The Considerable Case Reports: Observed Taenia Saginata after Consuming Undercooked Beef by Pegah Golafshan, Seyede Manizhe Heidar Nejadi

“…He also described the intense horror he felt when, at times, proglottids (segments of the parasite) appeared in his feces. As far as the author is aware, this is an important report on taeniasis, following years of healthcare efforts against parasitic diseases in Shushtar City, Khuzestan Province…”
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Taxation and Profitability of Small-Scale Business: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Kyoshabire, Patience

“…Nyakinama sub-county appears to have existing small-scale businesses that bear an incremental tax burden because as tax rates are revised annually, these rates seem to be rising from 50% to 75%. …”
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Motivation and Employee Performance: A case Study of Kabale Municipal Council, Kabale District. by Juliet, Nalusiba

“…The study found out that there was a relationship between motivation and employee performance, limited funds, dependency on the central government, inadequate fringe benefits; discrimination in appraising and promoting public employees, incompetence in leadership hampered motivation efforts for effective performance and among strategies required for effective performance and adequate rewarding; increasing salaries, recognition of employees’ achievement, adequate fringe benefits, career development, participative management. …”
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Community management and sustainability of Gravity water flow scheme in Uganda, A Case of Rubanda District. by David, Otika, Fabian, Mwosi, Eton, Marus, Benard, Patrick Ogwel, Godfrey, Barigye

“…The study established that Community management appeared very insignificant in contributing to sustainability of gravity flow schemes. …”
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Base editing HbS to HbG-Makassar improves hemoglobin function supporting its use in sickle cell disease by Zachary Kostamo, Manuel A. Ortega, Chavonna Xu, Patricia R. Feliciano, Elizabeth Budak, Daisy Lam, Valerie Winton, Rebecca Jenkins, Archita Venugopal, Margaret Zhang, John Jamieson, Brent Coisman, Kennedy Goldsborough, Britney Hernandez, Celeste K. Kanne, Erica N. Evans, Jordan Zgodny, Yankai Zhang, Jawa Darazim, Ashwin Patel, Michael A. Pendergast, John Manis, Adam J. Hartigan, Giuseppe Ciaramella, Seung-Joo Lee, S. Haihua Chu, Vivien A. Sheehan

“…Here, we develop a mouse model to characterize HbG. Purified HbG appears normal and does not polymerize under hypoxia. …”
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Histological demonstration of gonad development in the banana shrimp, Fenneropenaeus merguiensis by Jirakanit Chimnual, Jirawat Saetan, Wilaiwan Chotigeat

“…External sexual organs appeared at approximately 4 months of age. Through real-time PCR, the expression of the vasa gene was detected early on postlarval day 7, whereas its abundant expression was detected in the ovaries and testes of adult shrimp. …”
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Electroacupuncture regulates ferroptosis to improve postoperative cognitive dysfunction in mice through mediating GRX1/GSK-3β/Nrf2 axis by Xiaqing Zhang, Afen Zhang, Rui Li, Mingna Jiao, Rou Wen, Rongzhi Zheng

“…Background: The incidence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is higher happening in the elderly. It has been reported electroacupuncture (EA) was beneficial to the treatment of POCD, but its specific regulatory mechanism is still unclear. …”
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Heterogeneous occurrence of evergreen broad-leaved forests in East Asia: Evidence from plant fossils by Jiagang Zhao, Shufeng Li, Jian Huang, Wenna Ding, Mengxiao Wu, Tao Su, Alexander Farnsworth, Paul J. Valdes, Linlin Chen, Yaowu Xing, Zhekun Zhou

“…Subsequently, EBLFs emerged in Japan during the early Oligocene and eventually appeared in central-eastern China around the Miocene. …”
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Antifungal and enzymatic activities of endophytic fungi associated with Tamarix nilotica by Helal F. Al-Harthi

“…A total of 49 isolates were collected and categorized into 21 operational taxonomic units using the rRNA gene’s internal transcribed spacer region. The most prevalent species were Penicillium chrysogenum (16 isolates), Fungal sp. (12), and Alternaria alternata (10). …”
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Oxidative Stress and Its Association with COVID-19: A Narrative Review by Hardi Rafat Baqi, Halgord Ali M. Farag, Abdel Hamid H. El Bilbeisi, Rafee Habib Askandar, Amany M. El Afifi

“…The naturalness of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infections (SARS-Cov-2) appears to impact the respiratory system and lungs, however, the etiology of many cases exhibited several various features of the disease. …”
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Pax6 regulates neuronal migration and cell proliferation via interacting with Wnt3a during cortical development by Bichao Zhang, Meihua Hou, Jiayan Huang, Yunfei Liu, Ciqing Yang, Juntang Lin

“…In this study, we found that Pax6 overexpression increased the cortical thickness, especially in the intermediate zone of the cortex, which conflicts with the report of Manuel et al. Pax6 overexpression appears to detain neurons in the intermediate zone while promoting cell proliferation. …”
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Monitoring Volatile Organic Compounds in Air Using Passive Sampling: Regional Cross-Border Study between N. Macedonia and Kosovo by Vllaznim Mula, Jane Bogdanov, Jasmina Petreska Stanoeva, Lulzim Zeneli, Zoran Zdravkovski

“…Macedonia and the Republic of Kosovo for nine consecutive months, using the Radiello® passive and diffusive samplers, and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). …”
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Design and Preparing a Topical Semi-solid Formulation of a Combination of Plantago ovata seeds and Rosehip oil to Provide an Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory Medicine by Amirhossein Zamani, Aida Alipour, Mohammad M. Zarshenas, Hajar Ashrafi

“…It was chosen as the appropriate formulation, which was more suitable for appearance characteristics (uniform texture and proper spreading without feeling rough on the skin). …”
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Evaluating the validity of self-reported smoking in Mexican adolescents by James F Thrasher, Mauricio Hernandez-Avila, Luz Myriam Reynales-Shigematsu, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez, Eduardo Lazcano-Ponce, María del Carmen Valladolid-López, Ingris Peláez-Ballestas

“…Sensitivity and specificity increased with smoking frequency.Conclusions This first validation study of self-reported current smoking used in the GYTS among Mexican adolescents suggests that self-reported smoking in the past 30 days is a valid and stable indicator of current smoking behaviour. This measure appears suitable for public health research and surveillance.…”
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Assessment of the Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Ozone in Fuzhou, China, Using Wavelet Analysis by Guiwen Luo, Lanyi Zhang, Xisheng Hu, Benjie Shi, Rongzu Qiu

“…High concentrations appeared during spring and summer, and notable fluctuations occurred primarily from March till April, from June till July and during September. …”
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Challenges in Diagnosing Intrahepatic Cholangiolithiasis in a 39-Year-Old Patient by A. K. Guseva, O. N. Sergeyeva, T. P. Nekrasova, O. T. Imaraliev, A. V. Okhlobystin, Y. N. Shirokova, A. S. Ostrovskaya, M. S. Zharkova, A. S. Cherenda, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Combination of non-invasive and endoscopic methods, such as magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, and cholangioscopy, appears to be the most effective both diagnostically and therapeutically.…”
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Effect of Soil Salinity on Thermal Behavior of Sandy Soils Under a Sahara Climate by Djihad Bennaceur, Nadia Laredj, Mustapha Maliki, Hanifi Missoum

“…Assessing ground temperature profile represents an important indicator for evaluating the performance of geothermal systems, used in air conditioning of building. This paper proposes a conceptual and numerical model for predicting the hydrothermal behavior of unsaturated soils. …”
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Agricultural sustainability through Smart Farming Systems: A comparative Analysis Between the Republic of Korea and Republic of Uganda. by Happy, Kenneth, Gang, Roggers, Ban, Yeongjun, Yang, Sungyu, Rahmat, Endang, Okello, Denis, Komakech, Richard, Cyrus, Okello, Okello, Kalule David, Kang, Youngmin

“…In conclusion, the application of smart farming solutions appears to be promising in enhancing the stability of the whole food system in both countries.…”
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Information and Communication Technology Adoption and the Growth of Small Medium Enterprises in Uganda: Empirical Evidence from Kampala City Council Authority by Eton, Marus, Constant, Okello Obura, Fabian, Mwosi, Benard, Patrick Ogwel, Mary, Ejang, Francis, Ongia

“…Specialized ICT skills, regular updates and outsourcing of ICT functions appeared to be a key challenge businesses face in ICT adoption. …”
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Challenges in diagnosis and treatment of cushing disease in a 12-year-old boy. Case report by Agim Gjikopulli, Sonila Tomori, Marjeta Tanka, Donjeta Bali

“…He presented with headaches, rapid weight gain during the last three years, stunting, increased body hair growth, and a typical Cushingoid appearance. After a consultation in the Pediatric Endocrinology Unit at the University Hospital Center, “Mother Teresa,” in Tirana, the boy was pre-diagnosed with Cushing Syndrome, and hypophyseal adenoma was suspected due to suggestive laboratory tests, although non-consistent imaging results. …”
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