The Role of School Management Committee and Pupils' Performance in Government Primary Schools in RuhiJa Town Council Rubanda District. by Niwagaba, Alex

“…Participation of School Management Committee members in meetings was one of the ways through which pieces of advice would be provided to the school stakeholders including teachers, learners, head teachers, casual labourers all aimed at shooting in a direction of uplifting the pupils' academic performance (Lamb, 2007). The study was conducted aimed to investigating the role of school management committee on pupils' performance in primary schools in Ruhija Town Council Rubanda District. …”
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Assessing the Factors Influencing Attrition of Health Workers in Government Health Units in Lyantonde District, Uganda. by Kansiime, Benon

“…Methodology Across sectional study of collecting qualitative and quantitative data was conducted on 171 study participants including health workers, Chief Administrative Officer, the District Health Officer, the District Principal Human Resource Officer, Secretary District Service Commission, the Chairperson District Service Commission, the District Principal Internal Auditor, and Secretary for Health, Medical superintendent Lyantonde Hospital, District Planner and the Chief Finance Officer. …”
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Adverse Maternal Outcomes and Associated Factors Among Mothers of Advanced Age delivering at a Tertiary Hospital, Southwestern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study. by Masembe, Sezalio, Migisha, Richard, Turyasingura, Godwin, Aheisibwe, Hillary, Nzabandora, Emmanuel, Lule, John C.

“…We determined the prevalence of adverse maternal outcomes and associated factors among mothers of advanced age who delivered at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital (KRRH), in Southwestern Uganda. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional study at the Maternity Ward of KRRH from April to September 2023. …”
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Prevalence of and Risk factors associated with hypertension: a community based- cross sectional study in Ndorwa West Health Sub District, Kabale district, southwestern Uganda. by Munezero,Tamu John Bosco, Mfitumukiza, Valence, Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Mandera, Immaculate, Kabami, Jane, Arineitwe, Edward Bwengye, Namuyibwa, Lydia, Izo, Herbert, Baikaitwoha, Everd M., Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper

“…A community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted with 381 adults aged 25–65 years in Ndorwa West HSD, using a modified WHO STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance. …”
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Temporal Changes in Plasmodium Falciparum Genetic Diversity and Multiplicity of Infection Across Three Areas of Varying Malaria Transmission Intensities in Uganda. by Mwesigwa, Alex, Kiwuwa, Steven M., Musinguzi, Benson, Kawalya, Hakiim, Katumba, James Davis, Baguma, Andrew, Mutuku, Irene M., Adebayo, Ismail Abiola, Nsobya, Samuel L., Byakika‐Kibwika, Pauline, Kalyango, Joan N., Karamagi, Charles, Nankabirwa, Joaniter I.

“…Methods: A total of 220 P. falciparum-positive dried blood spot (DBS) filter paper samples from participants in a study conducted during 2011–2012 and 2015–2016 were analyzed. …”
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Modelling and Analysis of Bioretention Systems for Removal of Stormwater Pollutants by Nuwagaba, Emmanuel, Abdulkadir, Taofeeq Sholagberu, Agwe, Michael Tobby, Philip, Tibenderana, Ako, Terseer, Moses N., Twesigye-omwe

“…The parameters tested were Temperature, pH, Electrical Conductivity (EC), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Total Coliforms (TC), Faecal Coliforms (FC), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Oil & Grease (OG)The results of the study showed that the bio retention model drastically improved storm water quality by reducing values of EC, TDS, TC, FC, TSS, BOD and OG as compared to the tested raw storm water samples. …”
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Consumption of Raw Herbal Medicines Is Associated with Major Public Health Risks amongst Ugandans by Fred, Ssempijja, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Ejike, Daniel Eze, Andrew, Tamale, Sylvia Anurika, Ewuzie, Kevin, Matama, Justine, Ekou, Paul, Bogere, Regan, Mujinya, Grace Henry, Musoke, Jovile Kasande, Atusiimirwe, Gerald, Zirintunda, Muhamudu, Kalange, Joel, Lyada, Ritah, Kiconco, Theophilus, Pius, Christopher, Nandala, Roland Mugisha, Kamugisha, Yunusu, Hamira, Edgar Mario, Fernandez, Simon Peter, Musinguzi

“…In Uganda, Vernonia amygdalina is of interest in rural communities due to its therapeutical action on both bacterial and protozoal parasites, however no studies have been conducted to assess the heavy metal concentrations in traditional plants used in alternative medicine. …”
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Misconceptions on COVID-19 Risk Among Ugandan Men: Results From a Rapid Exploratory Survey, April 2020 by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, MacLeod, Ewan, Ssempijja, Fred, Mahero, Michael W., Matama, Kevin, Musoke, Grace Henry, Bardosh, Kevin, Ssebuufu, Robinson, Wakoko-Studstil, Florence, Echoru, Isaac, Tiyo Ayikobua, Emmanuel, Mujinya, Regan, Nambuya, Grace, Onohuean, Hope, Zirintunda, Gerald, Ekou, Justine, Welburn, Susan Christina

“…Methods: A cross-sectional survey carried out in early April 2020 was conducted with 161 Ugandans, who purposively participated in the online questionnaire that assessed understandings of COVID-19 risk and infection. …”
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Investigating and prioritizing the factors affecting the success of e-commerce using the best and worst (BWM) technique. by shayan mohammadpour mir, shiba masoumi, seyed mojtaba kavoosi davoodi

“…Conclusion The current research was conducted with the aim of investigating and prioritizing factors affecting the success of e-commerce in small and medium-sized companies in Mazandaran province. …”
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Identifying the factors affecting the growth of the employees of the country's property and documents registration organization by Najmeh Ahmadi, Kolsoum Nami, Nader Ghourchian, Parivash Jafari

“…Seyed Hatami et al, (2023) in a research conducted with the aim of compiling the growth pattern of faculty members at Farhangian University, used semi-structured interviews to collect data. …”
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Explanation and validation of the coordination model of the marketing and sales department in the insurance industry in Iran by Alireza Jahed, Ehsan Abedi, Hamidreza Saeednia

“…By reviewing past studies, it was found that despite the importance of identifying the coordination framework between the sales and marketing departments, no study has been conducted on the coordination framework and model between marketing and the sales network in this insurance industry, so this study was conducted for this purpose, and it answers the question: what are the important direct, indirect and intervening variables in the coordination of marketing and sales in the insurance industry? …”
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Identifying, categorizing and ranking performance indicators of schools using Q method by Seyed Mahmoud Jalilian, Shahnaz Naibzadeh, seyyed hasan hataminasab, seyed ali almodaresi

“…Conclusion The current research was conducted with the aim of identifying, categorizing, and ranking school performance indicators using the Q method. …”
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Antecedents and consequences of professional competence of school administrators with emphasis on environmental sustainability and sustainable development by mohamadreza rasouli, ghafar tari, hossein Baghaei

“…Data analysis in this research was conducted at two levels, qualitative and quantitative. …”
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Peer support for adult social care in prisons in England and Wales: a mixed-methods rapid evaluation by Holly Walton, Efthalia Massou, Chris Sherlaw-Johnson, Donna Gipson, Lucy Wainwright, Paula Harriott, Pei Li Ng, Stephen Riley, Stephen Morris, Naomi J Fulop

“…Rapid assessment procedures were used to conduct rapid analysis of qualitative data. Following this rapid analysis, a combination of inductive and deductive thematic analysis was used to conduct an in-depth analysis of findings. …”
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HEalth-Related Quality of Life-Intervention in Survivors of Breast and Other Cancers Experiencing Cancer-Related Fatigue and Associated Cognitive Symptoms Using TraditionAL Chinese... by Alexandre Chan PharmD, Daniella Chan BS, Ding Quan Ng BSPharm, Huang Fang Zheng MD, Quan Ming Tan MCM, Chia Jie Tan PhD, Jolene Hui Min Toh BS, Ning Yi Yap PhD, Yi Long Toh PhD, Yu Ke PhD, Edmund Chun Ann Wang BS, Queenie Pei Ni Lim BSocSc, Han Kiat Ho PhD, Lita Chew MMS, Tira J. Tan MBBS

“…Methods: In a single-centered, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled pilot trial conducted from 2019 to 2022, fatigued cancer survivors ≥21 years old were recruited to receive the XBYRT intervention or placebo (5% diluted) once daily for the duration of 8 weeks. …”
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Mesenchymal stromal cells-derived extracellular vesicles in cartilage regeneration: potential and limitations by María Piñeiro-Ramil, Iván Gómez-Seoane, Ana Isabel Rodríguez-Cendal, Isaac Fuentes-Boquete, Silvia Díaz-Prado

“…Main text This systematic review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines, with a comprehensive search of the Web of Science and Scopus databases for studies published between 2019 and 2024. …”
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The contextual adaptation and educational impacts of the mhGAP-IG to address child mental and behavioral disorder treatment gap in China: A mixed-method study by Meng Zheng, Yi Zhang, Feng Chen, Ang Chen, Di Kong, Kun Xie, Jie Li, Brian James Hall, Andre M.N. Renzaho, Jian-hui Gao, Dao-meng Cheng, Qing Zou, Xin-yuan Zhong, Qi-mei Yu, Wen Chen

“…Contextual adaptation was conducted through a four-step process guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) and the Ecological Validity Model (EVM). …”
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Survey of Firearm Storage Practices and Preferences Among Parents and Caregivers of Children by Meredith B. Haag, Catlin H. Dennis, Steven McGaughey, Tess A. Gilbert, Susan DeFrancesco, Adrienne R. Gallardo, Benjamin D. Hoffman, Kathleen F. Carlson

“…Methods: Between April 2018–November 2019, we conducted and analyzed an in-person survey of 294 caregivers, aged ≥18, with both children and firearms in the home. …”
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Prevalence, management, and outcomes of haemorrhagic events in left ventricular assist device recipients by Laetitia Pourtau, Maxime Beneyto, Jean Porterie, Jerome Roncalli, Montse Massot, Caroline Biendel, Pauline Fournier, Romain Itier, Michel Galinier, Olivier Lairez, Clement Delmas

“…Methods and results We conducted a retrospective, single‐centre, cohort study including all patients who received an LVAD from January 2008 to December 2019 in our tertiary centre (Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France). …”
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Effectiveness of antimicrobial agent combinations against carbapenem-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae with KPC variants in China by Congcong Liu, Congcong Liu, Yuchen Wu, Yanyan Zhang, Zelin Yan, Danxia Gu, Danxia Gu, Hongwei Zhou, Ning Dong, Chang Cai, Gongxiang Chen, Rong Zhang

“…This study is aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of various antimicrobial agent combinations against CRKP strains with different carbapenemases.MethodsA checkerboard assay involving 24 antimicrobial agent combinations was conducted on 44 strains of carbapenemase-producing CRKP isolated from patients of which 13 CRKP strains carried single KPC variants. …”
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