Village Savings And Loan Associations (VSLA) and Socio -Economic Empowerment of Vulnerable People in Kamuganguzi Sub County Kabale District. by Mwijukye, Deus

“…The recommendations were; need to improving the health status of women in families as well as children since they are regarded vulnerable in order to let them live happily; there should be improved nutrition and food supply to all families to let children and other members grow healthy and live a happy life; increased household income should be the ultimate goal fostered by credit accessibility in the area which must be done with ease through the start of small and medium enterprises especially women; it is recommended that the vulnerable groups of people have the replacement of the damaged property in case of any loss aiming at keeping standards of living at household level; achieving flexibility to immense development of social capital required the development of the saving culture that promotes regular income to help the community solve their personal problems; the social fund should be a unifying factor that enhances development through increased social networking to allow information flow since information is power. …”
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Carbon footprint reduction practices in the Olympic Games: a policy mobility approach by Wesselia Isa Ngoenha

“…For instance, despite promises to systematically assess environmental impacts at all venues, no methodology was provided for some key sites like Tahiti, highlighting gaps between goals and execution​. …”
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IGJR issue 1/2018 by IF and FRFG

“…We welcome submissions from all fields, including (but not limited to) political science, sociology, economics, and legal studies. …”
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Le réseau hydraulique à Pompéi (Italie) de l’époque des Samnites à Auguste (fin ive-fin ier s. av. J.-C.) by Federico Giletti

“…This study pursues this line of research, re-examining its phases and proposals through a wide-ranging analysis of the issues tackled, but above all by proposing a new and systematic approach to the subject, from which it has been possible to take stock of some elements and to verify or arrive at new conclusions on others.While the bibliography concerning certain aspects of Pompeii’s water management is rich, dedicated and in some cases quite comprehensive, regarding which this research has demonstrated the limits of a generic approach absent excavation work, on other topics by contrast the study presented here provided an opportunity for the first time to deepen our knowledge of issues and artefacts and the possibility of bringing together the various topics.With regard to the water supply to the Archaic and Hellenistic city, therefore, it was possible to identify an integrated system of supply to the entire urban space, consisting of catchment wells and cisterns for recovering rainwater from the roofs. …”
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Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Different Amounts of Cow Manure, Chemical (Nitrogen), and Biological Fertilizers on Some Quantitative and Qualitative Traits of Thyme (Thymus vulgari... by Havva Mahnoudi asl, Mahmoud Mokhtari, Reza Sadrabadi Haghighi, مهدی الهی ترشیزی

“…The number of 15 studies that can be meta-analyzed in different subjects: "dry weight, percentage of essential oil and yield of thyme oil" were selected 102 effect sizes were ready for meta-analysis, and the rest of the studies were excluded. All the extracted data were transferred to comprehensive meta-analysis software for meta-analysis. …”
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Ethics of Procuring and Using Organs or Tissue from Infants and Newborns for Transplantation, Research, or Commercial Purposes: Protocol for a Bioethics Scoping Review [version 1;... by Sebastian Porsdam Mann, Joe Brierley, Jerry Menikoff, Trung Nguyen, Brian D. Earp, Dominic Wilkinson, Julian Savulescu, Xiu Lim, Maide Barış, David Shaw, Melanie T Almonte

“…A comprehensive search of disciplinary and cross-disciplinary databases will be undertaken to ensure coverage of all possible sources that meet the inclusion criteria for the review. …”
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À propos des foyers protohistoriques à pierres chauffantes en Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur by Denis Dubesset

“…For this study, we identified all of the sites that revealed heating stone hearths during a period spanning from the early Bronze Age to the Second Iron Age. …”
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Révision de l’espèce Homo erectus (Dubois, 1893) by Valéry Zeitoun

“…The method use a standard which is independent of all specimens taken into account as an average. …”
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First aid guidelines for Bites and Stings: Educational Approach and Adaptation: Educational approach & Adaptation

“…In general, and across all levels of risk and exposure, education needs to focus initially on prevention measures such as covering the body exposed to possible bites and stings; and then on recognition and fast action to manage pain and to reduce the possibility of infection and/or allergic reaction. …”
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Hubungan Indeks Massa Tubuh dengan Cedera Ligamen Krusiat Anterior pada Atlet Cabang Olahraga Kontak by Rurin Ardiyanti, Afriwardi Afriwardi, Nur Afrainin Syah

“…</em></p><p><strong><em>Keywords:</em></strong><em> </em><em>body mass index, anterior cruciate ligament, athlete</em><em></em></p></div><em><br clear="all" /> </em>…”
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Efficacy Analysis of Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy Combined with PEEK Rods for Giant Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Randomized Controlled Study by Xiang Gao, Kaiying Tang, Yu Xia, Xun Zhang, Keran Wang, Zhengjian Yan, Yu Du, Liang Chen

“…This study describes a randomized controlled trial that assesses percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) combined with a polyetheretherketone (PEEK) rod in patients with GLDH (herniation affecting 50% of the sagittal diameter of the spinal canal) and reports the 2-year follow-up outcome. Methods. In all, 243 patients were randomly assigned to undergo PELD or PELD combined with a PEEK rod by generating random numbers with a random number generator. …”
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Bacterial profiling of mask waste from terrestrial and marine environment by A. Rakhmawati, B. Octavia, S. Marwati, D. Kristanti

“…The bacterial strains with the highest optical density values across all treatments were determined through the sequencing of the 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid gene. …”
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A mechanistic-statistical approach to infer dispersal and demography from invasion dynamics, applied to a plant pathogen by Saubin, Méline, Coville, Jérome, Xhaard, Constance, Frey, Pascal, Soubeyrand, Samuel, Halkett, Fabien, Fabre, Frédéric

“…We observed good identifiability for all parameters (correlation coefficient >0.9 between true and fitted values). …”
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Faktor-Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Perilaku Seksual Remaja di Kota Padang by Mahmudah ., Yaslinda Yaunin, Yuniar Lestari

“…</em><em></em></p><p><strong><em>Keywords: </em></strong><em>sexual behavior, adolescent, factor that related </em><em></em></p></div><em><br clear="all" /> </em>…”
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Combining genotyping approaches improves resolution for association mapping: a case study in tropical maize under water stress conditions by Fernanda Carla Ferreira de Pontes, Ingrid Pinheiro Machado, Maria Valnice de Souza Silveira, Antônio Lucas Aguiar Lobo, Felipe Sabadin, Roberto Fritsche-Neto, Júlio César DoVale

“…In terms of accuracy, the combination of genotyping scenarios compared to those isolated is feasible and recommended, as it increased all traits under both water conditions. In this sense, it is worth highlighting the combination of GBS-B73 and GBS-Mock scenarios, not only due to the increase in the resolution of GWAS results but also the reduction of costs associated with genotyping and the possibility of conducting genomic breeding methods.…”
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Breeding practices and selection criteria in Gudali cattle breed from Benin: implications for the design of a community-based breeding program by Loukaiya Zorobouragui, Loukaiya Zorobouragui, Isidore Houaga, Isidore Houaga, Alassan S. Assani, Hilaire S. S. Worogo, Lionel Kinkpe, Kathiravan Periasamy, Ibrahim T. Alkoiret

“…The main selection criterion was coat color in all breeding systems with respective indices of 0.59; 0.57; 0.54 and 0.47 respectively for sedentary purebred; sedentary mixed breed; transhumant purebred and transhumant mixed breed systems. …”
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Epi-Off versus Epi-On Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking in Keratoconus Patients: A Comparative Study through 2-Year Follow-Up by F. Cifariello, M. Minicucci, F. Di Renzo, D. Di Taranto, G. Coclite, S. Zaccaria, S. De Turris, C. Costagliola

“…Twenty eyes were treated by CXL epi-off and 20 by CLX epi-on, randomly assigned, and followed for 2 years. All patients underwent a complete ophthalmologic testing that included uncorrected and best corrected visual acuity, central and peripheral corneal thickness, corneal astigmatism, simulated maximum, minimum, and average keratometry, corneal confocal microscopy, Schirmer I and break-up time (BUT) tests, and the Ocular Surface Disease Index. …”
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Low Incidence of Postoperative Respiratory Depression with Oliceridine Compared to Morphine: A Retrospective Chart Analysis by Sergio Bergese, Richard Berkowitz, Paul Rider, Martin Ladouceur, Suzanne Griffith, Alvaro Segura Vasi, Kristina Cochrane, Linda Wase, Mark A. Demitrack, Ashraf S. Habib

“…Data from medical charts were collected for all CO cohort patients. The two cohorts were balanced using an inverse probability weighting method. …”
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ANTHROPOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN THE PHILOSOPHICAL WORKS OF RUSSIAN SPIRITUAL ACADEMIES’ TEACHERS OF THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY by M. A. Ershova

“…The research outcomes can be used for further understanding development of the all European searching process of the early 20th century. …”
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