A Comparative Study between outcome of 25% glucose in glycerin and submucosal human placental extract injection in the management of Primary Atrophic Rhinitis by Amlan Debbarma, Bidhan Das, Santanu Saha

“…Group A was administered submucosal human placental extract injection, once a week for 6 months and Group B was advised 25% glucose in glycerin nasal drop, 10 drops in each nostril twice daily for 6 months following which the response of both the groups was recorded. …”
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Decellularized Human Stromal Lenticules Combine with Corneal Epithelial-Like Cells: A New Resource for Corneal Tissue Engineering by Shuai Qin, Shuai Zheng, Bing Qi, Rui Guo, Guanghui Hou

“…The results showed that human iPSCs cultured for 4 days in differentiation medium A, 14 days in condition medium, and 1 week in induction medium on decellularized human stromal lenticules developed markedly higher expression of the markers P63, CK3, and CK12 than did those in the other methods. …”
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The Effect of Pregnancy in the Hemoglobin Concentration of Pregnant Women: A Longitudinal Study by Berhanu Elfu Feleke, Teferi Elfu Feleke

“…Blood samples were collected before pregnancy, during each trimester, during labor and delivery, after third stage of labor, and at the 6-week postpartum period. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the profile of study participants. …”
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Wine, beer and Chinese Baijiu in relation to cardiovascular health: the impact of moderate drinking by Qiao Kang, Jinyuan Sun, Bowen Wang, Baoguo Sun

“…Excessive alcohol consumption (≥15 drinks per week) causes chronic diseases and multiple other health conditions. …”
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Endovascular Embolization of Spontaneous Iliopsoas Hematoma: First Experience with Squidperi by Pierluca Torcia, Silvia Squarza, Umberto G. Rossi, Paolo Rigamonti, Lorenzo Carlo Pescatori, Giovanni Damiani, Maurizio Cariati

“…He was kept under observation for his pulmonary conditions but, within a week, he developed a spontaneous iliopsoas hematoma, due to a sudden dysregulation of anticoagulation therapy subsequent to new in-hospital treatments. …”
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In vitro and ex vivo comparison of reactive oxygen-releasing granules for internal tooth bleaching by Romy M. Mayer, Andrea Gubler, Thomas Attin, Matthias Zehnder

“…In addition, effects on mechanical dentin integrity were tested using bovine dentin beams (n = 9) exposed to a 3-point bending test (ISO 4049) after immersion in test suspensions or control solutions (35% H2O2 and physiological saline) for 1 week.ResultsGranules release between 21.5% and 35.2% (wt/wt) of H2O2 equivalent. …”
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Geranylgeranyl Transferase-I Knockout Inhibits Oxidative Injury of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and Attenuates Diabetes-Accelerated Atherosclerosis by Guo-Ping Chen, Jian Yang, Guo-Feng Qian, Wei-Wei Xu, Xiao-Qin Zhang

“…We found that GGTase-I knockout attenuated diabetes-accelerated atherosclerosis in vivo and suppressed high-glucose-induced VSMC proliferation in vitro. Moreover, after a 16-week duration of diabetes, Pggt1bΔ/Δ mice exhibited lower α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and nitrotyrosine level, Rac1 activity, p47phox and NOXO1 expression, and phospho-ERK1/2 and phosphor-JNK content than wild-type mice. …”
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteraemia in a Young Boy following Mumps Infection: A Case Report by Jayakanthan Saravanan, AP Krithika, M Geetha

“…The parotid swelling gradually decreased over the course of one week. However, the boy continued to experience persistent high-grade fever even after the parotitis improved. …”
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Potential of fermented rumen content of cow feed on daily egg productivity and quality of yolk color of quail egg (Cortunix cortunix japonica) by Moh. Zaky ‘Ubaidillah, Mohammad Anam Al Arif, Tatik Hernawati, Koesnoto Supranianondo, Emy Koestanti Sabdoningrum, Widya Paramita Lokapirnasari

“…Samples are observed daily for daily egg production and the last week for egg yolk quality. The results showed that the uses of fermented rumen contents in rations at a rate of up to 15% causeddid not interfere towards daily egg production and could even improve the quality of egg yolk.…”
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Health literacy and influencing factors in university students across diverse educational fields in Kazakhstan by Zhaniya Dauletkaliyeva, Zhanerke Bolatova, Nurbek Yerdessov, Karina Nukeshtayeva, Olzhas Zhamantayev, Aliya Takuadina, Gaukhar Kayupova

“…Students who smoked and used tobacco for 6 days per week had a significantly lower HL. Interaction analysis showed positive three-way interaction for male students over 19 years studying in Engineering field. …”
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Optimizing Shoulder Joint Positioning During Video‐Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Prospective Study on Prevention of Postoperative Ipsilateral Shoulder Pain by Yan Zhao, Yang Gu, Bin Hu

“…ISP was assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) on the first postoperative day and 1 week after surgery. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify predictors of ISP, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of shoulder positioning in predicting ISP. …”
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Impact of heat stress on growth and physiological parameters of soybean varieties at the seedling stage by Bashir Hassan, Samanhudi, Parjanto, Setyawati Andriyana, Komariah, Senge Masateru, Rahayu Muji, Salma Fathin Tilmiidzah

“…Treatments involved exposing two-week-old seedlings to temperatures 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45°C for four hours daily over four consecutive days. …”
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The Effect of a Nurse-Led Multidisciplinary Team on Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Rates by W. Bradley Dosher, Elena C. Loomis, Sherry L. Richardson, Jennifer A. Crowell, Richard D. Waltman, Lisa D. Miller, Muhammad Nazim, Faisal A. Khasawneh

“…A nurse-led interdisciplinary team dedicated to VAP prevention rounding twice a week to ensure adherence with a VAP prevention bundle lowered VAP rates in a community-hospital open MICU. …”
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Serum chemokine IL-8 acts as a biomarker for identifying COVID-19-associated persistent severe acute kidney injury by Zhi He, Jing-jing Liu, Shao-lei Ma

“…Primary clinical outcomes included detecting PS-AKI in the first week (≥ KDIGO stage 2 ≥ 72 h). Cytometric Bead Array was used to detect patient plasma levels (interleukin-8 (IL-8), C-C chemokine ligand 5 (CCL5), chemokine (C-X-C Motif) ligand 9 (CXCL9), and interferon-inducible protein 10 (IP-10)) of chemokines within 24 h of enrollment.Results Of the 115 COVID-19 patients with stage 2/3 AKI, 27 were diagnosed with PS-AKI. …”
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Neuroplastic Effects of Combined Computerized Physical and Cognitive Training in Elderly Individuals at Risk for Dementia: An eLORETA Controlled Study on Resting States by Charis Styliadis, Panagiotis Kartsidis, Evangelos Paraskevopoulos, Andreas A. Ioannides, Panagiotis D. Bamidis

“…Seventy seniors meeting the clinical criteria of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) were equally divided into 5 groups: 3 experimental groups engaged in eight-week cognitive and/or physical training and 2 control groups: active and passive. …”
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Local Vibratory Stimulation for Temporomandibular Disorder Myofascial Pain Treatment: A Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Preliminary Study by Emanuela Serritella, Giordano Scialanca, Paola Di Giacomo, Carlo Di Paolo

“…The study group (AG) received 1 week of at-home LVT treatment with the NOVAFON Pro Sk2/2 : 50/100 Hz, bilaterally applied to the pain area for 16 minutes daily. …”
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Microfinance and Financial Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Rukiga District: A Case Study of Muhanga Town Council Rukiga District. by Aturinda, Betas

“…Data collection spanned one week, after which responses were collected, classified, coded, and prepared for analysis using tables. …”
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Effect of one Laptop per Child Policy on academic Performance in Social Studies in Ruhango District, Rwanda. by Jean, Libanje Pierre

“…Among the challenges facing teachers was the time per week allocated to the course which is not enough for pupils in primary schools to cover the content and carry further Research to improve their knowledge in the subject. …”
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Fruit and vegetable intake and mental health among family caregivers of people with dementia in Uganda by Herbert, E. Ainamani, Wilson, M. Bamwerinde, Godfrey, Z. Rukundo, Sam, Tumwesigire, Valence, Mfitumukiza, Everd, Bikaitwoha Maniple, Alexander, C. Tsai

“…Fruit and vegetable intake in the past week was measured with a food frequency questionnaire. …”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Aspartam terhadap Kadar Low-Density Lipoprotein dan High-Density Lipoprotein pada Tikus Wistar Diabetes Melitus Diinduksi Aloksan by Revivo Rinda Pratama, Eti Yerizel, Rahmatini .

“…Administration of aspartame (dose of 315 mg/kg rat) was administered to the treatment group for four (4) weeks. The results showed that administration of aspartame in rats with diabetes mellitus induced by alloxan was influenced the decreased in LDL levels and increased in HDL levels. …”
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