Advances in the carbon-ceramic composites oxidation and ablation resistance: A review by Anna Didenko, Alexey Astapov

“…Systematization and generalization of experimental data for composites of various compositions was carried out, including consideration of fire exposure modes, realized temperatures and obtained characteristics of linear and mass ablation rates. …”
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Automatic Classification of Difficulty of Texts From Eye Gaze and Physiological Measures of L2 English Speakers by Javier Melo, Leigh Fernandez, Shoya Ishimaru

“…The models detected 3 levels of subjective difficulty (low, medium, high) and were evaluated using leave-one-participant-out (LoPo) and leave-one-document-out (LoDo) cross-validation. …”
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A Clinical Study on Functional Outcome of Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy under Local Anesthesia by Suryansh Nema, Varun Kumar Agarwal

“…The mean operative time of PTED was 70.6 min. Out of 16 cases of L5-S1 disc prolapse, 1 case was operated by making an iliac bone window due to the inaccessibility of disc space because of highly placed iliac crest. …”
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The additive diagnostic value of ultrasonic strain elastography in characterizing BI-RADS 4 breast lesions by Dalia Bayoumi, Farah Ahmed Shokeir, Rasha Karam, Ghada Hassan Abd Elraouf, Dina Abdallah Ibrahim, Aya Elboghdady

“…All the cases were examined using conventional US and strain elastography. Out of the 240 lesions, 107 were benign (44.6%) and 133 were malignant (55.4%). …”
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Comparative Study of Diode Laser Versus Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) for the management of Hirsutism in Sulaimani Government by Burhan Tahir Saeed

“…The present study was carried out in order to compare diode laser and IPL procedures regarding their effectiveness in decreasing hirsutism, patient satisfaction, and pain level. …”
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Model Construction of InSAR-based Rainfall Thresholds for Landslide Hazards in Yanhe Basin, Chinese Loess Plateau by WANG Zhenliang, CHEN Manyu, ZHAO Jianlin, YUAN Ke, YANG Jie, ZHANG Chen

“…[Objective] Empirical rainfall thresholds have geographical limitations, it is of great significance to carry out a rainfall threshold modeling study for landslide hazard on the Chinese Loess Plateau. …”
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Repeated exposure to low doses of light induces retinal damage in vivo in a wavelength-dependent manner by Anaïs Françon, Laurent Jonet, Francine Behar-Cohen, Alicia Torriglia

“…However, meta-analyses pointed out the role of lifelong light exposure in the onset of age-related macular degeneration, suggesting a cumulative effect of light exposure. …”
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Research status of traditional & complementary medicine systems across the world by Vedvati Bhapkar, Vallari Nisargand, Pawankumar Godatwar, Supriya Bhalerao

“…Objectives: The present study was carried out to elucidate individual research status of certain WHO- acknowledged T & CM systems in a customized framework of indirect indicators. …”
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Significance of immune factors in Crohn's disease development by D. S. Stavtsev, T. A. Astrelina, O. V. Knyazev, T. V. Pukhlikova

“…In Russia these studies are less concerned and were carried out by serological HLA typing methods. So, development of Crohn's disease was associated with B14, DR3 and DR5.Conclusion. …”
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: comparative assessment of diagnostic and treatment approaches in the Russian Federation and People’s Republic of China by M. Ch. Semenistaya, Fan Jian-Gao, O. B. Velichenko, Ye. A. Kuznetsova, Ch. S. Pavlov

“…According to the international clinical guidelines, NAFLD screening methods should include elastometry and serological tests to rule out severe liver fibrosis (F> 2). Liver biopsy is carried out at contradictory data of liver elastometry and serological fibrosis markers. …”
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Challenges Faced By Literature Teachers In Rwahi-Rwentobo Town Council Ntungamo District. by Kokunda, Rosemary

“…The study was guided by three objectives which were: to find out the challenges facing teachers teaching literature in selected secondary schools in Ntungamo district. to find out the methods of teaching literature in selected secondary schools in Ntungamo district, to propose possible solutions to the challenges faced by literature teachers in selected schools of Ntungamo district. …”
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Economic Background of Undergraduate Students and their Academic Performance at Kabale University. by Kyarikunda, Miria

“…Suggestions on further study are; Similar studies should be carried out using other methods of data collection. A similar study should be carried out on the variables that are not incorporated in the present study. …”
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The Contributions of Mgahinga Gorilla National Park Towards Economic Development of Kisoro District: A Case Study of Gisozi Parish. by Munyambabazi, Danny

“…There was a need to carry out a study to establish why a phenomenon is in place and what should be done to mitigate the problem. …”
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Cash Management Practices and Performance of Businesses in Uganda: A Case Study of Northern Division Kasese District. by Mirembe, Philip

“…The study sampled 65 respondents out of 80 as the target population. A descriptive design was used in the study. …”
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The Role of Marital Counselling on the Socio-Economic Welfare of Families in Kabale Municipality: A Case Study of All Saints Church. by Rugambwa, Johnbosco

“…The study was about Marital Counseling on the welfare of families in Uganda and it was carried out with specific reference to Kabale Municipality. …”
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Micro Finance Institutions and Poverty Eradication: A Case Study of Pride Africa Mbarara Branch. by Musinguzi, John

“…The study was carried out to assess the effect of Micro Finance Institutions and poverty eradication. …”
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The Effect of Internal Control System on the Financial Performance of SACCOS in Rukiga District: A Case study of Rukiga SACCO in Rukiga District. by Katwesigye, Joshua

“…The internal control system should be remolded and strengthened to position the staff in carrying out their duties efficiently and effectively and at the same time evaluated periodically to strengthen its weaknesses in the organization.…”
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Political Interference and Social Service Delivery in Kanaba Sub-County Kisoro District. by Tumushime, Bosco

“…The study was about political interference and social service delivery. It was carried out in Kanaba Sub-County Kisoro District. The study was guided by objectives such as: analyzing the causes of political interference in service delivery, establishing the consequences of political interference to social service delivery, and establishing the intervention strategies in place to reduce the rate of interfering with social service delivery by political leaders. …”
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Outsourcing Decisions on Procurement Performances of Government Entities: A Case Study of Kabale University. by Twinomugisha, Shallon

“…The study suggests that more research should be carried out on outsourcing in public institutions and all other levels of education such as middle-level colleges and government parastatals and the results of the same are compared to allow for generalizations of the findings.…”
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Optimization of Soursop (Annona Muricata L.) Leaf Extract in Nanoemulgel And Antiacnes Activity Test Against Propionibacterium Acnes, Staphylococcus Aureus, Staphylococcus Epidermi... by Asyhari, Hanif Fibiana, Cabral, Kibedi B., Wikantyasning, Erindyah R.

“…Evaluation of % transmittance, emulsification time, and pH were carried out to determine nanoemulsion physical properties. …”
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