Newspaper Coverage Effects on the Promotion of a Lifestyle Intervention Program by Sindre M. Dyrstad, Leif I. Tjelta

“…Their goals were to become physically fit and run a half marathon (21.1 km) after 14 weeks of training. The newspaper published on average three weekly articles throughout the project period, including the weekly training program and a record of the physical improvements made by the participants. …”
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Three Prospective Case Studies Examining Mifepristone’s Efficacy in Patients with Treatment-Resistant PTSD by Agnes van Minnen, Lizelotte Vos, Pierre M. Bet, Ad de Jongh, Felix Linsen, Hein J. F. van Marle, Onno C. Meijer, Willem M. Otte, Marije Russcher, Christiaan H. Vinkers

“…Three patients with PTSD who were resistant to standard psychological and pharmacological treatments were prescribed mifepristone (600–1,200 mg/day) for 1 week. A baseline-controlled single-case design was used, involving a 2-week baseline phase (no intervention), a 1-week intervention phase (mifepristone), and a 2-week postintervention phase. …”
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Effectiveness of Information Processing Strategy Training on Academic Task Performance in Children with Learning Disabilities: A Pilot Study by Sutinun Juntorn, Sarinya Sriphetcharawut, Peeraya Munkhetvit

“…Children in the experimental group received the intervention twice a week for 6 consecutive weeks. Each treatment session took approximately 50 minutes. …”
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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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Mutual Effect of <i>NAT2</i> rs1799930 (590G>A) Polymorphism and Alcohol Abuse on Risk of Acute Pancreatitis by T. A. Samgina

“…A survey selected individuals with the alcohol consumption of &gt;200 g/week pure ethanol two times a week or more during 10 or more years. …”
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Extended UVB Exposures Alter Tumorigenesis and Treatment Efficacy in a Murine Model of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Erin M. Burns, Kathleen L. Tober, Judith A. Riggenbach, Donna F. Kusewitt, Gregory S. Young, Tatiana M. Oberyszyn

“…We examined differences in ultimate tumorigenesis at 25 weeks in mice exposed to UVB for either 10 or 25 weeks. …”
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Elastoplastic Modelling of an In Situ Concrete Spalling Experiment Using the Ottosen Failure Criterion by Lauri Kalle Tapio Uotinen, Topias Kalle Aleksi Siren

“…Elastoplastic modelling using the Ottosen failure criterion predicts damage initiation on week 5 and the concrete ultimate strain limit of 0.0035 is exceeded on week 10. …”
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A Randomized Case-Series Study Comparing the Stability of Implant with Two Different Surfaces Placed in Fresh Extraction Sockets and Immediately Loaded by Leonardo Vanden Bogaerde, Lars Sennerby

“…The test implants were significantly more stable than the control ones after 12 weeks. Conclusions. The results from the present study indicated that the hydrophilic and rougher test implant was more resistant to immediate loading and showed a significantly higher stability than the smoother control implant after 12 weeks.…”
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Does Extending the Waiting Time of Low-Rectal Cancer Surgery after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Increase the Perioperative Complications? by Kittinut Timudom, Natthawut Phothong, Thawatchai Akaraviputh, Vitoon Chinswangwatanakul, Ananya Pongpaibul, Janjira Petsuksiri, Suthinee Ithimakin, Atthaphorn Trakarnsanga

“…Traditionally, rectal cancer surgery is recommended 6 to 8 weeks after completing neoadjuvant chemoradiation. …”
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Investigation of the effect of Pilates combined exercise program with mat and equipment on fatigue and physical self-perception in sedentary women: A randomized controlled study by Dicle Sarıtaş, Pelin Pişirici

“…Pilates exercises were given three days a week, 50 minutes each session, for 10 weeks. No intervention was made to CG. …”
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Incidental Finding of an Undiagnosed Coarctation of the Aorta Causing Dilated Cardiomyopathy in an Adult by Abdalla Ibrahim, Zahir Satti, Ronan Curtin

“…31-year-old male with no past medical history apart from high blood pressure noted by GP one week prior to admission presented with a three-week history of a flu-like illness and symptoms of heart failure with severe global left ventricular dilation and dysfunction on Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE). …”
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Therapeutic Effect of High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined with Suspension Exercise Training on Lower Limb Motor Function of Stroke Patients by ZHANG Haiquan, HU Chuan, HUANG Lei, LU Wei, WANG Xin

“…The control group received conventional rehabilitation treatments such as exercise therapy and neuromuscular electrical stimulation, 25 minutes a day, once a day, 5 days a week for 8 weeks. In addition to the treatment received by the control group, the HD-tDCS group received HD-tDCS treatment, in which the primary stimulation electrodes were placed at the primary motor cortex of the hemiplegic side of the brain in the M1 area (C3/C4), and the four acceptor electrodes were placed at C1/C2, C5/C6, FC3/FC4 and CP3/CP4 area about 3.5 cm around the M1 area, respectively, with a constant current intensity of 2 mA, and a current rise and fall of 30 s, 20 minutes a time, once a day, 5 days a week for 8 weeks. …”
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Effects of body weight-supported Tai Chi Yunshou training on upper limb motor function in stroke patients: A three-arm parallel randomized controlled trial. by Liying Zhang, Xiaoming Yu, Wangsheng Liao, Jiening Wang, Yan Lu, Naizhen Wang, Zhou Huanxia

“…Outcome measures were assessed at baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, and 12 weeks later, and statistical analyzes were performed using two-way repeated measures analysis of variance.…”
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Effect of Qing'e Formula on OPN, BSP and Integrin ɑ_vβ₃Expression in Bone Tissue of Ovariectomized Rats by Yuqing SUN, Wenjuan LUO, Bingqi WANG, Xiang CHEN, Xiaokang JIA, Yanping LIN

“…The BMD of the Qing'e formula group were higher than that of the saline group in week 12 (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01). The area percentage of trabecular of the Qing'e formula group were higher than that of the saline group in week 8 and week 12 (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Effect of Extracorporeal Diaphragmatic Pacing Combined with Four-Point Kneeling Position Training on Pulmonary Function in Patients with Ischemic Stroke by LU Wei, DONG Pengxia, XIE Tianpei, FAN Yingjie, QIU Hao, LIU Haoyu, SU Min

“…Compared with the pre-treatment, CEEDT of the unaffected side increased after 8 weeks of treatment in the control group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), and CEEDT on the affected side significantly increased after 4 and 8 weeks of treatment (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); in the treatment group, CEEDT of both the unaffected and affected sides significantly increased after 4 and 8 weeks of treatment (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Fluorescein Angiographic Findings of Peripheral Retinal Vasculature after Intravitreal Conbercept versus Ranibizumab for Retinopathy of Prematurity by Enzhong Jin, Hong Yin, Yufei Gui, Juan Chen, Jian Zhang, Jianhong Liang, Xiao-xin Li, Mingwei Zhao

“…For the IVR group, they were 28.83 ± 2.34 weeks, 1255.0 ± 356.9 g, and 39.42 ± 2.77 weeks, respectively (P=0.817, 0.522, and 0.075). …”
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Insulin Treatment Attenuates Small Nerve Fiber Damage in Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes by Laura J. Andreasen, Rikke K. Kirk, Christian Fledelius, Mark A. Yorek, Jens Lykkesfeldt, Thorbjorn Akerstrom

“…During the 12-week treatment period, blood glucose and body weight were monitored weekly, whereas Hargreaves’ test was performed four, eight, and 12 weeks after treatment initiation. …”
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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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Levilactobacillus brevis CD2 as a multifaceted probiotic to preserve oral health: results of a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in healthy adults by Serena Altamura, Francesca Lombardi, Francesca Rosaria Augello, Antonella Barone, Mario Giannoni, Benedetta Cinque, Davide Pietropaoli

“…Clinical and salivary parameters were assessed at baseline, after four weeks of intervention, and two weeks post-intervention. …”
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Supplementation with Standardized Green/Black or White Tea Extracts Attenuates Hypertension and Ischemia-Reperfusion-Induced Myocardial Damage in Mice Infused with Angiotensin II by Mario de la Fuente-Muñoz, Marta Román-Carmena, Sara Amor, María C. Iglesias-de la Cruz, Patricia Martorell, Sonia Guilera-Bermell, Reme García Bou, Antonio M. Inarejos-García, Ángel L. García-Villalón, Miriam Granado

“…For this purpose, four groups of C57BL/6J male mice were used: (1) mice fed on a standard diet for 8 weeks and infused with saline for the last 4 weeks (controls); (2) mice fed on a standard diet for 8 weeks and infused with AngII for the last 4 weeks (AngII); (3) mice fed on a standard diet supplemented with 1.6% WTE and infused with AngII for the last 4 weeks (AngII + WTE); (4) mice fed on a standard diet supplemented with 1.6% TC and infused with AngII for the last 4 weeks (AngII + CTE). …”
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