Extensive Prostatic Abscess in an Elderly Patient Requiring Multidisciplinary Drainage by John Michael Nesemann, Kathy Huen, Jonathan Bergman

“…Prior to the advent of antibiotics, the major causes were gonorrheal and Staphylococcus aureus infections, but with the advent of antibiotics, microbial culprits have shifted to gram-negative organisms. …”
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Communication Culture as a Matrix for Graduate's “Soft Skills” Development by N. G. Chevtaeva, A. S. Nikitina, A. V. Vishnevskaya

“…At the same time, an expert survey of recruiting specialists who assessed the level of communication skills of graduates majoring in economics and management showed a vivid disparity between free use of digital technologies (digital skills) and poor communication skills (soft skills).An analysis of the online questionnaire survey of teachers and students in the field of economics and management of nine Russian universities revealed barriers to the formation of “soft skills” of future graduates: inability to see the interests of the “Other”, the habit of pointing fingers instead of solving problems, the lack of client-oriented skills as well as willingness to take personal responsibility for the results of work. …”
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AGILE APPROACHES, FOR E-BUSINESS SOLUTIONS STRATEGY, AT THE GOVERNMENT LEVEL by Cristian Brancu, Oana Turcu, Marius Stefan, Madalina Popp

“…Modernity is characterized by major transformations and evolutions, which have penetrated into the depths of all levels of human existence, in all economic, political and social spheres, thus significantly increasing the quality of life. …”
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Assessment of Suspected Breast Lesions in Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer during Follow-Up after Breast-Conserving Surgery Using Multiparametric MRI by Lamiss Mohamed Abd El Aziz Sad, Naglaa Lofty Dabees, Dareen Abd El-Aziz Mohamed, Amr Tageldin, Samar Galal Younis

“…However, detection of the local recurrence of the disease after radiotherapy is a major issue. Objective. The aim of this study was at investigating the role of dynamic and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during follow-up after BCS and radiotherapy with/without chemotherapy to differentiate between locoregional recurrence and postoperative fibrosis. …”
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Quality of commercialized dry extracts of blood orange juice in Brazilian compounding pharmacies: Dry extracts of blood orange juice by Lídia Cristina Merlin de Meneses, Maria Izabel Lamego Neta, Jhenifer Luisa Miniuki, Ingrid Vicente Farias, Larissa Benvenutti, Otto Mauricio Santos Gerlach, Flávio H. Reginatto, Angela Malheiros, José Roberto Santin, Tania Mari Bellé Bresolin

“…In this work, we investigated samples from the three major suppliers (reference, A1, and A2). The composition of the samples was analyzed by LC-UV and LC-MS, total anthocyanin content (TAC), antioxidant activity (DPPH assay), and in vitro anti-inflammatory effect, by NO production in macrophages. …”
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Sensitization to nsLTP: A Retrospective Study in An Italian Pediatric Population over the Last Decade by Cristiana Indolfi, Giulio Dinardo, Angela Klain, Marcella Contieri, Giuseppina Rosaria Umano, Fabio Decimo, Salvatore Abbadessa, Carolina Vitulano, Giorgio Ciprandi, Michele Miraglia del Giudice

“…In particular, using the years 2010 through 2020 as a comparison, the major increases were observed for the LTPs of the English walnut Jug r 3, the peanut Ara h 9, and the plane tree Pla a 3 (about 50%); the increase of the LTP of the Hazelnut Cor a 8 was about 36%, and that of the LTP of the artemisia Art v 3 was approximately 30%. …”
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Suboptimal dietary knowledge predicts lower diet quality for cancer prevention among university students in Beirut. by Jana Jabbour, Rodeina Dandache, Maryam Al Slaybe, Lama Haisam Mattar, Rana Rizk

“…A significant positive interaction was observed between knowledge and enrollment in a health-related major. University students' dietary knowledge of and adherence to cancer prevention guidelines are suboptimal. …”
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Queer caregiving with older adults: A scoping review of the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ family and friend caregivers by Steven Hall, Natasha Hubbard Murdoch, Darien Dyck, Adam Stacey

“…Through a thematic synthesis, we identified five major themes: LGBTQ+ caregivers are highly active in providing informal care; queer caregiving has unique complexities; LGBTQ+ caregivers want to feel recognized and understood; LGBTQ+ caregivers are at high risk of becoming overwhelmed; and challenges navigating heteronormative health systems. …”
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Human papillomavirus, vaginal microbiota and metagenomics: the interplay between development and progression of cervical cancer by Paul Leon-Gomez, Vanessa I. Romero, Vanessa I. Romero

“…Persistent infection with oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) types, such as HPV 16 or 18, is a major factor in cervical cancer development. However, only a small percentage of infected women develop cancer, indicating that other factors are involved. …”
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Ranking the VIR collection of maize (Zea mays L.) according to the traits valuable for breeding in the soil and climate environments of the Republic of Belarus by Ye. M. Govor, E. B. Khatefov

“…Sixty-seven maize accessions from the VIR collection (reproductions of 1975–1980) were phenotyped according to major traits of breeding value. The experiments were performed in 2016 and 2017 in two replications.Results. …”
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White adipose tissues and skeletal muscles as a target of chrysin during the treatment of obesity in rats by Omar S. Hassan, Magda A. Megahed, Nesma A. Ghazal

“…Abstract Obesity is a rapidly growing epidemic that continues to be a major severe health problem due to its association with various adverse health consequences. …”
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MULTIPLE BURR HOLE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT FOR LARGE SCALP DEFECT by Priscilla Valentin N, Iswinarno Doso Saputro

“…The coverage treatment may vary from local flap to free flap. Coverage becomes a major problem when flaps fails or is contraindicated and resulting in further morbidity. …”
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Monitoring Guidelines for Home and Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy by Alain Y Martel

“…The development of antimicrobials that can be administered less often has been a major factor contributing to the growth of HIVAT. …”
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Premature pavement failure of a Superpave asphalt mix – a unique failure mechanism by Andrew Otto, Denis Kakoto, Angella Lekea

“…This paper examines the circumstances under which the application of Superpave asphalt mix design technology in a major road project in Uganda (a tropical country) resulted in premature pavement failure, which started within two years of completion. …”
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The Association between Depression Severity, Prosody, and Voice Acoustic Features in Women with Depression by Mohammad-Sadegh Seifpanahi, Tina Ghaemi, Ali Ghaleiha, Davood Sobhani-Rad, Mohammad-Kazem Zarabian

“…Prosody and acoustic features in 30 women with major depression hospitalized in a psychiatric ward and 30 healthy women were investigated in a cross-sectional study. …”
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Misir Basininda II . Abdülmecİd (1922-1926) by Hilal Livaoğlu Menküç

“…From his entering upon the office until TheCairo Conference for Caliphate which was held in 1926, Abdulmejid Effendihas remained to be a major theme for Egyptian journalists as thequestions about the destiny of Islamic Caliphate arised and he was the onewhose caliphate has received wide acceptance around the World. …”
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The New “Other” the Endorsement of Islamophobia in American Political Discourse by Hatice Altundal Erkmen

“…After the 9/11, not only did American political discourse manifest Islamophobia but also regulations and laws signed by the presidents targeted Muslims; both are indications of the continuity of accepted Orientalism. Remarkably, the major tenets of Edward Said’s theory of Orientalism parallel the Islamophobic political discourse that emerged after the 9/11. …”
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Overexpression of PAX8-AS1 Inhibits Malignant Phenotypes of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Cells via miR-96-5p/PKN2 Axis by Ping Zhou, Tongdao Xu, Hao Hu, Fei Hua

“…Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the major subtype of THCA, accounting for over 80% of all THCA cases. …”
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Effect of Benzothiadiazole Treatment during Veraison on Amino Acid Composition, Degradation and Metabolism in ‘Chardonnay’ Grape by GUAN Ruwen, CHEN Chunxia, ZHANG Yu, HAN Yuqi, WANG Jianfeng, WANG Feifei, WANG Huijun, WANG Bo, JIANG Yumei

“…The results showed that glutamic acid, arginine and proline were the major amino acids in ‘Chardonnay’ grape. BTH treatment promoted the accumulation of amino acids, inhibited the production of glucose, fructose and sucrose, increased the contents of tartaric acid and citric acid, and reduced the content of malic acid in mature grapes. …”
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Enhancing Ecologically Sustainable Management of Deadwood in Kenya’s Natural Forests by Sylvester Ngome Chisika, Chunho Yeom

“…In Kenya, despite the recent sophistication of forest management tools, including the development of the Draft Forest Policy, 2020, and enactment of the Forest Conservation and Management Act, 2016, to increasingly recognize the more progressive forest management paradigms such as participatory forest management in natural forest management, the current deadwood management practice is faulty and could yield outcomes contrary to the policy intentions and the wider provisions of ecologically sustainable forest management. It is because major policy documents lack robust and explicit guidelines on achieving ecologically sustainable management of deadwood despite its centrality in providing ecosystem services and as a highly dependable source of energy resources for over 70% of the Kenyan population. …”
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