Occupational injuries, mental workload and coping strategies among the nursing workforce in the Eastern Region of Ghana: a multi-centre study by Collins Atta Poku, Abital Ayergo Ahulu, Janet Otomo, Doris Hagan, Catherine Kroamah Dwumfour, Joseph Shahadu Issifu, Veronica Dzomeku

“…The participants adopted different coping strategies in dealing with the mental workload, with active coping and instrumental support being the most used coping strategies. …”
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Estimating the Health-Related Quality of Life Benefit of Prophylactic Treatment for COVID-19 in Immunocompromised People: A Multimethod Valuation Study by Katy Gallop, Rebekah Hall, Michael Watt, Daniel Squirrell, Neil Branscombe, Sofie Arnetop, Andrew Lloyd

“…PrEP would potentially result in a utility gain between 0.082 and 0.326, dependent on valuation approach and expected change in behavioral restrictions, leading to improvements in daily activities and emotional well-being.…”
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Using LED Light Combined With Chromophore Gel in Treating Acne Vulgaris – Preliminary Study by Deda AE, Hartman-Petrycka M, Wilczyński S

“…Greater hydration was achieved six weeks after six treatments compared to the values obtained prior to treatment and after three treatments. The activity of sebaceous glands and, consequently, the amount of sebum on the epidermal surface in all the examined areas of the face changed significantly after the treatments. …”
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Effects of long-term fertilizer practices on rhizosphere soil ammonia oxidizer community structure under the double-cropping rice field by Haiming Tang, Li Wen, Lihong Shi, Kaikai Cheng, Geng Sun, Mei Sun, Weiyan Li

“…Therefore, the effects of different long-term (37 years) fertilizer managements on rhizosphere soil potential nitrification activity (PNA), AOA and AOB community structure, and its relationship under the double-cropping rice system in southern of China were studied in the present paper. …”
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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

“…Glucose‐dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), and active glucagon‐like peptide 1 and 2 (aGLP‐1 and GLP‐2) concentrations were determined by ELISA. …”
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Multi-pathway oxidative stress amplification via controllably targeted nanomaterials for photoimmunotherapy of tumors by Song Li, Yunheng Liu, Xiaokang Zhang, Yurong Liu, Longqing Si, Shaojing Jiang, Aoya Wang, Xukai Che, Jing Chen, Jinghui Hu

“…Mature dendritic cells transmit signals to T cells, increasing T cells infiltration and activation, facilitating tumor growth inhibition and the suppression of lung metastasis. …”
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An indole alkaloid from a tribal folklore inhibits immediate early event in HSV-2 infected cells with therapeutic efficacy in vaginally infected mice. by Paromita Bag, Durbadal Ojha, Hemanta Mukherjee, Umesh Chandra Halder, Supriya Mondal, Nidhi S Chandra, Suman Nandi, Ashoke Sharon, Mamta Chawla Sarkar, Sekhar Chakrabarti, Debprasad Chattopadhyay

“…The results revealed that HM possesses significant anti-HSV-2 activity with EC50 of 1.1-2.8 µg/ml, and selectivity index of >20. …”
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Modulation of iron metabolism by new chemicals interacting with the iron regulatory system by Yoshiaki Tsuji, Jun Ninomiya-Tsuji, Maurice Y.F. Shen, Benjamin R. DiFrancesco

“…Using wild type and mutant IRE-luciferase reporter cells, we identified new IRP-IRE inhibitors such as V004-0872 harboring chloroacetamide, while its analog V011-6261 with chloropropanamide completely lost the inhibitory activity. V004-0872 inhibited the human IRP2 via Cys512 and caused decreased iron levels through reciprocal TfR1 downregulation and ferritin upregulation. …”
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Comparison of the results of medical approach and surgical approach of septic arthritis in native joints: a single-center retrospective study by Qiyuan Lu, Xiaoqiang Yang, Mengmeng Chen, Zhiqiang Mao, Houfu Ling

“…According to the improvement of clinical symptoms and daily activity ability of the joints, functional results of patients were divided into Complete recovery, Basic recovery, Minor recovery and No recovery. …”
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Photofunctionalized Europium(III) complexes with circularly polarized luminescence by Md. Jahidul Islam, PhD, Naima Sharmin

“…This study investigates the synthesis and characterization of europium(III) complexes having CPL activity by incorporating chiral ligand (+)-3-(trifluoroacetyl)camphor (tfc) and triphenylene diphenylphosphine oxide (DPO) ligands . …”
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Distribution characteristics and pollution assessment of heavy metals in typical black soil profiles of Haicheng city, Liaoning province, China. by Ziqi Li, Cang Gong, Xiaojun Ai, Xiaohuang Liu, Xiaofeng Zhao, Jiufen Liu

“…Principal component analysis results show that As, Cr, Cu and Ni belong to natural sources, Cd and Hg belong to anthropogenic sources from agricultural activities-atmospheric deposition, and Pb and Zn have both sources.…”
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On Job Training and Employee Productivity in Banking Institutions in Uganda: A Case Study of Centenary Bank Kabale Branch. by Nakero, Sarah

“…From the study findings, the researcher concludes that various methods of on job training used by centenary bank like coaching, job instruction, apprenticeship and job rotation and internship prgrammes should be enhanced as this enables the newly recruited employees to gain more knowledge and skills regarding the performance of different activities. Since there are different factors that influence on job training and employee productivity among which is a significant productivity factor that should be comprehensive and thorough. …”
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Concrete Production and Curing with Recycled Wastewater: A Review on the Current State of Knowledge and Practice by Tobby Michael, Agwe, Tibenderana, Philip, Twesigye-Omwe, Moses N, Abdulkadir, Sholagberu Taofeeq

“…Hence, this paper presents a general review of the current state of knowledge and practice on concrete production and curing using recycled wastewater from industrial, commercial, and domestic activities. An extensive review of the existing literature revealed that recycled water is ft for concrete production and curing purposes. …”
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The Suitability of Recycled Domestic Wastewater in Plain Concrete Production. by Orishaba, James

“…Concrete production is one of the activities that use a lot of water in its mix but fresh potable water is greatly reducing due to highly increasing population and industries in the world. …”
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The Role of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on the Socio¬economic Transformation of Rural Areas in Nyarusiza Sub-County Kisoro District. by Izabayo, Joan

“…There are several successful non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that have actively participated in the development of society by creating employment opportunities and livelihoods for the poor section of society through non-governmental organizations (NGO's) and the socio-economic transformation of rural areas in Nyarusiza Sub-county Kisoro district.…”
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Assessing the Role of MBIFCT as a Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) in Socio-Economic Transformation of Rural Areas in Gitenderi Parish Nyarusiza Sub-County Kisoro District. by Kwebiha, Alex

“…There are a number of successful NGOs who have actively participated for the development of the society by creating employment opportunities and livelihood for the poor section of the society on the Non-governmental Organizations (NGO's) and the socio-economic transformation of rural areas in Nyarusiza Sub¬county Kisoro district.…”
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The Effect of Internal Control System on the Financial Performance of SACCOS in Rukiga District: A Case study of Rukiga SACCO in Rukiga District. by Katwesigye, Joshua

“…The study also found that control activities and the monitoring of controls in an organization basically comprise. …”
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The Effect of Poverty on Rural Livelihoods in Uganda: A Case Study of Katooke Sub-County Kyenjojo District. by Mukabazaire, Mary

“…The researcher recommends that since poverty alleviation involves improving the living conditions of people who are already poor, the government and other donor agencies can extend aid, particularly to the people living in absolute poverty so that they can start up economic activities and get out of poverty.…”
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Preservation of Electronic Records and Performance of Microfinance Institutions: A Case Study of Lyamujungu SACCO Kaharo Branch. by Ainembabazi, Abias

“…The study recommends that there should be enough infrastructures to support Electronic Records management at Lyamujungu SACCO so that better performance can be achieved, training of staff should be done in order to effectively use digitization at the SACCO and this can reduce delays in retrieving of the information and the government should provide loans to SACCOs in order for them to purchase and have the necessary requirements computers; switches and network cables to enable them effectively manage their activities…”
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Causes of Pupils' Failures At Primary Leaving Examinations in Butanda Sub-County Kabale District. by Keinika, Titus

“…Parents should show an active interest in their children's education by providing them with rich instructional materials and also make the home environment conducive to learning by ensuring homework habits, parental support and guidance, and intellectual stimulation.…”
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