An Assessment of Microfinance Institution Services and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kabale Municipality. by Mugarura, Elijah

“…Literature on how Microfinance Institutional Services affect the Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) remains scanty in Kabale district, South Western Uganda. This study assessed Microfinance Institution Services and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kabale Municipality. …”
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Assessing The Influence of Upland Rice on Household Income in Nyamirama Sub-County Kanungu District. by Byamukama, Chrispus

“…Kanungu District is found in South Western Uganda and it is boarded by Rubanda District in the west, Kasese in the East, Democratic Republic of Congo in the South, and Rukungiri in the North. …”
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Expression and delivery of HA1-M2e antigen using an innovative attenuated Salmonella–mediated delivery system confers promising protection against H9N2 avian influenza challenge by Ram Prasad Aganja, In-Shik Kim, Hyun-Jin Tae, John Hwa Lee

“…In vitro expression of the vaccine constructs was validated by western blotting. Birds immunized with attenuated SG harboring pJHL270 (JOL3025) or pJHL305 (JOL3027) containing HA-M2e showed significant increases in serum IgY and mucosal IgA antibodies, indicating strong humoral and mucosal immune responses, comparable with inactivated commercial vaccine. …”
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CO2 geological storage in sedimentary basins: An update on the potential and suitability evaluation and a field test by Yujie Diao, Xin Ma, Chenglong Zhang, Xiaolin Jin, Xufeng Li, Chao Zhang

“…In contrast, the hinterland, eastern, and western parts of the basin generally exhibit storage potential of below 1.0 × 106 t/km2 at the same probability level. …”
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Enhancing healthcare utilization and reducing preventable hospitalizations: exploring the healthcare-seeking propensity of patients with non-communicable diseases in Rural China by Yanqiu Hou, Wenyu Li, Shangai Li, Linxuan Chen, Jiayu An, Shan Lu

“…The healthcare-seeking propensity in the western region was lower than that in the central region, highlighting regional disparities. …”
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Ginseng-derived Nanoparticles Inhibit Lung Cancer Cell Growth by Promoting Macrophage M1 Polarization by Liangliang FAN, Limei REN, Song YANG, Wenjing LI, Yueming ZHAO, Ronghua ZHAO, Daqing ZHAO, Jiawen WANG

“…CCK-8 and flow cytometry were employed to assess the cell viability, cell cycle, and apoptosis of A549 cells. Western blotting was performed to investigate the effect of GDNPs-CM on the expression of TLR4/MyD88 pathway-related proteins in A549 cells. …”
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The anticancer properties, cell-cycle cytotoxicity and apoptosis of cissus rotundifolia, trema orientalis, and buddleja polystachya with ocular applications by Ali Hendi Alghamdi, Aimun A.E. Ahmed, Mahadi bashir, Haidar abdalgadir, Asaad khalid, Ashraf N. Abdalla, Mohamed E. elzubier, Riyad almaimani, Bassem refaat, Khalid alzahrani, Saleh MS. alghamdi, Sheraz gul

“…Additionally, a clonogenic assay was performed to measure tumor cell survival and subsequent proliferative capacity after drug exposure was conducted for the most active extract(s) and finally western blotting was used to determine the expression change of the two selected proteins (survivin and CCND1) in order to determine the exact mechanistic features of the most promising plant extract. …”
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Vitamin D3/VDR alleviates double-stranded RNA virus -induced biliary epithelial cell damage by inhibiting autophagy by Na Liu, Pu Zhao, Ping Cao, JunPeng Hui, YongKang Pan, Jiwen Cheng

“…The levels of genes and proteins involved in related pathways were examined using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blotting, respectively. The secretory levels of inflammatory factors were analyzed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. …”
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Targeting deubiquitinase USP7-mediated stabilization of XPO1 contributes to the anti-myeloma effects of selinexor by Junying Wang, Mengping Chen, Jinxing Jiang, Yike Wan, Xin Li, Minyue Zhang, Fei Xiao, Lu Zhong, Hua Zhong, Zhaoyu Qin, Jian Hou

“…Methods We assessed XPO1 protein and mRNA levels using western blotting and RT-qPCR. Cycloheximide (CHX) chase assays and degradation blockade assays were used to determine the pathway of XPO1 degradation induced by SEL. …”
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RETRACTED: Long non‐coding RNA Sox2OT promotes coronary microembolization‐induced myocardial injury by mediating pyroptosis by Liying Xuan, Danni Fu, Dong Zhen, Dongsong Bai, Lijun Yu, Guohua Gong

“…Functional assays were utilized to test the inflammatory responses, oxidative stress, and pyroptosis using reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction, Western blotting, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, and ELISA. …”
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Burden of esophageal cancer in global, regional and national regions from 1990 to 2021 and its projection until 2050: results from the GBD study 2021 by Chengcheng Zhang, Linzhi Chen, Yuqi Xiu, Hongling Zhang, Yuejuan Zhang, Wenjuan Ying

“…Central Asia experienced the largest reductions, whereas Western Sub-Saharan Africa showed increasing trends. …”
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The methyl-CpG binding domain 2 regulates peptidylarginine deiminase 4 expression and promotes neutrophil extracellular trap formation via the Janus kinase 2 signaling pathway in e... by Biao Peng, Mu-Yun Yan, Yun-Rong Chen, Fei Sun, Xu-Dong Xiang, Da Liu

“…Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was utilized to assess the mRNA expression levels of MBD2, JAK2, and PAD4. Western blotting and immunofluorescence were conducted to detect the protein of MBD2, JAK2, PAD4, and CitH3. …”
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In Vitro Screening and Transfection Concentration Optimization of Cynomolgus Monkey IκBα-siRNA by Zhaoxing Ou, Rui Zeng, Yifan Lin, Si Zhang, Mohammad Alzogool, Peng Zeng, Yuqing Lan

“…The mRNA and protein levels of IκBα were examined by using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR) and western blot to screen a pair of candidate valid sequences with the highest inhibitory rate. …”
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Remote Sensing of Sun-Induced Fluorescence in a Deep Lake: Disentangling Quenching Mechanisms Improves Relationship With Chlorophyll-a Concentration Estimates by Remika S. Gupana, Daniel Odermatt, Abolfazl Irani Rahaghi, Camille Minaudo, Mortimer Werther, Claudia Giardino, Alexander Damm

“…We assembled a unique dataset collected between 2018 and 2022 by an autonomous profiler in Lake Geneva (Western Europe). We used NPQ-influenced chl-a estimates from the fluorometer and NPQ-corrected chl-a estimates to distinguish between PQ and NPQ cases. …”
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FAM134B-mediated endoplasmic reticulum autophagy protects against cisplatin-induced spiral ganglion neuron damage by Fan Wang, Yue Xu, Yajie Wang, Qian Liu, Yanan Li, Weiwei Zhang, Huiming Nong, Junhong Zhang, Hao Zhao, Huaqian Yang, Lingchuan Guo, Jianfeng Li, Jianfeng Li, Hong Li, Qianqian Yang

“…The expression of FAM134B, proteins associated with ER stress, autophagy and apoptosis was measured by western blot. The reactive oxygen specie (ROS) levels were evaluated by MitoSOX Red and 2′,7′-Dchlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA) probe. …”
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Regulation of LPS-Induced Inflammatory Responses in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells via TLR4-Mediated NF-κB and MAPK Signaling Pathways by Lactoferrin by Kai Zhang, Ruizhen Zhang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Min Zhang, Hong Su, Feifei Zhao, Daqing Wang, Guifang Cao, Yong Zhang

“…The expression of inflammatory cytokines IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-α at both the gene and protein levels was detected using RT-qPCR and ELISA. Western blotting was employed to evaluate the phosphorylation levels in the inflammatory signaling pathways MAPK/P38/ERK and NF-κB/P65, while RT-qPCR was used to examine the impact on TLR4 receptor gene expression. …”
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Inhibition of p70 Ribosomal S6K1 Protects the Myocardium against Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Necrosis through Downregulation of RIP3 by Hui Shang, Jinjin Shi, Jun Zhu, Yunfeng Guo, Xiaoyan Wang

“…The expressions of apoptotic-related proteins, and key molecules of necrosis were detected by western blot. The relationship between S6K1 and receptor-interacting protein kinase 3 (RIP3) was analyzed by immunoprecipitation. …”
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Ginsenoside Rg1 alleviates chronic testicular damage caused by cranial irradiation through the SCF/PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway in mice by Qiuhua Zhou, Yiquan Ou, Xiangsheng Tian, Yujun Ning, Yuwei Mao, Weichao Zhao, Dingxin Long

“…Additionally, quantitative PCR and Western blot showed that Rg1 downregulated SCF, p-PI3K, p-Akt, and mTOR protein expressions in irradiated mice. …”
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Intention to vaccinate against COVID-19 and adherence to non-pharmaceutical interventions against COVID-19 prior to the second wave of the pandemic in Uganda: a cross-sectional stu... by Ambrose Talisuna, Solome Okware, Rhoda K Wanyenze, Solomon Tsebeni Wafula, Innocent B Mugume, Benjamin Sensasi, Alexander Chimbaru, Richard Kabanda, Tabley Bakyaita, Jayne Byakika-Tusiime

“…Participants from the northern (4.0%, OR=0.28, 95% CI 0.12 to 0.92), western (5.1%, OR=0.30, 95% CI 0.14 to 0.65) and eastern regions (6.5%, OR=0.47, 95% CI 0.24 to 0.92), respectively, had lower odds of adhering to the COVID-19 guidelines than those from the central region (14.7%). …”
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Direct superior approach versus posterolateral approach in mid-term clinical outcomes of total hip arthroplasty: a prospective randomized controlled study by Zhanqi Wei, Yiming Xu, Wei Zhu, Xisheng Weng, Bin Feng

“…The surgical duration, incision length, total blood loss, ambulation time, visual analogue scale (VAS), patient satisfaction, Harris hip score (HHS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis (WOMAC) score, postoperative leg length discrepancy (LLD), abduction angle, anteversion angle and complications were compared between the two groups. …”
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