An Analysis of the Vocational-Educational Problematics for Substantiating Production Specialist Competencies by V. E. Steinberg, L. V. Vakhidova, E. M. Gabitova

“…Today, the system of secondary vocational education (SVE) is faced by a multi-factorial problem: the training of qualified specialists, taking into account approved federal unified standards; the fulfillment of potential employers’ requirements, which often do not coincide with these standards; and the determination of rapid responses to continuous changes in labour market conditions, i. e. the requirement for a qualitative human resources upgrade in regional production clusters and holding companies, as well as numerous small enterprises.The aim of the research was to develop a methodology for analysing vocational-educational problematics. …”
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Shorter Digestion Times of Donor Islets Is Associated With Better Islet Graft Function After Islet Transplantation by Chia-Hao Wang, Christopher Orr, Jeannette Hacker-Stratton, Mohamed El-Shahawy, Keiko Omori, Meirigeng Qi, Fouad Kandeel

“…The PIR and GFI were treated as continuous response variables in separate linear regression models. …”
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HIV viral load suppression rates among adults and children living with HIV in the North West Region of Cameroon: A call for action! by Gladys Fosah E Tayong, Melissa Sander, Comfort Vuchas, Moses Samje, Vera Kum, Pascal Enokbonong, Eugene Yeika, Ndanga Bekombo, Paul Nyibio, Vanessa B Ngwani, Justin Ndié, Njamnshi Wepnyu Yembe, Gloria Ashuntangtang

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>HIV continues to be a major public health problem in Cameroon where 2.7% of the population aged 15 to 49 are living with HIV. …”
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Association between life's essential 8 and Parkinson's disease: a case–control study by Jiaxin Fan, Yanfeng Wang, Xingzhi Guo, Shuai Cao, Shuqin Zhan, Rui Li

“…The multivariate logistic regression models revealed a reverse association of continuous LE8 metrics with PD with ORs of 0.97 (unadjusted model [95% CI: 0.96–0.98, P < 0.01], partially adjusted model [95% CI: 0.97–0.98, P < 0.01], fully adjusted model [95% CI: 0.95–0.98, P < 0.01]). …”
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Domestic sewage irrigation on dynamics of nutrients and heavy metals in soil and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production by S. R. Salakinkop, C. S. Hunshal

“…Conclusion Increased wheat grain yield in sewage-irrigated land compared to bore well-irrigated land was attributed to increased soil fertility that was a result of continuous sewage irrigation. Long-term irrigation of farm lands with wastewater leads to contamination of soil and plant system with heavy metals in the study area. …”
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Comparison of conventional versus robotic-assisted total hip arthroplasty using the Mako system: An Italian retrospective study by Roberta Banchetti, Silvia Dari, Maria Elisabetta Ricciarini, Domenico Lup, Francesco Carpinteri, Fabio Catani, Patrizio Caldora

“…One sample and independent sample T Student tests were used to assess eventual differences within and between groups for the continuous variables. The significance threshold was set up at P < 0.05. …”
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On-Demand Therapy with Proton Pump Inhibitors for Maintenance Treatment of Nonerosive Reflux Disease or Mild Erosive Esophagitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Zubair Khan, Yaseen Alastal, Muhammad Ali Khan, Mohammad Saud Khan, Basmah Khalil, Shreesh Shrestha, Faisal Kamal, Ali Nawras, Colin W. Howden

“…However, concerns about the cost and/or inconvenience of continuous maintenance PPI treatment have led to the evaluation of various alternative approaches. …”
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Association between Dysfunctional Beliefs and Coping Strategy among Persons Suffering from Substance Use Disorder by Prosenjit Ghosh, Saptarshi Paul Choudhury, Subho Panja

“…., Chicago, USA)” has been used for analyzing the values. For continuous variables standard deviation has been calculated along with the mean. …”
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Solid medical waste management practices and awareness in COVID-19 screening stations by S.E. Alzghoul, O.A. Smadi, T. Almomani, M.B. Alzghoul, O.M. Al-Bataineh

“…Even though most Jordanian screening stations have effectively implemented knowledge and awareness regarding solid Coronavirus disease 2019 wastes management practices, there is a need to undertake periodic training and continuous monitoring with a specific focus on the appropriate administrative and collecting processes for both technicians, and private sector stations.…”
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A novel LC-MS/MS analysis of vitamin D metabolites in mice serum and hair: impact of diet and light exposure by Muhammad K. Hakeem, Asma Al-Menhali, Sampath K. Elangovan, Iltaf Shah

“…Mice fed a standard vitamin D diet but kept in continuous darkness showed moderately elevated 25OHD3 levels, demonstrating the efficacy of dietary vitamin D in maintaining adequate levels despite the absence of light. …”
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Candida Bloodstream Infection: Changing Pattern of Occurrence and Antifungal Susceptibility over 10 Years in a Tertiary Care Saudi Hospital by Nawaf Alkharashi, Sameera Aljohani, Laila Layqah, Emad Masuadi, Waleed Baharoon, Hamdan AL-Jahdali, Salim Baharoon

“…The analysis included all cases of Candida blood stream infection who are >18 years old over the period from 2013 to 2018. Continuous variables were compared using the parametric T-test while categorical variables were compared using the Chi-squared test. …”
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A review of the influence of pH on toxicity testing of acidic environmental chemical pollutants in aquatic systems using zebrafish (Danio rerio) and glyphosate toxicity as a case s... by Vasisht Varsh Sridhar, Lucas W. Turner, Leeah S. Reidenbach, Katharine A. Horzmann, Jennifer L. Freeman

“…As the glyphosate concentration increased, the pH continued to drop as low as 2.98. When comparing unneutralized and neutralized glyphosate solutions, the 120 hpf-LC50 without neutralization was close to 50 ppm, while minimal lethality was observed up to 1000 ppm in the neutralized solutions. …”
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Preliminary evidence of immune infiltration and neutrophil degranulation in peripheral blood of non-obese OSA patients related to cognitive decline by Qingqing Liu, Yanru Ou, Ting Liu, Yuming He, Xiangming Quan, Ruoyun Ouyang, Zhihui Shi

“…Meanwhile, poor compliance with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in OSA prompts better solutions. …”
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Fear of childbirth and psychiatric disorders decrease the likelihood of subsequent births: a retrospective register-based cohort study by Elina Silvan, Terhi Saisto, Tia Mäkelä, Katariina Salmela-Aro, Mika Gissler, Laura Lampio

“…We used the t-test to compare continuous variables and the chi-square test or test for relative proportions to compare categorical variables. …”
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Outcome of Newborns with Tracheoesophageal Fistula: An Experience from a Rapidly Developing Country: Room for Improvement by Amal Al-Naimi, Sara G. Hamad, Abdalla Zarroug

“…The review included the patients who were operated upon in the period of 2011-2021 but continued to follow at our institution in the period of 2018-2021. …”
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Method for Rapid Labeling of Waste Sludge from a Food Factory with 15N-Glycine and Evaluation of N Use Using Komatsuna (Brassica rapa Var. perviridis) by Mizuho Miura-Ido, Yuzuri Iwamoto, Hiroi Kouya, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Amjad Hassan, Norikuni Ohtake, Hidetaka Hori, Takuji Ohyama

“…The mixture was incubated in a box reactor, continuously aerated with warm air around 35°C, and changed to mature SF-PMM, in only two weeks. …”
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Profile in various organic soil depth shrimp pond, Tambak Inti Rakyat, Karawang by Yuni Puji Hastuti, Lena Novita, Tri Widiyanto, Iman Rusmana

“… ABSTRACT Organic material in the bottom of the pond is part of the land is a complex and dynamic system, which is sourced from the rest of the feed, plants, and or animals found in the soil that continuously change shape, because it is influenced by biology, physics, and chemistry. …”
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Seasonal activity patterns of Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus in the United States by Lars Eisen

“…Based on ticks collected while questing or from wild animals, the seasonal activity patterns were found to be similar for I. pacificus in the Far West and I. scapularis in the Southeast, with synchronous activity of larvae and nymphs, peaking in spring (April to June) in the Far West and from spring to early summer (April to July) in the Southeast, and continuous activity of adults from fall through winter and spring with peak activity from fall through winter (November/December to March). …”
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Therapeutic effects of reduced glutathione on liver function, fibrosis, and HBV DNA clearance in chronic hepatitis B patients by Qiyao Wei, Jing Zhao

“…The control group received standard entecavir treatment (0.5 mg/time, once a day, continuous treatment for 3 months), while the observation group received a combination therapy of reduced glutathione and the standard entecavir treatment. …”
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An organic matter database (OMD): consolidating global residue data from agriculture, fisheries, forestry and related industries by G. Weldesemayat Sileshi, G. Weldesemayat Sileshi, E. Barrios, J. Lehmann, J. Lehmann, F. N. Tubiello

“…The OMD will be updated continuously as new production data are published in FAOSTAT and country-specific conversion coefficients become available. …”
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