Improving air monitoring system in the city by L. O. Shtripling, V. V. Bazhenov, N. S. Bazhenova, P. E. Nor

“…The expansion of the network of air pollution observation posts allows us to improve the quality of determining background pollution, but it is not able to answer the question of who is to blame for excess air pollution. …”
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Dysphagia and trismus: an unusual case of tetanus by Antonio Villa, Marianna Gregorio, Francesca Bassi, Alessandra Perego, Maria Francesca Donato, Vilma Galimberti, Maria Grazia Bellotti, Antonella Cheldi

“…Tetanus is a life-threatening infection that is rare in the developed world; it is more frequent in the elderly people and immunocompromised patients. We report a case of a 53-year-old woman who presented with dysphagia, mouth pain and trismus. …”
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Transient Asystole after Sugammadex Administration for Immediate Reversal of Deep Blockade while on Dexmedetomidine Infusion in a Super Obese Patient by Michal Gajewski, Sorochi Esochaghi

“…Dosing is calculated based on actual body weight, even for those who are obese. We report a case where a super obese patient (BMI 58.5 kg/m2) developed asystole, following coadministration with dexmedetomidine, for rapid reversal after deep blockade. …”
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Groundwater Quality of Open Wells and Tube Wells around Amalner Town of Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India by V. T. Patil, P. R. Patil

“…Fifteen physicochemical parameters were analyzed and the results were compared with water quality standards prescribed by WHO and ISI 10500-91. In the present study, two water samples (one open well, one tube well) showed high EC, TDS, TA, TH values indicating poor water quality. …”
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BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccine Induced Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura by A. K. Ghosh, S. Bhushan, L. D. R. Lopez, D. Sampat, Z. Salah, C. A. Hatoum

“…Few case reports have been reported of ITP after COVID-19 infections and COVID-19 vaccines. Herein, we present a patient who presented with severe ITP with a platelet count of 0 after receiving the second dose of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (also known as the Pfizer BioNTech). …”
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Immigrants italiens et frontière américaine : Pioneers ! Ο pioneers ! by Marie-Christine Michaud

“…Nonetheless some of them chose to go West. They were pulled there by the myth of liberty, and also by job opportunities in mines, on the construction of the railroad and on farms. …”
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A rare case of renal cystic oncocytoma: Case report by Mohamed Lameir, Ahmed Mustafa, Jouhar Kolleri, Akram Twair, Mohammed Akhtar, Sali Alatasi

“…Renal oncocytomas are relatively benign renal tumours, accounting for approximately 5 % of primary adult epithelial kidney neoplasms that are surgically removed.The Bosniak classification is used to assist in estimating the probability of cancer and make recommendations for therapy or subsequent studies. We report a 52-year-old male who presented with a left renal cyst with an enhancing nodular component which showed interval increase in the size after one year (Bosniak IV). …”
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Dapsone-induced methemoglobinemia in a patient of lichen planus: A case report by Kanisha Shah, Sapna Gupta, Pooja Agarwal, Supriya Malhotra

“…Methemoglobinemia may be hereditary or acquired after exposure to certain drugs, toxins, chemicals, food, etc., Case Presentation: Here, we report a case of methemoglobinemia induced by dapsone in a young girl who presented with respiratory distress and was treated successfully with methylene blue (MB). …”
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A successful case of vascular hitch procedure in adulthood: A simpler alternative for the vascular obstruction of the pyelo-ureteral junction by El Abidi Hamza, Ibrahimi Ahmed, Lakssir Jihad, Tariqi Reda, Mikou Mohamed Ali, Boualaoui Imad, El Sayegh Hashem, Nouini Yassine

“…Congenital obstruction of the upper urinary tract is often caused by the pyeloureteral junction syndrome, the lower polar vessel being the most common extrinsic etiology.We report on a case that was successfully treated using the Vascular HITCH, an alternative method with lower morbidity than Anderson and Hynes pyeloplasty considered the gold standard procedure.Our objective is to outline the aforementioned method and illustrate its ease of use and possible efficacy in carefully chosen adult patients.A very specific set of patients who meet pre- and post-operative criteria are required for vascular HITCH. …”
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Impact of a movie club on the well-being of Buckinghamshire psychiatry doctors facing moderate-to-high burnout risk by Sureyya Melike Toparlak

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Design and implementation of proxy-protected proxy signature based on SM2 by Qing-xiao GUO, Da-wei ZHANG, Liang CHANG, Xiao-dong LIU, Jing-wen SONG

“…Based on the SM2 digital signature standard,a proxy-protected proxy signature scheme was designed.Through the design of the agent authorization mechanism,the protection of the proxy signer was realized.The proxy signature was realized by the proxy signer who represents the original signer through the improvement of the SM2 digital signature algorithm.The security analysis shows that the designed algorithm is verifiable,identifiable,distinguishable,non-repudiation,and strong unforgeability.Finally,the program was implemented using the C language and the Polarssl library,and the performance was compared with the SM2 digital signature.The analysis shows that the algorithm has good usability in performance.…”
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Pregnancy Outcome of Renal Transplant Recipients: Analysis of Nine Patients by Mert Turğal, Aslıhan Yazıcıoğlu, Kemal Beksaç, Özgür Özyüncü, Sinan Beksaç

“…To date, these patients have successful pregnancy outcome. In this study, we aimed to analyze the outcome of pregnancy in kidney transplant recipients and the consequences on renal function. …”
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Étrange ou ennemi ? Typologie de l’étranger, construction identitaire et circonvolutions du discours dans l’Angleterre des XVIe et XVIIe siècles by Michèle Vignaux

“…Ironically, the monstrosities of Mandevillian lore resurfaced with the discovery of the “fourth continent” when in the face of economic “necessity” Christian discourse was trapped into labelling as monstrous, and denying humanity to, those strangers who were to be used as slaves.…”
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Hepatotoxicity due to Clindamycin in Combination with Acetaminophen in a 62-Year-Old African American Female: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Jerome Okudo, Nwabundo Anusim

“…There may be no symptoms and the treatment is to stop the administration of clindamycin. We have described a 62-year-old African American female medicated with acetaminophen and clindamycin who had initially presented to the dental clinic for the evaluation of gum pain following tooth extraction. …”
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Use of Plasmapheresis in Managing the Diagnostic Dilemma of Symptomatic Hypertriglyceridemia by Nigel Gordon Maher, Hariharan Ramaswamykanive

“…We present a case study of a 29-year-old male who presented with abdominal pain typical for pancreatitis. …”
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Bartonella Infection in Immunocompromised Hosts: Immunology of Vascular Infection and Vasoproliferation by Mosepele Mosepele, Dana Mazo, Jennifer Cohn

“…Most infections by genus Bartonella in immunocompromised patients are caused by B. henselae and B. quintana. Unlike immunocompetent hosts who usually develop milder diseases such as cat scratch disease and trench fever, immunocompromised patients, including those living with HIV/AIDS and posttransplant patients, are more likely to develop different and severe life-threatening disease. …”
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Acquired Dyslexia and Dysgraphia in Chinese by Wengang Yin, Shengxi He, Brendan Stuart Weekes

“…The aim of this paper is to review reports of patients who have acquired dyslexia and acquired dysgraphia in Chinese and describe the functional architecture of the reading and writing system. …”
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Provision with time and its use as essential households resource by I. A. Kulkova, N. P. Neklyudova

“…The scientific novelty of the study is the proposed leisure activities classification by various logical basis. Household members who experience problems in terms of leisure activities are in this paper also…”
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Exsanguinated to death by a perforated duodenal ulcer: Masquerader apprehended on autopsy by Priyanka Mishra, Nidhin Rehman, Suvradeep Mitra, Manoj G. Madakshira

“…The most prevalent etiology are Helicobacter pylori infection in 65%–70% and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) abuse in 30%–50% cases depending on the prevalence of H. pylori infection. We report here the autopsy findings in a 29-year-old male who collapsed suddenly in the emergency room of our hospital after a bout of massive hematemesis.…”
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Les usages de l’alcool à Meknès (Maroc) : entre interdits, censure et autocensure by Philippe Chaudat

“…Thus, the self-censorship mechanisms generated by alcohol do not so much consist in abstaining from its consumption, but in hiding the visibility of its circulation and consumption. …”
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