Cost Estimates for Producing Sargassum spp. Compost by Trent Blare, Afeefa A. Abdool-Ghany, Helena M. Solo-Gabriele

“…The objective of this analysis is to provide insights to other municipalities and small businesses around south Florida who are considering starting similar composting operations with the expectation that Sargassum composting will provide them with more space in their landfills while maintaining their beaches’ tourist appeal. …”
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Psychotic Features Abated with Vitamin D Treatment in a Patient with Major Depressive Disorder by David C. Fipps, Elisabet Rainey

“…Vitamin D deficiency is common in psychiatric populations, and vitamin D has been used as an add-on medication in major depressive disorder. Case Report. Here, we present the case of a 49-year-old man diagnosed with major depressive disorder, severe, with psychotic features, who was treated with antidepressants and underwent multiple antipsychotic trials. …”
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Are You Marrying Someone from a Different Culture or Religion? by Stephanie C. Toelle, Victor W. Harris

“…It was the author Paul Sweeney who penned, “A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance, and tenacity. …”
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Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Bladder Tumor in a Patient with Von Recklinghausen's Syndrome by Eleftherios Chatzidarellis, Evangelos Mazaris, Andreas Skolarikos, Demonakou Maria, Iraklis Mitsogiannis, Nafsika Mousiou, Apostolos Bisas

“…Bladder location is very uncommon. We report the case of a 58-year-old man with a history of von Recklinghausen's disease who complained for painless macroscopic hematuria 5 months after suprapubic prostatectomy. …”
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Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Causing Tension Hemothorax in a Pregnant Woman Requiring Emergent Cesarean Delivery by Nidhi Sood, Nikhil Sood, Vibhu Dhawan

“…Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs), although most commonly congenital, are usually detected later in life. We present a case of a 25-year-old woman with no previous history of AVM or telangiectasia, who presented with life-threatening hypoxia, hypotension, and pleuritic chest pain in 36th week of gestation. …”
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Orbital Pseudotumor as an Extrahepatic Complication of Chronic HCV Infection by Owen Huang, Tina Shah, Divya Sundarapandiyan, Matthew J. Akiyama

“…We present a patient who was admitted for eye swelling, pain, and discharge, with CT orbits with contrast demonstrating inflammation and enlargement of the lacrimal glands and surrounding tissue. …”
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Case Report: Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in the Male Breast by Joshua Chern, Lydia Liao, Raymond Baraldi, Elizabeth Tinney, Karen Hendershott, Pauline Germaine

“…The prognosis for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in a male patient is the same as it would be for a female with the same stage disease; therefore, early recognition and diagnosis are of the utmost importance. We present a case of a male with unilateral invasive ductal carcinoma who was diagnosed with DCIS in the contralateral breast. …”
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Aubergine and Potato Sensitivity with Latex Sensitisation and Oral Allergy Syndrome by A. S. Bansal

“…Aubergine allergy is rare outside of India and the far east, and very few cases have been reported. We describe a case of aubergine allergy in a 9-year-old girl of Anglo-Indian descent who also had sensitivity to potato, coincidental oral allergy syndrome, and latex sensitisation with mild oral symptoms on consuming kiwi fruit. …”
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Pour une ethno-trichologie tibétaine by Christian Bromberger

“…Symbolising belonging and ways of being, the treatment of hair on the head and body is a highly contentious subject (between generations, populations, and members of the same society who have opposing ideologies).…”
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Early Bifrontal Brain Injury: Disturbances in Cognitive Function Development by Christine Bonnier, Aurélie Costet, Ghassan Hmaimess, Corinne Catale, Christelle Maillart, Patricia Marique

“…We describe six psychomotor, language, and neuropsychological sequential developmental evaluations in a boy who sustained a severe bifrontal traumatic brain injury (TBI) at 19 months of age. …”
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Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS): A Case Report and Review of Literature by Jordan Roussel, Sudha Pandit, Paul Jordan, Moheb Boktor, Kurt Knowles, Nester Dela Cruz, Hrishikesh Samant

“…Unmasking of AIH during immune reconstitution in HIV patients after starting antiretroviral therapy is reported but not with advanced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Here we present a fascinating case of 32-year-old African-American man with advanced AIDS who presented with elevated transaminases. …”
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Uncommon T12 Burst Fracture after an Epileptic Crisis by Akiki Alian

“…These same patients often complain from back pain that is often neglected and misdiagnosed as muscular contracture following the epilepsy crisis. We describe here the case of a patient who presented after here epilepsy crisis with back pain. …”
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Kaposi Varicelliform Eruption in a Patient with Pemphigus Vulgaris: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Bibisha Baaniya, Sudha Agrawal

“…Immediate treatment with antivirals helps to prevent mortality and morbidities. Here, we report a case of a 67-year-old male who developed haemorrhagic crusted lesions on pre-existing pemphigus lesions during his hospital stay and obtained almost 90% resolution of cutaneous lesions of Pemphigus vulgaris as well as Kaposi varicelliform eruption within 2 weeks of acyclovir treatment along with the continuation of systemic steroids. …”
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A Case of Congenital Cutis Laxa (Generalized Elastolysis) by Paul Champion, Frank Ryan

“…The authors report a patient who had end-stage renal failure related to heavy chain disease, a recognized association of cutis laxa. …”
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Spirochetes in the Liver: An Unusual Presentation of a Common STI by Natasha Narang, Layth Al-Jashaami, Nayan Patel

“…However, in HIV-positive patients, syphilitic hepatitis may be much more common. We report a case of a 67-year-old male who developed progressively elevated liver enzymes, followed by development of neurological symptoms and then rash. …”
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Chromium-Cobalt Intoxication with Intense Systemic Complications following Total Hip Revision after Per-Operative Ceramic Fracture by Paul Lecoanet, Mathias Blangis, Matthieu Garcia, Yohan Legallois, Thierry Fabre

“…Heavy metal intoxication after arthroplasty is extremely rare but could be lethal. Case Report. We report the case of a 69-year-old woman, who presented intense systemic symptoms of chromium-cobalt intoxication after revision of per-operative fractured ceramic components with metal-on-polyethylene. …”
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Filmar para tajar: Madrid en el cine en torno al 15-M by Luis Deltell Escolar

“…An analysis is made of the productions by the artistic collectives that emerged as a response to the first demonstrations by the protesters, followed by an overview of the works of established filmmakers who approached this topic and, finally, the aesthetic and thematic evolution of the subsequent films by these creators is explored. …”
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Dermoscopic Features of a Black Hairy Tongue in 2 Japanese Patients by Ken Kobayashi, Yasuhiko Takei, Mizuki Sawada, Sumiko Ishizaki, Haruo Ito, Masaru Tanaka

“…The objective was to identify additional dermoscopic criteria. Two Japanese patients who were clinically given a diagnosis of “black hairy tongue” were evaluated for dermoscopic features. …”
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La fabrique des héros. Usages politiques de Francisco Morazán en Amérique Centrale au XXe siècle (1942-1992) by Catherine Lacaze

“…This article focuses on the memory of Francisco Morazán, a Honduran liberal caudillo who has been president of the Federal Republic of Central America during the 1830s. …”
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Updating the Diagnosis and Management of Dementia. Practical Contributions in our Context by Ángel Julio Romero Cabrera, Eduardo Fernández Casteleiro, Julio López Argüelles, Julio Daniel Suz Piña, Juan Rafael Cordero Jiménez

“…We emphasize in the need to provide appropriate orientation to families and those who take care of the elderly.…”
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