Human Resource Management Practices and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (Smes) in Uganda: A Case of Ntungamo Municipality by Patrick, Atyanga

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Organizational Communication and Performance of Co-Operative Societies in Uganda. A Case Study of Abateganda Ntungamo Growers Co-Operative Society Ltd by Richards, Arinaitwe

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Adoption of Integrated Financial Management System and Procurement Performance in Uganda A Case Of Kabale District In Uganda by Ruth, Kobusingye

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Factors associated with delays in seeking tuberculosis treatment among patients at Muhima district hospital, Rwanda by Mercy Nwankwo, Chinenye, Yasmin Omar, Umubyeyi

“…Similarly, about 51% (25) were the results on the perception of taking anti- TB medication, while median time interval from onset of symptoms and initiation of treatments was 45 days, average 71 days between 15 -180 days. Conclusions: Statistically significant relationship exist between initial source of treatment using home remedies (p=0.0) and private insurance cover (p=0.0) in relation to delay, which further contributed to delay among majority. …”
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Factors influencing male involvement in family planning among married couples seeking maternity and pediatric services in Chuk by Mercy Nwankwo, Chinenye, Immaculate, Okoth

“…Data was analyzed using SPSS for descriptive and inferential statistics at level of significance was set at p= 0.05. …”
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Human Resource Management Practices and Performance of Small Scale Enterprises, A Case Study of Ntungamo Municipality by Atyanga, Patrick, Moses, Agaba, Byamukama, Eliab

“…Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistical techniques of mean and standard deviations. …”
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Impact of Teachers’ Qualification on Effective Teaching and Learning of Senior Four History Class in Kajara County Ntungamo District by Mugoya, Peter

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Analysis of long noncoding gene expression and its interactions with protein-coding genes in vascular endothelial cells in keloids by Yunxiang Luo, Zi Ye, Yi Li, Chau Wei Wong, Shuqia Xu, Yu Deng, Zhicheng Su, Xueqing Li, Yingxiong Huang, Bing Han

“…The hub relationship between the upregulated lncRNA‒mRNA interaction was lncRNA LINC01546–RASAL3/COL13A1, while the downregulated hub was lncRNA LOC101929787–PRKAA2/KRT71/SSTR1. qPCR verification result showed no obvious statistical differences. Conclusions Through the in-depth mining of keloid microarray data using bioinformatic methods, we speculated that VECs can affect the development and progression of keloids by epigenomic regulation via lncRNA‒mRNA interactions.…”
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Designing and evaluating alternative livelihoods for shark conservation: a case study on thresher sharks in Alor Island, Indonesia by Rafid A. Shidqi, Dewi R. Sari, Jeheskiel Alopen, Yodhikson M. Bang, Igo Arianto, Primiaty N. S. Kopong, Vivekananda Gitandjali TD, Etoile Smulders, Hollie Booth

“…Using a theory-based and statistical research design, we describe the approach taken in our intervention and its conservation outcomes. …”
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Improving quality and outcomes of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in refractory cardiac arrest: the Phoenix ECPR project by Michael Taylor, Vasileios Panoulas, Jill Smith, Alex Rosenberg, Mark Mason, Ian McGovern, Majid Akhtar, Sachin Mehta, Waqas Akhtar, Anthony McKay, Sumesh Thiruthalil, Orinta Kviatkovske, Donna Hall, Eftychia Galiatsou, Sofia Pinto, Maria Comanici, Emanuele Gerlando, Timothy Pitt, Joe Hughes, Olaf Maunz, Elia Keating, Julia Gangata, Eleanor Ross, Sophie Avetoom, Jane Durrant, Ciara Collins, Anand Jothidasan, Maria Monteagudo-Vela, Jerry Mitchell, Hatem Soliman Aboumarie, Caroline Bullen, Sundeep Kaul, Clara Hernandez Caballero, Ana Hurtado, Nick Lees

“…In the preceding 3 years, there had been 22 cases; of which, two survived (9.1%). This was a statistically significant higher survival with HR of 4.56 (CI 2.1, 10.2, p<0.05).The average length of hospital stay in the new system was 61.3 days; of which, 32.4 days were in the intensive care unit.Conclusions This study shows that it is possible to significantly improve outcomes in ECPR in a single centre by introducing into standard practice, a high-quality bundle of care.…”
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Physiological variables associated with the development of acute mountain sickness at the South Pole by Paul J Anderson, Bruce D Johnson, Michael F Harrison, Andrew D Miller, Kathy A O'Malley, Maile L Richert, Jacob B Johnson

“…Objectives The Antarctic Study of Altitude Physiology (ASAP) investigated variables associated with the development of AMS in adults experiencing rapid passive transport to altitude by airplane.Design Our prospective observational trial collected data, including personal history, anthropometrics, vital signs, blood samples and pulmonary function, at sea level and at altitude. Statistical analysis utilised independent sample t tests to investigate between-group differences (p<0.05) and a forward, step-wise binary logisitic regression analysis was performed.Participants Of 248 eligible ASAP participants, those who did not use acetazolamide (N=98) were included in the present analysis.Primary outcome measures The diagnosis of AMS using the Lake Louise Symptom Score.Results Analysis of participants not using acetazolamide (n=90) found 30 participants developed AMS and 60 participants did not. …”
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Short-term results of laparoscopic and open complete mesocolic excision with D3 lymph node dissection for left-sided colon cancer by P. V. Tsarkov, I. A. Tulina, A. Yu. Kravchenko, A. V. Leont’Yev

“…Postoperative morbidity rate had no statistically significant differences in both groups. …”
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Comparing sexual dysfunction in cosmetic rhinoplasty candidates and normal population among married women in Shiraz, Iran: A case-control study by Ali Sahraian, Masoud Janipour, Atoosa Ebrahimi, Zohre Zareizadeh, Pardis Habibi, Amirhossein Babaei

“…Conclusion: Our study indicated a significant sexual dysfunction among the studied population, but the difference was not statistically significant between the rhinoplasty and the control group. …”
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New insights into the mechanism of triphenyl phosphate and its metabolite diphenyl phosphate in diabetic kidney disease by Ting Fang, Qiaoyan Liu, Xinxin Huangfu, Hongkai Zhu, Hongwen Sun, Liming Chen

“…The results indicated statistically significant regulation of most core targets by TPHP and DPHP in MPC5, MES13, and human kidney-2 cells.…”
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Psychological well-being, gender, and age-specific difference on objectively recorded smartphone screen time in Japanese adults: A regression and clustering analysis by Ryusei Nishi, Kenichiro Sagiyama, Hajime Suzuki, Marie Amitani, Haruka Amitani, Akihiro Asakawa

“…Only the subjective loneliness indicated statistical significance between genders. OLS regression analysis indicated that among females, age showed a negative coefficient (age, −76.5), and both the social anxiety (LSAS-J, 20.0) and loneliness (UCLA-LS, −44.5) had significant coefficients. …”
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CORRELATION BETWEEN KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA) GRADE AND BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) IN OUTPATIENTS OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMATOLOGY DEPARTMENT RSUD DR. SOETOMO by Lukas Widhiyanto, Andre Triadi Desnantyo, Lilik Djuari, Maynura Kharismansha

“…Soetomo during August until November 2015. After statistic test using Spearman correlation test was done, the result was p=0,822. …”
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Introducing ‘trident’: a graphical interface for discriminating groups using dental microwear texture analysis by Thiery, Ghislain, Francisco, Arthur, Louail, Margot, Berlioz, Emilie, Blondel, Cécile, Brunetière, Noël, Ramdarshan, Anusha, Walker, Axelle EC, Merceron, Gildas

“…Next, it can measure up to 24 texture parameters and their statistics of heterogeneity, generating 384 variables. …”
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Efficacy and safety of the first domestic pegilated interferon alpha-2b «Pegaltevir» at chronic hepatitis C: pilot data of phase III clinical study by V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. N. Bessonova, P. O. Bogomolov, N. I. Geyvandova, K. V. Zhdanov, M. V. Mayevskaya, V. G. Morozov, V. D. Pasechnikov, I. Yu. Khomenko, A. V. Yagoda

“…Comparative analysis has demonstrated absence of statistically significant distinctions of RVR and РВО rates at application of two peginterferon alpha-2b drugs. …”
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Continuous follow-up intervention of a low-salt diet to control blood pressure among older people with hypertension in rural Indonesia by Ivana Aprilia Pehopu, Andi Masyitha Irwan, Elly Lilianty Sjattar, Sakul Changmai, Noor Azah Abd Aziz

“…In the intervention group, blood pressure decreased and remained stable during the first and second months. The statistical tests for the intervention group showed significant changes in both systolic blood pressure (p = 0.000) and diastolic blood pressure (p = 0.000). …”
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A comparative performance analysis of machine learning models for compressive strength prediction in fly ash-based geopolymers concrete using reference data by Muhammad Kashif Anwar, Muhammad Ahmed Qurashi, Xingyi Zhu, Syyed Adnan Raheel Shah, Muhammad Usman Siddiq

“…Model performance was evaluated using sensitivity analysis and statistical indices such as MSE, MAD, RMSE, MAPE, and SI. …”
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