Background/Aims: Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) is an important factor promoting invasive glioma growth.This study was performed to reveal a unique mechanism of glioma cell proliferation and migration.Methods: Human U251 glioma cells were used to screen the optimal GDNF concentration and treatment time to stimulate proliferation
Challenges in Access and Utilization of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Among Youth During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown in Uganda: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey
IntroductionSexual and Reproductive Health access to Information services is still a pressing need for youth in Uganda even during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted health care access in many countries.The aim of this study was to explore the challenges in access and utilization of sexual and reproductive health services as faced by youth
CLEFT: Contextualised Unified Learning of User Engagement in Video Lectures With Feedback
Predicting contextualised engagement in videos is a long-standing problem that has been popularly attempted by exploiting the number of views or likes using different computational methods.The recent decade has seen a boom in online learning resources, and during the pandemic, there has been an exponential rise of online teaching videos without muc
A quantitative technique for sampling motile macroinvertebrates in beds of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile
Techniques for sampling motile macroinvertebrates associated with Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows have mainly involved the use of hand-nets and suction samplers or collection by hand.These techniques give unreliable quantitative estimates or have practical difficulties.A large cylindrical saw-rimmed corer was designed and used successfully to o