“A gente não é estatística” – o teste rápido e aconselhamento para HIV por representantes LGBT by Kátia Bones Rocha, Gustavo Affonso Gomes, João Pedro Cé, Jean Ícaro Pujol Vezzosi, Fernanda Torres de Carvalho, Nalu Silvana Both, Adolfo Pizzinato

“…El objetivo del estudio fue analizar cómo representantes de Organizaciones No Gubernamentales (ONG) de colectivos LGBT perciben las estrategias de inclusión de la prueba rápida para VIH/aids, sífilis y hepatitis virales en la escena LGBT de Porto Alegre. …”
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Validity, Reliability, and Efficiency of a Standard Goniometer, Medical Inclinometer, and Builder’s Inclinometer by June Hanks, Betsy Myers

“…# Background Joint range of motion (ROM) is an important assessment to aid diagnostic and clinical decision-making for persons with a wide variety of neuromusculoskeletal conditions. …”
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Acting Styles, Nuances and Linguistic Aesthetics: A Case Study of Ibrahim Chatta in Yoruba Films by Adejoke Adetoun Fadirepo, Adeyemi Oluwadamilare Oresanya

“…In Yoruba films, there is a crop of non-native actors who are fluent in the language of their nativity as well as being conversational in the Yoruba language movies which aid their celebrity status. The inability to acculturate to the expected character through diction, gesticulation and socio-linguistic nuances create disorientation between the actors and the audience. …”
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Miserable victims or Troublesome delinquents? A Critical perspective on the news media coverage of Chinese rural left-behind children by Ruixia Sun, Wei Han

“…The study contributes to the understanding of LBC in media portrayal and also demonstrates the impact of media in aiding the disadvantaged group and promoting the government's endeavors.…”
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Topical Rifamycin Prophylaxis in Gynecological and Obstetric Surgery by Nahit Ata, Mehmet Kulhan, Nur Gozde Kulhan, Can Turkler, Ahmet Bilgi, Cetin Celik

“…The use of rifamycin would aid in systemic antibiotic prophylaxis. …”
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Assessment of Brush Biopsy Findings and Salivary LDH Levels in Oral Mucosal Lesions of Tobacco Users by Sam P. Davidson, Senthil Kumar, Elangovan Somasundaram, Suman Jaishankar

“…Conclusion: Brush biopsy showed good potential in detecting premalignant lesions and salivary LDH levels showed a marked increase which can be used as a diagnostic biomarker and serve as a potent diagnostic aid for early detection of malignancy.…”
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Theoretical understanding of water splitting by analyzing nanocatalyst photoabsorption spectra by Gollapalli Prince, Caspary Toroker Maytal

“…Photons can be used to either monitor or induce catalysis by acting as photoexcited holes or quasi particles, which aid in water splitting reaction leading to a major step towards sustainable energy. …”
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Reaching the Peripheral Regional Growth Centre by Jörgen Gren

“…More importantly, the centre-periphery concept is at the very heart of most national regional policies and aid schemes as well as being at the heart of the EU’s cohesion/convergence efforts undertaken in the framework of the Structural and cohesion funds. …”
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“High energy ahead!”: exploring Chinese adolescents’ pragmatic identities in bullet-screen discourse by Jue Wu

“…The use of these discourse strategies not only aids bullet-screen senders in successfully constructing different pragmatic identities but also generates varied communicative effects, creating a dynamic interactive process.…”
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Professional quality of life and psychopathological symptoms among first-line healthcare workers facing COVID-19 pandemic: an exploratory study in an Italian southern hospital by Simone Varrasi, Claudia Savia Guerrera, Giuseppe Alessio Platania, Sabrina Castellano, Concetta Pirrone, Pasquale Caponnetto, Costanza Nicolosi, Francesca Insanguine, Emanuela Greco, Mariacatena Perrone, Carmen Pulvirenti, Diletta Randazzo, Gabriele Ferro, Maurizio Consoli, Santo Di Nuovo

“… # Methods 204 healthcare workers were recruited by non-probabilistic sampling and divided by age, gender, work roles (physicians, nurses and intermediate care technicians) and clinical departments (Cardio-medicine, Infectious Diseases, Emergency Medicine, First Aid, Obstetrics and Pneumology). # Results The results showed higher levels of Secondary Traumatic Stress, Depression, Anxiety and Stress in women than in men. …”
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Structure in transition: The role of structure in facilitating workplace efficacy and belonging for military veterans and civilians. by W Connor Gibbs, Lauren Ortosky, Alair MacLean, Aaron C Kay, David K Sherman

“…The present research tests ideas derived from compensatory control theory which posits that people may seek external structure to help exert control over their lives when they experience a lack of control in an important life domain - and that this can aid in their goal pursuit. Across three studies, we explore whether the perception of a higher degree of organizational structure can help employees compensate for uncertainty and lack of control and facilitate transitioning employees' occupation self-efficacy and sense of belonging in a new work environment. …”
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Quadriceps Activation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: The Early Bird Gets the Worm! by Ayrton MOIROUX--SAHRAOUI, Florian FORELLI, Jean MAZEAS, Alexandre JM RAMBAUD, Andreas BJERREGAARD, Jérôme RIERA

“…Quadriceps activation techniques such as neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) and biofeedback training aid in overcoming muscle inhibition and restoring muscle strength. …”
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Improving women and children refugees’ livelihoods through self-reliance at Nakivale settlement, south western Uganda by Abbas, Mugisha, Emmanuel Patroba, Mhache, Reguli Baltazar, Mushy

“…Refugees in Camps in Africa are confronted with a number of challenges, one of them being over-reliance on food aid. In Uganda and particularly Nakivale settlement, a number of strategies have been undertaken to improve women and children refugees through self-reliance initiatives. …”
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Improving women and children refugees’ livelihoods through self-reliance at Nakivale settlement, south western Uganda by Abbas, Mugisha, Emmanuel, Patroba Mhache, Reguli, Baltazar Mushy

“…Refugees in Camps in Africa are confronted with a number of challenges, one of them being over-reliance on food aid. In Uganda and particularly Nakivale settlement, a number of strategies have been undertaken to improve women and children refugees through self-reliance initiatives. …”
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Interest Rate and Loan Portfolio Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda: Case of Stanbic Bank. by Mwebesa, Samson

“…Data were analysed using multiple regression, aided by SPSS version 23. The findings show that the effect of prime lending on loan portfolio performance is that Central bank rate and collateral security have non-significant effects on loan portfolio performance. …”
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Integration of Oral Literature in Teaching and Learning Literature in Selected Secondary Schools in Ntungamo District. by Ahimbisibwe, Monicah

“…Additionally, it suggested providing schools with resources such as recordings of oral literature, detailed lesson plans, and teaching aids to facilitate its integration into the curriculum.…”
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Statistical Analysis of Informal Settlements and Environmental Management in Mbale Municipality, Uganda by Mustafe, Hassan Abdi, Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun, George Stanley, Kinyata

“…The data collected were then analysed with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences. …”
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Financial Accessibility and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kabale Municipality-Uganda by Ambrose, Turyomunsi

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Financial Accountability and Service Delivery in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case of Kisoro Municipal Council. by Benon, Rutungana

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Spatial and temporal variations of trophic state conditions of Lake Bunyonyi, south‑western Uganda by Alex, Saturday, Thomas, J. Lyimo, John, Machiwa, Siajali, Pamba

“…Secchi depth (SD), total phosphorus (TP) and chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) concentration were measured to aid the quantification of trophic state condition of the lake using Carlson trophic state index (CTSI). …”
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