A Program for Master of Science in Environment and Natural Resources (MENR) by Kabale University

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Novel loci for triglyceride/HDL-C ratio longitudinal change among subjects without T2D by Lihua Wang, Siyu Wang, Jason A. Anema, Vaha A. Moghaddam, Yanli Lu, Shiow Lin, E. Warwick Daw, Allison L. Kuipers, Iva Miljkovic, Michael Brent, Gary J. Patti, Bharat Thygarajan, Joseph M. Zmuda, Michael A. Province, Ping An

“…Using a subset of 25 linkage-enriched families, we assessed sequence elements under 3q28 and identified two novel variants (EIF4A2 [eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A2]/ADIPOQ-rs114108468, p = 5e-6, minor allele frequency = 1.8%; TPRG1-rs16864075, p = 3e-6, minor allele frequency = 8%; accounted for ∼28% and ∼29% of the linkage, respectively). While the former variant was associated with EIF4A2 (p = 7e-5)/ADIPOQ (P = 3.49e-2) transcriptional levels, the latter variant was not associated with TPRG1 (P = 0.23) transcriptional levels. …”
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Effect of SOCO–SAP on moisture of different graded coal gangue and Elymus Dahuricus growth in alpine mining area by Zhilong SUN, Jianying YANG, Changqing SHI, Cheng LI, Ruijie LI, Xiaozhan WANG, Chunyan YANG, Monan DENG, Xinrui YANG, Jiajing LI

“…These ratios have a better water retention performance, but the plantability is weaker than the former. The results can provide a theoretical basis and technical support for the ecological restoration of alpine soilless mining areas, and provide a reference for land reclamation and solid waste resource utilization in similar typical mining areas.…”
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Dynamic Digital Radiography (DDR) in the Diagnosis of a Diaphragm Dysfunction by Elisa Calabrò, Tiana Lisnic, Maurizio Cè, Laura Macrì, Francesca Lucrezia Rabaiotti, Michaela Cellina

“…A 46-year-old male, a former smoker, was evaluated for unexplained dyspnea and reduced exercise tolerance. …”
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Les vestiges fauniques de la rue Lecointre à Reims/Durocortorum : une carrière utilisée comme dépotoir by Frédéric Poupon

“…The archaeological excavation carried out at 22 rue Lecointre in Reims/Durocortorum (Marne) has brought to light nearly 3,000 faunal remains from a former chalk quarry located on the northwestern outskirts of the ancient city of Durocortorum and which was used as a dumping ground at the end of the 3rd c. and the beginning of the 4th c. …”
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Analysis of egg quality and growth-related factors during embryogenic development of olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) fed different broodstock diets by Ji-Sung Moon, Minji Seong, Si-Chan Kim, Josel Cadangin, Ji-Hye Lee, Eun-Seo Lee, Bong-Seung Seo, Haham Kim, Su-Jin Park, Jukyoung Kim, Jinho Lee, Seunghyung Lee, Youn-Hee Choi

“…The concentration of growth-related factors in various developmental stages was affected by experimental diets. The former two were higher in the EP group, while the latter was higher in the MP group. …”
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Surgical nonunion treatment of large-sized defects of femur and tibia based on the diamond concept by Sebastian Findeisen, Louis Mennerat, Thomas Ferbert, Lars Helbig, Tim N. Bewersdorf, Tobias Großner, Christian Schamberger, Gerhard Schmidmaier, Michael Tanner

“…The mean time period from nonunion surgery to consolidation was 16.42 months (SD 9.73) Conclusion: Patients with presentation of a large-sized nonunion require a structured and sufficiently long follow-up to secure the consolidation of the former nonunion. Furthermore, a follow-up of at least two years is required in order to declare a nonunion as consolidated, given that a significant part of the nonunions declared as not consolidated at one year showed consolidation within the second year. …”
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Prevalence of psoriatic arthritis in Italy: insights from the multicentric MAPSI study by Teodora Serban, Giuseppina Tramontano, Monica Pendolino, Dario Roccatello, Oscar Massimiliano Epis, Florienzo Iannone, Ilenia De Andres, Marta Favero, Nicoletta Romeo, Guido Rovera, Leonardo Santo, Enrico Tirri, Alberto Bergamini, Roberta Foti, Carlotta Schenone, Gerolamo Bianchi

“…In our cohort, distinct gender differences were observed in PsA phenotype and disease impact.ResultsMen had a higher prevalence of axial involvement and were more likely to be current or former smokers, while women showed greater rates of enthesitis and reported higher perceived disease activity. …”
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An efficient method for predicting the morphology of proppant packs based on a surrogate model by Tao ZHANG, Hangyu ZHOU, Yifan ZHANG, Jianchun GUO, Haoran GOU, Tang TANG

“…Intelligent proxy models for the prediction of proppant placement patterns were established on the basis of the cascade neural network, including a time-concentration model for predicting particle volume fraction and a displacement-height model for predicting particle placement height. The former model enabled predictions of the distribution of proppant concentrations within the fracture at different times, whereas the latter allowed estimation of how the stacking heights of proppants varied with the injection rate. …”
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Chromosomal Abnormalities in Miscarriages and Maternal Age: New Insights from the Study of 7118 Cases by Anna A. Pendina, Mikhail I. Krapivin, Olga G. Chiryaeva, Lubov’ I. Petrova, Elizaveta P. Pashkova, Arina V. Golubeva, Andrei V. Tikhonov, Alla S. Koltsova, Ekaterina D. Trusova, Dmitrii A. Staroverov, Andrey S. Glotov, Olesya N. Bespalova, Olga A. Efimova

“…To summarize, despite the increase in the total incidence of chromosomal abnormalities in miscarriages with maternal aging, the rate of change differs for younger and older women, being three times lower in the former than in the latter. Moreover, the proportion of some abnormalities in karyotypically abnormal miscarriages shows a steady growth, whereas the proportion of others becomes increasingly low with maternal aging, most probably due to the age-dependent prevalence of different molecular and cellular defects.…”
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Chemistry of Hydrothermally Destabilized Rare-Metal and Radioactive Minerals in Deformed A-Type Granite in the Vicinity of Nugrus Shear Zone, South Eastern Desert, Egypt by Adel A. Surour, Amira M. El-Tohamy, Gehad M. Saleh

“…The destabilized ore minerals (hydrothermal) dominate over the fresh magmatic relict minerals. The former comprises the following: (1) altered columbite in the form of three distinct phases of niobates (fergusonite–petscheckite–uranopyrochlore), (2) altered thorite (Ce-bearing and P-F-rich), (3) betafite, (4) altered uranothorite, and (5) sulfides (mainly pyrite). …”
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Les aqueducs de Lyon dans la Carte archéologique nationale : une démarche au service de la recherche by Delphine Bellanca-Penel

“…The Patriarche database is enriched mainly through the analysis of all the available archaeological reports (filed subsequent to completion of their related excavations), diagnostic operations and surveys prescribed by the SRA. For the former Rhône-Alpes region (Centre-Est of France), Patriarche currently includes 47,405 sites –called archaeological entities (EA)–, for an area that represents 12 departments and one metropolis.The database integrates a wide range of information, such as the types of remains, their chronology, the related artefacts, as well as information regarding context, operations, sources and protection. …”
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Excess Ultraviolet Emission at High Galactic Latitudes: A New Horizons View by Jayant Murthy, J. Michael Shull, Marc Postman, Joel Wm. Parker, Seth Redfield, Nathaniel Cunningham, G. Randall Gladstone, Jon P. Pineau, Pontus Brandt, Anne J. Verbiscer, Kelsi N. Singer, Harold A. Weaver, Richard C. Henry, S. Alan Stern

“…We found a linear correlation between the CUVB and the Planck E ( B − V ) with offsets at zero-reddening of 221 ± 11 photon units at 1000 Å and 264 ± 24 photon units at 1500 Å (4.4 ± 0.2 nW m ^−2 sr ^−1 at 1000 Å and 5.3 ± 0.5 nW m ^−2 sr ^−1 at 1500 Å). The former is the first firm detection of the offset in the range 912–1100 Å while the latter result confirms previous results from the Galaxy Evolution Explorer, showing that there is little emission from the solar system from 1400 to 1800 Å. …”
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Impact of crack cocaine on salivary nucleic acids, enzymes, esters, and lipids: A fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy study by Gabriela Ribeiro Zucco, Taís Maria Cardoso de Oliveira, Thaís Xavier Pereira da Silva, Sandra Silva Marques, Fernando Sabbag, Marcelo Ribeiro de Araújo, Rodrigo Melim Zerbinati, Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva, José Ângelo Lindoso, Gabrielle Luana Jimenez Teodoro Nepomuceno, Letícia Foiani, Herculano da Silva Martinho, Janete Dias Almeida

“…Conclusion: The research uncovers significant compositional differences in the saliva of current users, former users, and non-users of crack. This nuanced understanding contributes to the discourse on substance abuse, highlighting the potential of saliva analysis for discerning different stages of crack use. …”
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Sentiments of Individuals with Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Toward Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium: Infodemiology Study by Yulin Hswen, Qiuyuan Qin, Pressley Smith, Alison Swierczynski, Stuart Bauer, Erika Ladson, Amanda Leigh Garrett, Catherine A Brownstein

“…Topics related to “severe side effects” and “risk of long-term use” garnered less discussion, with the former also having the lowest positive sentiment (4.28, 14.29%). …”
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Eosinophil is a predictor of severe immune-related adverse events induced by ipilimumab plus nivolumab therapy in patients with renal cell carcinoma: a retrospective multicenter co... by Yoshihiko Tasaki, Shuzo Hamamoto, Shimpei Yamashita, Junya Furukawa, Kazutoshi Fujita, Ryotaro Tomida, Makito Miyake, Noriyuki Ito, Hideto Iwamoto, Yoshihisa Mimura, Yosuke Sugiyama, Rei Unno, Atsushi Okada, Takahiro Yasui, Yoko Furukawa-Hibi

“…Although the mPFS did not differ between the severe and non-severe irAE groups (9.2 vs 14.2 months, P = 0.45), notably, mPFS2 and mOS in the former group tended to be shorter than those in the latter group (mPFS2: 29.2 vs not reached, P = 0.10; mOS: 36.9 vs 52.3 months, P = 0.06).DiscussionAn increased eosinophil 2 weeks after ipilimumab plus nivolumab therapy may be a predictor of severe irAEs, which are associated with poor prognoses, compared with non-severe irAEs among patients with RCC. …”
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Missões diplomáticas portuguesas em Viena de Áustria nos fins do século XVII by Luís Ferrand de Almeida

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Improved SED-fitting Assumptions Result in Inside-out Quenching at z ~ 0.5 and Quenching at All Radii Simultaneously at z ~ 1 by Alexander de la Vega, Susan A. Kassin, Camilla Pacifici, Stéphane Charlot, Emma Curtis-Lake, Jacopo Chevallard, Timothy M. Heckman, Anton M. Koekemoer, Weichen Wang

“…We compare profiles of green valley galaxies at z ∼ 0.9 and quiescent galaxies at z ∼ 0.5. The former are shallower at all masses by ~0.1 dex kpc ^−1 . …”
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Le secret de « Septembre » Dans La Mort de Danton de Büchner by Ilai Rowner

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Sex-related association between smoke exposure and gallstones in a US population: a cross-sectional study by Xingyong Huang, Xuanyu Hao, Tingting Wang, Xiaoyue Zhang, Peng Wu, Lufan Shen, Yuanyuan Yang, Wanchuan Zhang, Kai Zhang

“…Logistic regression analysis showed smoking and high serum cotinine level were risk factors associated with gallstones among women, both in the model 1 (current smoker: odds ratio [OR] = 1.563, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.044–2.339, p = 0.032; former smoker: OR = 1.434, 95% CI = 1.116–1.842, p = 0.007; cotinine ≥ 3 ng/mL: OR = 1.800, 95% CI = 1.247–2.596, p = 0.005; and cotinine 0.05–2.99 ng/mL: OR = 1.640, 95% CI = 1.188–2.263, p = 0.005) and model 2 (current smoker: OR = 1.588, 95% CI = 1.015–2.483, p = 0.044; cotinine ≥ 3 ng/mL: OR = 1.825; 95% CI = 1.181–2.821, p = 0.011; and cotinine 0.05–2.99 ng/mL: OR = 1.509, 95% CI = 1.075–2.126, p = 0.022). …”
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