The KAB Quarterly Newsletter. Issue 8 | 2024 Graduation Edition. by Sempungu, Godfrey J. (Chief Ed.), Nowamani, Collins (Ed.), Nuwagaba, Collins (Ed.), Atukwatse, Sandra (Ed.)

“…As well, we are pleased to observe that the University’s Governing Council and Top Management have been vigilant in steering the University in a progressive strategic direction. …”
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The KAB Quarterly Newsletter. Issue 8 | 2024 Graduation Edition. by Sempungu, Godfrey J. (Chief Ed.), Nowamani, Collins (Ed.), Nuwagaba, Collins (Ed.), Atukwatse, Sandra (Ed.)

“…As well, we are pleased to observe that the University’s Governing Council and Top Management have been vigilant in steering the University in a progressive strategic direction. …”
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Roles of Record Keeping towards the Development of Secondary Schools: A Case Study of Bweranyangi Secondary School. by Happy, Tusingwire

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Tea Growing and Socio-Economic Wellbeing of the Community of Kyamuhunga-Bushenyi. by Nuwasiima, Olivia

“…Furthermore, the research evaluated existing policies, regulations, and institutional frameworks governing tea production and trade in Kyamuhunga. It identified challenges faced by tea growers and the community, as well as opportunities for innovation, value addition, and market diversification. …”
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Human development I: Twenty Fundamental Problems of Biology, Medicine, and Neuro-Psychology Related to Biological Information by Tyge Dahl Hermansen, Søren Ventegodt, Erik Rald, Birgitte Clausen, Maj Lyck Nielsen, Joav Merrick

“…The last is tightly linked to the evolutionary principle and explains how human self-recovery is governed. Other subjects of special interest that we shall look deeper into are the immunological self-nonself discrimination, the structure and function of the human brain, the etiology and salutogenesis of mental and somatic diseases, and the structure of the consciousness of a human being. …”
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The non-Fourier–Fick’s heat and mass flux effect in a bioconvective nanofluid flow over a stretching cylinder with suction/injection and convective conditions by Endale Ersino Bafe, Mitiku Daba Firdi, Lemi Guta Enyadene

“…The analysis includes the effects of non-Fourier and non-Fick fluxes, suction/injection, convective heat and mass transfer, and motile microorganisms under mixed convection, nonlinear thermal radiation, porosity, Ohmic dissipation, chemical reactions with Arrhenius activation energy, and Brownian motion. The governing equations are transformed into nonlinear ODEs and solved using a spectral local linearization method. …”
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Significance of solar radiation and viscous dissipation on oscillatory and steady convective heat transfer around buoyancy-driven sphere using FDM scheme by Alanoud Alsuhaymi, Musaad S. Aldhabani

“…The main theme of this examination is to generate the oscillations in heat frequency and oscillations in shear stress rate around a sphere surface. The governing mathematical model is solved by using primitive variable formulation and finite difference method. …”
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Effects of Strongbacks and Strappings on Vibrations of Timber Truss Joist Floors by Shuo Xue, Zhanyi Zhang, Zhanyi Zhang, Haibin Zhou, Yinlan Shen

“…The bracing elements of the strongbacks and strappings mainly enhanced the system stiffness in the across-joist direction of the flooring system, but they did not govern the fundamental natural frequencies of the floors and just changed the spacing of adjacent natural frequencies. …”
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Small open reading frames (sORFs): Driving big improvements in plant development and quality by Kui Dong, Chaofan Shan, Dongyu Wen, Zifan Cui, Jun Cao

“…The impact of sORFs extends well beyond stress resistance and they are also implicated in the developmental and physiological functions of plants. sORFs play a crucial role in determing the overall morphological architecture of plants, governing morphological changes throughout the plant life cycle, and are instrumental in regulating metabolite accumulation, which influences plant quality. …”
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Semaphorin 3A Shifts Adipose Mesenchymal Stem Cells towards Osteogenic Phenotype and Promotes Bone Regeneration In Vivo by Xiangwei Liu, Naiwen Tan, Yuchao Zhou, Xueying Zhou, Hui Chen, Hongbo Wei, Ji Chen, Xiaoru Xu, Sijia Zhang, Guodong Yang, Yingliang Song

“…Identification of the key molecules governing the differences between ASCs and BMSCs would shed light on manipulation of ASCs towards osteogenic phenotype. …”
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Demonstration of Participation Networks in Urban Transport Policy of Public and Private Sectors through Social Media: The Case of Bike-Sharing Pricing Strategy in China by Qian Ye, Xiaohong Chen, Hua Zhang, Junjie Cai, Kaan Ozbay

“…The empirical result also demonstrates the existence of echo chambers in the transport participation network of governments and enterprises. Most echo chambers operate such that organizations or influential individuals amplify the views of the general public with more critical viewpoints. …”
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Predicting Energy Consumption Using Stacked LSTM Snapshot Ensemble by Mona Ahamd Alghamdi, Abdullah S. AL-Malaise AL-Ghamdi, Mahmoud Ragab

“…The ability to make accurate energy predictions while considering all related energy factors allows production plants, regulatory bodies, and governments to meet energy demand and assess the effects of energy-saving initiatives. …”
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A new approach to the geometric modeling of Iranian domes by Akbar Dehghan Nezhad, Nasim Daryani

“…The method of conducting this research is quantitative and includes calculations related to the types of domes, and its type can be considered descriptive research.Findings: We found a significant link between the mathematics that governs domed buildings and the productive arch.Originality/Value: Considering the multitude of types of arches in architecture, in this article, after stating some necessary definitions of differential geometry, in addition to presenting the method of drawing each arch, we will only bring the calculations related to the types of arches with legs, horned goats, five-o-seven and shamrocks. …”
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The effect of product market competition and growth opportunity on the relationship between ownership concentration and abnormal returns by Rahim Bonabi Ghadim, Shabnam Rajaee, Davod Mostafazadeh

“…Purpose: Ownership concentration can lead to the agency problem between dominant shareholders and minority shareholders (ownership conflict) and the existence of product market competition as a substitute for strong corporate governance and the existence of growth opportunities that can affect the future performance of the company due to information uncertainty, the intensity of management oversight and thus the efficiency of ownership concentration can be affected. …”
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From lab to landscape-scale experiments for the morphodynamics of sand dunes by Claudin, Philippe, Courrech du Pont, Sylvain, Narteau, Clément

“…Besides, dune shape and dynamics are mainly governed by flow and boundary conditions, independent of the transport mode. …”
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Kinetic investigation of the energy storage process in graphene fiber supercapacitors: Unraveling mechanisms, fabrications, property manipulation, and wearable applications by Juan Zhang, Wenwen Liu, Minzhi Du, Qingli Xu, Minren Hung, Ruifang Xiang, Meng Liao, Xinhou Wang, Bingjie Wang, Aiping Yu, Kun Zhang

“…Despite existing reviews on GFSCs, a notable gap exists in thoroughly exploring the kinetics governing the energy storage process in GFSCs. This review aims to address this gap by thoroughly analyzing the energy storage mechanism, fabrication methodologies, property manipulation, and wearable applications of GFSCs. …”
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Study on the Siting of Offshore Wind Farms and Prospects for Future Development by Zhichuan LI, Xinghua LI, Jingshui LAO, Zhiyou YU, Wei XU, Jianzhang SUN, Zijian ZHANG, Ya LI

“…[Objective] Under the background of carbon neutrality, the development of new energy has attracted more attention from countries and regions, and offshore wind farms, based on abundant wind resources, have been vigorously developed by governments. [Method] The literature related to the offshore wind farms site selection was searched in the Web of Science core database, and the search results were analyzed based on CiteSpace software. …”
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Crop yield prediction through machine learning: A path towards sustainable agriculture and climate resilience in Saudi Arabia by Mohammad M. Islam, Majed Alharthi, Rotana S. Alkadi, Rafiqul Islam, Abdul Kadar Muhammad Masum

“…Collaboration between farmers and governments, informed by data-driven approaches, is crucial in this endeavor. …”
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Genome-wide association study of myofiber type composition traits in a yellow-feather broiler population by Chengyu Fan, Yanju Shan, Ming Zhang, Yunjie Tu, Gaige Ji, Xiaojun Ju, Jingting Shu, Yifan Liu

“…However, comprehension of the regulatory mechanisms governing this trait remains limited. Therefore, we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) with a population of 400 yellow-feather broilers to explore genetic variations associated with myofiber-type composition at the genomic level. …”
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Farmers’ Perceptions of Climate Change Trends and Adaptation Strategies in Semiarid Highlands of Eastern Tigray, Northern Ethiopia by Hailay Tsigab Kahsay, Dawit Diriba Guta, Belay Simane Birhanu, Tagel Gebrehiwot Gidey

“…The results of this study provide baseline information for local governments, subsequent researchers, and policy-makers in terms of farmers’ perception of climate change and adaptation strategies.…”
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