Effects of Nanomaterials on the Body Composition of Patients with Dyslipidemia Based on Different Strength Sports Equipment by Xiang Liu, Guoquan Ma

“…The results of the experiment found that after the end of the 12-week exercise training, the body composition of the subjects in each group changed significantly (P<0.05). …”
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Spiral Fracture in Young Infant Causing a Diagnostic Dilemma: Nutritional Rickets versus Child Abuse by Sonia Kaushal, Manish Raisingani, Raphael David, Bina Shah

“…We report a case of an 11-week-old male infant who presented with a spiral fracture of the humerus and no radiologic evidence of rickets. …”
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Acquired von Willebrand Disease Associated with Monoclonal Gammopathy of Unknown Significance by Sijan Basnet, Catherine Lin, Rashmi Dhital, Izza Mir, Elan Mohanty, Biswaraj Tharu, Sushil Ghimire, Dilli Ram Poudel

“…We present a case of a 79-year-old male who presented with retroperitoneal hematoma a week after motor vehicle accident. Prior history and family history of bleeding were nonsignificant. …”
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Measuring Children’s Computational Thinking and Problem-Solving in a Block-Based Programming Game by Kayla Teng, Gregory K. W. K. Chung

“…A total of 72 elementary students (aged 6–9) played <i>codeSpark Academy</i> once a week for six weeks. <i>TechCheck</i>, an externally developed and validated measure of CT, was administered before the first game day and after the last game day. …”
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Chronic Fluoxetine Treatment Suppresses Plasticity (Long-Term Potentiation) in the Mature Rodent Primary Auditory Cortex In Vivo by Hans C. Dringenberg, Leora R. Branfield Day, Deanna H. Choi

“…Adult rats were chronically treated with fluoxetine (administered in the drinking water, 0.2 mg/mL, four weeks of treatment). Electrophysiological assessments were conducted using an anesthetized (urethane) in vivo preparation, with LTP of field potentials in the primary auditory cortex (A1) induced by theta-burst stimulation of the medial geniculate nucleus. …”
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Secondary Glioblastoma Multiforme in a Child with Disseminated Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma by C. S. Amene, L. A. Yeh-Nayre, J. R. Crawford

“…She presented with a several-week history of headaches and no acute findings on computed tomography compared to baseline neuroimaging 3 months prior. …”
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Does Motor Training of the Nonparetic Side Influences Balance and Function in Chronic Stroke? A Pilot RCT by Shanta Pandian, Kamal Narayan Arya, Dharmendra Kumar

“…The participants received either motor therapy focusing on the nonparetic side along with the conventional program or conventional program alone for 8 weeks (3 session/week, 60 minutes each). The balance ability was assessed using Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Functional Reach Test (FRT) while the functional performance was measured by Barthel Index (BI). …”
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A Case of Giant Bladder Carcinosarcoma without Submucosal Invasion by Masayoshi Zaitsu, Mariko Yamanoi, Koji Mikami, Akiko Tonooka, Toshimasa Uekusa, Takumi Takeuchi

“…The specimens taken at the second-look TUR-Bt revealed that carcinoma in situ (urothelial cancer) but not sarcoma existed at the mucosa surrounding the previous tumor site. 80 mg of BCG instillation intravesically every week for six weeks was successfully administered to the patient. …”
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Effects of Dietary Inclusion of Lentil Byproduct on Performance and Oxidative Stability of Eggs in Laying Quail by Metin Çabuk, Serdar Eratak, Hatice Basmacioğlu Malayoğlu

“…One hundred and sixty-eight 11-week-old laying quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) were fed one of the following three diets: (1) control: basal diet with no lentil (Lens culinaris L.) byproduct; (2) inclusion of 10% lentil byproduct; (3) inclusion of 20% lentil byproduct. …”
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Staphylococcus aureus Myocarditis with Associated Left Ventricular Apical Thrombus by Michael McGee, Emily Shiel, Stephen Brienesse, Stuart Murch, Robert Pickles, James Leitch

“…He was treated with a 12-week course of antibiotics and anticoagulated with apixaban. …”
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Impact of Orthognathic Surgery on Quality of Life in Patients with Dentofacial Deformities by Faezeh Eslamipour, Arash Najimi, Azade Tadayonfard, Zeinab Azamian

“…The aim of this investigation was to determine the impact of orthognathic surgery on quality of life in patients with dentofacial deformities at immediate presurgery and at 3-week, 3-month, and 6-month intervals following the surgery. …”
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Acupuncture as an independent or adjuvant therapy to standard management for menopausal insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Xiaoni Zhang, Chengyong Liu, Shan Qin, Chaoming Chen, Xiaoqiu Wang, Yuanyuan Jiang, Wenzhong Wu

“…The effect of acupuncture was maintained at a 4-week follow-up. Sixteen RCTs compared acupuncture with standard care, which showed acupuncture significantly reduced PSQI scores, KI scores, HAMD and HAMA scores. …”
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Effects of breaking up prolonged sitting via exercise snacks intervention on the body composition and plasma metabolomics of sedentary obese adults: a randomized controlled trial by Jianming Zhou, Xiaoning Gao, Dandan Zhang, Chuanwu Jiang, Wenbing Yu

“…Participants in the snack group were subjected to 4 days of sprint exercises by stair-climbing per week for 12 weeks. Systemic and regional fat mass, epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), abdominal visceral (AVFA) and subcutaneous (ASFA) fat area and plasma metabolomics data were measured before and after intervention. …”
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Early identification of dropouts during the special forces selection program by Ruud J. R. den Hartigh, Rik Huijzer, Frank J. Blaauw, Age de Wit, Peter de Jonge

“…To identify who likely drops out, we assessed a group of 249 recruits, every week of the selection program, on their self-efficacy, motivation, experienced psychological and physical stress, and recovery. …”
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Melioidosis: A Rare Cause of Liver Abscess by Peter Franz M. San Martin, Catherine S. C. Teh, Ma. Amornetta J. Casupang

“…This is a case of a 44-year-old male, farmer, known to be diabetic, presenting with two-week history of vague abdominal pain associated with high grade fever. …”
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The histopathologic evaluation of local effects of ozone therapy on the healing of experimental calvarial defects of rats by Tolga Bayar, Ebru Deniz Karslı

“…Ozone was applied for 2 min, three times per week, with one-day intervals, for a duration of 2 weeks post-surgery. …”
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Chemical Safety and Quality Attributes of Dried Sausage Snacks Stored in Modified Atmosphere by Jagoda Majcherczyk, Ireneusz Maciejaszek, Krzysztof Surówka

“…A sausage snack was produced by air blast drying of cottage sausage, and its safety and quality were investigated during 10-week storage period in a modified atmosphere (20% CO2/80% N2) at 4±1°C and 20±1°C. …”
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Efficacy of melatonin treatment in a cystic fibrosis mouse model of airway infection by Kristen R. Schaefer, Sara Rogers, Zachary Faber, Thomas J. Kelley

“…Mice treated in drinking water for 1 week had improved bacterial clearance but no improvement in inflammation. …”
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Factors That Influence Refractive Changes in the First Year of Myopia Development in Premature Infants by Jianbo Mao, Jimeng Lao, Chenyi Liu, Mingyuan Wu, Xueting Yu, Yirun Shao, Lin Zhu, Yiqi Chen, Lijun Shen

“…Premature infants underwent full cycloplegic retinoscopy at 36 weeks, 38 weeks, 40 weeks, 42 weeks, 44 weeks, 46 weeks, 48 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 12 months of postmenstrual age. …”
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Effect of the cervical and thoracic “Daoyin” training on posture and pulmonary function in patients with upper crossed syndrome: a randomized controlled trial by Yue Guo, Ming Li, Chaowei Xie, Xiaoyan Liu, Yushan Chen, Jun Yang, Yuxue Wu, Shaoqing Chen, Shizhong Wang, Jianping Lin

“…Intervention Instructed cervical and thoracic “Daoyin” training was given to students in the IG for eight weeks, five days a week for 45 min, whereas students in the CG continued with their usual activities. …”
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