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Thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes, not always malignant

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
Thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes is an interesting and rare phenomenon that cannot be directly explained by embryology. Distinguishing malignant from benign thyroid tissue in cervical lymph nodes can be challenging but is essential for treatment ...
Anton Frans Gijsen, Kirstin Marie Jeanne De Bruijn, Walter Mastboom   +2 more
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The Politics of Religion: Women, Islam and Politics in Saudi Arabia [PDF]

, 2015
In this essay I focus on women in Saudi Arabia, who live in perhaps one of the most socially conservative countries when it comes to women’s rights. For example, Nimrod Raphaeli describes the daily lives of Saudi women in the following way, “women can ...
Cotellessa, Samantha
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Therapeutic Apheresis for Intravenous Methylprednisolone‐Refractory Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in a Single‐Center Case Series

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. High‐dose intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is the standard first‐line therapy for acute attacks, although some patients remain refractory.
Wataru Horiguchi, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeyuki Watadani, Shunichi Matsuda, Hiroshi Kaneko, Noritoshi Arai   +5 more
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Long‐Term Outcome of Consecutive Patients With Previous Coronary Bypass Surgery, Treated With Newer‐Generation Drug‐Eluting Stents

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018
BackgroundPercutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with previous coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with adverse clinical events.
Liefke C. van der Heijden, Marlies M. Kok, Paolo Zocca, Hanim Sen, Marije M. Löwik, Silvia Mariani, Frits H. A. F. de Man, Marc Hartmann, Martin G. Stoel, K. Gert van Houwelingen, J. (Hans) W. Louwerenburg, Gerard C. M. Linssen, Carine J. M. Doggen, Jan G. Grandjean, Clemens von Birgelen   +14 more
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Abstract Number ‐ 135: Surpass Evolve® Flow Diversion for Embolization of Unruptured Anterior Circulation Aneurysms: 6‐month Obliteration Rates

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, 2023
Introduction The Surpass Evolve flow diverter (FD) is a 64‐wire cobalt‐chromium device with improved ease of deployment and conformability, compared to its predecessor. Data on procedural outcomes and aneurysm obliteration rate remain limited.
Leonard H Verhey, Andrea Sewell, Leah Lyons, Paul Mazaris, Justin Singer   +4 more
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Infection Control Practices for Vascular Access Management in Hemodialysis: Results From a Nationwide Survey of Japanese National University Hospitals

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Bloodstream infections due to repeated vascular access (VA) puncture and circuit connections remain major concerns in hemodialysis. Therefore, we examined current practices for glove, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use according to VA type in national university hospitals in Japan.
Aiko Yamada, Makoto Harada, Tadahiko Kikugawa, Takeshi Nakata, Koji Hashimoto, Tsuneo Konta, Yuji Kamijo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Purity in Seclusion: Exploring the Anchoritic Lifestyle through an Archaeological Lens [PDF]

, 2013
This paper uses both archaeological and ethno-historical data to cross-examine theoretical explanations for understanding the anchoritic lifestyle, which are grounded in gender and feminist theory, sexuality and queer theory, as well as theories of ...
Stewart, Monica
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Revealing the structure of land plant photosystem II: the journey from negative‐stain EM to cryo‐EM

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Advances in cryo‐EM have revealed the detailed structure of Photosystem II, a key protein complex driving photosynthesis. This review traces the journey from early low‐resolution images to high‐resolution models, highlighting how these discoveries deepen our understanding of light harvesting and energy conversion in plants.
Roman Kouřil
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of prehabilitation versus usual care to reduce postoperative complications in high-risk patients with colorectal cancer or dysplasia scheduled for elective colorectal resection: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

BMC Gastroenterology, 2018
Background Of all older patients that opt for elective colorectal surgery, approximately one-third has one or more postoperative complications, particularly those patients with a low cardiorespiratory fitness (ventilatory anaerobic threshold (VAT)
Annefleur E. M. Berkel, Bart C. Bongers, Marie-Janne S. van Kamp, Hayke Kotte, Paul Weltevreden, Frans H. C. de Jongh, Michiel M. M. Eijsvogel, A. N. Machteld Wymenga, Marloes Bigirwamungu-Bargeman, Job van der Palen, Marc J. van Det, Nico L. U. van Meeteren, Joost M. Klaase   +12 more
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Pseudo-archaeology: The Appropriation and Commercialization of Cultural Heritage [PDF]

, 2013
Heritage can be defined as the use of the past to construct ideas about identity in the present. The past that this definition references is most commonly linked to tangible objects, and therefore archaeological artifacts.
Bassett, Alecia
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