Costos del servicio de alimentos y bebidas en establecimientos de alojamientos turísticos by Marysela Coromoto Morillo Moreno

“…En ambos casos debe distinguirse costos de materiales directos (alimentos o ingredientes), costos de mano de obra y costos generales, dentro de un sistema de costos híbrido.…”
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Petroleum Hydrocarbon Fingerprints of Water and Sediment Samples of Buffalo River Estuary in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa by A. O. Adeniji, O. O. Okoh, A. I. Okoh

“…TPH and OC levels were slightly lower in summer than in autumn in the two environmental matrices, and the average amount of TPH in the water samples collected from all the sampling stations was generally lower than the EU standard limit of 300 μg/L. …”
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A Lightweight Person Detector for Surveillance Footage Based on YOLOv8n by Qicheng Wang, Guoqiang Feng, Zongzhe Li

“…Additionally, on a custom surveillance dataset, the model shows a 1.4% improvement in mAP@0.5:0.95, and on a more complex subset of the PASVOC public dataset, the model achieved a 2.8% improvement in mAP@0.5 and a 1.2% improvement in mAP@0.5:0.95, proving the high accuracy and generalization ability of the improved lightweight model.…”
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Protecting Consumers Against Defamation Claims: The Role of Common Interest in Product Reviews by Evi Kongres, Fajar Sugianto, Erny Herlin Setyorini, Bariyima Sylvester Kokpan, Sheng Zhang

“…In adjudicating consumer cases, judges have generally failed to apply the concept of common interest as a consideration, despite the potential benefits and awareness such reviews provide to prospective consumers. …”
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Microstructure of Whole Wheat versus White Flour and Wheat-Chickpea Flour Blends and Dough: Impact on the Glycemic Response of Pan Bread by Tasleem A. Zafar, Ahmed Aldughpassi, Abdulwahab Al-Mussallam, Amani Al-Othman

“…Whole foods are generally considered healthier choices compared to processed foods. …”
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Relationship between Urban Economic Connections and Geoeconomic Relations in Northeast China by Zhenghui Zhu, Li Wang, Wanbo Liu, Dewei Qi

“…From 2007 to 2017, the geoeconomic relations between the four central and other cities generally improved, shifting from competitiveness to complementarity. …”
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Blunt trauma of the scrotum and testicle: algorithm of choice of treatment tactics by S. K. Yarovoy, R. A. Khromov

“…The key differences between the proposed algorithm and the generally accepted tactics are the extension of indications for emergency testicular revision (to operate with hematocele of any volume) and the same type of antibacterial prevention/therapy of infectious posttraumatic orchitis, regardless of the nature of the injury.Conclusion. …”
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Strengthened microstructure and mechanical properties of austenitic 316L stainless steels by grain refinement and solute segregation by Yurong Wang, Buwei Xiao, Xiaoyu Liang, Huabei Peng, Jun Zhou, Feng Lin

“…Strengthening conventional materials through additive manufacturing is generally understood to occur due to rapid cooling in the metallurgical process, which refines the microstructure by producing smaller grain sizes and segregating elements at specific locations. …”
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Klasifikasi dan Autentifikasi Tanaman Seurapoh (Chromolaena odorata Linn) Menggunakan Metode Kombinasi Spektroskopi Inframerah dan Kemometrik by Taufiq Karma Karma, Pasyamei Rembune Kala, Shofi Shofi, Zafirah Zafirah

“…Based on the PCA score plot, samples generally form three distinct groups: Group 1 consists of samples from the highland region of Gayo, specifically Central Aceh (TA) and Bener Meriah (BM); Group 2 consists of samples from the coastal areas of Aceh, namely Southwest Aceh (ABD), South Aceh (AS), Aceh Jaya (AJ), and Bireun (Br); and Group 3 comprises samples from geothermal manifestation areas of Seulawah Agam and Jaboi. …”
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LingoTrip: Spatiotemporal context prompt driven large language model for individual trip prediction by Zhenlin Qin, Pengfei Zhang, Leizhen Wang, Zhenliang Ma

“…Theoretically, it is expected to overcome the common limitations of data-driven prediction models in zero/few shot learning, generalization, and interpretability. The paper proposes a LingoTrip model for predicting individual next trip location by designing the spatiotemporal context prompts for LLMs. …”
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Budget implementations in Local Governments in Uganda; Reflections from Kiruhura and Mbarara. by Eton, Marus, Sunday, Arthur, Nkamusiima, Dianah

“…Limitations: The study was conducted in only two districts and one city in western Uganda, and their findings make it difficult to generalize the findings. Contribution: This study provides a solid basis for advocating more observation of good governance principles in budget implementation. …”
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Small Scale Enterprises (SSES) on Employment Opportunities in Kabwohe Municipality. by Niwagaba, Innocent

“…The findings revealed the following: From the findings of the study, on respondents' background information the researcher concluded that the majority of respondents in this sample were in their early adulthood age, that is, 30-39 years, there are more males than females in Kabwohe municipality employed in these Enterprises, majority of individuals in Kabwohe municipality are generally not well educated; It can also be concluded that the effects of small scale enterprise on employment opportunities is significant at 05 percent because the probability value is less than 05 level of significance. …”
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Design and Construction of an Improvised Vertical Axis Wind Turbine. by Owamaani, Babrah

“…The horizontal axis is mainly used in large-scale applications and thus its implementation is generally a concern due to the huge installment setup and initial cost; whereas vertical axis wind turbines offer promising solutions for smaller rural areas or medium-sized residential spaces. …”
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The Impact of Academic Staff Appraisals on Job performance in Rwanda's Private Universities. by Ngirabakunzi, Felicien, Ocan, Johnson, Adyanga, Francis Akena

“…Despite this, job performance among academic staff was generally high, with an overall mean score of 3.49. …”
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The Waste Management with Reward System Project Proposal: A Case Study of Bushenyi-Ishaka Monicipality in Uganda. by Turihabwe, Christopher, Ninsiima, Ivan

“…This research work generally summarizes the activities carried out in the design and implementation of the Waste Management with a rewards system. …”
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Impacts of Solid Waste Management on Environment and People of Kekubo-Kabale Municipality. by Ayebazibwe, Daphine

“…Gender disparities were also noted, with females generally more involved in waste generation and awareness activities, pointing to the need for interventions to promote gender-balanced participation. …”
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Effect of Parenting Style on Drug and Substance Abuse Among Teenage Youth in Kabale Municipality. by Ainembabazi, Marion

“…The study concluded that parenting styles are generally linked to drug and substance abuse, with permissive parenting showing a statistically significant positive relationship with substance use among youths in Kabale Municipality (β = 0.939, p = 0.000). …”
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Investigating Factors Affecting Iron Levels in Sorghum in Rubanda District. by Mujuni, Livingstone

“…Additionally, fields treated with chemical fertilizers and those that were irrigated generally exhibited higher iron content compared to fields with organic fertilizers and non-irrigated fields. …”
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On Student Access and Equity in a Reforming University: by Kwesiga, Joy Constance

“…This paper examines issues of access and equity in the context of the far-ranging reforms that have been taking place at Makerere University and in the Ugandan higher education system generally since the early 1990s. The analysis attempts to map out the contours of student access over time, outlining the major fault lines in student diversities which include, among others, location, class and gender, as well as the state (university) response to these diversities in the context of market based reforms. …”
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A Scalable Blockchain Framework for ELA Assessment by Chunxia Tian

“…The DHNN model has improved the classification accuracy and generalization ability, and the model establishment process is simple and the results are intuitive, which verifies the effectiveness of the proposed model…”
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