Epidemiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Mimi C Yu, Jian-Min Yuan, Sugantha Govindarajan, Ronald K Ross

“…Rates of HCC in the United States have increased by 70% over the past two decades. Registry data in Canada and Western Europe show similar trends. …”
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Six events that shaped antibody approvals in oncology by Suman Paul, Suman Paul, Shibin Zhou, Shibin Zhou

“…While only a few antibodies were approved in the immediate years that followed the rituximab approval, the last decade saw a wave of antibody-drug approvals in the oncology arena. …”
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Molecular imprinted polymer-based potentiometric approach for the determination of carvedilol and ivabradine hydrochloride in dosage form, spiked human plasma and in presence of th... by Nermine V. Fares, Haitham A. El Fiky, Dina A. Ahmed, Maha F. Abd El Ghany, Amr M. Badawey, Mahmoud A. Tantawy

“…Carvedilol MIP-based sensor showed Nernstian slope of 55.30 mV/decade while the corresponding value for ivabradine one was 55.50 mV/decade. …”
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Endothelial protease-activated receptor 4: impotent or important? by Rahul Rajala, Rahul Rajala, Rahul Rajala, Courtney T. Griffin, Courtney T. Griffin

“…Finding functions for PAR4 in endothelial cells (ECs) has been an elusive goal over the last two decades. Several studies have demonstrated a lack of functionality for PAR4 in ECs, with many claiming that PAR4 function is confined mostly to platelets. …”
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Responsible governance of genomics data and biospecimens in the context of broad consent: experiences of a pioneering access committee in Africa by Kobus Herbst, R Kerr, Daima Bukini, Ahmed Rebai, Akin Abayomi, P Andanda, J Mabuka, R Wamuyu, C Dandara

“…International collaboration in genomic research is gaining momentum in African countries and is often supported by external funding. Over the last decade, there has been an increased interest in African genomic data. …”
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Trading Zones and the Stickiness of Ideas by Sarah Williams Goldhagen

“…Following up on her description of architecture as a discourse, or a long and complex conversation sustained by a multitude of professionals, Sarah Williams Goldhagen elaborates on the way this discourse has evolved over the decades, shifting from style as conveyor of meaning, to climate and technique as central concerns of the contemporary architect. …”
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Cohesive Growth in Europe: A Tale of Two Peripheries by Michael Dauderstädt

“…Abstract Over the last two decades, income disparities between EU member states tended to decline, particularly before the financial crisis. …”
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The Many Meanings of D-Day by Kate Delaney

“…This essay investigates what D-Day has symbolized for Americans and how and why its meaning has changed over the past six decades. While the commemoration functions differently in U.S. domestic and foreign policies, in both cases it has been used to mark new beginnings. …”
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Edith Wharton, Translator by Virginia Ricard

“…Edith Wharton played a far more important role than is usually recognized in the transformation of French perceptions of both American history and American literature in the first two decades of the twentieth century. In this article, I trace the different stages of that transformation. …”
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Censorship and Magic Tricks in Inter-War Britain by Lisa Z. Sigel

“…This paper documents the ways that the British state concealed the mechanisms of censorship and considers why these strategies became necessary when in previous decades the state had censored as a matter of course.…”
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Conjoined Polarization and the Future of US Politics by Olivier Richomme

“…The manner in which this « conjoined polarization » will be dealt with is crucial to the evolution of U.S. politics in the decades to come.…”
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Intertextuální narativ? Vnímání vodoléčebné terapie pacienty Vincenze Priessnitze by Vladan Hanulík

“…Objective of comparison is the effort to determine extent or even the very potentiality of influence of textual corpuses on the individual perception of medical therapy in spa Gräfenberg from the patient’s point of view and the creation of unique metanarrative of hydropathical discourse in the third decade of 19th century. The analytical frame is based upon the theoretical concept of post structural linguistic analysis of Roland Barthes and process model of perception of Eugene T. …”
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Troyes/Augustobona, cité des Tricasses by Michel Kasprzyk, Cédric Roms, Anne Delor-Ahü, Cyril Driard

“…The archaeological investigations from the last decade gave several different perspectives of observation on the ancient town of Troyes/Augustobona. …”
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El tratamiento de los personajes femeninos en algunas novelas gráficas contemporáneas sobre la Guerra Civil española by Francesca Crippa

“…In the last few decades, many authors of graphic novels have been deciding to represent the Spanish civil war as the main theme within their works. …”
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The Impacts of Commercial Logging on Social-Economy of Communities in Mentawai Islands by Juniator Tulius, Myrna Eindhoven

“…This research aimed to analyze the effects of commercial logging on the indigenous communities of the Mentawai Islands. Over the past five decades, inhabitants, particularly those residing on Siberut Island, were entangled in a conflict of interest concerning small and large-scale commercial logging activities. …”
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Opportunities of the Intervention of the Central (Regional) Government in the Decisions and Operations of the Local Governments in Hungary by Istva´n Hoffman

“…The regulation on the relationship of the central and local governments in Hungary has transformed significantly in the last decade. However, the government have strong tools for the control of the local activities, these tools are just rarely applied by the supervising authorities. …”
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Book review: Residential care: A positive future. Terry Philpot (Ed.) London, The Residential Forum, 2008. 182pp, ISBN978-1-900909-06-8 by David Lane

“…When the National Assistance Act 1948 and the Children Act 1948 were passed into law, they created frameworks for residential care which lasted for more than three decades. As Minister of Health, Aneurin Bevan wanted to see old people be able to retire into residential care homes where they would be able to enjoy hotel standards - as against the workhouses then in use, with their reputation for harsh conditions and associations of humiliation for the residents. …”

Rivaroxaban: Expanded Role in Cardiovascular Disease Management—A Literature Review by Muhammad Ajmal, Jacob Friedman, Qurat Ul Ain Riaz Sipra, Tom Lassar

“…Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are widely used for the prevention of stroke in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, treatment of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, and as prophylaxis after hip and knee surgery after approval by the Food and Drug Administration. In the last decade, DOACs were studied for various indications; this review is focused on rivaroxaban, a factor Xa inhibitor, which is used in an expanded evidence-based fashion for coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, heart failure, malignancy, and prophylaxis of deep venous thrombosis in acute medical illnesses.…”
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« Paysages avec figures absentes » : La peinture d’Elsa Maldiney by Éliane Escoubas

“…The last stage, from the last decade of the 20th century and since 2000, is the one of a purely abstract painting, of a coloured energy, of outbursts, ruptures, and meetings – in a word: the one of a field of tensions, which is rhythm.…”
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Molecular techniques for pathogen identification and fungus detection in the environment by C.K.M. Tsui, J. Woodhall, W. Chen, C.A. Lévesque, A. Lau, C.D. Schoen, C. Baschien, M.J. Najafzadeh, G.S. de Hoog

“…Also direct detection of fungi enables a deeper understanding of natural microbial communities, particularly as a great many fungi are difficult or impossible to cultivate. In the last decade, effective amplification platforms, probe development and various quantitative PCR technologies have revolutionized research on fungal detection and identification. …”
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