Revenue Management and Health Service Delivery in a Decentralised Framework of Ntungamo Municipality, Ntungamo District, Western Uganda by Sakina, Ampaire

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Motivation and Employees’ Performance in Local Governments: A Case Study of Kabale Municipal Council, Kabale District by Robert, Ampeire

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Transcriptome analysis and cytochrome P450 monooxygenase reveal the molecular mechanism of Bisphenol A degradation by Pseudomonas putida strain YC-AE1 by Adel, Eltoukhy, Yang, Jia, Imane, Lamraoui, M. A., Abo‑Kadoum, Omar, Mohammad Atta, Ruth, Nahurira, Junhuan, Wang, Yanchun, Yan

“…Pseudomonas putida YC‑AE1 was isolated in our previous study and exerted a strong degradation capacity toward BPA at high concentrations; however, the molecular degradation mechanism is still enigmatic. …”
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In vitro propagation of Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf. using apical shoot segments and phytochemical assessments of the maternal and regenerated plants by Roggers, Gang, Richard, Komakech, Yuseong, Chung, Denis, Okello, Wook, Jin Kim, Byeong, Cheol Moon, Nam, Hui Yim, Youngmin, Kang

“…Furthermore, the tissues (roots and shoots) of maternal and in vitro‑regenerated C. pilosula plants were subjected to Fourier‑transform near‑infrared (FT‑NIR) spectrometry, Gas chromatography‑mass spectrometry (GC–MS), and their total flavonoids, phenolics, and antioxidant capacity were determined and compared. Results Full‑strength Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium augmented with vitamins and benzylaminopurine (1.5 mg·L−1 ) regenerated the highest shoot number (12 ± 0.46) per explant. …”
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Motivation And Employees’ Performance in Local Governments: A Case Study of Kabale Municipal Council, Kabale District by Robert, Ampeire

“…The study recommends that the government offers support in form of capacity building and staff promotions as a way of realizing quality and good performance in the local governments and the administration of Kabale Municipal Council. …”
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Learners' Perception of English Language Learning in Universal Secondary Schools in Kisoro District. by Ndagijimana, Ngenda

“…Since effective learning takes place through interactive communication between the more knowledgeable person and the learner, there must be a more empowering plan to ensure that teachers and learners have basic capacity to use English as the medium of instruction. …”
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Relato de uma extensão em tempos de isolamento social: Criação de um recurso educacional sobre matemática na pandemia de COVID-19 by Leila Thomazelli Thieghi, Fabio Luiz Sant'Anna Cuppo

“…Neste cenário, surgiu o projeto de extensão “A Matemática na Pandemia de COVID-19” da UNIFESP, no qual uma dupla de professores universitários com formação em Física propôs levar informações e conhecimentos matemáticos às pessoas através do Facebook®, com o objetivo de combater a desinformação e subsidiar a população na compreensão de dados divulgados sobre a pandemia. …”
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Chimeric cytokine receptor TGF-β RⅡ/IL-21R improves CAR-NK cell function by reversing the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment of gastric cancer by Yaojun Ren, Min Xue, Xinhui Hui, Xiuyu Liu, Muhammad Asad Farooq, Yiran Chen, Yuzhou Ji, Yixin Duan, Iqra Ajmal, Jie Yao, Wenzheng Jiang

“…This study underscores the therapeutic potential of TRII/21R-modified CAR-NK cells as a breakthrough strategy for combating cancer.…”
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Epidemiology and Factors Influencing Davis Cup Retirements Over the Past Twenty Years by Martí Casals, Jordi Cortés, Daniel Llenderrozos, Miguel Crespo, Timothy E. Hewett, Lorena Martin, Ernest Baiget

“… # Conclusion This study provides valuable insights for coaches, players, support teams, and epidemiologists regarding retirements and their associated risk factors in Davis Cup tournaments. …”
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In vivo production of engineered ACE2 decoy protects lungs from SARS-CoV-2 infection by Yuta Suzuki, Takayuki Miyazaki, Yoko Ida, Tatsuya Suzuki, Yumi Itoh, Shuto Nakao, Keita Kondo, Kenji Kubara, Keisuke Nishioka, Hiroki Muto, Ryuji Watari, Toshifumi Hirayama, Dai Kakiuchi, Shinya Sato, Satoshi Inoue, Yoshifumi Uemoto, Yohei Mukai, Atsushi Hoshino, Toru Okamoto, Junji Matsui

“…The rapid development of mRNA drugs highlights the potential of mRNA-encoded ACE2 decoys in emergencies to combat diverse SARS-CoV-2 variants, including future variants.…”
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The dipeptide carnosine alleviates acute pancreatitis in an experimental model by Heresh Rezaei, Saeed Heidari, Mohammad Mehdi Ommati, Babak Taheri, Forouzan Khodaei, Mohammad Ali Dehghani, Ayeh Rowhanirad, Azadeh Veisi-Goshtasb, Zahra Honarpishefard, Negar Azarpira, Hossein Niknahad, Reza Heidari

“…Moreover, alterations in oxidative stress biomarkers in the pancreas, including ROS formation, decreased antioxidant capacity, lipid peroxidation, and glutathione depletion, were detected in the AP group (P<0.001). …”
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Transcriptomic, histological and biochemical analyses of Macrobrachium nipponense response to acute heat stress by Xiao Wu, Yaoran Fan, Jianbin Feng, Keyi Ma, Jiale Li

“…The digestive, metabolic, and antioxidative capacity were enhanced in the gills and hepatopancreas of M. nipponense at 30 °C and 35 °C. …”
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Exploring the Mechanisms of Zhenbao Pills in the Treatment of Stroke through Network Pharmacology Combined with Mendelian Randomization by Yanhong Liu, Yunqi Hua, Xiaoe Jia

“…We also used Mendelian randomization (MR) to assess causal relationships between feature genes and stroke incidence, for which colocalization was employed for validation. Furthermore, molecular docking and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets were used for preliminary confirmation. …”
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A nucleoside-modified mRNA vaccine prevents enterovirus A71 infection in mouse model by Fengyu Chi, Fengyu Chi, Xu Zhang, Xu Zhang, Dong Zhang, Dong Zhang, Airu Zhu, Zhen Zhuang, Zhaoyong Zhang, Zhenjie Zhang, Chuansong Quan, Kaixiao Nie, Juan Li, Chunhong Yin, Jie Tong, Yuming Li, Yuming Li, Yuming Li

“…Immune sera provided complete protection against lethal EV-A71 challenge, significantly reducing viral load and pathology.DiscussionThis study demonstrates that the mRNA vaccine exhibits significant potential for combating non-enveloped viruses. These findings highlight the promising role of mRNA platforms in advancing vaccine development against non-enveloped viral pathogens, offering new avenues for future research and clinical applications.…”
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Nanobody screening and machine learning guided identification of cross-variant anti-SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing heavy-chain only antibodies. by Peter R McIlroy, Le Thanh Mai Pham, Thomas Sheffield, Maxwell A Stefan, Christine E Thatcher, James Jaryenneh, Jennifer L Schwedler, Anupama Sinha, Christopher A Sumner, Iris K A Jones, Stephen Won, Ryan C Bruneau, Dina R Weilhammer, Zhuoming Liu, Sean Whelan, Oscar A Negrete, Kenneth L Sale, Brooke Harmon

“…Development of new vaccines and antibodies for emerging viral threats requires substantial resources and time, and traditional development platforms for vaccines and antibodies are often too slow to combat continuously evolving immunological escape variants, reducing their efficacy over time. …”
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Actividad larvicida de especies vegetales de la flora salvadoreña para el control de Aedes aegypti by Susana Hernández-Doño, Angélica Dalila Moreno, Eduardo Romero, Rina Antonieta Toledo-Mendoza, Miguel Ángel Serrano-Melgar, Miguel Ángel Moreno-Mendoza, Marvin José Nuñez-Rivas

“… En la lucha por la protección del medio ambiente y la salud de la población, es de vital importancia encontrar formas alternativas de control para el combate de insectos vectores como el Aedes aegypti. …”
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Characterization of subcutaneous and visceral de-differentiated fat cells by Yan Li, Houyu Zhang, Carlos F. Ibáñez, Meng Xie

“…Objective: The capacity of mature adipocytes to de-differentiate into fibroblast-like cells has been demonstrated in vitro and a few, rather specific in vivo conditions. …”
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Medicalización y cólera en Córdoba a fines del siglo XIX. Las epidemias de 1867-68 y 1886-87 by Adrián Carbonetti

“…De este modo, consideramos que la conformación de ciertas instituciones, como el Consejo de Higiene Provincial y la Asistencia Pública Municipal, determinó el ascenso de la élite médica a ciertos niveles del Estado, lugares desde donde pudieron legitimarse con el desarrollo de estrategias de combate contra el cólera.…”
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Assessment of Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Afi River Forest Reserve Cross River State, Nigeria by C. I. Duru, U. D. Chima, C. Fredrick

“…The observed trends highlight the urgent need for immediate action to combat environmental degradation in the Afi River Forest Reserve. …”
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Changes in the intestinal microbiota induced by the postnatal environment and their association with hypertension by Patrizia Dardi, Camille Perella Coutinho, Sarah de Oliveira, Simone Aparecida Teixeira, Renaide Rodrigues Ferreira Gacek, Eduardo Purgatto, Marco Aurélio Ramirez Vinolo, Marcelo Nicolás Muscará, Luciana Venturini Rossoni

“…Moreover, decreased systolic blood pressure was observed in the SW group compared to the SS group in adulthood. Thus, we could establish a link between microbiota composition and hypertension development, associating it with the loss of the ''low-abundance'' bacterial taxa. …”
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