Eight patients with inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor treated with rigid bronchoscopy by Byeong-Ho Jeong, Rong Lih Ho, Ho Yun Lee, Joungho Han, Hojoong Kim

“…In one patient, surgical resection was performed three weeks after the procedure, and the surgical specimen was free of residual tumor. …”
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Radix Astragali Improves Dysregulated Triglyceride Metabolism and Attenuates Macrophage Infiltration in Adipose Tissue in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Male Rats through Activating m... by Yang Long, Xiang-Xun Zhang, Tao Chen, Yun Gao, Hao-Ming Tian

“…High-fat diet-induced obese (DIO) rats were fed a high-fat diet (40% calories from fat) for 9-10 weeks, and 4 g/kg/d RA was administered by gavage. …”
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Polystyrene microplastics disrupt adrenal steroid synthesis in male mice via mitochondrial dysfunction by Ying Xiong, Zhe Chen, Hanmin Xiang, Yi Liu, Yanlin Wang

“…In vivo, we further observed that chronic exposure to PS-MPs (0.25, 0.5 and 1 mg/d for 4 weeks) could induce abnormal mitochondrial morphology and functional disruptions of adrenal glands in male mice, along with an imbalance in cellular oxidative stress, manifested as increased level of reactive oxygen species, diminished antioxidant activity (glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase). …”
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Bile cast nephropathy (cholemic nephropathy) associated with hepatitis A-induced acute liver failure and haemolysis in a patient with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency by Ali Hamdan, Johny Salem, Karam Karam, Maria Ziadeh, Pierre Hani

“…Plasmapheresis and haemodialysis were initiated, leading to stabilisation of renal function and a significant decrease in bilirubin by six weeks post-discharge. Discussion: G6PD deficiency increases the risk of haemolysis, especially during infections such as hepatitis A. …”
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Effect of Cannabis Seeds on Some Biomedical Parameters in Male Rats by Karwan Anwar Hassan, Salah Omer Hamabor, Hunar Mustafa Wassman

“…The present study used two groups of male rats (control and treatment groups). Rats were 11 weeks of average age. 10 mg/kg of body weight of powdered cannabis seeds were administrated orally to treatment group daily for 15 days. …”
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Preliminary experimental study on a novel device using biomaterial for shunting fibrotic bleb following Ahmed glaucoma valve surgery in dogs by Songhui Lee, Du-Min Go, Eunji Lee, Dae-Yong Kim, Kangmoon Seo, Seonmi Kang

“…Results showed that IOP in the eyes undergoing AGV surgery was significantly lower than in the contralateral normal eye (P < .001). After 3 weeks, the IOP increased, and the UBM examination confirmed the presence of a bleb wall and an underlying cavity. …”
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High Cesarean Section Rates during Labor Induction in Low Risk, Late-Term Cephalic Pregnancies in a Tertiary Centre by Neslihan Erkal, Metin Kaba, Yeliz Akpinar Mayir, Fatma Elif Isik Eryilmaz

“…Methods: This retrospective descriptive study was conducted with 254 patients with a cephalic fetal presentation who were admitted in the labor unit of a tertiary center for induction of labor (IOL) at ≥41 0/7 weeks of gestation. The patients were evaluated in terms of demographic characteristics, Bishop score, labor induction method (dinoprostone or oxytocin administration), IOL duration, vaginal delivery rate, cesarean section rate, indication for cesarean delivery, 5-min Apgar score, fetal requirement for neonatal resuscitation, oxygen treatment, and neonatal intensive care unit admission. …”
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Estradiol and progesterone levels in early pregnancy after natural, estradiol + progesterone or gonadotrophin stimulated frozen embryo transfer cycle: a randomised controlled trial... by Nina Freiesleben Mørch, Mette Petri Lauritsen, Pernille Fog Svendsen

“…Serum estradiol and progesterone will be measured every 2 weeks from cycle days 2–3 until gestational age 9+6. …”
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Callus Formation in Fractured Femur of Rats Treated with Injection of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Conditioned Medium by Marla Anggita, Widagdo Sri Nugroho, Yuda Heru Fibrianto, Setyo Budhi, Teguh Budipitojo

“…Injection in the control (0.1 mL/kg body weight NaCl) and MSC-CM group (0.1 mL/kg body weight MSC-CM) was performed on weeks 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 after surgery. …”
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Cognitive Training and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Blake J. Lawrence, Natalie Gasson, Andrew R. Johnson, Leon Booth, Andrea M. Loftus

“…Interventions lasted 4 weeks, with cognitive and functional outcomes measured at baseline, post-intervention, and follow-up. …”
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Evaluation of Prevalence and Risk Factors for Postpartum Depression Using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale: A Cross-Sectional Analytic Study by Gaye Kahveci, Bekir Kahveci, Hamza Aslanhan, Pakize Gamze Erten Bucaktepe

“…Study design: The population of this cross-sectional analytic study consisted of 311 women who were admitted to our hospital at 4-6 weeks after birth. The data were collected between April-June 2018 by applying a sociodemographic data form consisting of 44 questions and the EPDS consisting of 10 questions. …”
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Patient experiences of an ankle fracture and the most important factors in their recovery: a qualitative interview study by Rebecca Samantha Kearney, Rebecca McKeown, David R Ellard, Zi Heng Liew

“…Objective The objective of this qualitative research study is to explore patient experiences of ankle fracture and the factors most important to them in recovery.Design Semistructured interviews exploring patient experiences of ankle fracture recovery at 16–23 weeks following injury. Interviews followed a topic guide and were recorded with an encrypted audio recorder and then transcribed verbatim. …”
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Pairing Cholinergic Enhancement with Perceptual Training Promotes Recovery of Age-Related Changes in Rat Primary Auditory Cortex by Patrice Voss, Maryse Thomas, You Chien Chou, José Miguel Cisneros-Franco, Lydia Ouellet, Etienne de Villers-Sidani

“…Rats learned to perform a two-tone frequency discrimination task over the course of two weeks, combined with either the administration of a cholinesterase inhibitor or saline. …”
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Postoperative Corneal and Surgically Induced Astigmatism following Superior Approach Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery in Patients with Preoperative Against-the-Rule Astigmati... by Edmund Arthur, Ahmed Abdul Sadik, David Ben Kumah, Eugene Appenteng Osae, Felix Agyemang Mireku, Frank Yeboah Asiedu, Reynolds Kwame Ablordeppey

“…Keratometric (K) readings were taken prior to surgery and at 12 weeks after surgery. Centroid values of SIA, preoperative astigmatism, and postoperative astigmatism were calculated using Cartesian coordinates based analysis. …”
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Bilateral Distal Radius Fractures in a 12-Year-Old Boy after Household Electrical Shock: Case Report and Literature Summary by Norman Stone, Mara Karamitopoulos, David Edelstein, Jenifer Hashem, James Tucci

“…Eight of the 22 cases were diagnosed days to weeks after the injury. Conclusions. Fracture after electric shock is uncommon. …”
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Volvulus of the Sigmoid Colon during Pregnancy: A Case Report by Enzo Fabrício Ribeiro Nascimento, Michelle Chechter, Fábio Piovezan Fonte, Nara Puls, Juliana Santos Valenciano, Cláudio Luciano Penna Fernandes Filho, Ronaldo Nonose, Crhistiny Emmanuelle Gabriel Bonassa, Carlos Augusto Real Martinez

“…We describe a case of sigmoid volvulus in a patient with 33 weeks of gestation that developed complete necrosis of the left colon. …”
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Fermented soy whey induced changes on intestinal microbiota and metabolic influence in mice by Wei Han, Xuhui Zhuang, Qian Liu, Bo Sun, Haijiang Miao, Xiaolin Zhang

“…By a series of trials, the effect of the dietary supplementation with this fermented SW (FSW) was analyzed on ICR mice's body weight, metabolites, and intestinal microbiota in 4 weeks. The results showed that, when SW was concentrated 15 times, the count of viable Lactobacillus casei reached 3.4 × 109 CFU/mL by liquid fermentation method, which was the highest viable cell count among all test strains. …”
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Recognition and Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage by Tasabih Ali EL Hassan Mohamed, Edwin Chandraharan, Yang Pan

“…Similar to any other surgical hemorrhage, PPH is classified into primary PPH (occurs within 24 hours of birth) or secondary PPH (between 24 hours and 12 weeks postpartum). PPH is a major contributor to maternal deaths worldwide, and it is estimated that a person dies because of PPH approximately every 5 minutes. …”
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Cognitive-Enhancing Effect of a Hydroethanolic Extract of Crinum macowanii against Memory Impairment Induced by Aluminum Chloride in BALB/c Mice by Mohammed S. Jilani, Dexter Tagwireyi, Louis L. Gadaga, Charles C. Maponga, Cosmas Mutsimhu

“…C. macowanii (10, 20, and 40 mg/kg p.o) was administered daily for five weeks, while donepezil (3 mg/kg p.o) was used as the positive control. …”
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Periconceptional Undernutrition in Sheep Affects Adult Phenotype Only in Males by Anne L. Jaquiery, Mark H. Oliver, Maggie Honeyfield-Ross, Jane E. Harding, Frank H. Bloomfield

“…Singleton lambs of ewes fed normally (N, n=17) or undernourished before (UN-61-0 d, n=23), before and after (UN-61-30 d, n=19), or after (UN-2-30d, n=17) mating (d0) were weighed at birth, 12 weeks, and intermittently to adulthood. At the age of 3-4 years, body composition was assessed by dual-emission X-ray absorptiometry followed by postmortem examination. …”
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