Arginine-Restricted Therapy Resistant Bilateral Macular Edema Associated with Gyrate Atrophy by Sibel Doguizi, Mehmet Ali Sekeroglu, Mustafa Alpaslan Anayol, Pelin Yilmazbas

“…Dilated fundus examination revealed multiple bilateral, sharply defined, and scalloped chorioretinal atrophy areas in the midperipheral and peripheral zone. Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography revealed bilateral cystoid macular edema in both eyes. …”
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A Method for Calculating the Area of Zostera marina Leaves from Digital Images with Noise Induced by Humidity Content by Cecilia Leal-Ramirez, Hector Echavarria-Heras

“…Nonetheless, since width to length ratios in eelgrass leaves could be even negligible, noise induced by leaf humidity content could produce misidentification of pixels along the peripheral contour of leaves images. In this paper, we present a procedure aimed to produce consistent estimations of eelgrass leaf area in the presence of the aforementioned noise effects. …”
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Pyogenic Liver Abscess Caused by Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a 21-Year-Old Male by Samuel Igbinedion, Meher S. Mavuram, Moheb Boktor, John Bienvenu

“…Patient was started on broad spectrum antibiotics, given septic presentation. Peripheral blood cultures returned positive for methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). …”
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Dysfunction of G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinases in Alzheimer's Disease by William Z. Suo, Longxuan Li

“…Moreover, the total levels of GRK2, not only in the brain, but also in peripheral blood samples, are increased in a manner inversely correlated with the patient's cognitive levels. …”
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Two Cases of Delayed Diagnosis of Leprosy in Mauritania by Boushab Mohamed Boushab, Fatima-Zahra Fall-Malick, Leonardo K. Basco

“…Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that mainly affects the skin, mucous membranes, and peripheral nervous system. The clinical manifestations of leprosy are numerous and polymorphic with the most frequent signs involving skin and neurological damage. …”
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Burkitt Lymphoma Presenting as Unilateral Deafness in an Immunocompetent Patient by Andre Pinto, Offiong Francis Ikpatt, Jennifer Chapman-Fredericks

“…Examination of the peripheral smear demonstrated the presence of increased circulating blast-like cells of intermediate size, with basophilic cytoplasm and nuclei with open chromatin. …”
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A quality of service–aware preemptive tidal flow queuing model for wireless multimedia sensor networks in the smart grid environment by Li Peizhe, Wu Muqing, Zhao Min, Liao Wenxing

“…Wireless multimedia sensor network can be treated as an organic supplement and a peripheral network in this two-way communication system. …”
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Sex- and site-specific, age-related changes in bone density – a Terry collection study by Niina Korpinen, Petteri Oura, Juho-Antti Junno

“…Terry Anatomical Skeletal Collection. Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) was used to scan the dry bones. …”
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Effects of Land Use/Cover Change on the Ecosystem Service Values in the Greater Bay Area of China Accounting for Spatiotemporal Complexity by Yingying Liu, Yalan Shi, Chunyu Liu

“…The spatial distribution of the high-value ecosystem services was concentrated around the peripheral area of the northern regions in the GBA, and those areas had less land use development and human activity. …”
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Cold induces brain region-selective cell activity-dependent lipid metabolism by Hyeonyoung Min, Yale Y Yang, Yunlei Yang

“…It has been well documented that cold is an enhancer of lipid metabolism in peripheral tissues, yet its effect on central nervous system lipid dynamics is underexplored. …”
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Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage in a Patient with Prolymphocytic Transformation of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by Gwynivere A. Davies, Alejandro Lazo-Langner, Michael Shkrum, Leonard Minuk

“…We present the case of a 76-year-old gentleman with a previous diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia who presented with fatigue, fever, and a white blood cell count of 500 000 with prolymphocytes on peripheral blood examination. Chlorambucil and dexamethasone were initiated. …”
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Severe Hypotension, Hypoxia, and Subcutaneous Erythema Induced by Indigo Carmine Administration during Open Prostatectomy by Koichiro Nandate, Bryan B. Voelzke

“…Within 1 minute after injection of indigo carmine for evaluation of the ureters, the patient developed hypotension to 40 mmHg, severe hypoxia (the value of SpO2 (peripheral capillary oxygen saturation) was 75% on 40% inspired oxygen concentration), poor air movement and bilateral diffuse wheezing on auscultation, and marked subcutaneous erythema at the upper extremities. …”
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Population-level shape variation and otolith asymmetry in Diplodus annularis by Spani Federica, Kroha Silvio, Scacco Umberto, Di Giulio Andrea, Scalici Massimiliano

“…Abstract Sound detection in fishes relies on the inner ear and peripheral structures, such as calcareous otoliths, which play a crucial role in perceiving movement, orientation, and balance. …”
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Comparison of Immunological Characteristics of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from the Periodontal Ligament, Umbilical Cord, and Adipose Tissue by Jin-Hee Kim, Chris H. Jo, Hang-Rae Kim, Young-il Hwang

“…The three types of MSCs were shown to inhibit proliferation of activated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) to a similar degree, via the indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase and cyclooxygenase-2 pathways. …”
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Spontaneous splenic rupture in a teenager as first manifestation of acute myeloid leukemia: Case report and literature review by Antonio Villa, Simona Rossi, Isabella Riva, Cecilia Tedesco, Francesca Maria Zanchettin, Rinaldo Chiumento

“…Because of the rarity of atraumatic splenic rupture, a high index of clinical suspicion must be maintained in patients with left upper quadrant pain and abnormal differential count on peripheral blood smear.…”
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Ocular Rosacea Causing Corneal Melt in an African American Patient and a Hispanic Patient by Joanna S. Saade, Bachir Abiad, Jonathan Jan, Dana Saadeh, James P. McCulley, Jeremy Bartley

“…Case  2: a 51-year-old African American man with long standing history of untreated rosacea presented with bilateral peripheral corneal thinning with neovascularization that led to right eye corneal perforation. …”
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Review of Interventional Therapies for Refractory Pediatric Migraine by Jacquelin Peck, Justin Zeien, Megha Patel, Elyse M. Cornett, Amnon A. Berger, Jamal Hasoon, Hisham Kassem, Jai Won Jung, Giovanni F. Ramírez, Paola Colon Fugueroa, Neil R. Singhal, Jaehong Song, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye, Sarang S. Koushik, Natalie H. Strand, Latha Ganti

“…In this population, adjunct therapies -- such as interventional techniques -- should be considered when traditional treatment fails, including Botulinum Toxin A (BTA) injections, peripheral nerve and ganglion blocks. BTA injections are FDA approved for migraine prophylaxis in adults, but currently not in children; however, recent evidence shows efficacy and safety in pediatric migraine management. …”
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Native American Voices: Decolonial Perspectives on Selected Texts of Alexie and Momaday by Dr. Sadia Akram, Dr. Sadia Nazir, Saira Akhter

“…Therefore, the literary representation of peripheral voices not only defies the dominant voice but also creates new avenues for cross-cultural communication with the mainstream discourse. …”
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Subjective Visual Vertical in PD Patients with Lateral Trunk Flexion by F. Gandor, D. Basta, D. Gruber, W. Poewe, G. Ebersbach

“…Lateral trunk flexion (LTF) is a common phenomenon in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and has recently been associated with peripheral vestibular dysfunction. Since deviation of the subjective visual vertical (SVV) is a well-recognized feature of disorders involving vestibular processing, we analyzed SVV angles in 30 PD patients with and without LTF to assess the possible role of vestibular dysfunction in the pathogenesis of LTF in PD. …”
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Primary Bronchopulmonary Actinomycosis Masquerading as Lung Cancer: Apropos of Two Cases and Literature Review by Stamatis Katsenos, Iosif Galinos, Panagiota Styliara, Nikoletta Galanopoulou, Konstantinos Psathakis

“…In this paper, we describe two patients with pulmonary actinomycosis mimicking bronchogenic carcinoma; the former presented with peripheral infiltrate and associated hilar/mediastinal lymphadenopathy and the latter presented with a foreign body-induced endobronchial mass. …”
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