RNAseq of peripheral blood mononucleated cells exposed to platelet-rich fibrin and enamel matrix derivatives by Layla Panahipour, Zahra Kargarpour, Michael Mildner, Hannes Kühtreiber, Reinhard Gruber

“…To this aim, we have exposed human peripheral blood mononucleated cells (PBMCs) to PRF lysates prepared by a swing-out rotor and EMD, followed by bulk RNA sequencing. A total of 111 and 8 genes are up- and down-regulated by PRF under the premise of an at least log2 two-fold change and a minus log10 significance level of two, respectively. …”
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Omicron Positivity in Air of Hospital Settings Gathered COVID-19 Patients, Vaccinated/Unvaccinated Populations by Zeynep Ece Kuloğlu, Zeynep Bengi Eren, Bedirhan Haykar, Cansel Vatansever, Tayfun Barlas, Mert Ahmet Kuskucu, Gülen Güney-Esken, Füsun Can

“…The highest viral load was detected in the COVID-19 patient room (3.60 × 1010 PFU m−3), followed by the pediatrics outpatient clinic waiting room (2.8 × 108 PFU m−3). …”
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Effectiveness of physical activity interventions on reducing perceived fatigue among adults with chronic conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled... by Ioulia Barakou, Kandianos Emmanouil Sakalidis, Ulric Sena Abonie, Tracy Finch, Katie L. Hackett, Florentina Johanna Hettinga

“…Small long-term effects were found during follow-up(SMD=0.38, p= 0.002). Notably, both short (2-6 weeks) and longer-term (16-24 weeks) interventions were effective in reducing fatigue. . …”
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Lightning-induced vulnerability assessment in Bangladesh using machine learning and GIS-based approach by Tanmoy Mazumder, Md. Mustafa Saroar

“…The most significant predictors of lightning vulnerability are cropland area (32 %) followed by literacy rate (19 %), rural population (18 %), lightning flashes (16 %), and water area (15 %) in Bangladesh. …”
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The Impact of Ischaemic Stroke Subtype on 30-day Hospital Readmissions by Anna Therese Bjerkreim, Andrej Netland Khanevski, Henriette Aurora Selvik, Ulrike Waje-Andreassen, Lars Thomassen, Halvor Naess, Nicola Logallo

“…All surviving patients admitted with IS or TIA from July 2007 to December 2013 were followed by review of medical records for all unplanned readmissions within 30 days after discharge. …”
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Price tag of glaucoma care is minor compared with the total direct and indirect costs of glaucoma: Results from nationwide survey and register data. by Petri K M Purola, Joonas Taipale, Saku Väätäinen, Mika Harju, Seppo V P Koskinen, Hannu M T Uusitalo

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Economic and glaucoma data were collected from the cross-sectional nationwide Health 2000 health examination survey linked to multiple national registers, which allowed a 13-year follow-up between 1999-2011 among survey participants. …”
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Ultra-processed food intake, genetic polymorphisms, and the risk of dyslipidemia in the adult Korean population by Minsu Cho, Heejin Lee, Jung Eun Lee

“…Participants: 20,044 Korean adults aged ≥40 years in the Health Examinees (HEXA) study, the Cardiovascular Disease Association Study (CAVAS), and the Korea Association Resource (KARE) study Results: During median follow-ups of 4.09, 8.67, and 15.67 years in the HEXA, CAVAS, and KARE studies, respectively, there were a total of 7,331, 786, and 1,732 incident dyslipidemia events. …”
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Effect of phenylbutazone administration on the enteroinsular axis in horses with insulin dysregulation by Kate L. Kemp, Jazmine E. Skinner, François‐René Bertin

“…On Day 9 of treatment, an OGT was conducted, followed by a 10‐day washout period, administration of the alternative treatment, and repetition of the OGT. …”
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Association between use of heated tobacco products and long-term respiratory effects considering smoking history: internet-based cross-sectional study in Japan by Yuki Kimura, Minoru Sugita

“…Since the duration of HTP use is considerably shorter than that of cigarette use at present, further research, such as follow-up surveys assessing the long-term respiratory effects of HTP use, will be necessary.…”
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A comparative study to estimate three commercial products of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) on blood biochemistry, sexual hormones concentrations, reproductive indices, and lar... by El-Sayed I. Attia, Mohamed F. A. Abdel-Aziz, Habib Ul Hassan, Mohammad Z. Ahmed, Takaomi Arai, Hamed H. E. Saleh

“…Besides, brood-stock injected with Choriomon® was the best in fry production (34587 larvae/kg brood stock) followed by Chorionic Gonadotropin and Epifasi®, respectively, while the Chorionic Gonadotropin group had the highest dose cost for producing 1000 fry.…”
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Experimental study of the impact of deck-charge structure on blast-induced fragmentation by Zhixian Hong, Ming Tao, Shurong Feng, Hao Liu, Wenhong Wu, Xudong Li, Shuai Liu

“…The center deck charge yields the superior fragmentation, followed by double-ends and top deck charges. Water-deck charge generates finer fragmentation than air deck and polyethylene (PE) deck charges. …”
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A generalist vector-transmitted parasite exhibits population genetic structure among host genera by Vincenzo A. Ellis, Mélanie Duc, Arif Ciloglu, Olof Hellgren, Staffan Bensch

“…The distribution of Tajima’s D among sequenced loci was negatively skewed, plausibly reflecting a history of bottleneck followed by population expansion. Tajima’s D was lower in infections of Phylloscopus than Sylvia, plausibly because WW2 began infecting Phylloscopus hosts after it was already a parasite of Sylvia hosts. …”
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Historical biogeography and systematics of yellow-bellied toads (Bombina variegata), with the description of a new subspecies from the Balkans by Christophe Dufresnes, Simeon Lukanov, Sven Gippner, Johanna Ambu, Ilias Strachinis, Dragan Arsovski, Benjamin Monod-Broca, Hugo Cayuela, Petros Lymberakis, Daniele Canestrelli, Dan Cogălniceanu, Nikolay A. Poyarkov, Spartak N. Litvinchuk, Tomasz Suchan, Mathieu Denoël, Daniel Jablonski

“…Spatiotemporal patterns of diversification suggest a role for a Late Miocene marine incursion in the Pannonian Plain (Paratethys) as the initial trigger of divergence, followed by a vicariance event in the Apennines and a “sky island” process of Pleistocene differentiation in the Balkan Peninsula. …”
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Inhibitory effects of rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum l.) leaves ethanolic extract on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Streptococcus pyogenes by Leonny Dwi Rizkita, Rizka Ariani, Muhammad Farid, Ardestya Rastrani, Widya Aryana Ramadhania, Ratna Aprillia Eka Putri

“…The extract was prepared using maceration with 96% ethanol, followed by qualitative phytochemical screening, which confirmed the presence of flavonoids (blackish-blue reaction with FeCl3) and tannins (reddish hue with HCl). …”
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Birthing experience and quality of life after vacuum delivery and second-stage caesarean section: a prospective cohort study in Uganda by Barbara, Nolens, Thomas, van den Akker, John, Lule, Sulphine, Twinomuhangi, Roosmalen, Jos van, Josaphat, Byamugisha

“…methods Prospective cohort study, with six-month follow-up, of women who gave birth to a term singleton in cephalic presentation by vacuum extraction (n = 289) or SSCS (n = 357) between 25 November 2014, to 8 July 2015, in Mulago Hospital, Uganda. …”
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The Steel Industry and The Development Of Local Community: Case Study of Tembo Steel Industry in Kasolo Division Iganga District. by Kibirige, Eriasafu

“…The findings on contributions of Tembo Steel Industry, the responses were obtained from the statements that were given to respondents as follows; it provides employment opportunities to people like; drivers, engineers, cleaners and accountants, it is strengthening the economy through paying tax that are used to provide social services like medical, security and transport, transformation of agriculture from use of rudimentary tools to modem machines which increase productivity and the extraction of steel products generates significant foreign exchange and according to the research findings the study went ahead to find the challenges faced by the local community in Kasolo division around Tembo steel industry and responses were obtained from statements that it has caused environmental drawbacks which include; pollution of air, water and soil, accidents that lead to workers losing their limbs, fingers, sight and respiratory disorders, increased theft of steel materials in search for materials like saucepans, goal posts and road signs and displacement of people due to need of land for expansion of the steel plant. …”
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Public-Private Partnership and Early Childhood Education in Kasese District, Uganda. by Kategaya, Raymond Mwesigye, Adyanga, Akena Francis, Ocan, Johnson

“…Similarly, it was also found that Institutional Factors for PPP supported expressive ability in children in that they were in a position to follow a simple command. Besides, the availability of suitable Home Environment Factors was also found to promote communication ability in children. …”
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Youth Involvement in Pornography and Academic Engagement in Selected Secondary Schools in Kabale Municipality. by Kanyesigye, Bens Rogers

“…A cross-sectional research design was employed, followed by a mixed-methods approach (both qualitative and quantitative) to examine the population's characteristics and identify correlations. …”
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Workplace Environment and Employee Performance in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case of Kabale District Local Government. by Gasengayire, Sarah

“…The study also recommended that the Ministry of Local Government and individual local governments should continue to strengthen the setting of standards and procedures to be followed by local government in performing their work. …”
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Organisational Culture and Performance of Urban Local Governments in Uganda: A Case of Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Tushemereirwe, Juliet

“…Therefore, the performance of KMC was highly related to clan culture, followed by market culture, then Adhocracy culture, and lastly hierarchy culture. …”
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