Participant Compliance With Ecological Momentary Assessment in Movement Behavior Research Among Adolescents and Emerging Adults: Systematic Review by Shirlene Wang, Chih-Hsiang Yang, Denver Brown, Alan Cheng, Matthew Y W Kwan

“…MethodsAn electronic literature search was conducted in PubMed, PsycINFO, and Web of Science databases to select relevant papers that assessed movement behaviors among the population using EMA and reported compliance information for inclusion (n=52) in October 2022. …”
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The Role of School Management Committee and Pupils' Performance in Government Primary Schools in RuhiJa Town Council Rubanda District.

“…Participation of School Management Committee members in meetings was one of the ways through which pieces of advice would be provided to the school stakeholders including teachers, learners, head teachers, casual labourers all aimed at shooting in a direction of uplifting the pupils' academic performance (Lamb, 2007). The study was conducted aimed to investigating the role of school management committee on pupils' performance in primary schools in Ruhija Town Council Rubanda District. …”
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Effect of Learning Environment on Academic Performance of Pupils and Students in Kagango Division Sheema Municipality. by Andonzire, Steve James

“…The researcher used a descriptive cross-sectional survey where data was collected across the population at one point in time because it ought to describe the issues, the study was conducted in four selected schools in the Division and these were Kihunda primary School and Kihunda parents' secondary school. …”
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Records Keeping and Financial Performance in Local Government: A Case Study of Rubanda District Local Government. by Birungi, Edinah

“…Finally the study recommends that Urgent step should be taken by the authorities concerned to conduct a records survey in order to carry out records appraisal, develop retention and disposal schedules, create records management procedures, prepare a disaster recovery and vital records plan. …”
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Records Keeping and Financial Performance in Local Government: A Case Study of Rubanda District Local Government. by Birungi, Edinah

“…Finally, the study recommends that Urgent steps should be taken by the authorities concerned to conduct a records survey to carry out records appraisal, develop retention and disposal schedules, create records management procedures, and prepare a disaster recovery and vital records plan. …”
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Distribution of Candida Species Isolated from People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus With Oropharyngeal and Oral Candidiasis in Africa in the Era Of Universal Test and Tre... by Musinguzi, Benson, Obuku, Ekwaro A., Mwesigwa, Alex, Migisha, Richard, Kinengyere, Alison Annet, Ndagire, Regina, Baguma, Andrew, Okek, Erick Jacob, Olum, Ronald, Itabangi, Herbert, Mboowa, Gerald, Sande, Obondo James, Achan, Beatrice

“…A comprehensive search was conducted to identify eligible studies to be included in the meta-analysis and analyzed using a random effects model in STATA version 17. …”
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Examining the Role Played by Remand Homes Towards Curbing the Rate of Juvenile Delinquency in Kabale Municipality. by Ampurire, Evarine

“…The study aimed to establish the causes of juvenile delinquency in Southern Division Kabale Municipality, examining the impact of juvenile behavior in Southern Division Kabale Municipality and establishing the existing strategies used to curb juvenile delinquency in Southern Division Kabale Municipality. The study was conducted in Uganda, and in specifically, southwestern Uganda. …”
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Decentralization and Primary Health Care Service delivery in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality by Julius, Kisembo

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Entrepreneurship skills application among ICT Graduates of Muni University, Uganda by Ritah, Nafuna, Nicholas, Nkamwesiga, Phelix, Businge Mbabazi

“…There is a need to continuously conduct more similar studies with other subsequent graduates in order to track the application of entrepreneurial skills by the ICT graduates of Muni University. …”
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Cerebral Cortical Activity During Academic Stress Amongst Undergraduate Medical Students at Kampala International University (Uganda) by Mujinya, Regan, Kalange, Muhamudu, Ochieng, Juma John, Ninsiima, Herbert Izo, Eze, Ejike Daniel, Afodun, Adam Moyosore, Nabirumbi, Ritah, Sulaiman, Sheu Oluwadare, Kairania, Emmanuel, Echoru, Isaac, Okpanachi, Alfred Omachonu, Matama, Kevin, Asiimwe, Oscar Hilary, Nambuya, Grace, Usman, Ibe Michael, Obado, Osuwat Lawrence, Zirintunda, Gerald, Ssempijja, Fred, Nansunga, Miriam, Matovu, Henry, Ayikobua, Emmanuel Tiyo, Nganda, Ponsiano Ernest, Onanyang, David, Ekou, Justine, Musinguzi, Simon Peter, Ssimbwa, Godfrey, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

“…Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among preclinical (n = 88) and clinical (n = 96) undergraduate medical students at Kampala International University Western Campus. …”
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Clinical and microbiological analysis of risk factors for breakthrough bloodstream infection during Tigecycline Therapy by Sol Jin, So Yun Lim, Yun Woo Lee, Heungsup Sung, Mi-Na Kim, Seongman Bae, Jiwon Jung, Min Jae Kim, Sung-Han Kim, Sang-Oh Lee, Sang-Ho Choi, Yang Soo Kim, Eun Hee Song, Yong Pil Chong

“…Methods A retrospective matched case–control study was conducted in a 2700-bed tertiary referral center, involving patients who received tigecycline monotherapy. …”
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Neoandrographolide inhibits mature osteoclast differentiation to alleviate bone loss and treat osteoporosis by Kai Tang, Kai Tang, Kai Tang, Wei Deng, Wei Deng, Wei Deng, Wei Deng, Zhiying Huang, Zhiying Huang, Zhiying Huang, Simin Chen, Simin Chen, Simin Chen, Zilin Zhu, Zilin Zhu, Shukun Lin, Shukun Lin, Lubin Zhong, Lubin Zhong, Quanxin Zheng, Quanxin Zheng, Wenhua Zhao, Wenhua Zhao, Zhida Zhang, Zhida Zhang, Ling Mo, Ling Mo, Ling Mo

“…Therefore, finding more effective treatments for OP remains an urgent challenge.MethodWe first conducted in vitro experiments to determine whether Neoandrographolide (NEO) exhibits cytotoxic or proliferative effects on bone marrow macrophages (BMMs) and to explore the specific timeframe during which NEO exerts its inhibitory action on osteoclast (OC) differentiation. …”
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Save a trip: Clinical outcomes of cardiac allografts recovered by local surgeons compared to recipient center surgeons. by Awab Ahmad, MD, Timothy R. Harris, MD, Aaron Williams, MD, Alexandra DeBose-Scarlett, MD, Rubayet Kamal, BS, Enock Atta Adjei, MD, Hasan K. Siddiqi, MD, Chen Chia Wang, Mark Petrovic, Clifton D. Keck, Shelley R. Scholl, RN, Ashish S. Shah, MD, Swaroop Bommareddi, MD, Brian Lima, MD MBA, John M. Trahanas, MD

“…Results: 218 recovery attempts were included, 25 conducted by local surgeons. Donor demographics between the two groups were similar, with a mean age of 31.5±10 years. …”
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Balancing legume-cereal proportions in cover crop mixtures to minimize N2O emissions by Guillermo Guardia, Diego Abalos, Emanuele Ribatti, Federico Ardenti, Federico Capra, Giacomo Mortella, Vincenzo Tabaglio, Miguel Ángel Ibáñez, Ji Chen, Andrea Fiorini

“…To address these knowledge gaps, we conducted a two-phase greenhouse experiment. In the first phase, cover crops were grown encompassing six treatments: control (no cover crop), pure vetch (Vicia villosa Roth), pure rye (Secale cereale L.), and mixtures with 33 %, 50 % and 66 % of the pure rye sowing rate paired with 66 %, 50 % and 33 % of the pure vetch sowing rate, respectively. …”
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Preoperative anxiety and its impact on surgical outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Mohamed A. Shebl, Eman Toraih, Menna Shebl, Ahmed Mosaad Tolba, Parisa Ahmed, Harshdeep Singh Banga, Mohab Orz, Mahmoud Tammam, Keroles Saadalla, Mohamed Elsayed, Mennatallah Kamal, Mohamed Abdulla, Ahmed Ibrahim Eldessouky, Yousef Tarek Moustafa, Omar Ahmed Mohamed, Hani Aiash

“…Objective: This meta-analysis aimed to synthesize current evidence on the impact of preoperative anxiety on various surgical outcomes, including anesthetic and analgesic requirements, delirium, recovery times, and pain. Methods: We conducted a comprehensive literature search and meta-analysis of studies examining the relationship between preoperative anxiety and surgical outcomes. …”
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Rationale and design for Healthy Hearts in Manufacturing (HHM): A pragmatic single-arm hybrid effectiveness-implementation study for hypertension management and tobacco cessation by Hanzi Jiang, Yao Tian, Jennifer Bannon, Amy E. Krefman, Lawrence C. An, Dustin D. French, Claude R. Maechling, Jane Holl, Richard Chagnon, Theresa L. Walunas, Christopher Burch, Anthony Musci, Darce Latsis, Dawn Carey, Megan McHugh

“…The approach is inspired by the stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial to assess intervention effectiveness. We will conduct interviews to identify facilitators and barriers to implementation and budget impact analysis to estimate the financial impact of the HMM interventions and the potential healthcare savings to companies and Medicare. …”
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Hyssopus cuspidatus volatile oil: a potential treatment for steroid-resistant asthma via inhibition of neutrophil extracellular traps by Xu Wang, Hui-Ming Peng, Meng-Ru Zhang, Jing-Jing Li, Chuan-Peng Zhao, Ya-Li Zhang, Si-Yu Wang, Si-Ying Zhu, Jian-Kang Lu, Hai-Long Yin, Qiang Yin, Jin-Bo Fang

“…Furthermore, in vivo studies in SRA mice and in vitro studies using HL-60 cells and bone marrow neutrophils were conducted to validate the mechanism. Results HVO could significantly ameliorate OVA/LPS-induced SRA symptoms, including airway hyperresponsiveness, airway inflammation, mucus overproduction and airway remodeling. 41 prototype compounds, 65 Phase I metabolites and 50 Phase II metabolites were identified in serum-containing HVO. …”
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Exploring mental health in veterinary students: common stressors and effective coping strategies: a narrative review by Rahib K. Islam, Emily K. Cobb, Hannah K. McCowan, Kylie Watson, Kaustuv Bhattacharya, Kaustuv Bhattacharya, Anjali Chandra, Warda Mohiuddin, Karen Gruszynski, Karen Gruszynski, Amanda H. Wilkerson, John J. Dascanio, Robert E. Davis, Vinayak K. Nahar, Vinayak K. Nahar

“…This review explores the demographic and psychosocial variables influencing mental health outcomes, highlighting common stressors and coping strategies.MethodsA systematic literature search was conducted using PubMed, CAB Abstracts, and Google Scholar. …”
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End of Pandemic Parental Hesitancy Towards Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination: A Cross-sectional Survey at Two Lebanese Tertiary Hospitals by Sabine Shehab, Lina Anouti, Celina F. Boutros, Christelle Radi, Silma El Baasiri, Arabia Badih, Rawan Korman, Marwa El Masri, Joudie Alwan, Maha Monzer, Yara Bitar, Mona Kassem, Mayse Naser, Yara Salameh, Sarah Khafaja, Murielle Bou Ghosn, Dany Al Hamod, Sarah Ghadban, Soha Ghanem, Ghassan S. Dbaibo

“…Abstract Background This observational prospective cross-sectional study was conducted during the last 4 months of the COVID-19 pandemic to determine whether parental hesitancy to vaccinate their children against COVID-19 had improved compared to earlier studies in other countries showing high levels of hesitancy. …”
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Association between adult body shape index and serum levels of the anti-aging protein Klotho in adults: a population-based cross-sectional study of the NHANES from 2007 to 2016 by Li Gong, Jinghan Xu, Yiyang Zhuang, Liwei Zeng, Zhenfei Peng, Yuzhou Liu, Yinluan Huang, Yutian Chen, Fengyi Huang, Chunli Piao

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the correlation between ABSI and serum Klotho levels in adults residing in the United States.MethodsA cross-sectional study of participants was conducted based on the 2007–2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. …”
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