Do Improvements in Balance Relate to Improvements in Long-Distance Walking Function after Stroke? by Louis N. Awad, Darcy S. Reisman, Stuart A. Binder-Macleod

“…The purpose of this study was to determine if the changes in balance and long-distance walking function observed following a 12-week poststroke walking rehabilitation program were related. …”
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Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Associated with Massive Intracardiac Thrombosis: A Case Report by Atheer Ahmed, Hamid AL-Mondhiry, Truman J. Milling, David Campbell

“…This made HIT diagnosis unlikely and the patient received dalteparin. A week later, as the platelet count declined again, HIT antibodies’ testing using ELISA and C-14 serotonin release was repeated, and both assays were positive. …”
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Real-Time Return Demand Prediction Based on Multisource Data of One-Way Carsharing Systems by Dongbo Liu, Jian Lu, Wanjing Ma

“…Finally, a case study using ten stations’ one-week field data was conducted to test the benefit of the dynamic return demand prediction. …”
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Soil Application of Tannery Land Plaster: Effects on Nitrogen Mineralization and Soil Biochemical Properties by Caterina Giacometti, Luciano Cavani, Paola Gioacchini, Claudio Ciavatta, Claudio Marzadori

“…The organic N was readily mineralized (>50% in the first week) and a significant increase in microbial activity was measured, regardless of soil type and addition rate. …”
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Using Self-Efficacy and Reflection to Improve Piano Learning Performance by Suqi Dong, Genutė Gedvilienė

“…Over the course of an eight-week study program, the groups were exposed to different teaching methods. …”
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Primary Pericardial Sarcoma with Right Atrial Invasion and Multiple Bilateral Pulmonary Metastases in a Patient with Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer by Eugene Wong, Lawrence J. Oh, Kazi Nahar, Adrian Lee, Stephen Clarke

“…The patient presented to her GP with a four-week history of progressive dyspnea and chest pain on exertion. …”
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Endoscopic Repair of Gastrocolic and Colocutaneous Fistulas Complicating Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube by Chukwunonso Chime, Ahmed Baiomi, Kishore Kumar, Harish Patel, Anil Dev, Jasbir Makker

“…Feeding through a nasogastric tube was resumed after 48 hours, and by the second week of admission, the patient was discharged back to the facility after placement of a new PEG tube.…”
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Effects of Pentoxifylline in a Rat Model of Manganism: Evaluation of the Possible Toxicity by Romina Tanideh, Omid Farshad, Akram Jamshidzadeh, Aida Iraji

“…Thirty adult male Sprague Dawley rats received MnCl2 (100 mg/kg, i.p. on days 1, 3, and 7) during a week alone or in combination with PTX (300 mg/kg, i.p. every day for 8 consecutive days on manganism rat model). …”
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Growth Promotion and Secondary Metabolites of Vegetables by Spraying Soil with <i>Psidium guajava, Aloe vera, Allium sativum</i> and <i>Medicago sativa</i> Extracts at Various Stag... by Ei Ei, Hyun Hwa Park, Yong In Kuk

“…Based on previous observations, <i>Psidium guajava</i>, <i>Aloe vera</i>, <i>Allium sativum</i> and <i>Medicago sativa</i> were selected from 17 water extracts to investigate how the application times of soil sprays affect the antioxidant enzymes and secondary metabolites in fruity and leafy vegetables at different growth stages. From 1 week after sowing (WAS) to 4 WAS, all applications increased the shoot fresh weight by 42–69% in cucumbers, 40–64% in tomatoes, 46–65% in kale and 42–63% in lettuce. …”
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Retrospective analysis and forecasting of the spread of viruses in real time: the case of COVID-19 in St. Petersburg and Moscow in 2020–2021 by Victor V. Zakharov, Yulia E. Balykina

“…The retrospective two-week forecasts of the total number of cases and the number of active cases presented in the paper demonstrated a high accuracy performance, both in Moscow and St. …”
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Lighter Ingestion as an Uncommon Cause of Severe Vomiting in a Schizophrenia Patient by Yahya Atayan, Yasir Furkan Cagin, Mehmet Ali Erdogan, Yılmaz Bilgic, Remzi Bestas, Murat Harputluoglu, Yüksel Seckin

“…A 21-year-old male schizophrenic patient who uses psychotic drugs presented to the emergency department with the complaints of abdominal pain, severe vomiting, and inability to swallow for a week. His physical examination revealed epigastric tenderness. …”
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Relation between broodstock number and spawning frequency and egg production of humpback grouper (Cromileptes altivelis) by M. Syaifudin, R.S. Aliah, . Muslim, K. Sumantadinata

“…Spawning of humpback grouper can occur in the third to fourth week in every month. Keywords: reproductive biology, spawning, Cromileptes altivelis   ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui frekuensi pemijahan, jumlah telur dan waktu pemijahan populasi induk ikan kerapu tikus (Cromileptes altivelis) di hatchery.  …”
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The Utility of the Bering Sea and East Asia Rules in Long-Range Forecasting by Joseph S. Renken, Joshua J. Herman, Travis R. Bradshaw, Patrick S. Market, Anthony R. Lupo

“…Using the National Center for Atmospheric Research/National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCAR/NCEP) reanalyses and the daily Pacific North American (PNA) index values from the Climate Prediction Center from 1 January 1950 to 31 December 2016, the utility of the Bering Sea Rule (BSR) and the East Asia Rule (EAR) for making forecasts in the two-to-four-week time frame for the central USA region is examined. …”
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Endothelial Cell Loss, Cumulative Dissipated Energy, and Surgically Induced Astigmatism in Sutureless Scleral Tunnel Phaco-Assisted Cataract Extraction in Advanced Cataracts by Marwa M. Salama, Sherif A. GamalElDin, Malak I. ElShazly

“…They were followed up one week, one month, and 3 months postoperatively for SIA and ECL. …”
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Efficacy of parenteral rabeprazole at acute ulcer gastroduodenal bleeding in patients with high risk of relapse after endoscopic hemostasis by S. G. Shapovalyants, S. A. Chernyakevich, A. I. Mikhalev, I. V. Babkova, G. N. Storozhuk, Ye. K. Mayat, P. L. Chernyakevich

“…For relatively short 2-week treatment term stomach ulcer size reduced by 54%, duodenal ulcers — by 47%, and in 24% complete healing was achieved.Conclusions. …”
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Vitreous Hemorrhage following High-Altitude Retinopathy by Arjun Shrestha, Rinkal Suwal, Biju Shrestha

“…Physician consultation did not reveal other abnormalities. On the 3rd week of follow-up, his vision was 20/20 in both eyes. …”
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Seasonal Variation and Sources of Elements in Urban Submicron and Fine Aerosol in Brno, Czech Republic by Hana Cigánková, Pavel Mikuška, Jitka Hegrová, Petra Pokorná, Jaroslav Schwarz, Jozef Krajčovič

“…Fine (PM2.5) and submicron (PM1) aerosol was collected at 2-week campaigns during four seasons in 2018. The total concentration of 21 elements accounted on average for 3.5% of the total PM2.5 mass concentration and 2.0% of the total PM1 mass concentration. …”
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Mixed-Effects Model to Assess the Effect of Disengagements on Speed of an Automated Shuttle with Sensors for Localization, Navigation, and Obstacle Detection by Abhinav Grandhi, Ninad Gore, Srinivas S. Pulugurtha

“…A multi-level mixed-effects Gaussian regression model with a log-link function was employed to analyze the effect of disengagement events on the automated shuttle speed, while accounting for control variables such as roadway geometry, weather conditions, time-of-the-day, day-of-the-week, and number of intermediate stops. When these variables are controlled, disengagements significantly reduce the automated shuttle speed, with the expected log of speed decreasing by 0.803 units during such events. …”
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THERAPY LOW BACK PAIN WITH SWEDISH MASSAGE, ACUPRESSURE AND TURMERIC by Dyah Ayu Rhomandhoni Putri, Ario Imandiri, Rakhmawati Rakhmawati

“…In the treatment of low back pain, massage and acupressure are performed 2 times a week 12 times. While herbal therapy is given for 42 days taken once a day with a dose of 9 grams of turmeric simplicia. …”
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Use of ultra-freezers of -152 °c as a viable alternative to liquid nitrogen in storing by Israa Mahmoud Alhamad, Mehmet Borga Tirpan

“…The experimental group of the study was composed of sperm stored at -152 °C for one week, while the control group was composed of sperm stored at -196 °C using the traditional storage method. …”
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