Effects of Teenage Motherhood and The Social Welfare of Victims in Kisoro District. by Natukunda, Jowel

“…The study recommends that the economic and living conditions of households should be improved through policies that will revamp the agricultural sector of the municipality where a chunk of the labor force is employed since poverty is one of the major causes of teenage pregnancy in the district. …”
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Exploring the Role of Social Workers in Addressing Health Disparities Among Maginalised Population in Kabale District. by Asasira, Precious

“…Based on the results from the study, 100% of the respondents agreed that there are some roles of Social Workers in addressing the health disparities among the marginalized population and these included social workers have a vital role in the need analysis, implementation and manage the project, social workers analyze the needs of the community with the help of community members and priorities they, the major role of the social worker in the community development begins with the organizing community on various social issues, social workers widen the betterment of individual, group, and community, social workers helps to improve tolerance among all and it leads into community development, social workers facilitate various benefits/projects provided by the government and NGOs. …”
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Internal Control Systems and Quality Service Delivery: A Case Study of Kabale Municipal Council. by Ahimbisibwe, Laban Isaac

“…Internal control showed a major effect on service delivery through segregation of duties, monitoring, and evaluation of performance, as well as having policies and procedures for effective communication and information flow. …”
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The Climate Change Impact on Agriculture Productivity in Karama Sector, Nyagatare District, Rwanda. by Odile, Twagiramariya

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Contribution of NGO’s and Private Sector to Natural Forest Conservation of Nyugwe National Park Rwanda. by Sabbas, Duhayimana .A.

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Stress management and Employee performance in Kisoro Hospital, Kisoro District, Uganda by Gregory K.N., Ndongereye

“…The study also concluded that giving employees enough time to relax and working in shifts and good working environment and conditions coupled with specific working hours were the major factors for stress management and employee performance. …”
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The Role of Faith Bases Organizations in Enhancement of the Social Welfare Among the Rural Poor Households in Nyamweru sub-county, Kabale district; A case Study of Caritas Kabale d... by Hategekimana, Donisian

“…Based on the above findings, shortage of land, inadequate finance, and poor project selection, infertile soils due to poor conservation, poor infrastructure and poor accountability are some of the major challenges faced by Caritas Kabale Diocese. …”
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Compensation Packages and Employees’ Job Performance: A Case Study of National Population Council, Uganda by Raymond, Asiimwe

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The Impact of Domestic Roles on Girls' Academic Performance in English in Maziba Sub County Kabale District. by Mwesigye, Fred

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Impact of a cardio‐oncology unit on prevention of cardiovascular events in cancer patients by Alessandra Cuomo, Valentina Mercurio, Gilda Varricchi, Maria Rosaria Galdiero, Francesca Wanda Rossi, Antonio Carannante, Grazia Arpino, Luigi Formisano, Roberto Bianco, Chiara Carlomagno, Carmine De Angelis, Mario Giuliano, Elide Matano, Marco Picardi, Domenico Salvatore, Ferdinando De Vita, Erika Martinelli, Carminia Maria Della Corte, Floriana Morgillo, Michele Orditura, Stefania Napolitano, Teresa Troiani, Carlo G. Tocchetti

“…Conclusions Patients who start oncological protocols without an accurate baseline cardiovascular evaluation are at major risk of developing cardiac complications due to antineoplastic treatments.…”
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Multi-environmental traits selection and farmer's participatory assessment of mean performance and stability of orange-fleshed sweet potato genotypes in Benin by Idrissou Ahoudou, Nicodeme V. Fassinou Hotegni, Dêêdi E.O. Sogbohossou, Tania L.I. Akponikpè, Charlotte O.A. Adjé, Françoise Assogba Komlan, Ismail Moumouni-Moussa, Enoch G. Achigan-Dako

“…Unfortunately, cultivars of OFSP are poorly disseminated in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, where VAD is a major cause of blindness. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of the genotype–environment interaction (GEI) on the performance and stability of the yield components of OFSP cultivars to trigger their adoption by farmers. …”
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A serosurvey study of hand, foot and mouth disease in healthy children aged 6 to 71 months old in West Bandung and Bandung Region, Indonesia by Rodman Tarigan Girsang, Kusnandi Rusmil, Eddy Fadlyana, Budi Setiabudiawan, Riyadi Adrizain, Rizky Perdana Mulyadi, Arief Budiman, Rona Kania Utami, Behesti Zahra Mardiah, Muhammad Gilang Dwi Putra, Frizka Primadewi Fulendry, Dinda Tiaraningrum Nashsyah, Hadyana Sukandar

“…Over the past 20 years, enterovirus 71 (EV71) has become a major concern among children, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. …”
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Antidepressant Treatment Response Prediction With Early Assessment of Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Micro-RNA by Lok Hua Lee, Cyrus Su Hui Ho, Yee Ling Chan, Gabrielle Wann Nii Tay, Cheng-Kai Lu, Tong Boon Tang

“…While functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) had previously been suggested for major depressive disorder (MDD) diagnosis, the clinical application to predict antidepressant treatment response (ATR) is still unclear. …”
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Alarming rise in prevalence of obesity among children with essential hypertension: Reflection of larger global epidemiological change of adolescent nutritional status by Vishwak Gundeti, Shrikiran Aroor, Koushik H, Leslie E. Lewis, Suneel C. Mundkur, Ramesh Bhat Y, Pushpa Kini

“…Renal parenchymal disorders accounted for the major cause of hypertension (68.9 %), followed by essential hypertension (15.5 %). …”
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Genome-Wide Identification of miRNAs in Oily Persimmon (<i>Diospyros oleifera</i> Cheng) and Their Functional Targets Associated with Proanthocyanidin Metabolism by Meng Zhang, Rong Wu, Xinlong Hu, Zhengrong Luo, Qinglin Zhang, Sichao Yang

“…Cultivated persimmon (<i>Diosspyros kaki</i> Thunb.) is a hexaploid (mostly) or a nonaploid with high heterozygosity, hindering molecular genetic studies on proanthocyanidin (PA) metabolism, which is a major trait for persimmon astringency. Recently, one of its wild diploid relative species, oily persimmon (<i>Diospyros oleifera</i>), has been assembled with a chromosome-level reference. …”
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Community perceptions and determinants of obstetric fistula across gender lines by Wagaye Fentahun Chanie, Aster Berhe, Ambaye Dejen Tilahun, Bikis Liyew, Chernet Baye, Tarekegn Asemaw Akalie, Destaye Shiferaw Alemu, Miteku Andualem Limenih

“…Abstract Obstetric fistula is a major maternal health challenge in low-income countries like Ethiopia. …”
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Groundwater denitrification using electro-assisted autotrophic processes: exploring bacterial community dynamics in a single-chamber reactor by Javiera Toledo-Alarcón, Eduardo Ortega-Martinez, Javier Pavez-Jara, Oscar Franchi, Ivan Nancucheo, Héctor Zuñiga-Barra, Jose Luis Campos, David Jeison

“…Nitrate, a major groundwater pollutant from anthropogenic activities, poses serious health risks when present in drinking water. …”
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Billing models for measuring nursing care in inpatient and outpatient settings: a scoping review by Marco Di Nitto, Francesca Napolitano, Michela Calzolari, Yari Longobucco, Vittorio Masotta, Francesco Zaghini, Rosaria Alvaro, Giancarlo Cicolini, Loreto Lancia, Duilio Fiorenzo Manara, Laura Rasero, Gennaro Rocco, Maurizio Zega, Beatrice Mazzoleni, Loredana Sasso, Annamaria Bagnasco

“…We consulted MEDLINE (Pubmed), CINAHL (EBSCOhost), Web of Science (Clarivate), SCOPUS (Elsevier), ProQuest and Google Scholar, government sites and major international bodies (e.g., National Health Service NHS, World Health Organization WHO). …”
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Prognostic Impact of Adjuvant Immunotherapy in Patients With Resectable NSCLC After Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy: A Brief Report by Yichen Dong, MD, Long Xu, MD, Jialiang Wen, MD, Haojie Si, MD, Juemin Yu, MD, Tao Chen, MD, Huikang Xie, MD, Xinjian Li, MD, Minglei Yang, MD, Junqiang Fan, MD, Junqi Wu, MD, Yunlang She, MD, Deping Zhao, MD, Chang Chen, MD, PhD

“…Subgroup analyses found that patients with a squamous histologic type, positive PD-L1 expression, and those with a major pathologic response particularly benefited from adjuvant immunotherapy. …”
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Production, Purification, and Characterization of Thermostable α-Amylase Produced by Bacillus licheniformis Isolate AI20 by Yasser R. Abdel-Fattah, Nadia A. Soliman, Nabil M. El-Toukhy, Hamada El-Gendi, Rania S. Ahmed

“…The optimal combination of the major constituents of media for α-amylase production was 1.0% starch, 0.75% yeast extract, and 0.02% CaCl2. …”
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