The Influence of Students’ family background on Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Kamuganguzi Sub-County, Kabale District by Franco Jack, Tumuhimbise

“…At the same time, students whose parents have better jobs and higher levels of educational attainment and who are exposed to more educational and cultural resources at home tend to perform better than their counterparts without such opportunities. …”
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LC-Protonets: Multi-Label Few-Shot Learning for World Music Audio Tagging by Charilaos Papaioannou, Emmanouil Benetos, Alexandros Potamianos

“…Our method is applied to automatic audio tagging across diverse music datasets, covering various cultures and including both modern and traditional music, and is evaluated against existing approaches in the literature. …”
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CDK1 mediates the metabolic regulation of DNA double-strand break repair in metaphase II oocytes by Tian-Jin Xia, Feng-Yun Xie, Juan Chen, Xiao-Guohui Zhang, Sen Li, Qing-Yuan Sun, Qin Zhang, Shen Yin, Xiang-Hong Ou, Jun-Yu Ma

“…Results By analyzing DSB repair pathways in oocytes at different stages, we found that break-induced replication (BIR) and RAD51-mediated homology-directed repair (HDR) were highly active in germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) oocytes but suppressed in metaphase II (MII) oocytes and the BIR in oocytes was promoted by CDK1 activity. By culturing oocytes in different media, we found that high-energy media, such as DMEM, decreased CDK1 protein levels and suppressed BIR or HDR in MII oocytes. …”
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Comparative analysis of microbial contamination in diesel fuels using MALDI-TOF MS by Agnieszka Ludwiczak, Tomasz Zieliński, Ewelina Sibińska, Grażyna Czeszewska-Rosiak, Michał Złoch, Joanna Rudnicka, Andrzej Tretyn, Paweł Pomastowski

“…Microorganisms collected from three types of diesel fuel were cultured, and fuel samples were analyzed. Significant differences in microbiological contamination were observed between the fuel types, with 272 isolates of bacteria and fungi identified across all fuel samples. …”
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Virtual Reality Tours as an Immersive Approach to Archaeology in Higher Education by Robert Stephan, A. R. Doery, Caleb Simmons

“…By immersing students in virtual environments, educators can potentially overcome geographical, financial, and logistical constraints, allowing students to explore the world and its diverse cultures without leaving their home learning environment. …”
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Las nuevas modalidades de alojamiento turístico en Castilla-La Mancha: aparición, evolución y distribución territorial by Ana Eulalia Aparicio Guerrero, Óscar Serrano Gil, Joaquín Saúl García Marchante, María Cristina Fernández Fernández

“…Junto con la oferta tradicional de alojamientos en núcleos urbanos, en los últimos años la región ha experimentado un cambio significativo al alza de distintas modalidades de establecimientos relacionados con la importancia que va adquiriendo la práctica del turismo rural y de naturaleza y el turismo cultural y de centros urbanos.  …”
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Shadi Park Renovation with Social Development Emphasis: A Case Study Halabja City, Iraq by Mihraban Othman Mustafa, Masoumeh Faraji, Zaniar Jamal Salih, Muhammed Saeed Rasheed

“…The results of the questionnaire indicate the priority of people's demands, the most important of which include: building a sports venue for women, proper service of restaurants and cafes during the day and night, the presence of swimming pools and fountains in the park, parking at the entrances, space allocation to hold cultural and artistic festivals. …”
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Análisis de artefactos de hueso y asta de venado de las montañas (Odocoileus lucasi) recuperados en San Luis Potosí y Ciudad de México by Mayela Janine López Ibarra, Gilberto Pérez Roldán, Raúl Valadez Azúa, Edsel Rafael Robles Martínez

“…En los sitios Rancho Carabanchel, San Luis Potosí y Predio Diana, CDMX se recuperaron materiales de hueso y asta correspondientes a esta especie con posibles evidencias de manipulación cultural. El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar las huellas que presentan estos artefactos y contrastarlas con los procesos tafonómicos que generan marcas similares para poder comprender si se trata de utensilios empleados por las personas del pasado, o si por el contrario, sólo fueron afectadas por el ambiente. …”
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Megoura crassicauda promote the ability of Vicia faba L. to remediate cadmium pollution of water and soil by Sijing Wan, Shasha Wang, Yan Li, Yexin Xie, Qimei Li, Yinjie Fang, Zhenjuan Yin, Shigui Wang, Yifan Zhai, Bin Tang

“…This study investigated the cadmium (Cd) remediation ability of fava beans by M. crassicauda feeding on or not using both hydroponic and soil cultures containing varying concentrations of Cd. Under hydroponic conditions, the Cd content in fava beans increased significantly following aphid invasion. while the Cd content decreased after aphid infestation under soil cultivation conditions. …”
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Clinical diagnosis of Q fever by targeted next-generation sequencing for identification of Coxiella burnetii by Shaohua Zhan, Haoyuan Jin, Hanbing Ji, Xin Hou, Jing Li, Ye Zhang, Jiajia Zheng, Liyan Cui

“…The mean age of the patients was 39.6 years (range: 32–59 years). Although blood cultures were negative, elevated infection markers (CRP, PCT, and ferritin) and liver enzymes (ALT, AST, GGT, ALP, and LDH) were observed. …”
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Liver macrophage-derived exosomal miRNA-342-3p promotes liver fibrosis by inhibiting HPCAL1 in stellate cells by Wenshuai Li, Lirong Chen, Qi Zhou, Tiansheng Huang, Wanwei Zheng, Feifei Luo, Zhong Guang Luo, Jun Zhang, Jie Liu

“…Method Exosomes were extracted from primary mouse macrophages and cultured with HSCs, and the differential expression of microRNAs was evaluated using high-throughput sequencing technology. …”
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Unraveling the levels of emerging contaminants along the eastern Mediterranean Sea by Fatima Haydous, Bilal Nehmeh, Joseph Rebehmed, Josephine Al-Alam, Christopher Saab, Sara Sabbagh, Ali Hamieh, Ali Yassin, Mahmoud Wazne, Elias Akoury

“…Abstract The Eastern Mediterranean Sea, rich in environmental and cultural heritage, faces increasing threats from emerging contaminants like toxic metals and phthalates. …”
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Does the Apoptosis Value of Cumulus Cells Play a Role in Rescue Oocyte in Vitro Maturation? by Tulay Irez, Sinem Ercan Dogan, Enver Ciraci, Saadet Busra Aksoyer, Muhammet Sait Toprak, Nurten Dayioglu, Onur Guralp

“…STUDY DESIGN: In this experimental study, donated immature germinal vesicle oocytes were cultured for, in vitro maturation, embryo development in matured germinal vesicle oocytes were compared with apoptotic properties of cumulus cells. …”
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Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV): a Globally Emerging Threat to Tilapia Aquaculture by Lowia Al-Hussinee, Kuttichantran Subramaniam, Win Surachetpong, Vsevolod Popov, Kathleen Hartman, Katharine Starzel, Roy Yanong, Craig Watson, Hugh Ferguson, Salvatore Frasca Jr, Thomas Waltzek

“… Tilapia lake virus is a globally emerging virus responsible for episodes of mass mortality in cultured and/or feral tilapia (Oreochromis spp. and hybrids) in Asia, Africa, Central America, and South America. …”
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Women’s understanding and experiences of menopause in low-income and middle-income countries in the Asia Pacific region: a scoping review protocol by Michelle Redman-MacLaren, Karen Cheer, Relmah Baritama Harrington, Dorothy Esau, Emmy Foroasi

“…A woman’s experiences of menopause are shaped by her individual circumstances and may vary between social and cultural contexts. Evidence is needed to inform research and programme delivery that supports women’s health and well-being throughout the menopausal transition. …”
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Public health implications of Bovine Cysticercosis from Cattle slaughtered at Dilla Municipal abattoir, Southern Ethiopia by Fikadu Tesfaye, Jemere Bekele, Mesele Abera, Nebyou Moje Hawas

“…The majority of the respondent had an experience of raw meat consumption (65.2%; 45/69) as a result of traditional and cultural practice. Of those raw meat consumers, 62.2% (28/45) were experienced taeniasis. …”
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Health Concerns as the Fundamental Dietary Choices for Potential Stunting Preventions: a Qualitative Study by Inne Soesanti, Taufiqurrahman Taufiqurrahman, Ani Intiyati, Sri Hidayati

“…Conclusions: In conclusion, the mothers’ choices for children’s meals under two years of age in this village were highly influenced by cultural and health concerns. The implication of this study was that selecting food for toddlers under two years old should bring up a positive impact on their growth.…”
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Natural selection and adaptive traits in the Maniq, a nomadic hunter-gatherer society from Mainland Southeast Asia by Tobias Herzog, Maximilian Larena, Wibhu Kutanan, Helmut Lukas, Martin Fieder, Helmut Schaschl

“…Abstract Asia is home to diverse hunter-gatherer populations characterized by significant morphological, anthropological, cultural, and linguistic diversity. Despite their importance in understanding ancestral human subsistence, little is known about the essential genetic adaptations of these groups. …”
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Orthorexia in Athletes: A Comprehensive Review of its Causes, Impact on Health, and Prevention Strategies by Kamila Fuczyło, Karolina Stankevič, Anna-Mariia Chernysh, Aleksandra Dusińska, Jakub Waszczyński, Justyna Woźniak, Justyna Weronika Kmieć, Wiktor Biesiada, Ewelina Kopczyńska, Piotr Kulej

“…ON is driven by societal, cultural, and sports-specific pressures, leading to restrictive dietary practices that can cause nutrient deficiencies, metabolic imbalances, energy depletion, and psychological distress. …”
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A case report of confirmed difficult pulmonary tuberculosis based on the hybrid capture-based tNGS method by Weiqian Chen, Huimin Chen, Ze Liu, Xinle Chi, Yaomeng Chen, Huan Ye, Wenjie Huang, Chenlei Cao, Wei Weng

“…Routine testing of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, search for tuberculosis bacilli, bacterial and fungal cultures, X-pert MTB/RIF, and multiplex PCR-based targeted Next-generation sequencing (mp-tNGS) results were all inconclusive. …”
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