ULTRASONOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF SUB-CLINICAL SYNOVITIS IN JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS: THE DISEASE CLASSIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT

Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Sub-Clinical Synovitis in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: The Disease Classification and Management

Background: Ultrasonography (USG) is a perfect device for analyzing more than one joint in rather brief intervals of time and is well accepted by children with no harmful ionizing radiation, usually does not require sedation, and can be carried out without difficulty in an outpatient setting.Purpose: To demonstrate the ability of ultrasonography (U

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Margins of Allegiance and Revolt: Relations between Kurdish Tribes and the State from the Late Ottoman Period to the Early Modern Republic

The political and social interaction between the Ottoman Empire and Kurdish tribes, which can be traced back to the first quarter of the 16th century, continued until the modern republic with various continuities and ruptures.This multi-dimensional and complex relationship was neither in the form of absolute loyalty to the sultan, and thus to KItch

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Demographic and socioeconomic predictors of religious/spiritual beliefs and behaviours in a prospective cohort study (ALSPAC) in Southwest England: Results from the offspring generation [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Background We explored associations between possible demographic and socioeconomic causes of religious/spiritual beliefs and behaviours (RSBB) in the offspring generation of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC).Methods We examined approximately 4,450 offspring aged 28 years with RSBB data from a prospective birth cohort stud

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Advanced Renal Pelvic Carcinoma Revealed after Treatment of a Staghorn Calculus by Endoscopic Combined Intrarenal Surgery

Renal pelvis carcinoma associated with staghorn calculus is a clinically rare condition.A 66-year-old Dishwasher Motor Rotor O-Ring man presented with flank pain due to an 8 cm complete staghorn calculus.We performed three lithotomies using endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery and carried out intraoperative biopsy.Histopathological examinations r

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