Communication and Delivery of Project Activities: A Case Study of Selected Organisations in Kabale Municipality by AINE, ONAN

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Communication and Delivery of Project Activities: A Case Study of Selected Organisations in Kabale Municipality by Aine, Onan

“…It considered a few Non-Governmental organizations that operate in Kabale district such as Kick Corruption out of Uganda (KICK-U), Kigezi Women in Development (KWID), and Forum for Women in Development (FOWODE). …”
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Usability Evaluation of Foods with Function Claims Labelling as Health Information in Japan: A User-Testing Study by Yamamoto M, Yamamoto K, Takano-Ohmuro H, Yamamoto R, Saruwatari J

“…Michiko Yamamoto,1,* Ken Yamamoto,2,* Hiromi Takano-Ohmuro,3 Rain Yamamoto,4 Junji Saruwatari1 1Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto-city, Kumamoto, Japan; 2Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida-city, Tokyo, Japan; 3Faculty of Pharmacy, Musashino University, Nishitokyo-city, Tokyo, Japan; 4Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Michiko Yamamoto, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oehonmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-city, Kumamoto, Japan, Email m-yamamoto@kumamoto-u.ac.jpPurpose: The saturation of health foods in the market is coupled with inadequate information on their safe usage. …”
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The Effects of Psychodrama and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Based Group Work on Test Anxiety by Necla Taspinar Goveci, Saziye Senem Basgul

“…The data obtained as a result of the experimental work has been analyzed by applying the Kruskal Wallis-H test, Mann Whitney-U test and Wilcoxon test. According to the obtained data it is observed that; compared to the control group, the psychological consultation practices performed by using the psychodrama techniques have been effective on exam anxiety total point, perception, delusion and trait anxiety points. …”
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Xiaoyao Pills Attenuate Inflammation and Nerve Injury Induced by Lipopolysaccharide in Hippocampal Neurons In Vitro by Yang Fang, Boyu Shi, Xiaobo Liu, Jie Luo, Zhili Rao, Rong Liu, Nan Zeng

“…Xiaoyao Pills significantly decreased the levels of IL-6, TNF-α, and IDO in cell supernatant and increased the expression of BDNF, NGF, TrkB, TrkA, CREB, p-CREB, p-CREB/CREB, and SYP as well as the average optical density of BrdU/NeuN double-labelled positive cells. Our study shows that lipopolysaccharides induce inflammation and nerve damage in hippocampal neurons, which are closely related to the pathological mechanism of depression. …”
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تأثیر تمرین ورزشی بر میزان آپلین سرمی و مقاومت به انسولین در بیماران مبتلا به دیابت نوع 2: مرور نظام‌مند و فراتحلیل... by فاطمه کاظمی نسب, نفیسه حسن پور, امید ظفرمند

“…با این وجود، تجزیه و تحلیل داده­­ها نشان داد که تمرین ورزشی سبب کاهش معنادار سطوح گلوکز ناشتا ]001/0P= ،(37/26- الی 69/11-)mg/dl  034/19-=[WMD، میزان انسولین ناشتا ]001/0P= ،(429/5- تا 804/1-)mU/mL  616/3-= [WMDو شاخص مقاومت به انسولین یا HOMA-IR ]001/0P= ،(044/2- تا 104/1-) 574/1-= [WMD نسبت به گروه کنترل در بیماران T2DM شد. …”
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Self-compassion and work engagement among clinical nurses: the mediating role of moral resilience by Xingxing Liu, Fang He, Tian Tian, Jun Zhang, Yuanjiao Ji, Yuexia Zhong

“…The data analysis involved descriptive statistics, the Mann–Whitney U test, the Kruskal-Wallis H rank-sum test, Spearman correlation analysis, and the SPSS PROCESS macro.ResultsA significant positive correlation was observed between clinical nurses’ self-compassion and moral resilience (r = 0.700, p < 0.01). …”
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Challenges and opportunities for data integration to improve estimation of migratory connectivity by Jeffrey A. Hostetler, Emily B. Cohen, Christen M. Bossu, Amy L. Scarpignato, Kristen Ruegg, Andrea Contina, Clark S. Rushing, Michael T. Hallworth

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Characteristics of velopharyngeal dysfunction in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: a retrospective case-control study by Sebastiano Failla, Peng You, Chandheeb Rajakumar, Anne Dworschak-Stokan, Philip C. Doyle, Murad Husein

“…Results Lateral pharyngeal wall displacement was found to be reduced in the 22q11.2 deletion syndrome group (U = 29.50, p = .001, r = .63). However, measures of velar displacement were not observed to differ between groups. …”
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System aukcyjny jako nowy sposób wspierania OZE by Waldemar Gostomczyk

“…Materiałem badawczym były materiały statystyczne Eurostatu i GUS-u, dokumenty Komisji Europejskiej, Ministerstwa Energii, Urzędu Regulacji Energetyki, raporty dotyczące systemów wsparcia z krajów europejskich i Polski. …”
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Implementing the Kids’ Athletics Program in the System of Increasing the Level of Physical Performance of Youth by Ján Jakubík, Jaroslav Broďáni

“…The effectiveness of the 7-month experimental program was evaluated using comparative analysis through non-parametric statistical methods: Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney U test and substantive significance assessment: Cohen (r). …”
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Stimulation of Alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Attenuates Nicotine-Induced Upregulation of MMP, MCP-1, and RANTES through Modulating ERK1/2/AP-1 Signaling Pathway in RAW264... by Liping Liu, Hongxian Wu, Qunan Cao, Zhenzhen Guo, Anmin Ren, Qiuyan Dai

“…Nicotine markedly stimulated the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase1/2 (ERK1/2) and c-Jun in RAW264.7 cells. Pretreatment with U0126 significantly suppressed phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and further attenuated nicotine-induced activation of c-Jun and upregulation of MMP-2, MMP-9, monocyte chemotactic protein- (MCP-) 1, and regulated upon activation normal T cell expressed and secreted (RANTES). …”
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Chromothripsis in Treatment Resistance in Multiple Myeloma by Kyoung Joo Lee, Ki Hong Lee, Kyong-Ah Yoon, Ji Yeon Sohn, Eunyoung Lee, Hyewon Lee, Hyeon-Seok Eom, Sun-Young Kong

“…First, we analyzed nine MM cell lines (U266, MM.1S, RPMI8226, KMS-11, KMS-12-BM, KMS-12-PE, KMS-28-BM, KMS-28-PE, and NCI-H929) and bone marrow samples of four patients who were diagnosed with MM by next-generation sequencing-based copy number variation analysis. …”
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Resiliência da progressividade, da capacidade contributiva e da redistribuição de renda na tributação das pessoas físicas em época de crise – um estudo objetivado na crise financei... by João Ricardo Catarino, Maria Adosinda Teixeira

“…Adota-se como estudo de caso a reforma do imposto de renda na recente crise financeira portuguesa (2008 a 2012), durante a qual foi parcialmente executado o Memorando de Entendimento sobre as Condicionantes de Política Econômica (Memorando da Troika ou MoU – Memorandum of Understanding), no qual Portugal assumiu a obrigação de realizar um enorme esforço de consolidação fiscal e sustentabilidade financeira das contas públicas a longo prazo pela via da receita tributária. …”
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Ranibizumab for Visual Impairment due to Diabetic Macular Edema: Real-World Evidence in the Italian Population (PRIDE Study) by Ugo Menchini, Francesco Bandello, Vincenzo De Angelis, Federico Ricci, Luigi Bonavia, Francesco Viola, Elisa Muscianisi, Massimo Nicolò

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Intraspecific Morphometric Variation in a New Species of <i>Ceratomyxa</i> Thélohan 1892 (Cnidaria) from the South Atlantic Ocean: An Ecomorphological Study Using Geometric Morphom... by Delfina M. P. Cantatore, Martina Lisnerová, Paula S. Marcotegui, María A. Rossin, Astrid S. Holzer

“…This study is the first to apply landmark-based geometric morphometrics (GM) in myxozoan research, providing a detailed analysis of conspecific morphometric variation of ceratomyxid myxospores, examining their natural variation within and among different ceratomyxids infecting the gall bladder of <i>U. canosai</i>. Using GM analyses, we successfully capture and quantify phenotypic variation at the organismal level. …”
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Comparison of Hemodynamic Response following Spinal Anesthesia between Controlled Hypertensive and Normotensive Patients Undergoing Surgery below the Umbilicus: An Observational Pr... by Leake Gebrargs, Bereket Gebremeskel, Bacha Aberra, Assefa Hika, Yusuf Yimer, Misrak Weldeyohannes, Suleiman Jemal, Degena Behrey, Abere Tilahun

“…Continuous data of independent and dependent variables were analyzed using an independent sample t-test for normally distributed and Mann–Whitney U-test for nonnormally distributed between the study groups. …”
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Comparative Economic Analysis Between Bioenergy and Forage Types of Switchgrass for Sustainable Biofuel Feedstock Production: A Data Envelopment Analysis and Cost–Benefit Analysis... by Muhammad Umer Arshad, David Archer, Daniel Wasonga, Nictor Namoi, Arvid Boe, Rob Mitchell, Emily Heaton, Madhu Khanna, DoKyoung Lee

“…ABSTRACT The capacity to produce switchgrass efficiently and cost‐effectively across diverse environments can be pivotal in achieving the short‐ and medium‐term Sustainable Aviation Fuel targets set by the U.S. Department of Energy. This study evaluated the economic performance of forage‐ and bioenergy‐type switchgrass cultivars and their response to N fertilization under diverse marginal environments across the US Midwest that included Illinois (IL), Iowa (IA), Nebraska (NE), and South Dakota (SD). …”
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PARP‐1 Inhibition Increases Oxidative Stress in Ets‐1‐Expressing MDA‐MB‐231 Breast Cancer Cells by Magalie Hervieu, Arnaud J. Legrand, Emilie Floquet, Thierry Idziorek, Corentin Spriet, Didier Monté, Vincent Villeret, Marc Aumercier, Souhaila Choul‐li

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Isolation and identification of novel casein-derived bioactive peptides and potential functions in fermented casein with Lactobacillus helveticus by Mengzhu Fan, Tingting Guo, Wanru Li, Jing Chen, Fushuo Li, Chao Wang, Yi Shi, David Xi-an Li, Shaohui Zhang

“…The product peptide DELQDKIHPF found in both extracell and intracell was quantitatively analyzed using the MRM mode of UPLC-U3Q, 23.1 and 9.76 ng/mL, respectively. The quantitative analysis of the potential bioactive peptide may also advance the production of peptide products in the future. …”
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