Clinical Effect of Teucrium polium Extract Ointment on Post Pilonidal Sinus Excision Wound Healing: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Reza Hosseinpour, Nuruddin Hosseini, Seyedeh Fatemeh Hekmatzadeh, Saadat Mehrabi, Hossein Sadeghi Mansourkhani, Marita Mohamadshahi

“…Conclusions: Based on the findings of this study and the comparison of the effects of T. polium ointment, it can be concluded that this ointment positively impacts wound healing following pilonidal sinus surgery, enhancing the healing process in both short-term and longterm care. …”
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Retrieval of nicotine content in cigar leaves by remote analysis of aerial hyperspectral combining machine learning methods by Chenyu Tian, Yifei Lu, Hengduo Xie, Yufan Yu, Liming Lu

“…Hyperspectral remote sensing technology has been widely used in the field of crop monitoring because of its advantages of large area coverage, fast information acquisition, short cycle turnover, strong real-time performance and high efficiency. …”
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Best Evidence for Each Surgical Step in Minimally Invasive Right Hemicolectomy: A Systematic Review by Alexander A.J. Grüter, MD, Julie M.L. Sijmons, MD, Usha K. Coblijn, MD, PhD, Boudewijn R. Toorenvliet, MD, PhD, Pieter J. Tanis, MD, PhD, Jurriaan B. Tuynman, MD, PhD

“…Complete mesocolic excision (CME) is associated with lowest recurrence and highest 5-year overall survival rates, without worsening short-term outcomes. Routine D3 versus D2 lymphadenectomy showed higher LN yield, but more vascular injuries, and no difference in overall and disease-free survival. …”
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Exceptional Enlargement of the Mitochondrial Genome Results from Distinct Causes in Different Rain Frogs (Anura: Brevicipitidae: Breviceps) by Keitaro Hemmi, Ryosuke Kakehashi, Chiaki Kambayashi, Louis Du Preez, Leslie Minter, Nobuaki Furuno, Atsushi Kurabayashi

“…Based on the current Breviceps phylogeny and estimated divergence age, it can be concluded that the genome enlargements occurred independently in each species lineage within relatively short periods. Furthermore, a high nucleotide substitution rate and relaxation of selective pressures, which are considered to be involved in changes in genome size, were also detected in afrobatrachian lineages. …”
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Childhood abuse and neglect and adult body attitude by Laura Råman, Mia Scheffers, Janet Moeijes, Bertus F. Jeronimus

“…Third, we expected a more positive body attitude in men than women after childhood physical abuse/neglect or emotional abuse/neglect.Method: Body attitude was measured with the Dresden Body Image Questionnaire (DBIQ-NL) and the severity and type of childhood trauma with the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SF) in 749 Dutch adults aged 18-77. …”
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Variation of fatty acid composition in seed oil in the collection of induced oil flax (Linum humile Mill.) mutants by A. V. Tigova, A. I. Soroka

“…This method allows mutant lines with an array of morphometric and biochemical traits to be created from a single species and within a relatively short period of time. The article demonstrates that treatment of Linum humile Mill. seeds of the cultivars Iceberg and Solnech-ny with the new chemical mutagens DG-2, DG-6, DG-7, DG-9 (derivatives of dimethyl sulfate (DMS)) as well as with the mutagens DMS and EMS resulted in the production of mutant lines and accessions with altered morphometric and biochemical parameters. …”
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Utilization of ICT Skills on Library Information Resources By Students At Kabale Brainstorm High School. by Twongyeirwe, Esther

“…The study findings also indicated that slow internet speed and insufficient internet access points, short duration of book loans, power outages, lack of library orientation, poor computer skills, lack of enough time, lack of adequate numbers of personal computers, and paying online services were the challenges encountered by students in library information resources utilization at Kabale Brainstorm High School. …”
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Utilization of ICT Skills on Library Information Resources by Students at Kabale Brainstorm High School. by Twongyeirwe, Esther

“…The study findings also indicated that slow internet speed and insufficient internet access points, short duration of book loans, power outages, lack of library orientation, poor computer skills, lack of enough time, lack of adequate numbers of personal computers, and paying online services were the challenges encountered by students in library information resources utilization at Kabale Brainstorm High School. …”
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Negotiation and Procurement Performance in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality. by Tayebwa, Newbold

“…The study results from findings on the effects of competitive negotiations on the procurement performance of Kabale Municipal Council were; a competitive negotiation is more focused on a short-term win, competitive negotiation strategies are less likely to concede, and competitive tactics often seek to use intimidation and aggressive threats to drive the other party to make concessions. …”
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A Comparative Analysis on the Effect of Poultry Manure and Pig Manure on Cabbage Yield Around Kabale University. by Amanya, Pride

“…The pig manure treatment produced a moderate average cabbage weight of 2.86 kg, outperforming the control but falling short of poultry manure. The control group yielded the lowest average cabbage weight of 1.8 kg. …”
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Strengthening ethical Values and accountability in Local Governance: Citizen-Led Strategies in the Greater Kigezi Sub-Region of Uganda by Mucunguzi, Abel, Katusimeh, Mesharch Walto, Chrysostom, Oketch, Kakuru, Robert, Ahabwe, Macklean

“…Findings reveal that while local government initiatives often fall short in involving citizens adequately, empowering communities through education, sensitization and active participation in decision-making processes is identified as a key strategy for fostering ethical values and reinforcing accountability in local governance. …”
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A Regression Model to Enhance the Profitability of Local Construction Contractors in Uganda by Buhamizo, Isaac, Muhwezi, Lawrence, Sengonzi, Ruth

“…Incidentally, Ugandan local construction contractors (LCCs) continue to collapse in a short period, despite enormous public and private investments in the construction sector. …”
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Citrus fruit farmers’ adaptation capacities to climate variability in Ngora district, Eastern Uganda by Simon Peter, Achuu, Sarah, Nachuha, Joweria, Nakizito, Henry Musoke, Semakula, Hosea Enos, Opedes

“…Conclusively, citrus growing provided an option to poverty eradication, however climate variability threatens farmer’s efforts. In a short-run farmers may be encouraged to work in groups. …”
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Factors associated with iron deficiency aneamia among pregnant women at Chuk hospital in Kigali, Rwanda by Mercy Nwankwo, Chinenye, Hashim Abdullahi, Fardosa

“…In conclusion, appropriate programme regime for combatting the deficiency during pregnancy period might be too short period to manage iron deficiency anaemia. Socio-economic elements contributed to iron deficiency anaemia among pregnant women attending CHUK Hospital. …”
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Birinci Dünya Savaşı ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Disiplininin Doğuşu Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme by Emre Ozan

“…Ardından Uluslararası İlişkiler disiplininin özerkliği üç soru etrafından açıklanacaktır. Birincisi, Birinci Dünya Savaşı disiplinin kendisine ait ve diğer disiplinlerden göreceli olarak ayırt edilebilir sorularını ve çalışma konularını tanımlamasına nasıl yardımcı olmuştur? …”
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Standardized patient profile review using large language models for case adjudication in observational research by Martijn J. Schuemie, Anna Ostropolets, Aleh Zhuk, Uladzislau Korsik, Seung In Seo, Marc A. Suchard, George Hripcsak, Patrick B. Ryan

“…We tested four LLMs including GPT-4, hosted locally to ensure privacy. Using zero-shot prompting and iterative prompt optimization, we found LLM performance, across ten diseases, varied by prompt and model, with sensitivities from 78 to 98% and specificities from 48 to 98%, indicating promise for automating phenotype evaluation.…”
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Failure Analysis and Countermeasures of Conveyor Chains for Zinc Ingot Casting Machines by Lu Jianfu, Huang Qing, Shou Qifeng, Zhang Jinyong, Shou Yulai, Shou Nan

“…The extruding hole and shot peening technology are adopted for the chain plate, and the interference amount of the special-shaped fit between the pin and the outer-plate is appropriately selected, which can enhance the anti-fretting damage ability of the joint between the pin and the outer-plate. …”
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MESLEK ETİĞİ VE MUHASEBE MESLEK MENSUPLARININ ETİK SÖZLEŞME ALGISININ KURAMSAL MODELİ - THE PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND THEORETICAL MODEL OF THE ETHICAL CONTRACT ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONA... by Osman Tuğay, Muhammet Burak Kılıç

“…Sonuç olarak kuramsalyapıların toplam 8 soru ifadesinden ve mesleki mesleki yeterlilik ve özen,mesleki güven ve mesleki davranış olmak üzere üç alt boyuttan oluştuğugörülmektedir. …”
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An integrated dataset of spatiotemporal and event data in elite soccer by Manuel Bassek, Robert Rein, Hendrik Weber, Daniel Memmert

“…The event data contain timestamps along with descriptions of discrete events, like passes, shots, or fouls. The position data contain the x/y-coordinates of every player and the ball. …”
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Validation of histopathology foundation models through whole slide image retrieval by Saghir Alfasly, Ghazal Alabtah, Sobhan Hemati, Krishna Rani Kalari, Joaquin J. Garcia, H. R. Tizhoosh

“…Abstract We evaluated several foundation models in histopathology for image retrieval using a zero-shot approach. These models generated embeddings that were directly employed for retrieval without additional fine-tuning. …”
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