Gastric Small-Cell Carcinoma Found on Esophagogastroduodenoscopy: A Case Report and Literature Review by Natassja Frances, Simon B. Zeichner, Michael Francavilla, Mike Cusnir

“…Case Presentation. A 75-year-old Hispanic male presented with a several week history of worsening epigastric pain with nausea and vomiting. …”
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Current strategies for diagnosis and treatment of Clostridium difficile-infection (literature review) by I. V. Nikolaeva, I. V. Shestakova, G. K. Murtazina

“…The epidemic strain NAP1 / BI / ribotype 027 is more resistant to antibiotics and produces more toxins and causes outbreaks around the world with increasing mortality and severity. …”
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Study of the structure and development of oil deposits in carbonate reservoirs using field data and X-ray microtomography by D. A. Martyushev, I. N. Ponomareva, B. M. Osovetsky, K. P. Kazymov, E. M. Tomilina, A. S. Lebedeva, A. S. Chukhlov

“…Comparison of the equations approximating the dependence data showed a more pronounced deformation of the reservoir, which is characterized by the presence of large pores and caverns. …”
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On the lexical evidence of the concept of “leader” in Middle Persian and Arabic languages by Artyom Tonoyan, Artem Davydov

“…The Arabic loanwords in NP, used for the concept of "leader", are presented in the authors' previous paper [8], because of which the present examination is limited in the presentation of the denotants of the concept of "leader" only in Sasanian Middle Persian and Arabic. …”
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La norma violata. Metafore del corpo in medicina e nella prosa kafkiana by Alessandra Zurolo

“…The concept of body is closely related to that of illness and its various manifestations, a connection that can be observed from a range of perspectives. The present study draws upon the metaphors of the body found in selected German medical textbooks and aims to compare the image of the healthy and the pathological body in the tradition of German-language medical education with how it is presented in selected writings by the author who perhaps most emblematically – within the sphere of German literature – provided examples of the theme in question: Franz Kafka. …”
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Anthracyclines and Acquired Long QT Syndrome. A Case Report by Carlos Rodríguez Armada, Lázaro Enrique de la Cruz Avilés

“…Acquired long QT syndrome results from secondary causes and can be caused by more than 100 non-antiarrhythmic drugs. Cardiac arrest due to Torsades de pointes induced by drugs causing prolonged QT syndrome is a rare but potentially fatal event, even in hospitals. …”
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Atypical pyoderma gangrenosum in a patient with osteomyelofibrosis by Živanović Dubravka, Tanasilović Srđan, Škiljević Dušan, Tomović Maja, Bogdanović Andrija, Vesić Sonja, Medenica Ljiljana

“…A response to systemic steroids is more pronounced than in classical form. Sometimes it may be the first sign of an underlying malignancy. …”
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Écrire l’histoire du Québec pour les touristes by Serge Jaumain

“…However most of the historians have ignored their impact. This text presents the first results of a study of Quebec's historical presentations in some seventy tourist guides published in French or English between 1963 and 2016. …”
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Coexisting Collagenous Sprue and Celiac Disease: A Case Report by Tyler M. Selig, Ayesha Siddique, John L. Reagan, Edward R. Feller, Samir A. Shah

“…The management of the two diseases is different, and thus it is critical that the proper diagnosis of CS is made promptly to prevent complications. Case Presentation: We present a case report of CS in an elderly male who was initially diagnosed with celiac disease alone before returning to care years later with unresolved gastrointestinal symptoms. …”
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Graftings, Reweavings and Interpretation: The Auchinleck Middle English Breton Lays in Manuscript and Edition by Anne Laskaya

“…Although frequently considered a response to, and encouragement of, an emerging English ‘nation,’ evidence drawn from the large repository of textual and literary evidence suggests that the manuscript and its surviving texts function more as a pivot point, looking back, looking at the present, and looking toward the future in a complex contrapuntal performance. …”
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Confessional Component of Urbanonymy in Lexicographic Interpretation by T. G. Nikitina, E. I. Rogaleva

“…Samples of dictionary entries with accompanying comments are presented.…”
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Allotrichophagia: A Unique Case of Parental Adjustment to Filial Pediatric Malignancy by Damir Huremović, Madhavi Latha Nagalla, Sameer Khan

“…The team also explored the psychodynamic aspects of this case in order to attain a more comprehensive understanding of this patient’s unique presentation. …”
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An Unusual Case of a Perforated Meckel’s Diverticulum by Lybil Mendoza Alvarez, Dhanashree Rajderkar, Genie L. Beasley

“…This case report highlights one of the more rare presentations in children, which is intestinal perforation. …”
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AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT: PATHS OF CHANGE AND CONSEQUENCES by Julia DOITCHINOVA, Albena MITEVA

“…The quantitative part presupposes the presentation and analysis of statistics on agriculture and rural development at the level of planning region, district and rural area (municipality) in the period of EU membership (2007-2017). …”
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Victims and contemporary tendencies in crime control by Soković Snežana

“…The crime which is emotionalized with the affective media presentation of the victim justifies stricter penal policy and provides the populist support for repressive criminality control strategies and criminal law expansionism. …”
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On the lexical evidence of the concept of “leader” in Middle Persian and Arabic languages by Artyom Tonoyan, Artem Davydov

“…The Arabic loanwords in NP, used for the concept of "leader", are presented in the authors' previous paper [8], because of which the present examination is limited in the presentation of the denotants of the concept of "leader" only in Sasanian Middle Persian and Arabic. …”
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Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Urinary Bladder by Jalal Eddine El Ammari, Youness Ahallal, Mohammed Jamal El Fassi, Moulay Hassan Farih

“…As far as we know, 19 cases have been reported worldwide, usually as case reports. Case Presentation. We present a 71-year-old male patient presented with a 2-month history of hematuria. …”
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Diffuse Infiltrative Lymphocytosis Syndrome (DILS) by Peter F. Levay, M.E. Botes

“…Most patients present with bilateral parotid gland enlargement and features of the Sicca syndrome. …”
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Favourable Experience with M-Mode Sonography in the Diagnosis of Pneumothorax in Two Patients with Thoracic Subcutaneous Emphysema by T. Berlet, R. Etter

“…Thoracic ultrasound is of proven value for the detection of pneumothorax but has so far been considered of little value in the context of subcutaeneous emphysema, due to poor visibility of anatomic structures. Case Presentation. We present the successful use of diagnostic M-mode sonography in two mechanically ventilated patients who developed thoracic subcutaneous emphysema. …”
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Superior mesenteric artery dissection with prolonged abdominal angina treated by laparotomy, endarterectomy, patch angioplasty, and retrograde open mesenteric stenting: a case repo... by Shinichi Tanaka, Atsushi Fukuda, Eisuke Kawakubo, Takuya Matsumoto

“…However, some patients require more invasive treatment. Case presentation We herein describe a 45-year-old man with isolated SMA dissection. …”
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