Role of CX3CL1/CX3CR1 Signaling Axis Activity in Osteoporosis by Piotr Wojdasiewicz, Pawel Turczyn, Barbara Dobies-Krzesniak, Justyna Frasunska, Beata Tarnacka

“…Osteoporosis is a civilization disease which is still challenging for contemporary medicine in terms of treatment and prophylaxis. …”
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A conceptual framework for the instructional design of a Moodle-based e-learning course for mainstreaming informal master’s education outcomes into ESP teaching in a formal non-lin... by Larisa M. Galchuk

“…The significance of this work lies in the necessity to devise a mechanism for structuring students’ non-institutional learning activities as they engage with their academic discipline within an ICT-supported formal environment, which bears many similarities to contemporary informal learning spaces. Methodology . …”
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Empowering biomedical learners to navigate FDA regulatory processes and entrepreneurship with a novel interdisciplinary training approach by Philip A. Cola, Philip A. Cola, Tawna L. Mangosh

“…For rising professionals to meet the needs of contemporary healthcare and biomedical innovation, educators must develop new teaching and learning approaches. …”
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Mobile base station site as a virtual power plant for grid stability by Jussi Laimio, Mika Keski-Heikkilä, Matti Pärssinen, Roope Lahti, Olli Salmela, Topi Volkov, Jari Collin, Petri Rannikko, Henri Koskela, Jukka Manner

“…Our objective is to demonstrate that mobile operators could use their existing infrastructure to participate in the reserve market of a contemporary power grid. Furthermore, it seeks to determine if the full activation time can meet the requirements of an FFR product. …”
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Emerging Risk Management in Industry 4.0: An Approach to Improve Organizational and Human Performance in the Complex Systems by F. Brocal, C. González, D. Komljenovic, P. F. Katina, Miguel A. Sebastián

“…Industry 4.0 in the contemporary operating context carries important sources of complexity. …”
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25 years of the Institute of Higher Education of the NAES of Ukraine: Achievements and prospects for development by Ірина Драч, Світлана Калашнікова, Олена Слюсаренко, Юрій Скиба, Олександр Жабенко, Леся Червона

“…It develops innovative teaching methods, trains specialists who meet the needs of the contemporary society, and participates in reforming higher education in Ukraine. 25 years of the Institute of Higher Education of the NAES of Ukraine – that’s 25 years of academic achievements, painstaking work and dedication to one’s job. …”
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Issues of International and Interchurch Relations in the Work of Holy Council 1917–1918 of the Orthodox Russian Church by A. I. Mramornov

“…The efforts of some historians and publicists shaping contemporary discourse in Russia depict the restoration of the Patriarchate in the Russian Church as the only important act of the Council are challenged by the material presented in this article, which shows how the Council constructed the future position of Russian Orthodoxy in dialogue with the non-Orthodox churches, in its presence abroad and its missions in non-Christian countries. …”
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Immediate results of the еndovascular aneurysm repair in abdominal aortic aneurysm patients with an unfavorable proximal neck by S.M. Furkalo, V.A. Kondratyuk, O.A. Vlasenko, I.V. Khasyanova, A.V. Khohlov, P.A. Gindich, I.A. Mazanovich, O.O. Pustyntsev

“…Conclusions. The use of contemporary technologies allows to significantly expand the indications for EVAR in patients with unfavorable anatomy.…”
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The role of educational institutions in transformations to achieve sustainable development by Olha Kurylo, Olena Kryvylova, Viktoriia Zhyhir, Valentyna Peregudova, Yuliia Bielova-Oleynik, Serhii Onyshchenko, Olena Revutska

“…The focus is on the education sector, namely, adapting educational strategies to contemporary challenges. The paper employs a content analysis of information published by ten leading pedagogical universities in Ukraine to assess their success in implementing sustainable development goals. …”
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Association of Side-Branch Treatment and Patient Factors in Left Anterior Descending Artery True Bifurcation Lesions: Analysis from the GRAND-DES Pooled Registry by Gyu Chul Oh, Kyung Woo Park, Jeehoon Kang, Jung-Kyu Han, Han-Mo Yang, Hyun-Jae Kang, Bon Kwon Koo, Hyo-Soo Kim

“…Patients undergoing PCI to left anterior descending (LAD) bifurcation lesions with contemporary DES were analyzed from a nationwide registry. …”
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“Doctor, I Want to Be Like This!”: Exploring Global Beauty Body Standards Through a Multicenter Survey by Damiano Tambasco, MD, Jordi Mir, MD, Alfredo Hoyos, MD, David Sieber, MD, Mauricio Viaro, MD, Jack Zamora, MD, Carlos Manfrim, MD, Edwin Zara, MD, Federica Tomaselli, MD, Christian Montes, MD, Miriam Isola, MD, Maria De Martino, MD, Pier Camillo Parodi, MD, Roberta Albanese, MD, Mario Mendanha, MD

“…We analyzed data from more than 4000 patients to obtain objective insights into contemporary aesthetic preferences. We examined the influence of globalization on beauty standards, the relationship between physical activity and desired body definitions, and regional preferences for specific body shapes. …”
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THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF GLOBAL STRATEGIES FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIETY AND EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF CRITICAL THEORY by Viktor V. Zinchenko

“…The critical social theory, which developed in the framework of contemporary neo-Marxism, indicates the need for a thorough analysis of society, however, unlike other theoretical concepts and research programs in order to analyze not a fixation and a statement of the existing social givens. …”
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River-groundwater transformation and ecological effects in the Tuwei River watershed by Jinxuan WANG, Yi WANG, Fan GAO, Xuanming ZHANG, Zhitong MA, Fan YANG

“…Human activities have greatly changed the original ecological pattern and dominated the direction and intensity of the contemporary ecological pattern evolution. The safety and stability of the watershed ecological pattern are highly dependent on water resources. …”
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Foreword

“…This issue seeks to highlight the richness of contemporary Korean Studies through a diverse collection of articles spanning these various fields. …”
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The Advances in Utilizing Right Ventricular Function as a Predictor of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Recovery: A Single Centre Prospective Cohort Study by Akbar MR, Sakasasmita S, Achmad C, Dewi TI, Hasan M, Prameswari HS

“…Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Mohammad Rizki Akbar, Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Pasteur 38, Sukajadi, Bandung, West Java, 40161, Indonesia, Tel +6281221040265, Email m.r.akbar@unpad.ac.idIntroduction: Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a pregnancy related cardiomyopathy with a high potential for recovery. One of the contemporary predictors studied in cardiomyopathy is right ventricular (RV) function during initial presentation.Purpose: This study aimed to determine the role of RV systolic function based on the various RV function parameters by two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (2DE) to predict PPCM recovery within 6 months of follow-up and identify the most accurate parameter among them.Patients and Methods: This was a prospective cohort study that include all patients registered in the “Long Term Registry on Patients with Peripartum Cardiomyopathy” at Dr. …”
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Impact of socio-demographic structure of the deaf people communities in prevalence of hereditary hearing loss by O. L. Posukh, M. S. Bady-Khoo, M. V. Zytsar, V. Yu. Mikhalskaia, S. A. Lashin, N. A. Barashkov, G. P. Romanov

“…Nevertheless, studies of sociodemographic and medical-genetic characteristics of deaf people’s contemporary communities are important for predicting the prevalence of inherited forms of deafness, as well as for understanding the impact of social factors on the evolutionary processes occurring in human populations.…”
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Los álbumes ilustrados de Raquel Díaz Reguera: Itinerario lector imprescindible para la educación en valores / Raquel Díaz Reguera’s illustrated albums: an essential reading itiner... by Isabel Llamas Martínez, María del Carmen Quiles Cabrera, Gabriel Núñez Molina

“…Abstract This article focuses on an approach to the figure of Raquel Díaz Reguera in the vast scope of contemporary children’s literature, highlighting the importance and value that the illustrated album acquires, not only as a means of artistic expression, but also for its role in literary education and the transmission of values. …”
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“You’re telling us to go first?!” COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination experiences among Aboriginal adults in Western Australia by Samantha J. Carlson, Carla Puca, Paige Wood-Kenney, Justin Kickett, Valerie Swift, Katie Attwell, Christopher C. Blyth

“…Very few participants trusted government and any government information due to both historical and contemporary factors. This led participants to be wary of the fact they were among the first to be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccination in Australia. …”
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Bridging past and present: exploring Cannabis traditions in Armenia through ethnobotanical interviews and bibliographic prospecting by Manica Balant, Teresa Garnatje, Daniel Vitales, Marine Oganesian, Joan Vallès, Nina Stepanyan-Gandilyan, Airy Gras

“…Despite the small sample size and limited geographic scope, the combination of two approaches—information from contemporary informants and a systematic bibliographic review—has provided valuable insights into the changes in the traditional use of Cannabis in Armenia, that has not been explored in this way before.…”
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