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Peer-group support intervention improves the psychosocial well-being of AIDS orphans: Cluster randomized trial
(Elsevier, 2009)
Accumulating evidence suggests that AIDS orphanhood status is accompanied by increased levels of psychological distress such as anxiety, depression, intense guilt, shame, and anger. However, few studies have examined the ...
War related sexual violence and it's medical and psychological consequences as seen in Kitgum, Northern Uganda: A cross-sectional study
(BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2009)
Background: Despite the recent adoption of the UN resolution 1820 (2008) which calls
for the cessation of war related sexual violence against civilians in conflict zones, Africa
continues to see some of the worst cases ...
Promoting Psychiatry in the medical school: "The case of Uganda"
(Psychiatry Bulletin, 2002)
Uganda has a rich history of medical education Odonga, 1989) that was severely harmed by
the rise of Idi Amin and the years of internal strife. It is only over recent years that the country
has begun to rebuild itself ...
CaMK activation during exercise is required for histone hyperacetylation and MEF2A binding at the MEF2 site on the Glut4 gene
(Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 295, 2007)
CaMK activation
during exercise is required for histone hyperacetylation and
MEF2A binding at the MEF2 site on the Glut4 gene. Am J Physiol
Endocrinol Metab 295: E698 –E704, 2008. First published July 22,
2008; ...
Regulation of GLUT4 biogenesis in muscle: evidence for involvement of AMPK and Ca2+
(Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 282, 2002)
Regulation of GLUT4 biogenesis in muscle:
evidence for involvement of AMPK and Ca2 . Am J
Physiol Endocrinol Metab 282: E1008–E1013, 2002; 10.1152/
ajpendo.00512.2001.—There is evidence suggesting that
adaptive increases ...
Role of calcium and AMP kinase in the regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis and GLUT4 levels in muscle
(Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2004)
Contractile activity induces mitochondrial biogenesis and increases glucose transport capacity
in muscle. There has been much research on the mechanisms responsible for these adaptations.
The present paper reviews the ...
Exercise and CaMK activation both increase the binding of MEF2A to the Glut4 promoter in skeletal muscle in vivo
(Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 292, 2006)
Exercise and CaMK activation both increase the binding of MEF2A to
the Glut4 promoter in skeletal muscle in vivo. Am J Physiol Endocrinol
Metab 292: E413–E420, 2007. First published September 19,
2006; doi:10.1152/ajp ...
Intermittent increases in cytosolic Ca2 stimulate mitochondrial biogenesis in muscle cells
(Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 283, 2002)
Intermittent increases in cytosolic Ca2
stimulate mitochondrial biogenesis in muscle cells. Am J
Physiol Endocrinol Metab 283: E1040–E1045, 2002. First
published July 24, 2002; 10.1152/ajpendo.00242.2002.—Muscle
contractions ...
Antiplasmodial activity of extracts of selected medicinal plants used by local communities in western Uganda for treatment of malaria
(African Journal of Ecology, 2007)
This study investigated the antiplasmodial activity of ten
medicinal plants used to treat malaria in Southwestern
Uganda. The study plants were Bothlioclines longpipes (Olive
and Hiern), N.E.Br., Toddalia asiatica (L.) ...
Access and use of medicines information sources by physicians in public hospitals in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey
(African Health Sciences, 2008)
Background: Rational and cost-effective prescription of medicines requires up-to-date and readily accessible medicines information.
There are several studies on availability and access to medicines information sources, ...