Operativity of the Taunsa Barrage, Pakistan: Experimental Investigation on the Subsidiary Weir by Muhammad Zahid Ullah, Habib-Ur-Rehman Mughal, Noor Yaseen, Noor Muhammad Khan, Giada Varra, Luca Cozzolino, Renata Della Morte

“…River barrages ensure water availability for enhanced irrigation and human consumption. Of course, effective and sustainable management of existing barrages requires controlling riverbed erosion through appropriately designed stilling basins with their appurtenances. …”
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International perspective on healthcare provider gender bias in musculoskeletal pain management: a scoping review protocol by Katherine Fisher Wilford, Maria Jesus Mena-Iturriaga, Margaret Vugrin, Macarena Wainer, Phillip S Sizer, Gesine Hendrijke Seeber

“…Additionally, results will be presented in tabular and graphical form.Ethics and dissemination As this study will neither involve human subject participation nor utilisation of protected data, ethical approval is not required. …”
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CircSPG21 ameliorates oxidative stress-induced senescence in nucleus pulposus-derived mesenchymal stem cells and mitigates intervertebral disc degeneration through the miR-217/SIRT... by Yongbo Zhang, Sheng Yang, Xuan You, Zhengguang Li, Liuyang chen, Rui Dai, Hua Sun, Liang Zhang

“…Results CircSPG21 expression was significantly decreased in both human and rat IVDD tissues, whereas miR-217 was upregulated and SIRT1 was downregulated. …”
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The Iron-Klotho-VDR Axis Is a Major Determinant of Proximal Convoluted Tubule Injury in Haptoglobin 2-2 Genotype Diabetic Nephropathy Patients and Mice by Inbal Dahan, Nadia Thawho, Evgeny Farber, Nakhoul Nakhoul, Rabea Asleh, Andrew P. Levy, Yan Chun Li, Ofer Ben-Izhak, Farid Nakhoul

“…Immunohistochemical analysis of human and mouse kidney biopsies along with western blot analysis showed that the increased iron deposits in the PCT of the Hp 2-2 genotype were accompanied with significantly decreased α-klotho and VDR renal expression but significantly increased 1-α-hydroxylase renal expression. …”
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Behavioural Response To Self-Medication Practice Before and During Covid-19 Pandemic in Western Uganda by Samuel Sunday, Dare, Ejike, Daniel Eze, Isaac, Echoru, Ibe Michael, Usman, Fred, Ssempijja, Edmund Eriya, Bukenya, Robinson, Ssebuufu

“…This may be partly because of the absence of a recognized treatment for the disease, however, the differing prevalence and nature from country to country may influence human behavioral responses. Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the behavioral response to self-medication practices during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in comparison to the pre-COVID period in Western Uganda. …”
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Quantification of Lead and Zinc in Ground, Surface and Tap Drinking Water Sources in Kabale Municipality. by Mongusho, Ivan

“…Water is a dynamic source, essential for all aspects of human and ecosystem for existence and health. Apparently drinking water sources are affected by anthropogenic activities. …”
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The Impact of Abatwa Settlement Patterns on their Social Economic Development: A Case Study of Kisoro Municipality. by Ahishakiye, Vincent

“…Findings of the study indicated that Batwa have faced a lot of challenges as a result of being landless, and Batwa women arc at the center or different forms of violations compared to men, although both genders arc experiencing some level or vulnerability and challenges such as racism, discrimination and human rights violations. Different institutions such as NGOs, churches and individual Batwa organizations (UOBDU) have tried to solve the challenge of the landlessness Batwa face but there are still more needed to implement and protect their land rights as other ethnic groups in Uganda. …”
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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

“…For instance, the number of people displaced by persecution, war, human rights abuse and violence stood at 89.3 million by the end of 2021 and increase of eight percent from 2020 (UNHCR, 2022). …”
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Training and Employee Performance in Uganda: A Case of National Water and Sewerage Corporation Rukungiri District. by Twongyeirwe, Uster

“…The study's specific goals were to examine the relationship between on-the-job training and employee performance, determine the relationship between off-the-job training and employee performance, and find out the challenges that affect training and employee performance at NWSC Rukungiri District. Senior human resource managers and managerial and technical level personnel made up the sample of 96 respondents that the study studied using a cross-sectional and descriptive survey design. …”
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A Deep Learning Enabled Chest X-Ray Abnormality Detection Model for Radiology Assistance. by Ssempeebwa, Phillip, Ainembabazi, Patience

“…Traditional methods of interpretation rely heavily on manual inspection, which can be time-consuming and prone to human error. Therefore, there is a critical need for innovative solutions to improve the efficiency and accuracy of chest X-ray diagnosis. …”
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The Climate Change Impact on Agriculture Productivity in Karama Sector, Nyagatare District, Rwanda. by Odile, Twagiramariya

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Board of Governors’ roles and students’ academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Kikagate Sub-County, Isingiro District. by Wilson Mukombe, Bagarukayo

“…The study recommended that the Ministry of Education should establish a mandatory training course, conferences, seminars, inductions and workshops for all the Board of Governors to increase their knowledge and skills like financial, human resource management, planning, conceptual, technical skills in efficient management of schools.…”
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Civil Servants and Political Leaders’ Performance in Service Delivery in Kisoro District Local Government, Uganda. by Zigira Sam, Niyonzima

“…It was established that corruption, limited revenue and financing, human resource incapacity, Conflict between civil servants and political leaders, lack of coordination between local authorities and extension service delivery workers hinder effective performance of civil servants and political leaders in ensuring effective service delivery. …”
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Bee Venom—A Potential Complementary Medicine Candidate for SARS-CoV-2 Infections by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Simon Peter, Musinguzi

“…SARS-CoV-2 directly interacts with angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2) receptors in the human body. Complementary therapies that impact on expression of IgE and IgG antibodies, including administration of bee venom (BV), have efficacy in the management of arthritis, and Parkinson’s disease. …”
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Compensation Packages and Employees’ Job Performance: A Case Study of National Population Council, Uganda by Raymond, Asiimwe

“…A Dissertation Submitted to the Directorate of Postgraduate Training in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award Of Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management of Kabale University…”
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Motivation and Employees’ Performance in Local Governments: A Case Study of Kabale Municipal Council, Kabale District by Robert, Ampeire

“…A Research Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award of a Master’s Degree of Human Resource Management of Kabale University…”
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The Impact of Batwa Settlement Patterns on their Social Economic Development: A Case Study of Kisoro Municipality by Aiijshakiye, Vincent

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Factors influencing trust in algorithmic decision-making: an indirect scenario-based experiment by Fernando Marmolejo-Ramos, Rebecca Marrone, Malgorzata Korolkiewicz, Florence Gabriel, George Siemens, Srecko Joksimovic, Yuki Yamada, Yuki Mori, Talal Rahwan, Maria Sahakyan, Belona Sonna, Assylbek Meirmanov, Aidos Bolatov, Bidisha Som, Izuchukwu Ndukaihe, Nwadiogo C. Arinze, Josef Kundrát, Lenka Skanderová, Van-Giang Ngo, Giang Nguyen, Michelle Lacia, Chun-Chia Kung, Meiselina Irmayanti, Meiselina Irmayanti, Abdul Muktadir, Fransiska Timoria Samosir, Marco Tullio Liuzza, Roberto Giorgini, Omid Khatin-Zadeh, Hassan Banaruee, Asil Ali Özdoğru, Kris Ariyabuddhiphongs, Wachirawit Rakchai, Natalia Trujillo, Stella Maris Valencia, Armina Janyan, Armina Janyan, Kiril Kostov, Pedro R. Montoro, Jose Hinojosa, Jose Hinojosa, Kelsey Medeiros, Thomas E. Hunt, Julian Posada, Raquel Meister Ko Freitag, Julian Tejada

“…This ensures that individuals are not solely relying on algorithms that may not fully capture the complexity and nuances of human behavior and decision-making. Therefore, policymakers should consider promoting statistical/AI literacy to address some of the complexities associated with trust in algorithms. …”
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Associated Metabolic Risks of Hypertension in Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study by Xiaoying Ding, Ying Xu, Yufan Wang, Xiaohua Li, Chunhua Lu, Jing Su, Yuhang Ma, Yuting Chen, Yanhua Yin, Lijun Zhang, Yong Wu, Yaqiong Jin, Lijun Zheng, Songmei Xu, Xiuli Zhu, Jilin Ma, Lihua Yu, Junyi Jiang, Naisi Zhao, Qingwu Yan, Andrew S. Greenberg, Qianfang Huang, Qian Ren, Haiyan Sun, Mingyu Gu, Li Zhao, Yunhong Huang, Yijie Wu, Chunxian Qian, Yongde Peng

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Contribution of hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha to pathogenesis of sarcomeric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Sarala Raj Murthi, Andreas Petry, Bachuki Shashikadze, Jan B. Stöckl, Manuel Schmid, Gianluca Santamaria, Karin Klingel, Damir Kračun, Xinpei Chen, Sabine Bauer, Joachim P. Schmitt, Florian Flenkenthaler, Josh Gorham, Christopher N. Toepfer, David Potěšil, Pavel Hruška, Zbyněk Zdráhal, Zsuzsanna Mayer, Mathieu Klop, Luisa Lehmann, Yishi Qin, Laura Papanakli, Nadine Spielmann, Alessandra Moretti, Thomas Fröhlich, Peter Ewert, Stefan Holdenrieder, Jonathan G. Seidman, Christine E. Seidman, Agnes Görlach, Cordula M. Wolf

“…These results demonstrate that HIF signaling is involved in mouse and human HCM pathogenesis. Cardiomyocyte-specific knockout of Hif-1a attenuates disease phenotype in the mouse model. …”
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