Effects of cattle manure and sludge vermicompost on nutrient dynamics and yield in strawberry cultivation with distinct continuous cropping histories in a greenhouse by Xiaofeng Bai, Wei Lu, Jin Xu, Qingyun Li, Zhanjun Xue, Xin-Xin Wang

“…During the senescence stage, the use of cattle manure vermicompost led to enhancements in plant height, leaf area, and root length, with increases ranging from 15.01% to 32.77% and 23.75% to 32.78% across the two substrate types compared to the control group. …”
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Translating Runyankole- Rukiga Folktales Into English. by Tukaheebwa, Miria

“…It is understood that the translation of folktales has helped in developing different language's orthography and lexical which has led to language and culture preservation whereby people get to know how to tell different folktales in different areas. …”
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Effect of Population Growth on Climate Change in Nyakishenyi Sub-County Rukungiri District Uganda. by Arinda, Nicholus

“…Additionally, expanding locally-led initiatives, including the National Adaptation Programs of Action, can ensure that adaptation strategies reflect local knowledge and expertise effectively.…”
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Investigating the Performance of Epoxy Concentrations in the Self-Healing of Concrete. by Manzi, Evans Evalist

“…However, concentrations beyond the optimum (15% epoxy) led to a decline in compressive strength. The experiment's pivotal phase involved crack induction to assess self-healing capabilities. …”
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Impact of Continuous Assessment on Pupils’ Academic Performance in Primary Schools in Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Tibasiima, Margret

“…Furthermore, the study showed that an increase in the use of continuous assessments such as assignments and exercises led to an improvement in pupils' academic performance. …”
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Prevalence of Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma vivax in Lira District, Uganda by Aziz, Katabazi, Adamu, Almustapha Aliero, Sarah, Gift Witto, Martin, Odoki, Simon Peter, Musinguzi

“…The return of displaced inhabitants led to the restocking of cattle from AAT endemic areas. …”
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The Effect of Banana Bacteria Wilt on the Socio-Economic Welfare of Farmers in Ruhinda Sub-County Rukungiri District by Tayebwa, Rameka

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The Effect of Banana Bacteria Wilt on the Socio-Economic Welfare of Farmers in Ruhinda Sub-County Rukungiri District by Tayebwa, Rameka

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Distance Learning and the Quality of Teacher Education in Rwanda: A Case Study of Byumba Distance Learning by Anastase, Mvuyekure

“…This study examined the contribution of distance learning to the quality of teacher education in Rwanda and was conducted to establish whether the teachers' experiences and qualifications, acquired through the distance learning program, adequately led to quality education. The study was guided by three objectives: namely, to investigate the effect of distance learning on the teaching-learning process; to examine the academic relevance of resources used in the distance learning program in Rwanda; and to evaluate whether the graduates from the distance learning program had the skills, knowledge, and attitudes required for qualitative, effective, and efficient education. …”
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Attention-Based Multi-Learning Approach for Speech Emotion Recognition With Dilated Convolution by Samuel, Kakuba, Alwin, Poulose

“…The success of deep learning in speech emotion recognition has led to its application in resource-constrained devices. …”
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Identification and functional characterization of the MYB transcription factor GmMYBLJ in soybean leaf senescence by Guohua Bao, Xiao Xu, Jing Yang, Juanjuan Liu, Tianran Shi, Xiaoxuan Zhao, Xuyan Li, Shaomin Bian

“…Ectopic overexpression of GmMYBLJ in Arabidopsis not only led to earlier leaf senescence, reduced chlorophyll content, and increased MDA accumulation but also promoted the expression of several WRKY family transcription factors and senescence-associated genes, such as SAG12 and ORE1. …”
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Shear Wave Velocity Prediction with Hyperparameter Optimization by Gebrail Bekdaş, Yaren Aydın, Umit Işıkdağ, Sinan Melih Nigdeli, Dara Hajebi, Tae-Hyung Kim, Zong Woo Geem

“…However, these methods, which are costly and labor intensive, have led to the search for new methods for determining the V_s. …”
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Investigating the effect of synthetic cobalt and nickel oxide nanoparticles on the growth and physiology of Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) seedlings, and exploring tunable magnetism s... by Anjali Joshi, Simranjeet Kaur, Pargat Singh, Havneet Singh, Keya Dharamvir, Harsh Nayyar, Gaurav Verma

“…The extensive application of metal oxide nanoparticles in industrial and agricultural systems has led to their pervasive accumulation in the environment, raising significant concerns about their phytotoxicity and ecological impacts. …”
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Frozen Weights as Prior for Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning by Xiaolong Ma, Peishun Liu, Haojie Gao, Zikang Yan, Ningning Ma, Wenqiang Liu, Xuefang Wang, Ruichun Tang

“…In the fields of natural language processing and computer vision, the emergence of large pre-trained models has led to the adoption of fine-tuning them for downstream tasks as an important paradigm. …”
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Understanding how older people with mild frailty engage with behaviour change to support their independence: a qualitative study by Benjamin Gardner, Louise Marston, Kate R Walters, Vari M Drennan, Rachael Frost, Paul Chadwick, Rebecca L Gould, Yolanda Barrado-Martin, Sarah Gibson, Rekha Elaswarapu, Rashmi Kumar, Kalpa Kharicha, Tasmin Alanna Rookes, Christina Avgerinou, Jane Hopkins, Jessica Catchpole, Claire Jowett

“…These were maintained where they led to a tangible outcome and had increased self-efficacy; however, new health challenges and lack of intrinsic motivation could be barriers.Conclusions Regular and continued empathic person-centred support helps empower mildly frail people who are motivated to change their behaviour. …”
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Impact of compost and natural and synthetic water absorbents on soil hydraulic properties and vegetation indices in urban green spaces by Jahangir Abedi Koupai, Farid Reza Salimi, Mohammad Mahdi Matinzadeh, Mohammad Mahdi Dorafshan

“…According to WRC results, the highest treatment rate was attributed to compost+hydrogel in sandy loam soils, which led to a 3.3-time enhancement of AW. Conclusion: Statistical analyses revealed that compost+hydrogel could lead to the best treatment on growth indices in sandy loam textures.…”
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Properties of new polycationic bacteriochlorin photosensitizers: cytotoxicity and interaction with biofilms by Irina Tiganova, Yulia Zhizhimova, Eteri Tolordava, Elena Makarova, Natalia Shevlyagina, Alexander Barmashov, Maria Baryshnikova, Vladimir Zhukhovitsky, Yulia Romanova

“…The incubation of biofilms of Gram-negative bacteria with polycationic bacteriochlorin led to the destruction of the matrix without irradiation.…”
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The integration of hospital pharmacists into primary care settings in Shenzhen, China: a qualitative study by Zhiling Deng, Pengxiang Zhou, Yiting Lu, Zhengrong Li, Mi Yao, Yang Li, Chuan Zou, Haixin Li, Songtao Cai, Yi Guo, Yuling Tong, Yang Zhao, Zhijie Xu

“…Efforts should focus on the targeted training of pharmacists’ practical skills, strategic campaigns to raise awareness among the public and healthcare providers, and policy-led efforts to foster technological progress.…”
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Remembering what did not happen: the role of hypnosis in memory recall and false memories formation by Donato Giuseppe Leo, Donato Giuseppe Leo, Davide Bruno, Riccardo Proietti, Riccardo Proietti

“…Hypnosis has also been suggested as a tool to enhance memory and autobiographical events recall in both healthy and unhealthy individuals; however, this approach has led to several controversies. Particularly, the employment of hypnosis in autobiographical recall (hypnotic regression) has been accused of favoring the creation of false memories, leading to therapeutic fallacy. …”
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Tropospheric NO₂: Anthropogenic Influence, Global Trends, Satellite Data, and Machine Learning Application by Valeria Ojeda-Castillo, Mario Alfonso Murillo-Tovar, Leonel Hernández-Mena, Hugo Saldarriaga-Noreña, María Elena Vargas-Amado, Enrique J. Herrera-López, Jesús Díaz

“…Although policies have led to improved air quality in some regions, achieving absolute decoupling of economic growth from NO₂ emissions remains challenging. …”
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