DENSE DEPOSIT DISEASE IN A CHILD WITH FEBRILE SORE THROAT

Dense deposit disease in a child with febrile sore throat

Dense deposit disease or membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis type II is a rare glomerulopathy characterized on renal biopsy by deposition of abnormal electron-dense material Medical in the glomerular basement membrane.The pathophysiologic basis is uncontrolled systemic activation of the alternate pathway of the complement cascade.C3 nephritic

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Overcoming the Patronage System: Propaganda Fide and Its Portuguese Patronage Documents on China in the Early Modern Period

From its foundation in 1622, the Congregation de Propaganda Fide held supreme jurisdiction over all missionary activities of the Catholic Church at the global level, with authority coming directly from the pope.Its main goals were the expansion of the Catholic faith, the reaffirmation of papal spiritual primacy, and the promotion of Indigenous cler

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Constructivist Stakian Multicase Study: Methodological Issues Encountered in Cross-Cultural Palliative Care Research

Case study research facilitates the in-depth, real-life exploration of complex phenomena from multiple perspectives.It is a well-established approach to deal with the complexities involved in palliative care research.Case studies are not aligned to a single epistemological paradigm but are defined by the identification of the case to be studied.Thi

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An Efficient Numerical Model for the Evaluation of the Productivity Considering Depletion-Induced Plastic Behaviors in Weakly Consolidated Reservoirs

Efficient and accurate modeling of rock deformation and well production in weakly consolidated reservoirs requires reliable and accurate reservoir modeling techniques.During hydrocarbon production, the reservoir pressure is dropped, and rock compaction is induced.In such BACKPACK depletion-induced reservoir rock deformation, both elastic and plasti

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