Medicinal Plants used for Cutaneous Wound Healing in Uganda; Ethnomedicinal Reports and Pharmacological Evidences. by Gang, Roggers, Okello, Denis, Kang, Youngmin

“…Pearson correlation coefficient between the number of wound-healing plant families per part used and the percent of each plant part used was 0.97, and between the number of wound-healing plant families per method of preparation and percent of each method of preparation was 0.95, showing in both strong positively marked relationships.…”
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Resilience Project Interventions and its Effect on Vulnerable Household’s Standards of Living in Uganda: An Empirical Evidence from USAID ICAN Project in Kigezi Sub-Region. by Sunday, Dismus

“…The study further recommended a strong need for quality of training, increased duration of resilience projects, integration of services at the household level, and complementing facilitative approach with Pip approach and demonstrations for efficient livelihood, nutrition, and governance resilience interventions that enhance the resilience of vulnerable household’s standards of living.…”
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The Factors Associated with Utilization of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among Batwa Adolescents in Kisoro District Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study. by Kyambade, Robert, Nwankwo, Chinenye Mercy, Tamu, Munezero J.B., Okafor, Christiana

“…Strategic planning of reproductive health service programs in Batwa communities is strongly recommended to enhance accessibility, service ownership and utilization.…”
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The Factors Associated with Utilization of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among Batwa Adolescents in Kisoro District Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study. by Kyambade, Robert, Nwankwo, Chinenye Mercy, Tamu, Munezero J.B., Okafor, Christiana

“…Strategic planning of reproductive health service programs in Batwa communities is strongly recommended to enhance accessibility, service ownership, and utilization.…”
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Internal Control Systems and Quality Service Delivery: A Case Study of Kabale Municipal Council. by Ahimbisibwe, Laban Isaac

“…The findings confirmed the existence of internal control systems in Kabale municipal council ascertained by the existence of strong segregation of duties, which ascertained preventive as well as directive internal control procedures. …”
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Experiences and Challenges of the Integrated Development Model on Job Creation in Rwanda’s Gasabo District. by Rutarindwa, Alphonse, Ocan, Johnson, Adyanga, Francis Akena

“…Job creation showed promise, with small-scale business initiation with a mean score of 4.66 although challenges in income diversification persisted (Mean = 3.84, St. dev = 1.26). A strong correlation (R = 0.807) was found between various predictors and job creation, with skills development emerging as a significant predictor (B = 0.149, p < .001). …”
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Employee Retention and Organizational Performance: A Case Study of Centenary Bank in Kigezi Region Uganda. by Kaziro, Nicholas

“…The bank should prioritize the development of a strong psychological work climate characterized by inclusion, autonomy, and effective communication. …”
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Credit Management and Performance of selected financial Institutions in Kabale District, Uganda by Joshua, Muhumuza

“…It also established that to a large extent capital adequacy impacted on the performance of financial institutions studied as capital enhances earnings by reducing expected financial distress; capital makes the institution to remain liquid in the face of non-performing loans and also the bank uses this capital to provide for delinquent loans, which indicates a strong positive relationship between capital adequacy and performance. …”
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Usage of Social Media Marketing on the Performance assessment of SMES in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality by Charity, Kiconco

“…The study recommended that there should be massive branding of business products so that the awareness of the existing market products can be well known to the potential customers who can increase their purchasing power, hence business performance; business owners should try and ensure that there is a strong relationship between them and their customers so that customers can feel comfortable when buying from them, which can lead to better business performance; and due to the availability of social media platforms, business owners should ensure proper use of them so that customers from different areas can be reached in order to provide them with better services, which can lead to improved business performance…”
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Biochemical Evolution and Histological Response of Patients with Hepatitis C Undergoing Antiviral Therapy. by Omar Julián Hernández Ojeda, Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Orelvis Martínez Martínez, Denis Monzón Vega, Mabel Vega Galindo

“…<strong><br />Métodos</strong>: estudio observacional y descriptivo, en 31 pacientes portadores del virus de la hepatitis C, remitidos a la consulta de Hepatología Provincial de Cienfuegos en el Hospital Universitario “Dr. …”
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Factors Associated with Foodborne Pathogens among Food Handlers: A Case Study of Thika, Kiambu County, Kenya by Joseph Maina Kimemia, John Gachuki Kariuki, Alfred Owino Odongo, Paul Ng’ang’a Murima

“…Random sampling was used to enroll respondents in the survey. A single stool specimen was collected from each study participant. …”
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Detection of OqxAB Efflux Pumps, a Multidrug-Resistant Agent in Bacterial Infection in Patients Referring to Teaching Hospitals in Ahvaz, Southwest of Iran by Mojtaba Moosavian, Mahtab Khoshkholgh Sima, Nazanin Ahmad Khosravi, Effat Abbasi Montazeri

“…In this study, 100 Enterobacteriaceae isolates collected from different clinical specimens of infectious patients, such as wounds, urine, blood, discharge, and abscesses except stool, were examined. Identification of the isolates was performed using standard biochemical tests such as TSI, citrate, urea, lysine, SIM, MR-VP, and gas production. …”
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Adverse Events of the BCG (Bacillus Calmette–Guérin) and Rotavirus Vaccines in a Young Infant with Inborn Error of Immunity by Suleiman Al-Hammadi, Najla S. Alkuwaiti, Ghassan A. Ghatasheh, Huda Al Dhanhani, Hiba M. Shendi, Abdulghani S. Elomami, Farida Almarzooqi, Abdul-Kader Souid

“…He then developed high-fever, lymphadenopathy, and refractory diarrhea. Stool was positive for rotavirus, and lymph node biopsy showed acid-fast bacilli, consistent with tuberculosis lymphadenitis. …”
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The role of Ashwagandha in modulating gut parameters in dogs—a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial by Kala Kumar Bharani, Ashok Kumar Devarasetti, Rajendar Bobbili, Amit Khurana, Donga Durga Veera Hanuman, Roupesh Gudepu, Swapna Guda

“…Various parameters were assessed, including serum haematology, biochemical markers, stool parameters, and gut–microbiome parameters.ResultsThe erythrocyte counts and haemoglobin levels were significantly increased with ARE (p &lt; 0.01 and p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Polyethylene Glycol 3350 in the Treatment of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation: Post hoc Analysis Using FDA Endpoints by Stacy B. Menees, Anthony J. Lembo, William D. Chey

“…Reductions in the mean number of hard/lumpy stools/week (–2.1 vs –0.9; P=0.0014) and the weekly mean five-point cramping rating (–0.3 vs –0.1; P=0.0272) also significantly favored polyethylene glycol 3350. …”
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Diagnostics and treatment of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency: clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Mayev, A. V. Okhlobystin, S. A. Alekseyenko, Ye. V. Beloborodova, Yu. A. Kucheryavy, T. L. Lapina, A. S. Trukhmanov, I. B. Khlynov, M. V. Chikunova, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin

“…In routine clinical practice PEI is diagnosed mainly on the basis of decreased pancreatic enzymes activity in stool in patients with verified pancreatic disease but can result in decreased exocrine function. …”
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Intestinal Microbiota in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure and Systolic Dysfunction by M. V. Fadeeva, A. V. Kudryavtseva, G. S. Krasnov, M. R. Skhirtladze, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The intestinal microbiota in stool samples was studied by sequencing the 16S gene of ribosomal RNA (rRNA).Results. …”
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Diagnostic interval of inflammatory bowel disease in Chinese children and its relationship with growth parameters: a retrospective study by Juan Zhou, BinRong Chen, ZhiCheng Wang, Li Liu, HongJuan OuYang, YanHong Luo, WenTing Zhang, ChenXi Liu, MeiZheng Zhan, JiaQi Duan, CanLin Li, Na Jiang, JieYu You, HongMei Zhao

“…Multivariate logistic regression models showed that fever was associated with a prolonged time interval from first symptom onset to admission and the odds ratio (OR) was 0.45 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.22–0.94]. Age and bloody stools were associated with prolonged intervals from admission to diagnosis, with ORs of 0.84 (95% CI 0.77–0.92) and 0.36 (95% CI 0.14–0.94), respectively. …”
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Toxic Assessment of Heavily Traffic-related Fine Particulate Matter Using an in-vivo Wild-type Caenorhabditis elegans Model by Meng-Ching Chung, Kuo-Lin Huang, Japheth L. Avelino, Lemmuel L. Tayo, Chih-Chung Lin, Ming-Hsien Tsai, Sheng-Lun Lin, Wan Nurdiyana Wan Mansor, Ching-Kai Su, Sen-Ting Huang

“…In the present study, the toxicity of traffic-related-air-pollutant (TRAP) PM2.5 was evaluated in the animal model Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) using different toxicological endpoints such as lethality, survivability (lifespan), behavioral (head thrashing and body bending), and reproduction (brood size). The TRAP PM2.5 sample were collected in Taichung City, Taiwan from Mar 24 to April 15 in 2018. …”
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Effect and Mechanism of Soluble Dietary Fiber from Corn Bran on Loperamide-induced Constipation in Mice by Xiangrui ZENG, Caixia JIANG, Xiaolan LIU, Xiqun ZHENG, Xuyao WEI

“…Compared with the model group, CSDF intervention significantly shortened the time to the first black stool in constipated mice. The volume of defecation spanning 6 h and the water content of feces were also significantly increased (P<0.05). …”
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