Time to invest in cholera by Rebecca C. Stout, Nicholas Feasey, Marion Péchayre, Nicholas Thomson, Benson Z. Chilima

“…In this personal view, we look at Malawi as a case example to illustrate how current approaches lack sufficient investment. We review the history of cholera in Malawi and compare previous outbreaks to the 2022/23 outbreak. …”
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Current Indications for Surgical Repair in Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve and Ascending Aortic Ectasia by Christian D. Etz, Martin Misfeld, Michael A. Borger, Maximilian Luehr, Elfriede Strotdrees, Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr

“…In asymptomatic patients with a well-functioning BAV, elective repair is recommended for diameters ≥50 mm, or if the aneurysm is rapidly progressing (rate of 5 mm/year), or in case of a strong family history of dissection/rupture/sudden death, or with planned pregnancy. …”
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Uterine Rupture in Pregnancy following Two Abdominal Myomectomies and IVF by Marco D’Asta, Ferdinando Antonio Gulino, Carla Ettore, Valentina Dilisi, Elisa Pappalardo, Giuseppe Ettore

“…A 33-year-old primigravida comes to our obstetric emergency room for pelvic pain at 29 weeks of gestation. In her medical history, there were two previous surgical operations of abdominal myomectomy, one in 2015 and one in January 2021 (6 months before conception). …”
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Normative Data for the NeuroCom Sensory Organization Test in United States Military Academy Boxers by Nathan E Henry, Amy N Weart, Erin M Miller, Lisa D Feltner, Donald L Goss

“… # Results No significant differences were observed in SOT COMP scores between females (COMP = 76.67 ± 7.25) and males (COMP = 76.57 ± 7.77), nor between participants with history of concussion (COMP = 75.83 ± 7.90) versus those never concussed (COMP = 76.75 ± 7.57)…”
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Prevalence and risk factors for childhood asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Weijun Zhou, Jia Tang

“…Moreover, the identified risk factors for childhood asthma included older age, male sex, obesity, parental smoking, high education of the mother, premature birth, cesarean section, no breastfeeding, family history of asthma, rhinitis, eczema, pets, high density of road traffic, meat, margarine, fast food, paracetamol use, and antibiotic use. …”
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Evaluation of surgical treatment of gout-A retrospective study on 28 cases with tophi. by Ting Zhang, Bin Yang, Xiaohong Xu, Zengfang Zhang, Zhenglun Pan

“…Data were comprehensively retrieved from electronic medical records, including medical history, laboratory findings, surgical procedures, hospitalization duration, postoperative monitoring, and relevant variables.…”
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Powassan Encephalitis: A Case Report from New York, USA by Danielle A. Bazer, Matthew Orwitz, Nicholas Koroneos, Olga Syritsyna, Elizabeth Wirkowski

“…The patient is a 62-year-old male with a past history of a right putamen infarct, hepatitis C, hypertension, and substance abuse who presented due to acute onset altered mental status, dysarthria, and left-sided facial droop. …”
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Comparing the Doppler flow parameters of orbital vessels among healthy nonsmokers, diabetic nonsmokers, and diabetic smokers visiting a tertiary health-care center by Babu Mahesh, Nidhi Manjegowda

“…Group A consisted of normal individuals, Group B consisted of patients with diabetes, and Group C consisted of patients with a history of diabetes and smoking. The RIs were obtained for the orbital vessels for both eyes using CDI. …”
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Disseminated Candida lusitaniae: Nosocomial Acquisition Secondary to an Indwelling Urinary Catheter by Ali Raja, Julia Park

“…We present a 77-year-old male with a history of diabetes mellitus. He was treated for cellulitis and discharged to a skilled nursing facility with an indwelling urinary catheter. …”
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Accidental intra-arterial injection of enoxaparin sodium leading to abdominal wall expanding subcutaneous hematoma and abdominal wound: case report-vascular by Caroline Howell, Richard Simman, Richard Simman, Richard Simman

“…The most common injection site reactions caused by enoxaparin sodium are urticaria, ecchymosis, and skin and fat necrosis.Case ReportA 56 year-old female with extensive thromboembolic history was completing an enoxaparin sodium bridge to warfarin when she accidentally self-injected enoxaparin sodium into the left superficial epigastric artery, resulting in the formation of a large expanding hematoma and the development of hemorrhagic shock. …”
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‘Empty signifier’: The concept of ‘populism’ in the contemporary mainstream political science by L. G. Fishman

“…The paper shows that this discourse emerged from the overlapping narratives of transition, modernization, free market, unlimited economic growth and ‘the end of history’ and establishes an hierarchy of global knowledge based on three principles: Western dominance, capitalism and liberalism. …”
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The black female body: Representation of the erotic in contemporary visual art in Africa by Tayler FRIAR

“…Through the examination of the work of two prominent artists — Tracey Rose and Lady Skollie of South Africa — the author synthesizes various representations of the erotic, coupled with how it engages with issues of history and reappropriation of the black female form. …”
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Association between NSAIDs and Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Nitipong Permpalung, Sikarin Upala, Anawin Sanguankeo, Suthanya Sornprom

“…The pooled odds ratio for history of NSAID use in participants with CDAD compared with controls was 1.41 (95% CI 1.06–1.87; p<0.01), indicating a significant increased odds of CDAD among patients exposed to NSAIDs. …”
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Christmas Mass Movements in the Italian Alps by Marta Chiarle, Costanza Morino, Giovanni Mortara, Walter Alberto, Mario Ravello, Aristide Franchino, Giuseppe Orombelli, Marco Giardino, Luigi Perotti, Guido Nigrelli

“…Considering the growing anthropic pressure on alpine areas even in winter, especially for tourism purposes, it is crucial to broaden our knowledge on winter mass movements by expanding and analysing a larger case history, through the opportunities offered by new technologies and citizen science.…”
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Postural Control During Single-Leg Landing in Female Athletes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Ayane Ogura, Terumitsu Miyazaki, Hirofumi Ida, Satoshi Shibata, Masahiro Takemura

“… # Purpose The purpose of this study was to clarify the differences in muscle activities of APAs and CPAs, lower limb kinematics, and kinetics between athletes with a history of ACLR and healthy athletes during single-leg landing…”
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Worst‐Case Severe Environments for Surface Charging Observed at LANL Satellites as Dependent on Solar Wind and Geomagnetic Conditions by N. Yu Ganushkina, B. Swiger, S. Dubyagin, J.‐C. Matéo‐Vélez, M. W. Liemohn, A. Sicard, D. Payan

“…Two criteria for severe environment events based on the enhancements of low energy particle fluxes exhibit clearer dependencies on the solar wind and IMF parameters and geomagnetic activity indices with more distinct patterns in their time history.…”
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Contributions to the taxonomy of Dichotomius Hope, 1838 (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Dichotomiini): Description of a new subgenus and redefinition of Dichotomius sensu stricto spec... by Jorge Armando Arias-Buriticá, Fernando Zagury Vaz-de-Mello

“…The incertae sedis species, D. agesilaus (Waterhouse, 1891) and D. compressicollis (Luederwaldt, 1929) (lectotype designated) are revised; the following information is presented for them: taxonomic history, species’ citation in published literature, redescription of males and females, list of material examined, photographs of the external morphology, male genitalia, and distribution map.…”
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Jesus and the Feminine Genius. The Anthropological Relevance of the Encounters of Jesus with Women in the Fourth Gospel by Marc Timmermans

“…If this characteristic belongs to all women in history, there must be traces of it in the Gospel. …”
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Factors Attributable to Cardiovascular Diseases in the Elderly Population of the Campo Alegre Resettlement, Tierralta, Córdoba by Carolina Castellanos Ramos, Brayan Domínguez Lozano, Daniela Jiménez Cordero, José Rocha Barraza

“…The variables studied were: age and sex, marital status, socioeconomic status, educational level, work status, household or personal income, health history and healthy lifestyle conditions such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes mellitus, physical activity , healthy eating and daily food ration, weight control, drug dependence, medical control and hypercholesterolemia. …”
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Association between CD4 Cell Count and Blood Pressure and Its Variation with Body Mass Index Categories in HIV-Infected Patients by Christian Akem Dimala, Benjamin Momo Kadia, Ben-Lawrence Kemah, Maxime Tindong, Simeon-Pierre Choukem

“…There was no independent relationship between CD4 count and hypertension after controlling for age, sex, family history of hypertension, BMI-defined overweight, HAART use, and duration of HIV infection (AOR: 1.66, 95% CI: 0.48–5.71, and p=0.419). …”
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