Glycemic control in women with GDM: insights from a randomized controlled pilot trial on plant-based Nordic healthy diet versus moderately carbohydrate restricted diet by Lisa Torsdatter Markussen, Jemina Kivelä, Jaana Lindström, Miina Ollikainen, Mikko Kytö, Seppo Heinonen, Saila Koivusalo, Jelena Meinilä

“…Methods Forty-two participants were randomized to either HND (n = 20) or MCRD (n = 22) face-to-face nutritional counseling from gestational weeks (GW) 24 + 0—28 + 6 (baseline) until delivery. …”
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Estradiol-dependent and independent effects of FGF21 in obese female mice by T. V. Jakovleva, A. Yu. Kazantseva, A. D. Dubinina, N. Yu. Balybina, K. O. Baranov, E. N. Makarova, N. M. Bazhan

“…In ovariectomized (OVX) females, the development of obesity was induced by the consumption of a high sweet-fat diet (standard chow, lard, and cookies) for 8 weeks. We investigated the effects of FGF21 on body weight, blood levels, food preferences and gene expression in tissues when FGF21 was administered separately or in combination with E2 for 13 days. …”
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Ethyl Acetate Extract of <i>Cichorium glandulosum</i> Activates the P21/Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway to Alleviate Oxidative Stress in a Mouse Model of Alcoholic Liver Disease by Shuwen Qi, Chunzi Zhang, Junlin Yan, Xiaoyan Ma, Yewei Zhong, Wenhui Hou, Juan Zhang, Tuxia Pang, Xiaoli Ma

“…A C57BL/6J mouse model of ALD was established via daily oral ethanol (56%) for six weeks, with CGE treatment at low (100 mg/kg) and high doses (200 mg/kg). …”
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Treatment of Vascular Dementia by Using Fuyuan Capsule Combined with "Xingnao Kaiqiao" Acupuncture by LI Hongmei, WANG Xiaoqin, GUO Yang, SHI Hongxing, GUO Xiao, WANG Xue

“…The control group received "Xingnao Kaiqiao" acupuncture treatment and the treatment group received oral administration of Fuyuan capsule in addition to the treatment of the control group for 12 weeks. The mini-mental state examination (MMSE) score, modified Hasegawa dementia scale (HDS-R) score, and modified Barthel index (MBI) score were compared between the two groups before and after treatment; the levels of serum superoxide dismutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA) of patients before and after treatment were measured and analyzed by colorimetry. …”
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Associations of macrosomia with sociodemographic, anthropometric, lifestyle factors and perinatal outcomes in Southwest Nigeria by Ikeola A. Adeoye, Joshua I. Fakorede, Mobolaji M. Salawu, Kofoworola I. Adediran

“…Maternal blood glucose and lipids were assessed between 24 and 28 weeks’ gestation. Bivariate and multiple logistic and Poisson regression analyses examined the associations at a 5% level of statistical significance. …”
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Effect of Sling Exercise Therapy on Adolescent Patients with Idiopathic Non-double-curved Scoliosis by Wudong SUN, Qian CAI, Jianye GUO, Xiaorui SHANG, Xianghu ZHAO, Liang XU, Ming MA

“…The above training was conducted once every other day, three times a week, continous training for six months. Before treatment and after treatment for six months, Cobb angle was used to evaluate the severity of scoliosis; clavicular angle(CA)was used to evaluate the degree of shoulder imbalance; pelvic obliquity(PO)was used to evaluate the degree of pelvic imbalance; scoliosis research association-22 item questionnaire(SRS-22)was used to evaluate the patients'self-image satisfaction.Results:Before treatment, there were no significant differences in Cobb angle, CA, PO and SRS-22 scores between the two groups(<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05).Compared with before treatment, Cobb angle, CA and PO in both groups were significantly decreased, and SRS-22 score was significantly increased, with statistical significance(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Compared with the control group, Cobb Angle, CA, PO in the observation group were lower, and SRS-22 score in the observation group was higher, with statistical significance(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:The sling exercise therapy can effectively improve AIS patients'scoliosis, shoulder imbalance, pelvic imbalance and self-image satisfaction, which is worthy of clinical promotion.…”
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FKBP5 as a key regulator of metabolic processes in birds: Insights from chicken pectoral muscle by Pengfei Du, Xiangli Zhang, Yao Zhu, Ziyang Wang, Xuemeng Si, Huaiyong Zhang, Yanqun Huang, Wen Chen

“…A 30% energy restriction over three weeks slightly reduced blood glucose levels (P = 0.075) and significantly decreased FKBP5 levels in the pectoralis muscle of broilers. …”
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Therapeutic efficacy and mechanism of artesunate for mouse model of polycystic ovary syndrome by WANG Xueling, WANG Xueling, ZHONG Peiling, ZHONG Peiling, ZHAO Zhipeng

“…After modeling, AS of 15 and 30 mg/kg was intraperitoneally injected into the mice of the AS15 and AS30 groups, respectively, and 200 mg/kg Met was given to those of the Met group by gavage, once per day, for 6 weeks. ELISA was used to detect serum testosterone (T), fasting insulin (FINS), luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and the LH/FSH ratio was calculated. …”
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Proposing a two-stage screening approach to distinguish between transient and enduring postnatal depressive symptoms: A prospective cohort study by Johanne Smith-Nielsen, Ida Egmose, Stephen Matthey, Maria Stougård, Sophie Reijman, Mette Skovgaard Væver

“…Methods: In a prospective cohort study, 427 postnatal women in Copenhagen who scored above the cut-off on their initial EPDS screening (EPDS-1) underwent a second screening (EPDS-2) 1–4 weeks later, without intervention in between. We analyzed the predictive power for transient versus enduring distress using EPDS-1 total scores, responses to item 10 (''self-harm item''), parity, maternal age, and a history of depression. …”
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Botulinum Toxin Injection with Conjunctival Microincision for the Treatment of Acute Acquired Comitant Esotropia and Its Effectiveness by Hongjia Xu, Weifeng Sun, Shuying Dai, Yanyan Cheng, Jing Zhao, Yuan Liu, Juan Wang, Ya’nan Wang, Yu Gao, Huifang Han, Aijun Han

“…The mean time from onset of AACE to injection was 18.4 ± 20.3 (range, 1–96) weeks. All patients completed at least 6 months of follow-up, and the mean follow-up after BTXA injection was 12.3 ± 4.8 months (range, 7–24 months). …”
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Factors Associated with Stunting in Children Under Five Years of Age: A Case of Buhara Sub County, Kabale District. by Namanya, Oliver

“…The study made the following findings in line with the objectives: low household income, child illness in the last few weeks incomplete child vaccination (p- Value = 0.005 < 0.05 and p- value = 0.001 < 0.05), the child’s guardian ethnicity with (p- value = 0.013 < 0.05 and 0.000), open defecation, indiscriminate waste disposal, 18(4.7%) 95 CI= 028311725 - .073831273) and use of unprotected water sources, were the major factors associated with stunting. …”
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Development and Evaluation of an AI-based Exergame Training System for Ice-Hockey Players: a Randomized Controlled Trial by Nicole Sieber, Simon Walser, Thomas Weber, Raphael Gubler, Hannes Badertscher, Patrick Eggenberger

“…While the control group followed the regular team training, the intervention group additionally trained twice weekly over five weeks with the novel exergame for 11 min per session (i.e., 3 x 3 min with 1 min rest). …”
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Group B streptococcus colonization in pregnancy and neonatal outcomes: a three-year monocentric retrospective study during and after the COVID-19 pandemic by Gregorio Serra, Lucia Lo Scalzo, Maria Giordano, Mario Giuffrè, Pietro Trupiano, Renato Venezia, Giovanni Corsello

“…The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends to pregnant women, between 35 and 37 weeks of gestation, universal vaginal-rectal screening for GBS colonization, aimed at intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP). …”
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Effects of Switching to Netarsudil/Latanoprost Fixed Dose Combination from Various Latanoprost Regimens: The Phase 4 MORE Study by Bacharach J, Sadri E, Sawhney G, Kopczynski C, Merchea MM

“…Regardless of their initial regimens, all participants stopped their IOP-lowering medication(s) and were switched directly to netarsudil/latanoprost FDC alone.Results: Participants experienced substantial reductions in IOP. At week 12, the mean percent change from baseline in IOP was − 18.5% (SD 18.96) in the overall study population and was similar in the latanoprost monotherapy group (− 21.2% [SD 17.46]), the latanoprost +1 agent group (− 15.7% [SD 21.91]), and the latanoprost +2 agents group (− 16.9% [SD 17.31]). …”
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Internet-Based Dementia Prevention Intervention (DementiaRisk): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial and Knowledge Translation by Anthony J Levinson, Stephanie Ayers, Sandra Clark, Rebekah Woodburn, Maureen Dobbins, Dante Duarte, Roland Grad, Nick Kates, Sharon Marr, Doug Oliver, Alexandra Papaioannou, Karen Saperson, Henry Siu, Gillian Strudwick, Richard Sztramko, Sarah Neil-Sztramko

“…Assessments will be delivered on the web at baseline (T1), at 4 weeks (T2), and at 2 months after the intervention (T3). …”
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Prevalence of insomnia symptoms and the use of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs for their treatment among medical students by B. Balčiūnaitė, V. Būgaitė, M. Karnickas

“…Insomnia symptoms lasting for more than 3 months were experienced by 57 students (17.8% of all participants), while 9 students (2.8% of all participants) experienced insomnia symptoms so severe that they slept less than 2 hours per night. 17 students (5.3% of all participants) experienced symptoms of insomnia 7 days per week. Conclusions. A significantly higher prevalence of insomnia symptoms (55.5%) and a significantly higher prevalence of chronic insomnia symptoms lasting more than 3 months (17.8%) was measured among medical students in comparison to similar studies with non-medical students. …”
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Changes in photoperiod during the dry period impact colostrum production in Holstein and Jersey cows by K.J. Alward, A.J. Duncan, A.D. Ealy, G.E. Dahl, C.S. Petersson-Wolfe, R.R. Cockrum

“…Milk fat increased in LDPP Holstein cows compared with SDPP Jersey cows during the first week of lactation, which is likely due to the transition from colostrum to mature milk production. …”
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Exploring Web-Based Support for Suicidal Ideation in the Scottish Population: Usability Study by Heather McClelland, Rory C O'Connor, Laura Gibson, Donald J MacIntyre

“…ResultsData were collected for 41 weeks (June 2022 to February 2023) spanning the launch of the website and the conclusion of the second marketing campaign. …”
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Can invasive interventions be avoided with a holistic swallowing therapy program in older patients in intensive care units: percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes or oral intake... by Çağla Eliküçük, Fatma Esen Aydinli, Nazan Has Selmi, Cansu Uzunoğlu, Murathan Köksal, Volkan Öter, Belgin Akan, Erdal Birol Bostanci, Güldeniz Argun

“…This study aimed to diagnose swallowing disorders and highlight the importance of swallowing therapy in older patients in intensive care units (ICUs).Materials and methodsTwenty-five older patients (12 men, 13 women, mean age 67.22 ± 24.03 years) hospitalized in the ICUs with complaints of dysphagia were analyzed prospectively. The 12 weeks (14−16 sessions) of swallowing therapy were administered to patients with dysphagia who signed the (voluntary) consent form. …”
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Salinity effect evaluation on the survival rate and hematology of snakeskin gourami juvenile Trichopodus pectoralis by Lies Setijaningsih

“…During 28-day of rearing, the experimental fish was fed using Tubifex sp. as restricted based on the FR (5%) of biomass per weekly sampling. The results showed that the optimal survival rate and growth showed the best at salinity 3 g/L because it showed the most stable blood level so that the fish could avoid stress response.   …”
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