Role of Pastoral Care on Church Growth: A Case Study of Muko Parish Rubanda District. by Ampumuza, Flavia

“…The study concluded that leadership development emerged as the most critical service, reflecting its pivotal role in enhancing church effectiveness and growth. …”
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Representation of Culture and Human Rights Violations in Timothy Wangusa’s Upon This Mountain and Austin Bukenya’s The Bride. Unisa Press. by Tugume, Benon.

“…Data for analysis is generated by carrying out a close reading of the primary texts as well as secondary texts—critical works, journal articles, and literature on human rights purposely to strengthen the discussion of culture and human rights violations depicted in the primary texts. …”
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Decentralized Planning, Budgeting and Service Delivery in Local Governments. A Case Study of Health and Education Services in Musanze District, Rwanda. by Samson, Maniragaba

“…Access to quality Health and Education services is critical to socioeconomic welfare and advancement of rural areas. …”
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Naads and Poverty Reduction in Kabale District by Matthew, Jimtexkuule

“…The study also recommended further research to investigate critical roles of all relevant beneficiaries that were not covered by the present study.…”
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The Impact of Private Education Sector to The Development of Bukimbiri Sub-County, Kisoro District. by Tibesigwa, David

“…African countries embraced structural adjustment programs under the advisement of World Bank and International Monetary Fund (EMF) in order to improve access to and participate in basic education for all; improve learning outcomes and improve equity in educational opportunities The policy of privatization has been taken into all spheres of the economy which is very critical to realize elements of development and equity of the "developing nations" African Economies usually manage to only fund a half of their budgets and therefore are reliant on donor aid. …”
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Cervical heterotopic heart transplantation in mice using a novel suture technique by Hao Dun, MD MSc, Maura Sticco-Ivins, Yuriko Terada, MD PhD, Amber Berning, MD, Kory J. Lavine, MD PhD, Daniel Kreisel, MD PhD, Benjamin J. Kopecky, MD PhD

“…Background: Vascularized transplantation models in mice are critical to understand mechanisms that mediate rejection and to develop new therapeutics. …”
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Exploring the role of artificial intelligence in chemotherapy development, cancer diagnosis, and treatment: present achievements and future outlook by Bassam Abdul Rasool Hassan, Ali Haider Mohammed, Souheil Hallit, Souheil Hallit, Souheil Hallit, Diana Malaeb, Hassan Hosseini, Hassan Hosseini

“…Despite its potential, debates persist regarding the predictive accuracy of AI technologies, particularly machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL).ObjectiveThis review aims to explore the role of AI in forecasting outcomes related to chemotherapy development, cancer diagnosis, and treatment response, synthesizing current advancements and identifying critical gaps in the field.MethodsA comprehensive literature search was conducted across PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane databases up to 2023. …”
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Continuous Genetic Assessment of the Impact of Hatchery Releases on Larimichthys crocea Stocks in China by Lina Wu, Lisheng Wu, Hungdu Lin, Min Liu, Shaoxiong Ding

“…Seasonal genetic variation observed in SBS stocks before and after winter, along with interannual differences in contribution rates, underscoring the winter season is a critical survival bottleneck. The findings of this study indicate that HRS face greater challenges than wild stocks in completing overwinter migrations. …”
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Organic positioning strategies and digital consumer behavior: A study in Peru’s real estate sector by Socrates Deza-De-Souza-Ferreyra, Maria Jeanett Ramos-Cavero, Franklin Cordova-Buiza

“…Simultaneously, factors such as brand awareness, marketing performance, and brand interaction emerged as critical influencers of digital consumer behavior. …”
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Flexible electro-hydraulic power chips by Chao Zhang, Jionghao Chen, Changyi Xu, Tairan He, Xiaolong Zhang, Junhui Zhang, Ximing Sun, Bing Xu, Yi Zhu, Huayong Yang

“…However, existing fluidic soft systems are facing a critical barrier: how to get rid of traditional rigid, bulky, and redundant fluid power/control components as well as develop their own flexible, portable, and universal fluidic components for implementing fully flexible, multi-circuit, and untethered autonomous systems. …”
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Inter-agency collaboration in building urban fire resilience in Indonesia: how do metropolitan cities address it? by Ahmad Harakan, Yusuf Adam Hilman, A. Junaedi Karso, Awaluddin Awaluddin, Nurhalijah Nurhalijah, Indah Sidrawaty Muin, Aldy Nurdiansyah B, Arfan Fadillah, Rudi Hardi

“…The study identifies critical deficiencies in inter-agency collaboration, largely due to differing organizational cultures, inadequate coordination mechanisms, and resource distribution challenges.Discussion and conclusionBy evaluating global fire resilience models, the research proposes a governance framework to enhance inter-agency cooperation in Makassar. …”
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YOLOv8-CBAM: a study of sheep head identification in Ujumqin sheep by Qing Qin, Qing Qin, Qing Qin, Xingyu Zhou, Xingyu Zhou, Xingyu Zhou, Jiale Gao, Jiale Gao, Jiale Gao, Zhixin Wang, A. Naer, Long Hai, Suhe Alatan, Haijun Zhang, Zhihong Liu, Zhihong Liu, Zhihong Liu

“…IntroductionThe facial coloration of sheep is not only a critical characteristic for breed and individual identification but also serves as a significant indicator for assessing genetic diversity and guiding selective breeding efforts.MethodsIn this study, 201 Ujumqin sheep were used as research objects and 1713 head image data were collected. …”
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Applying Focal Therapy to Lesions Detected via Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Delivering Cancer Ablation Beyond the Visibility Phenomenon by Clement Orczyk, Teresa Marsden, Francesco Giganti, Joseph M. Norris, Santosh Waigankar, Louise Dickinson, Shonit Punwani, Alex Kirkham, Alex Freeman, Aiman Haider, Caroline M. Moore, Arnauld Villers, Clare Allen, Mark Emberton

“…We propose a 10-step framework that incorporates the contribution of all MRI sequences, the cancer growth pattern within the zonal anatomy to establish a margin around the MRI-visible lesion, safeguards for critical anatomic structures, and guidance for energy selection on the basis of specific properties. …”
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Spireoside Controls Blast Disease by Disrupting Membrane Integrity of Magnaporthe oryzae by Xu Liting, He Kaiwei, Guo Chunyu, Quan Cantao, Ma Yahuan, Zhang Wei, Ren Lifen, Wang Long, Song Li, Ouyang Qing, Yin Junjie, Zhu Xiaobo, Tang Yongyan, He Min, Chen Xuewei, Li Weitao

“…We found that 24 and 48 h post-inoculation with Magnaporthe oryzae were critical time points for metabolomic profiling, based on the infected status of M. oryzae in rice and the observed differences in shikimate accumulation between the two varieties. …”
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Flexibility in PAM recognition expands DNA targeting in xCas9 by Kazi A Hossain, Lukasz Nierzwicki, Modesto Orozco, Jacek Czub, Giulia Palermo

“…Here, we elucidate the molecular mechanism underlying xCas9’s expanded PAM recognition and provide critical insights for expanding DNA targeting. We demonstrate that while wild-type Cas9 enforces stringent guanine selection through the rigidity of its interacting arginine dyad, xCas9 introduces flexibility in R1335, enabling selective recognition of specific PAM sequences. …”
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Inhibition of glutathione peroxidase 4 suppresses gastric cancer peritoneal metastasis via regulation of RCC2 homeostasis by Can Hu, Jingli Xu, Yanqiang Zhang, Ruolan Zhang, Siwei Pan, Jiahui Chen, Yan Wang, Qianyu Zhao, Yuqi Wang, Weiwei Zhu, Mengxuan Cao, Shengjie Zhang, Dan Zu, Zhiyuan Xu, Ji Jing, Xiangdong Cheng

“…Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most lethal malignancies due to high metastatic rate, making the identification of new therapeutic targets critical for developing effective anti-GC treatments. …”
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Impact of climate change on the distribution of Isaria cicadaeMiquel in China: predictions based on the MaxEnt model by Zhipeng He, Habib Ali, Junhao Wu, Zhiqian Liu, Xinju Wei, Zhihang Zhuo

“…IntroductionIsaria cicadae, a historically valued edible and medicinal fungus in China, has been experiencing a critical decline in abundance due to ecological degradation and overexploitation. …”
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SAR Radiometric Cross-Calibration Based on Multiple Pseudoinvariant Calibration Sites With Extensive Backscattering Coefficient Range by Yongsheng Zhou, Xiang Chen, Qiang Yin, Fei Ma, Fan Zhang

“…The stability of these ground targets is critical for effective cross-calibration. Such stable ground targets, named pseudoinvariant calibration sites (PICSs), have been extensively researched for optical sensors, but there has been comparatively less focus on SAR sensors. …”
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Case study on SAF emissions from air travel considering emissions modeling impact by Hakkı Aksoy, María García Domene, Parthiban Loganathan, Simon Blakey, Elias Zea, Ricardo Vinuesa, Evelyn Otero

“…The environmental impact of air travel, largely driven by fossil-fuel consumption, remains a critical subject of debate. Addressing this challenge requires immediately adopting sustainable practices to mitigate its environmental footprint. …”
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Immunogenic dying cells elicit potent anti-tumor T cell immunity against lung metastasis and tumorigenesis by Min Hu, Xinyu Meng, Tong Wang, Yifan Wang, Xiaodong Chen, Dongliang Xu, Wei He, Hongjia Zhang, Wenzheng Guo, Bo Jing, Siwei Zhang, Jianhua Xu, Beibei Sun, Xueqian Sun, Tingting Liu, Na Ni, Tongtong Zhang, Wenwen Cui, Xiaoyu Wu, Liping Xia, Feng Yao, Fang Zhang, Jing Du, Jiong Deng

“…Induction of potent anti-tumor T cell immunity is critical for cancer therapy. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of immunotherapy via the immunogenic cell death (ICD) dying tumor cells in mouse models of lung metastasis and tumorigenesis. …”
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