Oral Contraceptives and Thyroid Results: Navigating the Complex Interactions and Clinical Implications by Maria Morawska, Klaudia Kożuchowska, Dawid Pilarz, Marcelina Szewczyk, Anna Wolff, Julia Ufnal, Dominika Lewandowska, Dominika Rosińska-Lewandoska, Helena Udziela-Gil, Kinga Jarosz

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The combined impact of BMI and ABSI on all-cause mortality among American adults with diabetes by Shuwu Wei, Weimin Jiang, Huijuan Zheng, Jiale Zhang, Jie Yang, Yaoxian Wang, Yang Liu, Liqiao Sun, Xinrong Li, Junping Wei, Weiwei Sun

“…Conclusion BMI and ABSI collectively provide a comprehensive evaluation of mortality risk in diabetic populations, capturing the synergistic effects of general and central obesity. These findings highlight the importance of integrating BMI and ABSI into risk assessments to identify high-risk individuals and guide targeted interventions for reducing mortality.…”
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Effect of COVID-19 on Severity of Signs and Symptoms of Autoimmune Diseases by Ramand Mohammed Haji, Nabaz Ali Ahmed, Shakhawan Azad Ahmed

“…It is an observational cross-sectional study, the data collected by convenience sampling method from 33 patients in the Ranya General Hospital and private clinics for follow-up patient’s autoimmune diseases state in the Ranya city from the 10th November 2020 to the 20th May 2021 and the study included all the patients had autoimmune diseases that recovered from the COVID-19 disease. …”
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SPAGRM: effectively controlling for sample relatedness in large-scale genome-wide association studies of longitudinal traits by He Xu, Yuzhuo Ma, Lin-lin Xu, Yin Li, Yufei Liu, Ying Li, Xu-jie Zhou, Wei Zhou, Seunggeun Lee, Peipei Zhang, Weihua Yue, Wenjian Bi

“…SPAGRM can utilize GRM-free models and thus is applicable to various trait types and statistical methods, including linear mixed models and generalized estimation equations for longitudinal traits. …”
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Prediction of postoperative myocardial injury in patients undergoing laparoscopic pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma resection: protocol for an ambispective cohort study by Yuguang Huang, Yuelun Zhang, Ling Lan, Yi Zhang, Ye Ma, Le Shen, Yifei Zhao, Yaohan Li

“…We aimed to develop and validate a predictive model for MINS in patients undergoing laparoscopic PPGL resection.Methods and analysis The PPGL-MINS study is a single-centre, observational, ambispective cohort study that includes patients undergoing elective laparoscopic PPGL resection under general anaesthesia at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) between 1 January 2013 and 31 May 2025. …”
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Mortality and risk of cardiac complications among immediate survivors of accidental electric shock: a Danish nationwide cohort study by Christian Torp-Pedersen, Sam Riahi, Lars Køber, Steen Møller Hansen, Peter Søgaard, Rikke Mortensen, Søren Hjortshøj

“…We examined whether electric shock patients have an increased risk of developing cardiac disease, cardiac arrhythmias or death compared with the general Danish population.Design Matched cohort study.Setting A nationwide study in Denmark from 1994 to 2011.Participants We identified 11 462 Danish patients who visited an emergency ward or were admitted to a hospital due to electric shock from 1994 to 2011. …”
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Long-term risk factors for developing Barrett’s oesophagus in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a longitudinal cohort study by John F Dillon, Paul Brennan, James Cotton, James Carberry, Christopher J Byrne

“…Background and aims Several characteristics are known to affect the risk of Barrett’s oesophagus (BO) in the general population, with symptomatic gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) being a critical risk factor. …”
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Investigating Two-dimensional Horizontal Mesh Grid Effects on the Eulerian Atmospheric Transport Model Using Artificial Neural Network by Amine Ajdour, Brahim Ydir, Houria Bouzghiba, Ishaq Dimeji Sulaymon, Anas Adnane, Dris Ben Hmamou, Kenza Khomsi, Jamal Chaoufi, Gábor Géczi, Radouane Leghrib

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Continuously relapsing (for two years) course of diarrheal variant of IBS (<i>Clinical case</i>) by Ye. A. Poluektova, S. Yu. Kuchumova, A. A. Kurbatova, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…., 20 years, has addressed in clinic with symptoms of boring pain in the lower regions of the abdomen, aggravating after meal and decreasing after defecation, increase of stool frequency up to 6 times day, mainly in the morning time, general weakness. Symptoms developed about two years ago after the intake of unsound food nausea, vomiting by taken food, abdominal pain, frequent stool with admixture of mucus appeared. …”
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A Digital-based Talent Acquisition Framework for Start-ups: A Qualitative Multiple Case Study by Mohammad Hosein Kenarroodi, Hasan Boudlaie

“…Findings Following the interviews, the data was coded in three stages, leading to the extraction of three general categories consisting of basic themes, organizing themes, and comprehensive themes. …”
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COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Zimbabwe and Sierra Leone: an application of Health Belief Model constructs by Simon Ssentongo, Alex Muhereza, Morie Mustapha, Ruth Gemi, Dennis Cherian, Rebecca Waugh, Benjamin Crookston, Cougar Hall, Mary Linehan, Hayden Borg, Joshua West

“…Abstract Introduction While African countries, in general, experienced a milder COVID-19 impact compared to Western nations, they faced challenges with vaccine uptake. …”
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Evaluación del rendimiento y variables de planta de variedades de chile Loco de la Sierra Nevada de Puebla by Mayra Salinas-Romero, Pedro Antonio López, Abel Gil-Muñoz, Rocío Toledo-Aguilar, Higinio López-Sánchez

“…En conclusión, el chile Loco tiene rendimiento similar a los chiles delgados de importancia nacional, ya que, en general sus características de planta también son similares. …”
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Bank Credit and Loan Repayment During Covid-19 In Kabale District: A Case of Lyamujungu SACCO. by Byamukama, Dicky

“…In addition, interviews were conducted with the general manager, branch managers and loans officers. …”
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A Mobile Based Technology to Improve Male Involvement in Antenatal Care. by Muhoza, B. Gloria, Ssemaluulu, Paul Mukasa, Mabirizi, Vicent

“…We purposively selected pregnant mothers whose phones, had been receiving antenatal care services from Kabale General Hospital and reported staying with their male partners. …”
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SACCOs and Agricultural Production in Uganda: A Case Study of Kitenga Village in Kebisoni Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Nitwikiriza, Racheal

“…According to the findings, 100% of the respondents agreed that there services offered by SACCOs in improving agriculture in the Kebisoni sub-county, Rukungiri district included; general agriculture loans, insurance services, depository services, market access, capacity building and training, environment sustainability service, supporting the community, liquidity Management Solutions services. …”
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Performance of Sisal Fabre as Natural Geotextile to Reinforce Soil Layers on Unpaved Road. by Kyomugasho, Lilian

“…Based on the results the expansive soil reinforced with sisal fibre at the second layer can be used in unpaved road layers since it gave an increase in CBR from 3.7% to 19.2% since it meets the requirement as per the Uganda ministry of works, Housing and communication, 2005 and the general specification for roads and Bridges. Further research should be conducted to assess the long-term performance of sisal fibres and its performance under different weather conditions…”
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Assessing the Use of Crushed Rock Aggregate and Carbon Black for Laterite Soil Stabilization in Road Construction. by Turyamureeba, Emmanuel

“…Results obtained were analyzed graphically and a blend of 50% lateritic soil, 40% aggregates, and 10% carbon black was found to be the most effective in producing base material since it gave a CBR of 63.0 at 98% relative compaction and a PI of 6.5 which meet the requirements of CBR above 60 % as per the General Specifications for Road and Bridges of the Ministry of Works, Housing and Communication in Uganda. …”
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Investigating Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) Contamination of Street Foods in Manjari Kabale District. by Unasi, Daniel

“…It is typically offered for quick consumption and served out of a food truck, cart, or portable booth. In general, street foods are less expensive than restaurant meals and fall under the categories of both finger food and fast food. …”
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Kabale University Policy on Promoting Staff Academic Growth and Professional Development by Kabale University

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A Mobile Based Technology to Improve Male Involvement in Antenatal Care. by Gloria, Muhoza B., Mukasa, Ssemaluulu Paul, Mabirizi, Vicent

“…We purposively selected pregnant mothers who phones, had been receiving antenatal care services from Kabale general hospital and reported staying with her male partner. …”
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