Selective Determinants of Low Bone Mineral Mass in Adult Women with Anorexia Nervosa by Andrea Trombetti, Laura Richert, François R. Herrmann, Thierry Chevalley, Jean-Daniel Graf, René Rizzoli

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Financial Inclusion and Refugees’ Self-Reliance: An Assessment for Women’s Economic Empowerment at Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Southwestern Uganda. by Mugisha, Abbas, Kaaya, Siraje

“…While self-reliance and economic inclusion are increasingly centralized in the international refugee regime as tools of empowerment that benefit women refugees, policy makers largely fail to consider the distribution and availability of local resources in promoting these ideas. …”
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Digitization of Information Resources and User Satisfaction: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Kembabazi, Dorothy

“…This could be overcome through the local government and central government putting more finances in records management at the district to help the district have finances to run the digitization programs. …”
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The Impact of Urbanization on Lives of People in Uganda: A Case Study of Kampala City. by Byonanebye, Bright

“…Kampala is divided into five (5) divisions (Central, Kawempe, Makindye, Nakawa & Rubaga), each headed by a popularly elected Mayor. …”
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An Assessment of The Contribution of Community Social Support System in Promoting to the Wellbeing of the Elderly in Hamurwa Sub-County. by Atuheire, Enid

“…Quantitative data from the questionnaires were sorted and edited in the field by research assistants and the researcher, followed by centralized analysis after all responses were collected. …”
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Marketing Cooperatives and sustainable Agricultural development in Rulindo District, Rwanda by Nkubito, Habyarimana Jean Pierre

“…Randomly selected agricultural marketing cooperatives are located in five district zones; North, South, Central, West and East and in the respective five sectors; Cyungo, Shyorongi, Mbogo, Burega, and Bushoki; each sector in each district zone. …”
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COVID-19 Vaccines Effectiveness and Safety in Trinidad and Tobago: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Angel Justiz-Vaillant, Kimberly Roopnarine, Shaundell Solomon, Alyssa Phillips, Solange Sandy, Alyssa Subero, Sarah Seepersad, Nicholas Span, Phalmanie Ramnath, Akaasha Ramnarine, Bimala Ramdath, Chelsea Rampaul, Renissa Ramdial, Dana Phagoo, Thalia Ramdhanie, Vinaya Moonilal, Emily-Marie Poliah, Steffan Poonwassie, Karishta Punilal, Sarah Panchoo, Justice Parris, Steven Oudit, Trudy Muir, Johnson Nicholas-Joseph, Bijey Raj Pandit, Sanjeev Pakeerah, Vesham Sookoo, Patrice Richards, Tishia John, Darren Gopaul, Sachin Soodeen, Odette Arozarena-Barbosa, Arlene Williams, Chandrashehkar Unakal, Rodolfo Arozarena Fundora, Reinand Thompson, Patrick Eberechi Akpaka

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Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential and type 2 diabetes mellitus among patients with STEMI: from a prospective cohort study combing bidirectional Mendelian randomizatio... by Xiaoxiao Zhao, Jiannan Li, Shaodi Yan, Yu Tan, Runzhen Chen, Nan Li, Jinying Zhou, Chen Liu, Peng Zhou, Yi Chen, Hongbing Yan, Hanjun Zhao, Li Song

“…Moreover, bidirectional Mendelian randomization analyses provide supporting evidence for a potential causal relationship between TET2-related CHIP and the development of T2DM. Graphical abstract Central Illustration: The association between clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM): The prevalence of CHIP is notably higher in individuals with T2DM, as demonstrated in a prospective study within an Asian cohort of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). …”
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Adaptive responses of large-seeded lentils across diverse Indian climates by Ashok Kumar Parihar, Kali Krishna Hazra, Amrit Lamichaney, Debjyoti Sen Gupta, Jitendra Kumar, Anil Kumar Singh, Sankar Prasad Das, Muniyandi Samuel Jeberson, Parvez Ahmad Sofi, Ajaz Ahmad Lone, Jai Dev, Ashok Kumar, Ravindra Kumar Panwar, Sarvjeet Singh, Harsh Kumar Dikshit, Murlidhar Aski, Bimal Singh Jamwal, Ved Prakash, Sumer Singh Punia, Khajan Singh, Sunil Kumar Nair, Mangala Parikh, Smita Tiwari, Ashok Kumar Saxena, Sudhakar Prasad Mishra, Kamaluddin, Hitesh Kumar, Umesh Kumar, Deepak Singh, Sanjeev Gupta, Shailesh Tripathi, Girish Prasad Dixit

“…For this, diverse sets of large-seeded lentil genotypes were tested across multiple locations spanning three agroclimatic zones of India: North Hill Zone (NHZ), North Western Plain Zone (NWPZ), and Central Zone (CZ). Substantial variability was observed in days to flowering (53–147 days), maturity duration (87–200 days), reproductive period (33–65 days), grain yield (0.77–2.18 t ha−1), and 100-seed weight (2.3–4.5 g) across locations. …”
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Terlipressin at esophageal varicose bleeding at liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension syndrome by B. N. Kotiv, I. I. Dzidzava, D. P. Kashkin, A. V. Smorodsky, A. V. Slobodyanik, S. A. Soldatov, M. V. Koldin

“…In both groups injection of studied agents was accompanied by change of parameters of central hemodynamics. Though the level of mean blood pressure and heart rate decreased, only reduction of cardiac output in the main group significantly differed from reference values.Conclusion. …”
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Comparison of Anterior Ocular Biometric Measurements Using Swept-Source and Time-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography by Sisi Chen, Rongrong Gao, Colm McAlinden, Junming Ye, Yiran Wang, Min Chen, Jinhai Huang, Yong Sun, A-Yong Yu

“…Purpose. To compare central corneal thickness (CCT), aqueous depth (AQD), and anterior chamber depth (ACD) measurements using the swept-source (CASIA SS-1000, Tomey, Japan) and time-domain (Visante, Carl Zeiss Meditec, USA) anterior segment optical coherence tomographers (OCT) in normal eyes. …”
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The Role of Dendritic Cells in Adaptive Immune Response Induced by OVA/PDDA Nanoparticles by Daniele R. Pereira, Yunys Pérez-Betancourt, Bianca C. L. F. Távora, Geraldo S. Magalhães, Ana Maria Carmona-Ribeiro, Eliana L. Faquim-Mauro

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: The data showed the central role of DCs in the induction of antigen-specific immune response by OVA-PDDA-NPs, thus proving that these NPs are a potent adjuvant for subunit vaccine design.…”
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A Scoping Review of Existing Policy Instruments to Tackle Overweight and Obesity in India: Recommendations for a Social and Behaviour Change Communication Strategy [version 2; peer... by Lopamudra Tripathy, Suparna Ghosh-Jerath, Neena Bhatia, Kathryn Backholer, Kavita Chauhan, Nishibha Thapliyal, Deepika Bahl, Shalini Bassi, Monika Arora, Seema Chandra, Preetu Mishra

“…Methods Systematic identification and selection of policy instruments using ‘Arksey and O’Malley’ framework was conducted from central government ministry websites, between March and June 2023. …”
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Efficacy of Duloxetine for Postspine Surgery Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Abdulsalam Mohammed Aleid, Faisal Alshehri, Naif Alasiri, Fatimah Alhomoud, Shouq Alsaegh, Mohammed Alrasheed, Salem Aljaddua, Ali Alasiri, Asma Boukhari, Abdulmonem Ali Alhussain, Bipin Chaurasia, Saud Nayef Aldanyowi

“…Methods We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PubMed, Scopus and Web of science databases for relevant articles up to March 2024. …”
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Bupivacaina y fentanil por vía epidural como alternativa analgésica posoperatoria en pacientes con cirugía oncológica en región abdominal y torácica by Maiyelin García González, José Julio Ojeda González, Evangelina Dávila Cabo de Villa

“…<br /><strong>Métodos:</strong> estudio de serie de casos, conformado por 70 pacientes anunciados de forma electiva en la Unidad Quirúrgica Central del Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima, de Cienfuegos, para cirugía oncológica abdominal y torácica, entre junio del 2012 y junio del 2013, a los cuales se les colocó catéter peridural para la administración de bupivacaina y fentanil para garantizar analgesia posoperatoria. …”
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Performance of HPV E4 and p16INK4a biomarkers in predicting regression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 (CIN2): protocol for a historical cohort study by David Jenkins, Mark H Stoler, Anne Hammer, Torben Steiniche, Lone Kjeld Petersen, Patti E Gravitt, Rikke Kamp Damgaard, Maurits NC de Koning, Wim GV Quint, John Doorbar, Johnny Kahlert

“…Regression will be used as the primary outcome.Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved by the Ethical Committee in Central Denmark Region (1-10-72-60-20) and registered at the Faculty of Health, Aarhus University. …”
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Targeting sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 3 inhibits T-cell exhaustion and regulates recruitment of proinflammatory macrophages to improve antitumor efficacy of CAR-T cells agains... by Weiting Liao, Ge Gao, Xia He, Pei Shu, Qizhi Ma, Benxia Zhang, Diyuan Qin, Yongsheng Wang

“…Mechanistically, the S1PR3 antagonist improved CAR-T cell activation, regulated the central memory phenotype, and reduced CAR-T cell exhaustion in vitro. …”
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Spatial and temporal predictability drive foraging movements of coastal birds by Madeleine Foley, Kimberly A. Lato, Matthew Fuirst, Richard R. Veit, Robert M. Cerrato, Lesley H. Thorne

“…Abstract Background Temporal and spatial predictability of food resources are critical to the foraging efficiency of central place foragers. While site fidelity is often assessed in this context, route fidelity, or the repeated use of the same path while traveling, and temporal aspects of habitat predictability have received less attention. …”
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Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of 16S rRNA Sequences Identified Two Lineages of Helicobacter pylori Strains Detected from Different Regions in Sudan Suggestive of Differential Evo... by Abeer Babiker Idris, Hadeel Gassim Hassan, Maryam Atif Salaheldin Ali, Sulafa Mohamed Eltaher, Leena Babiker Idris, Hisham N. Altayb, Amin Mohamed Abass, Mustafa Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, El-Amin Mohamed Ibrahim, Mohamed A. Hassan

“…These six mutations were detected in regions of the 16S rRNA not closely associated with either tetracycline or tRNA binding sites; 66.67% of them were located in the central domain of 16S rRNA. The phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA sequences identified two lineages of H. pylori strains detected from different regions in Sudan. …”
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The role of inflammatory system genes in individual differences in nonverbal intelligence by R. F. Enikeeva, A. V. Kazantseva, Yu. D. Davydova, R. N. Mustafin, Z. R. Takhirova, S. B. Malykh, Y. V. Kovas, E. K. Khusnutdinova

“…Within the framework of the present study, we conducted the association analysis of six SNPs in the genes that encode proteins involved in inf lammatory response regulation in the central nervous system (CRP rs3093077, IL1А rs1800587, IL1B rs16944, TNF/ LTA rs1041981, rs1800629, and P2RX7 rs2230912), with nonverbal intelligence in mentally healthy young adults aged 18– 25 years without cognitive decline with inclusion of sex, ethnicity and the presence of the “risky” APOE ε4 allele as covariates. …”
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