A model of occupational stress to assess impact of COVID-19 on critical care and redeployed nurses: a mixed-methods study by Janice Rattray, Jordan Miller, Beth Pollard, Louise McCallum, Alastair Hull, Pam Ramsay, Lisa Salisbury, Teresa Scott, Stephen Cole, Diane Dixon

“…Dissemination events with a range of stakeholders, including study participants, identified staffing issues and lack of learning and development opportunities as problematic. …”
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Near infrared spectroscopy analysis as a screening tool to classify milk from bovine subclinical mastitis and promote pathogen-based therapy by Pablo Rodríguez-Hernández, Nieves Núñez-Sánchez, Silvia Molina-Gay, Vicente Rodríguez-Estévez, Fernando Cardoso-Toset

“…Subclinical bovine mastitis (SBM) is particularly problematic due to no obvious visible symptoms, which hamper the current diagnosis and lead to an underestimation of its impact. …”
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Characteristics and outcomes of individuals screening positive for borderline personality disorder on an adult inpatient psychiatry unit: a cross-sectional study by Joann J. Chen, Sam A. Mermin, Lucie A. Duffy, Samantha A. Wong, Savannah D. Layfield, Fernando Rodriguez-Villa, Steven E. Gelda, Eliot M. Gelwan, Jane Eisen, Kerry J. Ressler, Lois W. Choi-Kain, Agustin G. Yip

“…Results Compared to those screening negative on the MSI-BPD (MSI-BPD-), those who screen positive (MSI-BPD +) are younger, more likely to be female, and more likely to report a range of health and psychosocial risk factors such as unstable housing, reduced educational attainment, physical health problems, past trauma, and problematic drug and alcohol use. …”
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Effects of Clouds and Shadows on the Use of Independent Component Analysis for Feature Extraction by Marcos A. Bosques-Perez, Naphtali Rishe, Thony Yan, Liangdong Deng, Malek Adjouadi

“…This becomes especially problematic when attempting to monitor surface changes over time using satellite imagery, such as from Landsat-8. …”
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Asymptomatic primary tumour in incurable metastatic colorectal cancer: is there a role for surgical resection prior to systematic therapy or not? by Narimantas E. Samalavicius, Audrius Dulskas, Edita Baltruskeviciene, Giedre Smailyte, Marija Skuciene, Rasa Mikelenaite, Rasa Venslovaite, Eduardas Aleknavicius, Almantas Samalavicius, Raimundas Lunevicius

“…Of course, one can argue that patients in the surgery group were “less problematic”. Prospective randomized trials are needed to delineate precisely the role of palliative surgery of the primary tumour in these patients.…”
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Microplastic contamination in Czech drinking water: insights from comprehensive monitoring by Jan Halfar, Silvie Heviánková, Kateřina Brožová, Kristina Čabanová, Alice Valigůrová, Oldřich Motyka

“…Except for one sample, where no microplastics were detected, the concentration ranged from 20 to 180 microplastics per liter during the first campaign and from 20 to 120 microplastics per liter in the second campaign. …”
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Comparison of two transient elastography (TE) systems for measuring liver stiffness in clinical practice by Simone Cappelli, Antonio Salvati, Giovanni Petralli, Laura De Rosa, Gabriele Ricco, Piero Colombatto, Barbara Coco, Filippo Oliveri, Francesco Faita, Ferruccio Bonino, Maurizia Rossana Brunetto

“…Abstract Inter-instrument variations of liver stiffness measure (LSM) by transient elastography might be problematic in clinical practice. LSMs provided by 2 different systems were compared in outpatients with chronic liver disease (CLD). …”
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A novel function of short cationic peptide FP-CATH9 without antimicrobial activity reverses resistance to minocycline in common multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria by Yingqi Tang, Jiye Liu, Jiani Yan, Zhixiong Xie, Lipeng Zhong

“…Because the development of new antibiotics has proven problematic, antibiotic sensitization therapy is now an effective coping strategy. …”
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Convolutional transform learning based fusion framework for scale invariant long term target detection and tracking in unmanned aerial vehicles by Fatma S. Alrayes, Nazir Ahmad, Asma Alshuhail, Menwa Alshammeri, Ali Alqazzaz, Hassan Alkhiri, Jehad Saad Alqurni, Yahia Said

“…Its enormous applications range from military operations to urban planning and wildlife monitoring. …”
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Educational trajectories of school graduates of the Russian industrial region by I. A. Aleshkovski, A. I. Moteva, N. E. Savina, A. T. Gasparishvili, O. V. Krukhmaleva

“…As indicators, the authors consider the availability of education and young people migration at the stage of transition from secondary education to higher education.The problematic situation consists in youth migration from the regions of residence to continue education in major university centers. …”
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Protein identification using Cryo-EM and artificial intelligence guides improved sample purification by Kenneth D. Carr, Dane Evan D. Zambrano, Connor Weidle, Alex Goodson, Helen E. Eisenach, Harley Pyles, Alexis Courbet, Neil P. King, Andrew J. Borst

“…This issue is particularly problematic for self-assembling protein nanomaterials, where unexpected geometries may reflect novel assembly states, cross-contamination, or native proteins originating from the expression host. …”
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Symbiotic microalgae and microbes: a new frontier in saline agriculture by Cheng-Gang Ren, Cun-Cui Kong, Si-Ming Li, Xiao-Jing Wang, Xiao Yu, Yin-Chu Wang, Yin-Chu Wang, Song Qin, Song Qin, Hong-Li Cui

“…However, this has inadvertently led to problematic irrigation practices and overuse of agrochemicals. …”
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A multidimensional analysis of older adults wellbeing and health literacy in Alentejo: a cross-sectional study by Rute Sadio, Rute Sadio, Adriana Henriques, Adriana Henriques, Adriana Henriques, Paulo Nogueira, Paulo Nogueira, Paulo Nogueira, Andreia Costa, Andreia Costa, Andreia Costa

“…Health literacy levels were low, with, only 6.4% exhibiting excellent literacy, while 45.0% had problematic or inadequate literacy.DiscussionThe findings suggest that while preserved, significant differences exist between men and women, as well as between rural and urban residents. …”
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Scheie Syndrome Diagnosis in Early Childhood: Case Study by Nataliya V. Buchinskaya, Anastasia O. Vechkasova, Ekaterina D. Ganina, Ekaterina Е. Shipovskova, Victoriya A. Lapina, Yana A. Ananyeva, Nataliya V. Zhurkova, Nato D. Vashakmadze, Vladimir M. Kenis, Mikhail M. Kostik

“…Diagnosis of the mild form of mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I) — Scheie syndrome — can be problematic due to its non-specific manifestations. …”
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Elephant use and conflict leads to Tanzania’s first wildlife conservation corridor by Alfred Kikoti, Curtice Griffin, Lee Pamphil

“… Corridors linking protected areas are recommended for reducing the effects of human settlements that fragment African elephant (Loxodonta africana) home ranges and dispersal areas, and increase human-elephant conflicts. …”
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Effect of calcined factors on the whiteness and activity of calcined coal gangue products by Peijie XU, Yifei ZHU, Yongdan CAO, Zhao CAO, Xueming XIN

“…Coal gangue (CG), a by-product of coal mining and processing, has long been considered problematic solid waste. Its large-scale disposal raises significant safety concerns and environmental issues. …”
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THE PROSPECTS OF THE RUSSIAN-CHINESE HUMANITARIAN COOPERATION IN FRAMEWORK OF “ONE BELT, ONE ROAD” INITIATIVE IMPLEMENTATION by D. A. Smaliakou

“…The coordinated actions of China, Russia and EU countries for the promotion and maintenance of modern models of education can become a decisive factor to stabilize and implement the One Belt and One Road Initiative in problematic regions. In the author’s view, partner States should focus on actions for modernization of national education systems and dissemination of scientific worldview, e.g. in the regions of the Northern Silk Road. …”
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Mega-events and the climate: what’s the game? by David Gogishvili, Martin Müller

“…Results: Over the study period, the carbon emissions were between 2.0 and 4.5 million tonnes of CO₂e for the Olympics and 1.65 to 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂e for the Men's Football World Cup. Although FIFA's range is smaller, its carbon intensity is significantly higher than of the Olympics, both per athlete and per million USD spent. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to self-management in people with back-related leg pain: a qualitative secondary analysis by Anna-Marie L. Ziegler, Don Thorpe, Douglas Kennedy, Craig Schulz, Stacie A. Salsbury, Gert Bronfort, Roni Evans

“…Abstract Background Back related leg pain (BRLP) is a problematic subset of low back pain, leading to greater pain, loss of function and health related care costs. …”
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Exclusion of a legal entity from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities: cases of use, procedure and consequences by A. V. Gabov

“…As a result, millions of legal entities have been excluded from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities in recent years. In addition, the range of situations in which this institution began to be applied has expanded. …”
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