Pneumocystis Pneumonia Presenting as an Enlarging Solitary Pulmonary Nodule by Krunal Bharat Patel, James Benjamin Gleason, Maria Julia Diacovo, Nydia Martinez-Galvez

“…Although Pneumocystis pneumonia most commonly occurs in patients with HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and with diffuse infiltrates, the diagnosis should not be overlooked when only a solitary nodule is present.…”
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Diffusion Tensor Imaging Tractography in Pure Neuritic Leprosy: First Experience Report and Review of the Literature by Michele R. Colonna, Giuseppe Tallarida, Francesco Stagno d’Alcontres, Salvatore Noto, Aurora Parodi, Alberto Tagliafico

“…Since demyelination is common in PNL, the Authors started to use Diffusion Tensor Imaging Tractography (DTIT) to get better morphological and functional data about myelination than does the traditional imaging. …”
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Intuitionistic Fuzzy Normalized Weighted Bonferroni Mean and Its Application in Multicriteria Decision Making by Wei Zhou, Jian-min He

“…Furthermore, we investigate the NWBM and GNWBM operators under the intuitionistic fuzzy environment which is more common phenomenon in modern life and develop two new intuitionistic fuzzy aggregation operators based on the NWBM and GNWBM, that is, the intuitionistic fuzzy normalized weighted Bonferroni mean (IFNWBM) and the generalized intuitionistic fuzzy normalized weighted Bonferroni mean (GIFNWBM). …”
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PPAR Agonists for the Prevention and Treatment of Lung Cancer by Sowmya P. Lakshmi, Aravind T. Reddy, Asoka Banno, Raju C. Reddy

“…Lung cancer is the most common and most fatal of all malignancies worldwide. …”
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Finding oneself? Contemplating on paintings with a religious theme in clinical pastoral care by F. Herm, V. Kessler, E. Kloppers

“…The practice of contemplation on paintings with a religious theme, using methods common in the social sciences and empirical theology, represents one possibility among many in the field of clinical pastoral care. …”
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Anatomical, Physiological, and Technical Considerations of the Trapezius–rhomboid Plane Block by Leonardo Arce Gálvez, Jesús Daes Mora, David Hernández Abuchaibe, José Luis Cuervo Pulgarín, Christian Vladimir Guauque Marcelo, Rafael Enrico Valencia Gómez

“…Introduction: Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a common cause of pain. The trapezius and rhomboid muscles in the dorsal region are a frequent location because of their anatomical location and mechanical loading. …”
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Analysing the Environmental and Social Impacts of a Novel User-Based Transit Signal Priority Strategy in a Connected Vehicle Environment by Roozbeh Mohammadi, Shaghayegh Vosough, Claudio Roncoli

“…Furthermore, traffic control policies produce environmental impacts, whilst TSP strategies are typically evaluated based on common traffic flow indicators, such as average vehicle speed, delay and/or the number of stops. …”
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Festivalising Heritage in the Borderlands: Constituting Ethnic Histories and Heritages under the Rule of the Finn Forest Republic by Stein R. Mathisen

“…The article investigates how elements of the cultural heritage of the area have been used during the days of the Republic to constitute the idea of a common ethnic identity and a shared past, through a wide range of public displays and performances. …”
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INTENSIFICATION OF «LIVING KNOWLEDGE» AT THE TRANSITION TO «KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY»: PROJECT AND REALITY by Naira V. Danielyan

“…The author concludes that higher school training should include «living», common knowledge as well as mankind humanitarian values, an individual's creative potential, imagination and emotions, accompanied by his informal knowledge. …”
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Yield to maturity determinants in Indonesia corporate bonds with leverage as moderating variable by Yosephine Amanda Bonowati, Pardomuan Sihombing

“…The long-term market or commonly called the capital market has a variety of instruments that can be considered for investors. …”
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Tricho-Dento-Osseous Syndrome: Diagnosis and Dental Management by Ola B. Al-Batayneh

“…Confusion with amelogenesis imperfecta is common; however, taurodontism is not a constant feature of any of the types of amelogenesis imperfecta. …”
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Influence law and determination method of jack lifting load on existing station settlement by Shengzhi Wu, Xueyu Zhang, Zichen Lin, Jun Wang, Fengchun Zhang, Hongji Gao

“…The proximity of a tunnel to an existing station renders it susceptible to settlement. Jack lifting is a common method for mitigating the settlement at such stations during tunnel construction. …”
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Improving Cytomegalovirus-Specific T Cell Reconstitution after Haploidentical Stem Cell Transplantation by Xiao-Hua Luo, Ying-Jun Chang, Xiao-Jun Huang

“…CMV-specific IR varied according to whether patients received manipulated/unmanipulated grafts or myeloablative/reduced intensity conditioning. CMV infection commonly occurs following impaired IR of T cell and its subsets. …”
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Exosomes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type I Pathogenesis: Threat or Opportunity? by Sin-Yeang Teow, Alif Che Nordin, Syed A. Ali, Alan Soo-Beng Khoo

“…Collective findings demonstrated that exosomes from HIV-infected subjects share many commonalities with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type I (HIV-1) particles in terms of proteomics and lipid profiles. …”
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Adapting a Database of Text Messages to a Mobile-Based Weight Loss Program: The Case of the Middle East by Selma Limam Mansar, Shashank Jariwala, Nawal Behih, Maahd Shahzad, Aysha Anggraini

“…The paper discusses how surveying potential users can be used to build a profile of a target population, find common patterns, and then develop a database of text messages. …”
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PAIVS: prediction of avian influenza virus subtype by Hyeon-Chun Park, Juyoun Shin, Sung-Min Cho, Shinseok Kang, Yeun-Jun Chung, Seung-Hyun Jung

“…Next-generation sequencing (NGS) can analyze the full-length sequence information of entire AIV genome at once, so this technology is becoming a more common in detecting AIVs and predicting subtypes. …”
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances alter innate immune function: evidence and data gaps by Drake W. Phelps, Ashley M. Connors, Giuliano Ferrero, Jamie C. DeWitt, Jeffrey A. Yoder

“…For PFASs where innate immune data are available, results are equivocal, raising additional questions about common mechanisms or pathways of toxicity, but highlighting that the innate immune system within several species can be perturbed by exposure to PFASs. …”
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Decoupling microbial iron reduction from anoxic microsite formation in oxic sediments: a microscale investigation through microfluidic models by Giulia Ceriotti, Alice Bosco-Santos, Sergey M. Borisov, Jasmine S. Berg

“…However, evidence of Fe reduction in oxic, partially saturated subsurface systems, such as soils and vadose zones, has been reported, with the common explanation being the formation of anoxic microsites that remain undetected by bulk measurements. …”
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Adrenal Insufficiency: A Forgotten Diagnosis in HIV/AIDS Patients in Developing Countries by David D. Nassoro, Mkhoi L. Mkhoi, Issa Sabi, Alfred J. Meremo, Paul S. Lawala, Issakwisa Habakkuk Mwakyula

“…Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is one of the most common endocrine disease in patients with HIV/AIDS, leading to high morbidity and mortality in HIV patients who become critically ill. …”
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Hyper-Heuristics and Scheduling Problems: Strategies, Application Areas, and Performance Metrics by Alonso Vela, Gerardo Humberto Valencia-Rivera, Jorge M. Cruz-Duarte, Jose Carlos Ortiz-Bayliss, Ivan Amaya

“…Our findings reveal a strong inclination towards selection and perturbative hyper-heuristics, with evolutionary computation emerging as the most commonly employed technique in this context, particularly in job shop and timetabling problems. …”
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