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 occurrence and timing of true recurrences (TRs, including local, regional and distant recurrences) and second BCs (SBCs, including ipsilateral and contralateral SBC) during 10 years of follow-up were evaluated. The prognostic factors for TRs and SBCs were identified using the Fine and Gray model. …”
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Forest planning, rural practices, and woodland cover in an 18th-century Alpine Valley (Val di Fiemme, Italy): A geohistorical and GIS-based approach to the history of environmental... by Nicola Gabellieri, Ettore Sarzotti

“…In conclusion, the study demonstrates the potential of using GIS-based approaches to analyze textual geohistorical sources and extend the analyzed diachrony to periods prior to the geometrical cartographic ones.…”
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Experimental study on the simultaneous effect of smart water and clay particles on the stability of asphaltene molecule and emulsion phase by Mina Sadat Mahdavi, Amir Hossein Saeedi Dehaghani

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Application of SIMETAW simulation model for prediction of climate parameters in different regions of Iran by Hooshmand Ataei, Mahsa Ravarian, Seyed Alireza Tashakori Hashemi

“…So far, several models have been proposed for estimating different climate parameters, but due to the lack of valid and long-term data in some meteorological stations, some models have been difficult to use. …”
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The multi-omics signatures of telomere length in childhood by Congrong Wang, Dries S. Martens, Mariona Bustamante, Rossella Alfano, Michelle Plusquin, Lea Maitre, John Wright, Rosemary R. C. McEachan, Johanna Lepeule, Remy Slama, Marina Vafeiadi, Leda Chatzi, Regina Grazuleviciene, Kristine B. Gutzkow, Hector Keun, Eva Borràs, Eduard Sabidó, Angel Carracedo, Georgia Escarami, Augusto Anguita-Ruiz, Dolors Pelegrí-Sisó, Juan R. Gonzalez, Martine Vrijheid, Tim S. Nawrot

“…To date, the telomere interactome for comprehending the high-dimensional biological aspects linked to telomere regulation during childhood remains unexplored. Here we describe the multi-omics signatures associated with childhood telomere length. …”
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Photobiomodulation Therapy Plus Usual Care Is Better than Usual Care Alone for Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Ann K Ketz, Juanita Anders, Judy Orina, Betty Garner, Misty Hull, Nicholas Koreerat, Jeff Sorensen, Candice Turner, James Johnson

“… # Conclusions Pain and function improved during the three weeks of PBMT plus UC and remained stable over the following three weeks. …”
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Family mediation: problems of negotiability and domestic violence in the focus of professional discourse (on the materials of sociological research) by O. E. Gracheva, I. V. Mkrtumova

“…The authors have determined the relevant strategic vectors and practices of the social construction of a mediation solution for family disputes of spouses with children during the divorce. The study is based on the concepts of R. …”
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Influenza B virus infection alters the regenerative potential of murine alveolar type 2 pneumocytes by Satoko Nakano, Cait E. Hamele, Aleksandra Tata, Purushothama Rao Tata, Nicholas S. Heaton

“…We show that survival of infection is associated with transcriptional dysregulation compared to bystander AT2 pneumocytes from the same lung. …”
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Characteristics of water distribution and preferential flow processes and nutrient response on dolomite slopes in the southwestern karst region by Xiaoqian Duan, Xiaoqian Duan, Xiaoqian Duan, Zhiyong Fu, Zhiyong Fu, Yusong Deng, Yusong Deng, Hongsong Chen, Hongsong Chen

“…The soil properties and nutrients in different soil layers during the rainy and dry seasons were determined along the slope (from upper to lower slope positions, with a total of 9 sampling sites). …”
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Methodological aspects of analysis of production costs of an industrial enterprise by O. Nesterenko, D. Khudiakova

“…It is substantiated that an efficiently established analytical system enables the enterprise to timely monitor changes in production and prevent cost overruns, theft and inefficient use of raw materials, which is especially relevant during the period of military aggression in our country.…”
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Evaluating the therapeutic communication skills of nursing students in the clinical setting: The experiences of students, patients and patients’ relatives by Neşe Mercan, Sevinç Mersin

“…Methods: This study was designed using the convergent parallel mixed method and was conducted in Türkiye. …”
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Consequences of early life exposure to the 1983–1985 Ethiopian Great Famine on cognitive function in adults: a historical cohort study by Mubarek Abera, Getachew Arage, Tefera Belachew, Fedilu Abdulhay, Misra Abdulahi, Kalkidan Hassen Abate

“…Objectives To investigate the association between early life famine exposure and cognitive function in adults.Design Historical cohort studySetting North Wollo Zone, Northeast Ethiopia.Participants We recruited 1047 adult men and women aged 30–38 years who had history of early life exposure to Ethiopian great famine. …”
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Bilingual hate speech detection on social media: Amharic and Afaan Oromo by Teshome Mulugeta Ababu, Michael Melese Woldeyohannis, Emuye Bawoke Getaneh

“…Abstract Due to significant increases in internet penetration and the development of smartphone technology during the preceding couple of decades, many people have started using social media as a communication platform. …”
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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 transformation projects implemented in universities are associated with many diverse problems, key among which were: the destruction of agreements due to geopolitical risks; lack or complete absence of funding; varying financial success of projects; disunity of the team and lack of understanding of common goals and objectives of the project; lack of practical implementation of the project, etc.The success of the transformation project is signaled by both classical criteria called in the theory and practice of project management, for example, compliance with project deadlines, project execution within the allocated resources, and criteria less frequently mentioned in research, for example, the development of the project team, the formation of project values and norms of project culture, satisfaction of stakeholders and others. …”
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Methods of Physical Evidence Verification in the Criminal Proceedings of Ukraine by B. V. Shabarovskyi

“…The author has determined the following methods of physical evidence verification in the criminal proceedings of Ukraine: comparison of physical evidence with the minutes of examination of physical evidence and its annexes (photo, video materials); verification of compliance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedural Code of Ukraine and the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On the Implementation of Certain Provisions of the Criminal Procedural Code of Ukraine” dated from November 19, 2012 No. 1104, which approved the Procedure for the storage of physical evidence by the prosecution, their implementation, technological processing, destruction, implementation of costs related to their storage and transfer, the safekeeping of temporarily confiscated property during criminal proceedings concerning its storage, with regard to the storage of physical evidence; examination of physical evidence by the court, familiarization with the physical evidence of the participants in the court proceedings and, if necessary, other participants in the criminal proceedings, focusing the attention of the court on those or other circumstances related to the item and its examination, which is carried out by the persons, who are subjects for the examination of physical evidence; putting questions about physical evidence to witnesses, experts, specialists who inspected the item and responding these questions; comparison of physical evidence with other evidence in order to ascertain their admissibility and credibility.…”
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Sensitivity Analysis of the Johnson-Cook Model for Ti-6Al-4V in Aeroengine Applications by Carlos Beecher, Héctor Sepúlveda, Angelo Oñate, Anne Marie Habraken, Laurent Duchêne, Gonzalo Pincheira, Víctor Tuninetti

“…Titanium alloys, such as Ti-6Al-4V, are crucial for aeroengine structural integrity, especially during high-energy events like turbine blade-out scenarios. …”
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Remission: does it already exist in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis? by Yvonne Chan, Andrew V. Thamboo, Joseph K. Han, Martin Desrosiers

“…Better defining this outcome through consensus-based definitions will allow for the development of strategies in CRSwNP care that can help affected patients attain complete relief from clinical, biochemical, and endoscopic markers of CRS with judicious use of medication and surgery. Future efforts will attempt to improve on these outcomes by achieving symptomatic and endoscopic control of disease following cessation of therapy, potentially paving the way towards clinical remission or a ‘cure’ in CRS.…”
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Diurnal and Daily Variations of PM2.5 and its Multiple-Wavelet Coherence with Meteorological Variables in Indonesia by Nani Cholianawati, Tiin Sinatra, Ginaldi Ari Nugroho, Didin Agustian Permadi, Asri Indrawati, Halimurrahman, Meta Kallista, Moch Syarif Romadhon, Ilma Fauziah Ma’ruf, Dipo Yudhatama, Tesalonika Angela Putri Madethen, Asif Awaludin

“…We used half-hourly PM2.5 concentrations obtained by air quality monitoring system (AQMS), planetary boundary layer height (PBLH) estimation from radiosonde, and meteorological parameters from meteorological stations. …”
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Alterations of Sexual and Erectile Functions after Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer Based on Patient-Reported Questionnaires by László Gesztesi, Zsuzsa S. Kocsis, Kliton Jorgo, Georgina Fröhlich, Csaba Polgár, Péter Ágoston

“…We compared the patients in different group breakdowns (HDR vs. …”
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Embryonic development of chicken thymus and effects of hydrocortisone acetate on the organ at post hatching period by Mustafa Sandıkçı, İlhami Çelik

“…As materials, 80 fertilized eggs from Avian Bred and tissue samples taken from 200 chickens from the same strain were used. On the 6th day of incubation, a number of large and dark basophilic cells were observed in the organ primordium, and on the 8th day these cells have formed acumulations. …”
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