Massive Leiomyomatous Uterine Proliferation Following Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report and Literature Review by Emmanuel J. Minja, Miguel Tan, Melissa J. Gibbs, Marwan M. Kazimi, Jonathan C. Hundley, Harrison S. Pollinger

“…We present a case of a 40 y/o African American female with known symptomatic uterine fibroids preoperatively and medically managed, who underwent a successful KT and 4 years later progressively developed massive leiomyomatous uterine proliferation, causing a complete lateral displacement of the transplanted kidney with severe hydronephrosis, transplant ureteral obstruction and secondary urinary tract infections with bacteremia. …”
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Comparison of Endometrial Microbiota Results Between Patients with Unexplained Infertility and Fertile Patients through 16s rRNA Sequencing by Gonca Ozten Dere, Cagman Tan, Sezcan Mumusoglu, Pinar Zarakolu, Gurkan Bozdag

“…STUDY DESIGN: In this case control study a total of 15 patients with unexplained infertility and 15 patients who had a live birth in the last two years with proven fertility were recruited. …”
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From the École polytechnique to the École de la régulation by Yamina Tadjeddine

“…The study of published articles is supplemented by recourse to archives and interviews with Aglietta and those who worked with him. The structure of the article follows the three institutions that Aglietta frequented and that shaped him as a student at the École Polytechnique (1959–1965), a senior civil servant at the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) (1965–1970) and a doctoral student at the Sorbonne under the supervision of Raymond Barre (1970–1974). …”
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Aggressive Multimodal Approach for Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer and Long-Term Survival by Nasir Hussain, Usman Mustafa, Su Hyeon Jung, Alan D. Gilman

“…The average 5-year survival rate has been reported to be around 3.6%. In this paper, we have discussed management and prognostic variables of a patient with ATC who has survived for more than 5 years. …”
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Establishing a model of peer support for pregnant persons with a substance use disorder as an innovative approach for engaging participants in the healthy brain and child developme... by Florence Hilliard, Holly Horan, Aleksandra E. Zgierska, Renee C. Edwards

“…However, barriers of mistrust for pregnant persons who are substance involved can create challenges to recruiting and retaining this population. …”
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Interpersonal relations of pregnant women post-HIV diagnosis in Thembisile Hani, South Africa by Andile G. Mokoena-de Beer, Sister V. Mahlangu, Eugene M. Makhavhu

“…Twenty (20) women aged 18–35 years, who were diagnosed with HIV during pregnancy, were purposively selected from a local clinic in Thembisile Hani Municipality. …”
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Relationships among Depression, Anxiety, Sleep, and Quality of Life in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease in Taiwan by Jun-Yu Fan, Bao-Luen Chang, Yih-Ru Wu

“…We found that patients who reported having poorer QOL had longer disease durations, more severe PD symptoms, higher Hoehn and Yahr stages, and higher levodopa dosages, as well as higher levels of anxiety and depression, more sleep disturbances, and poorer overall cognitive statuses. …”
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A new electoral bottom-up model of institutional governance by Carlos M. Garrido, Francisco C. Santos, Elias Fernández Domingos, Ana M. Nunes, Jorge M. Pacheco

“…We find that the endogenous creation of local institutions that require a minimum consensus amongst group members—who, in turn, decide the nature of the institution (reward/punishment) via an electoral process—leads to higher overall cooperation than previously proposed designs, especially at low risk, proving that carrots and sticks implemented through local voting processes are more powerful than other designs. …”
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REPRESENTATION OF MUTUAL TERMS AND RESEARCH SKILLS TOWARDS GRADE POINT AVERAGE: EXPLORATION STUDY by Hasan Subekti, Wachidatul Linda Yuhanna, Herawati Susilo, Ibrohim Ibrohim, Hadi Suwono

“…The result of correlation analysis shows ð¹ð‘ð‘œð‘¢ð‘›ð‘¡ = 6,147˃ 3,140 = ð¹ð‘¡ð‘Žð‘ð‘™ð‘’ = (0,05;2;64) or in other words there a relationship of IR and KR collectively to GPA. …”
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Pseudohyperkalemia: Hyperkalemia Cocktail or Alternative Diagnosis by Sanjay Prakash Neupane, Pratibha Sharma, Mahesh Mani Dangal

“…Pseudohyperkalemia is believed to be an in vitro phenomenon that does not reflect in vivo serum potassium and therefore should not be treated. Here, we present a case who unfortunately underwent unnecessary treatment because of failure to detect the common lab abnormality of pseudohyperkalemia. …”
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Prevalence, clinicopathologic features and long-term overall survival of early breast cancer patients eligible for adjuvant abemaciclib and/or ribociclib by Sylvain Ladoire, Ariane Mamguem Kamga, Loick Galland, Manon Reda, Isabelle Desmoulins, Didier Mayeur, Courèche Kaderbhai, Silvia Ilie, Audrey Hennequin, Henri Talucier, Clementine Jankowski, Charles Coutant, Laurent Arnould, Sandrine Dabakuyo

“…In this population-based study, we assess the real-life proportion, and long-term prognosis of patients treated for HR+/HER2- eBC between 2005 and 2015, and eligible for adjuvant CDK4/6 inhibitors according to these trial inclusion criteria. …”
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Literatura parenetică. Modelele bizantin, occidental și național by Eugen Simion

“…The conceptual term of Middle Ages (id est an age of darkness, mysticism, scholastics, spiritual asceticism) is revised; it is shown, according to historian Le Goff, that the respective age was one of cathedrals, therefore of real creation in which, besides the representative types (the saint and the knight), a third emblematic character came into being: the solitary thinker, the meditative spirit who, looking for a model of existence, brings back the ideas, virtues and myths of Antiquity and, at the same time, thinks of himself in relation with the Divinity. …”
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Improving Elementary School Teacher Candidates’ Views of Nature of Science Through Intensive Education by Tugba Ecevit, Yalcin Yalaki, Sevgi Kingir

“…The study group consisted of 65 third year STs who were attending a major university in Ankara Turkey during the 2015 – 2016 fall semester. …”
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Pain Neuroscience Education for Acute Pain by Adriaan Louw, Teresa Schuemann, Kory Zimney, Emilio J Puentedura

“…Currently, research on PNE predominantly focuses on interventions with individuals with persistent or chronic pain conditions. However, those who experience acute, sub-acute, and perioperative pain also have the potential for elevated levels of fear, fear-avoidance, and pain catastrophizing, indicating potential benefits from PNE. …”
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Surgical Tips in Frozen Abdomen Management: Application of Coliseum Technique by Ioannis D. Kyriazanos, Dimitrios K. Manatakis, Nikolaos Stamos, Christos Stoidis

“…Although early reconstruction is the target, a significant proportion of patients will develop adhesions between abdominal viscera and the anterolateral abdominal wall, a condition widely recognized as “frozen abdomen,” where delayed wound closure appears as the only realistic alternative. We report our experience with a patient who presented with frozen abdomen after wound dehiscence due to surgical site infection and application of the “Coliseum technique” for its definitive surgical management. …”
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The evolution of binary system from predynastic Egypt to Leibniz era by Z. Pourfereidouni, M. Radjabalipour

“…There is a puzzle in the mixture of the  Egyptian decimal and binary number systems which we are going to discuss and present a justification for it. …”
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The SWISS IOL Technique (Small-Width Incision Scleral Suture): A Mini-Invasive Technique by Mateusz Kecik, Bojan Pajic, Olivier Le Quoy, Gabriele Thumann, Horace Massa

“…In this retrospective study, we explain our mini-invasive technique and assess the outcomes in terms of visual acuity, pre- or postoperative complications, and IOL position (Sensar AR40e, AMO) in a case series of three patients. …”
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Investigating the Feasibility and Impact of Perinatal Depression Screening and Treatment in Rural Nsambe, Malawi by Waste Kayira, Mark Chalamanda, Kingsley Kanzoole, Kondwani Mpinga, Moses Banda Aron, Ksakred Kelly, Sarah Singer, Enoch Ndarama, Stephanie Smith, Giuseppe Raviola, Basimenye Nhlema, Emilia Connolly, Todd Ruderman

“…Women identified to have moderate and severe depression were treated through a group counselling intervention—WHO Group Problem Management Plus (group PM+). With integration of PHQ-2 into prenatal and antenatal clinic registration, 90.2% of women were screened with PHQ-2 and 12.8% of women screened positive for depression. …”
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Off-Label Use of Intravenous Immunoglobulin with Methylprednisolone to Treat Parsonage–Turner Syndrome in a United States Marine by Carissa M. Sedlacek, Michael Leone, Adam D. Foster, Amy Hinkelman

“…This case reports a 22-year-old male who recovered from NA within 3 months following treatment with 1000 mg of methylprednisolone and off-label use of 0.5 g/kg of intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) for four consecutive days. …”
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Effective Technique Using Combined CO2 Laser and Pulsed Dye Laser for Facial Angiofibromas Management in Tuberous Sclerosis by Giuseppe Lodi, Giovanni Cannarozzo, Irene Fusco, Tiziano Zingoni, Elena Campione, Mario Sannino

“…Facial angiofibromas (FAs) are a dermatological characteristic which are typically linked to tuberous sclerosis (TS). Aim. We discuss our experience, highlighting a rare occurrence of multiple FAs in a young patient, successfully treated with ablative CO2 laser combined with PDL therapy. …”
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