The Rise of SARS-CoV-2 Variants and the Role of Convalescent Plasma Therapy for Management of Infections by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

Subjects: “…COVID-19 therapy; COVID-19 vaccine; COVID-19 convalescent therapy; SARS-CoV-2 infection; human antibodies; variants of concern; Ebola…”
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Decentralized Revenue Management and Health Service Delivery in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government by Christine, Nayebare

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Temporal and Spatial Seasonal Variations in Quality of Gravity Flow Water in Kyanamira Sub-County, Kabale District, Uganda by Hannington, Ngabirano, Denis, Byamugisha, Emmanuel, Ntambi

“…Total suspended solids ranged between 0.66 and 2.17 mg·L−1 and were above the recommended WHO limit of zero value in all study sites. …”
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E-Book Mobile Application: A Case of Kabale University Mukombe Library, Uganda by Clare, Ninsiima, Patricia, Kyomugisha

“…Globally, many academic e-books are available in user-friendly forms like PDF and HTML that can be accessed on laptops, iPads, and smartphones, even though some e-books require a special e-book reader. …”
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COVID-19-Related Mental Health Burdens: Impact of Educational Level and Relationship Status Among Low-Income Earners of Western Uganda by Lemuel, Ann Monima, Usman, Ibe Michael, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Alghamdi, Saad, Aigbogun, Eric Osamudiamwen, Archibong, Victor, Ssebuufu, Robinson, Kabanyoro, Annet, Ifie, Josiah Eseoghene, Swase, Dominic Terkimbi, Ssempijja, Fred, Ayuba, John Tabakwot, Matama, Kevin, Onohuean, Hope, Kembabazi, Stellamaris, Henry, Rachael, Odoma, Said, Yusuf, Helen, Afodun, Adam Moyosore, Assaggaf, Hamza M., Kairania, Emmanuel, Aslam, Akhmed, Okon, Owoisinke, Batiha, Gaber El-Saber, Welburn, Susan Christina

“…Results: The majority of our respondents were male (n = 150/253, 59.3), had a secondary level of education (104/253, 41.1), and were single (137/253, 54.2). No formal education and primary education (r2 = 47.4% and 6.4%, respectively) had a negative correlation with awareness of mental health care. …”
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Human Resource Management Practices and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (S.M.Es) in Uganda: A case of Ntungamo Municipality. by Atyanga, Patrick

“…Specifically, employee resourcing significantly influences 38.0%, reward management significantly influences about 19.7% while employee training significantly influences about 25.5% of the variation in performance of SMEs in Ntungamo district. …”
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Sensory outcome of exotropia surgery in Thailand: a retrospective multicenter study by Narisa Rattanalert, Supaporn Tengtrisorn, Supawan Surukrattanaskul, Phanthipha Wongwai, Nutsuchar Wangtiraumnuay, Wadakarn Wuthisiri, Suntaree Thitiwichienlert, Warassabhorn Ployprasith, Rattiya Pornchaisuree, Piangporn Saksiriwutto, Penny Singha, Warakorn Thiamthat, Parnchat Pukrushpan, Sirinya Suwannaraj, Yutthaphong Imsuwan, Arpha Pornseth, Atchareeya Wiwatwongwana, Oracha Teerakapong, Juthathip Hiriotappa, Apatsa Lekskul, Variya Nganthavee, Poonyawee Nunthanid, Worawalun Honglertnapakul, Worapot Srimanan, Prangkhwan Jiaranaisilawong, Prapatsorn Patikulsila, Phantaraporn Tangtammaruk, Dussadee Tatritorn, Thunyaluck Jiwanarom, Jipada Pruksacholavit, Puncharut Preechaharn, La-ongsri Atchaneeyasakul, Phawasutthi Keokajee, Thammanoon Surachatkumtonekul, Pittaya Phamonvaechavan, Sorot Wutthiphan, Orapan Aryasit, Parichat Damthongsuk, Alan Frederick Geater

“…For refractive error, spherical equivalent refraction on right eye (RE) and left eye (LE) were -0.53±2.45 diopters (D) (range -14.88 to +10 D) and -0.48±2.37 D (range -19.50 to +7.75 D), respectively. The mean angle of deviation at distance and near before surgery were 42.06±14.91 prism diopters (PD) and 40.81±16.09 PD, respectively. …”
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Investigating The Performance Of Local And Indigenous Businesses In Times Of Economic Recession With Emphasis On Developing The Capabilities Of Cooperatives In Sistan And Baluchest... by Ali Asghar Tabavar, Abdoulnaser Derakhshan, Sahar Arefi

“…According to the findings of the vector error correction model (VECM), the Bland mat equation can be reported as follows.PERF = 10.11+0.047 CAP +0.516 INFL -1.237 DUMMYIn the long term, cooperatives can improve business performance by creating and collecting capital. …”
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Burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance among hospitalised patients in Spain: findings from three nationwide prospective studiesResearch in context by Germán Peñalva, Rafael Cantón, María Teresa Pérez-Rodríguez, Juan José González-López, Jesús Rodríguez-Baño, Ester del Barrio-Tofiño, Cristina Kirkegaard-Biosca, Isabel Sánchez-Romero, Andrea Gutiérrez-Villanueva, Teresa Marrodán-Ciordia, José Manuel Guerra-Laso, Cristóbal del Rosario-Quintana, Laura Suárez-Hormiga, Jordi Cámara, Mireia Puig-Asensio, Eva Heredero, María Antonia Sepúlveda, Juan Carlos Rodríguez-Díaz, Esperanza Merino, Emilia Cercenado, Sofia de la Villa, María Siller, Francisco Arnaiz, Cristina Seral, José Antonio Lepe, José Miguel Cisneros, José Ramón Paño-Pardo

“…Findings: In total, 82, 133 and 130 centres participated in the study in 2018, 2019 and 2023, respectively, recording a total of 907, 1392 and 2351 MDRO infections, representing a weighted incidence density of 3.54 (95% CI 2.92–4.17), 5.01 (3.95–6.07), and 4.41 (3.55–5.27) cases/1000 stays, respectively. …”
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Professionalisation and governance in sports organisations: towards an integrated understanding by Raphael Stieger, Siegfried Nagel, Grazia Lang

“…European Sport Management Quarterly, 15(4), 407–433. https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2015.1062990 Ruoranen, K., Klenk, C., Schlesinger, T., Bayle, E., Clausen, J., Giauque, D., & Nagel, S. (2016). …”
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Prediction model for type 2 diabetes mellitus and its association with mortality using machine learning in three independent cohorts from South Korea, Japan, and the UK: a model de... by Hayeon Lee, Seung Ha Hwang, Seoyoung Park, Yunjeong Choi, Sooji Lee, Jaeyu Park, Yejun Son, Hyeon Jin Kim, Soeun Kim, Jiyeon Oh, Lee Smith, Damiano Pizzol, Sang Youl Rhee, Hyunji Sang, Jinseok Lee, Dong Keon Yon

“…The model probability is associated with an increased risk of mortality (T1: adjusted hazard ratio, 2.82 [95% CI, 2.01–3.94]; T2: 3.89 [2.74–5.53]; and T3: 7.73 [5.37–11.12]). …”
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Transforming the Health Research Workforce in Mozambique: Achievements of the Mozambique Institute for Health Education and Research (MIHER) over a 13-Year Journey by Emília Virgínia Noormahomed, Sérgio Noormahomed, Matchecane Cossa, Nicole Joyce, Regina Daniel Miambo, Irina Mendes Sousa, Noémia Nhacupe, Tufária Mussá, Jahit Sacarlal, Lídia Gouveia, Luís Jorge Ferrão, Carla Carrilho, Mamudo Ismail, Davey Smith, Natasha K. Martin, Ravi Goyal, Kim E. Barrett, Sónia Santana Afonso, Amélia Mandane, Alarquia Saíde, Pompílio Vintuar, Brígida Singo, Boaventura Aleixo, Luck Injage, Elizabeth A. Winzeler, Paulo Correia-de-Sá, Maria do Rosário Oliveira Martins, Paulo Ferrinho, Sam Patel, Ana Olga Mocumbi, Stephen W. Bickler, Constance A. Benson, Roberto Badaró, Robert T. Schooley

“…MIHER assisted in writing and implementing 98 research grants, amassing $29,923,197 in extramural support. Of 170 publications generated, 89% were indexed in PubMed. …”
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The epidemiology and gene mutation characteristics of pyrazinamide-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates in Southern China by Nan Wang, Fanrong Meng, Li Deng, Ling Wu, Yu Yang, Hua Li, Yuanjin Chen, Zeyou Wei, Bei Xie, Lan Gong, Qun Niu, Jie Lei, Junwen Gao, Bo Huang, Qi Wang, Xiaomin Lai, Zhihui Liu, Jinxing Hu

“…This difference in the rpsA mutation rate was statistically significant (P = 0.001, chi-square test). No panD mutations were observed in the 137 PZA-resistant isolates, whereas two PZA-sensitive isolates harboured point mutations in panD, including one nonsense mutation (C433 T) and another C-69 T mutation. …”
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Barcelona scale for buccophonatory apraxia: Quantitative assessment tool by N. Montagut, S. Borrego-Écija, J. Herrero, A. Lladó, M. Balasa, E. Muñoz, F. Valldeoriola, R. Sánchez-Valle

“…The scale was useful to differentiate vnfPPA from svPPA and Parkinson’s disease (area under curve [AUC] of 0.956 and 0.989, respectively), but less to differentiate it from Huntington’s disease (AUC = 0.67) and lvPPA. There was a statistically significant relationship between total score and disease severity in nfvPPA (P < .029). …”
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Escala Barcelona para la apraxia bucofonatoria: instrumento de evaluación cuantitativo by N. Montagut, S. Borrego-Écija, J. Herrero, A. Lladó, M. Balasa, E. Muñoz, F. Valldeoriola, R. Sánchez-Valle

“…The scale was useful to differentiate vnfPPA from svPPA and Parkinson's disease (area under curve [AUC] of 0.956 and 0.989 respectively), but less to differentiate it from Huntington's disease (AUC = 0.67) and lvPPA. There was a statistically significant relationship between total score and disease severity in nfvPPA (p < 0.029). …”
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基于现行标准实施后市售一级大豆油品质分析 "Quality analysis of commercially available grade 1 soybean oils after the national standard revision" by 陈焱1，王翔宇1，尤梦圆1，刘芯羽1，李晓龙1，孙承国2，王风艳2 " CHEN Yan1, WANG Xiangyu1, YOU Mengyuan1, LIU Xinyu1, LI Xiaolong1, SUN Chengguo2,WANG Fengyan1"

“…结果表明：12个市售一级大豆油的酸值（KOH）在0.054~0.183 mg/g之间，过氧化值在0.59~2.01 mmol/kg，色泽均较浅；12个市售一级大豆油中维生素E和甾醇含量均值分别为113.06 mg/100 g和3 028 mg/kg，多酚和角鲨烯含量均值分别为4.82 mg/kg和53.71 mg/kg；12个市售一级大豆油中反式脂肪酸含量在0.25%~0.92%之间， 仅有1个样品的反式脂肪酸含量达到零反式脂肪酸的要求（低于0.3%）， 3-氯丙醇酯含量在0.23~0.57 mg/kg之间，平均值为0.38 mg/kg，缩水甘油酯含量为未检出~3.42 mg/kg，平均值为1.0 mg/kg，有3个样品的缩水甘油酯含量高于欧盟的限量要求，多环芳烃含量为未检出~8.8 μg/kg之间，平均值为4.77 μg/kg，苯并(a)芘含量为未检出~1.4 μg/kg，平均值为0.61 μg/kg。…”
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Características clínicas y tratamiento farmacológico de los pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca en una cohorte de atención primaria by Maria Giner-Sorian, Ramon Monfà, Roser Vives, Silvia Fernández-García, Antoni Vallano, Rosa Morros

“…Resultados: Se incluyeron 75.769 personas; el 22,7% con IC con FEVI reducida (ICFEr), el 26,2% con FEVI preservada (ICFEp) y el 51,2% con IC no específica. …”
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Sokratik Sorgulama &#150; Y&ouml;nlendirilmi&thorn; Ke&thorn;if by Dr. Canan Efe

“…Sayg&yacute;lar&yacute;mla [JCBPR 2012; 1(2.000): 127-127]…”
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La chirurgie cardiaque mini-invasive vidéo-assistée : une étude comparative à la voie conventionnelle [Less-invasive video-assisted cardiac surgery : a comparative study with the c... by Sami Bouchenafa, Ahmed Zaki Boukli-Hacene, Boukri Hamouda, Mohamed Atbi

“…Résultats - l’âge moyen est 49.5+16.3 ans dans le groupe mini-invasive vidéo-assistée et 43.4+16.7 dans le groupe sternotomie médiane verticale. …”
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凉山州14个核桃品种主要经济指标 及脂肪酸组成分析" "Analysis of main economic indexes and fatty acid composition of 14 walnut cultivars in Liangshan Prefecture"... by 金银春1，任波1，胡定林2，陈善波1，余凌帆1 JIN Yinchun1, REN Bo1, HU Dinglin2, CHEN Shanbo1, YU Lingfan1

“…结果表明：14个核桃品种中，粗脂肪含量较高的核桃品种有小圆、美姑大泡、冕漾等，蛋白质含量较高的核桃品种有陆佳、香酥、白鹤滩米核桃等；香酥为高油酸含量品种，利丰紫瓤、大凉山紫伊核桃晚熟2号为高亚油酸含量品种，盐源早、冬晚、利丰紫瓤为高α-亚麻酸含量品种，盐源早、冬晚、小圆的亚油酸与α-亚麻酸含量比值更接近4；出仁率、粗脂肪含量、棕榈酸含量的变异系数较低,均小于10%，说明这3个指标较稳定；主要经济指标与脂肪酸含量的遗传多样性指数的变化范围为1.57~2.14，其中，出仁率的遗传多样性指数最低，十七碳酸含量的遗传多样性指数最高；三径均值与单果质量存在极显著正相关性，蛋白质含量与α-亚麻酸含量存在显著负相关性，油酸含量与亚油酸含量存在极显著负相关性；经聚类分析，在欧氏距离为20时，14个核桃品种被分为2个组群，小圆、香酥聚为一组，其他12个品种聚为一组。…”
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