Joint Education Provision: A Relief or Challenge to Quality Education Services in Uganda. “A Study in Buganda Region”. by Sempungu, Godfrey

“…The coverage of this study could have been wider, but time and monetary resources were key hampering factors to a more exhaustive and comprehensive coverage. …”
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Use of Garden Design to Enhance Mental Health Among the Selected Health Facilities in Kabale Town: A Case Study of Makanga Health Facility. by Nayebare, Maria

“…Historically, plants played a significant role in hospital architecture, especially in sanatoriums treating tuberculosis and mental illnesses. However, over time, natural spaces disappeared from medical buildings due to hygiene-focused approaches. …”
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Entrepreneurship skills application among ICT Graduates of Muni University, Uganda by Ritah, Nafuna, Nicholas, Nkamwesiga, Phelix, Businge Mbabazi

“…The results show that the graduates are competent in: computer literacy and information technology (ICT applications); creativity, innovation and opportunity identification; life skills (problem solving, time management, decision making, ability to learn and change management); literacy and numeracy among others. …”
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Conflict Management and Organisational Performance of Nongovernmental Organizations: A Case Study of Compassion International in Greater Kabale District by Laban, Biryomumeisho

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Indoor and Ambient Air Pollution in Chennai, India during COVID-19 Lockdown: An Affordable Sensors Study by Naveen Puttaswamy, V. Sreekanth, Ajay Pillarisetti, Adithi R. Upadhya, Sudhakar Saidam, Balachandar Veerappan, Krishnendu Mukhopadhyay, Sankar Sambandam, Ronak Sutaria, Kalpana Balakrishnan

“…We report here the impact of graded COVID-19 lockdown on indoor particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) levels based on calibrated data from affordable real-time PM sensors called atmos™ and ambient PM levels from publicly available regulatory monitors. …”
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Characteristics of the monkeypox virus isolate obtained from the first patient in Russia and its sensitivity to 7-[N-(4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)-hydrazinocarbonyl]-tricyclo-[3.2.2.0... by Alena S. Ovchinnikova, Dmitrii A. Odnoshevsky, Alexey S. Kabanov, Sergey A. Bodnev, Oleg V. Pyankov, Oksana P. Os'kina, Maria V. Sivay, Andrey V. Bespalov, Tatyana V. Tregubchak, Larisa N. Shishkina, Oleg S. Taranov, Vladimir V. Zolin, Artemiy A. Sergeev, Alexander P. Agafonov

“…In this study, the pathogen of monkeypox was detected and identified using real-time PCR, NGS and electron microscopy, and the first imported case of this disease in Russia was confirmed. …”
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Uptake and hesitancy of the second booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine among the general population in China after the surge period of the COVID-19 pandemic: a large-scale national st... by Xin Liu, You Xin, Ling Zhang, Yijin Wu, Shu Jing, Zhenwei Dai, Tianrui Ren, Xiaoyang Liu, Jiaqi Fu, Xu Chen, Weijun Xiao, Hao Wang, Yiman Huang, Wenjun Wang, Xiaofen Gu, Li Ma, Shaokai Zhang, Yanqin Yu, Li Li, Tianzuo Gao, Tianyou Zhao, Yimin Qu, Xinyan Liu, Xiaoyou Su, Youlin Qiao

“…Crucial steps, such as raising public awareness of the benefits and potential side effects of regular COVID-19 vaccination, ensuring timely monitoring and disclosure of pandemic information, and implementing targeted measures to improve social support and mental health, should be taken. …”
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Advancements in noninvasive techniques for transplant rejection: from biomarker detection to molecular imaging by Yuan Song, Yihui Wang, Wenyuan Wang, Yuji Xie, Junmin Zhang, Jing Liu, Qiaofeng Jin, Wenqian Wu, He Li, Jing Wang, Li Zhang, Yali Yang, Tang Gao, Mingxing Xie

“…Fluorescence imaging provides a high spatiotemporal resolution for AR grading, ultrasound offers real-time and portable monitoring, and magnetic resonance delivers high tissue contrast for anatomical assessments. …”
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Distal Femur Type III Open Fractures: Functional Outcome Analysis by Arul R Bhagyaraj, Anand Ashok, Manisha J Kumar, Krupakaran Ganesan, Anand Kurian, Dan B Inja, Manasseh Nithyananth, Vinoo M Cherian, Jeremy Bliss

“…A total of 30 out of 36 patients had underwent surgical fracture fixation at the time of presentation and 6 patients underwent transfemoral amputation. …”
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Evaluation of in-office tooth whitening treatment with violet LED: protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial by Lara Jansiski Motta, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Maria Fernanda Setúbal Destro Rodrigues, Ana Eliza Castanho Garrini dos Santos, Marcelo Mendes Pinto, Dácio Antonio Pantano Junior, Aldo Brugnera Jr, Fátima Antonia Aparecida Zanin

“…The Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ) will be evaluated before, as well as at established time point controls. The results will be expressed as mean and SD values. …”
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Ethnobotany, floristic and phytochemical studies of medicinal plants used to treat uterine fibroids in Mbarara City, Uganda by Calton Nantinda, Esther Lynnet Kisakye, David Musana, Isaac Ssessanga, Ukashar Ssenabulya, Timothy Omara, Ivan Kahwa, Florence Nalimu

“…Fabaceae (10.6%), Asteraceae, Lamiaceae (8.5% each), Asparagaceae and Cucurbitaceae (6.4% each) were the most ordinary families. At the same time, Oxygonum sinuatum, Hoslundia opposita, Opuntia ficus-indica, Sesamum angustifolium, Phyllathus niruri, Ricinus communis, Erythrina abyssinica and Leonotis nepetifolia were the most frequently cited species. …”
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Transcriptomic responses of sponge holobionts to in situ, seasonal anoxia and hypoxia by Strehlow, Brian W., Schuster, Astrid, Francis, Warren R., Eckford-Soper, Lisa, Kraft, Beate, McAllen, Rob, Nielsen, Ronni, Mandrup, Susanne, Canfield, Donald E.

“…Indeed, two sponge species, Eurypon sp. 2 and Hymeraphia stellifera, survive seasonal anoxia for months at a time. To understand their tolerance mechanisms, we performed differential gene expression analyses on the sponges, their mitochondria and their microbial symbionts under in situ conditions of normoxia, hypoxia and anoxia. …”
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Reproductive modes in populations of late-acting self-incompatible and self-compatible polyploid Ludwigia grandiflora subsp. hexapetala in western Europe by Stoeckel, Solenn, Becheler, Ronan, Portillo-Lemus, Luis, Harang, Marilyne, Besnard, Anne-Laure, Lassalle, Gilles, Causse-Védrines, Romain, Michon-Coudouel, Sophie, Park, Daniel J., Pope, Bernard J., Petit, Eric J., Barloy, Dominique

“…It shapes genetic diversity and its structure over time and space, which can be used to infer reproductive modes. …”
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Phantom motor execution as a treatment for phantom limb pain: protocol of an international, double-blind, randomised controlled clinical trial by Brian E McGuire, Lina Bunketorp-Käll, Eva Lendaro, Liselotte Hermansson, Helena Burger, Corry K Van der Sluis, Monika Pilch, Katarzyna Kulbacka-Ortiz, Ingrid Rignér, Anita Stockselius, Lena Gudmundson, Cathrine Widehammar, Wendy Hill, Sybille Geers, Max Ortiz-Catalan

“…Preliminary investigations have shown that decoding motor volition using myoelectric pattern recognition, while providing real-time feedback via virtual and augmented reality (VR-AR), facilitates phantom motor execution (PME) and reduces PLP. …”
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Awake brain MRSI reveals anesthetic sensitivity and regional aging effects on [13C]bicarbonate metabolism in mice by Maiko Ono, Rena Kono, Kosei Hirata, Kosei Hirata, Keita Saito, Motonao Nakao, Yoichi Takakusagi, Rikita Araki, Akira Sumiyoshi, Yuhei Takado

“…Hyperpolarized [1-13C]pyruvate MRS has shown promise for neurological applications because it enables the real-time in vivo detection of glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation flux. …”
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Understanding experiences of neglected tropical diseases of the skin: a mixed-methods study to inform intervention development in Ethiopia by Michael Marks, David Mabey, Ruth Canter, Elizabeth Allen, Charles Opondo, Jennifer Palmer, Iris Mosweu, Jacob Novignon, Sinéad Langan, Maria Zuurmond, Catherine Pitt, Stephen L Walker, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Tara Mtuy, Rachel L Pullan, Richard Phillips, Daniel Okyere, Anthony Ablordey, Samantha Owen, Portia Boakye Okyere, Kidist Bobosha, Katherine Halliday, Steve Walker, Galana Mamo Ayana, Rachel Pullan, Mirgissa Kaba, Tara B Mtuy, Yaw Amoako, Adwoa Asante-Poku, Abigail Agbanyo, Eric Koka, Joseph Timothy, Yohannes Hailemichael, Abebaw Yeshambel Alemu, Teklu Cherkose, Getachew Kebebew, Fikregabrail Aberra Kassa, Tedros Nigusse, Kibur Engedawork, Zenebu Begna, Abay Waday, Saba Lambert, Katherine Elizabeth Halliday, Endalamaw Gadisa, Vanessa Yardley, Collins Ahorlu, Anita Achiaa Gyekye, Emmanuel Afreh, Esther Amon, Abraham Kwabena Anang, Ruth Dede Tuwor, Giulia D’Odorico, Kibur Engidawork, Mehari Getaneh, Bernadette Morkporkpor, Emmanuel Narh, Dorcas Opai-Tetteh, Yohannes Michael, Amel Mohammed, Fewzia Shikur Mohammed, Shimelis Doni Nigusse, Maja Niksic, Edmond Okloo, Michael Oppong, Lucy Owusu, Ishaque Siam, Ingrid Sobel, Feleke Tilahum, Joseph Tuffour, Abay Woday, Abebaw Yeshambel, Adelaide Forkuo- Boadu, Derrick Kontoh, Jojo Cobbinah

“…Travel and costs of care at specialised facilities outside the district inhibited timely care-seeking for both diseases. Transmission discourses shaped different understandings of who was affected by leprosy and CL and expectations of behaviour during and after treatment. …”
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Understanding stakeholder views of the use of digital therapeutic interventions within children and young people’s mental health services by Brioney Gee, Brioney Gee, Tim Clarke, Tim Clarke, Jess Garner, Bonnie Teague, Bonnie Teague, Georgianna Coote, Aoife Dunne, Rachel McGuire, Andrew Laphan, Manjul Rathee, Jon Wilson, Jon Wilson

“…BackgroundProviding the growing number of children and young people seeking mental health support with timely access to care poses a significant challenge. …”
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Response surface methodology for the design of malachite green dye removal by γ-Fe2O3 dispersed on reduced graphene oxide sheets by Liu Zhu, Anam Sana, Muhammad Tariq Qamar, Ali Bahadur, Guocong Liu, Mohammad Aslam, Ammar Zidan, İsmail Seçkin Çardaklı, Shahid Iqbal, Sajid Mahmood, Muhammad Saad, Khalid M. Alotaibi

“…The optimal adsorption parameters obtained from the within-range numerical optimization based on 0.923 Derringer’s desirability function were 200 mg/100 mL dose, 80 ppm dye solution, 7.99 pH and 112.68 min. contact time for ~ 90% MG dye removal and 40.64 mg/g adsorption capacity (qm) by rGO/γ-Fe2O3. …”
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First detection and molecular characterization of Jingmen tick virus with a high occurrence in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus collected from livestock in Cameroon (2024) by Paloma Kiwan, Eva Lopez, Morena Gasparine, Geraldine Piorkowski, Agathe Colmant, Achille Paguem, Stephanie Mvodo, Laurence Thirion, Xavier de Lamballerie, Remi Charrel, Alessandra Falchi

“…Abstract Background Jingmen tick virus (JMTV) is a novel tick-borne virus detected for the first time in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in China. …”
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Impacts of Sandstorms on Chemistries of Ambient PAHs in a Small City in North China by Zhiyong Li, Zhen Zhai, Jixiang Liu, Lan Chen, Zhuangzhuang Ren, Chen Liu, Ziyi Zhan, Ziyuan Yue, Wenjia Zhu, Jihong Wei, Huiying Gao, Songtao Guo

“…SSP exhibited a slightly high average PAH concentrations of 10.3 ng m−3 than 9.16 ng m−3 in the NSSP. At the same time, the average PM2.5 concentrations obviously increased from 60.7 µg m−3 to 75.2 µg m−3. …”
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