Global analysis of influenza epidemic characteristics in the first two seasons after lifting the nonpharmaceutical interventions for COVID-19 by Xiaowei Chen, Honghong Chen, Fangfang Tao, Yinzi Chen, Ying Zhou, Jian Cheng, Xiling Wang

“…Subtropical countries experienced a 17.2 % decrease in peak intensity, a 2.4-week decrease in duration, and delays in onset and peak by 13.5 and 2.3 weeks. …”
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Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Reduces Pain and Improves Internal Rotation after Arthroscopic Capsular Release: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Zifan Lin, Hong Shao, Jun Chen, Wei Yao, Chang Liu, Zhengbiao Jin, Yunxia Li

“…Visual analog scale (VAS) pain score, Constant score, University of California Los Angeles score (UCLA), UCLA-satisfaction, and shoulder range of motion (ROM) in four directions of flexion, abduction, internal, and external rotation were analyzed at the baseline (2 weeks postsurgery), 2 weeks, 8 weeks, and 12 weeks of follow-up. …”
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Comparison of Social Physique Anxiety of Fitness and Pilates Exercise in Women by Yeliz Doğru

“…The FG performed the 8-week fitness exercise for three days eight week. …”
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Time Course of the Development of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in the Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty Rat by Yi-Sun Song, Cheng-Hu Fang, Byung-Im So, Jun-Young Park, Yonggu Lee, Jeong Hun Shin, Dae Won Jun, Hyuck Kim, Kyung-Soo Kim

“…Consistent observations were made at 4-week intervals up to 50 weeks of age, and all rats were fed ad libitum with standard food. …”
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Interindividual Variability Response to Resistance and High-Intensity Interval Training on Blood Pressure Reduction in Hypertensive Older Adults by Johnattan Cano-Montoya, Nicolas Hurtado, Carolina Núñez Vergara, Sebastián Báez Vargas, Marcela Rojas-Vargas, Sergio Martínez-Huenchullán, Cristian Alvarez, Mikel Izquierdo

“…RT utilized elastic bands, and HIIT involved cycle ergometers, with three weekly 30 min sessions for 8 weeks. SBP and DBP were measured before intervention and at weeks 4 and 8, respectively. …”
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Effect of Tiaoshen Patting Therapy Combined with Zhichan Granule on Patients with Parkinson's Disease by CAI Li, HAN Yue, WANG Taidong, GU Linyi, ZHU Kun, LIU Yi

“…The Western medicine treatment group received health education about PD and Dobasazide tablets, three times a day, seven days a week, continuous treatment for 12 weeks; the traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment group received Zhichan granule on the basis of the Western medicine treatment group, two times a day, seven days a week, continuous treatment for 12 weeks; the combined treatment group received Tiaoshen patting therapy on the basis of the traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment group, 30 minutes a time, one time a day, three days a week, continuous treatment for 12 weeks. …”
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Growth of Infants with Intestinal Failure or Feeding Intolerance Does Not Follow Standard Growth Curves by Danielle L. Morton, Keli M. Hawthorne, Carolyn E. Moore

“…Weekly weight, length, and head circumference growth velocities were calculated. …”
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Infliximab Dose Reduction Sustains the Clinical Treatment Effect in Active HLAB27 Positive Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Two-Year Pilot Study by Boel Mörck, Rille Pullerits, Mats Geijer, Tomas Bremell, Helena Forsblad-d'Elia

“…Nineteen patients were included and treated with IFX 5 mg/kg every 6 weeks for 56 weeks. All patients concomitantly received MTX with median dose 7.5 mg/weekly. …”
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The Effect of Rebamipide on Ocular Surface Disorders Induced by Latanoprost and Timolol in Glaucoma Patients by Naoto Tokuda, Yasushi Kitaoka, Akiko Matsuzawa, Junsuke Miyamoto, Shinsuke Sakae, Yasunari Munemasa, Hitoshi Takagi

“…Changes in intraocular pressure, tear film break-up time (TBUT), and corneal epithelial barrier function were evaluated at baseline, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks after rebamipide administration. …”
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Evaluation of the Effect of Water on Three Different Light Cured Composite Restorative Materials Stored in Water: An In Vitro Study by Basawaraj Biradar, Sudharani Biradar, Arvind MS

“…Then all the specimens were stored in 10 ml Distilled water containing test tubes and placed in incubator at 37°C for six weeks. The weight changes of these specimens were measured daily for the first week and later once a week for next five weeks by using an electrical analytical balance. …”
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Oral dydrogesterone versus oral micronized progesterone in threatened miscarriage: protocol paper for a randomized controlled trial by Alka Kriplani, Gouri Shankar Kamilya, T Ramani Devi, Ashima Taneja, Amol Pawar, Gayathri Karthik Nagesh, Tapan Pattanaik, Tanusree Gupta, Mahima Jain, Monjori Mitra

“…Scheduled visits after enrollment will be conducted during 6–13, 8–14, 18–20 and 24–26 weeks of gestation, in addition to a visit at the end of treatment at 14 weeks and another after parturition. …”
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Unfolded protein response during the progression of colorectal carcinogenesis by Cesar Augusto Sobrinho, Alexandre Moreira de Almeida, Maytana Roberta Taschin Grigolo, Michele Selzler, Antônio Carlos de Abreu, Letícia Silva Fagundes, Almir Souza Martins, Durval Batista Palhares, Rondon Tosta Ramalho

“…Results: ERN1 expression was significantly higher than the control at the 10th week (1.39 ± 0.16, p 0.05) and the 20th week (1.15 ± 0.04, p 0.01). …”
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Billing rules / global period affect postoperative follow-up practices following total hip arthroplasty. by Philip P Ratnasamy, Oghenewoma P Oghenesume, Peter Y Joo, Jonathan N Grauer

“…Follow-up visits peaked at postoperative weeks 3, 7, and 14. The greatest week-to-week variation in the number of follow-ups was from weeks 13 to 14 immediately following the global billing period (representing a greater than 4-fold increase in visits.) …”
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Polyethylene Glycol 3350 in the Treatment of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation: Post hoc Analysis Using FDA Endpoints by Stacy B. Menees, Anthony J. Lembo, William D. Chey

“…This multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial included adults with chronic idiopathic constipation randomized to polyethylene glycol 3350 17 g (n = 204) or placebo (n = 100) once daily for 24 weeks. Post hoc analyses were performed using the US Food and Drug Administration endpoint (≥3 complete spontaneous bowel movements/week and an increase of ≥1 complete spontaneous bowel movement/week from baseline for ≥9/12 weeks, including 3 of the last 4 weeks) along with additional efficacy and safety outcomes. …”
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Umbilical Artery Thrombosis with Associated Acute and Severe Fetal Growth Restriction and Transient Severe Protein S Deficiency: Report of a Case with Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis... by Ali Alhousseini, Sunil Jaiman, Edgar Hernandez-Andrade, Salam Zeineddine, Faisal Qureshi, Suzanne M. Jacques

“…A 21-year-old gravida 1 patient, with a history of 3-vessel cord at 20 weeks, presented at 29 weeks with a single umbilical artery. …”
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An open-label, randomized, post-authorization study of mirabegron in Chinese participants with overactive bladder by Zhipeng Zhang, Deyi Luo, Zhong Chen, Peng Zhang, Ganping Zhong, Keji Xie, Zhuoqun Xu, Xudong Li, Jianye Wang, Yingfan Yang, Farid Abdul Hadi, Arianne Schild

“…A dose escalation from 25 mg/day to 50 mg/day was permitted at weeks 4 and 8 according to the investigators' discretion. …”
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A study on processes of some haematological parameters in growing male and female japanese quails (coturnix coturnix japonica) by Ercan Keskin, Zafer Durgun, Mehmet Kocabatmaz

“…On the other hand, in sizes of thrombocyte and leucocyte types in both groups were not determined differences between ı st and 8 th weeks, but RBC sizes at 8 th week in both groups decreased significantly as compared with 1st week (P<0 05). …”
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Vegetative Propagation of Perennial Cut Flower Flax (Linum spp.) in a Controlled Environment by Elizabeth A. Goodman, Neil O. Anderson

“…Experiments tested rooting time over 3 or 4 total weeks, which included 2 or 3 weeks under mist, respectively, and 1 week in GH culture before rating. …”
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Investigating the preventive effects of pulsed electromagnetic fields on glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in rats by Shuai Ding, Guangquan Zhang, Yanzheng Gao, Zhiqiang Hou, Fuqiang Shao

“…From weeks 2 through 8, the MPSL group rats displayed a marked decrease in BMD and BMC compared to those of the PS group, and at the 4-week and 8-week time points, these values were significantly lower than those of the PEMF group (P < 0.05). …”
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Establishment and Evaluation of a Moderate-to-Severe Knee Osteoarthritis Model in Rats Induced by Surgery by SUN Xiaorong, SU Dan, GUI Wenjuan, CHEN Yue

“…ObjectiveTo establish a rat model of moderate-to-severe knee osteoarthritis, laying the foundation for studying the pathogenesis of moderate-to-severe knee osteoarthritis and its prevention and treatment methods.MethodsThirty male SD rats were randomly divided into three groups: a sham surgery group, an 8-week model group, and a 20-week model group, with 10 rats in each group. …”
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