An Unusual Case of Systemic Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor with Successful Treatment with ALK-Inhibitor by Sanjivini V. Jacob, John D. Reith, Angerika Y. Kojima, William D. Williams, Chen Liu, Lizette Vila Duckworth

“…A 45-year-old Hispanic female presented with a 6-month history of left-sided thigh pain, low back pain, and generalized weakness. …”
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Impact of Body Mass Index on Short-Term Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada by Anne B. Gregory, Kendra K. Lester, Deborah M. Gregory, Laurie K. Twells, William K. Midodzi, Neil J. Pearce

“…Patients with obesity were younger and had a higher incidence of diabetes, hypertension, and family history of cardiac disease. Obese patients experienced less vascular complications (normal, overweight, and obese: 8.2%, 7.2%, and 5.3%, p=0.001). …”
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Understanding tuberculosis transmission and progression: A prospective cohort study of index cases and close contacts in Moldova. by Rehan R Syed, Donald G Catanzaro, Naomi Hillery, Valeriu Crudu, Elena Tudor, Nelly Ciobanu, Alexandru Codreanu, Maryam Kheirandish Borujeni, Antonino Catanzaro, Timothy C Rodwell

“…Data collected included demographic information, medical and exposure history, and clinical samples. Follow-up clinical evaluations of close contacts were conducted at regular intervals over at least 24 months to monitor for progression to TB disease.…”
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A General Look at Women Taking Shelters: What are they living through? What can we do? by Gamer Gunay, Esra Alatas, Suheyla Dogan Bulut, Sibel Orsel

“…In %54.2 of the cases there were detected suicide attempt history and the most (% 65.4) major depression primary diagnosis. …”
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Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in a population of 15 to 35 years old in Mashhad by Mahdieh Khoshakhlagh, Mohammadreza Tarahomi, Fatemeh Asgharian, Arghavan Kamali, Safoora Sa'd Abadi, Kimia Jafarpour, Samaneh Abolbashari, Mojtaba Meshkat, Aida Gholoobi

“…Other factors such as sex, educational attainment, history of chronic diseases, and smoking cigarette had no significant relationship with the presence of H. pylori antibodies. …”
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Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Adverse Outcome in Patients with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis by Valeriy D. Lunkov, Marina V. Maevskaya, Ekaterina K. Tsvetaeva, Ana G. Mendez, Maria S. Zharkova, Petr E. Tkachenko, Vladimir T. Ivashkin

“…The natural history of liver cirrhosis (LC) is characterized by two stages: compensated and decompensated. …”
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Can the Onset of Type 2 Diabetes Be Delayed by a Group-Based Lifestyle Intervention in Women with Prediabetes following Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)? Findings from a Randomi... by Angela O’Dea, Marie Tierney, Brian E. McGuire, John Newell, Liam G. Glynn, Irene Gibson, Eoin Noctor, Andrii Danyliv, Susan B. Connolly, Fidelma P. Dunne

“…A two-group, mixed methods randomized controlled trial in which 50 women with a history of GDM and abnormal glucose tolerance postpartum were randomly assigned to intervention (n=24) or wait control (n=26) and postintervention qualitative interviews with participants. …”
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Genetic Risk Score Predicts Late-Life Cognitive Impairment by Mariegold E. Wollam, Andrea M. Weinstein, Judith A. Saxton, Lisa Morrow, Beth Snitz, Nicole R. Fowler, Barbara L. Suever Erickson, Kathryn A. Roecklein, Kirk I. Erickson

“…Introduction. A family history of Alzheimer’s disease is a significant risk factor for its onset, but the genetic risk associated with possessing multiple risk alleles is still poorly understood. …”
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Kounis Syndrome as First Manifestation of Allergic Sensitization by D. Forlani, G. Scarano, A. D’Alleva, M. Di Marco, L. Paloscia, A. Gatta, L. Della Valle, A. Farinelli, A. Lumaca, C. Petrarca, R. Paganelli, L. Di Giampaolo, M. Di Gioacchino

“…No signs of an allergic reaction were observed in Case 3, but only the history of a wasp sting suggested its relationship to loss of consciousness and heart ischemia when hypersensitivity to venom was ascertained. …”
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Diagnostic Validation for Participants in the Washington State Parkinson Disease Registry by Hojoong M. Kim, James B. Leverenz, Daniel J. Burdick, Sindhu Srivatsal, Jennifer Pate, Shu-Ching Hu, Steven P. Millard, Marie Y. Davis, Ali Samii, Cyrus P. Zabetian

“…Seven patients did not fulfill UKBB criteria for the following reasons: early severe autonomic involvement (n=3), history of neuroleptic treatment (n=1), presence of the Babinski sign (n=1), or insufficient supportive criteria (n=2). …”
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Molecular and morphology identification of Squat lobster (Family Galatheidae) in Seribu Islands, Jakarta by Amanda Siregar Raissha, Putri Anggraini Nurlita, Restiana Endang Gelis Ester, Suryo Kusumo Bagus, Subhan Beginer, P Zamani Neviaty, Madduppa Hawis, Najwa Khalilah

“…Due to its wide distribution and many systematic differences within the group, this group has a complex classification history. This lobster squat group can be accurately identified using molecular analysis combined with morphological identification. …”
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The First Cranial Trepanation Find in a Meotian Burial Ground (Starokorsunskiy Settlement No. 2, Krasnodar Region) by Nataliya Ya. Berezina, Aleksandra N. Abramova, Artem K. Avakyan, Aleksei V. Ivanov, Inna L. Marmer, Evgeny Yu. Girya

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Accuracy Assessment of Nonlinear Seismic Displacement Demand Predicted by Simplified Methods for the Plateau Range of Design Response Spectra by Pierino Lestuzzi, Lorenzo Diana

“…The accuracy is assessed through comparing the displacement demand computed using nonlinear time-history analysis (NLTHA) with predictions using simplified methods. …”
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Risk Factors for Chronic Mastitis in Morocco and Egypt by Hanna N. Oltean, Amr S. Soliman, Omar S. Omar, Tamer F. Youssef, Mehdi Karkouri, Azza Abdel-Aziz, Ahmad Hablas, Taylor Blachley, Ali Tahri, Sofia D. Merajver

“…Patient interviews elicited demographic, reproductive, breastfeeding, and clinical histories. Cases had higher parity than controls (OR = 1.75, 1.62–1.90) and more reported history of contraception use (OR = 2.73, 2.07–3.61). …”
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Drosophila melanogaster inhabiting northern regions of European Russia are infected with Wolbachia which adversely affects their life span by N. V. Roshina, A. V. Symonenko, A. V. Krementsova, Е. A. Tsybul’ko, V. E. Alatortsev, E. G. Pasyukova, D. V. Mukha

“…In D. melanogaster, Wolbachia affects various life history traits, behaviour, sensitivity to stress and viral infection. …”
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The influence of childhood trauma on social media-induced secondary traumatic stress among college students: the chain mediating effect of self-compassion and resilience by Xiqin Liu, Ye Yao, Siyu Zhu, Qiyong Gong

“…Background: Studies have shown that media exposure to critical public events can lead to secondary traumatic stress (STS). Personal trauma history, self-compassion and resilience are important factors influencing STS in healthy professionals. …”
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Case Report: Concurrent primary CNS lymphoma and meningothelial meningioma - nuances of diagnosis and management [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Rosalinda Menoni, Ira Bowen, Dan Miulli, Jacob Bernstein, Samir Kashyap

“…Case Description: A 64-year-old female with history of diabetes mellitus type 2 initially presented to the Emergency Department, two weeks prior, following a mechanical fall at home resulting in a left bimalleolar fracture. …”
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Debates on Changes in the Foreign Policy of Contemporary China (A Case Study of the English Language Academic Publications) by S. K. Pestsov

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China’s chrysanthemum in the global market: evaluating the international competitiveness and influencing factors by Bo Pan, Bo Pan, Yingxin Du, Qingbing Chen, Qingbing Chen, Yaoyao Wang, Lijie Chen, Lijie Chen, Haiying Li, Conglin Huang, Kang Gao

“…China, with a long history of cultivating chrysanthemums, is one of the largest producers of cut chrysanthemums in the world. …”
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Impacts of Elevated Atmospheric CO2 and O3 on Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera): Reproductive Fitness by Joseph N. T. Darbah, Mark E. Kubiske, Neil Nelson, Elina Oksanen, Elina Vaapavuori, David F. Karnosky

“…Here, we report on the long-term effects of CO3 and O3 for paper birch seedlings exposed for nearly their entire life history at the Aspen FACE (Free Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment) site in Rhinelander, WI. …”
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