Hypertrophic Neuropathy Secondary to Hansen's Disease. A Case Report by María Octavina Rodríguez Roque, Didiesdle Herrera Alonso, Ada Sánchez Lozano

“…A biopsy of the hypochromic lesions was performed, which led to the conclusion that the patient suffered from a hypertrophic polyneuropathy secondary to tuberculoid Hansen's disease. …”
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How does climate shock affect technology adoption in rice production? by Thai Phan Nguyen, Duc Kien Nguyen, Quang Dung Truong

“…The findings indicated that households tend to adopt the improved variety of rice and organic fertilisers since households suffer the shock from the drought. Another finding showed that households used more chemical fertiliser and reduced the probability of using improved seeds in rice production since the household was affected by floods. …”
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Repeated CMV Infection in a Heart Transplantation Patient by Josep Melero-Ferrer, Ignacio J. Sanchez-Lazaro, Amparo Navea-Tejerina, Luis Almenar-Bonet, Marino Blanes-Julia, Luis Martinez-Dolz, Antonio Salvador-Sanz

“…Although the patient did not have a high risk for CMV, infection, he suffered a reactivation during the first year and then up to six more episodes, especially in his eyes. …”
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Anticorrosion Nanocrystalline Beta Zeolite Thin Film for Advanced Applications by Maha Saud M. Al-subaie, Aisha Mahmood A. Al-Turkustani, Rosilda Selvin, Saedah Rwede Al-Mhayawi

“…However, the process suffers from the release of carcinogenic hexavalent chromium ions that needs to be replaced by an ecofriendly alternative. …”
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The Demise of Poskanzer and Schwab’s Influenza Theory on the Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease by Danny Estupinan, Sunina Nathoo, Michael S. Okun

“…We review the original Poskanzer and Schwab hypothesis that Parkinson’s disease was based on the association between the 1918-19 influenza epidemic and the later observation of Parkinsonism in some influenza sufferers. We also further explore the prediction that Parkinson’s disease would totally disappear as an entity once original influenza victims were all deceased. …”
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FPGA‐based implementation of floating point processing element for the design of efficient FIR filters by Tintu Mary John, Shanty Chacko

“…Abstract Numerous applications based on very large scale intergration (VLSI) architecture suffer from large size components that lead to an error in the design of the filter during the stages of floating point arithmetic. …”
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Coordination for Policy in Transition Countries: Case of Croatia by Anamarija Musa, Zdravko Petak

“…The research shows that the development of coordination instruments in Croatia suffers from inefficiencies and is greatly influenced by politically driven considerations. …”
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A Very Rare Cause of Pleuritic Chest Pain: Bilateral Pleuritis as a First Sign of Familial Mediterranean Fever by Sevket Ozkaya, Saliha E. Butun, Serhat Findik, Atilla Atici, Adem Dirican

“…A 59-year-old Turkish man suffered from recurrent pleuritic chest pain due to pleural effusion and atelectasis. …”
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IBEM Simulation of Seismic Wave Scattering by a 3D Tunnel Mountain by Ping-Lin Jiang, Hua Jiang, Yu-Sheng Jiang, Dai Wang, Nan Li, Zhong-He Shi

“…In addition, it should be noted that the tunnel may suffer the more severe damage under the incident SV wave.…”
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Progressive Corrosion Study of Metals like Mild Steel, Zinc and Aluminium in an Urban Atmosphere by H. K. Kadiya, R. T. Vashi

“…Mild steel panels exposed vertically suffer less corrosion than those exposed at an angle of 45°. …”
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Nocardia spp. Pneumonia in a Solid Organ Recipient: Role of Linezolid by George Mwandia, Hari Polenakovik

“…He was initially successfully treated with linezolid. However, he suffered severe sensory neuropathy after 4 months of therapy, necessitating linezolid cessation and completion of treatment with azithromycin. …”
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Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis Presenting as a Breast Pseudotumor: Case Reports with Review of the Literature by Nour Abdul Halim, Imad Uthman, Rayan Rammal, Hazem I. Assi

“…In this report, we describe the cases of two patients who suffered from this disease, and to our knowledge, such a report is the first of its kind to address this topic in this region. …”
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A modern approach to the treatment of plaque psoriasis by Drvar Daniela Ledić, Vlahinić Tomislav, Maleš Željan, Turčić Petra, Čeović Romana

“…In Croatia, 1.6 % of the population suffer from psoriasis. Distribution of the disease is bimodal, with the first peak at the age of 20–30, and the second at the age of 50–60. …”
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DOA Estimation for Sources with Large Power Differences by Qingyuan Fang, Mengzhe Jin, Weidong Liu, Yong Han

“…Classical DOA estimation methods suffer from performance degradation in terms of resolution when dealing with sources that have large power differences. …”
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The World Order Crisis and the Threats for Russia and the World by D. B. Ryurikov

“…Projected globally once by the "hard", once by the "soft" power, the ideology and practice of the NWO negates the foundations of civilization gained by ordeals and sufferings of mankind, and means the departure from the principles and norms of the actual world order valid until the end of the 20th century. …”
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Effects of Inositol(s) in Women with PCOS: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials by Vittorio Unfer, John E. Nestler, Zdravko A. Kamenov, Nikos Prapas, Fabio Facchinetti

“…It affects about 5–10% of women of reproductive age who typically suffer from obesity, hyperandrogenism, ovarian dysfunction, and menstrual irregularity. …”
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Cardiac Output Assessed by Invasive and Minimally Invasive Techniques by Allison J. Lee, Jennifer Hochman Cohn, J. Sudharma Ranasinghe

“…Many minimally invasive techniques continue to suffer from decreased accuracy and reliability under periods of hemodynamic instability, and so few have reached the level of interchangeability with the PAC.…”
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Peritoneal Dialysis in Diabetics: There Is Room for More by P. Cotovio, A. Rocha, A. Rodrigues

“…End stage renal disease diabetic patients suffer from worse clinical outcomes under dialysis-independently of modality. …”
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Accurate 2-D AOA Estimation and Ambiguity Resolution for a Single Source under Fixed Uniform Circular Arrays by Le Zuo, Jin Pan

“…Under fixed UCAs, 2-D AOA estimation of a single source would suffer from phase ambiguity, and hence, ambiguity resolution is also addressed in the Fourier domain by integer search. …”
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Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis with Pyoderma Gangrenosum by Adrián Imbernón-Moya, Elena Vargas-Laguna, Antonio Aguilar, Miguel Ángel Gallego, Claudia Vergara, María Fernanda Nistal

“…We introduce a 70-year-old woman who suffered pyoderma gangrenosum associated with peripheral ulcerative keratitis in her left eye. …”
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