An Assessment of Task-Oriented Leadership on Employee Performance in Uganda: A Case Study of Buhoma Mukono Community Development Association (BMCDA) in Kanungu District. by Elli, Orikyiriza

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Examining the Role of Debate towards Student's Academic Performance in English Language. A Case Study of Selected Secondary Schools in Bukinda Sub-County Rukiga District. by Kakuru, Janet

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Effects of new assembled titanium mesh cage on the improvement in biomechanical performance of single-level anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion: a finite element analysis by Ke-rui Zhang, Yi Yang, Ya-qin Li, Li-tai Ma, Bei-yu Wang, Chen Ding, Yang Meng, Xin Rong, Ying Hong, Hao Liu

“…This study aims to evaluate whether a New Assembled Titanium Mesh Cage (NTMC) can improve the biomechanical performance after ACCF. Methods ACCF procedures using both TTMC and NTMC models were constructed and compared. …”
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Impact of surgery in patients with multiple sclerosis: a nationwide cohort study by Emma Larsson, Emma Larsson, Ellen Iacobaeus, Ellen Iacobaeus, Erik von Oelreich, Erik von Oelreich, Jesper Eriksson, Jesper Eriksson, Jessica Kåhlin, Jessica Kåhlin

“…It is unknown how surgical procedures affect morbidity and mortality rates in MS.ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate morbidity associated with surgical interventions in MS patients by assessing disease burden before and after surgery. …”
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Orai1 Expression and Vascular Function in Kidney Donors Determine Graft Outcomes at Short/Mid-Term by Esther García-Rojo, Javier Angulo, Mariam El Assar, Rocío Santos-Pérez de la Blanca, Borja García-Gómez, José Medina-Polo, Alejandro Sevilleja-Ortiz, Leocadio Rodríguez-Mañas, Argentina Fernández, Eduardo Gutiérrez-Martínez, Enrique Morales-Ruiz, Alfredo Rodríguez-Antolín, Javier Romero-Otero

“…Blood, aorta (HA), mesenteric arteries (HMAs) and corpus cavernosum (HCC) specimens were obtained from organ donors at the kidney procurement procedure (n = 60). Evolution (up to 2 years) of renal function measured as serum creatinine (SCr) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was evaluated in respective recipients (n = 64). …”
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The First Experience of Aortic Valve Repeated Replacement Using the “Valve in Valve” Technique in a Patient With Dysfunction of a Biological Prosthesis by V. V. Vladimirov, L. S. Kokov, A. I. Kovalyov, S. S. Niyazov, M. V. Parkhomenko, A. V. Redkoborody, N. V. Rubtsov, N. M. Bikbova, R. Sh. Muslimov

“…The use of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) “valve in valve” for reoperations in older patients is of great interest, since in recent years the procedure has been widely used in clinical practice and shows promising data in patients with high surgical risk.Aim of study. …”
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Isolation, Preliminary Structural Insights, Characterization, and Antioxidant Potential of a New High-Molecular Weight Complex Phenolic Polymer Developed from Olive Mill Wastewater by Antonio Lama-Muñoz, Alejandra Bermúdez-Oria, Fátima Rubio-Senent, Guillermo Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, África Fernández-Prior, Juan Fernández-Bolaños

“…In this work, a column chromatography technique was used for the isolation of a new complex polymer (named OMW-2000XAD) from OMW via fractionation on Amberlite^® XAD16 resin. The developed procedure was simple and proved to be reproducible using OMW from two different sources. …”
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Plasma concentrations of extracellular vesicles correlate with inflammatory markers in patients with aortic stenosis undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement by Tomasz Urbanowicz, Anna Olasińska-Wiśniewska, Ewelina Błażejowska, Aleksandra Gąsecka, Michał Michalak, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Michał Rodzki, Anna Witkowska, Michał Bociański, Andrzej Tykarski, Marek Jemielity

“…CONCLUSIONS: SAVR leads to a transient decrease in pro-inflammatory leukocyte-derived EVs, with their levels returning to baseline by postoperative day 3, suggesting an anti-inflammatory effect of this procedure. A negative correlation between erythrocyte-derived EVs (CD235+) and preoperative inflammation before SAVR indicates a potential cardioprotective role of these EVs in patients with AS. …”
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Pretreated exosomes by electrical stimulation accelerate bone regeneration by Jialu Chen, Jian Chen, Jiahao Chen, Renjie Lu, Ziyuan Liu, Yang Zhang, Chi Zhang

“…However, the clinical application of electrical stimulation is limited by the complexity of the procedures and the use of cumbersome, invasive equipment. …”
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That's a wrap – the use of an Esmarch bandage to treat compartment syndrome of the forearm in a paediatric patient by Ben Murphy, Patrick Carroll, Jacques Noel

“…This technique should be used to potentially avoid a fasciotomy and the subsequent morbidity associated with that surgical procedure. It should be used in conjunction with sound clinical judgment and examination technique.…”
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Hormonal predictors of the lean phenotype in humans by Mohamed Badie Ahmed, Abdella M. Habib, Saif Badran, Abeer Alsherawi, Fatima Al-Mohannadi, Sherouk Essam Elnefaily, Atalla Hammouda, Graeme E. Glass, Ibrahem Abdalhakam, Abdul-Badi Abou-Samra, Suhail A. Doi

“…This prospective quasi-experimental study included patients who underwent body contouring procedures at Hamad General Hospital between January 2021 and December 2023. …”
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Occupational Health and Safety Management System of a South African University Setting by Ntombenhle Mtikitiki, Benett Siyabonga Madonsela, Thabang Maphanga, Karabo Shale, Xolisiwe Sinalo Grangxabe, Tshidi Mokgatsane Baloyi

“…Amongst other challenges are infrastructure maintenance (>35%), as well as the lack of standard operation procedures (>5%). To address some of these setbacks, the current study recommends enhancing policy communication, conducting regular hazard assessments, increasing training participation, and improving documentation practices. …”
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Life cycle assessment of a semi-industrial infant milk formula powder and of a low-heat alternative process involving membrane filtration by Michèle Gaillard, Emma Saint-Preux, Amélie Deglaire, Emeline Goussé, Gaelle Tanguy, Nadine Leconte, Geneviève Gésan-Guiziou, Fanny Guyomarc'h, Juliane Floury

“…No matter the sanitation procedure, the production of milk and oil ingredients exhibited the largest contribution to impacts, followed by evaporation and spray-drying, i.e. unit operations with energy-consuming water evaporation. …”
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Scientific diving in Brazil: history, present and perspectives by Tatiana S. Leite, Igor E. Pinheiro, Flávio Berchez, Áthila A. Bertoncini, Oswaldo M. Del Cima, Irene E. Demetrescu, Ronaldo B. Francini-Filho, Ruy K. P. Kikuchi, Arthur A. Machado, Rodrigo Maia-Nogueira, Flavio L. Martins, Liana F. Mendes, Gilson Rambelli, Claudio L. S. Sampaio, Barbara Segal, Aline A. Aguiar, Augusto S. Auler, José Barroco-Neto, Roberta M. Bonaldo, Francisco S. Buchmann, Flavio Calippo, Augusto Cesar, Matheus A.C. Gama, Natalia Ghilardi-Lopes, Zelinda M. A. N. Leão, Guilherme C. Lessa, Carla Menegola, Hudson T. Pinheiro, Luiz A. Rocha, José Sabino, José C. S. Seoane, Julia Sestokas, Cláudio C. Tiago, Ewerton Wegner, Tito Lotufo

“… Scientific diving (SD) is defined as any diving activity that applies scientific procedures to produce subsidies for studies and technical works in underwater environments. …”
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Cross-Sectional Investigation of HEMS Activities in Europe: A Feasibility Study by Stefano Di Bartolomeo, Paolo Gava, Anatolij Truhlář, Mårten Sandberg, The Euphorea Group

“…The most frequent therapeutic procedure was drug administration (78% of missions); endotracheal intubation occurred in 25% of missions and was an option hardly offered by ground crews. …”
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Good Practices in the Clinical Management of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: Retrospective Analysis in a Third-Level Hospital in Mexico by Héctor E. Flores-Salinas, Fidel Casillas-Muñoz, Yeminia Valle, Cesar M. Guzmán-Sánchez, Jorge Ramon Padilla-Gutiérrez

“…The collected data included demographic characteristics, risk factors, medications, electrocardiograms, surgical procedures, and in-hospital deaths. Results. There are at least 20% more diagnoses of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in this hospital compared to the latest national reports in Mexico. …”
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Impact of credit constraints on adoption of biofortified food crop among farming households in Nigeria by Ayodeji Ogunleye, Deborah Olude, Ayodeji Kehinde, Victoria Tanimonure, Camillus Abawiera Wongnaa, Oluseyi Ajayi

“…A multistage sampling procedure is employed to select 300 cassava farming households for this study. …”
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Identifying seawater intrusion in coastal areas using the transient electromagnetic method at Santolo Beach, Garut, West Java, Indonesia by Vitasha Adha Chaerul, I Gede Putu Fadjar Soerya Djaja, Prihandhanu Mukti Pratomo, Supriyadi, Elfitra Desifatma, Anggie Susilawati, Dini Andriani, Harry Mahardika, Eleonora Agustine, Wahyu Srigutomo

“…The data were processed through an iterative inversion procedure using a smoothness constraint scheme. Interpretation of the transient magnetic field across all sounding points revealed a resistivity structure comprising three main layers: (1) a surface layer with high resistivity (>50 Ωm) extending to a depth of 15 m and thinning as it moves away from the coastline; (2) a middle layer with moderate resistivity (5–50 Ωm), ranging from 15 m to 40 m and thickening inland; and (3) a conductive layer, identified as seawater intrusion, with low resistivity (<5 Ωm), situated >40 m deep and deepening farther from the coastline. …”
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Preparation and Antibacterial Activity Analysis of ε-Polylysine-loaded Bacterial Cellulose/Chitosan Microgels by Xiaoqing WANG, Heying DOU, Wenying LIAO, Xiaoli LIU, Anqi FENG, Xin SUN, Tianyu SUN, Wei YANG, Peipei YU

“…To prepare microgels laden with ε-polylysine (PL) in this investigation, chitosan (CS) and bacterial cellulose (Bacterial Cellulose, BC) were exploited as substrates, and a simplistic and gentle preparation procedure was implemented. The key process parameters of the microgels (PL-BC/CSM) were ascertained, and their microscopic morphology, structural traits, thermal stability, antibacterial activity, and sustained-release properties were characterized. …”
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Intraoperative assessment of myocardial perfusion using near-infrared fluorescence and indocyanine green: A literature reviewCentral MessagePerspective by Roderick C. Peul, Rohit K. Kharbanda, MD, Stefan Koning, MD, Mo W. Kruiswijk, Floris P. Tange, Pim van den Hoven, MD, PhD, Alexander L. Vahrmeijer, MD, PhD, Robert J.M. Klautz, MD, PhD, Jaap F. Hamming, MD, PhD, Jesper Hjortnaes, MD, PhD, Joost R. van der Vorst, MD, PhD

“…Background: Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is among the most commonly performed major surgical procedures worldwide. While flow measurements help assess graft patency during surgery, there are limited tools available for surgeons to objectively evaluate myocardial perfusion after graft placement. …”
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