Development of a patient-reported outcomes tool to monitor changes in joint health and wellbeing for young people with haemophilia B by Bladen Melanie, McDonagh Janet, McLaughlin Paul, Gooding Richard, Holder Kerry-Ann, Thind Sharon, Klooster Brittany, Shields Alan, Turner-Bowker Diane M., Chatterton Kaitlin, Leso Allison, Volpi Connor, Sivasubramaniyam Sujan, Abulizi Jiawula, Khan Nisa

“…This work explored early indicators of joint bleeds and young people with haemophilia B (YPwHB) self-monitoring practices to develop a joint health patient-reported outcome (PRO) tool for YPwHB aged between 8-25 years.…”
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A kind of magic: a vessel with a unique swastika motif from Jelenia Góra (SW Poland) and early medieval Slavic magical rites by Ewa Lisowska

“…Swastikas on vessel bodies were uncommon in the Early Middle Ages, although throughout the centuries this symbol has been regarded as magical and associated with the solar cult. …”
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Embryonal Carcinoma in Cryptorchid Abdominal Testis of an Infant by Atia Zaka-ur-Rab, Zeeba Zaka-ur-Rab, Kafil Akhtar

“…Cryptorchidism is a known predisposing factor for the development of testicular tumors in adults. Age of patient at the time of treatment of undescended testes has some bearing on the risk of neoplasia. …”
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Oxidative Stress as the Main Target in Diabetic Retinopathy Pathophysiology by Olvera-Montaño Cecilia, Castellanos-González José Alberto, Navarro-Partida José, Cardona-Muñoz Ernesto Germán, López-Contreras Ana Karen, Roman-Pintos Luis Miguel, Robles-Rivera Ricardo Raúl, Rodríguez-Carrizalez Adolfo Daniel

“…Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most common complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) causing vision impairment even at young ages. There are numerous mechanisms involved in its development such as inflammation and cellular degeneration leading to endothelial and neural damage. …”
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Canadian Thoracic Society 2012 Guideline Update: Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers, Children and Adults: Executive Summary by M Diane Lougheed, Catherine Lemiere, Francine M Ducharme, Chris Licskai, Sharon D Dell, Brian H Rowe, Mark FitzGerald, Richard Leigh, Wade Watson, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Canadian Thoracic Society Asthma Clinical Assembly

“…BACKGROUND: In 2010, the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) published a Consensus Summary for the diagnosis and management of asthma in children six years of age and older, and adults, including an updated Asthma Management Continuum. …”
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Polemical Reflections about the Possibility of Controversy in Contemporary Philosophy by Milan Uzelaz

“…On the question whether the controversy in the field of philosophy in our time, the author responds negatively, for the following reasons: in the early ages of the real clash of interests could not be, because all the philosophers were inside understanding integrity of the world and their teaching is not consistent; today's thinkers have no more idea of the world that they could unify and give them a uniform basis for the formation of speculative concepts.…”
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DESCARTES AND FOUR CENTURIES OF EXACT SCIENCES by Kęstutis Masiulis

“… This article discusses Descartes’ input into the world picture of exact sciences of the Modern Age. The analytical geometry created by Descartes is considered to be the first successful attempt to develop analytical mathematics as a language of exact sciences. …”
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Material study and conservation of face-mounted photographs and digital prints by Mireya Arenas, Silvia Garcia Fernandez-Villa

“…The research presented here includes the study of its main constituent materials, considers different types of sources and documentation, and also addresses analysis and accelerated aging tests which are currently being developed.…”
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Pensioners’ Poverty Requires Fundamental Reform by Ernst Niemeier

“…However, the basic pension only combats the symptoms rather than addressing the causes of low pensions and old age poverty: the policy of low wages and wrong macro economic policy. …”
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Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma of Upper Lid in 15-Year-Old Patient by Mohammad Sharifi

“…Most of patients present between the ages of 7 and 8 years. Pure eyelid rhabdomyosarcoma is a very rare tumor with only a few reported cases in the literature. …”
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Method of Lower and Upper Solutions for Elliptic Systems with Nonlinear Boundary Condition and Its Applications by Ruyun Ma, Ruipeng Chen, Yanqiong Lu

“…As its application, an elliptic system modeling a population divided into juvenile and adult age groups is studied, and we find sufficient conditions in terms of the principal eigenvalue of the corresponding linearized system, to guarantee the existence of coexistence states of the above juvenile-adult model.…”
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Anti-VEGF Treatment Strategies for Wet AMD by Jaclyn L. Kovach, Stephen G. Schwartz, Harry W. Flynn, Ingrid U. Scott

“…Over the past few years, antivascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy has become a standard treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). During this time, treatment strategies have evolved from a monthly dosing schedule to individualized regimens. …”
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Congenital lumbar hernia associated to lumbar costovertebral syndrome. A case report. by Zoe Quintero Delgado, Guillermo Cortiza Orbe, Yusimy Izaguirre Martínez

“…Congenital bilateral lumbar hernia associated to syndrome lumbocostovertebral, strange affection in the pediatric age.…”
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Reseña: Geopolítica de la Unión Europea by Francisco López Palomeque

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Reseña: Remaking Berlin. A History of the City through Infrastructure. 1920-2020 by David Saurí Pujol

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Necrológica: En recuerdo de dos geógrafos mexicanos desaparecidos: Atlántida Coll Hurtado y Álvaro Sánchez Crispín by Irasema Alcántara Ayala, Ricardo Guerra Díaz, José Juan Zamorano Orozco, Luis Enrique Salvador Guzmán, Rubén C. Lois González

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Reseña: Geopolítica de la Unión Europea by Francisco López Palomeque

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Reseña: Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands Geopark: From Earth to Space by Javier Dóniz-Páez

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Reseña: Turismo, desarrollo urbano y crisis en las grandes ciudades andaluzas by Alfonso Fernández Tabales

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Reseña: La revolución urbana by José Francisco Vergara-Perucich

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