Late Onset Combined Immunodeficiency Presenting with Recurrent Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia by Ilias Papakonstantinou, Ioannis G. Baraboutis, Lazaros Karnesis

“…Late onset combined immunodeficiency (LOCID) is a recently described variant of common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), involving adult patients presenting with opportunistic infections and/or low CD4+ lymphocyte counts. …”
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The intellectualization of multiculturism: Implications for Positive Psychotherapy by Andre Marseille

“…These efforts promote diverse appreciation and common humanity. However, this approach has unintentionally imbalanced our understanding of multiculturalism. …”
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Isotretinoin as a Possible Environmental Trigger to Autoimmunity in Genetically Susceptible Patients by Jocelyn Nugroho, Bahareh Schweiger

“…Introduction. Isotretinoin is commonly used to treat cystic acne. Definitive mechanisms of action for isotretinoin are not known though despite many side effects having been documented. …”
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A Case Report on Kimura Disease by Biswajit Adhikari, Sarmila Sen, Somnath Saha

“…The role of surgery is primarily for diagnostic and cosmetic purposes. Relapses are common and recurrence rate is high. The overall outcome is good as there is no association with malignancy. …”
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Adult Type Granulosa Cell Tumor: A Very Rare Case of Sex-Cord Tumor of the Testis with Review of the Literature by Dimosthenis Miliaras, Eleftherios Anagnostou, Ioannis Moysides

“…Granulosa cell tumor (GST) is a sex-cord/stromal neoplasm of the gonads, more commonly arising in the ovaries, while approximately 80 cases have been reported in the testes. …”
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Case report: Periorbital pilomatricoma: a rare benign skin tumor misdiagnosed as cellulitis by Rahul Kumar, Jane Z. Spadaro, Jane Z. Spadaro, Alon Kahana, Alon Kahana, Alon Kahana

“…The patient ultimately underwent excisional biopsy of the lesion and pathology revealed pilomatricoma.ConclusionsPilomatricoma has similarities to more common skin lesions. Lack of pain or tenderness are important clues against an infectious or inflammatory etiology. …”
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Aging: A Predisposition to Dry Eyes by Anushree Sharma, Holly B. Hindman

“…Even though the degree of visual acuity loss in dry eye patients is commonly mild-to-moderate, in the aging population, this minimal change in visual status can lead to a significant decrease in visual function and quality of life. …”
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Application of machine learning techniques for warfarin dosage prediction: a case study on the MIMIC-III dataset by Aasim Ayaz Wani, Fatima Abeer

“…Warfarin, a commonly prescribed anticoagulant, poses significant dosing challenges due to its narrow therapeutic range and high variability in patient responses. …”
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A Rare Case of Neonatal Desmoid Tumor Leading to Severe Aortic Coarctation: Review of Literature and Case Report by Irina Maria Margarint, Tammam Youssef, Cristina Filip, Ana-Mihaela Bizubac, Alexandru Popescu, Iulian Rotaru, Olguta Untaru, Stefan Manolache, Vlad Anton Iliescu, Radu Vladareanu

“…Abdominal localization is most commonly reported, although there are reports of mediastinal desmoid tumors. …”
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Minimalisme moral et maximalisme éthique chez John Dewey by Michel Fabre

“…Rejecting any idea of Moral Consciousness or Practical Reason as separate faculties, but also ethical Emotivism, he advises ethical debate, an act of common intelligence applied to live together. On the other hand, from Emerson’s tradition, he takes, through all his writings, that life is education, grown, moral perfection. …”
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Primary Pancreatic Lymphoma Masquerading as Carcinoma by Nasser A. N. Alzerwi

“…Adenocarcinoma is the most common primary pancreatic neoplasm type, followed by secondary pancreatic lymphoma and primary pancreatic lymphoma (PPL). …”
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Endoscopic Placement of Feeding Tubes by Gabor P Kandel

“…It is no exaggeration to say that percutaneous gastrostomy has revolutionized the feeding of disabled patients with intact gastrointestinal tracts. The most common indication is inability to swallow. It is generally best to place a gastrostomy tube early to prevent malnutrition and minimize complications of procedures on poorly nourished tissue. …”
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A Case Report of Subacute Combined Spinal Cord Degeneration Caused by Nitrous Oxide (‘Laughing Gas’) Abuse by J. Guk, J. Valančienė, A. Klimašauskienė

“…Chronic abuse can lead to a number of neurological complications, most commonly related to functional vitamin B12 deficiency. …”
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Exploration of treatment strategies for cerebral cavernous malformations: two case reports on non-resection treatment and literature review by Yibo Han, Yibo Han, Dong Liang, Dong Liang, Jing Guo, Yibao Wang, Yong Wang

“…BackgroundCavernous malformations are common vascular abnormalities of the central nervous system, but cavernous malformations of the cerebral aqueduct are rare. …”
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Observation of minimal and maximal speed limits for few and many-body states by Zitian Zhu, Lei Gao, Zehang Bao, Liang Xiang, Zixuan Song, Shibo Xu, Ke Wang, Jiachen Chen, Feitong Jin, Xuhao Zhu, Yu Gao, Yaozu Wu, Chuanyu Zhang, Ning Wang, Yiren Zou, Ziqi Tan, Aosai Zhang, Zhengyi Cui, Fanhao Shen, Jiarun Zhong, Tingting Li, Jinfeng Deng, Xu Zhang, Hang Dong, Pengfei Zhang, Zhen Wang, Chao Song, Chen Cheng, Qiujiang Guo, Hekang Li, H. Wang, Hai-Qing Lin, Rubem Mondaini

“…We also unveil the observation of minimal quantum speed limits in addition to more common maximal ones, i.e., the lowest rate of change of a unitarily evolved quantum state. …”
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Distributed Cooperative Search Control Method of Multiple UAVs for Moving Target by Chang-jian Ru, Xiao-ming Qi, Xu-ning Guan

“…To improve computational efficiency, the distributed model predictive control method is presented, and thus the control command of each UAV can be obtained. The simulation results have verified that the proposed method can avoid the blindness of UAV searching better and improve overall efficiency of the team effectively.…”
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Structural and Passability Analysis of Pipeline Robot by Zhiqiang Li, Weiguo Li, Zhicheng Feng, Lili Wang, Wen'gang Yan, Shijie Guo

“…The design requirements is presented and the overall structure and working principle of the robot is introduced，the support organization with the combination of main and auxiliary springs to achieve common preloading and drive structure with adjustable angle function are further proposed and analyze force. …”
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Water Use for Seepage-Irrigated Watermelon with Plastic Mulch in Florida by Sanjay Shukla, Niroj K. Shrestha

“…Seepage irrigation under plastic mulch is a common production system used to produce watermelon in south and northeast Florida where the water table is shallow. …”
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Determination of Dam Deformation Safety Monitoring Index Based on Improved Typical Small Probability Method by ZHOU Wenzhong, GU Yanchang, HUANG Haibing, WU Yunxing

“…The small probability method for typical monitoring effect quantities is a common methodfor establishing early warning index based on monitoring data, but this method has someshortcomings. …”
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The PIC Cystogram: Its Place in the Treatment Algorithm of Recurrent Febrile UTIs by Jennifer A. Hagerty, Max Maizels, Earl Y. Cheng

“…Purpose. A common pediatric dilemma involves management of children with recurrent febrile urinary tract infections (UTIs) who have normal voiding cystourethrograms. …”
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