Differential transport pathways of saturated and unsaturated fatty acid esters in male mouse hepatocytes by Fengwu Chen, Aizhen Yang, Yue Lu, Yuxin Zhang, Jingyu Zhang, Jianan Bu, Runlin Guo, Yue Han, Depei Wu, Yi Wu

“…Abstract Saturated fatty acid (SFA) and unsaturated fatty acid (UFA) have distinct impacts on health. Whether SFA and UFA are differentially transported in liver remains elusive. …”
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Loan Monitoring Costs and Loan Payment in SACCOs: A Case Study of Mitooma People's SACCO in Mitooma Town Council Mitooma District. by Mugarura, Adison

“…The study findings also revealed that loan clearance and dealing with the defaulters affects the recipients negatively, loan monitoring also determines whether the remaining contingency reserves for cost and schedules are adequate, loans with high loan monitoring have higher monthly payments or take longer to pay off than loans with low loan monitoring, therefore the higher loan monitoring charged by most financial institutions as a loaning requirement hinders loan request which affects the socio-economic status of the recipients and women are given little or no loans because they lack collaterals as a requirement from the financial institution and this retards development, the interest rate mostly does not favor women who are considered to be the agents for development. …”
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Records Keeping and Financial Performance in Local Government: A Case Study of Rubanda District Local Government. by Birungi, Edinah

“…The researcher further sought IO find out whether the RDLG issued guidelines and procedures on the creation and capture of those records that are necessary to meet operational, fiscal, legal and other requirements. …”
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Records Keeping and Financial Performance in Local Government: A Case Study of Rubanda District Local Government. by Birungi, Edinah

“…The researcher further sought to find out whether the RDLG issued guidelines and procedures on the creation and capture of those records that are necessary to meet operational, fiscal, legal, and other requirements. …”
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Use of Garden Design to Enhance Mental Health Among the Selected Health Facilities in Kabale Town: A Case Study of Makanga Health Facility. by Nayebare, Maria

“…Garden design encompasses the art and science of planning, arranging, and creating outdoor spaces that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Whether you have a sprawling backyard or a cozy balcony, garden design involves thoughtful consideration of various elements. …”
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Village Savings and Loan Associations and Socio-Economic Empowerment of Vulnerable People in Kamuganguzi Sub-County Kabale, District, Uganda by Mwijukye, Deus, Moses, Agaba

“…Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) was promoted in Kamuganguzi Sub County by LADA Uganda to empower vulnerable households economically however, information as to whether their socio-economic status was improved was still sketchy and lacking. …”
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Village Savings And Loan Associations (VSLA) and Socio -Economic Empowerment of Vulnerable People in Kamuganguzi Sub County Kabale District. by Mwijukye, Deus

“…Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) was promoted in Kamuganguzi Sub County by LADA Uganda in 2016 to empower vulnerable households economically however, information as to whether their socio-economic status was improved was still sketchy and lacking. …”
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A systematic review of military-to-civilian transition, The role of gender. by Alexandria Smith, Laura Rafferty, Bethany Croak, Neil Greenberg, Rafiyah Khan, Victoria Langston, Marie-Louise Sharp, Anne Stagg, Nicola Fear, Sharon Stevelink

“…The studies included either female veterans or both male and female veterans aged 18 years or older who had previously served in the Armed Forces within the Five Eyes (FVEY) countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States). …”
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CONSTRUCTIVE GEOMETRY IN IMPLEMENTATIONS OF MODERN 3D GRAPHICS by Ivan G. Lenchuk, Oleksandr O. Mosiiuk

“…The materials presented can be used to prepare lessons in either mathematics or computer science and can be used to conduct integrated classes that draw on both subjects. …”
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The effect of 12-week combined balance and plyometric training on dynamic balance and lower extremity injury risk in college dancers by Yuqi Yan, Park Seoyoung, Heo Seomyeong, Yi Zhao

“…Improving dynamic balance through training can potentially enhance performance and reduce injury risk.ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the effects of a 12-week combined balance and plyometric training program (BP) compared to plyometric training alone (PL) on dynamic balance and lower extremity injury risk among college dancers.MethodsA total of 30 female college dancers were randomly assigned to either the BP group (n = 15) or the PL group (n = 15). …”
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Assessing the Relationship Between the Type of Internet Use and Internet Addiction in Early and Middle Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study From Qatar by Khansa Chemnad, Maryam Aziz, Sanaa Al- Harahsheh, Azza Abdelmoneium, Ahmed Baghdady, Diana Alsayed Hassan, Raian Ali

“…Essential internet use did not predict IA in either group. ConclusionsDifferentiating between essential and nonessential internet use is crucial in understanding IA. …”
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Efficacy of linaclotide in combination with polyethylene glycol for bowel preparation in Chinese patients undergoing colonoscopy polypectomy: protocol for a randomised controlled t... by Jing Xu, Ping-ping Chen, Dong Chen, Hui-Ying Zhao, Xiao-Feng Cai, Xiao-Bin Wang, Chao-Xu Liu

“…A total of 422 participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either the intervention group (2 L PEG combined with 580 µg linaclotide) or the control group (4 L PEG). …”
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Combined effects of Macleaya cordata extract and antimicrobial peptides on reproductive performance and oviduct microbiota in Xuefeng black-bone chickens by Hui Wan, Fu Yin, Guihua Chen, Yaling Yao, Qiongtao Zi, Yuxuan Zhou, Lixia Yan, Peng Li, Jingzhe Huang, Ning He, Meichun Li, Songchang Guo

“…The group A received a basal diet, while the experimental groups (groups B, C, D, and E) were supplemented with either 500 or 1,000 mg/kg of MCE and 200 or 400 mg/kg of AMP for 66 days. …”
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Refining α-synuclein seed amplification assays to distinguish Parkinson’s disease from multiple system atrophy by James A. Wiseman, Clinton P. Turner, Richard L. M. Faull, Glenda M. Halliday, Birger Victor Dieriks

“…Currently, SAAs provide a binary result, signifying either the presence or absence of α-Syn seeds. To enhance the diagnostic potential and biological relevance of these assays, there is a pressing need to incorporate quantification and stratification of α-Syn proteoform-specific aggregation kinetics into current SAA pipelines. …”
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Oral dydrogesterone versus oral micronized progesterone in threatened miscarriage: protocol paper for a randomized controlled trial by Alka Kriplani, Gouri Shankar Kamilya, T Ramani Devi, Ashima Taneja, Amol Pawar, Gayathri Karthik Nagesh, Tapan Pattanaik, Tanusree Gupta, Mahima Jain, Monjori Mitra

“…A total of 304 eligible pregnant women aged 20–39 years, diagnosed with threatened miscarriage, will be enrolled during 5–12 weeks of gestation and randomized equally to receive either oral dydrogesterone (40 mg stat, followed by 10 mg three times a day) or oral micronized progesterone (200 mg two times a day) up to one week after stoppage of bleeding or if bleeding does not stop, then treatment will be continued till a maximum of 14 weeks of gestation (unless miscarriage is confirmed earlier or the investigator decides to prolong treatment for better outcome or if bleeding relapses). …”
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TOOLS OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: A POSTCOLONIAL APPROACH by Eldar Veremchuk, Hennadii Vasylchuk

“…The study established that branding, when employed as a tool in the context of intercultural postcolonial communication, can be either regressive or progressive. While the former seeks to disguise the colonial influence on business, the progressive branding strategy seeks to promote national and cultural identity by using nationally themed brand names, deleting colonial semantics in naming, and emphasising uniqueness and identity through the use of cultural symbols and motifs. …”
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Ex vivo delivery of recombinant IL-10 to human donor lungs by Jonathan C. Yeung, Terumoto Koike, Dirk Wagnetz, Tiago N. Machuca, Riccardo Bonato, Mingyao Liu, Stephen Juvet, Marcelo Cypel, Shaf Keshavjee

“…Methods: Injured human donor lungs clinically rejected for transplantation were split into single lungs and the better of the 2 subjected to 12 hours of EVLP and randomized (n = 5/group) to receive either saline (control), rIL-10 (5 µg in 2-liter perfusate), or rIL-10 (25 µg) aerosolized into the airways. …”
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The intersection of intimate partner violence with sexual reproductive health in the Pacific: findings from a Kiribati population study by Anneliese Spiteri-Staines, Luz Viviana Sastre Gomez, Jess Letch, Anna Bornemisza, Kristin Diemer

“…Results Of the n = 3,106 women who had been intimately partnered or sexually active in the last year, 20% had unmet need for either spacing or limiting, the greatest unmet need being observed in women aged 15–24 years (28.8%). …”
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Using Micro-Learning to Enhance Knowledge and Skills of Airway Management in Nurse Anesthesia Students: An Interventional Study by Masoumeh Albooghobeish, Alireza Ghalandeh, Ali Khalafi, Mohammad Hosein Haghighizadeh

“…Participants were first assessed with a Pre-test, and then assigned to either the M-L M (n=26) or T M (n=26) groups. Over three weeks, the M-L M group received Micro-Learning-based materials through social media, while the T M group received traditional face-to-face instruction. …”
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Career Development Center Berbasis Social Media Menggunakan Algoritma Gale-Shapley dan Framework Codeigniter by Rifky Syaripudin, Oman Komarudin, Intan Purnamasari

“…This application also makes it easier for students and companies to interact directly, either by sending messages to each other or sending notes to each other. …”
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