THE NEXUS OF EXTERNAL DEBT, PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT: EVIDENCE FROM SELECTED SACU COUNTRIES by Brian Muyambiri, John-Baptiste Mabejane

“…Adopting the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bounds testing approach, the study results show that the causal relationship between financial development, external debt and investment in Lesotho, Namibia and Eswatini from 1980–2020 is country-dependent. …”
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Pedagogía de la violencia y resistencias de las mujeres: El cuerpo como territorio en disputa by Mariana Alpízar Guerrero

“…La perspectiva desde la cual se analizan estos conceptos y desde la cual se hace la historización, así como la aplicación de la teoría a ejemplos de la vida cotidiana es feminista y parte de la idea de que donde existe violencia siempre ha existido también la resistencia, siendo esta última una herramienta indispensable que han usado las mujeres para apalabrar su dolor, asumir su capacidad de agenciamiento e ir recuperando su cuerpo que ha sido un territorio histórico en disputa. …”
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Warming alters plankton body-size distributions in a large field experiment by Dania Albini, Emma Ransome, Alex J. Dumbrell, Samraat Pawar, Eoin J. O’Gorman, Thomas P. Smith, Thomas Bell, Michelle C. Jackson, Guy Woodward

“…This pattern was broadly consistent over two tested seasons and major taxonomic groups. We also detected some breakpoints in the community-level size-temperature relationship, indicating that the system’s response shifts noticeably above a certain level of warming. …”
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Medo, fetiche e espetacularização na política de juventude em Pernambuco by Marcílio Dantas Brandão

“…Os resultados da pesquisa revelam grande diferença entre as demandas populares e o orçamento público, bem como sinalizam efeitos que ultrapassam os objetivos explícitos no discurso governamental. Isto me faz convergir com críticos que apontaram o fetiche e a espetacularização da participação popular em uma política que se erigiu sob o signo do medo. …”
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Fracture evolution in steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) of tunnel under static and dynamic loading based on DEM-FDM coupling model by Yu Chen, Dongfeng Yu, Yixian Wang, Yanlin Zhao, Hang Lin, Jingjing Meng, Haoliang Wu

“…Furthermore, a coupled finite difference method-discrete element method approach is used to construct the model of the split Hopkinson pressure bar. Compression tests are simulated on SFRC specimens with varying steel fiber contents under static and dynamic loading conditions. …”
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Effectiveness of Common Beans Protein Extract (Phaseolus Vulgaris) as a Natural Coagulant in Purification of Portable Water. by Mushabe, Hillary

“…The suspension was stirred for 45 minutes in a stirrer at room temperature and filtered using filter paper and the filtrate obtained was used to prepare coagulant doses during the experiments. Jar tests were conducted with different doses of the coagulant. …”
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Motivation and Employee Performance in Local Governments: A Case Study of Kanungu District Local Government Headquarters. by Kukunda, Right

“…Most of the respondents (55%) strongly agreed that their work performance meets the organization's expectations. 63% of the respondents also strongly agreed that there was a link between their performance and the success of Kanungu District Local Government Headquarters. In trying to test the relationship between motivation and employee performance, 85% of the respondents strongly agreed that motivated employees perform better while 7% were neutral about this. 80% of the respondents also strongly agreed that there is a relationship between motivation and employee performance. …”
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Effect of Partial Replacement of Cement with Clay on the Compressive Strength of Concrete. by Vudriko, Ivan Dradi

“…Clay was introduced at varying percentages (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, and 25%) by weight as a replacement for cement in the mix. Tests were conducted to assess the slump, wet density, bleeding, and compressive strength of concrete specimens at 7, 14, and 28 days of curing. …”
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The Role of Savings and Lending Groups in the Financial Inclusion of Rural Women Entrepreneurs: A Case Study of IMPABARUTA Cooperative in Kamonyi District, Rwanda. by Mukamwezi, Albertine, Ocan, Johnson, Adyanga, Francis Akena

“…The main findings revealed the transformative role of savings and lending groups in promoting financial inclusion among rural women in Kamonyi District, Rwanda. A paired t-test revealed significant increases in savings (from 50,000 Rwf to 500,000 Rwf) and loan access (from 10% to 80%) after joining the IMPABARUTA Cooperative. …”
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Utilization of Banana Peel Flour as a Partial Replacement for Cement in Concrete Production. by Nuwahereza, Doreen

“…Banana Peel Flour was introduced at varying percentages (0%, 5%, 10%, and 15%) by weight as a replacement for cement in the mix. Tests were conducted to assess the slump, wet density, bleeding, and compressive strength of concrete specimens at 7, 14, and 28 days of curing. …”
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Ekyeyo Mobile Application by Nkuba, Blair, Kansiime, Daniel

“…By implementing the Iterative Model for development, the researchers designed and tested a platform that empowers job seekers to access opportunities and simplifies the hiring process for employers. …”
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Design and Simulation of an Irish Potato Peeling machine. by Namuri, Gift Evelyn

“…Key design considerations include potato feed mechanism , peeling drum configuration, and waste removal system. Prototype testing was conducted using Irish potatoes with an Irish potato sourced locally. …”
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A comparative analysis of workload and career progression of faculty members in Uganda’s private and public universities by Eva Irene, Tumusiime

“…Results from independent samples T-test show that this scenario is more pronounced in public than private universities because of understaffing caused by underfunding of these universities. …”
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Project Design Implementation and Sustainability of Donor Funded Potato Projects in Kabale District South Western Uganda by Turyasingura, John Bosco, Moses, Agaba, Meza, Orach, Zombeire, Regis

“…Structural equation modeling was used to test hypotheses. Results:Project design and implementation were significantly associated with the sustainability of donor-funded potato projects in Kabale District (r = .424, P≤.01). …”
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The Practice of Accounting Standards And Performance Of Commercial Banks In Kabale Municipality, South Western Uganda by Mbabazi, Mannex, Moses, Agaba

“…Probing into the relationship between the two will unearth the key necessary to impact management capacity Objective: To determine the influence of accounting techniques, accountability, and transparency on the performance of selected representative commercial banks in Kabale Municipality, Uganda Methods : The cross-sectional retrospective study design adopted was quantitative and descriptive with a sample that comprised 118 respondents selected by both simple and purposive random sampling. The data were tested for reliability and analyzed using SPSS. Results: : The use of accounting techniques significantly affected the financial performance of studied commercial banks (p=.031<0.05) Accountability was found to have a significant (p<0.05) effect on the performance of studied commercial banks in Kabale Uganda. …”
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Analisis Perilaku Entitas untuk Pendeteksian Serangan Internal Menggunakan Kombinasi Model Prediksi Memori dan Metode PCA by Rahmat - Budiarto, Yanif Dwi Kuntjoro

“…Hasil eksperimen dalam suatu jaringan testbed menunjukkan hasil akurasi pendeteksian mencapai 94.01%, presisi 95.64%, Sensitivitas 99.28% dan F1-Score 96.08%. …”
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Mechanism analysis of mechanical extraction of Pleioblastus amarus fibers by saturated steam pretreatment by Xiaofeng Xu, Weipeng Yu, Xingduo Fan, Zhenhong Gong, Wei Zhang

“…The yield, mechanical properties, and other indicators of the fibers were then tested and compared. Subsequently, Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was employed to observe and comparatively analyze the microstructural morphology of the two types of fibers. …”
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Prioritizing information over grammar: a behavioral investigation of information density and rhetorical discourse effects on EFL listening comprehension by Mohamed A. Mekheimer, A. I. Fageeh

“…Abstract This study investigated the impact of information density on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) listening comprehension, testing the hypothesis that listeners prioritize message understanding in information-rich discourse over grammar-focused analysis in rhetorical discourse. …”
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Epidemiological surveys, antibiotic resistance, and related risk factors of Helicobacter pylori in Quanzhou, China: a cross-sectional study by DanDan Xie, WeiXiong Xu, ZhenZhu Zhang, Fang Huang, XuBo Dai

“…A minimally invasive string test combined with qPCR was used to investigate the relationship between H. pylori infection and several factors that were evaluated using a survey. …”
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Antifungal and enzymatic activities of endophytic fungi associated with Tamarix nilotica by Helal F. Al-Harthi

“…Forty-nine isolates were investigated for antifungal activity against Fusarium solani and Rhizoctonia solani; all tested isolates showed antifungal activity against Fusarium solani, while 43 isolates showed antifungal activity against Rhizoctonia solani. …”
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