Anterior Mediastinal Mass in a Young Marijuana Smoker: A Rare Case of Small-Cell Lung Cancer by Jiten P. Kothadia, Saurabh Chhabra, Alan Marcus, Michael May, Biren Saraiya, Salma K. Jabbour

“…We report a rare case of 22-year-old man who presented with bilateral neck lymphadenopathy, fatigue, and sore throat without significant medical or family history. The patient had smoked one marijuana joint three times a week for three years but no cigarettes. …”
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Soviet Diplomacy and Intelligence Efforts to Facilitate Finland’s Withdrawal from the 1941– 1944 War: Insights from Russian Archive by V. S. Khristoforov

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ABO blood grouping in Egyptian children with rotavirus gastroenteritis by Hala Gouda Elnady, Ola M. Abdel Samie, Maysa Tawhid Saleh, Lobna S. Sherif, Naglaa Abdalmoneam, Naglaa M. Kholoussi, Shams M. Kholoussi, Ahmed N. EL-Taweel

“…Material and methods: A cross sectional case control study was conducted on 231 cases of acute gastroenteritis attending the outpatient clinic of Al-Zahraa University Hospital. Full history taking, clinical examination, and clinical data collection were done. …”
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IPEX Syndrome with Normal FOXP3 Protein Expression in Treg Cells in an Infant Presenting with Intractable Diarrhea as a Single Symptom by Ali Al Maawali, Beata Derfalvi, Johan Van Limbergen, Andrew Issekutz, Thomas Issekutz, Hasan Ghandourah, Mohsin Rashid

“…We describe an infant with IPEX syndrome with unremarkable maternal family history whose only presentations were severe diarrhea and malnutrition. …”
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Evaluation of Serum D-dimer Levels and the Disease Severity in Patients of Chronic Urticaria by Leelavathy Budamakuntla, Sachin Somashekar, Heera Ramesh, Tapasya S Kini, S Nandish Kumar

“…The patients enrolled in the study (by random sampling) were subjected to blood sampling for estimation of D-dimer levels after a thorough history and examination. Assessment of disease severity was estimated according to the Urticaria Activity Score 7, and the patients were classified into mild, moderate, and severe urticaria. …”
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Exploring barriers and facilitators of vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC), awareness, and preferences among females in Western Saudi Arabia by Daniyah Aloufi, Omar Saggaf, Zainab Ali Alkhalifah, Hassan Alalawi, Nadia Alhazmi

“…Background: Women with a history of previous Cesarean Sections (CS) are faced with two choices during their pregnancy: Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) or Elective Repeat Cesarean Delivery (ERCD). …”
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A Rare Presentation of Lymphoma of the Cervix with Cross-Sectional Imaging Correlation by Brinda Rao Korivi, Corey T. Jensen, Madhavi Patnana, Keyur P. Patel, Tharakeswara K. Bathala

“…A 43-year-old asymptomatic female with a history of dual hit blastic B-cell lymphoma/leukemia in complete remission presented with an incidental cervical mass, which was initially felt to represent a cervical fibroid on computed tomography (CT). …”
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3D versus 2D Systematic Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy: Higher Cancer Detection Rate in Clinical Practice by Alexandre Peltier, Fouad Aoun, Fouad El-Khoury, Eric Hawaux, Ksenija Limani, Krishna Narahari, Nicolas Sirtaine, Roland van Velthoven

“…We analyzed the data of a cohort of 220 consecutive patients with no prior history of prostate cancer who underwent an initial prostate biopsy in daily practice due to an abnormal PSA and/or DRE using, respectively, the classical 2D and the new 3D systems. …”
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Leveraging deep feature learning for handwriting biometric authentication by Parvaneh Afzali, Abdoreza Rezapour, Ahmad Rezaee Jordehi

“…The authentication of writers through handwritten text stands as a biometric technique with considerable practical importance in the field of document forensics and literary history. The verification process involves a meticulous examination of the questioned handwriting in comparison to the genuine handwriting of a known writer, aiming to determine whether a shared authorship exists. …”
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Investigation of Selected Biomotor Ability And Technical Skills in 10-11 Years Old Badminton Athletes by Hakan Ekin, Faruk Akçınar

“…The sample of the study consists of athletes who are actively playing badminton in the 10-11 age groups in Kayseri and Batman provinces and have a badminton history of at least 1 year. For this study, French amp; Stalter badminton test, Lockhart amp; McPherson badminton test, agility t test, reaction test, vertical jump test and hand grip strength measurement were applied. …”
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The Mid-Twentieth Century Baby Boom and the Role of Social Influence. An Agent-Based Modelling Approach by Eli Nomes, André Grow, Jan Van Bavel

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Silicone Plate for the Prevention of Postoperative Adhesions in Patients with Asherman Syndrome by Maho Miyagi, Keiko Mekaru, Sugiko Oishi, Chiaki Urasoe, Kozue Akamine, Yoichi Aoki

“…Results. The patient had a history of endometrial curettage for endometrial polyps. …”
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A Large Intrathoracic Hiatal Hernia as a Cause of Complete Heart Block by Ali Abbood, Hareer Al Salihi, Jorge Parellada, Mario Madruga, S. J. Carlan

“…An 88-year-old female with a history of GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) was found to have a large hiatal hernia at endoscopy after she presented to the emergency department with nausea and abdominal pain. …”
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Maternal And Fetal Outcome in Placenta Previa: A Multicenter Prospective Observational Study by Beenish Khan, Syeda Surayya Jabeen, Fatima Sharif Khan, Faria Mumtaz, Reema Gul, Qudsia Nawaz

“…Data including patient age, parity, previous normal deliveries, previous caesarian sections, grade of the placenta previa and history of previous pregnancies was recorded. Maternal complications including post-partum haemorrhage, hysterectomy and death were also recorded. …”
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Bell’s Palsy: A Prospective Study by Ahmed Hassan Kamil Mustafa, Ahmed Mohammed Suleiman

“…By the end of the study period, 40 patients recovered completely (83.3%), and 8 (16.7%) patients did not recover completely, 5 (10.4%) patients complained of hearing changes during the attack, and 13 (27.1) patients gave a history of exposure to cold before the attack. Conclusion. …”
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Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma at Early Perioperative Period: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature by Cumhur Arıcı, Hasan Çalış, Kenan Demirbakan, Zeki Demirok

“…A 36-year-old woman with a history of neck swelling was diagnosed with papillary thyroid carcinoma, a common but typically slow-growing thyroid cancer with a good prognosis. …”
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Clinico-Epidemiological Study of Morphological Patterns of Allergic Contact Dermatitis due to Lac Bangles in Females of Hadoti Region by Neha Sharma, Ramesh Kumar, Devendra Yadav, Asha Nyati, Suresh Kumar Jain, Apoorva Panwar

“…After obtaining consent, the history of sites, duration, morphology, and DLQI were recorded from patients’ medical records. …”
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Conceptual and Simulated Semi-Automatic Urban Waste Management System using Global Systems for Mobile Communication and Customer Reliability Indices by L. Ogunwolu, A.D. Omiyale, O.O.E. Ajibola

“…Waste Collection Vehicles are routed based on the responses while an updatable Reporting Reliability Index (RRI) is computed for each user based on estimate of actual level of waste collected as against the reported level to factor future reporting. With history of collection volume at a location known, forecast is made as to the generated waste level when a customer’s response to prompt is not available. …”
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Spectrum of Renal Tumors Other Than Renal Cell Carcinoma with Emphasis on Cytomorphological, Immunohistochemical, and Cytogenetic Study by Soumya Alashetty, Priya Dharmalingam, Sindhu Ramamurthy, Bidadi Lingappa Kavitha, Siddappa Shanthala, Rajasab Subhan Ali

“…Awareness of the pathology of uncommon renal tumors along with relevant clinical history and radiological findings may aid in identifying the type of tumor for further appropriate management.…”
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The milestones of the life and scientific-pedagogical path of Mikhail Ivanovich Balabolkin (to the 90th anniversary of the birth of Professor M.I. Balabolkin) by Nina A. Petunina, Irina A. Kuzina, Ekaterina V. Goncharova, Narine S. Martirosian, Milena E. Telnova, Mikhail V. Khachaturov

“…The article contains not only biographical data on the professor’s professional and scientific activities, the history of the creation of the departments of endocrinology, which he headed, but also memories of people who were well acquainted with Mikhail Ivanovich. …”
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