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

“…The study was designed to investigate temporal and spatial seasonal variations in quality properties of gravity flow water samples collected from Kigata, Kacuro, Kihanga, Kitibya and Kanjobe located in Kyanamira Sub-County, Kabale District, Uganda. …”
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Corneal Epithelial Thickness Mapping in Healthy Population Corneas Using MS-39 Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography by AlTurki HS, Alsubhi SS, Alhazmi A, Alhadlag A, Albalawi NS, Alzoman MA, Aljasir M, Alsubaie M, Aljindan M, Alsomali A

“…Hissah Saleh AlTurki,1 Shahad Salah Alsubhi,1 Asma Alhazmi,1 Abdulrahman Alhadlag,2 Nada Saleh Albalawi,3 Musab Abdulaziz Alzoman,1 Mohammed Aljasir,1 Majed Alsubaie,1 Mohanna Aljindan,4 Abdulaziz Alsomali5 1Ophthalmology Department, Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; 2Surgery Department, College of Medicine, Shaqra University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 3Ophthalmology Department, King Salman Armed Forces Hospital, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia; 4Ophthalmology Department, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 5Ophthalmology Department, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Alahsa, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Shahad Salah Alsubhi, Ophthalmology Department, Dhahran Eye Specialist Hospital, 32413, Hassan Alaslami, Ash Shati Ash Sharqi District, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Email Shahadsalah@hotmail.comPurpose: The corneal epithelium is the outermost layer of the cornea. …”
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Cost–Benefit Analysis of in vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy for Melanoma Diagnosis in a Real-World Clinical Setting by Bruno GM, Di Matteo S, Longo C, Stanganelli I, Farnetani F, Borsari S, Mazzoni L, Ciardo S, Raucci M, Magi S, Bassoli S, Spadafora M, Mandel VD, Casari A, Chester J, Kaleci S, Colombo GL, Pellacani G

“…Giacomo Matteo Bruno,1 Sergio Di Matteo,2 Caterina Longo,3,4,* Ignazio Stanganelli,5,6,* Francesca Farnetani,7 Stefania Borsari,3 Laura Mazzoni,5 Silavana Ciardo,7 Margherita Raucci,3 Serena Magi,5 Sara Bassoli,7 Marco Spadafora,3,8 Victor Desmond Mandel,9 Alice Casari,7 Johanna Chester,7 Shaniko Kaleci,7 Giorgio Lorenzo Colombo,10 Giovanni Pellacani11 1Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; 2S.A.V.E. …”
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Coupling Bio-Resonance Neurotechnology (BRNT) and Dual Hemispheric Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Reduces Comorbid Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Generali... by Sunder K, Makale MT, Makale M, Bodhanapati J, Murphy KT, Dennen CA, Baron D, Thanos PK, Hanna C, Ashford Jnr JW, Lewandrowski KU, Blum K

“…Keerthy Sunder,1– 3,* Milan T Makale,4,* Miles Makale,5,* Jothsna Bodhanapati,2,* Kevin T Murphy,6,* Catherine A Dennen,7,* David Baron,8,* Panayotis K Thanos,9,10,* Colin Hanna,9,* John Wesson Ashford Jnr,11,* Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski,12,* Kenneth Blum3,8,10,* 1Department of Psychiatry, University California, UC Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, CA, USA; 2Division of Neuromodulation Research, Karma Doctors & Karma TMS, Palm Springs, CA, USA; 3Sunder Foundation, Palm Springs, CA, USA; 4Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA; 5Department of Psychology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA; 6PeakLogic Inc., Del Mar, CA, USA; 7Department of Family Medicine, Jefferson Health Northeast, Philadelphia, PA, USA; 8Division of Addiction Research & Education, Center for Sports, Exercise and Mental Health, Western University Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, USA; 9Behavioral Neuropharmacology and Neuroimaging Laboratory On Addictions (BNNLA), Research Institute On Addictions, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA; 10Department of Molecular Biology, Adelson School of Medicine, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel; 11Stanford University, Psychiatric /Public Mental Health & Population Sciences Palo Alto, Stanford, CA, USA; 12Department of Orthopaedics, Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Bogotá D.C., Colombia*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Kenneth Blum, Email drd2gene@gmail.comAbstract: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) are prevalent comorbidities related to a greater likelihood of poor treatment outcomes and prolonged treatment for Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS) behaviors. …”
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FTO rs17817449 Variant Increases the Risk of Severe Obesity in a Brazilian Cohort: A Case-Control Study by Salum KCR, Assis ISS, Kopke ÚA, Palhinha L, Abreu GM, Gouvêa LW, Teixeira MR, Mattos FCC, Nogueira Neto JF, Felício RFM, Rosado EL, Zembrzuski VM, Campos Junior M, Maya-Monteiro CM, Cabello PH, Carneiro JRI, Bozza PT, Kohlrausch FB, da Fonseca ACP

“…Kaio Cezar Rodrigues Salum,1,2 Izadora Sthephanie da Silva Assis,1,2 Úrsula de Almeida Kopke,3 Lohanna Palhinha,4 Gabriella de Medeiros Abreu,2,5 Laura Wendling Gouvêa,1,2 Myrela Ribeiro Teixeira,2,6,7 Fernanda Cristina C Mattos,5 José Firmino Nogueira Neto,8 Rafaela de Freitas Martins Felício,9,10 Eliane Lopes Rosado,5 Verônica Marques Zembrzuski,2 Mario Campos Junior,2 Clarissa Menezes Maya-Monteiro,4 Pedro Hernán Cabello,2 João Regis Ivar Carneiro,1 Patrícia Torres Bozza,4 Fabiana Barzotto Kohlrausch,6 Ana Carolina Proença da Fonseca2,4,11 1Medical Clinic Department, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 2Human Genetics Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 3Chester Medical School, University of Chester, Chester, UK; 4Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 5Institute of Nutrition Josué de Castro, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 6Human Genetics Laboratory, Institute of Biology, Federal Fluminense University Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 7Postgraduate in Sciences and Biotechnology, Fluminense Federal University Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 8Department of Pathology and Laboratory, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 9Birth Defect Epidemiology laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 10Health Care Network for Congenital Anomalies of the Central Nervous System, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 11Genetics Laboratory, Grande Rio University, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilCorrespondence: Ana Carolina Proença da Fonseca, Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), 4365 Brasil Avenue, 108 Building – Office 44, Rio de Janeiro, 21040-360, Brazil, Tel +55(21)38658192, Email ana.proenca@ioc.fiocruz.br Kaio Cezar Rodrigues Salum, Human Genetics Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), 4365 Brasil Avenue, Leônidas Deane Building – Office 611/615, Rio de Janeiro, 21040-360, Brazil, Tel +55 21 38658213, Fax +55 21 38658239, Email kaio.salum@hotmail.comPurpose: Obesity is a complex disease caused by a combination of genetic, environmental, and epigenetic factors, and is associated with an increased risk of chronic diseases. …”
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Editorial by Thomas Duve

“…Ein Beitrag in diesem Focus gibt Auskunft über ein digitales Quelleneditionsprojekt, das unter Peter Collins Leitung von Johanna Wolf und zwei Doktoranden, Tim-Niklas Vesper und Matthias Ebbertz, durchgeführt wird. …”
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Editorial by Christian Gütl

“… I would also like to thank the J.UCS team, Johanna Zeisberg for taking care of the publication process, David Kerschbaumer for his social media support, and Sebastian Gürtl and Alexander Nussbaumer for their technical support, as well as Pensoft Publishers Ltd. for hosting our journal.…”
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Decolonization Projects by Cornelius Ewuoso

“…Social Dynamics, 1-20. [4] Rianna Oelofsen 2015. Decolonisation of the African mind and intellectual landscape. …”
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Risk Perception, Communication and Behaviour Towards Food Safety Issues by Diogo Thimoteo da Cunha

“…<i>“In spite of over 100 years of research and millions of dollars spent, food safety remains a worldwide public health issue</i> (Christoper Griffith cited in Yiannas (2009) [...]…”
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Ideology and Political Orientation of Intellectuals from Koto Gadang 1930-1950: A Prosopography by Nazra Cahyani Endah Regita, Herwandi Herwandi, Nopriyasman Nopriyasman

“…This study analyses the thoughts of the intellectuals from Koto Gadang; Yahya Datuk Kayo, Agus Salim, Rohana Kudus, Chalid Salim, and Sutan Syahrir; in Indonesian politics 1930-1950. …”
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New data on the distribution of the Italian agile frog Rana latastei Boulenger, 1879 in Slovenian Istra by David Stanković, Katja Poboljšaj

“…We confirmed its reproduction in the Slovenian part of the watersheds of the rivers Dragonja, Mirna and upper part of Rižana. Here we present a preliminary report on the presence of this amphibian in the Slovenian part of Istra. …”
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Diagnostic Methods for the Comprehensive Health Assessment of the Long-Spined Sea Urchin, Diadema antillarum by Ruth Francis-Floyd

“…Written by Ruth Francis-Floyd, Jan Landsberg, Roy Yanong, Yasu Kiryu, Shirley Baker, Deborah Pouder, William Sharp, Gabriel Delgado, Nicole Stacy, Tom Waltzek, Heather Walden, Roxanna Smolowitz, and Greg Beck, and published by the UF/IFAS Veterinary Medicine—Large Animal Clinical Sciences Department, May 2020. …”
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Diagnostic Methods for the Comprehensive Health Assessment of the Long-Spined Sea Urchin, Diadema antillarum by Ruth Francis-Floyd

“…Written by Ruth Francis-Floyd, Jan Landsberg, Roy Yanong, Yasu Kiryu, Shirley Baker, Deborah Pouder, William Sharp, Gabriel Delgado, Nicole Stacy, Tom Waltzek, Heather Walden, Roxanna Smolowitz, and Greg Beck, and published by the UF/IFAS Veterinary Medicine—Large Animal Clinical Sciences Department, May 2020. …”
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Electrochemical Method for the Assay of Organic Peroxides Directly in Acetonitrile by Vanina Ivanova, Mariya Pimpilova, Maria Stoyanova, Nina Dimcheva

“…Finally, using the electrochemical method, the concentration of peroxides was determined in a real sample—an anti-cellulite oil of the trademark Rivana with an expired shelf life.…”
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Uma análise do padrão de julgamento do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) sobre ações diretas de inconstitucionalidade entre 2010 e 2019 by Anderson Barbosa Paz, Italo Fittipaldi

“…Para tanto, replica-se o modelo de estudo dos autores Pogrebinschi (2011), Vianna et al. (1999) e Vianna, Burgos e Salles (2007), em um recorte temporal entre os anos de 2010 e 2019, para entender se, após uma década dos estudos dos referidos autores, houve mudança no padrão de julgamento do STF em sede de ADIs. …”
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Le risque cyclonique dans l’Atlantique en 2008 by Sandra Rome

“…This article compares various hurricanes of the Atlantic Ocean, Katrina, Gustav, Hanna and Ike, by differentiating the natural hazard from the vulnerability, especially in Haiti and the United States.…”
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Generation of human induced pluripotent stem cell lines (iPSC) from adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells from two patients with systemic sclerosis by Mélanie Velier, Romain Appay, Robin Arcani, Romain Desprat, Stéphanie Simoncini, Anouck Zavarro, Danièle Noel, Lenha Bendaass, Christian Jorgensen, Quentin Gomes De Pinho, Audrey Benyamine, Brigitte Granel, Aurélie Daumas, Francoise Dignat George, Florence Sabatier, Jérémy Magalon

“…SSc is characterized by ischemic vasculopathy, cutaneous and visceral fibrosis and a dysimmune state (Denton and Khanna, 2017; Volkmann et al., 2023; Barnes and Mayes, 2012). …”
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“Nenhum rosto sem o outro”: a poética ameríndia e o devir-menor by Ana Carolina Cernicchiaro

“…Este trabajo se propone discutir algunos aspectos del impacto estético, político, ético y ontológico causado por la presencia poética amerindia en la literatura brasileña contemporánea, partiendo de algunos poemas del libro Roça barroca, de Josely Vianna Baptista, y de la antología Cantos amerindios, que abre la colección Poesia.br, organizada por Sergio Cohn. …”
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List of Reviewers by Rimantas Jankauskas

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