A case report of confirmed difficult pulmonary tuberculosis based on the hybrid capture-based tNGS method by Weiqian Chen, Huimin Chen, Ze Liu, Xinle Chi, Yaomeng Chen, Huan Ye, Wenjie Huang, Chenlei Cao, Wei Weng

“…Abstract Background Early diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis can greatly reduce the harm caused by the disease. However, traditional diagnostic methods have various shortcomings in diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis. …”
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Design and Construction of a Plasma Sterilizing Machine Using Locally Available Materials. by Kule, Joseph Muhana

“…The spread of pathogenic microbes from one individual to another has become a serious problem for many health workers and civilians even when some sources are taken for granted in many developing countries like Uganda. …”
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Graphological Deviation: A Defamiliarizing Trope in Timothy Wangusa’s Poetry by Arineitwe, Evaristo

“…The studies conclude that Wangusa’s poetry was greatly influenced by classical and western literary traditions (Alfredo Okello 2005). …”
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Micro Finance Services and Poverty Eradication: A Case Study of Mparo Town Council Rukiga District. by Akankunda, Racheal

“…The government should also set up credit facilities that should be freely accessed by microfinance services in order to improve the rate at which they offer their services and the clients should greatly access services offered by microfinance services so as to get credit facilities that help them to reach financial support.…”
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Design and Fabrication of a Pedal-Powered Clay Milling Machine. by Ijuka, Catherine

“…The machine employs the grooved disc mills to crush clay into fine particles, ensuring consistent material quality for foundry applications. …”
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ADAPTING TO A CHANGING WORLD: STRATEGIES FOR MITIGATING THE GLOBAL CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE by FRANK FUNKEYE SAPELE, AKUMKA JOSEPH YABAYANZE, KANYINSOLA AZEEZ

“…Major findings showed that environmental degradation, desertification caused by climate change had greatly stunted agricultural production and government rules universally; climate change has increased food uncertainty, poor statistical analysis and implementation by government. …”
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Characteristics of Singapore lung cancer patients who miss out on lung cancer screening recommendations by Chee Hong Loh, Pearly Wenjia Koh, Daniel Jia Ming Ang, Wei Chee Lee, Wui Mei Chew, Jansen Meng Kwang Koh

“…However, those who met the inclusion criteria would have benefited greatly from screening. Extending the screening age upper limit may yield benefits and improved sensitivity in the Singapore context.…”
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Efficacy of Benzocaine and Lidocaine Bioadhesive Patches in Various Minor Oral Surgical Procedures in Children - An Evaluative Study by Nisha E. John, Ramakrishnan Erakkodan, Natta Sreelakshmi

“…Context: The key to successful management of a child in the dental clinic depends greatly on providing painless anaesthesia. Topical anaesthesia using bioadhesive patches may be a breakthrough in this field. …”
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How Trichoderma Enhances Plant Defense Enzymes in Food Crops: Current Insights and Future Perspectives in Asia by Hasan Albana, Nurbailis Nurbailis, Darnetty Darnetty

“…These crops face threats from both abiotic and biotic factors. Therefore, environmentally friendly alternative controls are needed, such as enhancing plant resistance using Trichoderma spp. …”
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"Discernment of Spirits" in the theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar and the "The Synodal Way" project in Germany by Przemysław Kocjan

“…Die Unterscheidung der Geister hat eine lange, faszinierende Geschichte und deckt sich mit den Ereignissen des menschlichen Geistes. Darüber hinaus dauert der Kampf der Geister — ob wir es wollen oder nicht — weiter an, und jedes weitere menschliche Dasein wird zu ihrem Schlachtfeld. …”
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IMPACT OF DIESEL FUEL GENERATORS ON SOIL HEAVY METALS by SEUN OYELAMI, OYETUNJI BABATUNDE OKEDERE, KEHINDE ADENIKE OYEWOLE, KAZEEM OLAWALE RABIU, OGUNTOLA JELIL ALAMU, MUTIU DUNMOYE SULAIMON, SAHEED OLUSANJO LAWAL

“… Heavy metals are ubiquitous and are released into the atmosphere/ environment by a variety of natural processes, but their quantities have been greatly augmented by anthropogenic activities. This study investigated the concentration of heavy metals Iron (Fe), Arsenic (As), Cadmium (Cd), Chromium (Cr), Zinc (Zn), Manganese (Mn) and Lead (Pb) in the soil around the power plant obtained at the old power plant, new power plant and a far-away point from the plants which served as the control. …”
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Review of communication optimization methods in federated learning by YANG Zhikai, LIU Yaping, ZHANG Shuo, SUN Zhe, YAN Dingyu

“…Federated learning, as a distributed machine learning paradigm with privacy protection capabilities, exchanges model parameters through frequent communication between clients and parameter servers, training a joint model without the raw data leaving the local area. This greatly reduces the risk of private data leakage and ensures data security to a certain extent. …”
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Phylogenomics of North American cybaeid spiders (Araneae, Cybaeidae), including the description of new taxa from the Klamath Mountains Geomorphic Province by Marshal Hedin, Martín J. Ramírez, Rodrigo Monjaraz-Ruedas

“…Here we conduct such an analysis in the family Cybaeidae Banks, 1892. We greatly increase generic-level sampling, assembling ultraconserved element (UCE) data for 18 of 22 described cybaeid genera, including all North American genera, and rigorously test family monophyly using a comprehensive outgroup taxon sample. …”
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Molecular-assisted analysis of indigenous chicken semen to increase rooster fertility in tropics by Jacob Alhassan Hamidu, Richard Tsekumah, Amina Iddrisu, Stepehn Gariba, Mitchell Agyei Opoku, Emmanuel Kafari, Kofi Appenteng, Patrick Nana Kyere

“… Male fertility impacts greatly on hatchability and chick quality. The study assessed semen and sperm quality characteristics of indigenous chicken breeds. …”
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ELECTRONIC BANKING AND PERFORMANCE OF BANKING SECTOR IN NIGERIA by Kayode David KOLAWOLE

“… Electronic banking has become an important issue in gaining a competitive advantage while maintaining and growing overall effectiveness of banking sector. Despite the importance of electronic banking, the banking sector has continued to face challenges, such as long queues in certain banking halls, excessive cash handling by customers, and frequent network failures. …”
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கலை நோக்கில் திருப்பரங்குன்றம் / Tiruparankundram in the Perception of Art by முனைவர் பீ. பெரியசாமி / Dr. B. Periyaswamy

“…The devotees believe that worship at Tiruparankundram grants divine blessings of Lord Muruga bestowing desired boons to HIS devotees. …”
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To Study the Outcome of Low-Cost Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy Using Wall-Mounted Vacuum Device in the Treatment of Open Wounds by Neeraj Jain, Ravi Kant Jain, Ajay Sabhnani

“…Based on the rate of granulation, definitive surgical intervention (skin grafting, secondary closures and flap cover procedures) was done. …”
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Philosophical Review of Artificial Intelligence for Society 5.0 by Ggaliwango, Marvin, Tamale, Micheal, Kanagwa, Benjamin, Jjingo, Daudi

“…With its exponential growth and its increasing presence in an ever growing number of sectors, AI is well on its way to becoming a source of significant economic prosperity. …”
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Role of Rewards Management on Employee Performance in the Banking Sector. by Alex, Kanyesime

“…The findings of the study were that; pay incentives improve employee performance, there is high level employee belongingness and recognition which was attributed to improved performance of employees, employees were satisfied with their jobs they held which contributed to the improved performance of employees, and, the organization’s policies were friendly which greatly improved on the performance of employees in the banking sector in Uganda. …”
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High-performance electrochemical sensor based on Pt-Ag@Cu-BDC MOF composite modified glassy carbon electrode for detection of imidacloprid in citrus juice and water samples by Fariba Hasani, Jahan Bakhsh Raoof, Reza Ojani, Milad Ghani

“…At the Pt-Ag@Cu-BDC MOF/GCE, reduction potential of IMI was greatly shifted to positive value and the electrochemical signal increased significantly. …”
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