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View article: Obesity and Early‐Stage Breast Cancer: A Comprehensive Analysis of Tumor Biology, Staging Accuracy, and Long‐Term Outcomes
Obesity and Early‐Stage Breast Cancer: A Comprehensive Analysis of Tumor Biology, Staging Accuracy, and Long‐Term Outcomes Open
Background Obesity increases the risk of breast cancer by approximately 10% for every 5‐unit increase in body mass index (BMI), underscoring its role as a key modifiable risk factor. Objective To determine the prevalence of obesity among e…
View article: OC18 - Safety of romosozumab in women with cancer and osteoporosis at high risk of fracture
OC18 - Safety of romosozumab in women with cancer and osteoporosis at high risk of fracture Open
Background/Introduction Romosozumab is an anti-sclerostin antibody approved in Italy as a second-line therapy for fracture-related osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, for up to 12 months. The drug is contraindicated in patients with high…
View article: The Landscape Assessment Scale: A New Tool to Evaluate Environmental Qualities
The Landscape Assessment Scale: A New Tool to Evaluate Environmental Qualities Open
This study contributes to the growing interest in evaluating environmental qualities and characteristics for the enhancement of social and individual well-being by introducing and validating the Landscape Assessment Scale (LAS), a standard…
View article: De-Escalation of Treatment in Women Aged ≥80 Years with Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis from Two Breast Centers
De-Escalation of Treatment in Women Aged ≥80 Years with Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis from Two Breast Centers Open
Background: Breast cancer is frequently diagnosed in older women. However, the impact of surgery on survival is not well studied and prognosis for women ≥ 80 years of age is progressively depending on comorbidities. Methods: Medical record…
View article: The potential of virtual natural environments: a critical analysis of a VR-based mindfulness approach
The potential of virtual natural environments: a critical analysis of a VR-based mindfulness approach Open
The relationship between environmental factors and mental health is widely acknowledged in the field of Environmental Psychology, with nature-based therapies emerging as a promising approach for mental health treatment. In particular, natu…
View article: What We Think Others Think and Do About Climate Change: A Multi-Country Test of Pluralistic Ignorance and Public Consensus Messaging
What We Think Others Think and Do About Climate Change: A Multi-Country Test of Pluralistic Ignorance and Public Consensus Messaging Open
Most people believe in human-caused climate change, yet this public consensus can be collectively underestimated (pluralistic ignorance). Across two studies using primary (n = 3,653 adult participants; 11 countries) and secondary (ns = 60,…
View article: What We Think Others Think and Do About Climate Change: A Multicountry Test of Pluralistic Ignorance and Public-Consensus Messaging
What We Think Others Think and Do About Climate Change: A Multicountry Test of Pluralistic Ignorance and Public-Consensus Messaging Open
Most people believe in human-caused climate change, yet this public consensus can be collectively underestimated ( pluralistic ignorance ). Across two studies using primary data ( n = 3,653 adult participants; 11 countries) and secondary d…
View article: People across 11 countries underestimate public agreement about declining biodiversity
People across 11 countries underestimate public agreement about declining biodiversity Open
Although applications of behavioral science to biodiversity conservation are increasing, the literature, particularly on pluralistic ignorance, remains limited in scope. In this brief case study, we investigate perceptions of public agreem…
View article: What We Think Others Think and Do About Climate Change: A Multi-Country Test of Pluralistic Ignorance and Public Consensus Messaging
What We Think Others Think and Do About Climate Change: A Multi-Country Test of Pluralistic Ignorance and Public Consensus Messaging Open
Most people believe in human-caused climate change, yet this public consensus can be collectively underestimated (pluralistic ignorance). Across two studies using primary (n = 3,653 adult participants; 11 countries) and secondary (ns = 60,…
View article: Exploring the Restorative Effects of Natural Environments in Virtual Reality
Exploring the Restorative Effects of Natural Environments in Virtual Reality Open
Natural environments are known to foster positive emotions and well-being, while Virtual Reality (VR) represents a powerful tool to explore such effects. This study investigates the restorative potential of virtual natural environments for…
View article: The role of sentinel lymph biopsy in patients with microinvasive breast cancer: A multicentric study
The role of sentinel lymph biopsy in patients with microinvasive breast cancer: A multicentric study Open
MIBC has a favorable prognosis and very low macrometastatic sentinel lymph node rates. The omission of SNLB in patients with MIBC provides a similar overall survival rate, therefore SNLB should be reserved to younger patient with preoperat…
View article: The role of nature in emotion regulation processes: An evidence-based rapid review
The role of nature in emotion regulation processes: An evidence-based rapid review Open
Aims
\nNatural environments have been widely recognized to have many beneficial effects on emotions and emotion regulation processes. However, this mechanism is still largely overlooked in current research and practice, with only a few stu…
View article: From childhood blue space exposure to adult environmentalism: The role of nature connectedness and nature contact
From childhood blue space exposure to adult environmentalism: The role of nature connectedness and nature contact Open
Nature contact in childhood is associated with pro-environmental behaviours (PEB) later in life. While previous literature focused on nature contact in general, the current work specifically explored childhood blue space exposure (coasts, …
View article: What We Think Others Think About Climate Change: Generalizability of Pluralistic Ignorance Across 11 Countries
What We Think Others Think About Climate Change: Generalizability of Pluralistic Ignorance Across 11 Countries Open
The majority of people worldwide believe in human-caused climate change. Yet this social consensus is often underestimated, potentially undermining individual climate action. This preregistered study tests (a) whether systematic mispercept…
View article: What We Think Others Think and Do About Climate Change: A Multi-Country Test of Pluralistic Ignorance and Public Consensus Messaging
What We Think Others Think and Do About Climate Change: A Multi-Country Test of Pluralistic Ignorance and Public Consensus Messaging Open
Most people believe in human-caused climate change, yet this public consensus can be collectively underestimated (pluralistic ignorance). Across two studies using primary (n = 3,653 adult participants; 11 countries) and secondary (ns = 60,…
View article: Emotional experiences and psychological well-being in 51 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emotional experiences and psychological well-being in 51 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Open
The COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges to psychological well-being, but how can we predict when people suffer or cope during sustained stress? Here, we test the prediction that specific types of momentary emotional experiences are diffe…
View article: Emotional experiences and psychological wellbeing in 51 countries during the COVID- 19 pandemic
Emotional experiences and psychological wellbeing in 51 countries during the COVID- 19 pandemic Open
The COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges to psychological wellbeing, but how can we predict when people suffer or cope during sustained stress? Here, we test the prediction that specific types of momentary emotional experiences are differ…
View article: The Proper Ki-67 Cut-Off in Hormone Responsive Breast Cancer: A Monoinstitutional Analysis with Long-Term Follow-Up
The Proper Ki-67 Cut-Off in Hormone Responsive Breast Cancer: A Monoinstitutional Analysis with Long-Term Follow-Up Open
Our results confirmed that the 20% Ki-67 cut-off is more reliable in differentiating patients at low or high risk of recurrence and death, and stratifying patients eligible for adjuvant chemotherapy. Thus, despite its poor reproducibility,…
View article: ​Elastic properties and fluid abundance in the source volume of the 2010-2014 Pollino seismic sequence from P and S wave tomography
​Elastic properties and fluid abundance in the source volume of the 2010-2014 Pollino seismic sequence from P and S wave tomography Open
<p><span>The 2010-2014 Pollino seismic sequence occurred in a well known seismic gap zone in Southern Italy. Although paleoseismological studies revealed the occurrence of at least two earthquakes of M<sub>W</sub>6.…
View article: Emotional experiences and psychological wellbeing in 51 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
Emotional experiences and psychological wellbeing in 51 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic Open
Momentary emotional experiences constitute a key ingredient of psychological wellbeing. Here, we examine the role of emotional experiences for wellbeing during the prolonged stress of the COVID-19 pandemic. Study 1 compared the relative im…
View article: What the breast surgeon needs: the radial breast wire localization.
What the breast surgeon needs: the radial breast wire localization. Open
Poster: ECR 2020 / C-00976 / What the breast surgeon needs: the radial breast wire localization. by: V. A. VITALE 1, M. MANGANIELLO2, F. Meani1, F. DEL GRANDE1, S. Rizzo1; 1Lugano/CH, 2Mendrisio-Ticino/CH
View article: Positive margins (R1) risk factors in breast cancer conservative surgery
Positive margins (R1) risk factors in breast cancer conservative surgery Open
Augusto Lombardi,1 Elena Pastore,1 Stefano Maggi,1 Gianluca Stanzani,2 Valeria Vitale,2 Camilla Romano,1 Laura Bersigotti,1 Andrea Vecchione,3 Claudio Amanti11Breast Surgery, Università La Sapienza, Ospedale Sant’Andrea, Rome, Italy; 2Brea…
View article: <p>Positive margins (R1) risk factors in breast cancer conservative surgery</p>
Positive margins (R1) risk factors in breast cancer conservative surgery Open
Further studies will allow the creation of a statistical model, for better pre-operative prediction of patients with higher risk of R1 and better selection of patients to be candidates for conservative surgery.