Occurrence and assessment of chronic pain fatigue and sleep disturbance in axial spondyloarthritis patients by Eman Abdel Ghani Sayed, Samer Samy, Faruk Ali Abdi, Anna Abou-Raya

“…Functional scores, patient index data, axial SpA disease activity index, perceived stress scale, hospital anxiety and depression scale, functional axial SpA index, Pittsburgh sleep quality index, visual analogue scale, health assessment questionnaire, euro level QoL-5 dimension-3 L, work limitation questionnaire, fatigue item of the BAS-DAI, and fatigue severity scale were analyzed.Results Elevated levels of ESR (19.08 ± 11.75) and CRP (10.28 ± 6.29) were highly associated with chronic pain and discomfort in axSpA. …”
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Isolated IgA Anti-β2 Glycoprotein I Antibodies in Patients with Clinical Criteria for Antiphospholipid Syndrome by Raquel Ruiz-García, Manuel Serrano, José Ángel Martínez-Flores, Sergio Mora, Luis Morillas, María Ángeles Martín-Mola, José M. Morales, Estela Paz-Artal, Antonio Serrano

“…We have aimed to assess aPL antibodies in a group of patients with clinical manifestations of APS (C-APS) to evaluate the importance of the presence of IgA aB2GPI antibodies in APS and its relation with other aPL antibodies. Only 14% of patients with C-APS were positive for any consensus antibody, whereas the presence of isolated IgA aB2GPI antibodies was found in 22% of C-APS patients. …”
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Safety and Potential Complications of Facial Wrinkle Correction with Dermal Fillers: A Systematic Literature Review by Audra Janovskiene, Deividas Chomicius, Dominykas Afanasjevas, Zygimantas Petronis, Dainius Razukevicius, Egle Jagelaviciene

“…<i>Conclusions</i>: Facial wrinkle correction procedures are generally safe and effective and the results can last from 6 to 24 months, depending on the dermal filler material and its components used. The most common complications after dermal filler injection usually resolve spontaneously, but if they persist, various pharmacological treatment methods can be used according to the condition, and surgical intervention is generally not required.…”
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Experimental Investigations of a Krypton Stationary Plasma Thruster by A. I. Bugrova, A. M. Bishaev, A. V. Desyatskov, M. V. Kozintseva, A. S. Lipatov, M. Dudeck

“…The stable high-performance ATON A-3 operation in Kr has been achieved after optimization of its magnetic field configuration and its optimization in different parameters: length and width of the channel, buffer volume dimensions, mode of the cathode operation, and input parameters. …”
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Extensive Thrombosis of the Inferior Vena Cava and Left Renal Vein in a Neonate by Moez Kdous, Oussema Khlifi, Marwene Brahem, Mohamed Khrouf, Sarah Amari, Monia Ferchiou, Fethi Zhioua

“…The vena cava had thrombosis occupying most of its length. The right renal vein was normal, while the left renal vein was threadlike and not permeable. …”
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Inhibitory effects of rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum l.) leaves ethanolic extract on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Streptococcus pyogenes by Leonny Dwi Rizkita, Rizka Ariani, Muhammad Farid, Ardestya Rastrani, Widya Aryana Ramadhania, Ratna Aprillia Eka Putri

“….), a widely used ethnomedicinal plant in Indonesia, is recognized for its numerous health benefits, including its antimicrobial properties. …”
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L’articulation du politique dans un espace protestataire en recomposition. Les mobilisations des jeunes Sahraouis à Dakhla by Victoria Veguilla

“…The protest sites studied further allow us to examine the protest rationales, sharing as they do a common interest in the centrality of the ethno-territorial dimension and its potential universality. The authorities’ answers depended in each case on the depoliticization of outcomes and mobilization statements.…”
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Knowledge Attitude and Practices of Mothers on Management of Malnutrition Among Children Under Five Years in Bugongi Town Council, Sheema District. by Mwiine, Dickens Richard

“…However, the prevalence of stunting in Sheema has remained high despite its agricultural potential and significant agricultural exports. …”
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Level of Pollution of Water from River Rwabakazi Indicated by Metal Ions and Suspended Solids Concentrations. by Habimana, Michael

“…Pollution resulting from increased anthropogenic activities is affecting river Rwabakazi. Its effects are reflected by high concentrations of calcium, iron (II). iron ( 111), magnesium and total suspended solids (TSS). …”
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Lending appraisal and performance of SACCOS in Rukiga district, Uganda by Moses, Agaba, John Bosco, turyasingura, Jesse David, Kabagambe

“…Since descriptive analysis entailed description of a single variable and its attributes, frequency tables were used to present the data. …”
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Modelling and Simulation of The Spread of HBV Disease. by Niyirora, Ignatius

“…Also we give a bifurcation diagram of the infected population against the vaccination rate which shows that when Ro :S I the values of the infected population I@) tends to its disease free equilibrium values. This model shows that when the vaccination fails to force the basic reproduction number to be less than one in value the disease fires up and approaches an endemic level. …”
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Lycopene improves on basic hematological and immunological parameters in diabetes mellitus by Ejike, Daniel Eze, Adam, Moyosore Afodun, Josephine, Kasolo, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

“…There was a decrease in neutrophil, low neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio and platelet counts and stable albumin, globulin levels. Lycopene could exert its protective effects through a balance of basic hematological physiological variables.…”
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Carpolobia lutea methanol root extract reinstates androgenesis and testicular function in cadmium- challenged rats by Ejike, Daniel Eze, Okpa, Precious Nwaka, Igbokwe, Ugochukwu Vincent, Moses, Dele Adams, Karimah, Mohammed Rabiu, Ayikobua, Emmanuel Tiyo

“…However, Carpolobia lutea and its co-administration notably (p<0.05) elevated the activity of testicular 17β-HSD and levels of serum testosterone, LH and FSH. …”
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High-Prevalence Stunting in Preschool Children (1–5 Years) Attending Selected Health Centers in a Food Rich Area-Bushenyi District Southwestern Uganda by Douglas, Mugarura, Herbert Izo, Ninsiima, Hellen, Kinyi, Ejike, Daniel Eze, Sam, Tumwesigire, Andrew, Ndamira

“…+is was a cross-sectional study assessing the prevalence of stunting and its associated factors among children aged 1–5 years attending selected health centers in Bushenyi District. …”
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Assessment of Record Keeping Practices in Nursing Schools: A Case of Uganda Nursing School-Bwindi. by Gambamazima, Ruth

“…The results indicated that; the department has never appraised or disposed its records ever since its establishment, records had already filled up the strong room which is no longer accessible and some of the records are staffed in boxes and some piled on the floors. …”
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The Impact of Stone Quarrying on Socio Economic Status of Households in Nyakyibigi Ntungamo Municipality. by Natweeta, Elvason

“…The study recommended there should be strengthening of security in quarrying areas in order to protect the quarrying activities which leads to improvement at the quarrying site, there should be carefully pre-planning of the project to ensure that the quarrying process takes place well and in its actual state because when this one is done, then the activity also goes on well to facilitate the desires of the community and there should be fitting of drills with dust collection systems and purchasing additional land surrounding the mine to act as a buffer zone and trees planted in these buffer zones can also minimize the visual impact of quarrying operations on local communities.…”
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Knowledge Attitude and Practices of Mothers on Management of Malnutrion Among Children Under Five Years in Bugongi Town Council, Sheema District. by Mwiine, Dickens Richard

“…However, the prevalence of stunting in Sheema has remained high despite its agricultural potential and significant agricultural exports. …”
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On Job Training and Employee Productivity in Banking Institutions in Uganda: A Case Study of Centenary Bank Kabale Branch. by Nakero, Sarah

“…Centenary bank should take its time to talk to the employees, and explain how their role affects the banks operations, so that they see the big picture. …”
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Library Material Security and Service Delivery in Uganda: A Case Study of Rwenzori International University. by Muhindo, Sadress

“…Majority 21 (31% of the participants) strongly agreed that inadequate budgetary allocation affects library security due to the fact that inadequate budgetary allocation to the university affects its service delivery in an area. The budgetary allocations to the state library boards and the national library board are very minimal and not enough to fund libraries. …”
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Factors Affecting Utilization of Insecticide Treated Nets in Households Among Children Under Five Years of Age in Kazo Town Council, Kazo District. by Tumwebaze, Rodgers

“…The study recommended that plans be made to increase the number of free ITN s distributed to households, increase in community education and public awareness on ITN use.…”
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