Affirmative Action on Women Education and Access of Employment Opportunities by Women in Northern Division Kabale Municipality. by Nasasira, Praise

“…The study results on the roles of affirmative action on women's education and access to employment opportunities, the highest number of respondents mentioned that affirmative action helps in ensuring a more balanced gender representation and promotes gender sensitivity among all students, and the least number of respondents mentioned that affirmative action initiatives help women to navigate academic challenges and prepare for professional success. …”
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Analysis of the Impact of Media on Premarital Sex in Central Division Kabale Municipality. by Kamusiime, Phabith

“…The study recommended that there should be implementation of religious education programs that focus on teaching the principles of the respective faith, including the importance of morality, chastity, and the sanctity of marriage because these programs should be tailored to different age groups and should involve active participation from religious leaders and community members, there should be establishment of youth empowerment initiatives that provide young people with opportunities for personal and spiritual development as this can include mentorship programs, skills training, and extracurricular activities that promote positive values and self-esteem and there should be fostering of community engagement through workshops, seminars, and discussions that address the challenges of premarital sex and provide guidance on building healthy relationships based on mutual respect and understanding.…”
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Crack Propagation Analysis at Openings in Unreinforced Masonry Walls Due to Lateral and Vertical Loads. by Ihangu, Derrick

“…The research investigates how variables like opening size, location, and aspect ratio affect the initiation, spread, and eventual failure of the walls. …”
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A descriptive-multivariate analysis of community knowledge, confidence, and trust in COVID-19 clinical trials amongst Ugandans working in healthcare settings. by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Lawrence Obado, Osuwat

“…These findings signal a need to increase these factors before new trials of COVID-19 vaccines are initiated.…”
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The Rise of SARS-CoV-2 Variants and the Role of Convalescent Plasma Therapy for Management of Infections by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

“…PCR remains the standard benchmark for initial diagnosis of COVID- 19 infection, while advances in immunological profiling are guiding clinical treatment. …”
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Contrast quality control for segmentation task based on deep learning models—Application to stroke lesion in CT imaging by Juliette Moreau, Juliette Moreau, Laura Mechtouff, Laura Mechtouff, David Rousseau, Omer Faruk Eker, Omer Faruk Eker, Yves Berthezene, Yves Berthezene, Tae-Hee Cho, Tae-Hee Cho, Carole Frindel, Carole Frindel

“…Defining this threshold improves dataset design and accelerates training by excluding low-contrast images.ResultsApplication of this method to brain lesion segmentation in CT imaging highlights a Fisher's ratio threshold value of 0.05, and training validation of a new model without these images confirms this with similar results with only 60% of the training data, resulting in an almost 30% reduction in initial training time. Moreover, the model trained without the low-contrast images performed equally well with all images when tested on another database.DiscussionThis study opens discussion with clinicians concerning the limitations, areas for improvement, and strategies for enhancing datasets and training models. …”
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Hyaluronic acid-curcumin nanoparticles for preventing the progression of experimental autoimmune uveitis through the Keap1/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway by Weiwei Tang, Xiaomin Huang, Yun-Di Yi, Fan Cao, Manli Deng, Jiawei Fan, Zheng-Xuan Jiang, Li-Ming Tao, Xianwen Wang, Lei Shi

“…Excessive autoimmune inflammation and oxidative stress are major drivers that contribute to the initiation and progression of uveitis. Nevertheless, current therapeutic methods for uveitis are limited and are accompanied by several serious adverse effects. …”
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Effect of comorbidity classes on survival of patients with gastrointestinal tract cancer by Linna Gao, Tian Yao, Shaohua Ge, Jiuwei Cui, Wei Li, Zengqing Guo, Hongxia Xu, Min Weng, Suyi Li, Qinghua Yao, Wen Hu, Lan Zhou, Junqiang Chen, Xianghua Wu, Qingchuan Zhao, Hongli Li, Hanping Shi, Yi Ba, He Huang, The Investigation on Nutrition Status and its Clinical Outcome of Common Cancers (INSCOC) Group

“…Cox regression models were initially used to predict mortality. LASSO techniques were used to reduce the dimension. …”
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Detection and quantification of pathogens in saliva of adolescents with cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional study by Rosemeire Arai Yoshida, Tiago Bertola Lobato, Renata Gorjão, Lucas Santiago França, Lívia Araujo Alves, Maria Teresa Botti Rodrigues Santos

“…BackgroundElevated levels of inflammatory mediators in saliva have been described in individuals with cerebral palsy (CP).ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to detect and quantify the pathogens Porphyromonas gingivalis, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Fusobacterium nucleatum and Prevotella intermedia in the saliva of adolescents with CP.MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study with adolescents with CP to detect periodontopathogens from saliva samples. Initially, saliva was collected from the CP (n = 34) and control groups (n = 31), followed by the gingival index (GI) for distribution of the groups of individuals with CP and control with gingivitis (bleeding on probing ≥ 10%) and without gingivitis. …”
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Structures and strategies for retaining an international pediatric cohort from birth: Lessons from The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study by Patricia Gesualdo, Jessica Melin, Rachel Karban, Claire Crouch, Michael Killian, Diane Hopkins, Annika Adamsson, Joanna Stock, Suzanne Bennett Johnson, Judith Baxter

“…Conclusion: Pediatric cohort studies should include strategies, structures, and resources to address retention at the study's initiation and on an ongoing basis. Retention strategies should not remain static but change with the developmental needs of the child. …”
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Dimorphos’s Material Properties and Estimates of Crater Size from the DART Impact by Angela M. Stickle, Kathryn M. Kumamoto, Dawn M. Graninger, Mallory E. DeCoster, Wendy K. Caldwell, Jason M. Pearl, J. Michael Owen, Olivier Barnouin, Gareth S. Collins, R. Terik Daly, Isabel Herreros, Jens Ormö, Jessica Sunshine, Carolyn M. Ernst, Toshi Hirabayashi, Simone Marchi, Laura Parro, Harrison Agrusa, Megan Bruck Syal, Nancy L. Chabot, Andy F. Cheng, Thomas M. Davison, Elisabetta Dotto, Eugene G. Fahenstock, Fabio Ferrari, Martin Jutzi, Alice Lucchetti, Robert Luther, Nilanjan Mitra, Maurizio Pajola, Sabina Raducan, KT Ramesh, Andrew S. Rivkin, Alessandro Rossi, Paul Sánchez, Stephen R. Schwartz, Stefania Soldini, Jordan K. Steckloff, Filippo Tusberti, Kai Wünnemann, Yun Zhang

“…Despite remaining uncertainties, initial models of DART’s kinetic impact provide important information about the results of DART (e.g., potential crater size and morphology, ejecta mass) and the properties of Dimorphos. …”
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Investigation of factors that affect post-fire recovery of photosynthetic activity at global scale by Yicheng Shen, I. Colin Prentice, Sandy P. Harrison

“…We then examined the factors that influence post-fire recovery time, initially using the relaxed lasso technique to identify the most important factors and then using a linear regression model incorporating these factors. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of severe Crohn’s disease at a tertiary hospital in South Africa by C Gounden, V Naidoo, Y Moodley

“…Ileocolonic location (p = 0.046) and penetrating disease at initial diagnosis of CD (p = 0.021) were statistically associated with SCD. …”
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Implementation of patient-centred care: which organisational determinants matter from decision maker’s perspective? Results from a qualitative interview study across various health... by Lena Ansmann, Holger Pfaff, Kira Isabel Hower, Vera Vennedey, Hendrik Ansgar Hillen, Ludwig Kuntz, Stephanie Stock

“…We identified possible starting points for initiating the tailoring of interventions and implementation strategies and the redesign of HSCOs towards more patient-centredness.Trial registration number DRKS00011925.…”
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A novel high-throughput screen identifies phenazine-1-carboxylic acid as an inhibitor of African swine fever virus replication in primary porcine alveolar macrophages by Jing Lan, Rui Luo, Di Liu, Changxing Qi, Xin Song, Zhanhao Lu, Ruojia Huang, Yuying Yang, Yuan Sun, Yonghui Zhang, Tao Wang, Hua-Ji Qiu

“…To conduct high-throughput screening (HTS) for anti-ASFV drugs, we initially developed a recombinant dual-reporter virus (rASFV-Gluc/EGFP) using the virulent strain ASFV HLJ/18 (ASFV-WT). …”
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Primary Fallopian Tube Carcinoma: Results of a Single-Institutional Retrospective Analysis of 17 Patients with Evaluation of Staging and Prognostic Factors by Neserine Tounsi, Hanen Bouazize, Ikram Margheli, Nadia Boujelbene, Hechiche Monia, Maher Slimane, Khaled Rahel

“…Fourteen of the included patients were postmenopausal. Surgery was the initial therapy for 15 patients. Optimal cytoreductive surgery was achievable in seven patients with no residual tumors. …”
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The perioperative analgesic effects of thoracolumbar interfacial block and erector spinae plane block for open lumbar fusion: a randomized controlled trial by V. H. Phuong, Tran Viet Duc, N. T. Duyen, N. H. Tu

“…At 12 hours and 24 hours following surgery, group E's morphine consumption was lowest (p < 0.001). The postoperative initial mobilization and hospital stay were lowest in group E and highest in group C (p < 0.001 and p = 0.039, respectively). …”
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The correlation between the expression of androgen receptor splice variant-7 (AR-V7) protein with the time of occurrence of castration-resistant prostate cancer and overall surviva... by Indrawarman Soerohardjo, Narpati Wesa Pikatan, Andy Zulfiqqar, Irianiwati Widodo, Didik Setyo Heriyanto

“…Abstract Introduction Prostate cancer follows a natural trajectory characterized by genetic alterations that transform initially hormone-sensitive cancer cells into castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), which is associated with high mortality. …”
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Performance and gut microbiota of catfish (Clarias gariepinus) fed powdered Moringa oleifera leave as additive (Probiotics) by Jerimoth Kesena Ekelemu, Arnold Ebuka Irabor, Ruth Elohor Anderson

“…A total of 180 C. gariepinus hatchery-bred juveniles were obtained, acclimated in a 4 × 4 × 3 feet concrete tank, and fed adlib with 1.5 mm Coppens for one week. Initial mean weight (g) and length (cm) of sample fish were measured and randomly distributed in triplicates of 15 fish/tank into twelve concrete tanks of dimension 4 × 4 × 3 feet (T1A-C – T4A-C). …”
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Operative Time Learning Curve for an Image-Free Robotic Arm Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Cumulative Sum Analysis by Cale A. Pagan, MD, Theofilos Karasavvidis, MD, Breana Siljander, MD, Eytan M. Debbi, MD, PhD, Charles A. DeCook, MD, Jonathan Vigdorchik, MD

“…Results: Three phases were identified: Phase 1 (initial learning, cases 1-9), Phase 2 (increased competence, plateau from cases 10-52), and Phase 3 (post-learning, optimized performance from cases 53-80). …”
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