Occult Renal Calcifications in Patients with Normocalcemic Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Their Association with the Parathyroid Hormone-Vitamin D Axis by Fernanda Victor, Alyne Layane Pereira Lemos, Anna Mirella de Holanda Ribas, Leonardo Bandeira, José Henrique Pimentel, Luiz Otávio de Andrade Damázio, Francisco Bandeira

“…Cross-sectional analysis of 34 patients with no history of urolithiasis and/or nephrocalcinosis. The diagnosis of NPHPT was as follows: elevated serum PTH (reference range: 15–65 pg/mL), normal albumin-corrected serum calcium, normal urinary calcium excretion, serum 25(OH)D >30 ng/mL, eGFR (CKD-EPI) > 60 mL/min/1.73 m2, without intestinal disease, and not on medications such as thiazide diuretics, lithium, bisphosphonates, or denosumab. …”
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Assessment of programmed cell death 1 and its programmed cell death ligand 1 levels in vitiligo by Hanan R. Nada, Ahmed Mourad, Laila A. Rashed, Ghada M. El-Hanafy, Nermeen M.A. Abdallah, Mohamed M. Abdelhady

“…Patients and methods A total of 30 vitiliginous patients and 30 age and sex-matched controls were included. Full history and clinical examination were done and ELISA measured tissue levels of PD-1 and PD-L1 from lesional and nonlesional biopsies. …”
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The role of the Kazan school of journalistic education in the training of national journalists by V.Z. Garifullin

“…Furthermore, courses on the history of Tatar people, its socio-political thought, musical art, the place of Islam in the spiritual culture have been introduced. …”
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Impact Angle Control of Local Intense dB/dt Variations During Shock‐Induced Substorms by Denny M. Oliveira, James M. Weygand, Eftyhia Zesta, Chigomezyo M. Ngwira, Michael D. Hartinger, Zhonghua Xu, Barbara L. Giles, Daniel J. Gershman, Marcos V. D. Silveira, Vítor M. Souza

“…Multi‐instrument analyses by the Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms (THEMIS) and Los Alamos National Laboratory spacecraft show that nightside substorm‐time energetic particle injections are more intense and occur faster in the case of the nearly head‐on impact. …”
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Delaying Onset of Dementia: Are Two Languages Enough? by Morris Freedman, Suvarna Alladi, Howard Chertkow, Ellen Bialystok, Fergus I. M. Craik, Natalie A. Phillips, Vasanta Duggirala, Surampudi Bapi Raju, Thomas H. Bak

“…Although there were differences in results across studies, a common theme was the significant effect of language use history as one of the factors in determining the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. …”
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Excerpts from The Freedom Fight: A Novel of Resistance and Freedom. by Pamela J. Olubunmi Smith

“…First, it is the best, perhaps still the only, known example of the revolutionary novel sub-genre in Yorùbá that chronicles the practice of the feudal system in Yorùbá history, thus making it the standard example, a good one at that, of successful experimentation in the sub-genre. …”
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 virus antibodies and sociodemographic features of pregnant women in Mogadishu, Somalia: a cross-sectional survey study by Maryan Abdullahi Sh. Nur, Hassan Abdullahi Dahie, Nima Abdi Hassan, Bashiru Garba, Jamal Hassan Mohamoud, Najib Isse Dirie, Mohamed Hussein Adam

“…The participants were subjected to questionnaire interviews where their detailed history and practice of prevention against COVID-19 were evaluated.Results The results showed that 175 (36.7%) were positive while 302 (63.3%) samples were negative for SARS-CoV-2 virus antibodies. …”
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To be or not to be: a cross-sectional study on suicidal ideation, intensity of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among medical students in Kerala, India by Sangeetha Merrin Varghese, Nikhil V Paulson, Pranathi Ajayan, Jithin Mathew Abraham, Pramod Thomas, Anoop Ivan Benjamin, George Chandy Matteethra

“…Academic stress, parental pressure in deciding career choices, feelings of discrimination by peers and teachers, and family history of attempted suicide emerged as the key factors associated with suicidal ideation.Conclusion Suicidal ideation precedes suicide. …”
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Association of Breastfeeding with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis in mothers: A cross sectional survey by Muhammad Zafar Majeed Babar, Ghulam Mustafa, Manzur Ahmad Manzur, Hafiz Haseeb Ahsan

“…Each group had 140 participants. Subject having history of alcohol consumption or used medicines like glucocorticoids, amiodarone, tamoxifen, and methotrexate were excluded from the study. …”
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The extremely halotolerant black yeast Hortaea werneckii - a model for intraspecific hybridization in clonal fungi by Polona Zalar, Jerneja Zupančič, Cene Gostinčar, Janja Zajc, G. Sybren de Hoog, Filomena De Leo, Armando Azua-Bustos, Nina Gunde-Cimerman

“…Analysis of whole-genome sequences of selected H. werneckii strains generally confirmed the phylogenetic distances estimated on the basis of ribosomal genes, but also showed substantial reticulation within the phylogenetic history of the strains. This is in line with the hypothesis that the diploid genomes of H. werneckii were formed by hybridizations, which have sometimes occurred between relatively divergent strains.…”
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Introducing the Condor Array Telescope. V. Deep Broad- and Narrowband Imaging Observations of the M81 Group by Kenneth M. Lanzetta, Stefan Gromoll, Michael M. Shara, David Valls-Gabaud, Frederick M. Walter, John K. Webb

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Case report: Adult case of A20 haploinsufficiency suspected as neuro-Behçet disease by Harumi Shirai, Naoko Saito-Sato, Naoko Saito-Sato, Emiko Horiuchi, Hirotoshi Kikuchi, Saori Kadowaki, Hidenori Ohnishi, Takeshi Suzuki

“…Despite suspicion of neuro-Behçet disease on the basis of the patient’s medical history, a definitive diagnosis could not be made. …”
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Assessment of Bendopnea and Its Association With Clinical and Para‐Clinical Findings in Systolic Heart Failure: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Elmira Javanmardi, Tara Reshadmanesh, Sepehr Gohari, Amir Hossein Behnoush, Hassan Ahangar

“…Methods This was a single‐center prospective cross‐sectional study of patients diagnosed with systolic HF. Medical history, bending tests, laboratory tests, electrocardiography (ECG), echocardiography, and 6‐min walking test (6‐MWT) were evaluated. …”
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Supra-Acetabular Brown Tumor due to Primary Hyperparathyroidism Associated with Chronic Renal Failure by Rosaria M. Ruggeri, Emanuele Calamoneri, Antonia Russo, Alessandro Sindoni, Baldassarre Mondello, Maurizio Monaco, Michele A. Rosa, Sergio Baldari, Salvatore Benvenga, Alfredo Campennì, Francesco Trimarchi

“…A 63-year-old woman presented to the Orthopedic Unit of our hospital complaining of right hip pain of 6 months'duration associated with a worsening limp. Her past medical history included chronic renal insufficiency. Physical examination revealed deep pain in the iliac region and severe restriction of the right hip's articular function in the maximum degrees of range of motion. …”
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Sero-epidemiological Study of Toxoplasma gondii among Pregnant Women in Akre City by Hogir Mohammed Shukri Saadi, Ahmed Jumaa Ahmed

“…A high percentage of IgG (65.64%) and IgM (7.27%) were found among pregnant women with history of miscarriage. Seropositivity for both IgG (61.90 %) and IgM (9.52%) was higher among pregnant women who had cats compared to those without cat. …”
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Measles and Pregnancy: Immunity and Immunization—What Can Be Learned from Observing Complications during an Epidemic Year by Rosalia Ragusa, Armando Platania, Mario Cuccia, Gaetano Zappalà, Gabriele Giorgianni, Placido D’Agati, Maria Alessandra Bellia, Marina Marranzano

“…To reduce the rate of measles complications, gynaecologists should investigate vaccination history and antibody test results in all women of childbearing age. …”
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Chronic Kidney Disease Preventive Attitude, Practice, and Associated Factors among Type 2 DM Patients in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Addisu Dabi Wake MSc, Sena Babsa Dinsa BSc

“…Formal education (AOR = 1.686, 95% CI: 1.416–5.502, p  = .043), an average monthly income of ≥8000 ETB (AOR = 4.048, 95% CI: 1.129–14.520, p  = .032), family history of CKD (AOR = 1.417, 95% CI: 1.231–7.136, p  = .045) were significantly associated with CKD preventive practice. …”
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Development of a diagnostic multivariable prediction model of a positive SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR result in healthcare workers with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection in hospital settings. by Sandra Liliana Valderrama-Beltrán, Juliana Cuervo-Rojas, Martín Rondón, Juan Sebastián Montealegre-Diaz, Juan David Vera, Samuel Martinez-Vernaza, Alejandra Bonilla, Camilo Molineros, Viviana Fierro, Atilio Moreno, Leidy Villalobos, Beatriz Ariza, Carlos Álvarez-Moreno

“…The selected variables were age, socioeconomic status, occupation, service, symptoms (fever, cough, fatigue/weakness, diarrhea, anosmia or dysgeusia), asthma, history of SARS-CoV-2, vaccination status, and population-level RT-PCR positivity. …”
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Zoonosis: social and environmental connections in the Mexico-United States border region by Andrea Chaves, Hugo Mendoza, Angel Herrera, Mitsuri Pacheco-Zapata, Andrés M. López-Pérez, Adriana Fernández, Milena Arguello-Sáenz, Audrey Arnal, Gerardo Suzán

“…The Mexico-United States (US) border is a region with great biological biodiversity and both countries shared a similar history and intense socioeconomic, and cultural interrelationships. …”
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Preoperative Nutritional Status and Risk Factors Associated with Delayed Discharge in Geriatric Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy: A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Xining Zhao, Jie Liu, Ying Wang, Yuying Yang, Yan Pan, Shengjin Ge

“…Clinical data, including demographic information, medical history, surgery-related factors, and perioperative nutritional management, were collected and analyzed. …”
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