The Effect of Covid-19 Pandemic on Local Government Performance in Service Delivery. A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Musinguzi, Joshua

“…The government should provide soft loans to business operators like Emyooga such that the businesses can be implemented hence bringing service nearer to the people and this in turn will increase the tax revenue of the government helping to meet other services like education in the district. …”
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The Impact of Teacher Training on The Academic Performance of Student's Among Secondary Schools in Mbarara District: A Case Study of Kashari County Uganda. by Amumpaire, Catherine

“…The syllabus sometimes has outdated things that are not helpful to the current generation. Due to a lack of in-service training, the teachers continue to deliver content in a disorganized manner, and teacher-centered teaching and are not able to link class teaching to the immediate environment so that students can relate well. …”
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The Impact of Teacher Training on The Academic Performance of Student's Among Secondary Schools in Mbarara District: A Case Study of Kashari County Uganda. by Amumpaire, Catherine

“…The syllabus sometimes has outdated things that are not helpful to the current generation. Due to a lack of in-service training, the teachers continue to deliver content in a disorganized manner, and teacher-centered teaching and are not able to link class teaching to the immediate environment so that students can relate well. …”
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Effectiveness of Non-Governmental Organizations on Social Service Delivery: A Case Study of Uganda Red Cross Society Kabale District. by Aharizira, Zackaria

“…The study was carried out mainly using the quantitative approach of research. This helped the researcher to collect in-depth data regarding the research study. …”
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Multi-Media Tools and Service Delivery in Academic Libraries: A Case Study of Bishop Berham University. by Barigye, Damas

“…The study concludes The study results on the current multi-media tools available in the library of Bishop Berham University Data collected multi-media tools available shows that most of the respondents were Computers represented 67% and this is in line with Britannica concise encyclopedia (2006) defined multimedia as a computer-based electronic system that affords users the opportunity to control, manipulate and integrate media elements like text, voiceover, video, infographics, and animation to ensure effective delivery of information. It helps the user in providing information from different media on one platform thus enhancing networking and resource sharing. …”
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Standardization and validation of a novel reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction method for detecting virulent strains of the infectious bursal disease virus by Vladimir Longa-Bobadilla, Phillip Ormeño-Vásquez, Manuel Criollo-Orozco, Luis Tataje-Lavanda, Katherine Huamán-Gutierrez, Ángela Montalván, Mirko Zimic, Manolo Fernández-Sanchez, Manolo Fernández-Díaz

“…Conclusion: Our novel RT-PCR procedure has been demonstrated to be helpful in selectively amplifying the consensus sequence of the VP5 gene, indicating that this novel RT-PCR procedure constitutes an important and useful tool to execute initial discrimination of field-retrieved samples containing and not containing virulent strains of this virus before deciding to execute a blindly and more costly sequencing procedure of all the samples together.…”
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Family-focused intervention programme to foster adolescent mental health and well-being: protocol for a multicountry cluster randomised factorial trial (FLOURISH Phase 2) by Heather M Foran, Marija Raleva, Nina Heinrichs, Graham Moore, Yulia Shenderovich, Xiang Zhao, Judith Simon, Antonio Piolanti, Viorel Babii, Janina Mueller, Franziska Waller, Dennis Wienand, Swetha Sampathkumar, Ivo Kunovski

“…Effective and scalable interventions are urgently needed to address these challenges.Methods and analysis This protocol outlines a multicountry cluster randomised factorial trial, implemented according to the multiphase optimisation strategy (Phase 2), which evaluates the effectiveness and costs of three add-on components for the Parenting for Lifelong Health for Parents and Teens programme: adolescent mental health tools based on UNICEFs Helping Adolescents Thrive comics, adolescent peer support based on UNICEFs ‘I Support My Friends’ intervention and engagement booster designed to enhance attendance and programme completion through incentives. …”
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Near Peer Learning in Neurology Residency Training on Electromyography by TAN Ying, HONG Yuehui, LI Jia, SHEN Dongchao, SHI Jiayu, YIN Hexiang, ZHOU Lixin, NI Jun, ZHU Yicheng

“…The post-program feedback showed that both tutors and tutees thought highly of NPL, believing that it enabled them to gain knowledge and helped them to improve teaching skills.ConclusionsThe NPL intervention is suitable for the teaching of EMG, because of its contribution to knowledge acquisition and basic clinical skills improvement. …”
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Comparative survival outcomes of neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy in patients with T1c, node-negative, triple-negative breast cancer: A population-based analysis by Yi-Zi Zheng, Jia-Qi Ying, Ting-Ting Wu, Yong-Hui Su, Ou-Chen Wang

“…However, NAT precisely helped select patients with worse prognosis.…”
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Sources analysis and risk assessment of heavy metals in soil in a polymetallic mining area in southeastern Hubei based on Monte Carlo simulation by Jing Wang, Bo Wang, Qibin Zhao, Jinnan Cao, Xiao Xiao, Di Zhao, Zhenya Chen, Di Wu

“…The main findings are as follows: (1) Among the heavy metals present in the soil, copper (Cu) has the highest average concentration at 278.54 mg/kg, followed by zinc (Zn) at 161.16 mg/kg, chromium (Cr) at 75.23 mg/kg, nickel (Ni) at 30.38 mg/kg, arsenic (As) at 22.53 mg/kg, cadmium (Cd) at 0.76 mg/kg, and mercury (Hg) at 0.14 mg/kg; (2) The distribution of heavy metal concentrations exhibits significant regional variations, with the spatial pattern of pollution indicating that TLS is more affected than JLS, as evidenced by the Pollution Load Index (PLI) values; (3) Three potential sources of heavy metals were identified: natural sources, anthropogenic activities (including industrial production and agricultural practices), and atmospheric deposition (both dry and wet); (4) While severe contamination levels of specific metals such as copper and cadmium are observed in JLS and TLS soils, the overall contamination is mild, suggesting complex contamination dynamics; (5) Cadmium poses a moderate to high ecological risk, being the most sensitive factor in the comprehensive ecological risk assessment with a contribution rate of 65.2 %; (6) The concentrations of heavy metals in the soil present certain health risks, with children being more vulnerable than adults. This study helps to identify the hot spots and pollution patterns of heavy metal pollution in polymetallic mining areas and provides a theoretical basis for the study of local countermeasures against pollution. …”
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Strengthening identification and characterization of causes of perinatal deaths in Kaski district of Nepal (Perinatal MITS Nepal) by Nuwadatta Subedi, Sunita Ranabhat, Sanjib Mani Regmi, Mukesh Mallik, Dela Singh, Shree Krishna Shrestha, Bandana Gurung, Arjun Bhattarai, Madan Prasad Baral, Sudhir Raman Parajuli, Ramchandra Bastola, Junu Shrestha, Sahisnuta Basnet, Eva Gauchan, Sabita Paudel

“…Discussion The mechanism of counting and accounting for deaths in a systematic manner is important and it can provide evidence to determine changes in clinical practice and to develop guidelines and training packages for preventive measures. The outcome will be helpful to standardize methods to establish the accurate causes of perinatal deaths and develop strategies to minimize the deaths. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of 31 Patients with Chest Pain Variant Asthma by Mao W, Gao Y, Sun W, Li J, Wang J, Wang Z, Zhang L, Huang K

“…Understanding its manifestations, lung function, chest CT features and comorbidities is helpful for diagnosis and evaluation of patients with such symptoms.Keywords: chest pain, atypical asthma, bronchial provocation test, chest computed tomography…”
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Klasifikasi Pola Pergerakan Bola Mata Menggunakan Metode Multilayer Backpropagation by Karina Amadea, Fitra A. Bachtiar, Gusti Pangestu

“…The presence of a neural network in the iris, helps humans to be able to find out the response to all changes in the body including changes in the spirit of life, character or even a person's nature. …”
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Seasonal spatial-temporal trends of vegetation recovery in burned areas across Africa. by Oswaldo Maillard, Natasha Ribeiro, Amanda Armstrong, Ana I Ribeiro-Barros, Samora Macrice Andrew, Lucy Amissah, Zeinab Shirvani, Jonathan Muledi, Omid Abdi, Huascar Azurduy, João M N Silva, Stephen Syampungani, Hastings Shamaoma, Victorino Buramuge

“…These results indicate a strong component of seasonality with respect to fires, trends of vegetation increase or decrease in the different vegetation covers of the African continent, and they contribute to the understanding of climatic conditions that contribute to vegetation recovery. This information is helpful for researchers and decision makers to act on specific sites during restoration processes.…”
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Acceptance of artificial intelligence clinical assistant decision support system to prevent and control venous thromboembolism among healthcare workers: an extend Unified Theory of... by Jingxian Wang, Yun Zhou, Yun Zhou, Kai Tan, Zhigang Yu, You Li

“…It has been proven that computerized tools were helpful in the prevention and control of VTE. However, studies that focused on the acceptance of computerized tools for VTE prevention among healthcare workers were limited.ObjectiveThis study aims to explore what factors are influencing healthcare workers’ acceptance of the Artificial Intelligence Clinical Assistant Decision Support System (AI-CDSS) for VTE prevention based on the extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT).MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey among healthcare workers in three grade-A tertiary hospitals in Shanxi, China. …”
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Cognitive behavior therapy for academic burnout, procrastination, self-handicapping behavior, and test anxiety among adolescents: a randomized control trial by Khizra Khurshid, Rabia Mushtaq, Umara Rauf, Nida Anwar, Qasir Abbas, Sumayah Aljhani, Zoobia Ramzan, Mafia Shahzadi

“…CBT also significantly helped the students to manage parental unrealistic expectations through providing relationship skills and training {F (3,56) = 546.46, p < .001, η 2 = 0.89). …”
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Enhancing Arabic text-to-speech synthesis for emotional expression in visually impaired individuals using the artificial hummingbird and hybrid deep learning model by Mahmoud M. Selim, Mohammed S. Assiri

“…Natural Language Processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) techniques provide powerful tools for analysing social media text data, helping detect emotional distress and providing timely support. …”
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Shift from chronic to episodic migraine frequency in a long-term phase 3 study of galcanezumab by Hans-Christoph Diener, Kathleen A. Day, Sarah Lipsius, Sheena K. Aurora, Nada A. Hindiyeh, Holland C. Detke

“…Conclusion These results suggest that galcanezumab helped a majority of patients convert from chronic to episodic migraine frequency over the course of this 12-month study. …”
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A within-person investigation of recovery identity following substance use disorder: examining the impact of recovery-focused social contexts by Joseph H. Lancaster, Hannah B. Apsley, Timothy R. Brick, Timothy R. Brick, H. Harrington Cleveland

“…Meeting attendance reduced this effect, suggesting that meeting attendance may be especially helpful to recovery on days when recovery identity is low.…”
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The variation in the number of roots and canals morphology of permanent mandibular first molar teeth by using cone beam computed tomography imaging in a sample of Erbil city by Hassan Ali Mahmoyd Albarzanji, Alaa Muhamed Sadiq Muhamed Jamil

“…CBCT analysis of root canal system provides information and details which is very helpful in different treatment modalities.   …”
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