சிந்தனைத் தளத்தில் சுகுமாரனின் வண்டு குண்டு / Thoughts in Sukumaran's Vandu Kundu by முனைவர் ந. இரஞ்சன் / Dr. N. Ranjan

“…However, recent years have witnessed renewed efforts to develop children's literature by resulting in the emergence of diverse literary forms aimed at young readers. Among contemporary Tamil writers contributing to this field, Sukumaran is a Tamil writer who focused on writing children's literature. …”
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The Influence of Foundation Bodies in The Teaching of Religious Education in Selected Primary Schools in Kasagama Sub-County Lyantonde District. by Kafeero, Athanus

“…The data collected was analyzed using both qualitative and quantitative techniques and presented in tables in forms of frequencies and percentages. The study revealed that; there were influences of foundation bodies in the teaching of religious education in primary schools and these included encouraging to grow up following the cultures and beliefs of their religion. encouraging pupils to have good manners and putting God first in their academics'. …”
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Capitation Grant and Secondary Schools' Financial Management Practices in Rubanda District. by Kobusingye, Jackline

“…The study concluded that there was different status of financial management practices of capitation grant in USE Schools in Rubanda district as they include; school maintains good Financial record keeping, Finance Manual Guidelines from the Ministry are properly followed, Pre-designed School Record Forms from the Ministry are used consistently, Financial Record Keeping procedures, rules and regulations, policies and requirements are always followed, Statutory Records, Admission registers in this School are used every term and Student Attendance Registers are always used by all the class Teachers and there was a relationship between capitation grant and financial management practices as they include; This School prepares Statutory Financial reports in time and regularly, Accountability Reports of these School are in line with Comprehensive Ministry of finance manual, Accountability reports are regularly prepared and submitted in time to the Ministry per term and there is a standard format for presenting Regular reports on Accountabilities. …”
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Capitation Grant and Secondary Schools' Financial Management Practices in Rubanda District. by Kobusingye, Jackline

“…The study concluded that there was different status of financial management practices of capitation grant in USE Schools in Rubanda district as they include; school maintains good Financial record keeping, Finance Manual Guidelines from the Ministry are properly followed, Pre-designed School Record Forms from the Ministry are used consistently, Financial Record Keeping procedures, rules and regulations, policies and requirements are always followed, Statutory Records, Admission registers in this School are used every term and Student Attendance Registers are always used by all the class Teachers and there was a relationship between capitation grant and financial management practices as they include; This School prepares Statutory Financial reports in time and regularly, Accountability Reports of these School are in line with Comprehensive Ministry of finance manual, Accountability reports are regularly prepared and submitted in time to the Ministry per term and there is a standard format for presenting Regular reports on Accountabilities. …”
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Impact of Land Degradation on Irish Potato Production in Hamurwa Sub-County Rubanda District. by Ahimbisibwe, Columbus

“…The objectives of the study were; to determine the main causes of land degradation in Irish potato production in Hamurwa Sub- County Rubanda district, to identify the most common and disastrous forms of land degradation in Hamurwa Sub-County Rubanda district, and to determine how land degradation has impacted on agricultural productivity of Irish potatoes in Hamurwa Sub- County Rubanda district. …”
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Investigating the Performance of Epoxy Concentrations in the Self-Healing of Concrete. by Manzi, Evans Evalist

“…Concrete, a fundamental construction material, is susceptible to various forms of damage (cracking). Formation of cracks may result due to the shrinkage effects during curing and mechanical loading which deteriorate the concrete performance especially in terms of durability aspect. …”
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Temporal and Spatial Seasonal Variations in Quality of Gravity Flow Water in Kyanamira Sub-County, Kabale District, Uganda by Hannington, Ngabirano, Denis, Byamugisha, Emmanuel, Ntambi

“…Two of the basic biological parameters for drinking water such as faecal coliforms and salmonella were analyzed by incubation followed by counting colony forming units (CFUs). Statistical presentations of data including cluster analysis, dendrograms and principal component analysis were used with the assistance of PAST software. …”
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Metabolic Profiles of the Gut Microbiota in Patients with Different Stages of Metabolism Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease by X. Cao, O. Yu. Zolnikova, R. V. Maslennikov, E. A. Poluektova, E. L. Bueverova, M. S. Reshetova, M. S. Zharkova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The study included 85 patients with MAFLD (27 patients with steatosis without steatohepatitis and fibrosis, 42 patients with steatohepatitis, 16 patients with cirrhosis as an outcome of MAFLD, Child — Pugh class A–B) and 20 healthy people who formed the control group. The level and spectrum of short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) were determined by gas-liquid chromatography.   …”
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The philosophical foundations of digital twinning by David J Wagg, Christopher Burr, Jason Shepherd, Zack Xuereb Conti, Mark Enzer, Steven Niederer

“…As a result, members of the newly forming digital twin community are often talking at cross-purposes, based on different starting points, assumptions, and cultural practices. …”
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Assessing the Safety Level of Hospitalized Patients: Analyzing Patient Activities by Sayedeh Somayyeh Mousavipour, Mousa Jabbari, Mahnaz Saremi, Abbas Ebadi, Ehsan Shariat Bahadori, Davoud Khorasani Zavareh

“…For this purpose, all the activities of hospitalized patients from the time of entering the hospital to the time of leaving the hospital were identified and by forming a team of specialists in the field of patient care, a list of all possible risks in different stages of patient activities was determined. …”
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Minute-cadence Observations of the LAMOST Fields with the TMTS. VI. Physical Parameters of Contact Binaries by Qiqi Xia, Xiaofeng Wang, Kai Li, Xiang Gao, Fangzhou Guo, Jie Lin, Cheng Liu, Jun Mo, Haowei Peng, Qichun Liu, Gaobo Xi, Shengyu Yan, Xiaojun Jiang, Jicheng Zhang, Cui-Ying Song, Jianrong Shi, Xiaoran Ma, Danfeng Xiang, Wenxiong Li

“…Based on the relationship between orbital angular momentum and total mass for these two systems, as well as their low fill-out factors, it is possible that these two systems are newly formed contact binaries, having recently evolved from the detached configuration.…”
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Diagnosis of land degradation and analysis of its spatiotemporal evolution in the Jinghe River Basin, Xinjiang by Ya Peng, Zhaopeng Wu, Xinpeng Shi, Yuting Tian, Ruirui Zhang

“…Land degradation in Jinghe County is formed by the combined action of nature and human social activities. …”
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Quality improvement of plant-based white chocolate enriched with encapsulated blueberry juice by Rossi Indiarto, Natallina Wiranto Putri, Fetriyuna Fetriyuna, Edy Subroto, Arif Nanda Irawan, Dimas Rahadian Aji Muhammad, Mohd Nizam Lani

“…VWC exhibited desirable V(β) and VI(β) crystal forms, with median particle sizes (78.37–104.8 µm) comparable to those of commercial products. …”
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In silico evaluation of missense SNPs in cancer-associated Cystatin A protein and their potential to disrupt Cathepsin B interaction by Shafaat Hossain, Omar Hamza Bin Manjur, Mst Sharmin Sultana Shimu, Tamanna Sultana, Mustafizur Rahman Naim, Shahariar Siddique, Abdullah Al Mamun, Md Miftaur Rahman, Md Abu Saleh, Md Rakibul Hasan, Tania Rahman

“…Cystatin A (CSTA) functions as a cysteine protease inhibitor by forming tight complexes with the cathepsins. Pathogenic mutations in the CSTA gene can disrupt this interaction, potentially leading to physiological ailments. …”
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Humanising nanotoxicology: replacement of animal-derived products in the application of integrated approaches to testing and assessment of nanomaterial inhalation hazard by Roma Fraser, Keira Campbell, Pawel Pokorski, Eve MacKinnon, Katie McAllister, Karla B. Neves, Fiona Murphy

“…Traditional in vivo models for safety assessments are increasingly viewed as unfeasible and unethical due to the diverse forms and biological effects of NMs. This has prompted the design of Novel Approach Methods (NAMs) to streamline risk assessment and predict human hazards without relying on animal testing. …”
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Technologically-Treated Polyclonal Affinity-Purified Antibodies to the Tumor Necrosis Factor-α, Brain Specific S-100 Protein and Histamine in Treatment of Functional Dyspepsia: Res... by Yu. O. Shulpekova, I. V. Maev, V. B. Grinevich, I. B. Khlynov, Yu. G. Shvarts, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Kolofort® (a complex medicine containing technologically processed forms of antibodies to S-100 protein, tumor necrosis factor-α and histamine) in the management of functional dyspepsia (FD) in outpatient clinical practice.Methods: Outpatients (N = 309) at the age of 18–45 in whom FD was diagnosed according to the Rome IV criteria were enrolled in a multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial. …”
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Frost resistance and micro mechanism of metakaolin and polypropylene fiber modified coastal cement soil by Xukun Ma, Pengfei Wei, Ping Jiang, Haoqing Xu, Na Li, Sijia Qian, Wei Wang, Guoxiong Mei

“…PP fiber contributes by forming a three-dimensional network structure within the sample, which constrains particle movement and improves the material's continuity. …”
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Comparison of effectiveness in smoking cessation using nicotine replacement therapy and electronic cigarettes by Adrianna Kopaczyńska, Katarzyna Szafrańska, Szymon Niemirka, Aleksandra Janiak, Kinga Dominiczak, Łukasz Grądalski, Filip Dębicki

“…Nicotine replacement therapy has been shown to enhance cessation success rates significantly, with various forms available, including skin patches, chewing gum, nasal and oral sprays, inhalers, lozenges, and tablets. …”
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Adults with reading difficulties demonstrate selective impairments in the fine neural tuning for print by Tongjie Zhuang, Yaowen Li, Yufei Tan, Jiuju Wang, Xiuyue Yue, Licheng Xue, Jing Zhao, Jing Zhao

“…IntroductionNeural tuning for print, reflected in differential responses of the N170 component of event-related potentials to orthographic forms and other visual stimuli, serves as the neural basis for efficient visual word reading. …”
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A novel roseosiphovirus infecting dinoroseobacter shibae DFL12T represents a new genus by Nana Wei, Longfei Lu, Yingying Li, Bo Ding, Lanlan Cai, Yunlan Yang

“…The phage has a narrow host range and demonstrates a long infection cycle with a latent period of 3.5 h and a burst size of 22 plaque-forming units (PFU cell− 1). R26L possesses a circular, double-stranded DNA genome of 79,534 bp with a G + C content of 62.6%, encoding a total of 116 open reading frames. …”
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