Chronic osteomyelitis as evidence of a source of uncontrolled sepsis. A case report by Ariel Efrén Uriarte Méndez, Jorge L. Capote Padrón, José Julio Requeiro Molina, Lioby Kauteks Pardiñas de León

“…The diagnosis initially focused on acute viral myocarditis, but four weeks later osteomyelitis was diagnosed with chronicity criteria. …”
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The basic reproduction number $R_0$ and effectiveness of reactive interventions during dengue epidemics: The 2002 dengue outbreak in Easter Island, Chile by Gerardo Chowell, R. Fuentes, A. Olea, X. Aguilera, H. Nesse, J. M. Hyman

“…However, even when the control interventions start several weeks after the epidemic onset, reactive intervention efforts can have a significant impact on the final epidemic size. …”
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Cognitive-Enhancing Effect of a Hydroethanolic Extract of Crinum macowanii against Memory Impairment Induced by Aluminum Chloride in BALB/c Mice by Mohammed S. Jilani, Dexter Tagwireyi, Louis L. Gadaga, Charles C. Maponga, Cosmas Mutsimhu

“…C. macowanii (10, 20, and 40 mg/kg p.o) was administered daily for five weeks, while donepezil (3 mg/kg p.o) was used as the positive control. …”
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Whipple’s Disease: Our Own Experience and Review of the Literature by Jan Bureš, Marcela Kopáčová, Tomáš Douda, Jolana Bártová, Jan Tomš, Stanislav Rejchrt, Ilja Tachecí

“…Patients were treated using i.v. penicillin G or amoxicillin-clavulanic acid + i.v. gentamicin for two weeks, followed by p.o. doxycycline (100 mg per day) plus p.o. salazopyrine (3 g per day) for 1 year. …”
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Phaeoisaria sp. fungal keratitis resembling corneal rust residue: a case report by YingHan Zhao, MengYao Zhang, Jing Hong, YingYu Li, Pei Zhang, RongMei Peng

“…The patient completed six weeks of antifungal treatment and showed no signs of recurrence at the 7-month follow-up visit. …”
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Childbirth preparedness and childbirth anxiety among primigravida in a lower-middle income country: A phenomenological qualitative study by Lekha Bist, Lekha Viswanath, Ruchira Nautiyal, Shagun Agarwal

“…Therefore, this study aimed to phenomenologically explore childbirth anxiety and childbirth preparation among Primigravida in a lower-middle-income country (LMIC) Methods: Fifteen primigravidae with 28–34 weeks of pregnancy, selected community health centres, purposively recruited into this in-depth interview. …”
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“I’m Seeing Dead People”: A Case Report on Salicylate Poisoning in a Patient with Hallucinations by Jessica Meyers, Sean McCormick, Phillip D. Levy, Michael J. Twiner

“…Case Report: We describe the case of an accidental, sub-chronic overdose (up to 7.5 grams/day for multiple weeks; ~75 milligrams/kilogram/day) that resulted in predominantly neurological symptoms (ie, tinnitus and hallucinations, including the patient reporting “seeing dead people”) but without the more typical findings classically associated with salicylate toxicity. …”
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Osteolysis of the Greater Trochanter Caused by a Foreign Body Granuloma Associated with the Ethibond® Suture after Total Hip Arthroplasty by Keiji Kamo, Hiroaki Kijima, Koichiro Okuyama, Nobutoshi Seki, Shin Yamada, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Yoichi Shimada

“…The left hip pain disappeared after surgery, but the bone tunnels enlarged gradually and developed osteolysis at 10 weeks. The removal of the Ethibond sutures and debridement improved the osteolysis. …”
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(+)-Z-Bisdehydrodoisynolic Acid Enhances Basal Metabolism and Fatty Acid Oxidation in Female Obese Zucker Rats by William J. Banz, April D. Strader, Kolapo M. Ajuwon, Yuqing Hou, Cal Y. Meyers, Jeremy E. Davis

“…To determine if these antiobesity effects were attributed to changes in basal metabolism, we assessed indirect calorimetry and metabolic profile in female obese Zucker (OZR) rats provided (+)-Z-BDDA (0.0002% food admixture) for 11 weeks. Similar to our previous findings, (+)-Z-BDDA reduced weight gain and improved lipid and glucose homeostasis in OZR rats. …”
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Sepsis Management in a Case of Myasthenic Crisis: A Case Report by Hossein Karballaei Mirzahosseini, Ehsan Yousefi-Mazhin, Rezvan Hassanpour, Atabak Najafi, Mahsa Tofighi-Mohammadi, Hamidreza Sharifnia, Amirmahdi Mojtahedzadeh, Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh

“…After eradicating the infections and stabilizing the patient's hemodynamic, she received rituximab. After 3 weeks of treatment, she responded well to the rituximab, the respiratory failure recovered, and she was extubated and discharged from the ICU after 3 months of hospitalization. …”
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Azole-Induced Myositis after Combined Lung-Liver Transplantation by Sofie Happaerts, Michiel Wieërs, Ward Vander Mijnsbrugge, Laurent Godinas, Dirk Van Raemdonck, Laurens J. Ceulemans, Robin Vos, Geert M. Verleden

“…He presented to our emergency room with acute pain in both forearms at 3 weeks after voriconazole was initiated for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis infection. …”
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3D bioprinting for the production of a perfusable vascularized model of a cancer niche by Federico Maggiotto, Federico Maggiotto, Lorenzo Bova, Lorenzo Bova, Lorenzo Bova, Sara Micheli, Sara Micheli, Camilla Pozzer, Pina Fusco, Pina Fusco, Paolo Sgarbossa, Fabrizio Billi, Elisa Cimetta, Elisa Cimetta

“…We used a multi-material and sacrificial bioprinting approach to fabricate vascularized 3D cell-laden structures and developed a customized perfusion system enabling maintenance of growth and viability of the constructs for up to 3 weeks. Cell phenotypes and densities in co-culture for both the bulk of the construct and the endothelialization of the vascular channels were optimized to better replicate in vivo conditions and ideally simulate tumor progression. …”
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Hmox1 Deficiency Sensitizes Mice to Peroxynitrite Formation and Diabetic Glomerular Microvascular Injuries by Olivia Lenoir, François Gaillard, Hélène Lazareth, Blaise Robin, Pierre-Louis Tharaux

“…Renal function and histology were analyzed 10 weeks after diabetes induction with streptozotocin. …”
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Extreme Maternal Metabolic Acidosis Leading to Fetal Distress and Emergency Caesarean Section by Nicolas Cecere, Corinne Hubinont, Arnauld Kabulu Kadingi, Marie-Françoise Vincent, Peter Van den Bergh, Anna Onnela, Philippe Hantson

“…A 31-year-old pregnant woman ( weeks) was admitted with extreme tachypnea. She had a previous history of congenital muscular dystrophy (Ullrich’s disease) and isolated glucosuria. …”
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Ruta chalepensis L. Essential Oil: A New Antisprouting Agent for Potatoes Bioconservation by Olfa Lengliz, Jamel Mejri, Manef Abderrabba, Rachid Khalifa, Mondher Mejri

“…To confirm RCEO antisprouting effect, evolution of sprout length and weight loss of potato tubers was determined during a storage period of six weeks under three RCEO different treatments (2%, 4%, and 6%). …”
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Spatial–Temporal Dynamics of Adventitious Roots of <i>Typha domingensis</i> Pers. Seedlings Grown with Auxin/Cytokinin by Guadalupe Hernández-Piedra, Violeta Ruiz-Carrera, Alberto J. Sánchez, Erika Escalante-Espinosa, Graciano Calva-Calva

“…The effect of indole-3-acetic acid (AIA) in combination with kinetin (CIN) or 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) on seedlings cultivated in the light and dark in three radicular systems and in a rhizotrophic regime for the screening of dynamic rhizogenic lines, by weekly allometric measurements of the length and number of roots, were studied. …”
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20-Year Climatology of NO3  − and NH4  + Wet Deposition at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard by Rafael Kühnel, Tjarda J. Roberts, Mats P. Björkman, Elisabeth Isaksson, Wenche Aas, Kim Holmén, Johan Ström

“…A 20-year dataset of weekly precipitation observations in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, was analysed to assess atmospheric wet deposition of nitrogen. …”
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Short-Term Outcomes of KeraSys Patch Graft for Glaucoma Drainage Devices: A Case Series by Kundandeep S. Nagi, Ricardo J. Cumba, Nicholas P. Bell, Lauren S. Blieden, Alice Z. Chuang, Kimberly A. Mankiewicz, Donna Nguyen, Robert M. Feldman

“…Four (10%) eyes experienced patch-related complications: two with exposure 8 months postoperatively, one with exposure 13 months postoperatively, and one with exposure 4 weeks postoperatively. Conclusion. The effectiveness of the keraSys patch graft is limited by the higher than expected early exposure rate found in this case series. …”
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Magnetic-Guided Capsule Endoscopy in the Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Diseases in Minors by Yuting Qian, Tingting Bai, Juanjuan Li, Yi Zang, Tong Li, Mingping Xie, Qi Wang, Lifu Wang, Ruizhe Shen

“…Patients were followed up for more than 2 weeks. Results. The main indications for MGCE in minors were Crohn’s disease, gastrointestinal bleeding, and abdominal pain. …”
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Serological and virological investigation of bovine viral diarrhea virus infection in cattle with abortion problem by Oya Bulut, Oguzhan Avci, Orhan Yapici, Orhan, Sibel Yavru, Atilla Simsek

“…The animals being antigen positive and antibody negative were sampled second time after two weeks. The same results were detected for two seronegative cattle. …”
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