Right Diaphragmatic Eventration with an Intrathoracic Kidney: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Anibal Carrasco, Ricardo Castro

“…We aimed to review the publications on the diagnosis of diaphragmatic eventration and report on the clinical presentation and surgical treatment of a female patient aged 17 years. The present case, though quite infrequent, shows the presence of an ectopic thoracic kidney on the right side. …”
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Network-Based Protein Biomarker Discovery Platforms by Minhyung Kim, Daehee Hwang

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Synergetic Paradigm of Geopolitical Confrontation in the Postmodern Era by S. N. Teplyakov

“…The article analyzes current state and mechanisms of geopolitical struggle in postmodern information age that has come. The author judges from assumption that entirely new postmodern society appeared with expansion of information technology, accompanied by cardinal changes in mechanisms of political power. …”
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Evaluating the Outcome of an Unnecessary Request for CT Scan in Be’sat Hospital of Hamadan by Hossein Khosravi, Mohammad Hamidi, Safoora Nikzad, Leili Tapak

“…A total of 1000 CT scans were evaluated. The mean age of these patients was about 36 years and most of them were men. …”
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ASSESSING DISPARITIES IN ORAL CANCER AWARENESS: A COMPARISON BETWEEN TOBACCO USERS AND NON-TOBACCO USERS FROM A PRIVATE DENTAL COLLEGE, KARACHI

“…Of these, 51 (13.3%) were females and the mean age  of the total sample was 35.19 years (SD ± 13.942) [R: 18-75 years]. …”
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Accelerated Growth Rate Induced by Neonatal High-Protein Milk Formula Is Not Supported by Increased Tissue Protein Synthesis in Low-Birth-Weight Piglets by Agnès Jamin, Bernard Sève, Jean-Noël Thibault, Nathalie Floc’h

“…Feeding high protein formula increased growth rate between 2 and 28 days of age when antibiotic was administered early in the first week of life. …”
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Oral Health Knowledge of Periodontal Disease among University Students by Bader K. Al-Zarea

“…Two hundred and fifty university students (mean age 20.1 years ± 2.5) were recruited into this study. …”
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Fear of hypoglycemia in Italian mothers of children with type 1 diabetes: the mediating role of resilience by Paola Cardinali, Elisa Rapetti, Laura Migliorini

“… # Methods Ninety mothers (mean age: 44.20 years) of children with a T1DM diagnosis (mean age: 11.48 years) were recruited from an association for parents and completed an online self-report questionnaire packet that includes: Fear of Hypoglycemia Survey, Self-Perception of the Parental Role and Resilience Scale for Adults. …”
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Performance Characteristics of Silane Silica Modified Asphalt by Xuedong Guo, Mingzhi Sun, Wenting Dai, Shuang Chen

“…Meanwhile it is proved that silane silica has positive effect to improve the mixture of high and low temperature performance, water stability, and aging resistance through a series of road performance tests.…”
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A Review of Pediatric Lower Extremity Data for Pedestrian Numerical Modeling: Injury Epidemiology, Anatomy, Anthropometry, Structural, and Mechanical Properties by Yunzhu Meng, Costin D. Untaroiu

“…Anatomy of the child lower extremity and age-related anthropometry data were presented as well. …”
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Surgical Management of Uterine Fibroids at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital by Abiodun Omole-Ohonsi, Francis Belga

“…To determine the influence of age and parity on the surgical management of uterine fibroids, clinical presentation, presence of pelvic adhesions, cadre of surgeons, and postoperative complications at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria. …”
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Meckel's Diverticulum in Crohn's Disease by Hugh J Freeman

“…All were diagnosed with Crohn's disease before age 50 years and seven were diagnosed before age 30 years. …”
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Botulinum toxin A as a treatment modality for acute acquired comitant esotropia – An Indian perspective by Akshay Badakere, Vibha Badrinath, Hennaav Kaur Dhillon, Abinaya Valliappan, Viswanathan Natarajan, Sumita Agarkar

“…Results: Twenty-seven patients (20 male, seven female) were included in the study. The median age was 10 years. The median deviation for distance and near preinjection was 35 and 40 prism diopters, respectively. …”
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Función pacificadora y judicial de los corregidores en las villas y ciudades castellanas, a fines de la edad media by María Asenjo-González

“…Therefore it is my view that, before 1480, the corregidores contributed to the consolidation of royal jurisdiction and to reviving the social commitment to defend justice and peace in the kingdom, the chief arguments of royal power in the late Middle Ages.…”
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Does handgrip strength effect pulmonary function in healthy children? by Muhammet Hakan Mayda, Serhat Erail

“…A total of 755 healthy children (age= 9.38±0.48) participated in the study voluntarily. …”
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EFFECTIVENESS OF CLINICALLY SUPERVISED EXERCISE PROGRAM ASCOMPARED TO HOME BASED EXERCISE PROGRAM ON PAIN ANDDISABILITY IN KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS by Wahaj Sheikh

“…Mean standard deviation age weight quantitative variables were calculated. …”
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Comparative Study on River Manufactured and Rock Sand on the Compressive Strength of Concrete Grade-25. by Rukundo, Patrick

“…It is noted that compressive strength does not only depend on water-cement ratio but also on some other factors such as cement strength class and fineness, concrete age, duration of curing, admixtures, and aggregate properties such as size, shape, texture, and strength. …”
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Macrophage phenotype after human refluxate exposure, esophageal dysmotility and their correlation with gastroesophageal reflux disease by A. V. Paraskevova, A. S. Trukhmanov, O. A. Storonova, S. V. Lyamina, S. V. Kalish, S. S. Pirogov, A. B. Ponomarev, D. E. Rumyantseva, I. Yu. Malyshev, I. V. Maev, V. T. Ivashkin

“…To investigate the esophageal dysmotility, changes in the esophageal mucosa and the immune response depending on the type of refluxate in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) patients.Material and methods. 68 patients with GERD were recruited: 28 (14 men; mean age, 45.74 ± 2.23 years) nonerosive reflux disease (NERD), 22 (15 men; mean age, 45.0 ± 3.24 years) erosive reflux disease (EE), 18 (13 men; mean age, 47.22 ± 2.95) Barrett’s Esophagus (BE). …”
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Development and validation of a diagnostic model for migraine without aura in inpatients by Zhu-Hong Chen, Zhu-Hong Chen, Guan Yang, Chi Zhang, Chi Zhang, Dan Su, Dan Su, Yu-Ting Li, Yu-Xuan Shang, Wei Zhang, Wen Wang

“…Model efficacy was evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), alongside with nomogram, calibration curve, and decision curve analysis (DCA).ResultsThe study included 477 females (average age 46.62 ± 15.64) and 160 males (average age 39.78 ± 19.53). …”
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Temperament Upregulates Mitochondrial Enzymes and Negatively Affects Myofibrillar Fragmentation in Beef of Excitable <i>Bos taurus indicus</i> Cattle by Patricia Maloso Ramos, Eduardo Francisquine Delgado, Ana Cláudia da Silva, Nara Regina Brandão Cônsolo, Vinicius Laerte Silva Herreira, João Marcos Bovetto de Campos Valim, Fernanda Maria Marins Ocampos, Luiz Alberto Colnago, Saulo da Luz e Silva

“…Conclusions: Altogether, results emphasized the upregulation of mitochondrial enzymes and reduced tenderization as determinants of inferior beef quality after prolonged aging in excitable cattle.…”
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