Design of a Solar Dryer for Tomatoes. by Bwire, Samlex Sibagaya

“…The air allowed in through the air inlet is heated up in the solar collector and channeled through the drying chamber where it is utilized in drying. …”
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Employee Retention and Organizational Performance: A Case Study of Centenary Bank in Kigezi Region Uganda. by Kaziro, Nicholas

“…The study targeted 97 respondents who constituted branch managers, departmental heads, committee members, audit officers, compliance officers, and support staff. …”
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Distance Learning and the Quality of Teacher Education in Rwanda: A Case Study of Byumba Distance Learning by Anastase, Mvuyekure

“…Besides the tutors who were assisting the teacher trainees in the program, the lecturers from the Kigali Institute of Education who were appointed to take part in the training, and the head teachers whose teachers are following the program were also involved. …”
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A randomised, double-masked, placebo-controlled trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of teprotumumab for active thyroid eye disease in Japanese patientsResearch in context by Yuji Hiromatsu, Eri Ishikawa, Ai Kozaki, Yasuhiro Takahashi, Mika Tanabe, Ken Hayashi, Yukihiro Imagawa, Kazutoyo Kaneda, Masashi Mimura, Xiaoxian Dai, Tomoko Hayashida, Takashi Akamizu

“…Study drug-related adverse events (AEs) occurred in 14 patients (52%) in the teprotumumab group and two patients (7%) in the placebo group; hyperglycaemia-related events were reported in six (22%) and one patient (4%), and hearing impairment in four (15%) and one (4%) patient, respectively. …”
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Gender-based Morphometric Analysis of the Human Orbital Aperture Profile using 3D Reconstruction Computed Tomography: A Cross-sectional Retrospective Study by Muhammad Omer Afzal Bhatti, Mujeeb Ur Rehman Parrey, Muhammad Ikram Ali, Allah Rakhyo Shoro, Abdulkrem Ahmed Alenazi, Rayan Alhumaidi Alruwaili

“…However, CT scans of patients who had sustained head trauma or orbital injuries were excluded from the study. …”
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Climate change and its impacts on hydrological regimes over the Bengal delta by M.H. Ali, P. Biswas, S.M.Q. Hassan, M.A. Islam

“…The rising temperature raises concerns about crop heat stress and probable yield loss. Decreasing rainfall and groundwater recharge and increasing evapotranspiration may underscore the sustainability of water supply. …”
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An underground coal mine multi-target detection algorithm by FAN Shoujun, CHEN Xilin, WEI Liangyue, WANG Qingyu, ZHANG Shiyuan, DONG Fei, LEI Shaohua

“…Additionally, a decoupling detection head of SIoU was used as the detection layer to improve the model's adaptability to small targets and the convergence speed. …”
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Awareness and perception of prevention and management options of sexually transmitted infections among students at secondary school in Rivers State, Nigeria by Florence Mandah, Oluebubechukwu Udi, Pamela Thompsom-Abiye, Basil Ogbu

“…During break pe­riods, classrooms of participants were visited to administer questionnaires after obtaining permission from the head teacher and class teachers. Content of the instrument was explained to participants in simple English language. …”
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Successful Mechanical Thrombectomy for Bilateral Anterior Cerebral Artery Occlusions in a Rare Anatomical Variant: A Case Report by Ge B, Zhu J, Zhang F, Han X, Xia Y, Ji Z, Sun P, Li Y, Zhang H, Guo J

“…AIS was considered after no bleeding was observed on emergency head computed tomography. Digital subtraction angiography was performed, and bilateral ACAs were found to originate from the anterior communicating branch of the left internal carotid artery and were occluded in their A2 segment. …”
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The XIAP inhibitor AZD5582 improves the treatment effect of microwave ablation on hepatocellular carcinoma by Wenhui Wang, Fuyuan Wu, Zhe Wu, Mengfan Zhang, Qiang Lu

“…We established an in vitro IMWA model by heating HCC cell lines and, at the same time, applied the XIAP inhibitor AZD5582 and verified the proliferation, migration, and pro-apoptotic ability of the XIAP inhibitor on tumor cells using CCK8, colony formation assay, cell scratch assay, and flow cytometry flow. …”
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Lubricity potentials of Azadirachta indica (neem) oil and Cyperus esculentus (tiger nut) oil extracts and their blends in machining of mild steel material by Ignatius Echezona Ekengwu, Ikechukwu Geoffrey Okoli, Obiora Clement Okafor, Obiora Nnaemeka Ezenwa, Joseph Chikodili Ogu

“…Friction amongst the cutting tool and workpiece in metal machining produces heat that reduces tool life and workpiece integrity. …”
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Choroidal thickness under pilocarpine versus cyclopentolate by Mukharram M. Bikbov, Gyulli M. Kazakbaeva, Songhomitra Panda-Jonas, Gulshat R. Mustafina, Jost B. Jonas

“…Abstract Bruch´s membrane (BM) is firmly connected posteriorly to the optic nerve head through the peripapillary choroidal border tissue, and anteriorly through the longitudinal ciliary muscle to the scleral spur. …”
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Fattening performance, slaughter and carcass characteristics of akkaraman lambs at different slaughter weights by Emine Hesna Şahin, Ali Akmaz

“…Dunng the experiments lambs were ted with wheat hay (100 g /head/day) and consantrates ad libitum. The data were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test. …”
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Evaluating maternal drug use disparities, risk factors and outcomes in Northeast Arkansas: a pre, during, and post-COVID-19 pandemic analysis by Enrique Gomez Pomar, Johnna Berryhill, Sudeepa Bhattacharyya

“…Infants with a positive MDS (MDS+) had significantly lower weight, height and head circumference with higher preterm rates and longer hospital stays. …”
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Intersection between individual, household, environmental and system level factors in defining risk and resilience for children in Kenya's ASAL: A qualitative study. by Esther Jebor Chongwo, Barack Aoko, Martha Kaniala, Moses Esala, Phillis Magoma, Eunice Njoroge, Susan Nyamanya, Joyce Marangu, Anil Khamis, John Ng'asike, Anja C Huizink, Amina Abubakar

“…Identified risk factors encompassed issues such as young caregiver's age, low literacy, mental health issues, drug abuse, domestic violence, malnutrition, poverty, lack of paternal involvement, early marriages, female genital mutilation, drought, heat stress, and insecurity. Nonetheless, sources of resilience include breastfeeding, immunization, responsive caregiving, family and community support, higher socio-economic status (SES), cultural practices, self-motivation, hard work, community role models, religious activities and quality service provision.…”
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Environmental effect of the Coronavirus-19 determinants and lockdown on carbon emissions by R. Parvin, F.T. Johora, M.A. Alim

“…The essential point is to stress that during the lockdown, the ecosystem is self-healing. Environmental activists and business people will find this study useful in developing future sustainable improvement strategies.…”
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Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes: Artificial Intelligence-Augmented Propensity Score and Geospatial Cohort Analysis of 3,952 Patients by Dominique J. Monlezun, Alfred T. Samura, Ritesh S. Patel, Tariq E. Thannoun, Prakash Balan

“…Then AI-based machine learning (backward propagation neural network) augmented multivariable regression and GIS heat mapping were performed. Results. Of 3,952 OHCA patients across 38 hospitals, African Americans were the most likely to suffer OHCA despite representing a significantly lower percentage of the population (42.6 versus 22.8%; p<0.001). …”
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Effect of potassium‐waterglass composition on strength development and leaching behavior of geopolymers in different curing conditions by Umberto C. C. S. Siciliano, Ana C. C. Trindade, Flávio de Andrade Silva

“…A strong correlation was found between total heat release and strength gain, as evidenced by ultrasonic cement analyzer (UCA) readings. …”
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Burden and Determinant of Inadequate Dietary Diversity among Pregnant Women in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Hagos Degefa Hidru, Meresa Berwo Mengesha, Yared Hailesilassie, Fissaha Tekulu Welay

“…The searches were restricted to articles published in the English language only, and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH terms) was used to help expand the search in advanced PubMed search. …”
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A Reconstruction of the Shrine of the Prophet Nahum: An Analysis of 3D Documentation Methods and Data Transfer Technology for Virtual and Augmented Realities by Karel Pavelka, Karel Pavelka, Lukáš Běloch

“…Our data analysis revealed significant differences between the construction logs and the analysis of the accurate 3D models; the results showed an underestimation of the displaced material statements by 13.4% for removed material and 4.6% for added material. The use of heat maps and volumetric analyses helped to identify areas of significant change that guided the reconstruction and documented significant changes to the building for the investor. …”
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