Alpha-defensins increase NTHi binding but not engulfment by the macrophages enhancing airway inflammation in Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency by Jungnam Lee, Naweed Mohammad, Kyudong Han, Kyudong Han, Tammy Flagg-Dowie, Maria Magallon, Mark L. Brantly, Karina A. Serban, Karina A. Serban

“…IgG-mediated phagocytosis and NTHi adherence, engulfment and phagocytosis were measured in human alveolar macrophages and monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM) isolated from patients with AATD and from healthy individuals. …”
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A New Diagnosing Method for Psoriasis From Exhaled Breath by Bilge Han Tozlu, Omer Faruk Akmese, Cemaleddin Simsek, Engin Senel

“…It has become a popular approach for physicians as a support system, as it classifies biological data collected without human intervention in various ways with machine learning methods. …”
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Sustainable poultry education for undergraduate students by A.C. Fanatico, A․Kollanoor Johny, A. Upadhyay, S.B. Bramall

“…Instructors use rigorous debate in classes to explore ecology in the environment, human rights in society, and the sustainable use of resources. …”
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A reliable supply chain network design for perishable crops with disruption risk consideration (case study: tomato supply chain) by Fateme Letafat, Mohammad Reza Gholamian, Mahsa Arabi

“…The growing global demand to provide food for the human population has caused a significant increase in cultivation. …”
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Impact of Soil Erosion on Agricultural Production in Muramba Sub - County Kisoro District. by Ndagijimana ,Vallence

“…The findings reveal that the incidence of soil erosion in the Sub-County is rampant and both human-induced and natural factors are responsible for soil erosion in the sub-county. …”
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Effect of Small and Medium Enterprises on Growth of Business in Kabale Municipality: A Case Study of Kabale Central Market. by Atukunzire, Pross

“…Solutions proposed to address these challenges included enhancing the development of the financial sector, expanding and diversifying market opportunities, promoting good governance practices, and investing in human and cultural capital development. In conclusion, the study underscored the importance of government initiatives to support and enhance the growth of Small Scale Businesses (SSBs) for the overall economic development of the nation.…”
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Progressive Efforts in the Implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Uganda. by Turyasingura, Benson, Akatwijuka, Rogers, Tumwesigye, Wycliffe, Ayiga, Natal, Ruhiiga, Tabukeli Musigi, Banerjee, Abhishek, Benzougagh, Brahim, Frolov, Denis

“…Worldwide, water is essential in creating the environment and human life. Uganda’s Vision 2040 promises general use and safe access to drinking water for all Ugandans. …”
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Determining the Water Quality from Selected Underground Water Springs and Other Selected Sources of Water Around Kabale Municipality. by Kemigisha, Angella

“…This study aimed at helping residents within the sampled sites to identify which of the water is suitable for human consumption. This involved the determination of the physicochemical parameters (pH, chloride ion concentration, and total hardness) of water obtained from the selected domestic water sources by quantitative analysis which involved titration except for water pH which was determined using a pH meter at the location. …”
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Production of Sweet-Potato Based Indigenous Micro-Organisms (IMO) for Sustainable Agriculture. by Kobusinguzi, Anociata

“…However, these chemical inputs pose significant risks to the environment, human health, and the sustainability of agricultural systems, which are issues that cannot be overlooked. …”
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Role of Wildlife Conservation on Socio-Economic Development of Households: A Case Study of Muramba Sub-County Kisoro District. by Turinayo, John

“…However, challenges such as human-wildlife conflicts, inadequate community involvement, and limited access to conservation benefits were identified. …”
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Customer Service and Performance of Commercial Banks: A Case Study of Post Bank Kabale. by Dushime, Grace

“…The study recommended that the bank should develop the capacities of its human resources in the field of public relations and client management as this will generally improve the growth of banks by resolving any queries raised by clients.…”
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Pesticide use in vegetable production in rural Uganda - A case study of Kabale District, South western Uganda by Hannington, Ngabirano, Grace, Birungi

“…Therefore, there is need to address the identified knowledge gaps on safer pesticide application in order to attain safe agricultural productivity for sustainable food security, safeguarding human health and community development in Kabale District, Uganda.…”
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A Program for Postgraduate Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation (PGDME) by Kabale University

“…This course recognizes the longevity of the practices of monitoring and evaluation which have trekked the long journey of human civilization and are claimed to be as old as man himself as well as the growing importance attached to this field both as a practice and academic study. …”
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IGJR issue 1/2018 by IF and FRFG

“… The IGJR publishes articles from the disciplines from the social sciences/humanities, reflecting the current state of research on intergenerational justice. …”
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Presenting the model of social entrepreneurship in the development of rural tourism in the target villages of Gilan province by Fatemeh Doozandeh Ziabari, hamed fallah tafti, Mir Mohammad Asadi, Mahdi Basouli

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Mucosal SARS-CoV-2 S1 adenovirus-based vaccine elicits robust systemic and mucosal immunity and protects against disease in animals by Najwa D. Aljehani, Levi Tamming, Muhammad Yasir Khan, Rwaa H. Abdulal, Mohamed A. Alfaleh, Aishah Ghazwani, Asalah Helal, Reem M. Alsulaiman, Mohammad A. Sanki, Khalid Alluhaybi, Farah Ayman Sukareh, Rahaf H. Alharbi, Faris H. Alyami, M-Zaki ElAssouli, Salima Shebbo, Wesam H. Abdulaal, Abdullah Algaissi, Ahmad Bakur Mahmoud, Mohammad Basabrain, Diana Duque, Jegarubee Bavananthasivam, Wangxue Chen, Lisheng Wang, Simon Sauve, Turki S. Abujamel, Tarfa Altorki, Rowa Alhabbab, Anh Tran, Xuguang Li, Anwar M. Hashem

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Association of blood inflammatory phenotypes and asthma burden in children with moderate-to-severe asthma by Amir Hossein Alizadeh Bahmani, Susanne J.H. Vijverberg, Simone Hashimoto, Christine Wolff, Catarina Almqvist, Lizan D. Bloemsma, Susanne Brandstetter, Paula Corcuera-Elosegui, Mario Gorenjak, Susanne Harner, Anna M. Hedman, Michael Kabesch, Leyre López-Fernández, Aletta D. Kraneveld, Anne H. Neerincx, Maria Pino-Yanes, Uroš Potočnik, Olaia Sardón-Prado, Barbara S. Dierdorp, Tamara Dekker, Nariman K.A. Metwally, Jan Willem Duitman, René Lutter, Paul Brinkman, Mahmoud I. Abdel-Aziz, Anke H. Maitland-van der Zee

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Special issue: Proceedings of the 15th ISIC - The Information Behaviour Conference, Aalborg, Denmark, August 26-29, 2024

“…Image data sharing in the social sciences and humanities Elina Late, Mette Skov, Sanna Kumpulainen Analysing humanities scholars’ data seeking behaviour patterns using Ellis' model Wenqi Li, Pengyi Zhang, Jun Wang Can ChatGPT provide health information as physicians do? …”
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The FIT FIRST 10 dose-response study: evaluation of implementation outcomes by Sofie Koch, Sofie Koch, Caroline Eckert, Nikos Ntoumanis, Nikos Ntoumanis, Nikos Ntoumanis, Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani, Chiara Cimenti, Chiara Cimenti, Malte Nejst Larsen, Peter Krustrup, Peter Krustrup, Lars Breum Skov Christiansen, Lars Breum Skov Christiansen

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Psychosocial risks and mental health of health and social care workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic by Nadia Vilahur Chiaraviglio

“…Public bodies such as the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) are currently focusing their research efforts on further understanding and documenting the evidence on the multiple risks- including chemical, physical and psychosocial hazards -experienced by workers in the human health and social care activities sector, and their complex interplay. …”
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