Comparing the Effectiveness of Self-determination Skills Training and Affect Phobia Therapy on the Meta-Emotional and Mental Toughness in Adolescent Girls with Sexual Abuse Experie... by Fatemeh Dafeian, Zahra Yousefi

“…Introduction: The sexual abuse of children and adolescents is a significant public health issue that leads to a variety of detrimental social, cultural, and familial consequences. The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of self-determination skills training and agoraphobia treatment on emotional regulation and psychological resilience in adolescent girls who have experienced sexual abuse.Method: This study employed a quasi-experimental design featuring a pretest-posttest approach, including a control group and a two-month follow-up period. …”
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The Ethical Challenges of Gamification in Iran: Uncovering the Dark Side by Mona Jami Pour, Hamideh Binaei

“…This study identifies and prioritizes a set of ethical challenges of gamification to provide a holistic understanding of the darker aspects of implementing this novel approach within the cultural, social, and religious context of Iran. Given the increasing penetration of gamification in various aspects of business and society, the results of this research will assist developers of gamification programs and policymakers in this field. …”
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ASMENS TAPATUMAS by Alphonso Lingis

“…And he thins out the concept of personal identity to designate the rational faculty in the human animal, and the rational faculty only when it is not being used for any practical or cultural purpose. How much can one build on such thin concepts - such conceits? …”
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Vaca Muerta: perspectivas del desarrollo industrial en las redes globales de producción by Sören Scholvin

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Desarrollo del pensamiento crítico a través del cine como recurso didáctico by Laura Monsalve Lorente, María José Ruiz Romero

“…El análisis se ha basado en tres ejes: una revisión y búsqueda documental sobre la utilización del cine como recurso educativo en las etapas de secundaria, selección y análisis de nueve películas/series y la descripción de las competencias que promueven para utilizar el cine como herramienta de aprendizaje basado en valores y concienciar al alumnado de secundaria sobre los derechos que poseen, sus libertades, la diversidad cultural, etc., para favorecer una sociedad más plural y justa. …”
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Mitigation of environmental impacts in ornamental rock and limestone aggregate quarries in arid and semi-arid areas by M.A. Peñaranda Barba, V. Alarcón Martínez, I. Gómez Lucas, J. Navarro Pedreño

“…All of this has given rise to numerous active and abandoned mines, where no restoration process has been carried out, generating strong impacts on the environment.METHODS: In this study, 8 environmental impact assessments studies of ornamental rock and aggregate quarries in the Region of Murcia were analysed to identify the negative impacts on the abiotic and biotic environment, landscape, socio-economic and socio-cultural environment, and infrastructures and analysing preventive and control measures. …”
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The Role of Local Government Councils in Emancipating Special Interest Groups: A Case Study of PWDs in Bukimbiri Sub-County Kisoro District. by Kamusiime, Daniel

“…The findings found that the challenges faced by people with disability include inability to read and write or illiteracy, lack of mobility, negative attitudes from parents, cultural attitudes towards people with disability, and ignorance of parents/guardians. …”
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The Role of Local Government Councils in Emancipating Special Interest Groups: A Case Study of PWDs in Bukimbiri Sub County Kisoro District . by Kamusiime, Daniel

“…The findings found that the challenges faced by people with disability include the inability to read and write or illiteracy, lack of mobility, negative attitudes from parents, cultural attitudes towards people with disability, and ignorance of parents/guardians. …”
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Factors Responsible For School Dropout At Different Levels of Education in Selected Academic Institutions in Kisoro Municipality Southern Division Kisoro District. by Kamahoro, Phionah

“…The research findings showed that the causes of school dropout in Kisoro municipality include school dues 41 (18% ), absenteeism 15(07% ), house chores 20(09% ), school distance 19(08% ), cultural factors 27(12%), home background 34(15%), parents education 26911 %) and gender discrimination 40(18%). …”
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Distribution and Antifungal Susceptibility Profile of Oropharyngeal Candida Species Isolated from People Living with HIV in the Era of Universal Test and Treat Policy in Uganda. by Musinguzi, Benson, Turyamuhika, Laban, Mwesigwa, Alex, Nalumaga, Pauline Petra, Kabajulizi, Immaculate, Njovu, Israel Kiiza, Mwebesa, Edson, Luggya, Tonny, Ocheng, Francis, Kateete, David Patrick, Itabangi, Herbert, Mboowa, Gerald, Obondo, James Sande, Achan, Beatrice

“…Oropharyngeal swabs were collected and cultured on Sabouraud Dextrose agar to isolate Candida species identified using the matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. …”
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Impact of Sexual Harassment on Pupils Academic Performance in Selected Primary Schools of Kitumba Sub-County Kabale District. by Twesigomwe, Rossette

“…School-related gender-based violence is a global phenomenon that knows no geographical, ethnic economic, social, cultural, or other boundaries. School-related gender-based violence or abuse is based on gendered stereotypes that target pupils based on their sex, sexuality, or gender identities. …”
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Land Use and is Impact on Agricultural Productivity in Mutara Sub-County Mitooma District. by Tusingwire, Pamellah

“…The study concluded that Traditional farming methods and cultural beliefs significantly influence land management decisions. …”
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The Effects of Genocide on Tourism Industry in Bugesera District in Rwanda. by Egide, Mudaheranwa

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Efficacy and safety of pseudolaric acid B against Echinococcus multilocularis in vitro and in a murine infection model by Zhuo-ma Dawa, Zhuo-ma Dawa, Ting Zhai, Ting Zhai, Chuan-chuan Liu, Chuan-chuan Liu, Hai-ning Fan, Hai-ning Fan

“…In addition, the effects of PAB on T lymphocyte and collagen synthesis were evaluated after PAB administration in a mouse model.ResultsMetacestode vesicles and germinal cells were successfully cultured, and specific genes were amplified via RT-PCR to identify the protoscoleces, vesicles, and germinal cells as the sources of E. multilocularis. …”
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Occurrence of Fungi on Duck Egg Shells and Drug Resistance Analysis of <i>Aspergillus</i> spp. Isolates by Andrzej Gaweł, Magdalena Siedlecka, Magdalena Karwańska, Milena Skrok, Iwona Przychodniak, Piotr Knap, Aleksandra Chmielina, Violetta Truszko, Maciej Kuczkowski, Karolina Bierowiec, Anna Woźniak-Biel, Barbara Szczepankiewicz, Kamila Bobrek

“…<i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> was cultured from 9.5% eggshells, and all isolates were obtained from three flocks. …”
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Muscarinic acetylcholine type 1 receptor antagonism activates TRPM3 to augment mitochondrial function and drive axonal repair in adult sensory neurons by Sanjana Chauhan, Darrell R. Smith, Shiva Shariati-Ievari, Abhay Srivastava, Sanjiv Dhingra, Michel Aliani, Paul Fernyhough

“…Methods: Dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons from adult control or diabetic rats were cultured and treated with TRPM3 agonists (CIM0216, pregnenolone sulfate) and M1R antagonists pirenzepine (PZ) or muscarinic toxin 7 (MT7). …”
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O multiculturalismo e as divergências teóricas no debate multicultural by Willian Martini

“…ABSTRACT Within the debates on multiculturalism, we have a fairly wide variety of lines of thought and very different proposals offering solutions to certain problems faced by several cultures. There are many groups trying to maintain their values and practices within a global reality in which peoples’ actions and thoughts are homogenized. …”
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Clinical management of community-acquired meningitis in adults in the UK and Ireland in 2017: a retrospective cohort study on behalf of the National Infection Trainees Collaborativ... by Amy Robinson, Kamaljit Khalsa, Arjun Chandna, John Bowen, Viva Levee, Jan Coebergh, Tom Solomon, Clive Graham, David Turner, Robert Tilley, Tim Jones, Susan Hopkins, Matthew Stevens, Daniel White, Celestine Eshiwe, Anna Goodman, Ramandeep Singh, Robert S Heyderman, Nicholas Davies, Joseph Thompson, Ed Moran, Martin Williams, Rhea O’Regan, Simon Tiberi, Jonathan Lambourne, Naomi Bulteel, Susan Larkin, Ruth McEwen, Hassan Paraiso, Aarti Shah, Martin Wiselka, Sylviane Defres, Ernest Mutengesa, Maria Krutikov, Ruth Owen, David Griffith, David Harvey, Trupti Patel, Brendan Davies, Emma Mclean, Joanna Allen, Ali Khan, Alastair Miller, Ashutosh Deshpande, Christopher Green, Lewis Jones, Mark Melzer, Fiona McGill, Amanda Fife, Nimal Wickramasinghe, Stephanie Harris, Ewan Hunter, Jayne Ellis, Benedict Rogers, Imogen Fordham, Elen Vink, Victoria Ward, Anna Smith, Andrew Rosser, Alison Muir, Ken Woodhouse, John Shone, Iain Crossingham, Ryan Jayesinghe, Eavan Muldoon, Avneet Shahi, Terry John Evans, Jeremy Wong, Eloisa MacLachlan, Amy Chue, Karishma Gokani, Katherine Ajdukiewicz, Lucinda Barrett, Frances Edwards, Adam Usher, Mairi McLeod, Su su Htwe, Grace Duane, Nicholas Wong, Jennifer Poyner, Jenni Crane, Ollie Lloyd, Emma Chisholm, Ildiko Kustos, Sam Sutton, M. Estee Torok, Isobel Ramsay, Monica Ivan, Joshua York, Jennifer Ansett, Maithili Varadarajan, Priya Sekhon, James Cruise, Shivani Kanabar, Mirella Ling, Charlotte Milne, Jayanta Sarma, Aline Wilson, Lynn Urquhart, Sahar Eldirdiri, Leila White, Jody Aberdein, Phillip Simpson, Hnin Hay Mar, Keying Tan, Eint Shwe Zin thein, Mahmoud Aziz, Anthony Cadwgan, Natasha Weston, Salman Zeb, Angela Houston, Louise Wootton, Iona Willingham, Aimee Johnson, Ashley Horsley, Eamonn Trainor, Olivier Gaillemin, Nicholas J Norton, Katie Cheung, Megan Duxbury, Emilie Bellhouse, Helena Brezovjakova, Kanitkar Tanmay, Alexsander Dawidziuk, Razan Saman, Hugh Adler, Elshadai Ejere, Yiwen Soo, Wendy Beadles, Heather Sturgeon, Brodie Cameron, David Chadwick Ben Tomlinson, Claire McGoldrick, Katie McDowell, Mpho Molosiwa, Katherine FlackAdrian Kennedy, Phoebe Cross, Fay Perry, Vithusha Inpadhas, Sarathy Selvam, Vhairi Bateman, Henry Wu, Monika Pasztor, Ajanthiha Karunakaran, Basma Soliman, Andrew Blanshard, Harish Reddy, Helen Chesterfield, Ben Schroeder, Tee Keat Teoh, Sathyavani Subbarao, Caryn RosmarinLucy Bell, Emma McGuire, Robert Serafino, Ishaan Bhide, Karanjeet Sagoo, Indran Balakrishnan, Kajal Patel, Barzo Faris, Graeme Calver, Ricky Singh, Hazel Sanghvi, Mohamed Eltayeb, Rathur Haris

“…With respect to 20 of 30 assessed standards, clinical management provided for patients was in line with recommendations in less than 50% of cases. 45% of patients had blood cultures taken within an hour of admission, 0.5% had a lumbar puncture within 1 hour, 26% within 8 hours. 28% had bacterial molecular diagnostic tests on cerebrospinal fluid. …”
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Government and farmer responses to the fall armyworm outbreak in mainland Southeast Asia by Eiichi Kusano, Nipon Poapongsakorn, Urairat Jantarasiri, Kamphol Pantakua, Cuong H. Tran, Khin Akari Tar, Khin Akari Tar, Thong Kong, Viengsavanh V. Phimphachanhvongsod, Youichi Kobori

“…These include application methods of chemical insecticides, use of host plant resistance, biological control, cultural and interference methods, and local measures aimed at reducing chemical usage. …”
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Nucleotide receptor P2X7/STAT6 pathway regulates macrophage M2 polarization and its application in CAR-T immunotherapy by Qin Si, Lu Yang, Jie Liu, Hui Liu, Ruifang Bu, Na Cui

“…We engineered CAR-T cells targeting the non-functional P2X7 (nfP2X7) receptor, and co-cultured them with macrophages silencing P2X7 receptor along with OC cells. …”
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