Hemorrhagic stroke after Epley maneuver: a case report by Paige Moore, Trung Le, Brian Blakley, Jason Beiko, Eric Meen

“…Abstract Background This is the first case to our knowledge of a serious adverse event following the Epley maneuver, which is the treatment of choice for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), the most common vestibular disorder in adults. Case presentation A 77 year old female presented for outpatient evaluation of vertigo at a tertiary otolaryngology clinic. …”
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SPECT and PET Imaging of Meningiomas by Varvara Valotassiou, Anastasia Leondi, George Angelidis, Dimitrios Psimadas, Panagiotis Georgoulias

“…Meningiomas arise from the meningothelial cells of the arachnoid membranes. They are the most common primary intracranial neoplasms and represent about 20% of all intracranial tumors. …”
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An Easy-to-Understand Method to Construct Desired Distance-Like Measures by Wen Qing Fu, Sheng Gang Li, Harish Garg, Heng Liu, Ahmed Mostafa Khalil, Jingjing Zhao

“…Moreover, some WIVP-metrics pertinent to quantitative logic theory or interval-valued fuzzy graphs are constructed, and fixed point theorems and common fixed point theorems in weak interval-valued metric spaces are also presented. …”
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Collapsing Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in a Patient with Acute Malaria by Najamus Sehar, Emad Gobran, Suzanne Elsayegh

“…Collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is most commonly seen in association with HIV infection. Rare data is available about the association between collapsing FSGS and malaria. …”
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Missed Testing Opportunities for HIV Screening and Early Diagnosis in an Urban Tertiary Care Center by Joseph DeRose, Jason Zucker, David Cennimo, Shobha Swaminathan

“…A total of 34 (29%) of newly diagnosed patients had AIDS at presentation and 17% had CD4 counts of 50 cells/μL (p value 0.5). The two most common locations of a missed testing opportunity were the hospital ED (45%) and subspecialty clinics (37%). …”
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Dental and Maxillofacial Abnormalities in Children with Premature Loss of Primary Canines by Amarelys Morera Pérez, Yuneis Ríos Paz, Diana M Villa Fernández, Arletys Cobas

“…Linguoversion of lower incisors and increased overjet were the most common abnormalities. <br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> all children showed dental and maxillofacial abnormalities related to the premature loss of primary canines. …”
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Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibition as a novel treatment for stroke by Jiahong Zhong, Xihui Yu, Zhuomiao Lin

“…The use of thrombolytic drugs is most common in the treatment of stroke; however, its efficacy is limited due to its time-sensitive nature and propensity for increased bleeding. …”
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Evaluating Oculomotor Tests before and after Vestibular Rehabilitation in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Pre-Post Study by Amirabas Abasi, Reza Hoseinabadi, Parvin Raji, Joseph H. Friedman, Mohammad-Reza Hadian

“…The elderly population is commonly affected by balance and gait disorders that increase the risk of falls. …”
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A comparison of 3 rheumatoid arthritis disease activity indices in routine clinical practice by Amit Kumar Das, Rathindra Nath Sarkar, Chandan Kumar Das, Ritasman Baisya, Urmimala Bhattacharjee, Pallab Biswas, Akashdip Bhattacharya

“…Conclusion: In a busy clinical setting, our study has shown usefulness of RAPID3 compared to the two most commonly used indices to assess disease activity in RA, both in terms of measuring quantitative disease activity as well as monitoring of treatment response at follow up visits.…”
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Chevroned Water Hyacinth weevil Neochetina bruchi Hustache (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Eutychus Kariuki, Carey Minteer

“… Neochetina bruchi Hustache is commonly referred to as the chevroned water hyacinth weevil and is a weed biological control agent used to manage water hyacinth, Pontederia crassipes Mart. …”
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Integrated Multiscale Latent Variable Regression and Application to Distillation Columns by Muddu Madakyaru, Mohamed N. Nounou, Hazem N. Nounou

“…Proper control of distillation columns requires estimating some key variables that are challenging to measure online (such as compositions), which are usually estimated using inferential models. Commonly used inferential models include latent variable regression (LVR) techniques, such as principal component regression (PCR), partial least squares (PLS), and regularized canonical correlation analysis (RCCA). …”
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Retrospective Analysis of Episiotomy Rate in Erciyes University by Mehmet Serdar KÜTÜK, Mehmet Dolanbay, Mahmut Tuncay Özgün, Fatma Özdemir, Ahmet Öztürk, Ercan Aygen

“…No cases of third and/or fourth degree perineal trauma were detected during the study period. The most common episiotomy indication was unfavorable pelvic examination (n: 35, 31.2%). …”
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Unraveling the impact of social media involvement on public health participation in China: mediating roles of social support, social trust, and social responsibility by Wanqi Gong, Xigen Li, Yusi Zhang

“…Findings suggest that only in a society with adequate social resources will people take an active part in social actions for common interests. The study extends our understanding of the vital role of social media in maintaining and growing social resources for community health goals.…”
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UKRAINIAN PEASANTRY AS AN OBJECT OF AGRARIAN REFORMS by G. G. Krivchik

“…The author uses the following methods: dialectical – in the depiction of the controversial nature of agrarian reforms; retrospective – in determination of the main stages of agrarian transformations inUkraine; comparative – in revealing common and different features in the agrarian policy of theUSSR and modernUkraine.The scientific novelty is in the substantiation of the natural unity of economic and social policies in agriculture, the use of a variety of historical sources for this purpose. …”
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The effect of commodity index trading in agricultural futures markets: a Factor-Augmented Vector Autoregressive (FAVAR) approach by Felix Braeuel, Paul J. Thomassin

“…Vector Autoregressive (VAR) models are a common empirical research approach for analyzing index trading. …”
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The Wandering Jew as Monster: John Blackburn’s <i>Devil Daddy</i> by Lisa Lampert-Weissig

“…The figure does not easily fit the common definition of a monster and yet, the Wandering Jew is extraordinary. …”
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Evaluation of Shared Space to Reduce Traffic Congestion by Colin Frosch, David Martinelli, Avinash Unnikrishnan

“…Pedestrian and vehicle interactions often lead to conflicts that bring about safety, traffic congestion, and priority or right of way issues. Common methods used in the past to combat said issues have largely relied on the principle of separating the motions of pedestrians and vehicles by means of bridges, tunnels, signals, and access restrictions. …”
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Immediate efficacy of auricular acupuncture combined with active exercise in the treatment of acute lumbar sprains in 10 minutes: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial. by Xin Tang, Qifu Li, Gaoyangzi Huang, Xianmei Pei, Ziwen Chen, Ya Huang, Siwen Zhao, Taipin Guo, Zili Liu

“…<h4>Background</h4>Acute lumbar sprain (ALS) is common musculoskeletal disorder characterized by severe low back pain and activity limitation, which significantly impacts the patient's work and life. …”
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The Spread of Antibiotic Resistance Genes In Vivo Model by Shuan Tao, Huimin Chen, Na Li, Tong Wang, Wei Liang

“…Most drug resistance genes are located on plasmids, and the spread of drug resistance genes among microorganisms through plasmid-mediated conjugation transfer is the most common and effective way for the spread of multidrug resistance. …”
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A value-added cooking process to improve the quality of soybean: Protecting its isoflavones and antioxidant activity by Lei Chen, Hui Teng, Jianbo Xiao

“…The process for the mixed cooking of soybeans with vegetables was also evaluated, which is quite common in home cuisine. The results showed all bioactive ingredients were aggressively destroyed by over processing, but interestingly, green pepper and kelp exhibited isoflavones generation potentials for soybean. …”
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