MELAS Missed for Years: Stroke-Like Lesions Are No Indication for Brain Biopsy by J. Finsterer

“…According to the Walker criteria, a possible MID was diagnosed. In conclusion, adult-onset MID may be missed for years, SLLs may be easily misinterpreted entailing brain biopsy, and psychosis may contribute to a reduced impact for proper workup of a MID.…”
Get full text

The contribution of credit accumulation and transfer system: Lessons to the Ethiopian national qualifications framework by Abebaw Yirga Adamu

Get full text

Significance of the heritage of the Great Duchy of Lithuania in popular interpretations of the national narrative by Irena Šutinienė

“… The article presents the data of empirical research (namely, a representative survey of Lithuanian adult population as well as focused interviews) of popularity and uses of symbolic representations of the period of the Great Duchy of Lithuania. …”
Get full text

Anesthesia for Pediatric Deep Brain Stimulation by Joseph Sebeo, Stacie G. Deiner, Ron L. Alterman, Irene P. Osborn

“…Their use has also been extended in pediatric and adult patients to treat epileptogenic foci. We here performed a retrospective chart review of anesthesia records from 28 pediatric cases of patients who underwent DBS implantation for dystonia using combinations of dexmedetomidine and propofol-based anesthesia. …”
Get full text

A SMARCA2 Mutation in the First Case Report of Nicolaides-Baraitser Syndrome in Latin America: Genotype-Phenotype Correlation by Ana Isabel Sánchez, Jorge Armando Rojas

“…The disorder is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner caused by de novo mutations in the SMARCA2 gene, with most being missense mutations. We report a young adult patient with NCBRS and, to our knowledge, the first case report of the syndrome in Latin America with a confirmed molecular diagnosis and a mild-to-moderate phenotype.…”
Get full text

Expect the Unexpected: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and the Creation of a Double Audience by Isabelle Licari-Guillaume

“…Popular and academic discussions of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic often tend to contrast the “expected audience” of very young girls with an adult, mostly male “unexpected audience.” This polarizing view begs the question of what the various agents involved in the production of the series actually expect of their audience, and how such expectations are expressed through the material they produce and the type of behaviors they encourage. …”
Get full text

Compassion: a Phenomenology of the Affective Experience by Ramunė Bleizgienė

“…Compassion was one of the ‘qualifications’ that the young woman had to prove at the wedding, that is, the initiation of women into the adult world. The similarity between the funeral and the wedding lament shows that compassion not only helped the young woman to experience a fundamental transformation in her life, but also allowed her to establish a connection with the sacred world of the dead. …”
Get full text

Play and participation in preschool children’s project activities by Joanna Ludwika Pękala, Kamila Wichrowska

“…During the implementation of the project activities, it was important to have the attentive presence of adults who showed direction and tried to always remind children as well as other partners (from partner institutions) about the purpose of the playful activities. …”
Get full text

Histochemical Study of the Progenetic Trematode Alloglossidium renale by Craig A. Schimmer, Stephen C. Landers

“…A histochemical study of the progenetic trematode Alloglossidium renale has demonstrated the absence of any secreted material between the adult worm and the host (freshwater shrimp) antennal gland tubules. …”
Get full text

Pediatric Infectious Prepatellar Bursitis with Kingella kingae by Charles C. Pitts, Walter R. Smith, Michael J. Conklin

“…Our case also builds upon prior literature suggesting that the pathophysiology of septic bursitis in children differs from that of the adult and may be more comparable to that of pediatric osteomyelitis. …”
Get full text

Cosmetic Remodeling of the Smile: Combining Composite Resin and Ceramics over Teeth and Implants by Leonardo Fernandes da Cunha, Ubiracy Gaião, Rafael Coutinho Silva, Carla Castiglia Gonzaga, Gisele Maria Correr

“…The aim of this paper is to describe a restorative approach to the cosmetic remodeling of the teeth of a young adult patient with right maxillary lateral hypodontia and left lateral microdontia. …”
Get full text

Atherosclerosis in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis by Ewa Jednacz, Lidia Rutkowska-Sak

“…Clinical consequences of the atherosclerotic process occur in the adult population, however atherosclerotic process begins in childhood. …”
Get full text

Iron Loading and Overloading due to Ineffective Erythropoiesis by Toshihiko Tanno, Jeffery L. Miller

“…Erythropoiesis describes the hematopoietic process of cell proliferation and differentiation that results in the production of mature circulating erythrocytes. Adult humans produce 200 billion erythrocytes daily, and approximately 1 billion iron molecules are incorporated into the hemoglobin contained within each erythrocyte. …”
Get full text

PROBLEMS OF STATISTICAL RESEARCH OF CHILDREN IN DIFFICULT LIFE SITUATIONS by L. A. Davletshina, M. V. Karmanov, O. E. Bashina

“…The authors justify the need to characterize the subject of the study – a difficult life situation in which both an adult and a child can get, highlight particularly the age group “teenagers”. …”
Get full text

The Covid-19 Era: An Examination of the 5G Conspiracy Theory and the Challenges of Educating Children in Nigeria by Kelechi Johnmary Ani

“…They were entrusted to their parents and guardians for training and sponsorship into successful adult life. Thus, this study examined the challenges faced by Nigerian children in the era of Covid 19 that ravaged the world. …”
Get full text

The Molecular Genetics and Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by Rajiv D. Machado

“…Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is an incurable disorder clinically characterised by a sustained elevation of mean arterial pressure in the absence of systemic involvement. As the adult circulation is a low pressure, low resistance system, PAH represents a reversal to a foetal state. …”
Get full text

Activities of Teenagers involved in the Pinamou Tradition in Central Maluku by Nastain

“…Activities that teenagers are not allowed to do in this tradition include not being seen by adult men, not being able to bathe, and not speaking loudly. …”
Get full text

Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica Newman (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) by Jamba Gyeltshen, Amanda Hodges

“…It is also a pest of several fruit, garden, and field crops, and has a total host range of more than 300 plant species. Adult Japanese beetles feed on foliage, flowers, and fruits. …”
Get full text

A Review of the Potential for Cardiometabolic Dysfunction in Youth with Spina Bifida and the Role for Physical Activity and Structured Exercise by Kevin R. Short, Dominic Frimberger

“…Like their nondisabled peers, adolescents with spina bifida that develop metabolic risk factors early in life have set the stage for adult disease. Exercise interventions can improve metabolic dysfunction in nondisabled youth, but the types of exercise programs that are most effective and the mechanisms involved are not known. …”
Get full text

Violence Against Children by Jace Pillay

“…Children exposed to violence in their families, communities, and schools in their early years are likely to maintain this cycle of violence in their youth and adult lives if no efforts are made to break this cycle. …”
Get full text