Dermoscopic Features of Psoriatic Nails and Their Correlation to Disease Severity by Zeinab R. Mashal, Emad Eldin A. Elgamal, Mohamed S. Zaky, Mohamed L. Elsaie

“…Dermoscopy of the nails (onychoscopy) was performed, and features were recorded and analyzed. Results. The most common clinical and dermoscopic findings were pitting (86%) and onycholysis (82%). …”
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Bilateral Choroidal Metastasis from Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by Tariq Namad, Jiang Wang, Annemarie Tilton, Nagla Abdel Karim

“…Breast and lung cancers are the most common primary neoplasms to manifest with choroidal metastases. …”
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Anti-Inflammation Property of Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels on Indomethacin-Induced Acute Gastric Ulceration by Lanchakon Chanudom, Jitbanjong Tangpong

“…Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels is commonly used as a medicinal plant and is claimed to have antioxidant activities. …”
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A System Identification-Based Damage-Detection Method for Gravity Dams by Masoud Mirtaheri, Mojtaba Salkhordeh, Masoud Mohammadgholiha

“…This paper presents a cost-effective vibration-based framework to identify the dynamic properties and damage of the dams. To this end, four commonly occurred damage scenarios, including (1) damage in the neck of the dam, (2) damage in the toe of the structure, (3) simultaneous damage in the neck and the toe of the dam, and (4) damage in the lifting joints of the dam, are considered. …”
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The use of genre analysis in the design of electronic meeting systems by Pedro Antunes, Carlos J. Costa, José A. Pino

“…The paper tackles the following common problems found in current electronic meeting systems: (1) reduced organizational integration, neglecting many contextual cues and explaining factors necessary to make meeting outcomes usable within the organization; (2) lack of support to specific communities of users, stressing the dependency on a facilitator to configure and manage the technology; and (3) lack of support to meeting occurrences that span across long time periods. …”
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Acute Hypoxic and Refractory Respiratory Failure Induced by an Underlying PFO: An Unusual Case of Platypnea Orthodeoxia and Transient Complication after Transcatheter Closure by Carlos Salazar, Romeo A. Majano

“…The incidence of PFO in general population is quite common, around 27%; however, the concurrent presentation with PO, especially in acute refractory respiratory failure, is extremely rare. …”
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Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy: a review of pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, and treatment by T. Mikalauskas, B. Burnytė

“… Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is the third most common muscular dystrophy characterised by weakness of the face, scapula, upper arm, and other muscles. …”
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Troxipide in the Management of Gastritis: A Randomized Comparative Trial in General Practice by Bhupesh Dewan, Aarthi Balasubramanian

“…In patients with endoscopic gastritis, Troxipide, with its superior rate of improvement, resolution of signs, and subjective clinical symptoms, can be considered as an alternative to the commonly used antisecretory agents.…”
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The influence of notch connection location on the short-term behaviour of timber-concrete composite beams, modelling of TCC beams and research for optimal locations, a numerical st... by Hedmessaoud Zine Laabidine, Boudaoud Zeineddine

“…Timber-concrete composite beams, known as TCC beams, have been widely used in rehabilitation or in new buildings where several types of connections are commonly inserted to ensure partial composite action between the timber joist and the concrete slab. …”
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Lupus Flare: An Uncommon Presentation of Disseminated Gonorrhea by Uyen To, Joyce Kim, David Chia

“…Gonorrhea is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the US with 700,000 annual cases. …”
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Presumed ocular tuberculosis in a developed country: a descriptive retrospective analysis of patients from a tertiary health care centre in the United Kingdom by Mariam M. Boshra, Amira Stylianidies, Hitesh Agrawal

“…Results Pan uveitis was the most common clinical presentation (40%). All patients received ATT. …”
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Insights into the Enhancement Mechanisms of Molten Salt Nanofluids by Xiong Yaxuan, Wang Huixiang, Wang Zhenyu, Wu Yuting, Xu Qian, Wang Gang, Li Chuan, Ding Yulong, Ma Chongfang

“…To explore the enhancement mechanisms, this work prepared carbonate salt nanofluids with binary carbonate as base salt and 20 nm SiO2 and 20 nm MgO nanoparticles as additives by the commonly used aqueous solution method. Then, the key performance and micromorphology of the carbonate salt nanofluids are characterized by differential scanning calorimetry, thermal gravimetric analysis, laser flash analysis, and micromorphology analysis. …”
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Aduhelm, a novel anti-amyloid monoclonal antibody, for the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease: A comprehensive review by Hannah W. Haddad, Garett W. Malone, Nicholas J. Comardelle, Arielle E. Degueure, Salomon Poliwoda, Rachel J. Kaye, Kevin S. Murnane, Adam M Kaye, Alan D. Kaye

“…Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia affecting millions of individuals, including family members who often take on the role of caregivers. …”
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Current End-of-Life Care Needs and Care Practices in Acute Care Hospitals by Amy J. Thurston, Donna M. Wilson, Jessica A. Hewitt

“…Most decedents were elderly (73.8%) and urbanite (79.5%), and cancer was the most common diagnosis (36.2%). Only 13.8% had CPR performed at some point during this hospitalization and 8.8% had CPR immediately preceding death, with 87.5% having a DNR order and 30.8% providing an advance directive. …”
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A Cognitive-Behavioral Model of Apathy in Parkinson’s Disease by Olivia Plant, Annika Kienast, Daniel S. Drew, Elitsa D. Slavkova, Kinan Muhammed, Helen Kennerley, Masud Husain

“…Apathy is recognized to be a common, disabling syndrome that occurs across a range of psychiatric and neurological conditions, including Parkinson’s disease. …”
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Current approaches to minimize the late blowing defect of cheese by Raquel Velasco, María Concepción Cabeza, Juan Antonio Ordóñez

“…Several Clostridium spp. have been characterized as responsible bacteria, but C. tyrobutyricum is the microorganism most commonly isolated from affected cheeses. This is because it is more salt-tolerant than other species and it can grow suitability at typical ripening temperatures used in cheesemaking. …”
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Potential and development prospects of wind generation on the Kola Peninsula by N. G. Lyubimova, A. S. Flaxman, A. G. Redin, A. D. Kuchkina

“…Wind farms and solar generating panels have become mostly common in the modern world. Russia is a vast country that offers many potential locations for RES facilities. …”
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An Investigation of Current Endodontic Practice in Turkey by R. F. Kaptan, F. Haznedaroglu, M. B. Kayahan, F. B. Basturk

“…Nearly 92% of practitioners stated that they never used rubber dam. The most commonly used working length determination technique was radiographic evaluation (). …”
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The Natural History and Outcomes of the Patients with Carcinosarcoma Involving Kidney and Renal Pelvis by Jue Wang, Fen Wei Wang, Anne Kessinger

“…In multivariate analysis, age at diagnosis, tumor stage, and year of diagnosis were found to be significant predictors for cancer-specific survival. Conclusion. CSKP commonly presented as high-grade, advanced stage disease, and was associated with a poor prognosis regardless of location.…”
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Comparison of Myeloid Cells in Circulation and in the Tumor Microenvironment of Patients with Colorectal and Breast Cancers by Salman M. Toor, Eyad Elkord

“…In this report, we compared levels of myeloid cells between these two common cancers and have added data from more cancer patients. …”
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