Risk factors for pterygium in the Ambato population. Ecuador by Chabely Figueredo Morales, Tania Morales Molina, Yuleydi Alcaide Guardado

“…The population consisted of 483 patients who attended the ophthalmology clinic of the Ambato Municipal Hospital, Ecuador and the sample was selected at convenience and was made up of 161 patients. …”
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The framing of the Belt and Road Initiative in Indo-Pakistani media by Jianxun Chu, Zameer Hassan, Syed Muhammad Sikandar

“…The results of this study can be a reference for policymakers and international players who seek to improve relations with both countries.…”
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Lymphomatoid Papulosis Type A: A Case Report of the “Wait-and-See Strategy” in a 27-Year-Old Male Patient with Extensive Disease by Eirini Kavvalou, Maria Stefanidou, Sabine Elke Krueger-Krasagakis, George Evangelou, Dimitra Koumaki, Leonidas Marinos, Maria Tzardi, Konstantinos Krasagakis

“…This is the case of a 27-year-old male patient with a newly diagnosed extensive lymphomatoid papulosis type A involving cosmetically sensitive areas (e.g. face), who refused to be treated with a low dose of methotrexate, as recommended by the published literature. …”
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Effect of Atypical Antipsychotic Usage at Therapeutic Doses on Daytime Sleepiness by Birol Topcu, Meltem Alan, Tuğba Nurcan Yüksel

“…One hundred twenty volunteers who met the inclusion-exclusion criteria were divided into two equal groups. …”
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The Effect of the Hemodialysis Practice on the Dialysis Patients’ Sexual Functions by Sibel Şentürk, Alev Yıldırım Keskin

“…Materials and Methods: Designed as phenomenological research, the study was performed with 19 patients who had hemodialysis treatment from 20 January 2021 to 20 February 2021 and agreed to participate in the study. …”
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WID approach in teaching research writing to engineering postgraduate students by Elena I. Shpit

“…To verify the efficiency, we employed the comparative analysis of two types of writing: of international researchers and of postgraduates who completed the course. The results show that, postgraduate writing does not differ from the writing of international researchers in 20 out of 41 text features and demonstrate a successful acquisition of the new knowledge and skills, especially from the zone of proximal development. …”
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WRITER'S STRATEGIES IN THE INTERCOURSE WITH THE READER IN BELLES-LETTRES by A. S. Komarov

“…The author of the article comes to the conclusion that signs of the successful strategy can be traced in the reader's return to the intercourse with the writer when he or she rereads the writer's books, repeats or makes references to words, situations or ideas suggested or described by the writer who has grasped the reader's attention in one or several content dimensions.…”
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Hereditary Neuropathy with Liability to Pressure Palsy Presenting with Hand Drop in a Young Child by Inês Sobreira, Cátia Sousa, Ana Raposo, M. Rita Soares, Ana Soudo, Ana Isabel Dias

“…We present the case study of a six-year-old male child who presented with left hand drop that he kept for over four weeks. …”
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Association of Dysmenorrhea with Mental Health and Academic Performance among University Students by Ayesha Jamil, Malaika Sheraz, Sana Ashraf, Sana Akram

“…Results: There were 356 (92.7%) participants who were experiencing painful menstruation with a mean age of 22.97 ± 8.79 years. …”
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Finnish parents’ perception of the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of autistic adolescents by Kwok Ng, Sanni Hiltunen, Marleena Pekonen, Eija Kärnä

“…In this paper, we used a convenience sample (n = 323) of Finnish parents of autistic adolescents who reported the perceived impact of COVID-19 on the lives of their autistic children. …”
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Hepatic Artery Mycotic Aneurysm Associated with Staphylococcal Endocarditis with Successful Treatment: Case Report with Review of the Literature by Dhara Chaudhari, Atif Saleem, Pranav Patel, Sara Khan, Mark Young, Gene LeSage

“…We present a young patient with injection drug abuse associated staphylococcal endocarditis which was successfully treated with antibiotics and valve replacement who presented with abdominal pain. He was found to have mycotic aneurysm of hepatic artery which was successfully treated with coil embolization.…”
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Endometrioid Paraovarian Borderline Cystic Tumor in an Infant with Proteus Syndrome by Liliana Vasquez, Mariela Tello, Ivan Maza, Monica Oscanoa, Milagros Dueñas, Haydee Castro, Alan Latorre

“…We describe a 20-month-old asymptomatic infant with Proteus syndrome who developed an endometrioid paraovarian borderline cystic tumor. …”
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A Desktop Review of Linguistic Practices in Higher Education Post #FeesMustFall Protests: An Appraisal of Academy and Multilingual Citizenship by Soyiso Khetoa

“…This review contributes to the ongoing discourse on language, power, and knowledge production in African higher education, providing insights for policymakers, educators, and language practitioners who are committed to creating inclusive and equitable academic spaces.…”
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Severe Gastrooesophageal Reflux Disease Associated with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome by N. K. Sujay, Matthew Jones, Emma Whittle, Helen Murphy, Marcus K. H. Auth

“…We report a rare association between foetal alcohol syndrome and severe gastrooesophageal reflux disease in an infant who ultimately required fundoplication to optimise her growth and nutrition. …”
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Sword-Like Trauma to the Shoulder with Open Head-Splitting Fracture of the Head by Andreas Panagopoulos, Konstantinos Pantazis, Ilias Iliopoulos, Ioannis Seferlis, Zinon Kokkalis

“…We present a case of a 67-year-old man who sustained a severe, sword-like trauma to his left shoulder after a road traffic accident with associated isolated open Gustilo-Anderson IIIA humeral head-splitting fracture. …”
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Empowering teachers: unveiling teacher leadership insights for independent learning curriculum implementation at secondary education units in Toraja Utara district by Hotmaulina Sihotang, Erni Murniarti, Yusak Yokoyama

“…Reinforced through the results of interviews that the implementation of the independent curriculum is urgent to overcome learning loss and to produce graduates who fit the Pancasila students profile. Leadership insight, the concept of driving teachers in the implementation of the independent curriculum can be improved by providing opportunities for teachers to attend training and massively sharing the knowledge of driving teachers among fellow teachers to accelerate overcoming learning loss.…”
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THE MORBIDITY WITH TEMPORARY DISABILITY OF WORKING MILITARY RETIREES by A. V. Popov

“…A sociological survey of 574 officers of the Navy, who were dismissed from the Armed Forces to the reserve (resignation), was held. 32.7% of them at the time of the survey have been working.Results. 48.8% of respondents rated their health at the time of the survey as a good for their age. …”
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Trisacryl Gelatin Microembolism and Metastases in the Lung after Renal Artery Embolization and Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma by Andres Borja Alvarez, Jack P. Leventhal, Cherise Cortese, Barbara L. McComb, David D. Thiel, Andras Khoor

“…The patient was a 63-year-old woman who recently presented with both dyspnea on exertion and productive cough. …”
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Sensorineural Hearing Loss as a First Presentation of Multiple Myeloma: A Successful Management with Therapeutic Plasma Exchange by Morteza Daraei, Ahmad Khajeh-Mehrizi, Behrooz Amirzargar, Fereshteh Ameli, Fahimeh Zeinalkhan

“…We present a 45-year-old woman with hyperviscosity syndrome (serum viscosity of 10.2 cP) from MM who presented with hearing disturbance that responded dramatically to plasma exchange with saline and intratympanic steroid treatment. …”
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From an allergic reaction to a superior vena cava syndrome by Milutinović Vojislava, Milutinović Vladimir

“…We are presenting the case of a patient with SVC syndrome who was initially diagnosed with an allergic reaction. …”
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