Opportunities for promoting open data in the Caribbean through biobanks by Sushant Saluja, Simon G. Anderson

“…It analyzes successful models such as the UK Biobank, the All of Us Research Program at the United States’ National Institutes of Health, and Human Heredity and Health in Africa (known as H3Africa), hosted at the University of Cape Town, pinpointing key lessons on data-sharing, ethical governance and infrastructure that could be applied to the Caribbean context. …”
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La era de la ebullición global: Desafíos y oportunidades para la resiliencia climática en la región centroamericana by José Rodrigo Rojas Morales

“…[Metodología]: Mediante herramientas de vigilancia tecnológica y analítica de datos, este estudio expone una serie de retos y oportunidades para enfrentar esta amenaza y mejorar el desempeño regional resiliente. …”
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STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, CHALLENGES AND COPING MECHANISMS IN HIGH SCHOOL ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC by Aurielle Lisa Z. Maypa, Dave E. Marcial, Jade O. Montemayor

“…The result indicates that Slideshows and PDF or MS word materials are the most preferred learning materials. The Lesson is the most preferred learning activity, and students perceived that this activity is the most useful in the ODL. …”
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS IN TEACHING SOCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN DISCIPLINES by Anna Kyrpa, Olena Stepanenko, Viktoriia Zinchenko, Tetiana Datsiuk, Iryna Karpan, Neonila Tilniak

“…This encourages the evaluation and development of new methods that provide a personalized approach to teaching and learning, including integration of artificial intelligence (AI) tools that can revolutionize education. …”
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Family Economic Status and Education Attainment in Selected Secondary Schools Buhara Sub-County Kabale District. by Kanyesigye, Evasy

“…Collected data was analyzed using Peason’s product of Correction Coefficient. Key findings revealed that 72.5% of respondents showed a strong positive significant impact between family economic status and students’ academic attainment in Buhara Sub-Cunty, Kabale district. …”
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Transitioning health workers from PEPFAR contracts to the Uganda government payroll by Everd, Bikaitwoha Maniple

“…Our case studies offer implementation research lessons on effective donor transition and insights into pragmatic strategies for increasing public spending on expanding the health workforce in a low-income setting.…”
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CytoSorb hemoadsorption of apixaban during cardio-pulmonary bypass for heart transplantation by Anouk Frering, MD, Antoine Abi Lutfallah, MD, Aude Carillion, MD, PhD, Daniel Wendt, MD, Pascal Leprince, MD, PhD, Adrien Bougle, MD, PhD, Guillaume Lebreton, MD, PhD

“…This patient, has an end-stage heart failure with multiple episodes of decompensation over the previous year. …”
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Effect of zinc added to a daily small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement on diarrhoea, malaria, fever and respiratory infections in young children in rural Burkina Faso: a cl... by Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Sonja Y Hess, Souheila Abbeddou, Kenneth H Brown, Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo, Jérôme W Somé, Zinéwendé P Ouédraogo, Rosemonde M Guissou, Stephen A Vosti

“…Participants were visited weekly in their homes for morbidity surveillance for 9 months, and those with uncomplicated diarrhoea and malaria received treatment from the study field workers in the community.Main outcomes Incidence and longitudinal prevalence of diarrhoea, malaria, fever, and lower and upper RTI by intervention group.Results The incidence of diarrhoea, malaria and fever was 1.10 (±1.03 SD), 0.61 (±0.66 SD) and 1.49 (±1.12 SD) episodes per 100 child-days at risk, respectively, and did not differ by intervention group (p=0.589, p=0.856 and p=0.830, respectively). …”
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Profile of non-invasive physical health indicators associated with cognitive performance in Chinese older adults: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study by Xiyu Wei, Chao Li, Dongyu Liu, Jieyi Chen, Yumeng Ju, Jin Liu, Bangshan Liu, Yan Zhang

“…Cognitive performance domains (general cognition, episodic memory, executive function, verbal fluency, orientation, and language-and-praxis) were measured through standardised interviews and cognitive tasks. …”
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Characteristics and contributing factors of adverse drug reactions: an analytical study of patients with tuberculosis receiving treatment under the National TB Program of India [ve... by Jay Patel, Priya Bhavsar, Harsh Shah, Sandul Yasobant, Deepak Saxena, Anish Sinha, Somen Saha, Yogesh Patel

“…Over 75% of individuals had pulmonary TB, with 87% having experienced their first episode, 83% being new cases, and 44.7% having a history of addiction. …”
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Advancements in noninvasive techniques for transplant rejection: from biomarker detection to molecular imaging by Yuan Song, Yihui Wang, Wenyuan Wang, Yuji Xie, Junmin Zhang, Jing Liu, Qiaofeng Jin, Wenqian Wu, He Li, Jing Wang, Li Zhang, Yali Yang, Tang Gao, Mingxing Xie

“…Traditional biomarkers, such as creatinine and troponin, offer limited predictive value owing to their low specificity, and conventional imaging techniques often fail to detect early organ damage, increasing the risk of undiagnosed rejection episodes. Considering these limitations, emerging noninvasive biomarkers and molecular imaging techniques hold promise for the early and accurate detection of transplant rejection, enabling personalized management strategies. …”
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Family cohesion, children’s thoughts, and children’s cognitive assessments: Mediating role of sport anxiety by Юмна Али, Сайед М. И. Шах

“…The Family Cohesion Scale (FACES II; Olson et al. 1983), the Children’s Thoughts Questionnaire (CTQ; (Marien et al. 2007)), the Children’s Cognitive Assessment Questionnaire (CCAQ; Zatz, Chassin 1985) and the Sport Anxiety Scale (Smith et al. 2007) were the primary instruments used. …”
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Videocolonoscopy and chromoscopy in diagnostics of flat adenomas of the large intestine (<i>Prospective study</i>) by S. I. Zaikin, V. V. Agadzhanyan, T. V. Levchenko, Ye. A. Pervov, P. A. Frolov

“…Total colonoscopy by CF-V70L device («Olympus», Japan) after preparation by Fortrans (macrogoal) «Ipsen» company (France) was carried out in 1859 patients, inhabitants of Kuzbass region. …”
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Evaluación del efecto de las temperaturas de almacenamiento sobre los parámetros de vigor en semillas de Neltuma caldenia Burkart by Marco Utello, Alexis Osmar Genero, Marcela Alejandra Demaestri

“…Los bosques de "caldén" en el Distrito del Caldén, región fitogeográfica del Espinal, se encuentran muy modificados por el efecto de la explotación forestal, desmontes, incendios y el pastoreo excesivo. …”
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Impact of human body shape on free convection heat transfer. by Shri H Viswanathan, Ankit Joshi, Lyle Bartels, Kambiz Sadeghi, Jennifer K Vanos, Konrad Rykaczewski

“…Furthermore, our regression coefficients and exponents can be derived from the theorical correlation for free turbulent convection from a vertical plate, which also explains the observed independence of the heat transfer coefficient from the manikins' height. …”
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“De Straat: Vorm Van Samenleven”, una exposición pionera sobre el diseño de la calle by David Ortega-Martinez

“…De Straat definió nuevas maneras de exponer la arquitectura, pero sobre todo, abrió discusiones y detonó preguntas que desafiaron los principios de la ciudad, siempre en proceso de transformación.…”
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Efficacy of osmotic laxative polyethylene glycol 4000 in treatment of constipation in pediatrics by S. I. Erdes, B. O. Matsukatova, S. A. Revyakina, Ye. V. Casanave

“…For treatment of constipation in 15 children aged 5 to 17 years (average – 9,9±3,9 year) 14-day's course of intake of osmotic laxative PEG (Forlax®, «Beaufour Ipsen Pharma», France) was prescribed. The drug was prescribed under following mode: to children under 8 years of age - 1 sachet (4 g) bid (8 g/day), over 8 years – 1 sachet (10 g) 2 times day (20 g/day) for 14 days. …”
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What made people (more) positive toward the COVID-19 vaccine? Exploring positive and negative deviance perspectives by Mitchell A. M. Matthijssen, Mariëlle Cloin, Florian van Leeuwen, Ien van de Goor, Peter Achterberg

“…As some individuals will remain resistant to vaccination efforts, tailored interventions for vaccine-hesitant individuals may yield greater success rather than attempting to persuade strict opponents of vaccination.…”
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Causes of Pupils' Failures At Primary Leaving Examinations in Butanda Sub-County Kabale District. by Keinika, Titus

“…The study established that making sure teachers are always prepared adequately and have schemes of work, lesson plans, and records of work, ensuring there are regular continuous assessment tests to monitor pupils' progress, visiting teachers in class to supervise teaching, involving teachers to decide on best strategies to improve teaching and learning. …”
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Corporate Financing and Risk Management in the Banking Sector in Uganda During and Post Covid-19. Evidence from Kabale District by Semusu, Alex, Byamukama , Eliab Mpora

“…Involves identification of existing sources of treasury bills as well as treasury bills that may arise from new business products or activities (M = 4.7, SD = 0.30). The average lessons undertaken was (M = 4.3, SD = 0.13). Debt management was also implemented by the banking sector. …”
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