Are the Menstrual Characteristics Similar in Adolescent and Adult Women with Cerebral Palsy? by Hanife Dogan, Duygu Turker, Ozge Coban, Merve Basol Goksuluk, Nuriye Ozengin, Necmiye Un Yildirim

“… OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to compare the menstrual-health characteristics of adult and adolescent women with cerebral palsy. …”
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Sustainability of Paddy Rice Farming in the Conservation of Birds in Uganda Amidst a Growing Expansion of the Rice farming Industry. by Sarah, Nachuha, Twagiramaria, Fortunate

“…In this research, waterbird species diversity at three paddy rice growing schemes namely: Doho, Kibimba and Lukaya is collected and compared. A rapid cross-sectional survey was conducted at these 3 sites over a period of 3 months in which both quantitative and qualitative data were collected. …”
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Causes of Pupils' Failures At Primary Leaving Examinations in Butanda Sub-County Kabale District. by Keinika, Titus

“…The study established that pupils' scores were low but there was high performance in social studies compared to other subjects and boys performed better than girls. …”
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Investigating the Partial Replacement of Crushed Run Rock with Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement in Base Course. by Ninyesiga, Bruno

“…This study aimed to investigate the Engineering properties effect of using RAPs and CRR in their natural state by conducting common laboratory tests in the first phase, and Second phase of the study was intended to analyze the strength and interpret the optimum allowable percentage as partial replacement of CRR blended with 10/90, 20/80, 30/70, 40/60, 50/50 proportions by total weights for RAP as compared results with the general specification for base course materials. …”
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Influence of Training on Employees' Performance: A Case Study of Rukiga SACCO. by Manige, Alexander

“…While a significant number receive instructions on the job, the percentages for strongly agreeing are lower compared to other categories. Improving communication and clarity in task instructions could enhance employee understanding and performance. …”
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The Prevalence and Determinants of Stunting among Children 6 - 59 Months of Age in One of the Sub-Counties in the Rwenzori Sub-Region, Western Uganda by Enos Mirembe, Masereka, Arthur, Kiconco, Edson, Katsomyo, Clement, Munguiko

“…Stunting was determined by taking child’s height or length and comparing it with child’s age. A child whose height or length for age index was less than −2 Standard Deviations (SD) was considered stunted. …”
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In vitro propagation of Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf. using apical shoot segments and phytochemical assessments of the maternal and regenerated plants by Roggers, Gang, Richard, Komakech, Yuseong, Chung, Denis, Okello, Wook, Jin Kim, Byeong, Cheol Moon, Nam, Hui Yim, Youngmin, Kang

“…Furthermore, the tissues (roots and shoots) of maternal and in vitro‑regenerated C. pilosula plants were subjected to Fourier‑transform near‑infrared (FT‑NIR) spectrometry, Gas chromatography‑mass spectrometry (GC–MS), and their total flavonoids, phenolics, and antioxidant capacity were determined and compared. Results Full‑strength Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium augmented with vitamins and benzylaminopurine (1.5 mg·L−1 ) regenerated the highest shoot number (12 ± 0.46) per explant. …”
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Integrated Framework and Technical Path for Multi-level Nested Assessment of Landscape Character by Yuncai WANG, Qizhen DONG

“…This research analyzes, evaluates, and horizontally compares relevant typical research and practical projects both domestically and internationally. …”
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Evaluation of Urban Composite Carbon Sink Value: A Case Study of Shenyang by Tiemao SHI, Di WANG, Yu TANG, Peiying LI

“…This implies that urban areas, despite their different characteristics compared to natural ecosystems, still play a meaningful role in carbon sink. …”
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Visual Environment Factors Influencing Staying Behaviors During Cycling on Countryside Greenways by Ting WEN, Yun ZHANG, Ming DU

“…Correlation and multiple regression analyses are employed to determine the intensity of the visual environment’s influence on staying behaviors.ResultsThe findings reveal that cyclists tend to stay longer at nodes compared to road sections. However, the overall staying time remains brief, averaging less than one minute. …”
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Research on Carbon Sequestration Capacity of Urban Park Green Space in the Central Urban Area of Beijing and Driving Factors Thereof by Xiuping LIU, Songting ZHAO, Xinyu LI, Jiale LI, Xing WANG

“…To verify accuracy of the remote sensing model adopted, the measured and simulated values of carbon sequestration capacity were compared. Specifically, the relative error between the measured and simulated values is 5.64%, the mean square error is less than 0.1, and the fitting accuracy is 0.7314. …”
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Pharmacists' knowledge, attitudes, and perceived barriers to cancer pain management: a cross-sectional survey in Chongqing, China by Yu Liu, Tao Chen, Xinyu Li, Jie Song, Fujun Zhang

“…The results of the cancer pain treatment knowledge assessment revealed that the correct response rates for pharmacists who had received 0, 1, 2 or more than 3 courses of cancer pain treatment education were 55.7%, 55.0%, 61.4%, and 70.3%, respectively. Compared with that achieved with 0 training sessions, the response rate of the questionnaire under 2 training sessions was significantly different (χ2 = 6.712, p = 0.010), as was the response rate for ≥ 3 training sessions (χ2 = 50.097, p = 0.000). …”
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The Safety and Efficacy of Chemical Pleurodesis Agents in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusion Admitted in Tertiary Care Hospital by Venkateshwaran Kathamuthu, Rajeshkumar Balakrishnan, Saravanavasan Rajendran, Prabhakaran Rathinam

“…As there was no studies comparing these three together which are widely available in all limited resource settings, this study was conducted to find an efficacious, cost-effective, and safer agent among these three used in patients with malignant pleural effusion. …”
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Medicinal plants as alternatives for the management of hypertension and diabetes in Nigeria: Analysis of the structured interview of Nigerian patients by Rosemary A. Sylver-Francis, Olavi Pelkonen

“…Married participants are more interested in traditional medicine compared with the unmarried group. Conclusion: This study forms the basis of a future survey to be conducted on Nigerian doctors, to ascertain their views on traditional/alternative medicine and its possible integration into the national healthcare system. …”
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Trajectories of self-rated health in an older general population and their determinants: the Lifelines Cohort Study by Barbara C van Munster, Nynke Smidt, Sophia E de Rooij, Marlies Feenstra, Janet L MacNeil Vroomen

“…Being women (OR: 1.4; 95% CI: 1.0 to 1.9), low education (OR: 2.1; 95% CI: 1.5 to 3.0), one (OR: 10.4; 95% CI: 7.4 to 14.7) or multiple chronic diseases (OR: 37.8; 95% CI: 22.4 to 71.8), smoking (OR: 1.8; 95% CI: 1.0 to 3.2), physical inactivity (OR: 3.1; 95% CI: 1.8 to 5.2), alcohol abstinence (OR: 2.2; 95% CI: 1.4 to 3.2) and deviating physiological markers (OR: 1.5; 95% CI: 1.1 to 2.0) increase the odds for a higher probability of poor SRH trajectory membership compared with excellent SRH trajectory membership.Conclusion SRH of community-dwelling older adults is stable over time with the majority (65%) having moderate SRH. …”
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Understanding Youth Athlete Motivation, Training, and Activity Progression During and After the COVID-19 Sports Interruption by Elliot Greenberg, Eric Greenberg, J. Todd Lawrence, Theodore Ganley

“…Of the 43 subjects that completed the follow-up survey (34% response rate), there was an increase in athletic exposures compared to mid-pandemic levels, and 25% reported sustaining a sports-related injury shortly after resuming sports activities…”
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Budesonide in treatment of alcohol-induced severe hepatitis: results of randomized trial by I. I. Komkova, M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Mean MI – 58,11 (32,1 to 121,7). Groups were comparable for main clinical and laboratory features. …”
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Transplantation and Pregnancy by Pinar Erkan Uc, Sermet Sagol

“…The success of conception and successful pregnancy rates are quite low compared to the general population. Particular attention should be paid to obstetric complications such as hypertension, preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction, and preterm delivery during pregnancy. …”
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Migration in Elista during the Restoration of the Kalmyk ASSR and the Return of Kalmyks from Places of Deportation. 1957–1963 by Sergey S. Belousov

“…The research was carried out based on historical-comparative and historical-genetic research methods. …”
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Practical analysis of using PPPH and raPPPid for Precise Point Positioning in Europe by Saber Mohamed, El-Mewafi Mahmoud, Awad Ahmed

“…Convergence time was also estimated. By comparing the root mean square error (RMSE) values for North, East and Up directions estimated by PPPH and raPPPid, it was found that raPPPid gives more accurate results where the RMSE in N direction estimated by raPPPid varied from 0.5 cm to 1.9 cm; however, RMSE in N direction estimated by PPPH varied from 0.7 cm to 2.8 cm. …”
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