A case report of an early neonatal death accompanied by disseminated intravascular coagulation caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus-2 infection by Mitić Gorana P., Spasić Igor G., Panjković Milana D., Vučković Biljana A.

“…Conclusion: The presented clinical case indicates the importance of an early diagnosis of DIC in SARS-CoV-2-positive pregnant women, timely therapeutic decisions, psychological support, and long-term follow-up of physical and psychological conditions.…”
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Epstein-Barr Virus Encephalitis in an Immunocompetent Child: A Case Report and Management of Epstein-Barr Virus Encephalitis by Gulsen Akkoc, Eda Kepenekli Kadayifci, Ayse Karaaslan, Serkan Atici, Nurhayat Yakut, Sevliya Ocal Demir, Ahmet Soysal, Mustafa Bakir

“…Cranial magnetic resonance imaging showed contrast enhancement in the bilateral insular cortex and the right hypothalamus. The diagnosis was made by EBV-DNA amplification in both the blood and cerebrospinal fluid samples. …”
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Intermediate between Idiopathic Hypereosinophilia and Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia: A Report of Two Hypereosinophilic Cases with Possible Novel Molecular Mutations by Jui Choudhuri, Mohammad Eskandari, Yang Shi, Yanhua Wang

“…Establishing clonality of the eosinophils is crucial and considered the determining factor for establishing a diagnosis. Cases of hypereosinophilia without clear reactive etiologies, no evidence of end-organ damage, normal cytogenetics, and no molecular mutations are termed as “Idiopathic Hypereosinophilia (IHE).” …”
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Ectopic Pancreas in the Stomach Successfully Resected by Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection by Masaya Iwamuro, Takao Tsuzuki, Shogen Ohya, Hiroyuki Okada, Takehiro Tanaka, Keisuke Hori, Masahide Kita, Seiji Kawano, Yoshiro Kawahara, Kazuhide Yamamoto

“…This case underscores the usefulness of the ESD technique for the pathological diagnosis of gastric submucosal tumors.…”
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On the implications of artificial intelligence methods for feature engineering in reliability sector with computer knowledge graph by Heling Jiang, Yongping Xia, Changjie Yu, Zhao Qu, Huaiyong Li

“…This work employs support vector machine (SVM), K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) and logistic regression models to predict the health state of the pump and to establish fault diagnosis. From the features like vibration, temperature of the motor, pressure, and flow rate, the models categorize the state of the pump into two; normal or No Fault, and Fault Detected. …”
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Facilitating high quality acute care in resource-constrained environments: Perspectives of patients recovering from sepsis, their caregivers and healthcare workers in Uganda and Ma... by Felix Limbani, Olive Kabajaasi, Margaret Basemera, Kate Gooding, Nathan Kenya-Mugisha, Mercy Mkandawire, Davis Rusoke, Shevin T Jacob, Anne Ruhweza Katahoire, Jamie Rylance, African Research Collaboration on Sepsis, Patient Experience Study Group

“…Quality sepsis care relies on effective severity-based triaging, rapid treatment of emergencies and individualised testing to confirm diagnosis and monitoring. Hospitals in resource-constrained systems contend with limitations in key resources, including for space, staff, expertise, equipment and medicines, in turn contributing to gaps in areas such as WASH and effective care delivery, as well as communication and other relational aspects of care. …”
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Experimental studies on the pH levels that affect demineralization and remineralization of human tooth enamel. by Sherzad Abdulrahman Muhammad, Bakhtiar Muhialdin Ahmed

“…Methods: Ninety-five participants of one age group (19-34 years old) were involved in this case-control study and divided into a caries-free group, very low-caries group and low-to-moderate caries group by relying on the DMFT value as a criterion for the diagnosis of dental caries. Forty previously extracted caries-free teeth were exposed to buffered saliva samples of the participants from the three groups at 37 oC for 24 hours. …”
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Female Brain and Endocrinological Research-Veteran (FemBER-Vet) study: A study protocol for identifying endocrinological, lifestyle and psychosocial determinants of brain health ou... by Tamlyn Watermeyer, Elliott Atkinson, Glyn Howatson, Gill McGill, Christina Dodds, Paul Ansdell, Chinedu Udeh-Momoh

“…<h4>Background</h4>Recent studies have demonstrated a greater risk of dementia in female veterans compared to civilians; with the highest prevalence noted for former service women with a diagnosis of psychiatric (trauma, alcoholism, depression), and/or a physical health condition (brain injury, insomnia, diabetes). …”
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Systemic Comorbidity in Children with Cataracts in Nigeria: Advocacy for Rubella Immunization by Roseline Duke, Sidney Oparah, Adedayo Adio, Okon Eyo, Friday Odey

“…A retrospective review was conducted on the children who had cataract surgery between 2011 and 2012. Diagnosis of the systemic condition was documented. …”
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Suppurative Flexor Tenosynovitis: A Case Report by Pramono Ari Wibowo, M.D., Arham Adnani

“…This case report presents the clinical course and management of a patient diagnosed with suppurative flexor tenosynovitis. The diagnosis is based on history taking, physical examination, and supporting examination findings. …”
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Fat droplets in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) spaces of the brain by Mark Reed, Christopher Miller, Cortney Connor, Jason S. Chang, Forshing Lui

“…A careful analysis of the neuroimaging findings in the CT with or without MRI is important in making a correct diagnosis of a ruptured dermoid cyst versus pneumocephalus.…”
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Chorea Hyperglycemia Basal Ganglia Syndrome in a 63-Year-Old Male by Michael Sperling, Roshan Bhowansingh

“…These findings were consistent with the movement pattern he was displaying and with a diagnosis of CHBG. Gradual control of his blood sugar levels over 48 hours led to resolution of his choreiform symptoms. …”
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Burden of Comorbidities and Healthcare Resource Utilization Among Medicaid-Enrolled Extremely Premature Infants by Meredith E. Mowitz, Wei Gao, Heather Sipsma, Pete Zuckerman, Hallee Wong, Rajeev Ayyagari, Sujata P. Sarda

“…**Methods:** Using _International Classification of Diseases, Ninth/Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification_ codes, diagnosis and medical claims data from 6 state Medicaid databases (1997-2018) of infants born at less than 37 weeks of GA (wGA) were collected retrospectively. …”
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Identifying RBBP7 as a Promising Diagnostic Biomarker for BK Virus-Associated Nephropathy by Yicun Wang, Yuxuan Wang, Di Zhang, Hao Zhang, Wei Wang, Xiaopeng Hu

“…In conclusion, we identified and verified RBBP7 as a molecular biomarker for BKVN diagnosis, which demonstrated great distinguishing ability with allograft rejection and would support clinical decision-making.…”
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Prevention of Foodborne Listeriosis by JM Farber, J Harwig, A Carter

“…Mortality rates in foodborne listeriosis outbreaks are approximately 30%. Diagnosis of listeriosis usually requires isolation of the organism from sterile sites such as blood, cerebrospinal fluid, placenta and meconium and gastric aspirates from neonates. …”
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Machine learning for classifying chronic kidney disease and predicting creatinine levels using at-home measurements by Brady Metherall, Anna K. Berryman, Georgia S. Brennan

“…Machine learning models, particularly RFs, exhibit promise in CKD diagnosis and highlight significant features in CKD detection. …”
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Fractures and Chronic Recurrence are Commonly Associated with Ankle Sprains: a 5-year Population-level Cohort of Patients Seen in the U.S. Military Health System by Daniel I Rhon, Tina A Greenlee, Chad E Cook, Richard B Westrick, Jon A Umlauf, John J Fraser

“… # Methods This was a retrospective cohort study of beneficiaries seeking care for ankle sprains, utilizing data from the Military Health System Data Repository from 2009 to 2013. Diagnosis and procedural codes were used to identify and categorize ankle sprains as isolated lateral, isolated medial, concomitant medial/lateral, unspecified, or concomitant ankle sprain with a malleolar or fibular fracture. …”
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The OAuth 2.0 Web Authorization Protocol for the Internet Addiction Bioinformatics (IABio) Database by Jeongseok Choi, Jaekwon Kim, Dong Kyun Lee, Kwang Soo Jang, Dai-Jin Kim, In Young Choi

“…Although the prevention and treatment of IA are getting more important, the diagnosis of IA remains problematic. Understanding the neurobiological mechanism of behavioral addictions is essential for the development of specific and effective treatments. …”
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The Effect of Prenatal Invasive Tests on Neonatal Birthweight by Atakan Tanacan, Emine Aydın, Ayşe Nur Çakar, Murat Çağan, Dinçer Göksuluk, Mehmet Sinan Beksaç

“…Consent forms were signed by patients prior to prenatal diagnosis and intrauterine interventions. RESULTS: Matched patient groups were compared in terms of maternal age, gestational week and neonatal birth weight. …”
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Pancytopenia in a 70-Year-Old African-American Male: An Unusual Presentation of a Rare Disease by Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, Alaa M. Ali, Aram Barbaryan, Nwabundo Anusim, Raya Saba, Shawn G. Kwatra, Nasir Hussain, Teresita Zdunek, Alan D. Gilman

“…Bone marrow biopsy is essential for diagnosis. Below we describe a case of a 70-year-old African-American male who presented to our hematology clinic complaining of fatigue. …”
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