Cervical Spinal Osteomyelitis with Epidural Abscess following an Escherichia coli Urinary Tract Infection in an Immunocompetent Host by Abdelmoniem Moustafa, Rowida Kheireldine, Zubair Khan, Hussam Alim, Mohammad Saud Khan, Mohd Amer Alsamman, Eslam Youssef

“…Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a less common cause of SEA, and it is usually after urinary tract infection in patient with preexisting risk factor. …”
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Serum Cytokines Th1, Th2, and Th17 Expression Profiling in Active Lupus Nephritis-IV: From a Southern Chinese Han Population by Keshav Raj Sigdel, Lihua Duan, Yin Wang, Weiping Hu, Ning Wang, Qingyi Sun, Qingyan Liu, Xiaocong Liu, Xianghua Hou, Ao Cheng, Guixiu Shi, Yanlin Zhang

“…Diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis (LN-IV) is the most common, severe, and active form of lupus nephritis. …”
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High-Flow Nasal Cannula: A Promising Oxygen Therapy for Patients with Severe Bronchial Asthma Complicated with Respiratory Failure by Wanru Geng, Wuliji Batu, Shuhong You, Zhaohui Tong, Hangyong He

“…Severe bronchial asthma complicated with respiratory failure, a common critical illness in respiratory medicine, may be life-threatening. …”
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The Quebec Association of Gastroenterology Position Paper on Colorectal Cancer Screening - 2003 by AN Barkun, G Jobin, G Cousineau, S Dubé, R Lahaie, P Paré, B Stein, R Wassef

“…Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of death and the third most common cancer in Canada. Evidence suggests that screening can reduce mortality rates and the cost effectiveness of a program compares favourably with initiatives for breast and cervical cancer. …”
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Effect of long-term serum sodium levels on the prognosis of patients on maintenance hemodialysis by Siyu Chen, Bin Pan, Xiaowei Lou, Jianghua Chen, Ping Zhang

“…Abnormal serum Na (SNa) levels are common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) which is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. …”
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A genome-wide association study identifies genetic variants associated with hip pain in the UK Biobank cohort (N = 221,127) by Qi Pan, Yiwen Tao, Tengda Cai, Abi Veluchamy, Harry L. Hebert, Peixi Zhu, Mainul Haque, Tania Dottorini, Lesley A. Colvin, Blair H. Smith, Weihua Meng

“…Abstract Hip pain is a common musculoskeletal complaint that leads many people to seek medical attention. …”
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Hospital utilization and telemedicine preferences in patients with late-stage Parkinson’s disease and caregivers by Seo Hyun Hong, Seoyeon Kim, Seungmin Lee, Bora Jin, Jung Hwan Shin, Kyung Ah Woo, Han-Joon Kim

“…Despite proxy visits by caregivers were common, audiovisual or written materials about the patient’s condition were underused (63% answered ‘never’). …”
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Interventions used to reduce infectious aerosol concentrations in hospitals—a reviewResearch in context by Gráinne Brady, Fiona Bennin, Rosaline De Koning, Cecilia Vindrola-Padros, Sigrún Eyrúnardóttir Clark, Manish K. Tiwari, Simon Watt, Andrea Ducci, Ryo Torii, Danielle Morris, Elizabeth Lloyd-Dehler, Jerry Slann, Fiona Stevenson, Zarnie Khadjesari, Hakim-Moulay Dehbi, Lena Ciric, Ruth Epstein, John Rubin, Catherine F. Houlihan, Rachael Hunter, Laurence B. Lovat

“…Findings: Results on aerosol concentration were discussed in terms of three categories: (1) filtration and inactivation of aerosol particles; (2) effect of airflow and ventilation on aerosol concentrations; and (3) improvements or reduction in health conditions. The most common device or method that was outlined by researchers was high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters which were able to reduce aerosol concentrations under investigation across the included literature. …”
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Uranium Mineral Transport in the Peña Blanca Desert: Dissolution or Fragmentation? Simulation in Sediment Column Systems by Victoria Pérez-Reyes, Rocio M. Cabral-Lares, Jesús G. Canche-Tello, Marusia Rentería-Villalobos, Guillermo González-Sánchez, Blanca P. Carmona-Lara, Cristina Hernández-Herrera, Fabián Faudoa-Gómez, Yair Rodríguez-Guerra, Gregorio Vázquez-Olvera, Jorge Carrillo-Flores, Ignacio A. Reyes-Cortés, Daniel Hernández-Cruz, René Loredo-Portales, María E. Montero-Cabrera

“…The Sierra Peña Blanca (SPB) region in Chihuahua, Mexico contains a significant uranium deposit representing about 40% of the country’s reserves. Common uranium minerals in this area include uranophane, schoepite, and weeksite/boltwoodite, with several superficial occurrences. …”
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Genome-wide association studies with prolapsed gland of the third eyelid in dogs by Yu Zeng, Yu Zeng, Yu Zeng, Cundong Feng, Zheli Jiang, Zheli Jiang, Zheli Jiang, Weian Du, Shan He, Shan He, Shan He, Xingnuan Li, Xingnuan Li, Xingnuan Li, Yi Fan, Yi Fan, Yi Fan, Xiao Ouyang, Xiao Ouyang, Xiao Ouyang, Bixin Huang, Bixin Huang, Bixin Huang, Yan Su, Yan Su, Yan Su, Siyu Wang, Siyu Wang, Siyu Wang, Rongxing Wei, Zonghao Dai, Peng Jin, Jianyun Liu, Jianyun Liu, Jianyun Liu, Qianyong Yang, Qianyong Yang, Qianyong Yang

“…Cherry eye, the common name for the prolapse of the third eyelid gland in dogs, is a widespread ophthalmic disease affecting dogs of various breeds. …”
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A Cornflower Extract Containing N-Feruloylserotonin Reduces Inflammation in Human Skin by Neutralizing CCL17 and CCL22 and Inhibiting COX-2 and 5-LOX by Christophe Carola, Andrew Salazar, Christin Rakers, Franck Himbert, Quoc-Tuan Do, Philippe Bernard, Joerg von Hagen

“…Thymus and Activation-Regulated Chemokine (TARC/CCL17) and Macrophage-Derived Chemokine (MDC/CCL22) are two key chemokines exerting their biological effect via binding and activating a common receptor CCR4, expressed at the surface of type 2 helper T (Th2) cells. …”
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Barriers and Facilitators to Collecting Surgical Outcome Data in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An International Survey by Thomas Diehl, MD, Taylor J. Jaraczewski, MD, MS, Kaleem Sohail Ahmed, MBBS, MSAI, Muhammad Rizwan Khan, MBBS, FCPS, FRCS, FACS, MHPE, Ewen M. Harrison, MB, ChB, MSc, PhD, FRCS, Belay Mellese Abebe, MD, Asad Latif, MD, MPH, Nabiha Mughal, MD, Sadaf Khan, MBBS, FACS, FACRS, K. A. Kelly McQueen, MD, MPH, FASA, Girma Tefera, MD, Syed Nabeel Zafar, MBBS, MPH, FACS

“…There are several barriers and facilitators to collection of SOD that are common across LMICs. Most of these can be addressed through targeted interventions and are highlighted in this study. …”
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Leptin Receptor Deficiency Protects Mice against Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion-Induced Neuroinflammation and White Matter Lesions by Yu Du, Yufei Song, Xiaojie Zhang, Yan Luo, Wenying Zou, Jiawei Zhang, Jianliang Fu

“…Therefore, we performed bilateral common carotid artery stenosis (BCAS) to induce CCH on the leptin receptor- (LepR-) deficient db/db mice, aiming to evaluate the possible involvement of leptin in CCH-induced cognitive impairment, WMLs, and neuroinflammation, and further explore the effect of leptin on chronic hypoxia-induced inflammation using the BV2 microglial cell line. …”
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A multi-task model for failure identification and GPS assessment in metro trains by Pratik Vinayak Jadhav, Sairam V. A, Siddharth Sonkavade, Shivali Amit Wagle, Preksha Pareek, Ketan Kotecha, Tanupriya Choudhury

“…A multi-task artificial neural network was developed for the simultaneous identification of failures and GPS quality assessment. The network had common dense, batch normalization, and Gaussian noise layers, followed by output sigmoid layers for each output. …”
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Automated diagnosis and classification of metacarpal and phalangeal fractures using a convolutional neural network: a retrospective data analysis study by Michael Axenhus, Anna Wallin, Jonas Havela, Sara Severin, Ablikim Karahan, Max Gordon, Martin Magnéli

“… Background and purpose: Hand fractures are commonly presented in emergency departments, yet diagnostic errors persist, leading to potential complications. …”
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Primary Fallopian Tube Carcinoma: Results of a Single-Institutional Retrospective Analysis of 17 Patients with Evaluation of Staging and Prognostic Factors by Neserine Tounsi, Hanen Bouazize, Ikram Margheli, Nadia Boujelbene, Hechiche Monia, Maher Slimane, Khaled Rahel

“… OBJECTIVE: Primary carcinoma of the fallopian tubes is one of the less common gynecological cancers. It constitutes (0.14-0.18%) of gynecological malignancies. …”
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Bile acids in the lower airways is associated with airway microbiota changes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an observational study by Peter A B Wark, Siobhain Mulrennan, Stephen Stick, Yuben P Moodley, Kristy S Nichol, Jose A Caparros-Martin, Montserrat Saladié, S Patricia Agudelo-Romero, F Jerry Reen, Fergal O’Gara

“…Gastrointestinal dysfunction is common in patients with COPD and has been proposed to influence the clinical progression of the disease. …”
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Associations of multiple adverse childhood experiences, attachment insecurity and loneliness with physical and mental health difficulties in a representative Slovak sample by Natalia Kascakova, Jana Furstova, Jozef Hasto, Peter Tavel

“…Community violence (43.6 %), violent treating of a household member (38.1 %), emotional abuse (34.4 %) and emotional neglect (30.9 %) were the most common ACE. The average number of ACE was 2.7 (± 2.6). …”
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GD-1 Stellar Stream and Cocoon in the DESI Early Data Release by M. Valluri, P. Fagrelius, S. E. Koposov, T. S. Li, Oleg Y. Gnedin, E. F. Bell, R. G. Carlberg, A. P. Cooper, J. Aguilar, S. Ahlen, C. Allende Prieto, V. Belokurov, L. Beraldo e Silva, D. Brooks, A. Byström, T. Claybaugh, K. Dawson, A. Dey, P. Doel, J. E. Forero-Romero, E. Gaztañaga, S. Gontcho A Gontcho, J. Han, K. Honscheid, T. Kisner, A. Kremin, A. Lambert, M. Landriau, L. Le Guillou, M. E. Levi, A. de la Macorra, M. Manera, P. Martini, G. E. Medina, A. Meisner, R. Miquel, J. Moustakas, A. D. Myers, J. Najita, C. Poppett, F. Prada, M. Rezaie, G. Rossi, A. H. Riley, E. Sanchez, D. Schlegel, M. Schubnell, D. Sprayberry, G. Tarlé, G. Thomas, B. A. Weaver, R. H. Wechsler, R. Zhou, H. Zou

“…The thin and cocoon components have similar mean values of [Fe/H]: −2.54 ± 0.04 dex and −2.47 ± 0.06 dex, suggestive of a common origin. The data are consistent with the following scenarios for the origin of the cocoon. …”
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How mechanochemistry affects the composition and properties of disordered fluorite BaSnF4? by Mercadier, Briséïs, Legein, Christophe, Duttine, Mathieu, Body, Monique, Gutierrez, Ana Gabriela Porras, Leclerc, Sandrine, Lebedev, Oleg,  Masquelier, Christian, Dambournet, Damien

“…We have systematically compared the properties of two samples, one prepared using a commonly reported protocol and one obtained after a longer duration. …”
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