THE EU’S ALTERNATIVE ROUTES TO ESCAPE THE JOINT DECISION TRAP: AN ASSESSMENT IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE 2015 REFUGEE CRISIS by Elif Cemre Beşgür

“…Based on this theoretical premise, the article assesses whether exit mechanisms are adequate in resolving the deficiencies of the Common European Asylum System or not. The article argues that exit mechanisms only address the deficiencies to a limited extent. …”
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A New Kind of Shift Operators for Infinite Circular and Spherical Wells by Guo-Hua Sun, K. D. Launey, T. Dytrych, Shi-Hai Dong, J. P. Draayer

“…These shift operators depend on all spatial variables of quantum systems and connect some eigenstates of confined systems of different radii R sharing energy levels with a common eigenvalue. In circular well, the momentum operators P±=Px±iPy play the role of shift operators. …”
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Intestinal Radiation-Induced Stricture Favours Small Bowel Obstruction by Phytobezoar: Report of a Case by Alessandra Quercioli, Franco Dallegri, Luciano Ottonello, Fabrizio Montecucco, Giacomo Borgonovo

“…Phytobezoar is the most common type of bezoar. It is a concretion of undigestible fibers derived from ingested vegetables and fruits. …”
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Comparative Genomics Reveals Pathogenicity-Related Loci in Shewanella algae by Jui-Hsing Wang, Guo-Cheng He, Yao-Ting Huang, Po-Yu Liu

“…In this study, we aim to determine the occurrence of common virulence genes in S. algae using whole-genome sequence and comparative genomic analysis. …”
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Hepatic Portal Venous Gas: A Report of Two Cases and a Review of the Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Approach to Management by Saleh Alqahtani, Carla S Coffin, Kelly Burak, Fred Chen, John MacGregor, Paul Beck

“…BACKGROUND: Hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) is a rare condition that occurs when intraluminal gas and/or gas produced by intestinal bacteria enters the portal venous circulation. The most common precipitating factors include ischemia, intra-abdominal abscesses and inflammatory bowel disease. …”
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Successful Use of Posaconazole to Treat Invasive Cutaneous Fungal Infection in a Liver Transplant Patient on Sirolimus by Randah Dahlan, Ameen Patel, Shariq Haider

“…Fungi are an important and common cause of cutaneous infections affecting solid organ transplant recipients. …”
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Unilateral Thalamic Venous Infarction in an Infant: A Rare Presentation of Bilateral Deep Cerebral Venous Thrombosis by Katherine Chung, Umar Tariq, Rabia M. Khan, Thomas P. Nickles, Joseph H. Lock

“…Of the two patterns, DCVT is less commonly observed, although it often results in greater morbidity and mortality due to involvement of the deep gray nuclei. …”
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Reproduction-Associated Hormones and Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis by Lily Wan, Rou-Jie Huang, Zhao-Hui Luo, Jiao-e Gong, Aihua Pan, Jim Manavis, Xiao-Xin Yan, Bo Xiao

“…In this review, we first briefly introduce the overall functional significance of AHN and the methods commonly used to explore this front. Then, we attempt to reconcile the changes of reproduction-associated hormones during pregnancy. …”
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Burst-Switched Optical Networks Supporting Legacy and Future Service Types by Gerald Franzl, M. F. Hayat, Tomasz Holynski, A. V. Manolova

“…Merits are openly discussed, considering basic teletraffic theory and common traffic characterisation. A more generic OBS paradigm than usual is impartially discussed and found capable to overcome shortcomings of recent proposals. …”
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Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis Causing Chronic Stridor and Delayed Speech in an 18-Month-Old Boy by Adel Alharbi, Derek Drummond, Alfredo Pinto, Valerie Kirk

“…CO2 laser evaporation of papillomas and adjuvant drug therapy using lymphoblastoid interferon-alpha are the most common treatments. However, several other treatments have been tried, with varying success. …”
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A Case of Gastric Metastatic Melanoma 15 Years after the Initial Diagnosis of Cutaneous Melanoma by Sohail Farshad, Scott Keeney, Alexandra Halalau, Gehad Ghaith

“…Melanoma is the most common cancer to metastasize to the gastrointestinal tract; however, metastasis to the stomach is a rare occurrence. …”
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Spontaneous bilateral chronic subdural haematoma in an 8-month-old male with osteogenesis imperfecta: A case report by Ekpene UU, Uduehe EE, Isobara I, Ndafia N

“… Osteogenesis imperfecta is a rare inherited collagen disease that presents most commonly with increased bone fragility. We present an 8-month-old male child with a 5-month history of progressive abnormal increase in the size of the head and a history of multiple long bone fractures not preceded by trauma and blue sclerae. …”
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Biology and Management of Pusley (Richardia L.) in Tomato, Pepper, Cucurbit, and Strawberry Production by Shaun M. Sharpe, N. S. Boyd, Chris Marble, Shawn Steed

“… Four species of pusley (Richardia L.) are widespread and common weeds in Florida vegetable and strawberry production. …”
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The Effectiveness of Ketamine in Pediatric Acute Deafferentation Pain after Spinal Cord Injury by Devina G. Shiwlochan, Misty Shah, Khushboo Baldev, Donna-Ann Thomas, Maxime Debrosse

“…Deafferentation pain and allodynia commonly occur after spinal cord trauma, but its treatment is often challenging. …”
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Extensive Sclerosing Mesenteritis of the Rectosigmoid Colon Associated with Erosive Colitis by C. Nobili, L. Degrate, R. Caprotti, C. Franciosi, B. E. Leone, F. Romano, M. Dinelli, Fr. Uggeri

“…Sclerosing mesenteritis is a rare, idiopatic, usually benign, inflammatory process of the mesenteric adipose tissue. The most common site of involvement is the small bowel mesentery. …”
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A Primer for Disease Gene Prioritization Using Next-Generation Sequencing Data by Shuoguo Wang, Jinchuan Xing

“…Here, we outline the analysis pipeline and describe some of the most commonly used principles and tools for analyzing NGS data for disease gene identification.…”
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“The Great Mimicker”: An Unusual Etiology of Cytopenia, Diffuse Lymphadenopathy, and Massive Splenomegaly by Mazen Zaarour, Chanudi Weerasinghe, Elias Moussaly, Shafinaz Hussein, Jean-Paul Atallah

“…Splenic involvement is common, but massive splenomegaly is a rare occurrence. …”
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Spinal Intradural, Extramedullary Ependymoma with Astrocytoma Component: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Gene M. Weinstein, Knarik Arkun, James Kryzanski, Michael Lanfranchi, Gaurav K. Gupta, Harprit Bedi

“…Ependymomas are common spinal lesions, with the vast majority arising in an intramedullary location. …”
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Advanced Imaging Techniques for Assessing Fat, Iron, and Fibrosis in Chronic Liver Disease by Sabarish Narayanasamy, Manuela Franca, Ilkay S. Idilman, Meng Yin, Sudhakar K. Venkatesh

“…In this review, we describe the most common imaging manifestations of liver disease and the current state-of-the-art imaging techniques for the evaluation of liver fat, iron, and fibrosis.…”
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Sickle Cell Beta-Plus Thalassemia with Subcapsular Hematoma of the Spleen by Suyash Dahal, Sumit Dahal, Dipesh K. C. Ghimire, Ebad Ur Rahman, Eliza Sharma

“…While splenic complications like hypersplenism, sequestration crisis, and infarction are commonly reported in sickle cell variants like sickle cell beta-plus thalassemia, splenic rupture with hematoma is rare. …”
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