Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis as an unusual type of renal involvement in sarcoidosis: a case report by K. Graňák, M. Vnučák, P. Kleinová, T. Blichová, A. Kollár, I. Dedinská

“…Case presentation We describe the clinical case of a 49-year-old patient of Caucasian ethnicity with a history of sarcoidosis of the lungs and intrathoracic lymph nodes who was hospitalized for acute kidney injury, hypercalcemia, hypoxemic respiratory insufficiency, general weakness, weight loss, and fever. …”
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Iterative Analytical Solutions for Nonlinear Two-Phase Flow with Gas Solubility in Shale Gas Reservoirs by Xiaoji Shang, J. G. Wang, Zhizhen Zhang

“…Thirdly, the convergence and accuracy of the solutions are checked through history matching of two sets of gas production data: a China shale gas reservoir and a horizontal Barnett shale well. …”
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Prevalence of Malaria and Associated Factors among Malaria-Suspected Patients Attending Hamusit Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Getu Abeje Negatu, Getaneh Alemu Abebe, Woynshet Gelaye Yalew

“…Female participants (AOR=2.261; 95% CI: 1.118-4.571; P=0.023) and those having family members with history of malaria (AOR =2.261; 95% CI: 1.264-5.340; P=0.009) had higher odds of acquiring Plasmodium infection as compared to their counterparts. …”
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Iatrogenic Tracheal Rupture after Endotracheal Intubation: A Case Report by Silvana Kraleva, Tatjana Trojikj, Darko Talevski, Dola Malefski, Gordana Bozinovska Beaka

“…Our patient was a 71-year-old woman, admitted in our hospital with fracture of right humerus for elective surgery. Her medical history was only arterial hypertension. She underwent general anesthesia, intubated with flexible ET tube, positioned in beach-chair position after introduction, and no complication occurred during surgery. 18 hours after surgery, after severe coughing, she suddenly developed subcutaneous emphysema of the facial, neck and upper anterior chest. …”
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“An Ancient System of Caste”: How the British Law against Caste Depends on Orientalism by Prakash Shah

“…The absence of a credible research base meant that for the first time in the history of anti-discrimination law in the UK, parliament proceeded to legislate on the assumption that a problem exists. …”
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Education of migrant children as a contribution to Russia’s future by A. Kh. Rakhmonov

“…Population movements and migration processes are an integral part of human history. Another modern phenomenon, globalisation, entails fundamental changes in the world and the world market. …”
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Factors associated with readmission after long-term administration of tolvaptan in patients with congestive heart failure by Shoko Yamashita, Miki Takenaka, Masayuki Ohbayashi, Noriko Kohyama, Tatsuya Kurihara, Tomiko Sunaga, Hisaaki Ishiguro, Mari Kogo

“…Results: The median age was 78 years (range, 38–96 years), 117 patients (64.6%) were males, and 77 patients (42.5%) had a hospitalisation history of HF. Readmission for worsening HF within 1 year after long-term TLV treatment occurred in 62 patients (34.3%). …”
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Transition clinics in pediatric rheumatology in Colombia: reflection on a necessary shortcomings by Lauren Natalia Ramirez, María Elisa Hoyos, Angela Catalina Mosquera-Pongutá, Gerardo Quintana-López

“…Materials and methods Here, we reflect on the history, structure, and impact of transition clinics in pediatrics, with an emphasis on pediatric rheumatologic diseases. …”
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SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES IN VIETNAM: AN IDEOGRAPHIC LENS by Yolanda Sarason, Kristi Yuthas, Linh Nguyen

“…Trang contemplated how much easier it had been to develop Fargreen’s business model on paper than to implement it within the complex realities of Vietnam’s intricate social ties, evolving political and economic systems, difficult infrastructure, and unique history and culture. These factors amplified the challenges of balancing Fargreen’s financial objectives with its social mission (Sarason, Aziz, & Fifield, 2017).…”
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Long-term health outcomes and quality of life in women with untreated pelvic floor dysfunction: a single-center cohort study by Wenchao Chen, Jiang Gong, Mingsheng Liu, Ying Chang Cai

“…Data on sociodemographic, lifestyle factors, and clinical history were collected via questionnaires and clinical assessments. …”
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Taxonomic status and nomenclature of Tanacetum clusii (Asteraceae, Asteroideae, Anthemideae), with comments on its distribution by Viktor O. Nachychko, Clemens Pachschwöll, Mihai Puşcaş, Ghizela Vonica, Gergely Király

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Changes in Tolaki People Burial in Southeast Sulawesi: From Boat-Shaped Grave Coffin (Soronga) to Boat-Shaped Islamic Tomb (Koburu Bangga) by Syahrun Syahrun, Basrin Melamba

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The incidence of benign and malignant tumors among adults with long-term physical disabilities by S. Alekova Todorova

“…Data on the demographic characteristics of the respondents, including their personal lifestyle and self-reported diagnosis of presence and/or history of a tumor formation, were collected through a semi-structured interview. …”
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Whole genome studies of origin, selection and adaptation of the Russian cattle breeds by N. S. Yudin, D. M. Larkin

“…Our review presents several recent studies on the genetic history and signatures of selection in genomes of the native Russian cattle breeds. …”
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Patch-Based Oil Painting Forgery Detection Based on Brushstroke Analysis Using Generative Adversarial Networks and Depth Visualization by Elhamsadat Azimi, Amirsaman Ashtari, Jaehong Ahn

“…Recently, computer vision algorithms have shown promise in image processing tasks; however, creating an automated model for painting authentication remains a challenge in art preservation and history. The challenge is heightened as forgers cleverly create artworks that imitate the original artist’s unique brushstroke signature while introducing new content. …”
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Post-traumatic Submandibular Haematoma in an Eight-year-old: A Case Report by Mansi Sharma, Anil Gupta, Shalini Garg, Vishal Sharma, Shweta

“…The authors report a case of an eight-year-old female patient with the chief complaint of swelling on the face for two days due to a fall from a height of 10 feet. She reported a history of blood from the mouth and avulsed upper lateral incisors immediately after the fall. …”
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ANALYSIS OF POLYMORPHISM OF ORGANELLE DNA TO ELUCIDATE THE PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF NORWAY SPRUCE IN THE EAST EUROPEAN PLAIN by E. K. Potokina, A. A. Kiseleva, M. A. Nikolaeva, S. A. Ivanov, P. S. Ulianich, A. F. Potokin

“…The history of Norway spruce distribution in the East European plain is discussed with regard to the results of allele diversity survey of the mitochondrial Nad1 gene, which is maternally inherited, and the chloroplast trnT-trnF region, which is paternally inherited in spruce. …”
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A Culture-Proven Case of Community-Acquired Legionella Pneumonia Apparently Classified as Nosocomial: Diagnostic and Public Health Implications by Annalisa Bargellini, Isabella Marchesi, Patrizia Marchegiano, Luca Richeldi, Roberto Cagarelli, Greta Ferranti, Paola Borella

“…Water samples from the oncology ward were negative, notably the patient’s room and the oxygen bubbler, and the revision of the case history induced us to verify possible contamination in water samples collected at home. …”
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Clinical Manifest X-Linked Recessive Adrenoleukodystrophy in a Female by Gyda Hlin Skuladottir Jack, Karolina Malm-Willadsen, Anja Frederiksen, Dorte Glintborg, Marianne Andersen

“…The present case underlines the importance of reevaluating family history in women presenting with vague neurological symptoms.…”
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Estimation of Inelastic Interstorey Drift for OSB/Gypsum Sheathed Cold-Formed Steel Structures under Collapse Level Earthquakes by Xiangbin Liu, Hanheng Wu, Liurui Sang, Lu Sui, Congcong Xu

“…In terms of the hysteresis model, a large quantity of elastic-plastic time-history analysis of CFS building structures was conducted based on the storey shear-type model. …”
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