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Concomitant Imperforate Hymen and Transverse Vaginal Septum Complicated with Pyocolpos and Abdominovaginal Fistula

A 13-year-old patient with a complaint of worsening lower abdominal pain during the past 4 months was admitted to the emergency department.An abdominopelvic ultrasound scan revealed a distended uterocervical cavity suggestive of hematometrocolpos.Imperforate hymen was observed on examination of the external genitalia.MRI scan revealed an air-fluid

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Unpacking the Socio-Political Background of the Evolution of Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria: A Social Movement Theory Approach

In the last decade, Boko Haram (BH) has become notorious across the world, because of its militancy and ultra-fundamentalist activities.Its violent activities have in many ways surpassed other similar African Salafi-oriented organizations, such as the AQIM in Collections Algeria and al-Shabaab in Somalia.This article traces the socio-political and

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Characterization of CD8 T Cell-Mediated Mutations in the Immunodominant Epitope GP33-41 of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus

Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) represent key immune effectors of the host response against chronic viruses, due to their cytotoxic response to virus-infected cells.In response to this selection pressure, viruses may accumulate escape mutations that evade CTL-mediated control.To study the emergence of CTL escape mutations, we employed the murine chr

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