Decentralization and Public Health Services Delivery in Kabale Municipality, Kabale District, Uganda by Boaz, Mubangizi

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Village Savings and Loan Associations and Socio-Economic Empowerment of Vulnerable People in Kamuganguzi Sub-County Kabale, District, Uganda by Mwijukye, Deus, Moses, Agaba

“…It was therefore necessary to carry out a study to fill the gap. The research design was cross-sectional in conjunction with qualitative and quantitative approaches. …”
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Factors Associated with Stunting in Children Under Five Years of Age: A Case of Buhara Sub County, Kabale District. by Namanya, Oliver

“…The study employed a cross-sectional descriptive design with qualitative and quantitative strategies in data collection from 380 participants drawn from a population of 5728 households. …”
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Village Savings And Loan Associations (VSLA) and Socio -Economic Empowerment of Vulnerable People in Kamuganguzi Sub County Kabale District. by Mwijukye, Deus

“…It was therefore necessary to carry out a study to fill the gap. The research design was cross-sectional in conjunction with qualitative and quantitative approaches. …”
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ITER NBI operational window and power availability constraints due to shine-through losses by P. Vincenzi, M. Schneider, P. Veltri, J.F. Artaud, A. Loarte, S. Nicolici, C. Poggi, A.R. Polevoi, A. Snicker

“…In light of recent ITER blanket design changes, our analysis refines previous estimates of the maximum acceptable ST power on PFCs. …”
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Assessing the comparative effectiveness of ECHO and coaching implementation strategies in a jail/provider MOUD implementation trial by Todd Molfenter, Jessica Vechinski, Jee-Seon Kim, Jingru Zhang, Lionel Meng, Jessica Tveit, Lynn Madden, Faye S. Taxman

“…Two successful implementation strategies, NIATx external coaching and the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) case management telementoring model, were compared to address this persistent treatment gap. Methods This 2 × 2 design compared high (n = 12) and low (n = 4) dose coaching with and without ECHO in a 12-month intervention and 12 M sustainability period. …”
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Contrast quality control for segmentation task based on deep learning models—Application to stroke lesion in CT imaging by Juliette Moreau, Juliette Moreau, Laura Mechtouff, Laura Mechtouff, David Rousseau, Omer Faruk Eker, Omer Faruk Eker, Yves Berthezene, Yves Berthezene, Tae-Hee Cho, Tae-Hee Cho, Carole Frindel, Carole Frindel

“…Defining this threshold improves dataset design and accelerates training by excluding low-contrast images.ResultsApplication of this method to brain lesion segmentation in CT imaging highlights a Fisher's ratio threshold value of 0.05, and training validation of a new model without these images confirms this with similar results with only 60% of the training data, resulting in an almost 30% reduction in initial training time. …”
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Are noise and air pollution related to the incidence of dementia? A cohort study in London, England by Derek G Cook, Frank J Kelly, Iain M Carey, H Ross Anderson, David P Strachan, Richard W Atkinson, Sean D Beevers, David Dajnak, John Gulliver

“…Objective To investigate whether the incidence of dementia is related to residential levels of air and noise pollution in London.Design Retrospective cohort study using primary care data.Setting 75 Greater London practices.Participants 130 978 adults aged 50–79 years registered with their general practices on 1 January 2005, with no recorded history of dementia or care home residence.Primary and secondary outcome measures A first recorded diagnosis of dementia and, where specified, subgroups of Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia during 2005–2013. …”
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Use of cannabis during pregnancy and birth outcomes in an Aboriginal birth cohort: a cross-sectional, population-based study by Deirdre Gartland, Stephanie J Brown, Karen Glover, Fiona K Mensah, Cathy Leane, Jane Yelland, Jackie Ah Kit, Deanna Stuart-Butler, Donna Weetra, Jonathan Newbury

“…We aimed to assess the extent to which adverse birth outcomes are associated with maternal cannabis use and exposure to stressful events and social health issues during pregnancy.Design/setting Cross-sectional, population-based survey of women giving birth to Aboriginal babies in South Australia, July 2011–June 2013. …”
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Synergistic photothermal conversion and visible-light photodegradation of antibiotic in S-type TiO2 derived Ti3C2-MXene loaded on NaYF4: Tm3+, Er3+, Yb3+ @BiOI by Seyyedeh Fatemeh Hosseini, Mir Saeed Seyed Dorraji, Shiva Mohajer, Seyedeh Narges Saeedi, Masoumeh Kianfar, Alexandr V. Koshelev, Nataliya A. Arkharova, Denis N. Karimov

“…The cooperative MXene and UCNPs utilized in this study provide a helpful basis for the logical design of full-spectrum photocatalysts.…”
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Exploring the Impact of Homophily Attitude, Physical, and Social Attractiveness on Purchase Intentions by Honya Ghasemi, Ramin Bashir Khodaparasti, Hooshmand Bagheri Garbollagh

“…MethodologyThis study employs a descriptive-correlational research design. The statistical population includes approximately 13,000 students at Urmia University who are users of smart mobile phones and augmented reality applications. …”
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Luteal Phase Stimulation in the Same Cycle Is an Effective Strategy to Rescue POSEIDON Poor Responders with No Embryos after the First Follicular Stimulation by Abha Majumdar, Gaurav Majumdar, Neeti Tiwari, Anu Singh, Shweta Mittal Gupta, Ruma Satwik

“…Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the DuoStim protocol in women classified as POSEIDON poor responders undergoing in vitro fertilization by comparing the embryological outcomes between the follicular and luteal phase stimulations in the same menstrual cycle. Settings and Design: This was a retrospective cohort study of 131 patients who enrolled to undergo DuoStim cycles from January 2021 to Sept. 2022, at a IVF center in a tertiary care hospital. …”
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Clinical outcome analysis for surgical fixation versus conservative treatment on rib fractures: a systematic evaluation and meta-analysis by Penglong Zhao, Qiyue Ge, Haotian Zheng, Jing Luo, Xiaobin Song, Liwen Hu

“…Subgroup analyses were performed to assess the effects of fracture type, age, timing of surgical fixation, and study design on treatment outcomes. Results A total of 47 studies involving 1,078,795 patients were included, consisting of three randomized controlled trials and 44 case–control studies. …”
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Evidence-informed language: interpretation and impact on intentions to treat – results of an online survey of medical students and specialists in German-speaking countries by Sven Benson, Reinhard Griebenow, Justine Schmidt, Henrik Herrmann

“…We explored differences between medical specialists and undergraduate medical students.Design Cross-sectional, anonymous online survey. Assessment was based on publicly available proposals for wording to characterise strength of evidence from randomised versus non-randomised trials and of clinical practice recommendations, respectively.Setting The online survey was conducted between September 2021 and March 2022 and promoted by several professional organisations in German-speaking European countries (Germany, Austria and Switzerland).Participants Medical students, trainees and medical specialist (open to all medical specialties).Outcome The survey was composed of two sections: (1) Aim of the first survey section was to assess if the linguistic differentiation between results from randomised versus non-randomised studies is correctly understood as put forward by the proponents. …”
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Penerapan Algoritma K-Means Dan Metode Marketing Mix dalam Segmentasi Mahasiswa dan Strategi Pemasaran by Siti Monalisa, Tengku Nurainun, Misra Hartati

“…Therefore, further analysis of current input of students is needed to design a strategy how to attract the high quality of high school students to register as student in FST UIN Suska Riau. …”
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A model based cost-utility analysis of Embedding referral to structured self-management education into standard practice (Embedding) compared to usual care for people with type 2 d... by Melanie J Davies, Alan Brennan, Danielle H Bodicoat, Daniel John Pollard, Anju Keetharuth, Michelle Hadjiconstantinou, Agnieszka Glab, Joesph P Mensa, Alison Northern

“…Objectives To conduct a cost-utility analysis of an implementation package that has been developed aiming to embed the referral of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) to structured self-management education (SSME) from primary care into routine practice compared with usual care.Design Model-based cost-effectiveness analysis using the School for Public Health Research type 2 diabetes treatment model. …”
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Validity, Agreement and Reliability of the ForceFrame Dynamometer in Patients with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury by Kamilla Arp, Thomas Frydendal, Troels Kjeldsen, Ulrik Dalgas, Signe Timm, Bjarke Viberg, Kim Ingwersen, Claus Varnum

“… # Purpose To evaluate the reliability (test-retest reliability, inter-tester reliability and test-retest agreement) and validity (concurrent validity, convergent validity and ForceFrame (FF) vs. isokinetic dynamometer (ID) agreement) of the ForceFrame (FF) dynamometer during isometric testing of the knee extensors and flexors. # Study Design Cross-sectional study # Material and Methods Twenty-seven participants with ACL injury or reconstruction were recruited for participation in this study. maximal voluntary isometric contration (MVIC) of the knee extensors and flexors was tested on two separate days. …”
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Identifying Organizational Factors and Components Influencing Customer Experience Management Maturity: A Meta-synthesis Approach by Payam Mardazad Navi, Kambiz Heidarzadeh Hanzaee, Seyyed Buik Mohammadi, Mohsen Khoon Siavash

“…Customer experience insight and knowledge management, 8. Customer experience design and implementation process, 9. Customer experience-based human resource management, and 10. …”
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Decision-making under epistemic, strategic and institutional uncertainty during COVID-19: findings from a six-country empirical study by Clare Wenham, Alexandra L Phelan, Winifred Ukponu, Sumegha Asthana, Tahmina Shirin, Claire J Standley, Adachioma Chinonso Ihueze, Sanjana Mukherjee, Ibrahim B Gobir, Mohannad Al Nsour, JJ Woo, Mohammad Mushtuq Husain, Nevashan Govender, Roujia Lin, Sumit Asthana, Renee Vongai Mutare

“…Analysing strategies for making decisions under uncertainty during the pandemic is crucial for future pandemic preparedness.Methods Using a comparative research design, we study the strategies governments used to make decisions under uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Working-memory load decoding model inspired by brain cognition based on cross-frequency coupling by Jing Zhang, Tingyi Tan, Yuhao Jiang, Congming Tan, Liangliang Hu, Daowen Xiong, Yikang Ding, Guowei Huang, Junjie Qin, Yin Tian

“…Due to its unique structural design, the proposed model proficiently extracts features in temporal, frequency, and spatial domains while its feature extraction capability is validated through post-hoc interpretability techniques. …”
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