Preovulatory uterine flushing with saline as a treatment for unexplained infertility: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Lynne Moore, Jessica Lefebvre, Sarah Maheux-Lacroix, Marie-Ève Bergeron, Emmanuel Bujold, Sylvie Dodin

“…Uterine flushing is usually well tolerated by women and would constitute a simple, affordable and minimally invasive treatment for unexplained infertility. …”
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Energy exchange and fluctuations between a dissipative qubit and a monitor under continuous measurement and feedback by Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Tokura

“…Continuous quantum measurement and feedback induce energy exchange between a dissipative qubit and a monitor even in the steady state, as a measurement backaction. …”
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Acute respiratory failure induced by belly dancer’s syndrome: A glance to a rare case report by Ruth Elizabeth Abraham, Gan Lay Min, Ahmad Luqman Bin Md Pauzi, Noor Hafizah Abdul Salim, Iskasymar Ismail

“…Subsequently, he was intubated due to worsening respiratory distress a few days after his admission. He was then put on ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin A injections of 25 units over the left hemidiaphragm regularly. …”
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Rare cause of chronic cough in a young healthcare worker - A case of exogenous lipoid pneumonia! by Nandini Dikshit, Mansi Gupta, Neha Nigam, Alok Nath

“…Exogenous lipoid pneumonia (ELP) is a rarely reported entity caused by aspirating or inhaling fat or oil-containing substances. …”
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Is It Scaly Anteater or Bat A Real Origin of The 2019-Novel CoV: A Probable Hypothesis? by Salar Ali, Taib Hama-Soor, Muhammed Babakir-Mina, Salvatore Dimonte, Francesco Greco

“…Today, the emerging of the new coronavirus 2019nCoV possesses a global health problem and little is known about its origin. …”
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A Case Report of Embryonal Botryoid Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Uterine Cervix in a 26- Year-Old Woman by Gunel Ziyadova, Altan Kavuncuoglu, Gonca Ozten, Zafer Selcuk Tuncer

“… Botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma originating from the cervix is rare among fertile women and constitutes 0.2% of all uterine cancers. A 26-year-old female patient with a cervical polyp presented with a case of sarcoma botryoides. …”
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En plaque meningioma of the temporal bone: A systematic review on the imaging and management of a rare tumor by Arianna Burato, Giuseppe Maruccio, Livio Presutti, Ignacio Javier Fernandez, Gabriele Molteni, Giulia Molinari

“…Only full-text articles reporting the diagnostic work-up and the management of the TB-MEP were considered for analysis. Results: A total of 12 articles were included, for a total of 25 patients with a mean age of 52 years (range: 31–71). …”
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Ressignificando uma trajetória de 55 anos de dedicação à Sociologia e à Educação by Silke Weber

“… Com muita emoção agradeço aos que atualmente fazem o Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia – PPGS, a UFPE e a ADUFEPE – essa maneira engenhosa e sensível de marcar a minha despedida da longeva trajetória profissional, que se identificou com a vida universitária. …”
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A SOCIOLOGIA NO ENSINO MÉDIO: concepções de professores sobre formação crítica para a cidadania by Fabiana Ferreira

“… Em meados da década de 1980, no âmbito do processo de democratização da sociedade brasileira, aprofunda-se a visão da educação como mecanismo de transformação social e agente atenuador das desigualdades sociais e a Sociologia passa a ser vista como um dos instrumentos de reflexão crítica sobre a sociedade. …”
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A Rare Case of Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Breast in a Healthy 40-Year-Old Woman by Marissa Yaldo, Arif Musa, Michael Aulicino, Brigitte Berryhill

“…Our case presents an exceptionally rare occurrence of a SFT in the breast of a 40-year-old woman. This rarity is underscored by its classification as a SFT and its unusual location within the breast tissue as well as this patient’s young age. …”
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Histological assessment of a novel restorative coronary artery bypass graft in a chronic ovine model by Yu Sato, Matthew Kutnya, Biniyam Abebe, Mohammed S. El Kurdi, Martijn Cox, Richard W. Bianco, Bart Meuris, Yoshinobu Onuma, Patrick W. Serruys, Renu Virmani

“…BackgroundAlthough prosthetic conduits for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are increasingly needed because of the limited availability and patency of autologous conduits, no alternatives have succeeded.MethodsSixteen sheep underwent CABG. Thirteen received a bioabsorbable polymer graft with an incorporated nitinol microskeleton (Xeltis coronary artery bypass graft [XABG]), and three received autologous saphenous vein grafts (SVG). …”
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Feasibility of simultaneous meningioma resection and cesarean section: A systematic review and a technical case presentation by Mauricio Guerrero-Ocampo, Uriel Tagle-Vega, Italo Flecha-Salgueiro, Ana Riquelme, Dario Diaz, Fabrizio Frutos

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A qualitative study of motivations for non-suicidal self-injury in a sample of psychiatric outpatients in Singapore by Shazana Shahwan, Yunjue Zhang, Rajeswari Sambasivam, Say How Ong, Siow Ann Chong, Mythily Subramaniam

“…The main themes and sub-themes were identified and described. Results: A preponderance of motivations served intrapersonal emotion-regulating purposes, which were categorised as to: (a) release bottled-up feelings; (b) self-punish; (c) turn aggression inwards; (d) sensitise oneself; and (e) attain a sense of control and mastery. …”
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Ver, tocar, preservar: pensando a noção de patrimônio a partir de sua tangibilidade by Mauro Meirelles, Valdir Pedde

“… O presente texto visa discutir a questão do patrimônio material, imaterial e dos bens culturais a partir da ótica do tangível e do intangível, o que implica diferentes percepções acerca do mesmo e, também, em diferentes graus de responsabilidade para com eles. …”
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A Comprehensive Dataset on Microbiome Dynamics in Rheumatoid Arthritis from a Large-Scale Cohort Study by Jing Li, Jun Xu, Jiayang Jin, Congmin Xu, Yuzhou Gan, Yifan Wang, Ruiling Feng, Wenqiang Fan, Yingni Li, Xiaozhen Zhao, Yucui Li, Shushi Gong, Linchong Su, Yueming Cai, Lianjie Shi, Xiaolin Sun, Yang Xiang, Qingwen Wang, Ru Li, Jinxia Zhao, Yulan Liu, Junjie Qin, Zhanguo Li, Jing He

“…Abstract Alterations in intestinal microbiota have been identified as a key risk factor in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …”
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Surviving a crisis: A multilevel model of leadership styles, employees' psychological capital and organizational resilience. by Faith Njaramba, John Olukuru

“…Building on the emerging research on organizational resilience in crisis, we tested a model of transformational and directive leadership styles and their association with organizational resilience in a crisis via employees' psychological capital. …”
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Siyazama entrepreneurial development project: challenges of a community-university partnership within a faculty of theology by Marietjie J. Botha, Ruth M. Albertyn

“…The academic partner can play a boundary spanning (bridge building) role in a community–university partnership. …”
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A corporeidade da palavra no Slam: quando a natureza poético-narrativa rompe o silêncio by Marcele Aires Franceschini, Natália Felicia Vieira

“… Esta pesquisa entende a corporeidade da palavra ao extravasar o silêncio, sobretudo quando impulsionada por engajamentos como liberar a natureza poético-narrativa, vazar o grito, destravar os gestos, desbravar os sentidos. …”
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Addressing the consequences of missing vaccines: A case report of pertussis in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia by Diana Marcela Perea Rojas, Indiana Luz Rojas Torres, Luis Enrique Perea Vásquez

“…Immunocompromised children, such as those with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, are particularly susceptible to vaccine-preventable diseases, underscoring the importance of ensuring adequate vaccination coverage. We report a case of a 3-year-old boy with ALL who developed a Bordetella parapertussis infection during chemotherapy. …”
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Is fides quaerens intellectum a scholarly enterprise? Some thoughts on confessional theology at a public university by Gerrit Brand

“… In the context of reflection in South Africa about the place of confessional theology at public universities, and in critical conversation with positions defended by thinkers like Hans Albert, Gerhard Ebeling, Ben Vedder, Vincent Brümmer and Gijsbert van den Brink, a case can be made for a legitimate place at public universities for a theology that goes beyond merely describing and analysing faith to evaluate religious points of view and suggest new ways of expressing faith drawing from a specific faith tradition, thereby serving not only the academy and broader society in general, but also specifically a faith community. …”
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