Examining the Causes of Poor Performance in Primary Schools in Rubanda District by Arineitwe, Obadia.

“…The objectives were to assess current academic performance trends, explore methods for controlling poor performance, and propose recommendations to enhance educational outcomes. …”
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ImageDoubler: image-based doublet identification in single-cell sequencing by Kaiwen Deng, Xinya Xu, Manqi Zhou, Hongyang Li, Evan T. Keller, Gregory Shelley, Annie Lu, Lana Garmire, Yuanfang Guan

“…However, doublets—where two or more cells are sequenced together—disrupt this assumption and can lead to potential data misinterpretations. …”
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Enhanced immunotherapy response in lung adenocarcinoma patients with COPD: insights into tumor cells and immune microenvironment characteristics by Yuji Huang, Boxuan Liang, Xuewei Chen, Zhiming Li, Yanhong Deng, Jiaxin Du, Yizhou Zhong, Xi Lin, Junjun Fu, Jieyu Xie, Xin Zhang, Zhenlie Huang

“…The immune microenvironment in these tumors was more active, with increased infiltration of NK cells, effector CD4+ T cells, and effector CD8+ T cells. …”
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Combined TNF-α and OX40L targeting as a new treatment option for hidradenitis suppurativa by Thomas Leeuw, PhD, Deimantė Šimaitė, PhD, Karen Heyninck, PhD, Clement Levin, PhD, Sigrid Cornelis, PhD, Youssef Hijazi, PhD, Heidi Rommelaere, PhD, Thomas Kreutzberg, PhD, Peter Florian, DVM, Markus Kohlmann, PhD, Theresa-Charlotte Brembach, PhD, Frank Nestle, MD, FmedSci, Kerstin Wolk, PhD, Robert Sabat, MD, PhD, Matthias Herrmann, PhD

“…Objective: We sought to compare individual versus simultaneous blockade of TNF-α and OX40L in controlling inflammation. Methods: Analysis was conducted of the murine xenograft graft-versus-host disease model, a novel cynomolgus monkey model of simultaneous T cell–dependent antibody response (TDAR) and delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) skin reaction, and samples of patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). …”
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Territorial and social inequalities in mental distress and self-perceived health among schooled adolescents: a cross-sectional study in central Catalonia and Barcelona by Helena González-Casals, Carmen Vives-Cases, María José López, Belén Sanz-Barbero, Katherine Pérez, Gloria Perez, Mònica Cortés-Albaladejo, Gemma Serral, Maria A Barceló, Isabel Ruiz-Pérez, Inmaculada Mateo-Rodríguez, Andrés Cabrera-León, Marina Bosque-Prous, Cinta Folch, Albert Espelt

“…The final sample included 7,309 adolescents (51.8% were girls). …”
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Comparison of Two DNA Labeling Dyes Commonly Used to Detect Metabolically Active Bacteria by Leena Malayil, Suhana Chattopadhyay, Neha Sripathi, Emmanuel F. Mongodin, Amy R. Sapkota

“…<i>Pseudomonas</i>, <i>Sphingomonas</i>, <i>Enterobacter</i>, and <i>Acinetobacter</i> were observed in all the samples tested. Irrespective of sample type, <i>Pseudomonas</i> was predominant in BrdU-treated samples, while <i>Acinetobacter</i> was more abundant in non-treated samples compared to PMA-treated samples. …”
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Microvascular aspects of deep inferior epigastric perforator flap revascularization in breast reconstruction by M. Ye. Sinelnikov, O. I. Starceva, D. V. Melnikov, S. I. Ivanov

“…Materials and methods. The study included 157 patients, with 190 reconstructions performed. …”
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Improved Correction of Extreme Precipitation Through Explicit and Continuous Nonstationarity Treatment and the Metastatistical Approach by Cuauhtémoc Tonatiuh Vidrio‐Sahagún, Jianxun He, Alain Pietroniro

“…We show existing methods may perform competitively for short samples but exhibit substantial biases in quantile‐quantile matching due to bypassing nonstationarity modeling. …”
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Static and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Organic-Rich Gas Shale by Hui Li, Chi Dong, Hongwei Yu, Xin Zhao, Yan Li, Lele Cao, Ming Qu

“…Usually, static test results are more representative than dynamic methods but the static tests are time consuming and costly. …”
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Serum and nasal lavage fluid eosinophil-derived neurotoxin levels and their determinants in adults by Saliha Selin Özuygur Ermis, MD, Carina Malmhäll, PhD, Magnus P. Borres, MD, PhD, Robert Movérare, PhD, Daniil Lisik, MD, PhD, Reshed Abohalaka, MSc, Selin Ercan, MD, Susanne Schmeisser, Rani Basna, PhD, Roxana Mincheva, MD, PhD, Göran Wennergren, MD, PhD, Jan Lötvall, MD, PhD, Linda Ekerljung, MD, PhD, Madeleine Rådinger, PhD, Hannu Kankaanranta, MD, PhD, Bright I. Nwaru, PhD

“…Objective: We sought to characterize the distribution of serum and nasal lavage fluid (NLF) EDN levels in different adult population subgroups and assess the determinants of high EDN levels. Methods: Serum and NLF samples were collected from a population-based adult cohort study, the West Sweden Asthma Study. …”
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Dynamic microbial changes in exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Yong Jun Choi, Hye Jung Park, Chi Young Kim, Aeri Choi, Jae Hwa Cho, Min Kwang Byun

“…Sputum samples were collected for microbiome DNA sequencing, and amplicon sequence variants were analyzed.ResultsWe collected sputum samples from 38 patients: 17 samples from patients with SD and samples from patients with ECOPD at two time points—during exacerbation (AE-1: 21 samples) and again during stabilization after 2 weeks of treatment (AE-2: 17 samples). …”
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Estimating Serum Vitamin D Levels and Assessing its Influencing Factors among Antenatal Women in a South Indian Town-Kumbakonam Urban Rural Epidemiological Study: KURES-5 by M. R. Suchitra, T. S. Shanthi, Balachandar. S, S. Parthasarathy

“…We intended to estimate the normal random serum Vitamin D levels among antenatal mothers in the first trimester and whether factors such as age, weight, and religion have any influence on the same. Materials and Methods: In this epidemiological study of 644 parturients, we collected the blood samples from asymptomatic antenatal mothers in the first trimester. …”
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Expressions of shox2, RASSF1A and PTGER4, and the relationship between their methylation and clinicopathological characteristics in patients with lung cancer by Su Haitao, Lv Qiaoye, Wang Limei, Hu Jigang, Lv Yinggang, Jia Liting, Qi Qingbin

“…Larger, more diverse studies are needed to determine if these findings can be broadly applied to other LC subtypes and stages. …”
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A novel smart surveillance approach to strengthen health facility-based disease surveillance in Tanzania by Ms Happy Mkali, MD Alix Miauton, Dr. Alexandra Kulinkina, Ms. Magreth Joram, MD Caroline Enos, Mr. Lazar Pavicevic, Mr. Vincent Faivre, Dr. MD Rainer Tan, Dr. Sabine Renggli, Ms. Theopista Lotto, Mr. Sinamgoda Ngailla, MD Godfrey Kavishe, Mr. Ibrahim Mtebene, Mr. Peter Agrea, MD Lameck Luwanda, Mr Geofrey Ashery, MD Chacha Mangu, Dr. MD Nyanda Ntinginya, Prof. Dr. Honorati Masanja, Prof. Dr. MD Isabella Eckerle, Prof. Dr. MD Valerie D'Acremont

“…Acute watery diarrhea was also more frequent in Mbeya CC and DC, occurring in 19% of the cases, against 9% in the other 3 districts. …”
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Age-dependent pathogenic profiles of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli diarrhea in Bangladesh by Marjahan Akhtar, Yasmin Ara Begum, Sadia Isfat Ara Rahman, Mokibul Hassan Afrad, Nasrin Parvin, Afroza Akter, Imam Tauheed, Mohammad Ashraful Amin, Edward T. Ryan, Edward T. Ryan, Edward T. Ryan, Ashraful Islam Khan, Fahima Chowdhury, Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Firdausi Qadri

“…This study investigated the differential pathogenic profiles ETEC across various age groups, emphasizing the importance of selecting potential ETEC antigens tailored to infection patterns in infants and adults in Bangladesh.MethodsThis study utilized the icddr,b’s 2% systematic hospital surveillance data of diarrheal patients (n = 14,515) from 2017 to 2022 to examine the age-specific pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of ETEC infections.ResultsIn total ETEC was identified in 1,371 (9.4%) of surveillance samples. …”
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Reproductive Health Care and Outcomes Among Female Veterans: A Scoping Review by Katrina S. Nietsch, Samantha L. Estevez, Nichole Goodsmith, Kristin O. Haeger, Jill Inderstrodt, Sabra S. Inslicht, Katherine A. Kosman, Qiyan Mu, Yael I. Nillni, Deirdre Quinn, Adriana Rodriguez, Lauren Siff, Krysttel C. Stryczek, Erica V. Tartaglione, Jodie G. Katon

“…Racial/ethnic disparities were detected more frequently for clinical and behavioral outcome measures than for process measures. …”
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An immune responsive tumor microenvironment imprints into PBMCs and predicts outcome in advanced pancreatic cancer: lessons from the PREDICT trial by Anton Lahusen, Manfred P. Lutz, Rui Fang, Martina Kirchner, Sarah Albus, Klaus Kluck, Meinolf Karthaus, Andreas Schwarzer, Gabriele Siegler, Alexander Kleger, Thomas J. Ettrich, Alexander Becher, Sabine Höfling, Jens T. Siveke, Jan Budczies, Andrea Tannapfel, Albrecht Stenzinger, Phyllis Fung-Yi Cheung, Tim Eiseler, Thomas Seufferlein

“…Long-TTF2 patients exhibited more circulating CXCR3⁺-T-cells and plasmacytoid dendritic cells. …”
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Meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and the relationship with active commuting to school in Spanish urban areas by Evelyn Martín-Moraleda, Iván Pinilla-Quintana, Cristina Romero-Blanco, Antonio Hernández-Martínez, Fabio Jiménez-Zazo, Alberto Dorado-Suárez, Virginia García-Coll, Esther Cabanillas-Cruz, María Teresa Martínez-Romero, Manuel Herrador-Colmenero, Manuel Herrador-Colmenero, Ana Queralt, Nuria Castro-Lemus, Guy Faulkner, Susana Aznar

“…The final sample included 686 adolescents (mean age = 14.81 ± 0.52 years, 50.8% girls) from seven Spanish urban areas stratified by SES and walkability. …”
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Effectiveness of parent involvementin providing nutrition and pmk towards body increase in bblr in the perinatology room of tarakan hospital, jakarta by son dari, Rohadi haryanto, Anita Apriliawati

“…  Kata Kunci : Low Born Weight, Parental Involvement, Nutrition, Kangaroo Care Methods…”
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A Comparison Between Using Woody Biomass as a Heat Source or as Feedstock for Activated Carbon Production by Reza Kheyri, Hamid Reza Ghassemzadeh, Reza Abdi, Negin Sohrabi

“…This work compared these two options by producing samples of both types from the same biomass. A sample of AC was prepared in a fluidized bed reactor at an activation temperature of 580 °C and a residence time of 120 min. …”
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