Determinants of Mortality among Adult HIV-Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in a Rural Hospital in Southeastern Nigeria: A 5-Year Cohort Study by Kelechi N. Eguzo, Adegboyega K. Lawal, Cynthia E. Eseigbe, Chisara C. Umezurike

“…Adjusted mortality hazard was 3 times higher among patients with CD4 count <200 cells/μL than those with counts >500 (95% CI 1.69–13.59). …”
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Temperature field analysis of an air-water composite cooling high-speed generator by Tang Chenqi, Yu Zhongjun, Fu Jia, Yang Juntan, Jiang Hao

“…The airflow at the back of the stator is the highest, nearly 2.4 times higher than that at the air gap. The heat dissipation requirement cannot be achieved alone by the air-cooled or water-cooled structure, but it can be done by the air-water composite cooling structure. …”
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Patients’ Experience of Anxiety and Pain during Retrobulbar Injections prior to Vitrectomy by Michael Mimouni, Hamza Abualhasan, Kamal Mtanes, Fares Mazzawi, Yoreh Barak

“…In multivariate analysis, the VASA score was the only factor that was significant (p=0.01), and a patient with a severe VASA score was 20 times more likely of experiencing severe pain (p=0.006). …”
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Intelligent imaging technology applications in multidisciplinary hospitals by Ke Fan, Lei Yang, Fei Ren, Xueyuan Zhang, Bo Liu, Ze Zhao, Jianwen Gu, Yuanyuan Ji

“…The application of intelligent imaging technology in healthcare significantly enhances the efficiency of clinical diagnostics, resulting in more accurate and timely patient assessments. This advanced technology offers a faster and more precise diagnostic approach, ultimately improving patient care and outcomes. …”
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Turning SKD 11 Hardened Steel: An Experimental Study of Surface Roughness and Material Removal Rate Using Taguchi Method by Shah Ashiquzzaman Nipu, Rezaul Karim, Aquib Rahman, Mahjabin Moon, I. A. Choudhury, Junayed Bin Omar, Marsia Sultana Khushbu

“…Grinding, which requires a lot of power and is expensive, is typically used to harden machining. In recent times, hard machining has emerged as a viable alternative to grind in select applications. …”
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QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT COURSEWORKS: COMPETENCY-BASED APPROACH by T. M. Shamsutdinova

“…The following conclusions are drawn: 1) the system current control of professional competencies mastering is necessary for timely correcting of individual educational trajectories; 2) the assessment of professional competencies of students means diagnostics of preparation results including a large number of various criteria; 3) the unified approach to level formation measurement of professional competencies is impossible due to complexity and heterogeneity of their structure; 4) there is a need for the variability as well possibility of increase or reduction (association) of criteria for assessment of professional competencies in order to identify the most significant indicators of effectiveness and quality of a particular academic paper.Practical significance. …”
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Perceptions and decision making regarding circumcision amongst parents and medical personnel by Y. Doruk Bilgili, Duygu Tatli Uçarci, B. Haluk Güvenç

“…In this study, a questionnaire was applied to find answers covering topics, which include best timing of operation and type of anaesthesia, indications, expected complications, and contraindications, as well as effect on sexual performance. …”
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Exceptional Enlargement of the Mitochondrial Genome Results from Distinct Causes in Different Rain Frogs (Anura: Brevicipitidae: Breviceps) by Keitaro Hemmi, Ryosuke Kakehashi, Chiaki Kambayashi, Louis Du Preez, Leslie Minter, Nobuaki Furuno, Atsushi Kurabayashi

“…To investigate the evolutionary lineage, timing, and process of mt genome enlargement, we sequenced the complete mtDNAs of two congeneric rain frogs, B. mossambicus and B. poweri. …”
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Effect of Narrow Band Ultraviolet B Therapy versus Methotrexate on Serum Levels of Interleukin-17 and Interleukin-23 in Egyptian Patients with Severe Psoriasis by Tarek Mahmoud Elghandour, Sahar El Sayed Youssef, Dalia Gamal Aly, Mohamed Said Abd Elhameed, Mehrevan Mostafa Abdel Moneim

“…Thirty patients with severe plaque psoriasis were included: 15 patients received NB-UVB three times weekly (group I) and 15 patients received MTX 0.3 mg/kg per week (group II), both for 8 weeks. …”
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Creative Marketing and Financial Performance of Small Medium Enterprises in Rwanda: A Case Study of Selected Businesses in Nyamata Town. by Tenywa, Bashir

“…The results revealed that timing and credit terms has a positive and statistically significant influence on financial literacy (β =.821: p = .003) which indicates that emphasizing financial literacy through setting aside funds and handling debt will increase one's capacity to start small businesses independently, increase the purchasing power of personal belongings, be able to manage debts, be free to make financial decisions, raise one's standard of living, be able to access health and other services, and be able to take on leadership roles. …”
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The Challenges of Social Work and Social Administration on Rural Development: A Case Study of Kabale District. by Sembure, Edson

“…Social workers may play all of these roles and contribute in different contexts and at different times in their career; the contributions have been documented in this report.…”
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Pain Assessment Following Open Hemorrhoidectomy Under Local Anesthesia Versus Saddle Block: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. by Sikakulya, Franck Katembo, Ssebuufu, Robinson, Okedi, Xaviour Francis, Baluku, Moris, Lule, Herman, Kiyaka, Sonye Magugu, Kyamanywa, Patrick

“…VAS was found to be different at 2 h post-OH compared to other times of pain assessment but not statically significantly by area under the cover (AUC) (95% CI=486–0.773: AUC=0.63; p=0.09) with a significance by Kruskal–Wallis’s test (p:0.925). …”
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A Comparative Study of Vitamin C Concentrations in Two Selected Wild Fruits in Itojo Sub-County Ntungamo District. by Akankwatsa, Marither

“…Thus, the study concluded that the vitamin C concentration in Seed of heaven fruit was nearly three times higher than that in Horn melon fruits.…”
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Cash Management and Performance Small Scale Business in Mbarara City: A Case Study of Central Market. by Nasasira, Naome

“…Techniques to speed up cash collections, like discounts on timely payments, should be ensured to avoid too many receivable accounts and bad debts.…”
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Internal Control Systems and Financial Management in Uganda: A Case of Rukungiri District Local Government. by Turyamusiima, Judith

“…The study results revealed that not all financial transactions had been recorded in a timely, accurate, and clear nature for every financial year which is a requirement for all public entities by the laws in Uganda. …”
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Electronic Commerce and the Success of Projects. A case study of the Entrepreneurship promotion project of the University of Rwanda. by Principe, Camake

“…It was also found that Electronic commerce can impact the embezzlement where by web-based M&E system ensures timely reporting of potential failures or deviation and allows prompt action (s) to mitigate such challenges and risks. …”
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Career Development Programmes and Employee Performance in Kanungu District Local Government by Alex, Ainebyoona

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An Assessment of Task-Oriented Leadership on Employee Performance in Uganda: A Case Study of Buhoma Mukono Community Development Association (BMCDA) in Kanungu District. by Elli, Orikyiriza

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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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