Pullout Characteristics and Damage Softening Model of the Geogrid-Soil Interface by Xiaoyong Liang, Jing Jin, Guangqing Yang, Xizhao Wang, Yitao Zhou

“…Analytical solutions of interface tension, shear stress, and displacement at different stages are derived considering strain softening based on damage, and the development of shear stress and progressive failure mode of the geogrid-soil interface at different pullout stages is revealed. …”
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Relapse of Multiple Myeloma Presenting as Extramedullary Plasmacytomas in Multiple Organs by Murat Köse, Ersida Buraniqi, Timur Selçuk Akpinar, Seyit Mehmet Kayacan, Tufan Tükek

“…Some patients have slowly progressive disease while others have aggressive clinical behavior by extramedullary involvement. …”
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Cystic Fibrosis Atypical Forms Presentation: Edema, Anemia and Skin Lesions by Chabelys de la Caridad Rodríguez Membrides, Carlos Enrique Cruz Carrazana, Milda Díaz Martínez

“…Cystic fibrosis or mucoviscidosis is the most common genetic disease in the Caucasian race characterized by thickening of secretions due to abnormal ion transport of epithelial cells, manifested with pancreatic insufficiency, progressive lung disease, alteration in the secretion of electrolytes in sweat, azoospermia in males and decreased fertility in females. …”
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Varicella Zoster Meningitis, Optic Neuritis Preceding the Development of Posterior Outer Retinal Necrosis, and Central Retinal Artery Occlusion in a HIV Patient by Manasa Gunturu, Shiva Kumar Gosi, Swetha Kanduri, Vishnu Garla

“…Funduscopic examination showed patchy areas of necrosis in the periphery which were rapidly progressive, diagnostic of posterior outer retinal necrosis (PORN). …”
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Postoperative Acute Exacerbation of IPF after Lung Resection for Primary Lung Cancer by Atsushi Watanabe, Nobuyoshi Kawaharada, Tetsuya Higami

“…Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by slowly progressive respiratory dysfunction. Nevertheless, some IPF patients experience acute exacerbations generally characterized by suddenly worsening and fatal respiratory failure with new lung opacities and pathological lesions of diffuse alveolar damage. …”
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Retinal Toxicity after Initial Administration of Nivolumab and Ipilimumab by Adnan Kilani, Efstathios Vounotrypidis, Susanna F. König, Armin Wolf

“…A 52-year-old female with metastatic malignant cutaneous melanoma experiencing bilateral progressive visual acuity reduction, after treatment initiation with 1 mg/kg nivolumab and 3 mg/kg ipilimumab two weeks prior symptom onset. …”
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Epstein-Barr Virus-Related Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: Hematologic Emergency in the Critical Care Setting by Neda Hashemi-Sadraei, Pimprapa Vejpongsa, Muhamed Baljevic, Lei Chen, Modupe Idowu

“…As clinical and laboratory features of HLH could overlap with septic shock syndrome in most patients, the diagnosis of HLH, especially in adults, is the most challenging aspect of the disease that results in delayed recognition and treatment of rapidly progressive multiorgan system failure. We report a case of Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a patient who presented with signs of septic shock syndrome and we review the literature on the topic.…”
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Schwann Cells in Neuromuscular Disorders: A Spotlight on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Kathryn R. Moss, Smita Saxena

“…Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a complex neurodegenerative disease primarily affecting motor neurons, leading to progressive muscle atrophy and paralysis. This review explores the role of Schwann cells in ALS pathogenesis, highlighting their influence on disease progression through mechanisms involving demyelination, neuroinflammation, and impaired synaptic function. …”
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Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma with WWTR1-CAMTA1 Fusion in the Parotid Gland Presenting as Bell’s Palsy by Landon J. Kunzelman, Shweta Agarwal, Nathan Boyd, Cory J. Broehm

“…In the current case, a 37-year-old female presented with a longstanding complaint of pain and fullness in the right preauricular region and progressive episodes of Bell’s palsy and facial nerve weakness. …”
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Case report: Electrical impedance tomography-guided ventilator weaning in an obese patient with severe pneumonia by Yuxia Liu, Rui Liu, Bin Li, Libi Cai, Jieqi Hou, Wei Zhao

“…This case report highlights the potential of EIT to guide the weaning of ventilator-dependent patients in an obese patient with severe pneumonia.Case summaryA 23-year-old male obese patient was admitted to Zhongshan People’s Hospital in November 2023 due to progressive dyspnea. He suffered from recurrent fever and worsening oxygenation and had a 20+ year history of syringomyelia. …”
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Cardiogenic Shock and Guillain–Barré Syndrome as the First Manifestations of Pheochromocytoma by Maryam Heidarpour, Nafiseh Sereshti, Davood Shafie, Bijan Iraj, Hassan Rezvanian

“…Before surgery, she complained of acute-onset progressive muscle weakness in the lower limbs, followed by the upper limbs. …”
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Militanza, “impegno” e critica sociale dell’antropologia sulla base di intense etnografie. Le intenzioni trasformative e i giudizi politici dell’antropologo by Antonino Colajanni

“…The essay is devoted to an historical analysis of the progressive engagement of anthropological studies on the contemporary world with its difficult and conflictual situations. …”
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Bilateral Ureteral Stenosis with Hydronephrosis as First Manifestation of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener’s Granulomatosis): A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Joelle Suillot, Jürg Bollmann, Samuel Rotman, Eric Descombes

“…We report the case of a 76-year-old woman with progressive renal failure in which bilateral hydronephrosis due to ureteral stenosis was the first manifestation of the disease. …”
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BIOMECHANICAL EVALUATION OF POLYAXIAL ANGULAR STABLE PLATES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURES by Norin Forna, Paul-Dan Sîrbu, Savin Liliana, Lucian Eva, Wilhelm Friedl, Eugen Carata, Tudor Pinteală, Răzvan Tudor, Mihnea Theodor Sîrbu

“…Although no statistically significant differences in stiffness and stability were observed across all groups under progressive axial loading, the combined lateral and medial plate technique demonstrated superior biomechanical performance compared to individual plate use. …”
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αSynuclein and Mitochondrial Dysfunction: A Pathogenic Partnership in Parkinson’s Disease? by David Protter, Charmaine Lang, Antony A. Cooper

“…Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a complex, chronic, progressive, and debilitating neurodegenerative disorder. …”
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The Domestic Cat as a Large Animal Model for Characterization of Disease and Therapeutic Intervention in Hereditary Retinal Blindness by Kristina Narfström, Koren Holland Deckman, Marilyn Menotti-Raymond

“…The first model is the autosomal recessive, slowly progressive, late-onset, rod-cone degenerative disease caused by a mutation in the CEP290 gene. …”
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Elderly Onset Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia—A Rare Case by Li‐Han Goh, Madhavan Manoharan, Khean‐Lee Goh

“…We present a rare case of primary intestinal lymphangiectasia in a 62‐year‐old Chinese woman who presented with a six‐month history of lethargy, persistent diarrhea, and progressive weight loss. Gastroscopy and colonoscopy were performed, and biopsies revealed dilated intestinal lymphatics with broadened villi in the small intestine. …”
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Settlement of Dispute on Murabahah Financing with Default Customer by Nawir Yuslem, Mhd. Yadhi Harahap, Darmansyah Hasibuan

“…The Supreme Court's decision Number 649 K/AG/2017 does not reflect a fully progressive decision, for the bank and also for the customer, the decision has not received a value of benefit, because the Supreme Court judge does not give a time limit to customers who are considered unable to make payments in accordance with the agreement (default) to reschedule (rescheduling), in the absence of such a time limit, provides an opportunity for customers who are in default to prolong the delay in payment so that this can be detrimental to the bank.…”
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Microscopic Polyangiitis following Silicone Exposure from Breast Implantation by Judy Tan, Fuad Spath, Rakesh Malhotra, Zaher Hamadeh, Anjali Acharya

“…She was diagnosed as having microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) based on acute progressive renal failure, hematuria, pulmonary hemorrhage, and positivity for myeloperoxidase-anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA). …”
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Windsock mitral valve after prior aortic valve endocarditis by Augustine W. Kang, Hanjay Wang, Diane M. Libert, Gerald J. Berry, Jack H. Boyd

“…Despite initiation of appropriate antimicrobial therapy and surgical intervention for AV involvement, the patient developed progressive valvular dysfunction. Subsequent imaging studies revealed the emergence of windsock deformity in the mitral valve apparatus. …”
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