Enhancing Plasticity and Compaction Properties of Clay Soil- Subgrade Using Iron Ore Tailings: A Case Study of Kabale District. by Mukago, Andrew

“…Despite the abundance of clay soils in construction projects, their plasticity and compaction properties can be detrimental to structural integrity. The main objective of this research was to enhance the plasticity and compaction properties of clay soil subgrade using iron ore tailings and the specific objectives were to determine the physical and mechanical properties of Iron Ore Tailings and Clay, study the change in the; plasticity of clay soils at different percentages of Iron Ore Tailing’s Content (10%, 20% and 30%), compaction property of clay soils at different percentages of Iron Ore Tailing’s Content and to determine the minimum percentage that gives a positive change in the enhancement of plasticity and compaction properties of clay. …”
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Land Use and is Impact on Agricultural Productivity in Mutara Sub-County Mitooma District. by Tusingwire, Pamellah

“…The findings revealed that sustainable land management practices, such as crop rotation, cover cropping, and reduced tillage, can improve soil structure, fertility, and water retention capacity as revealed by 62% who strongly agreed, 28% who agreed, 27% disagreed and 11% strongly disagreed. …”
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Impact of dietary mulberry (Morus alba) fruit extract on the growth performance, skin color, and immune response of fancy carp (Cyprinus carpio) by Wassana Prisingkorn, Prasoborn Rinthong, Narong Kamolrat, Pattama Wiriyapattanasub, Sutee Wongmaneeprateep, Jariyavadee Suriyaphan, Apichet Pholoeng, Eakapol Wangkahart

“…Liver histology revealed a normal structure across all groups, indicating no adverse effects from the diets, including those with mulberry supplementation. …”
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Acute enteritis with pelvic SBRT: Influence of bowel delineation methods by Akshay Dinesan, Maneesh Singh, Prachi Mehta, Priyamvada Maitre, Vedang Murthy

“…Objectively, the volume of the bowel structures receiving 7 Gy, 14 Gy, and 25 Gy did not show any statistically significant difference between cases and controls. …”
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Proteogenomic annotation of T6SS components identified in Bacteroides fragilis secretome by Natalya B. Zakharzhevskaya, Olga Yu Shagaleeva, Daria A. Kashatnikova, Daria A. Kashatnikova, Anton O. Goncharov, Anton O. Goncharov, Daria V. Evsyutina, Dmitry A. Kardonsky, Elizaveta A. Vorobeva, Artemiy S. Silantiev, Viktoria D. Kazakova, Irina V. Kolesnikova, Ivan O. Butenko, Anna A. Vanyushkina, Svetlana V. Smirnova, Andrei V. Chaplin, Andrei V. Chaplin, Boris A. Efimov, Boris A. Efimov

“…Intensive study of the T6SS structure has led to an understanding of certain issues related to its functional activity, but the exact regulatory mechanisms of E-I protein pair activity remain unclear. …”
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The efficacy of neoadjuvant immunotherapy and lymphocyte subset predictors in locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: A retrospective study by Ruotong Wang, Shaodi Wen, Xiaoyue Du, Jingwei Xia, Bowen Hu, Yihan Zhang, Guoren Zhou, Feng Jiang, Xiaomin Lu, Miaolin Zhu, Xinyu Xu, Bo Shen

“…We assessed peripheral blood indexes and tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) density to evaluate their impact on pathological response and prognosis, leading to a clinical prediction model for treatment efficacy and survival. …”
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Parasitic infection prevalence in tuberculosis patients and their household contacts in the Littoral Region of Cameroon by Lucy Cho Nchang, Chefor Magha, Patience Agwa Fonong, Narcisse Victor Tchamatchoua Gandjui, Nancielle Mbiatong Tchatat, Desmond Akumtoh Nkimbeng, Frank Noel Nietcho, Juluis Visnel Foyet, Fanny Fri Fombad, Tatiana Djikeussi Katcho, Jerome Fru Cho, Achim Hoerauf, Manuel Ritter, Samuel Wanji

“…Socio-demographic data and associated factors were collected using structured questionnaires. Blood, stool, urine and skin snip samples were collected following standard guidelines for investigation of parasitic infections. …”
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Physiological and multi-omics analysis revealed the mechanism of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to cadmium toxicity in green onion by Kunhao Xie, Yixuan Chen, Xiaoqin Wang, Xiaoya Zhou, Yizhe Cheng, Xianchang Yu, Jun Wang, Mintao Sun, Yansu Li, Chaoxing He

“…AMF formed an effective symbiotic relationship with green onion roots under Cd stress, increased plant biomass, improved root structure and enhanced root vitality. AMF-colonized green onion had reduced Cd content in roots and leaves by 63.00 % and 46.50 %, respectively, with Cd content being higher in the roots than in the leaves. …”
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Effects of nano-selenium and/or vitamin E supplementation on growth performance, antioxidant status, histopathology and resistance to Aspergillus flavus in Nile tilapia (Oreochromi... by Walaa K. Bazina, Wesam A. Tawfik, Nadia A. Abd Elghany, Saadea Saadony, Zulhisyam Abdul Kari, Muna Omer Alamoudi, Mohamed Y. M. Aly, Abuelhassan Elshazly Younis, Roshmon Thomas Mathew, Moaheda E. H. Eissa, Mohammad Bodrul Munir, Saadiah Ibrahim, Ismail Yousef, Yusuf O. H. Omar, El-Sayed Hemdan Eissa, Heba E. Abd Elnabi

“…Histopathological analysis revealed somewhat lacerated gill arches in fish fed SeNPs, VE, or their combination, but the overall gill structure remained normal. The SeNPs + VE group exhibited improved villi length and normal morphology of portal veins and hepatic sinusoids, though some vacuolated hepatocytes were noted. …”
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Impact of mother’s own milk expression practices and processing treatments on infant health and growth outcomes: a systematic review protocol by Daniel Klotz, Carolyn Smith, Agnieszka Bzikowska-Jura, Marzia Giribaldi, Tanya Cassidy, Laura Cavallarin, Serena Gandino, Karolina Karcz, Chiara Peila, Bartłomiej Walczak, Aleksandra Wesolowska

“…We will apply a hybrid search strategy, by combining structured database search with predefined snowballing searches. …”
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On the tracks of an uninvited guest, the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus in Cyprus by Riccardo Piccinno, Giulia Fiorenza, Marlen Ines Vasquez, Jeremy Bouyer, Gregoris Notarides, Ludvik Marcus Gomulski, Soteris Meletiou, Mustafa Akiner, Antonios Michaelakis, Federico Forneris, Giovanni Maga, Giuliano Gasperi, Anna Rodolfa Malacrida

“…Bayesian clustering analyses using STRUCTURE and BayesAss version 3 were employed to derive information on the degree of ancestry among Cypriot and Mediterranean mosquitoes and on recent mosquito movements both within Cyprus and between Cyprus and the Central Mediterranean areas. …”
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High concentrations of polyethylene microplastics restrain the growth of Cinnamomum camphora seedling by reducing soil water holding capacity by Run Yang, Jinping Wang, Huanying Fang, Jinwen Xia, Guomin Huang, Rongzhen Huang, Hong Zhang, Liqin Zhu, Lichao Zhang, Jihong Yuan

“…Furthermore, high concentrations of PE-MPs (1 % and 2 %) greatly decreased soil alkali-hydrolysable nitrogen content and decreased bacterial diversity. The structural equation model clearly indicated that the inhibitory effect of soil PE-MPs with high concentrations on seedling growth was mainly derived from the decrement of soil water holding capacity. …”
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An observational, multigenerational platform for health systems and population health interventions to minimise intergenerational transmission of non-communicable diseases in India... by Vaman Khadilkar, Tarun Reddy Katapally, Jasmin Bhawra, Neha Kajale, Rubina Mandlik, Vivek Patwardhan, Demi Miriam, Dipali Ladkat, Chidvilas More, Ketan Gondhalekar, Anuradha Vaman Khadilkar

“…The long-term data analysis plan includes longitudinal modelling, time-series analyses, structural equation modelling, multilevel modelling and sex-based analyses to investigate growth trajectories and intergenerational patterns of health risks. …”
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Ecological impacts of single-axis photovoltaic solar energy with periodic mowing on microclimate and vegetation by Yudi Li, Yudi Li, Alona Armstrong, Alona Armstrong, Christopher Simmons, Noah Z. Krasner, Noah Z. Krasner, Rebecca R. Hernandez, Rebecca R. Hernandez, Rebecca R. Hernandez, Rebecca R. Hernandez

“…Marked differences in vegetation across micro-patches indicated that GPVs drive changes in plant community composition, structure, and productivity. Compared to open spaces, vegetation near and within the PV array footprint displayed greater species richness (+8.4%), taller maximum height (+21%), reduced coverage of sun-loving plants (−71%), and less dead biomass accumulation (−26%), from shade-driven effects. …”
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Progress in phase field research of dead lithium in lithium batteries by Jing LIU, Huiyi CHEN, Huiyu LIU, Shu LI

“…Lithium dendrites are tree-like structures formed by uneven lithium deposition during the charging of lithium metal. …”
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Factors associated with perceived changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior in the Brazilian university community during the COVID-19 pandemic by Marcos Cezar Pitombo da Silva Junior, Enaiane Cristina Menezes, Sand Araújo Tenório, Sueyla Ferreira da Silva dos Santos, Thiago Ferreira de Sousa, Luiz Rodrigo Augustemak de Lima

“…Methods: It is an observational, cross-sectional, multicenter study conducted with the academic community of higher education institutions in Brazil. A structured and validated questionnaire was utilized, and multinomial logistic regression was applied with a 95% confidence interval. …”
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Pulmonary granuloma formation during latent Cryptococcus neoformans infection in C3HeB/FeJ mice involves progression through three immunological phases by Jovany J. Betancourt, Minna Ding, J. Marina Yoder, Issa Mutyaba, Hannah M. Atkins, Gabriela De la Cruz, David B. Meya, Kirsten Nielsen

“…Latent C. neoformans infection in the lungs is controlled by organized collections of immune cells called granulomas. The formation and structure of Cryptococcus granulomas are poorly understood due to inconsistent human pathology results and disagreement between necrotic granuloma-forming rat models and non-necrotic granuloma-forming mouse models. …”
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Conocimientos sobre la lectoescritura emergente y prácticas en las aulas para su promoción: Un estudio con docentes de Educación preescolar en Costa Rica/ Emergent Literacy Knowled... by Luis Diego Conejo, Ana María Carmiol

“…For the analysis, a categorization was elaborated focusing on the conversational structure of the explanation sequence modality - monologal or dialogal - and the type of information used for the explanation -strategies that resort to semantic and contextual aspects. …”
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Exploring the Impact of Homophily Attitude, Physical, and Social Attractiveness on Purchase Intentions by Honya Ghasemi, Ramin Bashir Khodaparasti, Hooshmand Bagheri Garbollagh

“…The data was analyzed using the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM). FindingsThe findings indicate that trustworthiness acts as a mediator in the relationship between Homophily attitude, physical and social attractiveness, and purchase intention. …”
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Using the WHO building blocks to examine cross-border public health surveillance in MENA by Laura Buback, Shayanne Martin, Esbeydy Pardo, Farah Massoud, Jesus Formigo, Atousa Bonyani, Noha H. Farag, Zayid K. Almayahi, Kenta Ishii, Susie Welty, Dana Schneider

“…A mixed-methods approach was utilized, combining a systematic literature review with semi-structured in-depth interviews (IDIs) involving 28 stakeholders from seven MENA countries. …”
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