Diabetic Striatopathy (Hyperglycemic Hemichorea-Hemiballismus Syndrome) in a Young Patient with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A Case Report by Basil Tumaini, Thom Pius, Mahmoud Abeid, Lazaro Lewale, Kigocha Okeng’o, Ewaldo Komba, Muhammad Bakari

“…Even rarer is the presentation in a young patient, which may pose diagnostic and management challenges. …”
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Delirious Mania: Can We Get Away with This Concept? A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Rajshekhar Bipeta, Majeed A. Khan

“…While most often misdiagnosed as acute psychotic episodes of organic delirium, these patients meet the criteria for mania with attendant delirium and pose therapeutic challenges. In addition to the case presentation, this paper also discusses the available literature on DM. …”
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Spontaneous Extrusion of Intra-Orbital Foreign body by Anuj Mehta, Sangeeta Abrol, Priyanka Singh, Ankita Gupta, Vishnu Gupta

“…Organic intra-orbital foreign bodies pose a diagnostic and management challenge to ophthalmologists. …”
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A Case of Sudden Onset of Hypersomnolence by Ryan Naum, Maha Alattar

“…Imaging confirmed acute bithalamic infarcts. Bithalamic strokes pose diagnostic challenges, especially during the emergent and acute phase, owing to their unique clinical presentation as patients may lack focal deficit, potentially leading to a delay in diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Sensory-mediated “arts on prescription”: emotional arousal mechanisms through Portuguese Azulejo craft workshop by Jing Xu, Qianyao Wang, Aijia Zhang, Xuexing Luo, Guanghui Huang, Guanghui Huang

“…Emotional states were measured pre- and post-workshop using the Cultural Cognition and Culture Preservation intent, the Subjective Happiness Scale, and the PANAS. …”
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Forensic Investigation of Crimes Against the Amur Tiger and Other Animals: Problems and Solutions by S. V. Aramilev, E. S. Kiseleva, P. V. Fomenko

“…There are currently only four organizations conducting such forensic investigations within the geographic range of the Amur tiger.Efforts to facilitate forensic assistance have included production of the monograph “The Basics of Wildlife Forensics”, establishment of a veterinary treatment and diagnostic center for post-mortem examinations and a carcass storage facility for preservation of forensic evidence, and ongoing work to create biorepositories.However, there is still no streamlined system for state-supported forensic investigation of crimes against wildlife and forensic examinations of wild animals, their parts and derivatives.Such examinations should be conducted by specialized centers under designated conservation authorities of the constituent subjects of the Russian Federation, similar to the forensic bureaus of the Ministry of the Interior.…”
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Formation of new directions of historiography: Actual conceptology of modernity by Marina V. Yanova (Lenkova)

“…The article deals with the modern problems of archival science, historiography, source studies in the post-Soviet space of science of the Russian Federation, summarizes the results of the science of the past century, determines the prospects of future relevant concept ology of modernity. …”
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Provisional Stenting: A Contemporary Relook at the Strategy and Lingering Issues by Gim-Hooi Choo, Kumara Gurupparan

“…Bifurcation lesions are encountered and treated in up to 1 in 5 cases of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Such lesions pose a technical challenge to PCI, leading to lower procedural success and a higher rate of long-term adverse events. …”
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Common Origin of All Three Coronary Arteries from the Right Sinus of Valsalva: A Rare Case Report by Nirmal Kumar Mohanty, Bijay Kumar Dash, Dipak Ranjan Das, Siddhartha Pandey, Omprakash Nayak

“…These anomalies pose a serious challenge in managing such patients and can have fatal outcomes. …”
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Chitosan enriched with ZnOnanoparticles fabricated using Synadenium glaucescens (Pax) aqueous leaf extract maintains postharvest quality of banana by Alinanuswe Joel Mwakalesi, Tlehema Gwandu Umbayda

“…Applications of edible coatings containing metallic nanoparticles for the preservation of post-harvest fruit quality have emerged as one of the most preferable strategies because of their enhanced antimicrobial properties. …”
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Controlling factors for shale gas enrichment and their implications for favorable exploration areas: Insights from the Wufeng-Longmaxi Formations, Southern Sichuan, China. by Zhenwei Zou, Jinghao Fu, Hu Li, Yongyang Liu, Chenglin Zhang, Ziqiang Xia, Cunhui Fan

“…This exposes a fundamental disconnect in conventional models that dissociate geochemical potential from tectonic preservation dynamics in post-mature shale systems (Ro > 3.0%). …”
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Arboviral diseases in Southern Africa by B. Prinsloo

“…The reservoirs and vectors of most viruses are well described, but even after years of extensive research there are still a few that remain elusive and pose great challenges for future study.…”
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Recurrent Ascites Beyond the Usual Suspects: Uncovering an Overlooked Culprit by Binoy Desai, Harjit Singh, Alessandra Martorella, Bryce Kunkle, Amol S. Rangnekar

“…Ascites, although uncommon, can be a presenting feature of hepatic amyloidosis and pose diagnostic challenges as it can occur in a variety of liver and nonliver-related conditions. …”
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Giant velum interpositum meningioma in a child by Aliasgar V Moiyadi, Prakash Shetty

“…Intraventricular meningiomas are rare, but are relatively more often seen in children. Large size at presentation often obscures anatomical details. A particular subset of such tumors arising from the velum interpositum pose a significant surgical challenge. …”
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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis mimicking multisystem pyoderma gangrenosum: A case report by Amanda Gormley, Peter Green

“…Granulomatosis with polyangiitis, a type of small-medium vessel vasculitis, can pose diagnostic challenges due to its diverse clinical manifestations. …”
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Stabilization of red mud using mineral carbonation by Saranyadevi Duraisamy, Piyush Chaunsali

“…The limited calcium concentration and high iron content pose challenges with regard to CO2 mineralization, and the optimal conditions for mineralization have not been explored well. …”
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Architectures d’autoroutes by Verdiana Peron

“…It was an emblem of a new post-war national identity as well as a symbol of architectural and engineering experimentation. …”
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Mature Teratoma of the Neck: A Case Report by Hamdi A Nur, Ibrahim Salad, Shafei A Dirir, Rihab A Albalulah, Hanaa Abdullahi

“…These tumors are derived from all three germ cell layers—endoderm, mesoderm, and ectoderm—and may manifest as mature or immature, characterized by their midline presentation. Cervical teratomas are exceptionally rare and pose significant challenges due to their impact on the patient's prognosis, often resulting in the compression of vital organs, leading to difficulties in breathing and feeding. …”
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Pedagogical uses of AI tools: reflection on a case study by Arina Cirstea

“…A major challenge that can be transferable to other pedagogical uses of GenAI tools was the difficulty in navigating the thin line between, on the one hand, encouraging workshop participants to experiment with a range of tools in a safe learning space and, on the other hand, raising their awareness of the ethical implications and potential risks that over-reliance on such tools may pose to their learning, particularly the development of their academic writing. …”
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Bilateral Vertebral Artery Dissection: A Case Report with Literature Review by Olga Gomez‐Rojas, Adam Hafeez, Nikhil Gandhi, Ramona Berghea, Alexandra Halalau

“…The largely nonspecific symptoms and delayed presentation pose a serious diagnostic challenge. Medical management with either anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy is recommended, but there are no reports of successful dual therapy. …”
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