The Economic and Humanistic Burden of Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis by Nupur Greene, Lita Araujo, Cynthia Campos, Hannah Dalglish, Sarah Gibbs, Irina Yermilov

“…Pediatric-onset MS (POMS), defined as onset of MS before 18 years of age, is estimated to account for 2% to 5% of the MS population worldwide. …”
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The first Lithuanian Archaeological expedition in Afghanistan by Aleksiejus Luchtanas, Ramunė Butrimaitė

“…The earliest records of Afghanistan's cultural heritage are the accounts of travelers, first Chinese, then Muslim, and finally European. …”
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Genes of Inflammation and Placental Function GWAS Associated with Idiopathic Recurrent Miscarriage in the Kazakh Population by Alexandra Murtazaliyeva, Gulnara Svyatova, Galina Berezina, Gulfairuz Urazbayeva, Aigerim Sadyrbekova

“…Statistical Analysis Used: For statistical data processing, Pearson’s criterion, confidence interval (CI) and probability value were taken into account. Results: It was found that the carriage of unfavourable genotypes (G/C, C/C) for the G5163C polymorphism of the APOC3 gene increases the risk of developing iRM by three times (odds ratio = 3.0; 95% CI = 2.24–4.07). …”
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Collaborative Effort Towards a FAIR and OPEN Indo-Pacific Pollen Database (IPPD) by Annika V. Herbert, Simon G. Haberle, Henry Munack, Alexandru T. Codilean

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Opening the black box of health systems performance management using the behaviour change techniques taxonomy: implications for health research and practice by Jenna M. Evans, Sarah M. Wheeler

“…A total of five PM interventions accounted for 58% of identified BCTs – the scorecard, quarterly performance review reports, quarterly performance review meetings, escalation letter for poor or declining performance and the improvement action plan. …”
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Challenging a paradigm: Staggered versus single-pulse mass dog vaccination strategy for rabies elimination. by Brinkley Raynor Bellotti, Elvis W Díaz, Micaela De la Puente-León, Maria T Rieders, Sergio E Recuenco, Michael Z Levy, Ricardo Castillo-Neyra

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Heterogeneities caused by control strategies enactment at sub-population scales should be accounted for when modeling transmission dynamics. …”
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Emergency care utilization by refugee children compared to controls: A statewide database analysis. by Anna H Abrams, Jan Leonard, Sarah E Brewer, Janine Young, Kathleen M Adelgais

“…Further study is needed to determine if healthcare disparities account for this difference and if population specific services may support the care of the refugee children.…”
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Primary liver lymphoma: review of the literature and clinical case presentation by A. K. Smolyaninova, A. V. Gubkin, Ye. Ye. Zvonkov, Yu. A. Kucheryavy

“…Presence of multiple focal lesions in the liver and signs of progressive liver failure at normal level of tumor markers requires taking into account primary liver lymphoma in the spectrum of possible etiologies. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Breast Self-Examination Practice among Female Students in Sulaimani Polytechnic University by Sarko Masood Mohammed

“…Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women all over the world. it is estimated to account for around 25% of all malignant in women, and incidence shows continuously increasing trend in many countries all over the world. …”
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Immediate and Intermediate-Term Outcomes of Infants With Transposition of Great Arteries Who Underwent Balloon Atrial Septostomy in Sudan by Sulafa K. M. Ali, Amna Elsheikh, Mohammed Abdulrahman Alhassan

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Health Care Costs attributable to Hospital-diagnosed Back Pain: A Longitudinal Register-based Study of the Danish Population by Rikke Søgaard, Jan Sørensen

“…Hospital admissions and outpatient visits accounted for the majority of these costs. The ratio of health care costs for individuals with versus individuals without the condition ranged from less than 1 to almost 6, depending on the type of service use, age and gender. …”
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In Search of an Integrative Method to Study Unconscious Processing: An Application of Bayesian and General Recognition Theory Models to the Processing of Hierarchical Patterns in t... by Antonio Prieto, Pedro R. Montoro, Mikel Jimenez, José Antonio Hinojosa

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Alcohol, alcoholism and related consequences by M. V. Mayevskaya

“…Special techniques are applied in motivational interview: empathy (realized compassion to current emotional status of the other person), reflective listening (conducting thematically directed dialogue between psychologist and the patient to obtain data), resistance following, account of actual readiness for changes and actual needs, achievement of specific targets with assessment of specific effects. …”
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Building with Jelly, or, Concrete as the Concretion of the Abstract by Alan Díaz Alva

“…Expanding Jappe’s value-critical analysis of reinforced concrete with Moishe Postone’s account of how the peculiar social ‘self-mediating’ character of abstract labour in capitalism explains the transformation of labour into pure means and of its tools and products in mere objects, I intend to complement the question of cosmotechnics with an explanation of the decline of technodiversity grounded on the abstract logic of capital. …”
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Self-Assessment of Medical Ethics and Professionalism: Comparison Between Preclinical and Clinical Medical Students by Saima Naz Shaikh, Uzair Abbas, Tazeen Shah, Arsalan Ahmad Uqaili, Hudebia Allah Buksh, Mehreen Fatima

“…However, no significant difference was found between students of preclinical and clinical years for honesty, accountability, respect, responsibility, compassion, and maturity ( P  > .05). …”
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Credit Management Policy and Loan Recovery in Micro Finance Institutions in Kabale Municipality: A Case Study of Unique SACCO, Kabale Municipality. by Muheirwe, Syria

“…These included top management, cashiers, loan officers, clients, and accountants. Both simple random and purposive sampling techniques were used in identifying the study sample size. …”
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Procurement Planning and Performance of Public Entities in Uganda: A Case Study of Kisoro District Local Government. by Harerimana, Ronald

“…Primary data was collected from procurement officers and staff from the accounts/ finance department using both questionnaires and an interview guide. …”
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Information Communication Technology and Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda: A Case Study of Equity Bank In Kabale Municipality. by Sabiiti, Ignatius

“…The study results on ICT platforms used by Equity bank Kabale branch, responses were obtained from automated teller machine, Mobile banking and PC banking, the study went ahead to find the effect of ICT on performance of Equity bank Kabale branch, responses were obtained from information technology has helped in easing enquiry, saving time and improving service delivery, information and communication technology has provided self-service facilities, it helps customer to validate their account numbers and receive instruction on when and how to receive their cheque books, credit and debit cards, it offers retail banking services to customers at their offces/homes and saves customers time, and gives more convenience for higher productivity and the study results further on challenges facing ICT use by Equity bank Kabale branch, the responses were obtained from in adequate ICT infrastructure, technophobia among the ICT bank officials due to inadequate skills in information technology, the cost demands of ICT gadgets, lack of digital preservation knowledge and network problem. …”
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Assessing The Impact of Records Managers Training on Performance of Municipalities: A case Study Of Kabale Munuciplity Kabale District. by Ninshaba, Clare

“…The major findings of the study about the role of Records Managers were. Promoting accountability, facilitating decision-making, saving time and space, and proper administration However, the respondents also indicated that there also some challenges that were being faced by Records Managers of Kabale municipality but some possible solutions were proposed. …”
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Public Procurement Practices and Service Delivery: A Case of Kisoro District Local Government. by Nyiramfite, Emily

“…The findings of the study which analyzed the public procurement practices in Kisoro District Local Government, established the impacts of public procurement on service delivery, and those impacts were identified as increased transparency, improved financial accountability, customer satisfaction, and a streamlined procurement process through greater use of electronic commerce and e-procurement. …”
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