Preconception Care Uptake and Immediate Outcomes among Discordant Couples Accessing Routine HIV Care in Kenya by Nyawira Gitahi, Sheila Juliet Eshiwani, Kenneth Mutai, Jared Ongechi Mecha, James Njogu Kiarie

“…Pregnancy rates did not significantly (p = 0.06) differ among those who took up preconception care versus those who did not. …”
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Most oncological pancreas resections must consider the mesopancreas by S. A. Safi, S. David, L. Haeberle, S. Vaghiri, T. Luedde, C. Roderburg, I. Esposito, G. Fluegen, W. T. Knoefel

“…Borderline resectable PDAC patients who retain an increased risk of infiltration to the portomesenteric system and/or arterial vasculate are candidates for neoadjuvant therapy. …”
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Mathematicians in pre-war national defense forces of Lithuania by Algirdas Ažubalis

“… The article presents condensed biographical data and activity analysis on the 15 Lithuanian mathematicians who served in pre-war National Defense Forces of Lithuania, with the special emphasis on their contribution to strengthening national defense potential of the country. …”
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Survey of Perceptions and Practices among Canadian Gastroenterologists regarding the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism for Hospitalized Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients by Roshan Razik, Charles N Bernstein, Justina Sam, Reka Thanabalan, Geoffrey C Nguyen

“…BACKGROUND: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who are hospitalized with disease flares are known to be at an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). …”
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Family Caregiver Perspectives on Caring for Ventilator-Assisted Individuals at Home by Rachael Evans, Michael Catapano, Dina Brooks, Roger Goldstein, Monica Avendano

“…BACKGROUND: The trend of patients who are invasively ventilated to prefer home care is one that benefits both the patient and the health care system. …”
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Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Man with Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome and Intestinal Varices by Robert N. Clark, William G. Paterson, Laurington R. DaCosta, Ivan T. Beck

“…A patient with Osler-Weber-Rendu disease and idiopathic intestinal varices who presented with recurrent gastrointestinal hemorrhage and iron deficiency anemia is reported. …”
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Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Lung: A Diagnostic Pitfall in Pregnancy by Sabine Danzinger, Wolfgang J. Köstler, Martin Funovics, Merima Herac, Leonhard Müllauer, Helmut Prosch, Heinz Kölbl

“…In this case report, we present a patient at advanced and metastasized stage of signet ring cell carcinoma who presented in the 22nd week of gestation.…”
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Awareness of Risk Factors among Persons at Risk for Lung Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Sleep Apnea: A Canadian Population-Based Study by Shannon L Walker, David L Saltman, Rosemary Colucci, Lesli Martin

“…OBJECTIVE: To assess awareness among persons at risk for lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and sleep apnea regarding symptoms and risk factors of the disease, and their attitudes regarding the disease and toward those who are affected.…”
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Gonococcal Chorioamnionitis with Antepartum Fetal Death In Utero by B. Coutanceau, J. Boujenah, C. Poncelet

“…We report the case of a patient who developed gonococcal chorioamnionitis resulting in stillbirth at 28 + 4 weeks of pregancy. …”
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Management of Pulmonary Embolism with Rheolytic Thrombectomy by Lisa Ferrigno, Robert Bloch, Judson Threlkeld, Thomas Demlow, Raman Kansal, Riyad Karmy-Jones

“…BACKGROUND: Catheter thrombectomy combining thrombus destruction with local thrombolysis has been used in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) who are unstable or have significant right heart dysfunction, but have contraindications to systemic thrombolytic therapy.…”
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Pohádka o chudém chlapci, který ke štěstí přišel, aneb „Kapitalistický vykořisťovatel“ František Křižík v marxistické historiografii a publicistice by Eva Mušková

“… František Křižík is one of the few technicians in the Czech history who is perceived as a national hero. This study deals with the notion of his personality as a “capitalistic entrepreneur” as interpreted by Marxistic society in the fifties of the 20th century. …”
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Not to Knot a Catheter. Case Report of the Knotting of a Suprapubic Catheter by S. A. Farook, U. Kariholu, G. Kousidis, M. Powlis

“…A 20-month-old boy, who underwent left nephrectomy, had a suprapubic catheter inserted that knotted within the bladder. …”
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Rescue Therapy Using a Rifabutin-Based Regimen is Effective for Cure of Helicobacter pylori Infection by Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Snehal Desai, Linda Best, Geraldine Cooper-Lesins, Dickran Malatjalian, David Haldane, Kevork Peltekian

“…OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of rescue therapy using rifabutin, amoxicillin and a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) in the eradication of Helicobacter pylori in patients who have failed at least one course of PPI-based triple therapy.…”
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Perbedaan Kadar Interferon Gamma dan Interleukin-10 pada Orang Dewasa Terinfeksi Ascaris Lumbricoides dengan Tidak Terinfeksi yang Diinduksi Vaksin Bacille Calmette-Guerin by weni Mulyani, Nuzulia Irawati, Netti Suharti

“…The objective of this study was to  know the differences IFN-γ and IL-10 an adult who infected Ascaris lumbricoides to uninfected who inducted by BCG vaccine. …”
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Poutníci a jejich peníze na cestě do Říma. Zamyšlení nad edicí Il Libro del pellegrino (Siena, 1382–1446) by Roman Zaoral

“…The book, however, does not register all pilgrims who visited Siena on the way to Rome. It mentions only those who deposited their cash in the hospital with the intention to withdraw it on the way back. …”
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An Unusual Cause of Right Lower Quadrant Pain: The Caecum Diverticulitis by Murat Yildar, Omer Faruk Ozkan, Kasim Caglayan, Faruk Ozkul, Faruk Cavdar, Ismail Saygin

“…In the study presented, preoperative examinations and surgical methods were discussed along with literature, regarding two cases who were operated with the prediagnosis of acute appendicitis and for whom caecum diverticulitis was determined. …”
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A Discrete Mathematical Modeling of the Influence of Alcohol Treatment Centers on the Drinking Dynamics Using Optimal Control by Bouchaib Khajji, Abderrahim Labzai, Abdelfatah Kouidere, Omar Balatif, Mostafa Rachik

“…We also focus on the importance of treatment within addiction treatment centers aiming to find the optimal strategies to minimize the number of drinkers and maximize the number of heavy drinkers who join addiction treatment centers. We use three controls which represent awareness programs through media and education for the potential drinkers, efforts to encourage the heavy drinkers to join addiction treatment centers, and psychological support with follow-up for the individuals who quit drinking. …”
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Medical Therapy of Steroid-Resistant Crohn's Disease by Bruce E Sands

“…Clearer distinctions may be drawn between those who fail to respond to initial treatment with corticosteroids and those who have secondary failure later in the course of their disease on repeated treatment. …”
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Representation and Reception of the Image of the Zulu. From Travel Accounts to the Public Sphere in Mid-Victorian and Edwardian Great Britain (1850–1914) by Patricia Crouan-Véron

“…As opposed to the accounts of the first European travellers (the Boers) who landed in Southern Africa in 1652, most travel writings of the second part of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century were aimed at a wide audience as large extracts from their diaries and travel accounts were published in the press. …”
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The role of primary producers in agricultural waste management: Perceptions and challenges in the transition to a circular economy by Francisco José Castillo-Díaz, Luis Jesus Belmonte-Ureña, Fernando Diánez-Martínez, Francisco Camacho-Ferre

“…Results revealed two distinct groups of producers: younger, more educated individuals who showed higher awareness of waste management and older, less educated producers who perceived waste management as less critical. …”
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