Anas Karzai, Nietzsche and Sociology: Prophet of Affirmation. Reviewed by Vasfi Onur Özen. In Affirmation, Karzai attempts to revive defend the thesis that there is a crucial yet neglected connection between sociology. particular, Karzai’s book discusses relevance Nietzsche’s critical reflections on society culture modern sociological theory, which descends from Kant Comte through Marx Engels D...

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Methods Analytic descriptive study. 89 patients with diagnosis SLE (1986 ACR criteria) from a rheumatology center at a pediatric hospital were evaluated at the time of diagnosis and twelve months after. Medical records were reviewed registering the following variables: score SLEDAI, Antinuclear antibodies (ANAs), Anti-DNA antibodies and complement C3 and C4 levels. Analysis was done through par...

Hybridization is common between species of animals, particularly in waterfowl (Anatidae). One factor shown to promote hybridization is restricted mate choice, which can occur when 2 species occur in sympatry but one is rare. According to the Hubbs principle, or "desperation hypothesis," the rarer species is more likely to mate with heterospecifics. We report the second of 2 independent examples...

Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology–Lymphoma: Bouthaina S. Dabaja, MD; Ranjana Advani, MD; David C. Hodgson, MD; Sughosh Dhakal, MD; Christopher R. Flowers, MD, MS; Chul S. Ha, MD; Bradford S. Hoppe, MD, MPH; Nancy P. Mendenhall, MD; Monika L. Metzger, MD; John P. Plastaras, MD, PhD; Kenneth B. Roberts, MD; Ronald Shapiro, MD; Sonali M. Smith, MD; Stephanie A. Terezakis, MD; Karen M. Winkfield, ...