Two Synchronous Neonatal Tumors: An Extremely Rare Case by M. Rodríguez-Zubieta, K. Albarenque, C. Lagues, A. San Roman, M. Varela, D. Russo, G. Podesta, D. Steinberg, C. Schauvinhold, A. Etchegaray, M. T. G. de Dávila

“…We report a case of a newborn with two synchronous tumors—sialoblastoma and hepatoblastoma—diagnosed at 20 weeks of gestation by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasonography (US). …”
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The Effect of Dantonic Pill on β-Catenin Expression in a Rat Model of Streptozotocin-Induced Early Stage of Diabetic Nephropathy by Zhou Shuhong, Lv Hongjun, Cui Bo, Xu Li, Shi Bingyin

“…Including an analysis of the general metabolic index and renal function, immunohistochemical staining and reverse transcription real-time PCR for β-catenin were performed in the renal cortex of the rat models every 4 weeks. After the treatments of DP and irbesartan, the albuminuria level, kidney weight/body weight, and thickness of the glomerular basement membrane were decreased, but the expression of β-catenin was not downregulated in the renal cortex. …”
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Sexual Dysfunction and Hyperprolactinemia in Male Psychotic Inpatients: A Cross-Sectional Study by Erik Johnsen, Rune Kroken, Else-Marie Løberg, Eirik Kjelby, Hugo A. Jørgensen

“…Cross-sectional data were obtained at discharge from the hospital or 6 weeks after admittance for patients acutely admitted for psychosis and treated with a second-generation antipsychotic drug. …”
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Leukotriene inhibition in hamster periodontitis. A histochemical and morphometric study by B. Baroukh, J. L. Saffar

“…The effects of leukotriene (LT) inhibition on gingival and adjacent bone compartments were assessed by using phenidone (100 mg/kg/d) and ketoconazole (50 mg/kg/d) given for 4 weeks to periodontitis-affected hamsters. In the gingiva the two agents significantly decreased PMNL recruitment and migration and increased the vascular lumen. …”
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Extensive Spiculated Follicular Porokeratosis With Alopecia: A Case Report by Mitra Abdolvand, Roya Radanfar, Mozhdeh Sepaskhah, Fatemeh Sari Aslani, Mojgan Akbarzadeh Jahromi

“…The patient was treated with oral isotretinoin, and the lesions improved partially within 6 weeks of follow‐up. Follicular porokeratosis might be considered among the differential diagnoses of keratotic papules (with or without spicules) and in the cases of alopecia with keratotic papules. …”
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Cutting Edge: Biomarkers for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria by Marco Folci, Enrico Heffler, Giorgio W. Canonica, Raffaello Furlan, Enrico Brunetta

“…Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is defined by the appearance of wheals and a variable presence of angioedema which persists for at least 6 weeks. It represents the most common subtype of chronic urticaria and is gaining importance in civil society because of its association with impaired quality of life. …”
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Bilateral Breast Masses with a Rare Etiology by Friederike Thieringer, Gideon Sartorius, Katrin Kalf, Viola Heinzelmann, Marcus Vetter

“…We present the case of a 28-year-old woman with bilateral large painful breast masses that developed rapidly in the three weeks before first presentation. Further investigation revealed bilateral ovarian masses. …”
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Persistent Suppression of Type 1 Diabetes by a Multicomponent Vaccine Containing a Cholera Toxin B Subunit-Autoantigen Fusion Protein and Complete Freund’s Adjuvant by Béla Dénes, István Fodor, William H. R. Langridge

“…Systemic coinoculation of prediabetic mice with recombinant vaccinia virus rVV-CTB::GAD and undiluted or 10-fold diluted CFA demonstrated a significant decrease in hyperglycemia and pancreatic islet inflammation in comparison with control animals during 17–61 and 17–105 weeks of age, respectively. Synergy in these beneficial effects was observed during 43–61 and 61–105 wks of age, respectively. …”
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Cesarean Scar Pregnancy and Successful Ultrasound-Guided Removal after Uterine Artery Ligation by Vito Leanza, Giosuè Giordano Incognito, Ferdinando Antonio Gulino, Attilio Tuscano, Monia Cimino, Marco Palumbo

“…A 38-year-old woman was admitted referring amenorrhea lasting 9 weeks, pelvic pain, and vaginal bleeding. She had three previous cesarean sections. …”
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Fatal Hepatic Decompensation in a Patient with Hepatitis B Cirrhosis Following Famciclovir Withdrawal by Robert P Myers, Rabindra Chaudhary, Kevin Fonseca, Samuel S Lee

“…The authors describe a 41-year-old man with compensated HBV cirrhosis who developed fatal hepatic decompensation due to a rebound in viral replication within six weeks of discontinuing famciclovir therapy. Although several mutations in the HBV DNA polymerase gene have been documented, none has been associated with famciclovir resistance or adverse clinical outcomes. …”
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A Rare Case of Primary Bilateral Adrenal Lymphoma by Veeraraghavan Meyyur Aravamudan, Phang Kee Fong, Yang Shiyao Sam, Pavel Singh, Siok-Bian Ng, Gollamudi Satya Pavan Kumar

“…We here present a case of a middle-aged female who presented with persistent fever for three weeks. She also reported significant weight loss of more than 10 kgs over the duration of three months. …”
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Pyrethroid as a Substance of Abuse by Pravesh Sharma, Stephen Manning, Regina Baronia, Saira Mushtaq

“…The patient had been smoking and inhaling “processed” pyrethroid for about eight weeks as an inexpensive methamphetamine substitute. …”
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Intraepithelial corneal deposits associated with Mirvetuximab soravtansine use for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer by Charlotte McRae, Rachael Cowan, Macy Green, Jack S. Parker

“…Observations: A 63-year-old female with metastatic ovarian cancer diagnosed with intraepithelial corneal deposits two weeks after her first MIRV infusion. Treatment with topical prednisolone acetate 1 % ophthalmic suspension and lubricating eye drops without interruption of her MIRV infusions resulted in complete resolution of blurry vision and corneal deposits. …”
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The Decay Resistance and Hyphae Penetration of Bamboo Gigantochloa scortechinii Decayed by White and Brown Rot Fungi by Norul Hisham Hamid, Othman Sulaiman, Azmy Mohammad, Norasikin Ahmad Ludin

“…The bamboo grown in natural stand from three different age classes of 0.5, 3.5, and 6.5 years was harvested, oven dried, sterilised, and exposed to agar media containing 4% malt extract and 2% agar technical (no. 3) under laboratory condition for 8 weeks. The deterioration was expressed as percentage of weight loss, and the decay resistance classes were measured according to ASTM D 2017-81 (1986). …”
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Unilateral Subconjunctival and Retrobulbar Hemorrhage Secondary to Brodifacoum Toxicity in a Dog by Sonia E. Kuhn, Diane V. H. Hendrix

“…All clinical signs of coagulopathy were completely resolved within 4 weeks of presentation. Coagulopathy secondary to brodifacoum ingestion can manifest as severe unilateral bulbar and nictitating membrane subconjunctival hemorrhage and exophthalmos due to retrobulbar hemorrhage without other clinical signs.…”
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Leukoreduction in a dog with acute leukemia by Brenna Hanratty, Anna Hauck, Amanda Foskett, J. D. Foster

“…The dog completed multiple weeks of traditional cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone (CHOP)‐based treatment and had a survival time of 43 days before the owner elected humane euthanasia. …”
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Chronic Q fever: An ongoing challenge in diagnosis and management by Ira Das, Nicola Guest, Richard Steeds, Peter Hewins

“…A 51-year-old woman with a history of aortic valve replacement presented with complaints of feeling generally unwell, pyrexia and occasional unproductive cough over a period of several weeks. Phase 1 immunoglobulin G titre to Coxiella burnetii was initially detected at a low level (1:320, detected using immunofluorescence) and was not considered to be significant according to the modified Duke criteria. …”
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The biodiversity survey of the Cape (BioSCape), integrating remote sensing with biodiversity science by Anabelle W. Cardoso, Erin L. Hestir, Jasper A. Slingsby, Cherie J. Forbes, Glenn R. Moncrieff, Woody Turner, Andrew L. Skowno, Jacob Nesslage, Philip G. Brodrick, Keith D. Gaddis, Adam M. Wilson

“…The Biodiversity Survey of the Cape (BioSCape) addresses this need by integrating field, airborne, satellite, and modeling datasets to advance the limits of global remote sensing of biodiversity. Over six weeks, an international team of ~150 scientists collected data across terrestrial, marine, and freshwater ecosystems in South Africa. …”
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Lymph Drainage of Posttraumatic Edema of Lower Limbs by Ana Carolina Pereira de Godoy, Rodrigo Ocampos Troitino, Maria de Fátima Guerreiro Godoy, José Maria Pereira de Godoy

“…He was treated with an external fixator for four months followed by plaster cast immobilization for three weeks. He presented with fever and paresthesia in the lower left limb that resulted in an episode of erysipelas, and the patient evolved with painful lymphedema. …”
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Time in Care for Older People Living in Nursing Homes by K. B. E. Thorsell, B. M. Nordström, L. Fagerström, B. V. Sivberg

“…Work time was measured according to actual schedule (462 hours per nursing home during two weeks). Given that the need for care was high, one must further investigate if the quality of care the recipients received was sufficiently addressed.…”
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