The Decay Resistance and Hyphae Penetration of Bamboo Gigantochloa scortechinii Decayed by White and Brown Rot Fungi by Norul Hisham Hamid, Othman Sulaiman, Azmy Mohammad, Norasikin Ahmad Ludin

“…The bamboo grown in natural stand from three different age classes of 0.5, 3.5, and 6.5 years was harvested, oven dried, sterilised, and exposed to agar media containing 4% malt extract and 2% agar technical (no. 3) under laboratory condition for 8 weeks. The deterioration was expressed as percentage of weight loss, and the decay resistance classes were measured according to ASTM D 2017-81 (1986). …”
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Feasibility of rabbit auricular VX2 tumor model as an experimental model for intra-arterial embolization. by Woosun Choi, Byung Kook Kwak, Jisung Jung, Serah Park, Soon Auck Hong, Sang Lim Choi

“…To investigate the angiographic and pathologic characteristics, angiography, ultrasonography, and thermography were performed 1-2 weeks after inoculation, and image analysis was performed. …”
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Dural Plasmacytoma with Meningeal Myelomatosis in a Patient with Multiple Myeloma by Nieves Gascón, Héctor Pérez-Montero, Sandra Guardado, Rafael D’Ambrosi, María Ángeles Cabeza, José Fermín Pérez-Regadera

“…Because of this, we started concomitant therapy with radiotherapy and lenalidomide, but the patient has a poor response to treatment and died few weeks after its initiation. Myelomatous involvement of the dura mater is a rare occurrence, given that only few cases were reported in the English literature. …”
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Large Bowel Obstruction, a Delayed Complication of Severe Gallstone Pancreatitis by Neeraj Lal, John Whiting, Rahul Hejmadi, Sudarsanam Raman

“…Presentation of obstruction occurs during the acute episode or can be delayed for several weeks. The most common site is the splenic flexure owing to its proximity to the pancreas. …”
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Intensified and Accelerated Rescue Infliximab Therapy for Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis in Pregnancy: A Case Report by Saiumaeswar Yogakanthi, Timothy Phan, Emma Flanagan, Linda Yang, Chamara Basnayake, Iniyaval Thevathasan, Julien Schulberg

“…In this report, we present the case of a pregnant patient of 10 weeks' gestation with ASUC successfully managed with intensified and accelerated infliximab therapy for a total dose of 35 mg/kg during a single admission. …”
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Platelet Distribution Width: A Severity Marker Of Pre Eclampsia, Experience At Tertiary Care Hospital by Mariam Zahir, Shagufta Saeed Sial, Humera Noreen

“…Materials & Methods: A total of 150 pregnant females with mild and severe pre-eclampsia with gestational age > 20 weeks, and an age limit of 18-40 years were included in the study. …”
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Chronic Q fever: An ongoing challenge in diagnosis and management by Ira Das, Nicola Guest, Richard Steeds, Peter Hewins

“…A 51-year-old woman with a history of aortic valve replacement presented with complaints of feeling generally unwell, pyrexia and occasional unproductive cough over a period of several weeks. Phase 1 immunoglobulin G titre to Coxiella burnetii was initially detected at a low level (1:320, detected using immunofluorescence) and was not considered to be significant according to the modified Duke criteria. …”
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Cerebral Sinus Thrombosis Secondary to SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Mojtaba Khazaei, Kiana Karimi, Parinaz Sedighi, Salman Khazaei

“…Herein, we presented a 57-year-old man admitted to our hospital with gradual headache, seizure, and decreasing level of consciousness. Three weeks earlier, he was diagnosed with COVID-19 and mild to moderate respiratory problems. …”
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Pneumoperitoneum in a Micropremie: Not Always NEC by Ahmed Khan, Koert de Waal

“…A female baby was born preterm at 29 weeks with birth weight of 650 grams. She developed abdominal distension on day 6, and abdominal radiography revealed presence of free air in the peritoneum. …”
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When the Uterus Competes for Perfusion: Management of a Pregnant Patient with Bypass Graft Occlusion by Sarah McGriff, Paige Percer, Iberia Sosa, Hector Mendez-Figueroa, Joseph L. Mills, Manisha Gandhi

“…A woman presented with increasing left lower extremity pain at 18 weeks of gestation with a complex history of PAD and a previous bifurcated aorta-left femoral, -right iliac bypass. …”
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Setting Up a Teleneurology Clinic during COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience from an Academic Practice by Nakul Katyal, Naureen Narula, Raghav Govindarajan, Pradeep Sahota

“…Here, we describe our experience at the Neurology and Sleep Disorders Clinic at the University of Missouri-Columbia of successful transition of all in-person clinic visits to telehealth visits within a span of 2 weeks with a collaborative effort of clinic staff and the leadership. …”
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Trap Sequence: Case Report by Sümeyra Nergiz, Selda Demircan Sezer, Sündüz Özlem Altınkaya, Mert Küçük, Alparslan Ünsal, Ali Rıza Odabaşı, Hasan Yüksel

“…Here, a TRAP sequence case diagnosed at 14 weeks of gestation in antenatal period and followed up spontaneously until labor, with the demand of the family is presented. …”
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Malignant Mesothelioma of the Pericardium: A Report of Two Different Presentations by Pattarapong Makarawate, Narumol Chaosuwannakit, Jarin Chindaprasirt, Piti Ungarreevittaya, Surachat Chaiwiriyakul, Kosin Wirasorn, Chusak Kuptarnond, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth

“…Despite chemotherapy, both patients died at 2 weeks and 3 months after the diagnosis. Malignant mesothelioma of the pericardium is fatal, has a variety of presentation, and may not be related to asbestosis exposure.…”
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Effects of Glucomannan on the Sacculus Rotundus and Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes in New Zealand Rabbits during Aflatoxicosis by Emrah Sur, Hasan Hüseyin Dönmez, Murat Boydak, Mehmet Bozkurt Ataman

“…The animals in all groups were treated for 12 weeks by the above-mentioned diet. When compared to control, AF-treatment caused significant decrease in alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase- (ANAE-) positive peripheral blood lymphocyte (PBL) percentages. …”
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Native Aortic and Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis Complicated by Embolic ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Mumtaz Zaman, Richard Loynd, Anthony Donato

“…The patient underwent urgent replacement of tricuspid and aortic valves as well as 6 weeks of IV antibiotics followed by chronic antibiotic suppression.…”
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Whiplash Injuries: An Update by Robert W Teasell, Allan P Shapiro

“…Etiology continues to be controversial, largely because of the misconception that all soft tissue injuries heal within six weeks. Recent studies have implicated the cervical facet joint as a cause of whiplash injury pain. …”
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Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Presenting as Pauci-Immune Crescentic Glomerulonephritis in Pregnancy by Ryan Kunjal, Raafat Makary, Andreea Poenariu

“…A 28-year-old African American woman presented at 8 weeks of gestation with intractable vomiting attributed to hyperemesis gravidarum. …”
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Low-Dose Gallic Acid Administration Does Not Improve Diet-Induced Metabolic Disorders and Atherosclerosis in Apoe Knockout Mice by Jie Bai, Qiu-Yue Lin, Xiangbo An, Shuang Liu, Yao Wang, Yunpeng Xie, Jiawei Liao

“…Here, we investigated the effects of low-dose GA administration on diet-induced metabolic disorders and atherosclerosis in the atherosclerosis-prone apolipoprotein E (Apoe) knockout mice fed on a high-fat Western-type diet (WTD) for 8 weeks. Our data showed that GA administration by oral gavage at a daily dosage of 20 mg/kg body weight did not significantly ameliorate WTD-induced hyperlipidemia, hepatosteatosis, adipogenesis, or insulin resistance; furthermore, GA administration did not significantly ameliorate WTD-induced atherosclerosis. …”
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Pyogenic Sacroiliitis in Children: Two Case Reports by L. Ghedira Besbes, S. Haddad, A. Abid, Ch. Ben Meriem, M. N. Gueddiche

“…The two children recovered fully after 6 weeks of antimicrobial therapy. Pyogenic sacroiliitis is an uncommon disease in children. …”
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Effects of Collaborative Assessment on Undergraduate Students’ Writing Performance by Taufiqulloh Taufiqulloh, Fahrus Zaman Fadhly, Ihda Rosdiana

“…The research used a quantitative method to involve 120 students from Universitas Pancasakti Tegal, divided into field-independent and field-dependent groups. Over 14 weeks, students participated in collaborative assessment activities within their writing courses. …”
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