Factors Affecting Ultrasonographic Fetal Weight Estimation Accuracy in Low Birth Weight Newborns by Nevin Tuten, Onur Guralp, Koray Gok, Abdullah Tuten, Altay Gezer

“…Demographic and clinical information of the mother and newborn and obstetric ultrasonography measurements and findings performed in the last week before birth were recorded. Accuracy of fetal weight estimation and parameters affecting it was investigated. …”
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Histopathological, Histomorphometrical, and Radiographical Evaluation of Injectable Glass-Ceramic-Chitosan Nanocomposite in Bone Reconstruction of Rat by Maryam Seyedmajidi, Seyedmahmood Rabiee, Sina Haghanifar, Seyedkamal Seyedmajidi, Seyed Gholam ali Jorsaraei, Homayoun Alaghehmand, Naghmeh Jamaatlu, Ali Bijani

“…Methods. Thirty-two 6–8-week-old male Wistar rats were chosen. One hole on each right and left tibia was made. …”
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The Post-Discharge Growth of Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants by Tuba Ozdemir, Abdullah Baris Akcan, Munevver Kaynak Turkmen

“…STUDY DESIGN: The demographic data, clinical features, and comorbidities of 77 preterm infants with birth weights of less than or equal to 1.500 g were examined, the infants’ growth statuses in the 40th gestational week (gw) and at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months the corrected age, including their weight, height and head circumference, were evaluated. …”
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Comparison Of Frontalis Sling With Or Without Tarsal Fixation Sutures For Severe Ptosis With Poor Levator Function by Asima Rafique, Muhammad Shaheer, Ummara Rasheed

“…Group A patients underwent fascia lata sling with tarsal fixation while Group B patients underwent simple fascia lata sling without tarsal fixation. Postoperatively (1 week) surgical success including marginal reflex distance (MRD) and complications including slippage of the sling, exposure keratopathy, recurrence and lid margin deformity were evaluated. …”
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Enhancing motor skills and coordination in middle schoolers through innovative physical education programs by Andrada Maria BULZ, Mihai ȘANDRA, Anca Maria SABĂU, Emilia Florina GROSU, Gheorghe Codruț BULZ

“…This study, which involves two hours a week for a school year (8 months), in which children can experience new materials and learning tools during sports lessons, will improve their coordination and motor skills. …”
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Specialty palliative care use among cancer patients: A population-based study. by J Brian Cassel, Donna McClish, David Buxton, Leanne Yanni, Seth Roberts, Nevena Skoro, Peter May, Egidio Del Fabbro, Danielle Noreika

“…About half of SPC recipients (1493; 50.5%) first received SPC in the final 30 days of life, including 768 (26.0%) in the final week of life. Characteristics associated with using SPC use included being in an socio-economic status quintile other than the lowest; being younger; being Black; having a solid (versus hematological) cancer; having a shorter survival with cancer; dying in the latter two years of the study; being from an area of low or complete rurality; having a hospital admission in the final 60 days prior to initiation of PC or death; having more days in hospital; and living within 15 miles of a hospital offering SPC.…”
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PERSEPSI PENGGUNA INSTAGRAM SEBAGAI MEDIA PROMOSI GEDUNG SENTRA TENUN JEMBRANA by Ni Made Cantika Jesy Parsadela, I Wayan Suardana, NGAS. Dewi

“…The results showed that the characteristics of visitors based on geographical aspects were dominated by Indonesian citizenship,; demographic aspects are dominated by age 21-30 years, male gender, occupation as a student, undergraduate education level, and unmarried status; psychographic aspects, the respondent's source of information is recommended from friends / relatives, using Instagram for 2-3 hours a day and new followers who follow> 1 month, see Instagram post views once a week, the purpose of visiting is to fill spare time.  …”
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Radiofrequency-Targeted Vertebral Augmentation: Case Report of a Patient with 7 Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures in a Variant of Osteogenesis Imperfecta by Leonard Westermann, Peer Eysel, Marvin Simons, Kourosh Zarghooni

“…However, overall pain relief dropped only slightly from 7 to 5 on the numerical rating scale (NRS) at the 6-week follow-up, and there was only a small decrease in the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) from 72% to 63%. …”
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Short-Term Clinical Results of Ab Interno Trabeculotomy Using the Trabectome with or without Cataract Surgery for Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients of High Intraocular Pressure by Handan Akil, Vikas Chopra, Alex S. Huang, Ramya Swamy, Brian A. Francis

“…Survival rate at 12 months was 80%. 9 cases required secondary glaucoma surgery, and 1 case was reported with hypotony at day one, but resolved within one week. Conclusion. Trabectome seems to be safe and effective in patients with preoperative IOP of 30 mmHg or greater. …”
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Impact of Baseline BMI upon the Success of Latina Participants Enrolled in a 6-Month Physical Activity Intervention by Sheri J. Hartman, Shira I. Dunsiger, Dori W. Pekmezi, Brooke Barbera, Charles J. Neighbors, Becky Marquez, Bess H. Marcus

“…For example, someone with a 25 kg/m2 BMI would report, on average, 27.5 more minutes/week of activity compared to someone with a 30 kg/m2 BMI at followup. …”
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The Effect of Hospital Boarding on Emergency Medicine Residency Productivity by Peter Moffett, Al Best, Nathan Lewis, Stephen Miller, Grace Hickam, Hannah Kissel-Smith, Laura Barrera, Scott Huang, Joel Moll

“…We created a multivariable mixed model with fixed covariates for year, month, day of week, resident experience, shift duration, total daily ED patients, and with residents as repeated measures. …”
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Cement Removal from the Femur Using the ROBODOC System in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty by Mitsuyoshi Yamamura, Nobuo Nakamura, Hidenobu Miki, Takashi Nishii, Nobuhiko Sugano

“…Full weight bearing was possible within 1 week after surgery in 9 of the 19 cases and within 2 months in all remaining cases. …”
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Isolated Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis after Thoracic Radiation Therapy: To Operate or Not to Operate by Osama Alsara, Ahmad Alsarah, Jagadeesh K. Kalavakunta, Heather Laird-Fick, George S. Abela

“…She presented to the hospital with atypical chest pain that had occurred intermittently over the preceding week. Her initial electrocardiogram and cardiac enzymes were within normal limits. …”
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Concurrent Validation and Reference Values of Gluteus Medius Clinical Test by Amanda S S Teixeira, Paula L Silva, Sabrina P Cintra, Fernanda Viegas, Luciana D Mendonça, Natália F N Bittencourt

“…On the first day, participants performed the maximal isometric test of the hip abductors, measured via hand-held dynamometry. On the following week, the gluteus medius clinical test was performed. …”
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Assessment of Anterior Segment Changes in Pseudophakic Eyes, Using Ultrasonic Biomicroscopic Imaging, after Pars Plana Vitrectomy with Silicone Oil or Gas Tamponade by Erkan Ünsal, Kadir Eltutar, Belma Karini, Osman Kızılay

“…UBM measurements were performed in the supine position before and one week after surgery. Results. In patients of Group 1, postoperative trabecular meshwork-ciliary process distance (T-CPD) and iris-ciliary process distance (I-CPD), according to preoperative values, were found to be statistically significantly reduced, and postoperative mean value of scleral thickness (ST) and intraocular pressure (IOP), according to preoperative value, was found to be statistically significantly increased. …”
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Nonadherence in Home-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program for COPD Patients by Yi Li, Hongyu Qian, Kewei Yu, Ying Huang

“…Patients were classified as the adherence group and the nonadherence group according to completion of over 50% sessions during the 8-week PR program. Demographic characteristics, 6-minute walking distance (6MWD), COPD assessment test (CAT), modified Medical Research Council scale (mMRC), and emotional function were compared between two groups. …”
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Evaluation of Impact of Prescribing Safety Assessment Workshop on Medical Doctors Using Kirkpatrick Model by Adnan Jehangir, Khalid Farooq Danish, Rahila Yasmeen, Waqas Rabbani, Farhana Ayub

“…Objectives • To assess if the PSA is superior method of training prescription writing than CPW • To evaluate the workshop on prescription writing using guidelines of Kirkpatrick Model   Methods It was an experimental study. 44 medical doctors participated; a pre-test was taken 01 week before the workshop. Afterwards, they were randomized into 02 groups, group A went through PSA and group B followed conventional prescription writing (CPW) 01-day workshop. …”
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The protective effect of dietary flavonoid fraction from Acanthophora spicifera on streptozotocin induced oxidative stress in diabetic rats by Lavakumar Vuppalapati, Ravichandiran Velayudam, K.F.H. Nazeer Ahamed, Sowmya Cherukuri, Bhaskar Reddy Kesavan

“…The blood glucose level was determined at different week intermissions. The antioxidant consequences of FRF on STZ-induced diabetic rats were determined by the estimations of the oxidative stress marker like malonyldialdehyde and antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione in tissue homogenates of heart, liver and kidney. …”
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A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Single-Session Digital Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Intervention by Michael E. Levin, Miriam N. Mukasa, Emily M. Bowers, Korena S. Klimczak, Ty B. Aller

“…The participants were randomized to the single-session ACT DMHI or to a waitlist condition, with assessments completed at 1-week and 1-month follow-ups. The vast majority of participants (87%) completed the single-session ACT program. …”
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The Role of the London Missionary Society and Church Missionary Society in the Abolition of Oozhiyam (Bonded Labor Service) in Kerala by Ayyappan Balakrishnan

“…Under the system of oozhiyam, the economically under-privileged servants were obliged to render bonded services on all days of the week as required by the government officials and the higher castes. …”
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