Procedural Treatments for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Review of Current Injectable Therapies by Lisa M. Billesberger, Kyle M. Fisher, Yawar J. Qadri, Richard L. Boortz-Marx

“…As treatments evolve, injectable therapies may offer a safe and effective pathway for patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis.…”
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Analysis of the Approach to Sleep Disorders in the First Year Medical Curriculum by Sandra Cecilia Williams Serrano, Oziel Oxier González, Arlan Machado Rojas, Ian Díaz López

“…For these reasons, we conducted a literature review on the medical curricula C and D and the syllabi of Morphophysiology III and the Nervous, Endocrine and Reproductive Systems course in order to describe the approach to this topic and the possible existence of a hidden curriculum which prevents graduates from mastering the tools to provide proper care to patients suffering from sleep disorders. We aimed at describing health problems related to the nervous system included in the curricula C and D as well as the corresponding objectives and content in Morphophysiology III and Nervous, Endocrine and Reproductive Systems courses. …”
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A framework for the early detection and prediction of dengue outbreaks in the Republic of Panama by Grimaldo E. Ureña, Yamilka Diaz, Juan M. Pascale, Sandra López-Vergès, Javier E. Sanchez-Galan

“…To tackle this task, we propose an overall surveillance system framework tailored to the Panamanian situation but applicable to many countries suffering the same maladies. This manuscript presents a transdisciplinary vision that encompasses aspects of sample management, vector surveillance, sharing of weather information, and georeferencing of cases in a Geographic Information System and defining data-driven software solutions for prediction of possible outbreaks.…”
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Dieta by Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito, Frank Carlos Álvarez Li

“…</p>This article presents the appropriate diet for healthy people and for those suffering from some of the chronic non-communicable diseases, according to daily nutrients that should be included. …”
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Mountain Farming in the Making: Approaches to Alpine Rural Agro-food Challenges in Trentino by Alisia Tognon, Alessandro Gretter, Mattia Andreola, Alessandro Betta

“…The current paper belongs to a set of ongoing multi-scalar and trans-disciplinary research studies investigating potential approaches for regenerating rural areas in the Alpine areas of Italy, which have been suffering for years from underused phenomena (Balducci, 2019; Gretter et al., 2018a).The paper focuses mainly on the territory of the Autonomous Province of Trento to investigate how farmers face the current challenges in different ways while looking for sustainable and viable systems from the ecological and socio-economic perspectives (Bender & Haller, 2017). …”
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Treatment of Digital Ischemia with Liposomal Bupivacaine by José Raul Soberón, Scott F. Duncan, W. Charles Sternbergh

“…The vasodilating and analgesic properties of liposomal bupivacaine in patients with ischemic symptoms are unknown, but our clinical experience suggests a role in the management of patients suffering from vasoocclusive disease. Case Report. …”
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Close to Transplant Renal Artery Stenosis and Percutaneous Transluminal Treatment by Leonardou Polytimi, Gioldasi Sofia, Pappas Paris

“…Materials and Methods. 31 patients with renal transplants were admitted to our institution because of persistent hypertension and impairment of transplant renal function and underwent angiography for vascular investigation. 27 were diagnosed suffering from transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS), whereas 4 had severe iliac artery stenosis proximal to the transplant anastomosis (Prox-TRAS). 3 cases of TRAS coexisted with segmental renal arterial stenosis, whereas 3 other cases of TRAS were caused by kinking and focal stenosis in the middle of the transplanted renal artery. …”
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Rare Case of Large Bowel Injury due to Direct Blunt Trauma to a Preexisting Femoral Hernia by C. Tinner, M. Odermatt, P. Villiger

“…We report a case of an 85-year-old man with a known asymptomatic left femoral hernia who was admitted to the emergency ward a few hours after falling from a bicycle and suffering from blunt trauma of the handlebar to the left inguinal region. …”
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Molecular Basis for Mucolytic Therapy by Bonnie Dasgupta, Malcolm King

“…The normal, free-flow ing airway mucus becomes thick and purulent in patients suffering from CF lung disease. Therefore, current approaches to the treatment of CF include strategics for changing the physical properties of pulmonary secretions with the goal of improving airway clearance. …”
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Solifenacin in Multiple Sclerosis Patients with Overactive Bladder: A Prospective Study by Farida van Rey, John Heesakkers

“…Patients and Methods. Thirty MS patients suffering from OAB were treated with solifenacin 5/10 mg for 8 weeks. …”
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Influence of Boundary Conditions on Cracking of Sanxingdui Moon Bay City Wall by Jin Qu, Jianlin Ma, Bai Yang

“…The Sanxingdui Moon Bay City Wall, in China, is built of pale-yellow sand and yellow-brown clay, and the yellow-brown layers are suffering severely. In order to discuss the desiccation cracks in a section of this wall, this paper conducts evaporation tests in laboratory and observes the variations in the characteristics of the boundary conditions of the bottom surface of the sample. …”
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Thrombomodulin: A Bifunctional Modulator of Inflammation and Coagulation in Sepsis by Takayuki Okamoto, Hironobu Tanigami, Koji Suzuki, Motomu Shimaoka

“…A recombinant soluble form of thrombomodulin has been approved to treat patients suffering from disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and has thus far shown greater therapeutic potential than heparin. …”
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Voices in the Urban Wilderness: Reimagining the Terms of Order in “Renaissance” Boston by Jeffrey Helgeson

“…Suffering both chronic decline and an acute social and economic crisis in the 1960s and 1970s, Boston’s corporate leaders began to create the initiatives that would allow the city to emerge in the succeeding decades as a leader amongst the nation’s newly thriving technology- and professional-service-based urban economies. …”
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THE DIFFERENTIATION OF SPIRITUAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING AS AN EPISTEMOLOGICAL PROBLEM by Remigijus Oželis, Vaineta Juškienė

“…Within the framework of epistemology, we can look at spiritual counseling, whose priority also involves existential questions, the search for answers to issues such as life, suffering, death, love, transcendence, etc. Spiritual counselors are still searching for clear boundaries for their actions and practices. …”
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Liver Functions in Type 2 Diabetes Individuals after Pfizer Vaccination in Iraqi Patients by Shrooq Ali Hussein, Ahmed Abdul-Hussein Mohsin, Ahmed Ghazi Sabbar

“…The study evaluates the biochemical parameters of liver function in patients suffering from type 2 diabetes and the correlation between D-dimer level and platelet count after a second dose of the Pfizer vaccine (14–21) days after vaccination. …”
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Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus. Case Presentation by María Octavina Rodríguez Roque, Didiesdle Herrera Alonso, Ada Sánchez Lozano, Marines Herrera Rodríguez

“…She is an inveterate smoker who started suffering frequent falls without apparent cause, motor apraxia, sphincter disorders and perseverance. …”
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From diagnosis to treatment: exploring the mechanisms underlying optic neuritis in multiple sclerosis by Bin Tong, Xin Zhang, Haijian Hu, Huayi Yang, Xifeng Wang, Maolin Zhong, Fan Yang, Fuzhou Hua

“…According to the statistics, up to 50% of MS patients experience vision problems during the disease course, suffering from blurred vision, pain, color vision deficits, and even blindness. …”
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Cytomegalovirus Uveitis with Hypopyon Mimicking Bacterial Endophthalmitis by Atsushi Yoshida, Hiroto Obata, Hidetoshi Kawashima

“…Since she was suspected of suffering possible bacterial endophthalmitis, she was referred to our hospital. …”
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Hybrid electroconvulsive therapy in an adolescent with major depressive disorder: a case report by Jing-ya Zhang, Jia Li, Nan Wang, Xin-hui Xie, Xin-hui Xie, Lun Zeng

“…Here, we report a case study of a 14-year-old male student with major depressive disorder (MDD) suffering from severe suicidality and significant impairment in social functioning who achieved effective antidepressant effects with HECT and improved cognitive function. …”
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How Bacteria-Induced Apoptosis of Intestinal Epithelial Cells Contributes to Mucosal Inflammation by Martin Hausmann

“…But increased permeability of the epithelial barrier and increased apoptotic rates of epithelial cells have been reported for patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease. Microbiota can both induce or inhibit apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells thus contribute to mucosal inflammation or support epithelial integrity respectively. …”
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