Injection laryngoplasty during transoral laser microsurgery for early glottic cancer: a randomized controlled trial by Ayham Al Afif, Matthew H. Rigby, Colin MacKay, Timothy F. Brown, Timothy J. Phillips, Usman Khan, Jonathan R. B. Trites, Martin Corsten, S. Mark Taylor

“…Patients had a Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10) questionnaire and a Maximum Phonation Time (MPT) measurement preoperatively and at 3, 12 and 24 months post-operatively. …”
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Explanatory model of depression and anxiety as predictors of suicidal ideation in Peruvian adults by Jonatan Baños Chaparro

“…The proposed model presented adequate values in terms of comparative fit index (0.97), mean square error of approximation (0.03) [90% CI: 0.01-0.05] and standardized mean square error (0.02).…”
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The effectiveness of community-wide screening for pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review by Susanna S. van Wyk, Ntombifuthi Blose, Lester Kapanda-Phiri, Mareli Claassens, Taryn Young

“…We searched MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, WHO Global Index Medicus, Web of Science, and trial registries up to 27 May 2024, without language restrictions. …”
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Electrodiagnostic assessment of autonomic nervous system in diabetic autonomic neuropathy: Case series in 72 diabetes patients by Suchitra Dube, Sandip M. Hulke, Santosh L. Wakode, Sagar Khadanga

“…Involvement of the vagal parasympathetic component of ANS was obvious evidenced by increase in resting heart rate, decrease in Valsalva ratio, E/I index, and standing ratio. Diabetic autonomic neuropathy was observed in majority of patients with normal early involvement seen predominantly and though majority of them were in balanced state, sympathetic involvement was also seen at large. …”
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Evaluation of enzymatic hydrolysis of palm kernel meal in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) by Tao Ding, Hao Wang, Xiaofang Liang, Jie Yang, Yaping Zhu, Min Xue

“…In comparison to the other two experimental groups, the water solubility (WS), pellet durability index (PDI), and floatability showed no significant differences in SBM. …”
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A study on the global burden of non-melanoma skin cancer from 1990 to 2019 by Zixiang Si, Jieya Ying, Yingli Zhou

“…The data were categorized into various subgroups based on region, sociodemographic index (SDI), country, gender, and age. We analyzed incident cases, incidence rate, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), DALY rate, as well as age-standardized indicators and their annualized percent change (EAPC). …”
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Content and Dynamics of Nutrients in the Surface Water of Shallow Lake Mulehe in Kisoro District, South–western Uganda. by Saturday, Alex, Kangume, Susan, Bamwerinde, Wilson

“…Besides, physical parameters: Temperature, pH, turbidity, electrical conductivity and dissolvedoxygen were measured in situ. The water quality index (WQI) was used to determine the water quality of Lake Muhele using drinking water quality standards developed by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards and the World Health Organization.Results indicated that nutrients (TN, NO3– N, TP, NH4-N, NO2–N and SRP) did not differ substantially between study stations (p > 0.05) but did reveal significant differences (p < 0.05) across study months. …”
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Investigating the Suitability of Cement Stabilized Murram Soil as Mortar for Construction. by Siende, Isaac

“…The workability of the murram mortar was 82% and the plasticity index of the murram soil was 25%, which lied within the recommended range. …”
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The Role of Public Libraries in Promoting Digital Literacy for Community Empowerment in Western Uganda. by Rwotolonya, Sarah Kakuru

“…To evidence this, in Uganda, 36% of the non-internet users are digitally illiterate, and the digital literacy index is still low at 20%. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of public libraries in promoting digital literacy for community empowerment in the western part of Uganda. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Sustainable Construction Practices on Project Performance. by Niwahereza, Blair

“…The research categorized the proposed strategies to the implementation of sustainable construction practices using relative importance index (RII) as a basis of analysis. The most commonly used sustainable construction practices were identified as; use of local materials, use of bio-degradable materials, use of recycled materials, prefabrication and water conservation measures. …”
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Assessment of Variability in Physicochemical Water Parameters of Lake Nyabihoko, Western Uganda. by Abraham, Atuhaire

“…The lake’s Water Quality Index (WQI) values ranged from 82.9 to 88.8, with an overall mean value of 86.1, which belongs to the “very poor” class of drinking water quality based on the WQI classification. …”
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