Optic Neuritis in an Adult Patient with Chickenpox by Ana Rita Azevedo, Rita Simões, Filipe Silva, Susana Pina, Cristina Santos, Peter Pêgo, Filomena Silva, Susana Teixeira

“…A 28-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with a history of headaches during the previous week, without visual symptoms. The examination was unremarkable, except for a rash suggestive of chickenpox and hyperemic and edematous optic disc, bilaterally. …”
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Effect of Dexmedetomidine Added to Lidocaine Cartridge on the Level of Patient Sedation, Cooperation, and Patient and Surgeon Satisfaction during Mandibular Third-Molar Extraction... by Milad Etemadi Sh, Nasser Kaviani, Kimia Salimian, Golnaz Tajmiri

“…A single experienced surgeon performed two surgical extraction procedures within at least four-week time intervals using anesthetic cartridges containing “DEX + LIDO” or “LIDO alone” used randomly on each side for each patient. …”
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Feasibility of NepaDengue mobile application for dengue prevention and control: user and stakeholder perspectives in Nepal by Eggi Arguni, Anita Mahotra, Yuvraj Pokhrel, Tulsi Ram Thapa, Riris Ahmad Andono

“…Acceptability was assessed using the technology acceptance model (TAM) based on user experiences over 1 week. Focus group discussions among students and female community health volunteers and key informant interviews among key dengue stakeholders were conducted to explore facilitators and barriers. …”
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The Effect of Pulsatile Flow on bMSC-Derived Endothelial-Like Cells in a Small-Sized Artificial Vessel Made by 3-Dimensional Bioprinting by Kang Woog Lee, Dae-Hyun Kim, Jun Hee Lee, Young-Nam Youn

“…Endothelial-like cells showed increased gene expression of CD31 and VE-cadherin, and tube formation is observed at each week. Endothelial-like cells grow well in a small-sized artificial vessel made by 3-dimensional bioprinting and even express higher endothelial cell markers when they undergo pulsatile flow condition. …”
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SESN2 ablation weakens exercise benefits on resilience of gut microbiota following high-fat diet consumption in mice by Chunxia Yu, Peng Zhang, Sujuan Liu, Yanmei Niu, Li Fu

“…Wild type (WT) and SESN2−/− mice were assigned to five-groups, fed with either normal chow or HFD and with or without exercise training for 15-week. Fecal microbiota composition and function were assessed by 16S rRNA sequencing. …”
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The Effect of Strength Training Targeting Medial Thigh Muscles on Neuromuscular and Biomechanical Risk Factors for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Jiyoung Jeong, Dai-Hyuk Choi, Choongsoo S. Shin

“…Two-way analyses of variance were conducted for each dependent variable to determine the effect of 8-week of strength training targeting medial thigh muscles. …”
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Ambulance quality and outcome measures for general non-conveyed populations (AQUA): A scoping review. by Erik Höglund, Carl Magnusson, Jakob Lederman, Douglas Spangler, Lilian Vloet, Remco Ebben

“…Mortality rates were found to have the longest follow-up times, with a median follow-up duration a little bit over one week.<h4>Conclusions</h4>This scoping review shows that studies report a wide range of quality and outcome measures in the ambulance setting to measure non-conveyance. …”
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Intra-rater Reliability of a Qualitative Landing Scale for the Single-Hop Test: A Pilot Study by Maxime V. Measson, Matthew P. Ithurburn, Alexandre JM. Rambaud

“…Participants performed the SHD tasks on both limbs (dominant and non-dominant) using a standardized protocol in two sessions that were one week apart (single reviewer; 2-dimensional video). …”
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The effect of self-compassion versus mindfulness interventions on autonomic responses to stress in generalized anxiety disorders by Xuejun Qi, Yonghui Shen, Xianwei Che, Ying Wang, Xi Luo, Lijun Sun

“…This study aimed to investigate the effects of a self-compassion intervention versus a mindfulness intervention on physiological arousal in response to induced stress.MethodsForty-seven patients with GAD had heart rate data collected during a stress task before and after a 2-week pharmacological treatment (known as treatment as usual, TAU), a self-compassion intervention + TAU or a mindfulness intervention + TAU. …”
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Methods to address functional unblinding of raters in CNS trials by Steven D. Targum, William P. Horan, Vicki G. Davis, Alan Breier, Stephen K. Brannan

“…Two different methods were used to examine possible functional unblinding in pooled data from three recent five-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of xanomeline and trospium chloride (formerly known as KarXT) in participants with schizophrenia experiencing acute psychosis. …”
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Impact of Interleukin-10 Promoter Region Polymorphisms on Recurrent Miscarriage: A Case–Control Approach by Neha Sudhir, Mandeep Kaur, Sukhjashanpreet Singh, Archana Beri, Tajinder Kaur, Anupam Kaur

“…Background: Recurrent miscarriage (RM), defined as two or more consecutive miscarriages prior to the 20th week of gestation is characterised by multifactorial aetiology. …”
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A Low-Field MRI Dataset For Spatiotemporal Analysis of Developing Brain by Zhexian Sun, Jian Huang, Xiaohui Ma, Jiawei Liang, Chensheng Sun, Lanyin Hu, Hongjian He, Gang Yu

“…To demonstrate the potential utility, we conducted atlas-based whole brain segmentations and volumetric quantifications to analyze brain development features in first 10 week in postnatal life. This dataset addresses the scarcity of a large, extended-span infant brain dataset that restricts the further tracking of infant brain development trajectories and the development of routine low-field MR imaging pipelines.…”
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Effect of hypnotherapy on paediatric cancer pain management in Indonesia: A quasi-experimental study by Sri Hartini M.A, Nafisatun Nisa, Satriya Pranata, Mudy Oktiningrum, Sri Puguh Kristiawati

“…Pain levels were assessed using the visual analogue scale (scores from 0 to 10) at the baseline, after two follow-up sessions at a week interval. Pain scores were recorded starting from 0 to 10. …”
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Exenatide Treatment Causes Suppression of Serum Ghrelin Levels following Mixed Meal Test in Obese Diabetic Women by Figen Topyildiz, Sinem Kiyici, Zulfiye Gul, Deniz Sigirli, Metin Guclu, Gurcan Kisakol, Sinan Cavun

“…Blood samples were taken before and at 60, 120, and 180 minutes following mixed meal test to measure serum total ghrelin, glucose, and insulin levels. The following week, exenatide treatment of the patients was paused for 24 hours and the same experimental procedures were repeated. …”
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The Effects of Emotional Schema Therapy on Social Health and Attitude Towards Social Harms Among Female Students by Fatemeh Eskandari, Milad Abedi ghlich ghashlaghi

“…The emotional schema therapy group participated in 8 one-hour and a half session (one session per week). The research tools used were the attitude towards social harms questionnaire and the social well-being questionnaire. …”
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The Efficacy of Erbium, Chromium: Yttrium, Scandium, Gallium, Garnet laser in the removal of calcium hydroxide as intra canal medicament. by Ranu Hogir Sarhang, Nawfal Abdulmelek Zakareya

“…The root canals were filled with calcium hydroxide and putted inside the incubator for 1 week in 100% humidity. The samples divided in to two groups in the first one conventional irrigation was used while in the second group (Er, Cr: YSGG) laser activation irrigation was used to remove Ca(OH)2. …”
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Differential Impact of Stress Reduction Programs upon Ambulatory Blood Pressure among African American Adolescents: Influences of Endothelin-1 Gene and Chronic Stress Exposure by Mathew J. Gregoski, Vernon A. Barnes, Martha S. Tingen, Yanbin Dong, Haidong Zhu, Frank A. Treiber

“…We investigated effects of endothelin-1 (ET-1) LYS198ASN SNP and discriminatory stress exposure upon impact of 12-week behavioral interventions upon ambulatory BP (ABP) among 162 prehypertensive African American adolescents. …”
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Study of Sludge Accumulation Rate and Sediment Distribution in Kalidami Boezem, Surabaya by Aisyah Umi, Nurhayati Ervin, Slamet Agus, Masduqi Ali, Setiadi Soedjono Eddy, Djoko Marsono Bowo, Arliyani Isni

“…Water sampling for sediment distribution mapping was conducted 3 times a week. Sampling points for sediment distribution mapping amounted to 15 points based on transects 60 m x 30 m. …”
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Application of autogenous vaccine in bitches with transmissible venereal tumor by Sakine Ülküm Çizmeci, Ayşe Merve Köse, İbrahim Aydın, Dursun Ali Dinç, Mehmet Maden, Serkan İrfan Köse

“…The prepared vaccine was administered 4 times (SC) with an interval of 1 week. Dogs were followed up 3 months after 4th application and evaluations were performed for tumor regression.…”
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The Effectiveness of Exercise Interventions for the Management of Frailty: A Systematic Review by Olga Theou, Liza Stathokostas, Kaitlyn P. Roland, Jennifer M. Jakobi, Christopher Patterson, Anthony A. Vandervoort, Gareth R. Jones

“…However, multicomponent training interventions, of long duration (≥5 months), performed three times per week, for 30–45 minutes per session, generally had superior outcomes than other exercise programs. …”
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