Analysis of Monetary Policy Objectives as Applied to Uganda’s Economy: The Dream to Achieve the Middle-Income Status in 2020 is Gone by George Stanley, Kinyata, Nafiu, Lukman Abiodun

“…According to the World Bank in 2019, Uganda with its population of over 42 million people has a gross domestic product of US $ 33.6 million and is placed number 3 after Kenya and Tanzania. …”
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Improving women and children refugees’ livelihoods through self-reliance at Nakivale settlement, south western Uganda by Abbas, Mugisha, Emmanuel, Patroba Mhache, Reguli, Baltazar Mushy

“…UNHCR reports that of the 82.4 million people who have been forced into displacement, over half are women and children. …”
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hBMSC-EVs alleviate weightlessness-induced skeletal muscle atrophy by suppressing oxidative stress and inflammation by Mengyuan Chang, Ruiqi Liu, Bingqian Chen, Jin Xu, Wei Wang, Yanan Ji, Zihui Gao, Boya Liu, Xinlei Yao, Hualin Sun, Feng Xu, Yuntian Shen

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Analisis Sentimen Kebijakan Penerapan Kurikulum Merdeka Sekolah Dasar dan Sekolah Menengah pada Media Sosial Twitter dengan Menggunakan Metode Word Embedding dan Long Short Term Me... by Alif Rizal Maulana, Satrio Hadi Wijoyo, Yusi Tyroni Mursityo

“…One of the social media that is often used to convey opinions by the people of Indonesia is Twitter. Sentiment analysis was carried out on student opinions expressed on social media Twitter using a machine learning approach. …”
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DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF AN ANTERIORLY MOUNTED MICROPROCESSOR-CONTROLLED POWERED HIP JOINT PROSTHESIS by Kelly Brannen, Natalie Baddour, Lucas Cho, David Langlois, Patrick Dumond, Edward Lemaire

“…Although powered knee and ankle joint prostheses have improved gait in people with amputation, no powered hip joint options are commercially available. …”
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Characteristics of Traditional Human Settlement Landscapes on Bedrock Islands in Guangdong Based on the “Ao” Unit by Ying PAN, Linxi CHEN, Ying SHI

“…The sustainable development of islands is intricately linked to the proper handling of the interplay among “people, land, and sea”. This endows the research on human settlement landscapes on islands and their characteristics with significant importance. …”
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Toyin Falola and Akintunde Akinyemi (Eds). Encyclopedia of the Yoruba. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2016. 371pp. by Ibrahim A. Odugbemi

“…It presents the Yorùbá with respect to their involvements in, and interactions with, different sociocultural experiences, practices and expressions by “emphasizing the peculiarities, features, and commonalities of the people” (xi). Following an alphabetical ordering, each entry in the encyclopedia is complete on its own as it examines and discusses a subject, subject matter, concept or topic that shares an affiliation with the Yorùbá world in time (the traditional past in all its distant and intricate temporal dimensions and the modern present in all its complex interrelations) and/or space (Yoruba homes across West Africa and the African diaspora. …”
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CORPORATE ATTRIBUTES AND FIRMS’ DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: AN INSIGHT INTO NIGERIAN LISTED COMPANIES by Sunday Azeita Okoughenu, Michael Adeyemi OLAYIWOLA, Olutunji OPADIJO

“…The disclosure of performance of the organisation should be evaluated in terms of the economic (profit), social (people) and the environment (planet factors). Based on this, effort is required towards making the disclosure of corporate social responsibility not voluntary but mandatory worldwide. …”
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Relationship Between Islamic Studies Students’ Knowledge of Fiqh Al-Seerah and Healthy Living Practices by Fatin Awanis Hayu, Nik Md Saiful Azizi Nik Abdullah

“…This finding emphasizes the potential contribution of Islamic education to the promotion of holistic well-being since religious knowledge can inspire people to lead healthier lives.…”
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Selfitis: An Analysis on Prevalence and Attitude among College Students by MG Sreejamol, R Radhika, Rajalakshmi Reghuvaran

“…Due to the widespread use of mobile phones, selfies have become the newest technical trend among young people. The most common practice of taking selfies in dangerous situations is proving to be a fatal one. …”
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THE PROFILE OF FRACTURE IN PATIENTS UNDER 17 YEARS OF AGE AT RSUD DR SOETOMO IN THE PERIOD OF 2013-2014 by Satria Nur Sya'ban, Widati Fatmaningrum, Sulis Bayusentono

“…Governmental census lists people under 17 years old as the largest contributor to fracture cases in Indonesia. …”
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MEDIA IN AN ERA OF DIGITAL GLOBALIZATION: THE ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES by GABRIEL T. NYITSE, STEPHEN WANG

“…The internet, mobile devices, and social media platforms have connected people across the globe, creating a global digital ecosystem where information transcends physical boundaries. …”
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An unmet need: Pancreatic beta cell replacement by F Mohamed, C Adams, B Mansfield

“…This review explores recent progress in pancreas and islet transplants for DM, with the aim of providing insights into expanding treatment options for people with insulin-deficient DM. …”
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Overlap of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: Common Mechanisms of Pathogenesis as a Key to Rational Therapy by S. N. Mekhdiyev, O. A. Mekhdieva, O. M. Berko

“…FGID occurs in more than 40 % of people globally, mainly affecting the working-age population in young and middle-aged subjects. …”
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COVID 19 Lockdown — Air Quality Reflections in Indian Cities by Sunil Gulia, Nitin Goyal, Saurabh Mendiratta, Tridipa Biswas, S. K. Goyal, Rakesh Kumar

“…The nationwide lockdown created an adverse impact on the economies around the world and altered the day-to-day life of people. The restrictions on pollution generating activities during the lockdown period resulted in an overall improvement of the air quality throughout the world including India. …”
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Foreigner in contemporary Japanese state discourse: Constructing differences between the nation and the Other by D. S. Alekseev

“…The findings show that the analyzed materials reproduce the boundaries between Japanese people and foreigners, rearticulate Japan’s cultural uniqueness, and implicitly reinforce the narrative of mono-ethnicity. …”
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Development of a PM2.5 Forecasting System Integrating Low-cost Sensors for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by Nguyen Ky Phung, Nguyen Quang Long, Nguyen Van Tin, Dang Thi Thanh Le

“…Because the air quality directly affects people’s health, air quality monitoring is urgently needed. …”
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Tides of Time: The Dutch Delta Works as Time-Mediating Climate Adaptation Infrastructure by Huub Dijstelbloem, Victor Toom, Annick de Vries

“…By examining the development of the Dutch Delta Works, a set of infrastructures initiated after the 1953 North Sea floods that killed more than 1,800 people, the article reconceptualizes the development from the response to the 1953 disaster to its current relationship with the consequences of climate change, in particular rising sea levels, river water inflows and weather fluctuations such as increased rainfall. …”
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ASD: Interaction and socialisation through an adapted social network by Filipe Costa Pereira, Maisa Folgueral, Cibelle Amato, Valéria Farinazzo Martins

“…Digital technology is widely recognized for playing a crucial role in promoting social inclusion and improving the quality of life for people with disabilities. In this context, social networks offer a virtual environment for entertainment and interaction among various groups of individuals. …”
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