Need for a Competency-based Approach to Training in Endoscopic Surgery by Abraham Dimas Reyes Pérez, María del Carmen Rodríguez Fernández, Javier Cruz Rodríguez

“…In light of this, the competency-based training, which is the result of the analysis and deductions emanating from scholars at the national and international level, is discussed. It is concluded that the competency-based approach to training in endoscopic surgery is necessary since it includes various components that correspond with the desired characteristics of the general surgeon performing this type of procedure.…”
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DEVELOPING THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF SOUTH AFRICA AND THE NEIGHBORING STATES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ATTRACTING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS by D. Fogel

“…It is also necessary to coordinate national and international measures to assure balanced economic growth. …”
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Three years later: Italy and the free movement of new EU workers by Roberta Nunin

“…This rule guarantees workers freedom of movement, including the elimination of any discrimination on the basis of the nationality of workers from member states with regard to employment, pay, and other work and employment conditions.…”
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"On Being Idolized" : construction d’une identité américaine à travers quelques poèmes de Robert Frost by Candice Lemaire

“…This article explores America’s literary canon through the major New England figure of farmer-poet Robert Frost (1874-1963), who offered a complex vision of American identity in his volumes, from that of the highly-acclaimed national artist to the uneasily translated and understood poet. …”
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A REVISIT OF VIETNAM-INDIA CULTURAL DIPLOMACY ACTIVITIES (2016–2021) AND ITS PROSPECTS by Trieu Huy Ha

“…Based on the closely examined process of India-Vietnam cultural relations and the national policies of Vietnam and India, the author provides an outlook for these bilateral cultural ties in the future.…”
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Negros, brancos e o grupo dos ricos: o outro lado da desigualdade racial brasileira by Emerson Ferreira Rocha

“…The data is from the 2010 Brazilian national Census. The methods are linear and non-linear regressions.…”
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THE EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION’ BANKING SECTOR INTEGRATION: PROBLEMS AND THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTIONS by T. Blokhina, A. Gladkaya, A. Kostina

“…Based on the comparison of the main indicators of the banking sector development in the states of the Eurasian Economic Union countries, the main differences in the approaches of the States to the development of national banking systems have highlighted. Nowadays they are currently developing autonomously, despite the steps taken to integrate them has revealed. …”
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The Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Impaired Glucose Regulation in Chinese Adults: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Dong Zhao, Nannan Wu, Jing Yang, Simo Liu, Ning Zhang, Xuhong Wang, Haibin Zhang

“…In the study, the overall age-standardized prevalence of IGR (16.0%) in Tongzhou residents was higher than that in the national population (15.0%). There was no significant geographic difference in prevalence of IGR between urban and rural males. …”
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The influence of the secondary school-learning examination in mathematics on the studies at the university by Stasys Čirba, Jonas Daunoravičius

“… The dependency of good results of the first year students of the first stage upon the final exami­nation of mathematics taken at school, upon the evaluation mark obtained as well as upon the school location whether secondary school was finished in town or in some country district is discussed. …”
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Organic Certification Procedures and Costs by James J. Ferguson

“… Production and handling operations applying for initial or ongoing organic certification must comply with regulations established under the National Organic Program (NOP) and applicable organic production and handling regulations. …”
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Pathogenicity, Host Responses and Implications for Management of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection by Nathan K Ho, Aleah C Henry, Kathene Johnson-Henry, Philip M Sherman

“…Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli serotype O157:H7 is a food- and waterborne pathogen that causes significant morbidity and mortality in both developing and industrialized nations. The present review focuses on the history, epidemiology and evolution of the pathogen; provides a mechanistic overview of major virulence factors (including Shiga toxins, locus of enterocyte effacement pathogenicity island and pO157 plasmid); discusses host immune responses to infection; considers available animal models; and provides an overview of current and potential future management considerations.…”
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ON THE EFFECTIVE CONTRACT IN HIGHER SCHOOL OF RUSSIA by Vasily S. Senashenko, Vladimir G. Khalin

“…The article discusses the problems and consequences of introducing in national universities effective contract management. …”
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Atresia in the esophagus by Crisanto Abad Celuria, Abel Santana González-Chávez, Narciso Hernández Rodríguez

“…We presented the Good Clinical Practices Guideline for Esophageal atresia, approved by consensus in the 2nd National Good Clinical Practices Workshop in Pediatric Surgery (Manzanillo, Cuba, September 31 - October 3, 2002).…”
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Economic Growth, Markets and the Rule of Law: Brief Considerations on the Brazilian Case by Alexandre B. Cunha

“…The existence of markets that operate smoothly is an important factor influencing a nation’s economic growth. Furthermore, an effective judicial system is a necessary condition for markets to function well. …”
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Kierunki rozwoju systemu finansowania ekoinnowacji w Polsce – perspektywa na lata 2014–2020 by Ewa Osuch-Rak, Magdalena Proczek

“…At the same time, the article touches on the issues of a national system for supporting eco-innovation and the role of eco-innovation in both EU and Polish public policy.…”
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The Work of Political Armadores in Argentina: ‘Behind the Scenes’ Challenges, Instruments and Skills by Mariana Gené

“…It analyses the role of the Ministry of Interior and the political functions it performed for a long time through political ministry of the national cabinet and the tools at its disposal in confronting the challenges of political brokerage. …”
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Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, John B. Heppner, James L. Nation, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…Weems, J. B. Heppner, J. L. Nation, and T. R. Fasulo, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, March 2012. …”
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FROM THE VIEW OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM TO THE PRACTICE OF BUILDING SOCIAL SECURITY IN DANANG by Lê Đức Thọ

“…Ensuring social security has become a central issue in national development strategies, as the care and improvement of the material and spiritual life for our people is the highest objective of the construction cause of the Socialist society in Vietnam. …”
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A Challenge to Systematic and Undifferentiated Data Collection Through Strategic Litigation: The Passenger Name Record Case (Ligue des Droits Humains) Before the Court of Justice o... by Catherine Forget

“…At a time when the European Union and its Member States are constantly adopting measures to combat serious crime and terrorism, particularly through the prism of data protection rules, the CJEU is acting as a bulwark by imposing compliance with strict conditions, thereby encroaching on national rules of criminal procedure, which are initially the responsibility of the Member States. …”
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Knowledge Management, Market Orientation and Innovation: a study at a Technology Park of Santa Catarina by Giovana Bueno, Elaine John, Franciane Reinert Lyra, Fernando Cesar Lenzi

“…The main findings were that the Park is directed to innovation, and its greatest difficulty is the lack of resources at national level and of public policies, as supporters of this innovation. …”
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