MBARARA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH TRAINING INITIATIVE: A SPIN-OFF OF THE MEDICAL EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE IN UGANDA

Mbarara University Research Training Initiative: a spin-off of the Medical Education Partnership Initiative in Uganda

Edith Wakida,1 Samuel Maling,2 Celestino Obua3 1Office of Research Administration, 2Department of Psychiatry, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Medicine, 3Department of Pharmacomology and Therapeutics, Office of the Vice Chancellor, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda Abstract: Scientific productivity in Africa is product ins

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CUL4B Upregulates RUNX2 to Promote the Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells by Epigenetically Repressing the Expression of miR-320c and miR-372/373-3p

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) within the periodontal ligament (PDL), termed periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs), have a self-renewing capability and a multidirectional differentiation potential.The molecular mechanisms that regulate multidirectional differentiation, such as the osteogenic differentiation of PDLSCs, remain to be elucidated.Cull

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Community Forest Management in the Brazilian Amazon Scenario: Regulations for Wood Extraction by Traditional Populations Under Perspective of Justice in Nancy Fraser

This article analyzes the text of all rules regarding logging performed by traditional populations within the community and family forest management policy in order to determine whether, besides the search for income generation, differentiated socio-cultural conditions of the group are considered in that policy.The work is developed from the perspe

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Application of Contemporary Magnifying Methods in the Diagnostics of Occlusal Carious Lesions on First Permanent Molars in Children

Introduction: Dental operating microscopes (DOM) enable dentists to examine, with the aid of magnification and photodocumentation in clinical conditions, the occlusal anatomy of here newly erupted permanent molars and to detect any early carious lesions more precisely.Aim: To determine the advantages of magnifying technology in detecting early occl

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