Sports and Games Union Policy by Kabale University

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Uptake and 4-week outcomes of an ‘opt-out’ smoking cessation referral strategy in a London-based lung cancer screening setting by Anthony Edey, Neal Navani, Kitty Chan, Graham Robinson, Janine Zylstra, Paul Robinson, Laura Green, Anand Devaraj, Jane Rowlands, Allan Hackshaw, Carolyn Horst, Arjun Nair, Sam M Janes, Kate Davies, Jeannie Eng, Mamta Ruparel, Samantha L Quaife, Jennifer L Dickson, Magali Taylor, Angshu Bhowmik, Hasti Robbie, Joseph Jacob, Laura Farrelly, Sophie Tisi, Tanya Patrick, Andrew Creamer, Helen Hall, Samanjit Hare, Jon Teague, Samuel M Janes, Esther Arthur-Darkwa, Thea Buchan, Stephen Ellis, Thomas Callender, Rachael Sarpong, John McCabe, Zaheer Mangera, Ethaar El-Emir, Terry O'Shaughnessy, Geoff Bellingan, Nick Screaton, Priyam Verghese, William M Ricketts, Vicky Bowyer, Kylie Gyertson, Fanta Bojang, Claire Levermore, Tania Anastasiadis, Ruth Prendecki, Amyn Bhamani, Malavika Suresh, Judy Airebamen, Alice Cotton, Kaylene Phua, Elodie Murali, Simranjit Mehta, Karen Parry-Billings, Columbus Ife, April Neville, Zahra Hanif, Helen Kiconco, Ricardo McEwen, Dominique Arancon, Nicholas Beech, Derya Ovayolu, Christine Hosein, Sylvia Patricia Enes, Qin April Neville, Aashna Samson, Urja Patel, Fahmida Hoque, Hina Pervez, Sofia Nnorom, Moksud Miah, Julian McKee, Mark Clark, Anant Patel, Sara Lock, Rajesh Banka, Ugo Ekeowa, Charlotte Cash, Tunku Aziz, Alberto Villanueva, Elena Stefan, Charlie Sayer, Navinah Nundlall, Andrew Crossingham, Tanita Limani, Kate Gowers, Andrew Perugia, James Rusius, Anne-Marie Hacker, Monica L Mullin, Evangelos Katsampouris, Chuen R Khaw, Chuen Khaw, Sheetal Karavadra, Alan Shaw, Chris Valerio, Ali Mohammed, Lynsey Gallagher, Mehran Azimbagirad, Burcu Ozaltin, Maureen Browne, Eleanor Hellier, Catherine Nestor

“…Here, we report uptake and short-term outcomes of an ‘opt-out’ smoking cessation referral strategy in an LCS cohort.Methods Individuals currently smoking tobacco who attended a face-to-face lung health check in the SUMMIT study (NCT03934866) were offered very brief advice on smoking cessation and where possible, an ‘opt-out’ referral to their local stop smoking service (SSS). …”
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CHAT-S study protocol: A randomized controlled trial of a health insurance literacy education program for young adult cancer survivors by Mary Killela, Cindy A. Turner, Amy Chevrier, Monique Stefanou, Perla L. Vaca Lopez, Heydon K. Kaddas, Karely M. van Thiel Berghuijs, Echo L. Warner, Giselle K. Perez, Austin R. Waters, Douglas B. Fair, Richard E. Nelson, Mark A. Lewis, Elyse R. Park, Anne C. Kirchhoff

“…We will enroll 300 YA cancer survivors (n = 200 intervention; n = 100 usual care) diagnosed with breast, testicular, lymphoma, sarcoma, colorectal, melanoma, or thyroid cancer between the ages of 26 and 39, who have completed treatment in the past two years. …”
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Incidence and predictors of respiratory tract infections among birth cohorts in Ethiopia, 2023 by Fekade Demeke Bayou, Mastewal Arefaynie, Anissa Mohammed, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Awoke Keleb, Natnael Kebede, Yawkal Tsega, Bayu Hailemariam Mersha, Abel Endawkie, Shimels Derso Kebede, Kaleab Mesfin Abera, Eyob Tilahun Abeje, Ermias Bekele Enyew, Chala Daba, Lakew Asmare

“…Infants born from mothers who sustained convulsion during labor had nearly doubled [AHR = 1.65, 95%CI (1.20, 2.28)] hazard or risk of developing respiratory tract infections than their counterparts. …”
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Absence of Standard Modifiable Risk Factors in Middle Eastern Patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. The Jordan Absence of Standard Modifiable Risk Factors (SMuRF-Le... by Hammoudeh AJ, Aldalal’ah M, Smadi EA, Alrishoud D, Alomari A, Alkhawaldeh M, Rizik A, Okour MF, Araydah M

“…This study investigates the prevalence, clinical profiles and outcomes of SMuRF-less patients compared with those who have SMuRFs.Methods: We analyzed data from 6 published registries and from the Jordan SMuRF-less patients study, including baseline demographic features, cardiovascular risk factors, comorbid diseases, utilization of secondary prevention pharmacotherapy and one year outcome in SMuRF-less patients, those with 1– 2 SMuRFs and with 3– 4 SMuRFs. …”
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Baseline atherogenic index of plasma and its trajectory predict onset of type 2 diabetes in a health screened adult population: a large longitudinal study by Yongbing Sun, Xinbei Lin, Zhi Zou, Caiwen Zhao, Ao Liu, Jing Zhou, Zhonglin Li, Xiaoling Wu, Shewei Dou, Jiadong Zhu, Tao Li, Xue Lv, Yong Wang, Yongli Li

“…Methods This longitudinal study included data from 42,850 participants who underwent health check-ups at Henan Provincial People’s Hospital between January 2018 and August 2024. …”
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Out-of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) on Selected Surgeries in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department incurred by Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya  Yojana (AB-PMJAY), Privat... by Dr. Kumar Sumit, Reena Verma, Prajwal Salins, Helmut Brand, Siddhartha Sankar Acharya, Sagarika Kamath, rajesh kamath, Dr. Vidya Prabhu

“…Methodology A retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Karnataka state of India to analyze OOPE for 905 OBG patients who underwent Cesarean Section(C-Section), Laparoscopic Hysterectomy, Laparoscopic Cystectomy, Laparoscopic Myomectomy and Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy (LAVH). …”
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Validation Indicator Identification and Customer Ranking in Microloans: A Study at Middle East Bank in Iran by Azadeh Ahmadi Kousha, Faegh Ahmadi, Mohammad Hossein Ranjbar, Hamidreza Kordlouie

“…The statistical population of this research includes all retail banking clients of Digital Middle East Bank who seek low-interest loans at an annual rate of 2%, with a penalty rate of 6%. …”
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Should Echocardiographic Evaluation Be Performed Routinely in the First 72 Hours in Extremely Low Birth Weight Babies? by Ruya Colak, Senem Alkan Ozdemir, Ezgi Yangin Ergon, Ferit Kulali, Oguz Han Kalkanli, Tulin Gokmen Yildirim, Murat Muhtar Yilmazer, Cuneyt Zihni, Sebnem Calkavur

“…Study Design:This study was planned retrospectively and observationally.Between June2016 and December2018,36 patients diagnosed with hemodynamically significant PDA(hsPDA) who were hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit(NICU),with ≤28Gw or ≤1000g were included in this study.These babies were routinely performed ECHO for PDA between 24-72hours,although they were asymptomatic in the period from June2016 to December2017(n:23).Between January2018 and December2018, patients without PDA symptoms were expected to complete 72hours for routine PDA screening (n:13).The patients were divided into 2 groups as early ECHO group(EEG)(n=23) and late ECHO group (LEG)(n=13).In the presence of at least one of the clinical signs of systemic hypoperfusion and/or pulmonary hyperperfusion, symptomatic PDA was accepted and closure treatment was  applied with ibuprofen(n: 23) or paracetamol(n: 5).While the two groups were compared in terms of demographic features,ECHO findings,and the state of taking closure therapy,patients receiving closure therapy were compared in terms of mortality and premature morbidity. …”
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Clinical course, management and outcomes of COVID-19 in HIV-infected renal transplant recipients: A case series by L Bertels, K Manning, A Redd, T du Toit, Z Barday, E Muller

“…This retrospective study reports on rates of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, COVID‐19 and mortality among SA HIV‐infected kidney transplant recipients who received organs from HIV‐infected donors (HIV positive to HIV positive), before and after vaccination. …”
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Vision impairment and associated daily activity limitation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Masoud Rahmati, Lee Smith, Laurent Boyer, Guillaume Fond, Dong Keon Yon, Hayeon Lee, Tarnjit Sehmbi, Mapa Prabhath Piyasena, Shahina Pardhan

“…These findings highlight the need for targeted measures to raise public health awareness to provide rehabilitation and eye care examination strategies to reduce the risk of developing disabilities in adults and the elderly who have vision impairment.…”
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The INFLUENCE 3.0 model: Updated predictions of locoregional recurrence and contralateral breast cancer, now also suitable for patients treated with neoadjuvant systemic therapy by M.C. Van Maaren, T.A. Hueting, D.J.P. van Uden, M. van Hezewijk, L. de Munck, M.A.M. Mureau, P.A. Seegers, Q.J.M. Voorham, M.K. Schmidt, G.S. Sonke, C.G.M. Groothuis-Oudshoorn, S. Siesling

“…The previously developed INFLUENCE tool was rebuild, including a recent population and patients who received neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NST). …”
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Factors associated with caffeine intake among undergraduates: a cross-sectional study from Palestine by May Hamdan, Souzan Zidan, Fatima Al-Amouri, Hiba Niroukh, Manar Abu Dawod, Sajeda Ashour, Shahd Sameer Dweik, Manal Badrasawi

“…Undergraduates aged between 18 and 25 were included in the study, while those who were taking medications, had medical conditions affecting the data collection process, and had incomplete responses were excluded from the study. …”
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Beyond identification of familial hypercholesterolemia: Improving downstream visits and treatments in a large health care system by Harin Lee, Tarun Kadaru, Ruth Schneider, Taylor Triana, Carol Tujardon, Colby Ayers, Mujeeb Basit, Zahid Ahmad, Amit Khera

“…Conclusions: Approximately 1 in 5 individuals in a large healthcare system who were contacted for a recorded LDL-C ≥ 190 mg/dL had a meaningful improvement in the management of severe hypercholesterolemia and diagnosis of FH. …”
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Impact of shear wave elastography and attenuation imaging for predicting life-threatening event in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease by Yudai Fujiwara, Hidekatsu Kuroda, Tamami Abe, Tomoaki Nagasawa, Ippeki Nakaya, Asami Ito, Takuya Watanabe, Kenji Yusa, Hiroki Sato, Akiko Suzuki, Kei Endo, Yuichi Yoshida, Takayoshi Oikawa, Keisuke Kakisaka, Kei Sawara, Toshifumi Tada, Akio Miyasaka, Takuma Oguri, Naohisa Kamiyama, Takayuki Matsumoto

“…We established a prospective cohort of 279 patients who underwent two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE), ultrasound-guided attenuation parameter (UGAP). …”
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Analisis Faktor dan Metode untuk Menentukan Tipe Kulit Wajah: Tinjauan Literatur by Shinta Dewi Kusumaningrum, Izzati Muhimmah

“…The results of this literature review provide an overview of studies that are relevant to the topic, the differences in each literature discussed and are useful for researchers who will develop image processing technology to determine the type of facial skin. …”
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Case based Reasoning Prediksi Waktu Studi Mahasiswa Menggunakan Metode Euclidean Distance dan Normalisasi Min-Max by Henni Endah Wahanani, Made Hanindia Prami Swari, Fawwaz Ali Akbar

“…Abstract One of the reasons for the length of study time for students of the Informatics study program of UPN "Veteran" Jawa Timur is the difficulty of monitoring the progressy, given the large number of students and academics do not have an accurate method to map students who are predicted to experience delays. It is possible to create a system that is able to predict the possibility of student graduation delay through the use of various existing computational methods. …”
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Korelasi Fixation Dan Beban Kognitif pada Pengguna Lansia Dengan Eye-Tracking Pada Aplikasi Komunikasi dan Media Sosial by Jasmine Prigel Palupi Prasojo, Aryo Pinandito

“…Abstract   According to the observations of elderly users who use mobile application for daily activities and the challenges they often face, arising a question to what extent the correlation regarding the cognitive load they experienced from a vision perspective. …”
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Do preoperative interventions affect patient satisfaction or expectation fulfilment following total hip arthroplasty? A systematic review by April-Rose Matt, Joanne L. Kemp, Andrea B. Mosler, Lucy Salmon, Diogo Almeida Gomes, Alysha De Livera, Erica Hateley, Adam L. Semciw

“…Results: Seven studies were included. Participants who received preoperative interventions were more satisfied (SMD -0.54 [-0.87, −0.21] p ​= ​0.001), and had better function postoperatively when compared to controls (SMD -1.86, 95%CI, −3.11, to 0.61, p ​= ​0.004). …”
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Multiparameter body composition analysis on chest CT predicts clinical outcomes in resectable non-small cell lung cancer by Yilong Huang, Hanxue Cun, Zhanglin Mou, Zhonghang Yu, Chunmei Du, Lan Luo, Yuanming Jiang, Yancui Zhu, Zhenguang Zhang, Xin Chen, Bo He, Zaiyi Liu

“…Abstract Objectives This study investigates the association between baseline CT body composition parameters and clinical outcomes in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods Patients who underwent surgical resection for NSCLC between January 2006 and December 2017 were retrospectively enrolled in this multicenter study. …”
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