Orthopedic applications of 3D printing in canine veterinary medicine by Claire Thomas, Pierre Amsellem, David Nascene, David Nascene, Yu-Hui Huang, Yu-Hui Huang

“…ObjectiveThis case series investigates the application of 3D printing in veterinary orthopedic surgeries, emphasizing its potential to enhance preoperative planning, intraoperative precision, and postoperative outcomes.AnimalsThree canines—German Shepherd, Basset Hound, and Labrador Retriever—were included in this study.Materials and methodsThree canine cases involving complex orthopedic deformities were selected to illustrate different uses of 3D printing in veterinary surgery. …”
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Enhancing chronic wound assessment through agreement analysis and tissue segmentation by Ana C. Morgado, Rafaela Carvalho, Ana Filipa Sampaio, Maria J. M. Vasconcelos

“…For this, the convolutional neural network DeepLabV3-R50 and a transformer-based approach (SegFormer-B0) were explored. …”
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RELATIONSHIP OF SELF-REGULATION AND PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE OF STUDENTS by D. P. Zavodchikov, P. O. Manyakova

“…Today, the problem of personal planning and realization of the individual professional future has become very urgent in the conditions of uncertainty of the social and economic environment development, fast updating of technologies and transformation of the world of professions. Therefore, skills of self-regulation and attraction of all psychological abilities of the individual are required to build up personal professional perspective.The aim of the publication is to present the results of the pilot study of the relationship of self-regulation parameters and components of personal professional perspective at the stage of vocational training.Methodology and research methods. …”
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GEOECOLOGY OR LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY. WHAT ARE THESE: GEOGRAPHY'S SUCCESSES OR ITS CRISIS? by V. A. Shalnev, V. V. Melnichuk

“…The term environment is common, which in geographical reality refers only to private phenomena. Materials and methods of the research. Methodological basis was the concept of geographical environment and geographical determinism. …”
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The impact and mechanism of neighbourhood social capital on mental health: a cross-sectional survey based on the floating elderly population in China by Jiawen Huang, Jiatian Gao, Mingli Yao, Shun Yao

“…Cultivating neighbourhood social capital and transforming individual interaction needs into practical actions should be included in the construction of mental health promotion policies…”
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Environmental and Behavioural Determinants of Leptospirosis Transmission: A Systematic Review. by Mwanajaa Abdalla Mwachui, Lisa Crump, Rudy Hartskeerl, Jakob Zinsstag, Jan Hattendorf

“…We aimed to assess and specify quantitative evidence of environmental risks of leptospirosis transmission.<h4>Methods/findings</h4>A database of pre-selected studies, with publication dates from 1970 until 2008, was provided by an expert group. …”
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CORPORATIZATION OF RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE IN UKRAINE, POLAND, AND KAZAKHSTAN: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MODELS AND OUTCOMES by Igor Dunayev, Serhii Hromov

“…The research is based on a combination of historical and comparative methods. The authors provide a retrospective analysis of the corporatization process of JSC "Ukrzaliznytsia," identifying its main stages and outcomes. …”
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The legal conflictology in constitutional and municipal law by Irina A. Tretyak

“…The author describes the genesis of legal conflictology theory in different humanitarian sciences and its periodization, including integration of conflictology theory in legal science. …”
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Resilience and intentions of fishermen transitioning to ecological farming: insights from China's Yangtze River basin by Xueming Wang, Jianming Zheng, Yang Yang, Tinggui Chen

“…“Resilience” encapsulates the ability of fishing communities (or individuals) to withstand disturbances (buffering), reconfigure themselves (self-organization), and adapt or enhance their circumstances through experiential learning (learning abilities).MethodsThe study examines the extent of livelihood resilience in relation to fishing ban, as well as the readiness of various types of fishermen to embrace ecological farming under different incentive structures. …”
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Person-centered workplace culture: insights from an inpatient department for older adults with chronic illnesses by Diana Vareta, Diana Vareta, Célia Oliveira, Filipa Ventura

“…These contextual factors play crucial roles in the development and sustainability of person-centered practice, significantly transforming the experiences of both older adults and staff.ObjectiveTo describe how workplace culture within an inpatient hospital department shapes person-centered care practices for older adults with chronic illnesses.MethodsA qualitative, descriptive, exploratory-observational study was performed. …”
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Validity and reliability of a new instrument for the evaluation of dental collaboration in disabled people by Scilla Sparabombe, Fabrizio Guerra, Antonello Maruotti, Renato De Sanctis, Gianni Di Giorgio, Gaspare Palaia, Umberto Romeo, Ersilia Barbato

“…To analyse the answers, each item was transformed into a numeric value. A value of 1 was displayed as the minimum while 4 represented full possession of the considered skills. …”
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FORMING LIFE COMPETENCIES AND ENSURING THE ACQUISITION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN THE PROCESS OF INTEGRATED LEARNING IN SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION (WITH THE EXAMPLE OF... by Halyna I. Miasoid, Tetiana I. Yusypiva

“…The sources of educational materials and their combination and adaptation to the age and competency levels of the different stages of education have been suggested.…”
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THEORETICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL DISCOURSE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AS AN ECONOMIC CATEGORY by Jens Weber, Marc Weber, Clara Lamade

“…The paper highlights the tensions and synergies between economic growth and environmental protection by analysing different economic models and sustainability paradigms. …”
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Low-level red light inhibits human retinal pigment epithelial cell fibrosis via UBE2C in a myopia-simulating hypoxic microenvironment by Yaping Gao, Xiaowei Zhu, Yulan Luo, Xuefen wu, Ling Tan, Haijiang Qiu

“…Here, we explored the effects of LLRL on hRPE cells in a myopia-simulating hypoxic microenvironment and elucidated the mechanisms through which it inhibits scleral remodeling. Methods We first used the MTT assay to analyze hRPE cell proliferation under hypoxic conditions after LLRL irradiation at varying frequencies over different durations. …”
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Site Selection Analysis and Prediction of New Retail Stores from an Urban Commercial Space Perspective: A Case Study of Luckin Coffee and Starbucks in Shanghai by Zhengxu Zhao, Gang Chen, Jianshu Duan, Youheng Xu

“…In the context of digital transformation, examining the differences in commercial site selection and the factors influencing these decisions holds significant practical value for understanding market adaptation strategies across varying business models and predicting future industry trends. …”
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Modeling inflation rate factors on present consumption price index in Ethiopia: threshold autoregressive models approach by Alebachew Abebe, Aboma Temesgen, Belete Kebede

“…The forecast was applied between the nonlinear and linear ARMA models using different techniques. The unit root test of Dickey–Fuller test was made for each variables and applied lag length transformation for the variables that had unit root. …”
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The Effect of Toileting Position in Uroflow Curves in Young Healthy Nulliparous Women by Omar Felipe Dueñas-Garcia, Maria del Pilar Matta-Gonzalez, Kylie Fuller, Wei Fang, Robert Edward Shapiro

“…In addition, linear regression analysis was performed to determine whether height, BMI, and age have significant impact on the log-transformed average of the pre- and postvalues of either Qmax, Qave, VV, or TQmax, as the average of these values are not normally distributed. …”
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How quality conventions shape the governance of the dairy value chains of Senegal by Serena Ferrari, Guillaume Duteurtre, Christian Corniaux

“… Background: Over the past few decades, the Senegalese dairy sector has undergone a rapid transformation. Urbanization and shifts in urban consumers’ eating habits have contributed to increased demand for dairy products and the emergence of new quality requirements. …”
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Exploring the relationship between macroeconomic indicators and sectoral indices of Indian stock market [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Farman Ali, Neeraj Priyadarshi, Pradeep Suri, Sanjay Singh Chauhan, Bhekisipho Twala

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Developing a multi-modular assembled prime editing (mPE) system improved precise multi-base insertion efficiency in dicots by Pengjun Lu, Erwei Zuo, Jianbin Yan

“…We plan to discover the optimal split PE combination in dicot. Methods: We conducted large-scale transformation experiments in dicot model plants Arabidopsis thaliana (At) and Nicotiana benthamiana (Nb) by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation with deep amplicon sequencing (0.2–0.5 million clean total reads). …”
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