A Case of Cardiac Calcified Amorphous Tumor Presenting with Concomitant ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Occipital Stroke and a Brief Review of the Literature by Kyaw Kyaw, Htun Latt, Sammy San Myint Aung, Chanwit Roongsritong

“…After extensive review of the literature, we believe that this case is possibly the first description of a cardiac CAT presenting with STEMI. …”
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Exploring the potential of blockchain technology for citizen engagement in smart governance [version 4; peer review: 1 approved, 3 approved with reservations] by Rebecca Marconi, Edna Pasher, Niccolò Testi

“…Based on the literature showed in this article, we believe that the use of BCT in smart governance could significantly enhance citizen participation and help manage and deliver public services, paving the way for more effective decision-making processes and improved quality of life for citizens.…”
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Management of Hepatic Rupture Diagnosed after an Emergency Cesarean Section by Gianluca Raffaello Damiani, Viviana Merola, Mario Barnaba, Stefano Landi, Gennaro Cormio, Antonio Pellegrino

“…Due to the rarity and the unpredictability nature of this devastating event we believe necessary to report our experience, reinforcing the importance of the postsurgery management.…”
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Extra-Articular Lateral Tenodesis for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Deficient Knee: A Case Report by Diego García-Germán, Pablo Menéndez, Samuel González, Pablo de la Cuadra, Ricardo Rodríguez-Arozena

“…He gained rotational stability and was able to resume his sporting activities. We believe that isolated extra-articular reconstructions may still have a role in selected indications including moderate-demand patients complaining of rotational instability after ACL graft failure.…”
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ON INTEGRATION OPTIONS OF UKRAIN FOREIGN POLICY by K. P. Borishpolets, S. I. Chernyavskiy

“…The Ukrainian elite is far from establishing the optimal balance between “Western” and “Eastern” vectors of integration cooperation. We believe that the reduction of tension between «Western» and «Eastern» vectors of integration policy of Ukraine in the short term is unlikely. …”
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Two Case Presentations Infected by Trichosporon asahii and Treated with Voriconazole Successfully by Hikmet Gulsah Tanyildiz, Sule Yesil, Sule Toprak, Mehmet Onur Candir, Gurses Sahin

“…Liposomal amphotericin B has also been reported to be inadequate for treatment. We believe that our patients were successfully treated and survived because the antifungal agents were started early and properly, although the infection can be fatal in up to 80% of cases despite treatment.…”
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A Case of Disseminated Cryptococcal Infection and Concurrent Lung Tuberculosis in a Patient under Steroid Therapy for Interstitial Pneumonia by Aoi Kuroda, Sadatomo Tasaka, Kazuma Yagi, Takao Mochimaru, Tetsuo Tani, Ho Namkoong, Kyuto Tanaka, Yusuke Suzuki, Mami Hatano, Naoki Hasegawa, Yasunori Okada, Tomoko Betsuyaku

“…Based on the patient’s clinical course, serial computed tomography images, and autopsy results, we believe that the preceding several months of corticosteroid treatment might have contributed to these coinfections in the lungs already vulnerable due to underlying fibrosis.…”
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A Rare Colocalization of Lichen Planus and Vitiligo by David Veitch, Georgios Kravvas, Sian Hughes, Christopher Bunker

“…After reviewing the literature, we believe that at present there is insufficient evidence to resolve the uncertainties in the aetiology of this colocalization. …”
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The Emerging Role of Proteolysis in Mitochondrial Quality Control and the Etiology of Parkinson’s Disease by Riya Shanbhag, Guang Shi, Jarungjit Rujiviphat, G. Angus McQuibban

“…In this perspective, we will discuss recent advances on two mitochondrial quality control pathways: the UPS and mitophagy, highlight how new players may be contributing to regulate these pathways. We believe the proteases involved will be key and novel regulators of mitochondrial quality control, and this knowledge will provide insights into future studies aimed to combat neurodegenerative diseases.…”
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Tenchi warfare – modern military operations based on the “tenchijin” philosophy by Sorin TOPOR

“…Similar to how ninja fighters approach combat, we believe such a strategy could be useful in offensive reactions in various domains, as well as for enhancing national and regional security. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: The Dean Ornish Program (“Opening the Heart”) in Cardiovascular Disease by Søren Ventegodt, Efrat Merrick, Joav Merrick

“…In spite of a complex treatment program, the principles seem to be simple and in accordance with holistic medical theories, like the Antonovsky concept of rehabilitating the sense of coherence and the life mission theory for holistic medicine. We believe there is a need for the allocation of resources for further research into the aspects of holistic health and its methods, where positive and significant results have been proven and reproduced at several sites.…”
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Pseudoprogression in CAR-T cell therapy for solid tumor: Case report by Xuan Zhao, Xuan Zhao, Yanfen Liu, Yanfen Liu, Guohui Qin, Guohui Qin, Yan Ge, Qinglong Li, Xinfeng Chen, Xinfeng Chen, Ximei Tian, Yong Yu, Jiangtao Ren, Yi Zhang, Yi Zhang, Yi Zhang, Yi Zhang, Yi Zhang

“…In this report, we provide detailed descriptions of the patient’s clinical presentation, imaging findings, treatment process, and follow-up outcomes. We believe that this case holds important implications for CAR-T cell therapy research and offers valuable insights for clinical practice.…”
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Severe Atelectasis due to Aspirated Valproic Acid Tablet by Tomomi Tanigaki, Takunori Ogawa, Sakika Nomura, Koki Ito, Yuhei Kurata, Akira Matsukida, Morio Ishihara, Aihide Yoshino, Akihiko Kawana, Yoshifumi Kimizuka

“…Our in vitro experiments using a human respiratory epithelial cell line revealed that VPA directly upregulates the airway mucin-related genes. We believe that this is the first case report of aspirated VPA-induced severe atelectasis and respiratory failure, which were successfully treated with the bronchoscopic removal of the VPA tablet.…”
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La "dissolution" paradoxale du sujet dans la période nietzschéenne de la "maturité" by Nicolas Quérini

“…Following in the footsteps of Alexander Nehamas (1985), we believe that we can overcome the contradiction identified by S. …”
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Measurement of Quality of Life VII. Statistical Covariation and Global Quality of Life Data: The Method of Weight-Modified Linear Regression by Soren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

“…In spite of the critique, we believe the procedure to be valid for the purpose of estimating the size of the covariation in population studies including psychometric measures of global quality of life. …”
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A Handlist of Illustrated Early Solomonic Manuscripts in German Public Collections by Sophia Dege-Müller, Jacopo, Vitagrazia

“…This is the first time that the illuminations of the manuscripts included in the handlist are analysed comprehensively. We believe that the resulting work sheds new light on the history of book illustration in early Solomonic Ethiopia and hope that it will provide researchers with a valuable instrument to foster comparative research and a more integrative approach to the study of Ethiopian art. …”
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Further Results about Traveling Wave Exact Solutions of the Drinfeld-Sokolov Equations by Fu Zhang, Jian-ming Qi, Wen-jun Yuan

“…Our results show that all constant and simply periodic traveling wave exact solutions of the equations (DS) are solitary wave solutions, the complex method is simpler than other methods and there exist simply periodic solutions vs,3(z) which are not only new but also not degenerated successively by the elliptic function solutions. We believe that this method should play an important role for finding exact solutions in the mathematical physics. …”
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Bordando con tinta negra: prensa y autoría femenina en la revista La Mujer Mexicana (1904-1908) by Ximena Yáñez  Chávez, Ana Laura Zavala  Díaz

“…We share with Beatriz Sarlo the idea that periodicals are a starting point to investigate the institutional and social transformations that affect literary discourse; therefore, we believe that the review of this magazine allows us to approach the notions of “female writer” and “female writing” that circulated against the tide of the dominant Mexican culture of the early twentieth century.…”
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Active operations of Ashgabat branch of Russian-Asian Commercial Bank (1905–1917) by B. A. Alimdjanov

“…The main goal of the article is to reveal the active operations of the Russian-Asian Commercial Bank in the formation of market relations in the traditional economy of the outskirts of the Russian Empire. We believe that the colonial economy had a specific character, which was expressed not in the destruction of the local «industry», but in the development of agriculture. …”
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Neglected Pediatric Osteochondral Fracture Dislocation of the Patella by Ta-Li Hsu, Shang-Ming Lin, Chih-Hung Chang, Tsung-Yu Lan

“…The outcome was optimal on the basis of a 2-year postoperative follow-up; thus, we believe that fixation with headless screws is a simple and effective method if the fracture fragment is large enough.…”
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