Smart, sustainable, and circular port maintenance: A comprehensive framework and multi-stakeholder approach.

Ports and waterways are key in supporting the waterborne supply chains that form the backbone of global trade. Maintaining adequate water depth is vital for accessibility and safe navigation. Port authorities and contractors are the key players in developing maintenance strategies, and they strive for a mutually beneficial compromise.

Recycling waste tyre polymer for production of fibre reinforced cemented tailings backfill in green mining.

The increasing amount of solid waste, e.g., waste tyres from car industry and tailings from mine operations, causes substantial environmental and societal issues.

Influence of direct prostheses on the condition of the alveolar processes during dental implantation.

Objective: The purpose of this article is to study of the processes accompanying osseointegration of the dental implants using various plate prostheses as temporary constructions, as well as to compare the dynamics of changes in the state of the jaw alveolar processes.

Materials And Methods: The effect of dentures on the condition of the alveolar processes was studied in all patients according to the technique developed by L. Chulak on the 7th, 14th, 30th day and in 3, 6 months.

Laboratory seismic measurements for layer-specific description of fluid mud and for linking seismic velocities to rheological properties.

The velocities of the seismic waves propagating in the fluid-mud layer are governed by the rheological properties and density of the fluid mud. Performing seismic transmission measurements inside the fluid mud can give good estimates of the seismic velocities and, thus, of the rheological properties and density. Laboratory ultrasonic transmission measurements of the wave velocities in the fluid-mud layer and their temporal evolution are shown.

[Impact of germline BRCA2 and CHEK2 mutations on time to castration resistance in patients with metastatic hormone-nave prostate cancer].

Introduction: as shown in previous studies, mutations in the BRCA1/2 and CHEK2 genes are associated with worsened long-term results of the definitive treatment for localized prostate cancer (PCa).

Aim: to evaluate the prognostic value of germline BRCA1/2 and CHEK2 mutations on time to castration-resistance in patients with metastatic PCa (mPCa), receiving hormonal therapy in the first-line systemic treatment.

Materials And Methods: A total of 76 patients with mPCa receiving hormonal therapy with luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analogue (LHRHa) in N.