Cooperative Learning Instructional Approach and Student’s Biology Achievement: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Model in Secondary Schools in Gedeo Zo... by Yidnekachew Awraris Kebede, Firew Kebede Zema, Girma Moti Geletu, Samuel Assefa Zinabu

“…Analysis of the pretest data revealed that no significant difference in biology scores between the two groups (mean difference = 4, ES = .02, p > .05). After a 16-week intervention, the cooperative learning strategy using the jigsaw model resulted in a statistically significant improvement in the experimental group’s post-test performance (mean difference = 19.2, ES = .33, p < .05). …”
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Causes and Intervention Strategies to Reduce Childhood Obesity in Ambato by Carlos David Castañeda Guillot, Diego Fernando Vaca Sánchez, María Augusta Reyes Pérez

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> obese patients predominated in an age range of 13 years or more and were female. 86 % of patients showed excessive consumption of sweets and snacks, spending more than 30 hours a week in front of digital devices, and 73.1 % showed inappropriate family behaviors. …”
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Crystalline-Like Keratopathy after Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy with Incomplete Kawasaki Disease: Case Report and Literature Review by Elif Erdem, Emine Kocabas, Hande Taylan Sekeroglu, Özlem Özgür, Meltem Yagmur, T. Reha Ersoz

“…All ocular findings disappeared in one week with topical steroid and unpreserved artificial tear drops. …”
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The role of polymorphism (rs1800566) of NAD(F)H quinone oxidoreductase-1 in development of acute pancreatitis by T. A. Samgina, Y. V. Kanishchev, S. N. Grigor’Yev, P. M. Nazarenko, A. V. Polonikov

“…The risk of disease was elevated in patients with TT genotype irrespective of intensity and duration of alcohol intake, as well as in smoking patients with ST genotype at alcohol consumption exceeding 10 years, even in those receiving less than 199 g of ethanol per week.…”
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Administration of Rhodiola kirilowii Extracts during Mouse Pregnancy and Lactation Stimulates Innate but Not Adaptive Immunity of the Offspring by Sławomir Lewicki, Ewa Skopińska-Różewska, Aleksandra Brewczyńska, Robert Zdanowski

“…The aim of present study was to assess whether daily oral administration of 20 mg/kg of Rhodiola kirilowii aqueous (RKW) or 50% hydroalcoholic (RKW-A) extracts affected hematological and immunological parameters of 6-week-old mouse progeny. There was no significant change in hematological parameters of blood with the exception of hemoglobin, which was significantly higher (about 4%) in RKW group. …”
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From Bench to Bedside to Bug: An Update of Clinically Relevant Advances in the Care of Persons with Helicobacter pylori Associated Diseases by N Chiba, ABR Thomson, P Sinclair

“…It remains controversial whether eradicating H pylori in duodenal ulcer or functional dyspepsia increases the risk of subsequent development of gastroesophageal reflux disease. The one-week proton pump inhibitor-based triple regimens remain the gold standard of H pylori therapy, but some of the ranitidine bismuth citrate plus two antibiotic regimens also achieve an 80% H pylori eradication rate on an intention-to-treat basis. …”
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The Effects of Reduction Mammaplasty on Serum Leptin Levels and Insulin Resistance by Hakan Uzun, Ozan Bitik, Yahya Baltu, Çiğdem Sönmez, Ayşegül Öztürk Kaymak

“…At the postoperative 8th week, patients were reevaluated in terms of above parameters assessing the presence of any difference. …”
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Acute and Chronic Effect of Acoustic and Visual Cues on Gait Training in Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized, Controlled Study by Roberto De Icco, Cristina Tassorelli, Eliana Berra, Monica Bolla, Claudio Pacchetti, Giorgio Sandrini

“…All patients were tested with kinematic analysis of gait at baseline (T0), at the end of the 4-week rehabilitation programme (T1), and 3 months later (T2). …”
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Applying the Decomposed Theory of Planned Behavior to Explore the Influencing Factors of NTC App Usage Intention by Chih-Wei Lin, Yi-Xuan Tsai, Yu-Shan Chang, Yun-Jhih Ding, Jou-Chun Liu, Yu-Sheng Lin

“…First, the NTC app users were mostly female, aged between 19 and 25 years, were students, had a monthly income below 20,000, and exercised one to two times a week. Second, the application of the decomposed theory of planned behavior found the following: perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use had positive effects on attitude; interpersonal influence and electronic word of mouth had a positive influence on subjective norms; self-efficacy and technology facilitation had positive effects on perceptual behavior control; and attitude, subjective norms, and perceptual behavior control all had a positive impact on behavioral intention. …”
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Induction of stigma-like structures in saffron (Crocus sativus L.): Exploring factors and metabolite analysis. by Parvaneh Mahmoudi, Ahmad Moieni, Mojtaba Khayam Nekouei, Mohsen Mardi, Ghasem Hosseini Salekdeh

“…The study found that the optimal sampling time for the majority of explants was the third week of October. Ovary explants exhibiting a prolonged response to hormonal treatments for the production of SLSs. …”
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Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Carriage State among Elderly Nursing Home Residents in Beirut by M. A. Jallad, R. Naoufal, J. Irani, E. Azar

“…In second phase, faecal swabs from cohort of NH1 residents were examined for carriage at six-week intervals over three-month period. Residents’ charts were reviewed to assess carriage risk factors. …”
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Computer Game Use and Television Viewing Increased Risk for Overweight among Low Activity Girls: Fourth Thai National Health Examination Survey 2008-2009 by Ladda Mo-suwan, Jiraluck Nontarak, Wichai Aekplakorn, Warapone Satheannoppakao

“…The effect of computer game use and TV viewing on the risk for overweight was significantly pronounced among girls who spent ≤3 days/week in 60 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity (AOR = 1.99 and 1.72, resp.). …”
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The Effect and Related Mechanism of Action of Astragalus Compatible with Curcumin against Colon Cancer Metastasis in Mice by Jiafei Wu, Decai Tang

“…As a result, the anticancer effect of astragalus and curcumin (AC) on colon cancer suppression in an 18-week AOM-DSS colon cancer mouse model is investigated in this research. …”
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A Retrospective Study on the Use of Dermis Micrografts in Platelet-Rich Fibrin for the Resurfacing of Massive and Chronic Full-Thickness Burns by Alessandro Andreone, Daan den Hollander

“…In particular, two patients with massive burns reported rapid reepithelialization, and three patients with chronic burn wounds, two of whom had failed skin grafts before the procedure, had complete wound healing within a week. In conclusion, the results showed in this study suggest that the use of PRF/micrograft spray-on skin represents a promising approach in the management of burns or chronic burn wounds.…”
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Comparison of Simulated Drift Rates of Common ALS-Inhibiting Rice Herbicides to Florpyrauxifen-Benzyl on Soybean by Lauren M. Schwartz-Lazaro, M. Ryan Miller, Jason K. Norsworthy, Robert C. Scott

“…Although this alternative SOA herbicide in rice may be effective for weed control, our research demonstrates it to be injurious to soybean at both drift rates tested. …”
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Relation between the morphometric parameters of Thymus and fetal weight. by Carmen Niurka Piña Loyola, Marta Rosa Gonzalez Debén, Alfredo Quiñones Ceballos

“…We took a sample of thymus of 147 cases of fetal death, out of a total of 151 cases, from the 17th gestational week to the end of the gestation period. Besides, we carried out measurements of this organ such as weight, height, width, thickness and volume whose variability was analyzed in relation with fetal weight. …”
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Meropenem Continuous Infusion in a Septic Patient with Periprosthetic Infection and End-Stage Renal Disease Undergoing Prolonged Intermittent Renal Replacement Therapy by Assiya Kadralinova, Maiya Konkayeva, Serik Dzhandayev, Aidos Konkayev

“…The patient was treated with a continuous infusion of meropenem 2 g per day receiving renal replacement therapy three times a week (12 h). Also during hospitalization, the patient underwent hip disarticulation and excision of necrotic tissues. …”
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The Prevalence of Asthma and Respiratory Symptoms among Cross-Country Skiers in Early Adolescence by E. Lennelöv, T. Irewall, E. Naumburg, A. Lindberg, N. Stenfors

“…Skiers exercised more hours/week than the reference group. Among adolescents with self-reported asthma, neither the usage of asthma medications nor the level of asthma control according to the Asthma Control Test differed between skiers and the reference group. …”
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Frequency of Electrolyte Derangement after Transurethral Resection of Prostate: Need for Postoperative Electrolyte Monitoring by Wajahat Aziz, M. Hammad Ather

“…Preoperative electrolytes were performed within a week of procedures. Monopolar TURP using 1.5% glycine was performed. …”
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Effect of some growth substances application on growth and seasonal yield of acid lime trees (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle) in Delta by Waleed Fouad Abobatta, Mahmoud A. Khodier, Hassan S. H. Ismail

“…The treatments include foliar spraying of two concentrations of CHI (100 & 200 ppm) and H2O2 (2 & 4 cm/L), either individually or in combination, at two distinct times, one month after fruit set (1st week of September) and after two months. The hypothesis was that applying chitosan and hydrogen peroxide would improve tree growth, fruit quality, and total production. …”
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