Managing Scoliosis in a Young Child with Rett Syndrome: A Case Study by Meir Lotan, Joav Merrick, Eli Carmeli

“…Discontinuation of treatment led to severe and rapid deterioration of the spinal curve.Due to the fact that this was a case study, generalization is limited, but we suggest further investigation and studies with this method.…”
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Mesonephric-like adenocarcinoma of the uterine corpus with focal sarcomatous differentiation: A case report by Serika Kanao, Makoto Urano, Kazuhisa Fujita, Fumi Utsumi, Kazuhiro Sugihara, Kiyosumi Shibata

“…In this study, we report a patient in whom preoperative chemotherapy was performed under a diagnosis of cervical carcinoma, but the resected specimen led to a diagnosis of sarcomatous component-mixed mesonephric-like adenocarcinoma of the uterine corpus after surgery.…”
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Current Status of Mechanical Circulatory Support: A Systematic Review by Kyriakos Spiliopoulos, Gregory Giamouzis, George Karayannis, Dimos Karangelis, Stelios Koutsias, Andreas Kalogeropoulos, Vasiliki Georgiopoulou, John Skoularigis, Javed Butler, Filippos Triposkiadis

“…The limited applicability of heart transplantation caused by a shortage of donor organs and the concurrent expand of the patient population with end-stage heart failure led to a considerable utilization of MCSDs. This paper outlines the current status of mechanical circulatory support.…”
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Chloride Penetration in Lightweight Aggregate Mortars Incorporating Supplementary Cementing Materials by Maria Stratoura, Diana-Ruxandra Iaz, Efstratios Badogiannis

“…Summarizing all the laboratory test results, while the addition of metakaolin in the range of 20% led to better workability, higher compressive strength, lower sorptivity, and lower volume of open porosity, it did not improve the resistance against chlorides’ penetration.…”
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Current Trends in Implantable Left Ventricular Assist Devices by Jens Garbade, Hartmuth B. Bittner, Markus J. Barten, Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr

“…The shortage of appropriate donor organs and the expanding pool of patients waiting for heart transplantation have led to growing interest in alternative strategies, particularly in mechanical circulatory support. …”
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A Review of Traffic Congestion Prediction Using Artificial Intelligence by Mahmuda Akhtar, Sara Moridpour

“…In recent years, traffic congestion prediction has led to a growing research area, especially of machine learning of artificial intelligence (AI). …”
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Structuration et approche métrologique d’un terroir gaulois : le secteur des Pierrières à Batilly-en-Gâtinais (Loiret) by Alexandra Cony, Rémy Wassong

“…The area of Batilly-en-Gâtinais (Loiret) was the subject of numerous surveys which led to the discovery of around twenty settlements whose organization reminds us of the rural settlements of the second Iron Age. …”
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Toward an Integrated Clinical, Molecular and Serological Classification of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Report of a Working Party of the 2005 Montreal World Congress of Gastroentero... by Mark S Silverberg, Jack Satsangi, Tariq Ahmad, Ian DR Arnott, Charles N Bernstein, Steven R Brant, Renzo Caprilli, Jean-Frédéric Colombel, Christoph Gasche, Karel Geboes, Derek P Jewell, Amir Karban, Edward V Loftus, A Salvador Peña, Robert H Riddell, David B Sachar, Stefan Schreiber, A Hillary Steinhart, Stephan R Targan, Severine Vermeire, Bryan F Warren

“…The discovery of a series of genetic and serological markers associated with disease susceptibility and phenotype in inflammatory bowel disease has led to the prospect of an integrated classification system involving clinical, serological and genetic parameters. …”
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Diffuse Ectopic Deciduosis Imitating Peritoneal Carcinomatosis with Acute Abdomen Presentation: A Case Report and Literature Review by Pavel Sorokin, Andrei Nikiforchin, Aleksandr Panin, Aleksandr Zhukov, Vadim Gushchin, Mark Kurtser

“…This uncommon manifestation of deciduosis hindered correct diagnosis and led to excessive surgery. While the management of the patient presented is regrettable, the case highlights the natural history of deciduosis, and therefore, important lessons could be learned from it.…”
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Nutritional health aspects and functional properties of nut yogurt: Future perspectives by Jiangxia Zhai, Yongliang Zhuang, Liping Sun, Ying Gu, Xuejing Fan

“…The increase in lactose intolerance, the rise of veganism, the pursuit of healthy lifestyles, environmental awareness and concern for animal welfare have led to an increase in consumer demand for plant-based yogurts. …”
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Multiferroic Memories by Amritendu Roy, Rajeev Gupta, Ashish Garg

“…Multiferroism implies simultaneous presence of more than one ferroic characteristics such as coexistence of ferroelectric and magnetic ordering. This phenomenon has led to the development of various kinds of materials and conceptions of many novel applications such as development of a memory device utilizing the multifunctionality of the multiferroic materials leading to a multistate memory device with electrical writing and nondestructive magnetic reading operations. …”
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Theoretical Approach by DFT in the characterization of the Zn(II) Benzoate by Patrícia Saraiva Vilas Boas de Almeida, Vitor da Cunha Baia, José Roberto da Silveira Maia, Elson Santiago de Alvarenga

“… The condensation reaction between aminoguanidine bicarbonate and benzoic acid produced 1,2,4-triazole which, after reaction with zinc(II) chloride, led to the formation of a complex, Zn(II)-1,2,4-triazole. …”
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Effects of Unilateral Nephrectomy on Renal Function in Male Spontaneously Diabetic Torii Fatty Rats: A Novel Obese Type 2 Diabetic Model by Yoshiaki Katsuda, Yusuke Kemmochi, Mimi Maki, Ryuhei Sano, Yasufumi Toriniwa, Yukihito Ishii, Katsuhiro Miyajima, Kochi Kakimoto, Takeshi Ohta

“…Induction of 1/2 Nx in SDT fatty rats led to functional and morphological damage to the remnant kidney and to hypertension, which are considered main characteristics of chronic kidney disease, at a younger age compared with the sham group. …”
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Improving Efficiency of Evaporated Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Film Solar Cells by a Thin Ag Intermediate Layer between Absorber and Back Contact by Hongtao Cui, Chang-Yeh Lee, Wei Li, Xiaolei Liu, Xiaoming Wen, Xiaojing Hao

“…The doping involvement may enlarge the depletion region and improve lifetime of the absorber, which led to enhancing open circuit voltage (VOC), short circuit current density (JSC), and efficiency significantly. …”
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Titanium Alloy Stem as a Cause for Adverse Reaction to Metal Debris after Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty by Masaaki Sakamoto, Hitoshi Watanabe, Hidetaka Higashi, Hitoshi Kubosawa

“…Therefore, it was difficult to make a definite diagnosis of failure secondary to ARMD, which consequently led to the decision to perform two-stage revision procedure, though the stem was firmly fixed. …”
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Au fil des désastres, comment le Japon réinvente la morphologie du « logement public post-catastrophe » [災害公営住宅/saigai kōei jūtaku] by Camille Cosson

“…Throughout history, disasters have caused many damages that have led to changes in risk prevention and in post-disaster reconstruction processes. …”
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Durability of Steel Fibres Reinforcement Concrete Beams in Chloride Environment Combined with Inhibitor by AbdelMonem Masmoudi, Jamel Bouaziz

“…Crack width and crack spacing for beams under the same load showed that the use of SFRC with the inhibitor for concrete structures in chloride environments must have transferred tension across cracks that led to reducing crack spacing without any chloride ions attack.…”
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La gestion des espaces ouverts de Lille Métropole by Nicolas Rouget

“…Thanks to the example of Lille, we can also wonder how efficient the experiments led in the local participation are: a development plan respectful of the landed and agricultural imperatives, together with a diversified agriculture and a partnership based on the contractualisation don’t constitute sufficient conditions to the full achievement of an agriurban project. …”
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Les particularismes de la grande distribution en Espagne : comment l’enseigne Mercadona est-elle devenue leader du marché depuis 2010 jusqu’à nos jours ? by Gaëlle Fauchard

“…This article will examine how these factors have recently led to a convergence of distribution channels in retail sales in Spain. …”
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Construindo e reconstruindo territórios Guarani: dinâmica territorial na fronteira entre Brasil e Paraguai (séc. xix-xx) by Pablo Antunha Barbosa, Fabio Mura

“…We will first characterize the historical context of colonization in the region, and then attempt to show how the different territorial politics introduced by Brazil and Paraguay led the Guarani groups to continuously redefine the meaning of territory, sometimes being confined to strictly delimited space, sometimes having vaster and more autonomous lands at their disposal.…”
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