Effects of a liquefied petroleum gas stove and fuel intervention on head circumference and length at birth: A multi-country household air pollution intervention network (HAPIN) tri... by Hina Raheel, Sheela Sinharoy, Anaité Diaz-Artiga, Sarada S. Garg, Ajay Pillarisetti, Kalpana Balakrishnan, Marilu Chiang, Amy Lovvorn, Miles Kirby, Usha Ramakrishnan, Shirin Jabbarzadeh, Alexie Mukeshimana, Michael Johnson, John P. McCracken, Luke P. Naeher, Ghislaine Rosa, Jiantong Wang, Joshua Rosenthal, William Checkley, Thomas F. Clasen, Jennifer L. Peel, Lisa M. Thompson

“…Methods: The Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial was an open label multi-country-randomized controlled trial, with 3200 pregnant women aged 18–34 years (9–19 weeks of gestation) randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) stove intervention compared to women continuing to cook with solid fuels for 18 months. …”
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Beta 3 adrenoreceptors protect from hypertrophic remodelling through AMP‐activated protein kinase and autophagy by Emilie Dubois‐Deruy, Roselle Gelinas, Christophe Beauloye, Hrag Esfahani, Lauriane Y.M. Michel, Chantal Dessy, Luc Bertrand, Jean‐Luc Balligand

“…We confirmed results in mice with cardiomyocyte‐specific moderate expression of human β3‐AR (β3‐TG) and wild‐type (WT) littermates submitted to thoracic transverse aortic constriction (TAC) for 9 weeks. We observed a colocalization of β3‐AR with the AMP‐activated protein kinase (AMPK) both in neonatal rat and in adult mouse cardiomyocytes. …”
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Circulating miRNA-486 as a novel diagnostic biomarker for right ventricular remodeling by Huiling Cai, Huiling Cai, Cheng Yu, Xiuchuan Li, Xuenan Wang, Xuenan Wang, Yongjian Yang, Yongjian Yang, Yongjian Yang, Cong Lan, Cong Lan

“…This study systematically screened and identified candidate serum miRNAs as potential diagnostic biomarkers for RV remodeling in PH patients.MethodsPulmonary artery banding (PAB) was performed in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats and RV modeling was measured by echocardiographic and histological analyses 4 weeks after surgery. High-throughput miRNA sequencing of serum samples was performed to profile differentially-expressed miRNAs (dif-miRNAs) and preliminarily screen candidate miRNAs. …”
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Steatohepatitis-induced vascular niche alterations promote melanoma metastasis by Johannes Hoffmann, Julia Schüler, Bianca Dietsch, Sina Wietje Kürschner-Zacharias, Carsten Sticht, Felix A. Trogisch, Maren Schreitmüller, Tinja Baljkas, Kai Schledzewski, Manuel Reinhart, Sebastian A. Wohlfeil, Manuel Winkler, Christian David Schmid, Joerg Heineke, Cyrill Géraud, Sergij Goerdt, Philipp-Sebastian Reiners-Koch, Victor Olsavszky

“…Methods Mice were fed a choline-deficient L-amino acid-defined (CDAA) diet for ten weeks to induce MASH-associated liver fibrosis, or a CDAA diet or a high fat diet (HFD) for shorter periods of time to induce early steatosis-associated alterations. …”
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Association between gestational weight gain and adverse pregnancy outcomes: cohort analysis from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa by Anisur Rahman, Fyezah Jehan, Gary M Shaw, Sunil Sazawal, Salahuddin Ahmed, Abdullah H Baqui, David K Stevenson, Monjur Rahman, Jesmin Pervin, Shaki Aktar, Rasheda Khanam, Sayedur Rahman, Nitya Wadhwa, Ge Zhang, Huan Xu, Usma Mehmood, Shinjini Bhatnagar, Jeffrey S A Stringer, Bellington Vwalika, Waqasuddin Khan, Nabidul Haque Chowdhury, Imran Nisar, Javairia Khalid, Nima Aghaeepour, U Tin Nu, Yuri V Sebastião, Ramachandran Thiruvengadam, Ayushi, Bapu Koundinya Desiraju, Fatma Kabole, Muhammad Farrukh Qazi, Margaret Kasaro, Bihila Abdalla Bakari

“…We then estimated the associated risks of preterm birth, low birth weight, and small for gestational age, stratified by maternal body mass index (BMI), using marginal generalised linear models and plotted non-linear trends in the associations.Results The median baseline maternal and gestational age were 24 years (IQR, 21–28) and 13 weeks (IQR 11–16), respectively, with 23% of participants having underweight BMI. …”
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Predictors of specialist care referrals (SCR) following emergency department review or hospital admission in adults with previous acute COVID-19: a prospective UK cohort study by Anita Saigal, Songyuan Xiao, Owais Siddique, Prasheena Naran, Heba M Bintalib, Camila Nagoda Niklewicz, George Seligmann, Sindhu Bhaarrati Naidu, Amar J Shah, Chibueze Ogbonnaya, John R Hurst, Marc Ci Lipman, Swapna Mandal

“…Participants had either confirmed laboratory-positive SARS-CoV-2 infection or clinically suspected acute COVID-19 and were offered post-COVID clinical follow-up at approximately six weeks after their ED attendance or inpatient discharge, to assess ongoing symptoms and support recovery. …”
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Preliminary effectiveness of social prescription and virtual patient information in increasing tertiary prevention among cancer patients (ESPRIT): protocol for a single-centre, ran... by Karen Steindorf, Michael Koller, Michael Leitzmann, Wolfgang Herr, Daniel Heudobler, Lisa Boyer, Anne Herrmann, Tobias Pukrop, Christine Bernardi, Sabine Einhell

“…Physical activity will be assessed using accelerometers and measured by average steps per day within the last 2 weeks after recruitment and at follow-up visits (3, 6 and 12 months). …”
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Artemisinin supplementation in concentrated cottonseed protein basal diets enhances growth, antioxidant capacity, intestinal immunity and microbiota in hybrid grouper (Epinephelus... by Ling Pan, Qi Wang, Weikang Li, Xiaohui Dong, Shiwei Xie, Beiping Tan, Hongyu Liu, Yan Wang

“…Hybrid grouper, with an initial weight of 7.83 ± 0.01 g, totaling 540 fish, were divided into six groups and fed different experimental diets over a period of 8 weeks. The groups included: 50 % fishmeal as a positive control (PC), 50 % fishmeal protein replaced by CPC as a negative control (NC), and artemisinin added at 0.40 %, 0.80 %, 1.20 %, and 1.60 % (T1–4). …”
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Cesarean section in Suriname using robson classification: a two-year nationwide cross-sectional study on rates, risk factors and perinatal outcomes of cesarean section by Zita D. Prüst, Josephine A. I. Dupont, Safir Liesdek, Kitty W. M. Bloemenkamp, Thomas van den Akker, Kim J. C. Verschueren, Lachmi R. Kodan

“…Methods An observational, cross-sectional study in Suriname, using nationwide birth registry data that included all hospital births in 2020 and 2021 (≥ 27 weeks of gestation). We used multivariate logistic regression analysis to assess maternal and perinatal characteristics associated with CS. …”
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Integrating Videoconferencing Therapist Guidance Into Stepped Care Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Child and Adolescent Anxiety: Noninferiority Randomized Contr... by Sonja March, Susan H Spence, Larry Myers, Martelle Ford, Genevieve Smith, Caroline L Donovan

“…This noninferiority randomized trial compared ICBT-SC[VC] to an ICBT-TG[VC] program, with assessments conducted at baseline, 12 weeks, and 9 months after treatment commencement. …”
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Assessment of out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures on essential medicines for acute and chronic illness: a comparative study across regional and socioeconomic groups in India by Ranjit Kumar Dehury, Imteyaz Ahmad, Manas Ranjan Behera, Janmejaya Samal, Varalakshmi Manchana, Jalal Mohammed, Parthsarathi Dehury, Deepanjali Behera, Nafisa Vaz e Desouza, Abhishek Dondapati

“…The details of the expenditures for the past four weeks were compared with those of medicines and healthcare expenses. …”
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Effects of open-skill exercise on executive functions in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shunding Hu, Peng Shi, Ziyun Zhang, Xiaosu Feng, Kai Zhang, Kai Zhang, Kai Zhang, Teng Jin

“…In addition, moderate-intensity and higher-frequency exercises overall have a more positive effect on promoting executive functions (p < 0.05); interventions of 6 to 10 weeks are more effective for working memory (p < 0.05), while 30-min sessions are the most effective for working memory (p < 0.05), and sessions lasting 75 to 120 min are the most effective for cognitive flexibility (p < 0.05). …”
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Efficacy of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Modulating Upper Extremity Sympathetic Skin Response in Alleviating Cancer Survivors With Chemotherapy-Induced Periphe... by Xu Y, Wu J, Jiang Q, Lv Y, Zhou J, Wang Z, Zhao H, Du D

“…The change of NRS, SF-MPQ-2, SSR latency and SSR amplitude in TEAS group were significantly higher than those in non-TEAS group at 3 weeks after therapy (all P< 0.01). In addition, the effective relief rate was significantly higher in TEAS group than in non-TEAS group (P=0.026). …”
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Is Intra-articular Platelet-rich Plasma Injection Safe and Effective in Osteoarthritis Knee? A Prospective Study: A Case Series by R Sahaya Jose, N Kattu Bava, M Syed Moosa

“…The patients were followed up for 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months using VAS, Western Ontario, and the McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) scoring system. …”
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Investigating service delivery and perinatal outcomes during the low prevalence first year of COVID-19 in a multiethnic Australian population: a cohort study by Vincent W Lee, N Wah Cheung, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Sarah J Melov, James Elhindi, Therese M McGee, Seng Chai Chua, Justin McNab, Thushari I Alahakoon

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted adjusting for confounders including age, area-level socioeconomic status, gestation, parity, ethnicity and body mass index.Setting Obstetric population attending three public hospitals including a major tertiary referral centre in Western Sydney, Australia.Participants Women who delivered with singleton pregnancies over 20 weeks gestation. Ethnically diverse women, 66% overseas born. …”
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Pengaruh Diet Tinggi Minyak Sawit Terhadap Sel Hepatosit Tikus by Susila Sastri, Husnil Kadri

“…Fifteen male wistar rats with 200-250 gram weight which divided into three group of five rats each, i.e. negative control (standard diet 6-7gr/day), positive control (standard diet ad libitum), and high palm oil group (standard diet with 50% palm oil ad libitum). After 4 weeks, all rats were slaughtered to take the livers, then the liver were preserved in formaldehyde for stained with haematoxylin eosin (HE) on the glass object. …”
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Efek Pemberian Vitamin C terhadap Gambaran Histopatologi Hati Tikus Wistar yang Terpapar Timbal Asetat by Arifuddin ., Aswiyanti Asri, Elmatris .

“…It was found that 50 mg/ kgBW/day of lead exposure for 4 weeks increased Manja Roenigk’s grading of wistar rat’s liver. …”
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Evaluation of dietary coffee Coffee canephora husk supplementation on the growth, blood chemicals, and antioxidative activity of red Nile tilapia Oreochromis sp. by Azmi Afriansyah, Mia Setiawati, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Ichsan Achmad Fauzi

“…Fish were reared for 8 weeks and fed three times a day. Parameters observed contained growth performance and antioxidative activity. …”
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Productive performance in Italian Mediterranean buffaloes after partially replacing dietary starch with simple sugars by Roberta Matera, Gabriele di Vuolo, Giuseppina Pedota, Luca de Luise, Mariateresa Marra, Luca Borzacchiello, Ludovica Capoluongo, Gianluca Neglia

“…Sixty lactating buffaloes located on a commercial farm in Caserta province were divided into two groups according to days in milk (DIM), parity, and milk yield (MY), recorded both in the previous two weeks and the previous lactation: Group C (Control; n=30; 48.7±4.1 DIM; average MY: 13.69±0.5 kg) and group T (Treated; n=30; 49.4±4.3 DIM; average MY: 13.65±0.5 kg). …”
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The role of Nazi organizations in German repatriation from the Baltic states (1939-1941) by Ingrida Jakubavičienė

“…Kroeger about the preparation for the repatriation. In three weeks, the Germans abdicated their previous citizenship, transferred their personal property to special German institutions, and with small luggage, left the country. …”
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