevieve M. Crane, Jason Liauw, Lawrence Kleinberg, Michael Lim

“…Preoperative MRI eight weeks later demonstrated marked enlargement to 35 mm. …”
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Dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, and crude fibre digestibility of local goats supplemented with herbs and humic acid by Dwatmadji Dwatmadji, Suteky Tatik, Soetrisno Edi, Situmorang Novi Yanti, Sitinjak Elsa Hotdiantama

“…Feed offer, feed residue, fecal output, and digestibility were measured during a 7-day measurement period, with an adaptation period of 3 weeks. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance followed by Duncan's post-hoc test. …”
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Interaction mechanism of egg white- derived ACE inhibitory peptide TNGIIR with ACE and its effect on the expression of ACE and AT1 receptor by Zhipeng Yu, Hui Guo, David Shiuan, Chensi Xia, Wenzhu Zhao, Long Ding, Fuping Zheng, Jingbo Liu

“…The oral administration of TNGIIR (2, 10 and 50 mg/kg) for up to four weeks did not reduce the blood pressure of SHR, in contrast to captopril (10 mg/kg, orally), but attenuated the mRNA expression of ACE and AT1 receptor (as did captopril). …”
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Evaluation of the Effect of Probiotic Bacillus coagulans Unique IS2 on Mutans Streptococci and Lactobacilli Levels in Saliva and Plaque: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Control... by M. Ratna Sudha, Jayanthi Neelamraju, M. Surendra Reddy, Manoj Kumar

“…Chewable tablets with and without probiotic Bacillus coagulans Unique IS2 were administered for two weeks. Stimulated saliva samples and plaque were collected at baseline and at the end of 14 days to measure the pH, mutans streptococci, and lactobacilli count of saliva and plaque using chairside kits. …”
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Biochemical and antioxidant responses of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) exposed to sublethal concentrations of the antiepileptic and analgesic drug gabapentin by J Blahova, P Mikula, P Marsalek, Z Svobodova

“…The present study aimed to evaluate the biochemical and antioxidant responses of common carp after exposure to the antiepileptic and analgesic drug gabapentin at concentrations of 0.1, 1, 10, and 100 μg/l for 4 weeks. The exposure to the highest two concentrations resulted in significant changes in plasma indices such as glucose (only group 100 μg/l), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), lipase, creatine kinase (CK), amylase as well as butyrylcholinesterase (BChE). …”
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