Relationship between Peak Eccentric Force during the Nordic Hamstring Exercise and One Repetition Maximum Deadlift Performance by Satoru Nishida, Wataru Ito, Taisuke Ohishi, Riku Yoshida, Shigeru Sato, Masatoshi Nakamura

“… # Results During the NHE, the peak eccentric force of the right and left legs and the total peak eccentric force of both legs were 3.8 ± 1.1 N/BM, 3.8 ± 1.2 N/BM, and 7.6 ± 2.1 N/BM, respectively. …”
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Staging model for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Singapore by Yuan Teck Tay, Josiah YH Chai, Kamilah Bte Shekh Jabin, Kexin Ang

“…ALS were: diagnosis (0.35); two CNS region involvement (0.42); three CNS region involvement (0.63); diaphragmatic involvement (0.81); and bulbar involvement (0.73). Results for patients with bulbar-onset. …”
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Taming the transplant troll: Exploring racial and ethnic disparities in cytomegalovirus infection among kidney transplant patients. by M Gabriela Cabanilla, Ashlee Dauenhauer, Briana St John, Deirdre Hill, Joshua Larson

“…Although not statistically significant, all-cause mortality was higher in the minority group (24.5% vs. 11.1%, p = 0.54), with 46.2% of the deaths occurring within 90 days of CMV diagnosis. …”
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Validation of the factor structure of the Experiences Questionnaire using Exploratory Graph Analysis by Lena Rader, Barbara Drueke, Saskia Doreen Forster, Siegfried Gauggel, Verena Mainz

“…Therefore, the current study aimed to assess the dimensionality of the EQ-D using Exploratory Graph Analysis (EGA).MethodsIn total, 1,100 participants were recruited online (790 female, 307 male, 3 non-binary; age 18 to 65 years). …”
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Vision of multidisciplinary team on the role of physiotherapy in a public home care program by Bibiana Melher Pereira, Cristiane Fernanda Gessinger

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Association of face mask use with self-reported cardiovascular symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic by Nicholas Wen Sheng Chew, Raymond Ching Chiew Wong, Andie Hartanto Djohan, Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam, Ping Chai, Tiong-Cheng Yeo, Huay-Cheem Tan, Ching-Hui Sia

“…Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 1,001 participants residing in Singapore, who participated in a self-administered questionnaire between 25 April 2020 and 4 May 2020. …”
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Un fenómeno urbano enquistado en el cambio de paradigma de la urbanización informal: parcelaciones ilegales en el municipio de Córdoba by David López-Casado

“…Partiendo de las características iniciales de las parcelaciones ilegales, el artículo se centra en el estudio de las localizadas en el municipio de Córdoba, y se plantea, primero, si tras el rápido desarrollo inicial, el proceso ha tenido un comportamiento similar en los siguientes períodos de crisis que han seguido a los ciclos expansivos de la economía. …”
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The effect of surgical treatment of tubal pregnancy on concurrent intrauterine pregnancy after in vitro fertilization by Pei Cai, Mingxiang Zheng, Yangqin Peng, Yuyao Mao, Fei Gong, Hui Chen, Ge Lin, Yan Ouyang, Xihong Li

“…A total of 446 patients who conceived tubal heterotopic pregnancies (HPs) via in vitro fertilization–embryo transfer and underwent surgical treatment to remove ectopic pregnancies (EPs) were included. …”
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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

“…The study sought to investigate the role of Exam and Knowledge-based Education on students’ Professional Competence in tertiary institutions in Lango subregion, Northern Uganda. A sample of 111 respondents was chosen from the respondents and the response rate was 100%. …”
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A Review of the Effects of Climate Change on Water Resources in Sub-Saharan Africa by Turyasingura ,Benson

“…In the first segment, Vos-Viewer was used to map, study the literature, and identify any gaps in order to evaluate the interdependence between water resources and climate. …”
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Prevalence of Bacterial Urinary Tract Infections and Associated Factors among Patients Attending Hospitals in Bushenyi District, Uganda by Martin, Odoki, Adamu, Almustapha Aliero, Julius, Tibyangye, Josephat, Nyabayo Maniga, Eddie, Wampande, Charles, Drago Kato, Ezera, Agwu, Joel, Bazira

“…Escherichia coli was the most prevalent bacterial uropathogen with 36/86 (41.9%) followed by Staphylococcus aureus 27/86 (31.4%), Klebsiella pneumoniae 10/86 (11.6%), Klebsiella oxytoca 6/86 (7.0%), Proteus mirabilis 3/86 (3.5%), Enterococcus faecalis 3/86 (3.5%), and Proteus vulgaris 1/86 (1.2%). …”
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Prospective cohort study comparing outcomes between vacuum extraction and second-stage cesarean delivery at a Ugandan tertiary referral hospital by Barbara, Nolens, Flavia, Namiiro, John, Lule, Thomas, van den Akker, Roosmalen, Jos van, Josaphat, Byamugisha

“…Fetal death during the decision-to-delivery interval was also less common in the vacuum extraction group (3 [0.9%] vs 18 [4.4%]; aOR 0.24, 95% CI 0.07–0.84); however, the perinatal mortality rate did not differ between the vacuum extraction and SSCD groups (29 [8.4%] vs 45 [11.0%], respectively; aOR 0.83, 95% CI 0.49–1.41). …”
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The Impact of Girl-Child School Dropout on The Economic Development in Nyamirima Sub-County Kanungu District. by Tumukurate, Innocent

“…A total sample of 157 respondents out of 291 targeted Populations were selected to participate in the study. …”
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An Assessment of The Factors Affecting Pupils' Performance in English Language in Primary Leaving Examinations in Selected Primary Schools of Southern Division Kabale Municipality... by Tusiime, Emily

“…The study sample included 92 teachers and 351 pupils drawn from 10 primary schools in Southern Division. …”
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Impact of Essential Newborn Care education on Knowledge and Practice of New-Born Care among Nurses in Rural Primary Health Centres in Ebonyi State of Nigeria. by Eze, Clementina N., Elusoji, Christiana I., Okafor, Christiana N., Emeh, Augusta N., Obi, Ihuoma A., Odira, Chika C. H., Onyeabor, Juliana O., Nwafor, Amuchechukwu V., Ohanme, Eugene O.

“…A neonatal care knowledge and practice assessment (NCKPA) questionnaire tested for validity and reliability, with a Spearman’s correlation coefficient of 0.81, was used for data collection among the (48) available nurses (All-female). …”
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Education of nurses in Rural Primary Health Cares to Improve Vital Care of Newborns: A Community-Based Research in Nigeria. by Eze, Nkiru Clementina, Elusoji, Christiana I., Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Emeh, Augusta Nkechi, Nwafor, Amuchechukwu Veronica, Obi, Ihuoma A., Onyeabor, Juliana Odinakachukwu, Ohanme, Eugene Ohams

“…A Neonatal care Knowledge and Practice Assessment (NCKPA) Questionnaire tested for validity and reliability, with a Spearman’s correlation coefficient of 0.81, was used for data collection among the (96) available nurses (All-female). …”
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Assessing Medical Students’ Learning Style Preferences at Kabale University Medical School, Uganda. by Muhaise, Hussein, Businge, Phelix Mbabazi, Ssemaluulu, Paul, Kyomugisha, Patricia

“…Notably, the Aural learning style produced the highest mean score of 7.21 ± 3.61, followed by Kinaesthetic (6.43 ± 3.22), ReadWrite (6.12 ± 2.23) and Visual (4.04 ± 2.42). …”
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Wetland Conservation and Management Practices in Rubanda District South-Western Uganda. by Turyasingura, Benson, Saturday, Alex, Hirwa, Hubert, Fatima, Sule Mohammed, Ruhiiga, Tabukeli Musigi, Ayiga, Natal

“…Corruption was the most significant hindrance to the conservation of Nyamuriro wetland among the management problems (Mean =3.41, SD = 0.467). Overall, the data showed that there was a significant positive association between conservation management techniques but not between viable Nyamuriro wetland conservation measures. …”
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An Evaluation of the Causes and Effects of Soil Erosion in Kabale District. A case Study of Ikumba Sub-County. by Immaculate, Kebirungi

“…Among the effects of soil erosion in Ikumba sub county, 26.8% of the respondents revealed that soil erosion leads to loss of soil fertility, 32.3% of the respondents said that soil erosion leads to famine, 16.1% of respondents revealed that soil erosion results into destruction of human settlement and swamps as reported by 10.7% of the respondents and 6.4% of the respondents reported disease outbreak from eroded waste material.…”
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Impact of Essential Newborn Care Education on Knowledge and Practice of New-Born Care Among Nurses in Rural Primary Health Centres in Ebonyi State of Nigeria. by Clementina, Eze N., Christiana, Elusoji I., Okafor, Christiana N., Emeh, Augusta N., Obi, Ihuoma A., Odira, Chika C. H., Onyeabor, Juliana O., Nwafor, Amuchechukwu V., Ohanme, Eugene O.

“…A neonatal care knowledge and practice assessment (NCKPA) questionnaire tested for validity and reliability, with a Spearman’s correlation coefficient of 0.81, was used for data collection among the (48) available nurses (All female). …”
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