The Impact of Refugees on the Social Economic Development of the Host Communities: A Case Study of Nyakabande Refugee Transit Kisoro District. by Ngabire, Robert

“…The study investigated the impact of refugees on the socio-economic development of the host communities in the Nyakabande sub-county. The study was set to investigate the economic retain between the refugees and the host communities and the economic and social effects of refugees and the host communities. …”
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Environmental Effects of Brick Making on a Wetland Ecosystem: A Case Study of Kakiizi Wetland Ntungamo District. by Nimusiima, Nicholas

“…The study was to assess the impact of brick-making on the Ecosystem of kakiizi wetland in Itojo sub-county, Ntungamo district, in South Western Uganda, following the study objectives, which were: to assess the effects of brick-making on plant species richness and diversity of kakiizi wetland Ntungamo district and to analyze the effects of brick-making on physical properties of water of kakiizi wetland Ntungamo District. …”
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Naads and Poverty Reduction in Kabale District by Matthew, Jimtexkuule

“…Additional information on the study objectives was obtained from five sub-county NAADS extension staff of the selected sub-counties, the Kabale district NAADS Coordinator and the Kabale district production officer. …”
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Performance Disparity in Mathematics between male and female Students in Selected Secondary Schools in Kamuganguzi Subcounty, Kabale District. by Amos, Musimenta

“…This indicated that male students outperformed female students in Mathematics in the selected secondary schools in Kamuganguzi Sub County. Findings on the teaching methods indicated that the mean score was highest (10.14) for the classes where question/answer method was used with a standard deviation of 1.96 followed by discussion method (6.48) and a standard deviation of 0.82. …”
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Effects of dietary metabolizable energy and crude protein levels on production performance, meat quality and cecal microbiota of Taihe Silky Fowl during growing period by Yutian Shen, Wentao Li, Lixia Kai, Yuqing Fan, Youping Wu, Fengqin Wang, Yizhen Wang, Zeqing Lu

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Season-long comparison of trap lures for integrated management of the navel orangeworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in almond and pistachio by Joel P. Siegel, Charles S. Burks, Houston Wilson

“…We compared the season-long trap capture for these two lures in a sterile insect technique (SIT) demonstration project in Fresno County, California, 2020–2023. A total of 194,233 males (96.52%) were caught using Combo lures and 7006 (3.48%) caught using Bait lures, while 95,947 females (48.83%) were caught using Combo lures and 100,532 (51.17%) caught using Bait lures. …”
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Association of Tobacco Smoking with Physical Fitness of Military Males in Taiwan: The CHIEF Study by Fang-Ying Su, Sheng-Huei Wang, Henry Horng-Shing Lu, Gen-Min Lin

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Resting Full-Cycle Ratio versus Fractional Flow Reserve: A SWEDEHEART-Registry-Based Comparison of Two Physiological Indexes for Assessing Coronary Stenosis Severity by Stephen Malmberg, Jörg Lauermann, Patric Karlström, Dario Gulin, Neshro Barmano

“…Patients treated at Ryhov County Hospital in Jönköping, Sweden, between the 1st of January 2020 and the 30th of September 2021, were included. …”
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Ecological Management Zoning Identification by Coupling Blue-Green and Gray Infrastructure Networks: A Case Study of Guizhou Province, China by Shuang Song, Xuanhe Zhang, Shaohan Wang, Yue Gong

“…The results indicated that (1) the BGI network in the study area included 179 sources, with a total area of 54,228.80 km², and 232 corridors. (2) There were 53 sources in the GI network, totaling 709.19 km², and the corridors of the first, second, and third levels were 11,469.31 km, 6703.54 km, and 5341.30 km, respectively. (3) There were 606 barrier points identified, mainly distributed in the central part of the study area, and the total area of the disturbance zone was 1132.50 km², which had the largest distribution in Qiandongnan, followed by Qiannan. (4) At the county scale, five ecological management zones were identified in the study area based on four indicators, namely, the source area ratio of BGI network, corridor density of BGI network disturbance zone area ratio, and density of barrier point. …”
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Effects of three kinds of growth regulators on flowering and branch physiological characteristics of Paeonia rockii by LIU Jiamiao, TANG Hong, ZHU Jiachen, TAO Xuanlin, XUE Nana

“…rockii Cultivation Base in Yuzhong County, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province as the material, three kinds of growth regulators (IAA, GA3, and 6-BA) at concentrations of 100, 300 and 500 mg/L were sprayed on the leaves before flower bud differentiation, with water as the control. …”
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Detection of <i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum</i> DNA in Deer Keds: Massachusetts, USA by Patrick Pearson, Guang Xu, Eric L. Siegel, Mileena Ryan, Connor Rich, Martin J. R. Feehan, Blake Dinius, Shaun M. McAuliffe, Patrick Roden-Reynolds, Stephen M. Rich

“…Deer keds were collected across the state, including in four previously unrecorded counties, indicating a wide distribution. Pathogen screening revealed the presence of <i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum</i> DNA in 30% of the keds, but no other pathogens were detected. …”
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Analysis of Rock β-Dynamic Parameters and the Stability of Earthquake Dangerous Rocks Based on PFC by Yun Tian, Lin-feng Wang, Biao Zeng, Hong-hua Jin

“…Based on the principle of particle flow and synthetic rock mass technology (SRM), the influence of mesoparameters on macromechanical properties is investigated by calibrating mesoparameters of rock materials at depth for a rock sequence in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, Sichuan Province, China. By combining these parameters with conventional and dynamic cycle triaxial tests, sensitivity analysis of rock β-parameters was completed. …”
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Monitoring of ecological environment changes in open-pit mines on the Loess Plateau from 1990 to 2023 based on RSEI by Xingbang Wang, Yanyun Nian, Haiyuan Wang, Jie Chen, Kegong Li, Tianming Hu, Zhiming Li

“…This study focuses on a typical open-pit lime mine in Yongdeng County, Gansu Province, as a case study to investigate the environmental changes throughout the full life cycle of the mine, from before the start of mining, through peak mining, to the final stage of ecological recovery. …”
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Differences in use of telemedicine integrated into traditional primary health care – a comparative observational study by Pär Eriksson, Maria Randjelovic, Hans Thulesius, Tora Hammar, Stefan Lagrosen, Evalill Nilsson

“…Two study periods of six months were used (September 2019–February 2020 for Region Östergötland, and September 2021–February 2022 for Region Kalmar County) to collect user data. A reference period of 36 months (September 2016–August 2019) was used, to collect data on HSB.Results Users were more often women under the age of 60 and had higher morbidity (measured as resource utilisation) than non-users (p < .001). …”
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Coseismic deformation and seismogenic structure of the 2024 Hualien Earthquake measured by InSAR and GNSS by Jiangtao Qiu, Lingyun Ji, Liangyu Zhu, Yongsheng Li, Chuanjin Liu, Qiang Zhao

“…On April 3, 2024, an M7.3 earthquake occurred in the offshore area of Hualien County, Taiwan, China. The seismogenic structure at the epicentral location was highly complex, and studying this earthquake is paramount for understanding regional fault activity. …”
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Determination of Activity Concentration of Natural Radionuclides and Radiation Hazards’ Assessment of Building Materials in High Background Radiation Areas of Homa and Ruri, Kenya... by Willis Otieno Gor Odongo, Margaret Chege, Nadir Hashim, Shinji Tokonami, Kranrod Chutima, Charles Rotich

“…The areas around Homa and Ruri hills in Homa Bay County in Kenya are associated with high background radiation levels. …”
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Validity assessment of the POLARS score tool in the prediction of post rectal cancer surgery LARS score in a population-based Swedish cohort by Asif Johar, Pernilla Lagergren, Boglarka Rethy, Caroline Nordenvall, Emil Pieniowski, Gabriella Jansson-Palmer, Mirna Abraham-Nordling

“…The aim of this study was to analyse how accurately the POLARS score could predict LARS scores when compared with actual patient-reported LARS (PR-LARS) scores in a population-based Swedish cohort.Design This retrospective cohort study included patients who underwent curative rectal cancer surgery between 2007 and 2013 in Stockholm County and were identified using the Swedish Colorectal Cancer Registry (SCRCR). …”
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Advanced zero-optical-distance Mini-LEDs technology with high-luminance composite light-guides for displays by Zhi Ting Ye, Yen Lung Chen, Yu Fu Hsu, Ting Shuo Li, Ku huan Liu, Chun-Nien Liu

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Presence of the Anopheles culicifacies complex species A in southeast Iran by Seyed Massoud Madjdzadeh, Nahid Behi, Mohammad Amin Gorouhi, Arsalan Amirkafi, Mohammad Ali Oshaghi

“…Objectives This study aimed to identify the sibling species of the An. culicifacies complex in Qaleh Ganj County, Kerman Province, Southeastern Iran. Specifically, the study sought to determine the presence of species A, which is known to be a primary vector of malaria in the region. …”
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Repellent Activities of Essential Oils of Some Plants Used Traditionally to Control the Brown Ear Tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus by Wycliffe Wanzala, Ahmed Hassanali, Wolfgang Richard Mukabana, Willem Takken

“…Essential oils of eight plants, selected after an ethnobotanical survey conducted in Bukusu community in Bungoma County, western Kenya (Tagetes minuta, Tithonia diversifolia, Juniperus procera, Solanecio mannii, Senna didymobotrya, Lantana camara, Securidaca longepedunculata, and Hoslundia opposita), were initially screened (at two doses) for their repellence against brown ear tick, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, using a dual-choice climbing assay. …”
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