Hypocalcaemic cardiomyopathy: a description of two cases and a literature review by Martin Válek, Lenka Roblová, Ivan Raška Jr., Dita Schaffelhoferová, Tomáš Paleček

“…First, we report about a 26‐year‐old woman with primary hypoparathyroidism and then about a 74‐year‐old man with secondary hypoparathyroidism following a thyroidectomy. …”
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Sinus Augmentation by Platelet-Rich Fibrin Alone: A Report of Two Cases with Histological Examinations by Naofumi Aoki, Takeo Kanayama, Michinori Maeda, Koichiro Horii, Hironori Miyamoto, Keinoshin Wada, Yasutaka Ojima, Tsukasa Tsuchimochi, Yasuyuki Shibuya

“…The second case was a 58-year-old man with severe alveolar atrophy of the right maxilla who underwent lateral sinus augmentation using only PRF in a two-stage procedure in our hospital. …”
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Case report: A novel 11-bp deletion in exon 11 causing a frameshift in the C-terminal of the ALAS2 gene leading to X-linked sideroblastic anemia—a family study by Salam Al kindi, Salam Al kindi, Altaf Al-Mamari, Shoaib Al-Zadjali, Mohamed Al-Rawahi, Ali Al Madhani, Anil V. Pathare

“…The proband was a 29-year-old man with moderately severe microcytic hypochromic anemia with splenomegaly and increased ring sideroblasts in the bone marrow with considerable iron overload. …”
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Investigating mental health disparities in rural sexual and gender minority adults: protocol for the rural exploration and approaches to LGBTQ + Mental Health (REALM) prospective c... by Shoshanna L. Fine, Kalai Willis, Iaah L. Lucas, Kirsten F. Siebach, Jennifer L. Glick, Mariah Valentine-Graves, Savannah Winter, Michael Smith, Thomas Waltz, Gina Bailey Herring, Marissa Hannah, Holly C. Wilcox, Travis Sanchez, Stefan D. Baral, Sarah M. Murray

“…This will include: up to 1,000 cisgender sexual minority persons (up to n = 500 each cisgender women and cisgender men); and up to 1,500 gender minority persons (up to n = 500 persons who were assigned male at birth and identify as a woman, female, and/or transfeminine; up to n = 500 persons who were assigned female at birth and identify as a man, male, and/or transmasculine; and up to n = 500 persons who identify as some other gender, including non-binary, gender non-conforming, and/or agender regardless of sex assigned at birth). …”
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Surgical Excision with Forehead Flap as Single Modality Treatment for Basal Cell Cancer of Central Face: Single Institutional Experience of 50 Cases by Jagdeep Rao, Harsh Deora

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Risk of myocardial infarction and heart failure in gout patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Panpan Wang, Huanhuan Yang

“…Relevant data were extracted from the final screened literature, and a forest map was drawn using RevMan 5.3 software for meta-analysis. Results After searching in various databases, 2519 articles were obtained. …”
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The relationship between gallstone disease and the genetic variants of the sterol transporter adenosine triphosphate–binding cassette G8 and G5 in Egyptians by Menna A. Hassan, Salwa M. Abo El-Khair, Noha M. Mesbah, Dina M. Abo-Elmatty, Asmaa R. Abdel-Hamed

“…Methods The study included 100 female patients diagnosed with gallstones and 100 healthy controls. …”
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Risk Factors Associated with Postoperative Stress Hyperglycemia in Patients without Diabetes Following Cardiac Surgery by Mengli Zhang, Ziyi Zhang, Ningning Zhu, Lulu Wang, Hui Huang, Yike Wang, Fang Xue

“…The data were subjected to an in-depth meta-analysis using RevMan 5.4 and Stata 15.0 software. …”
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Application of The Fackler and Full Preliminary Term Methods In Calculating n-Year Term Life Insurance Premium Reserves by Seftina Diyah Miasary, Jihan Ramadhani Ar-Raafi’ Ulna, Emy Siswanah

“…Meanwhile, Fackler's reserve for female participants was IDR. 226,182, and the Full Preliminary Term reserve was Rp. 0. …”
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“Whiffs of Darwinism” in Rider Haggard’s fiction by Michel PRUM

“…The blurring of borders between animals and humans in his novels clearly testifies to the interspecific continuity as expressed in Darwin. The role of females as partner choosers in the Amahagger tribe (in She) is reminiscent of the Sexual Selection among higher animals as presented in The Descent of Man (1871). …”
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Toxorhynchites rutilus Coquillett, 1896 (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae) by Abdullah A. Alomar, Barry W. Alto

“…., tree holes, plant leaf bases, bamboo, broken stems and internodes) and in artificial man-made containers (e.g., cans, flowerpot saucers, planters, and discarded tires) (Steffan and Evenhuis 1981). …”
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University students’ understanding and opinions of eating disorders: a qualitative study by Sheila Greenfield, Millie Manning

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Situer le Care au cœur de la ville : le travail de reproduction en dehors du travail domestique et du travail des femmes by Elsa Koerner

“…This article, based on fieldwork in public parks and gardens in Rennes, Strasbourg, and Le Mans, examines the maintenance work of municipal gardeners as a form of urban care, traditionally associated with female-dominated professions. …”
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Putative Factors That May Modulate the Effect of Exercise on Liver Fat: Insights from Animal Studies by Faidon Magkos

“…Results from exercise training studies in animals highlight a number of potential factors that could possibly mediate the effect of exercise on liver fat, but none of them has been formally tested in man. The effect of exercise on IHTG content strongly depends on the background diet, so that exercise is more effective in reducing IHTG under conditions that favor liver fat accretion (e.g., when animals are fed high-fat diets). …”
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Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism Associated with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telengiectasia by Scarano Valentina, De Santis Daniele, Suppressa Patrizia, Lastella Patrizia, Lenato Gennaro Mariano, Triggiani Vincenzo, Sabbà Carlo

“…A 65-year-old man was referred to our clinic for the rehabilitation of right hemiparesis caused by ischaemic stroke. …”
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Ectopic Hidradenoma Papilliferum by Aristóteles David Neiva Rosmaninho, Maria Teresa Duarte Pinto de Almeida, Vírgilio Costa, Maria Madalena Vasconcelos Sanches, Carlos Lopes, Maria Manuela Selores Gomes Meirinhos

“…We describe a case of an 26-year-old man that presented with an enlarging nodule on his right eyelid. …”
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Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Waleed Hafiz, Ahmedhusam Alahmed, Mohammed Alahmadi, Rakan Alotaibi, Abdullah Alsharif, Safwan Alim, Mohammed Mokhtar, Kholoud Al-Maabdi, Omaima Badr

“…In this case, we report a 19-year-old young man who presented with clinical and radiographic features of PAM associated with RA.…”
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Oncocytic Adrenocortical Neoplasm Diagnosed after Robot-Assisted Adrenalectomy by Andrew C. Harbin, Andrew Chen, Siddharth Bhattacharyya, Jasvir S. Khurana, Joshua R. Kaplan, Daniel D. Eun

“…The patient is a 53-year-old man found to have a 7.2 cm right adrenal mass, incidentally found by computed tomography (CT). …”
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Correlation between uric acid levels and bone mineral density in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Hang Zhao, Cuijuan Qi, Yunjia Zhang, Luping Ren, Shuchun Chen

“…Studies retrieved in the literature search were systematically screened to extract information and data based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. RevMan version 5.3 and Stata Release 13.0 were used for statistical analysis. …”
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Microgravity and Cardiovascular Health in Astronauts: A Narrative Review by John Azariah, Umberto Terranova

“…With increasing duration and frequency of manned space missions, it is crucial to understand the impact of microgravity on the cardiovascular health of astronauts. …”
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