Determinants of Enrolment and Renewing of Community-Based Health Insurance in Households With Under-5 Children in Rural South-Western Uganda by Emmanuel, Nshakira-Rukundo, Essa, Mussa Chanie, Nathan, Nshakira, Nicolas, Gerber, Joachim, von Braun

“…Methods: We collected household data from 464 households in 14 villages served by a large CBHI scheme in south-western Uganda. We then estimated logistic and zero-inflated negative binomial (ZINB) regressions to understand the determinants of enrolment and renewing membership in CBHI, respectively. …”
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Cost and Management Accounting Practices, ICT Usage and Performance of Secondary Schools in Uganda: A Case of South Western Uganda by Abanis, Turyahebwa, Natwijuka, Crispus, Sunday, Arthur, Byamukama, Eliab Mpora

“…This article accounts for the findings from a study conducted in secondary schools located in south western Uganda. The study was about Cost and Management Accounting Practices, ICT Usage and Financial Performance of Secondary Schools. …”
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FOEHN OVER THE EASTERN CARPATHIANS, CHARACTERISED BY A WESTERN CIRCULATION OF ANTICYCLONIC SHADE. CASE STUDY, 4–6 FEBRUARY, 2011 by VIORICA DIMA

“…After a brief presentation of the general concepts from the specialist literature concerning the occurrence of foehn, this analysis focuses on the particular situation of February 4–6 2011, characterised by a western circulation of anticyclonic nuance, which the northern massifs of the Eastern Carpathians were subjected to, triggering foehn effects in Moldavia. …”
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Clinicopathological characteristics and predictors of renal outcomes in diffuse crescentic glomerulonephritis : a retrospective single-center study from Western China by Shan Wen, Shasha Chen, Yingying Lin, Guisen Li, Ping Zhang, Wei Wang

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Effects of Two Salts Compounds on Mycelial Growth, Sporulation, and Spore Germination of Six Isolates of Botrytis cinerea in the Western North of Algeria by Boualem Boumaaza, Mohamed Benkhelifa, Moulay Belkhoudja

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Characterisation of IGF-1 (rs7136446) and IL-6 (rs1800795) polymorphisms among breast cancer patients in western Algeria by Fatima Zohraa Boussouf, Asmahane Medjdoub, Zineb Tahari, Moussa Messatfa, Noria Bouras, Chahinez Amira Dahmani, Sonia Amal Seddiki, Tewfik Sahraoui

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Captive breeding, developmental biology and commercial production of<i> Dravidia fasciata</i>- An indigenous ornamental fish of the Western Ghats of India by T.V. Anna Mercy, Eapen Jacob, K. Raju Thomas

Subjects: “…Captive breeding; D. fasciata; Puntius fasciata; Ornamental fish; Western Ghats…”
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Exploring internet addiction and its associated factors among college students in Western Rajasthan, India: A mixed-methods study by Thota Rajasekhar, Kikkeri Hanumantha Setty Naveen, Pankaja Raghav, Jitender Aneja, Prasanna Thirunavukkarasu, Gitashree Dutta, Srikanth Srinivasan, Prem Prakash Sharma, Manoj Kumar Gupta, Akhil Dhanesh Goel

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The highest-altitude recorded find of the adder Vipera berus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Slovenia on Mt Mali Kanin (Western Julian Alps) by Vesna Cafuta, Marko Berginc

“… The article describes the find of a single individual of the adder (Vipera berus) on Mt Mali Kanin (Western Julian Alps, Slovenian-Italian border) at 2,570 m a.s.l. on 8.7.2023. …”
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Tectonic relationships between the Paleozoic basement and the Mesozoic cover succession in the northern Dora-Maira Massif (Susa Valley, Western Alps) by Gianni Balestro, Marco Gattiglio, Matthieu Roà, Andrea Festa

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Metabolic resistance to pyrethroids with possible involvement of non-coding ribonucleic acids in Anopheles funestus, the major malaria vector in western Kenya by Isaiah Debrah, Daibin Zhong, Maxwell G. Machani, Godfrey Nattoh, Kevin O. Ochwedo, Collins M. Morang’a, Ming-Chieh Lee, Linda E. Amoah, Andrew K. Githeko, Yaw A. Afrane, Guiyun Yan

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Worldview revolutions of the XIX–early XX centuries and image of Siberia in social and cultural practice of artists of Western Siberia in 1920’s–1930’s by Zh. E. Levina

“…The professional art associations of Siberia are shown as the ones which sensitively respond to domestic and Western European intellectual fashion trends and hobbies but at the same time being aware of their specificity of the community. …”
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COVID-19-related stress, anxiety and vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in a tertiary hospital in South-Western Nigeria by Temitope Olumuyiwa Ojo, Tajudin Adesegun Adetunji, Stanley Chinedu Eneh, Baderinwa Opeyemi Akanji, Olusola Fajobi, Olanrewaju Elugbaju, Olanrewaju Ibikunle Ibigbami, Temilola Oladunmomi Owojuyigbe, Samuel Anu Olowookere, Olusegun Temitope Afolabi, Adedeji Ayodeji Onayade

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Determinants of Tuberculosis Infection among Adult HIV Positives Attending Clinical Care in Western Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study by Hatoluf Melkamu, Berhanu Seyoum, Yadeta Dessie

“…This study aimed to assess the determinants of TB/HIV coinfection among adult HIV positives attending clinical care at two public health facilities in Nekemte, western Ethiopia. Unmatched case-control study was conducted from December 26, 2011, to February 29, 2012. …”
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Canine Fecal Contamination in a Metropolitan Area (Milan, North-Western Italy): Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Evaluation of Health Risks by Sergio Aurelio Zanzani, Anna Rita Di Cerbo, Alessia Libera Gazzonis, Marco Genchi, Laura Rinaldi, Vincenzo Musella, Giuseppe Cringoli, Maria Teresa Manfredi

“…Major aim of this survey was to determine prevalence of zoonotic parasites in dog fecal samples collected from public soil of Milan (north-western Italy). Differences in parasites prevalence distribution were explored by a geographical information system- (GIS-) based approach, and risk factors (human density, sizes of green parks, and dog areas) were considered. …”
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Surfacing and diving behavior associated with thermal physiology in oceanic habitats of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the western north Pacific Ocean by Yoshinori Aoki, Takashi Kitagawa, Hidetada Kiyofuji

“…Moreover, we discussed how the changes in vertical behavior driven by thermal physiology can explain spatial heterogeneity in SKJ fishery grounds in the western Pacific Ocean.…”
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Exploring barriers and facilitators of vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC), awareness, and preferences among females in Western Saudi Arabia by Daniyah Aloufi, Omar Saggaf, Zainab Ali Alkhalifah, Hassan Alalawi, Nadia Alhazmi

“…Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted among adult females in Western Saudi Arabia utilizing a convenient snowball sampling technique. …”
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Socio-economic and environmental factors affecting breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices among Batwa and Bakiga communities in south-western Uganda. by Giulia Scarpa, Lea Berrang-Ford, Sabastian Twesigomwe, Paul Kakwangire, Maria Galazoula, Carol Zavaleta-Cortijo, Kaitlin Patterson, Didacus B Namanya, Shuaib Lwasa, Ester Nowembabazi, Charity Kesande, IHACC Research Team, Janet E Cade

“…We investigate past and present breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices within Indigenous Batwa and neighbouring Bakiga populations in south-western Uganda. Specifically, we describe the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of breastfeeding mothers and their children, and individual experiences of breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. …”
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“You’re telling us to go first?!” COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination experiences among Aboriginal adults in Western Australia by Samantha J. Carlson, Carla Puca, Paige Wood-Kenney, Justin Kickett, Valerie Swift, Katie Attwell, Christopher C. Blyth

“…Between September 2022 and October 2023, we conducted five face-to-face yarning workshops with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Noongar Whadjuk Boodja (Perth metropolitan region, Western Australia). Yarns discussed COVID-19 experiences, knowledge and attitudes about COVID-19 and vaccination, reasons for or against COVID-19 vaccination, trusted sources of information, and knowledge of COVID-19 vaccination programmes for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. …”
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Reproductive modes in populations of late-acting self-incompatible and self-compatible polyploid Ludwigia grandiflora subsp. hexapetala in western Europe by Stoeckel, Solenn, Becheler, Ronan, Portillo-Lemus, Luis, Harang, Marilyne, Besnard, Anne-Laure, Lassalle, Gilles, Causse-Védrines, Romain, Michon-Coudouel, Sophie, Park, Daniel J., Pope, Bernard J., Petit, Eric J., Barloy, Dominique

“…Ludwigia grandiflora subsp. hexapetala (Lgh) is a partially clonal, polyploid, hermaphroditic, and heteromorphic plant that recently colonized multiple countries worldwide. In western Europe, individuals are either self-incompatible caused by a late-acting self-incompatibility (LSI) system developing long-styled flowers, or self-compatible (SC), with short-styled flowers. …”
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