Contemplation and social transformation: the example of Thomas Merton by P. Sheldrake

“…Merton, who often wrote through an autobiographical medium, gradually moved away from an early emphasis on contemplative withdrawal to a belief that the monastic life is a form of counter-cultural solidarity with those who struggle for social transformation and justice. …”
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Peut-on produire des inégalités justes dans un monde de promotion de l'égalité ? by François Dubet

“…However, the creation of the French school system was not concerned with this imperative since until the 1960s, the French 11-plus exam had perpetuated a distribution between the very large minority of those who went to High School then held the most important positions in society and the vast majority who only attended primary school found employment easily. …”
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Nephrectomy for Metastatic Kidney Tumor in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: A Report of Two Cases by Haruhiko Yamazaki, Takeshi Kishida, Go Noguchi, Hiroyuki Iwasaki, Nobuyasu Suganuma, Katsuhiko Masudo, Hirotaka Nakayama, Toshinari Yamashita, Takashi Yamanaka, Yuko Sugawara, Yuka Matsubara, Kaori Kohagura, Yasushi Rino, Munetaka Masuda

“…Here, we report the cases of two patients with differentiated thyroid cancer who underwent nephrectomy for a metastatic kidney tumor. …”
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Study on the Dynamics of Cortisol Secretions in Hypertensive Elderly Patients by Doina Carstea, Diana-Maria Trasca, A. P. Carstea, E. T. Trasca

“…The study was conducted during 2003–2010, on a number of 135 patients older than 65 years of age, who were divided into two groups: one group counting 66 patients and consisting of healthy elderly controls (without systemic disease, renal, endocrine, or cardiovascular known issues) and group 2 who consists of 69 elderly patients who associate known hypertensive and other cardiovascular issues.…”
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Tophaceous Gout in the Pancreas: Case Reports and Review of the Literature by Soo Choi, Natalie Voskanian, Jeffrey Ramos, Katherine H.Y. Nguyen

“…Our first case involved an ICU patient who had fever of unknown origin and refractory pancreatic pseudocyst. …”
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L’œuvre scientifique d’Ismaël Boulliau by Coët, Marie-Claire

“…This article presents the scientific work of Ismaël Boulliau who was, at the same time and in turn, mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, meteorologist, but above all a scientific intermediary who exchanged an important correspondence with the greatest scholars and intellectuals of his time. …”
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Hemorrhagic Pseudocyst of Pancreas Treated with Coil Embolization of Gastroduodenal Artery: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Sudhir Kumar Jain, Vishnuraja Rajendran, Maneesh K. Jain, Ronal Kori

“…We present a case of 21-year-old male, admitted to our department, who was a known case of posttraumatic acute pancreatitis and who developed massive upper GI bleeding. …”
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Three strong women: from care to university by Ian Milligan

“…This article explores some of the factors that might make for educational success by looking at the experiences of three young women who have been in care in Scotland and who have since progressed to university. …”

Looking for fun in Cultural Science by McKee Alan

“…There has been a tension in Cultural Studies between those authors who see fun as important; and those who see it as a distraction. …”
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Clinical Manifestation, Dermoscopy, and Scanning Electron Microscopy in Two Cases of Contagious Ecthyma (Orf Nodule) by Ana Laura Rosifini Alves Rezende, Fred Bernardes Filho, Natália Aparecida de Paula, Loan Towersey, Roderick Hay, Marco Andrey Cipriani Frade

“…Orf is a highly contagious skin disease commonly seen in goats and sheep that can be transmitted to people who have direct contact with infected animals. Here, we report the clinical manifestation, dermoscopy, and scanning electron microscopy in two women who developed skin lesions on their hands after handling goats with wounds in the udders. …”
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Associations between serum cytokine levels and postmenopausal depression in postmenopausal women with and without menopause hormone therapy by Ketan Chu, Xi Lin, Saisai Li, Linjuan Ma, Yizhou Huang, Fan Wu, Mengna Shou, Nazaré Alva Galang Cabarrabang, Yibing Lan, Jianhong Zhou

“…Conclusions Postmenopausal women who received MHT had a lower HAMD-24 score as well as lower serum TNF-α and IL-18 levels than women who did not receive MHT. …”
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Recurrent Stress Cardiomyopathy: A Rare Variant in a Young Patient with Undiagnosed Pheochromocytoma by Robert Lembo, Paul Wesley, Joe B. Calkins

“…This case demonstrates the importance of vigilance in the young patient who develops shock in the perioperative period.…”
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General Anaesthesia and Emergency Surgery in Heart Transplant Recipient by Farshid Ejtehadi, Sharon Carter, Lucy Evans, Mubashar Zia, Howard Bradpiece

“…The number of patients who undergo heart transplant is increasing. Due to surgical emergencies, many of those may require general anesthesia in hospitals where subspecialized anesthetists may not be available. …”
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Prenatal inflammation and trauma symptoms in Latina mothers: The role of discrimination and growing up in an ethnic minoritized context by Rebeca Alvarado-Harris, Krista Perreira, Cheryl L. Woods-Giscombe, William Roger Mills‐Koonce, Hudson P. Santos, Jr.

“…Results: Latina mothers who grew up in the US reported more discrimination, more traumatic avoidance symptoms, and had a more elevated cytokine profile than those who immigrated after childhood. …”
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Prevalence of Stunting among Children Aged 6–23 Months in Kemba Woreda, Southern Ethiopia: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study by Eskezyiaw Agedew, Tefera Chane

“…Stunting (HAZ < −2 Z-score) is a major cause of disability preventing children who survive from reaching their full developmental potential. …”
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Textbook outcome in ovarian cancer and its impact on survival: comparative study by Silvia Carbonell-Morote, Alvaro Arjona-Sánchez, Pedro Antonio Cascales-Campos, Alida González-Gil, Gonzalo Gomez-Dueñas, Elena Gil-Gómez, Iban Caravaca-García, Veronica Aranaz, Francisco Javier Lacueva, José Manuel Ramia

“…Abstract Introduction Patients who achieve the textbook outcome (TO) present an uneventful postoperative course. …”
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Assessment of Patients’ Future Outlook after Bowel Resection in Crohn’s Disease by Shasha Tang, Xiaolong Ge, Weilin Qi, Wei Liu, Qian Cao, Wei Zhou

“…Patients were divided into two groups according to the questionnaire. Patients who had a positive outlook were compared with those who had a negative outlook. …”
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Urinary I-FABP, L-FABP, TFF-3, and SAA Can Diagnose and Predict the Disease Course in Necrotizing Enterocolitis at the Early Stage of Disease by Stepan Coufal, Alena Kokesova, Helena Tlaskalova-Hogenova, Barbora Frybova, Jiri Snajdauf, Michal Rygl, Miloslav Kverka

“…Infants who will develop surgery-related NEC had higher levels of I-FABP and L-FABP than those who will develop sepsis already during the first 6 hours after the abdominal surgery. …”
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Virological Breakthrough: A Risk Factor for Loss to Followup in a Large Community-Based Cohort on Antiretroviral Therapy by Catherine Orrell, Richard Kaplan, Robin Wood, Linda-Gail Bekker

“…We have previously shown that 75% of individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in a resource-limited setting who experienced virological breakthrough to >1000 copies/mL were resuppressed after an intensive adherence intervention. …”
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Scale Development on the Effect of Social Media Influencers on Purchase Intention by Murat Selim Selvi, Şermin Önem

“…Because instead of their efforts to reach the target audience by developing many strategies, there is the SMI who brings together potential buyers who have formed their own target audience. …”
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