Narrative preaching - yet another perspective by J. J. van Rensburg

“… The theme of narrative preaching has been widely discussed for more than a decade. However, only recently did the interest in this form of communication of the gospel of Jesus Christ become apparent within the congregational context. …”
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Frameworks and Results in Distributionally Robust Optimization by Rahimian, Hamed, Mehrotra, Sanjay

“…The concepts of risk aversion, chance-constrained optimization, and robust optimization have developed significantly over the last decade. The statistical learning community has also witnessed a rapid theoretical and applied growth by relying on these concepts. …”
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How to Design a Study and Write a Grant in Radiology? by Pankaj Gupta, Manphool Singhal

“…Radiology as a specialty has grown immensely over the last few decades. The advancements in diagnostic radiology are facilitated by state-of-the-art equipment and a revolution in computation. …”
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Prevention and Regression of Atherosclerosis: Emerging Treatments by Aliosvi Rodríguez Rodríguez, Gretchen Rodríguez Jaime

“…Occlusive vascular diseases such as acute coronary syndrome, cerebral stroke, and peripheral arterial disease, represent a serious health problem worldwide. In recent decades, there has been significant progress in the diagnosis and treatment of atherosclerosis. …”
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Faut-il se souvenir du républicanisme anglais ? L’héritage intellectuel du républicanisme anglais dans le temps long by Myriam-Isabelle Ducrocq

“…However, if one considers its intellectual origins, the abundance of theoretical debate at the time of the First English Revolution, the importance of its reception across the British Isles, Europe and America and the manifest or subterranean role it played in transatlantic revolutions and its legacies, it appears as a legitimate object of study for historians of political thought; which is why there has been sustained interest in the history of this intellectual tradition over the past few decades.…”
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Rare Form of Erdheim-Chester Disease Presenting with Isolated Central Skeletal Lesions Treated with a Combination of Alfa-Interferon and Zoledronic Acid by E. N. Bulycheva, V. V. Baykov, M. I. Zaraĭskiĭ, G. N. Salogub

“…Despite this considerable challenge, in the last decade there has been a dramatic increase in ECD diagnoses, in most part due to an increasing awareness of this rare disorder. …”
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Understanding Complete Pathologic Response in Oesophageal Cancer: Implications for Management and Survival by K. E. O’Sullivan, E. T. Hurley, J. P. Hurley

“…Despite significant improvement over recent decades, oesophageal cancer survival rates remain poor. …”
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Research on Gas Hydrate Plug Formation under Pipeline-Like Conditions by Florian Stephan Merkel, Carsten Schmuck, Heyko Jürgen Schultz, Timo Alexander Scholz, Sven Wolinski

“…Hydrates of natural gases like methane have become subject of great interest over the last few decades, mainly because of their potential as energy resource. …”
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Fortifying the Treatment of Prostate Cancer with Physical Activity by Colin E. Champ, Lanie Francis, Rainer J. Klement, Roger Dickerman, Ryan P. Smith

“…Over the past decade, significant data have shown that obese men experience a survival detriment after treatment for prostate cancer. …”
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Propofol Use for Sedation during Endoscopy in Adults: A Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Position Statement by Michael F Byrne, Naoki Chiba, Harminder Singh, Daniel C Sadowski, for the Clinical Affairs Committee of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology

“…Over the past decade, multiple clinical reports have demonstrated that the use of propofol sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopy by gastroenterologists and trained endoscopy nurses is safe and effective in appropriately selected patients. …”
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Quand la concertation produit de l’évitement. La mise en œuvre de Natura 2000 en région Nord-Pas de Calais by Agnès Fortier

“…During the last decade, the use of procedure based on debate has known a great development in public action. …”
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Cytokines in inflammatory bowel disease by P. L. Beck, J. L. Wallace

“…Over the past decade, much has been learned regarding the role of various cytokines in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease. …”
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A Brief Review on Dynamics of a Cracked Rotor by Chandan Kumar, Vikas Rastogi

“…Study and Investigation of dynamics of cracked shafts are continuing since last four decades. Some review papers were also published during this period. …”
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An Extrafollicular Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumor Mimicking a Periapical Cyst by Farzaneh Mosavat, Roxana Rashtchian, Negar Zeini, Daryoush Goodarzi Pour, Shabnam Mohammed Charlie, Nazanin Mahdavi

“…Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) is a rare noninvasive odontogenic tumor that occurs mostly in the second decade of life. Based on its tooth association, AOT can be classified into three categories of follicular, extrafollicular, and peripheral types; the follicular classification is considered as the most common type of AOT. …”
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Hyperglycemia and Endothelial Dysfunction in Atherosclerosis: Lessons from Type 1 Diabetes by Steven Daniel Funk, Arif Yurdagul, A. Wayne Orr

“…A clear relationship between diabetes and cardiovascular disease has been established for decades. Despite this, the mechanisms by which diabetes contributes to plaque formation remain in question. …”
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Vietnam and Siam: from Friendship to Confrontation (1802–1835) by Dinh Co Nguyen, Xuan Hiep Tran, Tuan Binh Nguyen

“…Due to inherited factors from the past and internal problems, Vietnam and Siam always maintained friendly relations during the first two decades of the nineteenth century, even supporting each other against external threats. …”
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A Review of Refractometric Sensors Based on Long Period Fibre Gratings by G. Rego

“…In the last decade refractometric sensors have attracted an increasing interest by the scientific community due to their ability to perform ambient monitoring, to assess food quality and safety, and also to the fact that they enable the development of label free sensors in the biomedical area. …”
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A Molecular and Clinical Review of Stem Cell Therapy in Critical Limb Ischemia by Punam P. Parikh, Zhao-Jun Liu, Omaida C. Velazquez

“…Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is one of the major vascular complications in individuals suffering from diabetes and in the elderly that can progress to critical limb ischemia (CLI), portending significant burden in terms of patient morbidity and mortality. Over the last two decades, stem cell therapy (SCT) has risen as an attractive alternative to traditional surgical and/or endovascular revascularization to treat this disorder. …”
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Existe-t-il un renouveau syndical en Argentine ? Le cas du secteur automobile by Cecilia Senén González, Julieta Haidar

“…In contrast with the 90´s decade characterized by neoliberal reforms and the loss of union power, since 2003, in a context of recovery of state intervention, labor institutions, production and employment, there is a union movement recovery that some authors call “renewal” indicated by the increase of three indicators: labor disputes, unionization and collective bargaining. …”
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Réindustrialiser les territoires, la revanche des villes petites et moyennes ? by Marjolaine Gros-Balthazard, Magali Talandier

“…After decades of decline, industrial employment has been increasing in Europe and France since 2016. …”
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