Determination of Irisin, Body Mass Index, and Other Biochemical Parameters in a Sample of Iraqi Type II Diabetic Patients by Takwa Al Koloob Ali Chachan, Huda Farhan, Shatha Hamed

“…In conclusion, irisin appears to be involved in regulating glucose metabolism. In this investigation, circulating irisin concentrations were considerably lower in T2DM patients. …”
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Alteration in Oxidative Stress Enzymes and Proteins by Datura metel Stramonium Hydroethanolic Root Extract Promotes Hippocampus and Cerebral Cortex Neurons Damage in Adult Sprague... by oboma YI, Eberechukwu GC

“…The use of this plant should be highly regulated to reduce neuropathies associated with consumption.Keywords: Datura metel, oxidative stress, neuronal damage…”
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Folk Medicine, Folk Healing by Mustafa SEVER

“…Folk medicine and folk healing may be defined codified, regulated, taught openly and practised widely, and benefit from thousands of years of experience. …”
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Empagliflozin Reverses Oxidized LDL-Induced RECK Suppression, Cardiotrophin-1 Expression, MMP Activation, and Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Migration by Bysani Chandrasekar, Srinivas Mummidi, Vincent G. DeMarco, Yusuke Higashi

“…Here, we investigated (i) whether OxLDL regulates RECK expression, (ii) whether ectopic expression of RECK reverses OxLDL-induced SMC migration and proliferation, and (iii) whether pretreatment with empagliflozin reverses OxLDL-induced RECK suppression, MMP activation, and SMC migration, proliferation, and differentiation. …”
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A deputy’s request for information containing bank secrecy in Ukraine: an urgent issue of the present by K. V. Kysylova, D. V. Korobtsova

“…The author analyses the system of legal acts which regulate the proper functioning of the legal regime of banking secrecy. …”
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Mitochondrial-ER Contact Sites and Tethers Influence the Biosynthesis and Function of Coenzyme Q by Noelle Alexa Novales, Hadar Meyer, Yeynit Asraf, Maya Schuldiner, Catherine F. Clarke

“…Overall, this work identifies the deletion of COQ11 as a novel suppressor of phenotypes associated with ERMES deletion mutants and indicates that ER-mitochondria tethers influence CoQ content and turnover, highlighting the role of membrane contact sites in regulating mitochondrial respiratory homeostasis.…”
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Studying the impact of chitosan salicylaldehyde/schiff base/CuFe2O4 in PC3 cells via theoretical studies and inhibition of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling by Ghada H. Elsayed, Asmaa M. Fahim

“…The mRNA expression levels of PI3K, AKT, mTOR, and CCND1 were examined in PC3-treated cells by using QRT-PCR, and the results demonstrated that, by down-regulating the expression levels of these genes, chitosan salicylaldehyde/CuFe2O4 significantly affected prostate cancer cell proliferation, progression, and autophagy more than chitosan salicylaldehyde. …”
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Effects of Customized Progressive Addition Lenses vs. Single Vision Lenses on Myopia Progression in Children with Esophoria: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Xiaowei Zhu, Dongmei Wang, Naiyang Li, Feng Zhao

“…CPALs exerted a significant but minimal protective effect against myopia progression in Chinese children with esophoric myopia, as compared with SVLs. Regulating near heterophoria and accommodative lag by near addition lenses may not be an appropriate way to prevent myopia progression.…”
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GDF-15 Is Associated with Poor Physical Function in Prefrail Older Adults with Diabetes by Reshma Aziz Merchant, Yiong Huak Chan, Gustavo Duque

“…Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) has been shown to be a metabolic and appetite regulator in diabetes mellitus (DM) and obesity. We aimed to investigate (i) the association between GDF-15 and DM with and without poor physical function independent of inflammation and (ii) the prediction model for poor physical function in prefrail older adults. …”
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Laminin-5 γ2 Chain Expression Correlates with Unfavorable Prognosis in Colon Carcinomas by C. Lenander, J. K. Habermann, Å. Öst, B. Nilsson, H. Schimmelpenning, K. Tryggvason, G. Auer

“…The results indicate that laminin-5 γ2 chain expression is up-regulated during the progression of human colon cancer and that it plays a role in the aggressiveness of these tumors. …”
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Monetary Policy and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda: A Case Study Centenary Bank, Kabale Branch. by Kemigisha, Phiona

“…The stud) findings on the relationship between monetary policy and financial performance. the highest number of respondents mentioned that monetary policy regulates the supply of money and the lowest number of respondents mentioned that monetary policy leads to stabilization of inflation and promotes the growth of public debt. …”
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Assessing the Challenges Encountered in Accessing Reproductive Health Services By Women: A Case Study Of Southern Division Kabale Municipality. by Tumuheirwe, Marion

“…Some respondents also reported that this implies that there is a need to sign legal protection policies and regulations on those that misuse young girls and women, this will reduce the rate of conceiving". …”
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Effect of Board Accountability on Financial Performance of Selected SACCOs in Kiruhura District, Uganda. by Kyabarongo, Benon, Agaba, Moses, Byamukama, Eliab Mpora, Sunday, Arthur, Sekiwu, Denis

“…In spite of the several interventions by Bank Uganda, a number of banks and other financial institutions have failed to operate forcing the regulators to intervene to ensure sanity in the financial system. …”
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Public Procurement Practices and Service Delivery: A Case of Kisoro District Local Government. by Nyiramfite, Emily

“…In light of these findings, it was recommended that the government should invest more in the will to expand the political capacity necessary to implement and enforce the very comprehensive procurement regulations and prepare a proper and comprehensive procurement legal framework and that the government, in its bid to develop Uganda, should focus on fighting corruption in public procurement, which manifests itself in bribery of evaluation and tender board members, facility payments, embezzlement, influence peddling, favoritism, and conflict of interest. …”
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The Effect of Board Risk Management on Financial Performance of Selected Saccos in Kiruhura District, Uganda. by Kyabarong, Benon, Agaba, Moses, Munyabonera, Francisis, Byamukama, Eliab Mpora, Kikawa, Cliff, Ahabwe, Oliver

“…The study recommends that; Sacco’s risk management committees of the board should be very effective in influencing the corporate risk management practices adopted within the SACCOs and that SACCOs should improve on the levels of BRM to achieve favorable financial results by applying careful attention to governmental regulations, rules and policies.…”
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Effect of Board Accountability on Financial Performance of Selected SACCOs in Kiruhura District, Uganda. by Kyabarongo, Benon, Agaba, Moses, Byamukama, Eliab Mpora, Sunday, Arthur, Sekiwu, Denis

“…In spite of the several interventions by Bank Uganda, a number of banks and other financial institutions have failed to operate forcing the regulators to intervene to ensure sanity in the financial system. …”
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Effect of Washing Bays on Water Quality of Rivers: A Case Study of River Rurigita Muko Sub-County Rubanda District Uganda. by Monday, Innocent

“…Vehicle wash activities and women washing clothes in the upstream of river Rurigita should be regulated to protect the communities from waterborne diseases.…”
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Agribusiness strategy and Rural Development: A case Study of Ihunga Sub county-Ntungamo District. by Denis Simpson T.K, Singahache

“…Basing on the study objectives and subsequent findings, the study recommended among others: to have food security in homes and families using agribusiness strategy for developments, to launch cooperative societies so that agro-based producers with common goals advance their aim to kick poverty out of their areas by setting up the bargaining power to look for market, reliable technology and inputs to boost their operations aiming at developing their rural area, to adopt agribusiness strategy for rural development and widening employment opportunities, Government to come in and enforce policies and laws aiming at regulating birth so as to control population growth, Government should come in to properly articulate policies and ensure their effective implementation to enhance rural development basing on agribusiness strategy as the benchmark and the Ugandan government to prioritize the agriculture sectors by allocation a big proportion of the budget to agriculture and industry sectors.…”
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University Lecturers and Students Could Help in Community Education About SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Uganda. by Echoru, Isaac, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Usman, Ibe Michael, Mukenya Mutuku, Irene, Ssebuufu4, Robinson, Decanar Ajambo, Patricia, Ssempijja, Fred, Mujinya, Regan, Matama, Kevin, Musoke, Grace Henry, Tiyo Ayikobua, Emmanuel, Ninsiima, Herbert Izo, Dare, Samuel Sunday, Ejike, Daniel Eze, Eriya Bukenya, Edmund, Keyune Nambatya, Grace, Ewan, MacLeod, Welburn, Susan Christina

“…The positive attitudes that COVID-19 could kill, anyone can get COVID-19, and willing to abide by the set regulations against the pandemic showed personal concerns and desired efforts against COVID-19. …”
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Identification and functional characterization of the MYB transcription factor GmMYBLJ in soybean leaf senescence by Guohua Bao, Xiao Xu, Jing Yang, Juanjuan Liu, Tianran Shi, Xiaoxuan Zhao, Xuyan Li, Shaomin Bian

“…Leaf senescence is an important agronomic trait that significantly influences the quality and yield of soybeans. v-Myb avian myeloblastosis viral oncogene homolog (MYB) transcription factors are considered crucial regulators governing leaf senescence, which can be utilized to improve agronomic traits in crops. …”
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