Barriers Preventing Liver Transplantation in Canadians with HIV Infection – Perceptions of HIV Specialists by Curtis L Cooper, Joanne DeForest, John Gill, Richard Lalonde, on behalf of the Canadian HIV Trials Network (CTN) Co-Infection Core Group

“…On average, two patients per site were thought to be appropriate candidates for liver transplant evaluation. …”
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Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Psoriasis by Ilkin Zindancı, Ozlem Albayrak, Mukaddes Kavala, Emek Kocaturk, Burce Can, Sibel Sudogan, Melek Koç

“…Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder in which proinflammatory cytokines including IL-6 and TNF-α increase both locally and systematically. It is thought that chronic inflammation results in metabolic diseases and proinflammatory cytokines give rise to the development of atherogenesis, peripheral insulin resistance, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes. …”
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Hippocampal Regulation of Postsynaptic Density Homer1 by Associative Learning by Nicholas E. Clifton, Darren Cameron, Simon Trent, Lucy H. Sykes, Kerrie L. Thomas, Jeremy Hall

“…The activity-induced expression of short Homer1 isoforms, Homer1a and Ania-3, is thought to be related to processes of learning and memory. …”
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Suicidal ideation and its associated risk factors among students of a medical college in Chennai—A cross-sectional study by M Koushik, Prarthana Veeramani, L Pooja Mary Vaishali, B Charumathi, Timsi Jain

“…Introduction: Suicidal ideation is the thought or plan to suicide. It is an important public health issue. …”
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Pseudomonas mendocina bacteraemia secondary to cellulitis – a report and brief series of cases by Jorge Reis, Francisca Carmo, Inês Soares, Catarina Salvado, Mariana Fidalgo

“…Albeit rare, this is thought to be an underreported infection that clinicians should be aware of.…”
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Oral Contraceptive Use and Alveolar Osteitis Following Third Molar Extraction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Madison Tang, Daniela Gurpegui Abud, Jaffer A. Shariff

“…Alveolar osteitis (AO) is a common postoperative complication of third molar extractions that is thought to be associated with the intake of oral contraceptives (OCPs). …”
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THE ANALYSIS OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOTHER AND CHILD AND ITS IMPACT ON THE FORMATION OF GENDER STEREOTYPES IN THE CONTEXT OF PSYCHOANALYTIC FEMINISM by L. Bulanova-Duvalko

“…Scientific novelty of the research lies in studying and systematizing the key theses of stereotypical manifestations of femininity theoretical substantiation from the perspective of psychoanalytic feminism that had not been presented within the national scientific thought. The research handles the following tasks: 1)to define the main directions of polemics of the psychoanalytic feminism and psychoanalytic concepts of Sigmund Freud and Jacques Laca; 2) to highlight the major spheres of the psychoanalytic feminism scientific interest;3) to consider the features of theory about the influence of the human psyche development during the pre-oedipal stage on producing the constant sexual arrangements in the perspective of the Anglo-American tradition of the psychoanalytic feminism; 4) to describe the main aspects of the theory about constructing femininity in the French feminism studies; 5) to analyze different ways to overcome the patriarchal symbolic order suggested by the psychoanalytic feminism. …”
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Assessment of Developmental Prosopagnosia in an Individual with Tourette Syndrome and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Case Report by Petter Espeseth Emhjellen, Randi Starrfelt, Rune Raudeberg, Bjørnar Hassel

“…While ON’s DP, Tourette syndrome, and ADHD may have distinct genetic origins, impairment in face identity recognition has been observed across several neurodevelopmental conditions and is likely more common than currently thought.…”
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Challenges and Choices Amidst Military Conflict: The Present and Future of Medical Education and Healthcare in Sudan by Sohaib Mohammed Mokhtar Ahmed, Mohanned Bushra Masaad, Mohamed Salah Abdulrazeg Abdulrahman, Elnazeir Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamedzain

“…Nearly half of the students believed the quality of healthcare services in hospitals was poor (46%) along with a shortage or severe shortage in its number (49%). A majority (58.4%) thought frequently or constantly about leaving Sudan after graduation. …”
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New Insights into the PPARγ Agonists for the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy by Zhanjun Jia, Ying Sun, Guangrui Yang, Aihua Zhang, Songming Huang, Kristina Marie Heiney, Yue Zhang

“…Thiazolidinediones (TZDs), the synthetic exogenous ligands of nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ), had been thought to be a promising candidate for strengthening the therapy of DN. …”
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Conceptual Perspectives on State Fragility by D. P. Elagin

“…The article finds significant advancement in scientific thought about fragile states, acknowledg ing their continuous and multi-dimensional nature (the 'ALC' and 'OECD' approaches). …”
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A Rare Cause of Secondary Amyloidosis: Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disease by Ali Kemal Kadiroğlu, Yaşar Yıldırım, Zülfükar Yılmaz, Hasan Kayabaşı, Yahya Avcı, M. Serdar Yıldırım, M. Emin Yılmaz

“…Since the patient had recurrent infections, hypogammaglobulinemia, nephrotic range proteinuria, and enlarged kidneys in the renal USG, she was thought to have type AA amyloidosis and therefore underwent a renal biopsy. …”
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DPPH Scavenging Activity, Reducing Power, and Metal Chelating Capacity of Compound 1-(2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-pyridine-2-yl-propenone by Navista Sri Octa Ujiantari, Andy Eko Wibowo, Ratna Asmah Susidarti

“…Those activities are thought to be related to antioxidant mechanisms. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate its antioxidant activity. …”
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The Spirit and Holy Spirit in The Quran and its Exegeses by Mohammad Makdod

“…By presenting and comparing a range of Quranic interpretations, this study aims to highlight the diversity of thought surrounding the concepts of the ‘Spirit’ and ‘Holy Spirit’ within Islamic tradition. …”
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Curcumin Protects Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells against H2O2-Induced Cell Injury by Jipeng Ouyang, Rong Li, Haiqin Shi, Jianping Zhong

“…Migraine is a prevalent neurological disorder which causes a huge economic burden on society. It is thought to be a neurovascular disease with oxidative stress might be involved. …”
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MAN AND LOGOS: HERACLITUS’ SECRET by A. V. Halapsis

“…The article proves that although the anthropological turn in philosophy is traditionally associated with the activities of the sophists and Socrates, the previous philosophical thought was also not devoid of anthropological ideas. …”
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As Time Goes By: Event File Decay Does Not Unleash Inhibition of Return by Lars-Michael Schöpper, Christian Frings

“…In discrimination tasks, however, IOR is often reduced or even absent; here, effects of binding and retrieval are thought to take place. Information is bound into an event file, which upon feature repetition causes retrieval, leading to partial repetition costs. …”
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Extensive Prostatic Abscess in an Elderly Patient Requiring Multidisciplinary Drainage by John Michael Nesemann, Kathy Huen, Jonathan Bergman

“…He had a positive urinalysis and culture and was initially thought to have a urinary tract infection; however, computed tomography scan revealed a large, complex, and multiloculated prostatic abscess. …”
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Il-6 and MSH3 in colorectal carcinoma: Expression, relationship, and prognostic significance in 171 colorectal carcinoma cases by Elif Kolay Bayram, Betul Ogut, Mehmet Arda Inan, Ayse Dursun

“…Inflammation is a relatively uncommon but crucial contributor to its etiology, and inflammation is also thought to pose a risk in patients without a clinical diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease. …”
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The predictive effects of adiponectin and irisin hormones on diagnosis and clinical involvement of Sarcoidosis by Huseyin Kaya, Hasim Boyaci, Serap Argun Baris, Ilknur Basyigit, Ozgur Doga Ozsoy, Hale Maral Kir

“…Abstract Background Sarcoidosis is a chronic disease of unknown etiology characterised by systemic non-caseating granulomas that can affect any organ in the body, especially the lungs and in which genetic and environmental factors are thought to play a role in its pathophysiology. Adipokines and myokines secreted from adipose and muscle tissue play a role in the pathogenesis or protection against many inflammatory and autoimmune diseases in which inflammation and immunity form the basis. …”
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