Nonlinear Association Between the Liver Fat Content and the Risk of Hyperuricemia in Prediabetic Individuals: Evidence from Cross-Sectional Health Screening Data in China by Liu A, Li X, Zhang X, Chen K, Zou Z, Sun Y, Zhou J, Li Z, Wu X, Lv X, Li H, Guo Z, Li Y

“…This association persisted even after adjusting for other variables, indicating a heightened risk of hyperuricemia among prediabetic individuals with elevated LFC [Q4 vs Q1: odds ratio (OR 2.70), 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.93– 3.79, P < 0.001; P for trend < 0.001]. …”
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A dextrorotatory residues-incorporated bioactive dodecapeptide against enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli by Ping Zeng, Xuemei Yang, Kwok-Yin Wong, Sheng Chen, Kin-Fai Chan, Sharon Shui Yee Leung, Lanhua Yi

“…Moreover, zp39 maintained satisfactory bioactivity against E. coli O157:H7 even in the presence of 70% serum or 1,000 μmol/L chloride salts. …”
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Analisis Sentimen Bahasa Indonesia pada Twitter Menggunakan Struktur Tree Berbasis Leksikon by Feby Tri Saputra, Yani Nurhadryani, Sony Hartono Wijaya, Defina Defina

“…The tree-based method produce stable accuracy on several topics proved by the small accuracies standard deviation (0.97%) that even smaller than the non-tree method (5.4%). …”
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Editorial by Pieter Vanhuysse, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…The article shows that indicators of sustainability are based all too often on ad hoc partitioning of the life cycle, exemplified by the standard practice of letting adulthood start at 15 or 18, and old age at 65. …”
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Second-line treatment patterns and outcomes in advanced HCC after progression on atezolizumab/bevacizumab by Meng Wu, Claudia A.M. Fulgenzi, Antonio D’Alessio, Alessio Cortellini, Ciro Celsa, Giulia F. Manfredi, Bernardo Stefanini, Y. Linda Wu, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Anwaar Saeed, Angelo Pirozzi, Tiziana Pressiani, Lorenza Rimassa, Martin Schoenlein, Kornelius Schulze, Johann von Felden, Yehia Mohamed, Ahmed O. Kaseb, Arndt Vogel, Natascha Roehlen, Marianna Silletta, Naoshi Nishida, Masatoshi Kudo, Caterina Vivaldi, Lorenz Balcar, Bernhard Scheiner, Matthias Pinter, Amit G. Singal, Joshua Glover, Susanna Ulahannan, Fredrich Foerster, Arndt Weinmann, Peter R. Galle, Neehar D. Parikh, Wei-Fan Hsu, Alessandro Parisi, Hong Jae Chon, David J. Pinato, Celina Ang

“…Background &amp; Aims: Atezolizumab/bevacizumab (A/B) is now a standard first-line treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but the optimal second-line regimen is not known. …”
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Liquid anti-fire missiles. The method of extinguishing fires by Andrii Sokol, Halyna Sokol

“…In just the past few years, large fires have besieged a number of countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, Turkey, and Brazil, and even such regions as Greenland and Northern Europe. …”
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Managing the leachate at the regional landfill in Kikinda by Marković Sanja, Milanović Jelena

“…Several municipalities in Serbia began with the organization of the regional waste management system and within that frame, the construction of regional landfills which meet European standards in terms of environmental protection. The paper presents a method of management and use of leachate at the regional waste landfill 'ASA', Kikinda.…”
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The integrated management system in the bakery industry of Leskovac by Veličković Jasmina, Arsić Jovana, Staletović Maja

“…The field of bread and pastry production is very sensitive from the aspect of quality analysis and the application of the newest standards, which requires taking of a number of measures - from providing and receiving raw material to the distribution of finished products. …”
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Broiler Production Goals - Important Numbers by Gary D. Butcher, Amir H. Nilipour

“… Producing a profitable broiler requires that certain standards be met, some even before the chicks are placed on the farm and during the grow-out. …”
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Broiler Production Goals - Important Numbers by Gary D. Butcher, Amir H. Nilipour

“… Producing a profitable broiler requires that certain standards be met, some even before the chicks are placed on the farm and during the grow-out. …”
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Urology pathways for the primary care physician by J John

“…These guidelines adhere to international standards and can be adopted at all levels of healthcare, with the exception of a few advanced imaging needs.   …”
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Pitfalls in Implementing the EU Whistleblower Directive by Scheu Harald Christian

“…In this paper, we focus on two conceptual problems associated with the EU Whistleblower Directive and point out issues that may undermine or even frustrate the successful implementation of the Directive in a national context. …”
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Identifier syntax and mnemonics in programming languages by Mikas Grigaliūnas, Gintautas Grigas

“…These restrictions comes back from 7 or even 6 bit coding. The recent standards of programming languages allows to extend symbol set. …”
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Controversy About Management of Osteoarthritis with Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs by CUI Hanshu, LIU Bin

“…It leads to pain, stiffness, deformation and even disability in the patients, and increases the risk of comorbidities. …”
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Impact of tourist and recreational activities on the indicators of soil-ecological monitoring of the adjacent territory of Lake Teletskoe (Altai Mountains) by Olga A. Elchininova

“…The content of nutrients and lead were within the background and did not exceed the standardized values. The detected high concentrations of arsenic were not associated with the influence of tourist and recreational activities. …”
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Qiraat Shadhdhah in Deriving Legal Rulings of the Hanafi and Shafii Schools of Jurisprudence by Muhammad Mukmin Alhafiz Zahari, Sabri Mohamad

“…Qiraat Shadhdhah is a recitation that does not meet the standards and criteria agreed upon by Islamic scholars. …”
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Integrating Disaster Response Tools for Clinical Leadership by Kenneth V. Iserson

“…Background: Disastrous situations in the emergency department (ED) or community can overwhelm even the best-prepared teams due to their complexity and dynamic nature. …”
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Automated identification of bulk structures, two-dimensional materials, and interfaces using symmetry-based clustering by Thea Denell, Lauri Himanen, Markus Scheidgen, Claudia Draxl

“…A current barrier to effective database queries lies in the often ambiguous, inconsistent, or completely missing classification of existing data, highlighting the need for standardized, automated, and verifiable classification methods. …”
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The current and future cancer burden in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries by Saleh A. Alessy, Saleh A. Alqahtani, Jerome Vignat, Amid Abuhmaidan, Amani E. L. Basmi, Najla Al Lawati, Ameera Ali A‐Nooh, Wael Shelpai, Samar Alhomoud, Ali Al‐Zahrani, Freddie Bray, Ariana Znaor

“…Results An estimated 42,475 new cancer cases and 19,895 deaths occurred in the GCC countries in 2020, with corresponding age‐standardized incidence and mortality rates of 96.5 and 52.3 per 100,000, respectively. …”
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