Severe Pulmonary Hypertension as Initial Presentation of SLE: A Case Report and Literature Review by Rabia Kiani, Muhammad Danial Siddiqui, Hamza Tantoush

“…We present here a case of young female who presented with severe pulmonary hypertension with right heart failure leading to cardiogenic shock and was found to have SLE. …”
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The National Agricultural Strike: The Paradoxes of Political Action for Social Change by Monica Arias Fernandez, Manuel Alejandro Preciado Castellanos

“…This strike is analyzed drawing upon the thought of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, who develop a number of concepts that serve to analyze the ways in which resistance and social mobilization occupy an inherent space inside the exercise of state power. …”
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Le corps et les rites de passage chez les femmes du Yémen by Hanne Schönig

“…In addition to the magical aspect characteristic of the application of the substances mentioned here, there is also the aesthetic appeal they have for women, who by the way mostly remain passive during the rituals. …”
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Mind the Gap: Creative Writing Comes to France by Charles HOLDEFER

“…Differences of convention can sometimes obscure a shared enterprise in literature.This article addresses my personal experience as an American writer from an MFA program who has adapted to the French university system, where the “head and heart” dichotomy remains largely unquestioned. …”
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Complications after Dynamic Hip Screw Osteosynthesis of Proximal Femoral Fractures at Army Instructional Hospital-Libreville by F. M. Bombah, M. Diawara, B. Y. Ekani, T. Nana, A. Mikiela

“…We report the observations of five (5) patients who presented postoperative complications specific to the DHS system at army instructional Hospital-Libreville. …”
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Résilience d’un quartier populaire : enjeux d’un community management territorial by Cyril Masselot

“…We then get specific speech patterns that include semantic isotopies: they reveal the need for an ingrown local roots, to resort to theories of change management, to incorporate animation in an innovative complex system, and not to forget the public who are not yet aware of the eco-behaviour. These assessments allow to imagine how to take into account the issues of community management in this specific context.…”
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Intérpretes e notáveis da literatura e da cultura popular do Maranhão by Igor Gastal Grill, Eliana Tavares dos Reis

“…Thereby, the conditioning factors of affirmation, the logics of action and mechanisms of consecration mobilized by agents who constitute as authorized spokespersons are learned, as well as the multiple patterns of notabilization of “interpreters” of the culture and the regional memory in and of Maranhão.…”
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Acquired von Willebrand Disease Associated with Monoclonal Gammopathy of Unknown Significance by Sijan Basnet, Catherine Lin, Rashmi Dhital, Izza Mir, Elan Mohanty, Biswaraj Tharu, Sushil Ghimire, Dilli Ram Poudel

“…We present a case of a 79-year-old male who presented with retroperitoneal hematoma a week after motor vehicle accident. …”
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The Security Needs of International Students: An Analysis in Terms of the Securitization Theory by Arda ÖZKAN, Gülşah TAŞÇI

“…International students, who play a significant role in the internationalization of higher education, need a secure area in the host country, which is especially important for international students in higher education. …”
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The Ammonite Tirolites idrianus – A Paleontological Icon of the Idrija UNESCO Global Geopark (Slovenia) by Mojca Gorjup Kavčič, Matija Križnar

“…Its main town Idrija, with a famous mercury ore deposit beneath, has always been a home to several European naturalists, who explored natural features, plants, animals and fossils of the area since the beginning of mining in 1490. …”
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La "dissolution" paradoxale du sujet dans la période nietzschéenne de la "maturité" by Nicolas Quérini

“…At first glance, however, this appears highly paradoxical (Wotling 2015), leading some commentators to suggest that there is a real contradiction in Nietzsche's work (Gardner 2009), insofar as the author never ceases to speak of himself and at the same time invites his reader to become who he is. Are we to understand, then, that any self is illusory and constitutes a metaphysical illusion, i.e., that the becoming in which we are always caught according to Nietzsche must make any position of a self impossible, and at the very least diminishing? …”
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Intestinal Obstruction by Meckel’s Diverticulum in a 92 Years Old Woman by Maryam Sarkardeh, Seyed Javad Davari Sani

“…We reported Meckel’s diverticulum in a 92-year-old woman with symptoms of intestinal obstruction including abdominal pain, vomitus, and abdominal distention who referred to the hospital emergency. Imaging findings showed intestinal obstruction and laparotomy showed that the cause of intestinal obstruction was Meckel’s diverticulum. …”
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Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) due to Coronary Artery Embolism in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation by Hussein Daoud, Ashraf Abugroun, Shruti Erramilli, Surender Kumar

“…We report a case of a 69-year-old male with a medical history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation who presented with chest pain and shortness of breath. …”
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Oral Manifestations of Crohn’s Disease: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Victoria L. Woo

“…We describe a 6-year-old male who presented with oral lesions as his initial manifestation of disease and review the current literature pertaining to oral CD.…”
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Emotions Guaranteed: On the Kitsch Contract by Thomas Küpper

“…Such assumptions are influenced by aesthetic positions like Kant’s, who claimed that ‘pure’ aesthetic judgments are independent of emotions, a position out of which a traditional defensive attitude towards emotions in the aesthetic sphere emerged. …”
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Avian Diseases Transmissible to Humans by Michael A. Davis, Gary D. Butcher, F. Ben Mather

“… Anyone who keeps birds, whether as pets or as production animals, should be aware that certain avian diseases can be transmitted to humans. …”
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Puréed Foods: A Guide to Quick Meals by Wendy J. Dahl

“… Puréed foods are an important source of nutrients for those who have problems chewing or swallowing. A puréed food is any item that has been processed into a smooth and uniform texture and therefore does not require chewing. …”
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Conceptions intuitives des notions de justice et de liberté : résultats d'une étude au collège dans le cours d'enseignement moral et civique by Emmanuel Sander, Géry Marcoux, Anouchka Wyss, Stéphanie Naud, Calliste Scheibling-Sève, Hippolyte Gros, Katarina Gvozdic

“…Moreover, it seems crucial today to prepare students, who are already active members of society and the citizens of tomorrow, to have a critical outlook, in terms of an informed opinion regard-ing the values of the society in which they are immersed. …”
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Emergency radiological evaluation of wandering spleen volvulus and infarction: A case report and review of literature by Muataz Kashbour, MBChB, Maaly Abuhlaiga, MBChB, Muhammed Asim Awan, MD, Khalid Gashoot, MD

“…Herein, we report the case of a 34-year-old nulliparous lady, who presented to the emergency department with left iliac fossa pain associated with vomiting, successfully diagnosed preoperatively using computerized tomography. …”
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Opioid Dependent and Pregnant: What Are the Best Options for Mothers and Neonates? by Annemarie Unger, Verena Metz, Gabriele Fischer

“…Pregnancy in opioid-dependent women is a major public health issue. Women who are afflicted by opioid addiction are a highly vulnerable group of patients frequently becoming pregnant unplanned and at risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and peri-natal complications. …”
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