First necrophagy record for the genus Leiocephalus (Squamata: Leiocephalidae) in Cuba by Luis F. de Armas, Manuel Iturriaga

“…In the backyard of an urban residence in San Antonio de los Baños, Artemisa Province, Cuba, an adult Leiocephalus c. carinatus Gray, 1827 was observed performing necrophagy over a two-week period. The lizard consumed domestic cockroaches (Periplaneta americana) and a ground beetle (Carabidae), both of which were fully dehydrated and had been dead for at least three weeks. …”
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Lhermitte Sign as a Presenting Symptom of Thoracic Spinal Pathology: A Case Study by Adam Hills, Mazen Al-Hakim

“…There was no history of trauma or other inciting events within the 2 weeks prior to presentation. Thoracic MRI at this visit showed a three-column fracture at T11-T12. …”
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Phase II randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to assess the efficacy and safety of MLC1501 in patients with stroke: the MLC1501 study Assessing Efficacy in post-STrOk... by Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian, Deidre Anne De Silva, Christopher P L H Chen, Cyrus G Escabillas, John Harold Hiyadan, Johnny K Lokin, Romulo U Esagunde, Joel M Advincula, Christian Oliver C Co, Maria Epifania V Collantes, Annabelle Y Lao, Yeow-Hoay Koh, Carol Huilian Tham

“…An independent Data Monitoring Committee oversees patient safety.Outcomes The primary outcome is mean change from baseline in FMA total score at 24 weeks. Efficacy outcomes evaluated in person at baseline, 12 weeks and 24 weeks include the FMA (total, upper extremity and lower extremity motor scores), modified Rankin Scale (mRS), Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System–Global Health (PROMIS-10) and NIHSS. …”
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Early Endoscopic Outcomes After Risankizumab Are Associated With Fewer Hospitalizations and Surgeries in Crohn’s Disease by Brian G. Feagan, Jean-Frederic Colombel, Remo Panaccione, Stefan Schreiber, Marc Ferrante, Koji Kamikozuru, Christopher Ma, Wan-Ju Lee, Jenny Griffith, Namita Joshi, Kristina Kligys, Jasmina Kalabic, Si Xuan, Marla Dubinsky

“…Background and Aims: We evaluated the association between endoscopic outcomes following risankizumab induction and subsequent rates of hospitalization and surgery through 52 weeks of risankizumab (both doses) maintenance therapy in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD). …”
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Role of Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells in Polyps Development in Mice with ApcMin/+ Mutation by Michele Barone, Maria Principia Scavo, Raffaele Licinio, Michele Piombino, Nicola De Tullio, Rosanna Mallamaci, Alfredo Di Leo

“…At 4 and 7 weeks after transplantation, BM-derived colonocytes were recognized by colocalization of Y-chromosome and Cdx2 protein (specific colonocyte marker). …”
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Impact of the Ottawa model on opiate screening and smoking cessation in methadone-treated patients with opioid use disorder: A retrospective cohort analysis by Shu-Wua Lee, Po-Chung Yu, Ting-Ting Yen, Chiann-Yi Hsu, Li-Jou Lai, I-Chun Chen, Ting-Gang Chang

“…Methods In a retrospective cohort study, 53 methadone maintenance patients were divided into 16 treatment-seeking smokers (TSS) and 37 treatment-rejecting smokers (TRS) based on their participation in the Ottawa model for smoking cessation plus 16 weeks of varenicline treatment. Both groups received standard methadone treatment for 68 weeks. …”
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Active versus sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as an adjunct to varenicline treatment for smoking cessation: Study protocol for a double-blind single dummy rando... by Laurie Zawertailo, Helena Zhang, Noreen Rahmani, Tarek K Rajji, Peter Selby

“…Participants will be randomized 1:1 to either active tDCS (20 minutes at 2 mA) or sham tDCS (30 seconds at 2 mA, 19 minutes at 0 mA) for 10 daily sessions (2 weeks) plus 5 follow up sessions, occurring every two weeks for 10 weeks. …”
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Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic Imaging of Fracture Healing in the Normal Mouse by Hans Gollwitzer, Xu Yang, Lyudmila Spevak, Lyudmila Lukashova, Allina Nocon, Kara Fields, Nancy Pleshko, Hayden William Courtland, Mathias P. Bostrom, Adele L. Boskey

“…Animals were sacrificed at 1, 2, 4, and 8 weeks to obtain callus tissue at well-defined healing stages. …”
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Impact of topical cetylated fatty acid cream on hand osteoarthritis: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial by Sitthiphong Suwannaphisit, Nitiphoom Sinnathakorn, Pormes Suwanno, Warangkana Fongsri, Boonsin Tangtrakulwanich

“…Patients received topical CFA (n = 36) or placebo (n = 36) twice daily for six weeks. The primary outcome was the Functional Index for Hand Osteoarthritis (FIHOA) at 2, 4, and 6 weeks. …”
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Effect of Intradiscal Methylene Blue Injection in Endoscopic Transforaminal Lumbar Discectomy by Sankarnath Pirabakaran, Babu Aloy, Manikandan Pavanasam

“…Around 80% of patients returned to their work within 4 weeks. Around 75% of patients had neurological recovery in between 3 and 5 weeks. …”
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Objective Clinical and Radiological Response under Sunitinib in a Case of Thigh Hidradenocarcinoma by S. Korbi, H. Rachdi, H. El Benna, N. Mejri, Y. Berrazaga, N. Daoud, S. Labidi, H. Boussen

“…The patient received then in 4th line in April 2019 oral sunitinib at 50 mg daily, with 4 weeks therapy/2 weeks pause. Side effects were represented by mucositis, anorexia, weight loss, and fatigue. …”
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Effects of Splenectomy on Spontaneously Chronic Pancreatitis in aly/aly Mice by Heng-Xiao Wang, Shuang-Qin Yi, Jun Li, Hayato Terayama, Munekazu Naito, Shuichi Hirai, Ning Qu, Nozomi Yi, Masahiro Itoh

“…Methods. Forty-eight 10-week-old aly/aly mice were divided into two groups for splenectomy and sham operation. …”
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The antihypertensive efficacy of a quadruple single-pill combination in patients with resistant hypertension: study protocol for a randomized, open-label, crossover trial by Yuanyuan Yao, Xin Zhang, Runyu Ye, Shanshan Jia, Xiangyu Yang, Xiaoping Chen

“…The two groups will receive different combination therapies for 6 weeks and will then switch to the other combination therapy for 6 weeks, with a 4-week wash-out. …”
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The Impact of Blood Flow Restriction Training on Tibial Bone Stress Injury Rehabilitation: An Exploratory Case Series by Andrew P Golden, Kathleen K Hogan, Jamie B Morris, Bryan B Pickens

“… # Study Design Case series # Methods Twenty military members with MRI-confirmed tibial BSI were recruited to complete lower extremity exercise with the addition of BFR twice per week for four weeks. The BFR cuff was applied proximally to the participant’s involved limb while they performed gluteal, thigh, and leg resistance exercises. …”
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Bodyblade™ Training in Athletes with Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability by Victor Pulido, Brent Alvar, David Behm

“…The mixed group converted from the traditional (weeks 1-4) to the Bodyblade™ (weeks 5-8) protocol. …”
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Neuromuscular Plasticity: Disentangling Stable and Variable Motor Maps in the Human Sensorimotor Cortex by Dominic Kraus, Alireza Gharabaghi

“…High test-retest reliability of this technique for long observation periods is therefore required to differentiate daily or weekly fluctuations from stable plastic reorganization of corticospinal connectivity. …”
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Successful Treatment of Posttransplant EBV-Associated Lymphoma and Plasmacytoma Solely Localized to the CNS by Per Boye Hansen, Signe Ledou Nielsen

“…After 4 weeks of treatment a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated complete regression of the CNS lesion. …”
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Social Work Students Beliefs Towards Mental Illnesses and the Effects of Theoretical Education About Mental Illnesses by Nalan KARA

“…Theoretical lectures about mental illnesses were given to the students 2 hours weekly for 14 weeks. At the end of the lectures, the students were given BMI again and the changes in their beliefs towards mental illnesses after the education were investigated. …”
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Efficacy and safety of ustekinumab in the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in Singapore by Wai Sze Agnes Chan, Yisheng Wong, Hazel Hwee Boon Oon, Colin Thiam Seng Theng, Wei-Sheng Chong

“…In patients with recorded PASI scores, 29 (93.5%) of 31 patients achieved PASI 50, and 21 (67.7%) of 31 achieved PASI 75 at week 16. In patients with recorded BSA, 43 (78.2%) of 55 had at least 50% BSA improvement, and 31 (56.4%) of 55 achieved 75% BSA improvement at 16 weeks. …”
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The effect of sunflower wax and carnauba wax on the storage stability and sensory evaluation of palm-based chocolate spread by N. A. Mohd Hassim, S. Kanagaratnam, T. K. Tang, N. S. Sofian Seng

“…However, both palm-based chocolate spreads remained spreadable at 5 °C even after 24 weeks of storage. Both chocolate spreads demonstrated stability at 40 °C after 24 weeks of storage. …”
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