Delayed Manifestation of Shunt Nephritis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Michael Babigumira, Benjamin Huang, Sherry Werner, Wajeh Qunibi

“…We present an unusual case of shunt nephritis in a 39-year-old male who presented 21 years after placement of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. …”
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Maternal Hypertension and Early Atherosclerotic Lesions in Aortas of Deceased Fetuses and Neonates by Janet María Capote-Santa Cruz Pacheco, Carmen Teresa Peraza Méndez, Marlene Ferrer Arrocha, Lisandra Álvarez de la Nuez, Belkis Ortega de la Campa, Mirian Castro Ortega

“…In some cases, one of these histological variants was observed and in others a combination of two or three. <br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> early atherosclerotic lesions are present in the aortas of the majority of the fetuses and neonates studied, with a predominance in those with gestational hypertension.…”
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How COVID-19 pandemic impacted students’ and staff ’s physical activity at a Brazilian University? by Rafaela Costa Martins, Luiza Isnardi Cardoso Ricardo, Inácio Crochemore-Silva, Flávio Fernando Demarco, Tiago Neuenfeld Munhoz, Mateus Luz Levandowski, Mariana Gonzalez Cademartori, Helena Silveira Schuch, Pedro Curi Hallal

“…Methods: This self-administered web-based cross-sectional study was carried out among a southern Brazilian community. …”
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Spatial working memory in a disappearing object task is impaired in female but not male dogs with chronic osteoarthritis by Melissa Smith, Joanna C. Murrell, Michael Mendl

“…Abstract Chronic pain in humans is associated with impaired working memory but it is not known whether this is the case in long-lived companion animals, such as dogs, who are especially vulnerable to developing age-related chronic pain conditions. …”
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Association between perception of COVID-19 risk, confidence in health services and avoidance of emergency department visits: results from a community-based survey in Portugal by Silvia Lopes, Sónia Dias, Ana Gama, Pedro Laires, Carla Nunes, Patrícia Soares, Ana Rita Pedro, Marta Moniz, Ana Rita Goes

“…Objectives To examine the association between the perception of COVID-19 risk, confidence in health services and avoidance of emergency department (ED) visits in Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design Community-based, cross-sectional survey.Setting Volunteer sample that completed the online survey between April 2020 and May 2021.Participants 987 participants who perceived needing ED care. Of those, 242 reported avoiding ED visits.Outcome measures Logistic regression models for ED avoidance were conducted to estimate the effect of risk perception and confidence in health services, adjusted for sociodemographics, health status and time.Results The adjusted odds for ED avoidance were higher for participants lacking confidence in health service response to non-COVID-19 conditions (adjusted OR: 6.39; 95% CI 3.19 to 12.82) and COVID-19 (1.81; 1.19 to 2.77) and lower for those perceiving a low risk of being infected at a health provider (0.16; 0.07 to 0.38).Conclusion In our sample, confidence in health services and risk perception of infection at a health provider were associated with the decision to avoid the ED. …”
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Personal responsibility with health in Cuba: Mapping and play of actors for its promotion by Isabel Pilar Luis Gonzálvez, Yusdanys Torres Jiménez, Adolfo Gerardo Álvarez Pérez

“…The Matrix of Alliances and Conflicts method was used: tactics, objectives, recommendations, with the participation of 12 experts.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> 25 actors who formed 10 groups were identified. …”
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BUILDING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF THE COMPANY BASED ON CHANGING ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE by Hariz Muratović

“…Our study conducted for the first time in this region using these instruments, speaks in favor of the above mentioned observations. Narrowing down a wider content of these studies, we present a comparative analysis of organizational culture that we conducted in two up-and-coming companies in domestic shipping industry –furniture industry. …”
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Datafied ageing futures: Regimes of anticipation and participatory futuring by Juliane Jarke, Helen Manchester

“…The future is not simply happening but is made now – through regimes of anticipation that shape our expectations, imaginaries, visions and hypes, and define what is thinkable and desirable. Who or what is able to claim the future is an exercise of power and a matter of social justice. …”
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Dexmedetomidine Infusion Associated with Transient Adrenal Insufficiency in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report by Elizabeth W. Tucker, David W. Cooke, Sapna R. Kudchadkar, Sybil Ann Klaus

“…This concern was initially supported by animal studies, but subsequent human studies demonstrated mixed results. We describe the case of transient adrenal insufficiency in a 1-year-old male who presented with 24% total body surface 2nd degree burns. …”
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LLM-based collaborative programming: impact on students’ computational thinking and self-efficacy by Yi-Miao Yan, Chuang-Qi Chen, Yang-Bang Hu, Xin-Dong Ye

“…To explore the effectiveness of integrating LLMs into collaborative programming, we conducted a quasi-experiment involving 82 sixth- and seventh-grade students, who were randomly assigned to either an experimental group or a control group. …”
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Mean Platelet Volume in Ocular Behçet’s Disease by Fatih Mehmet Türkcü, Abdullah Kürşat Cingü, Harun Yüksel, Yasin Çınar, Meltem Akkurt, Muhammed Şahin, Zeynep Özkurt, Alparslan Şahin, İhsan Çaça

“…To determine whether mean platelet volume (MPV) is an indicator of disease severity in ocular Behçet’s Disease (BD). Materials and Methods. The study population was 30 newly diagnosed ocular BD patients who presented with active uveitis. …”
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The Rising Religious Extremism and Mob violence in Nigeria by Ismail Husain Mshelia

“…Since the inception of the Nigerian fourth republic, such crises have been undermining public safety and by implication, the country’s quest for national integration and sustainable development. In the light of a mob violence that resulted in the gruesome murder of a college student who allegedly uttered blasphemous comment, this paper examined the rise of religious extremism in Nigeria. …”
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Radiofrequency-Targeted Vertebral Augmentation: Case Report of a Patient with 7 Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures in a Variant of Osteogenesis Imperfecta by Leonard Westermann, Peer Eysel, Marvin Simons, Kourosh Zarghooni

“…Despite the remaining lumbago, RF-TVA may be a good option for patients with OI who have multiple fractures. However, fractures at multiple levels and segmental thoracic hyperkyphosis may increase the risk for recollapsing and ongoing pain.…”
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Vaccination and Malaria Prevention among International Travelers Departing from Athens International Airport to African Destinations by Androula Pavli, Athina Spilioti, Paraskevi Smeti, Stavros Patrinos, Helena C. Maltezou

“…Hepatitis A, typhoid, and meningococcal vaccines were administered to 49.8%, 28%, and 26.6%, respectively, and malaria chemoprophylaxis to 66.8% of those who visited sub-Saharan Africa. A history of previous travel to a tropical country, elementary level of education, and traveling for visiting friends and relatives, and for short duration were significant determinants for not pursuing pretravel consultation. …”
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Short-Term Clinical Results of Ab Interno Trabeculotomy Using the Trabectome with or without Cataract Surgery for Open-Angle Glaucoma Patients of High Intraocular Pressure by Handan Akil, Vikas Chopra, Alex S. Huang, Ramya Swamy, Brian A. Francis

“…To assess the safety and efficacy of Trabectome procedure in patients with preoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) of 30 mmHg or higher. Methods. All patients who had underwent Trabectome stand-alone or Trabectome combined with phacoemulsification were included. …”
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Clinical Behavior of Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma in Young Patients: A Single Center Experience by Volkan Sen, Ozan Bozkurt, Omer Demir, Ahmet Adil Esen, Ugur Mungan, Guven Aslan, Aykut Kefi, Ilhan Celebi

“…There is not enough evidence about clinical behavior of bladder cancer in younger patients. Objective. We aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics and prognosis of bladder urothelial carcinoma patients under the age of 40 years. …”
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Pavement Manager at Risk in Construction of Hot Mix Asphalt by Hesham Ali, Mohamadtaqi Baqersad

“…This allows the knowledgeable Pavement Manager, who would typically be a Pavement Engineer or a practitioner with extensive knowledge and experience, to implement effective pavement preservation techniques and share the economic benefit with the owner. …”
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in Children Is a Risk Factor for Developing Allergic Diseases by Qing Ye, Xiao-Jun Xu, Wen-Xia Shao, Yan-Xiang Pan, Xue-Jun Chen

“…Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) infection is the dominant cause of pneumonia in children. We sought to determine the relationship between MP infection and secondary allergic disease and to clarify the associated mechanisms of inflammatory response. …”
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Calciphylaxis: A Long Road to Cure with a Multidisciplinary and Multimodal Approach by Vasiliki Zoi, Dimitra Bacharaki, Aggeliki Sardeli, Minas Karagiannis, Sophia Lionaki

“…In hemodialysis patients, its prevalence ranges between 1 and 4%, while mortality amounts to 30–80%. We present in here a 45-year-old female on chronic dialysis with morbid obesity, who was admitted for painful nodules in the lower abdomen and necrotic lesions at the lower extremities. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the hospital anxiety and depression scale in cancer patients by Ana L. Vilela-Estrada, Ana L. Vilela-Estrada, David Villarreal-Zegarra, Anthony Copez-Lonzoy, Loida Esenarro-Valencia, Loida Esenarro-Valencia, Loida Esenarro-Valencia, José C. Sánchez-Ramírez, José C. Sánchez-Ramírez, Fernando Lamas-Delgado, Fernando Lamas-Delgado, Fernando Lamas-Delgado, Juan Ambrosio-Melgarejo, C. Mahony Reategui-Rivera, Joseph Finkelstein

“…The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, and the Beck Depression Inventory were used. We evaluated their internal structure, measurement invariance, relationship with other variables, and reliability.ResultsIt was found that the HADS is best suited to a bifactorial structure where there is one general factor (emotional distress) and two specific factors (anxiety and depression). …”
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