Differences and analogies in thyroid cancer discovered incidentally or by thyroid-related screening: a multicenter study by Laura Croce, Rosaria Maddalena Ruggeri, Camilla Virili, Carlo Cappelli, Marsida Teliti, Pietro Costa, Spyridon Chytiris, Antonio Nicocia, Francesca Coperchini, Maria Flavia Bagaglini, Flavia Magri, Alfredo Campennì, Mario Rotondi

“…Our aim was to assess the prevalence of thyroid-related disease (TD) versus incidental diagnosis (ID) pre-surgery reasons leading to TC diagnosis and to compare the two groups in terms of clinical characteristics, size and severity of TC at presentation and rate of non-thyroid cancers and cardiovascular/metabolic comorbidities. Design: We performed a retrospective cohort study in three high-volume hospital-based centers for thyroid diseases (Pavia, Latina and Messina) in Italy. …”
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The Role of School Management Committee and Pupils' Performance in Government Primary Schools in RuhiJa Town Council Rubanda District. by Niwagaba, Alex

“…It adopted cross-sectional survey design alongside qualitative and qualitative paradigms. …”
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Production of Biogas from Bio-Degradable Municipal Solid Waste – A Way of Resource Recovery. by Atatiru, Faiza

“…A plastic container (0.12m3) capacity was redesigned to be used as a bio digester. During the design, the following results were arrived at considering an average of 5 persons per family each having a solid waste generation rate of 0.2kg/person/day in Uganda: flow rate of 0.003m3, reactor volume of 0.09m3, TS of 0.2kg of dry matter, VS of 1.78kgVs/m3 and OLR of 0.059 kg Vs.…”
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A Model for Organizational Preparedness of SMEs During COVID-19 Pandemic in Kigezi Sub-region in South Western Uganda. by Tamwesigire, Caleb, Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun

“…A cross-sectional survey research design was employed and interviewer-administered questionnaire as a research tool was used to elicit information from the managers of SMEs across the six (6) districts of Kigezi sub-region. …”
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Human Resource Practices and Employee Retention in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case of Kabale District Local Government. by Baingana, Alex

“…A case study research design was used considering utilizing both quantitative and qualitative approaches. …”
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Human Resource Practices and Employee Retention in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case of Kabale District Local Government. by Baingana, Alex

“…A case study research design was used considering utilizing both quantitative and qualitative approaches. …”
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Factors Associated with Healthcare-Seeking Behavior among Health Profession Students in Selected Universities in Southwestern Uganda. by Wamaani, Hannington Gamukama, Olum, Ronald, Ajuna, Noble, Atwijukire, Humphrey, Kabami, Jane, Asiimwe, John Baptist

“…Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional design. Four hundred (400) HPS from two universities Bishop Stuart University (BSU) and Kampa- la International University Western Campus (KIU)] in southwestern Uganda were selected using a convenience sampling method. …”
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Assessing the Potential of Cultural Tourism Development in Kabale District by Simon, Otebwa

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Career Development Programs and Employee Performance in Kanungu District, South Western Uganda by Ainebyona, Alex, Moses, Agaba

“…The study espoused a cross sectional research design. The study used a sample of 164 respondents who were both purposively and randomly selected. …”
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Proposal and Strategy for Nursing-Led Research: Protocol for an Unfunded Clinical Trial by Leticia Carmen Simón-López, Ismael Ortuño-Soriano, Raquel Luengo-González, Paloma Posada-Moreno, Ignacio Zaragoza-García, Rubén Sánchez-Gómez

“…Costs remained low, primarily because the major expenses were covered by the commercial clinical trial as an inherent part of its design. ConclusionsOur initiative to conduct a low-intervention clinical trial with no or limited funding was cost-effective. …”
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Failure of Value Co-creation; Co-destruction of Brand Value in Social Media by Ghazale Taheri, Azim Zarei, Davood Feiz, Mehdi Dehghani soltani

“…They have realized that just as customers can co-create brand value during design, production, and marketing, conversely, they can destroy the value of brands if their interests are neglected, and their well-being is compromised. …”
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PENERAPAN MODEL PROJECT BASED LEARNING UNTUK MENINGKATKAN LITERASI SAINS MAHASISWA PENDIDIKAN IPA by Indra Sakti, nirwana nirwana, Eko Swistoro

“…At the planning stage, several activities were carried out as the initial product design, namely: (1) developing learning tools, namely (a) RPP (b) teaching materials (c) LKPD (d) Scientific Literacy test instruments. (2) Expert validation (content validity) of learning tools. …”
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Pengaruh Paparan Medan Magnet Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) terhadap Perubahan pH Pada Proses Fermentasi Biji Kopi Lanang (Peaberry) Kering by Mamik Purbawati, Sudarti Sudarti, Firdha Kusuma A A

“…The type of research that use in the experimental reseacrh with a randomized subject post test only control grup design, it aiming to examine the effect of treatment by repeating the experiment. …”
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Moss-pathogen interactions: a review of the current status and future opportunities by Huan Zhang, Huan Zhang, Qilin Yang, Qilin Yang, Leyi Wang, Leyi Wang, Huawei Liu, Huawei Liu, Daoyuan Zhang, Daoyuan Zhang, Cheng-Guo Duan, Xiaoshuang Li, Xiaoshuang Li

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Care Complexity Factors and Discharge Destination in an Emergency Department: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Andrea Urbina, Jordi Adamuz, Maria-Eulàlia Juvé-Udina, Judith Peñafiel-Muñoz, Virginia Munoa-Urruticoechea, Maribel González-Samartino, Pilar Delgado-Hito, Javier Jacob, Marta Romero-García

“…Health professionals should consider these relationships for the design of early detection strategies and as an aid in decision-making, to ensure equity and quality of care. …”
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Women Empowered to Connect With Addiction Resources and Engage in Evidence-Based Treatment (WE-CARE)—an mHealth Application for the Universal Screening of Alcohol, Substance Use, D... by Krystyna Isaacs, Autumn Shifflett, Kajal Patel, Lacey Karpisek, Yi Cui, Maayan Lawental, Golfo Tzilos Wernette, Brian Borsari, Katie Chang, Tony Ma

“…ConclusionsThe mobile health app was highly rated for acceptability and usability, but participants were not receptive to seeking help at a treatment center after only a few brief encounters with the app. The linkage to care design features was likely insufficient to encourage them to seek treatment. …”
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Co-creation and application of a framework for the de-prioritization of urban communities during insecticide-treated bed net mass campaigns for malaria prevention and control in Kw... by Ifeoma D. Ozodiegwu, Laurette Mhlanga, Eniola A. Bamgboye, Adeniyi F. Fagbamigbe, Cyril Ademu, Chukwu Okoronkwo, Joshua O. Akinyemi, Akintayo O. Ogunwale, IkeOluwapo O. Ajayi, Beatriz Galatas

“…Methods A participatory action research approach, combined with abductive inquiry, was employed to co-design a framework for guiding bed net distribution. …”
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Digital health data security practices among health professionals in low-resource settings: cross-sectional study in Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Ayenew Sisay Gebeyew, Wondwossen Zemene, Binyam Chaklu Tilahun, Nebyu Demeke Mengestie, Berhanu Fikade Endehabtu, Zegeye Regasa Wordofa, Mitiku Kassaw Takillo, Gedefaw Belete Ashagrie, Melaku Molla Sisay

“…Method A cross-sectional study design supplemented by a qualitative purposive sampling method was used to measure the digital data security practices of health professionals. …”
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Tobacco control research in South Africa from 1978 to 2022: A scoping review by C O Egbe, C Dare, S Gwambe, C van Walbeek

“…Most studies used cross-sectional designs and focused on prevalence. More mixed-methods studies are needed to better understand the issue of tobacco in the SA context. …”
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A Bayesian analysis of birth pulse effects on the probability of detecting Ebola virus in fruit bats by Pleydell, David R.J., Ndong Bass, Innocent, Mba Djondzo, Flaubert Auguste, Meta Djomsi, Dowbiss, Kouanfack, Charles, Peeters, Martine, Cappelle, Julien

“…The current results provide important insights for the design of future field studies aiming to detect Ebola viruses from sylvatic hosts, and can contribute to risk assessments concerning the timing of zoonotic outbreaks.…”
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