Optic Nerve Sonography in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Pseudopapilledema and Raised Intracranial Pressure: A Cross-Sectional Study by Masoud Mehrpour, Fatemeh Oliaee Torshizi, Shooka Esmaeeli, Salameh Taghipour, Sahar Abdollahi

“…Differentiating pseudopapilledema from papilledema which is optic disk edema and a result of increased ICP (intracranial pressure) is important and can be done with noninvasive methods like orbital ultrasound examination. …”
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GENDER INFLUENCE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES SYSTEM: A STUDY OF BABCOCK UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS by VICTOR A. ADESIYAN, BABAJIDE JACOB, SEIGHA SONIA GESIERE, WOLE-TAIWO OLAYINKA

“… Gender is a biological as well as socially and culturally constructed concept of masculinity and femininity on individuals' actions, opportunities, and societal expectations. …”
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Effect of music therapy on emotional resilience, well-being, and employability: a quantitative investigation of mediation and moderation by Yingjie Feng, Mingda Wang

“…Through an 8-week music therapy intervention involving 256 participants, the results demonstrated that music therapy significantly enhanced participants’ emotional resilience, which in turn improved their well-being and employability. A significant positive correlation was found between emotional resilience, well-being, and employability, with well-being mediating the relationship between emotional resilience and employability. …”
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Retained Surgical Sponge Presenting Four Decades Later as a Rapidly Growing Soft Tissue Mass by Adriana Y. Koek

“…Here, we present the surprising case of a patient with a retained surgical sponge presenting as a soft tissue mass four decades after his surgery.…”
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Neurological Complications of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus: A Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature by Hussein Algahtani, Ahmad Subahi, Bader Shirah

“…The second case was a case of critical illness polyneuropathy complicating a long ICU stay. …”
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ESBL E. coli Urosepsis Resulting in Endogenous Panophthalmitis Requiring Evisceration of the Eye in a Diabetic Patient by Tejaswini Arunachala Murthy, Pradeep Rangappa, Sangeetha Rao, Karthik Rao

“…A primary infection in a remote site resulting in vision threatening complications like panophthalmitis in a person who is not immune-compromised is rare. …”
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Comment on “Midwives’ Role in Providing Nutrition Advice during Pregnancy: Meeting the Challenges? A Qualitative Study” by Angeliki Antonakou

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Massive Pulmonary Embolism Complicating Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia: A Case Report by Shruti Hegde, Gemini Yesodharan, John Tedrow, Alena Goldman

“…Massive acute pulmonary embolism with right heart failure complicated his course. Case. A healthy 55-year-old man presented to our emergency department (ED) with a sore throat, cough, and myalgia. …”
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A method for selecting P antigen-negative red cell units for patients with paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria by Geethika Sajeewani Manchanayake

“…In the absence of specific antisera and molecular typing technique, selection of P antigen-negative red cell unit is a challenge. This article explains a new technique that can be used in emergency situations to screen P antigen-negative red cell unit for the transfusion of patients with paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria tested positive for Donath-Landsteiner antibody. …”
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Case report: A severe myositis mimicking bulbar palsy after administration of immune checkpoint inhibitors by Philippe Rochigneux, Philippe Rochigneux, Alexandre Bertucci, Elika Loir, Alexia Mattei, Danielle Robert, Michael Dassa, Brice Chanez, Mikael Ebbo, Lea Gaigne, Anne Sophie Chretien, Giovanni Corazza, Giovanni Corazza, Nicolas Schleinitz

“…ObjectivesImmune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICI) are nowadays a cornerstone of anti-cancer treatments. However, the wide spectrum of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) represents a challenge in the oncological practice. …”
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Medication nonadherence and its associated factors in psychiatric patients in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Parthasarathy Ramamurthy, Arya Jayasree, Susan Solomon, Vishnu V. Rudravaram, Vikas Menon, Pradeep Thilakan

“…Medication nonadherence (MNA) poses a significant challenge in the management of major psychiatric disorders. …”
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A Conjunction Method of Wavelet Transform-Particle Swarm Optimization-Support Vector Machine for Streamflow Forecasting by Fanping Zhang, Huichao Dai, Deshan Tang

“…Firstly, the streamflow time series were decomposed into various details (Ds) and an approximation (A3) at three resolution levels (21-22-23) using Daubechies (db3) discrete wavelet. …”
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Speculum Observation and Trajectory Measurement in Gas Extraction Drilling: A Case Study of Changling Coal Mine by Enbiao Zhao, Kangnan Li, Xin Yang, Nan Deng

“…Coal will still be China’s basic energy for quite a long time. With the increase of mining depth, gas content and pressure also increase. …”
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Integrative analysis of miRNA expression data reveals a minimal signature for tumour cells classification by Sabrina Napoletano, David Dannhauser, Paolo Antonio Netti, Filippo Causa

“…Our results demonstrate a highly significant differentiation of cancer types, achieving 100 % classification accuracy with minimal training time using a streamlined miRNA signature. …”
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A review on the potential of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (Btk) inhibitor – Ibrutinib for treatment of Multiple Myeloma (MM) by Sze-Ting Bong, Lydia Ngiik-Shiew Law, Jodi Woan-Fei Law

“…In MM patients, it has been reported that the expression of Btk was elevated and this could potentially contribute to chemoresistance indirectly via enhancement of cell proliferation and survival. Ibrutinib is a highly selective irreversible Btk inhibitor commonly used as treatment for B-cell malignancies such as Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL). …”
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EXPOSICIÓN AGUDA A TRES CONCENTRACIONES DE NITRITO EN JUVENILES DE BOCACHICO (PROCHILODUS MAGDALENAE) by JF González, R Suárez, B Gil, G Torres

“…Sólo uno de los peces expuestos a 13,3 ppm de N-NO2 sobrevivió a las 96 h de exposición. …”
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The advisability of science fair project topic origins: a case study of learners from disadvantaged backgrounds by Angela Elisabeth Stott

“…Abstract For learners from disadvantaged backgrounds with limited science fair-related skills, knowledge, and community support, investigating the advisability of various ways of arriving at a science fair project topic is needed. This mixed-methods case study with an ex post facto criterion-group design uses questionnaire data and science fair awards regarding the engagement of 23 grade 9–10 learners in a year-long university-led intervention. …”
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Reliability of nociceptive monitors vs. standard practice during general anesthesia: a prospective observational study by Daniel Widarsson Norbeck, Sophie Lindgren, Axel Wolf, Pether Jildenstål

“…The comparison of the values above and below the threshold for each nociceptive stimulus showed significance for all measurements using the SCA and NOL. However, using HR as a surrogate for nociception with a threshold of a 10% increase from baseline, the difference was significant only at skin incision. …”
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Topological Modification of a Helical Gear with Circular Tooth Profile in Gear Cutter and Tooth Drum-shaped by Zhang Xijin, Jiang Jinke, Jia Chao, Hou Xiangying, Yang Qian

“…The gear modification is an important technique to improve gear transmission performance. A new topological modification method with circular tooth profilein gear cutter and tooth drum-shaped is put forward. …”
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Spatiotemporal Parameters of Gait Among Adolescent Athletes with Concussion When Performing a Visuospatial Cognitive Task by Leah Lowe, Fernando Castillo, Melissa Allen, Michael Israel, Charlotte Yates

“…Subjects were divided into acute and chronic categories based on significant differences in the neuropsychological function after a period of 28 days. They walked at a self-selected speed along the 5.186-meter GAITRite® Walkway System with and without a concurrent visuospatial cognitive task presented on a hand-held tablet. …”
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