Bank Credit and Loan Repayment During Covid-19 In Kabale District: A Case of Lyamujungu SACCO. by Byamukama, Dicky

“…The second study objective revealed that SACCOs started giving less loans in comparison to what borrowers applied for (M=4.05, SD=1.256) and closed very early during Covid-19 pandemic (M=3.73, SD=1.378) all of which affected the borrower’s capacity to repay loans. …”
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Impact of Weed Infestation on Growth and Yield of Carrot Plants. by Mutabazi, Cosma

“…After one week, carrot seeds germinated, and weeding started after two weeks. Data Collection Methods used included observation and measurement. …”
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GIS-based modeling and analytical approaches for groundwater quality suitability for different purposes in the Egyptian Nile Valley, a case study in Wadi Qena by Hanaa A. Megahed, Abd El-Hay A. Farrag, Amira A. Mohamed, Mahmoud H. Darwish, Mohamed A. E. AbdelRahman, Heba El-Bagoury, Paola D’Antonio, Antonio Scopa, Mansour A. A. Saad

“…Maps of chemical variables are created using statistical tools by combining observations with interpolation models that can incorporate simple process relations. …”
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Fatty Acids of Erythrocyte Membranes and Blood Serum in Differential Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by M. V. Kruchinina, I. O. Svetlova, M. F. Osipenko, N. V. Abaltusova, A. A. Gromov, M. V. Shashkov, A. S. Sokolova, I. N. Yakovina, A. V. Borisova

“…The study of FA levels in groups with different nosological forms of IBDs using complex statistical analysis, including machine learning methods, made it possible to create diagnostic models that differentiate CD, UC and UCC in the acute stage with high accuracy. …”
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Assessing the quality of life among African medical and health science students using the WHOQOL-BREF tool by Fatima Alzahra Galgam, Adil Abdalla, Mahmoud Shahin, Magda Yousif, Nahla Abdulrahman, Fatmah Alamoudi, Mehrunnisha Ahmad, Amira Yahia, Mohammad Sidiq, Aksh Chahal, Fuzail Ahmad, Mohammad Abu Shaphe, Gopal Nambi, Moattar Raza Rizvi, Faizan Kashoo

“…Data were collected using the WHOQOL-BREF tool, and analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square test and multiple linear regression to determine the predictors of QoL among students. …”
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Steady-state mixing state of black carbon aerosols from a particle-resolved model by Z. Zhang, Z. Zhang, J. Wang, J. Wang, J. Wang, J. Wang, N. Riemer, C. Liu, C. Liu, Y. Jin, Y. Jin, Z. Tian, Z. Tian, J. Cai, J. Cai, Y. Cheng, Y. Cheng, G. Chen, G. Chen, B. Wang, B. Wang, S. Wang, A. Ding, A. Ding

“…In the model simulation, the mean CT, equivalent to the <span class="inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M2" display="inline" overflow="scroll" dspmath="mathml"><mrow><mn mathvariant="normal">1</mn><mo>/</mo><mi>k</mi></mrow></math><span><svg:svg xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20pt" height="14pt" class="svg-formula" dspmath="mathimg" md5hash="bbb65cad56c0d284439060f0b57b1898"><svg:image xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="acp-25-1869-2025-ie00001.svg" width="20pt" height="14pt" src="acp-25-1869-2025-ie00001.png"/></svg:svg></span></span>, is 62 nm, which is consistent with the statistical results indicating a mean CT of 63 nm. Utilizing the slope parameter <span class="inline-formula"><i>k</i></span>, which effectively characterizes the CT distribution under the steady-state simplifying assumption, the BC absorption enhancement closely corresponds to the results obtained via the particle-resolved method. …”
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Intrathecal Clonidine versus Dexmedetomidine as Adjuvants to Hyperbaric Ropivacaine in Lower Limb Orthopaedic Surgeries: A Randomised Clinical Study by Priya Kishnani, Aiman Monaf, Kalpesh Pati, Jatin Patel, Sara Mary Thomas

“…Data was analysed using Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) Software version 26.0. …”
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Chaihu Shugan San and Zuogui Yin synergistically improve premature ovarian failure in a rat model via the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway by Fei Zhang, RuiFang Liu, ZhenLing Xu, WenJie Chen, XiYa Lu, Yang Wang

“…The activity of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway was quantified using Western blot, and statistical significance was determined (P < 0.05). …”
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Process evaluation of Project Daire: a food environment intervention that impacted food knowledge, wellbeing and dietary habits of primary school children by Naomi Anderson, Sarah F. Brennan, Fiona Lavelle, Sarah E. Moore, Dilara Olgacher, Amy Junkin, Moira Dean, Michelle C. McKinley, Patrick McCole, Ruth F. Hunter, Laura Dunne, Niamh E. O’Connell, Chris T. Elliott, Danielle McCarthy, Jayne V. Woodside

“…Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and qualitative data via thematic analysis to identify key themes. …”
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Potential pharmacological effect of Quercetin Phytosome™ in the management of hyperuricemia: results from real-life clinical studies by Francesco Di Pierro, Francesco Di Pierro, Francesco Di Pierro, Fazle Rabbani, Meherullah Tareen, Roohi Nigar, Amjad Khan, Nicola Zerbinati, Maria L. Tanda, Massimiliano Cazzaniga, Alexander Bertuccioli, Alexander Bertuccioli, Paolo Falasca, Gabriele Damiani, Nicola Villanova

“…Additionally, triglyceride-lowering benefits were evident, particularly in metabolically compromised individuals (Cohorts 2 and 3), where these effects were statistically significant. With high tolerability, these findings highlight Quercetin Phytosome™'s potential as a safe adjunctive therapy for hyperuricemia management, meriting further investigation in larger, randomized trials to confirm its efficacy and safety.Clinical Trial Registrationclinicaltrials.gov, identifier NCT06652035.…”
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The role of the TAPSE/sPAP ratio as a predictor of mortality in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Its value for patient risk stratification by Paul Palacios-Moguel, MD, Guillermo Cueto-Robledo, MD, Héctor González-Pacheco, MD, Jorge Ortega-Hernández, MD, María Berenice Torres-Rojas, MD, Dulce Iliana Navarro-Vergara, MD, Marisol García-Cesar, MD, Cinthia Alejandra González-Nájera, MD, Carlos Alfredo Narváez-Oríani, MD, Julio Sandoval, MD

“…Clinical, functional, echocardiographic, and haemodynamic variables, along with the TAPSE/sPAP ratio, were analysed based on etiological PAH subgroups and outcomes. Additional statistical measures, such as the area under the curve (AUC), net reclassification index (NRI), and integrated discrimination improvement, assessed the predictive ability of TAPSE/sPAP in combination with the ESC/ERS risk score, and other risk assessment strategies (COMPERA and Reveal Lite 2). …”
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Overview: quasi-Lagrangian observations of Arctic air mass transformations – introduction and initial results of the HALO–(𝒜 𝒞)³ aircraft campaign by M. Wendisch, S. Crewell, A. Ehrlich, A. Herber, B. Kirbus, C. Lüpkes, M. Mech, S. J. Abel, E. F. Akansu, F. Ament, C. Aubry, C. Aubry, S. Becker, S. Borrmann, S. Borrmann, H. Bozem, M. Brückner, H.-C. Clemen, S. Dahlke, G. Dekoutsidis, J. Delanoë, E. De La Torre Castro, E. De La Torre Castro, E. De La Torre Castro, H. Dorff, R. Dupuy, O. Eppers, F. Ewald, G. George, G. George, I. V. Gorodetskaya, S. Grawe, S. Groß, J. Hartmann, S. Henning, L. Hirsch, E. Jäkel, P. Joppe, P. Joppe, O. Jourdan, Z. Jurányi, M. Karalis, M. Kellermann, M. Klingebiel, M. Lonardi, M. Lonardi, J. Lucke, J. Lucke, A. E. Luebke, M. Maahn, N. Maherndl, M. Maturilli, B. Mayer, J. Mayer, S. Mertes, J. Michaelis, J. Michaelis, M. Michalkov, G. Mioche, M. Moser, M. Moser, H. Müller, R. Neggers, D. Ori, D. Paul, F. M. Paulus, C. Pilz, F. Pithan, M. Pöhlker, M. Pöhlker, V. Pörtge, M. Ringel, N. Risse, G. C. Roberts, S. Rosenburg, J. Röttenbacher, J. Rückert, M. Schäfer, J. Schaefer, V. Schemann, I. Schirmacher, J. Schmidt, S. Schmidt, J. Schneider, S. Schnitt, A. Schwarz, H. Siebert, H. Sodemann, H. Sodemann, T. Sperzel, T. Sperzel, G. Spreen, B. Stevens, F. Stratmann, G. Svensson, C. Tatzelt, T. Tuch, T. Vihma, C. Voigt, C. Voigt, L. Volkmer, A. Walbröl, A. Weber, B. Wehner, B. Wetzel, M. Wirth, T. Zinner

“…In addition, we discuss the statistical frequency of occurrence of the different thermodynamic phases of Arctic low-level clouds, the interaction of Arctic cirrus clouds with sea ice and water vapor, and the characteristics of microphysical and chemical properties of Arctic aerosol particles. …”
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Tumor mutational burden and survival on immune checkpoint inhibition in >8000 patients across 24 cancer types by Vivek Subbiah, Samuel J Klempner, Neeraj Agarwal, David P Carbone, Amit Mahipal, Shilpa Gupta, David Fabrizio, Jeffrey S Ross, Gerald Li, David R Gandara, Miles C Andrews, Jonathan W Riess, Ramez N Eskander, Ryon P Graf, Geoffrey R Oxnard, Sarah Sammons, Jeremy Snider, Lilia Bouzit, Cheryl Cho-Phan, Megan Price, Julia C F Quintanilha, Richard Sheng Poe Huang

“…For individual cancer types with prespecified statistical power, adjusted rwOS comparing TMB≥10 vs TMB&lt;10 significantly favored TMB≥10 in 9 of 10 cancer types. …”
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Efficacy of Chinese traditional quadruple single pill combination versus valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide for the treatment of hypertension (COSPQ-BP): study protocol for randomised c... by Kai Liu, Yu Yan, Xin Zhang, Yanan Li, Yuanyuan Yao, Lu Liu, Runyu Ye, Si Wang, Xiangyu Yang, Xiaoping Chen, Shanshan Jia, Qingtao Meng, Xianghao Zuo

“…The secondary outcomes have been predetermined and will primarily encompass the following: (1) changes in other BP measures, as well as changes in blood lipids, blood glucose and uric acid at 12 weeks and (2) evaluation of the impact of starting antihypertensive therapy with compound reserpine and triamterene tablets or valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide on the depressive and anxiety statess of patients.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol (version number: V5.0, version date: 17 January 2023) has been approved by the ethics committee (Biomedical Ethics Committee of West China Hospital of Sichuan University, approval number: Review (51) in 2023). …”
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High-resolution Cryo-EM Structure Determination of a-Synuclein—A Prototypical Amyloid Fibril by Juan Sanchez, Joshua Pierson, Collin Borcik, Chad Rienstra, Elizabeth Wright

“…This workflow should serve as a starting point for individuals new to the neurodegeneration and structural biology fields. …”
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Multi-dimensional outcomes following extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation by Tharusan Thevathasan, Vanessa Wahl, Joshua Boettel, Megan Kenny, Julia Paul, Sophie Selzer, Abdulla Al Harbi, Eva-Maria Dorsch, Heinrich Audebert, Matthias Rose, Christoph Paul Klapproth, Sonia Lech, Katharina Schmitt, Steffen Desch, Ulf Landmesser, Ralf Westenfeld, Fabian Voss, Carsten Skurk

“…Timely, multidisciplinary rehabilitation is required, starting in the intensive care unit and extending to include psychological support and community reintegration strategies after discharge.…”
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Protocol for a randomised phase 3 trial evaluating the role of Finasteride in Active Surveillance for men with low and intermediate-risk prostate cancer: the FINESSE Study by Samuel Smith, Peter Sasieni, William Cross, Richard Bryant, Steven Kennish, James Catto, Rachel Hubbard, Simon Faulkner, Rohit Chahal, Mohantha Dooldeniya, Marcus Cumberbatch, Bernard North, Alastair D Lamb, Roseann Kealy, Selina Bhattrai

“…While AS reduces overtreatment (and quality of life impact), long-term compliance can be poor, with many men undergoing radical treatment after starting AS.Methods and analysis Finasteride in Active Surveillance for men with low and intermediate-risk prostate cancer (FINESSE) is a prospective, open-label, two-arm, phase 3 trial, in which men with low or intermediate PCa are randomised (1:1) to receive AS with or without finasteride (5 mg once a day for 2 years). …”
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HINT1 suppression protects against age-related cardiac dysfunction by enhancing mitochondrial biogenesis by Michio Sato, Tsuyoshi Kadomatsu, Jun Morinaga, Yuya Kinoshita, Daisuke Torigoe, Haruki Horiguchi, Sumio Ohtsuki, Shuji Yamamura, Ryoko Kusaba, Takanori Yamaguchi, Goro Yoshioka, Kimi Araki, Tomohiko Wakayama, Keishi Miyata, Koichi Node, Yuichi Oike

“…Methods: We examined mechanisms underlying age-related cardiac dysfunction using 3- and 24-month-old wild-type mice fed ad libitum or 24-month-old wild-type mice subjected to 70% calorie restriction (CR) starting at 2-month-old. In addition, cardiac aging phenotypes and mitochondrial biogenesis were also analyzed in 25-month-old cardiac-specific Hint1 knockout mice, 24-month-old CAG-Caren Tg mice, and 24-month-old wild-type mice injected with AAV6-Caren. …”
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Designing a Model for Credit Risk Assessment of Customers for Guarantees Issued by the Export Guarantee Fund of Iran via Artificial Neural Network Model by Farshid Ahmadi Sartakhti, Kambiz Hojabr Kiani, Seyed Shamsoddin Hoseini, Abbas Memarnejad

“…Based on available statistics and official records within the Iranian entity, it can be observed that between the Iranian calendar years of 1387 and 1397, this fund issued guarantees totaling $6.7 billion, with the largest claim, exceeding $317 million, originating from the credit guarantees provided for the benefit of creditors. …”
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Dietary and lifestyle patterns identified through reduced rank regression and their association with insulin-related disorders: a prospective analysis from the Tehran Lipid and Glu... by Ebrahim Mokhtari, Hossein Farhadnejad, Farshad Teymoori, Mitra Kazemi Jahromi, Mehrnaz Nikkhah, Parvin Mirmiran, Fereidoun Azizi

“…Therefore, a suitable way to examine the combined effect of food consumption and its interaction with other lifestyle variables is to derive dietary patterns and lifestyle patterns using appropriate statistical methods. This study aimed to derive two dietary and lifestyle patterns related to hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance(IR) using reduced rank regression(RRR) analysis. …”
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