Atypical Endobronchial Carcinoid with Postobstructive Pneumonia Obscuring the Diagnosis of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis by Robert Ali, Candice Baldeo, Jesse Onyenekwe, Roshan Lala, Cristian Landa, Anwer Siddiqi

“…Diagnosis hinges on identifying a combination of clinical features of systemic vasculitis, positive ANCA serology, and histological evidence of necrotizing vasculitis, necrotizing glomerulonephritis, or granulomatous inflammation from a relevant organ biopsy. The American College of Rheumatology has also developed a classification criteria focusing specifically on nasal or oral inflammation, abnormal chest radiograph, and abnormal urinary sediment, along with granulomatous inflammation, which helps to distinguish GPA from other forms of systemic vasculitis. …”
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The Utility of the Bering Sea and East Asia Rules in Long-Range Forecasting by Joseph S. Renken, Joshua J. Herman, Travis R. Bradshaw, Patrick S. Market, Anthony R. Lupo

“…Using the National Center for Atmospheric Research/National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCAR/NCEP) reanalyses and the daily Pacific North American (PNA) index values from the Climate Prediction Center from 1 January 1950 to 31 December 2016, the utility of the Bering Sea Rule (BSR) and the East Asia Rule (EAR) for making forecasts in the two-to-four-week time frame for the central USA region is examined. …”
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The relationship between the countries' performances at the major sport events with their performance at the Olympic Games by Bahman Asgarı, Shahab Bahramı

“…The results showed that there is positive and significantly relationship between the number of medals of gold, silver, bronze and total medals won by countries at former Olympic Games, world championships, Asian and Pan-American Games with the number of Medals of gold, silver, bronze and total medals won at upcoming Olympic Games, However, there is not significantly relationship between the number of medals of gold, silver, bronze and total medals won at all-African Games with the number of medals of gold, silver, bronze and total medals won at Olympic Games.…”
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The indifference towards democracy in Latin America by Alejandro Monsivais-Carrillo

“…This statement is supported by the analysis of four surveys conducted in 18 Latin American countries from 2013 to 2017. The evidence indicates that even though there is a preference for democracy in the region, this preference is not very high. …”
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2-Amino-1,3,4-thiadiazoles as prospective agents in trypanosomiasis and other parasitoses by Serban Georgeta

“…African trypanosomiasis, American trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, malaria and toxoplasmosis are the main parasitic infections caused by protozoan parasites with over one million deaths each year. …”
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Antileishmanial Activity of Warifteine: A Bisbenzylisoquinoline Alkaloid Isolated from Cissampelos sympodialis Eichl. (Menispermaceae) by Eliete Cavalcanti da Silva, Cynthia Dias Rayol, Paloma Lys Medeiros, Regina Célia Bressan Queiroz Figueiredo, Márcia Regina Piuvezan, José Maria Brabosa-Filho, Alexsandro Fernandes Marinho, Teresinha Gonçalves Silva, Gardenia Carmen Gadelha Militão, Ana Paula Pimentel Cassilhas, Paulo Paes de Andrade

“…Leishmania (L.) chagasi is the etiological agent of visceral leishmaniasis, an important endemic zoonosis in the American continent, as well as in many other countries in Asia, Africa, and Mediterranean Europe. …”
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Vaping illusions: The hidden risks of E-cigarette use among young Filipinos and adolescents in Latin America by John Patrick C. Toledo

“…The study aims to examine the prevalence of e-cigarette use among Latin American teenagers, identify contributing factors, and guide public health initiatives to reduce the hazards associated with vaping. …”
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End-Of-Life Care for Persons with Advanced Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Report of a National Interdisciplinary Consensus Meeting by DM Goodridge, DD Marciniuk, D Brooks, A van Dam, S Hutchinson, P Bailey, S Baxter, P Dorasamy, S Dumont, S Hassan, P Hernandez, A Kerigan, G Rocker, D Wilson, J Young

“…While systemic shortcomings in meeting the needs of individuals with progressive chronic illnesses at the end of life have been well documented, there is growing interest in improving both care and quality of life for persons with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). For instance, the American Thoracic Society has issued an official statement on palliative care for patients with respiratory diseases, affirming that the prevention, relief, reduction and soothing of symptoms “without affecting a cure” must become an integral component of standard care. …”
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Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Presenting as Pauci-Immune Crescentic Glomerulonephritis in Pregnancy by Ryan Kunjal, Raafat Makary, Andreea Poenariu

“…A 28-year-old African American woman presented at 8 weeks of gestation with intractable vomiting attributed to hyperemesis gravidarum. …”
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Calculation of Silo Wall Pressure considering the Intermediate Stress Effect by Shanshan Sun, Junhai Zhao, Changguang Zhang

“…Comprehensive comparisons are made between the predictions from the wall pressure coefficients described herein and experimental data reported in the literature as well as the results from the European, American, and Chinese silo standards or the Rankine and the modified Coulomb theories. …”
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Knowledge as cause and tool for resistance against large scale mining: heuristic cases in Ecuador by Cristina Espinosa

“…These questions are illuminated using the theoretical contributions provided by approaches such as the sociology of knowledge, Latin American de-colonial thought, and feminist contributions to the study of science, technology and society. …”
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Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic and Physiologically Based Biopharmaceutic models research in Latin America: A regional level bibliometric analysis, 2011-2023 by Marx Ribeiro, Juliana Cordeiro Cardoso, José Eduardo Severino Martins, Aline Ferreira Pinto, Eliana Maria Barbosa Souto, Patricia Severino

“…Regarding the contribution of Latin-American institutions, the State University of Maringá leads in number of publications, followed by the University of São Paulo and the Federal University of São Paulo. …”
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Rabbits, Rabbits, Rabbits: Show Rabbit Record Book by Joy C. Jordan, Loretta Rodriguez, Jessica Kochert, Bill Heltemes, Chris Decubellis, Renee Gore

“… The 4-H Show Rabbit project focuses on all the aspects of showing rabbits according to the American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA) show guidelines, showmanship skills, and breed Standards of Perfection. …”
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Environmental assessment of gooseberry cultivars developed in Chelyabinsk Province by A. A. Vasiliev, F. M. Gasymov, N. V. Glaz

“…The advantages of these cultivars are their high productivity, large fruit size, dessert flavor, high winter hardiness, low thorniness, and increased resistance to American gooseberry mildew. High productivity in years with favorable and satisfactory growing conditions can be provided by the intensive-type cultivars ‘Stanichny’ (bi = 1.55) and ‘Kooperator’ (bi = 1.35) as well as the plastic but insufficiently stable cv. …”
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Traumatic Tension Pneumothorax as a Cause of ICD Failure: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Ehtesham Ul Haq, Bassam Omar

“…A 65-year-old African-American female was brought in to our emergency department complaining of dyspnea after being forced down by cops. …”
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Experimental and numerical studies on the vibration serviceability of fanshaped prestressed concrete floor by Liang Cao, Hongtuo Qi, Jiang Li

“…The comparison of the experimental results with the published American institute of steel construction (AISC) design guide indicates that the prestressed concrete floor system exhibits satisfactory vibration perceptibility overall. …”
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ESPGHAN and NASPGHAN 2024 protocol for paediatric functional constipation treatment guidelines (standard operating procedure) by Marc A Benninga, Morris Gordon, Nikhil Thapar, Osvaldo Borrelli, Vassiliki Sinopoulou, Merit Tabbers, Anil Darbari, Julie Khlevner, Anna de Geus, Marcin Banasiuk, Mary Boruta, Dawn Dore-Stites, Michelle Gould, Juliette Hawa, Kirsten Brooke Jones, Alexandra Kilgore, Hayat Mousa, Samuel Nurko

“…There is a need for an update to the joint European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN)/North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) guidelines last released in 2014. …”
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A Peircean transcendental framework for conceiving human and non-human culture by Hünefeldt Thomas

“…The semiotic realism of the American philosopher and scientist Charles S. Peirce (1839–1914) originally emerged out of a systematic critique of Kant’s transcendental philosophy. …”
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Jenny Lind. Of Echoes and Traces by Anne Harley, Andrea Zittlau

“…Lind’s voice communicated to American society in several registers simultaneously: her vocal performance is variously described as a model for the voice of the masses, a respondent in sing-along sessions with audiences in the street, and also as an indescribable vehicle for spiritual transcendence. …”
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Life quality related to health in asthmatic children and their caretaker. by Rafael Alejandro Gómez Baute, Yaney Gonzalez Iglesias, Juana María Morejón Fernández, Roberto Travieso Peña

“…<strong>Results:</strong> The 61.8% of patients evaluated with the American college quality test had bad life quality. …”
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