Assessing the ecological resilience of Ebola virus in Africa and potential influencing factors based on a synthesized model. by Li Shen, Jiawei Song, Yibo Zhou, Xiaojie Yuan, Samuel Seery, Ting Fu, Xihao Liu, Yihong Liu, Zhongjun Shao, Rui Li, Kun Liu

“…<h4>Findings</h4>Ebola habitats appear to aggregate across the sub-Saharan region and in north Zambia and Angola, covering approximately 16% of the African continent. …”
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A quantitative spatial cell-cell colocalizations framework enabling comparisons between in vitro assembloids and pathological specimens by Gina Bouchard, Weiruo Zhang, Ilayda Ilerten, Irene Li, Asmita Bhattacharya, Yuanyuan Li, Winston Trope, Joseph B. Shrager, Calvin Kuo, Michael G. Ozawa, Amato J. Giaccia, Lu Tian, Sylvia K. Plevritis

“…Intriguingly, drug-perturbation studies identify drug-induced spatial rearrangements that also appear in treatment-naïve human tumor samples, suggesting potential directions for characterizing spatial (re)-organization related to drug resistance. …”
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Intrauterine Fetal Surgery Current Approaches by Ayla Eser, Nermin Köşüş, Aydın Köşüş, Müberra Namlı Kalem, Nilüfer Akgün, Ebru Yüce

“…Fetal intervention is only possible in circumstances where the operation will correct abnormalities of the fetus which hamper normal growth, thus enabling normal fetal development (Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, Space-occupying thoracic lesions, Obstruction of lower urinary tract ect). …”
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Comparison of Spatiotemporal Gait Variables Between Healthy Individuals and Patients with Heel Spur During Walking by Mohamad amin Shahbazi, Ali Jalalvand

“…Conclusion Time-related spatiotemporal gait parameters in patients with plantar fasciitis appear to be more sensitive to pathology, with increases in time-related variables and decreases in cadence and walking speed. …”
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Sub-technology market share strongly affects critical material constraints in power system transitions by Huijuan Dong, Tianyu Zhang, Yong Geng, Peng Wang, Shu Zhang, Joseph Sarkis

“…Material constraints are likely to occur for gallium, terbium, germanium, tellurium, indium, uranium and copper. The importance value is determined by the ratio of power sector to all-sector material demand; the importance value of gallium will increase to 50% due to increases in gallium arsenide and permanent magnet sub-technologies. …”
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Quality of Life in Wilson’s Disease: A Systematic Literature Review by Chakrapani Balijepalli, Kevin Yan, Lakshmi Gullapalli, Stephane Barakat, Helene Chevrou-Severac, Eric Druyts

“…**Background:** Wilson’s disease (WD) is a rare inherited genetic disorder characterized by the progressive accumulation of copper in the brain, liver, and other major organ systems. …”
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Nutritional profiling of breast muscle: A comparative study between Yuzhong pigeons and European meat pigeons by Pengkun Yang, Xinghui Song, Wenyi Wu, Liheng Zhang, Zhanbing Han, Xinlei Wang, Runzhi Wang, Mingjun Yang, Zhen Zhang

“…However, Yuzhong pigeons showed higher levels of umami amino acids, monounsaturated fatty acids (particularly oleic acid), and trace elements (copper, iron, zinc, selenium). In contrast, European meat pigeons were richer in polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as linoleic acid, arachidonic acid, and DHA. …”
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Defining competence profiles in obstetrics and gynecology using the modified requirement tracking questionnaire by Baptiste Tarasi, Viktor Oubaid, David Baud

“…The competence areas “Social sensibility” and “Psychomotor & multitasking abilities” appear to be the most important for daily professional activity. …”
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Post-Pandemic Inflation Dynamics: a Comparative Study of the Fiscal Theory in the Czech Republic and France by Makovský, Petr, Descubes, Irena, Hřebík, František

“…Originality/value: The paper is original, based on the ideas of J.H. Cohrane. …”
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Portland (Oregón, EE.UU.) (2016) by Jesús M. González Pérez, María José Piñeira Mantiñán

“…Portland (Oregon, USA) (2016) The current urbanization process brings forward the increase of inequalities within the city which is related, amongst other factors, with impoverishment processes and the increase of vulnerability, segregation and social polarization. These factors happen to be responsible for the production of a new spatial order. …”
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Recurrent Massive Hydrothorax in a Patient with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis by K. S. Zemlyanukhina, I. N. Tikhonov, M. S. Zharkova, O. Yu. Kiseleva, R. Т. Rzayev, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Hepatopleural syndrome is a serious complication in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis, although it does not always appear secondary to massive ascites. To resolve hepatic hydrothorax, it is necessary to carry out diuretic therapy, replacement transfusion therapy with albumin preparations, and if there is a large amount of fluid in the pleural cavities, therapeutic and diagnostic thoracentesis is recommended.…”
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DETERMINANTS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORTING AMONG LISTED NON-FINANCIAL FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Bolaji Ibrahim Abiola, Abiodun Lukuman Olaiya, Kamar Adeyemi, Abdelfattah Bolarinwa Jimoh

“…Findings from the study revealed that board independence and CEO duality showed a positive and significant impact on corporate governance disclosure of listed non-financial companies in Nigeria (with p-value of 0.081 and 0.022 respectively) while gender diversity appear statistically insignificant (with p-value of 0.427). …”
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Association between Late Manifestations of Testicular Dysgenesis Syndrome and Anogenital Distance: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Carolina Arissa Tsutida, Ana Carolina Bernard Veiga, Anderson Joel Martino-Andrade, Diancarlos Pereira de Andrade, Rosiane Guetter Mello, Juliane Centeno Müller

“…The research included papers from 2001 to 2020, comprising a total of 737 articles, and 13 articles were selected. …”
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Exam and knowledge-based educations in Uganda: A comparison of concepts. A case of Lango sub region, Northern Uganda by Eton, Rehema, Andrew Peter Yiga, Solomon Asiimwe Muchwa, Fabian, Mwosi, Eton, Marus

“…National examination boards should stop recycling questions, a practice that has made students and learners to correctly hypothesize what is likely to appear in an external examination. Education institutions should shift from handouts that promote cram work to handouts that promote understanding.…”
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Food Safety Analysis of Milk and Beef in Southwestern Uganda by Phyllis Candy, Natabo, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Sarah, Namubiru, Dickson Stuart, Tayebwa, Andrew, Tamale, Pwaveno H., Bamaiyi

“…In this study, we established levels of lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), and iron (Fe) in milk and beef and obtained the estimated daily intake (EDI) and incremental lifetime cancer risk (ILCR) as measures of risk to the Ugandan population. …”
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Mobile Banking and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda: A Case Study of Stanbic Bank Rukungiri Branch. by Kinembabazi, Cynthia

“…The study recommended that mobile payment service providers should pay attention to improving the quality of services they provide that is, increasing the bandwidth so as to facilitate speed and advanced hardware installations as mobile payment methods appear to improve economic welfare and the banks should pay special attention to convenience by providing the customers with electronic banking service at points which can easily be accessible. …”
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Social Administration and Societal Transformation in Uganda Today. by Mugavu, George

“…Validity and reliability were guaranteed by paying much attention to critical conceptual clarity and interpretative rigor. In this paper I reviewed the genesis, the roles of Social Administrators, the challenges that hamper the activities the discipline of Social Administration drawing substantiations from the Ugandan experience. …”
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Design of a Sugar Cane Juice Extracting Machine. by Mubangizi, Elias

“…The machine consists of various components like the hopper, which receives the sugarcane, the crushing roller which crushes the sugarcane a motor that provides power, and the frame to provide support to the entire assembly. …”
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Access of Women to Higher Education in Uganda: An Analysis of Inequalities, Barriers and Determinants by Kwesiga, Joy Constance

“…Lower status within the family structure, lower perceived social value, exacerbated by general economic constraints and inadequate educational structures make girls' education, particularly higher education, appear less profitable than that of boys. This obscures the indirect benefits that families and society would reap from higher rates of female participation in education.…”
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