Distinctive blood and salivary proteomics signatures in Qatari individuals at high risk for cardiovascular disease by Ghada Yousif, Selvasankar Murugesan, Mohamed Nadhir Djekidel, Annalisa Terranegra, Giusy Gentilcore, Jean Charles Grivel, Souhaila Al Khodor

“…Timely diagnosis is important in reducing both short and long-term health complications. Saliva has emerged as a potential source for biomarker discovery, offering a non-invasive tool for early detection of individuals at elevated risk for CVD, yet large-scale extensive proteomic analysis using saliva for a comprehensive biomarker discovery remains limited. …”
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Assessing the Economic Burden and Health Care Utilizations of U.S. Veteran Patients with Schizophrenia by Lin Xie, M. Furaha Kariburyo, Juan Du, Yuexi Wang

“…Patients diagnosed with schizophrenia had significantly higher health care utilization in inpatient (18.12% vs. 2.30%, p<0.01), emergency room (19.67% vs. 6.46%, p<0.01), office (98.32% vs. 53.26%, p<0.01), and outpatient visits (98.53% vs. 54.16%, p<0.01). …”
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Using Real World Evidence to Describe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treatment Patterns, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Costs Associated with PDE-5 Inhibitor Monotherapy by George Ruiz, Jason Yeaw, Cassandra A. Lickert, Ajita P. De, Rolin L. Wade, Janis Pruett, William Drake

“…**Conclusions:** Initial treatment with PDE-5i monotherapy was associated with substantial direct medical costs, including hospitalizations and emergency department visits, low therapy adherence and a high rate of treatment modifications.…”
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Transformer-based malware detection using process resource utilization metrics by Dimosthenis Natsos, Andreas L. Symeonidis

“…To this end, dynamic approaches utilizing process resource-utilization metrics have emerged as promising alternatives. They solve the aforementioned issues, but require large datasets for training and struggle with false-positives and false-negatives. …”
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The Unignorable Near-ground PM2.5, UFP, PAHs, and BC Levels around a Traffic Prohibited Night Market by Sheng-Lun Lin, Hongjie Zhang, Ming-Yeng Lin, Shih-Wei Huang

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Causes of the exceptionally high number of fatalities in the Ahr valley, Germany, during the 2021 flood by B. Rhein, B. Rhein, H. Kreibich

“…Additionally, impact forecasting can significantly improve emergency management of such unprecedented floods. …”
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The Effect of Group Savings on the Household Welfare in Uganda: A Case Study of Bataka Abamwe Group in Butogota Town Council, Kanungu District. by Akancungura, Sheila

“…Most respondents replied yes on how savings help people to cope with shocks, manage emergencies, and increase resilience. The study concludes that savings groups improve overall income or livelihoods for improved education. …”
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The Effect of Interest Rate on the Profit Ability of Microfinance Institutions in Rubanda District: A Case Study of Kihanga Mparo SACCO Hamurwa Branch. by Amanya, Anthony

“…The environments should be established in such a way that they promote or allow for new enterprises to emerge, existing ones to grow, and large and small enterprises to coexist by supporting one another.…”
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In vitro multiplication and phytochemical evaluation of Apios americana Medik for enhanced production of the staple food and tissues with versatile bioactivities. by Okello, Denis, Gang, Roggers, Rahmat, Endang, Yang, Sungyu, Ban, Yeongjun, Chung, Yuseong, Lee, Jun, Kang, Youngmin

“…To overcome these challenges, micropropagation emerges as a promising solution. The current research study has developed an effective in vitro propagation strategy for A. americana using direct regeneration from apical segment explants. …”
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Experiences of Mothers and Health Workers With Momcare and Safecare Bundles In Kenya And Tanzania: A Qualitative Evaluation. by Izudi, Jonathan, Owoko, Henry Odero, Bagayoko, Moussa, Kadengye, Damazo

“…Health systems improvements included prompt emergency response and continual care, infrastructural developments, medical sup- plies and logistics, staffing, and increased documentation. …”
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Effect of Population Growth on Climate Change in Nyakishenyi Sub-County Rukungiri District Uganda. by Arinda, Nicholus

“…Poor agricultural productivity emerged as a key consequence of climate change, impacting both local livelihoods and the national economy through rising food prices and economic instability. …”
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Procurement Planning and Service Delivery in Kabale District: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Natuyamba, Lucky

“…This would minimize expensive emergency purchases that negatively impact service delivery. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Covid19-Pandemic on the Household Income in Kamuganguzi Sub-County Kabale District. by Arinda, Redeemer Present

“…The government should also ensure that some of the reallocated health sector budget supports non-COVID-19 health concerns, from basic to emergency healthcare. Large-scale testing is necessary to address the pandemic and treat the sick, as without it, the economic and social impact is likely to be prolonged and exacerbate the problem. …”
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Effect of Natural Disasters on Tourism Development in Kabale District: A case Study of Lake Bunyonyi. by Rubahamya, Ian

“…According to the findings, 100% of the respondents agreed that there were the effects of natural disasters on tourism development in the Kabale district and these included injuries, deaths, chronic Disease Emergencies, cancelations of bookings, shortages of food, mental health problems, damage to Infrastructure, floods, hygienic impacts and the spread of disease. …”
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Establishing Empirical Relationship Between Project Scheduling and Project Success in the Uganda Construction Industry. by Mukisa, John

“…The study recommended that further research should be conducted to investigate the role of technological advancements and emerging trends in project scheduling, such as lean construction, Agile scheduling, and Building Information Modelling (BIM).…”
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Linkages with Practice for Higher-Education Curriculum Innovation. by Nampala, Paul, Kalule, Stephen W., Mshenga, Patience M., Okello, Daniel M., Egeru, Anthony, Ekwamu, Adipala

“…This article is inspired by the debate on curriculum innovation for graduate training, emerging out of linkages between universities and agribusiness development actors, targeting entrepreneurial action and employability of graduates. …”
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Design and Analysis of a Serial Manipulator for Pick and Drop Objects for Material Handling at Uiri Metal Forming Workshop. by Behangana, Abert

“…Material selection was integral to the study, with A-36 steel, 6061 aluminum alloy, and 304 stainless steel analyzed for properties like deflection and stress resistance. A-36 steel emerged as the optimal choice due to its superior weight-to-structural stiffness ratio, while 6061 aluminum proved advantageous for weight-sensitive applications. …”
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Agricultural innovation characteristics and their utilization: A case of National Agricultural Research Organization by Alex, Barekye

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Mapping neonatal vulnerability using the Small Vulnerable Newborn (SVN) framework—secondary analysis of PRISMA Pakistan studyResearch in context by Hajra Malik, Nida Yazdani, Sameeta Kumari, Sheikh Asad Jamal, Muhammad Kashif, Azqa Mazhar, Zahra Hoodbhoy

“…Maternal undernutrition (MUAC <23 cm) increased the risk of SVN by 17% (aRR 1.17, 95% CI 1.05–1.31). SVN also emerged as a significant predictor of neonatal mortality, quadrupling the risk (aRR 4.52, 95% CI 2.42–8.46). …”
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Impact of extreme heat on health in Australia: a scoping review by Patrick Amoatey, Zhiwei Xu, Chinonso Christian Odebeatu, Neha Singh, Nicholas J. Osborne, Dung Phung

“…Most were epidemiological studies [56 (87.5%)], which accumulatively considered 85 different cause-specific diseases linked to deaths, hospital admissions, emergency department (ED) presentations, and ambulance callouts, while eight studies focused on heat vulnerability index (HVI) assessment. …”
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