Practical insights for enhancing primary care rehabilitation services in low-resource contexts by Maria Y. Charumbira, Karina Berner, Quinette A. Louw

“…Results: Five key recommendations emerged: (1) provide rehabilitation services closer to home through facility-based services, outreach, home visits and telerehabilitation; (2) improve patient awareness of rehabilitation through patient education, community engagement and patients actively seeking information; (3) enhance PCPs’ knowledge and basic skills in rehabilitation through training and guideline development; (4) improve communication among PHC stakeholders; and (5) advocate for rehabilitation inclusion in leadership, resource allocation and multi-disciplinary teams. …”
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The Relationship between Academic History and Audio-Visual History in Lithuania: A Closing of the Gap? by Rūta Šermukšnytė

“…This tradition gave rise to attempts to transform history to conform more to the author's vision of the past than to provide information based on the latest advances of formal, academic history. …”
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Exploration and comparison of the effectiveness of swarm intelligence algorithm in early identification of cardiovascular disease by Tiantian Bai, Mengru Xu, Taotao Zhang, Xianjie Jia, Fuzhi Wang, Xiuling Jiang, Xing Wei

“…The results of this study show that swarm intelligence algorithms can effectively screen key and informative feature sets, significantly improve model classification accuracy, and provide strong support for the early diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases.…”
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Linearity of natural versus laboratory-imparted remanence demagnetization diagram and reliability of relative paleointensity estimation by Toshitsugu Yamazaki, Jiaxi Li

“…Abstract Information on geomagnetic field intensity in the past is essential for understanding the behavior and mechanism of the geodynamo. …”
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Explainable deep learning approach for recognizing “Egyptian Cobra” bite in real-time by Elhoseny Mohamed, Hassan Ahmed, Shehata Marwa H., Kayed Mohammed

“…When a snake bite occurs, the IoT sensors embedded in the wearable devices will immediately detect the bite and transmit real-time data, including vital information about the bite marks, to a central monitoring system or victim relative. …”
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Assessing the impact of antimicrobial resistance policies on antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance-associated mortality in children and adults in low and middle-income countr... by Günther Fink, Jay Patel, Kyaw Zay Ya

“…In recent years, many low and middle-income countries (LMICs) have implemented policies to optimise antibiotic use in both formal and informal healthcare settings. However, there is limited evidence on the effectiveness of these national efforts in LMICs.Methods We investigated the empirical relationship between national policies aimed at restricting antibiotic use and actual antibiotic consumption in 138 LMICs. …”
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Organizational Support and Employee Commitment in Public Sector: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government, Uganda. by Nassali, Joan

“…In order to gather data for this study, questionnaires, key informant interviews, and documentary approaches were employed. …”
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Factors Influencing the Uptake of Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Rubanda District, South Western Uganda. by Tayebwa, Amon

“…A total of 387 adolescent respondents drawn from target population of 21273 were involved in the study that used a self-administered questionnaire and focus group discussions. Key informant interviews were also carried out at selected health facilities. …”
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Factors Influencing the Uptake and Sustainable Use of Soil and Water Conservation Measures in Bubaare Micro-Catchment, Kabale District, South Western Uganda by Willbroad, Byamukama, Ssemakula, E, Kalibwani, R

“…In this regard, several key recommendations were made which involved extending financial services to the farmers, communication and information access, training and experience sharing, strengthening research and development, education and awareness, providing technical and financial support.…”
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Monetary Policy and Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda: A Case Study Centenary Bank, Kabale Branch. by Kemigisha, Phiona

“…The study findings on the role of monetary policy on the financial performance of commercial banks. the highest number of the respondents mentioned leads to quick and informed decisions while the least number or· the respondents mentioned easy payments of the employees. …”
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The Contribution of Nongovernment Organisations in the Enhancement of The Social Economic Welfare of the Street Children: A Case Study of Lift up Jesus Child Development Center in... by Ntabangaryino, James

“…A mixed method was used to access information through questionnaires, interviews, and documentary review from 70 respondents of whom 20 were parents, 30 were street children. …”
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Assessing the Role of Electronic Banking on Performance of Micro Financial Institutions: A Case Study of Pride Micro Finance Limited Kabale District. by Twagirayesu, Bertin

“…The study recommended that there should be awareness among the Microfinance members about the information and communication infrastructure available to enable them to know how they are used to achieve their objectives, the systems used in banking should be in good working conditions and trustable to enable the members use them effectively and there should be constant system check up to avoid systems failures which would disrupt the use of the system in banking operations by the Microfinance clients.…”
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Employees Team Work and Performance of Organizations in Kabale District: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Akansasira, Mathius

“…The study used descriptive research design that aimed at generating information after the incident had occurred; Qualitative approach included the use of interviews. …”
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Quality Management Practices and Business Development: A Case Study of Nile Breweries in Kabale District. by Atukwase, Jasper

“…From the findings it was found that quality management practices are properly used within the bakery, the application process of top management, leadership or top management commitment, information and analysis, use of employee involvement in decision making, and supply chain management is also applied within the bakery. …”
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Examining the Challenges of HIV Positive People With Disabilities in Accessing Medical Services in Rukungiri District: A Case Study of Nyakishenyi Sub-County by Atuheire, Fortunate

“…The study recommended that there is a need to adopt appropriate and disability-sensitive channels of communication to disseminate HIV/AIDS messages/information to the community of people with disabilities, there is a need to print HIV/AIDS posters with people with disabilities on them to attract the attention of the public and stir them into positive action and intervention and there should be promotion of adult literacy programs for people with disabilities to enable them to read, write and interpret disseminated HIV/AIDS messages.…”
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Assessing the Effect of Counselling On Academic Performance of Primary Learners in Three Selected Primary Schools in Rubaare Sub-County, Ntungamo District. by Kamutunguza, Stephano

“…The research tools that were used to collect data include Questionnaires, interviews group discussions targeting the following recipients, key informants, and focused groups and these were used to obtain both qualitative and quantitative data. 8(10%) of the respondents noted that it is through counseling that learner academics is promoted. …”
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The Interest Rate and Performance of Business Enterprises in Ntungamo District: A Case Study of Ruhama Development SACCO in Ntugamo Municipality Ntungamo District. by Tugume, Harry

“…Data was analyzed using a Microsoft excel computer program to present information in tables. The study results on the role of interest rates on performance of Micro Finance Institutions, the highest number of respondents mentioned that interest on savings motivates clients to save which enables the SACCO to have ready cash for clients to borrow leading to performance, the lowest number of respondents stated that interest rates on loans motivates clients to pay in time which leads to SACCO's performance, the study findings on the challenges affecting the performance of SACCOs where the highest number of the respondents mentioned that SACCO's face the challenge of competition from other financial institutions while the least number of the respondents mentioned un qualified employees of the SACCO affects its performance and the study results on the strategies to improve on the performance of SACCOs the highest number of respondents mentioned that SACCOs should minimize operation costs which is consistent with the microfinance best practices and the lowest number of respondents stated improvement of the specific infrastructure related to the daily operation of MFls like computer cables. …”
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Translating Runyankole- Rukiga Folktales Into English. by Tukaheebwa, Miria

“…Folktale translation have helped to avail information to communities in that it gives the inner meanings of different folktales and then users get to know which lesson they get from them. …”
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A 5-year Retrospective Review of the Presentation Pattern and Management outcomes of Uterine Fibroids in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital. by Madunatu, Chimezie Michael, Okoro, Chukwuemeka Chukwubuikem, Onyejiaka, Chukwudubem Chinagorom, Enechukwu, Chukwunonso Isaiah, Ofojebe, Chukwuemeka Jude, Ani, Vincent Chinedu, Eleje, George Uchenna, Mbachu, Ikechukwu Innocent, Okafor, Chigozie Geoffrey, Okoro, Amarachukwu Doris, Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Oguejiofor, Charlotte Blanche, Eze, Stephen Chijioke

“…The case files of women who were managed for uterine fibroid during this period were obtained from the hospital’s Health Records department to extract relevant information. The social, demographic, and clinical data of the subjects were extracted using a designed proforma. …”
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Experiences of Mothers and Health Workers With Momcare and Safecare Bundles In Kenya And Tanzania: A Qualitative Evaluation. by Izudi, Jonathan, Owoko, Henry Odero, Bagayoko, Moussa, Kadengye, Damazo

“…Overall, the care bundles led to the strengthening of the healthcare system (staffing, service delivery, financing, supplies/logistics, and information management) to deliver quality maternal and child health services. …”
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