Cocaine Induced Pleural and Pericardial Effusion Syndrome by Shehabaldin Alqalyoobi, Omkar Vaidya, Al-Ma’Mon Abu Ghanimah, Ahmed Elkhanany, Ashraf Gohar

“…A 42-year-old African American female with chronic cocaine use for 20 years, presented with two-day history of exertional shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain. …”
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Serum Magnesium and Vitamin D Levels as Indicators of Asthma Severity by Mohammed Nadeem Shaikh, Brahma Reddy Malapati, Ruchi Gokani, Bhavita Patel, Mitul Chatriwala

“…After taking clinical history and systemic examination, pulmonary function test was done. …”
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A Case of Successful Treatment with Unilateral Oophorectomy in a Patient with Resistant Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by S. Pathmanathan, I. Ranathunga, N. P. Somasundaram

“…Pathogenesis is multifactorial, and positive family history may have a predisposition for disease development. …”
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THE SOCIAL THEORY OF MAX WEBER IN CONFLICT OF INTERPRETATIONS by Zenonas Norkus

“…As a new promising theoretical framework for the solution of these problems rational choice approach confronts too the task to come to terms with the work of Max Weber because the history of interpretations of his work teaches us one important lesson: The capability to account for his work providing its assessment and rational reconstruction (if possible in its totality) is an important test of viability for each new approach aspiring for dominance in social theory. …”
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Les hominoïdes fossiles : une aide pour l’éducation en Afrique by Brigitte Senut

“…Africa is a key continent for unravelling hominid history shared with that of apes and to understand the emergence of our family in relation to the environment. …”
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Sarcoid of the Upper Humerus Found Incidentally on MR Images Obtained for Work-Up of Rotator Cuff Tear Where Compromised Tissue Quality Was a Concern for Surgical Success by Tanner R. Henrie, John G. Skedros

“…We report the case of a 50-year-old female with sarcoidosis of the humerus and a coexisting tear of the supraspinatus tendon. Her medical history includes type 2 diabetes, depression, and fatigue. …”
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Soviet historiography of 1920s on buffer statehood in Russian Civil War period in the East of Russia by V. I. Shishkin

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Transformation of Space Discourse: from Traditional Society to Postmodern Era by V. A. Shchipkov

“…The author reviews the history of changes of space discourse through continued development of two stages - traditional and post-traditional. …”
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Clinico-Microbiological Profile and Treatment Outcome of Infectious Scleritis: Experience from a Tertiary Eye Care Center of India by Srikant Kumar Sahu, Sujata Das, Savitri Sharma, Kalyani Sahu

“…Twelve patients (70.6%) had history of trauma/prior surgery. Isolated organisms included Staphylococcus species (spp) (n=5), Fungus (n=4), Nocardia spp (n=3), two each of atypical Mycobacterium spp and Streptococcus pneumoniae and one Pseudomonas aeruginosa. …”
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Principles of management of patient with asymptomatic elevation of serum aminotransferases by Ye. N. German, M. V. Mayevskaya, Ye. O. Lyusina, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Patient D. has admitted to the clinic in July, 2010 for changes blood biochemistry at absence of any symptoms or clinical signs. According to past history it was known: the patient is non-smoker, absolutely denies use of pharmaceuticals and alcohol abuse. …”
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Endoscopic, Ultrasonographic, and Histologic Descriptions of Dextranomer/Hyaluronic Acid in a Case of Fecal Incontinence by Trent Irwin, Alexandria R. Snow, Taylor S. Orton, Christie Elliott

“…An unknown foreign material was noted under microscopy and, upon attaining additional history, the gastroenterologist uncovered the patient’s recent injections of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid. …”
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Case report of rare presentation of schistosomiasis: delayed diagnosis of genitourinary schistosomiasis in an adolescent by Valentina Caputo, Cosimo Bleve, Giulia Brooks, Elisa Zolpi, Salvatore Fabio Chiarenza

“…He came to our attention with a history of terminal hematuria, dysuria, and intermittent abdominal pain since the age of ten. …”
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Risk Factors for Preterm Labor in Pregnant Women from Ciego de Ávila Municipality by Silvia Estelbina Retureta Milán, Lainys María Rojas Álvarez, Marta Estelbina Retureta Milán

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the factors most associated with preterm labor were history of preterm delivery and previous abortion, low maternal weight at the first prenatal visit, height less than 150 cm, poor or excessive weight gain during pregnancy, smoking, vaginal and urinary infections, multiple gestations and uterine conditions.…”
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Transient loss of consciousness without cerebral origin following injection of Sinopharm vaccine by Bakhtiar Ebrahimirad, Hero Payandeh

“…Given that this patient had no prior medical history and all diagnostic tests were normal, her transient loss of consciousness may be attributed to the rare side effects of the Sinopharm vaccine.…”
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Unilateral Pedicle Stress Fracture in a Long-Term Hemodialysis Patient with Isthmic Spondylolisthesis by Keishi Maruo, Toshiya Tachibana, Shinichi Inoue, Fumihiro Arizumi, Shinichi Yoshiya

“…The patient experienced severe right lower extremity pain with no history of trauma. Computed tomography revealed unilateral pedicle fracture with bilateral L5 spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis with progression of scoliosis. …”
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The Clostridium difficile cell wall protein CwpV is antigenically variable between strains, but exhibits conserved aggregation-promoting function. by Catherine B Reynolds, Jenny E Emerson, Lucia de la Riva, Robert P Fagan, Neil F Fairweather

“…This hints at a complex evolutionary history for CwpV.…”
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Study of platelet activation, hypercoagulable state, and pulmonary hypertension in patients with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia by Lanja Othman Haji, Ranan Kardagh Polus, Nawsherwan Sadiq Mohammed

“…Complete blood counts, liver function tests, coagulation markers (P-selectin, protein C, antithrombin III, and fibrinogen), serum ferritin, and transthoracic echocardiography were performed, and blood transfusion/chelation history and splenectomy status were recorded. RESULTS: Thalassemia patients revealed severe anemia, leukocytosis, thrombocytosis, significantly elevated serum ferritin (1957.50 ± 2455.05 g/L), elevated liver enzymes serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (22.01 ± 9.89 U/L), serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (22.70 ± 9.78 U/L) in comparison to controls, and mean serum P-selectin was significantly higher in thalassemic patients (100.48 ± 53.29 ng/mL). …”
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Evaluating Lateral Spreading Using Newmark Method Based on Liquefaction Triggering by Yanxin Yang, Junhua Chen, Zhenqiang Zhang, Jianlin Ma

“…This method was evaluated against five well-documented case histories and the predicted displacements of lateral spreading were subsequently compared with the observed displacements. …”
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Dermoscopic Features of CD8-Positive Solitary Pagetoid Reticulosis on the Left Leg by Reiko Suzaki, Ken Kobayashi, Sumiko Ishizaki, Mariko Fujibayashi, Masaru Tanaka

“…We reported a 57-year-old Japanese woman who presented with a 1-year history of a solitary erythematous plaque on the left leg. …”
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The prevalence of erythrocyte alloimmunization in clinical practice: A hospital-based study by Inas Bashar Faisal, Mohammed Saleem Abbas, Zahraa Akram Thabit, Dhargam Muhamed Aljebouri, Yakoob Abdulwahid Almusawi

“…Demographic data were collected along with detailed medical, obstetric, and transfusion history. Alloantibody screening was performed, and samples with positive results were subjected to antibody titration and identification. …”
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