Abstract Background Surgeons usually witness only the limb-threatening stages of infected, closed pedal puncture wounds in diabetics.Given that this catastrophic outcome often represents failure of conservative management of pre-infected wounds, some suggest consideration of invasive intervention (coring or laying-open) for pre-infected wounds in h

Non-syndromic orofacial cleft (OFC) is the most common facial developmental defect in the global population.The etiology of these birth defects is complex and multifactorial, involving both genetic and environmental factors.This study aimed to determine if SNPs in the WNT gene family (rs1533767, rs708111, rs3809857, rs7207916, rs12452064) are assoc

Borders are productive sites where knowledge is gathered and migrant populations are formed.The knowledge gathered from victims of trafficking reinforces a victim narrative that represents a perceived threat to society by highlighting violence, criminality, coercion, and naivety.Using Albania as a case in point, the article looks at trafficked peop