Broad-based Participatory Inquiry into the Definition and Scope of Disaster by Fulya Ozturk Tasci, Ayse Oguz Unver

“…The conclusion of the study is that the concept of disaster is generally confused with natural phenomena in every aspects of the population and that the participants in the research were not even aware of the existence of institutions, associations and civil defense organizations that conduct disaster emergency operations. …”
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Transforming the Art of Fiction: Walter Besant, Professional Service and the Society of Authors by Richard Salmon

“…Founded in 1884 by the novelist and historian Walter Besant (1836–1901), the Incorporated Society of Authors went on to become the most successful and long-lasting professional association organized by and for the benefit of authors in Britain. …”
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Skills for Collecting Research Data, Analytical Skills, and Lecturer Job Effectiveness at Nigerian Universities. by Oluwafemi, Ebenezer Jegede, Otu, Bernard D.

“…It was recommended that regular seminars and workshops on research be organized for academics to update and sustain their skills in research.…”
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Internal Control and Budget Implementation in Kabale District Uganda by Eton, Marus, Caroline Murezi, Fabian, Mwosi, Benard, Patrick Ogwel

“…The study therefore recommends that Government, through the concerned organs should hold accountable the persons in charge of overseeing national and local government programs. …”
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Effect of Public Health Care Expenditure on Malaria Incidence in Uganda. by Mugabe, Andrew

“…The study recommends that the government increase funding to combat malaria, strengthen initiatives to improve household incomes, and develop strategies for well-organized and properly planned urban areas.…”
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Mercury and its Associated Impacts on Environment and Human Health: A Review by Alex, Saturday

“…The major route of human exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) is largely through eating contaminated fish, seafood, and wildlife which have been exposed to mercury through ingestion of contaminated lower organisms. MeHg toxicity is associated with nervous system damage in adults and impaired neurological development in infants and children. …”
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Modelling nitrogen transformation in the Lake Bunyonyi ecosystem, South‑Western Uganda by Alex, Saturday, Thomas, J. Lyimo, John, Machiwa, Pamba, Siajali

“…The developed model predicted reasonably well the behaviour of the lake evidenced by the validation results of observed and simulated data that showedgood linear regression coefficients (R2) of organic nitrogen (0.48), ammonia–nitrogen (0.68), and nitrate–nitrogen (0.61). …”
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Metabolomics profiling reveals p-aminobenzoic acid enhances resistance to Fusarium head blight in wheat by Yiluo Tan, Kangjun Wang, Mingming Guo, Guangxu Zhang, Xiaofeng Li, Yijun Shi, Maosheng He, Dayong Xu, Feng Chen, Jiwei Fan

“…The majority of these 109 metabolites belonged to alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolic acids, lipids and organic acids. The most enriched KEGG pathways were plant hormone signal transduction and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, which may constitute the major defence responses to FHB challenge. …”
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The Impact of Purinergic System Enzymes on Noncommunicable, Neurological, and Degenerative Diseases by Margarete Dulce Bagatini, Alessandra Antunes dos Santos, Andréia Machado Cardoso, Aline Mânica, Cristina Ruedell Reschke, Fabiano Barbosa Carvalho

“…These diseases strike from children to elderly and are generally characterized by progressive deterioration of cells, eventually leading to tissue or organ degeneration. These pathological conditions can be associated with disturbance in the signaling mediated by nucleotides and nucleosides of adenine, in expression or activity of extracellular ectonucleotidases and in activation of P2X and P2Y receptors. …”
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Usefulness of Double-Balloon Endoscopy in the Postoperative Gastrointestinal Tract by Masaki Endo, Yukito Abiko, Syuhei Oana, Norihiko Kudara, Takashi Kosaka, Toshimi Chiba, Yasuhiro Takikawa, Kazuyuki Suzuki, Tamotsu Sugai

“…The small intestine has been considered to be a highly difficult organ to visualize in imaging examinations due to its anatomical location compared with the stomach and the colon. …”
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Physiopathological effects of entrance versus distal spread-out Bragg peak on mouse spinal cord neurons by Filippo Torrisi, Francesco Paolo Cammarata, Valentina Bravatà, Marco Calvaruso, Cristiana Alberghina, Anna Maria Pavone, Giada Petringa, Giuseppe Antonio Pablo Cirrone, Simona Denaro, Anna Gervasi, Simona D’Aprile, Nunzio Vicario, Emanuele Scifoni, Pietro Pisciotta, Giorgio Russo, Rosalba Parenti

“…This variation is critical for nearby organs at risk. In this preliminary study, we evaluated the effects of proton irradiation on the neuronal cell population in mouse spinal cord by comparing two positions of the particle range dose deposition profile. …”
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Unusual Case of Malignant Struma Ovarii and Cervical Thyroid Cancer Preceded by Ovarian Teratoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Elias G. Tzelepis, Elena Barengolts, Steven Garzon, Joseph Shulan, Yuval Eisenberg

“…Histologically, most tumors were papillary carcinomas in both organs. In 5 patients, there was extrathyroidal tumor extension at time of surgery. …”
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Gut Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Immunity by Valeria Messina, Carla Buccione, Giulia Marotta, Giovanna Ziccheddu, Michele Signore, Gianfranco Mattia, Rossella Puglisi, Benedetto Sacchetti, Livia Biancone, Mauro Valtieri

“…Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs), first found in bone marrow (BM), are the structural architects of all organs, participating in most biological functions. …”
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Electrochemical Characterization of Nanoporous Nickel Oxide Thin Films Spray-Deposited onto Indium-Doped Tin Oxide for Solar Conversion Scopes by Muhammad Awais, Denis P. Dowling, Franco Decker, Danilo Dini

“…The combination of the open structure with optical transparency and elevated electroactivity in organic electrolytes motivated us to analyze the potential of the spray-deposited NiOx films as semiconducting cathodes of dye-sensitized solar cells of p-type when erythrosine B was the sensitizer.…”
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The effect of behaviorally anthropomorphic service robots on customers’ variety-seeking behavior: an analytical examination of social presence and decision-making context by Wenchao Liu, Xin Xin, Chenyu Zheng

“…Consequently, it is recommended that service organizations implement service robots with diverse anthropomorphic features to enhance customer acquisition, cultivate loyalty, and improve overall marketing effectiveness.…”
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A platform noise dataset of various types of subway stations during all operating hours by Bowen Hou, Xingyu Chen, Qine Zeng, Jinhan Mo, Lang Wang, Kaiyue Hu, Jiangbin Li, Wenqiang Zhao

“…The collected results spanning the entire operation period were organized into hourly sets, encompassing information on noise sources such as vehicles entering and leaving the station, the opening and closing of train doors, and platform announcements. …”
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The Octocoral Trait Database: a global database of trait information for octocoral species by D. Gómez-Gras, C. Linares, N. Viladrich, Y. Zentner, J. Grinyó, A. Gori, C. S. McFadden, K. E. Fabricius, J. S. Madin

“…., Class Octocorallia) limits our understanding of ecosystems where these organisms are significant members and play pivotal roles. …”
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Base editing HbS to HbG-Makassar improves hemoglobin function supporting its use in sickle cell disease by Zachary Kostamo, Manuel A. Ortega, Chavonna Xu, Patricia R. Feliciano, Elizabeth Budak, Daisy Lam, Valerie Winton, Rebecca Jenkins, Archita Venugopal, Margaret Zhang, John Jamieson, Brent Coisman, Kennedy Goldsborough, Britney Hernandez, Celeste K. Kanne, Erica N. Evans, Jordan Zgodny, Yankai Zhang, Jawa Darazim, Ashwin Patel, Michael A. Pendergast, John Manis, Adam J. Hartigan, Giuseppe Ciaramella, Seung-Joo Lee, S. Haihua Chu, Vivien A. Sheehan

“…Blood counts and mitochondrial retention measures place HbGS RBCs as intermediate in severity between HbAS and HbSS, while organ function is comparable to HbAS. HbGG resembles HbAA for most metrics. …”
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Inhibiting C-Reactive Protein for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease: Promising Evidence from Rodent Models by Alexander J. Szalai, Mark A. McCrory, Dongqi Xing, Fadi G. Hage, Andrew Miller, Suzanne Oparil, Yiu-Fai Chen, Michelle Mazzone, Richard Early, Scott P. Henry, Thomas A. Zanardi, Mark J. Graham, Rosanne M. Crooke

“…Blood CRP is synthesized primarily in the liver and the liver is an organ where antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) drugs accumulate. …”
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Multi-omics approach in tea polyphenol research regarding tea plant growth, development and tea processing: current technologies and perspectives by Jingwen Li, Yu Wang, Joon Hyuk Suh

“…Recent advances in multi-omics approaches and data analysis have enabled mining and mapping of enormous number of datasets at different biological scales from genotypes to phenotypes of living organisms. These new technologies combining genomics, metagenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and/or metabolomics can pave a new avenue to address fundamental questions regarding polyphenol formation and changes in tea plants and products. …”
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