Factors influencing utilization of municipal solid waste compost among urban farmers in western Uganda by Juliet Kiiza Kabasiita, Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga, Julius C. W. Odongo, Emmanuel Opolot

“…Composting has been touted as the most economical solution for reducing organic fraction of urban waste volumes while releasing vital nutrients for the soils. …”
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Navigating DR-TB Treatment care: a qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators to retention in care among people with history of early disengagement from drug-resistant tu... by Ndiviwe Mphothulo, Sindisiwe Hlangu, Jennifer Furin, Mosa Moshabela, Marian Loveday

“…As a consequence, advances in DR-TB diagnostics and treatment have not resulted in DR-TB programs meeting the 75% treatment success targets set by the World Health Organization (WHO). Methods We interviewed people with DR-TB who had disengaged from care and their family members to identify barriers and facilitators to retention in care as well as possible strategies to address these barriers. …”
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Racial diversity amongst Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery programs in Canada by Garret Horton, Elysia Grose, Tanya Chen, Oluwaseun Daniel Davies, Dongho Shin, Ian Witterick, Paolo Campisi, Yvonne Chan

“…Abstract Background The Canadian landscape of racial diversity in academic OHNS programs is currently unknown, as to date Canadian medical organizing bodies have refrained from collecting race-based data. …”
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Farmers’ knowledge and perception of finger millet blast disease and its control practices in western Kenya by Wilton Mbinda, Agnes Kavoo, Fredah Maina, Margaret Odeph, Cecilia Mweu, Naomi Nzilani, Mathew Ngugi

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Understanding road accident injury dynamics in Iran: a growth mixture modelling perspective by Ziba Zarrin, Kamran Gholamizadeh, Elaheh Talebi-Ghane, Erfan Ayubi, Omid Hamidi

“…Understanding these trends is crucial for informing targeted interventions and resource allocation, ultimately contributing to the reduction of road traffic injuries.Design Ecological study.Setting The data were obtained from the official database of the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization, which includes the injury rates of all provinces due to road accidents, from 2012 to 2021.Participants All records registered with injuries due to road traffic accidents across Iranian provinces.Outcome measures The incidence and average annual percentage of injury rates across provinces were illustrated using a map. …”
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Про методологію просторової фіксації в дослідженнях книгописання в Україні XI–XVIII ст. by Віра Фрис

“…This made it possible to compare books created in the same area and determine their similarity in design, paleography and the general approach to the organization of the book, in contrast to books transcribed in more distant lands. …”
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Associations of Maternal Complaints to Levator Ani Muscle Trauma within 9 Months after Vaginal Birth: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study by N. Kimmich, J. Birri, A. Richter, R. Zimmermann, M. Kreft

“…Between 3/2017 and 4/2019, we prospectively evaluated vaginal births of 212 primiparous women with singletons in vertex presentation≥36+0 gestational weeks for levator ani muscle (LAM) trauma by translabial ultrasound, for pelvic organ prolapse by clinical examination, and for urogynecological complaints using questionnaires 1-4 days (P1), 6-10 weeks (P2), and 6-9 months (P3) after birth. …”
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Improving ferroptosis-mediated immunotherapy for colorectal cancer through lysosome-targeted photodynamic therapy by Zhian Chen, Yutong Wang, Zhenhao Li, Meijuan Chen, Yingshi Li, Chuyue Lu, Zhenyu Lin, Hua Zheng, Lujia Chen, Qianbing Zhang

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Time to neonatal mortality and its predictors among preterm neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit in northern Ethiopia, 2023/2024: a retrospective cohort study by Brhanu Fisseha, Eskedar Berhanie Gidey, Berhe Gebrehiwot Tewele, Teklehaimanot Gereziher Haile

“…Abstract Background A preterm neonate is defined by the World Health Organization as a child delivered before 37 weeks of gestation. …”
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Adiponectin and Nitric Oxide Deficiency-Induced Cognitive Impairment in Fatigued Home-Resident in Mature and Older Adults: A Case-Control Study by Ahmad H. Alghadir, Sami A. Gabr, Murad Almomani, Fidaa Almomani, Cynthia Tse

“…The results of cognitive performance domains (LOTCA seven-subset scores) showed a significant decrease in the scores of orientation, visual perception, spatial perception, motor praxis, vasomotor organization, thinking operations, attention, and concentration in older subjects with fatigue compared with healthy subjects. …”
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Perforin-2 is dispensable for host defense against Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans by Mariano A. Aufiero, Li-Yin Hung, De'Broski R. Herbert, Tobias M. Hohl

“…These results suggest that Perforin-2 is not essential for host defense against fungal infections in otherwise immune-competent mice.IMPORTANCEHumans encounter fungal pathogens daily and rely on innate immune cells to clear Aspergillus fumigatus, the leading cause of mold pneumonia worldwide, and Candida albicans, the most common cause of fungal bloodstream infections. The World Health Organization has classified A. fumigatus and C. albicans as critical priority fungal pathogens due to the emergence of drug resistance and the increasing number of susceptible individuals across the globe. …”
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Hydrogen-Bonded Di(hydroperoxy)alkane Adducts of the Type Cy₃P=O·(HOO)₂CHR (R = Alkyl) by Rahym Ashirov, Maya Todorovic, Nattamai Bhuvanesh, Janet Blümel

“…Five representatives of a novel type of di(hydroperoxy)alkane adducts of phosphine oxides have been synthesized and fully characterized, including their solubility in organic solvents. The phosphine oxide Cy₃PO (<b>1</b>) has been used in combination with the corresponding aldehydes to create the adducts Cy₃PO·(HOO)₂CHCH₃ (<b>2</b>), Cy₃PO·(HOO)₂CHCH₂CH₃ (<b>3</b>), Cy₃PO·(HOO)₂CH(CH₂)₂CH₃ (<b>4</b>), Cy₃PO·(HOO)₂CH(CH₂)₃CH₃ (<b>5</b>), and Cy₃PO·(HOO)₂CH(CH₂)₇CH₃ (<b>6</b>). …”
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In Vitro Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities, Pharmacokinetics, and In Silico Molecular Docking Study of Phytochemicals from the Roots of Ziziphus spina-christi by Hadush Gebrehiwot, Urgessa Ensermu, Aman Dekebo, Milkyas Endale, Tariku Nefo Duke

“…The molecular docking analyses unveiled the highest binding affinity by β-sitosteryl-3β-glucopyranoside-6′-O-palmitate (4) (−8.0 kcal/mol) against P. aeruginosa PqsA relative to the ciprofloxacin standard (−8.2 kcal/mol). Furthermore, the organ toxicity predictions showed that all the compounds exhibit no hepatotoxicity and cytotoxicity effects and stigmasterol (5) affords drug-likeness protocols. …”
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Implications of the Improvement in Atmospheric Fine Particles: A Case Study of COVID-19 Pandemic in Northern Taiwan by Chuan-Hsiu Huang, Yi-Ru Ko, Tzu-Chi Lin, Yu-Hsiang Cheng, Yu-Cheng Chen, Yu-Chieh Ting

“…., NH4+, NO3− and SO42−, dropped even more by 71%, 90% and 52%, respectively. Nonetheless, organic matter (OM) and elemental carbon (EC) simply decreased by 36% and 13%, which caused the chemical composition of PM2.5 to change so that the carbonaceous matter in PM2.5 dominated instead of the inorganic ions. …”
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Computing ecosystem risk hotspots: A mediterranean case study by Gianpaolo Coro, Laura Pavirani, Anton Ellenbroek

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Factors accounting for limited sexual reproduction in a long-lived unisexual plant species by Irene Bisang, Flavien Collart, Flavien Collart, Alain Vanderpoorten, Lars Hedenäs

“…In bryophytes, wherein fertilization involves a continuous film of water between male and female sexual organs, reproduction in unisexual species involves the sympatric distribution of male and female sex-expressing individuals. …”
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The role of L.M. Karakhan in the Chinese policy of the Soviet Union (1923–1926) by I. N. Sotnikova

“…At the same time, the ambassador took an active part in organizing and supporting the revolutionary movement in China. …”
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Neuromuscular Coordination Deficit Persists 12 Months after ACL Reconstruction But Can Be Modulated by 6 Weeks of Kettlebell Training: A Case Study in Women’s Elite Soccer by Mette K. Zebis, Christoffer H. Andersen, Jesper Bencke, Christina Ørntoft, Connie Linnebjerg, Per Hölmich, Kristian Thorborg, Per Aagaard, Lars L. Andersen

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Analysis of the lncRNA-Associated Competing Endogenous RNA (ceRNA) Network for Tendinopathy by Bing-Zhe Huang, Yang Jing-Jing, Xiao-Ming Dong, null Zhuan Zhong, null Xiao-Ning Liu

“…The downregulated DEmRNAs were particularly associated with muscle contraction and muscle filament, while the upregulated ones were linked to extracellular matrix organization and cell adhesion. From the PPI network, 11 modules were extracted. …”
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The transcription factor dFOXO controls the expression of insulin pathway genes and lipids content under heat stress in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> by M. A. Eremina, P. N. Menshanov, O. D. Shishkina, N. E. Gruntenko

“…The insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling (IIS) pathway is one of the key elements in an organism’s response to unfavourable conditions. The deep homology of this pathway and its evolutionary conservative role in controlling the carbohydrate and lipid metabolism make it possible to use Drosophila melanogaster for studying its functioning. …”
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