Promoting quality education through blended learning during and post COVID-19 pandemic by De-Graft Johnson Dei

“…Findings – The study established that COVID-19 had a devastating effect on tertiary institutions; multiple technological and open-sourced systems were deployed for teaching and learning; blended learning was adopted to augment the traditional face-to-face mode of teaching and learning due to its ease of use, usefulness and accessibility as it was used for quizzes and assignments, accessing lecture notes, among others. …”
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Metabolic Syndrome Prediction Using Machine Learning Models with Genetic and Clinical Information from a Nonobese Healthy Population by Eun Kyung Choe, Hwanseok Rhee, Seungjae Lee, Eunsoon Shin, Seung-Won Oh, Jong-Eun Lee, Seung Ho Choi

“…With this model, we might convince nonobese MS individuals to undergo health checks and adopt behaviors associated with a preventive lifestyle.…”
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Distance-Based Congestion Pricing with Day-to-Day Dynamic Traffic Flow Evolution Process by Qixiu Cheng, Jiping Xing, Wendy Yi, Zhiyuan Liu, Xiao Fu

“…Firstly, a piecewise linear function is adopted to formulate the nonlinear distance toll, which can be encapsulated to a day-to-day dynamics context. …”
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PM2.5/PM10 Ratios in Eight Economic Regions and Their Relationship with Meteorology in China by Danting Zhao, Hong Chen, Erze Yu, Ting Luo

“…And then, statistical method and correlation analysis were adopted to investigate the relationship between the ratios and AQI, the rate of change on the ratios, and the impact of meteorological parameters on the ratios. …”
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New-insight UVB Treatment for Psoriasis Vulgaris in Vietnamese Patients by Phuong Pham Thi Minh, Trang Trinh Minh, Phuong Hoang Thi, Giang Quach Thi Ha, Tra Bui Thi, Michael Tirant, Doanh Le Huu

“…However, there are no data on Vietnamese patients to adopt a uniform national protocol. Objectives: This study aimed to establish an optimal NBUVB therapy for the treatment of psoriasis in Vietnamese patients. …”
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Neutrino-dominated Relativistic Viscous Accretion Flows around Rotating Black Holes with Shocks by Amit Kumar, Sayan Chakrabarti, Santabrata Das

“…We investigate the relativistic, viscous, advective neutrino-dominated accretion flows (NDAFs) around rotating stellar-mass black holes, incorporating neutrino cooling. By adopting an effective potential to describe the spacetime geometry around the rotating black holes, we self-consistently solve the governing NDAF equations to obtain global transonic accretion solutions. …”
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Prevalence Of Rifampicin Resistance in New Cases Of Pulmonary Tuberculosis In Children by Sonia Saleem, Aneela Shaheen, Muhammad Naeem, Shahid Mehmood Sahi, Sara Rubab, Bint-Ul- Huda

“…Executed in Lahore, Pakistan, it adopted a convenience sampling strategy with a sample size of 100. …”
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In-Line and Cross-Flow Coupling Vibration Response Characteristics of a Marine Viscoelastic Riser Subjected to Two-Phase Internal Flow by Xueping Chang, Jinming Fan, Wenwu Yang, Yinghui Li

“…The finite element method is adopted to directly solve the highly coupled nonlinear fluid-structure interaction equations. …”
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Application of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation with Electroencephalography in the Evaluation of Brain Function Changes after Stroke by Linhong Mo, Yiqiu Nie, Guiling Wan, Yingbin Zhang, Man Zhao, Jiaojiao Wu, Huiqi Wang, Qing Li, Aixian Liu

“…For patients with different injury types, degrees of injury, and different onset periods, individualized intervention methods should be adopted. The evaluation methods should be as diverse as possible, and the rehabilitation effects of patients should be assessed from multiple perspectives to avoid the limitations of single factors. …”
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A social ecological approach to identify the barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 vaccination acceptance: A scoping review. by Penny Lun, Jonathan Gao, Bernard Tang, Chou Chuen Yu, Khalid Abdul Jabbar, James Alvin Low, Pradeep Paul George

“…This review aims to identify the factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance and to organize the factors using the social ecological framework.<h4>Methods</h4>We adopted the five-stage methodological framework developed by Arksey and O'Malley to guide this scoping review. …”
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Factors Affecting Immunization Coverage for Children Under Five Years in Rwanyamahembe Sub-County, Mbarara District- Uganda. by Omia, Santos

“…The specific objectives were to; determine the level of expanded program on immunization (EPI) service coverage, identify socio-demographic and institutional factors affecting with EPI service coverage. The study adopted cross- sectional study design employing a quantitative approach for data collection. …”
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Examining the Role of Preserving Medical Records at Kamuganguzi HCIV. by Mugabirwe, Gift

“…Records management staff should be trained in the old and new system formats, to ensure they have the skills needed to recommend the right system and can implement and test migration efficiently and the government should adopt a community cloud that would be managed and used by the institutions concerned to ensure access to and the reuse of the same or old data from the old system in the new technological system.…”
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The Impact of Internet on Teaching and Learning of Geography in Secondary Schools in Kabale Municipality. by Kato Brian

“…It was guided by objectives which were to which were to examine the impact of internet use on teaching and learning in secondary schools in Kabale Municipality, to examine teachers’ and students’ perception on the use of internet in teaching and learning in secondary schools in Kabale Municipality and to identify the challenges associated with the use of internet in in secondary schools in Kabale Municipality. The study adopted a cross sectional survey design and a sample size of 326 respondents was used. …”
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Factors Influencing the Uptake of Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Rubanda District, South Western Uganda. by Tayebwa, Amon

“…Methodology: The study adopted descriptive cross-sectional design with qualitative and quantitative approach. …”
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Influence of Social Capital on Small and Medium Enterprises Performance in Wakiso District, Uganda by Mbowa ,Henry Stanley, Mbabazi,Phelix Businge, Ssemaluulu, Paul, Eton, Marus

“…Novelty: This original study was conducted primarily among women proprietors and managers of SMEs because they are reliable and provide firsthand information as compared to men. Thus, if adopted, the findings are vital for other business proprietors and managers to improve business performance.…”
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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 recommended that monetary policy has a significant effect on the financial performance of commercial banks therefore; Centenary bank Kaba le branch should study and incorporate the ever-changing operating environment of the bank when making changes or adjustments in the monetary policies of the bank and the management of the Centenary bank Kabale branch should reduce unnecessary operating costs and ensure it adopts fixed and less costly contracts to reduce on the operation cost levels in the bank. …”
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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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Gender Inequality and Elite Working Women in Kirima Sub-County Kanungu District. by Namanya, Precious

“…The study was guided by the following Specific Objectives of the Study, to find out the factors that influence gender inequality among rural elite working women, to ascertain the challenges faced by rural elite working women, and to explore mechanisms to reduce gender inequality among rural elite working women in Kirima Sub-county Kanungu District. The study adopted a descriptive research design. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected and this enabled the researcher to draw valid and dependable conclusions and recommendations of the study. …”
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Remedial Education and Academic Performance in Primary Schools: A Case Study of Kashambya Sub-County in Rukiga District. by Twesigye, Glorious

“…It was guided by three specific objectives that included; Investigating the contributions of remedial teaching towards pupils' academic performance, Finding om the forms of remedial teaching applied in Kashambya Sub County, and Determining the relationship between remedial teaching and academic performance of pupils in Kashambya sub county. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design that was approached with a mixed approach of qualitative and quantitative approaches. …”
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Perception of Nurses Towards Documentation of Patients Records at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. by Katushabe, Annet

“…The study was prompted by the need to find out whether there is incomplete and substandard documentation of patient records, which results in poor healthcare at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. The study adopted a descriptive study design that utilized quantitative methods of data collection. …”
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