Recurrent Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: A Discrete Clinical Entity by Elena Torban, Martin Bitzan, Paul Goodyer

“…However, with the recognition of hereditary FSGS caused by mutations podocyte slit diaphragm genes, it is increasingly clear that the steroid-resistant form of FSGS that recurs in the renal allografts (R-FSGS) constitutes a distinct clinical entity. Capitalizing on recent studies in which patients have been screened for slit diaphragm gene mutations, this review focuses on the natural history and pathogenesis of R-FSGS.…”
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From the curricular to the investigative, a look at COVID-19 by Sandra Williams Serrano, Luis Alberto Mass Sosa, Milagros León Regal, José Aurelio Díaz Quiñones

“…The subject Blood-Immune System includes in its content a large number of health problems due to imbalance in the immune response, which constitutes a clear justification for resizing the scientific training process. …”
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Glucocorticosteroid in Treatment of Severe Pneumonia by Felinda Ariani, Kaixiong Liu, Zhang Jing, Jieming Qu

“…Airway diseases such as pneumonia constitute a major health burden on a global scale; untreated pneumonia may develop to severe pneumonia and consequently lead to to fatal episodes of mortality and morbidity. …”
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Adaptive public spaces. Exploring digital transition for social and environmental benefit by Bianca Andaloro, Martijn de Waal, Frank Suurenbroek

“…Contributing towards a rethink of these spaces, the present paper explores adaptive architecture with responsive technologies and their capability of shaping public spaces to constitute a conversation piece with the surrounding environment. …”
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CATHINONES AND VIAGRA IN CHEMSEX: AN AUTOETHNOGRAPHY OF TOUCH, MASCULINITIES AND AESTHETICS by Jorge Humberto Lucero Díaz

“…The study concludes that chemsex constitutes a space of complex cultural transformation, where new forms of relationship, pleasure, and gender expression are challenged and redefined.…”
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ANALYSIS OF ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS: THE CASE OF LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTIONS IN CROATIA by Zoran Mihanović, Jurica Pavičić, Nikša Alfirević

“… This paper discusses the organisational performance of non-profit institutions of lifelong learning and analyses factors constituting performance of non-profit institutions and educational institutions in particular, as well as the level and structure of performance of these institutions. …”
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ANALYSIS OF ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS: THE CASE OF LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTIONS IN CROATIA by Zoran Mihanović, Jurica Pavičić, Nikša Alfirević

“… This paper discusses the organisational performance of non-profit institutions of lifelong learning and analyses factors constituting performance of non-profit institutions and educational institutions in particular, as well as the level and structure of performance of these institutions. …”
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Emergency cesarean section in a pregnant woman with Freeman-Sheldon syndrome and acute respiratory distress. A Case report by Viviana de la Caridad Sáez Cantero

“…Facial abnormalities of microstomia, micrognathia, and macroglossia constitute an impediment to accessing the airway. On the other hand, skeletal alterations such as joint contractures and scoliosis are a restrictive component for both respiratory function and the evolution of pregnancy. …”
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Grape Pomace: A Review of Its Bioactive Phenolic Compounds, Health Benefits, and Applications by Janice da Conceição Lopes, Joana Madureira, Fernanda M. A. Margaça, Sandra Cabo Verde

“…Grape pomace, mainly composed of seeds, skins, and stalks, contains significant amounts of bioactive compounds and constitutes the main solid residue of this industry. …”
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Convergence in tourism management research: a bibliometric analysis by Cristina Estevão, Ana Rita Garcia, Sara Brito Filipe, Cristina Fernandes

“…Our research thus seeks to contribute towards: (i) mapping the intellectual structure of research on tourism management as depicted in the academic literature, (ii) identifying the fundamental contributions made by the tourism management research field, (iii) determining the lines of research constituting its intellectual structure, (iv) identifying the scientific journals with the greatest impact on this area and (v) identifying the geographic distribution of knowledge, by universities and countries, and the collaborative structures.…”
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Remarks on the Reasoning: The Morals of a Hungarian Expulsion Decision in Times of Pandemic by Erzsébet Csatlós

“…By comparing international, European Union, and Hungarian constitutional practice, the study reveals a controversial legal practice. …”
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The functioning of the self-assessment team as a guarantee of quality in the Medicine career by Mabel Rocha Vázquez, Norma Mur Villar, Raúl Alpízar Fernández

“…<p>The continuous improvement of quality in the Medicine career constitutes not only a challenge, but also a commitment for current and future generations. …”
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On the Solution of a Hyperbolic One-Dimensional Free Boundary Problem for a Maxwell Fluid by Lorenzo Fusi, Angiolo Farina

“…We study a hyperbolic (telegrapher's equation) free boundary problem describing the pressure-driven channel flow of a Bingham-type fluid whose constitutive model was derived in the work of Fusi and Farina (2011). …”
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The Value of Large Sections in Surgical Pathology by Maria P. Foschini, Chiara Baldovini, Yuko Ishikawa, Vincenzo Eusebi

“…Large format sections (LS) first have been introduced in breast pathology more than a century ago. Since then, they constituted for longtime a research tool to better understand breast microanatomy and the relationship between radiological images and pathological features. …”
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Inflammatory Acute Response. Biochemical and Cellular Considerations by Milagros Lisset León Regal, Ania Alvarado Borges, José Omar de Armas García, Luciano Miranda Alvarado, Javier Antonio Varens Cedeño, José Ángel Cuesta del Sol

“…The acute inflammation constitutes a natural, protective-character response that intends to free the organism of the initial cause of the cell lesion and of the consequences that it provokes. …”
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Different Angiogenic Potential in Low and High Grade Sporadic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Is Not Related to Alterations in the von Hippel–Lindau Gene by Marcella M. Baldewijns, Iris J. H. van Vlodrop, Kim M. Smits, Peter B. Vermeulen, Gert G. Van den Eynden, Fiona Schot, Tania Roskams, Hein van Poppel, Manon van Engeland, Adriaan P. de Bruïne

“…In the absence of wild-type pVHL, as observed in VHL patients and most sporadic ccRCCs, constitutive upregulation of HIF results in transcriptional activation of angiogenesis-related genes, such as VEGF. …”
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Variational Analysis of a Dynamic Contact Problem with Wear and Damage Involving Viscoelastic Materials with Long-Term Memory by Ahmed Hamidat, Hakim Bagua, Adel Aissaoui

“…The material behaviour is explained using a viscoelastic constitutive law that includes long-term memory and damage. …”
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Hepatitis C Virus Adaptation to T-Cell Immune Pressure by A. Plauzolles, M. Lucas, S. Gaudieri

“…As the host’s immune response is an important correlate of infection outcome for HCV, many of these viral variations are strongly influenced by T-cell immune pressure and accordingly constitute an efficient strategy to subvert such pressures (viral adaptations). …”
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Significance of and Comparative Trends in Procedural Regulation of Right to Information by Polonca Kovač

“…In conclusion, the author recommends certain good practices, especially significance of RTI implementation in relation to different authorities in the context of administrative procedure guaranteeing constitutional and supranational transparency principles. …”
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Exposure to Glycolytic Carbon Sources Reveals a Novel Layer of Regulation for the MalT Regulon by Sylvia A. Reimann, Alan J. Wolfe

“…In this study, we show that the E. coli ompR malTcon double mutant exhibits a synthetic lethal phenotype that is environmentally conditional. MalTcon, the constitutively active form of the maltose system regulator MalT, causes elevated expression of the outer membrane porin LamB, which leads to death in the absence of the osmoregulator OmpR. …”
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