Adalimumab-induced optic neuropathy in a patient with Behçet’s syndrome by Sofia Miranda, Daniel Calado, Joana Rua, Fernando Salvador

“…As a result, adalimumab was then started, but the patient presented with a sudden and severe decrease of visual acuity in her right eye 4 months later. The initial bloodwork showed no elevated inflammatory markers. …”
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Therapeutic Response of Alopecia Areata-Associated Nail Changes to Baricitinib by Ashley Wittmer, Katherine De Jong, Lauren Bolish, Lindsey Finklea

“…The patient has been suffering from alopecia for several years. She presented with periungual inflammation in conjunction with persistent fingernail ridges and pitting of her right fourth digit. …”
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The principle of national sovereignty through the lens of Saint Andrew's Day National Assembly by Mitić Sara

“…Andrew's Day National Assembly in Belgrade and its subsequent sessions (from 30 November 1858 to 31 January 1859), including presentations of viewpoints and request, and the events during the three-day revolution (10th -12th December 1858). …”
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The Validity and Reliability of a Smartphone Application for Break-Point Angle Measurement during Nordic Hamstring Exercise by Toshiaki Soga, Shota Yamaguchi, Takayuki Inami, Hiromi Saito, Nadaka Hakariya, Naoto Nakaichi, Sho Shinohara, Kei Akiyama, Norikazu Hirose

“… # Hypothesis/Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Nordic Angle by comparing the BPA values of the Nordic Angle with those of two-dimensional motion analysis software that can calculate the angles and angular velocities of various joints…”
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Total Pancreatectomy for Malignant Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm (IPMN) Complicated by Gastropancreatic Fistulae by Oshan Basnayake, Pradeep Wijerathne, Umesh Jayarajah, Nilesh Fernandopulle, Sivasuriya Sivaganesh

“…A year and a half after surgery, she is healthy with good glycaemic control and nutritional status. …”
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Common variable immunodeficiency: An uncommon cause of bronchiectasis, granulomatous disease, chronic liver disease, and enteropathy – Case report and review of literature by Veena Shamsudeen, Arun Hegde, Uday Bhanu Kovilapu, Nisha Verma, Anurag Jain

“…Treatment of infection, and replacement of immunoglobulins, remains the mainstay of management of CVID. Herein, we describe the case of a 48-year-old female, who initially presented to our hospital with recurrent bouts of upper and LRTI, along with small-bowel diarrhea, and progressively developed generalized lymphadenopathy and ascites, before being finally diagnosed by the rheumatologist, as a case of CVID, with associated CVID-related enteropathy, granulomatous disease, and chronic liver disease. …”
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Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma and Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in the Same Patient as a Collision Tumour by Oguz Dikbas, Aslihan Alpaslan Duman, Gulname Findik Guvendi

“…Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) are two different types of thyroid carcinoma with significant different clinical and histological findings. …”
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Spontaneous Retrobulbar Haematoma by Mehmet Deveer, Nesat Cullu, Halil Beydilli, Hamdi Sozen, Onder Yeniceri, Selcuk Parlak

“…Spontaneous orbital haemorrhage is a very rare condition and vision-threatening event. It may occur due to trauma, orbital surgery/injections, orbital vascular anomalies, and a variety of systemic predisposing factors. …”
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Classification of forensic psychiatric examinations by O. P. Makarova

“…The purpose of this examination is to establish the presence or absence of any mental disorder in the person charged with the offence that could affect his or her ability to understand and control his or her actions; forensic psychiatric examination of the witness, the purpose of which is to establish the presence or absence of any mental disorder that could affect his or her ability to perceive, remember and reproduce information during the period of time when the events about which he or she testifies took place; forensic psychiatric examination of the victim, the purpose of which is to establish the presence or absence of any mental disorder in the victim during the period of time when the events occurred that could affect his or her ability to understand the situation, assess the danger and respond adequately to it; forensic psychiatric examination of the convicted person, the purpose of which is to establish the presence or absence of a mental disorder in the convicted person, which may be the basis for applying compulsory medical measures to him/her. …”
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Exploring Developmental Care in Neonatal Jaundice Management: A Case Report with Supporting Literature Synthesis by Esther Aduramo, Deborah T. Esan, Emmanuel Adesuyi, Opeoluwa Olabode, Elizabeth Awoniyi, Blessed Oyama, Oluwadamilare Akingbade

“…Initially placed on intravenous fluids due to respiratory challenges, Baby M was later transitioned to expressed breast milk from her mother. …”
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Asymptomatic migration of ureteral stent to superior vena cava after ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy: An extremely rare case and review of the literature by Amir Hossein Hassani, Hooman Kamran, Javad Kojuri, Helia Bazroodi, Hossein Fatemian, Alireza Rasekhi, Nima Naderi, Saeed Kooshafar, Anahita Dehghani, Abdolreza Haghpanah

“…Ureteral stent migration should be considered a rare complication of urologic procedures. We report a 69-year-old woman diagnosed with ureteral stent migration two weeks after undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy while she was symptom-free. …”
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Postinfluenza Vaccination Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Three Elderly Patients by Joji Nagasaki, Masahiro Manabe, Kentaro Ido, Hiroyoshi Ichihara, Yasutaka Aoyama, Tadanobu Ohta, Yoshio Furukawa, Atsuko Mugitani

“…The etiologies of secondary idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) include infection, autoimmune disease, and immunodeficiency. We report the cases of three elderly patients who developed ITP after receiving influenza vaccinations. …”
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Late Metastatic Melanoma after 25 Years: A Case Report and a Brief Literature Review by Elena Pescarini, Gabriela Spanikova, Zacharia Mbaidjol, Eleonora De Antoni, Vincenzo Vindigni, Franco Bassetto

“…In the literature, there are well-documented rare cases of late metastasis of thin melanoma, and given their growing incidence, it is expected in the future to see more cases of late recurrence. …”
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Transferrin polymorphism of arabian horses in turkey by Metehan Uzun, Fikret Çelebi, Cahit Bağcı, Ahmet Kopar

“…Allel frequencies were as follow; TfF₂=0.431, TfH₂=0.211, TfD=0,183, Tf0=0.165 and TfF1 =0.010. …”
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Successful Reduction of Acute Puerperal Uterine Inversion with the Use of a Bakri Postpartum Balloon by Akinori Ida, Koichi Ito, Yoko Kubota, Maiko Nosaka, Hiroshi Kato, Yoshiyuki Tsuji

“…Following the delivery, she complained twice of severe lower abdominal pain; subsequently, hemorrhage was noted at the site of partial detachment of the placenta. …”
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Endometrial Carcinoma in a 26-Year-Old Patient with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome by Olga Grechukhina, Gregory M. Gressel, William Munday, Serena Wong, Alessandro Santin, Alla Vash-Margita

“…Case. We present the case of a 26-year-old patient with BBS and clinical signs of hyperestrogenism who presented with abnormal uterine bleeding and was diagnosed with endometrioid adenocarcinoma. …”
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Peter the Great's Venetian Policy and the Prut Campaign by A. O. Yastrebov

“…It is no coincidence that Dmitry Bozis became the first Russian consul in Italy. Being a prominent representative of the Greek community of the capital, he successfully extended his influence not only to the local Greeks but also to the Slavs of Dalmatia, who wanted to serve the Russian Tsar and fight the Turks. …”
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Rappresentazioni contemporanee per il progetto di paesaggio by Sara Colaceci

“… Questo saggio affronta le tematiche inerenti alla rappresentazione contemporanea per il progetto di paesaggio tramite alcune esperienze significative sviluppate dagli anni ’90 del XX secolo ad oggi, nati dalla collaborazione di architetti, di paesaggisti, di artisti tra i quali Yves Brunier, Enric Miralles, Inside Outside (studio fondato da Petra Blaisse), Mark Smout, Laura Allen, Teresa Moller Landscape Studio (studio fondato da Teresa Moller), Openfabric (studio fondato da Francesco Garofalo), 08014 arquitectura (studio fondato da Adrià Guardiet e Sandra Torres), Mir (studio fondato da Mats Andersen e Trond Greve Andersen). …”
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La poétique de la pierre dans l'œuvre de Thomas Hardy : du livre de pierre au livre de vie by Annie Escuret

“…Tess feels « at home » only at the end, on the warm slab at Stonehenge, because the pagan tomb is the only place where she can find rest and sleep.In a word, Hardy uses stones to build up his own distinction between the figurative (which refers to the classical, mimetic aesthetic) and the figural (which refers to writing as play), between the Word made flesh (when the relation of meaning to the world is one of transcendence) and when the idea is never made carnally present at all (because a novel is first of all an event of writing). …”
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Occurrence of <i>Salmonella</i> and presumptive <i>Bacillus cereus</i> in sesame products from Swiss retail stores by Karen Barmettler, Sara Boss, Michael Biggel, Roger Stephan

“…In addition, one of the isolates matched genetically with the Thurigiensis strain used in biopesticide products. …”
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