Systematic Administration of B Vitamins Alleviates Diabetic Pain and Inhibits Associated Expression of P2X3 and TRPV1 in Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons and Proinflammatory Cytokines... by Duan-Duan He, Yu Gao, Shan Wang, Zhong Xie, Xue-Jun Song

“…There were 87.5% (77/88) rats which developed high blood glucose within 1-2 weeks following STZ injection. Of which, 70.13% (n = 54/77) animals exhibited DNP manifested as mechanical allodynia and/or thermal hyperalgesia. …”
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Effects of pH and Electrolytes on Castor Oil Emulsions with Various Stabilisers Using Khaya senegalensis Gum as an Emulsifier by Deryl Nii Okantey Kuevi, Noble Kuntworbe, Enoch Ayertey

“…The effects of pH (4.0, 5.5, 7.2, 9.0, and 11.0) and electrolytes (0.1 M of NaCl, KCl, and CaCl2) on the physical stability of oil-in-water emulsions were studied during 12 weeks of storage. Percentage creaming volume and whether there was phase inversion were the criteria used as the evaluation parameter. …”
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Metformin versus insulin in glycemic control in pregnancy (MevIP): a randomized clinical trial protocol by Carolina Freitas Alves Amaral-Moreira, Daiane Sofia Morais Paulino, Belmiro G. Pereira, Patricia Moretti Rehder, Fernanda G. Surita

“…The inclusion criteria will be GDM or type II DM requiring medication for glycemic control, singleton pregnancy, and gestational age under 34 weeks. The exclusion criteria will be current treatment with any medication for glycemic control, type I DM, and intolerance to the study medications (metformin or insulin). …”
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Invasive Aspergillus niger Is the Sole Etiological Agent for CSOM : A Clinical Case from Nepal by Ajay Kumar Chaurasiya, Rabindra Bhakta Pradhananga, Niranjan Prasad Sah, Basista Prasad Rijal, Bharat Mani Pokhrel, Santosh Dulal

“…For medication, the patient was treated with Candid Ear Drop with clotrimazole (1% w/v) plus lidocaine (2% w/v) for 4 weeks which successfully improved his condition.…”
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Presence of distinct operant phenotypes and transient withdrawal-induced escalation of operant ethanol intake in female rats by Joseph R Pitock, Shannon R Wheeler, Arleen Perez Ayala, Shikun Hou, Nathaly M Arce Soto, Elizabeth J Glover

“…The current study characterizes home cage drinking and operant ethanol self-administration in female Sprague Dawley, Long Evans, and Wistar rats. Rats underwent three weeks of intermittent-access two-bottle choice home cage drinking before being trained to lever press for ethanol in standard operant chambers equipped with contact lickometers. …”
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Impact of virtual reality with or without hypnosis before oocyte retrieval: A randomised study by Céline Pirard, Pascale Laurent, Christine Wyns, Maria-Grazia Giudice, Christine Watremez, Mona Momeni, Fabienne Roelants

“…The primary endpoint was ongoing pregnancy at 12 weeks. Mann Whitney, Wilcoxon signed rank test and Chi-square tests were used; p value < 0.05 considered significant. …”
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Scurvy as a Cause of Leg Pain and Limp in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients by Christopher J. DeFrancesco, MD, David Kell, BA, Sean Owens, BS, Matt Grady, MD, Naomi Brown, MD

“…Key Concepts: (1) Scurvy, the condition caused by vitamin C deficiency, is not a historical disease, with research suggesting that its incidence in the US is on the rise. (2) Scurvy can result in lower extremity pain and limping among children, who may present for orthopaedic evaluation. (3) An increased index of suspicion for vitamin C deficiency should be maintained for any child with a history of restrictive eating, especially those with a history of autism spectrum disorder. (4) Orthopaedic providers should know the specific MRI and x-ray findings characteristic of vitamin C deficiency. (5) Vitamin C levels can be repleted in weeks with proper supplementation, but children with scurvy due to restrictive eating generally require continued intervention from nutrition and/or feeding specialists.…”
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Wide Anterior Maxillary Reconstruction with Equine Bone Xenograft: A Case Report of 24-Month Follow-Up by Davide De Cicco, Giuseppe Colella, Gianpaolo Tartaro, Nicola Zerbinati, Romolo Fragola, Raffaele Rauso

“…The graft was finally rejected within 3 weeks. Discussion. Nonantigenic equine-derived biomaterials have shown reliability and a good safety profile. …”
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Using STEAM Projects in Teaching Physics: Student Interest in the Field of Solar Energy by Amin Pattayev, Naci Genc, Sherzod Ramankulov, Serik Polatuly, Meirbek Tuiyebayev, Indira Usembayeva, Gulnara Rizakhojayeva

“…The educational process continued for 15 weeks. In this feature, pre- and post-participation calculations, especially surveys, and progress calculations are used to create a student score. …”
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Olive oil ameliorates allergic response in murine ovalbumin-induced food allergy by promoting intestinal mucosal immunity by Yu Ma, Ming Liu, Donghui Li, Jie Li, Zixin Guo, Yunjun Liu, Shengnan Wan, Yixiang Liu

“…In this study, the anti-allergic activity of olive oil was evaluated by analyzing the clinical symptoms and immune-related factors in BALB/c mice that had ingested 600 mg/(kg∙day) olive oil for two weeks prior to the evaluation. An allergy model was subsequently constructed for analysis, the results of which showed that the olive oil reduced the scores of allergic symptoms in the mice, and up-regulated the hypothermia and the decline in the immune organ index. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis and Postnatal Ultrasound Findings of Cloacal Anomaly: A Case Report by Lívia Teresa Moreira Rios, Edward Araujo Júnior, Luciano Marcondes Machado Nardozza, Ana Carolina Rabachini Caetano, Antonio Fernandes Moron, Marília da Glória Martins

“…Prenatal ultrasonography on a 20-year-old caucasian woman (G4P1A2) at 33 weeks of pregnancy showed the fetus having a large cystic mass in the lower abdomen with a single septum, bilateral hydronephrosis, ambiguous genitalia, and a single umbilical artery. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Penoscrotal Hypospadia in Third Trimester by Two- and Three-Dimensional Ultrasonography: A Case Report by Lívia Teresa Moreira Rios, Edward Araujo Júnior, Luciano Marcondes Machado Nardozza, Liliam Cristine Rolo, Alan Roberto Hatanaka, Antonio Fernandes Moron, Marília da Glória Martins

“…We report a case of penoscrotal hypospadia diagnosed at 33 weeks of gestation, suspected due to the absence of testicles in the scrotum and difficulty of penis visualization. …”
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Tetrandrine Inhibits Titanium Particle-Induced Inflammatory Osteolysis through the Nuclear Factor-κB Pathway by Zige Liu, Yan Li, Fengying Guo, Chen Zhang, Guorui Song, Jiahao Yang, Desheng Chen

“…We established a Ti particle-induced inflammatory osteolysis mouse model and administered Tet or an equal volume of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). Two weeks later, specimens were collected. Histological staining showed that Tet administration inhibited Ti-stimulated osteolysis. …”
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The effect of replacing red algae on histomorphology and enzymes of digestive tract of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus by Sanaz Kord, Rahim Abdi, Isaac Zamani, Rhima Peyghan

“…Materials and methods: A total of 120 pieces of tilapia with an average weight of 30 ± 1 g after acclimation for 6 weeks in 100-L aquariums were divided in 4 groups and three replicates (10 fish in each tank) and then fed with basic diet (BioMar Company, France) containing zero, 3%, 6%, and 9% red algae (C, T3%, T6% and T9%). …”
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Disease Stage-Associated Alterations in Learning and Memory through the Electroacupuncture Modulation of the Cortical Microglial M1/M2 Polarization in Mice with Alzheimer’s Disease... by Long Li, Le Li, Jiayong Zhang, Sheng Huang, Weilin Liu, Zhifu Wang, Shengxiang Liang, Jing Tao, Lidian Chen

“…In this study, we demonstrated that electroacupuncture at the Shenting and Baihui acupoints for 16 weeks could improve learning and memory in the Morris water maze test and reduce amyloid β-protein in the parietal association cortex and entorhinal cortex in mice with mild and moderate AD. …”
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In Vivo Magic Angle Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Cell Tracking in Equine Low-Field MRI by Carolin Horstmeier, Annette B. Ahrberg, Dagmar Berner, Janina Burk, Claudia Gittel, Aline Hillmann, Julia Offhaus, Walter Brehm

“…Hypointense artefacts were observable in the cell-injected superficial digital flexor tendons over 24 weeks and artefact signal-to-noise ratio differed significantly from tendon signal-to-noise ratio in the magic angle images (P<0.001). …”
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C4d Deposition in Fetal Vessels of the Placenta in Neonatal Lupus Syndrome by Yuichiro Sato, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Jyunsuke Muraoka, Hajime Taniguchi, Atsushi Kisanuki, Kazunari Maekawa, Atushi Yamashita, Murasaki Aman, Yuki Kodama, Hiroshi Sameshima, Yujiro Asada

“…A female neonate was born by emergency cesarean delivery due to non-reassuring fetal status at 35 weeks and 3 days. This neonate had congenital erythematous and scar lesions on the face, back, and upper and lower extremities. …”
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Assessment of Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Activities of a Proprietary Preparation of Quercetin–Rutin Blend (SophorOx™) in Exercised Rats by Devanand Shanmugasundaram, James Martin Roza

“…Sprague–Dawley rats were orally administered SophorOx™ at 500 mg·kg−1·b.w. and subjected to daily exercise on a fabricated treadmill for 4 weeks. A total of 24 animals were randomly divided into four groups. …”
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Neuromodulation of Attentional Control in Major Depression: A Pilot DeepTMS Study by Jodie Naim-Feil, John L. Bradshaw, Dianne M. Sheppard, Oded Rosenberg, Yechiel Levkovitz, Pinhas Dannon, Paul B. Fitzgerald, Moshe Isserles, Abraham Zangen

“…MDD patients were readministered the SART and depressive assessments following a single session (n=21) and after 4 weeks (n=13) of high-frequency (20 Hz) repetitive deepTMS applied to the DLPFC. …”
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Involvement of Proteasome and Macrophages M2 in the Protection Afforded by Telmisartan against the Acute Myocardial Infarction in Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats with Metabolic Syndrome by C. Di Filippo, C. Rossi, B. Ferraro, R. Maisto, A. De Angelis, F. Ferraraccio, A. Rotondo, M. D’Amico

“…ZDF rats were treated for three weeks with telmisartan at doses of 7 and 12 mg/kg/day. …”
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