Exploring district implementation of national guidelines and maintenance of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda by Fredrick E Makumbi, Freddie Ssengooba, Charles Olaro, Dorit Talia Stein, Adrian Ssessanga, Jesca Nsungwa Sabiiti, Betty Kyaddondo, Catherine Mbabazi

“…Future emergency responses should consider how to balance local adaptations with central support by identifying which health system functions districts can more easily manage and adjust independently.…”
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Soil microbial communities in dry and moist tropical forests exhibit distinct shifts in community composition but not diversity with succession by Kristin Saltonstall, Michiel van Breugel, Wayra Navia, Hilda Castillo, Jefferson S. Hall

“…ABSTRACT Soil microbial communities are integral to ecosystem function but our understanding of how they respond to secondary succession in fragmented landscapes is limited, particularly in tropical dry forests. …”
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Real-time mobile broadband quality of service prediction using AI-driven customer-centric approach by Ayokunle A. Akinlabi, Folasade M. Dahunsi, Jide J. Popoola, Lawrence B. Okegbemi

“…This Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered system promotes a more transparent and efficient MBB experience for all stakeholders in Nigeria's fast evolving digital landscape.…”
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Probabilitas Pelaksanaan Hak Angket Terhadap Pemilihan Umum di Indonesia by Nuranida Hasanah, Wicipto Setiadi

“… This study aims to analyze the role of the right of inquiry in the Parliament's oversight function juridically and the probability of using the right of inquiry in elections in Indonesia. …”
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Toward human uterus tissue engineering: Uterine decellularization in a non‐human primate species by Lucía De Miguel‐Gómez, Edina Sehic, Emy Thorén, Johan Ahlström, Hardis Rabe, Mihai Oltean, Mats Brännström, Mats Hellström

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HnRNPM modulates alternative splicing in germ cells by recruiting PTBP1 by Peng Lv, Wenchao Xu, Sheng Xin, Yuanxuan Deng, Bin Yang, Dengjianyi Xu, Jian Bai, Deilin Ma, Tao Wang, Jihong Liu, Xiaming Liu

“…Alternative splicing is widely involved in the process of spermatogenesis. However, the function of hnRNPM as a splicing factor during spermatogenesis remains unknown. …”
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Transcriptional profiles of Microcystis reveal gene expression shifts that promote bloom persistence in in situ mesocosms by Lauren E. Krausfeldt, Paisley S. Samuel, Robert P. Smith, Hidetoshi Urakawa, Barry H. Rosen, Rita R. Colwell, Jose V. Lopez

“…At later times in the bloom, upregulation of genes involved in biomass generation, phage protection, genomic rearrangement, and toxin production was observed. …”
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Oxidative and Excitatory Neurotoxic Stresses in CRISPR/Cas9-Induced Kynurenine Aminotransferase Knockout Mice: A Novel Model for Despair-Based Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress... by Ágnes Szabó, Zsolt Galla, Eleonóra Spekker, Mónika Szűcs, Diána Martos, Keiko Takeda, Kinuyo Ozaki, Hiromi Inoue, Sayo Yamamoto, József Toldi, Etsuro Ono, László Vécsei, Masaru Tanaka

“…Results: Transgenic mice showed more depressive-like behaviors in the forced swim test, but not in the tail suspension, anxiety, or memory tests. …”
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Impact of Endocrine Disrupting Pesticide Use on Obesity: A Systematic Review by Marcelino Pérez-Bermejo, Cristian Barrezueta-Aguilar, Javier Pérez-Murillo, Ignacio Ventura, María Ester Legidos-García, Francisco Tomás-Aguirre, Manuel Tejeda-Adell, Miriam Martínez-Peris, Belén Marí-Beltrán, María Teresa Murillo-Llorente

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Endocrine disruptors are substances capable of altering the functions of the endocrine system. There is evidence that some pesticides can be endocrine disruptors and, among some of their effects, we find alterations in pubertal development and in the function of the thyroid gland, which could be related to a greater tendency of obesity. …”
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Sustainable and cost-efficient hydrogen production using platinum clusters at minimal loading by Hongliang Zeng, Zheng Chen, Qiu Jiang, Qingtian Zhong, Yuan Ji, Yizhen Chen, Jiawei Li, Chunxiao Liu, Runhao Zhang, Jialin Tang, Xiaoxia Xiong, Zhongyue Zhang, Zhaoyang Chen, Yizhou Dai, Chengbo Li, Yinfang Chen, Donghao Zhao, Xu Li, Tingting Zheng, Xin Xu, Chuan Xia

“…We herein present a Mo2TiC2 MXene-supported Pt nanocluster catalyst (Mo2TiC2-PtNC) that requires a minimal Pt content (36 μg cm−2) to function, yet remains highly active and stable. Operando spectroscopy and theoretical simulation provide evidence for anomalous charge transfer from the MXene substrate to PtNC, thus generating highly efficient electron-rich Pt sites for robust hydrogen evolution. …”
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Depletion of conventional CD4+ T cells is required for robust priming and dissemination of tumor antigen-specific CD8+ T cells in the setting of anti-CD4 therapy by Keisuke Shirai, Tiffany Chen, Mary Jo Turk, Delaney E Ramirez, Christo P C Dragnev, Tyler G Searles, Nathaniel Spicer, J Louise Lines, Aaron R Hawkes, Wilson L Davis, Asmaa Mohamed, Joseph D Phillips, Pamela C Rosato, Yina H Huang

“…However, the underlying basis for treatment efficacy, more specifically the implications of codepleting other CD4-expressing cell compartments in tumor-bearing hosts, is not well understood.Methods Tumor-bearing mice were treated with anti-CD4 versus other therapies that preserve helper T cell function, and the priming, tissue distribution, and maintenance of tumor antigen-specific CD8 T cells were assessed. …”
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Mental Health in the Age of Hyperconnectivity: A Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight by Sitara Ejaz, Hafiz Muhammad Haseeb Khaliq

“…Data indicates that individuals who spend more than three hours daily on social media face a 60% higher likelihood of developing anxiety or depressive symptoms 5. …”
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Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in neurodegenerative diseases: Promises and challenges by Zhi Dong Zhou, Lingxiao Yi, Karolina Popławska-Domaszewicz, Kallol Ray Chaudhuri, Joseph Jankovic, Eng King Tan

“…Experimental studies have shown that GRA have protective effects to modulate neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, mitochondrial and autophagic functions, and protein misfolding. Hence the compounds have generated enormous interest as novel therapeutic agents against NDs. …”
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Testing an inverse modeling approach with gradient boosting regression for stroke volume estimation using patient thermodilution data by Vasiliki (Vicky) Bikia, Dionysios Adamopoulos, Dionysios Adamopoulos, Dionysios Adamopoulos, Marco Roffi, Marco Roffi, Georgios Rovas, Stéphane Noble, Stéphane Noble, François Mach, François Mach, Nikolaos Stergiopulos

“…Stroke volume (SV) is a major indicator of cardiovascular function, providing essential information about heart performance and blood flow adequacy. …”
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The Role of Landscape Metrics and Spatial Processes in Performance Evaluation of GEOMOD (Case Study: Neka River Basin) by Shrif Joorabian Shooshtari, Kamran Shayesteh, Mehdi Gholamalifard, Mahmood Azari, Juan Ignacio López-Moreno

“…Suitability map from forest to non-forest was produced using weighted linear combination algorithm. Fuzzy membership functions and analytical hierarchy process were used to standardization and weight of criteria, respectively. …”
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A Reflection on the Visual Representation of Nationalism Discourse in Iran During the Qajar Period (A Case Study of Qajar Newspaper Images as Cultural Texts of the Modernization Pe... by Shadi Taki, Sedaghat Jabbari Kalkhoran, Yaghoub Azhand

“…In response to this question, the formation and function of modern nationalist thought and the process of its discursive development within the context of its related codes will first be explored. …”
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Development of a Force Feedback Controller with a Speed Feedforward Compensator for a Cable-Driven Actuator by Juan Fang, Michael Haldimann, Bardia Amiryavari, Robert Riener

“…Future work will include the integration of the speed compensator into better feedback algorithms for more accurate force control.…”
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Contribution of entropy analysis on three-dimensional Prandtl model under Hall and ion slip effects with generalized mass and heat fluxes via OHAM by Sana Akbar, Muhammad Sohail, Syed Tehseen Abbas, Abha Singh

“…The influence of distinct parameters associated with this current study like Brownian and diffusion constraint, temperature and also concentration difference, Eckert number, Hall as well as ion slip parameters, Brinkman number, magnetic constraint, radiation and Prandtl fluid constraint are sketched for temperature, velocity field along xy-axes, concentration and entropy generation rate. It is noticed that velocity distribution along x-axes is an increasing function of magnetic constraint, Prandtl fluid and also elastic constraint whilst contrast impact is seen along y-axes. …”
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Early epileptic encephalopathy associated with SCN2A mutations: clinical and genetic description of eight novel patients by E. L. Dadali, F. A. Konovalov, I. A. Akimova, A. A. Sharkov, G. E. Rudenskaya, S. V. Mikhaylova, S. A. Korostelev

“…All patients received more than 2 therapy regimens (including hormonal therapy and ketogenic diet) but full remission wasn’t obtained. …”
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The Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide on Biogas and Methane Produced from Batch Mesophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Spent Coffee Grounds by Siham Sayoud, Kerroum Derbal, Antonio Panico, Ludovico Pontoni, Massimiliano Fabbricino, Francesco Pirozzi, Abderrezzaq Benalia

“…These findings highlight the potential of H₂O₂-pretreated SCG as a more efficient and readily available resource for sustainable waste management and renewable energy production.…”
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