Costs of home-delivered antiretroviral therapy refills for persons living with HIV: Evidence from a pilot randomized controlled trial in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. by Ashley S Tseng, Ruanne V Barnabas, Alastair van Heerden, Xolani Ntinga, Maitreyi Sahu

“…We estimated that home-delivered ART can reasonably be scaled up to 12 home deliveries per day for five days per week in the rural setting. When delivered at-scale, home-delivered ART cost $267 in the first year and $183 for subsequent years per client. …”
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Metformin Exhibits Anti‐Inflammatory Effects by Regulating microRNA‐451/CXCL16 and B Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma 2 in Patients With Osteoarthritis by Nahid Alimoradi, Amin Ramezani, Mohammad Tahami, Negar Firouzabadi

“…Methods In this double‐blind placebo‐controlled clinical trial, patients were randomly divided into two groups: one receiving metformin and the other receiving a placebo for four months (starting at 0.5 g/day for the first week, increasing to 1 g/day for the second week, and increasing to 1.5 g/day for the remaining period). …”
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The effect of green tea consumption on cholesterol reduction: a study among social service employees in East Nusa Tenggara by Patricia Flamli Uma Mukin, Anita Lidesna Shinta Amat, Elisabeth Levina Sari Setianingrum, Magdarita Riwu

“…The treatment group consumed 240 ml of green tea twice daily for one week, while the control group received no intervention. …”
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Effect of early rehabilitation on hospital stay and postoperative complications in elderly hip fracture patients: a prospective cohort study by Wen Tang, Yiqi Wang, Yulian He, Bo Liu, Runzhi Yuan, Yanhui Zhou, Huayong Huang

“…Methods In this prospective cohort study, patients aged 65 and older are divided into early rehabilitation (within 48 h) and delayed rehabilitation (after one week) groups. Data will be collected using electronic medical records (EMR), standardized clinical tools (Barthel Index, Timed Up and Go), and patient-reported outcome measures (SF-36, EQ-5D). …”
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Effectiveness of a Home-Based Postal and Telephone Physical Activity and Nutrition Pilot Program for Seniors by Andy H. Lee, Jonine Jancey, Peter Howat, Linda Burke, Deborah A. Kerr, Trevor Shilton

“…To evaluate the effectiveness of a 12-week home-based postal and telephone physical activity and nutrition pilot program for seniors. …”
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Effect of chiropractic care on low back pain for active-duty military members: Mediation through biopsychosocial factors. by Zacariah K Shannon, Cynthia R Long, Elizabeth A Chrischilles, Christine M Goertz, Robert B Wallace, Carri Casteel, Ryan M Carnahan

“…Mediation of the adjusted mean effect difference on 12-week outcomes of PROMIS-29 pain interference and intensity by 6-week mediators of other PROMIS-29 physical, mental, and social health subdomains was evaluated. …”
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Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Brain Health Indicators in Cuban Preschoolers by Yaser Ramírez Benítez, Miriela Díaz Bringas, Rodneys Mauricio Jiménez-Morales, Ijang Bih Ngyah-Etchutambe, Linda S. Pagani

“…Continuous exposure (five to seven times per week) and transient exposure (two to three times per week) were found to be more negatively related to sleep quality than in cognitive functions, particularly in children of middle socio-economic status. …”
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Psychometric Assessment of a Physician-Patient Communication Behaviors Scale: The Perspective of Adult HIV Patients in Kenya by Juddy Wachira, Susan Middlestadt, Michael Reece, Chao-Ying Joanne Peng, Paula Braitstein

“…Internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha = .81) and one-week retest reliability scores (.82) supported the reliability of the 13-item scale. …”
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Forecasting of Covid-19 cases based on prediction using artificial neural network curve fitting technique by S.K. Tamang, P.D. Singh, B. Datta

“…., (i) forecasting as per the present trend of rising cases of different countries (ii) forecasting of one week following up with the improvement trends as per China and South Korea, and (iii) forecasting if followed up the progressive trends as per China and South Korea before a week. …”
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Impact of Resistance Exercise under Hypoxia on Postexercise Hemodynamics in Healthy Young Males by Masahiro Horiuchi, Arisa Ni-i-nou, Mitsuhiro Miyazaki, Daisuke Ando, Katsuhiro Koyama

“…The subjects belonged to a track & field club (sprinters, hurdlers, and long jumpers) and engage in regular physical training (1-2 h per day, 3-5 days per week). Each participant performed eight sets of bilateral leg squats with a one-minute interval under normoxia (room air) and hypoxia (13 % FiO2). …”
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Efficacy of Single-Pill Combination of Telmisartan 80 mg and Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: A Prospective Subgroup Analysis of a Ra... by Harold Bays, Pingjin Gao, Birgit Völker, Michaela Mattheus, Luis M. Ruilope, Dingliang Zhu

“…Hypertensive patients were randomized (2 : 1) to receive T80/H25 or T80 for 6 weeks, following a 1-week, low-dose, and run-in period. …”
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Human-Prosthetic Interaction (HumanIT): A study protocol for a clinical trial evaluating brain neuroplasticity and functional performance after lower limb loss. by Elke Lathouwers, Bruno Tassignon, Alexandre Maricot, Ahmed Radwan, Maarten Naeyaert, Hubert Raeymaekers, Peter Van Schuerbeek, Stefan Sunaert, Johan De Mey, Kevin De Pauw, Kevin De Pauw

“…After 12 weeks, baseline functional performance tests and a quality of life questionnaire will be administered. …”
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The Effect of Baduanjin Qigong on Impact of Disease and Sleep Quality in Elderly Fibromyalgia Patients by Heiresh Saeed Ali, Razieh Khanmohammadi, Elahe Arabameri, Ina Shaw, Brandon Shaw

“…The BQ protocol was conducted for 12 weeks, with sessions held three times a week. The walking group participated in a 12 week fitness walking program. …”
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Protective efficacy of classical vaccines and vaccination protocols against an exotic Newcastle disease virus genotype VII.2 in Belgian layer and broiler chickens by Mieke Steensels, Colas Soldan, Fabienne Rauw, Virginie Roupie, Bénédicte Lambrecht

“…However, despite the observed humoral immunity, viral excretion was not prevented, leading to transmission of the virus to non-infected sentinel birds.In fully field-vaccinated 4-week-old broiler chickens, assessment of vaccine uptake and coverage revealed low levels of ND specific antibodies despite double vaccination at day 1 and day 14. …”
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Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Regulates Scleral Remodeling in a Guinea Pig Model of Form-Deprivation Myopia by Chengcheng Zhu, Qingzhong Chen, Ying Yuan, Min Li, Bilian Ke

“…The sclera of FDM eyes exhibited swollen and distended ER at 4 weeks, as well as significantly increased protein expression of GRP78 and CRT at 1 week and 4 weeks, compared to the sclera of the control eyes. …”
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Effect of IRAK-M on Airway Inflammation Induced by Cigarette Smoking by Haihong Gong, Tao Liu, Wei Chen, Weixun Zhou, Jinming Gao

“…A number of cellular and molecular techniques were used to detect the differences between IRAK-M knockout (KO) and wild type (WT) mice exposed to 3-day or 7-week CS. Results. Airway inflammation was comparable between IRAK-M KO and WT mice under 3-day CS exposure. …”
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Evaluation of Wide Corneal Epithelial Remodeling after Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) with Wide-Field Optical Coherence Tomography by Yiming Ye, Pei Chen, Na Yu, Linxi Wan, Min Lan, Hua Zheng, Keming Yu

“…The ET increases from one week to three months and stabilized from three months to six months. …”
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Validity of a smartphone application for self-monitoring psychiatric symptoms in patients with schizophrenia by Sung-Wan Kim, Jae-Kyeong Kim, Min Jhon, Ju-Wan Kim, Seunghyong Ryu, Ju-Yeon Lee, Jae-Min Kim

“…They rated their psychiatric symptoms across five domains—delusions, hallucinations, anxiety, depression, and perceived stress—using an 11-point Likert scale at baseline, 1 week, 8 weeks, and 16 weeks. Test–retest reliability was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) between baseline and 1-week ratings. …”
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Baseline Triglyceride Level Affected the Efficacy of Vildagliptin in Treating Type 2 Diabetes: A Post Hoc Analysis of the VISION Study by Lingli Zhou, Xiaoling Cai, Yingying Luo, Fang Zhang, Linong Ji

“…For patients receiving VLDM, baseline TG≤2.03 mmol/L was associated with significantly greater HbA1c reduction vs. TG>2.03 mmol/L at week 12, but not at week 24. Additionally, multivariate linear regression analysis revealed a significant independent association and an association short of statistical significance between patient baseline TG and the HbA1c-reducing efficacy of VLDM at weeks 12 (P<0.001) and 24 (P=0.082), respectively, while such association was absent for HDM. …”
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Consumption Frequency of Fruit Juices and Sweetened Beverages: Differences Related to Age, Gender and the Prevalence of Overweight Among Polish Adolescents by Wuenstel Justyna W., Wądołowska Lidia, Słowińska Małgorzata A., Niedźwiedzka Ewa, Kowalkowska Joanna, Antoniak Lidia

“…The frequencies of juices and beverages consumption are presented in 5 categories: from less than once a week to daily. On the basis of measurements of body weight and height the relative body mass (rBMI) is calculated, using standardization by Cole. …”
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