A Patient with 38 Years of Smoking History and Severe Shortness of Breath by E. R. Buklis, N. I. Kokina, E. L. Bueverova, M. V. Feldsherov, V. S. Komarova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Aim: to present a clinical case of post-COVID bronchiolitis in an adult.Key points. A 54-year-old female patient with a long history of smoking was hospitalized in the pulmonology department of the Clinic with a leading complaint of progressive shortness of breath after a COVID-19 infection. …”
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Coexistence of anti-glomerular basement membrane disease and IgA nephropathy: an illustrative case and comprehensive literature review by Zewei Chen, Dechao Xu, Fangzheng Cui, Huihui Hou, Zhiguo Mao, Xiang Gao

“…Herein, we present the case of a 66-year-old female patient with progressive worsen kidney function and decreased urine output. …”
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CURRANTS (RIBES L., GROSSULARIACEAE) IN THE PETER THE GREAT BOTANICAL GARDEN by G. A. Firsov, L. F. Yandovka

“…There are certain samples of considerable age, up to 100 years old. In recent years, in the early  21st century, the collection has continued to be replenished with new species and samples. …”
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Awareness of prostate cancer and its screening tests in men in the Middle East: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Nawaf S.A. Mohamed, Joud M.O. Asfari, Samar M.A. Sambawa, Rima M.D. Aljurf, Kholoud A.A. Alsaygh, Assad M. Arafah

“…Prostate cancer (PCa) is a significant health issue characterized by the uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate gland primarily affecting men 50 years old or older. The aim of this research was to assess the level of knowledge and attitudes of men in the Middle East towards PCa. …”
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Control of Lymphorrhea and Treatment of Warty Excrescences in Elephantiasis by José Maria Pereira de Godoy, Patricia Amador Franco Brigídio, Edivandra Buzato, Maria de Fátima Guerreiro Godoy

“…The aim of this study is to report the control of lymphorrhea in the intensive treatment of elephantiasis, using an Unna boot. The case of a 29-year-old female patient is reported. This young patient evolved with the more serious form of lymphedema, elephantiasis, after surgical treatment of an abdominal neoplasm and radiotherapy. …”
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Exercise Training Prevents Decrease in Luminal Capillary Diameter of Skeletal Muscles in Rats with Type 2 Diabetes by Takeshi Morifuji, Shinichiro Murakami, Naoto Fujita, Hiroyo Kondo, Hidemi Fujino

“…The purpose of this study was to examine whether exercise training can prevent microangiopathy of skeletal muscles in rats with type 2 diabetes and if succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) activity, an indicator of mitochondrial oxidative enzyme activity, is involved in the prevention of microangiopathy. Six-week-old male Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats and age-matched male Wistar rats (control group (Con)) were used. …”
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Fifty-Two-Week Results of Clinical and Imaging Assessments of a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis Complicated by Systemic Sclerosis with Interstitial Pneumonia and Type 1 Diabetes... by Yuya Fujita, Masao Nawata, Atsushi Nagayasu, Kazuki Someya, Kazuyoshi Saito, Yoshiya Tanaka

“…Baricitinib is a Janus kinase 1/2 (JAK1/2) inhibitor used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. A 71-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis complicated by systemic sclerosis and type 1 diabetes that were resistant to multiple disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs started treatment with baricitinib. …”
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Victorian Arts and the Challenge of Modernity: Analogy, the Grid, and Chemical Transformations by Francesca Orestano

“…The strategy that allows the artists and critics to move forward and backwards in time is due to their insistence on analogy, which allows them to examine side by side the very modern and the very old. In addition to analogy, optical technology allows them to assess art from a visual point of view, thus emphasizing formal values: in sum the tools adopted have their symbolic and practical equivalent in chemistry. …”
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Hypereosinophilic Syndrome: A Case of Fatal Löffler Endocarditis by Mario Enrique Baltazares-Lipp, Juan Ignacio Soto-González, Carlos Manuel Aboitiz-Rivera, Héctor A. Carmona-Ruíz, Benito Sarabia Ortega, Ruben Blachman-Braun

“…We present a case of a 36-year-old Hispanic man with signs of heart failure. Laboratory studies showed eosinophilia (23,100/μL). …”
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A Giant-Cell Lesion with Cellular Cannibalism in the Mandible: Case Report and Review of Brown Tumors in Hyperparathyroidism by Lorenzo Azzi, Laura Cimetti, Matteo Annoni, Diego Anselmi, Lucia Tettamanti, Angelo Tagliabue

“…A small radiolucent area in the mandible was discovered in a 58-year-old woman with no oral complaints. The patient’s history included only hypertension. …”
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Can Primary Cardiac Myxofibrosarcoma Grow Quickly from Zero to a Size Leading to Left-Sided Heart Failure within 9 Months? by Levan Karazanishvili, Eduard Limonjiani

“…Our patient is a 57-year-old Caucasian postmenopausal female who presented with dyspnea, shortness of breath, and fatigue. …”
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Cystic Lymphangioma of the Greater Omentum: A Case of Partial Spontaneous Regression and Review of the Literature by Haraesh Maranna, Lovenish Bains, Pawan Lal, Rahul Bhatia, Mohd Yasir Beg, Pritesh Kumar, Varuna Mallya

“…Case Presentation. A 42-year-old female with complaints of vague lower abdominal pain for 8 months presented with a soft, nontender swelling of size 22×18 cm in the hypogastrium and umbilical region. …”
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Knowledge of Thai women in cervical cancer etiology and screening. by Uraiwan Khomphaiboonkij, Nattapong Sreamsukcharoenchai, Supakorn Pitakkarnkul, Kristsanamon Rittiluechai, Siriwan Tangjitgamol

“…Thai women, aged ≥ 18 years old, who had abnormal cervical cancer screening and scheduled to colposcopy clinics of 10 participating hospitals were invited to participate in this cross-sectional study. …”
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Psychosocial health stigma related to COVID-19 disease among COVID-19 patients in Jordan: a comparative study by Lina Jalal Daoud, Mamdouh El-hneiti, Mahmoud Ogla Al-Hussami

“…This comparative study aims to assess the psychosocial health stigma of COVID-19, and to evaluate the perceived stigma according to the sociodemographic variables during the pandemic in Jordan.Method A study in Jordan compared stigma between 112 COVID-19 patients (52 males and 60 females) and 118 healthy controls (56 males and 62 females), with participants ranging from 18 to over 60 years old in both groups.Results According to the data, 27% of COVID-19 patients had high-level stigma, with total stigma scores ranging from 46 to 111 and a mean of 80.23 (SD=12.79). …”
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LEGAL MIGRATION – RIGHTS AND BENEFITS IN THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM by Nicoleta ANDRICA, Andreea-Florina FORA

“…EESSI (Electronic exchange of social security information) is use in different branch of social security such as unemployment, old age pension, accidents at work or sickness benefits, family benefits, or maternity and paternity benefits. …”
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Ruxolitinib Associated Tuberculosis Presenting as a Neck Lump by Eamon Shamil, David Cunningham, Billy L. K. Wong, Piyush Jani

“…We describe a case of Ruxolitinib induced miliary tuberculosis presenting as a neck lump. A 78-year-old female presented with a two-month history of right-sided neck lump associated with fever, night sweats, and significant weight loss. …”
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Recipient Age Predicts 20-Year Survival in Pediatric Liver Transplant by Stephanie Keeling, Malcolm F. McDonald, Adrish Anand, Jordan Dunson, Elizabeth Williams, Theodore Zhang, Brian Hickner, Nhu Thao Nguyen Galván, Christine O’ Mahony, John A Goss, Abbas Rana

“…Logistic regression analysis identified recipient age as a significant risk factor, with recipients below 5 years old having a higher 20-year survival rate (p<0.001). …”
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“POLONIZATION AND “SOVIETIZATION” OF WESTERN BYELORUSSIA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ASSIMILATION AND INTEGRATION POLICIES by N. A. Markelov

“…Local polish community could not understand the reluctance of ethnic minorities to defend the old regime, that would discriminate them. Soviet authorities acted as a buffer, taking responsibility for the negative manifestations of the new ethnic policies and transformation processes.…”
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Thulaganyo ya seretotumišo (sa Sepedi), pesalema (ya Bibele) le sefela sa kereke (ya Lutere) by Mawatle J. Mojalefa

“…It draws from scholars of Sepedi traditional praise poetry and sacred songs to re-read the Old Testament texts, in particular Psalms of David focusing on 2 Samuel 22:2–3 and hymnal song taken from Difela tša Kereke, ‘A re godišeng Morena’ by Paul Gerhardt.…”
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Massive Uterine Leiomyoma in a Patient with Friedreich's Ataxia: Is There a Possible Association? by Evangelos P. Misiakos, Elli Siama, Dimitrios Schizas, Constantinos Petropoulos, Nikos Zavras, Nikos Economopoulos, Alexandros Charalabopoulos, Anastasios Macheras

“…Herein, a case of a 39-year-old woman with FA tetraplegia, who was admitted in our department with intestinal obstruction due to a huge uterine tumor, is described. …”
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