Recurrent pregnancy loss: etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment by Zlatko Kirovakov, Elitsa H. Gyokova, Nadezhda H. Hinkova, Emiliana I. Konova

“…A common factor for diagnostic approaches to recurrent pregnancy loss is the examination of historical medical records of patients who have experienced the condition and the identification of possible etiological and risk factors. …”
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An Artist among the Puritans:Challenging a Cultural Image in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter by Michèle BONNET

“…It shows how, in his typically ironic style, Hawthorne covertly subverts New England’s critical view of the artist who, rather than being an alleged agent of social disruption, turns out to be the cement of the community, indeed a « necessary » element. …”
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Ethical leadership in the military profession and the "dirty hands" problem in contemporary armed conflicts by Stanar Dragan

“…The author proves that in situations of supreme emergency and collateral damage, all necessary conditions for the constitution of this ethics problem for military leaders who make political decisions in war are met and, in conclusion, offers an explanation of the importance and relevance of precise definition of the place and nature of the problem of "dirty hands" in the process of ethical leadership for proper perception of the moral nature of military profession in the contemporary era.…”
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A Presentation of Cerebritis Secondary to Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener) by James Norman, Ira Pande, Timothy Taylor, Bruno Gran

“…Cerebritis as a principal presentation is extremely rare. We report a patient who presented with subacute progression of ataxia, confusion, and vacant episodes. …”
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Two-Stage Dynamic Pricing and Advertising Strategies for Online Video Services by Zhi Li, De-qing Tan

“…The viewer’s aversion level to advertising has direct effects on both the volume of ads and the number of viewers who have selected low-quality content. The optimal volume of ads decreases with the increase of ads-aversion coefficient, while increasing as the quality of videos increases. …”
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Le monopole de l’État français sur les jeux d’argent : de l’art d’extorquer des fonds aux plus démunis by Quentin Duroy, Jon D. Wisman

“…By expanding its range of lottery games over the past several years the French state has sold the illusion of a better future to economically disadvantaged players, who statistically are programed to lose. Thus, the State uses gambling both as a fiscal tool and as a tool for social control which creates a situation that resembles racketeering towards disempowered households and individuals without using fiscal revenues from gambling to improve their plight. …”
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Pulmonary fibrosis as the sole manifestation of anti-Ku antibody positivity in the absence of myositis: A case report by Angelo Nigro, Dr.

“…Case presentation: We report the case of a 70-year-old male, a former smoker with an 18-year smoking history who quit 20 years ago, presenting with a one-year history of progressive dyspnea and dry cough. …”
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma Metastasis to the Orbit in a Coinfected HIV+ HBV+ Patient Previously Treated with Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: A Case Report by S. Guerriero, G. Infante, E. Giancipoli, S. Cocchi, M. G. Fiore, D. Piscitelli, N. Cardascia

“…We report a 45-year-old male, HBV+, HIV+, with a past history of a liver transplant for ELSD (end-stage liver disease) with hepatocellular carcinoma and recurrent HCC, who presented with proptosis and diplopia of the left eye. …”
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Cerebral Venous Infarction due to Internal Jugular Vein Thrombosis: A Case Study and Review of Literature by Iroshani Kodikara, Dhanusha Gamage, Janaka Kalubowila

“…We report a rare case of haemorrhagic brain infarctions secondary to bilateral internal jugular vein thrombosis in a 17-year-old woman, who has presented with worsening headache and seizures. …”
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IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION THROUGH SEMANTIC MAPPING STRATEGY FOR INDONESIAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS by Adelia Puspa, Syahrial .

“…Based on the result of the test conducted at the end of the cycle and the analysis of the observation checklist and field notes, it could be concluded that both the students’ reading comprehension and the students’ attitude during the reading class have been improved. The students who passed the test improved from 43.75% at the baseline data to 87.5% at the end of cycle II. …”
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The Quality of Inpatient Health Services at Mamajang Health Center, Makassar City by Lusyana Aripa

“…The results of the study: 1) Tangible, the facilities and infrastructure of the Mamajang Public Health Center inpatient room were inadequate. 2) Reliability, inpatient health services at the Mamajang Health Center are accurate. 3) Responsiveness, health workers have not been effective in responding to patient complaints but are always ready and efficient to help patients. 4) Assurance, trusted health workers in providing information, but the cure of the disease depends on the accuracy of the drug. 5) Empathy from health workers who care for patients. It can be concluded that the quality of service at the Mamajang Health Center in Makassar City has not been maximized in providing services to inpatients.…”
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Current Status of Diagnosis and Treatment of High-risk Resistant and Recurrent Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia by MAO Mingyi, JIANG Fang, XIANG Yang

“…Even worse, there are some high-risk patients who develop resistance to combination chemotherapy or experience recurrence after cure. …”
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The Impact of YOLO Algorithms Within Fall Detection Application: A Review by Ahlam R. Khekan, Hadi S. Aghdasi, Pedram Salehpour

“…The phenomenon of human falls is a highly significant health concern, particularly for elderly individuals and disabled individuals who reside alone. The global elderly population is steadily growing. …”
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Impact of Orthodontic Decompensation on Bone Insertion by Fabio Pinto Guedes, Leopoldino Capelozza Filho, Daniela Gamba Garib, Hugo Nary Filho, Evandro José Borgo, Mauricio de Almeida Cardoso

“…This paper presents a case report of a 20-year-old male patient with Class III malocclusion and hyperdivergent facial pattern, who was surgically treated. A significant amount of labial movement of mandibular incisors was performed during orthodontic treatment before surgery. …”
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Critical discourse analysis on gender relations: women's images in Sasak song by Khirjan Nahdi, Usuludin Usuludin, Herman Wijaya, Muh. Taufiq

“…As a text, discursive reasoning, and social reality, the results of the study show the tendency to dominate women who give birth to forms of discrimination. The six images of women in Sasak song texts are contained in works of art for the purpose of disguising the tendencies behind artistic elements, so that they are accepted as truth and reasonableness in history inherited between generations.…”
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Hard Graft: Collaborative exploration of working class stories in shaping female educator identities by Emma Elizabeth Gillaspy, Fiona Routh, Amy Edwards-Smith, Samantha Pywell, Alison Luckett, Sheena Cottam, Sabina Gerrard

“…The five themes emerging from this research: Connection through differences and commonalities; graft; inner tensions; authenticity ‘I am who I am’ and the bigger picture are tightly interconnected, generating a complex and rich picture of contemporary female educator identity. …”
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Kenya’s 2022 General Elections and Nigerian’s 2023 General Elections: Any Lessons for Democratic Consolidation in Africa? by Godwin Ojanyi Agbiloko, Gerald Ifeanyi Okafor

“…The level and magnitude of electoral and political violence has risen and the political elites have often converted their foot-soldiers who undermine the electoral process by perpetrating these violent acts. …”
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Determination of Factors Affecting International Students’ Satisfaction Levels Using CHAID Analysis by İbrahim Hakan Göver, Asim Mustafa Ayten

“…This study, inspired from the importance of international students, seeks to determine the factors affecting the satisfaction levels of international students who study at a Turkish state university. To this end, an on-line survey consisting of 25 questions were administered to a total of 330 international students studying at Middle East Technical University (METU). …”
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Respiratory Failure Secondary to Human Metapneumovirus Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a 32-Month-Old Child by Abha Gupta, Melania Bembea, Anna Brown, Courtney Robertson, Lewis Romer, Ronald D. Cohn

“…Here, we report a case of a 32-month-old male with a previous history of asthma, who developed respiratory failure two weeks after onset of cough and rhinorrhea and required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for 9 days after failing high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV). …”
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Right Coronary Artery STEMI following Blunt Thoracic Trauma by Saad Sikanderkhel, Jon-Austin Ash, Kimberly O’Dell, Jacob Mok, Harish Manyam, John Golding

“…We present a case report of an otherwise healthy 37-year-old male without pertinent cardiac history or risk factors, who presented with cardiac trauma after a motor vehicle collision (MVC). …”
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