Comparison of dairy production based on feed of Pennisetum sp., Pennisetum purpureum and CIAT 36087 by Noel Ernesto Blanco–Roa, Hernaldo Ramón Novoa–Novoa, Eveling Cristina Berríos, Omar Alfredo Soto–Gutiérrez, Carlos Alberto Zúniga–González, Silvio Javier Sáenz–Rojas, José de Jesús Nuñez–Rodriguez

“…Daily milk production for each cow was monitored and recorded over the six–week period. Highly significant differences (P<0.01) were observed among the three studied groups from the second week onward. …”
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Compositional Characteristics and Antioxidant Activity of Edible Rose Flowers and Their Effect on Phenolic Urinary Excretion by Andrea Devecchi, Sonia Demasi, Francesca Saba, Rosalba Rosato, Roberto Gambino, Valentina Ponzo, Antonella De Francesco, Paola Massarenti, Simona Bo, Valentina Scariot

“…Rose petals were picked fresh once a week for three weeks, showing significantly increasing values of total phenolic content, total anthocyanin content, and antioxidant activity (measured as ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and as DPPH • and ABTS •+ scavenging activities) from the first to the third week. …”
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Protective Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training (MICT) against Vascular Dysfunction in Hyperglycemic Rats by Nurul Paramita, Brilliant C. Puspasari, Randika Arrody, Neng T. Kartinah, Trinovita Andraini, Julfiana Mardatillah, Hardiyanti Rusli, Dewi I. S. Santoso

“…Hyperglycemic animals were subjected to HIIT or MICT protocols six days a week for six weeks. Decapitation was performed the day after the exercise protocols were completed. …”
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Electroacupuncture for mild-to-moderate dry eye: study protocol for a multicentre, randomised, single-blind, sham-controlled trial by Yue Zhao, Guang Yang, Yun-Qiong Lu, Mei-Yan Li, Jue Hong, Yan-Ting Yang, Xue-Jun Wang, Xie-He Kong, Zhao Ma, Xin-Yun Huang, Yue-Lan Zou, Xing-Tao Zhou, Xiao-Peng Ma

“…A total of 168 patients with DE will be enrolled and randomly assigned to EA or sham EA groups to receive 4-week consecutive treatments and follow-up for 24 weeks. …”
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Epicardially Placed Bioengineered Cardiomyocyte Xenograft in Immune-Competent Rat Model of Heart Failure by Ikeotunye Royal Chinyere, Pierce Bradley, Joshua Uhlorn, Joshua Eason, Saffie Mohran, Giuliana G. Repetti, Sherry Daugherty, Jen Watson Koevary, Steven Goldman, Jordan J. Lancaster

“…The improvements were detectable at seven weeks post-graft implantation despite an antibody response beginning at week one and peaking at week three. …”
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Infectious Aortitis with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a 47-Year-Old Female with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Valerie R. Ramiro, Carmegie C. Saliba, John Anthony D. Tindoc, Marinette R. Jambaro, Enrique M. Chua, Donna Ricca M. Hornilla, Maria Teresa B. Abola

“…She was admitted for a week at a provincial hospital and was given an unrecalled antibiotic with resolution of symptoms. …”
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The Determination of Fetal Gender with Gestational Sac Volume Maternal Age and Body Mass Index by Aytekin Aydın, Mustafa Öztürk, Murat Gökhan Kinaş

“…RESULTS: The average age of pregnant women was 32 (min.20 - max.41). 28 of them (76%) were pregnant in 10 weeks, 5 of them (14%) were pregnant in 11 weeks, and 4 of them (%10) were pregnant in 12 weeks. …”
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Melatonin Supplementation Decreases Aerobic Exercise Training Induced-Lipid Peroxidation and Malondialdehyde in Sedentary Young Women by Ziaadini Fatemeh, Aminae Mohsen, Mahsa Rastegar M.M., Abbasian Sadegh, Memari Amir Hossein

“…Aerobic exercise training was performed for 8 weeks, triple weekly. Melatonin supplementation was ingested at 3 mg/day for exercise training-supplement. …”
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Efficacy and safety of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of male smokers with tobacco use disorder: a randomized controlled trial by Salma W. Mousa, Adel A. Badawy, Gehan F. Attia, Wesam A. Ghareeb

“…Active r-TMS treatment, delivered over 15 sessions (5 sessions weekly for 3 consecutive weeks), significantly reduced the number of cigarettes smoked daily (p = 0.001), nicotine dependence (p = 0.023), withdrawal symptoms (both self-reported and observer-rated) (p = 0.001), and craving (p = 0.007) compared to the sham treatment. …”
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Detection of Gastrointestinal Pathogens from Stool Samples on Hemoccult Cards by Multiplex PCR by Martin Alberer, Nicklas Schlenker, Malkin Bauer, Kerstin Helfrich, Carolin Mengele, Thomas Löscher, Hans Dieter Nothdurft, Gisela Bretzel, Marcus Beissner

“…Furthermore, card samples were tested after a prolonged time interval simulating storage during a travel duration of up to 6 weeks. Results. The LPDs/LPCs were comparable to testing of conventional stool samples. …”
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One-Year Follow-Up of the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy for Patients’ Depression: A Randomized, Single-Blinded, Controlled Study by Kai-Jo Chiang, Tsai-Hui Chen, Hsiu-Tsu Hsieh, Jui-Chen Tsai, Keng-Liang Ou, Kuei-Ru Chou

“…The aim of the study was to investigate the long-term (one year) effectiveness of a 12-session weekly cognitive behavior group therapy (CBGT) on patients with depression. …”
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Prophylactic use of recombinant ADAMTS-13 during pregnancy for congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura by Éloïse Colliou, Agnès Ribes, Clotilde Gaible, Mathilde Marlas, David Ribes, Isabelle Labadens, Paul Guerby, Stanislas Faguer

“…Clinical Approach: rADAMTS-13 was given intravenously weekly (40 Units/kg) from 17 weeks’ gestation. ADAMTS-13 activity was undetectable before the first administration, reached 60% to 90% of normal levels 2 hours after, and became undetectable between days 4 and 6. …”
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Competency and Educational Needs: Results of an AI Survey of Members of the European Society of Pediatric Endoscopic Surgeons (ESPES) by Holger Till, Hesham Elsayed, Maria Escolino, Ciro Esposito, Sameh Shehata, Georg Singer

“…Responses were collected over four weeks with voluntary, anonymous participation. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. …”
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Susceptibility of different mice species to chemical induction of colorectal cancer by 1,2-dimethylhydrazine by Nourhan M. Abdelmaksoud, Ahmed I. Abulsoud, Tamer M. Abdelghany, Shereen Saeid Elshaer, Ahmed Samaha, Nadine W. Maurice, Sherine Maher Rizk, Mahmoud A. Senousy

“…Methods Both mice species were exposed to weekly intraperitoneal injections of DMH at a dose of 20 mg/kg body weight for 15 consecutive weeks. …”
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Mouse Models of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: Head-to-Head Comparison of Dietary Models and Impact on Inflammation and Animal Welfare by Andreas Kroh, Vanina Ivanova, Hannah Drescher, Julia Andruszkow, Thomas Longerich, Jochen Nolting, Roman Eickhoff, D. Heise, Karl P. Rheinwalt, Ulf P. Neumann, Florian T. Ulmer

“…Clinical health conditions were scored weekly to assess the impact on animal welfare. The HFD60 and WD were identified as suitable NASH mouse models without a significant strain on animal welfare. …”
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Newborn Mice Vaccination with BCG.HIVA222 + MVA.HIVA Enhances HIV-1-Specific Immune Responses: Influence of Age and Immunization Routes by Narcís Saubi, Eung-Jun Im, Raquel Fernández-Lloris, Olga Gil, Pere-Joan Cardona, Josep Maria Gatell, Tomáš Hanke, Joan Joseph

“…We have evaluated the influence of age and immunization routes for induction of HIV-1- and M. tuberculosis-specific immune responses after neonatal (7 days old) and adult (7 weeks old) BALB/c mice immunization with BCG.HIVA222 prime and MVA.HIVA boost. …”
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The Application of Resolvin D1-Loaded Gelatin Methacrylate in a Rat Periodontitis Model by Zhe Xing, Jing Liu, Jiazheng Cai, Xiaofeng Jiang, Jingwen Liang, Masahito Fujio, Elin Hadler-Olsen, Jing Wang, Alpdogan Kantarci, Ying Xue

“…Rats with induced periodontitis were treated weekly with topical applications of vehicle, GelMA, RvD1, or RvD1 complexed with GelMA for four weeks. …”
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Parental singing during kangaroo care: parents' experiences of singing to their preterm infant in the NICU by Pernilla Hugoson, Friederike Barbara Haslbeck, Ulrika Ådén, Ulrika Ådén, Ulrika Ådén, Louise Eulau, Louise Eulau

“…The intervention group received CMT twice weekly during kangaroo care for 4 weeks in the NICU, while the control group received standard care. …”
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Effects of Self-Care Education on Self-Neglect Among Older Adults by Fereshteh Davoodi, Shahzad Pashaeypoor, Mehrnoosh Partovirad, Farshad Sharifi, Nasrin Nikpeyma

“…The intervention comprised six outdoor sessions lasting 45-60 minutes each, held twice weekly at a health center. These sessions addressed five dimensions of self-care for older adults, which were validated by experts. …”
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Is there a difference in bony stability at three months postoperatively between opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy and opening-wedge distal tuberosity osteotomy? by Suguru Koyama, Keiji Tensho, Kazushige Yoshida, Hiroki Shimodaira, Daiki Kumaki, Yusuke Maezumi, Hiroshi Horiuchi, Jun Takahashi

“…Demographic and preoperative radiographic data (weight-bearing line percentage [%WBL], femoral-tibial angle [FTA], medial proximal tibial angle [MPTA], posterior tibial slope and correction angle), and postoperative computed tomography (CT) scan data (initial postoperative stability [12 weeks postoperative], and hinge fracture [1 and 12 weeks postoperatively], and hinge length, flange thickness, flange length, axial flange osteotomy angle, sagittal flange osteotomy angle [1 week postoperatively]) were statistically analyzed. …”
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