Definition. 1  Troponins are specific proteins found in heart muscle. Troponin testing is done to diagnose heart attacks (myocardial infarctions). 2  When heart muscle is damaged, as in a myocardial infarction (MI), troponins leak out of cells and into the bloodstream.
Variable Ratio Schedule (VR) This is going to be a little confusing at first, but hang on and it will become clear. A variable ratio schedule (VR) is a type of operant conditioning reinforcement schedule in which reinforcement is given after an unpredictable (variable) number of responses are made by the organism. This is almost identical to a Fixed-Ratio Schedule but the reinforcements are given on a variable or changing schedule.
Programmed inspection schedule means OSHA inspections scheduled in accordance with criteria contained in the current OSHA field instructions or approved State Plan counterpart. RA means the Regional Administrator for Occupational Safety and Health of the Region in which the State concerned is located.