Posttraumatic Cranial Cystic Fibrous Dysplasia by Arata Tomiyama, Kazuya Aoki, Haruo Nakayama, Hideaki Izukura, Hitoshi Kimura, Jun-ichi Harashina, Keisuke Ito, Morito Hayashi, Norihiko Saito, Takatoshi Sakurai, Toshiaki Oharaseki, Hitoshi Terada, Satoshi Iwabuchi

“…The radiographic findings for cystic cranial FD can be various. Progressive skull disease has been reported to be associated with head trauma, but the relationship between cranial FD and head trauma has not been previously reported. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis in a Fourteen-year-old Patient: A case study of pulmonary inflammatory discharge without typical features of respiratory tract infection by Bartłomiej Żaczek, Jakub Kozłowski, Alicja Kamińska, Wojciech Kupczak, Kinga Bujak, Aleksandra Kocjan, Ismael Alsoubie, Natalie Papachristoforou, Wojciech Kaźmierski, Mateusz Ziomek, Paulina Lis, Marta Czubaj-Kowal

“…Regular patient monitoring and controlled laboratory studies are crucial in assessing the effectiveness of therapy and the progress of treatment. …”
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Rho-Kinase/ROCK as a Potential Drug Target for Vitreoretinal Diseases by Muneo Yamaguchi, Shintaro Nakao, Mitsuru Arima, Iori Wada, Yoshihiro Kaizu, Feng Hao, Shigeo Yoshida, Koh-hei Sonoda

“…This review summarizes the recent progress on the mechanisms of action of ROCK and their applications in disease treatment.…”
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Bilateral Facial Paralysis Caused by Bilateral Temporal Bone Fracture: A Case Report and a Literature Review by Sultan Şevik Eliçora, Aykut Erdem Dinç, Sultan Bişkin, Murat Damar, Ergin Bilgin

“…Upon temporal bone computed tomography (CT) examination, a fracture line exhibiting transverse progression was observed in both petrous temporal bones. …”
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Pulmonary Kaposi Sarcoma: An Uncommon Cause of Respiratory Failure in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy—Case Report and Review of the Literature by Stanley M. Nwabudike, Stefan Hemmings, Yonette Paul, Yordanis Habtegebriel, Octavius Polk, Alem Mehari

“…His disease was complicated by progressive respiratory failure and he eventually died.…”
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Mechanical Ventilation during Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Patients with Acute Severe Respiratory Failure by Zhongheng Zhang, Wan-Jie Gu, Kun Chen, Hongying Ni

“…However, mechanical ventilation per se can cause lung injury, accelerating the disease progression. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) provides an alternative to rescue patients with severe respiratory failure that conventional mechanical ventilation fails to maintain adequate gas exchange. …”
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Fahr Syndrome Unknown Complication: Overactive Bladder by Devrim Tuglu, Ercan Yuvanç, Fatih Bal, Yakup Türkel, Ersel Dağ, Erdal Yılmaz, Ertan Batislam

“…During evaluation it was detected that the patient was suffering from frequency which was progressive for one year, feeling of incontinence, and urgency incontinence. …”
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Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products and Its Involvement in Inflammatory Diseases by Yaw Kuang Chuah, Rusliza Basir, Herni Talib, Tung Hing Tie, Norshariza Nordin

“…Despite the significant progress in other RAGE studies, the functional importance of the receptor in clinical situations and inflammatory diseases still remains to be fully realized. …”
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The Combined Effect of the Initial Cure and the Type of Cement on the Natural Carbonation, the Portlandite Content, and Nonevaporable Water in Blended Cement by Saida Boualleg, Mohamed Bencheikh, Larbi Belagraa, Aziz Daoudi, Mohamed Aziz Chikouche

“…These two parameters reflect the hydration progress of the water/cement ratio studied. The weight loss due to Ca(OH)2 decomposition, calculated by DTA/TG analysis, shows the effect of the pozzolanic reaction and the natural carbonation. …”
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Bridging the gap: a new approach to student academic support at the University of Exeter by Nicky King, Jess Johnson, Hannah Jordan, Hannah Lyons

“…However, by sharing the experiences of our pastoral mentors to date, we aim to demonstrate how these third space roles, with the focus, expertise, and capacity to look at the whole student experience, can make a tangible difference to student engagement, progression, and outcomes. …”
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Macrophage Plasticity and the Role of Inflammation in Skeletal Muscle Repair by Yacine Kharraz, Joana Guerra, Christopher J. Mann, Antonio L. Serrano, Pura Muñoz-Cánoves

“…If damage persists, as in skeletal muscle pathologies such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), macrophage infiltration perpetuates and leads to progressive fibrosis, thus exacerbating disease severity. …”
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The heat treatment effects on the microstructure, hardness, and sigma phase content of L-PBF SAE 316L stainless steel by Jose M. Costa, Beatriz S. Monteiro, Francisca A. Rocha, Mariana S. Cunha, Manuel F. Vieira, Elsa W. Sequeiros

“…Notably, the dissolution of the process-induced microstructure becomes progressively significant within the temperature range of 800–950°C for 2 h. …”
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Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis: A New Entity within the Spectrum of Rare Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias by Karina Portillo, Ignasi Guasch, Caroline Becker, Felipe Andreo, Maria Teresa Fernández-Figueras, José Ramirez Ruz, Carlos Martinez-Barenys, Samuel García-Reina, Pedro Lopez de Castro, Irene Sansano, Ana Villar, Juan Ruiz-Manzano

“…The patients usually report progressive dyspnea and dry cough and are predisposed to develop spontaneous or iatrogenic pneumothoraces after surgical lung biopsy (SLB) for its diagnosis. …”
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Wavelet-Based Image Registration and Segmentation Framework for the Quantitative Evaluation of Hydrocephalus by Fan Luo, Jeanette W. Evans, Norma C. Linney, Matthias H. Schmidt, Peter H. Gregson

“…When validated on clinical cases, results showed that cases deemed to be normal/stable had a calculated volume change less than 5%. Those with progressive/treated hydrocephalus had a calculated change greater than 20%. …”
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Impact of Data Centers on Climate Change: A Review of Energy Efficient Strategies by Daniel Raphael Ejike Ewim, Nwakamma Ninduwezuor-Ehiobu, Ochuko Felix Orikpete, Blessed Afeyokalo Egbokhaebho, Akeeb Adepoju Fawole, Chiemela Onunka

“…The paper also underscores the importance of a holistic approach that encompasses both technological advancements and policy measures for meaningful progress. In conclusion, while data centers are indeed a source of climate concern, the ongoing advancements in energy-efficient strategies provide a promising pathway towards a sustainable digital future. …”
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Cardiac Transplantation following Cobalt Cardiomyopathy from Bilateral Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements by Peter Szedlak, Amrik Virdi, Paul Cacciottolo, Stephen Shepherd, Stephen Pettit, Florian Falter

“…A fifty-two-year-old man underwent heart transplantation at our centre after four years of developing progressive heart failure symptoms due to cobalt toxicity-related cardiomyopathy. …”
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Directly Converted Human Fibroblasts Mature to Neurons and Show Long-Term Survival in Adult Rodent Hippocampus by Natalia Avaliani, Ulrich Pfisterer, Andreas Heuer, Malin Parmar, Merab Kokaia, My Andersson

“…We transplanted human fibroblast-derived iNs into the adult rat hippocampus and observed a progressive morphological differentiation, with more developed dendritic arborisation at six months as compared to one month. …”
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Spinous Process Osteochondroma as a Rare Cause of Lumbar Pain by Bárbara Rosa, Pedro Campos, André Barros, Samir Karmali, Esperança Ussene, Carlos Durão, João Alves da Silva, Nuno Coutinho

“…A 70-year-old male presented with progressive and disabling lower lumbar pain. Tenderness over the central and left paraspinal area of the lower lumbar region and a palpable mass were evident. …”
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Bmi1 Severs as a Potential Tumor-Initiating Cell Marker and Therapeutic Target in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Xiaochen Wang, Kang Li, Maosheng Cheng, Ganping Wang, Hui Han, Fangfang Chen, Wenjing Liao, Zhi Chen, Jianwen Chen, Yong Bao, Liang Peng, Demeng Chen

“…In addition, our results demonstrated that PTC-209, an inhibitor of Bmi1, was able to inhibit ESCC progression when combined with cisplatin. In summary, our data suggest that Bmi1+ cells serve as TICs in ESCC.…”
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Cervical Thymic Cyst in an Adult by Hassan A. Alzahrani, Javeria M. Iqbal, Amani K. Abu Shaheen, Bandar N. Al Harthi

“…We report a 34-year-old female who presented with asymptomatic progressively growing left-sided neck swelling. Neck ultrasound (US) showed a large cystic lesion with septation, compressing the ipsilateral vessels. …”
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