Contribution of Savings and Internal Lending Communities to the Youth Livelihood in Rwanda: The Case of Gikongoro Diocese Project 2006-2010 by Jacques, Sezikeye

“…Also, they increase individual wealth and allow members to invest money in income-generating assets, though they face some problems in trying to enhance financial access to the youth, like corruption among the members of the groups, a lack of knowledge to handle finance issues among the youth since most of them are school dropouts, poor management accountability of funds given to many youth, and a failure to make proper decisions among many youth; but in a nutshell, they have contributed greatly towards improving the living standards of the youth in Gikongoro diocese.…”
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Mentorship and supervision in Ugandan higher education institutions universities: challenges and prospects by John Michael, Edoru, Sanni Tajudeen, Adebayo

“…The ideal higher education institution or university should facilitate personal and professional development enabling individuals and groups to achieve their full potential. …”
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Three regulatory elements upstream of LMO4 are strongly associated with intermittent fertilization intensity in Chicken by Lei Wang, Weijian Fan, Xiuping Wang, Yangming Pan, Xing Hong, Mingze Li, ShiJun Li

“…Our study's transcriptomic analysis of 12 individuals exhibiting extreme IFI revealed several key candidate genes. …”
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Role of thermal and dynamical subdaily perturbations over the Tibetan Plateau in 30-day extended-range forecast of East Asian precipitation in early summer by Bian He, Xinyu He, Yimin Liu, Guoxiong Wu, Qing Bao, Wenting Hu, Chen Sheng, Shijian Feng

“…However, in the other cases, the individual influences of thermal perturbations across the TP are not the only important factors. …”
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CLOVES Syndrome: A Review of Clinical, Genetic, and Therapeutic Aspects by Julianna Podolec, Silvia Ciraolo, Joanna Wojda, Adam Sobiński, Zuzanna Kościuszko, Katarzyna Kurza, Agnieszka Kulczycka-Rowicka, Matylda Czerwonka, Katarzyna Lesiczka-Fedoryj, Anna Walczak

“…Basic Results: CLOVES syndrome affects fewer than 200 individuals worldwide, with symptoms appearing at birth or early childhood. …”
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Post-Mucilage Distribution, Daily Growth, Mortality, and Hatch Date Timing of Sand steenbras Lithognathus mormyrus (Linnaeus, 1758) Juveniles in the Sea of Marmara by Buminhan Burkay Selçuk, Oğuzhan Ayaz, Gençtan Erman Uğur, Tekin Demirkıran, Uğur Özekinci, Ahsen Yüksek, Ali İşmen, Uğur Altınağaç, Adnan Ayaz, Alkan Öztekin, Yusuf Şen, İsmail Burak Daban, Fikret Çakır

“…Due to Sand steenbras having been suggested as an environmental bioindicator species for Mediterranean coastal waters, this study attempts to reveal post-mucilage distribution and potential differences on the timing of hatching, daily age, growth, and mortality as revealed by the otolith microstructure. Individuals were sampled using beach seine nets from 12 equally spaced stations along the Sea of Marmara. …”
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Gender differences in performance under different evaluation schemes and the leaky pipeline in economics by Fabiana Rocha, Paula Pereda, Maria Dolores Montoya Diaz, Bruna Borges, Gabriel Facundes Monteiro, Luiza Karpavicius, Liz Matsunaga, Clara Brenck

“…In this study, we contribute to the existing literature by investigating gender differences in academic performance in economics in Brazil in two distinct stages: undergraduate studies and graduate admission exams. We use individual-level data from the national admission exam for economics graduate programs (ANPEC exam) and undergraduate records from the University of São Paulo. …”
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Markers of Inflammation and Fibrosis in the Orbital Fat/Connective Tissue of Patients with Graves’ Orbitopathy: Clinical Implications by Przemyslaw Pawlowski, Joanna Reszec, Anja Eckstein, Kristian Johnson, Andrzej Grzybowski, Lech Chyczewski, Janusz Mysliwiec

“…Orbital tissue was taken from 27 patients with GO: (1) severe GO (n=18), the mean clinical activity score (CAS) being 8.5 (SD 2.5); and (2) mild GO (n=9), the mean CAS being 2.2 (SD 0.8), and from 10 individuals undergoing blepharoplasty. The expression of CD4+, CD8+, CD20+, and CD68 and FGF-β, TGF-β, and COX2 in the orbital tissue was evaluated by immunohistochemical methods. …”
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White Oaks Genetic and Chemical Diversity Affect the Community Structure of Canopy Insects Belonging to Two Trophic Levels by Elgar Castillo-Mendoza, Leticia Valencia-Cuevas, Patricia Mussali-Galante, Fernando Ramos-Quintana, Alejandro Zamilpa, Miriam Serrano-Muñoz, Juli Pujade-Villar, Efraín Tovar-Sánchez

“…The hybridization phenomenon increases genetic diversity and modifies recombinant individuals’ secondary metabolite (SMs) content, affecting the canopy-dependent community. …”
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A3 Adenosine Receptor Allosteric Modulator Induces an Anti-Inflammatory Effect: In Vivo Studies and Molecular Mechanism of Action by Shira Cohen, Faina Barer, Sara Bar-Yehuda, Adriaan P. IJzerman, Kenneth A. Jacobson, Pnina Fishman

“…The A3 adenosine receptor (A3AR) is overexpressed in inflammatory cells and in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of individuals with inflammatory conditions. Agonists to the A3AR are known to induce specific anti-inflammatory effects upon chronic treatment. …”
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Interferon-α promotes HLA-B-restricted presentation of conventional and alternative antigens in human pancreatic β-cells by Alexia Carré, Fatoumata Samassa, Zhicheng Zhou, Javier Perez-Hernandez, Christiana Lekka, Anthony Manganaro, Masaya Oshima, Hanqing Liao, Robert Parker, Annalisa Nicastri, Barbara Brandao, Maikel L. Colli, Decio L. Eizirik, Jahnavi Aluri, Deep Patel, Marcus Göransson, Orlando Burgos Morales, Amanda Anderson, Laurie Landry, Farah Kobaisi, Raphael Scharfmann, Lorella Marselli, Piero Marchetti, Sylvaine You, Maki Nakayama, Sine R. Hadrup, Sally C. Kent, Sarah J. Richardson, Nicola Ternette, Roberto Mallone

“…Abstract Interferon (IFN)-α is the earliest cytokine signature observed in individuals at risk for type 1 diabetes (T1D), but the effect of IFN-α on the antigen repertoire of HLA Class I (HLA-I) in pancreatic β-cells is unknown. …”
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Mass rabies exposure of veterinary health care workers in Germany: Management, immune response, and tolerability of post exposure-prophylaxis by Lennart Lemmermann, Jonathan Remppis, Sabine Bélard, Florian Steiner

“…Ethics approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of the University of Tübingen (8452022BO2). Results: Exposed individuals received varying PEP regimens based on vaccination status and exposure level, including possible aerosol exposure. …”
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Leachate characterization and identification of dominant pollutants using leachate pollution index for an uncontrolled landfill site by S. De, S. Maiti, T. Hazra, A. Debsarkar, A. Dutta

“…The overall LPI, LPI organic (LPIor), LPI inorganic (LPIin) and LPI heavy metals (LPIhm) of both the dumping grounds largely exceeded the LPI and sub-LPI values for treated leachate before disposal to the inland surface water. In terms of the individual pollution rating, total coliform bacteria, TKN, NH3-N and Hg were identified as the dominant pollutants and major contributing factors for the leachate pollution potential.…”
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A dataset of annotated free comments on the sensory perception of madeleines for benchmarking text mining techniquesRecherche.Data.Gouv by Michel Visalli, Ronan Symoneaux, Cécile Mursic, Margaux Touret, Flore Lourtioux, Kipédène Coulibaly, Benjamin Mahieu

“…The dataset is based on real-world consumer data, showcasing how individuals naturally express their subjective perceptions. …”
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Natural Hybridization Between <i>Quercus crassipes</i> and <i>Q. crassifolia</i> (Fagaceae) Is a Key Process to Ensure the Biodiversity of Their Associated Lichen Community by Leticia Valencia-Cuevas, Jennie Melhado-Carboney, Efraín Tovar-Sánchez

“…We found significant differences in lichen composition between genetically distinct individuals and oak taxa in each HZ. Lichen diversity in <i>Q</i>. × <i>dysophylla</i> was intermediate and significantly different between parents in both HZs. …”
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EduCardia: A Modern Technology-Powered Methodology for the Assessment and Improvement of Social and Emotional Competencies of Students in K12 Schools by Eleni Fotopoulou, Elia Lopez Cassa, Lydia Mavraidi, Julia Peris, Anastasios Zafeiropoulos, Adina Colomeischi, Christina Papasolomontos, Symeon Papavassiliou

“…The application of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) methodologies within classrooms has been widely adopted and examined, highlighting its positive impact on the academic, emotional, and social sectors at both the individual and classroom levels. Through this wide applicability, a need is identified to focus more on the development of SEL approaches that support the integration of the various parts of a SEL methodology (e.g., planning, implementation, monitoring and assessment). …”
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Auditory decision-making deficits after permanent noise-induced hearing loss by Madeline P. Berns, Genesis M. Nunez, Xingeng Zhang, Anindita Chavan, Klavdia Zemlianova, Todd M. Mowery, Justin D. Yao

“…Abstract Loud noise exposure is one of the leading causes of permanent hearing loss. Individuals with noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) suffer from speech comprehension deficits and experience impairments to cognitive functions such as attention and decision-making. …”
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Bioactive molecules from soybeans (Glycine max) with anti-type 2 diabetes activity: a systematic review by Adekunle Babajide Rowaiye, Lorretha Chinonye Emenyonu, Ezinne Janefrances Nwonu, Okiemute Ajiroghene Okpalefe, Joseph Akwoba Ogugua, Victor Oluwatoyin Akinseye, Gordon Chukwuma Ibeanu

“…However, this study does not capture the individual variances to these biomolecules; hence, there is the need for more future pharmacokinetic studies to better understand potential interactions, safety, and more efficacy concerns.…”
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Methotrexate for the Treatment of Graft-versus-Host Disease after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by Amr Nassar, Ghada Elgohary, Tusneem Elhassan, Zubeir Nurgat, Said Y. Mohamed, Mahmoud Aljurf

“…MTX as a steroid sparing agent might reduce long-term complications and improve the quality of life of GVHD affected individuals.…”
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Symptom clusters and resting cardiovascular autonomic measures in adolescents: From acute concussion to recovery by Wenjie Ji, Haley M. Chizuk, John J. Leddy, Sue A. Sisto, Mohammad N. Haider

“…Although some correlations between individual symptom domains and ANS activity were observed, they were not significantly different from asymptomatic controls, limiting the ability to interpret these findings.…”
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