Investigating the Causes of Antisocial Behaviour Among Teenagers in Central Division Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Muhoza, Marie Alliance

“…The design of the study was built on a causal relationship based on the results from some of the data collection tools which are questionnaires, oral interviews, and observation methods. The study was conducted using a cross-section research design where the researcher surveyed those teenagers in the age bracket of 13-19 years and other relevant individuals who provided information regarding the causes of anti-social behavior. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Farm Yard Manure and NPK Fertilizer on Cabbage Yield: A Case Study of Kabale University. by Arinaitwe, Saul

“…While both FYM and NPK showed similar leaf length (8 inches) and plant height (9 cm), these parameters were slightly higher than those observed in the control group (7 inches and 8 cm). …”
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¬¬Effect of Soil and Moisture Conservation Technologies on Growth and Grain Yields of Climbing Beans in Lake Mulehe Sub-catchment South-Western Uganda. by Kushaba, Laban Katende

“…Sample studies of 100 farmers that were randomly selected were employed to identify the predominant soil and moisture conservation technologies using an observation checklist. Five field typologies were developed based on commonly used soil and moisture conservation technologies i.e. mulch, grass bunds, trenches, terraces, and control (no conservation measure). …”
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Influence of Mobile Money Crowding and Financial Service Delivery in Kabale Municipality: A Case Study of Mtn Uganda Kabale Branch. by Ahimbisibwe, Blair

“…The methods that were used in data collection included questionnaires, observation, and interviews. Data collected was edited, coded, entered into the computer, and analyzed with Excel, a Microsoft statistical package, the results were presented in tables. …”
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Factors Affecting Teachers in Implementing the Thematic Curriculum in Primary Schools in Uganda: A Case Study of Butogota Primary School Kanungu District. by Twinomujuni, Dorothy

“…A questionnaire and observation checklist were used as the instruments for data collection. …”
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Employee Training and The Adoption of E-Government in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case Study of Jinja Local Government by Mugavu, George, Mbabazi, Phelix Businge, Baremwire, Mary Bekoreire, Mucunguzi, Abel

“…The P-value of 0.000, was less than 0.01 which depicted that the observed correlation was statistically significant at 0.01 level. …”
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概念為本跨領域課程發展之研究—以國際文憑組織中學階段課程為例 Concept-Based Interdisciplinary Curriculum Development in International Baccalaureate Schools in Taiwan– The International Baccalaureate Middle Years... by 洪麗卿 Li-Ching Hung, 劉美慧 Meihui Liu, 王俐蘋 Li-Ping Wang

“…Multiple data collection methods, including document analysis, participant observation, and interviews, were applied. The findings of this study were as follows. (1) Concepts and generalization were regarded as the medium for integrating content during the interdisciplinary curriculum development process. …”
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Pierre et carrières dans la Saintonge antique : identification, usages et diffusion by Jacques Gaillard, Egle Conforto

“…The conditions of exploitation and transport are described and the commercial areas established by maps and tables that correlate production and work sites. The general observation is that Saintonge is self-sufficient in building stone, apart from marble. …”
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Seeking and encountering online information for menstrual health: a qualitative study among adolescent schoolgirls in Gianyar Regency and Denpasar City, Bali, Indonesia by Heather Suttor, Kadek Putri Yamayanti, Ni Luh Eka Purni Astiti, Tungga Dewi, Richard D. Chenhall, Ansariadi Ansariadi, Julie Hennegan

“…We also did five in-depth interviews, a solicited diary activity and participant observation. Our study confirmed that online sources were important for menstrual health information. …”
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Les textiles dans les tombes gauloises à dépôt de crémation en vase métallique : usages pratiques, mises en scène et perspectives anthropologiques (seconde moitié du vie s.-ve s. a... by Elsa Desplanques

“…All of these practices can be compared with those observed on earlier or contemporary funerary urns. …”
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Associations between CAG repeat size, brain and spinal cord volume loss, and motor symptoms in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3: a cohort study by Zhi-Xian Ye, Xuan-Yu Chen, Meng-Cheng Li, Xin-Yuan Chen, Yu-Sen Qiu, Ru-Ying Yuan, Zhi-Li Chen, Min-Ting Lin, Jian-Ping Hu, Ying Fu, Wan-Jin Chen, Ning Wang, Shi-Rui Gan, on behalf of the OSCCAR Investigators

“…Methods In this prospective, cross-observational study, we analyzed 3D T1-weighted MRIs from 92 patients with SCA3 and 42 healthy controls using voxel-based morphometry and region of interest approaches. …”
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Incidence and predictors of respiratory tract infections among birth cohorts in Ethiopia, 2023 by Fekade Demeke Bayou, Mastewal Arefaynie, Anissa Mohammed, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Awoke Keleb, Natnael Kebede, Yawkal Tsega, Bayu Hailemariam Mersha, Abel Endawkie, Shimels Derso Kebede, Kaleab Mesfin Abera, Eyob Tilahun Abeje, Ermias Bekele Enyew, Chala Daba, Lakew Asmare

“…Results The incidence rate of respiratory tract infections among birth cohorts was 22.99 per 1000 infant weeks of observation. Infants born from mothers who sustained convulsion during labor had nearly doubled [AHR = 1.65, 95%CI (1.20, 2.28)] hazard or risk of developing respiratory tract infections than their counterparts. …”
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Understanding spatiotemporal changes and influencing factors in the habitat quality of coastal waters: A case study of Jiangsu Province, China (2006–2020) by Zhou Chen, Yanjing Chen, Haifeng Zhang, Hong Zhang, Min Xu

“…However, potential effects of accumulated environmental pollution were observed, leading to uniform changes in habitat quality. …”
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Variability of plankton communities in relation to the lunar cycle in oceanic waters by Santiago Hernández-León, M. Loreto Torreblanca, M. Loreto Torreblanca, Inma Herrera, Inma Herrera, Laia Armengol, Gara Franchy, Alejandro Ariza, Juan Carlos Garijo, María Couret

“…Chlorophyll a, primary production, and zooplankton biomass were low, showing a rather weak late winter bloom event due to the high temperature and stratification observed. Chlorophyll, nanoplankton, diatoms, and mesozooplankton proxies for grazing (GF), respiration (ETS), and growth (AARS) varied monthly denoting a lunar pattern. …”
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Older Fallers’ Comprehensive Neuromuscular and Kinematic Alterations in Reactive Balance Control: Indicators of Balance Decline or Compensation? A Pilot Study by Ringo Tang-Long Zhu, Timmi Tim Mei Hung, Freddy Man Hin Lam, Jun-Zhe Li, Yu-Yan Luo, Jingting Sun, Shujun Wang, Christina Zong-Hao Ma

“…<b>Methods</b>: This pilot observational study recruited six community-dwelling older fallers (≥1 fall in past one year) and six older non-fallers, who received unpredictable translational balance perturbations in randomized directions and intensities during standing. …”
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Pentraxin 3 Levels in Young Women with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) in relation to the Nutritional Status and Systemic Inflammation by Katarzyna Wyskida, Grzegorz Franik, Piotr Choręza, Natalia Pohl, Leszek Markuszewski, Aleksander Owczarek, Paweł Madej, Jerzy Chudek, Magdalena Olszanecka-Glinianowicz

“…Our results show that the decrease in PTX3 levels observed in obese is distorted in PCOS by microinflammation, and possibly, dysfunction of stroma adipose tissue and liver steatosis is reflected by enhanced insulin resistance.…”
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A first evaluation of the efficacy of minibeam radiation therapy combined with an immune check point inhibitor in a model of glioma-bearing rats by Lorea Iturri, Emmanuel Jouglar, Cristèle Gilbert, Julie Espenon, Marjorie Juchaux, Yolanda Prezado

“…When ICI was used with high-dose conventional irradiation, tumor eradication was observed in 6 out 8 animals. However, the survival was statistically equivalent to MBRT plus ICI, with a tendency to reduce survival in comparison with CRT alone, suggesting acute toxicity associated with this multimodal treatment.In conclusion, our results suggest some advantages for MBRT in combination with ICI. …”
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Subcutaneous implantation of tooth germ stem cells over the masseter muscle in mice: An in vivo pilot study by Nosrat Nourbakhsh, Ghazaleh Baniebrahimi, Sahar Talebi, Ardeshir Talebi, Mohammad Hossein Nasr Esfahani, Bijan Movahedian, Maziar Manshayi, Navid Naghdi, Fatemeh Ejeian, Elahe Masaeli, Seyed Ali Mosaddad

“…The combined immunohistochemical results for vimentin and CK confirmed the ecto-mesenchymal origin of the regenerated tissue, which resembled a late bell-stage tooth germ observed around gestational days 17.5–18 and showed early indications of dentin formation (D0). …”
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Hexagonal zinc oxide nanoparticles: a novel approach to combat multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecalis biofilms in feline urinary tract infections by Alaa H. Sewid, Alaa H. Sewid, Mohamed Sharaf, Mohamed Sharaf, Azza S. El-Demerdash, Sherif M. Ragab, Fatimah O. Al-Otibi, Mohamed Taha Yassin, Chen-Guang Liu

“…The antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of the synthesized nanoparticles were evaluated through time-kill assays, well diffusion assays, and gene expression analysis.ResultsA high prevalence of multidrug resistance was observed among the E. faecalis isolates, with significant resistance to ampicillin, vancomycin, and streptomycin. …”
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Clinical determinants and prognostic implications of renin and aldosterone in patients with symptomatic heart failure by Masatake Kobayashi, Susan Stienen, Jozine M. terMaaten, Kenneth Dickstein, Nilesh J. Samani, Chim C. Lang, Leong L. Ng, Stefan D. Anker, Macro Metra, Gregoire Preud'homme, Kevin Duarte, Zohra Lamiral, Nicolas Girerd, Patrick Rossignol, Dirk J. vanVeldhuisen, Adriaan A. Voors, Faiez Zannad, João Pedro Ferreira

“…The rise in aldosterone with the use of MRAs was observed in EPHESUS and PORTO studies. Conclusions Circulating levels of renin and aldosterone were associated with both the disease severity and use of MRAs. …”
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