Exam and knowledge-based educations in Uganda: A comparison of concepts. A case of Lango sub region, Northern Uganda by Eton, Rehema, Andrew Peter Yiga, Solomon Asiimwe Muchwa, Fabian, Mwosi, Eton, Marus

“…A sample of 111 respondents was chosen from the respondents and the response rate was 100%. The study found out that Learners and instructors view education as merely passing examinations. …”
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Impact of Continuous Assessment on Pupils’ Academic Performance in Primary Schools in Southern Division Kabale Municipality. Kabale: Kabale University. by Tumwesigye, Gidion

“…A descriptive survey design was used in collecting the data to describe schools and respondents in the case study schools. A total sample of 100 was selected to participate in the study. The researcher used both questionnaires and interviews to collect the necessary data about the subject. …”
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Sales Promotion and Changing Market shares of Telecom Companies. It was Carried out in Kigali City Rwanda. by Daria, Murungi

“…The target population was the staff of telecom companies operating in Kigali city and consumers of products from the companies. A sample size of 100 respondents was used to obtain information relevant to the study. …”
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Effects of Nitrate Stress on Physiological and Biochemical Characteristics of Canna generalis Bailey at Seedling Stage by Zhaohu GU, Shuxin ZHAO, Wenwei WU, Huini XU, Kunzhi LI

“…In the fifth week, the photosynthesis rate was about 11 and 15 times that of CK, and the transpiration rate was 4.3 and 7.5 times that of CK. …”
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Astronomy and Climate-Earth System: Can Magma Motion under Sun-Moon Gravitation Contribute to Paleoclimatic Variations and Earth’s Heat? by Zhiren Joseph Wang, Xiaopei Lin

“…In this work, the dynamics of Sun-Moon gravitation (SMG) were explored for a rotating Earth and were determined to have a long memory in magma, a mostly ignored geophysical fluid with a mass ~3,400 times that of the atmosphere plus the oceans. Using the basic motion and gravitation (including obliquity) of the Sun and the Moon, we determined that SMG-induced magma motion could produce paleoclimatic variations with multiple periods (e.g., ~23, ~40, ~80, and ~100 ky), with considerable power for Earth’s heat. …”
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A Descriptive Analysis of the Fastest Race Courses for Triathletes by Mabliny Thuany, David Valero, Elias Villiger, Marilia Andrade, Katja Weiss, Pantelis T. Nikolaidis, Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Thomas Roseman, Beat Knechtle

“…These race records were aggregated by location, and each location’s split and full finish times were calculated. Data analysis was performed first for the full sample (all race records), and then for an elite sub-sample consisting of the top 100 males and top 100 females records in each location. …”
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Effect of Porous Coating on Heat Transfer in Minichannels with Intensive Localised Heating by Pukhovoy M.V., Zaitsev D.V.

“…The values of heat transfer coefficients and critical heat flux on porous surfaces are significantly (up to 3 times) higher than for a smooth surface. The values of critical heat flux reached 1.2 kW/cm2, and the values of heat transfer coefficient reached 100 kW/(m2 K). …”
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Marker-Less Video Analysis of Infant Movements for Early Identification of Neurodevelopmental Disorders by Roberta Bruschetta, Angela Caruso, Martina Micai, Simona Campisi, Gennaro Tartarisco, Giovanni Pioggia, Maria Luisa Scattoni

“…Using a Support Vector Machine (SVM), we achieved an accuracy rate of approximately 85%, a sensitivity of 64%, and a specificity of 100%. We also observed that the disparities in lower limb movements diminished over time points. …”
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CRISPR/Cas12a-based method coupled with isothermal amplification to identify Alternaria spp. isolated from wheat grain samples by Aisha Shaizadinova, Aisha Shaizadinova, Meruyert Amanzholova, Meruyert Amanzholova, Irina Rukavitsina, Sailau Abeldenov, Anuar Rysbekovich Zhumakayev

“…Furthermore, the method exhibited high sensitivity, detecting Alternaria DNA down to 100 copies, validated by real-time fluorescence readout. …”
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Comparison of Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Surgery (PTES) With MIS-TLIF for Treating Lumbar Degenerative Disease in Obese Patients by Fan W, Chen Y, Zhou T, Xu Y, Gu Y

“…Visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores, Oswestry disability index (ODI), and complications were also recorded.Results: Patients in PTES group showed significantly shorter operation time (54± 10min vs 103± 18min, P< 0.001), lower blood loss (5/2-15mL vs 60/40-100mL, P< 0.001), shorter incision length (9± 2mm vs 41± 3mm, P< 0.001), reduced fluoroscopy frequency (5/5-10 times vs 7/6-11 times, P< 0.001) and shorter hospital stay (3/2-4 days vs 6/4-8 days, P< 0.001) than MIS-TLIF group. …”
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Near-infrared spectroscopy combined with vascular occlusion test to predict acute kidney injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a prospective observational study by Ling Peng, Yeying Zheng, Fei Guo, Mengdan Su, Wei Wei

“…Multivariable analysis revealed that CPB time and post-CPB desaturation speed (D-speed) were independently associated with AKI. …”
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Comparison of ZnS(Ag) Scintillator and Proportional Counter Tube for Alpha Detection in Thin-Layer Chromatography by Marc Pretze, Jan Wendrich, Holger Hartmann, Robert Freudenberg, Ralph A. Bundschuh, Jörg Kotzerke, Enrico Michler

“…The AR-2000 has a better signal-to-noise ratio, and this eliminates the need for additional waiting time after TLC development.…”
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Kinetic simulation of uranium migration in granite fissure media of beishan, gansu, China: A case study based on the Laplace transform and inverse transform methods by Xianzhe Duan, Cong Du, Nan Li, Jiaxin Duan, Zhenping Tang

“…The following insights were obtained: (1) After 100,000 years, U-238 has a very limited diffusion depth in the matrix domain, with a diffusion range of only a few tens of millimeters, whereas it migrates relatively quickly in the fissure domain, with a maximum migration distance of about 1500 m. (2) Under the same migration time and distance, the relative concentration of nuclide U-238 in the fissure domain increases with larger gap width, hydraulic gradient, and diffusible area ratio, but decreases with higher rock porosity. (3) In the same time range, the rock masses with larger gap widths, hydraulic gradients, and diffusible area ratios have larger migration ranges, while those with higher porosities have smaller migration ranges. (4) While selecting a site for diposal of HLWs, it is recommended to choose rock masses in the granite area of Beishan with no fissures or few fissures; additionally, areas with smaller fissure widths, hydraulic gradients, and diffusible area ratios but higher rock porosity should be prioritized. …”
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Comparison of Concentration- and Homology-Dependent Effects of the Proinflammatory Cytokine Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) in a Bovine Chondrocyte Inflammation Model by Robert Ossendorff, Sarah Kurth, Su Wang, Max Jaenisch, Elio Assaf, Sebastian Scheidt, Kristian Welle, Christof Burger, Dieter C. Wirtz, Andreas C. Strauss, Frank A. Schildberg

“…This was observed both at the early time point (day 4) and at the late time point (day 14). …”
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Multivariate-coupled-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy with Chebyshev rational fractional-order filtering algorithm for trace CH4 detection by Shenlong Zha, Hang Chen, Chen Liu, Yuxiang Guo, Hongliang Ma, Qilei Zhang, Lingli Li, Shengbao Zhan, Gang Cheng, Yanan Cao, Pan Pan

“…An innovative and miniature photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS) gas sensor based on a multivariate-coupled amplification photoacoustic cell (MVCA-PAC) with a total length of 100 mm was developed to achieve ultra-sensitive trace CH4 detection. …”
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Effects of a 16-week dance intervention on loneliness and self-esteem in left behind children: a randomised controlled trial by Xiaolin Li, Qian Yang, Jiayi Long, Linghui Zhou, Chunxia Lu, Zhenqian Zhou, Ming Zeng, Weixin Dong

“…Linear mixed-effects models for repeated measures were used to test the effects of time, group and time × group interactions. (a) The average age of the 1261 participants was 10 years (SD = 3.52), with high levels of loneliness (42.48 ± 12.04) and low levels of self-esteem (26.75 ± 6.39). …”
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The Effect of Laminin-1-Doped Nanoroughened Implant Surfaces: Gene Expression and Morphological Evaluation by Humberto Osvaldo Schwartz-Filho, Kostas Bougas, Paulo G. Coelho, Ying Xue, Mariko Hayashi, Rafael Silveira Faeda, Rosemary Adriana Chiérici Marcantonio, Daisuke Ono, Fumio Kobayashi, Kamal Mustafa, Ann Wennerberg, Ryo Jimbo

“…Nanostructured implants were coated with laminin-1 (test; dilution, 100 μg/mL) and inserted into the rabbit tibiae. …”
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Improvement of a MALDI-TOF database for the reliable identification of Candidozyma auris (formally Candida auris) and related species by Hui-Hui Zhu, Miao-Miao Liu, Teun Boekhout, Qi-Ming Wang

“…ABSTRACT Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is a promising technique for the rapid identification microorganisms. …”
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Conversion to Sirolimus Therapy in Kidney Transplant Recipients with New Onset Diabetes Mellitus after Transplantation by Massimiliano Veroux, Tiziano Tallarita, Daniela Corona, Nunziata Sinagra, Alessia Giaquinta, Domenico Zerbo, Carmela Guerrieri, Antonino D'Assoro, Sebastiano Cimino, Pierfrancesco Veroux

“…In Group A, patient and graft survivals were 100% and 75%, respectively, not significantly different from Group B (83.4% and 68%, resp., P=0.847). …”
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Novel Fast-Setting and Mechanically-Strong Calcium Phosphate Pulp-Capping Cement with Metformin Release to Enhance Dental Pulp Stem Cells by Mohammad Alenizy, Abdullah Alhussein, Nader Almutairi, Ibrahim Ba-Armah, Tao Ma, Suping Wang, Nageswara R. Pilli, Maureen A. Kane, Michael D. Weir, Abraham Schneider, Hockin H. K. Xu

“…Results showed CPCC at a 3.25:1 ratio significantly reduced setting time to 41.5 min versus 123 min for MTA (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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