Isolated central nervous system relapse in blast crisis of chronic myeloid leukemia: a case report by Hari Priya Raghvan, Caroline Ho Siew Ling, Wee Shiang Yui, Boo Yang Liang, Ehram Jamian, Indhira Subbiah

“…Here, we present a rare case of CML in lymphoid blast crisis with an isolated CNS relapse. A 46-year-old female with underlying CML in lymphoid blast crisis, previously treated with chemotherapy and tyrosine kinase inhibitors, presented with visual disturbances. …”
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Conservative Treatment of Ewing’s Sarcoma of the Uterus in Young Women by Giuseppe Loverro, Leonardo Resta, Edoardo Di Naro, Anna Maria Caringella, Salvatore Andrea Mastrolia, Mario Vicino, Massimo Tartagni, Luca Maria Schonauer

“…We describe a case of Ewing sarcoma of the uterus occurring in a 17-year-old woman presenting with a two-month history of pelvic pain. …”
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Geospatial Analysis and Molecular Epidemiologic Study of Emerging Pulmonary Lophomoniasis in Iran: A National Registry-Based Study by Mohammad Amin Ghatee, Maryam Nakhaei, Ali Sharifpour, Mahdi Fakhar, Niloufar Mohamadi, Mostafa Soleymani, Siavash Abedi, Masoud Aliyali, Hossein Mehravaran

“…Most patients were over 40 years old, and the rate of disease was higher in southern latitudes. …”
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Atypical Sjögrenʼs Syndrome Initially Presenting as Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonitis followed by Immune Thrombocytopenia by Maham Mehmood, Abhishrut Jog, Masooma Niazi, Arlene Tieng, Giovanni Franchin

“…Case Report. A 74-year-old man with hypertension was admitted with productive cough and fever. …”
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Delta Cell Hyperplasia in Adult Goto-Kakizaki (GK/MolTac) Diabetic Rats by Lukáš Alán, Tomáš Olejár, Monika Cahová, Jaroslav Zelenka, Zuzana Berková, Magdalena Smětáková, František Saudek, Radoslav Matěj, Petr Ježek

“…Subtle changes in 6-week-old GK rats were found. With maturation and aging of GK rats, disturbed cytoarchitecture occurred with irregular beta cells accompanied by delta cell hyperplasia and loss of pancreatic polypeptide (PPY) positivity. …”
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Ageing leads to selective type II myofibre deterioration and denervation independent of reinnervative capacity in human skeletal muscle by Oscar Horwath, Marcus Moberg, Sebastian Edman, Andrew Philp, William Apró

“…The proportion of denervated myofibres was ∼2.6‐fold higher in old than young muscle (P < 0.05). Aged muscle had more grouped type I myofibres (∼18‐fold), primarily driven by increased size of existing groups rather than increased group frequency (P < 0.05). …”
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Dynamic changes and influencing factors of quality of life of empty nest elderly in cadre ward by Chao Ding, Guangjin Qu

“…[Methods] Clinical data of 116 empty nest elderly aged ≥60 years old in the ward of senior cadres admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University from March 2020 to June 2021 were retrospectively analyzed.All elderly people were assessed by the World Health Organization Quality of Life Measurement Brief, and the scores were compared between the initial survey and the final follow-up 2 years later.Single factor and multiple linear regression analysis were used to explore the high risk factors affecting the quality of life of empty-nest elderly in the wards of elderly cadres. …”
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A Case of Carbamazepine-Induced Aggravation of Self-Limited Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes Epilepsy and Valproate-Induced Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy in a Child with Heteroz... by Imalke Kankananarachchi, Eresha Jasinge, Gemunu Hewawitharana

“…Here, we present a child who had CBZ-induced aggravation of rolandic epilepsy and VPA-induced HA encephalopathy in the background of an unrecognised heterozygous gene variant of CPS1. An 8-year-old boy with SLECTS presented with a history of abnormal behaviours and drowsiness. …”
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Biofunctional Characterization of Collagen from Orange-Spotted Grouper, <i>Epinephelus coioides</i>: Maintenance of Cartilage in Aged Zebrafish by Shao-Yang Hu, Chen-Han Tsou, Chung-Chih Tseng, Tai-Wei Han, Chun-Hung Liu

“…The enzymatic hydrolysis of fin-derived collagen using pepsin yielded low-molecular-weight peptides (PHC), which were subsequently incorporated into the diet of 1.5-year-old zebrafish, either alone or in combination with glucosamine (GC), to assess their biological effects. …”
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Positive real-time PCR in pneumococcal meningitis 12 hours after initiation of antibiotic therapy – case report by Cem Thunstedt, Carla Palleis, Johannes Wischmann, Suzette Heck, Konstantinos Dimitriadis, Matthias Klein

“…We present the case of a 54-year-old female transferred to our emergency department with suspected bacterial meningitis, later diagnosed as an Austrian syndrome. …”
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Extensive Growth of an Anaplastic Meningioma by Hajrullah Ahmeti, Homajoun Maslehaty, Athanasios K. Petridis, Alexandros Doukas, Mehran Mahvash, Harald Barth, H. M. Mehdorn

“…We present the case of a 30-year-old male patient with an almost complete destruction of the calvarial bone through an anaplastic meningioma diagnosed in line with dizziness. …”
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Properties of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae isolates by V. А. Evgrafova, О. V. Pruntova, N. B. Shadrova, А. М. Timina

“…Actinobacillus рleuropneumoniae isolates were tested for their pathogenic properties by experimental infection of white mice and 2.5–3 month-old piglets. All tested isolates were pathogenic for both white mice and piglets. …”
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mRNA Expression of EgCHI1, EgCHI2, and EgCHI3 in Oil Palm Leaves (Elaeis guineesis Jacq.) after Treatment with Ganoderma boninense Pat. and Trichoderma harzianum Rifai by Laila Naher, Soon Guan Tan, Chai Ling Ho, Umi Kalsom Yusuf, Siti Hazar Ahmad, Faridah Abdullah

“…Methods. The five-month-old oil palm seedlings were treated with Gano-wood blocks inoculum and trichomulch. …”
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Unusual Etiology of Chronic Posterior Leg Pain in a Running Athlete: Could It Be a Schwannoma? A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Naoufal Elghoul, Omar Zaddoug, Mohammed Tbouda, Mohammed Benchakroun, Abdeloihab Jaafar

“…Herein, we report a rare case of a 49-year-old athlete who suffered from a pain in the posterior aspect of the right leg one year before his presentation. …”
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Severe invasive streptococcal infection in a patient with COVID-19: A case report by Yuki Matsuura, Mone Murashita, Takayoshi Oyasu, Akira Kodate, Yoshihiro Sadamoto, Akio Endo, Hisako Sageshima, Takumi Tsuchida

“…A 63-year-old male with a history of hypertension had contracted Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) five days before visiting our hospital and was recovering at home. …”
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Dengue severity by serotype and immune status in 19 years of pediatric clinical studies in Nicaragua. by Federico Narvaez, Carlos Montenegro, Jose G Juarez, José Victor Zambrana, Karla Gonzalez, Elsa Videa, Sonia Arguello, Fanny Barrios, Sergio Ojeda, Miguel Plazaola, Nery Sanchez, Daniel Camprubí-Ferrer, Guillermina Kuan, Gabriela Paz Bailey, Eva Harris, Angel Balmaseda

“…Dengue cases were confirmed by molecular, serological, and/or virological methods, and study participants 6 months to 17 years old were followed during their hospital stay or as ambulatory patients.…”
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Successful Non-Surgical Root Canal Treatment on Auto-Transplanted Maxillary Premolar with Apical Periodontitis by Christopher M. Naglieri, Ellie Bash, Glen A. Karunanayake, Carlos H. R. Camargo, Takashi Komabayashi

“…In the present case report, the periodontic resident performed the procedure on a 15-year-old male by selecting donor teeth #4 and #13 and transplanting them at recipient sites #29 and #20, respectively. …”
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Investigation of Chlorophyll Mutations in Gamma Irradiated Naked Barley Genotypes by Saime İkincikarakaya, Güray Akdogan, Namuk Ergün

“…Chlorophyll mutations were observed in 8-day-old M2 plants grown under greenhouse conditions. …”
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Scoliosis Surgery in Cystic Fibrosis: Surgical Considerations and the Multidisciplinary Approach of a Rare Case by George I. Mataliotakis, Athanasios I. Tsirikos, Karen Pearson, Don S. Urquhart, Carolyn Smith, Andrew Fall

“…This paper reviews all the literature up to date with regard to scoliosis in patients with CF and reports this unique case of a 14-year-old Caucasian girl with progressive scoliosis, who was treated surgically at the age of 17. …”
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Food Addiction, Saturated Fat Intake, and Body Mass Index in Peruvian Adults: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Dulce E. Lopez-Lopez, Ivett K. Saavedra-Roman, Yaquelin E. Calizaya-Milla, Jacksaint Saintila

“…A cross-sectional online survey was applied to 394 Peruvian adults over 18 years old residing in the three regions of the country. …”
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