T2*-weighted imaging for detection of intracranial silicone oil in MRI obtained with motion correction sequences by Ryuta Yasuda, Masayuki Maeda, Kenichi Takada, Katsuhiro Inoue, Masataka Sugao, Hidenori Suzuki

“…MRI was performed with MultiVane XD due to the significant patient’s restlessness, and among all sequences including T1-weighted imaging (T1WI), T2-weighted imaging (T2WI), fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) and T2*WI, only T2*WI detected intracranial silicone oil. In contrast, another MRI obtained previously with conventional turbo spin-echo detected intracranial silicone oil not only in T2*WI but also in T1WI, T2WI and FLAIR. …”
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Transgenic plants as genetic models for studying functions of plant genes by A. V. Kochetov, V. K. Shumny

“…Thus, S-like RNases may have a new function as a part of the plant basal antiviral defense mechanism. Another set of transgenic plants bears an antisense suppressor of the proline dehydrogenase gene (PDH) constructed with an Arabidopsis target gene segment. …”
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The Law as a Drawbar, or Judicial Arbitrariness: Recidivism = Repetition of Crimes in the Framework of Circumstances Aggravating the Punishment by Ya. H. Lyzohub

“…Having analyzed the relevant Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of Ukraine, as well as the verdict of one of the Courts of Appeal of Ukraine, the author tries to prove that the aforementioned courts violated the limits of its interpretation in explaining the provisions of the criminal law on repetition of offences and recidivism, while unjustifiably giving the value of one criminal feature to another one. According to the author, these judicial authorities have formally taken the formulation of the content of the repetition of offences and recidivism, which are legally saturated in the current Criminal Code of Ukraine. …”
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Overweight, Thinness, Body Self-Image and Eating Strategies of 2,121 Italian Teenagers. by Roberta Guarino, Alberto Pellai, Luca Bassoli, Mario Cozzi, Maria Angela Di Sanzo, Daniela Campra, Andrea Guala

“…Most of the overall sample perceived their weight as normal, while a relevant 31.6% defined themselves as overweight and another 4.4% as heavily overweight. Analysis based on BMI (calculated through self-referred weight and height) showed that only 9.2% of our sample could be considered overweight and 1,7% obese. …”
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To destroy or not? A Cognitive Linguistics exploration of Yahweh’s (un)willingness to destroy Israel in Deuteronomy by Izaak J.L. Connoway

“…Dt 4:26) it appears that Israel is threatened with annihilation for idolatry after they cross the Jordan while their continued existence is also noted in the context, which creates another tension worthy of exploration. Secondary literature does not always seem aware of these tensions or the need to address them. …”
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Activation of FGD5-AS1 Promotes Progression of Cervical Cancer through Regulating BST2 to Inhibit Macrophage M1 Polarization by Guokun Liu, Xuan Du, Li Xiao, Qing Zeng, QianLing Liu

“…FGD5 antisense RNA 1 (FGD5-AS1) is identified as a significant tumor regulator in malignancies. Up to now, the detailed function of FGD5-AS1 in cervical cancer and its underlying molecular mechanisms remain uninvestigated. …”
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Drivers’ Braking Behaviors in Different Motion Patterns of Vehicle-Bicycle Conflicts by Lian Hou, Jingliang Duan, Wenjun Wang, Renjie Li, Guofa Li, Bo Cheng

“…This was further verified by another orthogonal experiment with 10 participants using the eye tracking device. …”
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Omics-Based Comparison of Fungal Virulence Genes, Biosynthetic Gene Clusters, and Small Molecules in <i>Penicillium expansum</i> and <i>Penicillium chrysogenum</i> by Holly P. Bartholomew, Christopher Gottschalk, Bret Cooper, Michael R. Bukowski, Ronghui Yang, Verneta L. Gaskins, Dianiris Luciano-Rosario, Jorge M. Fonseca, Wayne M. Jurick

“…<i>Penicillium expansum</i> is a ubiquitous pathogenic fungus that causes blue mold decay of apple fruit postharvest, and another member of the genus, <i>Penicillium chrysogenum</i>, is a well-studied saprophyte valued for antibiotic and small molecule production. …”
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Estimation and mapping of the contribution of nitric acid to atmospheric corrosion of zinc by J. Castillo-Miranda, F. Rodríguez-Gómez, J. Genescá-Llongueras, L. Ruiz-Suárez, J. García-Reynoso

“…This function contemplates the sum of two contributions: one of nitric acid and another that includes sulfuric acid and climatic parameters. …”
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Exploring Primary Care Streaming Pathway in Emergency Departments in Saudi Arabia: A Qualitative Study by Marwah Hawsawi, Bayan Alilyyani

“…In contrast, the nurses in another hospital emphasised the importance of experience and confidence in streaming improvement.…”
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The art of non-verbal communication in perlocutionary giftedness by Adam Świątek

“…The aim of the presentation is to concentrate on yet another fundamental factor of perlocutionary giftedness, i.e. non-verbal aspects in its manifestation. …”
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Le bassin minier du Nord-Pas-De-Calais pris dans les rets de l’aménagisme généralisé by Patrick Céleste

“…Indeed, beyond just the miners, the departmental inhabitants as a whole continue to endure the consequences of this trauma today. Another similarly destructive process can be seen in the general processes of “everything by car”, urban sprawl, etc. …”
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Incidence and temporal patterns of true recurrences and second primaries in women with breast cancer: A 10-year competing risk-adjusted analysis by Silvia Mancini, Lauro Bucchi, Annibale Biggeri, Orietta Giuliani, Flavia Baldacchini, Alessandra Ravaioli, Federica Zamagni, Fabio Falcini, Rosa Vattiato

“…The risk of TRs had two peaks, one between the 2nd and the 3rd year of follow-up and another between the 7th and the 8th year. The subhazard of SBCs fluctuated for five years, had a drop between the 6th and the 7th year and a marked peak between the 8th and the 9th year. …”
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Specifics of Transformation Projects in Universities and the Work of the Project Team by S. N. Apenko, G. Z. Efimova, M. Yu. Semenov

“…The peculiarities of exclusion and withdrawal of employees from the project team – what are the reasons for it and what actions are taken by the head of the team to replace the withdrawn participant (selection of a new or redistribution of functions of the withdrawn to the remaining employees or another option) are considered separately.The conclusions presented in the article are based on the materials of an empirical sociological study conducted during the year (in the period from December 2021 to December 2022) by the method of indepth semi-formalized interviews with 78 representatives of administrative and managerial staff, scientific and pedagogical workers, heads of departments and deans of universities in three regional classical universities (in Siberian and Volga Federal Districts of the Russian Federation).Based on the results of the empirical study, the authors come to several conclusions. …”
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Chromosomal Regions in Prostatic Carcinomas Studied by Comparative Genomic Hybridization, Hierarchical Cluster Analysis and Self-Organizing Feature Maps by Torsten Mattfeldt, Hubertus Wolter, Danilo Trijic, Hans‐Werner Gottfried, Hans A. Kestler

“…Comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) is an established genetic method which enables a genome‐wide survey of chromosomal imbalances. …”
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TỶ LỆ LÃI SUẤT TRONG HỢP ĐỒNG VAY TIỀN THEO QUY ĐỊNH CỦA PHÁP LUẬT DÂN SỰ VIỆT NAM QUA CÁC THỜI KỲ TRONG MỐI LIÊN HỆ VỚI PHÁP LUẬT TÍN DỤNG... by Thi Bich Chi Le, Minh Bao Trung Le

“…Lãi suất là một công cụ tài chính nhằm đảm bảo quyền lợi của bên cho vay trong các hợp đồng vay tiền; theo đó, bên vay có nghĩa vụ trả lãi nếu có thỏa thuận hoặc pháp luật có quy định. …”
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Evaluation of the WRF-CMAQ Model Performances on Air Quality in China with the Impacts of the Observation Nudging on Meteorology by Jiali Li, Shaocai Yu, Xue Chen, Yibo Zhang, Mengying Li, Zhen Li, Zhe Song, Weiping Liu, Pengfei Li, Min Xie, Jia Xing

“…Two pollution episodes (one for PM2.5 and another for O3) in 2018 were selected on the basis of the observations at the monitoring supersites in Xianghe and Taizhou cities. …”
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Prediction Model of New Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome by Na Wu, Junzheng Li, Xiang Xu, Zhiquan Yuan, Lili Yang, Yanxiu Chen, Tingting Xia, Qin Hu, Zheng Chen, Chengying Li, Ying Xiang, Zhihui Zhang, Li Zhong, Yafei Li

“…External validation was performed using an external cohort of 1635 ACS patients from another hospital. The prediction model was created using multivariable logistic regression and validated in an external cohort. …”
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Anachronism in using the notion of “an entrepreneur” to refer to a mandatory participant of a public contract by E. V. Vakulovych

“…At the same time, taking into account the nature of entrepreneurship (commercial economic activity), the author has established the subjects of its implementation: legal entities of state and non-state forms of ownership, as well as individuals (individuals-entrepreneurs). …”
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Evidence of active subglacial lakes under a slowly moving coastal region of the Antarctic Ice Sheet by J. F. Arthur, C. Shackleton, G. Moholdt, K. Matsuoka, J. van Oostveen

“…Two lakes are within 15 km of the grounding line, while another three are within 54 km. Ice flows 17–172 m a<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span> near these lakes, much slower than the mean ice flow speed near other active lakes within 100 km of the grounding line (303 m a<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span>). …”
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