Women Economic Empowerment and Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality. by Gerald, Baguma

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Utilization of Teacher Supervision Tool in Influencing Teacher Effectiveness in Secondary Schools in Rukungiri District – Uganda by Evans, Tayebwa

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Plant Adaptation and Soil Shear Strength: Unraveling the Drought Legacy in <i>Amorpha fruticosa</i> by Hao Jiang, Xiaoqing Chen, Gang Xu, Jiangang Chen, Dongri Song, Ming Lv, Hanqing Guo, Jingyi Chen

“…In such a changing environment, the shallow reinforcement effect of plant roots often fails to meet expectations. This study aims to explore whether this is associated with the alteration of plant traits as a response to environmental change. …”
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Harnessing the potential of chloroplast-derived expression elements for enhanced production of cellulases in Escherichia coli by Ayesha Siddiqui, Muhammad Mudassar Iqbal, Asad Ali, Iqra Fatima, Hazrat Ali, Aamir Shehzad, Sameer H. Qari, Ghulam Raza, Muhammad Aamer Mehmood, Peter J. Nixon, Niaz Ahmad

“…Our finding underscores the potential of this approach to meet industrial demands for efficient enzyme production employing E. coli as a robust biomanufacturing platform.…”
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Efficacy of linaclotide in combination with polyethylene glycol for bowel preparation in Chinese patients undergoing colonoscopy polypectomy: protocol for a randomised controlled t... by Jing Xu, Ping-ping Chen, Dong Chen, Hui-Ying Zhao, Xiao-Feng Cai, Xiao-Bin Wang, Chao-Xu Liu

“…Study findings will be disseminated to participants, presented at professional society meetings, and published in peer-reviewed journals. …”
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The anti-PD-L1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody KN046 plus lenvatinib in advanced unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma: a phase II trial by Da Xu, Hongwei Wang, Quan Bao, Kemin Jin, Ming Liu, Wei Liu, Xiaoluan Yan, Lijun Wang, Yanqiao Zhang, Guangyu Wang, Yue Ma, Zhigang Ma, Chunhui Zhang, Jiebing Tang, Sha Wang, Jiaohui Pang, Ting Xu, Kun Wang, Baocai Xing

“…A total of fifty-five participants were enrolled. The results meet the pre-specified primary endpoints. No DLT was observed in the safety run-in period. …”
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Lipidomics-based association study reveals genomic signatures of anti-cancer qualities of pigmented rice sprouts by Rhowell Navarro Tiozon, Rhowell Navarro Tiozon, Erstelle Pasion-Uy, Saleh Alseekh, Saleh Alseekh, Kristel June D. Sartagoda, Shem Gempesaw, Joel H. G. Tolentino, Alisdair R. Fernie, Alisdair R. Fernie, Nese Sreenivasulu

“…IntroductionThe genetic wealth present in pigmented rice varieties offer abundant variation in different sources of antioxidants to meet nutritional security targets among rice-consuming communities. …”
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Implications of Implementing Promulgated and Prospective Emission Regulations on Air Quality and Health in India during 2030 by Sreyashi Debnath, Rama Krishna Karumuri, Gaurav Govardhan, Rajmal Jat, Himadri Saini, Akash Vispute, Santosh H. Kulkarni, Chinmay Jena, Rajesh Kumar, D. M. Chate, Sachin D. Ghude

“…Throughout India, under the S2 and S3 scenarios, 38% and 62% of states would meet the annual National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) of 40 µg m−3, respectively. …”
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Real-time mechanism-based interventions for daily alcohol challenges: Protocol for ecological momentary assessment and intervention by Shuyan Liu, Matthias Haucke, Rika Groß, Kay Schneider, Jaekyung Shin, Fabian Arntz, Patrick Bach, Tobias Banaschewski, Christian Beste, Lorenz Deserno, Ulrich Ebner-Priemer, Tanja Endrass, Marvin Ganz, Ali Ghadami, Marco Giurgiu, Andreas Heinz, Falk Kiefer, Reinhold Kliegl, Bernd Lenz, Marta Anna Marciniak, Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, Andreas B. Neubauer, Michael Rapp, Michael N. Smolka, Jens Strehle, Rainer Spanagel, Gianna Spitta, Heike Tost, Henrik Walter, Hilmar Zech, Dominic Reichert, Markus Reichert

“…Methods We will target 180 individuals aged 18 to 70 in Germany who report loneliness, alcohol cravings, and meet risk or binge drinking criteria (over 14 standard drinks per week or five drinks in a single day for males, and over seven drinks per week or four drinks in a single day for females). …”
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Study on the Freeze-Thaw Problems in the Winter Construction of the Lianghekou Earth-Core Rockfill Dam and the Countermeasures for Prevention by Qihao Yu, Xiu-Ling Ren, Pan Yue, Gui-Ke Zhang, Jun-Feng Wang, Yan-Hu Mu, En-Long Liu

“…And, the field tests demonstrate that the filling compaction degree of the frozen soils is difficult to meet the designed requirements. In order to effectively cope with the adverse effect of the freeze-thaw on the construction quality during the construction process, based on the analysis of the freeze-thaw characteristics of soils and its influence, and the energy exchange process of soils on-site, the principles and methods for establishing the freeze prevention system during the winter construction process are established, and a comprehensive monitoring system suitable for on-site is established in this paper. …”
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Controls on the geotechnical properties of plastic-bonded pavement blocks produced by artisanal means in Bamenda, Cameroon by Bertrand Tatoh Aziwo, Moses Kuma Mbuh, Irene Bongsiysi Bame, Paul Venyite, Moyouwou Amadou Njoya, Fidelis Toke Ntam, M.V. Nsongka, Ndigui Billong

“…An average compressive strength of 32.97 MPa, water absorption of 2.27 % and an abrasion index of 0.07 was obtained at 27.5 % PET for 50WS50QS, which meets the recommended requirements of pavement blocks for pedestrian and light vehicular traffic according to ASTM C-902-22, NF EN 1338:2004 and SNI 03-0691-1996 standards. …”
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Perceived urban environment elements associated with momentary and long-term well-being: An experience sampling method approach by Yu-Ru Chen, Atsushi Nakagomi, Masamichi Hanazato, Noriyuki Abe, Kazushige Ide, Katsunori Kondo

“…These elements are important for developing urban areas that meet the physical requirements of residents while supporting their emotional and psychological well-being.…”
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Smart phone-based transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation as adjunctive therapy for hypertension (STAT-H trial): protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial by Yu Wang, Xiao Wang, Ying Lin, Chao-Qun Yan, Guang-Xia Shi, Cun-Zhi Liu, Jing-Wen Yang, Jian-Feng Tu, Shi-Yan Yan, Xin-Tong Su, Li-Qiong Wang, Si-Bo Kang, Bao-Hong Mi, He-Wen Li, Xue-Zhou Wang

“…The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the smart phone-based TEAS as adjunctive therapy for hypertension.Methods and analysis This study is a 52-week cluster randomised controlled trial with 1600 hypertension patients in 32 community health service centres. Patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomised into usual care group or TEAS group in a 1:1 ratio. …”
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Enhanced Optical and Thermal Stability of Blue Pyrrole Derivatives for Color Filter in Image Sensors by Sunwoo Park, Sangwook Park, Saeyoung Oh, Hyukmin Kwon, Hayoon Lee, Kiho Lee, Chun Yoon, Jongwook Park

“…The synthesized compounds exhibited transmittance values that meet commercial requirements, with 88.6% at 450 nm and 0.73% at 530 nm. …”
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How many stroke survivors develop problematic spasticity requiring pharmacological therapy? An international (Europe and USA) observational study protocol by Pascal Maisonobe, Sergiu Groppa, Simon Page, Richard D Zorowitz, Laura Serrano Barrenechea, Simon Butet, David Hernández Herrero, Rama Prasad, Susan Sandars, Seema Meloni, Alessandro Picelli

“…Results will be published at international meetings and in an international peer-reviewed journal. …”
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Appendiceal cancer in pregnancy and circulating tumor cells detection in the umbilical cord by Risa Kudo, Kensuke Matsumoto, Tatsuya Ishiguro, Tomoyuki Sekizuka, Koji Nishijima, Takayuki Enomoto, Kosuke Yoshihara

“…The neonatal disseminated intravascular coagulation score was 4 according to the scoring system used by the Japanese Society of Obstetrical, Gynecological &amp; Neonatal Hematology, which meet the neonatal disseminated intravascular coagulation criteria. …”
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Self-Reported Disability in Adults with Severe Obesity by I. Kyrou, G. Osei-Assibey, N. Williams, R. Thomas, L. Halder, S. Taheri, P. Saravanan, S. Kumar

“…Functional assessment is crucial in obesity management, and establishing the disability profiles of obese patients is integral to both meet the specific healthcare needs of individuals and develop evidence-based public health programs, interventions, and priorities.…”
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Design of a Solar‐Wind Hybrid Renewable Energy System for Power Quality Enhancement: A Case Study of 2.5 MW Real Time Domestic Grid by F. Max Savio, S. Vinson Joshua, K. Usha, Muhammad Faheem, Raju Kannadasan, Arfat Ahmad Khan

“…This research addresses the critical need for a sustainable and high‐quality power supply by designing, modeling, and simulating a 2.5 MW solar‐wind hybrid renewable energy system (SWH‐RES) optimized to meet the energy demand of a surveyed 2.3 MW domestic load, while also reducing THD to acceptable levels for improved power quality and grid stability. …”
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Modelling the seasonal dynamics of Aedes albopictus populations using a spatio-temporal stacked machine learning model by Daniele Da Re, Giovanni Marini, Carmelo Bonannella, Fabrizio Laurini, Mattia Manica, Nikoleta Anicic, Alessandro Albieri, Paola Angelini, Daniele Arnoldi, Federica Bertola, Beniamino Caputo, Claudio De Liberato, Alessandra della Torre, Eleonora Flacio, Alessandra Franceschini, Francesco Gradoni, Përparim Kadriaj, Valeria Lencioni, Irene Del Lesto, Francesco La Russa, Riccardo Paolo Lia, Fabrizio Montarsi, Domenico Otranto, Gregory L’Ambert, Annapaola Rizzoli, Pasquale Rombolà, Federico Romiti, Gionata Stancher, Alessandra Torina, Enkelejda Velo, Chiara Virgillito, Fabiana Zandonai, Roberto Rosà

“…Our work establishes a robust methodological foundation for forecasting the spatio-temporal abundance of Ae. albopictus, offering a flexible framework that can be tailored to meet specific public health needs related to this species.…”
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Study on the behavior of impurity removal from lithium-iron-phosphate slag using the ultrasonic-assisted sulphuric acid leaching by Zhao Y., Wang Y.-H., Wu J.-J., Ma W.-H.

“…In the study, ultrasonic-assisted sulfuric acid leaching was used to remove impurities in the iron phosphate, to meet the stringent impurity content requirements for battery-grade iron phosphate regarding impurity content. …”
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