Current trends in antimicrobial use and the role of antimicrobial stewardship in palliative oncology: a narrative review by Bassem Awada, Aref Zribi, Ahmad Al Ghoche, Souha S. Kanj

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Factors Influencing Recentralization of Local Government Functions in Uganda. by Biryomumeisho, Stephen, Ocan, Johnson, Adyanga, Francis Akena

“…However, since 2003, the Central Government started reversing the policy in terms of decentralization of the appointment of Chief Administrative Officers and Municipal Town Clerks and of recent City Town Clerks (for new cities in Uganda) from the District Service Commissions (DSCs) to the Public Service Commission, recentralization of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) under the management of the Executive Director, Procurement of drugs from the district health office to the National Medical Stores (NMS), recentralization of the payroll and the recent recentralization of local revenue collection from LGs. …”
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Credit Risk Management Practices and Loan Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda by Agaba, Francis, Tamwesigire, Caleb, Eton, Marus

“…Purpose: The study examined the relationship between Credit Risk Management Practices and Loan Performance of Commercial Banks in Mbarara City. The study covered 19 commercial banks. Method: A correlational design was used to establish the relationship between different credit risk management practices and Loan Performance in selected commercial banks in the city. …”
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Credit Risk Management Practices and Loan Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda by Francis, Agaba, Caleb, Tamwesigire, Eton, Marus

“…Purpose: The study examined the relationship between Credit Risk Management Practices and Loan Performance of Commercial Banks in Mbarara City. The study covered 19 commercial banks. Method: A correlational design was used to establish the relationship between different credit risk management practices and Loan Performance in selected commercial banks in the city. …”
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Circ_0001084/miR-181c-5p/PTPN4 Axis Mitigates Cardiomyocyte Injury by Modulating the TLR4/NF-κB Pathway: Insights into Therapeutic Potential for Myocardial Reperfusion Injury by Deng H, Fan Q, Huang L, Ouyang W, Zhu W

“…Haihong Deng,1,* Qisen Fan,2,* Lichao Huang,1 Wenbo Ouyang,1 Wendian Zhu3 1Department of Anesthesiology, The First People’s Hospital of Zhaoqing, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First People’s Hospital of Zhaoqing, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wendian Zhu, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First People’s Hospital of Zhaoqing, NO. 9 Donggang East Road, Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China, Email Zq2860676@163.comBackground: Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury significantly impacts the recovery of ischemic heart disease patients. …”
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Impact of HIF-1α, LOX and ITGA5 Synergistic Interaction in the Tumor Microenvironment on Colorectal Cancer Prognosis by Hayriye Tatlı Doğan, Mehmet Doğan, Seda Kahraman, Doğukan Çanakçı, Mehmet Ali Nahit Şendur, Mustafa Tahtacı, Fazlı Erdoğan

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MicroRNA-140-5p inhibits cellular proliferation, migration and invasion by downregulating AKT/STAT3/NF-κB pathway in breast carcinoma cells by Hou Lingli, Liu Qi, Zhao Ying, Yang Hongwei, Meng Qingying, Yu Fei

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Informatics strategies for early detection and risk mitigation in pancreatic cancer patients by Di Jin, Najeeb Ullah Khan, Wei Gu, Huijun Lei, Ajay Goel, Tianhui Chen

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REDD1 mediates HDM-induced nuclear-cytoplasmic translocation and release of IL-33 in airway epithelial cells by downregulating Nrf2 by Tian Luo, Wentao Ji, Yuxin Gong, Lichang Chen, Chao Liu, Dandan Zhang, Xi Li, Yanhua Lv

“…Abstract Objective This study aims to investigate whether REDD1 (Regulated in Development and DNA Damage Responses 1) mediates the nuclear-to-cytoplasmic translocation and release of IL-33 in airway epithelial cells induced by house dust mites (HDM). Methods REDD1 expression levels in bronchial asthma patients were validated using public databases, followed by immunohistochemical analysis of REDD1 protein in airway epithelial cells from these patients. …”
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Longitudinal Evaluation of Humoral Immunity and Bacterial and Clinical Parameters Reveals That Antigen-Specific Antibodies Suppress Inflammatory Responses in Active Tuberculosis Pa... by Mamiko Niki, Takashi Yoshiyama, Yuji Miyamoto, Masao Okumura, Makoto Niki, Ken-ichi Oinuma, Yukihiro Kaneko, Sohkichi Matsumoto, Yuka Sasaki, Hideo Ogata, Hajime Goto, Shoji Kudoh, Yoshihiko Hoshino

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Proinflammatory Tear Cytokines in Human Adenoviral Keratoconjunctivitis and Clinical Eye Severity by Santacruz Valdés C, Ponce-Rosas ER, Jimenez-Martinez MC

“…Concepción Santacruz Valdés,1 Efrén Raúl Ponce-Rosas,2 Maria C Jimenez-Martinez3,4 1Department of Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Institute of Ophthalmology “Conde de Valenciana”, Mexico City, Mexico; 2Subdivision of Family Medicine, Department of Postgraduates, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of México, Mexico City, Mexico; 3Department of Immunology and Research Unit, Institute of Ophthalmology “Conde de Valenciana”, Mexico City, Mexico; 4Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, MexicoCorrespondence: Maria C Jimenez-Martinez, Email mcjimenezm@facmed.unam.mxIntroduction: Acute adenoviral conjunctivitis is a disease with mild to severe clinical manifestations. …”
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Growth Traits and Yield Performance of Japonica Hybrid Rice Bred by the New Strategy in the Yangtze River Region of China by Yutiao Chen, Jiayu Song, Xiaofu Hong, Huaijie Zhang, Tiejun Hu, Guanglong Zhu

“…Therefore, two field experiments were conducted in Fenghua City and Yuyao City, China, during the two growing seasons in 2019 and 2020. …”
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Mystical Culture and Political Apathy: Understanding its Influence on Beginner Voters at Islamic Education by Dewi Ariyanti, Jannatin Aliyah, Meicha Adheline Raihanun, Mas Adam Lukman Chaubah

“…This research aims to determine the correlation between mystical culture and political apathy in political behavior; and the factors behind the political behavior of MAN students in Malang City. This research was conducted on MAN 1 and MAN 2 students in Malang City in March - September 2023. …”
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Ekspresi dan Makna Identitas Kultural Orang Aceh di Kota Padang dalam Perspektif Interaksionisme Simbolik by Gita Chintia Faramita, Azwar Azwar, Maihasni Maihasni

“…Therefore, this research aims to describe the form of cultural identity of the Acehnese in Padang City and the meaning of the cultural identity of the Acehnese in Padang City. …”
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Therapeutic drug monitoring and neutralizing anti-drug antibody detection to optimize TNF-alpha inhibitor treatment for uveitis by Howard C. Chen, Jenny Shunyakova, Amit K. Reddy, Srujay Pandiri, Lynn Hassman

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Breast cancer risk assessment based on a predictive model: evaluation of risk factors among Japanese women by Michiyo Yamada, Takashi Chishima, Takashi Ishikawa, Kazutaka Narui, Sadatoshi Sugae, Peter J. Tonellato, Itaru Endo

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Association between the atherogenic index of plasma and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Korean pregnant women: secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study by Rong Shuai, Yuxing He, Dongqian Yang, Yingying Zhang, Li Zhang

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