Laser Acupuncture Reduces Body Fat in Obese Female Undergraduate Students by Xiao-Guang Liu, Juan Zhang, Jian-Liang Lu, Timon Cheng-Yi Liu

“…Among the doses of 358, 478, and 597 J/cm2, both the 358 and 597 J/cm2 doses were effective in the 4-week trial.…”
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Postweaning Performance of the Agouti (Dasyprocta leporina): A Neotropical Rodent with Potential for Domestication by Hannah-Marie Samantha Singh, Kegan Romelle Jones

“…Treatment 1 offsprings were weaned at four weeks, treatment 2 offsprings were weaned at three weeks, treatment 3 offsprings were weaned at two weeks, and treatment 4 offsprings were weaned at one week. …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of 4p and 4q Subtelomeric Microdeletion in De Novo Ring Chromosome 4 by Halit Akbas, Naci Cine, Mahmut Erdemoglu, Ahmet Engin Atay, Selda Simsek, Aysegul Turkyilmaz, Mehmet Fidanboy

“…These results were confirmed by means of array-CGH showing terminal deletions on 4p16.3 (130 kb) and 4q35.2 (2.449 Mb). In the 21th week of pregnancy, no gross anomalia, except two weeks symmetric growth retardation, was present in the fetal ultrasonographic examination. …”
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Toll-Like Receptor-4 Mediated Inflammation Is Involved in the Cardiometabolic Alterations Induced by Intermittent Hypoxia by Laureline Poulain, Vincent Richard, Patrick Lévy, Maurice Dematteis, Claire Arnaud

“…Lean adult male TLR4-deficient (TLR4−/−) mice and their controls (C57BL/6 mice) were exposed to either IH (FiO2 21-5%, 1 min cycle, 8 h/day) or air (normoxic mice) for 4 weeks. Animals were assessed at 1-week exposure for insulin tolerance test and after 4-week exposure for morphological and inflammatory changes of the epididymal fat and thoracic aorta. …”
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Effects of Strength Training on Muscle Properties, Physical Function, and Physical Activity among Frail Older People: A Pilot Study by Atle Hole Saeterbakken, Hilde Bremseth Bårdstu, Anine Brudeseth, Vidar Andersen

“…The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a 10-week strength training intervention on isometric strength, rate of force development (RFD), physical function (stair climbing, rising from a chair, and preferred and maximal walking speed), and physical activity among frail elderly people receiving home-care services. …”
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Selective Glucocorticoid Receptor (GR-II) Antagonist Reduces Body Weight Gain in Mice by Tomoko Asagami, Joseph K. Belanoff, Junya Azuma, Christine M. Blasey, Robin D. Clark, Philip S. Tsao

“…This proof-of-concept study tested whether a more potent and selective glucocorticoid receptor antagonist could block dietary-induced weight gain and increase insulin sensitivity in mice. Ten-week-old, male, C57BL/6J mice were fed a diet containing 60% fat calories and water supplemented with 11% sucrose for 4 weeks. …”
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Effect of Tai Chi combined with music therapy on the cognitive function in older adult individuals with mild cognitive impairment by Chunhui Zhou

“…The TCG and TCMG exhibited significant improvements after 16-week intervention. The participants with TCG group improved in MoCA score (P = 0.005), attention accuracy (P = 0.031), and delayed recall (P = 0.003). …”
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Effect of Oral intake of Stevia Leaf Powder on Body Weight – An Experimental study by Amna Faruqi, Sikander Subuctageen, Irfan Afzal Mughal, Shahida Parveen, Tooba Zafar, Asma Irfan

“…Rats were weighed on the first day of every week, for six weeks, and then at the end of the study period.      …”
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A Case of Spontaneously Improving Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in an Adult Associated with T-Cell Histiocyte-Rich Large B-Cell Lymphoma by Cyrus Askin, Ashley Burris, Clifton Layman, Brian Haney, Jordan Hall

“…In the second week, the patient deteriorated, leading us to initiate steroid monotherapy in the absence of a cause for his HLH. …”
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Infliximab Combined with Enteral Nutrition for Managing Crohn’s Disease Complicated with Intestinal Fistulas by Xiao-Li Wu, Ren-Pin Chen, Li-Ping Tao, Jian-Sheng Wu, Xiang-Rong Chen, Wei-Chang Chen

“…Moreover, in the IFX treatment group, fistula healing was found in 8 at the 14th week and 18 at the 30th week, respectively, which was greater than that in the conventional therapy group. …”
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Efficacy of Internal Heat Acupuncture Combined with High-Voltage Long-Duration Pulsed Radiofrequency on Subacute Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Retrospective Study by Yong Fei, Ming Yao, Bing Huang, Longsheng Xu, Beibei Liu

“…NRS scores of the IHA-PRF group patients decreased significantly in comparison to the PRF group at 1, 4, 8, and 12 weeks following treatment, while group II-PRF only decreased significantly at one week following treatment. …”
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The liber sepulturarum of the collegiate church of Saint-Paul of Lyon by Hervé Chopin

“…Dating from the end of the fourteenth – beginning of the fifteenth century, month by month, week by week, the anniversaries and the locations of the graves of the deceased who founded one or more anniversaries are listed. …”
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Evaluating the impact of an after-school program on overhand throwing and perceived motor competence among students from low socio-economic backgrounds in the U.S. by Omar Albaloul, Omar Albaloul, Kahyun Nam, Pamela Hodges Kulinna, Conner Acri

“…The study examined the effect of a 5-week Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP) on overhand throw skills and perceived motor competence in students from low socio-economic backgrounds. …”
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Influence of Medication on Flare Up and Infection After Elective Orthopedic Surgery in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient – A Narrative Review by Yaldi Rosadi, Yustin Marinta, Muthiah Nur Afifah

“…The use of MTX doses of 5 to 10 mg/week did not show an association with infection or flare incidence. …”
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Systemic Thrombolysis for Treatment of Postpartum Saddle Embolism Complicated by Postpartum Hemorrhage: A Case Report and Brief Literature Review by Kathy Mostajeran, Hillary Boswell, Ziad Haidar

“…The risk is greatest during the first-week postpartum and remains elevated for up to six weeks as compared to the general population. …”
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Ambulatory Pessary Trial Unmasks Occult Stress Urinary Incontinence by Bilal Chughtai, Sara Spettel, Jonathan Kurman, Elise De

“…We evaluated the use of a one-week ambulatory pessary trial in predicting patients' postoperative outcomes for occult stress incontinence. …”
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Organized Sports, Overweight, and Physical Fitness in Primary School Children in Germany by Clemens Drenowatz, Ronald P. Steiner, Susanne Brandstetter, Jochen Klenk, Martin Wabitsch, Jürgen M. Steinacker

“…Participation in organized sports less than once a week was prevalent in 29.2%, once or twice in 60.2%, and more often in 10.6% of the children. …”
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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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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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Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in Kidney Transplantation Is an Early Marker of Graft Dysfunction and Is Associated with One-Year Renal Function by Isabel Fonseca, José Carlos Oliveira, Manuela Almeida, Madalena Cruz, Anabela Malho, La Salete Martins, Leonídio Dias, Sofia Pedroso, Josefina Santos, Luísa Lobato, António Castro Henriques, Denisa Mendonça

“…We conducted a prospective study in 40 consecutive KTx recipients to evaluate serial changes of uNGAL within the first week after KTx and assess its performance in predicting DGF (dialysis requirement during initial posttransplant week) and graft function throughout first year. …”
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